Hope Werch racked up 12 kills on just 22 attacks on Saturday night as RV Marquette swept Northern Iowa, 3-0, on set scores of 25-18, 25-14, and 25-15. With the win, Marquette moved to 9-2 overall on the season at the end of non-conference play. The win also gave the Golden Eagles the championship for their very own Marquette Invitational after three consecutive three-set victories on Friday and Saturday.
It seemed like we were in store for a highly competitive match on Saturday evening with the visiting perennial NCAA tournament program trading punches with the Golden Eagles.