KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tiana Butler helped the Missouri Western volleyball team to a 2-0 week that vaulted the Griffons to the No. 5 seed for the MIAA Championships and she was named MIAA Specialist of the Week for her efforts.
The senior Libero picked up the honor after averaging 7.57 digs per set last week. Butler helped the Griffons defeat Newman in four sets then sweep Central Oklahoma in a winner-take-fifth match to close out the regular season. She didn't commit a reception error and totaled 53 total digs over the seven sets. Against Newman, she had 31 digs and Saturday against Central Oklahoma, she had 22.
Butler and the Griffons earned another shot at rival and No. 4-seeded Northwest Missouri on Nov. 21 in the first round of the MIAA Championships. The match is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Hy-Vee Arena in Kansas City with the winner advancing to Friday's semifinals against either Central Missouri or Central Oklahoma.
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