Friday, November 27
D.J. Sokol Arena
12:30PM
Creighton University
24-8
3
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2
Marquette
21-11
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2
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4
5
F
Marquette
19
16
25
25
10
2
Creighton
25
25
21
20
15
3
Jaali Winters
Photo by: Steve Branscombe
Volleyball Advances to BIG EAST Final With Win Over Marquette
11/27/2015 1:51:00 PM | Volleyball
Bluejays seek second straight league tournament title
OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton will get a chance to defend its BIG EAST Championship title after defeating Marquette in five sets on Friday afternoon in semifinal action at D.J. Sokol Arena.
Scores of the match were 25-19, 25-16, 21-25, 20-25, 15-10 as Creighton improved to 24-8 with its third win this fall over Marquette. MU fell to 21-11.
Creighton will meet Villanova (25-7) in Saturday's 1 pm final that will be televised nationally on FS2 after the second-seeded Wildcats swept Xavier (25-20, 25-19, 25-17).
Jaali Winters had 21 kills and 17 digs on a Creighton-record 77 attack attempts, while Maggie Baumert had 45 assists, 15 digs and seven blocks for CU. Bluejay seniors Kate Elman (23) and Melanie Jereb (20) each had 20+ digs. The Bluejays had 56 kills, three aces, 100 digs and 12.0 blocks while hitting .136.
Marquette was paced by 27 kills from Taylor Louis, while Lauren Houg had 35 digs. The Golden Eagles hit .111 and finished with 56 kills, four aces, 105 digs and 13.0 blocks overall.
The Bluejays cruised through the first two sets with 25-19 and 25-16 victories. Winters had 10 kills in the opener while Elman had a dozen digs by the intermission as CU looked to close out its third sweep of MU this fall.
Marquette had other ideas.
The Golden Eagles opened the third set by taking leads of 6-1 and 13-3. The Bluejays trailed 19-8 before mounting a huge comeback that fell just short. Jereb sparked a long serving run that drew the Bluejays within 23-21 before MU won a 25-21 set after scoring the final two points. MU had 31 digs and six blocks in the third set, while CU had 28 digs and five blocks. Combined, the clubs combined for 18 kills and 21 attack errors on 101 swings in the frame.
Louis got it going in the fourth set, as well, delivering nine kills in 12 swings to help seal a 25-20 victory and force a fifth set.
CU shifted the momentum in the fifth set, taking a 3-2 lead when Baumert and Marysa Wilkinson stuffed Louis. The Jays took the lead for good at 5-4 as part of a 4-0 run on Baumert's serve. Marquette would thrice get within one or two points, only to follow with a service error. The Bluejays later used a 5-1 run to get to match point, which they converted on Baumert's only kill of the afternoon.
NOTES: Creighton and Villanova split a pair of head-to-head-matches this fall, with CU winning in four sets in Omaha before the Wildcats handed the Bluejays their only league setback in five sets in Pennsylvania last month ... Creighton improved to 5-2 in five-set matches this fall, 9-2 all-time at D.J. Sokol Arena, and 44-23 overall under Kirsten Bernthal Booth, while Marquette is now 1-5 in five-set contests ... Creighton improved to 77-23 all-time in its 100th career match at D.J. Sokol Arena with the win ... Creighton improved to 4-1 all-time in BIG EAST Championship action, including a 2014 title, though this was the first match that wasn't exactly four sets ... Creighton has won 19 of its last 20 matches, though each of its last two have gone five sets ... Creighton now owns seven victories against top-50 teams in the RPI ... Creighton has won 93 straight matches when leading 2-0 since a five-set loss at Dayton on Sept. 12, 2009 ... Jaali Winters owns 10 or more kills in 15 straight matches, the third-longest streak in program history ... Creighton's senior class improved to 30-4 in the month of November ... Jaali Winters had her 14th double-double of the year, and fifth straight, while Maggie Baumert notched her sixth ... Creighton's 14 home wins extend a school record, while its 11 straight home wins are second-longest in program history ... Creighton's 24 wins are third-most in single-season history, trailing only the 2012 (29) and 2014 (25) squads ... Creighton's 100 digs were a season-high ... Jaali Winters 475 kills and 1,231 attack attempts both rank third-most in CU single-season history ... Creighton will be playing in its fourth straight league tournament title match, having won in 2012 (in the Missouri Valley Conference) and 2014, and losing in 2013.
Scores of the match were 25-19, 25-16, 21-25, 20-25, 15-10 as Creighton improved to 24-8 with its third win this fall over Marquette. MU fell to 21-11.
Creighton will meet Villanova (25-7) in Saturday's 1 pm final that will be televised nationally on FS2 after the second-seeded Wildcats swept Xavier (25-20, 25-19, 25-17).
Jaali Winters had 21 kills and 17 digs on a Creighton-record 77 attack attempts, while Maggie Baumert had 45 assists, 15 digs and seven blocks for CU. Bluejay seniors Kate Elman (23) and Melanie Jereb (20) each had 20+ digs. The Bluejays had 56 kills, three aces, 100 digs and 12.0 blocks while hitting .136.
Marquette was paced by 27 kills from Taylor Louis, while Lauren Houg had 35 digs. The Golden Eagles hit .111 and finished with 56 kills, four aces, 105 digs and 13.0 blocks overall.
The Bluejays cruised through the first two sets with 25-19 and 25-16 victories. Winters had 10 kills in the opener while Elman had a dozen digs by the intermission as CU looked to close out its third sweep of MU this fall.
Marquette had other ideas.
The Golden Eagles opened the third set by taking leads of 6-1 and 13-3. The Bluejays trailed 19-8 before mounting a huge comeback that fell just short. Jereb sparked a long serving run that drew the Bluejays within 23-21 before MU won a 25-21 set after scoring the final two points. MU had 31 digs and six blocks in the third set, while CU had 28 digs and five blocks. Combined, the clubs combined for 18 kills and 21 attack errors on 101 swings in the frame.
Louis got it going in the fourth set, as well, delivering nine kills in 12 swings to help seal a 25-20 victory and force a fifth set.
CU shifted the momentum in the fifth set, taking a 3-2 lead when Baumert and Marysa Wilkinson stuffed Louis. The Jays took the lead for good at 5-4 as part of a 4-0 run on Baumert's serve. Marquette would thrice get within one or two points, only to follow with a service error. The Bluejays later used a 5-1 run to get to match point, which they converted on Baumert's only kill of the afternoon.
NOTES: Creighton and Villanova split a pair of head-to-head-matches this fall, with CU winning in four sets in Omaha before the Wildcats handed the Bluejays their only league setback in five sets in Pennsylvania last month ... Creighton improved to 5-2 in five-set matches this fall, 9-2 all-time at D.J. Sokol Arena, and 44-23 overall under Kirsten Bernthal Booth, while Marquette is now 1-5 in five-set contests ... Creighton improved to 77-23 all-time in its 100th career match at D.J. Sokol Arena with the win ... Creighton improved to 4-1 all-time in BIG EAST Championship action, including a 2014 title, though this was the first match that wasn't exactly four sets ... Creighton has won 19 of its last 20 matches, though each of its last two have gone five sets ... Creighton now owns seven victories against top-50 teams in the RPI ... Creighton has won 93 straight matches when leading 2-0 since a five-set loss at Dayton on Sept. 12, 2009 ... Jaali Winters owns 10 or more kills in 15 straight matches, the third-longest streak in program history ... Creighton's senior class improved to 30-4 in the month of November ... Jaali Winters had her 14th double-double of the year, and fifth straight, while Maggie Baumert notched her sixth ... Creighton's 14 home wins extend a school record, while its 11 straight home wins are second-longest in program history ... Creighton's 24 wins are third-most in single-season history, trailing only the 2012 (29) and 2014 (25) squads ... Creighton's 100 digs were a season-high ... Jaali Winters 475 kills and 1,231 attack attempts both rank third-most in CU single-season history ... Creighton will be playing in its fourth straight league tournament title match, having won in 2012 (in the Missouri Valley Conference) and 2014, and losing in 2013.
If you missed it, here's an interview with Kirsten Bernthal Booth after today's win. https://t.co/wynVw4asvU
— Creighton Volleyball (@CreightonVB) November 27, 2015
Team Stats
MU
CU
Kills
56
56
Errors
34
29
Attempts
198
199
Hitting %
.111
.136
Points
73.0
71.0
Assists
53
53
Aces
4
3
Blocks
13.0
12.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
21
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
7
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