No. 16 Volleyball beats Xavier, 3-1, on Senior Night

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MILWAUKEE – The No. 16 Marquette University women's volleyball team claimed a 22-25, 25-12, 25-22, 25-20 victory over Xavier on Senior Night at the Al McGuire Center on Friday.

The Golden Eagles (25-2, 16-1 BIG EAST) hit a combined .359 and were led by 15 kills from Aubrey Hamilton, while Ella Foti added 14 kills, three blocks and a pair of service aces. Senior libero Carly Skrabak posted a season-best 31 digs for her career high in a Marquette uniform.

Marquette rebounded from a tough first set loss by holding Xavier to just 12 points and a .030 hitting mark (6-5-33) in the second frame. And MU picked up the third while hitting .429 and recording five service aces.

The Musketeers (18-9, 11-6 BIG EAST) were led by a match-high 16 kills from Brooklyn Cink and 14 kills on .500 hitting from Delaney Hogan. Xavier hit a combined .236.

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Prior to the match, the Golden Eagles celebrated the careers of MU seniors Caroline Dragani, Megan Lund, Claire Nuessmeier, Carly Skrabak and Hannah Vanden Berg.
Over the last four years MU has gone 89-18 overall and 52-7 in BIG EAST Conference play. The Golden Eagles advanced to the NCAA tournament in both 2019 and 2021 and earned a share of the BIG EAST regular season title last season.
MU improves to 15-0 at the Al McGuire Center this season.
The match was just MU's fourth BIG EAST match lasting four-or-more sets this year.
The Musketeers took the opening set, 25-22, while hitting .514 (19-1-35), led by eight kills from Cink. Xavier jumped out 7-1 to start.
MU improved its BIG EAST-best hitting percentage to .293 and improved its kills per set mark to 14.49 to move past Creighton into the league lead and fifth place nationally.
Carsen Murray is now hitting a conference-best .422.
Xavier entered the match 8-2 in its last 10 matches.
The Musketeers are 6-4 away from home this season and currently sit alone in third place in the BIG EAST standings.

UP NEXT: Saturday's 6 p.m. contest against No. 11 Creighton at the Al will be for the BIG EAST regular season title. The Bluejays swept DePaul on Friday night to improve to 17-0 and clinch at least a share of their ninth straight BIG EAST title. The two squads shared the regular season crown last fall and CU topped MU in five sets on Oct. 14 of this year in Omaha. Fans who attend Saturday's match against Creighton are encouraged to wear white and the first 500 MU students will be given rally towels. Fans can claim free tickets through a special FEVO offer from the Marquette Ticket Office.

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