Mount Pleasant, Mich. - The Butler women's volleyball team won a five-set thriller over North Dakota to conclude the Chippewa Invitational with a 2-1 record. The Bulldogs (3-3) made comebacks after losing the first and third sets before taking control for most of the tiebreaking set over North Dakota (1-5).

Set 1: North Dakota 25-21
The Bulldogs got out to an early 9-4 lead before North Dakota answered with a 5-0 run to tie it. The two teams then went back-and-forth until the Fighting Hawks went on a 4-0 run to take an 18-15 lead which they would hold for the remainder of the set. Butler had multiple kills from Grace Boggess, Melody Davidson, Mariah Grunze and Amina Shackelford in the opening frame.

Set 2: Butler 25-22
Two kills each from Boggess and Shackelford helped Butler lead 10-8 early. A later 4-0 run by North Dakota put the Fighting Hawks up 13-12. The Bulldogs responded by winning 6 of 7 points later in the set for a 22-17 lead and cruised from there. Boggess, Davidson, Brittany Robinson and Shackelford posted multiple kills in the set to lead the way for Butler.

Set 3: North Dakota 25-19
Butler started the set with a 3-0 run with kills from Davidson and Grunze, but the Fighting Hawks responded by taking 7 of 8 points later for a 14-9 lead. The Bulldogs would get no closer than two points from North Dakota's lead the rest of the way, but Davidson put up a nice effort with five kills in the set.

Set 4: Butler 25-22
North Dakota took a 9-6 lead early before the Bulldogs got four points in a row punctuated by back-to-back kills by Boggess. Later, Butler secured 6 of 7 points with the help of three kills from Robinson for an 18-14 lead. The Fighting Hawks rallied go ahead 21-20, but two kills late by Grunze including the set clincher helped the Bulldogs prevail.

Set 5: Butler 15-12
A balanced attack highlighted by two kills from Shackelford allowed the Bulldogs to get out to a 9-6 lead. North Dakota would rally to take an 11-10 lead, but consecutive kills by Robinson, Davidson and Shackelford put Butler up and clinched the match on a couple of errors by the Fighting Hawks. Davidson, Grunze and Shackelford all were clutch with multiple points in the tiebreaking set.
 
Stat of the Match:
Five different Bulldogs scored double-digit points (Boggess, Davidson, Grunze, Robinson and Shackelford).
 
Inside the Box Score:
-Grunze stuffed the stat sheet with 14 kills, 15 digs and three assists.
-Davidson posted an efficient 19.5 points on 17 kills, two solo blocks and one block assist.
-Madison Friebel put up a double-double with 46 assists and 16 digs.
-Jaymeson Kinley secured 27 digs and put down a kill and an ace.
-Shackelford (12), Robinson (11) and Boggess (10) contributed double-digit kills.

Up Next:
Butler will be back on the road next weekend in Berkeley, Calif., for another three games in the California Tournament beginning Friday at 1 p.m. against North Dakota State.