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Butler Butler 6-8,0-3 Big East

Georgetown GTown 11-4,2-1 Big East

Butler Butler

6-8,0-3 Big East

Final

Sep. 29, 2023

Georgetown GTown

11-4,2-1 Big East

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Butler Butler	18	19	25	19	(1)
Georgetown GTown	25	25	17	25	(3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/29/2023 11:00:00 PM | Ethan Polak

ButlerVB Suffers Four-Set Loss at Georgetown

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Butler volleyball team lost to Georgetown 3-1 (25-18, 25-19, 17-25, 25-19) during their first BIG EAST road trip. The Bulldogs fall to an overall record of 6-8 and 0-3 in conference.

Set 1: Georgetown 25-28
The Bulldogs jumped out the gate with a 3-0 lead using kills from Mariah Grunze and a serving ace from Grace Boggess. The Hoyas would crawl back to tie the game at 4-4 followed by a burst of six straight points to extend their lead to 11-7. Georgetown would continue to pile on the score going on a 4-0 run to make it 18-11 and ultimately close out the first set 25-18. Cora Taylor posted 11 assists in the set.

Set 2: Georgetown 25-22
The second set started slow with no team taking a significant lead until the momentum shifted in favor of the Hoyas as they would go on a 3-0 spurt followed by four-straight points to take another early lead at 11-5. Kills from Abby Maesch helped bring the score back within two points at 12-10. The Bulldogs would hang around until Georgetown went on another 4-0 run to take an insurmountable lead at 22-16 and eventually 25-19.

Set 3: Butler 25-17
Butler began the third frame with a whole different mentality flying out to a 5-1 lead using kills from Maesch and Boggess. A serving ace by Maesch and a kill by Grunze extended their lead to 8-3. The Hoyas weren't giving up that easy as they stormed back to 16-14. Butler then caught fire using a 3-0 run followed by five consecutive points that included three kills by Maesch to take a 24-15 lead. The Bulldogs would then seal the deal with a kill by Boggess to win the set. Maesch had a set-high five kills along with four digs.

Set 4: Georgetown 25-19
The fourth frame was a similar story with the Bulldogs taking an early 5-3 lead with the help of kills by Boggess and Laiya Ebo. Butler would hold onto the lead reaching 16-13 using kills from Grunze and Destiny Cherry. The Hoyas then went on consecutive 3-0 runs to bring the score the 19-17. Georgetown would continue to pile it on with a 5-0 spurt at 24-18 and then score on match point to clinch the win. Grunze hit for five kills and no errors in the set.

Stat of the Match
The Butler pin-hitting duo of Abby Maesch and Mariah Grunze each finished with a double-double while also totaling the top two marks for kills in the match against Georgetown. Maesch led the match with 18 kills and 10 digs while Grunze collected 15 kills and 12 digs.

Inside the Box Score

Taylor accumulated 46 assists and eight digs.
Maesch posted 18 kills, 10 digs, and two serving aces
Grunze tallied 15 kills and 12 digs
Kinley racked up 12 digs in the match.
Grace Boggess hit for .435 with eight kills and just one error along with two serving aces.

Up Next
The Bulldogs will head to Pennsylvania to face Villanova tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the final match of their first BIG EAST road trip of the season.

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