In years past, Marquette volleyball has been a close second to the Creighton Blue Jays in the BIG EAST Conference, both in expectations and actual standings. Now the gap appears to be widening.
Marquette dropped to third in the BIG EAST preseason poll, four points behind the second-place Butler Bulldogs. The Golden Eagles garnered one first place vote, which is presumably Creighton head coach Kristen Booth’s vote since coaches are not allowed to vote for their own teams. Creighton got the nine other first place votes.
Two Golden Eagles made the preseason all-conference team: sophomore outside hitter Allie Barber and junior middle blocker Jenna Rosenthal.