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Volleyball downs Georgetown in straight sets

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Coming off a loss to No. 10 Creighton in Omaha last week, No. 20 Marquette flew back to sweep the Georgetown Hoyas in its BIG EAST home opener (25-18, 25-13, 25-20) Friday night.

Redshirt senior Jenna Rosenthal hit an important mark in her career in the win, becoming the all-time leader in assisted blocks. Rosenthal’s performance Friday night helped her to surpass Meghan Niemann’s record of 412.

“The really important thing in that title is assisted blocks,” Rosenthal said. “That record doesn’t come without teammates and having my pin blockers, Hope (Werch), Anna (Haak), Allie (Barber), setting up for me (and) doing good stuff.