Thanks to a teensy bit of help from Xavier last weekend, YOUR Marquette women’s volleyball team has already clinched a top six finish in the Big East. With 12 matches played and six more to go, Marquette sits at 11-1 in the standings and can end up with no more than seven losses. Five squads already have eight defeats in league play — yes, in just 12 matches — so the Golden Eagles are in the top six for sure.
That’s notable, or at least much more notable than it has been in years past, as the league has expanded the conference tournament to six teams from four in the past.