2 Zakarra Butts
Zakarra Butts
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Cortland, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Cortland Junior-Senior
  • Position:
    MH/OH
  • m
    29
  • k/s
    0.47
  • h %
    .125
  • a/s
    0.32
  • b/s
    0.48
  • sa/s
    0.38
  • d/s
    0.50

Bio

AWARDS: Team Rookie of the Year (2012)...Team Most Valuable Player (2013)...Houghton All-Tournament Team (2013)...NEAC Scholar-Athlete (2014-15).

2014: Hit .221 on the year, posting 126 kills while committing only 48 errors on 353 total swings...Appeared in 117 sets on the year for Wells, posting 61 service aces to rank second on the team while chipping in with 88 digs defensively...Tied a career-high with four blocks against Potsdam St. on Aug. 30...Had eight service aces against Bard on Sept. 13...Had at least one kill in all but two matches on the year...Posted seven kills in each match of a doubleheader on Sept. 21, doing so against Bryn Athyn and Penn St.-Berks.

2013: Tied for the team lead in sets played (105) while recording a team-leading 54 service aces...Ranked second on the team with 162 total kills and a .174 hitting percentage...Ranked second on the team with 25 total blocks (12bs-13ba=25)...Contributed defensively with 122 digs (1.16 per set)...Recorded at least one kill in every match on the year...Posted 10 service aces against Johnson St. on Aug. 31...Tallied 10 kills in a five set match against Utica on Sept. 7...Notched seven kills alongside only one error in 15 total attacks (7-1-15) against Marywood on Sept. 13...Made nine kills alongside as many digs on Sept. 21 against St. Elizabeth...Posted five service aces against York (N.Y.) on Sept. 28...Hammered home nine kills in 21 chances without an error against Cazenovia on Oct. 6...Recorded 13 service aces without an error from Oct. 11 to Oct. 19...Made 11 kills against Utica on Oct. 12.

2012: Saw action in 96 sets for the Express, hammering home 142 kills for Wells and averaged 1.48 kills per set...Posted 16 service aces for the Express, chipping in defensively with 159 digs on the season...Recorded at least one kill in each set played on the season...Posted a season-best 13 kills against Green Mountain on Sept. 1...Posted a .385 hitting percentage (6-1-13) against Brockport on Sept. 8...Posted 10 kills alongside zero errors (10-0-17) against Cobleskill St. on Oct. 7...Notched at least five kills in her final four matches played...Posted four service aces against Old Westbury (Sept. 29) and Cazenovia (Oct. 6)...Posted a season-best eight digs against Penn St.-Abington (Sept. 22) and St. Elizabeth (Oct. 20)...Recorded four solo blocks against Cazenovia on Oct. 6...Named "Rookie of the Year" for the Wells Express.

PRIOR TO WELLS: 2012 graduate of Cortland Junior-Senior HS...Played field hockey, volleyball and softball for the Tigers...Recipient of the scholar-athlete award, the Coaches Award (volleyball and softball), and separate awards in history, spanish, english and science...Completed an Associate's Degree while in high school...Member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Charles Butts and Gladys Larson...Sister of Michael...Chemistry major...Brain and Cognitive Sciences minor...Enjoys volleyball and reading...Aspires to a career in research and development chemistry...Enjoys making bracelets out of Starburst wrappers.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 24 vs. Penn St.-Abington W, 3-1
Oct 25 vs. St. Elizabeth W, 3-0
Oct 27 at Ithaca L, 3-0
Oct 31 vs. SUNY Canton W, 3-2
Oct 31 at Houghton L, 3-0
Nov 7 vs. Gallaudet L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 29 12
Sets 105 42
Kills 49 17
Kills per set 0.47 0.40
Errors 28 12
Total Attacks 168 65
Hitting Percentage .125 .077
Assists 34 14
Assists per set 0.32 0.33
Service Aces 40 19
Service Errors 32 15
Service Aces per set 0.38 0.45
Receptions 0 0
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 53 30
Digs per set 0.50 0.71
Block Solo 4 1
Block Assist 46 18
Block Total 50 19
Blocks per set 0.48 0.45
Block Errors 3 1
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 116.0 46.0
Points per set 1.1 1.1
Matches started 12 5
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 at Oswego St. L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 5 .000 1 1 2 - 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3.5
Sep 4 vs. Utica W, 3-0 - 3 5 1 7 .571 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Sep 4 vs. Nazareth W, 3-2 - 5 1 1 7 .000 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 5.0
Sep 5 vs. Fredonia L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 5 .200 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3.0
Sep 5 vs. Hartwick L, 3-2 - 5 1 2 7 -.143 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5.0
Sep 11 vs. Mt. Aloysius L, 3-2 - 5 3 2 16 .063 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 5.5
Sep 11 at Elmira L, 3-1 1 4 4 0 6 .667 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 6.0
Sep 12 at Ithaca L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 4 .250 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 5.0
Sep 12 vs. Alfred W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 7 .286 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.0
Sep 18 vs. Penn St.-Berks W, 3-1 - 4 0 4 9 -.444 2 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 19 vs. Penn College W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 5 .400 0 6 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Sep 19 at Lancaster Bible W, 3-1 1 4 2 1 11 .091 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 5.0
Sep 23 SUNY Delhi W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 3 1.000 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 26 at Keystone L, 3-2 - 4 0 1 1 -1.000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 2 Cazenovia W, 3-1 1 4 3 0 5 .600 1 1 1 - 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Oct 3 Gallaudet W, 3-2 - 5 0 1 3 -.333 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.0
Oct 3 Keuka W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 10 at D'Youville W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 4 .250 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 5.5
Oct 10 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-2 1 5 2 1 12 .083 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 4.0
Oct 14 Ithaca   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 vs. Morrisville St. W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 3 .333 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Oct 17 vs. SUNY Poly L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 5 -.200 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0.5
Oct 18 vs. Cobleskill St. W, 3-0 - 3 4 1 7 .429 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Oct 24 vs. Bryn Athyn W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 3 .333 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 3.0
Oct 24 vs. Penn St.-Abington W, 3-1 - 4 1 3 10 -.200 1 1 3 0 0 6 0 5 1 5 0 4.5
Oct 25 vs. St. Elizabeth W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 6.5
Oct 27 at Ithaca L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 1 .000 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0.5
Oct 31 vs. SUNY Canton W, 3-2 - 5 2 3 9 -.111 4 0 1 0 0 5 0 3 0 3 0 3.5
Oct 31 at Houghton L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 7 -.143 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Nov 7 vs. Gallaudet L, 3-1 - 4 2 0 2 1.000 1 1 0 - 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 5.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2012-13 33 109 156 1.43 76 478 .167 15 0.14 28 0.26 - 10 75 0.69 21 10 31 0.28 210.0 1.9
2013-14 30 105 162 1.54 79 476 .174 26 0.25 54 0.51 - 20 122 1.16 12 13 25 0.24 234.5 2.2
2014-15 34 117 126 1.08 48 353 .221 30 0.26 61 0.52 - 2 88 0.75 8 28 36 0.31 209.0 1.8
2015-16 29 105 49 0.47 28 168 .125 34 0.32 40 0.38 0 0 53 0.50 4 46 50 0.48 116.0 1.1
Total 126 436 493 1.13 231 1475 .178 105 0.24 183 0.42 0 32 338 0.78 45 97 142 0.33 769.5 1.8
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 29 105 49 0.47 28 168 .125 34 0.32 40 0.38 0 0 53 0.50 4 46 50 0.48 116.0 1.1
Conference 12 42 17 0.40 12 65 .077 14 0.33 19 0.45 0 0 30 0.71 1 18 19 0.45 46.0 1.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 14 7 0.50 1 13 .462 5 0.36 1 0.07 0 0 7 0.50 1 1 2 0.14 9.5 0.7
Away 8 26 11 0.42 6 39 .128 8 0.31 10 0.38 0 0 12 0.46 0 17 17 0.65 29.5 1.1
Neutral 17 65 31 0.48 21 116 .086 21 0.32 29 0.45 0 0 34 0.52 3 28 31 0.48 77.0 1.2
Result Wins 18 64 35 0.55 19 109 .147 21 0.33 27 0.42 0 0 40 0.63 1 29 30 0.47 77.5 1.2
Losses 11 41 14 0.34 9 59 .085 13 0.32 13 0.32 0 0 13 0.32 3 17 20 0.49 38.5 0.9
Month September 14 51 28 0.55 15 93 .140 13 0.25 21 0.41 0 0 19 0.37 2 21 23 0.45 61.5 1.2
October 14 50 19 0.38 13 73 .082 20 0.40 18 0.36 0 0 34 0.68 1 22 23 0.46 49.0 1.0
November 1 4 2 0.50 0 2 1.000 1 0.25 1 0.25 - 0 0 0.00 1 3 4 1.00 5.5 1.4