Coralville Iowa- Friday evening, Butler took down Loyola Chicago in straight sets. With tonight's win, the Dawgs move to 4-1 on the season.   


Bulldog Bites 

• Elise Ward had 11 kills and 12 digs in the match. 
• Tolliver led Butler in kills tonight with 12.
• Kaylee Finnegan continues to be Butler's offensive orchestrator; she had 34 assists tonight. 
• Finnegan also picked up 10 digs. 
• Lauren Evans led the Dawgs in digs with 16.

Set 1 Butler (26-24)
Early kills from Elise Ward, Sawyer Jones, and Alaleh Tolliver allowed the Dawgs to start the match off hot, building themselves a 10-6 lead. Another Ward kill and two kills from Zoe McDonald allowed Butler to turn their early set lead into a lead in the middle of the set, they led 15-11. The Ramblers did not go away quietly, they put together an 8-4 run to even the set at 19. The two sides traded blows late in the set, until Kaylee Finnegan found McDonald for a kill, then Ellery Rees and Alaleh Tolliver teamed up for the set clinching block. Butler won the first set 26-24. 

Set 2 (25-22)
Set 2 saw the Ramblers jump out and take an early 11-8 lead. Butler was able to withstand Loyola's quick start, and when the score was 17-15 Alaleh Tolliver hammered back to back kills to even the score at 17. In the later stages of the set, the Dawgs and Ramblers went back and forth until Butler was able to create a small lead and it was a block assist by Sawyer Jones and Ellery Rees that clinched the set for Butler. 

Set 3 (25-16)   
Set 3 was all Bulldogs. The Dawgs pounced on the Ramblers early in the set building themselves an 11-1 lead. During that stretch Sawyer Jones, Elise Ward, Alaleh Tolliver, and Ellery Rees all picked up kills. Rees blocked a kill attempt and Ward served an ace. Butler never looked back on their early advantage, Jones found two more kills putting Butler on the brink of clinching the match, leading 20-10. A block assist from Zoe McDonald and Elise Ward won the set and the match for the Dawgs. 

Up Next
Butler will wrap up their portion of the Iowa Invitational tomorrow at 12pm ET against Illinois State.