Serena lost to Marquette back in October, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Saturday. The Serena Huskers skirted past the Marquette Crusaders 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Huskers.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (61-60) Serena actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 19-25, 26-24, 15-12.
Serena couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.4% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in August of 2023.
Despite the loss, Marquette still got an impressive performance from Kealey Rick, who had two aces, a kill, and 29 assists. Rick is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Makayla Backos, who had 14 digs and a kill.
Serena has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-14-1 record this season. As for Marquette, their loss dropped their record down to 21-11-1.
Serena has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Somonauk on the 29th. As for Marquette, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Chicago Military Academy on the 29th.
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