Grizzlies fall 3-1 on the road to the Cougars

The Butler Grizzlies two-game KJCCC win streak was snapped Monday night in Great Bend as they fell 3-1 to the Barton Cougars.

After taking the first set of the night 25-20, the Butler Volleyball team (9-6, 4-4) lost the next three 25-17, 25-17 and 25-17.

The Grizzlies tried to stretch the match into five sets as they put together an early run in the fourth set but couldn't hold the lead. Butler led 13-10 at one point in the set, but the Cougars went on a 10-0 run which gave the Cougars a large enough cushion to close out the match 25-18 and finish the match in favor of the Cougars.

Jaryn Benning led Butler with a season high 19 kills with a .459 hitting % as well as 12 digs and two blocks. Freshman Carly Clennan added in 10 kills on her 16 attempts for a .625%. She also led the team with four blocks on the night. Sydney Morrow led the team in digs with 22 while Sydney Hefty dug up 17 on the night.

NEXT UP: Butler (9-6, 4-4) will host winless Independence (0-9, 0-8) on Thursday, March 4 at the Power Plant in El Dorado, KS at 6:30pm.