
Record Crowd Expected as #18 Volleyball Hosts #1 Nebraska
9/15/2025 7:30:00 PM | Volleyball
Top 20 tussle in Omaha on Tuesday
Match #10: #1 Nebraska at #18 Creighton • Omaha, Neb. • Tuesday, Sept. 16 • 6:30 p.m.
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The largest regular-season volleyball-only indoor crowd in NCAA history is expected when No. 18 Creighton (5-4) hosts top-ranked Nebraska (8-0) on Tuesday night.
  First serve inside a sold out CHI Health Center Omaha (17,352) in Omaha, Neb. is set for 6:30 p.m.
Broadcast Information
Tuesday's match wil be nationally-televised on FS1, with Noah Reed and Emily Ehman on the call.Â
  The broadcast can also be seen online at http://foxsports.com/live.
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Live Stats Information
Tuesday's match will have free live stats at http://Creighton.StatBroadcast.com.Â
  A link will also be on the GoCreighton.com volleyball schedule page.
Scouting #18 Creighton
Creighton is 5-4 on the season and ranked 18th nationally after a challenging schedule that has featured No. 2 Penn State, No. 4 Louisville, No. 5 Texas, No. 14 Kansas and No. 22 USC, among others. All nine opponents have received votes in the AVCA poll at some point this fall.
  The Bluejays, who return three starters from last year's team that went 32-3 and reached the Elite Eight, are still adjusting to the loss of All-Americans Kendra Wait, Norah Sis, Maddy Bilinovic and Elise Goetzinger as well as the departure of head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth.
  Reigning AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year Brian Rosen was promoted to head coach after three seasons assisting Booth, and he's relied on senior starters Ava Martin (3.91 kps., 0.45 saps) and Kiara Reinhardt (2.48 kps., 0.91 bps., .439%) to lead a talented group.
  Three transfers who have made an immediate impact are setter Annalea Maeder (9.97 aps.), middle blocker Eloise Brandewie (1.63 kps., 1.13 bps.) and libero Saige Damrow (4.24 dps.).
   CU averages 13.30 kills, 1.67 aces, 14.79 digs and 2.24 blocks per set while hitting .199.
Scouting #1 Nebraska
Top-ranked Nebraska is off to an 8-0 start to the season, including three wins over top 10 opponents (Pittsburgh, Stanford, Kentucky). The Cornhuskers have dropped just four sets, most notably overcoming an 0-2 deficit to Kentucky on Aug. 31 in Nashville.
  Harper Murray (3.71 kps., .303%), Rebekah Allick (2.65 kps., 1.43 bps., .441%) and Andi Jackson (2.28 kps., 1.16 bps., .303%) appear destined for All-American honors, while Taylor Landfair (1.86 kps.), Allie Sczech (2.08 kps., .386%) and Virginia Adriano (1.56 kps.) give NU an endless supply of offensive weapons.
  Bergen Reilly (9.35 aps.) runs the offense, and both Laney Choboy (3.15 dps.) and Olivia Mauch (2.39 dps.) have seen time at libero.
  Nebraska is averaging 13.79 kills, 14.21 digs, 2.64 blocks and 0.96 aces per set while hitting .309 as a team and holding foes to .100 hitting.
Series History vs. Nebraska
Since restarting its volleyball program in 1994, Creighton is 0-21 all-time against Nebraska in the fall. Thirteen of those 21 meetings have come in Lincoln.
  Nebraska has been ranked in the top-11 of every meeting, and ranked No. 1 nationally at match time on seven occasions (including 2025).
  Creighton has won the first set in meetings in 2006, 2014 and 2016, while in 2018 CU took a 2-0 lead over the Cornhuskers. In both 2022 and 2024 CU nearly pulled off a reverse sweep, winning sets three and four, only to lose the fifth set each time.
  Brian Rosen has never faced Nebraska nor Dani Busboom Kelly. Busboom Kelly is 2-0 all-time against Creighton, with both of those wins coming in five sets when she was the head coach at Louisville in 2023 and 2024.
Creighton Coaches
Brian Rosen was named the fourth head coach in modern Creighton Volleyball history on April 6, 2025, as he was promoted following the departure of 22-year head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth. He is 5-4 as Creighton head coach, defeating No. 14 Kansas on Aug. 31 for his first win on the Bluejay sideline.
  Named the 2024 AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year, Rosen served as a Creighton assistant from 2022-24, during which time CU went 88-13, swept the BIG EAST regular-season and tournament tiles each fall, and defeated 10 Top 25 opponents.
  The 2008 South Carolina grad went 45-17 as head coach at Division II Nova Southeastern from 2019-21, though the 2020 season was cancelled due to COVID-19 without playing a match.
  Rosen is assisted by Angie Oxley Behrens, Adam Kessenich and Izzy Ashburn.
With A Win...
With a win on Tuesday vs. Nebraska, Creighton would...
- Earn its first win in 22 tries against Nebraska since restarting its volleyball program in 1994.
- Creighton would improve to 2-4 this season against ranked teams, the ninth time CU has defeated multiple ranked foes in the same year, and fourth straight year.
- Improve to 35-1 in its last 36 home matches.
- Improve to 1-7 all-time in volleyball matches inside CHI Health Center Omaha.
- Creighton would defeat a top-five team at home for the first time in nine tries.
- Creighton would improve to 4-14 all-time against teams that made the Final Four the previous season.
Milestone Watch
Creighton's student-athletes are approaching all sorts of milestones heading into Tuesday...
- Eloise Brandewie is one block shy of 250 in her career, including the 34 she has at Creighton.
- Destiny Ndam-Simpson is three kills shy of 250.
- Kiara Reinhardt owns 449 career blocks and is one shy of 450.
- Ava Martin has 1,238 career kills and is 12 shy of 1,250.
- Ava Martin has 96 career aces and is four shy of 100. She's already had two matches this year with four aces and tied a CU single-match record with eight aces vs. Seton Hall last season.
- Ava Martin is 11 digs shy of 600 in her career.
Connections To Lincoln/Nebraska
Creighton assistant coach Angie Oxley Behrens was a four-year starter for the Huskers from 1997-2000, including Nebraska's unbeaten NCAA champion team in 2000. Among her teammates was Lindsay (Wischmeier) Peterson, NU's longtime Director of Operations.
  Creighton setter Ivy Leuck made her collegiate debut on Aug. 30, 2023 against Nebraska when she played for Nebraska-Omaha. Leuck had eight assists and a dig in that match, which was played at Memorial Stadium in front of 92,003 fans.
  There are only 149,035 people from Olathe, Kan., but three of them will be on the court on Tuesday. Creighton's Jaya Johnson and Ava TeStrake, as well as Nebraska's Skyler Pierce, all went to high school in the KC suburb, but all three women attended different high schools.
Two Of The Best
Few teams in the country have been as successful in recent years as Creighton and Nebraska.
  Since the start of the 2015 season, Nebraska leads the nation with 294 victories while Creighton is fourth with 272 wins.
  Narrow the window to the start of the 2021 campaign and Nebraska is third with 126 wins, while Creighton is fourth with 124 triiumphs.
  Most Wins Since 2015*          Most Wins Since Fall 2021*
1.  294  Nebraska  1.  130  Pittsburgh
2.  289  Western Kentucky  2.  127  Louisville
3.  283  Pittsburgh  3.  126  Nebraska
4.  272  Creighton  4.  124  Creighton
5.  266  Texas  5.  121  Western Kentucky
  266  BYU  6.  120  Wisconsin
7.  264  Wisconsin  7.  112  Dayton
8.  257  Penn State  8.  110  FGCU
*through Sept. 14, 2025
Historically Speaking
Here's a look at the top indoor volleyball-only regular-season crowds in NCAA history.Â
Top Reg.-Season Indoor Volleyball-Only Crowds in NCAA History
  Att.  Opponent    Date  Site
  17,037  Wisconsin def. Marquette, 3-1  9/13/23  Milwaukee, WI
  16,833  Florida def. Wisconsin, 3-2  9/16/22  Madison, WI
  15,797  Nebraska def. Creighton, 3-2  9/7/22  Omaha, NE
  15,734  Florida vs. Pittsburgh, 3-2  8/24/25  Lincoln, NE
  15,734  Nebraska def. Stanford, 3-0  Â
  15,576  Nebraska def. Pittsburgh, 3-1  8/22/25  Lincoln, NE
  15,576  Stanford vs. Florida, 3-1  Â
  15,084  Wisconsin def. Marquette, 3-1  9/17/24  Madison, WI
  14,876  Wisconsin def. Purdue, 3-0  10/26/24  West Lafayette, IN
  14,876  Purdue def. Indiana, 3-0  10/19/24  West Lafayette, IN
  14,126  Nebraska def. Louisville, 3-0  9/22/24  Louisville, KY
  14,035  Texas def. Wisconsin, 3-1  9/1/24  Milwaukee, WI
  14,035  Stanford def. Minnesota, 3-2  Â
  14,022  Nebraska def. Creighton, 3-2  9/6/18  Omaha, NE
  13,870  UCLA def. Nebraska, 3-2  9/13/09  Lincoln, NE
  13,412  Nebraska def. LSU, 3-0  9/12/08  Lincoln, NE
  13,396  Nebraska def. Hawai'i, 3-0  10/21/07  Lincoln, NE
  13,081  Cal Poly def. Creighton, 3-0  9/2/07  Omaha, NE
    Nebraska def. Penn State, 3-0
  13,071  Nebraska def. Maryland, 3-1  11/30/24  College Park, MD
  12,760  Louisville def. Kentucky, 3-0  9/13/23  Louisville, KY
  12,510  Pittsburgh def. Louisville, 3-1  11/27/24  Louisville, KY
  12,504  Nebraska def. Colorado, 3-0  11/4/00  Lincoln, NE
  12,112  Nebraska def. Creighton, 3-1  9/24/06  Omaha, NE
Largest Crowds To See The Jays
More than 17,000 fans are expected for Tuesday's tilt at CHI Health Center Omaha. In seven previous volleyball matches at CHI Health Center Omaha, Creighton has set an NCAA Volleyball regular-season attendance record three times.
  In 2007 CU played in front of 13,081 in a match against Cal Poly that was part of a doubleheader. In 2018 CU met Nebraska before 14,022 fans. And in the most recent meeting at CHI Health Center Omaha in 2022, CU welcomed 15,797 fans against Nebraska.
  The largest crowd in the nation this season was 15,734 on Aug. 24 when Florida beat Pittsburgh and Nebraska beat Stanford at the AVCA First Serve in Lincoln, Neb.
  Below is a list of the largest crowds (and home crowds) in Creighton Volleyball history:
Creighton's Largest Home Crowds All-Time
  Att.  Opponent  Date  CU Result  Facility
  15,797  #2 Nebraska  09/07/22  L 2-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  14,022  #7 Nebraska  09/06/18  L 2-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  13,081  #18 Cal Poly  09/02/07  L 0-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  12,112  #1 Nebraska  09/24/06  L 1-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  11,279  #3 Nebraska  09/08/21  L 0-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  10,131  #4 Nebraska  09/15/15  L 0-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  8,037  #2 Nebraska  10/05/08  L 0-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  2,665  Ole Miss  12/06/24  W 3-0  Sokol
  2,658  #4 Louisville  09/12/25  L 1-3  Sokol
  2,653  Auburn  12/02/22  L 2-3  Sokol
Creighton Volleyball's Largest Crowds (All Sites)
  Att.  Opponent  Date  CU Result  Facility
  15,797  #2 Nebraska  09.07/22  L 2-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  14,022  #6 Nebraska  09/06/18  L 2-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  13,081  #18 Cal Poly  09/02/07  L 0-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  12,112  #1 Nebraska  09/24/06  L 1-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  11,678  vs. #14 Kansas  08/31/25  W 3-2  Kohl Center
  11,279  #3 Nebraska  09/08/21  L 0-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  10,438  vs. #2 Penn St.  08/23/25  L 0-3  Pinn Bank Arena
  10,131  #4 Nebraska  09/15/15  L 0-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  10,072  vs. #5 Texas  08/29/25  L 0-3  Kohl Center
  8,924  at #5Nebraska  09/06/23  L 1-3  Devaney Ctr.
  8,656  at #4 Nebraska  09/10/24  L 2-3  Devaney Ctr.Â
  8,627  at #5 Nebraska  09/29/02  L 0-3  Devaney Ctr.
  8,450  at #2 Nebraska  08/30/19  L 1-3  Devaney Ctr.
  8,277  vs. Montana St.  09/16/16  W 3-0  Devaney Ctr.
  8,249  at #1 Nebraska  09/17/16  L 1-3  Devaney Ctr.
  8,237  vs. #20 Baylor (@NU)  08/31/19  L 0-3  Devaney Ctr.
  8,060  at #9 Nebraska  09/17/14  L 1-3  Devaney Ctr.
Previously At CHI Health Center Omaha
Tuesday will mark Creighton's eighth volleyball match ever at CHI Health Center Omaha, with all eight contests coming against top-20 foes.
  In 2006, Creighton won the first set 30-27 and led the second set 23-22 in a match vs. No. 1 Nebraska before 12,112 fans, eventually losing in four sets.
  In 2007, Creighton was swept by No. 18 Cal Poly before a then-record 13,081 fans. Trailing 1-0 in the match, Creighton led 27-22 in the second set before the fading late and losing 30-28.
  In 2008, Creighton was swept by No. 2 Nebraska before 8,037 fans.
  On September 15, 2015 it was No. 4 Nebraska sweeping Creighton by scores of 25-17, 25-19, 25-22 in front of 10,131 fans.
  In 2018, No. 14 Creighton bolted to a 2-0 lead vs. No. 6 Nebraska before the Huskers rallied to win in five sets in front of what remains the largest (14,022) regular-season volleyball-only crowd in NCAA history.
  In 2021 No. 3 Nebraska swept No. 19 Creighton last season before 11,279 fans.
  Most recently in 2022, No. 2 Nebraska held on in five sets against No. 17 Creighton before 15,797 fans.
The Friendly Confines
Creighton had its first unbeaten home season in program history in 2023, going a perfect 13-0 in matches and 39-3 in sets.
  Last year CU did even better, going 19-0 and losing just two sets at home.
  Though its 32-match win streak was snapped on Friday against No. 4 Louisville, that still means the Bluejays are 34-1 in its last 35 home contests.
  All told, Creighton has won 96 of its last 101 home sets.
Creighton's Longest Home Win Streaks
Wins  Dates  Snapped By
  32  Sept. 1, 2023 - Dec. 6, 2024  #4 Louisville, 3-1
  15  Sept. 7 - Nov. 30, 2018  #22 Washington, 3-0
  13  Sept. 1, 2012 - Sept. 7, 2013  California, 3-0
  13  Sept. 9, 2016-Sept. 1, 2017  #18 USC, 3-0
Facing Final Four Teams
Creighton is 3-14 all-time against teams that reached the Final Four in the previous season. Nebraska lost to Penn State in the 2024 national semifinals.
Creighton is 3-14 Against Teams That MadeÂ
The Final Four The Previous Year
(Home: 0-5, Away: 2-7, Neutral: 1-2)
Date   Winner   Loser   Previous Year Finish
9/25/01Â Â Nebraska 3Â Â Creighton 0Â Â NCAA ChampionÂ
9/10/05Â Â Stanford 3Â Â Creighton 0Â Â NCAA Champion
9/24/06Â Â Nebraska 3Â Â Creighton 1Â Â NCAA Runner-Up
8/31/07Â Â Nebraska 3Â Â Creighton 0Â Â NCAA Champion
9/1/09Â Â Nebraska 3Â Â Creighton 0Â Â Final Four
9/17/16Â Â Nebraska 3Â Â Creighton 1Â Â NCAA Champion
9/8/16Â Â Kansas 3Â Â Creighton 2Â Â Final Four
12/2/16Â Â Creighton 3Â Â Kansas 2Â Â Final Four
12/10/16Â Â Texas 3Â Â Creighton 0Â Â NCAA Runner-Up
9/6/18  Nebraska 3  Creighton 2  NCAA Champion
8/30/19Â Â Nebraska 3Â Â Creighton 1Â Â NCAA Runner-Up
9/4/21Â Â Creighton 3Â Â Kentucky 0Â Â NCAA Champion
9/7/22Â Â Nebraska 3Â Â Creighton 2Â Â NCAA Runner-Up
9/10/24Â Â Nebraska 3Â Â Creighton 2Â Â NCAA Runner-Up
12/13/24Â Â Creighton 3Â Â Texas 1Â Â NCAA Champion
8/23/25Â Â Penn State 3Â Â Creighton 0Â Â NCAA Champion
9/12/25Â Â Louisville 3Â Â Creighton 1Â Â NCAA runner-up
Creighton Introduces New Taraflex Court
Creighton Volleyball introduced a new Taraflex® court at its 2025 regular-season home debut last Friday night against Louisville.
  The court was designed by GLGR out of Portland, Ore., in working with Specialty Floors out of Parkville, Mo., representatives of Taraflex Sports.
  The new court features a royal blue outline with a feather pattern similar to what is on the Creighton men's basketball court that was unveiled last October at CHI Health Center Omaha. More than 6/10ths of a mile of stencils were used to create the blue feather border that features more than a dozen "Easter eggs" hidden throughout.
  The words Creighton and Bluejays flank the end lines in white lettering. The East sideline features the words D.J. Sokol Arena on one side of the court and a BIG EAST Conference logo on the other, both shaded in light blue. The Northeast side of the court, where the team runs in and out when returning to or from the locker room, features the words "Fly Together", while Creighton's popular C-Bird logo adorns the Northwest and Southeast corners of the court
  The West sideline features 14 smaller Bluejay bird outlines, seven on each side of the court. Inside those logo decals are years to designate NCAA Tournament appearances, with different colors used to highlight the program's previous trips to the first weekend, Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. Room to add future postseason appearances is available, if necessary.
  The middle of the court features a gray outline of a Bluejay bird head. The hue of the two-tone court helps put the focus on the action and will make the players in uniform stand out, in addition to making it easier for officials to discern in/out calls along the sidelines. The matte finish on the court adds to the sharpness.
  The perimeter of the court features no less than 14 hidden messages within the design, ranging from Heritage logos to honor Creighton's history, a map of the state of Nebraska, the year Creighton University was founded (1878), the year the Creighton Volleyball program was restarted (1994), and donor acknowledgements.
  The court is a FIVB-certified playing surface and is up to the same high standards that it used in international competitions such as the Olympics. The design process for one of the most unique and complex designed courts in the world began in January, with the full painting process taking a little over a month in application and curing.
Maeder Earns BIG EAST Award
Annalea Maeder was named BIG EAST Setter of the Week, league officials announced on Monday.
  Maeder averaged 11.40 assists, 2.30 digs, 1.20 kills and 0.30 aces per set to help Creighton finish 2-1 at the Bluejay Invitational and land a spot on the All-Tournament Team. She also hit .320, part of a Bluejay attack that hit .314 for the week.
  Maeder had a season-high 49 assists and 11 digs in her Bluejay home debut against No. 4 Louisville, her fourth straight double-double.
  The Switzerland native then had 35 assists and seven digs against preseason American Conference favorite Rice before closing the weekend with 30 assists, five digs and a season-high six kills on .545 hitting against preseason MVC favorite Northern Iowa.
  This is Maeder's first conference award from the BIG EAST, though the Cal transfer was named Atlantic Coast Conference Setter of the Week on Sept. 2, 2024.
Damrow Digs It
Saige Damrow has owned 10 or more digs in each of her first nine matches as a Bluejay, just the seventh time in program history a player has done that, and the fourth to do it in her first season with the Bluejays.
Consec. Matches, 10 or More Digs, To Start Year
  32*  Kate Elman  2012
  29  Janeen Piller   (every match) 2004
  27*  Bianca Rivera  2007
  18  Brittany Witt  2018
  16*  Abby Bottomley  2021
  9  Nayka Benitez  2010
  9*  Saige Damrow  2025
  8  Brittany Witt  2019
*first season at Creighton
All-Tourney Duo
Ava Martin and Annalea Maeder both picked up All-Tournament Team honors following the Bluejay Invitational on Sunday.
  Martin led CU by averaging 4.40 kills also averaged 1.60 digs and 0.60 aces per set while hitting .309.
  Maeder averaged 11.40 assists, 2.30 digs, and 1.20 kills per set while hitting .320.
  This is the 10th career All-Tournament Team accolade for Martin and first for Maeder with CU.
Reinhardt Passes Century Mark
Kiara Reinhardt has played in 101 victories as a Bluejay, becoming the 13th woman to reach the century mark.
  Creighton is 101-21 (.828) all-time in the matches Reinhardt has appeared in (they're 35-4 in matches she doesn't play in, including her redshirt year). Her current .828 win percentage ranks fourth-best in program history among those with 100 or more victories.
Most Wins, Appeared In As A Player
  119  Kendra Wait  2021-24
  116  Naomi Hickman  2017-21
  111  Jaali Winters  2015-18
  110  Kiana Schmitt  2019-23
  109  Taryn Kloth  2015-18
  109  Brittany Witt  2016-19
  109  Norah Sis  2021-24
  107  Megan Ballenger  2016-19
  106  Marysa Wilkinson  2014-17
  104  Lauren Smith  2013-16
  102  Melanie Jereb  2012-15
  101  Ashley Jansen  2012-15
  101  Kiara Reinhardt  2020-Pres.
  98  Jaela Zimmerman  2018-22
Best Win Pct. in Matches Appeared In As A Player (min. 100 wins)
  W-L  Pct.  Name  Years
  109-14  .886  Norah Sis  2021-24
  119-16  .881  Kendra Wait  2021-24
  110-16  .873  Kiana Schmitt  2019-23
  101-21  .828  Kiara Reinhardt  2020-Pres.
  109-24  .820  Taryn Kloth  2015-18
  116-26  .817  Naomi Hickman  2017-21
  109-25  .813  Brittany Witt  2016-19
  107-25  .811  Megan Ballenger  2016-19
  111-28  .799  Jaali Winters  2015-18
  106-32  .768  Marysa Wilkinson  2014-17
  102-31  .767  Melanie Jereb  2012-15
  101-31  .765  Ashley Jansen  2012-15
  104-34  .754  Lauren Smith  2013-16
The Amazing Ava
Ava Martin had a career-high 24 kills two Saturday's ago vs. UC Santa Barbara, then added 20 last Saturday vs. Rice in just three sets.
  It was the seventh and eighth times in her career that she's had 20 or more kills, and she's done it against some impressive competition.
Ava Martin's 20-Kill Matches
  Kills  Pct.  Opponent  Date
  24  .286  vs. UC Santa Barbara  09/06/25
  22  .333  #14 Marquette  11/26/22
  22  .396  Northern Iowa  09/03/23
  22  .180  at #9 Minnesota  09/16/23
  21  .230  at Xavier  09/23/23
  20  .400  at DePaul  11/22/24
  20  .405  vs. Duke  08/27/23
  20  .472  Rice  09/13/25
Where #1 Teams Go To Die
Creighton will look to knock off a top-ranked Nebraska Volleyball team on Tuesday, but it wouldn't be the first Bluejay team to do so inside CHI Health Center Omaha in the last 20 months.
  Creighton Men's Basketball defeated No. 1 UConn on Feb. 20, 2024, then upended No. 1 Kansas last season on Dec. 4, 2024.
  After fans stormed the floor after the Kansas win, head men's basketball coach Greg McDermott credited the building, saying "What can you say, this is a building No. 1 teams go to die, evidently," to FS1's Nick Bahe.
Top 10 Wins
Creighton owns 11 Top 10 wins in program history, all of which have taken place in the previous 10 seasons.Â
  All but one of the those Top 10 wins have taken place away from home, including wins over No. 6 Purdue and No. 10 Kansas on back-to-back days last September in Lawrence, Kan.
  Creighton owns four top-five wins in program history, and all of those were away from home.
  The highest-ranked teams that Creighton has ever beaten was No. 3 Washington (8/26/17) and No. 3 Kentucky (9/4/21), as Creighton is 0-6 all-time against No. 1-ranked teams.
  CU's lone top 10 home win in program history came on Nov. 9, 2019 over No. 9 Marquette, but the Jays will have chances to add to that in the next week with home matches against both No. 4 Louisville and No. 1 Nebraska.
Creighton's Top 10 Wins
Date  Opponent  Score
09/05/15Â Â vs. #10 Kentucky (at UNI)Â Â W 3-1
12/02/16  at #4 Kansas  W 3-2
08/26/17  at #3 Washington  W 3-1
09/09/17  at #7 Kansas  W 3-0
08/24/18Â Â vs. #5 Kentucky (at USC)Â Â W 3-2
10/12/19  at #10 Marquette  W 3-2
11/09/19  #9 Marquette  W 3-1
09/04/21  at #3 Kentucky  W 3-0
09/16/23  at #9 Minnesota  W 3-2
09/20/24Â Â vs. #6 Purdue (at Kansas)Â Â W 3-1
09/21/24  at #10 Kansas  W 3-0
Top 25 History
Creighton is 236-52 all-time when playing as a ranked team, and also 26-32 all-time against ranked teams when ranked itself. That mark is 4-4 when both Creighton and its opponent are ranked in the top 10.
  Since the start of the 2012 season, 47 of Creighton's 81 losses have come against ranked teams. In that same period, Creighton is 318-34 against unranked teams. Creighton has won all but three of its past 124 home matches over unranked teams and all but 13 of its last 179 matches at all sites against unranked teams.
Ranked vs. Ranked (CU is 26-32)
Home: 10-10Â Â Away: 8-13Â Â Neutral: 8-9
Date  Winner  Loser  CU Score
11/19/12  #11 Minnesota  #21 Creighton  1-3
08/30/13  #25 Creighton  #13 BYU  3-1
09/14/13  #11 UCLA  #24 Creighton  1-3
09/16/13  #7 Hawaii  #23 Creighton  2-3
08/30/14  #22 Kansas  #23 Creighton  1-3
09/03/16  #23 Kentucky  #22 Creighton  0-3
12/02/16  #21 Creighton  #4 Kansas  3-2
12/09/16  #21 Creighton  #17 Michigan  3-2
12/10/16  #5 Texas  #21 Creighton  0-3
08/26/17  #9 Creighton  #3 Washington  3-1
09/01/17  #7 Creighton  #13 Kentucky  3-0
09/02/17  #18 USC  #7 Creighton  0-3
09/08/17  #17 Purdue  #9 Creighton  1-3
09/09/17  #9 Creighton  #7 Kansas  3-0
09/16/17  #19 Iowa State  #8 Creighton  2-3
12/12/17  #12 Michigan St.  #15 Creighton  1-3
08/24/18  #13 Creighton  #5 Kentucky  3-2
08/25/18  #10 USC  #13 Creighton  2-3
09/06/18  #7 Nebraska  #14 Creighton  2-3
09/15/18  #8 Illinois  #10 Creighton  1-3
09/23/18  #10 Creighton  #21 Marquette  3-0
10/26/18  #10 Creighton  #18 Marquette  3-1
11/24/18  #9 Creighton  #16 Marquette  3-1
12/01/18  #22 Washington  #9 Creighton  0-3
08/30/19  #2 Nebraska  #18 Creighton  1-3
08/31/19  #20 Baylor  #18 Creighton  0-3
09/06/19  #23 Creighton  #12 Kentucky  3-1
09/07/19  #23 Creighton  #15 USC  3-1
09/14/19  #12 Washington  #17 Creighton  1-3
10/12/19  #13 Creighton  #10 Marquette  3-2
11/22/19  #12 Creighton  #9 Marquette  3-1
12/07/19  #7 Minnesota  #15 Creighton  2-3
02/05/21  #19 Creighton  #25 Marquette  3-2
02/06/21  #25 Marquette  #19 Creighton  0-3
09/08/21  #3 Nebraska  #19 Creighton  0-3
09/02/22  #17 Creighton  #25 USC  3-1
09/03/22  #16 Kentucky  #17 Creighton  1-3
09/07/22  #2 Nebraska  #17 Creighton  2-3
10/14/22  #21 Creighton  #16 Marquette  3-2
11/19/22  #16 Marquette  #11 Creighton  0-3
11/26/22  #15 Creighton  #14 Marquette  3-2
08/26/23  #18 Creighton  #16 Purdue  3-0
09/06/23  #4 Nebraska  #16 Creighton  1-3
09/16/23  #14 Creighton  #9 Minnesota  3-2
11/05/23  #17 Creighton  #25 Marquette  3-0
12/07/23  #7 Louisville  #17 Creighton  2-3
09/05/24  #11 Creighton  #20 USC  3-1
09/10/24  #5 Nebraska  #9 Creighton  2-3
09/15/24  #4 Louisville  #9 Creighton  2-3
09/20/24  #9 Creighton  #6 Purdue  3-1
09/21/24  #9 Creighton  #10 Kansas  3-0
12/13/24  #6 Creighton   #13 Texas  3-1
12/15/24  #2 Penn State  #6 Creighton  2-3
08/23/25  #2 Penn State  #12 Creighton  0-3
08/29/25  #5 Texas  #12 Creighton  0-3
08/31/25  #12 Creighton  #14 Kansas  3-2
09/07/25  #22 USC  #13 Creighton  0-3
09/12/25  #4 Louisville  #18 Creighton  1-3
09/16/25  #18 Creighton vs. #1 Nebraska  6:30 pm
Against Ranked Foes
After a total of three top-25 wins from 1994-2014, Creighton has earned at least one top-25 win each of the last 11 seasons (2015-25).Â
  Creighton is 31-93 all-time against ranked teams, with 30 wins coming under Kirsten Bernthal Booth and one under Brian Rosen.
  The highest ranked teams that Creighton has ever beaten at any site were No. 3 Washington (8/26/17 in Seattle) and No. 3 Kentucky (9/4/21 in Lexington). CU's highest-ranked opponent it has defeated at home was a 3-1 win over then-No. 9 Marquette on Nov. 22, 2019.
  Last year was the eighth season that CU owned multiple Top-25 victories. The Jays beat three Top 25 teams in 2017, 2022 and 2023, and a record four in 2018, 2019 and 2024.
Cheer For The Jays!
Tuesday will make the public reintroduction of the Creighton co-ed cheerleading team, which has not been around since 1995. The team is coached by Nicole Heider.
The Defense Never Rests
Tuesday promises to feature some great rallies when two of the nation's top defensive programs take the court.
  Creighton has led the country in opponents hitting percentage in 2021 (.124) and 2024 (.130), while Nebraska was first in 2022 (.128) and 2023 (.137).Â
High FIve
Brian Rosen is Creighton's first volleyball coach since the program's 1994 reinstatement to pick up his first victory in a five set match, as Ben Guiliano, Howard Wallace and Kirsten Bernthal Booth's first wins all came in 3-0 sweeps.
Record in 5-Set Matches
Coach  Years  Set 5 W-L
Ben Guiliano  1994-1996  2-10
Howard Wallace  1997-2002  13-18
Kirsten Bernthal Booth  2003-2024  70-42
Brian Rosen  2025-Pres.  2-0
Twice For Breissinger
Junior defensive specialist Sydney Breissinger helped Creighton erase a 3-0 deficit in the fifth set on Aug. 31 vs. Kansas, serving up a 9-0 run that helped the Bluejays take the lead for good. She also served a 9-0 run in the fourth set vs. UC San Diego on Sept. 5.
  Breissinger's heroics were eerily similar to the 9-0 serving run she had in the fifth set on Sept. 16, 2023 in a win over No. 9 Minnesota. That win over the Gophers had been CU's last previous five-set win.
  Since enrolling at Creighton in 2023, Breissinger owns 36 service runs of five or longer, 10 more than the next-closest Bluejay (Norah Sis, who graduated in 2024). Next-most among her active teammates is the 19 by Ava Martin.
Watch This!
Five of Creighton's first nine matches this fall have aired on national television (two on FS1, three on BTN), while Tuesday's battle with Nebraska also appears on FS1.
  Creighton has also won 39 straight non-televised matches, since an Oct. 6, 2023 loss at Marquette.
Assistants Given A Chance
Both Dani Busboom Kelly and Brian Rosen have been named AVCA Assistant Coach of the Year in recent seasons.
  Busboom Kelly won the recognitition in 2015 as an assistant at Louisville, while Rosen was honored in 2024 as a Creighton assistant.
  Additionally, current Creighton associate head coach Angie Oxley Behrens earned the same award in 2019.
Champions Among Champions
Since the start of the 2012 season, Creighton, and Western Kentucky are the nation's only schools to have won 12 conference regular-season titles. All but three of Creighton's 12 crowns were outright titles, whereas WKU has shared five. Texas has won 11 titles in that time.
  Creighton has also won 11 conference tournament titles since 2012, the most in the nation.
Most Conference Titles 2012-2024
Regular-Season  League Tournament
12 (3 shared) Creighton  11 Creighton
12 (5) Western Kentucky  10 Western Kentucky
11 (1) Texas  9 Dayton
11 (1) Fairfield  9 Fairfield
9 (8) Florida A&MÂ Â Â
9 (5) Yale
9 (1) Colorado State  Â
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143 Weeks As A Ranked Team
Creighton is ranked 18th in the Sept. 15 edition of the AVCA poll, the 143rd time in program history it's been ranked. That's 39th-most of all programs in NCAA history.
  All 143 rankings have occurred since 2012.
  The Bluejays are one of 13 schools (along with Baylor, Florida, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, Penn State, Pitt, Purdue, Stanford, Texas and Wisconsin) to have been ranked each of the last 66 polls.
  Creighton's 66 weeks in a row being ranked dates began on Sept. 6, 2021 and sets a program-record, breaking the previous-high of 64 from Oct. 31, 2016 to March 15, 2021.Â
Preseason Ranking
Creighton was ranked 12th in the AVCA preseason poll on Aug. 7th. It was the 11th time in the past 13 years that the Jays have been ranked in the preseason, and fourth year in a row.
  The No. 12 slotting tied last year's team for the second-best preseason ranking in program history, trailing only the 2017 team that was ranked ninth.
  Over the previous 17 seasons, 315-of-425 teams (74.1 percent) of teams have been in both the preseason and final polls, and in the 17 seasons from 2008-2024, 385-of-425 teams (90.6 percent) in the preseason top-25 polls would go on to reach the NCAA Tournament, as all but preseason No. 19 Arkansas and No. 25 Georgia reached the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
  This year marks the 14th straight season that CU has been ranked at least one week, extending a program record.
  Year  Preseason Rank  Final W-L  Final Rank
  2013  25th  23-9  NR
  2014  23rd  25-9  NR
  2016  18th  27-9  9th
  2017  9th  26-7  16th
  2018  13th  29-5  13th
  2019  18th  25-6  16th
  2020  16th  12-4  NR
  2022  18th  27-5  21st
  2023  18th  29-5  15th
  2024  12th  32-3  5th
  2025  12th  TBD  TBD
Production Returns
Creighton returns 11-of-19 letterwinners to the court from last season, including three starters.
  From last year's team, Norah Sis, Elise Goetzinger, Kendra Wait, Abbey Milner, Maddy Bilinovic, Audrey Clark, Katie Maser and Emma Ziegler are not back.
  All told, of the seven categories listed below, Creighton returns 294.5 of a possible 700% back (42.1 percent), the smallest amount returning since it headed into Howard Wallace's final season in 2002.
  Below is a breakdown of the production that is back:
Stat  Returners  Departures
Assists  119 (7.6%)  1,450 (92.4%)
Aces  115 (51.3%)  109 (48.7%)
Digs  598 (35.7%)  1,076 (64.3%)
Points  1,115.5 (50.2%)  1,107.0 (49.8%)
Kills  843 (50.1%)  841 (49.9%)
Matches Started  104 (49.5%)  106 (50.5%)
Blocks  157.5 (50.1%)  157.0 (49.9%)
One Tough Schedule
Of Creighton's 12 non-conference matches, seven are against ranked teams and three others against programs that received votes in the preseason AVCA Top 25 poll.
  Creighton is the only team in the preseason Top 25 with 10 or more non-conference matches against teams getting votes, as Texas and TCU are next-closest with eight each.
A Bunch of Winners
Creighton's 32 victories last season were fourth-most in the country, trailing only Final Four qualifiers Penn State (35), Pittsburgh (33) and Nebraska (33).
  Creighton's three losses last fall were tied for the third-fewest in the nation, one more than Penn State and Pittsburgh's two losses.
  When it comes to sets, Creighton's 102 sets won were tied for second-most in the nation (Penn State had 105), while its 15 sets lost were tied for the fewest in the nation (with Pittsburgh).
  In its last 57 matches dating to 2023, Creighton is 49-8 and has won 153-of-189 sets. Four of the eight match losses came in five sets.
  In its 35 matches against BIG EAST schools since October 7, 2023, Creighton is 35-0 and has dropped just four sets to league opponents.
Most Matches Won in 2024
Rk.   Matches Won  Team
1.  35  Penn State
2.  33  Pittsburgh
  33  Nebraska
4.  32  Creighton
5.  31  Dayton
Most Sets Won in 2024
Rk.  Sets Won  Team
1.  105  Penn State
2.  102  Creighton
  102  Pittsburgh
  102  Nebraska
Fewest Matches Lost in 2024
Rk.   Matches Lost  Team
1.  2  Pittsburgh
  2  Penn State
3.  3  Creighton
  3  Dayton
  3  Nebraska
  3  Arizona State
  3  Texas-Arlington
  3  South Dakota State
Fewest Sets Lost in 2024
Rk.  Sets Lost  Team
1.  15  Creighton
  15  Pittsburgh
3.  19  Dayton
4.  20  Nebraska
  20  Arizona State
Fewest Sets Lost in 2023
Rk.  Sets Lost  Team
1.  22  Creighton
  22  Nebraska
  22  Dayton
4.  23  Wisconsin
  23  Tennessee
  23  Western Michigan
No Losers Here
Creighton has been as good as anyone at avoiding losses in recent seasons.
  Creighton and Pittsburgh are the nation's only teams with five losses or less in the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons.Â
  If you go back two years more, the nation's only teams to lose six times or less in the 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons are also Creighton and Pittsburgh.
  Creighton is also the only school nationally who have won 25 matches or more in every season between 2014-24 (not counting the 2020 COVID-19 year, when CU only played 16 times).
13 Straight NCAA's
Creighton Volleyball has made the NCAA Tournament in each of the last 13 seasons. They are the first women's team in any sport at Creighton to make 13 straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
  The only other sport in Creighton history to make even 10 straight NCAA Tournament appearances is the men's soccer program, which qualified in 17 straight seasons from 1992-2008.
   Creighton is one of seven teams nationally to have appeared in each of the last 13 NCAA Tournaments (2012-24). That group features BYU, Creighton, Florida, Kentucky, Nebraska, Penn State and Texas.
  There are also 12 schools that have appeared in 14 of the last 15 NCAA Tournaments, a group that includes Creighton, Florida State, Hawai'i, Minnesota, Purdue, Stanford and Washington. Florida, Kentucky, Nebraska, Penn State, and Texas have appeared in every NCAA Tournament since at least 2010.
A Great Start
Ava Martin entered her senior season with 1,109 kills in her career. The 1,109 kills were the fifth-most ever by a Bluejay in their first three seasons.
  If Martin can duplicate her 428 kills from last year, she'd finish her career fifth in Bluejay history with 1,537 career putaways.
Most Kills at Creighton, First 3 Seasons
Name  Year 1  Year 2  Year 3  3 Yr Total
Jaali Winters  546  448  398  1,392
Norah Sis  435  489  302  1,226
Melissa Walsh  341  428  435  1,204
Leah Ratzlaff  180  516  479  1,175
Ava Martin  264  417  428  1,109
Survival of the Fittest
Since the move to rally scoring in 2001, Creighton has won 10 matches when surviving a match point and lost four contests when holding a match point of its own.
Surviving Match Points Since 2001
Date  Opponent  MP(s) Faced  Final Set 5
09/27/02  Evansville  13-14, 14-15  19-17
08/30/03  vs. McNeese State  13-14, 15-16  18-16
10/10/03  Wichita State  13-14  16-14
10/13/06  at Wichita State  12-14, 13-14, 14-15  17-15
09/11/07  at Drake  13-14, 14-15  17-15
08/26/11Â Â vs. UTSAÂ Â 12-14, 13-14Â Â 16-14
11/16/12  at Wichita State  13-14  16-14
09/20/15  Kansas State  23-24 (4th set)  15-13
11/20/15  at Georgetown  23-24, 26-27 (4th set)  15-7
08/24/18  vs. #5 Kentucky  16-15, 19-18  22-20
Tournament Tested
Creighton has played multiple matches in 28Â tournaments since the start of the 2021 calendar year, and won 18 of them.Â
  Keep in mind that when Kirsten Bernthal Booth was hired in 2003, Creighton had been 17-33 in 15 regular-season tournaments all-time, with just one tournament title (the 2000 Iowa State Heritage Classic).
CU's Multi-Match Tournaments Since Jan. 1, 2021
Year  Event  CU Record (Place)
2021  BIG EAST Tournament  2-0 (1st)
2021  Mizzou Invitational  3-0 (1st)
2021  Bluegrass Battle  3-0 (1st)
2021  Bluejay Invitational  3-0 (1st)
2021  Shocker Volleyball Classic  3-0 (1st)
2021  BIG EAST Tournament  2-0 (1st)
2021  NCAA Tournament  1-1 (T-17th)
2022  Rumble in the Rockies  3-0 (1st)
2022  Bluejay Invitational  2-1 (2nd)
2022  Omaha Invitational  2-0 (1st)
2022  Rice adidas Invitational  1-1 (2nd)
2022  BIG EAST Tournament  2-0 (1st)
2023  Reamer Club Xtra Special Premier  2-1 (1st)
2023  Bluejay Invitational  3-0 (1st)
2023  MN Hospitality Omaha Challenge  2-0 (1st)
2023  Diet Coke Challenge  2-0 (1st)
2023  BIG EAST Tournament  2-0 (1st)
2023  NCAA Tournament  2-1 (T-9th)
2024  Bluejay Invitational  3-0 (1st)
2024  Creighton Classic  2-0 (1st)
2024  Cardinal Classic  2-1 (2nd)
2024  Jayhawk Classic  2-0 (1st)
2024  BIG EAST Tournament  2-0 (1st)
2024  NCAA Tournament  3-1 (T-5th)
2025  Opening Spike Classic  1-1 (T-2nd)
2025  Trojan Invitational  2-1 (2nd)
2025  Bluejay Invitational  2-1 (2nd)
11 Straight BIG EAST Regular-Season Titles
Regular-season champions from 2014-24, Creighton is the first team in BIG EAST volleyball history to win 11 straight regular-season titles.    The previous record had been seven by Notre Dame from 1999-2005.
  The Bluejay volleyball team is also the first Creighton program in any sport to win more than five straight league titles, more than doubling the previous high of five in a row by the men's soccer program (1992-96) in the MVC.
  The only other volleyball team nationally with an active streak of more than five straight regular-season league titles is Kentucky, with eight.
Jays Earn Tourney Titles
Creighton has won at least one tournament each of the previous 13 seasons, a streak that dates to 2012.
   During that span, the Bluejays have won 35 tournament titles, not to mention 12 regular-season league crowns.
  Creighton has also now won at least one home tournament each of the previous eight seasons.
Creighton's Tournament Titles Since 2012
Year  Titles Won  Tourney Hosts
2012Â Â 3Â Â USF, UNC, MVC
2013Â Â 1Â Â BGSU
2014Â Â 1Â Â CU, BIG EAST
2015Â Â 1Â Â BIG EAST
2016Â Â 1Â Â BIG EAST
2017Â Â 4Â Â WASH, CU, KU, BIG EAST
2018Â Â 3Â Â SMU, CU, BIG EAST
2019Â Â 2Â Â UNI, CU
2020Â Â 1Â Â BIG EAST
2021Â Â 5Â Â MIZZ, UK, CU, WSU, BIG EAST
2022Â Â 3Â Â WYO, UNO, BIG EAST
2023Â Â 5Â Â Purdue, CU, UNO, MINN, BIG EAST
2024Â Â 4Â Â CU, CU, KU, BIG EAST
2-0 Better Than 0-2
Creighton is 423-11 (.975) all-time when leading a match 2-0, and 151-1 (.993) all-time at D.J. Sokol Arena when up 2-0 at the break.
  Per RichKern.com, Division I teams that won the first two sets won 94.9 percent of their matches from 2014-23.
  Conversely, the Jays are 17-211 (.075) all-time when trailing a match 0-2. Those 17 comebacks in program history from down 0-2 are listed below.
Date  Opponent  Sets 3-5 scores  Coach
09/19/97  at Bradley  15-11, 15-13, 15-8  Wallace
10/01/99  at Drake  15-6, 17-15, 15-11  Wallace
09/03/04  vs. Montana  30-20, 30-21, 15-11  Booth
10/15/04  at Bradley  30-22, 30-23, 15-11  Booth
10/15/05  at So. Illinois  30-25, 30-24, 15-8  Booth
09/21/07  at No. Iowa  31-29, 30-26, 15-12  Booth
11/16/12  at Wichita St.  25-16, 25-20, 16-14  Booth
09/05/14  vs. No. Iowa  25-16, 25-22, 15-5  Booth
11/08/14  at Butler  25-16, 25-20, 15-13  Booth
09/20/15  Kansas State  25-23, 26-24, 15-13  Booth
10/09/15  DePaul  25-21, 25-12, 15-11  Booth
11/20/15  at Georgetown  30-28, 26-24, 15-7  Booth
10/13/17  Butler  25-21, 25-23, 15-9  Booth
10/18/18  Xavier  25-17, 25-17, 15-13  Booth
01/31/21  at So. Dakota  25-20, 25-23, 15-7  Booth
10/07/22  at UConn  25-15, 25-12, 15-13  Booth
10/14/22  #16 Marquette  25-19, 25-16, 15-8  Booth
Set 1 Result A Strong Indicator
Creighton has gone 165-6 in its last 171 matches at all sites when winning the first set, compared to a 18-25 record in that same span when dropping the opener.
  Creighton has gone 198-4 (.980) in its last 202 matches against unranked foes when winning the opening set.
  Per RichKern.com, Division I teams that lost the first set won just 20.3 percent of their matches from 2014-23.
  Since Aug. 29, 2010, Creighton has gone 169-6 in its last 175 home matches when taking a 1-0 lead, losing only to Pacific (Sept. 12, 2015), No. 7 Nebraska (Sept. 6, 2018), South Dakota (Jan. 29, 2021), No. 16 Kentucky (Sept. 3, 2022), Auburn (Dec. 2, 2022) and No. 4 Louisville (Sept. 12, 2025).Â
  The Jays have won their last 33 of their last 34 home matches following a first set victory.
Against NCAA Tournament Qualifiers
This year's team will play 10 matches against teams that made the 2024 NCAA Tournament with contests against Marquette (2x), Nebraska, Kansas (2x), Louisville, Northern Iowa, USC, Texas and Penn State.
Year  W-L vs. Previous Season NCAA Teams
1994Â Â 0-4
1995Â Â 0-2
1996Â Â 0-2
1997Â Â 0-3
1998Â Â 0-5
1999Â Â 2-4
2000Â Â 0-4
2001Â Â 1-6
2002Â Â 0-5
2003Â Â 0-3
2004Â Â 2-2
2005Â Â 0-6
2006Â Â 4-6
2007Â Â 4-9
2008Â Â 6-8
2009Â Â 1-11
2010Â Â 4-7
2011Â Â 2-6
2012Â Â 8-3
2013Â Â 6-6
2014Â Â 4-5
2015Â Â 11-5
2016Â Â 10-7
2017Â Â 8-6
2018Â Â 8-5
2019Â Â 5-4
2020Â Â 3-1
2021Â Â 3-1
2022Â Â 5-4
2023Â Â 11-3
2024Â Â 9-3
2025Â Â 2-4 so far
TOTALÂ Â 117-149
TOTAL Under Booth  114-111
TOTAL Under Rosen  2-4
Home Sweet Home
Creighton is starting its 13th season as a member of the BIG EAST since joining the league in the summer of 2013.
  Since then, the Bluejays are 112-4 in home matches against BIG EAST teams (101-3 in the regular-season, 11-1 in the BIG EAST Tournament).
  Since November of 2014, Creighton is 96-1 inside D.J. Sokol Arena against BIG EAST teams, which includes a 86-1 mark in league play and a 10-0 mark in the conference tournament. The only setback (on Feb. 6, 2021 vs. Marquette) was played as a non-conference match, only to be flipped to a league contest 19 days later.
  Put another way, since enrolling at Creighton in the fall of 2022, fourth-year Bluejay seniors Ava Martin and Sky McCune are 32-0 in home matches against BIG EAST teams, and 96-7 in sets.
  Creighton has won 46 straight matches against BIG EAST opposition at home.
BIG EAST'S Best
Since the reconfiguration of the BIG EAST in the summer of 2013, Creighton, Marquette and St. John's are the only teams to win any sort of BIG EAST volleyball title.
  Creighton owns 11 regular-season titles (3 shared) in that time, while Marquette owns four regular-season (3 shared) crowns.
  As it relates to BIG EAST Tournament titles, Creighton has won 10, Marquette one and St. John's one since 2013.
  Below is a look at the record of each BIG EAST team since league realignment in 2013:
BIG EAST VB Standings, 2013 - Sept. 14, 2025
       BIG EAST only  All   matches
Team (NCAA Bids)Â Â WÂ Â LÂ Â WÂ Â L
Creighton (12)Â Â 188Â Â 16Â Â 320Â Â 77
Marquette (11)Â Â 169Â Â 32Â Â 289Â Â 95
Xavier  116  86  188  171
St. John's (1)Â Â 104Â Â 100Â Â 224Â Â 169
Butler  103  101  183  181
Villanova (1)Â Â 100Â Â 104Â Â 196Â Â 163
Seton Hall (1)Â Â 86Â Â 117Â Â 172Â Â 190
DePaul  65  139  154  204
Georgetown  44  152  116  226
Connecticut#Â Â 42Â Â 38Â Â 87Â Â 63
Providence*Â Â 30Â Â 158Â Â 119Â Â 212
*Providence rejoined the league for volleyball in 2014 andÂ
its 2013 overall record (12-20) is not included above.
#Connecticut rejoined the league in 2020 andÂ
its record from 2013-19 (96-121) is not included above.
Against The BIG EAST
Since the BIG EAST was restructured in 2013, Creighton owns a winning percentage better than .750 against each of the other teams currently in the BIG EAST.
  The Bluejays own 209 wins against BIG EAST competition (including BIG EAST Championship play) since 2013, 33 more wins than Marquette for most in the league.
  CU still has not lost to three league foes (DePaul, Georgetown, Providence) since joining the BIG EAST, and Marquette (6), Villanova (3), Seton Hall (3) and St. John's (3) are the only BIG EAST programs to top the Bluejays multiple times since 2013.Â
Opponent  Reg. Season  BE Tourney  Total
Butler  22-1  -  22-1
Connecticut  4-1  1-0  5-1
DePaul  24-0  3-0  27-0
Georgetown  22-0  -  22-0
Marquette  19-5  7-1  26-6
Providence  17-0  -  17-0
Seton Hall  19-3  2-0  21-3
St. John's  20-2  1-1  21-3
Villanova  19-3  3-0  22-3
Xavier  22-1  4-0  26-1
Total  188-16  21-2  209-18
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Next Up
The largest regular-season volleyball-only indoor crowd in NCAA history is expected when No. 18 Creighton (5-4) hosts top-ranked Nebraska (8-0) on Tuesday night.
  First serve inside a sold out CHI Health Center Omaha (17,352) in Omaha, Neb. is set for 6:30 p.m.
Broadcast Information
Tuesday's match wil be nationally-televised on FS1, with Noah Reed and Emily Ehman on the call.Â
  The broadcast can also be seen online at http://foxsports.com/live.
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Live Stats Information
Tuesday's match will have free live stats at http://Creighton.StatBroadcast.com.Â
  A link will also be on the GoCreighton.com volleyball schedule page.
Scouting #18 Creighton
Creighton is 5-4 on the season and ranked 18th nationally after a challenging schedule that has featured No. 2 Penn State, No. 4 Louisville, No. 5 Texas, No. 14 Kansas and No. 22 USC, among others. All nine opponents have received votes in the AVCA poll at some point this fall.
  The Bluejays, who return three starters from last year's team that went 32-3 and reached the Elite Eight, are still adjusting to the loss of All-Americans Kendra Wait, Norah Sis, Maddy Bilinovic and Elise Goetzinger as well as the departure of head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth.
  Reigning AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year Brian Rosen was promoted to head coach after three seasons assisting Booth, and he's relied on senior starters Ava Martin (3.91 kps., 0.45 saps) and Kiara Reinhardt (2.48 kps., 0.91 bps., .439%) to lead a talented group.
  Three transfers who have made an immediate impact are setter Annalea Maeder (9.97 aps.), middle blocker Eloise Brandewie (1.63 kps., 1.13 bps.) and libero Saige Damrow (4.24 dps.).
   CU averages 13.30 kills, 1.67 aces, 14.79 digs and 2.24 blocks per set while hitting .199.
Scouting #1 Nebraska
Top-ranked Nebraska is off to an 8-0 start to the season, including three wins over top 10 opponents (Pittsburgh, Stanford, Kentucky). The Cornhuskers have dropped just four sets, most notably overcoming an 0-2 deficit to Kentucky on Aug. 31 in Nashville.
  Harper Murray (3.71 kps., .303%), Rebekah Allick (2.65 kps., 1.43 bps., .441%) and Andi Jackson (2.28 kps., 1.16 bps., .303%) appear destined for All-American honors, while Taylor Landfair (1.86 kps.), Allie Sczech (2.08 kps., .386%) and Virginia Adriano (1.56 kps.) give NU an endless supply of offensive weapons.
  Bergen Reilly (9.35 aps.) runs the offense, and both Laney Choboy (3.15 dps.) and Olivia Mauch (2.39 dps.) have seen time at libero.
  Nebraska is averaging 13.79 kills, 14.21 digs, 2.64 blocks and 0.96 aces per set while hitting .309 as a team and holding foes to .100 hitting.
Series History vs. Nebraska
Since restarting its volleyball program in 1994, Creighton is 0-21 all-time against Nebraska in the fall. Thirteen of those 21 meetings have come in Lincoln.
  Nebraska has been ranked in the top-11 of every meeting, and ranked No. 1 nationally at match time on seven occasions (including 2025).
  Creighton has won the first set in meetings in 2006, 2014 and 2016, while in 2018 CU took a 2-0 lead over the Cornhuskers. In both 2022 and 2024 CU nearly pulled off a reverse sweep, winning sets three and four, only to lose the fifth set each time.
  Brian Rosen has never faced Nebraska nor Dani Busboom Kelly. Busboom Kelly is 2-0 all-time against Creighton, with both of those wins coming in five sets when she was the head coach at Louisville in 2023 and 2024.
Creighton Coaches
Brian Rosen was named the fourth head coach in modern Creighton Volleyball history on April 6, 2025, as he was promoted following the departure of 22-year head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth. He is 5-4 as Creighton head coach, defeating No. 14 Kansas on Aug. 31 for his first win on the Bluejay sideline.
  Named the 2024 AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year, Rosen served as a Creighton assistant from 2022-24, during which time CU went 88-13, swept the BIG EAST regular-season and tournament tiles each fall, and defeated 10 Top 25 opponents.
  The 2008 South Carolina grad went 45-17 as head coach at Division II Nova Southeastern from 2019-21, though the 2020 season was cancelled due to COVID-19 without playing a match.
  Rosen is assisted by Angie Oxley Behrens, Adam Kessenich and Izzy Ashburn.
With A Win...
With a win on Tuesday vs. Nebraska, Creighton would...
- Earn its first win in 22 tries against Nebraska since restarting its volleyball program in 1994.
- Creighton would improve to 2-4 this season against ranked teams, the ninth time CU has defeated multiple ranked foes in the same year, and fourth straight year.
- Improve to 35-1 in its last 36 home matches.
- Improve to 1-7 all-time in volleyball matches inside CHI Health Center Omaha.
- Creighton would defeat a top-five team at home for the first time in nine tries.
- Creighton would improve to 4-14 all-time against teams that made the Final Four the previous season.
Milestone Watch
Creighton's student-athletes are approaching all sorts of milestones heading into Tuesday...
- Eloise Brandewie is one block shy of 250 in her career, including the 34 she has at Creighton.
- Destiny Ndam-Simpson is three kills shy of 250.
- Kiara Reinhardt owns 449 career blocks and is one shy of 450.
- Ava Martin has 1,238 career kills and is 12 shy of 1,250.
- Ava Martin has 96 career aces and is four shy of 100. She's already had two matches this year with four aces and tied a CU single-match record with eight aces vs. Seton Hall last season.
- Ava Martin is 11 digs shy of 600 in her career.
Connections To Lincoln/Nebraska
Creighton assistant coach Angie Oxley Behrens was a four-year starter for the Huskers from 1997-2000, including Nebraska's unbeaten NCAA champion team in 2000. Among her teammates was Lindsay (Wischmeier) Peterson, NU's longtime Director of Operations.
  Creighton setter Ivy Leuck made her collegiate debut on Aug. 30, 2023 against Nebraska when she played for Nebraska-Omaha. Leuck had eight assists and a dig in that match, which was played at Memorial Stadium in front of 92,003 fans.
  There are only 149,035 people from Olathe, Kan., but three of them will be on the court on Tuesday. Creighton's Jaya Johnson and Ava TeStrake, as well as Nebraska's Skyler Pierce, all went to high school in the KC suburb, but all three women attended different high schools.
Two Of The Best
Few teams in the country have been as successful in recent years as Creighton and Nebraska.
  Since the start of the 2015 season, Nebraska leads the nation with 294 victories while Creighton is fourth with 272 wins.
  Narrow the window to the start of the 2021 campaign and Nebraska is third with 126 wins, while Creighton is fourth with 124 triiumphs.
  Most Wins Since 2015*          Most Wins Since Fall 2021*
1.  294  Nebraska  1.  130  Pittsburgh
2.  289  Western Kentucky  2.  127  Louisville
3.  283  Pittsburgh  3.  126  Nebraska
4.  272  Creighton  4.  124  Creighton
5.  266  Texas  5.  121  Western Kentucky
  266  BYU  6.  120  Wisconsin
7.  264  Wisconsin  7.  112  Dayton
8.  257  Penn State  8.  110  FGCU
*through Sept. 14, 2025
Historically Speaking
Here's a look at the top indoor volleyball-only regular-season crowds in NCAA history.Â
Top Reg.-Season Indoor Volleyball-Only Crowds in NCAA History
  Att.  Opponent    Date  Site
  17,037  Wisconsin def. Marquette, 3-1  9/13/23  Milwaukee, WI
  16,833  Florida def. Wisconsin, 3-2  9/16/22  Madison, WI
  15,797  Nebraska def. Creighton, 3-2  9/7/22  Omaha, NE
  15,734  Florida vs. Pittsburgh, 3-2  8/24/25  Lincoln, NE
  15,734  Nebraska def. Stanford, 3-0  Â
  15,576  Nebraska def. Pittsburgh, 3-1  8/22/25  Lincoln, NE
  15,576  Stanford vs. Florida, 3-1  Â
  15,084  Wisconsin def. Marquette, 3-1  9/17/24  Madison, WI
  14,876  Wisconsin def. Purdue, 3-0  10/26/24  West Lafayette, IN
  14,876  Purdue def. Indiana, 3-0  10/19/24  West Lafayette, IN
  14,126  Nebraska def. Louisville, 3-0  9/22/24  Louisville, KY
  14,035  Texas def. Wisconsin, 3-1  9/1/24  Milwaukee, WI
  14,035  Stanford def. Minnesota, 3-2  Â
  14,022  Nebraska def. Creighton, 3-2  9/6/18  Omaha, NE
  13,870  UCLA def. Nebraska, 3-2  9/13/09  Lincoln, NE
  13,412  Nebraska def. LSU, 3-0  9/12/08  Lincoln, NE
  13,396  Nebraska def. Hawai'i, 3-0  10/21/07  Lincoln, NE
  13,081  Cal Poly def. Creighton, 3-0  9/2/07  Omaha, NE
    Nebraska def. Penn State, 3-0
  13,071  Nebraska def. Maryland, 3-1  11/30/24  College Park, MD
  12,760  Louisville def. Kentucky, 3-0  9/13/23  Louisville, KY
  12,510  Pittsburgh def. Louisville, 3-1  11/27/24  Louisville, KY
  12,504  Nebraska def. Colorado, 3-0  11/4/00  Lincoln, NE
  12,112  Nebraska def. Creighton, 3-1  9/24/06  Omaha, NE
Largest Crowds To See The Jays
More than 17,000 fans are expected for Tuesday's tilt at CHI Health Center Omaha. In seven previous volleyball matches at CHI Health Center Omaha, Creighton has set an NCAA Volleyball regular-season attendance record three times.
  In 2007 CU played in front of 13,081 in a match against Cal Poly that was part of a doubleheader. In 2018 CU met Nebraska before 14,022 fans. And in the most recent meeting at CHI Health Center Omaha in 2022, CU welcomed 15,797 fans against Nebraska.
  The largest crowd in the nation this season was 15,734 on Aug. 24 when Florida beat Pittsburgh and Nebraska beat Stanford at the AVCA First Serve in Lincoln, Neb.
  Below is a list of the largest crowds (and home crowds) in Creighton Volleyball history:
Creighton's Largest Home Crowds All-Time
  Att.  Opponent  Date  CU Result  Facility
  15,797  #2 Nebraska  09/07/22  L 2-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  14,022  #7 Nebraska  09/06/18  L 2-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  13,081  #18 Cal Poly  09/02/07  L 0-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  12,112  #1 Nebraska  09/24/06  L 1-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  11,279  #3 Nebraska  09/08/21  L 0-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  10,131  #4 Nebraska  09/15/15  L 0-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  8,037  #2 Nebraska  10/05/08  L 0-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  2,665  Ole Miss  12/06/24  W 3-0  Sokol
  2,658  #4 Louisville  09/12/25  L 1-3  Sokol
  2,653  Auburn  12/02/22  L 2-3  Sokol
Creighton Volleyball's Largest Crowds (All Sites)
  Att.  Opponent  Date  CU Result  Facility
  15,797  #2 Nebraska  09.07/22  L 2-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  14,022  #6 Nebraska  09/06/18  L 2-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  13,081  #18 Cal Poly  09/02/07  L 0-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  12,112  #1 Nebraska  09/24/06  L 1-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  11,678  vs. #14 Kansas  08/31/25  W 3-2  Kohl Center
  11,279  #3 Nebraska  09/08/21  L 0-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  10,438  vs. #2 Penn St.  08/23/25  L 0-3  Pinn Bank Arena
  10,131  #4 Nebraska  09/15/15  L 0-3  CHI Health Ctr.
  10,072  vs. #5 Texas  08/29/25  L 0-3  Kohl Center
  8,924  at #5Nebraska  09/06/23  L 1-3  Devaney Ctr.
  8,656  at #4 Nebraska  09/10/24  L 2-3  Devaney Ctr.Â
  8,627  at #5 Nebraska  09/29/02  L 0-3  Devaney Ctr.
  8,450  at #2 Nebraska  08/30/19  L 1-3  Devaney Ctr.
  8,277  vs. Montana St.  09/16/16  W 3-0  Devaney Ctr.
  8,249  at #1 Nebraska  09/17/16  L 1-3  Devaney Ctr.
  8,237  vs. #20 Baylor (@NU)  08/31/19  L 0-3  Devaney Ctr.
  8,060  at #9 Nebraska  09/17/14  L 1-3  Devaney Ctr.
Previously At CHI Health Center Omaha
Tuesday will mark Creighton's eighth volleyball match ever at CHI Health Center Omaha, with all eight contests coming against top-20 foes.
  In 2006, Creighton won the first set 30-27 and led the second set 23-22 in a match vs. No. 1 Nebraska before 12,112 fans, eventually losing in four sets.
  In 2007, Creighton was swept by No. 18 Cal Poly before a then-record 13,081 fans. Trailing 1-0 in the match, Creighton led 27-22 in the second set before the fading late and losing 30-28.
  In 2008, Creighton was swept by No. 2 Nebraska before 8,037 fans.
  On September 15, 2015 it was No. 4 Nebraska sweeping Creighton by scores of 25-17, 25-19, 25-22 in front of 10,131 fans.
  In 2018, No. 14 Creighton bolted to a 2-0 lead vs. No. 6 Nebraska before the Huskers rallied to win in five sets in front of what remains the largest (14,022) regular-season volleyball-only crowd in NCAA history.
  In 2021 No. 3 Nebraska swept No. 19 Creighton last season before 11,279 fans.
  Most recently in 2022, No. 2 Nebraska held on in five sets against No. 17 Creighton before 15,797 fans.
The Friendly Confines
Creighton had its first unbeaten home season in program history in 2023, going a perfect 13-0 in matches and 39-3 in sets.
  Last year CU did even better, going 19-0 and losing just two sets at home.
  Though its 32-match win streak was snapped on Friday against No. 4 Louisville, that still means the Bluejays are 34-1 in its last 35 home contests.
  All told, Creighton has won 96 of its last 101 home sets.
Creighton's Longest Home Win Streaks
Wins  Dates  Snapped By
  32  Sept. 1, 2023 - Dec. 6, 2024  #4 Louisville, 3-1
  15  Sept. 7 - Nov. 30, 2018  #22 Washington, 3-0
  13  Sept. 1, 2012 - Sept. 7, 2013  California, 3-0
  13  Sept. 9, 2016-Sept. 1, 2017  #18 USC, 3-0
Facing Final Four Teams
Creighton is 3-14 all-time against teams that reached the Final Four in the previous season. Nebraska lost to Penn State in the 2024 national semifinals.
Creighton is 3-14 Against Teams That MadeÂ
The Final Four The Previous Year
(Home: 0-5, Away: 2-7, Neutral: 1-2)
Date   Winner   Loser   Previous Year Finish
9/25/01Â Â Nebraska 3Â Â Creighton 0Â Â NCAA ChampionÂ
9/10/05Â Â Stanford 3Â Â Creighton 0Â Â NCAA Champion
9/24/06Â Â Nebraska 3Â Â Creighton 1Â Â NCAA Runner-Up
8/31/07Â Â Nebraska 3Â Â Creighton 0Â Â NCAA Champion
9/1/09Â Â Nebraska 3Â Â Creighton 0Â Â Final Four
9/17/16Â Â Nebraska 3Â Â Creighton 1Â Â NCAA Champion
9/8/16Â Â Kansas 3Â Â Creighton 2Â Â Final Four
12/2/16Â Â Creighton 3Â Â Kansas 2Â Â Final Four
12/10/16Â Â Texas 3Â Â Creighton 0Â Â NCAA Runner-Up
9/6/18  Nebraska 3  Creighton 2  NCAA Champion
8/30/19Â Â Nebraska 3Â Â Creighton 1Â Â NCAA Runner-Up
9/4/21Â Â Creighton 3Â Â Kentucky 0Â Â NCAA Champion
9/7/22Â Â Nebraska 3Â Â Creighton 2Â Â NCAA Runner-Up
9/10/24Â Â Nebraska 3Â Â Creighton 2Â Â NCAA Runner-Up
12/13/24Â Â Creighton 3Â Â Texas 1Â Â NCAA Champion
8/23/25Â Â Penn State 3Â Â Creighton 0Â Â NCAA Champion
9/12/25Â Â Louisville 3Â Â Creighton 1Â Â NCAA runner-up
Creighton Introduces New Taraflex Court
Creighton Volleyball introduced a new Taraflex® court at its 2025 regular-season home debut last Friday night against Louisville.
  The court was designed by GLGR out of Portland, Ore., in working with Specialty Floors out of Parkville, Mo., representatives of Taraflex Sports.
  The new court features a royal blue outline with a feather pattern similar to what is on the Creighton men's basketball court that was unveiled last October at CHI Health Center Omaha. More than 6/10ths of a mile of stencils were used to create the blue feather border that features more than a dozen "Easter eggs" hidden throughout.
  The words Creighton and Bluejays flank the end lines in white lettering. The East sideline features the words D.J. Sokol Arena on one side of the court and a BIG EAST Conference logo on the other, both shaded in light blue. The Northeast side of the court, where the team runs in and out when returning to or from the locker room, features the words "Fly Together", while Creighton's popular C-Bird logo adorns the Northwest and Southeast corners of the court
  The West sideline features 14 smaller Bluejay bird outlines, seven on each side of the court. Inside those logo decals are years to designate NCAA Tournament appearances, with different colors used to highlight the program's previous trips to the first weekend, Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. Room to add future postseason appearances is available, if necessary.
  The middle of the court features a gray outline of a Bluejay bird head. The hue of the two-tone court helps put the focus on the action and will make the players in uniform stand out, in addition to making it easier for officials to discern in/out calls along the sidelines. The matte finish on the court adds to the sharpness.
  The perimeter of the court features no less than 14 hidden messages within the design, ranging from Heritage logos to honor Creighton's history, a map of the state of Nebraska, the year Creighton University was founded (1878), the year the Creighton Volleyball program was restarted (1994), and donor acknowledgements.
  The court is a FIVB-certified playing surface and is up to the same high standards that it used in international competitions such as the Olympics. The design process for one of the most unique and complex designed courts in the world began in January, with the full painting process taking a little over a month in application and curing.
Maeder Earns BIG EAST Award
Annalea Maeder was named BIG EAST Setter of the Week, league officials announced on Monday.
  Maeder averaged 11.40 assists, 2.30 digs, 1.20 kills and 0.30 aces per set to help Creighton finish 2-1 at the Bluejay Invitational and land a spot on the All-Tournament Team. She also hit .320, part of a Bluejay attack that hit .314 for the week.
  Maeder had a season-high 49 assists and 11 digs in her Bluejay home debut against No. 4 Louisville, her fourth straight double-double.
  The Switzerland native then had 35 assists and seven digs against preseason American Conference favorite Rice before closing the weekend with 30 assists, five digs and a season-high six kills on .545 hitting against preseason MVC favorite Northern Iowa.
  This is Maeder's first conference award from the BIG EAST, though the Cal transfer was named Atlantic Coast Conference Setter of the Week on Sept. 2, 2024.
Damrow Digs It
Saige Damrow has owned 10 or more digs in each of her first nine matches as a Bluejay, just the seventh time in program history a player has done that, and the fourth to do it in her first season with the Bluejays.
Consec. Matches, 10 or More Digs, To Start Year
  32*  Kate Elman  2012
  29  Janeen Piller   (every match) 2004
  27*  Bianca Rivera  2007
  18  Brittany Witt  2018
  16*  Abby Bottomley  2021
  9  Nayka Benitez  2010
  9*  Saige Damrow  2025
  8  Brittany Witt  2019
*first season at Creighton
All-Tourney Duo
Ava Martin and Annalea Maeder both picked up All-Tournament Team honors following the Bluejay Invitational on Sunday.
  Martin led CU by averaging 4.40 kills also averaged 1.60 digs and 0.60 aces per set while hitting .309.
  Maeder averaged 11.40 assists, 2.30 digs, and 1.20 kills per set while hitting .320.
  This is the 10th career All-Tournament Team accolade for Martin and first for Maeder with CU.
Reinhardt Passes Century Mark
Kiara Reinhardt has played in 101 victories as a Bluejay, becoming the 13th woman to reach the century mark.
  Creighton is 101-21 (.828) all-time in the matches Reinhardt has appeared in (they're 35-4 in matches she doesn't play in, including her redshirt year). Her current .828 win percentage ranks fourth-best in program history among those with 100 or more victories.
Most Wins, Appeared In As A Player
  119  Kendra Wait  2021-24
  116  Naomi Hickman  2017-21
  111  Jaali Winters  2015-18
  110  Kiana Schmitt  2019-23
  109  Taryn Kloth  2015-18
  109  Brittany Witt  2016-19
  109  Norah Sis  2021-24
  107  Megan Ballenger  2016-19
  106  Marysa Wilkinson  2014-17
  104  Lauren Smith  2013-16
  102  Melanie Jereb  2012-15
  101  Ashley Jansen  2012-15
  101  Kiara Reinhardt  2020-Pres.
  98  Jaela Zimmerman  2018-22
Best Win Pct. in Matches Appeared In As A Player (min. 100 wins)
  W-L  Pct.  Name  Years
  109-14  .886  Norah Sis  2021-24
  119-16  .881  Kendra Wait  2021-24
  110-16  .873  Kiana Schmitt  2019-23
  101-21  .828  Kiara Reinhardt  2020-Pres.
  109-24  .820  Taryn Kloth  2015-18
  116-26  .817  Naomi Hickman  2017-21
  109-25  .813  Brittany Witt  2016-19
  107-25  .811  Megan Ballenger  2016-19
  111-28  .799  Jaali Winters  2015-18
  106-32  .768  Marysa Wilkinson  2014-17
  102-31  .767  Melanie Jereb  2012-15
  101-31  .765  Ashley Jansen  2012-15
  104-34  .754  Lauren Smith  2013-16
The Amazing Ava
Ava Martin had a career-high 24 kills two Saturday's ago vs. UC Santa Barbara, then added 20 last Saturday vs. Rice in just three sets.
  It was the seventh and eighth times in her career that she's had 20 or more kills, and she's done it against some impressive competition.
Ava Martin's 20-Kill Matches
  Kills  Pct.  Opponent  Date
  24  .286  vs. UC Santa Barbara  09/06/25
  22  .333  #14 Marquette  11/26/22
  22  .396  Northern Iowa  09/03/23
  22  .180  at #9 Minnesota  09/16/23
  21  .230  at Xavier  09/23/23
  20  .400  at DePaul  11/22/24
  20  .405  vs. Duke  08/27/23
  20  .472  Rice  09/13/25
Where #1 Teams Go To Die
Creighton will look to knock off a top-ranked Nebraska Volleyball team on Tuesday, but it wouldn't be the first Bluejay team to do so inside CHI Health Center Omaha in the last 20 months.
  Creighton Men's Basketball defeated No. 1 UConn on Feb. 20, 2024, then upended No. 1 Kansas last season on Dec. 4, 2024.
  After fans stormed the floor after the Kansas win, head men's basketball coach Greg McDermott credited the building, saying "What can you say, this is a building No. 1 teams go to die, evidently," to FS1's Nick Bahe.
Top 10 Wins
Creighton owns 11 Top 10 wins in program history, all of which have taken place in the previous 10 seasons.Â
  All but one of the those Top 10 wins have taken place away from home, including wins over No. 6 Purdue and No. 10 Kansas on back-to-back days last September in Lawrence, Kan.
  Creighton owns four top-five wins in program history, and all of those were away from home.
  The highest-ranked teams that Creighton has ever beaten was No. 3 Washington (8/26/17) and No. 3 Kentucky (9/4/21), as Creighton is 0-6 all-time against No. 1-ranked teams.
  CU's lone top 10 home win in program history came on Nov. 9, 2019 over No. 9 Marquette, but the Jays will have chances to add to that in the next week with home matches against both No. 4 Louisville and No. 1 Nebraska.
Creighton's Top 10 Wins
Date  Opponent  Score
09/05/15Â Â vs. #10 Kentucky (at UNI)Â Â W 3-1
12/02/16  at #4 Kansas  W 3-2
08/26/17  at #3 Washington  W 3-1
09/09/17  at #7 Kansas  W 3-0
08/24/18Â Â vs. #5 Kentucky (at USC)Â Â W 3-2
10/12/19  at #10 Marquette  W 3-2
11/09/19  #9 Marquette  W 3-1
09/04/21  at #3 Kentucky  W 3-0
09/16/23  at #9 Minnesota  W 3-2
09/20/24Â Â vs. #6 Purdue (at Kansas)Â Â W 3-1
09/21/24  at #10 Kansas  W 3-0
Top 25 History
Creighton is 236-52 all-time when playing as a ranked team, and also 26-32 all-time against ranked teams when ranked itself. That mark is 4-4 when both Creighton and its opponent are ranked in the top 10.
  Since the start of the 2012 season, 47 of Creighton's 81 losses have come against ranked teams. In that same period, Creighton is 318-34 against unranked teams. Creighton has won all but three of its past 124 home matches over unranked teams and all but 13 of its last 179 matches at all sites against unranked teams.
Ranked vs. Ranked (CU is 26-32)
Home: 10-10Â Â Away: 8-13Â Â Neutral: 8-9
Date  Winner  Loser  CU Score
11/19/12  #11 Minnesota  #21 Creighton  1-3
08/30/13  #25 Creighton  #13 BYU  3-1
09/14/13  #11 UCLA  #24 Creighton  1-3
09/16/13  #7 Hawaii  #23 Creighton  2-3
08/30/14  #22 Kansas  #23 Creighton  1-3
09/03/16  #23 Kentucky  #22 Creighton  0-3
12/02/16  #21 Creighton  #4 Kansas  3-2
12/09/16  #21 Creighton  #17 Michigan  3-2
12/10/16  #5 Texas  #21 Creighton  0-3
08/26/17  #9 Creighton  #3 Washington  3-1
09/01/17  #7 Creighton  #13 Kentucky  3-0
09/02/17  #18 USC  #7 Creighton  0-3
09/08/17  #17 Purdue  #9 Creighton  1-3
09/09/17  #9 Creighton  #7 Kansas  3-0
09/16/17  #19 Iowa State  #8 Creighton  2-3
12/12/17  #12 Michigan St.  #15 Creighton  1-3
08/24/18  #13 Creighton  #5 Kentucky  3-2
08/25/18  #10 USC  #13 Creighton  2-3
09/06/18  #7 Nebraska  #14 Creighton  2-3
09/15/18  #8 Illinois  #10 Creighton  1-3
09/23/18  #10 Creighton  #21 Marquette  3-0
10/26/18  #10 Creighton  #18 Marquette  3-1
11/24/18  #9 Creighton  #16 Marquette  3-1
12/01/18  #22 Washington  #9 Creighton  0-3
08/30/19  #2 Nebraska  #18 Creighton  1-3
08/31/19  #20 Baylor  #18 Creighton  0-3
09/06/19  #23 Creighton  #12 Kentucky  3-1
09/07/19  #23 Creighton  #15 USC  3-1
09/14/19  #12 Washington  #17 Creighton  1-3
10/12/19  #13 Creighton  #10 Marquette  3-2
11/22/19  #12 Creighton  #9 Marquette  3-1
12/07/19  #7 Minnesota  #15 Creighton  2-3
02/05/21  #19 Creighton  #25 Marquette  3-2
02/06/21  #25 Marquette  #19 Creighton  0-3
09/08/21  #3 Nebraska  #19 Creighton  0-3
09/02/22  #17 Creighton  #25 USC  3-1
09/03/22  #16 Kentucky  #17 Creighton  1-3
09/07/22  #2 Nebraska  #17 Creighton  2-3
10/14/22  #21 Creighton  #16 Marquette  3-2
11/19/22  #16 Marquette  #11 Creighton  0-3
11/26/22  #15 Creighton  #14 Marquette  3-2
08/26/23  #18 Creighton  #16 Purdue  3-0
09/06/23  #4 Nebraska  #16 Creighton  1-3
09/16/23  #14 Creighton  #9 Minnesota  3-2
11/05/23  #17 Creighton  #25 Marquette  3-0
12/07/23  #7 Louisville  #17 Creighton  2-3
09/05/24  #11 Creighton  #20 USC  3-1
09/10/24  #5 Nebraska  #9 Creighton  2-3
09/15/24  #4 Louisville  #9 Creighton  2-3
09/20/24  #9 Creighton  #6 Purdue  3-1
09/21/24  #9 Creighton  #10 Kansas  3-0
12/13/24  #6 Creighton   #13 Texas  3-1
12/15/24  #2 Penn State  #6 Creighton  2-3
08/23/25  #2 Penn State  #12 Creighton  0-3
08/29/25  #5 Texas  #12 Creighton  0-3
08/31/25  #12 Creighton  #14 Kansas  3-2
09/07/25  #22 USC  #13 Creighton  0-3
09/12/25  #4 Louisville  #18 Creighton  1-3
09/16/25  #18 Creighton vs. #1 Nebraska  6:30 pm
Against Ranked Foes
After a total of three top-25 wins from 1994-2014, Creighton has earned at least one top-25 win each of the last 11 seasons (2015-25).Â
  Creighton is 31-93 all-time against ranked teams, with 30 wins coming under Kirsten Bernthal Booth and one under Brian Rosen.
  The highest ranked teams that Creighton has ever beaten at any site were No. 3 Washington (8/26/17 in Seattle) and No. 3 Kentucky (9/4/21 in Lexington). CU's highest-ranked opponent it has defeated at home was a 3-1 win over then-No. 9 Marquette on Nov. 22, 2019.
  Last year was the eighth season that CU owned multiple Top-25 victories. The Jays beat three Top 25 teams in 2017, 2022 and 2023, and a record four in 2018, 2019 and 2024.
Cheer For The Jays!
Tuesday will make the public reintroduction of the Creighton co-ed cheerleading team, which has not been around since 1995. The team is coached by Nicole Heider.
The Defense Never Rests
Tuesday promises to feature some great rallies when two of the nation's top defensive programs take the court.
  Creighton has led the country in opponents hitting percentage in 2021 (.124) and 2024 (.130), while Nebraska was first in 2022 (.128) and 2023 (.137).Â
High FIve
Brian Rosen is Creighton's first volleyball coach since the program's 1994 reinstatement to pick up his first victory in a five set match, as Ben Guiliano, Howard Wallace and Kirsten Bernthal Booth's first wins all came in 3-0 sweeps.
Record in 5-Set Matches
Coach  Years  Set 5 W-L
Ben Guiliano  1994-1996  2-10
Howard Wallace  1997-2002  13-18
Kirsten Bernthal Booth  2003-2024  70-42
Brian Rosen  2025-Pres.  2-0
Twice For Breissinger
Junior defensive specialist Sydney Breissinger helped Creighton erase a 3-0 deficit in the fifth set on Aug. 31 vs. Kansas, serving up a 9-0 run that helped the Bluejays take the lead for good. She also served a 9-0 run in the fourth set vs. UC San Diego on Sept. 5.
  Breissinger's heroics were eerily similar to the 9-0 serving run she had in the fifth set on Sept. 16, 2023 in a win over No. 9 Minnesota. That win over the Gophers had been CU's last previous five-set win.
  Since enrolling at Creighton in 2023, Breissinger owns 36 service runs of five or longer, 10 more than the next-closest Bluejay (Norah Sis, who graduated in 2024). Next-most among her active teammates is the 19 by Ava Martin.
Watch This!
Five of Creighton's first nine matches this fall have aired on national television (two on FS1, three on BTN), while Tuesday's battle with Nebraska also appears on FS1.
  Creighton has also won 39 straight non-televised matches, since an Oct. 6, 2023 loss at Marquette.
Assistants Given A Chance
Both Dani Busboom Kelly and Brian Rosen have been named AVCA Assistant Coach of the Year in recent seasons.
  Busboom Kelly won the recognitition in 2015 as an assistant at Louisville, while Rosen was honored in 2024 as a Creighton assistant.
  Additionally, current Creighton associate head coach Angie Oxley Behrens earned the same award in 2019.
Champions Among Champions
Since the start of the 2012 season, Creighton, and Western Kentucky are the nation's only schools to have won 12 conference regular-season titles. All but three of Creighton's 12 crowns were outright titles, whereas WKU has shared five. Texas has won 11 titles in that time.
  Creighton has also won 11 conference tournament titles since 2012, the most in the nation.
Most Conference Titles 2012-2024
Regular-Season  League Tournament
12 (3 shared) Creighton  11 Creighton
12 (5) Western Kentucky  10 Western Kentucky
11 (1) Texas  9 Dayton
11 (1) Fairfield  9 Fairfield
9 (8) Florida A&MÂ Â Â
9 (5) Yale
9 (1) Colorado State  Â
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143 Weeks As A Ranked Team
Creighton is ranked 18th in the Sept. 15 edition of the AVCA poll, the 143rd time in program history it's been ranked. That's 39th-most of all programs in NCAA history.
  All 143 rankings have occurred since 2012.
  The Bluejays are one of 13 schools (along with Baylor, Florida, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, Penn State, Pitt, Purdue, Stanford, Texas and Wisconsin) to have been ranked each of the last 66 polls.
  Creighton's 66 weeks in a row being ranked dates began on Sept. 6, 2021 and sets a program-record, breaking the previous-high of 64 from Oct. 31, 2016 to March 15, 2021.Â
Preseason Ranking
Creighton was ranked 12th in the AVCA preseason poll on Aug. 7th. It was the 11th time in the past 13 years that the Jays have been ranked in the preseason, and fourth year in a row.
  The No. 12 slotting tied last year's team for the second-best preseason ranking in program history, trailing only the 2017 team that was ranked ninth.
  Over the previous 17 seasons, 315-of-425 teams (74.1 percent) of teams have been in both the preseason and final polls, and in the 17 seasons from 2008-2024, 385-of-425 teams (90.6 percent) in the preseason top-25 polls would go on to reach the NCAA Tournament, as all but preseason No. 19 Arkansas and No. 25 Georgia reached the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
  This year marks the 14th straight season that CU has been ranked at least one week, extending a program record.
  Year  Preseason Rank  Final W-L  Final Rank
  2013  25th  23-9  NR
  2014  23rd  25-9  NR
  2016  18th  27-9  9th
  2017  9th  26-7  16th
  2018  13th  29-5  13th
  2019  18th  25-6  16th
  2020  16th  12-4  NR
  2022  18th  27-5  21st
  2023  18th  29-5  15th
  2024  12th  32-3  5th
  2025  12th  TBD  TBD
Production Returns
Creighton returns 11-of-19 letterwinners to the court from last season, including three starters.
  From last year's team, Norah Sis, Elise Goetzinger, Kendra Wait, Abbey Milner, Maddy Bilinovic, Audrey Clark, Katie Maser and Emma Ziegler are not back.
  All told, of the seven categories listed below, Creighton returns 294.5 of a possible 700% back (42.1 percent), the smallest amount returning since it headed into Howard Wallace's final season in 2002.
  Below is a breakdown of the production that is back:
Stat  Returners  Departures
Assists  119 (7.6%)  1,450 (92.4%)
Aces  115 (51.3%)  109 (48.7%)
Digs  598 (35.7%)  1,076 (64.3%)
Points  1,115.5 (50.2%)  1,107.0 (49.8%)
Kills  843 (50.1%)  841 (49.9%)
Matches Started  104 (49.5%)  106 (50.5%)
Blocks  157.5 (50.1%)  157.0 (49.9%)
One Tough Schedule
Of Creighton's 12 non-conference matches, seven are against ranked teams and three others against programs that received votes in the preseason AVCA Top 25 poll.
  Creighton is the only team in the preseason Top 25 with 10 or more non-conference matches against teams getting votes, as Texas and TCU are next-closest with eight each.
A Bunch of Winners
Creighton's 32 victories last season were fourth-most in the country, trailing only Final Four qualifiers Penn State (35), Pittsburgh (33) and Nebraska (33).
  Creighton's three losses last fall were tied for the third-fewest in the nation, one more than Penn State and Pittsburgh's two losses.
  When it comes to sets, Creighton's 102 sets won were tied for second-most in the nation (Penn State had 105), while its 15 sets lost were tied for the fewest in the nation (with Pittsburgh).
  In its last 57 matches dating to 2023, Creighton is 49-8 and has won 153-of-189 sets. Four of the eight match losses came in five sets.
  In its 35 matches against BIG EAST schools since October 7, 2023, Creighton is 35-0 and has dropped just four sets to league opponents.
Most Matches Won in 2024
Rk.   Matches Won  Team
1.  35  Penn State
2.  33  Pittsburgh
  33  Nebraska
4.  32  Creighton
5.  31  Dayton
Most Sets Won in 2024
Rk.  Sets Won  Team
1.  105  Penn State
2.  102  Creighton
  102  Pittsburgh
  102  Nebraska
Fewest Matches Lost in 2024
Rk.   Matches Lost  Team
1.  2  Pittsburgh
  2  Penn State
3.  3  Creighton
  3  Dayton
  3  Nebraska
  3  Arizona State
  3  Texas-Arlington
  3  South Dakota State
Fewest Sets Lost in 2024
Rk.  Sets Lost  Team
1.  15  Creighton
  15  Pittsburgh
3.  19  Dayton
4.  20  Nebraska
  20  Arizona State
Fewest Sets Lost in 2023
Rk.  Sets Lost  Team
1.  22  Creighton
  22  Nebraska
  22  Dayton
4.  23  Wisconsin
  23  Tennessee
  23  Western Michigan
No Losers Here
Creighton has been as good as anyone at avoiding losses in recent seasons.
  Creighton and Pittsburgh are the nation's only teams with five losses or less in the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons.Â
  If you go back two years more, the nation's only teams to lose six times or less in the 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons are also Creighton and Pittsburgh.
  Creighton is also the only school nationally who have won 25 matches or more in every season between 2014-24 (not counting the 2020 COVID-19 year, when CU only played 16 times).
13 Straight NCAA's
Creighton Volleyball has made the NCAA Tournament in each of the last 13 seasons. They are the first women's team in any sport at Creighton to make 13 straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
  The only other sport in Creighton history to make even 10 straight NCAA Tournament appearances is the men's soccer program, which qualified in 17 straight seasons from 1992-2008.
   Creighton is one of seven teams nationally to have appeared in each of the last 13 NCAA Tournaments (2012-24). That group features BYU, Creighton, Florida, Kentucky, Nebraska, Penn State and Texas.
  There are also 12 schools that have appeared in 14 of the last 15 NCAA Tournaments, a group that includes Creighton, Florida State, Hawai'i, Minnesota, Purdue, Stanford and Washington. Florida, Kentucky, Nebraska, Penn State, and Texas have appeared in every NCAA Tournament since at least 2010.
A Great Start
Ava Martin entered her senior season with 1,109 kills in her career. The 1,109 kills were the fifth-most ever by a Bluejay in their first three seasons.
  If Martin can duplicate her 428 kills from last year, she'd finish her career fifth in Bluejay history with 1,537 career putaways.
Most Kills at Creighton, First 3 Seasons
Name  Year 1  Year 2  Year 3  3 Yr Total
Jaali Winters  546  448  398  1,392
Norah Sis  435  489  302  1,226
Melissa Walsh  341  428  435  1,204
Leah Ratzlaff  180  516  479  1,175
Ava Martin  264  417  428  1,109
Survival of the Fittest
Since the move to rally scoring in 2001, Creighton has won 10 matches when surviving a match point and lost four contests when holding a match point of its own.
Surviving Match Points Since 2001
Date  Opponent  MP(s) Faced  Final Set 5
09/27/02  Evansville  13-14, 14-15  19-17
08/30/03  vs. McNeese State  13-14, 15-16  18-16
10/10/03  Wichita State  13-14  16-14
10/13/06  at Wichita State  12-14, 13-14, 14-15  17-15
09/11/07  at Drake  13-14, 14-15  17-15
08/26/11Â Â vs. UTSAÂ Â 12-14, 13-14Â Â 16-14
11/16/12  at Wichita State  13-14  16-14
09/20/15  Kansas State  23-24 (4th set)  15-13
11/20/15  at Georgetown  23-24, 26-27 (4th set)  15-7
08/24/18  vs. #5 Kentucky  16-15, 19-18  22-20
Tournament Tested
Creighton has played multiple matches in 28Â tournaments since the start of the 2021 calendar year, and won 18 of them.Â
  Keep in mind that when Kirsten Bernthal Booth was hired in 2003, Creighton had been 17-33 in 15 regular-season tournaments all-time, with just one tournament title (the 2000 Iowa State Heritage Classic).
CU's Multi-Match Tournaments Since Jan. 1, 2021
Year  Event  CU Record (Place)
2021  BIG EAST Tournament  2-0 (1st)
2021  Mizzou Invitational  3-0 (1st)
2021  Bluegrass Battle  3-0 (1st)
2021  Bluejay Invitational  3-0 (1st)
2021  Shocker Volleyball Classic  3-0 (1st)
2021  BIG EAST Tournament  2-0 (1st)
2021  NCAA Tournament  1-1 (T-17th)
2022  Rumble in the Rockies  3-0 (1st)
2022  Bluejay Invitational  2-1 (2nd)
2022  Omaha Invitational  2-0 (1st)
2022  Rice adidas Invitational  1-1 (2nd)
2022  BIG EAST Tournament  2-0 (1st)
2023  Reamer Club Xtra Special Premier  2-1 (1st)
2023  Bluejay Invitational  3-0 (1st)
2023  MN Hospitality Omaha Challenge  2-0 (1st)
2023  Diet Coke Challenge  2-0 (1st)
2023  BIG EAST Tournament  2-0 (1st)
2023  NCAA Tournament  2-1 (T-9th)
2024  Bluejay Invitational  3-0 (1st)
2024  Creighton Classic  2-0 (1st)
2024  Cardinal Classic  2-1 (2nd)
2024  Jayhawk Classic  2-0 (1st)
2024  BIG EAST Tournament  2-0 (1st)
2024  NCAA Tournament  3-1 (T-5th)
2025  Opening Spike Classic  1-1 (T-2nd)
2025  Trojan Invitational  2-1 (2nd)
2025  Bluejay Invitational  2-1 (2nd)
11 Straight BIG EAST Regular-Season Titles
Regular-season champions from 2014-24, Creighton is the first team in BIG EAST volleyball history to win 11 straight regular-season titles.    The previous record had been seven by Notre Dame from 1999-2005.
  The Bluejay volleyball team is also the first Creighton program in any sport to win more than five straight league titles, more than doubling the previous high of five in a row by the men's soccer program (1992-96) in the MVC.
  The only other volleyball team nationally with an active streak of more than five straight regular-season league titles is Kentucky, with eight.
Jays Earn Tourney Titles
Creighton has won at least one tournament each of the previous 13 seasons, a streak that dates to 2012.
   During that span, the Bluejays have won 35 tournament titles, not to mention 12 regular-season league crowns.
  Creighton has also now won at least one home tournament each of the previous eight seasons.
Creighton's Tournament Titles Since 2012
Year  Titles Won  Tourney Hosts
2012Â Â 3Â Â USF, UNC, MVC
2013Â Â 1Â Â BGSU
2014Â Â 1Â Â CU, BIG EAST
2015Â Â 1Â Â BIG EAST
2016Â Â 1Â Â BIG EAST
2017Â Â 4Â Â WASH, CU, KU, BIG EAST
2018Â Â 3Â Â SMU, CU, BIG EAST
2019Â Â 2Â Â UNI, CU
2020Â Â 1Â Â BIG EAST
2021Â Â 5Â Â MIZZ, UK, CU, WSU, BIG EAST
2022Â Â 3Â Â WYO, UNO, BIG EAST
2023Â Â 5Â Â Purdue, CU, UNO, MINN, BIG EAST
2024Â Â 4Â Â CU, CU, KU, BIG EAST
2-0 Better Than 0-2
Creighton is 423-11 (.975) all-time when leading a match 2-0, and 151-1 (.993) all-time at D.J. Sokol Arena when up 2-0 at the break.
  Per RichKern.com, Division I teams that won the first two sets won 94.9 percent of their matches from 2014-23.
  Conversely, the Jays are 17-211 (.075) all-time when trailing a match 0-2. Those 17 comebacks in program history from down 0-2 are listed below.
Date  Opponent  Sets 3-5 scores  Coach
09/19/97  at Bradley  15-11, 15-13, 15-8  Wallace
10/01/99  at Drake  15-6, 17-15, 15-11  Wallace
09/03/04  vs. Montana  30-20, 30-21, 15-11  Booth
10/15/04  at Bradley  30-22, 30-23, 15-11  Booth
10/15/05  at So. Illinois  30-25, 30-24, 15-8  Booth
09/21/07  at No. Iowa  31-29, 30-26, 15-12  Booth
11/16/12  at Wichita St.  25-16, 25-20, 16-14  Booth
09/05/14  vs. No. Iowa  25-16, 25-22, 15-5  Booth
11/08/14  at Butler  25-16, 25-20, 15-13  Booth
09/20/15  Kansas State  25-23, 26-24, 15-13  Booth
10/09/15  DePaul  25-21, 25-12, 15-11  Booth
11/20/15  at Georgetown  30-28, 26-24, 15-7  Booth
10/13/17  Butler  25-21, 25-23, 15-9  Booth
10/18/18  Xavier  25-17, 25-17, 15-13  Booth
01/31/21  at So. Dakota  25-20, 25-23, 15-7  Booth
10/07/22  at UConn  25-15, 25-12, 15-13  Booth
10/14/22  #16 Marquette  25-19, 25-16, 15-8  Booth
Set 1 Result A Strong Indicator
Creighton has gone 165-6 in its last 171 matches at all sites when winning the first set, compared to a 18-25 record in that same span when dropping the opener.
  Creighton has gone 198-4 (.980) in its last 202 matches against unranked foes when winning the opening set.
  Per RichKern.com, Division I teams that lost the first set won just 20.3 percent of their matches from 2014-23.
  Since Aug. 29, 2010, Creighton has gone 169-6 in its last 175 home matches when taking a 1-0 lead, losing only to Pacific (Sept. 12, 2015), No. 7 Nebraska (Sept. 6, 2018), South Dakota (Jan. 29, 2021), No. 16 Kentucky (Sept. 3, 2022), Auburn (Dec. 2, 2022) and No. 4 Louisville (Sept. 12, 2025).Â
  The Jays have won their last 33 of their last 34 home matches following a first set victory.
Against NCAA Tournament Qualifiers
This year's team will play 10 matches against teams that made the 2024 NCAA Tournament with contests against Marquette (2x), Nebraska, Kansas (2x), Louisville, Northern Iowa, USC, Texas and Penn State.
Year  W-L vs. Previous Season NCAA Teams
1994Â Â 0-4
1995Â Â 0-2
1996Â Â 0-2
1997Â Â 0-3
1998Â Â 0-5
1999Â Â 2-4
2000Â Â 0-4
2001Â Â 1-6
2002Â Â 0-5
2003Â Â 0-3
2004Â Â 2-2
2005Â Â 0-6
2006Â Â 4-6
2007Â Â 4-9
2008Â Â 6-8
2009Â Â 1-11
2010Â Â 4-7
2011Â Â 2-6
2012Â Â 8-3
2013Â Â 6-6
2014Â Â 4-5
2015Â Â 11-5
2016Â Â 10-7
2017Â Â 8-6
2018Â Â 8-5
2019Â Â 5-4
2020Â Â 3-1
2021Â Â 3-1
2022Â Â 5-4
2023Â Â 11-3
2024Â Â 9-3
2025Â Â 2-4 so far
TOTALÂ Â 117-149
TOTAL Under Booth  114-111
TOTAL Under Rosen  2-4
Home Sweet Home
Creighton is starting its 13th season as a member of the BIG EAST since joining the league in the summer of 2013.
  Since then, the Bluejays are 112-4 in home matches against BIG EAST teams (101-3 in the regular-season, 11-1 in the BIG EAST Tournament).
  Since November of 2014, Creighton is 96-1 inside D.J. Sokol Arena against BIG EAST teams, which includes a 86-1 mark in league play and a 10-0 mark in the conference tournament. The only setback (on Feb. 6, 2021 vs. Marquette) was played as a non-conference match, only to be flipped to a league contest 19 days later.
  Put another way, since enrolling at Creighton in the fall of 2022, fourth-year Bluejay seniors Ava Martin and Sky McCune are 32-0 in home matches against BIG EAST teams, and 96-7 in sets.
  Creighton has won 46 straight matches against BIG EAST opposition at home.
BIG EAST'S Best
Since the reconfiguration of the BIG EAST in the summer of 2013, Creighton, Marquette and St. John's are the only teams to win any sort of BIG EAST volleyball title.
  Creighton owns 11 regular-season titles (3 shared) in that time, while Marquette owns four regular-season (3 shared) crowns.
  As it relates to BIG EAST Tournament titles, Creighton has won 10, Marquette one and St. John's one since 2013.
  Below is a look at the record of each BIG EAST team since league realignment in 2013:
BIG EAST VB Standings, 2013 - Sept. 14, 2025
       BIG EAST only  All   matches
Team (NCAA Bids)Â Â WÂ Â LÂ Â WÂ Â L
Creighton (12)Â Â 188Â Â 16Â Â 320Â Â 77
Marquette (11)Â Â 169Â Â 32Â Â 289Â Â 95
Xavier  116  86  188  171
St. John's (1)Â Â 104Â Â 100Â Â 224Â Â 169
Butler  103  101  183  181
Villanova (1)Â Â 100Â Â 104Â Â 196Â Â 163
Seton Hall (1)Â Â 86Â Â 117Â Â 172Â Â 190
DePaul  65  139  154  204
Georgetown  44  152  116  226
Connecticut#Â Â 42Â Â 38Â Â 87Â Â 63
Providence*Â Â 30Â Â 158Â Â 119Â Â 212
*Providence rejoined the league for volleyball in 2014 andÂ
its 2013 overall record (12-20) is not included above.
#Connecticut rejoined the league in 2020 andÂ
its record from 2013-19 (96-121) is not included above.
Against The BIG EAST
Since the BIG EAST was restructured in 2013, Creighton owns a winning percentage better than .750 against each of the other teams currently in the BIG EAST.
  The Bluejays own 209 wins against BIG EAST competition (including BIG EAST Championship play) since 2013, 33 more wins than Marquette for most in the league.
  CU still has not lost to three league foes (DePaul, Georgetown, Providence) since joining the BIG EAST, and Marquette (6), Villanova (3), Seton Hall (3) and St. John's (3) are the only BIG EAST programs to top the Bluejays multiple times since 2013.Â
Opponent  Reg. Season  BE Tourney  Total
Butler  22-1  -  22-1
Connecticut  4-1  1-0  5-1
DePaul  24-0  3-0  27-0
Georgetown  22-0  -  22-0
Marquette  19-5  7-1  26-6
Providence  17-0  -  17-0
Seton Hall  19-3  2-0  21-3
St. John's  20-2  1-1  21-3
Villanova  19-3  3-0  22-3
Xavier  22-1  4-0  26-1
Total  188-16  21-2  209-18
Players Mentioned
Creighton Volleyball vs. Nebraska Press Conference - 9/16/25
Monday, September 15
Creighton Volleyball Highlights vs. UNI - 9/14/25
Sunday, September 14
Creighton Volleyball Press Conference vs. UNI - 9/14/25
Sunday, September 14
#18 Creighton Volleyball Highlights vs. Rice - 9/13/25
Saturday, September 13