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ButlerVB recap Graphic 10/20/23
Alden Stone
3
Winner Marquette Marq 12-8,8-1 Big East
0
Butler Butler 9-11,3-6 Big East
Winner
Marquette Marq
12-8,8-1 Big East
3
Final
0
Butler Butler
9-11,3-6 Big East
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Marquette Marq 25 25 25 (3)
Butler Butler 15 9 17 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Ethan Polak

ButlerVB Drops Three-Set Match to Marquette

INDIANAPOLIS — The Butler volleyball team fell to Marquette in three sets (25-15, 25-9, 25-17). The Bulldogs moved to 3-6 in the conference and 9-11 overall.
 
Set 1: Marquette 25-15
The Bulldogs fell behind early at 5-2 before a kill from Mariah Grunze and a serving ace by Jaymeson Kinley cut the lead to 5-4. Marquette then went on a 3-0 run to extend their lead to 12-6. The Golden Eagles continued to pile it on with a 4-0 spurt to make the score 20-12 and eventually close out the match at 25-15. 

Set 2: Marquette 25-9
The second set was all Golden Eagles. Kills by Grunze and Laiya Ebo kept the score at 2-2, but Marquette then went on a 5-0 run to bring the score to 7-2. Elise Ward and Destiny Cherry helped cut the lead back to within four points at 12-8. Consecutive spurts of 6-0 and 7-0 finished the lopsided set at 25-9. 
 
Set 3: Marquette 25-17
Butler played the best set of the match in the third frame. The Bulldogs used kills from Ebo and a serving ace by Reese Bates to tie the score at 4-4. Marquette would regain the lead at 9-6, but another serving ace by Cora Taylor cut the lead to 10-8. The Golden Eagles then began to pull away at 16-10, but Butler rallied back by using kills from Grunze and Ward to make the score 19-16. Marquette fought back and would slowly lengthen their lead eventually winning the match at 25-17. 

Stat of the Match
Cora Taylor collected her sixth double-double of the season tallying 26 assists and 10 digs. Taylor's mark was also her 20th career double-double. 

Inside the Box Score
  • Taylor registered 26 assists and 10 digs in the match
  • Kinley matched Taylor for a team-high 10 digs
  • Grunze led the match with 10 kills while also adding five digs
  • Ward finished just behind Grunze with nine kills and seven digs
  • Ebo had eight kills in the match. 
Up Next 
The Bulldogs will welcome DePaul inside Hinkle Fieldhouse tomorrow with the first serve slated for 5 PM.
 
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