Volleyball Game Preview: Butler Aviators vs. Greenville Green Wave

By Team Reports Sep 16, 2025, 11:14am

Volleyball Preview: Butler Aviators vs. Greenville Green Wave

Butler is 9-1 against Greenville since October of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Aviators will host the Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. Greenville took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Butler, who comes in off a win.

On Monday, Butler got the win against West Carrollton by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Aviators.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Butler took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-9, 25-12.

Laila Neely

Serving Aces

09/15/25 @ West Carrollton2
09/13/25 vs Benjamin Logan2
09/13/25 vs Bellbrook2

Butler's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Laila Neely, who had nine digs and two aces. Neely is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last three games she's played. Emma Dady was another key player, getting three digs and two aces.

They weren't the only good server: Butler was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Greenville came up short against Tippecanoe on Monday, falling 3-0. The Green Wave have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

While Greenville was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Tippecanoe's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-5, 25-7, 25-15.

Butler's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Greenville, they now have a losing record of 6-7.

Butler took their win against Greenville in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Aviators repeat their success, or do the Green Wave have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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