INDIANAPOLIS – The DePaul volleyball team claimed an all-important 3-1 (25-22, 25-22, 22-25, 25-20) win over Butler on Friday morning at Hinkle Fieldhouse, moving into sole possession of fourth place in the BIG EAST standings.
With the victory, the Blue Demons move a game ahead of Butler and improve to 16-11 on the season and 9-6 in league play. DePaul will look to secure its first berth to the BIG EAST Championship in program history on Sunday with a win over Xavier accompanied by a Butler loss to Marquette.
DePaul saw contributions from everywhere on the court with four Blue Demons registering double-digit kills. Hanna Karl led the attack with 16 kills to go along with 11 digs to pick up a double-double.
Emma Price was potent on the right side putting down 14 kills on 29 swings with just one error to hit .448. Donna Brown posted another strong showing in the middle with 11 kills at a .348 clip and a team-high four blocks. Bailey Nelson provided timely kills on the right side with 10 on the outing while Aly Kindelberger was active at the net with six kills and a block.
In the back row, Rachel Krasowski picked up a match-high 27 digs for the best outing in BIG EAST contests for the sophomore libero.
Molly Murrihy recorded her third double-double of the season with 25 assists and 11 digs, while Phoenix Lee dished out 24 assists and collected eight digs.
Butler was led by 14 kills from Megan Sheridan and 11 kills and six blocks from middle blocker Melody Davidson.
How it Happened:
Set One: DePaul ran out to an early 7-2 lead behind a pair of kills from Brown followed by a pair of service aces from Lee. A Butler service error put the Blue Demons on top 11-7 before a pair of miscues from DePaul cut the advantage to two. Butler went on a 3-0 run late in the first set to take an 18-17 lead and force a DePaul timeout. Kindelberger tallied a solo block and two rallies later went up for a kill to knot the score at 20 apiece. Pressly dropped in a service ace to put DePaul up one and force a Butler timeout. The Blue Demons claimed the last four points of the first set including a Krasowski service ace to clinch the first set and 1-0 lead on the match.
Set Two: The Blue Demons started the second set with momentum, jumping out to an 8-3 lead. DePaul saw five kills from the right side in that span with Price tallying three and Nelson dropping in a pair. The Bulldogs closed the gap to a point at 10-9 and tied the score at 12 apiece after a pair of Blue Demon attack errors. A pair of Nelson kills followed by a Karl termination on an overpass put DePaul back on top 15-12. Three consecutive Bulldog errors handed DePaul an 18-13 lead before Butler claimed four of the next five points to come within two at 19-17. Brown's sixth kill of the match claimed gave DePaul a 25-22 set two victory and put the Blue Demons on top 2-0.
Set Three: The third set was a back-and-forth affair until the Bulldogs scored five of six points to take a 12-9 lead and force a DePaul timeout. A pair of Allison Dennemann kills closed the deficit to two at 14-12. Krasowski found the hardwood with a pass over the net to bring DePaul within one at 21-20 and force a Butler timeout. The Bulldogs went on to win four of the next five points and took the third set 25-22.
Set Four: DePaul utilized a 4-0 run with Lee behind the service line to take an early 8-5 lead in the fourth set. Back-to-back attack errors from the Blue Demons saw Butler creep in at 12-11. Timely kills from six different Blue Demons combined with Bulldog attacking errors allowed DePaul to go on a 10-2 run and take a 23-14 advantage. Butler did not go away easily, tallying six of the next seven points and staving off four match points. Price's 14th kill of the afternoon gave DePaul the set 25-20 and the match 3-1.
From Head Coach Marie Zidek: Four players in double digit kills. Leaning into Emma's offense on the slide to open everyone else up. Hustle plays and grittiness all over the place led by Rachel. Pride in ball control and doing the hard work to create offensive opportunities. And finally our offensive high end is showing up consistently in matches. This group has worked so hard to create momentum that even when the opponent starts to lean into their one strength, this group can still work to keep momentum. Today was a special match in so many ways, and this team continues to show what elite competitors they can be.
Up Next: DePaul will close out its final road trip of the season with a match at Xavier on Sunday at 1 p.m. All of the action from the Cintas Center can be seen on FloSports. The Blue Demons will close out the regular season slate at McGrath-Phillips Arena with Villanova and Georgetown, Nov. 19-20.
For all the latest on the DePaul women's volleyball team stay tuned to depaulbluedemons.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
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