Gwyn Jones attempts a kill against Syracuse at the Al McGuire Center Sept. 7.
Two days after defeating No. 4 Wisconsin on the road, No. 11 Marquette brought that same fire Saturday in its three-set sweep (25-12, 25-23, 25-18) of the Syracuse Orange.
Even though it was a sweep, Syracuse was not a pushover.
“Their philosophy is serve it really hard, don’t let the offense get in any kind of rhythm and be a big blocking team,” head coach Ryan Theis said. “We kind’ve played right into their hands (at times).”
The first set was all Marquette, with the Golden Eagles hitting 0.