Volleyball Recap: Rock Bridge Comes Up Short in High-Profile Contest with Marquette

By Team Reports Oct 18, 2024, 5:30am

Volleyball Recap: Rock Bridge Bruins vs. Marquette Mustangs

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On Wednesday, Rock Bridge faced Marquette in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Rock Bridge Bruins fell just short of the Marquette Mustangs by a score of 3-2. The Bruins were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2022.

While Rock Bridge ultimately came up short, they really made Marquette work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 26-24, 21-25, 16-25, 15-11.

Despite the loss, Rock Bridge still got an impressive performance from Terry Schrock, who had 19 digs and two aces. Schrock is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.

Leading Marquette to victory were Mckenzie Fitzmaurice and Mallory Sell. Fitzmaurice had seven digs and two aces, while Sell had 13 digs, 11 kills, and a block. That's the most aces Fitzmaurice has posted in her last nine matchups.

Rock Bridge's record is now 19-6. As for Marquette, their victory bumped their record up to 19-13.

Rock Bridge will be playing in front of their home fans against Hickman at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Marquette does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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