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Elise Ward Swing vs Villanova 11-16-24
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Winner Villanova VU 15-12,8-8 Big East
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Butler Butler 6-21,4-11 Big East
Winner
Villanova VU
15-12,8-8 Big East
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Final
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Butler Butler
6-21,4-11 Big East
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Villanova VU 25 25 25 (3)
Butler Butler 23 13 19 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Ethan Polak

ButlerVB’s Strong Defense Not Enough Against Villanova

INDIANAPOLIS — The Bulldogs battled against Villanova at home but would be bested in three sets (23-25, 13-25, 19-25). Lauren Evans tied for a match-high 13 digs while Alaleh Tolliver led the team with 10 kills.

Villanova 25-23
The first set was a battle with the Bulldogs taking an early lead at 9-5 after the team collected three service aces led by Elise Ward and Laiya Ebo. The Wildcats would come back to tie the set at 12-12 until kills from Grace Boggess helped take back the lead at 16-14. Villanova would regain the lead at 22-19, but Butler would rally back using a 4-0 lead to take a 23-22 capped off by a block from Ebo and Zoe McDonald. The Wildcats would then fight back to score the next three points and sneak away with set 1 at 25-23.

Villanova 25-13
The second set was all Wildcats as Villanova would fly out to a 7-3 lead. They would continue to extend their lead to 18-9 and eventually close out Set 2 at 25-13.

Villanova 25-19
Butler jumped out the gates in Set 3 using kills from Boggess and Alaleh Tolliver to take an early 6-2 lead. Kills from Ebo and Ward helped the Bulldogs maintain that lead at 12-10. The Wildcats would then come crawling back to taking a 19-16 lead before extending the score to 22-17. Villanova would then go on to score three more points to claim the match.

Stat of the Match
Butler played well on defense throughout the match collecting 41 total digs. Four different players reached eight or more digs in the match with Lauren Evans tying for the match-high at 13 digs. Her teammates Cora Taylor, Alaleh Tolliver, and Jersey Loyer then each added eight digs.

Inside The Box Score
  • Tolliver led the team with 10 kills while adding eight digs and a pair of blocks
  • Taylor posted 23 assists with eight digs
  • Ward amassed eight kills and a pair of digs
  • Evans reached a match-high 13 digs along with three assists
  • Ebo recorded five kills two service aces and a block
Up Next 
The Bulldogs will celebrate Senior Day during their final home match of the season against St. John's on Nov. 17 with the first serve slated for 1 p.m.
 
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