Since its fourth set loss against Illinois State Sept. 25, the Marquette women’s volleyball has not lost a set at the Al McGuire Center.

That streak continued this weekend, when the Golden Eagles swept Seton Hall (25-15, 25-16, 25-21) Friday and St. John’s (25-20, 25-23, 25-17) Sunday.

“Another three-set win for us at home and one step closer to the Big East title,” Marquette coach Bond Shymansky said. “A 3-0 sweep at home is a great thing, and I feel like we’re defending home court really well.”

That defense started Friday, when Marquette took on the always testy Seton Hall. Led by the Manthorpe twins Shelby and Stacey, the Pirates are notorious for getting under their opponents skin. However, the Golden Eagles were never challenged, and dominated in the routine sweep.

Junior outside hitter Lindsey Gosh led the team with 13 kills while hitting .462 and freshman Autumn Bailey was almost as efficient, with 12 kills on .444 hitting and 11 digs.

Before the match, Marquette held a ceremony honoring senior libero Julie Jeziorowski for becoming the first player in program history to reach 2,000 career digs. She marked the occasion by adding 20 more to her total.

“It’s always something cool,” Jeziorowski said. “It’s a way to be remembered. I don’t want to come here for four years and be forgotten, so it’s sweet.”

With the win, the team clinched a spot in the Big East tournament for the fourth consecutive season. The achievement is nice, even though Marquette has much bigger goals.

“It’s what we, as seniors, have worked four years to do,” Jeziorowski said.

The Golden Eagles carried their momentum into Sunday and took out a game against St. John’s in yet another sweep. Bailey led Marquette with 16 kills while redshirt freshman middle hitter Meghan Niemann racked up 10 kills and hit .643. Senior setter Elizabeth Koberstein notched 42 assists and helped the team hit a stellar .343.

“We did a much better job with our attack percentage,” Niemann said. “We hit like .250-something on Friday. We like to be above .300. That’s a team goal. For us to be able focus and get that done is a big deal.”

After the first set, Marquette had 16 kills and had four players — Bailey, Niemann, Gosh and freshman outside hitter Nele Barber — with four kills apiece. Niemann said that balance will help the team moving forward.

“That balance is something we’ve developed all through the season,” Niemann said. “That’s really going to help us as we go farther in the season and start getting into postseason.”

Both Seton Hall and St. John’s play grinding, highly-emotional styles, and the Golden Eagles succeeded in managing their own emotions in the two sweeps. Shymansky praised his players for the maturity they showed.

“Some opponents will bring it out in us,” he said. “They’ll talk a little smack, and you have to respond. You respond by putting up or shutting up. Our group does a nice job of putting up.”

Marquette faces Seton Hall and St. John’s again next weekend, but this time on the road. With two more wins, the Golden Eagles will clinch a share of their first ever Big East title.

“Anything we’re doing, any day in practice, is always geared towards being a championship team,” Niemann said.

Hayley Keith contributed reporting to this story.