#17 Marquette Sweeps Saturday, #3 Wisconsin Crowned Champs

Marquette Invitational

• Sept. 14-15, 2018
• Milwaukee, Wis.

3rd-ranked Wisconsin played its way to a Marquette Invitational title with wins over 17th-ranked Marquette, 3-0, and Illinois State, 3-1. The Badgers bring a 3-match win streak into their Big Ten home-opening matchup with Ohio State on Wednesday.

Congratulations to @dana_rettke on being named to the Marquette Invitational all-tournament team! pic.twitter.com/2fcBHffhXm

— Wisconsin Volleyball (@BadgerVB) September 15, 2018

The Golden Eagles recovered from their loss in straight sets to the Badgers with a pair of sweeps of their own Saturday against Tulsa and Illinois State. Marquette enters the Big East schedule with a 9-3 record.

#muvb completes its second sweep of the day, 25-17 behind 12 kills from Barber and 9 from Werch! pic.twitter.com/WvV5MmIbOW

— Marquette Volleyball (@MarquetteVB) September 16, 2018

Friday Roundup

Illinois State def. Tulsa 3-1 (20-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-20)

• Illinois State moves to 8-2; Tulsa falls to 7-3
• Box Score
• Illinois State Recap / Tulsa Recap

#3 Wisconsin def. #17 Marquette 3-0 (25-23, 25-14, 25-15)

• Wisconsin moves to 6-1; Marquette falls to 7-3
• Box Score
• Wisconsin Recap / Marquette Recap
• Attendance: 3,805

Saturday Roundup

#3 Wisconsin def. Illinois State 3-1 (22-25, 25-14, 25-20, 25-15)

• Wisconsin moves to 7-1; Illinois State falls to 8-3
• Box Score
• Wisconsin Recap / Illinois State Recap

#17 Marquette def. Tulsa 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-18)

• Marquette moves to 8-3; Tulsa falls to 7-4
• Box Score
• Marquette Recap / Tulsa Recap
• Attendance: 502

#17 Marquette def. Illinois State 3-0 (25-23, 26-24, 25-17)

• Marquette moves to 9-3; Illinois State falls to 8-4
• Box Score
• Marquette Recap / Illinois State Recap
• Attendance: 352

All-Tournament Team

• Sara Rose, So., S (Marquette)
• Taylor Horsfall, Jr., L (Tulsa)
• Lexi Varga, Sr., RS/OH (Illinois State)
• Dana Rettke, So., MB (Wisconsin)

Tournament Notables

• Marquette head coach Ryan Theis registered his 100th win as head coach of the Golden Eagles on Saturday evening with a sweep of Illinois State. He is in his 5th season at Marquette.
• Sarah Rose was selected to the all-tournament team after distributing 44 assists and notching 23 digs in Marquette’s 2-1 weekend. She posted her second double-double of the season with 18 assists and 10 digs against Illinois to cap the tournament.
• Taylor Horsfall posted 50 digs on the weekend for Tulsa to earn all-tournament team accolades. The Hurricane went 0-2 with losses to Illinois State and 17th-ranked Marquette in straight sets.
• Lexi Varga collected all-tournament team recognition after tallying 33 kills and 6 blocks for Illinois State, which went 1-2 on the weekend. She led the team offensively with 15 kills against 3rd-ranked Wisconsin and 9 kills against 17th-ranked Marquette.
• Dana Rettke earned all-tournament team accolades after averaging 3.43 kills and 2.14 blocks per set to lead the Badgers to a 2-0 weekend. She also hit .477 for Wisconsin in the two-match stretch.

Congratulations to head coach Ryan Theis on earning his 100th career win at Marquette! #muvb is excited for you! pic.twitter.com/CoNtIqPPaL

— Marquette Volleyball (@MarquetteVB) September 16, 2018