NEW YORK – No. 10 Marquette and Xavier earned the first league wins of the 2019 season on Wednesday as the Golden Eagles won in straight sets over Butler and the Musketeers took down DePaul in a five-set match on the road.
League play continues on Friday with four matches, eight of the 10 teams playing, while Xavier and Butler have a bye.
Marquette 3, Butler 0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-15)
Tenth ranked Marquette defeated Butler at the Al McGuire Center as Golden Eagle senior Allie Barber produced a recorded 13 kills to lead MU (11-2, 1-0).