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Seton Hall SHU 8-8,2-3 Big East

Butler Butler 8-8,2-3 Big East

Seton Hall SHU

8-8,2-3 Big East

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Oct. 06, 2023

Butler Butler

8-8,2-3 Big East

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Team	1	2	3	4	F
Seton Hall SHU	26	16	18	16	(1)
Butler Butler	24	25	25	25	(3)

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INDIANAPOLIS — The Butler volleyball team beat Seton Hall in four sets (24-26 25-16, 25-18, 25-18) to earn their first conference win at home this season. The Bulldogs' offensive explosion helped the team edge out the Pirates to move to a record of 2-3 in the conference and 8-8 overall.

Set 1: Seton Hall 26-24
The Bulldogs jumped out to an early 4-1 lead using kills from Destiny Cherry and Abby Maesch. Butler then caught fire going on an 8-0 spurt filled with kills from Cherry, Mariah Grunze, and Elise Ward to take a 12-4 lead. The Pirates then slowly crept back into the game eventually tying the set 21-2. A kill by Maesch gave Butler a 24-23 lead, but the Pirates would then close out the first set on a 3-0 run to win 26-24.

Set 2: Butler 25-16
Butler began the second set in a similar fashion using back-to-back serving aces from Reese Bates to take an early 3-0 lead. Seton Hall responded with three straight serving aces of their own followed by a 5-0 spurt to give them a 10-7 lead. The Bulldogs fought back with a 6-0 run to flip the score to 14-12 using blocks from Grace Boggess and a serving ace from Jaymeson Kinley. Butler piled it on the Pirates, widening the gap to 21-15 and ultimately ending the set on a 4-0 run capped off by a kill from Ward.

Set 3: Butler 25-18
The momentum in the third frame began in the Pirates' favor after they zoomed out to a 3-1 lead. Consecutive kills from Maesch would help the Bulldogs regain the lead at 4-3. The two teams would remain within two points until kills from Mariah Grunze gave Butler a 9-6 lead. The Bulldogs would then extend their lead to 14-10 after a block from Taylor and Cherry. A 3-0 spurt followed by a 4-0 run by Butler soon put this match out of reach at 24-15. Seton Hall tried for a late rally bringing the score to 24-18, but Boggess then got a kill to put an end to the third set.

Set 4: Butler 25-16
The Bulldogs went back to dominating in the fourth set jumping out to a 7-4 lead at the start using kills from Maesch and Ward. Seton Hall had no answers for Maesch as she continued to rack up more kills lengthening the lead to 17-13. Butler began to pull away after they scored five straight points using kills from Grunze and Boggess to make the score 23-16. Cherry then sank the ship for the Pirates with a kill on match-point to win the match.

Stat of the Match
Butler put on a defensive clinic amassing a new season-high 78 digs. Three Bulldogs totaled digs in the double figures, including Jaymeson Kinley (23), Elise Ward (18), and Cora Taylor (12). This mark was the first time Butler reached 78 or more digs in a four-set match since they had 89 digs against Georgetown 364 days ago.

Inside the Box Score

Taylor was lights out tallying 47 assists, 12 kills, and six kills to earn her fifth double-double of the season.
Kinley led the match with 23 digs and tied her season-high seven assists.
Maesch padded the stat sheet with a match-high 19 kills, nine digs, and five assists.
Ward set a new personal best in the match with 18 digs while adding 11 kills en route to her third career double-double.
Grunze finished with a .355 hitting percentage on 13 kills with just two errors.
Boggess hit for a team-high .500 with eight kills and one error while adding four blocks.
Cherry led the team with five blocks, including two solo blocks along with seven kills.