Pattonville lost against Marquette back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Pattonville Pirates fell 2-0 to the Marquette Mustangs. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost four in a row.
While Pattonville was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Pattonville still got an impressive performance from Jenna Cochran, who had nine digs.
Leading Marquette to victory were Mckenzie Fitzmaurice and Chelsea Plunkett. Fitzmaurice had five aces, while Plunkett had eight digs. The dominant performance gave Fitzmaurice a new career-high in aces.
Pattonville's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Marquette, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Pattonville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Lutheran South on the 26th. Marquette has also already played their next game, a 2-0 win against St. Dominic on the 26th.
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