Marquette University
LSU (Florida Disney Classic)
Volleyball Drops Season Finale, 3-0
11/25/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 25, 2006
ORLANDO, FLA. - The Marquette volleyball team concluded the 2006 season, Saturday afternoon, when it fell to No. T-15 LSU, 3-0 (22-30, 29-31, 16-30), at the Champions Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla., at the Gators Conference Challenge. The Golden Eagles finish the season with a 16-15 record, including a 10-4 mark in the BIG EAST. It is the third-straight season the team has registered a record at or above .500. It is also only the third time in program history a team has recorded back-to-back-to-back seasons with a record of .500 or better, with the last stretch coming from 1978-1980.
Tied 3-3 in game one, LSU went on a 13-6 run to take a commanding 16-9 lead. Marquette mounted a comeback, however, as junior Kimberley Todd cut the margin to three at 25-22. The Tigers halted the rush at that point as they scored the next five points to go on to win, 30-22.
Todd gave MU a seemingly stealth lead with a kill early in game two as it took an 8-3 lead. After falling behind six at 14-8 on an attack error, LSU rallied to score seen of the next 10 points to get within two of Marquette at 17-15. The Golden Eagles answered with a 6-2 run to retake a six-point lead at 23-17, but back again came the Tigers, scoring the next six points to knot the game at 23-23. LSU took the lead at 25-24 and never looked back, winning 31-29.
LSU took its momentum into the third game. After trailing 6-3, the Tigers would leap-frog the Golden Eagles to take a 9-8 lead and then cruise to a 30-16 victory.
Todd finished the match with a team-high 13 kills.
Seniors Jamie Mueller, Lauren Pierce and Nicole Wallace all played in the final match of their careers at Marquette. Mueller finished with seven kills and nine digs, and Wallace added two kills. Pierce tallied 10 digs.
