After a bit of a back-and-forth opening set, #10 Marquette volleyball settled in and beat Butler 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-15) on Wednesday afternoon. The Golden Eagles are now a sparkling 11-2 on the year, and perhaps more importantly, are now in first place in the Big East at 1-0.
Yes, it’s a tie with Xavier as they beat DePaul on Wednesday as well, and yes, no one else has played yet. Shush. Still counts.
What happened in the first set is entirely up to your opinion. On one hand, Marquette held Butler to nine kills and eight errors for a hitting percentage of just .