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Blue Demons Battle Marquette to the Brink in Five-Set Loss
10/20/2021 3:39:00 PM | WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
DePaul returns to action on Sunday at Connecticut
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The DePaul women's volleyball team pushed league-leading Marquette to its limit on Wednesday afternoon but couldn't close out the match in a 3-2 setback at the Al McGuire Center.
Set scores of the match were 25-21, 25-23, 21-25, 19-25, 14-16
The Blue Demons fall to 12-9 on the season and 5-4 in BIG EAST play.
DePaul took a pair of sets from the Golden Eagles for the first time since 2016 behind a balanced attack with Jill Pressly tallying 15 kills to go along with 13 digs. Graduate right side Emma Price put down 12 kills on .478 hitting paired with four blocks.
Senior middle blocker Donna Brown registered a career-high 10 blocks while also recording nine kills. Allison Dennemann provided a spark for the Blue Demons on the outside with eight kills including four in the deciding fifth set.
The Blue Demons totaled a season-high 16.0 team blocks compared to Marquette's 10. Freshman middle blocker Aly Kindelberger chipped in six block assists.
Rachel Krasowski picked up a team-high 17 digs while setters Ashley Cudiamat and Molly Murrihy dished out 26 and 20 assists, respectively.
Marquette was led by 20 kills from Hope Werch and 19 from Savannah Rennie.
How it Happened:
Set One – DePaul opened the match on a 5-0 spurt with Hanna Karl behind the service line to force an early Marquette timeout. Out of the break, the Blue Demons won four of the next five points to go up 9-1 behind a pair of kills from Emma Price and a tandem block from Pressly and Kindelberger. The Golden Eagles went on a 4-1 run to come within seven at 16-9 before DePaul responded with three points in a row to go back up by 10 points. In a set characterized by runs, Marquette responded with five of the next six points to come within six at 20-14. Marquette closed the gap before a Donna Brown termination gave the Blue Demons the first set, 25-21.
Set Two – After an evenly matched first 10 points, four consecutive attack errors by the Golden Eagles put DePaul in front 9-5 to force a Marquette timeout. The Golden Eagles came within two at 12-10 before the Blue Demons won five of the next six points to go up 17-11. Marquette went on a 4-0 run to cut the deficit to 17-15, but the Blue Demons responded with a pair of points of their own to go up 19-15 after a Kindelberger and Nelson block. The Golden Eagles took six of the next eight points to go in front 21-20 before the Blue Demons closed out the set on a 5-2 run to take a 2-0 lead on the match.
Set Three – A Donna Brown and Hanna Karl block evened the score at nine apiece followed by a Krasowski service ace to put the Blue Demons in front 10-9 in set three. The Golden Eagles went on a 4-0 run to go ahead 13-10 and force a DePaul timeout. Marquette extended its lead out of the timeout to 19-12 before a Pressly kill ended the run. The Blue Demons rattled off four in a row to come within three at 23-20 before an Emma Price kill staved off the first set point. Rennie tallied a the final point of the set from the middle to give Marquette the set three victory.
Set Four – Both sides traded points through the first few points of the fourth before the Golden Eagles rattled off three in a row to take an 11-8 advantage and force a Blue Demons timeout. Out of the break, Marquette took three of the next four to extend their lead to 14-9. DePaul came within four at 19-15 after Price's ninth kill of the day. A Marquette attack error closed the gap to 23-19 before the Golden Eagles claimed the set and evened the match at two sets apiece.
Set Five – The Blue Demons went up 7-5 in the fifth after a pair of Dennemann kills and Marquette attack error. DePaul committed a pair of errors to then make the score seven apiece. Out of the timeout, another termination from Dennemann before a Pressly and Brown roof put DePaul up 9-7. Pressly's 15th kill of the afternoon put the Blue Demons in front 12-10. A Marquette error handed DePaul three match points at 14-11 before the Golden Eagles stormed back and rattled off five in a row to take the fifth set 16-14 and the match 3-2.
From Head Coach Marie Zidek: "Wow what a match. The result stings because we know how good Marquette is and we have been chipping away at them for years now - we know we played well enough and created the opportunity to beat them. This group showed tremendous maturity coming out and starting up 2-0 in set play. And then we still were able to go play for play with them in the 5th even though they had turned up their attacking. Great job by both the starters and non-starters today. Our defense had a major bounce back and our offense responded. Dennemann came in and had some crucial kills for us in the 4th and 5th sets. Incredible team effort and show of toughness. At the end of the match, Marquette's two best players were just able to dial up more and score the 3 attacks they needed to win out. Tremendously proud of this group and the way we played in that match. Our opportunities are starting to come in big matches, and we will continue to learn how to elevate when they do."
Up Next: The Blue Demons will head back to Lincoln Park before traveling to Storrs, Conn. on Sunday, Oct. 24 for a 1 p.m. matchup with the Connecticut Huskies.
For all of the latest on DePaul Women's Volleyball, stay tuned to depaulbluedemons.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Set scores of the match were 25-21, 25-23, 21-25, 19-25, 14-16
The Blue Demons fall to 12-9 on the season and 5-4 in BIG EAST play.
DePaul took a pair of sets from the Golden Eagles for the first time since 2016 behind a balanced attack with Jill Pressly tallying 15 kills to go along with 13 digs. Graduate right side Emma Price put down 12 kills on .478 hitting paired with four blocks.
Senior middle blocker Donna Brown registered a career-high 10 blocks while also recording nine kills. Allison Dennemann provided a spark for the Blue Demons on the outside with eight kills including four in the deciding fifth set.
The Blue Demons totaled a season-high 16.0 team blocks compared to Marquette's 10. Freshman middle blocker Aly Kindelberger chipped in six block assists.
Rachel Krasowski picked up a team-high 17 digs while setters Ashley Cudiamat and Molly Murrihy dished out 26 and 20 assists, respectively.
Marquette was led by 20 kills from Hope Werch and 19 from Savannah Rennie.
How it Happened:
Set One – DePaul opened the match on a 5-0 spurt with Hanna Karl behind the service line to force an early Marquette timeout. Out of the break, the Blue Demons won four of the next five points to go up 9-1 behind a pair of kills from Emma Price and a tandem block from Pressly and Kindelberger. The Golden Eagles went on a 4-1 run to come within seven at 16-9 before DePaul responded with three points in a row to go back up by 10 points. In a set characterized by runs, Marquette responded with five of the next six points to come within six at 20-14. Marquette closed the gap before a Donna Brown termination gave the Blue Demons the first set, 25-21.
Set Two – After an evenly matched first 10 points, four consecutive attack errors by the Golden Eagles put DePaul in front 9-5 to force a Marquette timeout. The Golden Eagles came within two at 12-10 before the Blue Demons won five of the next six points to go up 17-11. Marquette went on a 4-0 run to cut the deficit to 17-15, but the Blue Demons responded with a pair of points of their own to go up 19-15 after a Kindelberger and Nelson block. The Golden Eagles took six of the next eight points to go in front 21-20 before the Blue Demons closed out the set on a 5-2 run to take a 2-0 lead on the match.
Set Three – A Donna Brown and Hanna Karl block evened the score at nine apiece followed by a Krasowski service ace to put the Blue Demons in front 10-9 in set three. The Golden Eagles went on a 4-0 run to go ahead 13-10 and force a DePaul timeout. Marquette extended its lead out of the timeout to 19-12 before a Pressly kill ended the run. The Blue Demons rattled off four in a row to come within three at 23-20 before an Emma Price kill staved off the first set point. Rennie tallied a the final point of the set from the middle to give Marquette the set three victory.
Set Four – Both sides traded points through the first few points of the fourth before the Golden Eagles rattled off three in a row to take an 11-8 advantage and force a Blue Demons timeout. Out of the break, Marquette took three of the next four to extend their lead to 14-9. DePaul came within four at 19-15 after Price's ninth kill of the day. A Marquette attack error closed the gap to 23-19 before the Golden Eagles claimed the set and evened the match at two sets apiece.
Set Five – The Blue Demons went up 7-5 in the fifth after a pair of Dennemann kills and Marquette attack error. DePaul committed a pair of errors to then make the score seven apiece. Out of the timeout, another termination from Dennemann before a Pressly and Brown roof put DePaul up 9-7. Pressly's 15th kill of the afternoon put the Blue Demons in front 12-10. A Marquette error handed DePaul three match points at 14-11 before the Golden Eagles stormed back and rattled off five in a row to take the fifth set 16-14 and the match 3-2.
From Head Coach Marie Zidek: "Wow what a match. The result stings because we know how good Marquette is and we have been chipping away at them for years now - we know we played well enough and created the opportunity to beat them. This group showed tremendous maturity coming out and starting up 2-0 in set play. And then we still were able to go play for play with them in the 5th even though they had turned up their attacking. Great job by both the starters and non-starters today. Our defense had a major bounce back and our offense responded. Dennemann came in and had some crucial kills for us in the 4th and 5th sets. Incredible team effort and show of toughness. At the end of the match, Marquette's two best players were just able to dial up more and score the 3 attacks they needed to win out. Tremendously proud of this group and the way we played in that match. Our opportunities are starting to come in big matches, and we will continue to learn how to elevate when they do."
Up Next: The Blue Demons will head back to Lincoln Park before traveling to Storrs, Conn. on Sunday, Oct. 24 for a 1 p.m. matchup with the Connecticut Huskies.
For all of the latest on DePaul Women's Volleyball, stay tuned to depaulbluedemons.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Team Stats
DePaul
Marq
Kills
58
65
Errors
26
33
Attempts
168
191
Hitting %
.190
.168
Points
77
83
Assists
53
61
Aces
3
8
Blocks
16
10
Game Leaders
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Kills
15
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
10
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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