Marquette sweeps UConn in BIG EAST semifinals

Box Score (PDF)

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University women's volleyball team swept the UConn Huskies (25-14, 25-18, 25-13) on Friday afternoon at the Al McGuire Center in the semifinals of the 2021 BIG EAST Women's Volleyball Championship, presented by JEEP.

Jenna Reitsma and Taylor Wolf led Marquette (26-4, 16-2 BIG EAST) with eight kills, while graduate student Savannah Rennie contributed seven terminations.

Carsen Murray added five kills and a match-high five blocks, and defensive specialist Katie Schoessow managed three service aces, matching UConn's team total in the contest.

The Golden Eagles hit .248 (39-11-113) in the match while holding UConn to .034 (29-25-116).

Caylee Parker paced UConn (21-10, 13-5 BIG EAST) with a match-high 13 kills and Jasmine Davis totaled six.

The Golden Eagles are now 12-12 all-time in the BIG EAST Championship and have advanced to the title bout seven times, including five-straight years since 2017.

MU owns a 9-3 edge in the all-time series with the Huskies and is riding a six-game winning streak against UConn. Both of this regular season's matchups were Marquette wins, each coming in four sets.

Marquette dominated in the opening frame, capturing the first set 25-14 on 13 kills. After the Huskies tied the second stanza at 9-9, MU stormed back into the lead and took the frame by seven points. It was all Golden Eagles in set three, jumping out to a 13-2 lead and cruising to a three-set sweep.

MU, conference regular season co-champion alongside Creighton, is in search of its first BIG EAST tournament crown since it captured both the regular season and tournament titles in 2013. The Golden Eagles are hosting the league tournament for the first time since 2019 and have hosted six times previously.

NEXT UP: Marquette will now play in the BIG EAST Championship title game, taking on No. 22 Creighton tomorrow at the Al McGuire Center. First serve will be at 1 p.m. Central time on FS2.

Keep up with the Marquette University women's volleyball program through social media by following on Twitter (@MarquetteVB) and Instagram (@MarquetteVB) and 'liking' on Facebook (/MarquetteVolleyball).