Behind a 22 kill outing by sophomore Allie Barber, Marquette fended off constant rallies from Hawaii and persevered through a fifth and final set to snag a 3-2 win over the #20 ranked Rainbow Wahine. Marquette is 1-0 to start the 2017 season with two more ranked foes awaiting them on Saturday night and Sunday night.
The match was just one long protracted instance of Hawaii realizing “hey, we’re ranked #20 in the country, why are we trailing in this set?” Over and over and over again, they bounced back to wipe out Marquette leads.