I don’t want to say that the train has completely gone off the tracks for Marquette volleyball, but I think we can safely say that the first seven matches of the 2023 season are not going anywhere close to the way that head coach Ryan Theis hoped that they might.
On Friday, #24 Marquette took a 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-20) loss to #9 Pittsburgh Panthers. On Sunday, with their spot in the AVCA top 25 poll on the line, the Golden Eagles fell to #18 Tennessee in a sweep with scores of 25-19, 25-22, and 25-22.