The ball was in the air, everyone watching, a silent arena.
When it hit the blue mat, out of bounds, like dominos, the reaction unfurled: from Jenna Reitsma’s fist pump to the blue and gold lights flashing around the Al McGuire Center to the Marquette pep band’s playing of “Ring Out Ahoya.”
On a chilly Friday night in Milwaukee, Bluejay senior defensive specialist Ellie Bolton’s service error started the histrionics and capped a 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-19) sweep for Marquette volleyball (10-7, 6-0 Big East) over No. 15 Creighton (12-4, 3-2 Big East).
For the second year in a row, the Golden Eagles swept the Bluejays on their home court in front of a crowd donned in white.