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Butler Butler 5-6,0-0 Big East
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IU Indy IUIndy 22 19 25 25 15 (3)
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Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | John Dedman

Butler Falls in Five Sets in Invitational Opener in Fishers


Butler built a two-set lead before IU Indianapolis was able to rally for a 3-2 win over the Bulldogs on the opening night of the Butler Volleyball Invitational hosted at the Fishers Event Center in Fishers, Ind.
 
The Jaguars took the match 22-25, 19-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-10.
 
With the result, Butler is now 5-6 on the season. IU Indy improves to 6-5.
 
THE DECIDING FIFTH: Butler jumped out to a 9-4 lead in the deciding set before IU Indianapolis was able to string together seven straight points for an 11-9 advantage. An Elise Ward kill stopped the streak and pulled Butler within one point (11-10) before the Jaguars closed the match by winning the final four points.
 
SET BY SET:
  • Five of Elise Ward's Butler-high 14 kills came in the first set on only eight swings as Butler took a 25-22 decision.
  • Five Bulldogs had multiple kills and the team combined for four blocks as Butler took a 2-0 lead with a 25-19 win in the second set.
  • The third set saw IU Indianapolis limit Butler to .129 hitting while the Jaguars hit at a .278 clip in the 25-22 win. The set featured nine ties and five lead changes.
  • Butler was done in by five service errors in dropping the fourth set, 25-22, to the Jaguars.
 
QUICK ATTACKS:
  • Elise Ward led four Bulldogs in double-figure kills with 14. Five of Ward's kills came on her eight swings in the first set.
  • Libero Lauren Evans had a match-high 21 digs.
  • Zoe McDonald had 12 kills on a .417 attack percentage Friday night.
  • Jillian Tippmann led the Jaguars with 19 kills; Maia Long added 17.
  • Butler had eight services aces in the match – two each from Ward, Evans, Kaylee Finnegan and Alaleh Tolliver.
  • Butler hit .206 for the match; IU Indy countered with a .245 percentage.
  • Butler's 10 team blocks included seven block assists from Ellery Rees and five from Sawyer Jones.
 
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs return to the Fishers Event Center Saturday for the second day of the Butler Volleyball Invitational. The Bulldogs will play Oakland at 2 p.m. and then follow that with a 5 p.m. match against Eastern Michigan.
 
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