Marquette Volleyball Is Earning AVCA Preseason Top 25 Votes!
I figured turnover would keep the voters away from the Golden Eagles, but NOPE, look at that.
Late on Monday evening, a head coach Tom Mendoza remarked, "hey, is that the AVCA preseason poll?" Indeed, it was. Marquette volleyball has garnered 28 points worth of votes, making them the unclaimed #34 team in the country for the 2026 season. The news came as a pleasant surprise after several seniors and starters, including top attacker Natalie Ring, departed.
While it is impressive, it falls short of the 1,500 points earned by Nebraska, the current preseason #1. Marquette's first match of the season will be against preseason #2 Texas at Fiserv Forum during the AVCA First Serve event. The team's schedule includes challenging opponents, such as Dayton, Stanford, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Villanova.
Marquette opens their non-conference play against Texas, followed by a series against Illinois and a home-and-home series with Wisconsin. The second non-conference game is against Villanova on October 10th, followed by another match on November 6th. Marquette's first game of the season against Texas is scheduled for August 24th at 7pm Central and will be televised on FS2.
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