No. 19 Volleyball sweeps Illinois State

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MILWAUKEE – The No. 19 Marquette University women's volleyball team swept Illinois State on Sunday afternoon, 25-15, 25-17, 25-18, at the Al McGuire Center to conclude non-conference action.

The Golden Eagles (9-1) were led by junior outside hitter Aubrey Hamilton with 15 kills. Hamilton hit a match-high .560 (15-1-25) and MU hit a combined .362 (43-9-94) to pick up its fourth sweep of the year.

The win is Marquette's seventh straight and its 9-1 mark is its best start to a season since recording the same record in the first 10 matches of 2009.

Illinois State (7-4) was led by Sarah Kushner with eight kills and eight digs.

NOTABLE:

MU improves to 6-3 all-time against the Redbirds.
The 9-1 start to the season ties MU's second-best start since joining NCAA Division I in 1986. MU started the 1997 season at 10-1.
MU middles Carsen Murray (.500; 6-0-12) and Hattie Bray (.583; 7-0-12) each hit over .500 in the win with zero hitting errors. Murray also posted five blocks, while Bray had four.
The Golden Eagles combined for 10.0 blocks, while ISU had just 2.0.
MU hit .407 (14-3-27) in the third set and Hamilton had seven kills on 12 errorless swings.

UP NEXT: The Golden Eagles host DePaul in their BIG EAST Conference opener on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Al McGuire Center

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