The Hall Heads to Butler for Friday Match

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - Hinkle Field House

SETON HALL (13-6, 4-3) vs. BUTLER (9-9, 3-3)
Date	Time	Live Video	Live Audio	Live Stats	Twitter
Fri., Oct. 14	6:00 PM		None		@SHUVolley

PREVIEW
Seton Hall returns to action on Friday, Oct. 14 with a BIG EAST contest in Indianapolis, Ind. against Butler. Match time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

MEDIA
The contest will be streamed live and available to FloSports subscribers. The match will also be available via Live Stats.

LAST MATCH
Junior Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) erupted for a career-high 20 kills, but the Pirates fell at St. John's, 3-1 (16-25, 24-26, 26-24, 22-25), on Wednesday.

After a rough first set for The Hall, the Pirates and Red Storm played three very competitive sets, which featured 21 ties and eight lead changes. The Pirates showed character in outlasting St. John's in set three after a heart-breaking set two loss, but couldn't find the equalizer in set four.

Bucciarelli had a career-high 20 kills to go with five digs and two blocks. Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) tallied 14 kills, only four attack errors, four digs, three aces and three blocks in a strong all-around match. Junior Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) finished with 27 assists and eight digs.

SCOUTING BUTLER
Seton Hall and Butler will meet for the 17^th time in history on Friday. The Bulldogs own a 10-6 lead in the all-time series, and have dominated in recent years. Butler has won seven of the last eight meetings, but was swept by the Pirates last year in Indianapolis.

Butler is coming off a 16-16 season overall last year and a 10-8 mark in BIG EAST play. The Bulldogs finished fifth in the BIG EAST, four games ahead of the Pirates. Their season came to an end with a first-round loss to Valparaiso in the NIVC Tournament.

This year, Butler was picked to finish in seventh place in the 11-team BIG EAST Conference according to the preseason coaches' poll. Reigning BIG EAST Libero of the Year, Jaymeson Kinley, was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. Also returning is All-BIG EAST Freshman Team member Mariah Grunze.

Butler enters its Friday contest with Seton Hall with a 9-9 overall record and a 3-3 mark in BIG EAST play. The Bulldogs opened conference play with a four-set victory at DePaul on Sept. 23, and are coming off a pair of four-set wins last weekend. Butler defeated Georgetown on Friday and Villanova on Saturday both at Hinkle Field House. Kinley currently leads the BIG EAST with 5.59 digs per set, while Grunze is sixth in the league with 3.30 kills per set.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will head back on the road next weekend for a pair of matches in the Midwest. The Hall will travel to Milwaukee for match at Marquette on Friday, Oct. 21. On Saturday, Oct. 22, the Pirates will make the short trip to Chicago for a contest at DePaul.