Thursday, December 11
Lexington, Ky.
12:00 PM
Creighton University
28-5,16-0Big East
3
vs
1
Arizona State
28-4,17-1Big 12
1
2
3
4
F
Creighton
26
19
25
25
3
Arizona St.
24
25
13
18
1
Ava Martin
Photo by: Justin Kreutzian
Elite Performance Lifts #11 Volleyball To Elite Eight
12/11/2025 2:03:00 PM | Volleyball
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Seniors Ava Martin, Annalea Maeder and Kiara Reinhardt helped No. 11 Creighton Volleyball to a second straight Regional Final with a 3-1 win over No. 8 Arizona State on Thursday afternoon at historic Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky.
Scores of the match were 26-24, 19-25, 25-13, 25-18.
Creighton led 10-7 and 11-8 early before Arizona State countered with a 7-2 run to take a 15-13 lead into the media timeout after back-to-back aces by Brynn Covell. The Jays regrouped, getting a kill from Jaya Johnson and two more by Kiara Reinhardt to move in front 20-18. The teams continued to trade 3-0 runs, as after falling behind 21-20, Creighton bounced back with three of its own to move in front 23-21 on Sydney Breissinger's serve. ASU tied it up at 23-all before Johnson went line to earn the Jays a set point opportunity at 24-23. Noemie Glover put down a kill to extend the set, but a service error and Ava Martin kill gave CU the 26-24 set. Martin owned seven kills in 11 errorless swings to pace a Bluejay offense that hit .333. Annalea Maeder dished 17 assists and Sydney Breissinger had six digs for CU. Glover topped the Sun Devils with five kills.
CU led much of the second set before a 4-0 Arizona State gave the Sun Devils a 17-14 lead. The Sun Devils led by two or more the rest of the way, closing out the 25-19 victory with back-to-back blocks to even the match heading into intermission. Martin had nine kills in the second frame and Breissinger 10 digs, but it wasn't enough to offset six kills from Glover and five kills by Kiylah Presley. ASU hit .368 in the second set and would side out at at 70 percent clip.
The Bluejays bolted to a 9-3 lead to open the third set and stayed in control throughout, hitting .600 in a 25-13 rout. With all the focus on Martin, it was six kills from Kiara Reinhardt and three by Johnson that did the trick. Johnson served her first ace since October 17th to close out the set. The .600 hiting percentage was CU's best ever in an NCAA Tournament set.
A pair of aces from Breissinger helped CU to a 3-0 lead to open the fourth game, and the Jays posted a second straight wire-to-wire victory. Martin's 22nd kill to make it 15-10 at the media timeout tied Jaali Winters' career NCAA Tournament record with 175.
Martin led CU with 23 kills, while Maeder had 55 assists and 15 digs. Reinhardt had 14 kills on .722 hitting, while Johnson added 12 kills of her own and Breissinger dug a career-high 20 balls. CU finished the match with 65 kills, 57 digs, eight aces and six blocks on .370 hitting.
Glover topped ASU with 17 kills and Henry dished out 26 assists while Omaha native Faith Frame collecting a team-high 15 balls. ASU closed the match with 50 kills, 48 digs, 4 aces and seven blocks on .273 hitting.Â
With the win, Creighton (28-5) advances to play the winner of this afternoon's Cal Poly/Kentucky match on Saturday night on ESPN2 for a spot in the Final Four. A start time for that match will be announced later this evening. The Big 12 champions, Arizona State ends its season with a 28-4 mark.
NOTES: Kiara Reinhardt set a program record by playing in her 12th career NCAA Tournament match, while tying another mark with her 11th NCAA Tournament start ... Ava Martin became the third player in CU history with 500 or more kills in a season ... Arizona State libero Faith Frame is an Omaha native and the sister of former Creighton Softball player Ensley Frame ... Creighton has won 23 straight matches, tied for its second-longest win streak in program history ... Creighton is now 20-14 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including a 3-2 record in the Regional Semifinals ... Creighton has won eight straight matches against Big 12 Conference teams, including a 3-0 mark this season ... Creighton has won 28 or more matches seven times now, all since 2012 ... Creighton Volleyball has joined men's soccer (in 2002-03, 2011-12 and 2014-15) as the only programs in the history of Creighton Athletics to make back-to-back Elite Eights ... Brian Rosen joined former men's soccer coach Elmar Bolowich as the second head coach in the history of Creighton Athetlics to take his first team to the Elite Eight. Rosen also joined Bolowich as the only coaches in CU history to win his first three NCAA Tournament games ... Creighton's 89 victories since the start of the 2023 season rank third-most nationally, trailing only Nebraska and Pittsburgh. Arizona State entered the today fourth on that list with 86 victories ... Creighton improved to 5-2 all-time inside Memorial Coliseum with its fourth straight win in the historic facility ... Arizona State fell to 0-8 in Regional Semifinals ... Ava Martin had five or more kills for the 110th straight match and 10 or more kills for the 27th consecutive contest ... Ava Martin (1,630) passed Leah Ratzlaff (1,622) for third-most kills in CU history ... Ava Martin led or tied for the Creighton lead in kills for the 26th match in a row ...  Annalea Maeder had her 15th double-double of the season ... Creighton improved to 6-0 when taking a 2-1 lead in a match ... Annalea Maeder reached 4,000 career assists.
More to come...
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Scores of the match were 26-24, 19-25, 25-13, 25-18.
Creighton led 10-7 and 11-8 early before Arizona State countered with a 7-2 run to take a 15-13 lead into the media timeout after back-to-back aces by Brynn Covell. The Jays regrouped, getting a kill from Jaya Johnson and two more by Kiara Reinhardt to move in front 20-18. The teams continued to trade 3-0 runs, as after falling behind 21-20, Creighton bounced back with three of its own to move in front 23-21 on Sydney Breissinger's serve. ASU tied it up at 23-all before Johnson went line to earn the Jays a set point opportunity at 24-23. Noemie Glover put down a kill to extend the set, but a service error and Ava Martin kill gave CU the 26-24 set. Martin owned seven kills in 11 errorless swings to pace a Bluejay offense that hit .333. Annalea Maeder dished 17 assists and Sydney Breissinger had six digs for CU. Glover topped the Sun Devils with five kills.
CU led much of the second set before a 4-0 Arizona State gave the Sun Devils a 17-14 lead. The Sun Devils led by two or more the rest of the way, closing out the 25-19 victory with back-to-back blocks to even the match heading into intermission. Martin had nine kills in the second frame and Breissinger 10 digs, but it wasn't enough to offset six kills from Glover and five kills by Kiylah Presley. ASU hit .368 in the second set and would side out at at 70 percent clip.
The Bluejays bolted to a 9-3 lead to open the third set and stayed in control throughout, hitting .600 in a 25-13 rout. With all the focus on Martin, it was six kills from Kiara Reinhardt and three by Johnson that did the trick. Johnson served her first ace since October 17th to close out the set. The .600 hiting percentage was CU's best ever in an NCAA Tournament set.
A pair of aces from Breissinger helped CU to a 3-0 lead to open the fourth game, and the Jays posted a second straight wire-to-wire victory. Martin's 22nd kill to make it 15-10 at the media timeout tied Jaali Winters' career NCAA Tournament record with 175.
Martin led CU with 23 kills, while Maeder had 55 assists and 15 digs. Reinhardt had 14 kills on .722 hitting, while Johnson added 12 kills of her own and Breissinger dug a career-high 20 balls. CU finished the match with 65 kills, 57 digs, eight aces and six blocks on .370 hitting.
Glover topped ASU with 17 kills and Henry dished out 26 assists while Omaha native Faith Frame collecting a team-high 15 balls. ASU closed the match with 50 kills, 48 digs, 4 aces and seven blocks on .273 hitting.Â
With the win, Creighton (28-5) advances to play the winner of this afternoon's Cal Poly/Kentucky match on Saturday night on ESPN2 for a spot in the Final Four. A start time for that match will be announced later this evening. The Big 12 champions, Arizona State ends its season with a 28-4 mark.
NOTES: Kiara Reinhardt set a program record by playing in her 12th career NCAA Tournament match, while tying another mark with her 11th NCAA Tournament start ... Ava Martin became the third player in CU history with 500 or more kills in a season ... Arizona State libero Faith Frame is an Omaha native and the sister of former Creighton Softball player Ensley Frame ... Creighton has won 23 straight matches, tied for its second-longest win streak in program history ... Creighton is now 20-14 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including a 3-2 record in the Regional Semifinals ... Creighton has won eight straight matches against Big 12 Conference teams, including a 3-0 mark this season ... Creighton has won 28 or more matches seven times now, all since 2012 ... Creighton Volleyball has joined men's soccer (in 2002-03, 2011-12 and 2014-15) as the only programs in the history of Creighton Athletics to make back-to-back Elite Eights ... Brian Rosen joined former men's soccer coach Elmar Bolowich as the second head coach in the history of Creighton Athetlics to take his first team to the Elite Eight. Rosen also joined Bolowich as the only coaches in CU history to win his first three NCAA Tournament games ... Creighton's 89 victories since the start of the 2023 season rank third-most nationally, trailing only Nebraska and Pittsburgh. Arizona State entered the today fourth on that list with 86 victories ... Creighton improved to 5-2 all-time inside Memorial Coliseum with its fourth straight win in the historic facility ... Arizona State fell to 0-8 in Regional Semifinals ... Ava Martin had five or more kills for the 110th straight match and 10 or more kills for the 27th consecutive contest ... Ava Martin (1,630) passed Leah Ratzlaff (1,622) for third-most kills in CU history ... Ava Martin led or tied for the Creighton lead in kills for the 26th match in a row ...  Annalea Maeder had her 15th double-double of the season ... Creighton improved to 6-0 when taking a 2-1 lead in a match ... Annalea Maeder reached 4,000 career assists.
More to come...
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Team Stats
CU
ASU
Kills
65
50
Errors
15
15
Attempts
135
128
Hitting %
.370
.273
Points
79.0
61.0
Assists
63
48
Aces
8
4
Blocks
6
7
Game Leaders
Kills
23
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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