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Fresno St. Fresno 0-2,0-0 Mountain West

Butler Butler 2-0,0-0 Big East

Fresno St. Fresno

0-2,0-0 Mountain West

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Aug. 25, 2023

Butler Butler

2-0,0-0 Big East

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Fresno St. Fresno	30	22	25	22	(1)
Butler Butler	32	25	17	25	(3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 8/25/2023 10:32:00 PM | Ethan Polak

Butler Knocks Off Fresno State to Start the Season 2-0

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INDIANAPOLIS — A well-rounded offense helped Butler's volleyball team top Fresno State 3-1 (32-30, 25-22, 17-25, 25-22) on Friday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The win was the second of the day and improved their record to 2-0 at the season-opening Bulldog Brawl tournament.

Set 1: Butler 32-30
Butler got out to an early 5-4 lead with the help of kills by Cora Taylor. Fresno State would keep it within two points until Abby Maesch helped extend the score to 21-17. The Bulldogs from California didn't give up as they came crawling back tying the game at 25. The battle between the two teams turned into a marathon as the score alternated until the 30th point where Mariah Grunze stepped up with consecutive kills to close out the first set. Grunze finished with six kills and Taylor added 13 assists and three digs.

Set 2: Butler 25-22
Kills by Destiny Cherry and Maesch helped Butler get out to a 3-0 lead early. Fresno State would slowly shorten the gap to tie the score 8-8 followed later by a 4-0 spurt to take the lead 18-14. Butler would then mount a comeback on the backs of Sawyer Jones and Grace Boggess to regain the lead 22-21. Cherry would cap off the comeback with consecutive blocks to secure the second set. Taylor posted 14 assists and Cherry finished with three kills and blocks.

Set 3: Fresno State 25-17
Fresno State jumped out to an early 10-4 lead and never looked back in the third set. The gap would continue to widen with the score reaching 18-9. Kills by Jones and Cherry helped cut the advantage to 23-16, but Fresno State would ultimately hold on 25-17. Grunze led the team with five kills in the set.

Set 4: Butler 25-16
Butler would fall behind early in the fourth frame 2-5 until two attacking errors and a service ace by Elise Ward helped tie the game 5-5. The score would remain within two points until a solo block by Maesch helped extend their lead to 18-15. Butler wouldn't look back holding onto the lead until Jones clinched the game with a kill. Boggess and Jones each put down 4 kills in the set while Taylor reached 10 assists for the third time in the match.

Stat of the Match
The Bulldogs had five players with nine or more kills including Gruze (16), Maesch (10), Jones (10) Boggess (nine), and Cherry (nine).

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