INDIANAPOLIS — The Bulldogs battled against No. 6 ranked Creighton inside Hinkle Fieldhouse Friday night, but the Blue Jays ultimately took the match in three sets (25-19, 25-15, 25-11). 
 
Creighton 25-19
The Bulldogs used a kill and block from Abby Maesch to start at 4-4 against the Blue Jays. Creighton would slowly take a 11-7 lead before Butler came storming back using an insane behind the back pass by Maesch to bring the score back within a point. The Blue Jays then found some momentum using a 4-0 lead to jump to 17-12. A late rally by the Bulldogs cut the lead back to 22-19, but the Blue Jays would then eventually close out the first set at 25-19. Maesch and Alaleh Tolliver each collected four kills in the set.
 
Creighton 25-15
Maesch and Laiya Ebo earned early kills for the Bulldogs in Set 2, but Creighton began the set on top 4-2. The Blue Jays then went on a 7-0 spurt to take a 11-3 lead. Kills from Tolliver and Sawyer Jones helped bring the score back within five points 19-14. However the Blue Jays would eventually take Set 2 at 25-15.
 
Creighton 25-11
Butler started from behind again in Set 3 after an early 4-0 run gave Creighton a 8-2 lead. The Blue Jays would then go on a 10-2 run to extend their lead to 16-5. Creighton would hold onto the lead until the end of the set to win the match.

Stats of the Match
Freshman Alaleh Tolliver extended her streak of having nine or more kills to five matches after recording nine kills against Creighton. She has also led the team in kills throughout the last four matches with her total kills reaching 51 this season.

Inside The Box Score

• Cora Taylor recorded 15 assists and four digs
• Kaylee Finnegan added 10 assists and six digs
• Tolliver led the team with nine kills and four digs
• Maesch recorded eight kills and and five digs 

Up Next
The Bulldogs will hit the road to Milwaukee to face off against Marquette on Sunday afternoon beginning at 2 PM.