In their final weekend of regular season action, Marquette was able to defeat Butler 3-1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-22) on Friday, but fell to Xavier 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 20-25, 19-25) in their final match of the season on Saturday.
Marquette finished tied for second in the BIG EAST with Xavier, but the Golden Eagles will have the No. 2 seed in the tournament due to tiebreaker rules.
The Golden Eagles are slated to take on Xavier again next Friday for their opening match of the BIG EAST tournament.
“Clearly (Xavier’s) speed, tempo and system is a lot to take in, especially for a Saturday opponent.