Saturday’s 3-1 victory over No. 24 Dayton was Marquette volleyball’s first non-conference win over a ranked opponent in two years.
Before that, the Golden Eagles hadn’t beaten a top 25 team in the non-con since the 2022 NCAA tournament, when they took down then-No. 13 Georgia Tech at the Al McGuire Center.
One day prior to downing the Flyers, Marquette beat unofficial No. 33 Western Kentucky 3-2 to end its three-game losing skid.
The 2-0 showing moved the Golden Eagles up three spots to the unofficial No. 26 team in the country, receiving 77 votes.
Here are some notes from the weekend’s invitational:
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