(MARQUETTE COMMUNICATIONS) – The Marquette University volleyball team (17-7, 12-2 BIG EAST) is set for the final weekend of the regular season this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13-14. MU will host Seton Hall (10-16, 2-12 BIG EAST) this Friday at 7 p.m. CT, and will wrap the weekend with St. John’s (19-8, 9-5 BIG EAST) on Saturday at 5 p.m. CT. Both matches this weekend will stream live on ESPN+ from the Al McGuire Center.
SENIOR DAY CELEBRATIONS
Prior to Saturday’s match, Marquette will hold senior night ceremonies for senior Julia Stanev and graduate student Lauren Young for their contributions to MUVB in their time on campus. Senior ceremonies will begin at 4:50 p.m. on Saturday.
Stanev, in her second season with the Golden Eagles, transferred to MU from Eastern Illinois. With Marquette, Stanev has appeared in 43 matches and has become a huge presence in the 2026 starting lineup. She recently surpassed 200 career blocks this season, and is on-pace for her best season in the Blue & Gold.
Young joined the Golden Eagles after spending time at both Jacksonville and UNC-Wilmington. Even though she has appeared in just three matches this season, Young has provided a steady veteran presence for a freshman-heavy team, and has served as MU’s backup setter.
LAST TIME OUT
Marquette took their final road trip out east this season, defeating Villanova in four sets last Friday, Nov. 6 and sweeping Georgetown on Saturday, Nov. 7. With the wins, MU secured their spot in the BIG EAST Tournament and clinched a top-two seed in the tournament as well.
At Villanova, Carson Tyler led all players with 24 kills while hitting .308 and added 14 digs for a double-double. Emma Parks provided a huge offensive boost with a career-high 18 kills on a match-best .484 hitting percentage, committing just three errors on 31 swings. Luanna Markus directed the attack with 41 assists and recorded a double-double of her own with 15 digs, while libero Emi Juric anchored the back row with a match-high 22 digs and added nine assists and an ace. Molly Welge contributed seven kills on .333 hitting and matched Markus for the team lead with five blocks, while Tyler added 14 digs and a service ace.
In the Saturday sweep of the Hoyas, Carson Tyler led MU with 15 kills while hitting .367 and added nine digs and two blocks as Marquette hit an impressive .390. Emma Parks provided nine kills and three blocks off the bench, while Tani Juric added seven kills on a .368 hitting percentage and two blocks. Molly Welge was highly efficient with seven kills on 12 swings without an error for a team-best .583 hitting percentage and added seven blocks. Luanna Markus directed the offense with 35 assists while also contributing four kills, eight digs and two blocks, and libero Emi Juric paced the back row with a match-high 14 digs while adding eight assists and a service ace. Julia Stanev chipped in five kills on .500 hitting and three blocks.
A PIVOTAL WEEKEND IN THE BIG EAST
Marquette enters the final week of the regular season tied for first in the BIG EAST standings at 12-2, sharing the top spot with Creighton. MU controls its own destiny for a regular-season BIG EAST Championship, as two wins to end the season will clinch the Golden Eagles at least a share. Both the Golden Eagles and Bluejays have clinched their spots in the BIG EAST Tournament, while the final two spots will be between DePaul, Xavier, and St. John’s.
MU and Creighton have both clinched top-two seeds, but if both win out, the Bluejays would win the tiebreaker for the No. 1-seed in the tournament on the third tiebreak rule (1-1 record head-to-head, 5-5 record in sets won, 213-211 CU wins tiebreak in total points scored). For the three and four seeds in the tournament, DePaul and St. John’s would both clinch with one victory this weekend, however the pair face off with each other on Friday, meaning one of St. John’s (at Marquette) or DePaul (vs. Seton Hall) would have to win on Saturday to earn their spot in the tournament. Xavier gets in as the No. 4-seed with two wins (at UConn 11/13, at Providence 11/14) and the loser of the STJ-DPU match on Friday also loses Saturday.
RPI CHECK-IN
Marquette enters the week at No. 32 in the NCAA Adjusted RPI with a 17-7 overall record and a 12-2 mark in BIG EAST play, through matches Nov. 1. MU has risen 59 spots from No. 91 in the first NCAA Adjusted RPI rankings released on Sept. 29 to its current position of No. 32, the largest climb among teams that debuted inside the initial top 100. The Golden Eagles have built their résumé with wins over RPI No. 26 Illinois, No. 28 Creighton, No. 45 Wright State, and No. 49 DePaul, while maintaining a 7-7 record vs. top-100 teams and a perfect 10-0 against teams ranked below the top-100.
Last week, MU picked up wins over No. 88 Villanova and No. 114 Georgetown, and this upcoming week will face off against No. 262 Seton Hall and No. 121 St. John’s. Overall, the BIG EAST features five teams inside the top 100 of the RPI (Creighton No. 28, Marquette No. 32, DePaul No. 49, Xavier No. 78, Villanova No. 88).
TYLER EARNS AVCA NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
Junior outside hitter Carson Tyler of the Marquette University volleyball team was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Player of the Week, as announced by the coaching organization Tuesday afternoon. Tyler became the third Golden Eagle in program history to earn AVCA National Player of the Week honors, and first since 2017.
Tyler was the powerhouse of the Marquette offense last weekend, helping lead the team to another undefeated conference weekend and clinch a spot in the 2026 BIG EAST Volleyball Tournament. The junior tallied 39 kills (5.57/set), 23 digs (3.29/set), 42 points (6.00/set), and hit .329 (39k-12e-82ta) across Marquette’s wins over Villanova and Georgetown last Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7.
Tyler became the third Golden Eagle in program history to be named the AVCA National Player of the Week, joining Allie Barber (Oct. 31, 2017) and Autumn Bailey (Nov. 18, 2014).
TYLER AMONG THE NATION’S BEST
Junior outside hitter Carson Tyler continues to establish herself as one of the nation’s most productive attackers and the leader for the BIG EAST Player of the Year award. Tyler is leading the BIG EAST in kills per set (4.52), points (487.5), points per set (5.36) and attacks per set (10.84). Nationally, Tyler ranks eighth in points per set seventh in total points, 10th in aces (52), eighth in aces per set (0.57), and 14th in total kills (411). Tyler has reached double-digit kills in all but one of Marquette’s matches this season, and has six matches of 20+ kills and eight double-doubles this season.
MARKUS RUNNING THE OFFENSE
Freshman setter Luanna Markus has emerged as one of the premier freshmen and setters in the conference, leading the BIG EAST in both total assists (902) and assists per set (9.91). Markus ranks 51st nationally in assists and has recorded at least 30 assists in 22 of Marquette’s 24 matches this season. She has surpassed the 40-assist mark seven times, and has seven double-doubles this season.
OFFENSIVE POWER IN THE BIG EAST
Marquette boasts one of the most efficient offenses in the conference, leading the BIG EAST and ranking 53rd nationally with a .249 team hitting percentage. The Golden Eagles have eclipsed the .300 hitting mark eight times this season and are coming off a .390 hit percentage against Georgetown. MU also ranks third in the BIG EAST in assists per set (11.95), fourth in kills per set (12.95) and fifth in aces per set (1.49).
WELGE CONTROLS THE NET
Freshman middle blocker Molly Welge has developed into one of the conference’s top front-row defenders, ranking second in the BIG EAST and 62nd nationally with 1.23 blocks per set. Her 111 total blocks rank third in the BIG EAST and 51st nationally.
TANI’S EMERGENCE
Freshman opposite hitter Tani Juric has developed into one of Marquette’s most reliable offensive weapons, ranking second on the team with 225 kills (2.47 per set) while hitting.263, the third-best mark among Golden Eagle attackers with at least 200 attempts.
EMI HOLDS DOWN THE BACK ROW
Freshman libero Emi Juric leads Marquette with 364 digs and 4.00 digs per set, ranking fifth in the BIG EAST in total digs and seventh in digs per set. She has posted double-digit digs in 22 of 24 matches this season and owns five 20-plus dig performances, including a career-high 28 digs against Xavier and 22 digs against Villanova last Friday. Juric has recorded at least 15 digs in seven of her last 10 matches and has helped anchor a Marquette defense that ranks second in the BIG EAST in blocks per set and first in conference play in hitting percentage.
FRESHMEN DRIVING THE SUCCESS
Marquette’s rise has been fueled by one of the conference’s most productive freshman classes. Luanna Markus ranks first in the BIG EAST in assists per set (9.91) and total assists (902), while Molly Welge ranks second in the conference in blocks per set (1.23) and third in total blocks (111). Tani Juric ranks second on the team with 225 kills, and Emi Juric sits fifth in the BIG EAST with 364 digs.
SWEEP SUCCESS
When matches stay short, few teams in the country have been more efficient than Marquette, as the Golden Eagles are a perfect 12-0 in three-set matches this season. MU has had three five-set victories and just two four-set victory, and has won at least one set in every match this season, including against top-ranked teams like Texas, Stanford, and Wisconsin. Dating back to a three-set loss to Creighton in the BIG EAST Semifinals on 11/22/2025, MU has gone 26-straight matches without being swept, the fifth-longest streak in program history.
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