Marquette is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Mill Valley. The Mustangs fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 2-1. The Mustangs' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Marquette started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The final score came out to 28-30, 25-20, 25-17.
Teagan Pocius paced Marquette's offense, picking up 11 kills. Pocius got some help from Maggie Smith and her 17 assists. Smith was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Marquette's defeat dropped their record down to 15-14. As for Mill Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.
Marquette wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Blue Valley West on the 11th. As for Mill Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 win against Blue Valley Southwest on the 11th.
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