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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Eastern Kentucky will play at Butler on Wednesday.
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The match at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse will begin at 6 p.m. and air live on YouTube.
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INSIDE THE SERIES
-Â Butler leads the all-time series 3-0.Â
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-Â The first meeting between the two teams came in 1991.Â
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-Â The most recent meeting was in 2013.Â
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THE COLONELS
-Â Eastern Kentucky (2-7) closed the Colonel Challenge with a 3-1 win over Western Carolina on Saturday.
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Molly Michalak had a match-best 16 kills with a .263 attack percentage and 10 digs against WCU.
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Sarah Mitchell finished with 15 kills, made only four errors and hit .324 in the win over Western Carolina.
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Sydney Schoen had a match-high 22 digs against WCU and finished the Colonel Challenge with an average of 5.0 digs per set over three matches.
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-Â Michalak was chosen to the Colonel Challenge All-Tournament team after averaging 3.83 kills per set.
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SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
- Butler is 5-4 this season. The Bulldogs won two of three matches at the California Tournament last weekend, beating Nevada (3-0) and host Cal (3-1), after falling to North Dakota State (3-1) in the opener. Â
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- Melody Davidson leads Butler with 3.43 kills per set while hitting .320 for the season. Jaymeson Kinley has a team-best 5.31 digs per set. Madison Friebel leads the squad with 10.09 assists per set. Â
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-Â Davidson had 16 kills on a .448 hitting percentage and five blocks in the win over California.
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