Indianapolis- The Butler Bulldogs fell in four sets Sunday afternoon to DePaul in its final match of the season. With the win, the Blue Demons finish the season 13-13 and 7-9 in conference play. Butler finishes their season with a record of 12-17 and 5-11 in BIG EAST conference play. 

Senior Day
Before the match, Butler celebrated Senior Day by honoring Rylie Tam before the match. Rylie served as the captain and senior leader for this year's team. She entered today's match having competed in more than 70 matches during her four years at Butler, totaling 127 career digs, including a career-high 14 digs her sophomore season at Xavier. She recorded a 2.13 passing average this season and was rated the No. 1 player in the state of Florida in the 2022 class by Prep Dig.

Bulldog Bites

• Elise Ward led the Dawgs with 17 kills on .417 hitting. 
• Alaleh Tolliver tallied 17 kills and 10 digs during today's match.
• Sawyer Jones led Bulldogs in service aces with four. The Bulldogs as a team tallied ten, tying the season high. 
• Lauren Evans led the Bulldogs in digs (22). 
• Sarah Kempf and Kaylee Finnegan split time as the Bulldog setter. Kempf finished the match with 21 assists, while Finnegan finished with 19. 

Set 1 DePaul (25-19)
An ace by Ellery Rees and a kill from Sawyer Jones gave Butler an early 6-3 lead in the first set. Holding a 7-4 edge, the Bulldogs rattled off four straight points, Ward delivered back-to-back kills, Slusser added another, and Jones capped the run with an ace. DePaul responded after Butler's fast start, pulling even at 15 before closing the set on a 10-4 run to take it.

Set 2 Butler (25-21)
Butler started fast again, scoring six of the first eight points before DePaul eventually tied it at 12. Later in the set, two kills from Ward and back-to-back service aces from Jones pushed the Bulldogs ahead 21-16. Butler maintained control the rest of the way, and a kill by Alaleh Tolliver sealed the set.

Set 3 DePaul (25-22)
Two service aces from Tolliver and kills by Ward and Jones helped stake Butler to a 7-1 lead early in the third set. The Bulldogs controlled most of the frame before DePaul mounted a rally. Two more kills from Ward and another ace from Jones kept Butler up 19-14, but the Blue Demons scored 11 of the final 17 points, closing on a 6-0 run, to take the set.

Set 4 DePaul (25-22)
The teams traded points early before two kills from Tolliver and another from Rees put them ahead 12-9. Later in the set, Tolliver added another kill to tie it at 20. DePaul pulled away again down the stretch and won the set 25-22 to clinch the match.