Marquette entered their tilt with Webster Groves on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Webster Groves Statesmen. That's more bragging rights for the Mustangs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Marquette had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 26-28, 22-25, 25-18, 25-18, 15-7.
Among those leading the charge was Rachel Breidenbach, who had three digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight contests.
Marquette's record is now 17-10. As for Webster Groves, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-17.
Marquette has already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against Eureka on the 9th. As for Webster Groves, they will venture away from home to challenge Affton at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Webster Groves has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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