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Ike Eke (left), stands with Warriors forward Draymond Green (right).

MU commit Ike Eke thriving after adverse basketball beginning

John Steppe, Wire Sports Reporter November 15, 2016

As Matt Schearer would walk into University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy’s gym every day for basketball practice, he always saw three familiar faces — assistant coach Reginald Winston,...

Madeline Mosher serves during Marquettes five-set loss to St. Johns Sunday.

Mosher looking to throw off opponents with serve

John Hand, Wire Sports Reporter November 15, 2016

In 1984, the United States men’s volleyball team beat Brazil for the U.S.’s first-ever gold medal in the event. A key to the U.S.'s victory was their use of the jump spin serve, which was relatively...

Steve Wojciechowski has landed players from seven states since arriving at Marquette.

2017 class signifies change in recruiting footprint

John Steppe, Wire Sports Reporter November 15, 2016

With the fall signing period coming to a close Wednesday, men's basketball head coach Steve Wojciechowski appears to be turning Michigan and Minnesota into recruiting pipelines with the commitments of...

Womens soccer season ends with some goals met

Women’s soccer season ends with some goals met

Grant Becker, Assistant Sports Editor November 15, 2016

Head coach Markus Roeders and his experienced Marquette roster had big goals for the 2016 season after a disappointing eight-win season in 2015: a BIG EAST regular season title, a BIG EAST Tournament title...

Marquette dominates in 32 point win against Howard

Grant Becker, Assistant Sports Editor November 15, 2016

The first half wasn’t pretty, but Marquette men’s basketball cleaned things up in the second half to earn an 81-49 victory against Howard. Katin Reinhardt and Jajuan Johnson led the way for the...

Volleyball ends weekend with loss to St. John’s

John Hand, Sports Reporter November 13, 2016

In their final home regular season match, Marquette volleyball fell 3-2 (30-32, 25-23, 25-19, 25-16, 15-10) to St. John’s. Marquette struggled to find a defensive answer for St. John’s outside hitter...

Niemann gets 1,000th kill as volleyball defeats Seton Hall

Niemann gets 1,000th kill as volleyball defeats Seton Hall

John Hand, Sports Reporter November 13, 2016

Marquette women’s volleyball needed four sets, but they were eventually able to defeat Seton Hall 3-1 (25-13, 25-19, 25-17, 25-22) on Saturday. The victory was extra special because Saturday was Senior...

WSOC season ends in NCAA Tournament first round

WSOC season ends in NCAA Tournament first round

Grant Becker, Assistant Sports Editor November 12, 2016

It’s not often you see Morgan Proffitt rivaled as the best player on the field, but her U.S. Women’s National U-23 teammate Rose Lavelle gave her a run for her money Friday night. It was Lavelle’s...

Size, athleticism of early signings give Wojo unfamiliar sense of flexibility

Size, athleticism of early signings give Wojo unfamiliar sense of flexibility

John Steppe, Wire Sports Reporter November 12, 2016

As Steve Wojciechowski signed his third recruiting class Wednesday, the 40-year-old head coach enjoyed a sense of flexibility, having only one more scholarship to fill for 2017 without any gaping holes...

Allazia Blockton led the team with 19 points in the season opener.

Women’s basketball wins season opener by 50 points

John Hand, Wire Sports Reporter November 12, 2016

After a less-than-convincing victory in exhibition action against Minnesota State last Sunday, Marquette women’s basketball made a statement with an 87-37 victory over Longwood in their season opener...

Cross country ends season at Great Lakes Regional

Cross country ends season at Great Lakes Regional

Brendan Ploen, Wire Sports Reporter November 12, 2016

The Marquette cross country teams ended their season Friday afternoon on a high note. The women finished 10th overall, while the men finished 13th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet. It was the highest...

Mens basketball demolishes Vandy with pressure, 3-pointers

Men’s basketball demolishes Vandy with pressure, 3-pointers

Jack Goods, Wire Sports Editor November 11, 2016

Marquette used their new aggressive style to their advantage in the season opener, blowing by the Vanderbilt Commodores 95-71 in Annapolis, Md. At the heart of it all was Jajuan Johnson, who had a career...

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