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Butler Butler 4-4,0-0 Big East

Indiana St. INS 2-6,0-0 MVC

Butler Butler

4-4,0-0 Big East

Final

Sep. 08, 2023

Indiana St. INS

2-6,0-0 MVC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Butler Butler	25	25	25	(3)
Indiana St. INS	23	22	17	(0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/8/2023 6:36:00 PM | Ethan Polak

@ButlerVB Sweep Indiana State at the MSU Comfort Inn-Vitational

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9/9/2023 | 2PM

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MOREHEAD, KY. — The Butler volleyball team completed the sweep 3-0 against Indiana State (25-23, 25-22, 25-17) at the MSU Comfort Inn-Vitational. The Bulldogs ended their four-game losing streak to move to 4-4 on the season.

Set 1: Butler 25-23
Indiana State jumped out to an early 6-4 lead but kills by Grace Boggess and Cora Taylor helped the Bulldogs come back to tie the score at 8-8. The Sycamores followed up with an 11-4 run where they had four serving aces and lengthened the lead to 19-12. The momentum then shifted in favor of Butler after a 5-0 run on the back of Elise Ward helped cut the lead to 19-16. The Bulldogs continued the success going on another 5-0 spurt to take the lead 23-22 for the first time in the set. Mariah Grunze then helped cap off the Butler comeback earning a kill on set point to win 25-23. Boggess led the team with 4 kills while Taylor added 12 assists.

Set 2: Butler 25-22
Kills by Boggess and Reese Bates helped the Bulldogs dash out to a 4-2 lead. The Sycamores would crawl back to tie it at 7-7 and then extend their lead to 14-10. A 4-0 run with kills from Grunze and Boggess helped the Bulldogs flip the score giving them a 21-19 lead. The Sycamores would soon fight back once again to take a 21-22 lead. Butler responded by closing out the set on a 4-0 spurt using a serving ace by Abby Maesch and another match-point kill by Grunze. Taylor finished with a set-high 13 assists.

Set 3: Butler 25-17
Butler was dominant in the third frame as they would hold onto the lead for the entire set. Two kills and a serving ace by Ward helped Butler storm out to a 4-1. The Bulldogs would continue to pile it on the Sycamores as Jaymeson Kinley had two serving aces during a 6-0 run that extended the lead to 10-2. Indiana State cut the lead back to within four points at 14-10, but they would fall farther behind again after a 4-0 lead put Butler in front 22-13. Kills from Grunze and Ward helped put the Sycamores to bed to win the match.

Stat of the Match
Three Bulldogs reached double figures in kills including Elise Ward (12 kills) Mariah Grunze (12 kills) and Grace Boggess (10 kills). Butler's defense also stood tall as they limited the Indiana State players to less than nine kills individually in the match.

Inside the Box Score

Taylor padded the stat sheet earning her second consecutive double-double with 33 assists and 10 digs.
Ward tied for a game-high 12 kills and seven digs.
Grunze also had 12 kills to go with five digs and a serving ace.
Kinley accumulated 17 digs and two serving aces.
Boggess finished with 10 kills and a team-high two blocks.

Up Next
The Bulldogs will return to action tomorrow for the final match of the MSU Comfort Inn-Vitational against the hosts Morehead State at 2 p.m.

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