Marquette had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the Harvard Hornets by a score of 2-0. That's more bragging rights for the Crusaders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Marquette was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Harvard squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-18.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marquette to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hunter Hopkins, who had three aces and ten assists. That's the most aces Hopkins has posted in her last five matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Makayla Backos, who had ten digs and a kill.
Marquette pushed their record up to 11-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Harvard, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-13 record this season.
Marquette didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory vs. Alden-Hebron on the 28th. As for Harvard, they will play host again on Monday to welcome Hiawatha, where the match is scheduled at 5:00 p.m.
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