One day after coming off a five-set battle to knock off No. 10 University of Southern California Friday, Marquette couldn’t replicate that energy Saturday night, falling to No. 3 Brigham Young University 3-1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-14).
“(BYU is) really good at doing their strengths for long periods of time,” Marquette head coach Ryan Theis said. “Their players have a lot of freedom to make decisions based on what they see and are very good at reading the game.”
Marquette had some early success but could not match BYU’s experience and vision.
“They became more and more familiar with us as the match went on and again,” Theis said.