Box Score

Butler Butler 7-9,0-3 Big East

Villanova VU 12-2,3-0 Big East

Butler Butler

7-9,0-3 Big East

Final

Oct. 03, 2025

Villanova VU

12-2,3-0 Big East

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Butler Butler	19	23	15	(0)
Villanova VU	25	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 10/3/2025 9:31:00 PM | Nick Laudano

Villanova Defeats Butler in Straight Sets

Next Match:

at Georgetown

10/4/2025 | 7PM

Next Match

Full Schedule

Oct. 04 (Sat) / 7PM

at Georgetown

History

Roster

Villanova, Pa.- Butler fell to BIG EAST foe Villanova 3-0 Friday evening. Butler moves to 7-9 on the season and 0-3 in conference play.

Bulldog Bites

Sawyer Jones tied her career high in blocks tonight (6)
Alaleh Tolliver led the Dawgs in kills and digs. She picked up 12 kills and tallied nine digs.
Zoe McDonald and Ellery Rees each had four blocks
McDonald finished with six kills while hitting .600

Set 1 Villanova (25-19)
The Wildcats started the match strong, building an early 10-4 lead. Two kills from Alaleh Tolliver and another from Zoe McDonald highlighted a 10-4 Butler run that tied the set at 14. Villanova responded by regaining the lead and maintaining it for the rest of the set. Tolliver notched back-to-back kills to bring Butler within 18-16, but the Wildcats held off the Bulldogs to take the first set.

Set 2 Villanova (25-23)
The Bulldogs jumped on the Wildcats early in the second set, building a 12-8 lead behind kills from Sawyer Jones, Ellery Rees, Alaleh Tolliver, Zoe McDonald and Elise Ward. Butler extended its advantage to 17-10 with additional kills from Ward and Tolliver. Villanova, however, mounted an impressive comeback, tying the set at 20 and eventually winning it, 25-23.

Set 3 Villanova (25-15)
Set three belonged to Villanova. The two sides went back and forth early, and a block assist from Zoe McDonald and Elise Ward, along with a kill from McDonald, helped Butler remain within striking distance. However, Villanova built a 20-13 lead before winning the set, 25-15, and the match, 3-0.

Up Next
Butler will be back in action tomorrow night, taking on Georgetown at 7 p.m. ET.

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