We are excited for the new school year and another exciting season coming up!  Tryouts are this Wednesday, August 29th from 8-10PM in the HRC. Please arrive 10 to 15 minutes early so that we can get signed in, warmed up, and started on time! If you are absolutely unable to attend, please email us ASAP so we can arrange for another date!  We cannot wait for this year to begin with the new tournaments, new jerseys, and new talent!  We hope to get a great turn out this year, so make sure to come out if you are interested!  Good luck!

On Saturday March 3^rd, we hosted a tournament at Butler!  We had 10 teams come and play competitive volleyball.

Butler A team finished 3^rd overall!  They had great pool play, going 4-2 in the 6 games played.  Butler A was seated 5^th in the Gold Bracket for playoffs and had to play Purdue C in the first playoff game.  In a very well played game, Butler swept the match in 2 games.  Right after that game was finished, Butler had to play Purdue A.  In a tough match Butler A lost a very close game.

Butler B ended the tournament winning the Silver Bracket!  They had a tough group of teams during pool play, but were seated 1^st in the Silver Bracket giving them a bye.  Butler B ended up playing Southeastern Missouri in the championship game and won!

Overall, Butler A and Butler B played a long day of competitive volleyball, but finished the season strong!

Bulldog Spring Tournament

Butler University

March 3, 2012

 Location: HRC, located at 530 W. 49^th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208.

Hinkle Fieldhouse, located next door at 510 W. 49^th Street.

Map: If you need directions to get to Butler University, you can click the link below. Also, you can get a campus map from the following link!

http://www.butler.edu/about/campus-information/coming-to-campus

Time: The gym (HRC) will open at 7:45AM. The captains’ meeting will be held at approximately 8:00AM on court 1. Games will begin at 8:30!

Format: Teams in a four team pool will be playing a total of three pool matches.   Each match will consist of two games to 25 with a cap of 27.  For teams in a three team pool, each team will play three games to 25 with a cap of 27.

After the conclusion of pool play, Top 7 teams will go into the Gold Bracket with the team ranked first receiving a ‘bye’.  The bottom 4 teams will go into Silver Bracket.  Teams will be seeded based on the following criteria:

1. Games Won
2. Point Differential
3. Head to head
4. Coin toss

Tournament games will be 2 games to 25 with no cap and a third game to 15 with no cap if necessary. The tournament will be single elimination—when you lose, your team MUST stay to referee the following match.

Facility: Bleachers/chairs will be provided on courts one and two. For court 3 spectators should bring their own chairs (the Silver Bracket will be played on this court as well).  Also, food will not be allowed in the gym. There will be a room for food and drinks in the HRC. Everyone is asked to keep all food in the space provided. Please clean up after your team and please stay off any exercise equipment in the gym. Lastly, parents and team members are not permitted on the track area and are not allowed to watch games from up there.

POOLS

HRC 

   Hinkle Fieldhouse*

                       West Gymnasium 

COURT SCHEDULE

On Saturday December 3rd our A team placed first and our B team tied for 5th in the Panther Challenge at Eastern Illinois University. The Butler A team went 5 and 1 on the day, losing only its very first match in pool play. In the final match, the team defeated the University of Illinois A team in three games, winning the first and third while losing the second. The last game of the match was a thriller with a score of 18-16. This was an excellent win win for our team, especially since it was the last tournament for one of our Senior middle hitters (who has played for 4 years at Butler), Angie McVey.