Volleyball Recap: Marquette Crusaders vs. Fieldcrest Knights
Marquette entered their tilt with Fieldcrest on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They skirted past the Fieldcrest Knights 2-1. For the Crusaders, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 defeat the Knights walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Marquette got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-27, 25-22.
Marquette's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Makayla Backos led the charge by getting 16 digs and a kill. Backos is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kealey Rick, who had three kills, two aces, and a block.
Marquette has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Fieldcrest, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-11-1.
Marquette and Dwight are set to duel on Thursday. As for Fieldcrest, they will square off against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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