Saturday, August 31
Omaha, Neb.
5 PM
Creighton University
2-0,0-0Big East
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Missouri
1-1,0-0SEC
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Missouri
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23
18
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Creighton
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Photo by: Xavier Rincon
#12 Volleyball Sweeps Missouri, Will Play For Bluejay Invitational Title on Sunday
8/31/2024 6:55:00 PM | Volleyball
Kendra Wait sets D.J. Sokol Arena with 23rd double-double in the facility
OMAHA, Neb. – Ava Martin had 12 kills on 30 errorless swings while Kendra Wait dished out 36 assists and collected 10 digs to record her D.J. Sokol Arena record 23rd career double-double as No. 12 Creighton Volleyball swept Missouri on Saturday at the Bluejay Invitational. The 25-21, 25-23 25-18 victory improves Creighton to 2-0 and sets up a title match on Sunday against Drake at 2:30 p.m.
Norah Sis led CU with 13 kills on .375 hitting while Martin owned 12 kills on .400 hitting. Elise Goetzinger contributed 10 kills on .438 hitting, adding five digs and a pair of blocks. Wait collected 36 assists and a team-high 10 digs while Maddy Bilinovic supplied nine digs on the back row. Creighton had 45 kills, four aces, 39 digs and 7.0 blocks on .358 hitting.
Missouri was paced by 14 kills from Mychael Vernon, Jordon Iliff added 12 kills of her own on .435 hitting and Maya Sands owned 10 digs. The Tigers finished the day with 42 kills, four aces, 36 digs and 4.0 blocks on .252 hitting.
Creighton used a 4-0 run on Sydney Breissinger's serve to move ahead 16-10 in the first set. The Tigers clawed back to within one at 17-16 and 21-20, only to have CU pull away for the 25-21 victory on a kill from Goetzinger. Sis had six kills and Wait dished 15 assists to lead the Jays to .435 hitting.
The second set featured 14 ties and seven lead changes as the Jays had to rally late to take command of the match. CU momentarily trailed 22-20 before winning a challenge that tied the score at 21-all. That preceded a stretch of three straight kills from Martin to go ahead 24-21. The Tigers survived two set point chances before a four hit violation on the Tigers gave CU the 25-23 victory. Martin and Goetzinger each had five kills and Jaya Johnson had a hand in three blocks for CU. Mizzou's Vernon had seven kills and Iliff added six more to pace the Tiger offense.
Creighton never trailed in the third set, using a 6-0 run on Wait's serve to take a 12-4 advantage. The Tigers never got any closer than five points the rest of the way. A service error by Mizzou gave CU it's 12th straight home sweep, and 14th straight home win overall to tie a program record. Sis had five kills in the clincher as CU hit .357 and held MU to .194 hitting.
Play at the Bluejays Invitational concludes on Sunday. NC State, which took down Drake, 3-1, in Saturday's lid-lifter, meets Missouri at Noon with each team entering the match with a 1-1 record. Creighton will then play Drake at 2:30 p.m., needing a win to secure its sixth Bluejay Invitational title.
NOTES: Creighton improved to 3-0 all-time against Missouri, which was picked to finish sixth in the preseason SEC poll ... Nora Wurtz, Katie Maser and Jaya Johnson all made their first career starts. For Wurtz and Alivia Hausmann, it was their collegiate debuts ... Elise Goetzinger improved to 7-0 all-time in matches against Missouri after having gone 6-0 against the Tigers while at Kentucky ... Goetzinger is also now a perfect 10-0 all-time in matches played in Omaha ... Kendra Wait's 23 double-doubles inside D.J. Sokol Arena broke a tie she had held with Megan Bober.
Norah Sis led CU with 13 kills on .375 hitting while Martin owned 12 kills on .400 hitting. Elise Goetzinger contributed 10 kills on .438 hitting, adding five digs and a pair of blocks. Wait collected 36 assists and a team-high 10 digs while Maddy Bilinovic supplied nine digs on the back row. Creighton had 45 kills, four aces, 39 digs and 7.0 blocks on .358 hitting.
Missouri was paced by 14 kills from Mychael Vernon, Jordon Iliff added 12 kills of her own on .435 hitting and Maya Sands owned 10 digs. The Tigers finished the day with 42 kills, four aces, 36 digs and 4.0 blocks on .252 hitting.
Creighton used a 4-0 run on Sydney Breissinger's serve to move ahead 16-10 in the first set. The Tigers clawed back to within one at 17-16 and 21-20, only to have CU pull away for the 25-21 victory on a kill from Goetzinger. Sis had six kills and Wait dished 15 assists to lead the Jays to .435 hitting.
The second set featured 14 ties and seven lead changes as the Jays had to rally late to take command of the match. CU momentarily trailed 22-20 before winning a challenge that tied the score at 21-all. That preceded a stretch of three straight kills from Martin to go ahead 24-21. The Tigers survived two set point chances before a four hit violation on the Tigers gave CU the 25-23 victory. Martin and Goetzinger each had five kills and Jaya Johnson had a hand in three blocks for CU. Mizzou's Vernon had seven kills and Iliff added six more to pace the Tiger offense.
Creighton never trailed in the third set, using a 6-0 run on Wait's serve to take a 12-4 advantage. The Tigers never got any closer than five points the rest of the way. A service error by Mizzou gave CU it's 12th straight home sweep, and 14th straight home win overall to tie a program record. Sis had five kills in the clincher as CU hit .357 and held MU to .194 hitting.
Play at the Bluejays Invitational concludes on Sunday. NC State, which took down Drake, 3-1, in Saturday's lid-lifter, meets Missouri at Noon with each team entering the match with a 1-1 record. Creighton will then play Drake at 2:30 p.m., needing a win to secure its sixth Bluejay Invitational title.
NOTES: Creighton improved to 3-0 all-time against Missouri, which was picked to finish sixth in the preseason SEC poll ... Nora Wurtz, Katie Maser and Jaya Johnson all made their first career starts. For Wurtz and Alivia Hausmann, it was their collegiate debuts ... Elise Goetzinger improved to 7-0 all-time in matches against Missouri after having gone 6-0 against the Tigers while at Kentucky ... Goetzinger is also now a perfect 10-0 all-time in matches played in Omaha ... Kendra Wait's 23 double-doubles inside D.J. Sokol Arena broke a tie she had held with Megan Bober.
Team Stats
MO
CU
Kills
42
45
Errors
16
11
Attempts
103
95
Hitting %
.252
.358
Points
50.0
56.0
Assists
40
41
Aces
4
4
Blocks
4
7
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
5
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