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Volleyball falls to St. John’s in Big East Tournament semifinals

It was deja vu for Marquette volleyball.

A back-and-forth game that went down to the wire — and a disappointing ending for the Golden Eagles against the St. John’s Red Storm.

In the two programs first matchup in October, St. John’s won the match 3-2 and sophomore setter/right side Erin Jones finished with the Red Storm’s first triple-double in over a decade. Friday, she was one kill short of repeating that achievement, earning 20 assists, 12 digs and nine kills.

“They feed her a lot in perfect situations,” Marquette head coach Ryan Theis said. “We did a pretty good job of stopping some of those.