Following their first BIG EAST home win, the No. 20 Marquette Golden Eagles swept the Villanova University Wildcats at the Al McGuire Center Saturday night (25-10, 25-23 and 25-19).
Marquette dominated the first set, taking a quick 11-4 lead. Despite taking a timeout early in the set, Villanova couldn’t slow down the Golden Eagles’ momentum. Marquette was on a roll and won the first set handily 25-10.
In the first, Marquette had seven service aces and its highest hitting percentage of the night at 0.417. Redshirt senior Jenna Rosenthal had an attack percentage of 0.750, capitalizing on six out of her eight kill attempts.