#BIGEASTvb Minute: Final Midweek League Match On Wednesday
Volleyball Notes - 10.11.17 (PDF)
NEW YORK – The 10 BIG EAST volleyball teams are nearing the midway point in league play. Marquette leads the league currently with seven league wins and no losses. The Golden Eagles will test its unbeaten streak at Villanova and Georgetown this weekend. Highlighted on the BIG EAST Digital Network this week is Butler at No.17 Creighton on Friday night in Omaha, Neb.
Wednesday is the final midweek volleyball match of 2017. After this week, the teams will play each other on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday schedule.
Wednesday’s match ups feature Villanova at Seton Hall and Georgetown at St. John’s. Villanova has been one of the streaking teams of late, winning its last four matches. Seton Hall won two of three games last week. St. John’s last match was a five-set victory at Xavier. Georgetown has lost its last three matches.
After Wednesday’s midweek match, Seton Hall and St. John’s will only play one match over the weekend, against each other.
For the weekend, travel partners Marquette and DePaul will play at Villanova and Georgetown. Creighton and Providence will host Butler and Xavier.
Coaching Milestones
Over the past few weeks, BIG EAST volleyball coaches have reached some key coaching milestones. Last weekend, Butler head coach Sharon Clark reached win No. 300 at Butler in her win over Seton Hall on Oct. 7. Two weeks earlier Clark had marked win No. 400 for her career. St. John’s head coach Joanne Persico reached BIG EAST win No. 145 in St. John’s 3-2 win at Xavier (Oct. 7). The win also marked career victory 450. Creighton’s head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth also reached the 300-win plateau at Creighton against Seton Hall on Sept. 29. Seton Hall head coach Allison Yeager marked win No. 100 against Georgetown on Oct. 4.
This Weekend on BEDN
Butler at No. 17 Creighton (Friday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CST)
Butler is coming off a two-match win streak last weekend with wins over St. John’s and Seton Hall. Creighton lost its first BIG EAST regular season match since October 2015, a three-set sweep at Marquette, but then rebounded with sweep in straight sets against DePaul. In non-conference play, Butler had put together a winning streak of seven matches. Butler rebounded from an 0-2 weekend at Georgetown and Villanova with last week’s wins. Butler boasts the talents of freshman Natalie Ravenell, this week’s BIG EAST Freshman of the Week. Ravenell is second on the team in attack percentage (.210) and points (2.86 per set). Fellow freshman Rachel Klitzing leads the Bulldogs in blocks per set (1.39). Creighton currently ranks No. 17 in the country. Junior Jaali Winters leads the league in attack percentage (.205) and points (3.61). Marysa Wilkinson leads the Bluejays at the net with 1.02 blocks per set. The attack runs through Lydia Dimke who averages 10.42 assists per set, while sophomore Brittany Witt heads a defensive effort with 3.84 digs per set.
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Wednesday, Oct. 11
VILLANOVA at SETON HALL at 7 p.m.
GEORGETOWN at ST. JOHN’S at 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 13
XAVIER at PROVIDENCE at 7 p.m.
BUTLER at No. 17 CREIGHTON at 8 p.m. (BEDN)
Saturday, Oct. 14
MARQUETTE at VILLANOVA at 2 p.m.
DEPAUL at GEORGETOWN at 2 p.m.
ST. JOHN’S at SETON HALL at 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 15
BUTLER at PROVIDENCE at 1 p.m.
XAVIER at No. 17 CREIGHTON at 2 p.m.
MARQUETTE at GEORGETOWN at 2 p.m.
DEPAUL at VILLANOVA at 2 p.m.
All times are Eastern.