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Winner St. John's (NY) SJU 20-10,9-7 Big East
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Butler Butler 6-22,4-12 Big East
Winner
St. John's (NY) SJU
20-10,9-7 Big East
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Final
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Butler Butler
6-22,4-12 Big East
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. John's (NY) SJU 26 25 25 25 (3)
Butler Butler 28 17 23 21 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Ethan Polak

Cherry’s Season-High in Kills on Senior Day Not Enough Against St. John’s

INDIANAPOLIS — The Bulldogs played their hearts out on Senior Day but would fall in four sets to St. John's. Butler dominated the net led by senior Destiny Cherry who tallied 12 kills and five blocks.

Butler 28-26
The Bulldogs flew out the gates in Set 1 going on a 10-1 run led by kills from Destiny Cherry and service aces from Cora Taylor at 12-4. St. John's would come storming back with a 6-0 run to cut the lead to within one point at 16-15. Butler took back the momentum to take the lead at 19-15 before then falling behind after the Red Storm went on a 5-0 run to regain the lead at 20-19. The two teams would then remain deadlocked until Butler caught fire, ending the set on a 3-0 run capped off by a solo block from Destiny Cherry.

St. John's 25-17
Butler fell behind in Set 2 after the Red Storm took a 6-4 lead. Kills from Grace Boggess and Elise Ward brought the score within one point at 8-8. St. John's then went on a 9-3 run to jump to a 20-12 lead. They would eventually close out the set at 25-17.

St. John's 25-23
The third set began in favor of the Bulldogs after a 4-0 run capped off by a block from Cherry and Laiya Ebo to give the Bulldogs a 9-6 lead. They continued to hold onto the lead all the way until late in the set when St. John's tied the score at 20-20. They then used another 4-0 spurt to jump to 24-21 and eventually take the set at 25-23.

St. John's 25-21
The Johnnies continued to put on the pressure in the fourth set after climbing to a 9-3 lead. Butler came crawling back using kills from Cherry to cut the lead to 10-8. St. John's then caught fire again using a 7-1 run to take a 18-10 lead. The Bulldogs had a late rally with kills from Ebo and Boggess to bring the score to 24-21, but would eventually fall at 25-21.

Stat of the Match
The Bulldogs dominated the net against the Red Storm collecting 13 total blocks. Butler had five different players with three or more blocks in the match led by Destiny Cherry and Laiya Ebo who each had five blocks. They were joined by Grace Boggess (4) Cora Taylor (3) and Alaleh Tolliver (3).

Inside The Box Score
  • Taylor padded the stat sheet with 44 assists, five service aces, and five digs 
  • Lauren Evans posted 16 digs and an assist
  • Cherry earned a new season-high with 12 kills while hitting for .320 and adding five blocks
  • Ward tied the team-high 12 kills and 10 digs to earn her second double-double of the season
  • Tolliver combined for 11 kills, eight digs, and three blocks
  • Ebo recorded 10 kills and five blocks 
  • Boggess earned five kills and four blocks

Up Next 
The Bulldogs will hit the road to conclude the season at Georgetown on Friday, Nov. 22 followed by the final match at Seton Hall on Saturday, Nov. 23.
 
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