The Marquette Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Christian Brothers Cadets at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marquette has three straight wins, Christian Brothers has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Marquette is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Lutheran South, who was ranked 24th at the time (Marquette was ranked sixth). The Mustangs walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Lancers on Friday.
Marquette walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-23, 21-25, 25-15.
Harris Ellington
| 04/04/25 @ Lutheran South | 18 |
| 05/07/24 vs Parkway West | 8 |
| 05/01/24 vs St. Louis University | 7 |
| 04/19/24 vs Parkway South | 7 |
| 03/29/25 vs Windward | 6 |
Marquette can attribute much of their success to Harris Ellington, who had 18 digs and two assists. Those 18 digs gave Ellington a new career-high. Mark Wolf also deserves some recognition as he had his first kills of the season.
Meanwhile, Christian Brothers suffered their biggest defeat since April 23, 2024 on Friday. They lost 3-0 to Vianney.
While Christian Brothers was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 27-25, 25-19.
Marquette's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Christian Brothers, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Marquette couldn't quite get it done against Christian Brothers in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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