Friday, October 13
D.J. Sokol Arena
7:00 PM
Creighton University
13-5, 6-1BIG EAST
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Butler
14-6, 4-4BIG EAST
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Butler
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Creighton
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15
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Junior Samantha Bohnet had a career-high 20 digs.
Photo by: Steve Branscombe
Volleyball Tops Butler In Five Set Comeback Win
10/13/2017 10:28:00 PM | Volleyball
Multiple D.J. Sokol Arena Records Fall As Jays Rally
OMAHA, Neb. -- No. 17 Creighton Volleyball overcame an 0-2 hole to rally to beat Butler in five sets before 1,605 fans at D.J. Sokol Arena on Friday night.
Scores of the match in favor of the victorious hosts were 19-25, 24-26, 25-21, 25-23, 15-9.
Creighton junior Jaali Winters tied her career-high with 28 kills, tied for third-most in Creighton history, in the win. Eighteen of her kills came after the intermission, including eight in the fourth set and four more in the fifth frame. She also served up an ace on match point. Winters added 19 digs and two blocks in the contest.
In addition to Winters, Taryn Kloth (18), Marysa Wilkinson (15), Lydia Dimke (7) and Naomi Hickman (7) each added season-bests in kills. Brittany Witt scooped a season-high 30 digs and Dimke dished a career-best 65 assists to go with 13 digs.
Creighton (13-5, 6-1 BIG EAST) had 84 kills, 79 assists and 106 digs -- all D.J. Sokol Arena records for a team -- in addition to adding nine blocks and three aces on .282 hitting.
Butler (14-6, 4-4 BIG EAST) finished with 71 kills, two aces, 87 digs and 13.0 blocks on .275 hitting. Five Bulldogs had double-figure kills, paced by 16 each from Whitney Beck and Brooke Gregory. Setter Makayla Ferguson had 49 assists and 21 digs, and Bri Lilly added eight block assists.
Butler controlled the first set, hitting .366 in a 25-19 victory. The Bulldogs pulled away from a 12-10 lead with a 10-4 burst to lead 22-14. Ferguson dished her 13th assist to Beck to close out the first frame.
The second set featured 10 ties and four lead changes before the Butler won a 26-24 frame. Creighton led 20-17 and 22-20 before the Bulldogs rallied. BU's Natalie Ravenell put down a kll to break a 24-all knot, and Beck once again silenced the home crowd with a kill on set point for the 26-24 victory. Ravenell had six kills and three digs in the second set for BU, which had a whopping 24 kills in the second set, hitting .382. Winters heated up for CU with six kills and eight digs in the frame
Winters and Kloth each had six kills in the third set, while Megan Ballenger had three of CU's four blocks, in a 25-21 Bluejay win to extend the match. The match was even at 20-all before CU closed out the set on a 5-1 run, including a block from Ballenger and Dimke on set point.
The fourth set was deadlocked at 19-each before Creighton won a key instant replay reversal to go ahead 20-19. Winters would pound kills for CU's 23rd, 24th and 25th points of the fourth set. Dimke dished 15 assists and dug seven balls in the fourth frame, as CU had 20 kills in a 25-23 triumph to force a fifth set.
Creighton ventured to the fifth set for just the second time this season, and emerged victorious for the first time since three straight five-set wins in the 2016 NCAA Tournament. Butler led 8-7 when the teams switched benches in the fifth set, only to see Creighton close the match on an 8-1 run. Samantha Bohnet served five of those points, while Winters initiated the final two points. Winters and Wilkinson each had four kills in the fifth set, while Witt dug nine balls in the decisive frame.
Creighton returns to action on Sunday at 1 p.m. against Xavier.
NOTES: Tonight was the 13th time in Creighton history, and third at home, that Creighton won after trailing a match 0-2 ... Jaali Winters also had 28 kills at St. John's on Oct. 2, 2015 ... The Creighton record for kills in a match is 32 by Michelle Prorock on Nov. 2, 1996 vs. Evansville ... The previous D.J. Sokol Arena record for kills by a Bluejay player at D.J. Sokol Arena had been 25 by Winters vs. Kansas State on Sept. 20, 2015 ... Creighton improved to 1-1 in five-set matches this season and 49-27 under Kirsten Bernthal Booth ... Creighton had been 0-5 this year when losing the first set of a match ... Creighton owns 29 straight home wins over unranked teams, 22 straight October home matches and 22 straight regular-season BIG EAST home wins ... Creighton honored Marysa Wilkinson for her 1,000th career kill before the match, as well as Kirsten Bernthal Booth for her 300th win at Creighton ... Creighton has won eight straight matches against Butler ... Lydia Dimke became the seventh player to amass 2,000 career assists at Creighton during the match ... Marysa Wilkinson moved past Amanda Cvejdlik (1,029) for 11th on the career kills list, and now owns 1,030 career kills ... Wilkinson also moved into seventh on the career block assist list and now owns 333Â ... Jaali Winters became one of eight players in Creighton history with 200 or more kills in her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons ... Brittany Witt had 30+ digs for the second time in her career ... Samantha Bohnet's 20 digs were three more than her previous high ... Freshman Naomi Hickman's seven kills were one more than her previous high, while classmate Alexa Roumeliotis played the final four sets and finished with season-highs of nine digs and four assists.
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Scores of the match in favor of the victorious hosts were 19-25, 24-26, 25-21, 25-23, 15-9.
Creighton junior Jaali Winters tied her career-high with 28 kills, tied for third-most in Creighton history, in the win. Eighteen of her kills came after the intermission, including eight in the fourth set and four more in the fifth frame. She also served up an ace on match point. Winters added 19 digs and two blocks in the contest.
In addition to Winters, Taryn Kloth (18), Marysa Wilkinson (15), Lydia Dimke (7) and Naomi Hickman (7) each added season-bests in kills. Brittany Witt scooped a season-high 30 digs and Dimke dished a career-best 65 assists to go with 13 digs.
Creighton (13-5, 6-1 BIG EAST) had 84 kills, 79 assists and 106 digs -- all D.J. Sokol Arena records for a team -- in addition to adding nine blocks and three aces on .282 hitting.
Butler (14-6, 4-4 BIG EAST) finished with 71 kills, two aces, 87 digs and 13.0 blocks on .275 hitting. Five Bulldogs had double-figure kills, paced by 16 each from Whitney Beck and Brooke Gregory. Setter Makayla Ferguson had 49 assists and 21 digs, and Bri Lilly added eight block assists.
Butler controlled the first set, hitting .366 in a 25-19 victory. The Bulldogs pulled away from a 12-10 lead with a 10-4 burst to lead 22-14. Ferguson dished her 13th assist to Beck to close out the first frame.
The second set featured 10 ties and four lead changes before the Butler won a 26-24 frame. Creighton led 20-17 and 22-20 before the Bulldogs rallied. BU's Natalie Ravenell put down a kll to break a 24-all knot, and Beck once again silenced the home crowd with a kill on set point for the 26-24 victory. Ravenell had six kills and three digs in the second set for BU, which had a whopping 24 kills in the second set, hitting .382. Winters heated up for CU with six kills and eight digs in the frame
Winters and Kloth each had six kills in the third set, while Megan Ballenger had three of CU's four blocks, in a 25-21 Bluejay win to extend the match. The match was even at 20-all before CU closed out the set on a 5-1 run, including a block from Ballenger and Dimke on set point.
The fourth set was deadlocked at 19-each before Creighton won a key instant replay reversal to go ahead 20-19. Winters would pound kills for CU's 23rd, 24th and 25th points of the fourth set. Dimke dished 15 assists and dug seven balls in the fourth frame, as CU had 20 kills in a 25-23 triumph to force a fifth set.
Creighton ventured to the fifth set for just the second time this season, and emerged victorious for the first time since three straight five-set wins in the 2016 NCAA Tournament. Butler led 8-7 when the teams switched benches in the fifth set, only to see Creighton close the match on an 8-1 run. Samantha Bohnet served five of those points, while Winters initiated the final two points. Winters and Wilkinson each had four kills in the fifth set, while Witt dug nine balls in the decisive frame.
Creighton returns to action on Sunday at 1 p.m. against Xavier.
NOTES: Tonight was the 13th time in Creighton history, and third at home, that Creighton won after trailing a match 0-2 ... Jaali Winters also had 28 kills at St. John's on Oct. 2, 2015 ... The Creighton record for kills in a match is 32 by Michelle Prorock on Nov. 2, 1996 vs. Evansville ... The previous D.J. Sokol Arena record for kills by a Bluejay player at D.J. Sokol Arena had been 25 by Winters vs. Kansas State on Sept. 20, 2015 ... Creighton improved to 1-1 in five-set matches this season and 49-27 under Kirsten Bernthal Booth ... Creighton had been 0-5 this year when losing the first set of a match ... Creighton owns 29 straight home wins over unranked teams, 22 straight October home matches and 22 straight regular-season BIG EAST home wins ... Creighton honored Marysa Wilkinson for her 1,000th career kill before the match, as well as Kirsten Bernthal Booth for her 300th win at Creighton ... Creighton has won eight straight matches against Butler ... Lydia Dimke became the seventh player to amass 2,000 career assists at Creighton during the match ... Marysa Wilkinson moved past Amanda Cvejdlik (1,029) for 11th on the career kills list, and now owns 1,030 career kills ... Wilkinson also moved into seventh on the career block assist list and now owns 333Â ... Jaali Winters became one of eight players in Creighton history with 200 or more kills in her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons ... Brittany Witt had 30+ digs for the second time in her career ... Samantha Bohnet's 20 digs were three more than her previous high ... Freshman Naomi Hickman's seven kills were one more than her previous high, while classmate Alexa Roumeliotis played the final four sets and finished with season-highs of nine digs and four assists.
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Team Stats
BU
CU
Kills
71
84
Errors
15
23
Attempts
204
216
Hitting %
.275
.282
Points
86.0
96.0
Assists
64
79
Aces
2
3
Blocks
13.0
9.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
28
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
18
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
6
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