Less than a day after falling to No. 3 Brigham Young University, Marquette had much more fortune Sunday, defeating Syracuse in four sets (25-17, 19-25, 25-23, 25-15).
“I’m really really proud of us,” redshirt senior Jenna Rosenthal said. “We were a little bit rattled by Syracuse at times, but we came back and we rallied … We played together, and we found ways to win that weren’t just clean kills all the time.”
Marquette had a strong showing in the first set, getting out to a quick 11-7 lead. Consecutive kills by sophomore Elizabeth Orf extended Marquette’s lead to 20-13.