Saturday, November 30
Omaha, Neb.
5:00 PM
Creighton University
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Photo by: Steve Branscombe
#5 Volleyball Earns 22nd Straight Victory, Sweeps BIG EAST Tournament Final
11/30/2024 5:46:00 PM | Volleyball
Creighton Claims 10th BIG EAST Championship Title in 11 years
OMAHA, Neb. -- Fifth-ranked Creighton Volleyball collected its 10th BIG EAST Tournament title (2014-18, 2020-24) in 11 years with a straight set victory over Marquette (25-14, 25-16, 25-19) on Saturday, November 30.
Creighton's third win of the fall over Marquette moved the Bluejays to 29-2 on the season, tying them for the national lead in victories. The Golden Eagles, meanwhile, fell to 23-8.
Leading 6-5 in the opening set the Bluejays created the first separation of the match with a 5-1 run that saw Ava Martin, Norah Sis and Kiara Reinhardt each deliver kills to push Creighton out to an 11-6 advantage. Marquette closed within 12-10 but an 8-1 response by the Bluejays put the set out of reach. This time Martin set the tone for the run with three service aces, while middle blocker Elise Goetzinger contributed two kills and a block. Leading 20-11, the Bluejays took set one 25-14.
Trailing 2-0 early in the second set, Creighton took control quickly with 13 of the next 15 points to race out to a 13-4 lead. Once more it was Goetzinger and Martin leading the surge. The duo combined for five kills and an ace during the run. Creighton's defense limited the Golden Eagles to a hitting percentage of .081 during the second set, forcing eight attack errors, including four blocks.
A much closer battle in the third set saw Creighton battle through 10 ties and five lead changes, before pulling away down the stretch. Locked in the 10th tie of the set at 17-17 Creighton took five of the next six points via three blocks and kills from Martin as well as Jaya Johnson to force Marquette to take a commanding 22-18 lead and went on for the 25-19 victory as Sydney Breissinger served up an ace on match point.
Martin and Sis led Creighton with 10 kills in the match, while setter Wait closed the contest with 35 assists and 11 digs. CU had 37 kills, nine aces, 43 digs and eight blocks on .295 hitting.
Marquette got 19 kills from Aubrey Hamilton, who added 10 digs and hit .333. The Golden Eagles finished with 32 kills, 43 digs, five blocks and no aces on .109 hitting.
Following the match Wait earned the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player, and joined by Martin and Sis on the All-Tournament Team. Rounding out the All-Tournament squad were Yadhira Anchante and Hamilton from Marquette, Jill Pressly of DePaul and Campbell McKinnon of Villanova.
The victory earns Creighton an automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, its 13th straight appearance in the Big Dance. The Bluejays will host a Selection Show open to the public and media on Sunday, Dec. 1 at D.J.'s Dugout (1003 Capitol Ave.) to watch the bracket unveil, which begins at 5 p.m. on ESPN.
NOTES: Kirsten Bernthal Booth is the first BIG EAST Volleyball coach to win 10 tournament titles, passing former Notre Dame coach Debbie Brown's nine ... Creighton's 10 BIG EAST Volleyball Tournament titles trail only Pitt's 11 in league history ... Creighton has now beaten Marquette each of the last six times they've met in the final (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024) ... Creighton is now 18-1 all-time in the BIG EAST Tournament as the No. 1 seed ... This year is the fourth time Creighton has swept its way to the title in the semifinals and finals, also doing so in 2016, 2021 and 2023. No other team has done that even once since the league's 2013 realignment ... Creighton improved to 26-0 when winning the first set and 28-0 when winning the second set this fall ... Creighton has now won 44 straight November home matches, in addition to 43 straight October home matches ... Creighton's 10 wins this month are its first 10-win November in program history, and just its fourth 10-win month in program history overall ... Creighton is the first program to win five straight BIG EAST Volleyball Tournament titles since doing it from 2014-18 ... Kiara Reinhardt, Norah Sis and Kendra Wait joined six previous women as the only players in program history to play in four BIG EAST Tournament title match victories ... Creighton is now 21-2 all-time in the BIG EAST Tournament with 10 titles ... This is Creighton's 12th BIG EAST Tournament title in all sports, as the Bluejays also won in baseball (2019) and men's soccer (2022) ... Creighton has won 30 straight home matches and 17 times at home this season. Both are program records .. Creighton has dropped just one set in its last 20 home matches against BIG EAST foes ... Creighton owns 42 straight wins over unranked teams and 35 straight victories over BIG EAST opponents ... Creighton's 22 straight wins are one shy of its program record of 23 in a row done by the 2016 Elite Eight squad and the second-longest active streak nationally (Western Kentucky, 24) ... Creighton is now 116-16 in the last four years ... Kendra Wait has played in 116 wins, tied with Naomi Hickman for the most in program history ... Creighton is 40-0 in the last four years in home matches against BIG EAST teams, losing just nine sets ... Ava Martin moved over 500 career digs, while Kiara Reinhardt now owns 400 career blocks ... Saturday marked the 14th meeting between Creighton and Marquette since Feb. 4, 2021 ... Creighton is now 25-4 against Marquette since the start of the 2014 season ... Ava Martin's five aces give her 49 this season, fifth-most in CU single-season history.
Creighton's third win of the fall over Marquette moved the Bluejays to 29-2 on the season, tying them for the national lead in victories. The Golden Eagles, meanwhile, fell to 23-8.
Leading 6-5 in the opening set the Bluejays created the first separation of the match with a 5-1 run that saw Ava Martin, Norah Sis and Kiara Reinhardt each deliver kills to push Creighton out to an 11-6 advantage. Marquette closed within 12-10 but an 8-1 response by the Bluejays put the set out of reach. This time Martin set the tone for the run with three service aces, while middle blocker Elise Goetzinger contributed two kills and a block. Leading 20-11, the Bluejays took set one 25-14.
Trailing 2-0 early in the second set, Creighton took control quickly with 13 of the next 15 points to race out to a 13-4 lead. Once more it was Goetzinger and Martin leading the surge. The duo combined for five kills and an ace during the run. Creighton's defense limited the Golden Eagles to a hitting percentage of .081 during the second set, forcing eight attack errors, including four blocks.
A much closer battle in the third set saw Creighton battle through 10 ties and five lead changes, before pulling away down the stretch. Locked in the 10th tie of the set at 17-17 Creighton took five of the next six points via three blocks and kills from Martin as well as Jaya Johnson to force Marquette to take a commanding 22-18 lead and went on for the 25-19 victory as Sydney Breissinger served up an ace on match point.
Martin and Sis led Creighton with 10 kills in the match, while setter Wait closed the contest with 35 assists and 11 digs. CU had 37 kills, nine aces, 43 digs and eight blocks on .295 hitting.
Marquette got 19 kills from Aubrey Hamilton, who added 10 digs and hit .333. The Golden Eagles finished with 32 kills, 43 digs, five blocks and no aces on .109 hitting.
Following the match Wait earned the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player, and joined by Martin and Sis on the All-Tournament Team. Rounding out the All-Tournament squad were Yadhira Anchante and Hamilton from Marquette, Jill Pressly of DePaul and Campbell McKinnon of Villanova.
The victory earns Creighton an automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, its 13th straight appearance in the Big Dance. The Bluejays will host a Selection Show open to the public and media on Sunday, Dec. 1 at D.J.'s Dugout (1003 Capitol Ave.) to watch the bracket unveil, which begins at 5 p.m. on ESPN.
NOTES: Kirsten Bernthal Booth is the first BIG EAST Volleyball coach to win 10 tournament titles, passing former Notre Dame coach Debbie Brown's nine ... Creighton's 10 BIG EAST Volleyball Tournament titles trail only Pitt's 11 in league history ... Creighton has now beaten Marquette each of the last six times they've met in the final (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024) ... Creighton is now 18-1 all-time in the BIG EAST Tournament as the No. 1 seed ... This year is the fourth time Creighton has swept its way to the title in the semifinals and finals, also doing so in 2016, 2021 and 2023. No other team has done that even once since the league's 2013 realignment ... Creighton improved to 26-0 when winning the first set and 28-0 when winning the second set this fall ... Creighton has now won 44 straight November home matches, in addition to 43 straight October home matches ... Creighton's 10 wins this month are its first 10-win November in program history, and just its fourth 10-win month in program history overall ... Creighton is the first program to win five straight BIG EAST Volleyball Tournament titles since doing it from 2014-18 ... Kiara Reinhardt, Norah Sis and Kendra Wait joined six previous women as the only players in program history to play in four BIG EAST Tournament title match victories ... Creighton is now 21-2 all-time in the BIG EAST Tournament with 10 titles ... This is Creighton's 12th BIG EAST Tournament title in all sports, as the Bluejays also won in baseball (2019) and men's soccer (2022) ... Creighton has won 30 straight home matches and 17 times at home this season. Both are program records .. Creighton has dropped just one set in its last 20 home matches against BIG EAST foes ... Creighton owns 42 straight wins over unranked teams and 35 straight victories over BIG EAST opponents ... Creighton's 22 straight wins are one shy of its program record of 23 in a row done by the 2016 Elite Eight squad and the second-longest active streak nationally (Western Kentucky, 24) ... Creighton is now 116-16 in the last four years ... Kendra Wait has played in 116 wins, tied with Naomi Hickman for the most in program history ... Creighton is 40-0 in the last four years in home matches against BIG EAST teams, losing just nine sets ... Ava Martin moved over 500 career digs, while Kiara Reinhardt now owns 400 career blocks ... Saturday marked the 14th meeting between Creighton and Marquette since Feb. 4, 2021 ... Creighton is now 25-4 against Marquette since the start of the 2014 season ... Ava Martin's five aces give her 49 this season, fifth-most in CU single-season history.
What a historic night in D.J. Sokol Arena ??
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— Creighton Volleyball (@CreightonVB) December 3, 2024
Team Stats
Marq
CU
Kills
32
37
Errors
21
9
Attempts
101
95
Hitting %
.109
.295
Points
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54.0
Assists
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37
Aces
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9
Blocks
5
8
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Aces
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Blocks
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Aces
0
Blocks
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Kills
5
Aces
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Blocks
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