Marquette came tearing into Saturday's match with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Alden-Hebron Green Giants. The Crusaders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Green Giants, too.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Marquette took both sets by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-11.
Marquette got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kealey Rick out in front who had three aces and a kill. That's the most aces Rick has posted in her last eight matchups. Another player making a difference was Emily Ryan - Adair, who had four aces and a kill.
She wasn't the only good server: Marquette was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive games.
Marquette has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Alden-Hebron, they are on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-13.
Marquette didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat vs. Vernon Hills on the 28th. As for Alden-Hebron, they will venture away from home to square off against Leland at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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