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Winner Ball St. BSU 6-4,0-0 MAC
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Butler Butler 2-8,0-0 Big East
Winner
Ball St. BSU
6-4,0-0 MAC
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Final
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Butler Butler
2-8,0-0 Big East
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Ball St. BSU 25 25 25 (3)
Butler Butler 14 16 20 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Ethan Polak

ButlerVB Lose in First Match of Butler Invitational to Ball State

INDIANAPOLIS — The Bulldogs fall short in three sets to Ball State in the first match of the Butler Invitational. Elise Ward led the team with 10 kills while Cora Taylor tallied 25 assists.

Ball State 25-14
Grace Boggess helped kick off the match with a block and kill, but the score remained deadlocked at 5-5. The Cardinals then flipped a switch scoring a 4-0 run to take a 17-11 lead. Ball State would continue to pile on the score eventually closing out the set on five consecutive points.

Ball State 25-20
Set 2 was different with the Bulldogs using an early 4-0 spurt capped off by a serving ace from Aesha Vogt to take a 5-1 lead. The Cardinals had a quick response erasing the deficit with a 6-0 run to take an 8-7 lead. Kills from Laiya Ebo helped the Bulldogs fight back to take the lead at 12-10. However, Ball State would take control of the set scoring eight straight points to run away with set one at 21-13 and eventually 25-16.

Ball State 25-20
Butler began the third set from behind after the Cardinals jumped out to a 6-1 lead. Kills from Ebo helped bring the deficit within three points at 14-11. Ball State would not give in, slowly pulling away at 22-16 and closing the match at 25-20.

Stat of the Match: Lauren Evans continued her streak of earning at least one serving ace in every match this season, which has reached nine matches. Evans collected two serving aces tonight to bring her total up to 17 serving aces, which is tied for fourth in the BIG EAST.

Inside the Box Score
  • Taylor amassed 25 assists, three digs, and a pair of kills
  • Ward led the team with 10 kills and six digs
  • Ebo hit for a team-high .357 with seven kills on 14 attacks.
  • Boggess led the match with four blocks while adding three kills
  • Loyer earned a team-high nine digs 
Up Next
The Bulldogs will resume the action in Hinkle Fieldhouse tomorrow night for the second match of the Butler Invitational against Bellarmine beginning at 7PM.
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