Marquette volleyball team claims program’s fifth Big East title

November 15, 2026

The Marquette volleyball team has to make room for some new hardware.

The Golden Eagles clinched at least a share of the Big East regular-season championship after a 25-15, 25-22, 25-23 victory over St. John’s on Nov. 14 at the Al McGuire Center.

MU (19-7, 14-2 Big East) can claim the outright championship if Creighton loses to Villanova on Nov. 15. If Creighton wins that match, the Bluejays will earn the No. 1 seeding in the Big East tournament on Nov. 21 and 22 in Omaha, Nebraska.

The Golden Eagles, in their second season under head coach Tom Mendoza, have won five Big East titles in program history, with the last one coming in 2023.

“To bring home championships is a really nice way to show our gratitude and be a point of pride for the athletic department and the university,” Mendoza said after the match. “We are thrilled to be able to do that.

“And obviously I’m thrilled for this group of student-athletes. A lot of time you put in the work and don’t get the payoff. So they are definitely deserving of it.”

Carson Tyler, coming off winning AVCA national player of the week, led the way with 17 kills and three aces.

Per ESPN’s NCAA tournament bracketology, the Golden Eagles are expected to make the field. The winner of the Big East tournament gets an automatic bid.

“We’re going to fully celebrate [the Big East regular-season title],” Mendoza said. “They should feel good about it because it’s taken a lot of work to put into that.

“So I think it’s important to not get too far ahead of ourselves. Let’s be present, let’s be in the moment and enjoy it.”

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Marquette defensive specialist Avery Helms (24) dives for the ball during their match against Texas Monday, August 24, 2026 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The match was part of the four-day American Volleyball Association First Serve event.

(Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)