SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Butler volleyball team won three tight sets to sweep Seton Hall (25-23, 25-20, 25-23) Saturday night at Walsh Gymnasium. The Bulldogs (11-11, 5-4 BIG EAST) returned the favor to the Pirates (11-13, 3-7 BIG EAST) after losing to them at home earlier in October.

Set 1: Butler 25-23
After the Pirates got out to an 11-7 lead, the Bulldogs went on a 7-0 run on Brittany Robinson's serve to take a 14-11 advantage. Melody Davidson had three kills as part of the scoring streak. Butler steadily increased the lead to as much as seven at 22-15 on a Destiny Cherry kill, but Seton Hall rallied back to within one at 24-23 before a ball handling error on the Pirates allowed the Bulldogs to clinch the set. Davidson and Megan Sheridan led the Butler offense with four kills each in the opening frame.

Set 2: Butler 25-20
Mariah Grunze scored three consecutive points on a kill and back-to-back aces as part of a 5-0 run on her serve to give Butler an early 5-2 lead. Grunze later extended that lead to five on a kill for a 13-8 advantage. The Pirates would cut the deficit to one at 20-19, but two late kills by Davidson helped put the set away for the Bulldogs. Davidson, Robinson, Sheridan and Amina Shackelford put down three kills each during the second frame for a balanced Bulldog attack.

Set 3: Butler 25-23
The Bulldogs got out to an 11-7 advantage before a 3-0 run with kills from Davidson and Shackelford gave them a 15-11 lead. Seton Hall would rally back to tie the set at 19-19 and 20-20, but kills by Sheridan and Madison Friebel helped Butler regain the lead before clinching the set and match on a ball handling error by the Pirates. Davidson put down five kills in the final frame to lead the Bulldogs.

Stat of the Match
Butler outhit Seton Hall .219 to .129.

Inside the Box Score
- Davidson scored 16.5 points on 12 kills, one solo block and seven block assists.
- Shackelford stuffed the stat sheet with eight kills, four blocks, three digs and two assists.
- Grunze contributed 11 digs, four blocks, three kills and two aces.
- Sheridan had eight kills and three digs.
- Caroline Cleveland posted 11 digs and two aces.

Up Next
The Bulldogs play at St. John's on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. to conclude the roadtrip.