Volleyball Heads to Midwest for Road Matches at Butler and Xavier

Friday, October 30

Indianapolis, Ind.

7 p.m.

St. John's University

Butler

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Red Storm aim to remain one of the best road teams in the BIG EAST

QUEENS, N.Y. - The St. John's volleyball team will conclude its longest road stint of the season with a Midwest road swing this weekend, taking on Butler at 7 p.m. on Friday and Xavier at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Friday's match against the Bulldogs at the historic Hinkle Field House will air on ESPN+, while Saturday's tilt against the Musketeers will air on GoXavier.com. Live stats for both matches can be found at RedStormSports.com.

St. John's split its matches last weekend, falling in five-set at Villanova but righting the ship at Georgetown with a 3-1 win. The Red Storm has had a great deal of success on the road this season, boasting a 5-2 record in true road games and 4-0 in neutral site matches. The nine total victories are the most in the BIG EAST this season and five true road victories are tied for the most in the league (DePaul, 5-1).

Carola Tesoro was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday afternoon, marking the fifth time this season the freshman has been recognized by the conference. Tesoro continued to make her case for being the top freshman in the league, turning in another pair of impressive performances. In a five-set match at Villanova, she recorded her 10th double-double of the season, posting a match-high 22 kills to go along with 10 digs. Against Georgetown, she fired 13 kills, while adding a service ace, eight digs and a block assist in a 3-1 win in Washington, D.C.

Through 10 conference contests, St. John's leads the BIG EAST in total kills with 1,161and is one of two teams to tally over 1,100 kills (Creighton 1,101). The squad leads the league in assists per set (12.31) and is second digs per set (14.93). The Johnnies lead the BIG EAST in opponent hitting percentage, allowing the opposition to swing just .165.

Tesoro leads the BIG EAST in kills with 347, while averaging 3.94 per set. She is followed by Lejla Hadziredzepovic with 293 total kills which is third most in the conference. Amanda Caputi is ninth in the conference by averaging 6.14 assists per frame.Chloe Bell sits fourth in overall hitting percentage, swinging .330.

Rashanny Solano Smith leads the BIG EAST in digs with a 489, averaging 5.49 per set. Teodora Stamenkovic ranks fourth in blocks per set (1.14).

Solano Smith and Maggie Carcillo are each top 10 in service aces, with 29 and 27 respectively. St. John's and UConn are the only two teams in the league to have multiple players in the top 10 in the service aces category.

Butler begins the weekend with a 10-12 overall record, fielding a 4-6 record in BIG EAST play. The Bulldogs have lost their last three contests, two of which are in the running for a spot in the BIG EAST tournament (Marquette and DePaul.)

Xavier enters this weekend with a 12-9 overall record, sporting a 5-5 record in BIG EAST play. The Musketeers were 7-4 before conference action but have played .500 volleyball against their BIG EAST opponents.

St. John's returns to Queens for the final two regular season home matches of the season with dates against Providence on Friday, Nov. 6 and UConn on Saturday Nov. 7. Saturday's contest will serve as the team's Alumnae Day and Senior Night.