No. 7 Marquette volleyball beat the Illinois State Redbirds (25-21, 18-25, 18-25, 25-16, 21-19) Sunday afternoon in the Golden Eagles’ third five-set match in three days.
Marquette took an 11-6 lead in the first set and never relinquished the advantage, eventually winning the set 25-21 on a kill from freshman Hannah Vanden Berg. The Golden Eagles hit at a .432 clip in the set.
Marquette then struggled in the second and third frames. A match-high six blocks for Illinois State helped the Redbirds win the set 25-18 without ever giving up the lead. Marquette could not regain momentum in the third, hitting at a -.