Creighton University
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11/10/2026 9:13:00 PM | Volleyball
Match #27: Georgetown at Creighton • Omaha, Neb. • Friday, Nov. 13 • 6 p.m.
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Match #28: Villanova at Creighton • Omaha, Neb. • Sunday, Nov. 15 • 1 p.m.
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This Week
Creighton (17-9, 12-2 BIG EAST) returns home with a chance to earn its 13th consecutive BIG EAST title as it wraps up the regular-season with a pair of matches this weekend.
On Friday night at 6 p.m., Georgetown (13-12, 5-9 BIG EAST) comes to Omaha.
On Sunday at 1 p.m. it'll be Villanova (12-13, 5-9 BIG EAST) paying a visit to D.J. Sokol Arena. CU will host its Senior Day festivities following the match.
Before both teams make their way to Omaha, Georgetown will host Villanova on Wednesday.
Promotional Schedule
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Sunday is CU's Senior Day White Out. Help us celebrate some of our seniors and fifth year student-athletes with a White Out, as fans are encouraged to wear white.
Broadcast Information
Friday's match will air on ESPN+, with the exact link available on the GoCreighton.com Volleyball Schedule page or WatchESPN.com. Jon Schriner and Jaclyn Machado will call the action.
It's worth noting that YouTube TV subscribers now have access to ESPN+ events via ESPN Unlimited at no additional charge.
Sunday's match against Villanova will be televised statewide on Nebraska Public Media, with Larry Punteney and Kirsten Bernthal Booth on the call. A free stream can be viewed at
https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/watch/live/.
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 17-9 on the season against the nation's 16th-toughest schedule thanks to six straight victories.Â
The Jays own a pair of wins over Top 25 teams, and the 12-time defending BIG EAST regular-season champions have won 59 of their past 61 regular-season league contests.
Five Bluejays average at least 1.90 kills per set, with Trinity Shadd-Ceres (2.62 kps.), Ayden Ames (2.33 kps.) and Abbey Hayes (2.25 kps.) leading the way.
Katie Dalton (8.74 aps.) quarterbacks the offense, which is hitting .278 in BIG EAST play.Â
Libero Saige Damrow (4.32 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 .358 hitting percentage in conference play.
As a team, Creighton averages 12.75 kills, 14.55 digs, 2.51 blocks and 1.41 aces per set on .220 hitting.
Scouting Georgetown
Georgetown enters Wednesday's home match vs. Villanova with a 13-12 mark and are 5-9 in BIG EAST play. The Hoyas have lost five of six matches since picking up their first win ever over Creighton on Oct. 17th.
Dionna Mitchell (2.64 kps.), Kamryn Lee-Caracci (2.33 kps.) and Berkeley Pioder (2.24 kps.) all average multiple kills per set.
Juleigh Urbina (7.24 aps.) directs the offense, and Bella McGirr (4.12 dps.) is the libero.
The Hoyas average 11.87 kills, 13.66 digs, 2.09 blocks and 1.33 aces per set while hitting .232 as a team.
Series History vs. Georgetown
Creighton is 24-1 all-time against Georgetown, but the one loss came the last time they met on Oct. 17 in Washington, D.C., as the Hoyas saved three match points.
Before that stunner, Creighton had won 23 straight sets against GU in Washington, D.C., and 34 straight sets against the Hoyas at all sites.Â
In last year's match-up in Omaha, Creighton never trailed and was never tied in a wire-to-wire win over the Hoyas.
Brian Rosen is 2-1 against Georgetown and 2-1 against AJ Bonetti, while Bonetti is 1-6 all-time against Creighton.
Scouting Villanova
Picked second in the league's preseason poll, Villanova enters Wednesday's road match at Georgetown with a four-match losing streak to drop to 12-13 overall and 5-9 BIG EAST record. That includes an 0-6 road mark in BIG EAST action.
Campbell McKinnon (3.43 kps., 0.84 bps.) leads the Wildcats offensively, as Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year Abby Harrell (3.07 kps.) has battled injuries and been in and out of the line-up.
Alyssa Nelson (7.88 aps.), Selah O'Connor (3.72 aps.) and Ava Harris (2.90 aps.) have all seen reps at setter. The aptly-named Mina Diggs tops the team with 3.00 digs per set, and her 13-match streak of 10+ digs gives her 3.80 digs per set in league play.
The Wildcats average 12.95 kills, 12.94 digs, 1.82 blocks and 1.34 aces per set while hitting .211 as a team.
Series History vs. Villanova
Creighton is 25-3 all-time vs. Villanova, and has won each of the last 11 meetings since a Wildcat victory on Nov. 8, 2019.
CU has lost just one set in the last eight meetings against the Wildcats in Omaha.
Brian Rosen is 3-0 all-time against Villanova and coach Josh Steinbach, while Steinbach is 3-25 all-time against Creighton.
Creighton Coaches
Brian Rosen is in his second season as Creighton head coach, where his 45-15 record with the Bluejays moves his career mark to 90-32 after four seasons. He is 30-2 all-time against BIG EAST teams, winning 94-of-111 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 Friday, Creighton would...
- Improve to 25-1 all-time against Georgetown.
- Improve to 217-18 all-time in regular-season BIG EAST matches.
- Improve to 240-20 against BIG EAST opponents (including conference tournament action) since joining the league in 2013.
- Earn its senior class with its 107th victory (in 130 matches) since the start of the 2023 season, tied for the fifth-most wins of any senior class..
- Improve to 66-2 in its last 68 matches against BIG EAST teams at all sites.
- Avoid losing three conference matches in the same season for the first time since 2013.
- Avoid losing to the same team twice in the same season for the first time since 2014 (Seton Hall).
- Extend its season-high win streak to seven straight victories.
- Extend its win streak in the month of November to 30.Â
Milestone WatchÂ
Ayden Ames owns 287 career blocks (90 at CU) as she closes in on 300.
Eloise Brandewie has 672 career kills (349 at Creighton) and is 28 away from 700.
Sydney Breissinger has 1,097 career digs, putting her just three away from 1,100.
Katie Dalton has 685 digs (196 at CU) as she approaches 700 and 93 career blocks (57 at CU) while nearing 100.
Trinity Shadd-Ceres has 289 career kills (267 with Creighton), just 11 shy of 300.
Nora Wurtz has 85 career kills and is 15 shy of 100.
Championship Within Reach
Creighton can clinch at least a share of the BIG EAST regular-season title with any combination of two CU wins or two Marquette losses this weekend, as the two teams enter Friday with identical 12-2 league marks.
Creighton enters this weekend with 12 BIG EAST titles in league history (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025), three of which were shared with Marquette (2021, 2022, 2023).
Creighton's only other regular-season conference title in program history came in its final season in the Missouri Valley Conference in 2012.
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, and can make that 13 in a row if it matches or exceeds what Marquette does this weekend. 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. UK's streak is almost certain to end as Florida owns a two-match lead with two games to play and both are against unranked foes this week.
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.
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 - Nov. 10, 2026
    BIG EAST only All matches
Team (NCAA Bids) W L W L
Creighton (13) 216 18 360 88
Marquette (12) 192 39 319 111
Xavier (1) 138 94 220 185
St. John's (1) 119 115 251 188
Villanova (1) 116 118 220 184
Butler 113 121 201 208
Seton Hall (1) 88 145 183 223
DePaul 81 153 180 222
Georgetown 54 172 136 250
Connecticut# 53 57 108 88
Providence* 40 178 139 236
*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 239 wins against BIG EAST competition (including BIG EAST Championship play) since 2013, 39 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 25-1 - 25-1
Connecticut 6-1 1-0 7-1
DePaul 28-0 3-0 31-0
Georgetown 24-1 - 24-1
Marquette 22-6 8-1 30-7
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 25-1 5-0 30-1
TOTAL 216-18 23-2 239-20
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 (entering 2026). 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, entering 2026.
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
A Grand Occasion
Friday's contest against Georgetown will be Creighton's 1,000th since restarting its program prior to the 1994 season.
Since then, Creighton is a robust 640-359, which includes a 305-125 home record, a 228-172 road record and a 107-62 mark on neutral floors.
The Jays are 400-180 all-time in league play and 240-179 in non-conference action, which includes a 20-15 NCAA Tournament mark.
Creighton is 365-163 in three-set matches, 183-122 in four-set contests and 92-74 in five-set marathons.
Milestone Match-Ups
Match # W-L Date Result
100 34-66 10/17/97 Northern Iowa, L 3-2
200 78-122 09/16/01 at Missouri State, L 3-0
300 122-178 11/12/04 Northern Iowa, L 3-1
400 182-218 09/02/08 Iowa State, L 3-1
500 240-260 09/17/11 UAB, L 3-1
600 314-286 10.03/14 at DePaul, W 3-1
700 391-309 09/16/17 vs. #19 Iowa St., L 3-2
800 474-326 03/28/21 Xavier, W 3-0
900 560-340 11/24/23 vs. DePaul, W 3-0
999 640-359 11/08/26 at Butler, W 3-0
Speaking of 1,000
As mentioned above, Friday will be Creighton's 1,000th match since restarting the volleyball program in 1994.
The Bluejays have had at least one block in all 999 contests since returning, and can make it 1,000 matches in a row with a rejection against Georgetown.
By comparison, Creighton's opponents have have had nine matches since 1994 without a block, most recently Xavier on Nov. 24, 2024.
Senior Day Success
Since joining the BIG EAST in 2013, Creighton has gone 12-1 in its final regular-season home match of the season, dropping just six sets. That includes 11 straight victories.
Creighton has won its last 19 sets played in its final regular-season home match of the season.
CU in Final Regular-Season Home Match
Since 2013
Year Opponent Result
2013 Villanova Creighton, 3-0
2014 Seton Hall Seton Hall, 3-0
2015 Butler Creighton, 3-0
2016 Villanova Creighton, 3-2
2017 DePaul Creighton, 3-0
2018 Providence Creighton, 3-0
2019 DePaul Creighton, 3-1
2020 Xavier Creighton, 3-0
2021 St. John's Creighton, 3-0
2022 Seton Hall Creighton, 3-0
2023 Butler Creighton, 3-0
2024 Georgetown Creighton, 3-0
2025 Georgetown Creighton, 3-0
The Race Back To Sokol
D.J. Sokol Arena will host the BIG EAST Tournament in late November, and three teams will battle it out for the final two spots in the four-team field for the nation's No. 5-ranked league.
Creighton and Marquette, both 12-2, have clinched the top two spots. Should both teams own identical league records, Creighton wins the tiebreaker thanks to a 213-211 head-to-head point differential.
Both Creighton and Marquette have been in the BIG EAST Tournament field all previous 13 seasons since the league's 2013 reconfiguration.Â
As for the remaining two spots, both St. John's and DePaul are 9-5 while Xavier is 8-6. The winner of Friday's match in Chicago between St. John's and DePaul clinches a tourney bid.
Xavier loses tiebreakers to St. John's and DePaul. DePaul won the first meeting with St. John's in five sets.Â
Schedules This Weekend
Team      Next 2 Matches
Creighton (12-2) Georgetown (Fri) Villanova (Sun)
Marquette (12-2) Seton Hall (Fri) St. John's (Sat)
St. John's (9-5) @DePaul (Fri) @Marquette (Sat)
DePaul (9-5) St. John's (Fri) Seton Hall (Sat)
Xavier (8-6) @UConn (Fri) @Providence (Sat)
Scenario Central
Per Scenario Central on the BIG EAST website, here's the following odds of Creighton's match-ups at the BIG EAST Tournament.
Creighton has a 68.75 percent chance of earning the top seed. Regardless of its seed, Creighton has a 46.9 percent chance of opening with St. John's, a 45.7 percent chance of starting with DePaul and a 7.4 percent chance of facing Xavier first.
1 Seed CU vs. 4 Seed SJU 35.2%
2 Seed CU vs. 3 Seed SJU 11.7%
1 Seed CU vs. 4 Seed DPU 26.2%
2 Seed CU vs. 3 Seed DPU 19.5%
1 Seed CU vs. 4 Seed XU Â 7.4%
Dalton & Ames Earn Weekly Honors
Two road wins last weekend helped earn two Creighton Volleyball student-athletes weekly awards from the BIG EAST Conference on Monday. Katie Dalton was named BIG EAST Setter of the Week and Ayden Ames was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week.
This is Dalton's third Setter of the Week recognition, as the Parker, Colo., product earned a similar award on Sept. 7 and Oct. 26. Ames earns her fourth Player of the Week plaudit of the season, having also been named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 31 as well as BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on both Aug. 31 and Oct. 12.
Dalton averaged 11.50 assists, 2.50 digs, 1.00 kills and 0.33 blocks per set as Creighton swept Xavier and Butler on the road to stay atop the BIG EAST standings. As a team, Creighton led the BIG EAST with a .336 hitting percentage and 15.50 kills per set for the week. Dalton had 38 assists, eight digs and three kills on Saturday, directing CU to a .350 attack percentage in a 3-0 win at Xavier. She followed that up with 31 assists, seven digs, three kills and two blocks in a 3-0 triumph at Butler in which she set the Bluejays to a .319 hitting percentage.
Ames averaged 2.67 kills, 1.33 blocks and 1.17 digs per set while hitting .484 in a pair of 3-0 road sweeps last week. Creighton held foes to .074 hitting in the two wins. The Prosper, Texas native hit a season-best .600 in Saturday's sweep at Xavier with nine kills in 15 errorless swings. She added four digs, four blocks and an ace as the Bluejays held Xavier to season-lows of 27 kills and .088 hitting. On Sunday Ames had seven kills, four blocks and three digs on .375 hitting. Butler's team finished with a .059 hitting percentage, its season low, while its 28 kills tied a season-low. Ames' .484 hitting was second-best in the league last week and her 1.33 blocks per set was fifth-best.
Their Wurtz Nightmare
Nora Wurtz gave Villanova and Georgetown fits with her serve last year, accounting for 21 aces in four total matches (two each vs. VU and GU).
Wurtz set Creighton's school-record with nine aces in the regular-season finale against Georgetown
Wurtz's 21 aces against VU/GU came with just six serving errors in 69 service attempts, which means a whopping 30.4 percent of her serves against the Wildcats and Hoyas were aces.
Creighton won 48 of the 69 points she served in those four matches, including 32-of-40 against Georgetown.
In the road trip to Villanova and Georgetown earlier this season, Wurtz had one ace and five errors in 24 service attempts. Creighton won 10 of those 24 points.
Our Time
It's getting darker earlier, which means it must be November, a month that has seen the Bluejays dominate in recent years.
Creighton has won 29 straight matches in the month of November dating to a Nov. 19, 2022 loss at No. 16 Marquette.
The Jays have also won 47 consecutive November home matches dating to a Nov. 23, 2014 loss to Seton Hall.
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 has returned with a vengeance. In fact, she now has 10 or more kills in seven matches since returning to her regular front-row slot.
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 season averages would climb from 2.50 to 3.44 kills per set.
On A Roll
Last Sunday's victory was Creighton's 25th in a row over Butler, its second-longest winning streak over another foe.
The Bulldogs are one of four BIG EAST programs that Creighton owns an active win streak of 19 or longer against.
Creighton had defeated Georgetown in 24 straight meetings before the Hoyas snapped that streak last month.
Most Consecutive Match Wins Over One Team
Wins Opponent Dates
31 DePaul 2013-Present
25 Butler 2013-Present
24 Georgetown 2013-25
23 Xavier 2013-22
22 Seton Hall 2014-Present
19 Southern Illinois 2003-11
19 Providence 2014-Present
16 Indiana State 2005-Present
Setting The Standard
Creighton saved a pair of set points on Oct. 23 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.
CU has now won 25 sets in a row against Butler after Sunday's triumph at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
CU's 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
25 Butler 2021-Present
24 Xavier 2015-18
23 Indiana State 2009-Present
19 Providence 2014-17
19 Butler 2018-21
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, delivering 10 or more kills in 11 matches this season.
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* 11-6 2.05 .318 .05 .36 1.15
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 106 victories in a Bluejay uniform.
The trio is 106-23 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
106-23 2023-Pres.
104-31 2012-15
104-34 2013-16
99-18 2020-23
The Rosen One
Brian Rosen is 45-15 late in his second season at the helm of the Creighton Volleyball program.
His 45 wins through 60 matches are 14 more victories than his predecessor, Kirsten Bernthal Booth, and easily the most by any CU Volleyball coach, after 60 contests.
After 60 Matches, Creighton Volleyball Coaches
Coach W-L After 60
Brian Rosen, 2025-Pres. 45-15
Kirsten Bernthal Booth, 2003-2024 31-29
Howard Wallace, 1997-2002 25-35
Ben Guiliano, 1994-1996 19-41
30-2 For RosenÂ
Brian Rosen is 30-2 against BIG EAST foes, dropping just 17 sets in that time. Rosen is 2-1 against Georgetown and 3-0 vs. Villanova, winning a combined 17-of-22 sets.
Opponent Match W-L Set W-L
Butler 3-0 9-0
Connecticut 2-0 6-0
DePaul 4-0 12-3
Georgetown 2-1 8-3
Marquette 4-1 14-7
Providence 2-0 6-0
Seton Hall 3-0 9-0
St. John's 3-0 9-1
Villanova 3-0 9-2
Xavier 4-0 12-1
TOTAL 30-2 94-17
Damrow Keeps Digging
Saige Damrow owns 20 or more digs in 10 different matches this year, the most by a Bluejay in one season since Kate Elman had 15 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
10 Saige Damrow 2026
9 Kate Elman 2014
9 Kate Elman 2015
9 Brittany Witt 2019
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 6 (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 are first in conference action (.278).
BIG EAST Matches vs. Non-Conference Matches
When W-L KPS HIT% SAPS DPS BPS
BIG EAST 12-2 13.70 .278 1.62 14.53 2.47
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 first in the BIG EAST in hitting percentage in league play at .278.
The Jays also lead the way in opponents hitting percentage, holding foes to a .141 mark.
Creighton has led the BIG EAST in offensive hitting percentage in league play in 2023 (.313), 2024 (.371) and 2025 (.349).
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 Friday third in program history with 133 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 432 133 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 Snack
Creighton has played six matches to go five sets as well as just eight three-set matches. This year's team is playing 3.92 sets per match, just 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
3.92 2026 102 26 17-9
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 12-2 13.70 .278 1.62 14.53 2.47
#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
251-254 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.
Early Losses Have RewardsÂ
Creighton is 15-9 on the season and finished non-conference play 5-7, but past history has shown that could be 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 .167 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.
Last weekend, Creighton held both Butler (.059) and Xavier (.088) to season-low attack percentages.
Creighton has held 122 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 29th, 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 2026.
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 449-11 (.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 136 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 201-10 in its last 211 matches 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.
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.
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 8-7 so far
TOTAL 133-158
TOTAL Before Booth 3-35
TOTAL Under Booth 113-110
TOTAL Under Rosen 17-13
