Volleyball Preview: Eureka Wildcats vs. Marquette Mustangs
Eureka has been on the road for eight straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Marquette Mustangs at 5:45 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Eureka earned a 3-1 win over St. Dominic.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 22-25, 25-16, 25-23.
Harper Highfill was a one-man wrecking crew for Eureka as she had 26 digs and nine aces. Those nine aces gave Highfill a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Eureka was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Marquette had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Statesmen out 3-2.
Marquette had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 26-28, 22-25, 25-18, 25-18, 15-7.
Eureka is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Marquette, their victory bumped their record up to 17-10.
Eureka came out on top in a nail-biter against Marquette in their previous meeting last Saturday, sneaking past 2-1. Does Eureka have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marquette turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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