Graduate student outside hitter Hope Werch added another accolade to her Marquette career: 1,000 career kills.
The Neenah, Wisconsin, native accomplished the feat in the third set in No. 25 Golden Eagles’ three-set victory (25-22, 25-20, 25-22) over the Illinois State Redbirds Sunday afternoon.
Marquette Golden Eagles (6-0) pulled off back-to-back sweeps to end their schedule as they beat the host Illinois State Redbirds (2-4) in straight sets by scores of 25-22, 25-20, and 25-22.
Werch totaled a team-high 10 kills and ended the afternoon with 1,003 career kills, becoming the 13th player in program history to reach the 1,000 mark.