(MARQUETTE COMMUNICATIONS) – The Marquette University volleyball team (3-4) heads west on I-94 this Thursday, Sept. 17 to take on No. 6 Wisconsin (4-4) in the UW Field House. First serve is set for 7 p.m. CT, and will be televised nationally on the Big Ten Network.
LAST TIME OUT
Marquette volleyball rallied from a two-set deficit before falling at Illinois in five sets, 15-25, 11-25, 27-25, 25-18, 13-15. Carson Tyler led the Golden Eagles with a match-high 17 kills and 12 digs for her second-straight double-double, while Emma Parks added 12 kills and tied a career high with four blocks. Emi Juric recorded a career-best 18 digs, Molly Welge posted a career-high six blocks and Luanna Markus dished out 38 assists with nine digs. Marquette erased a 2-0 match deficit and led 11-7 in the fifth set before Illinois rallied to secure the victory.
HISTORY VS. WISCONSIN
Marquette and Wisconsin have met 29 times in program history, with the Badgers holding a 26-3 advantage in the all-time series. The Golden Eagles’ most recent victory came on Sept. 5, 2019, when they earned a 3-2 win in Madison, while their other two victories came in 1977 and 1978. Marquette’s 2019 triumph is its lone win in 14 road meetings with Wisconsin, and the Golden Eagles are 0-10 at home and 2-3 at neutral sites in the series. Since the 2019 victory, Marquette has dropped each of the last five regular-season meetings from 2021-25, including a 3-0 decision at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Sept. 17, 2025.
SCOUTING THE BADGERS
Wisconsin enters Thursday at 4-4 following a challenging nonconference slate that has featured six ranked opponents. The Badgers own wins over Louisville, Florida, Auburn and Texas A&M, including five-set victories over Florida and Texas A&M, and most recently fell in four sets at Texas. Wisconsin averages 13.47 kills and 16.27 digs per set, led offensively by Eva Travis with 86 kills (3.19/set) and Audrey Flanagan with 82 (2.93/set). Setter Charlie Fuerbringer directs the attack with 317 assists (10.57/set) and ranks second on the team with 96 digs, while Anna Bardaro leads the back row with 106 digs (3.53/set).
MARQUETTE QUICK HITTERS
- Carson Tyler has recorded double-digit kills in all seven matches this season and leads Marquette with 101 kills (3.74/set).
- Tyler leads MU with 117 points (4.33/set) and 10 service aces.
- Tyler has recorded at least 12 kills in every match this season.
- Luanna Markus has 241 assists (8.93/set) through Marquette’s first seven matches.
- Markus has recorded at least 30 assists in six of seven matches, with a career-high 39 against South Florida.
- Markus has also contributed 57 digs, 22 kills and 17 blocks.
- Emi Juric leads Marquette with 84 digs (3.11/set).
- Emi Juric has recorded double-digit digs in four straight matches, including a career-high 18 at Illinois.
- Emi Juric has committed just one service error on 108 attempts this season.
- Molly Welge leads Marquette with 29 blocks (1.12/set) through 26 sets.
- Welge has recorded at least three blocks in every match this season.
- Welge posted a career-high six blocks at Illinois on Sunday.
- Emma Parks ranks second on MU with 60 kills (2.61/set) and has reached double figures four times.
- Tani Juric has recorded at least seven kills in six of seven matches and owns 56 kills (2.07/set).
- Avery Helms enters Thursday with 46 digs, including a career-high 12 at Illinois.
- Marquette has 52 total blocks through seven matches, averaging 1.93 per set.
- The Golden Eagles have committed 32 fewer service errors than their opponents, 54-86.
- Marquette is 3-0 in three-set matches and 0-4 when a match extends beyond three sets.
- Thursday’s contest at Wisconsin will be Marquette’s fifth true road match in its first eight contests of 2026.
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