MILWAUKEE – LSU Volleyball (4-4) dropped a 3-1 decision (19-25, 16-25, 25-20, 14-25) to No. 23 Marquette (5-1) Saturday afternoon at the Al McGuire Center.
The Tigers hit .230 on the day behind 47 kills and 45 assists. The Tigers also had three aces on the day and recorded 48 digs. Marquette hit .289 in the match with 55 kills, 53 assists and eight assists. Both teams had 10 blocks in the game.
Right side Hannah Jacobs led the Tigers with 11 kills (.292), while outside hitter Sanaa Dotson finished with 10 kills, three blocks and three digs.
Setter Josie Vondran recorded her first double-double of the season with 21 assists and 10 digs, while also adding five kills, two aces and two blocks. Setter Madi Waak also contributed 12 assists and five blocks.
Libero Ella Larkin recorded 16 goals and was one assist shy of a double-double. Middle blocker Anita Anwusi paced LSU with five blocks and added six kills, and counterpart Alia Williams followed with four blocks and eight kills on a 12-game hitting streak (.583).
Outside hitter Aubrey Hamilton led a trio of Golden Eagles with double-digit kills. Hamilton had 15, while Ella Foti had 11 and outside hitter Jenna Reitsma had 10 kills. Setter Yadhira Anchante finished with a double-double with 44 assists and 13 digs.
Set 1
- LSU used several 3-0 runs to build a 14-12 lead when Marquette called a timeout. The home team responded with three quick points to take a 15-14 lead to force an LSU halftime.
- The Golden Eagles extended their run to six unanswered points for an 18-14 lead when LSU called its final timeout.
- Ultimately, an 8-0 run gave Marquette a 20-14 advantage. LSU pulled within three points, but Marquette pulled away late for the 25-19 set win.
- LSU recorded just nine kills in the set with Dotson, Williams and Vondran each with two kills.
Set 2
- The Tigers led 6-3 early in the set, but the Golden Eagles went on another 5-0 run to take an 8-6 lead. LSU called a timeout and after another kill for Marquette, outside hitter Samarah Hill put away a layup to stop the 6-0 run.
- LSU trailed 11-8 when they put together a 3-0 run to tie the frame at 11, but Marquette rallied back to 15-11 to force LSU’s final timeout.
- Dotson and Jacobs had kills right after the break, but a 10-3 run highlighted by a 5-0 run to close the set gave Marquette a 25-16 victory and a 2-0 lead in the match.
Set 3
- LSU scored the first four points of the set and led 8-3 to force Marquette into a timeout. The Tigers continued to keep the Golden Eagles at bay and led 13-7 when the home team used the final timeout of the set.
- LSU’s lead held a 19-10 lead — its largest of the set — when Marquette scored three straight to make it 19-13, prompting LSU to call a timeout.
- Marquette trimmed LSU’s lead a bit and cut the deficit to four points at 22-18, but the Tigers scored three of the final five points of the set, 25-20.
- The Tigers hit .515 in the set after 18 kills on 33 swings with just one error. LSU also had four blocks and two aces. Dotson (5-0-11) and Jacobs (4-0-8) combined for nine kills on 19 errorless swings.
Set 4
- The Tigers started the set with an ace from Vondran, but the Golden Eagles scored five unanswered points to take a 5-1 lead into the first break of the stanza.
- LSU pulled within two points several times, including 9-7, but Marquette responded with a 5-2 run to hold a 14-9 lead when LSU used the final timeout of the set.
- Marquette built its lead 18-10 and took the set 25-14 to win the set.
The next one
The Tigers return to The Boot and will participate in the Tulane Invitational Sept. 16-17, where they will challenge Oregon State and Tulane Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans.
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