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Troy University
5-14,3-8Sun Belt
ULM
10-15,1-10Sun Belt
Troy Comes Up Short at ULM
10/30/2025 8:38:00 PM | Volleyball
MONROE, La. – Troy volleyball was unable to find enough offense on Thursday night, falling to ULM, 3-1 (21-25, 25-14, 24-26, 18-25) inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
For Troy (5-14, 3-8), Amiah Butler showed why she's among the Sun Belt's best, finishing the match with 24 kills on .354 hitting, while adding 15 digs in the process. Setter Madison Marx had one of her most impressive matches, as the true freshman tallied 29 assists, and fell one dig shy of a double-double.
ULM (10-15, 1-10) earned its first Sun Belt victory of the season behind 21 kills from Amelia Piekut. No other Warhawk reached double-digit kills, however it was the defense that propelled ULM to the win, as libero Briana Raney helped limit the Trojan attack, finishing with 18 digs.
Set 1 – ULM 25, TROY 21
The two sides jockeyed for position early on, with eight ties in the opening set. Troy was able to establish a 13-10 lead, but then allowed four straight points to give ULM the slight advantage. The Warhawks would eventually go on to win the opening frame, taking the final three points to win 25-21. Piekut tallied seven of her 24 kills during the first set.
Set 2 – TROY 25, ULM 14
Troy bounced back in a big way in the second, as the Trojans hit a blistering .483 over the 39 points. The set was never close, with Troy opening up a five point lead at 10-5, with the largest lead of 11 coming as the set ended, 25-14. Butler hit .778 on nine swings, with seven balls finding the floor.
Set 3 – ULM 26, TROY 24
The closest set of the match featured 13 ties and eight lead changes. The teams traded points for much of the frame before ULM closed with three straight to edge Troy, 26-24. Kenzie Behl put down two solo blocks in the set for ULM.
Set 4 – ULM 25, TROY 18
The fourth and final set was close early on, tied up at 6-6. However, ULM would win the next six of eight points to give itself the advantage, and maintained their lead the rest of the way. The final differential would be seven points, with ULM winning the match, three sets to one.
Quotable – Head Coach Josh Lauer
"Really tough disappointing loss tonight. ULM took advantage of our inconsistency and played a good match. We need to be lot more aggressive and consistent. We are looking forward to another competitive match tomorrow."
Notables
- ULM's win is its first over Troy since 2017. The Trojans had won the previous nine meetings.
- Kalina Calvillo's two solo blocks were a career best.
- Amiah Butler tied a career-high with 15 digs.
- Olivia Kwiatkowski also tied her career-high in digs at 13.
- Troy is now 22-5 all-time against ULM.
Up Next
Troy and ULM will wrap up their series tomorrow afternoon in a Halloween matinee. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m., with the action streaming on ESPN+ and live stats available at TroyTrojans.com/livestats.
