Xavier Defeats Marquette In Five Set Thriller

Friday, October 17

Milwaukee, Wis.

8 p.m. ET

Xavier University

17-2,6-1Big East

Marquette

11-6,5-2Big East

Xavier

Marquette

Xavier Defeats Marquette In Five Set Thriller

10.17.25 | Volleyball

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The Musketeers took down the Golden Eagles for the first time since 2016.

By: Abbey Curtis, Xavier Athletic Communications

MILWAUKEE - The Xavier volleyball team won their fifth straight match to improve to 17-2 after defeating RV Marquette in five sets. The Musketeers snapped a 12-game losing streak to the Golden Eagles with the victory on Friday night.

XU moves into sole possession of second place in the league after the win. Xavier is the first BIG EAST team besides Creighton to defeat Marquette since St. John's in 2023.

The Musketeers came out swinging, recording 12 kills in the first set behind three each McKinley Boehm and Charlotte Moriarty.

The Golden Eagles responded with a dominant second set, hitting a combined .440 while holding XU to a -.088 clip.

Xavier bounced back in set three as Emma Grace and Anna Taylor each notched three kills while the defense held MU to a match-low .065 clip behind four solo stuffs.

Set four saw nine ties and six lead changes while XU hit a match-best .242, but Marquette went on a late 6-0 run to force a fifth set.

The Musketeer defense stepped up in the final set with 12 digs and two blocks to lead XU to the win.

Xavier improves to 17-2 on the season with a 6-1 league record while Marquette falls to 11-6 and 5-2 in the BIG EAST.

notables

Anna Taylor led the Musketeers with 10 kills and added a block.
Emma Grace followed up with nine kills and 15 digs, just one kill shy of recording her 39th career double-double. She also added two aces.
Macy Hatkevich notched her 24th career double-double with 36 assists and 10 digs.
McKinley Boehm contributed eight kills and a match-high six blocks.
Margo Kemp also tallied eight kills to go along with her three blocks.
Kelsey Niesen led the back line with 19 digs along with four assists and two aces.
Charlotte Moriarty registered seven kills and six digs.
The Musketeers held Marquette to a .186 clip, their lowest mark in conference play this season.
Marquette had a season-high 12 service errors.
Xavier recorded a season-high seven solo blocks. The team's 12 total blocks is tied for the most in a conference match this season.