Creighton University Athletics
Friday, September 11
Houston, Texas
3:00 PM
Creighton University
5-2,0-0Big East
3
vs
1
Northern Iowa
3-4,0-0MVC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNI | 16 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 1 |
| Creighton | 25 | 25 | 15 | 25 | 3 |
Eloise Brandewie
Photo by: Caleb Christensen
#15 Volleyball Opens Rice Invitational With Win Over UNI
9/11/2026 4:47:00 PM | Volleyball
HOUSTON, Texas -- No. Creighton Volleyball opened play at the Rice Invitational with a 3-1Â win over Northern Iowa on Friday afternoon in Houston, Texas. It was Creighton's 10th straight win over its Missouri Valley Conference rival.
Scores of the match in CU's favor were 25-16, 25-17, 15-25, 25-19.Â
Creighton (5-2) scored the first four points of the match and faced its only deficit before intermission when it fell behind 1-0 to open the second set. UNI (3-4) took its first lead of the third set at 9-8, part of a 10-1 Panther run to take control of the third set.
Abbey Hayes had 11 kills and four blocks for Creighton, while Eloise Brandewie contributed nine kills and nine blocks. Saige Damrow finished with a career-high 30 digs and Trinity Shadd-Ceres owned 13 digs to accompany her eight kills. CU owned 36 kills, four aces, 66 digs and 15 blocks on .096 hitting.
Cassidy Hartman led the Panthers with 20 kills, but UNI hit .000 with 38 kills to match 38 errors in 159 swings. All-MVC performer Lily Dykstra had eight kills but also owned 13 errors in 35 swings. Reese Booth, daughter of former Creighton head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth, owned 31 assists and 10 digs. The Panthers recorded 38 kills, 69 digs, 11 blocks and four aces.
Creighton is back in action on Saturday at 1 p.m. with a match vs. No. 5 Louisville. That contest will be streamed on ESPN+.
NOTES: Saige Damrow became Creighton's first player with 30 digs in a match since Kendra Wait had 36 vs. Florida State on Sept. 9, 2022 ... Creighton improved to 13-1 all-time against UNI when ranked ... Creighton has now beated UNI in 10 straight meetings. The only other program to defeat UNI 10 times in a row was Minnesota (12 straight from 1976-89) ... Creighton is 23-3 when ranked 15th nationally ... Creighton improved to 28-1 under Brian Rosen against unranked foes ... Creighton is now 27-5 on neutral floors since the start of 2021 ... Abbey Hayes had four digs and now owns 200 in her career ... Creighton and UNI have now met in 11 different tournaments, which have come in seven different states.
Much more to come...
Scores of the match in CU's favor were 25-16, 25-17, 15-25, 25-19.Â
Creighton (5-2) scored the first four points of the match and faced its only deficit before intermission when it fell behind 1-0 to open the second set. UNI (3-4) took its first lead of the third set at 9-8, part of a 10-1 Panther run to take control of the third set.
Abbey Hayes had 11 kills and four blocks for Creighton, while Eloise Brandewie contributed nine kills and nine blocks. Saige Damrow finished with a career-high 30 digs and Trinity Shadd-Ceres owned 13 digs to accompany her eight kills. CU owned 36 kills, four aces, 66 digs and 15 blocks on .096 hitting.
Cassidy Hartman led the Panthers with 20 kills, but UNI hit .000 with 38 kills to match 38 errors in 159 swings. All-MVC performer Lily Dykstra had eight kills but also owned 13 errors in 35 swings. Reese Booth, daughter of former Creighton head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth, owned 31 assists and 10 digs. The Panthers recorded 38 kills, 69 digs, 11 blocks and four aces.
Creighton is back in action on Saturday at 1 p.m. with a match vs. No. 5 Louisville. That contest will be streamed on ESPN+.
NOTES: Saige Damrow became Creighton's first player with 30 digs in a match since Kendra Wait had 36 vs. Florida State on Sept. 9, 2022 ... Creighton improved to 13-1 all-time against UNI when ranked ... Creighton has now beated UNI in 10 straight meetings. The only other program to defeat UNI 10 times in a row was Minnesota (12 straight from 1976-89) ... Creighton is 23-3 when ranked 15th nationally ... Creighton improved to 28-1 under Brian Rosen against unranked foes ... Creighton is now 27-5 on neutral floors since the start of 2021 ... Abbey Hayes had four digs and now owns 200 in her career ... Creighton and UNI have now met in 11 different tournaments, which have come in seven different states.
Much more to come...
Players Mentioned
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/ Volleyball
DS
/ Volleyball
OH
/ Volleyball
OH
/ VolleyballTeam Stats
UNI
CU
Kills
38
36
Errors
38
23
Attempts
159
135
Hitting %
.000
.096
Points
53.0
55.0
Assists
36
33
Aces
4
4
Blocks
11
15
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
9
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
6
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