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Marquette Volleyball Drops Four-Game Decision at DePaul
10/31/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Oct. 31, 2001
Milwaukee - The Marquette volleyball team saw its four-match win streak come to an end Wednesday evening as DePaul topped the Golden Eagles in four games. The Blue Demons raised their record to 18-6 overall (9-3 C-USA) following a 30-28, 31-33, 30-20, 30-17 decision. The Golden Eagles saw their record fall to 15-9 overall, 7-5 C-USA.
Leading the Marquette effort was senior Vesna Grbavac (Palatine, Ill.) with team highs in both kills (19) and digs (18). Freshman Jennifer Amobi (Silver Springs, Mary.) totaled 12 kills while senior Mehgan Devine (Harris, Minn.) and junior Danielle Hagen (Milwaukee) notched 11 and 10 kills, respectively. Both Devine and Hagen also registered 10 digs.
For the match, Marquette finished with an 18.0 attack percentage (64-32-178) while DePaul posted a 29.9 percent effort (69-16-177). The Golden Eagles tallied an 80-71 edge in digs while the Blue Demons enjoyed a 9-2 advantage in total blocks.
After dropping a nip-and-tuck affair in game one, Marquette faced a 12-7 deficit in the early stages of the second game before a 5-1 run, keyed by three kills by Grbavac, narrowed the gap to 13-12. After the Blue Demons edged ahead by an 18-14 margin, Grbavac ignited a Golden 9-2 MU spurt that gave it a 23-20 advantage. In that stretch, Grbavac dished out two aces while coming up with an attack. The host Blue Demons bounced back and tied the game at 26-26 on the strength of a Stephanie Bishop service ace. A Hagen kill, combined with a DePaul attack error, enabled Marquette to lay claim to a 28-26 lead, but DePaul responded with a 5-2 burst that gave it a 31-30 lead. However, the Golden Eagles remained tenacious and recorded the game's last three points to earn the win. Grbavac totaled seven kills and seven digs to lead the team's effort in the win.
The third game saw DePaul make the most of a 12-4 outburst that broke open a close game, giving it a 26-16 margin. After four straight Marquette points, the Blue Demons closed out the game with four consecutive points. Marquette could muster only a .054 attack percentage (9-7-37) while DePaul posted a 27.7 hitting percentage (19-6-47).
The fourth game belonged to DePaul as hit recorded an impressive 42.9 hitting percentage while its strong defensive play held the Golden Eagles to 13.6 percent.
Marquette's next action takes place on Friday (Nov. 2) when it plays at Charlotte.
