Marquette volleyball went into Omaha on Friday night ranked #9 in the country and looking at a chance to win the Big East regular season title for the first time since 2013. All they had to do was beat Creighton in their own building after the Jays had beaten Marquette in five sets in Milwaukee back in October.
It, uh, didn’t happen.
While the Golden Eagles took the first set off the Bluejays, 25-22, the rest of the match did not go nearly as well. Marquette hit .159 in the opening frame and then never matched that mark again, losing 17-25, 19-25, and 17-25 while falling 3-1 to Creighton.