No. 24 Volleyball falls 3-0 to No. 18 Tennessee

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MILWAUKEE – The No. 24 Marquette University women's volleyball team fell, 25-19, 25-22, 25-22, to No. 18 Tennessee on Sunday afternoon at the Al McGuire Center.

Senior outside hitter Aubrey Hamilton had 14 kills to lead the Golden Eagles (2-5), who hit a combined .247.

The Volunteers (7-1) hit .438 in the victory and were led by 18 kills from Morgahn Fingall (18-2-34), while Jenaisya Moore had 15 with four digs and a pair of service aces.

After losing the opening two frames, the Golden Eagles appeared to pull even with the Vols at 23-23 in the third set after an errant attack from Moore. But Tennessee challenged the ruling on the court and the call was overturned to put the Vols at match point, 24-22.

MU hit .355 in the first set to UT's .528, while the Vols hit .359 and .433 in the final two sets, respectively.

NOTABLE:

Today was MU's fifth match this season against a ranked opponent
Sunday's contest on World Suicide Prevention Day was Marquette's Mental Health Awareness Match
The Golden Eagles have eight matches this season against teams currently ranked in the AVCA Coaches Poll (No. 1 Wisconsin, No. 6 Oregon, No. 9 Pitt, No. 16 Creighton (twice), No. 18 Tennessee, No. 20 Purdue, No. 22 Kansas). Western Kentucky and Dayton are currently receiving votes.
The remainder of MU's non-conference schedule will be played in Milwaukee. Marquette closes non-conference play with four matches at the Al McGuire Center on campus, the Wisconsin match at Fiserv Forum (home of MU men's basketball and the Milwaukee Bucks) and a Thursday, Sept. 14 match across town at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Hamilton is three kills from reaching 1,000 in her NCAA career. The native of Hartland, Wisconsin has 486 at Marquette and 997 in her career.
UT's lone loss came in five sets at No. 1 Wisconsin last Sunday at UW Field House. The Vols rallied from a 2-0 match deficit to force a fifth set, where they fell 15-13.
Marquette is 0-4 all-time against the Volunteers and Sunday was the first meeting between the two programs since 2008.

UP NEXT: The Golden Eagles welcome No. 1 Wisconsin to Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, Sept. 13 to highlight the state's volleyball community and attempt to set an indoor regular season volleyball attendance record.

Individual tickets at Fiserv are not included in the Marquette season ticket package and a very limited number of tickets remain. Upper bowl tickets are still available for the matchup with the Badgers and can be purchased online through Ticketmaster and GoMarquette.com. General admission season tickets at the Al McGuire Center are just $40 for the year and can be purchased online or by calling the Marquette Ticket Office at 414-288-GOMU (4668). Email athletics@marquette.edu for group rates or for the limited number of courtside seats.

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