The St. John’s volleyball team began Big East play with consecutive four-set losses to Xavier and Butler.
Friday night’s game against the Musketeers was the Johnnies’ first match at Carnesecca Arena in nearly three weeks. They went 4-4 over their past eight matches, which included trips to the San Francisco Challenge and the West Point Invitational.
Xavier, who won the match 3-1 (22-25, 16-25, 25-22, 23-25), handed St. John’s their first home loss of the season.
“We were up and down a bit,” head coach Joanne Persico said. “We needed to keep intensity throughout the match.