INDIANAPOLIS, - The Butler Bulldogs fell to the Creighton Bluejays, 3-0, on Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Bulldogs slide to 11-15 overall and 5-9 in the BIG EAST. The Creighton Bluejays improved to 17-9 overall and 12-2 in conference action.
Bulldog Bites
- Kaylee Finnegan registered 10 assists and eight digs. She split time with Ava Hunter, who also registered nine assists and five digs.
- Chase Lemming recorded nine kills, including six in the first set. She also posted two blocks and one dig.
- Raegan Durbin posted seven kills and three digs.
- Elise Ward totaled six kills and five digs.
- Jersey collected six digs and two assists.
On the Record with Head Coach Kyle Shondell
"I really wish we could have put together a few better sets, both offensively and defensively, to honor our seniors more than anything else.
Elise Ward,
Sawyer Jones and
Kaylee Finnegan have meant so much to this program. They've stuck through everything these last four years, and it's just been so much fun to watch them grow and develop into the leaders they are. We knew Creighton was really good, and everything we knew they would do is exactly what they did, and we just had to find better ways to pressure teams in the ways that we know how. We have two more matches this season to figure that out."
Set 1 Creighton (25-20)
Butler began the Senior Day match against Creighton trading points in the early moments of the frame. BU went on a 5-0 run driven by kills from Lemming,
Ellery Rees, and Durbin to put the Bulldogs up two (10-8) approaching the halfway mark. The Bluejays went on a 7-4 run and took a narrow 15-14 edge at the midway point of the set. Creighton continued to pressure Butler with a 6-2 run that put the score at 21-17. The Bulldogs answered with kills from Lemming. However, the Bluejays ended up taking set one, 25-20.
Set 2 Creighton (25-14)
Creighton opened the second set trading points back and forth, tying five times before reaching 9-9 in the early moments of the set. The Bluejays went on a 6-1 run that landed them a 15-10 edge at the halfway mark of set two. Butler continued to fight in the late moments of the set with kills from Durbin and Lemming. However, it was Creighton who took the second set 25-14.
Set 3 Winner Name (Score)
Butler jumped out to a 7-4 lead driven by an ace and kill from Ward, along with blocks from Lemming in the beginning of the third set. Creighton responded with a 5-0 run to take a 10-8 lead. The Bulldogs answered with a 5-1 run courtesy of kills from Durbin and an ace from Loyer. Despite this, the Bluejays took a narrow 15-13 edge at the midway point of the set. The Bulldogs sparked a 4-1 run behind a Bluejay error, kills from Lemming and
Carly Slusser, and a block from both Slusser and Hunter. Ultimately, Creighton took the third set 25-19 and claimed overall match victory.
Up Next
Butler will wrap up its conference season next weekend with two road matches. The Bulldogs will travel to Providence, R.I. on Friday, Nov. 8, to face the Friars. First serve is scheduled for 5 p.m. Butler will then travel to Storrs, Connecticut, to match up against UConn on Saturday, Nov. 14. First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m.
