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Volume 107, Number 6
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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In the driver’s seat Friday’s win marked first ranked victory By Jack Albright
jack.albright@marquette.edu
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he ball was in the air, everyone watching, a silent arena. When it hit the blue mat, out of bounds, like dominos, the reaction unfurled: from Jenna Reitsma’s fist pump to the blue and gold lights flashing around the Al McGuire Center to the Marquette pep band’s playing of “Ring Out Ahoya.” On a chilly Friday night in Milwaukee, Bluejay senior defensive specialist Ellie Bolton’s service error started the histrionics and capped a 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-19) sweep for Marquette volleyball (10-7, 6-0 Big East) over No. 15 Creighton (12-4, 3-2 Big East). For the second year in a row, the Golden Eagles swept the Bluejays on their home court in front of a crowd donned in white. “We love playing at home, we love when everybody comes wearing white,” junior middle blocker Hattie Bray said. “It was fun to have our crowd backing us the whole time we were playing this game.” Big East regular season title outlook Marquette’s win served as Creighton’s second loss in conference after the Bluejays’ fell 2-3 against the Xavier Musketeers Sept. 24. Last year, Marquette and Creighton both finished
Photo by Keifer Russel keifer.russel@marquette.edu
Marquette volleyball celebrates after winning a point in its 3-0 sweep over No. 15 Creighton Friday night at the Al McGuire Center.
with one loss in conference play. After tonight, the Bluejays have two, which puts the Golden Eagles in the driver’s seat to be the sole winners of the Big East regular season title. After Friday, Marquette can win the Big East regular season title outright even if it loses at Creighton, something it hasn’t done in Marquette Head Coach Ryan Theis’ 10 years at the helm. But the Golden Eagles have a long road ahead of
them, still needing to play half their Big East games.
too,” senior outside hitter Aubrey Hamilton said.
Eagles held the Bluejays to a .126 hitting percentage and didn’t let a single Creighton player hit over .200. Marquette had two more blocks and six less attack errors than Creighton. “We try to focus on what they have going for them, and they’ve got some big outside (hitters),” Bray said. “We worked really well on stopping them.” Only one Bluejay ended with more than 10 kills and only two earned more than five.
An important win The victory signified Marquette’s first win against a ranked opponent this season. Before Friday, all seven of the Golden Eagles’ losses had come against teams in the Top 25. Now, Marquette finally earned its coveted victory, sweeping the only ranked team in the Big East. “Even better that we get to play them another time
Defensive intensity Going up against the Creighton offense was going to be tough for Marquette, but the Golden Eagles were able to keep the Bluejays out of rhythm. “Ella (Foti) had a really nice defensive night, a lot of great individual efforts,” Theis said. “Just good defense throughout made it tough for Creighton to get any kind of run.” In the match, the Golden
enrolled in the Class of 2027? The incoming first-year class is 1,882 students with 33% of the incoming student population being students of color, 23% first-generation and 10% commuters. In fall 2022, Marquette welcomed 1,977 students — the largest class enrolled since fall 2018 and most diverse undergraduate class in the university’s history. How many students does
Marquette currently have? Marquette is home to 7,652 undergraduate students. In 2022, there were 7,528 undergraduate students. Graduate program enrollment has also increased with 3,721 graduate and professional students enrolled at Marquette compared to last year’s enrollment of 3,639 students. The incoming graduate student population was the most diverse in university history, with students of col-
or representing 25% and women representing 62% of enrolled graduate and professional students.
What is Marquette’s retention rate? The Class of 2026 was retained at 91.4% — the highest first-to-second-year retention rate in recent university history. At 86.3%, the first-to-third-year retention rate is the second highest in recent history. For the eighth time, Mar-
Where can I find the full reports? Statistics are available through the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis interactive reports. These reports include student enrollment and full-time equivalent enrollment, first-year student profile, transfer student profile and more.
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A&E
Gesu Parish changed curriculum for highschool and kindergarten.
First-year forward Taylor Schad overcame obstacles with injuries.
Chappell Roan’s rainbow themed concert at The Rave.
MU releases fall 2023 enrollment stats
The report shows graduation and retention rates By Hope Moses
hope.moses@marquette.edu
Marquette University recently released its fall 2023 enrollment, retention and graduation rate statistics. Here are a few things to know: How many students are
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