Final #BIGEASTvb Weekend Set With Two Tourney Spots Up For Grabs
Volleyball notes - 11.16.17 (PDF)
NEW YORK – The final BIG EAST volleyball weekend starts on Friday with four matches all on the BIG EAST Digital Network presented by SoFi. On Saturday, five matches finish the 2017 regular season, the first match at 2 p.m. will be on BEDN.
For the BIG EAST Championship presented by Jeep, two seeds are set and two spots remain for five teams. Creighton, ranked ninth in the most recent RPI and 13th in the AVCA national poll, has secured the No. 1 seed and at least a share of their fourth-straight BIG EAST regular season title. Marquette, the host of this year’s championship, has locked up the No. 2 seed. Butler, Seton Hall and Villanova will all compete for the final two spots remaining.
Creighton (22-5, 15-1 BIG EAST) finishes 2017 on the road at Villanova (16-11, 9-7) on Friday and Georgetown (8-20, 2-14 BIG EAST) Saturday. Marquette (20-8, 14-3) has just one match to play this weekend and will finish up against their travel partner, DePaul. Their match is the only BEDN match on Saturday.
Butler (21-7, 11-5 BIG EAST) will play at Seton Hall (16-13, 10-6 BIG EAST) in a key match for both teams. The Bulldogs need one win to qualify for the championship. Seton Hall currently sits in fourth but needs positive results this weekend as Villanova has the tiebreaker over the Pirates. The Bulldogs will then travel to St. John’s (15-16, 7-9 BIG EAST) while Seton Hall hosts Butler’s travel partner Xavier (11-19, 6-10 BIG EAST).
Xavier plays at St. John’s Friday night, while Providence (16-15, 5-11 BIG EAST) plays at Georgetown. Villanova will host the Friars on Saturday.
The 2017 BIG EAST Championship bracket will be released on Saturday, Nov. 18 following the conclusion of the final regular season match.
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Friday, Nov. 17
XAVIER at ST. JOHN’S (BEDN) at 4 p.m.
PROVIDENCE at GEORGETOWN (BEDN) at 6 p.m.
CREIGHTON at VILLANOVA (BEDN) at 7 p.m.
BUTLER at SETON HALL (BEDN) at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 18
MARQUETTE at DEPAUL (BEDN) at 2 p.m.
BUTLER at ST. JOHN’S at 5 p.m.
CREIGHTON at GEORGETOWN at 6 p.m.
PROVIDENCE at VILLANOVA at 7 p.m.
XAVIER at SETON HALL at 7 p.m.
All times listed are Eastern.