Marquette volleyball defeated UConn in straight sets (25-14, 25-18, 25-13) in the first match of the 2021 BIG EAST Championships Friday afternoon at the Al McGuire Center.
“(A) good team effort, I thought to win with those scores multiple people have to play well and I think they did that,” Marquette head coach Ryan Theis said.
Set one started out close between both teams, before Marquette used a 5-0 run to take a 13-8 lead forcing UConn to call a timeout. Coming out of the timeout, the Golden Eagles increased their lead to six, 19-13.
“I thought that defeated them a bit,” Theis said.