The Marquette volleyball team defeated Xavier in four sets (25-20, 15-25, 25-18, 25-21) Saturday afternoon inside the Cintas Center.
The Golden Eagles’ 22nd win of the season marks the 100th career BIG EAST victory for Marquette head coach Ryan Theis. He is now 323-115 career overall and 179-61 overall at Marquette.
After dropping the first point of set one, Marquette went on a 5-0 run to take an early 5-1 lead. The Golden Eagles would hold the lead for the remainder of the set with Xavier getting within one point only once. Graduate student Hope Werch capped off the set with a kill to hand Marquette the 25-20 set victory.