Creighton University
Marquette
10/27/2026 4:02:00 PM | Volleyball
Match #23: Creighton at Marquette • Milwaukee, Wis. • Thursday, Oct. 29 • 6 p.m.
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Match #24: Creighton at DePaul • Chicago, Ill. • Friday, Oct. 30 • 7 p.m.
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This Week
Creighton (13-9, 8-2 BIG EAST) continues its quest for a BIG EAST regular-season title with road matches against two of the teams who may provide the biggest obstacle to a 13th straight crown.
The Bluejays visit league-leading Marquette (14-6, 9-1 BIG EAST) on Thursday at 6 p.m. in a battle of two teams that have dominated the league in the past dozen years. The battle will take place in Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee, Wis.
On Friday, the Bluejays visits upstart DePaul (16-5, 8-2 BIG EAST), which has been building towards this moment as it seeks to improve its case for an NCAA Tournament bid. That contest will start at 7 p.m., inside McGrath-Phillips Arena in Chicago, Ill.
Broadcast Information
Thursday's match will be nationally-televised by FS1, with Jack Rinaldi and Anna Connelly on the call. The match will also be streamed at http://foxsports.com/live.
Friday's match will air on ESPN+. There's a link available at WatchESPN.com or on Creighton Volleyball's schedule at GoCreighton.com.Â
It's worth noting that YouTube TV subscribers now have access to ESPN+ events via ESPN Unlimited at no additional charge.
Live Stats Information
Both matches this weekend will have free live stats at http://Creighton.StatBroadcast.com.
Links will also be on the GoCreighton.com volleyball schedule page.Â
Scouting Creighton
Creighton is 13-9 on the season against the nation's 22nd-toughest schedule and are in the hunt for the BIG EAST title with an 8-2 league mark.
The Jays own a pair of wins over Top 25 teams, and the 12-time defending BIG EAST regular-season champions have won 55 of their past 57 league contests.
Six Bluejays average at least 1.35 kills per set, with Trinity Shadd-Ceres (2.43 kps.), Ayden Ames (2.41 kps.) and Abbey Hayes (2.26 kps.) leading the way.
Katie Dalton (8.44 aps.) quarterbacks the offense, which is hitting a league-best .297 in BIG EAST play. Dalton is the reigning BIG EAST Setter of the Week.
Libero Saige Damrow (4.31 dps.) ranks third in the BIG EAST in digs per set, and Eloise Brandewie (1.22 bps.) tops a strong blocking unit while also ranking second in the BIG EAST with a .385 hitting percentage in conference play.
As a team, Creighton averages 12.66 kills, 14.37 digs, 2.48 blocks and 1.49 aces per set on .218 hitting.
Scouting Marquette
Marquette is 14-6 on the season and atop the BIG EAST standings with a 9-1 league record. The Golden Eagles have yet to be swept, losing in five sets to Texas, DePaul and Illinois as well as in four frames at Dayton, Stanford and Wisconsin, and are a perfect 7-0 inside Al McGuire Center this fall.
Ball State transfer Carson Tyler averages 4.38 kills, 2.30 digs and 0.61 aces per set on .273 hitting and is the frontrunner for BIG EAST Player of the Year honors at this point. Other key cogs on offense are Emma Parks (1.98 kps.), Tani Juric (2.47 kps.) and Caydence Doolan (2.19 kps.).
Molly Welge (1.20 bps.) is a top blocker and Luanna Markus (9.88 aps.) leads the BIG EAST in assists per set.
The Golden Eagles average 12.67 kills, 13.13 digs, 2.16 blocks and 1.59 aces per set on .244 hitting.
Series History vs. Marquette
Creighton is 32-8 all-time against Marquette, and are 28-5 since the start of the 2014 season against MU. The Golden Eagles survived four CU match points on October 4th to snap the Bluejays' league-record 50-match win streak in BIG EAST play.
Creighton is 32-2 all-time against the Golden Eagles when winning at least one set and 8-1 in five-set matches against their biggest league rival.
Brian Rosen is 3-1 against both Marquette, and Tom Mendoza. Mendoza is 1-3 against Creighton.Â
Scouting DePaul
DePaul is 16-5 this season and tied with Creighton for second in the BIG EAST with an 8-2 league record. The Blue Demons have won four straight matches entering Friday.
Kendall Timme (3.56 kps.), Isabela Tavares-Salomon (3.09 kps.), Jade Epps (2.40 kps., .321%) and Martina Diana (2.16 kps.) carry much of the offensive load, with Leonor Polezzi (8.90 aps.) directing the offense.
As a program, the Blue Demons average 12.71 kills, 13.35 digs, 1.94 blocks and 1.68 aces per set on .232 hitting.
Series History vs. DePaul
Creighton has won 30 of 31 previous meetings with DePaul, and is 30-0 vs. the Blue Demons since the two schools became BIG EAST rivals.
DePaul swept the first meeting in 2001 in DeKalb, Ill., before Creighton's recent run, which has included three five-set wins (in Omaha in 2015, spring 2021 and 2022), nine different four-set wins and 18 sweeps.Â
Creighton has won 71 of its past 79 sets played against the Blue Demons.
Creighton's active 30-match win streak over DePaul is the program's longest ever against another foe.
Brian Rosen is 3-0 against DePaul and Marie Zidek. Zidek is 0-20 against Creighton.
Creighton Coaches
Brian Rosen is in his second season as Creighton head coach, where his 41-15 record with the Bluejays moves his career mark to 86-32 after four seasons. He is 26-2 all-time against BIG EAST teams, winning 82-of-96 sets.
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 became the BIG EAST's first rookie head coach since 2014 to win 20+ matches in his first year in the league, the only rookie head coach in league history to win multiple NCAA Tournament matches, and the first new coach to win 28+ matches in his first season.
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.
Rosen led Creighton to the BIG EAST regular-season and Tournament titles in 2025 and a return to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
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 Thursday, Creighton would...
- Move into a tie for first in the BIG EAST Conference standings, which would allow CU to control its destiny in its quest for a 13th straight league title.
- Improve to 33-8 all-time against Marquette, and 13-4 in Milwaukee against the Golden Eagles.
- Improve to 213-18 all-time in regular-season BIG EAST matches.
- Improve to 236-20 against BIG EAST opponents (including conference tournament action) since joining the league in 2013.
- Earn its senior class with its 103rd victory (in 126 matches) since the start of the 2023 season.
- Improve to 62-2 in its last 64 matches against BIG EAST teams at all sites.
- Win its seventh straight match inside Al McGuire Center, and fourth in a row over Marquette at "The Al".
- Hand Marquette its first home loss of the season, snapping a seven-match home win streak for the Golden Eagles dating to CU's 3-0 win over MU in the 2025 BIG EAST Tournament semifinals.
- Avoid losing three conference matches in the same season for the first time since 2013.
- Avoid losing twice to the same team in the same season for the first time since 2014.
- Tie a season-high with a third straight victory.
Milestone WatchÂ
Ayden Ames owns 94 career digs (39 at CU) and is six away from 100.
Sydney Breissinger has 1,075 career digs, putting her just 25 away from 1,100.
Katie Dalton owns 96 career kills (46 at CU) and is four shy of 100.
Saige Damrow has 784 career digs (657 at CU) as she chases the 800 dig milestone.
Abbey Hayes owns 295 digs, five short of 300.
Nora Wurtz has 85 career kills and is 15 shy of 100.
You've Been Served
How important is the ace battle?Â
All but one of Creighton's last 33 regular-season BIG EAST matches have been won by the team with more aces.Â
The only exception came last Friday vs. Providence when both teams tied for the same number of aces.
The last time Creighton met Marquette, the Bluejays had five aces and 15 service errors compared to Marquette's 11 aces and seven service miscues.
The Cleaner, The Better
Creighton has been plagued by errors in its two BIG EAST losses thus far.
The Bluejays had 30 attack errors and 19 service errors in its Oct. 18 loss at Georgetown. That came after 19 attack errors and 15 service errors in its Oct. 4 loss to Marquette. Despite those miscues, the Jays still had multiple match point opportunities in both contests.
By comparison, CU had only 22 attack errors and 12 service errors combined in matches last week against Connecticut and Providence.
Saving Our Best For Last
Creighton trailed 20-19, 24-23 and 25-24 in the first set against Providence on Friday before ultimately prevailing, 30-28.
It was the fifth time this season Creighton has won a set when its opponent reached 20 points first, exceeding last year when it happened just four times.
It was also the first time all season that CU won a set in which is survived an opponents set point, something it also did four times a year ago.
CU also improved to 9-11 this fall in sets decided by exactly two points and 3-8 in sets that go beyond 25 points (or 15 in the fifth set).
TSC Must Be In The Front Row!
Trinity Shadd-Ceres went seven straight matches without starting in the front row while battling injury, but she returned with a vengeance last week.
Shadd-Ceres had 10 kills against UConn, then hit .344 and pounded a match-high 14 kills vs. Providence a day later.
Take out the seven matches from Sept. 26-Oct. 17 where Shadd-Ceres played the majority of the match in the back row and her averages would climb from 2.43 to 3.36 kills per set.
Demons Feeling Blue
Creighton has won 30 straight matches against DePaul, its longest streak in program history over another foe.
The Blue Demons are one of four BIG EAST programs that Creighton owns an active win streak of 19 or longer against.
Most Consecutive Match Wins Over One Team
Wins Opponent Dates
30 DePaul 2013-Present
24 Georgetown 2013-25
24 Butler 2013-Present
23 Xavier 2013-22
22 Seton Hall 2014-Present
19 Southern Illinois 2003-11
19 Providence 2014-Present
16 Indiana State 2005-Present
Biggest Competitors
Including league tournament action, Creighton is 99-7 against conference teams since the fall of 2021 began, losing once each to Xavier, St. John's, Georgetown and UConn and three times to Marquette.Â
Meanwhile, Marquette is 84-18, with 12 losses coming against the Bluejays compared to a 78-6 mark against everyone else. The other losses have been to St. John's (2), Xavier (1), DePaul (1), Georgetown (1) and Villanova (1).
The Dominators
No matter how you slice it, Creighton and Marquette have dominated BIG EAST Volleyball since 2013.Â
Here's how they compare, heading into Thursday's CU-MU match in Milwaukee.
Stat CU MU Everyone Else
BIG EAST Reg-Season W-L 212-18 189-38 785-1130
BIG EAST Play Win Percentage .922 .832 .410
BIG EAST Reg.-Season Titles 12# 4# 0
BIG EAST Tourney Titles 11 1 1
BIG EAST Player of the Year 6 5 3
BIG EAST Libero of the Year 2 0 11
BIG EAST Freshman of the Year 4 4# 8#
BIG EAST Coach of the Year 5# 2 7#
AVCA All-Americans* 13 3 0
AVCA H.M. All-Americans 19 10 14
AVCA Region Freshman of Year 3 1 2
AVCA Region Coach of Year 5 0 3
CSC Academic All-Americans 12 3 0
# includes ties
*First/Second/Third Teams only
You Again?
Creighton and Marquette ought to be quite familiar with each other by this point.Â
Thursday will mark the 19th meeting between the schools since February 4, 2021, and that doesn't include two other matches that were cancelled due to COVID protocols. Creighton has won 14 of those 18 recent contests.
Thursday will also be the 27th meeting since Oct. 17, 2017 between the BIG EAST behemoths. CU is 21-5 in those previous 26 encounters.
The Booth Tree
Both Brian Rosen and Tom Mendoza are disciples of the Kirsten Bernthal Booth coaching tree as both men are former Creighton assistant coaches.
Rosen served as a Bluejay assistant coach from 2022-24, a span that saw the Bluejays go 88-13. Creighton won the BIG EAST regular-season and Tournament titles, as well as made the NCAA Tournament, all three seasons.
Mendoza was an assistant at CU from 2010-15, during which time the Bluejays went 142-57 and made five NCAA Tournaments (2010, '12, '13, '14, '15). Creighton won the regular-season and conference tournament titles in 2012 in the Missouri Valley Conference and in 2014 and 2015 in the BIG EAST Conference.
Badger State Ballers
Whether it be Kiana Schmitt (Waunakee), Kiara Reinhardt (Cedarburg) or Kelli Browning (Waukesha), Creighton Volleyball has long thrived on getting some of the best players out of the state of Wisconsin.
This year's team is no different, as libero Saige Damrow (Howards Grove) and outside hitter/defensive specialist Peyton Carlson (Waupaca) are both from America's Dairyland.
CU also has three women in its program with ties to the University of Wisconsin program. Damrow and Trinity Shadd-Ceres both played for the Badgers, as did assistant coach Izzy Ashburn.
Home In The Al
Since being swept by Marquette in 2022 and 2023, Creighton has won 18 of its last 19 sets it has played inside Al McGuire Center. That includes nine set victories in a row against the Golden Eagles.
Date Opponent Set Scores
11/24/23 CU vs. DePaul# 25-17, 25-20, 25-17
11/25/23 CU vs. St. John's# 25-13, 25-9, 25-23
11/10/24 CU at Marquette 21-25, 25-12, 25-18, 25-13
10/02/25 CU at Marquette 25-16, 25-19, 25-18
11/22/25 CU at Marquette# 25-19, 28-26, 25-23
11/23/25 CU vs. Xavier# 25-19, 25-20, 25-20
#BIG EAST Tournament
Split The Difference
Since joining the BIG EAST Conference in 2013, the only league team to beat Creighton twice in the same regular-season was Seton Hall in 2014.
Creighton lost its first match-up against Marquette this season and will look to avoid it happening again.
12 Straight BIG EAST Regular-Season Titles
Creighton (2014-25) is the first team in BIG EAST volleyball history to win 12 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 six straight regular-season league titles is Kentucky, which won its ninth consecutive SEC crown last year.
Creighton's 12 straight regular-season titles rank third-longest in NCAA history, trailing only Florida's 18 straight SEC titles from 1991-2008 and Hawaii's 16 consecutive WAC crowns from 1996-2011.
Ames Aims Higher
Ayden Ames is having a breakthrough season offensively. After owning just two matches of 10 or more kills as a starter at Texas from 2024-25, Ames has turned it up a notch with Creighton.
Ames has delivered 10 or more kills in 11 matches this season, including eight of her past 12 contests.Â
She's done that despite moving from middle blocker to outside hitter, a position the junior had not played since high school, and back.
Ayden Ames Stats by Position
Pos CU W-L KPS HIT% SAPS DPS BPS
MB* 7-6 2.10 .335 .04 .27 1.08
OH* 6-3 2.86 .245 .08 .69 .39
*Played both positions on Oct. 17 at Georgetown but all stats accumulated are listed as OH since that's where she started
Seniors Reach 100 Wins
Creighton's fourth-year seniors Sydney Breissinger, Jaya Johnson and Ava TeStrake own 102 victories in a Bluejay uniform.
The trio is 102-23 since arriving in 2023, becoming the eighth senior class to win 100 matches in a four-year span. Against BIG EAST foes, the trio are 33-1 in home matches and have dropped just nine sets.
Most Wins, Four-Year Span
W-L Years
119-17 2021-24
116-19 2022-25
111-28 2015-18
109-25 2016-19
107-32 2014-17
104-31 2012-15
104-34 2013-16
102-23 2023-Pres.
99-18 2020-23
The Rosen One
Brian Rosen is 41-15 late in his second season at the helm of the Creighton Volleyball program.
His 41 wins through 56 matches are 11 more than his predecessor, Kirsten Bernthal Booth, and easily the most by any CU Volleyball coach after 56 contests.
After 56 Matches, Creighton Volleyball Coaches
Coach W-L After 56
Brian Rosen, 2025-Pres. 41-15
Kirsten Bernthal Booth, 2003-2024 30-26
Howard Wallace, 1997-2002 24-32
Ben Guiliano, 1994-1996 16-40
26-2 For RosenÂ
Brian Rosen is 26-2 against BIG EAST foes, dropping just 14 sets in that time. Half of those 14 sets lost have come against this week's foes.
Rosen is 3-1 versus Marquette (winning 11-of-16 sets) and 3-0 against DePaul (winning 9-of-11 sets).
Opponent Match W-L Set W-L
Butler 2-0 6-0
Connecticut 2-0 6-0
DePaul 3-0 9-2
Georgetown 2-1 8-3
Marquette 3-1 11-5
Providence 2-0 6-0
Seton Hall 3-0 9-0
St. John's 3-0 9-1
Villanova 3-0 9-2
Xavier 3-0 9-1
TOTAL 26-2 82-14
The Race Back To Sokol
D.J. Sokol Arena will host the BIG EAST Tournament in late November, and it's shaping up to be quite a race to be in the four-team field for the nation's No. 5-ranked league.
Six teams are between 5-5 and 9-1 in the standings with three weeks left.
Both Creighton and Marquette have been in the BIG EAST Tournament field all previous 13 seasons since the league's 2013 reconfiguration.Â
Also at stake? The best seed not named Creighton will be in line to host the 2027 BIG EAST Tournament since league rules prevent the same team from hosting in consecutive seasons.
Damrow Keeps Digging
Saige Damrow owns 20 or more digs in nine different matches this year, the most by a Bluejay in one season since Brittany Witt in 2009.
No one has done it 10 times in the same season since Kate Elman had 15 such contests in 2012.
Matches With 20+ Digs, Season
20+D Name Year
21 Julianne Mandolfo 2011
15 Bianca Rivera 2007
15 Kate Elman 2012
13 Janeen Piller 2004
12 Bianca Rivera 2008
11 Katie Mehal 2006
11 Julianne Mandolfo 2010
11 Nayka Benitez 2010
9 Kate Elman 2014
9 Kate Elman 2015
9 Brittany Witt 2019
9 Saige Damrow 2026
Paymal Plays Well
Ashlyn Paymal had nine kills her entire freshman season but continues to flourish as her playing time grows in 2026.
Paymal had career-highs with eight kills and seven blocks on Oct. 2 against DePaul.
She more than doubled that offensive output on Oct. 4 against Marquette, finishing with 18 kills while hitting a career-high .562 in 32 errorless-swings. It was the second-most kills by a player in Creighton history without an error.
Most Kills, No Errors, CU History
K ATK Name vs. Opponent Date
23 38 Leah Ratzlaff vs. UC Riverside 09/02/05
18 32 Ashlyn Paymal vs. Marquette 10/04/26
17 28 Carolyn Decker vs. Bradley 11/13/04
17 29 Ashley Williams vs. Indiana State 09/22/01
16 23 Taryn Kloth vs. South Dakota 11/30/18
16 31 Norah Sis at Kansas 09/21/24
16 36 Norah Sis vs. Ole Miss 12/02/21
15 19 Kiara Reinhardt vs. San Diego 09/05/25
15 27 Kelly Goc vs. San Diego State 09/03/05
15 28 Jessica Houts vs. Southern Illinois 11/13/09
15 32 Lisa Meekins vs. Illinois State 09/21/01
Most Attack Attempts, No Errors, CU History
ATK K Name vs. Opponent Date
56 10 Melanie Jereb at Wichita State 11/16/12
48 10 Melanie Jereb vs. Northern Iowa 10/05/12
38 23 Leah Ratzlaff vs. UC Riverside 09/02/05
36 16 Norah Sis vs. Ole Miss 12/02/21
34 12 Norah Sis vs. South Dakota 09/18/21
33 10 Allie Oelke vs. Evansville 11/19/10
32 18 Ashlyn Paymal vs. Marquette 10/04/26
32 15 Lisa Meekins vs. Illinois State 09/21/01
32 12 Heather Thorson vs. Iowa State 12/03/10
31 16 Norah Sis at Kansas 09/21/24
31 8 Jodi Bjoin at Indiana State 10/14/00
30 12 Ava Martin vs. Missouri 08/31/24
Doesn't Happen Often
Creighton doesn't lose many BIG EAST matches, and when they do, it generally means bad things for upcoming opponents.
The Bluejays are 18-0 all-time coming off a regular-season BIG EAST loss and have not lost consecutive matches in league play since dropping three Missouri Valley Conference matches in a row in 2011.
Seven of the previous 17 times that Creighton Volleyball has lost a BIG EAST match, the Bluejays embarked on a league win streak of 11 or more.
Here's a look at Creighton's BIG EAST losses, followed by its ensuing match.
After A BIG EAST Loss
Loss Next BE Match BE Streak Started
10/4/13 at BU Beat Xavier, 3-1 Won next 5
10/25/13 at MU Beat DePaul, 3-1 Won next 1
11/1/13 vs. SJU Beat Seton Hall, 3-0 Won next 4
11/16/13 at SHU Beat Georgetown, 3-0 Won next 7
10/10/14 at SHU Beat Villanova, 3-1 Won next 11
11/23/14 vs. SHU Beat Seton Hall, 3-1 Won next 11
10/30/15 at VU Beat Seton Hall, 3-0 Won next 28
10/5/17 at MU Beat DePaul, 3-0 Won next 11
11/17/17 at VU Beat Georgetown, 3-2 Won next 31
11/8/19 at VU Beat Georgetown, 3-0 Won next 6
2/6/20 vs. MU Beat DePaul, 3-2 Won next 8
10/1/21 at SJU Beat Seton Hall, 3-0 Won next 3
10/16/21 at UConn Beat Villanova, 3-0 Won next 28
11/19/22 at MU Beat Butler, 3-0 Won next 1
9/23/23 at XU Beat St. John's, 3-0 Won next 2
10/6/23 at MU Beat DePaul, 3-0 Won next 50
10/4/26 vs. MU Beat Butler, 3-0 Won next 3
10/17/26 at GU Beat UConn, 3-0 Won next 2 (active)
Getting Better and Better
It's scary to see the numbers for Creighton's BIG EAST matches compared to its 12 non-conference matches. The Bluejay numbers are up across the board on the offensive end.
Creighton was last in the BIG EAST in hitting percentage (.162) entering league play, but currently is first in conference action (.297).
BIG EAST Matches vs. Non-Conference Matches
When W-L KPS HIT% SAPS DPS BPS
BIG EAST 8-2 13.87 .297 1.89 14.11 2.38
Non-Con 5-7 11.71 .162 1.18 14.57 2.55
Top Offense & Defense
A look at the BIG EAST statistical leaders entering this week finds Creighton leading the BIG EAST in hitting percentage in league play at .286.
The Jays also lead the way in opponents hitting percentage, holding foe to a .158 mark.
Creighton has led the BIG EAST in offensive hitting percentage in league play in 2023 (.313), 2024 (.371) and 2025 (.349).
Setting The Standard
Creighton saved a pair of set points last Friday against Providence before posting an eventual sweep and has now won 38 straight sets against the Friars, one of its best streaks against any foe.
Most Consecutive Set Wins Over One Team
Wins Opponent Dates
65 Seton Hall 2015-Present
38 Providence 2017-Present
35 Georgetown 2019-26
28 Villanova 2021-25
25 Indiana State 2005-09
24 Xavier 2015-18
23 Indiana State 2009-Present
22 Butler 2021-Present
19 Providence 2014-17
19 Butler 2018-21
Breissinger Reaches 1,000 Digs
Sydney Breissinger became the 17th player in Creighton's modern history (since 1994) to reach 1,000 career digs when she did it on Oct. 4 vs. Marquette as part of a season-high 15-dig showing.
Breissinger reached the mark in her 112th career contest at CU.
Creighton's Quickest Players To 1,000 Digs (Career)
Name MP Date Opponent
Bianca Rivera 53 11/08/08 Illinois State
Julianne Mandolfo 56 10/22/11 Evansville
Kate Elman 59 11/16/13 at Seton Hall
Nayka Benitez 60 11/27/10 at Northern Iowa
Brittany Witt 68 12/01/17 Coastal Carolina
Kailey Reyes 77 09/01/01 vs. Texas-San Antonio
Janeen Piller 80 09/25/04 at Missouri State
Melissa Walsh 85 09/08/01 at #24 Santa Clara
Kendra Wait 89 10/28/23 at Georgetown
Allie Oelke 95 09/04/10 vs. Iowa
Melissa Weisensee 97 10/04/97 at Missouri State
Sarah Schulze 101 11/13/09 Southern Illinois
Jaali Winters 103 11/25/17 at Marquette
Melanie Jereb 105 09/12/15 CSU Bakersfield
Korie Lebeda 108 10/17/08 Evansville
Sydney Breissinger 112 10/04/26 Marquette
Megan Bober 118 10/27/12 Southern Illinois
Breissinger Can Serve It Too
Sydney Breissinger also enters Thursday third in program history with 131 career aces.
Service Aces
Name Sets No. Years
1. Keeley Davis 383 148 2019-22
2. Molly Moran 341 145 1998-01
3. Sydney Breissinger 417 131 2023-Pr.
4. Ava Martin 457 128 2022-25
5. Melissa Weisensee 411 125 1994-97
6. Brittany Witt 471 122 2016-19
7. JoDe Cieloha 398 113 1994-97
Norah Sis 422 113 2021-24
9. Kate Elman 464 105 2012-15
10. Shelly Kapler 388 104 1996-99
Pack A SnackÂ
Creighton has played five matches to go five sets as well as just six three-set matches. This year's team is playing 3.96 sets per match, above the previous program high of 3.89 sets per match done in both 1996 and 1997.Â
From 1994-2025, the Bluejays played 3,532 sets in 973 matches, an average of 3.63 sets per match. Creighton had 111 sweeps from 2021-25 (and was swept just seven times), but has just one 3-0 win this fall.
Most Sets Per Creighton Match
Sets/Match Year Sets Matches W-L
3.96 2026 87 22 13-9
3.89 1996 109 28 9-19
3.89 1997 109 28 15-13
3.88 2020 62 16 12-4*
3.83 2003 115 30 12-18
3.79 1999 106 28 13-15
3.79 2000 106 28 16-12
3.78 2013 121 32 23-9*
3.77 2011 117 31 17-14
3.76 2014 128 34 25-9*
*made NCAA Tournament
More Than a Decade of Dominance
Fourteen years in the BIG EAST gives Creighton a pretty good set of data to compare its yearly performance in league matches.Â
Here's how the 2026 campaign compares to previous seasons in league action:
Creighton's Year-By-Year BIG EAST Stats
Year W-L KPS HIT% SAPS DPS BPS
2013 12-4 13.75 .213 1.00 16.20 3.13
2014# 16-2 14.89 .242 1.30 17.09 2.86
2015# 17-1 15.02 .271 1.33 16.97 2.47
2016# 18-0 15.37 .317 1.69 16.08 2.41
2017# 16-2 14.81 .302 1.31 16.62 2.05
2018# 18-0 14.45 .294 2.13 15.67 2.38
2019# 17-1 14.61 .269 2.07 15.80 2.25
2020# 7-1 12.93 .249 1.30 14.17 2.75
2021# 16-2 13.95 .242 1.82 18.02 2.86
2022# 17-1 14.80 .299 1.85 16.10 2.33
2023# 16-2 14.40 .313 1.89 15.91 2.30
2024# 18-0 14.79 .371 2.32 14.18 2.75
2025# 16-0 14.56 .349 2.90 12.42 2.13
2026 8-2 13.87 .297 1.89 14.11 2.38
#won league's regular-season title
The First 254 At Sokol
Creighton is 216-38 all-time inside D.J. Sokol Arena, including a 20-5 mark under Brian Rosen.
Here's a report card of how CU has done in 50 match segments inside the venue, which opened in 2009.
Matches W-L Date Result
1-50 35-15 10/5/12 def. UNI, 3-1
51-100 42-8 11/27/15 def. Marquette, 3-2
101-150 45-5 9/29/19 def. Georgetown, 3-1
151-200 45-5 9/29/23 def. St. John's, 3-0
201-250Â 45-5 10/4/26 lost to Marquette, 3-2
251-252 Â 4-0 so far
Home Sweet Home
Creighton is in its 14th season as a member of the BIG EAST since joining the league in the summer of 2013.
Since then, the Bluejays are 125-5 in home matches against BIG EAST teams (114-4 in the regular-season, 11-1 in the BIG EAST Tournament).
Since the start of the 2015 season, Creighton is 109-2 inside D.J. Sokol Arena against BIG EAST teams, which includes a 99-2 mark in league play and a 10-0 mark in the conference tournament.
Put another way, since enrolling at Creighton in the fall of 2023, fourth-year Bluejay seniors Sydney Breissinger, Jaya Johnson and Ava TeStrake are 33-1 in home matches against BIG EAST teams, and 101-9 in sets.
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 12 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 11, 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 - Oct. 28, 2026
    BIG EAST only All matches
Team (NCAA Bids) W L W L
Creighton (13) 212 18 356 88
Marquette (12) 189 38 316 110
Xavier (1) 135 93 217 184
St. John's (1) 116 114 248 187
Villanova (1) 116 114 220 180
Butler 112 118 200 205
Seton Hall (1) 87 142 182 220
DePaul 80 150 179 219
Georgetown 53 169 135 247
Connecticut# 51 55 106 86
Providence* 37 177 136 235
*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 .800 against each of the other teams currently in the BIG EAST.
The Bluejays own 235 wins against BIG EAST competition (including BIG EAST Championship play) since 2013, 38 more wins than Marquette for most in the league.
CU still has not lost to two league foes (DePaul, Providence) since joining the BIG EAST, and Marquette (7), 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 24-1 - 24-1
Connecticut 6-1 1-0 7-1
DePaul 27-0 3-0 30-0
Georgetown 24-1 - 24-1
Marquette 21-6 8-1 29-7
Providence 19-0 - 19-0
Seton Hall 22-3 2-0 24-3
St. John's 23-2 1-1 24-3
Villanova 22-3 3-0 25-3
Xavier 24-1 5-0 29-1
TOTAL 212-18 23-2 235-20
Early Losses Have RewardsÂ
Creighton is 13-9 on the young season and finished non-conference play 5-7, but past history has shown that's actually a good omen for future success.Â
Last year's team started 5-5, including a loss to No. 1 Nebraska in the 10th match, before closing out non-conference play with two home matches, including a nationally-ranked foe on a Sunday (No. 17 Kansas). That team went from 5-5 to 28-6 thanks to a 23-match win streak that eventually saw CU return to the Elite Eight.Â
Before last fall, the last previous time that Creighton lost five or more non-conference matches was in 2016, when the Jays were 6-6 before winning 23 matches in a row en route to an Elite Eight trip. In 2015, Creighton started 5-7 in non-conference play before winning 22 of its next 23 matches. That season ended with CU's first trip to the Sweet 16.Â
Defense!
Creighton's defense continues to thrive, holding foes to .178 hitting this fall.
That includes holding Northern Iowa to its lowest hitting percentage (.000) since at least 2006, and No. 1 Nebraska to a season-low .202 after the Huskers entered the match hitting .330 for the year.
CU also held Louisville to .256 hitting, snapping the Cardinals six-match streak of .300 hitting or better.
A St. John's team that hadn't hit below .150 all year hit just .102 against Creighton on Sept. 26.
Creighton has held 118 straight opponents under the .300 mark.
Creighton has led the country in opponents hitting percentage in two of the previous five seasons, doing so in both 2021 (.124) and 2024 (.130). This year's team currently ranks 44th, a vast improvement over where it ranked (125th) after non-conference play ended on Sept. 20th when foes were hitting .193.
Pink Out Jersey Auction Raises $8,003
The Creighton Volleyball team hosted its 19th Annual Pink Out match on Thursday, October 22nd, using the competition as an opportunity to benefit the American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge Nebraska.
This year's Pink Out jersey auction brought in $8,003.50, plus an additional $881 on matchday via donations.Â
The winning bidders had the opportunity to honor a friend or family member who has battled cancer or is currently battling cancer. The warm-up shirt to be worn could be personalized by the winning bidder.
Shortly after the match, the family members of the winning bidders had the opportunity to meet the student-athletes of the jersey they bid on.
The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Nebraska provides a free home away from home for cancer patients and their caregivers who must travel to Omaha to receive their lifesaving treatment.
Entering the 2026-27 school year, Creighton has raised $1,190,303.50 in its annual Pink Outs since 2010 across all sports.
Below is the final numbers for each jersey/item in the auction this year.
#0 $510 #2 $500 #3 $223.50
#4 $355 #5 $230 #6 $282
#7 $205.50 #8 $231.50 #9 $305
#10 $365 #12 $255 #13 $610
#17 $311 #19 $281 #20 $227.50
#22 $530 #24 $400 Â Â Â
Baseball Suite $208.50 Â Â Â Â Autographed Balls $181.50; $174.50
Courtside vs. VUÂ $511 Courtside vs. NEBÂ $760
Golf With Rosen $227.50 VB Practice $118.50
Perfect, Last Year
Creighton was one of eight teams in the country that did not lose a regular-season conference match last fall. Of those teams, Creighton's four league sets lost trailed only Nebraska (1).
Brian Rosen was the only one of the eight head coaches who had an undefeated conference slate to not win Coach of the Year honors in his/her league, and Rosen was 3-2 against the other teams on this list.
Set W-L Team League
60-1 Nebraska Big Ten
48-4 Creighton BIG EAST
48-8 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley
45-9 Kentucky Southeastern
54-10* Dayton Atlantic 10
41-13 San Diego West Coast
48-12* South Dakota State Summit
54-13 Utah State Mountain West
*lost in league tournament
The Streak Ends
Creighton had won 50 straight BIG EAST regular-season matches to establish a program and league record before it was snapped on Oct. 4 vs. Marquette.
It broke the record for the longest streak in BIG EAST history, surpassing the 45 in a row done from Oct. 1, 1999 to Nov. 15, 2002 by Notre Dame.
Creighton's Most Consecutive Regular-Season League Wins
Wins Dates Snapped By League
50 Oct. 7, 2023 - Oct. 2, 2026 Marquette, 3-2 BIG EAST
31 Nov. 18, 2017 - Nov. 3, 2019 at Villanova, 3-0 BIG EAST
28 Oct. 31, 2015 - Sept. 30, 2017 at Marquette, 3-0 BIG EAST
28 Oct. 17, 2021- Nov. 18, 2022 at #16 Marquette, 3-0Â BIG EAST
14 Sept. 29, 2012 - End of 2012 Never (left MVC) MVC
League Openers
Creighton is 25-8 all-time in conference openers, and 2-0 under Brian Rosen. That includes a 13-1 mark in BIG EAST lid-lifters, with 13 straight wins.
Each of the previous 13 times that Creighton won its league opener (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), the Bluejays went on to win the regular-season title, going a combined 211-13 (before 2026) in regular-season league action. Creighton also won 12 conference tournament titles during those years, going 24-1 at the league tournament in those seasons.
In the 23 previous seasons that Creighton has won its conference opener, it has never finished worse than .500 in league play and it owns a combined .798 (340-86) winning percentage in league matches entering 2026.
  In the eight years in which Creighton lost its league opener, the Bluejays have had a losing record on five occasions and owns a combined .363 (53-93) winning percentage during league contests.
In conference home openers, Creighton is 27-5 overall with 15 straight wins.
In league road openers, Creighton is 24-9 overall with 13 straight wins.
The last team to win a BIG EAST regular-season or tournament title without winning its regular-season opener in conference play was Cincinnati in the fall of 2008, which will continue beyond 2025. If that holds true again, only Creighton, Butler, DePaul, Marquette, St. John's and Xavier still have hope.
A Closer LookÂ
Though Creighton went 5-7 prior to BIG EAST play, keep in mind that every team on its non-conference schedule finished with a top 45 RPI last season, and the Jays beat three teams that closed last fall in the Top 25.
'25 RPI Opponent 2026 ResultÂ
 1 Nebraska Nebraska, 3-0Â
 4 Texas A&M Texas A&M, 3-1Â
10 Purdue Creighton, 3-2Â
12 Louisville Louisville, 3-1Â
13 Minnesota Minnesota, 3-0Â
15 USC Creighton, 3-1Â
24 Northern Iowa Creighton, 3-1Â
28 Rice Rice, 3-1Â
31 Kansas State Kansas State, 3-1
37 Tulsa Tulsa, 3-2Â
38 Arizona Creighton, 3-2Â
44 Pepperdine Creighton, 3-1Â
It's Unanimous
Despite the graduation of All-Americans Ava Martin, Annalea Maeder and Kiara Reinhardt, Creighton was the unanimous pick to win the BIG EAST in a preseason poll of league coaches.
Abbey Hayes, Jaya Johnson and Ayden Ames were all named Preseason All-BIG EAST.
This is the sixth time since 2015 and third year in a row that the Jays have been voted a unanimous favorite to win the BIG EAST.
Creighton has previously been a unanimous favorite in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024 and 2025 and gone a combined 85-3 in league action in those previous five seasons while sweeping the regular-season and conference titles on each occasion.
29 Kills For Shadd-CeresÂ
Trinity Shadd-Ceres became the sixth different player in Creighton Volleyball history with 29 or more kills in a match when she did it on Sept. 4 against Arizona. Of those women, Shadd-Ceres' .420 hitting percentage was the second-best mark. Her 29 kills tied a Bluejay Invitational single-match record and were one shy of the D.J. Sokol Arena record.Â
Creighton Players With 29+ Kills in a Match
K Pct. D Player, Opponent (Sets) Date
32 .406 10 Michelle Prorock, Evansville (4) 11/02/96
31 .390 7 Keeley Davis, Marquette (5) 10/12/19
30 .404 22 Melissa Walsh, Indiana St. (5) 10/16/98
30 .273 13 Norah Sis, Auburn (5) 12/02/22
30 .464 10 Ava Martin, Marquette (5) 11/01/25
30 .369 8 Ava Martin, No. Colorado (5) 12/04/26
29 .420 10 Trinity Shadd-Ceres, Arizona (5) 09/04/26
Dalton Goes 40/20 in Home DebutÂ
Katie Dalton made an immediate impact in her first match as a Creighton Bluejay inside D.J. Sokol Arena, turning in 46 assists and a career-high 21 digs.Â
Dalton is just the ninth different Bluejay with at least 20 assists and 20 digs in the same match. It's happened 29 times overall among those women.
20 Assists, 20 Digs In A Match
A D Name Opp. Date
47 22 Melissa Weisensee Bradley (4s) 9/9/94
51 21 Melissa Weisensee at Wichita State (5s) 9/14/96
53 24 Melissa Weisensee at Indiana State (5s) 10/18/96
40 23 Melissa Weisensee at Drake (5s) 9/13/97
46 38 Melissa Weisensee Evansville (4s) 10/10/97
46 21 Melissa Weisensee Missouri State (4s) 10/31/97
65 22 Melissa Weisensee at Evansville (5s) 11/8/97
55 28 Kailey Reyes Evansville (5s) 9/11/99
65 24 Kailey Reyes Illinois State (4s) 9/24/99
40 21 Kailey Reyes Missouri State (4s) 11/6/99
49 28 Kailey Reyes at Illinois State (4s) 10/13/00
44 23 Kailey Reyes Bradley (4s) 10/28/00
64 23 Kailey Reyes at Evansville (5s) 11/4/00
45 20 Kailey Reyes vs. Evansville (4s) 11/24/00
54 22 Brittany Coleman at Illinois State (4s) 10/18/03
62 21 Brittany Coleman at So. Illinois (4s) 10/29/04
71 20 Korie Lebeda at Evansville (5s) 11/18/06
27 20 Michelle Sicner Illinois State (4s) 9/30/11
44 21 Michelle Sicner Xavier (4s) 11/29/13
41 20 Lydia Dimke vs. Wichita State (5s) 8/27/16
40 21 Kendra Wait at Marquette (4s) 10/29/21
59 36 Kendra Wait vs. Florida State (5s) 9/9/22
56 24 Kendra Wait at Rice (5s) 9/18/22
60 20 Kendra Wait #14 Marquette (5s) 11/26/22
43 22 Kendra Wait Northern Iowa (4s) 9/3/23
42 22 Kendra Wait at #9 Minnesota (5s) 9/16/23
45 26 Kendra Wait at Xavier (5s) 9/23/23
53 21 Annalea Maeder Northern Colorado (5s) 12/4/25
46 21 Katie Dalton Arizona (5s) 09/04/26
Top 25 Streak Ends
Creighton's school-record streak of 83 straight weeks as a Top 25 team was snapped when the Jays were listed 30th among those "also receiving votes" in the Sept. 28 poll. The drop came after CU had been 25th on Sept. 21st, then went 2-0 with road wins at Seton Hall and St. John's.
Creighton has been ranked 160 weeks in program history, all since 2012. Thirty-seven of those weeks the Jays have been in the Top 10.
Creighton's 83 weeks in a row being ranked began on Sept. 6, 2021 was a program record, breaking the previous-high of 64 from Oct. 31, 2016 to March 15, 2021.Â
Ames Made BIG EAST History in First WeekÂ
Ayden Ames was named BIG EAST Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 31 after helping the Bluejays to a pair of Top 25 wins to open the season. Ames is the first player in BIG EAST history, as well as Creighton Volleyball history, to be named both the Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week in the same week by the league office.Â
Ames hit .305 and averaged 1.92 kills, 1.17 blocks and 0.25 digs during her initial week as a Bluejay. The junior from Prosper, Texas, had seven kills and set a Creighton record for most blocks in a debut with seven stuffs in a 3-2 win vs. No. 9 Purdue.Â
Golden GirlÂ
Creighton junior Ayden Ames spent the summer winning a second straight Pan American Cup Gold Medal with USA Volleyball's U21 team and starting three of the team's five matches, including the final. Ames had 18 kills in 35 swings and hit .400 in the four matches she appeared in.Â
Production Returns
Creighton returns 9-of-17 letterwinners to the court from last season, including three starters.
From last year's team, Ava Martin, Kiara Reinhardt, Annalea Maeder, Sky McCune, Alivia Hausmann, Sophia Wendlick, Destiny Ndam-Simpson and Emersen Strain are not back.
All told, of the seven categories listed below, Creighton returns 316.2 of a possible 700% back (45.2 percent), the third-smallest amount returning in the past 25 seasons behind only 2009 and 2025.
Below is a breakdown of the production that is back:
Stat Returners Departures
Digs 993 (61.3%) 628 (38.7%)
Aces 142 (56.6%) 109 (43.4%)
Blocks 144 (55.2%) 117 (44.8%)
Matches Started 92 (45.1%) 112 (54.9%)
Points 964 (44.5%) 1201 (55.5%)
Kills 678 (41.0%) 975 (59.0%)
Assists 192 (12.5%) 1340 (87.5%)
Advance In The Dance
Creighton is one of nine schools to appear in the Sweet 16 in each of the last three NCAA Tournaments (2023-25), joining Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Stanford, Texas and Wisconsin.Â
Creighton is one of five schools to be in the Elite Eight in both 2024 and 2025, a list that features Creighton, Kentucky, Nebraska, Pittsburgh and Wisconsin.
Creighton has won a First Round match in the NCAA Tournament in each of the last three seasons (2023-25). Nationally, only 20 schools have done that: Arizona State, Baylor, Creighton, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Marquette, Miami (Fla.), Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, SMU, Stanford, TCU, Texas, USC and Wisconsin.
How Sweet It Is
Creighton has made five Sweet 16s, all of which have come in the 11 seasons from 2015-25. Creighton is one of 46 schools to have made a Sweet 16 since 2015, but only 16 of those teams have been there five times or more in that span.
Most Sweet 16s, Last 11 Seasons (2015-25)
Sweet 16s School
11 Nebraska
11 Texas
11 Wisconsin
9 Minnesota
9 Penn State
8 Florida
8 Kentucky
8 Stanford
7 Louisville
6 BYU
6 Pittsburgh
6 Purdue
6 Washington
5 Creighton
5 Ohio State
5 Oregon
How Elite Are We?Â
Creighton and UCLA are the nation's only schools to reach the Elite Eight in women's volleyball (2024 and 2025), women's basketball (2021), men's basketball (2022) and men's soccer (2022) since the start of the 2021-22 academic year. Creighton, UCLA and Kentucky are the nation's only schools to reach the Sweet 16 in those same sports since the start of the 2021-22 academic year.Â
Replacing Three AVCA All-Americans
Creighton Volleyball had three seniors earn All-America honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association last season, as Ava Martin and Kiara Reinhardt picked up Second Team honors, and Annalea Maeder was a Third Team choice.
Creighton's three honorees were tied for fifth-most in the nation, trailing only the four women chosen from Kentucky, Nebraska, SMU and Texas A&M.
Last year marked the 14th straight season that Creighton has had at least one All-American, with multiple All-Americans in 10 of the previous 11 campaigns. The only schools with multiple All-Americans each of the past five years are now Creighton, Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Stanford and Wisconsin.Â
Both Martin and Reinhardt were selected in the Major League Volleyball Draft on Nov. 24, 2025. Martin was the second overall section by the Atlanta Vibe, while Reinhardt was selected No. 8 overall in the first round by the Omaha Supernovas. The selections made Creighton the first school in league history to have two picks in the First Round of the same draft.
This is the second straight season the Jays have had to replace three or more All-Americans, as the 2025 Creighton squad that reached the Elite Eight had to replace Kendra Wait, Norah Sis, Maddy Bilinovic and Elise Goetzinger from its 2024 team that also made the Elite Eight.
Survival of the Fittest
Since the move to rally scoring in 2001, Creighton has won 10 matches when surviving a match point and lost six 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
08/26/11 vs. UTSA 12-14, 13-14 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
2-0 Better Than 0-2Â
Creighton is 447-11 (.976) all-time when leading a match 2-0, and 165-1 (.994) all-time at D.J. Sokol Arena when up 2-0 at the break.Â
Per RichKern.com, Division I teams that won the first two sets won 94.9 percent of their matches from 2014-23. Creighton has won 134 matches in a row when taking a 2-0 lead.Â
Conversely, the Jays are 17-217 (.073) all-time when trailing a match 0-2.Â
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 IndicatorÂ
Creighton has gone 197-10 in its last 207matches at all sites when winning the first set, compared to a 22-32 record in that same span when dropping the opener.Â
Per RichKern.com, Division I teams that lost the first set won just 20.3 percent of their matches from 2014-23.
Champions Among Champions
Since the start of the 2012 season, Creighton, and Western Kentucky are the nation's only schools to have won 13 or more conference regular-season titles. All but three of Creighton's 12 crowns were outright titles, whereas WKU has shared six championships.
Creighton has also won 12 conference tournament titles since 2012, the most in the nation.
Most Conference Titles 2012-2025
Regular-Season League Tournament
13 (3 shared) Creighton 12 Creighton
13 (6) Western Kentucky 11 Western Kentucky
12 (1) Fairfield 10 Fairfield
11 (1) Texas
Preseason Ranking
Creighton was ranked 13th in the AVCA preseason poll on Aug. 10th. It's the 12th time in the past 14 years that the Jays have been ranked in the preseason, and fifth season in a row. The No. 13 slotting is tied for the fourth-best preseason mark in program history.Â
Creighton is one of 15 schools to be ranked in every preseason Top 25 poll since 2022. Of note, Creighton is the nation's only program that was nationally-ranked in the preseason polls in 2023, 2024 and 2025 and improved its position in the year-end poll. This year marks the 15th straight season that CU has been ranked at least one week, extending a program record.Â
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 28-6 10th
2026 13th TBD TBD
Winners Win
Creighton owns 268 wins over the previous 10 seasons, which coincides with the start of the 2016 season.
That ranks fourth-most nationally, and among some of the most storied programs in all the land. CU is also fifth in win percentage in the last decade.
Previous 10 Seasons (2016-25)
   Sorted By Wins                Sorted By Win Percentage
1. 287 Nebraska 1. .874 Texas 256-37
2. 283 Pittsburgh 2. .872 Nebraska 287-42
3. 278 Western Kentucky 3. .8634 Western Kentucky 278-44
4. 268 Creighton 4. .8628 Pittsburgh 283-45
5. 261 Wisconsin 5. .838 Creighton 268-52
6. 256 Texas 6. .8312 Wisconsin 261-53
7. 255 Stanford 7. .8311 BYU 251-51
8. 253 Stephen F. Austin 8. .825 Stanford 255-54
9. 251 BYU 9. .813 Kentucky 248-57
10. 248 Kentucky 10. .797 Dayton 244-62
Nothing Mid-Major About It
There's nothing mid-major about the Creighton Volleyball program.
From 2012-25, Creighton ranked fourth nationally with 372 victories. The only teams with more wins in those 14 seasons were Western Kentucky (400), Nebraska (394) and Penn State (375). Just behind CU was Texas (370) and Stanford (368).
In that time, Creighton has made five Sweet 16's and three Elite Eights while leading the country with both 13 regular-season conference titles and 12 league tournament titles,Â
Creighton is the only Volleyball program in BIG EAST history to ever reach the Elite Eight, and has now done it three times (2016, 2024 and 2025).
14 Straight NCAA's
Creighton Volleyball has made the NCAA Tournament in each of the last 14 seasons. They are the first women's team in any sport at Creighton to make 14 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 14 NCAA Tournaments (2012-25). That group features BYU, Creighton, Florida, Kentucky, Nebraska, Penn State and Texas.
How Elite Are We?Â
Creighton and UCLA are the nation's only schools to reach the Elite Eight in women's volleyball (2024 and 2025), women's basketball (2021), men's basketball (2022) and men's soccer (2022) since the start of the 2021-22 academic year. Creighton, UCLA and Kentucky are the nation's only schools to reach the Sweet 16 in those same sports since the start of the 2021-22 academic year.Â
Rosen Sets More History
Last year Brian Rosen was the first volleyball head coach to go unbeaten in BIG EAST play in their first season as head coach at a school since Pitt's Cindy Alvear went 7-0 in 1993.
Rosen was the first volleyball head coach to win a BIG EAST regular-season title in their first season as head coach at a school since Louisville's Anne Kordes in 2011.
Rosen was the first volleyball head coach to win 20+ matches in their first year as a head coach at a BIG EAST school since Ryan Theis won 24 matches at Marquette in 2014.
Rosen's 28 victories were the most ever by a head coach in his/her first season in the BIG EAST.
Rosen became the first volleyball head coach to win a BIG EAST Tournament title in their first season as head coach at a school since Georgetown's Li Liu in 1999.
Rosen became the first male head coach to win a BIG EAST Tournament title since Marquette's Bond Shymansky in 2013.
Rosen became the first volleyball head coach to win an NCAA Tournament match in their first year as a head coach at a BIG EAST school since Louisville's Anne Kordes in 2011, and the only rookie BIG EAST Volleyball coach to win multiple NCAA Tournament matches in the same season.
Against NCAA Tournament Qualifiers
This year's team has at least 15 matches against teams that made the 2025 NCAA Tournament with contests against Marquette (2x), Xavier (2x), Purdue, Minnesota, USC, Arizona, Tulsa, Northern Iowa, Louisville, Rice, Nebraska, Kansas State and Texas A&M.
Year W-L vs. Previous Season NCAA Teams
1994 0-4
1995 0-2
1996 0-2
1997 0-3
1998 0-5
1999 2-4
2000 0-4
2001 1-6
2002 0-5
2003 0-3
2004 2-2
2005 0-6
2006 4-6
2007 4-9
2008 6-8
2009 1-11
2010 4-7
2011 2-6
2012 8-3
2013 6-6
2014 4-5
2015 11-5
2016 10-7
2017 8-6
2018 8-5
2019 5-4
2020 3-1
2021 3-1
2022 5-4
2023 11-3
2024 9-3
2025 9-6
2026 6-7 so far
TOTAL 131-158
TOTAL Before Booth 3-35
TOTAL Under Booth 113-110
TOTAL Under Rosen 15-13
