Big East Roundup
- Oct. 6
Results
Marquette def. DePaul 3-0 (25-14, 27-25, 25-14)
Georgetown def. Xavier 3-0 (25-22, 27-25, 25-23)
Butler def. Villanova 3-1 (25-27, 25-17, 25-20, 25-21)
Updated Standings
| School | W-L | PCT. | W-L | PCT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton | 5-0 | 1.000 | 13-4 | 0.765 |
| Marquette | 5-1 | 0.833 | 14-4 | 0.778 |
| Georgetown | 5-2 | 0.714 | 12-7 | 0.632 |
| St. John’s | 4-2 | 0.667 | 15-6 | 0.714 |
| Villanova | 3-4 | 0.429 | 10-9 | 0.526 |
| Butler | 3-4 | 0.429 | 6-13 | 0.316 |
| Xavier | 3-4 | 0.429 | 5-13 | 0.278 |
| DePaul | 2-4 | 0.333 | 4-13 | 0.235 |
| Providence | 1-4 | 0.200 | 7-9 | 0.438 |
| Seton Hall | 0-6 | 0.000 | 5-14 | 0.263 |
Marquette def. DePaul 3-0 (25-14, 27-25, 25-14)
- Marquette moves to 14-4, 5-1 Big East; DePaul falls to 4-13, 2-4 Big East
- Box Score
- Marquette Recap / DePaul Recap
Notables
- The Golden Eagles won their fourth straight match, all via sweep, to stay atop the Big East standings.
- Marquette led the stat sheet, outdoing DePaul in hitting efficiency (.365 to .186), kills (48-36), aces (5-1) and blocks (4-1).
- Marquette ended the match with a .464 hitting effort in a 25-14 win.
- Jenna Rosenthal downed a match-high 11 kills on a .450 hitting effort and added three blocks. Allie Barber added 10 putaways.
- Donna Brown was tops for DePaul with 11 kills on a match-high .556 hitting effort (11-1-18).
- Four different players notched kills and Hope Werch served up an ace in a 5-0 which made it 11-5 Marquette in Set 3. Another Werch ace came in a 4-0 run which put the Eagles up 23-12. A stuff by Rosenthal and Ellie Koontz and a putdown by Elizabeth Orf sewed up the match.
Georgetown def. Xavier 3-0 (25-22, 27-25, 25-23)
- Georgetown moves to 12-7, 5-2 Big East; Xavier falls to 5-13, 3-4 Big East
- Box Score
- Georgetown Recap / Xavier Recap
Notables
- Georgetown outhit Xavier .190 to .122 and outdid the Musketeers in kills (44-35) and aces (8-3), while trailing its foes in blocks (10-7).
- Symone Speech (12) and Iva Vujosevic (11) were the lone players with double-digit kills in the match, leading the way for the Hoyas. Speech hit at a team-best .375 clip and put up a team-high six blocks, while Vujosevic rounded out a double-double with 13 digs.
- Moriah Hopkins (9), Audrey Adams (8) and Laura Grossman (7) were tops for the Musketeers. Adams hit at a .412 clip, while Jayda Carlton notched a match-high seven blocks.
- Georgetown won Set 2 on its fourth set-point try at 27-25 on back-to-back kills by Riley Wertzberger.
- In Set 3, Xavier boasted a 23-22 lead, before Georgetown rattled off three straight points with a hitting error and two Speech kills to steal away the win and the match.
Butler def. Villanova 3-1 (25-27, 25-17, 25-20, 25-21)
- Butler moves to 6-13, 3-4 Big East; Villanova falls to 10-9, 3-4 Big East
- Box Score
- Butler Recap / Villanova Recap
Notables
- Butler was better than the Wildcats in every statistical category: kills (61-50), hitting efficiency (.302 to .186), aces (12-6) and blocks (10-4).
- Four Bulldogs managed double-digit kills, led by Brooke Gregory (15). Natalie Ravenell (13), Rachel Klitzing (12) and Bri Lilly (10) followed. Lilly and Melody Davidson put up five blocks apiece.
- Three Wildcats downed 10 or more kills, led by Clare Delaplane‘s match-high 16. Amanda Pedersen-Henry (11) and Sanaa Barnes (10) were right behind.
- Butler had the first set point try of the night at 24-23 in Set 1, but Villanova stole away the win with four of the next five points.
- The Bulldogs were the first to the punch in the next three sets as well, but hung on for the victories.
Up Next
- Seton Hall at Providence – 1 p.m. ET Sunday
- Saint John’s at Creighton – 2 p.m ET Sunday
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