On Saturday, the Marquette Crusaders narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Jefferson J-Hawks 2-1.
Marquette had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-19, 15-13.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marquette to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kinley Rick, who had nine kills and five digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Makayla Backos, who had 11 digs.
Marquette's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Jefferson, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season.
Marquette didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win vs. South Beloit on the 28th. Jefferson has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Vernon Hills on the 28th.
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