Marquette volleyball remained undefeated in BIG EAST play this season with a 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-13) win over Xavier Wednesday night. The win was Marquette’s fifth in a row.
Marquette dug them themselves into a hole in the first set. After staying close for the first few points of the match, Xavier was able to pull ahead 10-6 and use the padding from that lead to take the set 25-20. It snapped a 12-set Marquette winning streak dating back to the non-conference schedule.
The second set remained close, but after tying the score at 17, Marquette never relinquished the lead again, taking the set 25-22.