Golden Eagles Blank DePaul, 3-0

Sept. 30, 2005

MILWAUKEE - The Marquette volleyball team won its second BIG EAST match this evening in the Al McGuire Center, defeating DePaul, 3-0 (30-25, 30-25, 30-24). Senior outside hitter Theresa Coughlin, junior outside hitter Jamie Mueller and sophomore outside hitter Kim Todd led the Golden Eagles with 11 kills apiece to help Marquette improve to 8-6, 2-1 BIG EAST, while DePaul falls to 3-10, 0-2 BIG EAST.

"Overall tonight, I thought we played well," said head coach Pati Rolf. "Our passing improved tonight which helped stabilize the rest of our attack. It was a total team effort. We need to keep this momentum on our side and we need to come out ready to play on Sunday against Notre Dame."

Marquette claimed game one, 30-25, despite trading points and hitting just 11. 9 percent in the first stanza. A kill by sophomore middle blocker Tiffany Helmbrecht helped Marquette mount a 12-3 run midway through the game and seal the first victory for the Golden Eagles. Coughlin, Mueller and Todd each tallied three kills, while Todd and sophomore middle blocker Jenn Brown contributed three blocks apiece to Marquette's cause.

DePaul fought back in game two, jumping out to an early 6-0 lead. The Golden Eagles rallied from behind and tied the game up at 18 each thanks to an attack error by DePaul's Aly Zavitz. Back-to-back kills from Coughlin and Brown helped Marquette to earn a one-point advantage. The Golden Eagles held on to the lead, and went on a 4-0 run not looking back to claim game two, 30-25. Coughlin led the way for Marquette in the second game registering six kills while the Golden Eagles improved their hitting to 18.6 percent.

Marquette clinched the sweep of the match winning game three, 30-24, behind a match high 37.2 hitting percentage. Coughlin, Mueller and Todd combined for 12 of the Golden Eagles 20 kills in game three.

Cristina Correa led DePaul with eight kills, but the Golden Eagles dominated at the net notching 10 blocks and holding the Blue Demons to just a 10.3 percent attacks percentage.

Marquette returns to action on Sunday as the host defending BIG EAST champion and no. 10 Notre Dame in the Al McGuire Center at 2 p.m.