Volleyball team swept by cross-town rival
Monday, September 26, 2005, 08:07 EST
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Dana Daprile, number 3 on the volleyball team
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The Bulldogs jumped out to a 13-7 lead early in the game but the Jacksonville offense proved to be too much for Butler to handle. Wide receiver Eldin Ferguson led the way for the Dolphins, catching three touchdown passes from quarterback Anthony Salgado. Salgado led Jacksonville to a school record 585 yards of total offense, 356 of which came on the ground.
After a disappointing loss to IUPUI last Tuesday, the Butler volleyball team got off to a hot start in Horizon League play, defeating both Cleveland State and Youngstown State 3-2.
The Butler men’s and women’s cross country teams had two runners place in the top ten at this weekend’s Roy Griak Invitational at the Les Bolstad Golf Course in Minneapolis, Minn. Last year’s NCCA track champion Victoria Mitchell and Scott Overall led their teams to sixth and eleventh place finishes respectively.
On Friday, Sept. 23, the Butler men’s soccer team defeated Xavier 3-0, its largest margin of victory of the season, without three of its key players. The Bulldogs now 6-2, dropped Xavier to 1-4-1 on the season in the rain-soaked and muddy game.
In each game of the match, IUPUI built an early lead on solid hitting and an efficient offense led by Bellamy. Butler fell behind early in the first game 8-3 and trailed 18-12 when coach Sharon Clark called her first timeout of the match.
The Jaguars (7-5) jumped out to a 13-6 lead early in the second game, but Butler closed to within 22-18 before another timeout.
IUPUI hit its way to a 51-25 advantage in kills and Butler (5-7) hit just .017, its second-lowest hitting percentage of the season. The Bulldogs hit .000 against Wisconsin on Sept. 3.
Senior libero Megan Knightly did provide Butler’s bright spot of the match. Knightly moved into sixth place on Butler’s all-time career digs list with 1,416. She recorded 16 against the Jaguars, her 42nd match in a row with at least 10 digs.
Butler begins Horizon League play this weekend with a pair of matches at home. The Bulldogs host Cleveland State on Friday in their conference opener and Youngstown State comes to Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday.