INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler volleyball team claimed their 12th win of the season with a 3-2 victory over DePaul on Sunday afternoon (21-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16, 15-13). BU will stay ahead of the Blue Demons in the BIG EAST standings with a 6-6 conference record.
 
STAT OF THE MATCH: Destiny Cherry came up with a career-high 17 kills! She posted a .438 attack percentage with just three errors on 32 swings.
 
SET 1: DePaul 25-21
Jill Pressly led DePaul to victory by recording eight of the team's 16 kills. She hit .438 and added six digs in the opener. Butler scored three-straight points near the end of the action to get back within three, but Maggie Jones would go to Pressly once again for the 25th point.

SET 2: Butler 25-20
Butler used a 4-0 scoring run to tie the score at 15-15. Cherry had two kills during that stretch which led to a DePaul timeout. The Bulldogs used a 3-0 run later in the action to grab a 22-18 advantage. Moments later Amina Schackelford would get BU to set point and an ace from Rylie Tam would even the match 1-1.

SET 3: DePaul 25-23
BU went out in front 18-13 with a Rylie Tam ace, but the Blue Demons came storming back to tie the action at 19-19. Pressly was aggressive in the third with five kills on 17 attempts. She got DePaul to set point and DePaul would go up 2-1 after a kill from Aly Kindelberger.
 
SET 4: Butler 25-16
The Bulldogs dominated the fourth set. A 9-0 scoring spree moved the home team in front 19-8 and they never looked back on their way to a 25-16 win. Cherry led the way with four kills and Grunze added three.
 
SET 5: Butler 15-13
BU raced out to a 4-1 lead in the final set, but DePaul would close the gap to just one at 4-3. Butler never trailed, but the Blue Demons pulled within one at 14-13. The Bulldogs called a timeout and would call off the comeback with a 15-13 victory. Shackelford stood tall in the fifth with a team-best four kills. Cherry was equally as impressive with three including the match-winner.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Maddie Renn was terrific vs. DePaul with a season-high 19 digs
- Jaymeson Kinley led BU with 21 digs
- Cora Taylor had a double-double on Sunday with 53 assists and 14 digs
- Mariah Grunze helped the offense with 16 kills
- Amina Shackelford was in the box score with 15 kills
- Rylie Tam provided BU with two service aces
- The Bulldogs hit .200 as a team
 
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs will head into the month of November with four-straight road matches. Their next opponent will be St. John's on Friday, Nov. 4. First serve is slated for 7 PM