Volleyball hosts 2023 Big East Tournament
On Wednesday at 4 p.m. CST, the 2023 Big East Volleyball Tournament will commence inside the Al McGuire Center on Marquette’s campus. “We always enjoy the home environment,” Marquette head coach Ryan...
View ArticleVolleyball falls to St. John’s in Big East Tournament semifinals
It was deja vu for Marquette volleyball. A back-and-forth game that went down to the wire — and a disappointing ending for the Golden Eagles against the St. John’s Red Storm. In the two programs first...
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Marquette volleyball named No. 6 seed in NCAA Tournament, faces Eastern Illinois
Marquette volleyball is back in the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year. On Sunday night during the 2023 selection show, the Golden Eagles were awarded the No. 6 seed in the tournament. “It...
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Plugged-in: Tournament central
Plugged-in is your one-stop shop for all things Marquette Athletics from the past seven days. Look for Plugged-in every Monday morning. Women’s Basketball Brings Home the Hardware Marquette took home...
View ArticlePREVIEW: Marquette faces Eastern Illinois in First Round of NCAA Tournament
The road to Tampa begins tomorrow for No. 6 seed Marquette volleyball at Holloway Arena. The Golden Eagles are taking their squad and Big East regular season title to West Lafayette for the first round...
View ArticleNo. 6 seed Volleyball sweeps Eastern Illinois in NCAA Tournament
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Jenna Reitsma did not confirm whether or not she changed her diet halfway through the season. But the junior outside hitter, who has led Marquette volleyball in kills and service...
View ArticleAnchante is back for Marquette — and so is her skill set
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — It was a slide — swift, graceful, effective. Yadhira Anchante had to move faster than her feet would allow in order to control senior Aubrey Hamilton’s receive and get the ball...
View ArticleMarquette’s season ends against Purdue in Round of 32
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — It all ended with the ball rolling past the feet of graduate student libero Sarah Kushner. The point, match and season over in the blink of an eye. Purdue graduate student...
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Plugged-in: Streaks continue, for good and bad
Plugged-in is your one-stop shop for all things Marquette Athletics from the past seven days. Look for Plugged-in every Monday morning. Women’s Basketball’s Historic Start Continues No. 23 Marquette...
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Marquette volleyball had rollercoaster season
Marquette volleyball’s season came to an end Friday after falling to No. 3 seed Purdue in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament. The Golden Eagles went 21-11 overall and nine of their 11 losses came...
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It’s been a decade defined by success for Ryan Theis — but he’s done a lot...
Ryan Theis sat back in one of the 3,700 seats inside the Al McGuire Center as his mind raced through everything he’s accomplished. He looked up at the rafters adorned with banners, some of which he...
View ArticleAl McGuire Center ‘home’ to professional volleyball alum Jenna Rosenthal
Let’s start with the list, just so you get the picture. Four continents: North America, South America, Asia and Europe. 14+ countries: The United States, Austria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic,...
View ArticleJOURNAL: Sweet Revenge
In the heart of the state capital of Wisconsin lies Wisconsin. Badger territory. But that isn’t all. Madison also houses the biggest rivalry in Marquette history. The two universities have been I-94...
View ArticleFive takeaways from volleyball’s exhibition win against Northwestern
It didn’t take long for Marquette volleyball to dust off its offseason cobwebs. After their eight month break, the No. 24 ranked Golden Eagles kicked off the 2024 campaign with a 3-0 sweep (25-23,...
View Article‘We can compete with anybody’: Volleyball prepares for daunting schedule
Another year, another Marquette volleyball non-conference gauntlet. Like clockwork, head coach Ryan Theis once again gave his team a brutally difficult challenge before Big East play. This year, it’s...
View ArticleNo. 24 volleyball opens season with sweep of Eastern Illinois
CHARLESTON, Ill. — No. 24 Marquette volleyball (1-0) looked like it was going to run away with an easy sweep against the same team it beat in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Up 21-12 in...
View ArticleWhat we learned about how Marquette is approaching the two-libero rule
CHARLESTON, Ill. — It was something Ryan Theis, in all his 17 years as a head coach, needed to think about for the first time — who were his two liberos going to be? Courtesy of a new NCAA rule, teams...
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Yadhira Anchante’s hands have shaped her past. They’ll keep shaping her future
Yadhira Anchante blamed her hands. They were the culprit. The reason she wouldn’t be allowed to hit. Why she needed to hone in on finesse and precision over brute force and raw power. The pretext for...
View ArticlePREVIEW: No. 24 Marquette welcomes No. 5 Stanford to the Al McGuire Center
The last time Marquette women’s volleyball (1-0) and Stanford (3-0) faced off, Eminem’s ‘Love the Way You Lie’ was the number one song in the United States. That was 14 years ago. Tonight, the Golden...
View ArticleNo. 24 Marquette swept in home opener against No. 5 Stanford
Yes, the jerseys were gold, but that was about it. Neither the hitting, the defense nor the serving were as good as it needed to be — not in order to beat a Goliath. No. 24 Marquette had to play...
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