Volleyball Preview: Marquette Crusaders vs. Lexington Minutemen
Marquette has been on the road for seven straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Lexington Minutemen at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Marquette is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Illinois Lutheran by a score of 2-0.
Marquette easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-10.
Marquette's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kealey Rick led the charge by getting three digs. Another player making a difference was Makayla Backos, who had nine digs.
Meanwhile, Lexington entered their tilt with Cornerstone Christian on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cyclones , sneaking past 2-1.
Lexington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-20, 25-14.
Marquette's win bumped their record up to 23-11-1. As for Lexington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-7 record this season.
Marquette came up short against Lexington in their previous matchup back in August, falling 2-0. Can Marquette avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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