Volleyball Brief
The Marquette women’s volleyball team (23-9, 11-3 Big East) ended its season on Saturday with a 3-1 victory over the Northern Illinois Huskies (27-8, 11-5 Mid-American), surpassing the school’s record...
View ArticleEnd of the road for Klingsporn, Gonyo
It’s over. No more grueling practices. No more pre-game jitters. No more crushing defeats. Most importantly, though, no more glory. The end of a season is tough for any player. Having given blood,...
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Consistent inconsistency
Junior outside hitter Ashley Beyer (#5) had 16 kills in Thursday night's 2-1 loss to Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Photo by Steph Waterman / Stephanie.Waterman@Marquette.edu A dominating 25-10 second set...
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Their time is now
Photo courtesy of Marquette Images A year ago, then-juniors Ciara Jones and Ashley Beyer and then-sophomore Dani Carlson stood in the shadows of All-American seniors and team captains Nikki Klingsporn...
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Marquette Women’s Volleyball: Beyer’s ankle back on track
Senior outside hitter Ashley Beyer (No. 5) was named MVP of the Marquette/Milwaukee Invitational over the weekend. Photo by Aaron Ledesma/ aaron.ledesma@marquette.edu. It can be called a tale of two...
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Women’s Volleyball: Jones shines, yet women fall short in Marquette Challenge
Kelsey Mattai brings the heat over the weekend stretch. Photo by Aaron Ledesma/aaron.ledesma@marquette.edu Entering the fourth set with a 2-1 advantage, the ingredients were set for Marquette...
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Marquette women’s volleyball: Carlson shines in Big East opener
Dani Carlson celebrates with teammates after the team scored a point. Photo by Aaron Ledesma/aaron.ledesma@marquette.edu A week ago, senior outside hitter Ciara Jones dominated the left side in a...
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Marquette women’s volleyball: Trio of road games on tap for hot Golden Eagles
Senior outside hitter Ashley Beyer celebrates after a golden point. Photo by Aaron Ledesma/aaron.ledesma@marquette.edu After a successful seven-game homestand, the Marquette women’s volleyball team...
View ArticleMarquette Women’s Volleyball Brief
The Marquette women’s volleyball team moved to an unprecedented 3-0 record in the Big East after weekend victories over Connecticut (8-9, 0-4 Big East) and St. Johns (9-12, 0-4 Big East). In Sunday’s...
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Marquette Women’s Volleyball: Great partnership forms
Junior Danielle Carlson is 10th in Division I volleyball with a .412 hitting percentage. Photo by Aaron Ledesma/ aaron.ledesma@marquette.edu The Utah Jazz had John Stockton to Karl Malone. The San...
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Marquette women’s volleyball: Mental toughness keeps Big East record unblemished
Senior outside hitter Ciara Jones led Marquette with 16 kills in its victory over Villanova on Sunday. Photo by Aaron Ledesma/aaron.ledesma@marquette.edu The Marquette women’s volleyball team’s...
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Women’s volleyball: Mertens a stand out in back-to-back Big East victories
Holly Mertens (left) and Carol Henney combined for a total of 21 blocks on the weekend. Photo by Aaron Ledesma/aaron.ledesma@marquette.edu The Marquette Golden Eagles entered the weekend with a 6-0...
View ArticleMarquette Women’s Volleyball: Seniors have taken different paths to success
Senior outside hitters Ashley Beyer and Ciara Jones took two different paths to get to Marquette, use two different styles of play in their attack and lead the Golden Eagles in different ways on the...
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GRESKA: MU volleyball should be part of NCAA Tournament
Andrei Greska Dear NCAA Tournament selection committee, You can’t leave them out. You simply can’t. I don’t care what an arbitrary collection of numbers, better known as the Ratings Percentage Index,...
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Marquette Women’s Volleyball: Emotionally driven weekend at the Big East...
Redshirt junior right side hitter Holly Mertens was named to the 2011 Big East All-Tournament Team. Photo by Aaron Ledesma/ aaron.ledesma@marquette.edu It was an emotional weekend for coach Bond...
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Marquette Women’s Volleyball: Execution, on-court energy will key to victory
Sophomore libero Julie Jeziorowski should surpass the 600 dig mark on the season in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday against Western Kentucky. Photo by Aaron...
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Marquette Women’s Volleyball: Program Trends Upward
Chelsea Heier, #2, serves the ball. Photo by Aaron Ledesma/aaron.ledesma@marquette.edu Junior middle hitter Danielle Carlson described the season as “memorable.” Freshman setter Chelsea Heier said she...
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Former athletes Bares, Beyer making impact in other countries
Ashley Bares, playing professionally in Iceland, lead the league with 21 goals last season. Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics. If someone were to ask you which active NBA players graduated from...
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Volleyball: New recruits look to bolster the lineup next season
Freshman Lindsey Gosh leads a recruting class expected to do big things in 2012-13. Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics Much of the discussion surrounding the women’s volleyball team since the 2011...
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Marquette Women’s Volleyball: Beyer continues MU’s success in the...
Ashley Beyer's professional team, Lindestag Volley, recently won the regular season title in Sweden. Tribune File Photo The Al McGuire Center has had its fair share of spectacular athletes walk its...
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