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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Butler | 18 | 18 | 14 | 0 |
Volleyball Bounces Back with Sweep Over Butler
10/11/2025 6:39:00โฏPM | Women's Volleyball
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.โUConn women's volleyball bounced back from Friday night's defeat, sweeping the Butler Bulldogs (25-18, 25-18, 25-14) on Saturday evening at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Grace Maria (Arlington, Va.) fired in two consecutive aces to get the Huskies an early 4-1 lead. The Bulldogs responded with a run of their own, cutting the UConn lead to 7-6, after multiple kills from Zoe McDonald and a combined block from McDonald and Alaleh Tolliver. Hanna Tylska (Sroda Wielkopolska, Poland), ย Anna Herman (Vincennes, Ind.) and Audrey Rome (Sandwich, Ill.) powered the UConn attack, as the Huskies stretched their lead to 15-10. Butler cut into the lead, capitalizing on UConn errors to close the gap to 16-14. McKenna Brand (Lucas, Texas) chipped in an ace, and Emma Werkmeister (Victor, N.Y.) fired in a kill to force Butler into a timeout with the visitors leading 20-15. Maria's third ace of the set pushed UConn to set point, where Werkmeister powered the Huskies to a 25-18 first set victory.
UConn took advantage of multiple Butler miscues to take an early 5-1 advantage in the second frame. Brand and Doga Kutlu (Ankara, Turkey) fired in aces, as the Huskies grabbed control in the set to take a commanding 13-6 lead. Brenna Wyman (Louisville, Ky.) dialed in an ace and Loren Winn (Dallas, Texas) rejected a Butler attack to fuel the UConn lead to 17-10. Elise Ward poured in an ace for the Bulldogs, and the duo of Sawyer Jones and Carly Slusser combined on a block to push the Huskies to call a timeout, with the visitors leading 17-12. UConn pulled away down the stretch, fueled by a Werkmeister ace and two kills from Tylska, taking the second frame, 25-18.
The service line domination continued for the Huskies in the third set, with Wyman and Isabella Suhy (Toledo, Ohio) each contributing an ace to put UConn in front 7-3. Rome and Winn continued to ignite the attack, as the Huskies maintained a 14-8 lead in the frame. With their eyes on a sweep, Werkmeister chipped in two more terminations to extend the visitors' edge to 21-13. The trio of Herman, Winn, and Tylska paced a relentless UConn attack, as the Huskies took the third set 25-14 to complete the sweep.
Werkmeister led all players with 10 kills. Kutlu conducted the UConn offense with 31 assists. Tolliver led Butler with eight kills. UConn's .369 hit percentage as a team marked the second highest in a match this season (.382 vs Lehigh on August 29th). The Huskies fired in 11 aces as a team, the seventh occurrence of double-digit aces this season.
UConn returns home next weekend for a showdown with Georgetown on Friday, October 17th at 3:30 pm. ย
