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Volume 105, Number 12
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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‘Oh How Sweet It Is’
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No. 4 Marquette Volleyball moved on to the Sweet 16 for the second time in program history with a win on Friday. The Golden Eagles face off against No.1 seed Texas on Thursday.
MU moves on to round of 16 in NCAA tournament By Ben Schultz
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The Al McGuire Center is getting a new banner. On Friday, No. 4 seed Marquette swept No. 5 seed
Georgia Tech to advance to the Sweet 16 for the second time in program history, and they did so on their home floor in front of the 2,066 fans who stayed and celebrated for minutes after the final point. “One thing for me is when we walk into the Al, you see all those banners on the wall, and it’s basketball and like the Al and all this cool stuff,” sophomore
middle blocker Hattie Bray said. “We got our little section in the corner. It’s really cool that we’re adding to that, and we get to make our section bigger and show what this program is all about.” When the banner goes up, it’ll be the fourth for volleyball and likely be placed next to the banner from their last appearance in the Sweet 16, which came
in 2018. Marquette stormed through Ball State on Thursday night and then Georgia Tech on Friday, on its way to the Sweet 16. The sweep over the Yellow Jackets was the first time Georgia Tech lost in straight sets all season. “I feel we were out of character a little bit today, which is unfortunate because that’s not the match you want to be feeling
like that,” Georgia Tech head coach Michelle Collier said. “We couldn’t execute what we wanted to do and felt that would give us the best chance of competing against them.” Georgia Tech started the match on fire, taking a 6-2 lead before Marquette called timeout. Marquette answered back and took a 9-8 lead while on a 5-0 run See SWEET page 12
Marquette students ‘Rock the Rec’ before closure A final send off for fitness center prior to renovations By Kevin Fitzpatrick
kevin.m.fitzpatrick@marquette.edu
Nearly 700 Marquette students, according to Director
of Recreational Sports John Sweeney, “closed” the Helfaer Tennis Stadium and Recreation Center with smashing plates, bumper cars and a relaxation room, including an oxygen bar Friday and Saturday night. The event was sponsored by student affairs and Late Night Marquette inside the Rec CenINDEX FAST FACTS...................................................3 CROSSWORD.................................................7 COMICS..........................................................7 A&E.................................................................8 OPINIONS.....................................................10 SPORTS.........................................................16
ter, featuring activities such as a rage room where participants were allowed to write anything they wanted on a plate before shattering it against the soonto-be-removed racquetball floor. The event comes before the official closing of the Rec Center Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. in lieu of the construction of the
Wellness + Recreation facility, expected to be completed by the end of 2024. During the construction, students will be able to use a variety of interim recreation spaces available on campus. The Rec Center was built in 1975, costing $2.4 million, in contrast to the $80 million
expected price tag of the new facility. The event contained a total of nine different activities, spanning both nights, with other activities like Christmas crafts, an inflatable obstacle course, log rolling, a life-sized See REC page 2
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