INDIANAPOLIS — The Bulldogs secured their first win of the BIG EAST conference play with a sweep over Providence (25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 25-21) ending their 11 match losing streak. Maesch led the team with 17 kills while the team collected a season-high 13 serving aces in the match.
 
Butler 25-19
The Bulldogs fell behind early at 3-1, but a solo block by Grace Boggess helped the team rally back to tie the match at 6-6. Providence would regain the lead at 11-7 until Butler suddenly woke up scoring nine-straight points to flip the score at 22-18. Alaleh Tolliver would then help put the finishing touches on Set 1 with a kill to win 25-19. Maesch continued her success in the first set collecting a set-high six kills while Boggess added five blocks.

Butler 25-20
Butler brought the momentum into the second set using a 5-0 run capped off by a serving ace by Boggess to take a 8-6 lead. The Friars would climb back into the match to tie the set back up at 12-12. However, the Bulldogs found another gear going on a 7-1 spurt using kills from Tolliver and Jaeda Lockhart to take a 19-14 lead. Butler would hold onto the lead closing out Set 2 with a serving ace by Tolliver to take a 2-0 match lead.
 
Providence 25-23
Boggess and the Bulldogs kept their foot on the gas in Set 3 using a kill and block to take an early 6-3 lead. Providence fought back to tie the match at 10-10. The two teams would remain deadlocked until serving aces from Reese Bates and Elise Ward gave Butler a 20-16 lead. The Friars responded with a late rally scoring the last five points to steal Set 3 at 25-23.

Butler 25-21
The fourth set started with a 5-4 Bulldog lead using kills from Boggess and Maesch. The Friars would then take back the lead at 11-8 before a quick response by Butler brought the score back 12-12. The teams then exchanged runs with Providence going on a 4-0 spurt before Butler responded with consecutive 3-0 spurts to take a 21-19 lead. Butler then helped closed out the match with four kills from Maesch and Tolliver to secure the win

Stats of the Match
The Bulldogs dominated Providence with 13 serving aces in the match while holding the Friars to just three. This is also the first time the Bulldogs tallied 13 or more serving aces in a match since they had 13 against Providence on Oct. 22, 2022. Seven different Bulldogs had at least one serving ace in the match. Reese Bates led the team with four while Elise Ward, Alaleh Tolliver, and Grace Boggess each added two more.

Inside The Box Score

• Cora Taylor posted 44 assists and a team-high 16 digs to earn her sixth double-double of the season
• Maesch led the team with 17 kills and three blocks
• Tolliver added 13 kills and 11 digs to earn ger second career double-double
• Ebo tallied 11 kills to go with three blocks
• Boggess hit for a match-high .444 while collecting eight kills and blocks
• Bates tied the season-high of four serving aces in a match

 
Up Next
The Dawgs will continue their four match homestand in Hinkle next week against Seton Hall and Georgetown with the first match slated for Friday, Oct. 18 at 7 PM.