Marquette waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders. The Crusaders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Raiders, too.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Marquette took both sets by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-10.
Leading Marquette to victory were Makayla Backos and Kealey Rick. Backos had 11 digs and two kills, while Rick had three aces and 12 assists. Rick is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last three games she's played.
Marquette has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for Ashton-Franklin Center, they dropped their record down to 6-24-1 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home.
Marquette wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-1 loss against Serena on the 26th. Ashton-Franklin Center has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Polo on the 26th.
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