Volleyball Recap: Marquette Mustangs vs. Pattonville Pirates
Marquette won the last time they faced Pattonville, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Marquette Mustangs came out on top against the Pattonville Pirates by a score of 2-0.
While Marquette won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22.
Marquette was led to victory by Mckenzie Fitzmaurice and Chelsea Plunkett. Fitzmaurice had five aces, while Plunkett had eight digs. The dominant performance gave Fitzmaurice a new career-high in aces.
Despite the loss, Pattonville still got an impressive performance from Jenna Cochran, who had nine digs.
Marquette is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Pattonville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-5.
Marquette didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against St. Dominic on the 26th. Pattonville has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Lutheran South on the 26th.
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