Last Night In #BIGEASTvb – 9.28.17
NEW YORK – Midweek BIG EAST volleyball action had Marquette win in four sets at Xavier and Butler sweep DePaul at home. Marquette’s win gives the golden Eagles a 4-0 BIG EAST start.
Butler 3, DePaul 0 (25-19,25-20,26-24)
Butler junior Anna Logan crossed the 1,000-career kill plateau on Wednesday night in a Butler sweep at home over DePaul. The Bulldogs improved to 12-3 on the season and 2-1 in league play. Logan, the 6-0 outside hitter, led all players with 17 kills while adding a match-high 18 digs. She surpassed the 1,000 kill mark in just 71 matches (271 sets played). She currently has 1,013 career kills. Logan took 40 swings against the Blue Demons and only committed five errors to end the night with a .300 attack percentage. Her stat line also included two blocks and one assist. Outside hitter Whitney Beck nearly joined Logan with a double-double performance with 10 kills and nine digs. The Bulldogs hit .219 as a team compared to just .084 by DePaul. Butler also posted 14.5 team blocks. For DePaul (7-9, 1-3 BIG EAST), Brittany Maxwell had a team-high 16 kills to contribute to her double-double with 12 digs.
Butler Up Next: at GEORGETOWN (9/29)
DePaul Up Next: at MARQUETTE (9/30)
Marquette 3, Xavier 1 (20-25,25-22,25-19,25-13)
Marquette became the first BIG EAST team to four wins this season as the Golden Eagles won 3-1 on the road at Xavier to advance to 4-0 in conference play. Xavier won the first set, 25-20. It was the first set Marquette has lost since Sept. 15. Marquette had won their last four matches in straight sets. Marquette sophomore Allie Barber led the Golden Eagles (10-5, 4-0) with a match-high 23 kills and hit .377, while junior Anna Haak and freshman Hope Werch each connected on 10 kills, while Werch recorded 10 digs for her fourth double-double of the season. Sophomore Lauren Speckman dished out 51 assists, which was her fifth match with 50-or-more assists this season, while Martha Konovodoff collected 24 digs, narrowly missing a career-best. For Xavier (6-10, 1-2 BIG EAST), Freshman Maya Krause posted a season-high 14 kills. Krause hit at a .565 clip.`
Marquette Up Next: DEPAUL (9/30)
Xavier Up Next: at VILLANOVA (9/29)
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Results - Wednesday, Sept. 27
MARQUETTE 3, XAVIER 1
BUTLER 3, DEPAUL 0
Upcoming Matches
Friday, Sept. 29
BUTLER at GEORGETOWN at 6 p.m.
XAVIER at VILLANOVA at 7 p.m.
No. 14 CREIGHTON at SETON HALL at 7 p.m. (BEDN)
PROVIDENCE at ST. JOHN’S at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 30
No. 14 CREIGHTON at ST. JOHN’S at 5 p.m.
XAVIER at GEORGETOWN at 6 p.m.
PROVIDENCE at SETON HALL at 7 p.m.
BUTLER at VILLANOVA at 7 p.m.
DEPAUL at MARQUETTE at 7 p.m.
All times are Eastern.