The Marquette women’s volleyball team ended its Big East Tournament run in the semifinals Saturday afternoon, losing to Louisville 3-1 (15-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-14).

The Golden Eagles grabbed an early lead, taking the opening set 25-15. Senior middle hitter Rabbecka Gonyo and junior outside hitter Ashley Beyer each had five kills in the opening set. In addition to her five kills, Beyer also recorded six digs. Senior setter Nikki Klingsporn also played well, recording assists on 15 of the Golden Eagle’s 16 kills in the first set.

In the second set, the Cardinals fought back, jumping out to a 15-11 lead at the first timeout. Beyer’s defensive play was enough for Marquette to keep it close, as they rallied to tie the score at 23. Unfortunately for the Golden Eagles, Louisville scored the next two points to take the set 25-23.

After the intermission, Louisville took over. Jumping out to an early 9-5 lead, the Cardinals held Marquette to only nine kills with five errors on 40 attacks. Louisville surged on to take the third set 25-15.

The final set was all Louisville. Marquette was only able to score nine kills, and made 10 errors in its final set of the tournament. The Cardinals won 25-14.

Marquette (22-9 overall) was led by Beyer (13 kills, 19 digs) who recorded her 12th double-double of the season. Klingsporn (45 assists, 10 digs) also had a double-double. Gonyo and junior outside hitter Ciara Jones recorded 11 kills each, and sophomore right side hitter Danielle Carlson added 10 kills and 3 blocks.

Marquette plays its final game on Saturday, at the Al McGuire Center against Northern Illinois at 4 p.m.