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Jersey Number 6
Jaya Johnson
- Position:
- Right-Side Hitter/Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Olathe, Kan.
- High School:
- Olathe South
- Deals:
Awards & Honors
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24 Dean’s List
2024 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
2024 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/2
2024 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/23
2024-25 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2025 All-BIG EAST
2025 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2025 Creighton Classic All-Tournament Team
2025 Preseason All-BIG EAST
2025: Sophomore at Creighton
• All-BIG EAST selection, while also earning a spot on the BIG EAST’s All-Tournament Team.
• BIG EAST ranks (league matches): 9th in hitting percentage.
• Preseason All-BIG EAST in 2025, Creighton’s first right-side hitter this century to earn preseason all-conference accolades.
• BIG EAST’s only player (min. 50% of sets played) averaging at least 0.80 blocks and 0.80 digs per set this season.
• Creighton was 9-0 in 2025 and 11-0 all-time when she has 10+ kills.
• Opened her sophomore campaign with nine kills on .261 hitting against No. 2 Penn State (Aug. 23).
• Had five kills and tied then-best with five blocks vs. No. 5 Texas (Aug. 29).
• Owned eight kills, six digs and four blocks in a 3-2 win against both No. 14 Kansas (Aug. 31) and UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 6).
• Had seven kills and three blocks on .353 hitting vs. No. 22 USC (Sept. 7).
• Owned a career-high seven blocks and added nine kills vs. No. 4 Louisville (Sept. 12).
• Had nine kills and seven digs while playing all rotations for first time in 3-0 win vs. USF (Sept. 20).
• Posted career-high 11 digs and added nine kills in 3-0 win vs. No. 17 Kansas (Sept. 21).
• Named to Creighton Classic All-Tournament Team on Sept. 21st.
• Had 10 kills vs. Butler (Sept. 27), adding six digs and six blocks.
• Hit .500 with nine kills and four blocks at Marquette (Oct. 2).
• Tied then-career-high with 12 kills, set career-high with three aces and added nine digs in 3-1 win at DePaul (Oct. 4).
• Had 10 kills and hit .500 at Connecticut (Oct. 25).
• Owned career-high with 13 kills and hit .379 vs. Marquette (Nov. 1).
• Put down a dozen kills on .308 hitting vs. Villanova (Nov. 7).
• Hit .467 with eight kills in 15 swings on her birthday, a 3-0 win at Marquette (Nov. 22).
• Hit a season-high .647 and had 12 kills in 17 swings during BIG EAST Tournament title match win vs. Xavier (Nov. 23).
• Had 12 kills, six digs and five blocks in NCAA Tournament win vs. Northern Colorado (Dec. 4).
• Collected 11 kills in NCAA Tournament win vs. UNI to reach Sweet 16 (Dec. 5).
• Put down 12 balls in Sweet 16 win over No. 8 Arizona State (Dec. 11), adding her first ace since Oct. 17th.
• Shared team-high honors with eight kills in Elite Eight match at No. 2 Kentucky (Dec. 13).
2024: Redshirt Freshman at Creighton
• Started 18-of-35 appearances, averaging 1.69 kills and 0.71 blocks per set.
• Named to the BIG EAST’s All-Freshman Team.
• Ranked sixth in the BIG EAST with a .322 hitting percentage.
• In BIG EAST play only, ranked sixth in hitting percentage, which was tops among freshmen.
• Creighton was 22-0 when she hit .300 or better.
• Hit .300 or better in all but six matches of Creighton’s 25-match win streak.
• Won first BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor of the season on Sept. 2, and award she won again on Sept. 23.
• Owned 11 kills on .526 hitting vs. NC State (Aug. 30), becoming the first player with 11+ kills to hit .500 in her debut in program history.
• Had five blocks vs. Missouri (Aug. 31).
• Hit .550 and shared team-high honors with 12 kills in 3-0 win vs. Kansas State (Sept. 7).
• Owned five kills, four digs and three blocks at No. 4 Louisville (Sept. 15).
• Hit .412 and had 10 kills and five digs in 3-1 win vs. No. 6 Purdue (Sept. 20).
• Owned nine kills and three blocks, while hitting .467 in 3-0 road win at No. 10 Kansas (Sept. 21).
• Moved back to middle blocker on Oct. 18 & 20, finishing with 17 kills over 31 swings in two 3-0 sweeps.
• Tied season-high with five blocks vs. St. John’s (Nov. 1).
• Hit .385 and had six kills, five blocks and four digs in win at Marquette (Nov. 10).
• Had three blocks, six kills and hit .500 in BIG EAST Tournament debut vs. DePaul (Nov. 29), then followed it with five kills on .364 hitting in the final vs Marquette (Nov. 30).
• Hit .667 with nine kills in 12 swings in Sweet 16 win over No. 13 Texas (Dec. 13).
• Also added four blocks against the Longhorns, with three coming against All-American Madi Skinner, including one on match point.
• Had eight kills in season-high 23 swings during the Elite Eight at No. 2 Penn State (Dec. 15).
2023: Redshirted at Creighton
• Redshirted for the BIG EAST champion Bluejays, who finished 29-5 and reached the Sweet 16.
• Was allowed to practice and travel, but did not appear in any matches.
• Made Creighton’s Dean’s List and the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Olathe South High School
• Nation’s No. 99 recruit per PrepDig.
• First Team All-Sunflower League as a senior.
• Second Team All-Sunflower League as a sophomore in 2020 and again as a junior in 2021.
• Helped the Kansas team to a 3-0 victory in the inaugural Metro Sports KC Girls Volleyball All-Star Game.
• Played for the same club program (PVA) as current Creighton teammate Ava Martin.
• A member of the National Honor Society.
• Committed to Creighton in July of 2021.
Personal
• Daughter of Chuck Johnson and Christie Winans.
• Mother played basketball at Wichita State.
• An elementary education major.
• Favorite holiday is Christmas.
• Opponent she can’t wait to play is Penn State.
• Picked her uniform number because she loved Keeley Davis.
• Favorite BIG EAST city besides Omaha is New York City.
• Best birthday gift she ever got was her dog, Cookie.
• Go-to pregame music artist is Tate McRae.
• Favorite food is sushi.
• Movie she’s watched the most is Tangled.
• Life advice to others is that you’ll never regret being kind.
• Chose to attend Creighton because of the small campus, coaches, players and environment.
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24 Dean’s List
2024 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
2024 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/2
2024 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/23
2024-25 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2025 All-BIG EAST
2025 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2025 Creighton Classic All-Tournament Team
2025 Preseason All-BIG EAST
2025: Sophomore at Creighton
• All-BIG EAST selection, while also earning a spot on the BIG EAST’s All-Tournament Team.
• BIG EAST ranks (league matches): 9th in hitting percentage.
• Preseason All-BIG EAST in 2025, Creighton’s first right-side hitter this century to earn preseason all-conference accolades.
• BIG EAST’s only player (min. 50% of sets played) averaging at least 0.80 blocks and 0.80 digs per set this season.
• Creighton was 9-0 in 2025 and 11-0 all-time when she has 10+ kills.
• Opened her sophomore campaign with nine kills on .261 hitting against No. 2 Penn State (Aug. 23).
• Had five kills and tied then-best with five blocks vs. No. 5 Texas (Aug. 29).
• Owned eight kills, six digs and four blocks in a 3-2 win against both No. 14 Kansas (Aug. 31) and UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 6).
• Had seven kills and three blocks on .353 hitting vs. No. 22 USC (Sept. 7).
• Owned a career-high seven blocks and added nine kills vs. No. 4 Louisville (Sept. 12).
• Had nine kills and seven digs while playing all rotations for first time in 3-0 win vs. USF (Sept. 20).
• Posted career-high 11 digs and added nine kills in 3-0 win vs. No. 17 Kansas (Sept. 21).
• Named to Creighton Classic All-Tournament Team on Sept. 21st.
• Had 10 kills vs. Butler (Sept. 27), adding six digs and six blocks.
• Hit .500 with nine kills and four blocks at Marquette (Oct. 2).
• Tied then-career-high with 12 kills, set career-high with three aces and added nine digs in 3-1 win at DePaul (Oct. 4).
• Had 10 kills and hit .500 at Connecticut (Oct. 25).
• Owned career-high with 13 kills and hit .379 vs. Marquette (Nov. 1).
• Put down a dozen kills on .308 hitting vs. Villanova (Nov. 7).
• Hit .467 with eight kills in 15 swings on her birthday, a 3-0 win at Marquette (Nov. 22).
• Hit a season-high .647 and had 12 kills in 17 swings during BIG EAST Tournament title match win vs. Xavier (Nov. 23).
• Had 12 kills, six digs and five blocks in NCAA Tournament win vs. Northern Colorado (Dec. 4).
• Collected 11 kills in NCAA Tournament win vs. UNI to reach Sweet 16 (Dec. 5).
• Put down 12 balls in Sweet 16 win over No. 8 Arizona State (Dec. 11), adding her first ace since Oct. 17th.
• Shared team-high honors with eight kills in Elite Eight match at No. 2 Kentucky (Dec. 13).
2024: Redshirt Freshman at Creighton
• Started 18-of-35 appearances, averaging 1.69 kills and 0.71 blocks per set.
• Named to the BIG EAST’s All-Freshman Team.
• Ranked sixth in the BIG EAST with a .322 hitting percentage.
• In BIG EAST play only, ranked sixth in hitting percentage, which was tops among freshmen.
• Creighton was 22-0 when she hit .300 or better.
• Hit .300 or better in all but six matches of Creighton’s 25-match win streak.
• Won first BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor of the season on Sept. 2, and award she won again on Sept. 23.
• Owned 11 kills on .526 hitting vs. NC State (Aug. 30), becoming the first player with 11+ kills to hit .500 in her debut in program history.
• Had five blocks vs. Missouri (Aug. 31).
• Hit .550 and shared team-high honors with 12 kills in 3-0 win vs. Kansas State (Sept. 7).
• Owned five kills, four digs and three blocks at No. 4 Louisville (Sept. 15).
• Hit .412 and had 10 kills and five digs in 3-1 win vs. No. 6 Purdue (Sept. 20).
• Owned nine kills and three blocks, while hitting .467 in 3-0 road win at No. 10 Kansas (Sept. 21).
• Moved back to middle blocker on Oct. 18 & 20, finishing with 17 kills over 31 swings in two 3-0 sweeps.
• Tied season-high with five blocks vs. St. John’s (Nov. 1).
• Hit .385 and had six kills, five blocks and four digs in win at Marquette (Nov. 10).
• Had three blocks, six kills and hit .500 in BIG EAST Tournament debut vs. DePaul (Nov. 29), then followed it with five kills on .364 hitting in the final vs Marquette (Nov. 30).
• Hit .667 with nine kills in 12 swings in Sweet 16 win over No. 13 Texas (Dec. 13).
• Also added four blocks against the Longhorns, with three coming against All-American Madi Skinner, including one on match point.
• Had eight kills in season-high 23 swings during the Elite Eight at No. 2 Penn State (Dec. 15).
2023: Redshirted at Creighton
• Redshirted for the BIG EAST champion Bluejays, who finished 29-5 and reached the Sweet 16.
• Was allowed to practice and travel, but did not appear in any matches.
• Made Creighton’s Dean’s List and the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Olathe South High School
• Nation’s No. 99 recruit per PrepDig.
• First Team All-Sunflower League as a senior.
• Second Team All-Sunflower League as a sophomore in 2020 and again as a junior in 2021.
• Helped the Kansas team to a 3-0 victory in the inaugural Metro Sports KC Girls Volleyball All-Star Game.
• Played for the same club program (PVA) as current Creighton teammate Ava Martin.
• A member of the National Honor Society.
• Committed to Creighton in July of 2021.
Personal
• Daughter of Chuck Johnson and Christie Winans.
• Mother played basketball at Wichita State.
• An elementary education major.
• Favorite holiday is Christmas.
• Opponent she can’t wait to play is Penn State.
• Picked her uniform number because she loved Keeley Davis.
• Favorite BIG EAST city besides Omaha is New York City.
• Best birthday gift she ever got was her dog, Cookie.
• Go-to pregame music artist is Tate McRae.
• Favorite food is sushi.
• Movie she’s watched the most is Tangled.
• Life advice to others is that you’ll never regret being kind.
• Chose to attend Creighton because of the small campus, coaches, players and environment.
Creighton vs. Kentucky Volleyball Press Conference - 12/13/25
Sunday, December 14
Creighton Volleyball NCAA Tournament Highlights vs. Kentucky, 12/13/25
Saturday, December 13
Kentucky Volleyball Media Availability - 12/12/25
Friday, December 12
Arizona State Volleyball Press Conference After Creighton Match - 12/11/25
Thursday, December 11
