One of the big questions coming into the season for Marquette volleyball was, effectively, “What even is this team?” With just one 100% healthy returning outside hitter and a giant pack of major contributor seniors gone plus two new assistant coaches, it was reasonable to wonder how head coach Ryan Theis was going to pull it all together. Maybe more important than that, the question of how fast he was going to be able to pull it all together was looming over the team, and the answer was likely going to dictate how the season went.
We got an answer on how and how fast right out of the gate as Marquette came away from their opener with a five set thriller victory over then-#11 Kentucky.