When the 2017 Marquette volleyball team stepped on the court for the first time last Friday against the University of Hawai’i, they had a much different look from when they last left the court a season ago.
This year’s roster debuts nine new names to the team. Some of the turnover was expected with the graduation of six players, including key contributors middle hitter Meghan Niemann, libero Lauren Houg and setter Sara Blaiser. Some of the roster turnover was unexpected; star outside hitter Taylor Louis’ transfer hit the team hard, as did the loss of right side Amanda Green and middle blocker Teal Schnurr.