Blue Demons Drop Four-Set Match to Golden Eagles

Wednesday, October 29

Chicago, Ill.

7 p.m.

DePaul University

12-10,5-6Big East

Marquette

13-8,7-4Big East

Marquette

DePaul

Amanda Saeger jumps up to keep the ball alive

Blue Demons Drop Four-Set Match to Golden Eagles

10/29/2025 9:39:00 PM | WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Box Score

Jade Dudley-Epps adds career-high ten blocks in defeat

CHICAGO – DePaul volleyball fell to Marquette 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 12-25, 18-25) Wednesday evening, dropping to 12-10 overall and 5-6 in BIG EAST matches. Marquette improves to 7-4 in the conference and 13-8 overall.

Leading DePaul's offense was freshman Isabela Tavares Salomon, adding 11 kills and 13 digs for her first career double-double. Middle blocker Jade Dudley-Epps exploded at the net, adding ten kills and a career-high ten blocks, also her first career double-double. The last time a DePaul player posted ten or more blocks was Donna Brown against Marquette on October 20, 2021.

Sophomore Amanda Saeger facilitated DePaul's attack, recording 35 assists and ten digs, her fifth double-double this season. The San Diego, California, native also contributed a career-high six blocks. Libero Abby Cahill paced the Blue Demon defense, notching 14 digs.

Marquette was led by a match-best 17 kills from Natalie Ring.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
SET ONE
The two sides traded blows the entire way, with neither team pulling away until Marquette went on a 3-0 scoring run to go ahead, 22-19. DePaul immediately responded with a 4-0 run, led by kills from Morgan Stewart, Kendall Timme and Katelynn Oxley, taking a 23-22 lead. From there, an Emma Parks kill evened the frame for the Golden Eagles, and a DePaul attack error and killed from Hattie Bray narrowly earned Marquette the opening frame, 25-23.

SET TWO
DePaul came out swinging with a 6-1 scoring run early, led by two kills each from Stewart and Tavares Salomon. Marquette fought back within two after a 5-0 run of its own, fueled by a pair of kills from Ring and a service ace from Mari King. Following a Blue Demon timeout, DePaul took the next three points to build its lead again, 20-16, aided by a pair of Marquette errors. Despite the Golden Eagles charging forward to come within a point late, a Timme kill sealed the second frame, 25-23, in favor of DePaul.

SET THREE
Marquette began set three with an 8-1 scoring run, led by a pair of service aces from Elena Radeff and two kills from Bray. The Blue Demons immediately responded with a 3-0 run, but Marquette continued to push forward, taking the third set, 25-12, behind four kills from Ring and three from Bray.

SET FOUR
The Blue Demons carved out a three-point lead early, fueled by a pair of kills and an ace from Timme. They retained their edge through the middle of the set as Stewart and Tavares Salomon each added a pair of kills. With DePaul ahead 18-14, Marquette went on an 11-0 run to take the final set, 25-18.

UP NEXT
DePaul concludes its week on Friday, October 31, against No. 12 Creighton. First serve is set for 11:30 a.m. inside D.J. Sokol Arena and the match can be streamed live here on ESPN+.

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