(MARQUETTE COMMUNICATIONS) – Three Marquette Golden Eagles volleyball players were honored including the Juric twins and Luanna Markus.
Emi Juric, a freshman DS/L, contributed a league-leading 5.29 digs per set to anchor the Golden Eagle defense to a pair of victories over Georgetown (3-0) and Villanova (3-1) in earning the defensive player of the week honor. The rookie also registered 1.86 assists per set and posted a perfect 1.00 reception percentage. She recorded 14 digs and four assists in the sweep of Georgetown before posting a career-high 23 digs with nine assists and an ace versus the Wildcats.
Markus earns her third Setter of the Week nod after pacing the conference with 10.73 assists per frame to set the Golden Eagles to a BIG EAST-best .358 hitting percentage and 14.57 kills per set average this week. The freshman totaled 33 assists, seven digs, three kills, one ace and one block in the sweep of Georgetown as Marquette hit .407 as a team, then recorded a 40-assist, 13-dig double-double with five kills, three blocks and one ace versus Villanova.
The Big East freshman of the week was Tani Juric who led Marquette with 4.21 points and 3.86 kills per set on .418 hitting as the Golden Eagles enjoyed an undefeated weekend. She registered 10 kills with one block on .391 hitting against Georgetown before erupting for a career-high 17 kills on .438 hitting with four blocks against Villanova.
To the soccer pitch for men: Mads Konrad Horgøien, a sophomore forwards from Trondheim, Norway was named the Big East offensive player of the week as he recorded a career-high five points with two goals and an assist in Marquette’s 4-0 victory over Butler. The sophomore opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 12th minute for the eventual game-winner before assisting on the Golden Eagles’ third goal and adding his second tally just over a minute later. The brace was his first of the season and second of his career, while his 16 points this season mark a new career high.
Marquette women’s soccer collecting honors: Lily Coats, a senior defender for Marquette was named the Big East defensive player of the week. Coats anchored Marquette’s back line in back-to-back BIG EAST victories over Creighton and DePaul, helping the Golden Eagles improve to 2-0-2 in conference play. Coats played 71 minutes against Creighton in a 2-1 victory before delivering the game-winning goal in the 16th minute at DePaul. She finished a pass from Megan Murray and Emily Fix for her second goal of the season, helping Marquette secure a 1-0 road shutout. Coats played 83 minutes against the Blue Demons and contributed at both ends of the field as the Golden Eagles earned consecutive BIG EAST wins.
The Big East goalkeeper of the week award went to Mia Hurd who helped Marquette earn back-to-back BIG EAST victories, recording eight saves across two wins over Creighton and DePaul. Against Creighton, Hurd made six saves, including four in a span of less than three minutes in the first half, to keep the Golden Eagles in the match. She followed with two saves in a 1-0 road shutout at DePaul, including a stop in the 89th minute to preserve the victory. Hurd recorded her sixth shutout of the season against the Blue Demons as Marquette extended its unbeaten streak to six matches and improved to 2-0-2 in BIG EAST play.
Freshman forward Kaylie Sheehan was named the Big East freshman of the week as she delivered the decisive moment in Marquette’s 2-1 victory over Creighton, scoring the game-winning goal in the 82nd minute off an assist from Emily Fix. The freshman forward’s second goal of the season broke a 1-1 tie and secured Marquette’s first BIG EAST win of the season.
In being named to the Big East weekly honor roll, Megan Murray, a junior forward, played a key role in Marquette’s back-to-back BIG EAST victories. Against Creighton, Murray converted a penalty kick in the 33rd minute to give Marquette an early lead in a 2-1 victory. She followed with an assist on Lilly Coats’ game-winning goal in the 16th minute at DePaul, helping secure a 1-0 road shutout.
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