Allie Barber (far right) goes for a kill against St. John's at the Al McGuire Center.
No. 10 Marquette took down the St. John’s Red Storm (22-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-18) in an important BIG EAST matchup Saturday.
The Golden Eagles are the projected BIG EAST champions, but the Johnnies received the third most votes in the preseason poll behind the Creighton Bluejays. Despite being so early in the season, this match may have postseason implications.
“We had our ups and downs,” junior libero Martha Konovodoff said. “This was the first time in conference that we’ve been pushed a little bit, but it was good for us to witness this now rather than later.