(MARQUETTE COMMUNICATIONS) MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University volleyball team (13-6, 8-1 BIG EAST) took down Butler (10-11, 4-5 BIG EAST) in three sets Saturday afternoon at the Al McGuire Center.
Carson Tyler led all players with 17 kills while hitting .375 and added a match-high five service aces as Marquette posted a .344 team hitting percentage in the straight-set victory. Tani Juric registered 10 kills on a team-best .450 hitting clip and added three blocks, while Molly Welge contributed seven kills and matched Julia Stanev for the team lead with four blocks. Emma Parks provided a spark off the bench with six kills, and Luanna Markus directed the offense with 40 assists while adding four kills of her own on .429 hitting. Defensively, libero Emi Juric recorded a match-high 15 digs, helping Marquette hold Butler to .215 hitting.
After Butler scored the first point, Carson Tyler sparked the Golden Eagles with back-to-back service aces as part of a 5-0 run that gave Marquette a 5-1 advantage. The Bulldogs chipped away and pulled within 18-17 after scoring five of six points midway through the set, but Marquette responded immediately. Kills from Tyler, Tani Juric and Molly Welge helped the Golden Eagles regain control, and Juric added three kills over the final six Marquette points. Luanna Markus orchestrated the offense throughout the frame, while Tyler delivered the set-clinching kill to finish off the 25-21 victory.
After Butler held a narrow 10-9 advantage, the Golden Eagles responded with a 6-1 surge, turning the deficit into a 15-11 lead. Carson Tyler fueled the run with three kills, while Julia Stanev added a solo block and Butler committed a pair of attacking errors. Marquette maintained control the rest of the way, extending its lead to 18-14 on a block by Emma Parks and Molly Welge before Tyler continued to carry the offense with four late kills. The Golden Eagles closed the frame behind a block from Luanna Markus and Stanev, and Tyler recorded set point before Stanev delivered the final kill for the 25-20 win in the second set.
Tyler set the tone early with three service aces as the Golden Eagles built an 8-4 lead, and Marquette later used a 5-0 stretch to extend its advantage to 15-9. Butler responded with five of the next seven points to trim the deficit to 17-15, but Marquette answered behind kills from Emma Parks, Tyler and Julia Stanev to maintain control. The Bulldogs closed within a point at 22-21 late in the frame before Tani Juric delivered a key kill to make it 23-21. Marquette then earned match point on a block by Molly Welge and Parks before Parks put away the final point on an assist from Allie Beers, securing the 25-21 win and the straight-set victory.
NOTES
- Carson Tyler led all players with 17 kills, marking her 18th double-digit kill match in 19 matches this season.
- Tyler added five service aces, her third match with 5+ aces this season.
- Tyler now has 12 matches with multiple aces this season.
- Tani Juric posted 10 kills on .450 hitting, her seventh double-digit kill match of the season and sixth in the last seven matches.
- Luanna Markus recorded 40 assists, giving her six 40-assist matches this season and her second straight after posting 42 at Seton Hall.
- Markus has now recorded 30 or more assists in 16 matches this season entering the weekend and added another in the win over Butler.
- Emi Juric finished with a match-high 15 digs, her 16th double-digit dig match of the season.
- Marquette hit.344 as a team, its second straight match above .340 after hitting .346 at Seton Hall the previous weekend.
- Marquette remained unbeaten in three-set matches at 11-0 this season.
- The Golden Eagles improved to 6-0 at home this season.
- Marquette hit a match-best .462 in the second set with 14 kills and only two attacking errors.
- Molly Welge and Julia Stanev tied for the team lead with four blocks apiece.
- Marquette led Butler in kills (47-36), hitting percentage (.344-.215), assists (46-35), digs (35-31), blocks (8-5) and aces (5-3).
UP NEXT
Marquette finishes the weekend with a match against Xavier Sunday afternoon, Oct. 25, at 3 p.m. CT in the Al McGuire Center.
Comments