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Box Score

UC San Diego UCSD 2-1,0-0 Big West

Butler Butler 3-0,0-0 Big East

UC San Diego UCSD

2-1,0-0 Big West

Final

Aug. 26, 2023

Butler Butler

3-0,0-0 Big East

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
UC San Diego UCSD	25	17	25	18	13	(2)
Butler Butler	8	25	20	25	15	(3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 8/26/2023 8:40:00 PM | Ethan Polak

@ButlerVB Defeats UC San Diego in Thrilling Five-Set Comeback

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INDIANAPOLIS — After being down a set and large deficit in the fifth set, the Butler volleyball team shocked UC San Diego with thrilling comebacks to win 3-2 (8-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-18, 15-13). Jaymeson Kinley, Abby Maesch, and Mariah Grunze, were each named to the All-Tournament Team. Kinley was recognized as the MVP after accumlating 56 digs (4.67 digs per set) on the weekend.

Set 1: UC San Diego 25-8
UC San Diego flew right out the gate gaining an early 11-3 lead, including a 7-0 spurt. Kills by Maesch and Destiny Cherry tried to get the Bulldogs back in it, but the Tridons would widen the gap to 20-6 and ultimately 25-8.

Set 2: Butler 25-17
The Bulldogs flipped the script in the second set to take a 3-0 lead early, thanks to incredible defense by Maesch and Kinley. UC San Diego would rally back to tie it at six a piece until a kill by Sawyer Jones gave Butler a lead they would hold onto for the rest of the set. Butler's pin hitters, including Grunze, Maesch, and Jones combined for 12 kills.

Set 3: UC San Diego 25-20
Butler would pick up where they left off after consecutive kills by Cora Taylor and Grace Boggess gave them a 2-0 lead. The two teams would remain within two points until the Tritons began to pull away lengthening the score to 18-9. Grunze wasn't ready to give up as her two kills helped the team rally back to within four points 20-16. UC San Diego then fought back to close out the third set 25-20. Kinley would finish with a team-high 8 digs.

Set 4: Butler 25-18
The fourth frame began with an unexpected change with freshman Elise Ward replacing Grunze to start the set and it worked. Kills by Cherry and Ward helped the Bulldogs jump out to a 7-1 lead. The Tritons weren't ready to go away as they cut the deficit to 13-11. Maesch then caught fire helping extend the lead and ultimately closing out the game with three back-to-back kills. Maesch finished the set with 6 kills while Taylor had 14 assists.

Set 5: Butler 15-13
The start of the fifth set was all Tritons as they soared out to a 10-4 lead including a 5-0 run. Butler would storm back with a 6-0 spurt of their own using kills from Jones and Cherry to tie the game 10-10. In the final points, Boggess took over the game with back-to-back blocks followed by the game-winning kill to secure the win. She would lead the team with 3 kills and two blocks in the set.

Stat of the Match
Butler's middle blockers Destiny Cherry and Grace Boggess combined for 17 kills and 10 blocks to outduel UC San Diego middle blockers, who totaled just 7 kills and 6 blocks.

Inside the Box Score

Cherry tied for the team-high kills with 11 to go with three blocks and assists
Jones set a new career-best 11 kills in the match
Maesch stuffed the stat sheet with 12 digs, 10 kills, and two serving aces
Boggess tallied six kills and seven block assists
Taylor amassed 45 assists, five digs, and two service aces
Kinley went for 26 digs and four assists
Grunze posted seven kills and a block
In two sets, Ward finished with six kills, two serving aces, and four digs

Up Next
The Bulldogs will resume action next weekend at the Dayton Invite on Friday, Sept. 1 against North Dakota St. and Ohio University, followed by a match with Dayton on Saturday, Sept. 2.

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