Saturday, October 27
Chicago, Ill.
6:00 PM
Creighton University
20-4, 12-0BE
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DePaul
5-18, 3-9BE
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Creighton
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25
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DePaul
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Photo by: Steve Branscombe
Volleyball Tops DePaul To Clinch 20th Win
10/27/2018 7:17:00 PM | Volleyball
Bluejays have won 12 straight and lead the BIG EAST by two games
CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Creighton Volleyball team clinched its seventh straight 20-win season with a 3-0 victory at DePaul on Saturday night in the Windy City.
Scores of the match in favor of CU were 25-15, 25-13, 25-19.
Taryn Kloth led Creighton with 14 kills in 29 swings and also contributed two aces, while Megan Ballenger added 12 kills and hit .556. Brittany Witt added 11 digs and moved into sole possession of second place with 1,403 in her career at CU. Creighton finished with 46 kills, five aces, 36 digs and six blocks on .379 hitting.
Emma Price topped DePaul (5-18, 3-9 BIG EAST) with seven kills. The Blue Demons never led by more than one point at any time in the match. The Blue Demons had 28 kills, three aces, 35 digs and three blocks on .103 hitting.
CU hit .440 in the opening set as Jaali Winters had four kills in five swings to pace the offense. The Bluejays also had four blocks, including three from Naomi Hickman.
Ballenger had a kill on all five of her swings in the second set, and added a pair of blocks to help hold the Blue Demons to -.107 hitting. CU broke loose from a tight 12-10 contest with a 13-10 run to end the set, including back-to-back kills by Kloth to close out the frame.
Creighton was up 17-15 in the third set before a 5-1 spurt helped the Bluejays' final push. Kloth had each of CU's final three kills to close out the set, part of a final set that saw her collect eight kills.
Creighton (20-4, 12-0 BIG EAST) will visit third-place St. John's next Friday at 6 p.m. Central.
NOTES: Tonight was Creighton Volleyball's 100th regular-season BIG EAST match. The Bluejays have won 91 of those ... Creighton has won 12 straight meetings against DePaul ... Creighton earned its 20th win on October 27, matching its earliest mark ever on the calendar with the 2012 that finished 29-4 ... Taryn Kloth became the sixth player in program history to appear in 100 career victories ... Creighton's 12-0 league start has only been surpassed by the 2016 team that is the only club in BIG EAST history to finish league play 18-0 ... Creighton has won 25 straight contests against teams that are under .500 entering a match ... Jaali Winters moved into 12th place in BIG EAST history in career kills with 1,721, passing Georgetown great Kiran Gill (1,717) ... Creighton's 12 straight wins are tied for the third-longest win streak in program history, and its 13 straight league wins (dating to last year) is the third-longest in team annals.
Scores of the match in favor of CU were 25-15, 25-13, 25-19.
Taryn Kloth led Creighton with 14 kills in 29 swings and also contributed two aces, while Megan Ballenger added 12 kills and hit .556. Brittany Witt added 11 digs and moved into sole possession of second place with 1,403 in her career at CU. Creighton finished with 46 kills, five aces, 36 digs and six blocks on .379 hitting.
Emma Price topped DePaul (5-18, 3-9 BIG EAST) with seven kills. The Blue Demons never led by more than one point at any time in the match. The Blue Demons had 28 kills, three aces, 35 digs and three blocks on .103 hitting.
CU hit .440 in the opening set as Jaali Winters had four kills in five swings to pace the offense. The Bluejays also had four blocks, including three from Naomi Hickman.
Ballenger had a kill on all five of her swings in the second set, and added a pair of blocks to help hold the Blue Demons to -.107 hitting. CU broke loose from a tight 12-10 contest with a 13-10 run to end the set, including back-to-back kills by Kloth to close out the frame.
Creighton was up 17-15 in the third set before a 5-1 spurt helped the Bluejays' final push. Kloth had each of CU's final three kills to close out the set, part of a final set that saw her collect eight kills.
Creighton (20-4, 12-0 BIG EAST) will visit third-place St. John's next Friday at 6 p.m. Central.
NOTES: Tonight was Creighton Volleyball's 100th regular-season BIG EAST match. The Bluejays have won 91 of those ... Creighton has won 12 straight meetings against DePaul ... Creighton earned its 20th win on October 27, matching its earliest mark ever on the calendar with the 2012 that finished 29-4 ... Taryn Kloth became the sixth player in program history to appear in 100 career victories ... Creighton's 12-0 league start has only been surpassed by the 2016 team that is the only club in BIG EAST history to finish league play 18-0 ... Creighton has won 25 straight contests against teams that are under .500 entering a match ... Jaali Winters moved into 12th place in BIG EAST history in career kills with 1,721, passing Georgetown great Kiran Gill (1,717) ... Creighton's 12 straight wins are tied for the third-longest win streak in program history, and its 13 straight league wins (dating to last year) is the third-longest in team annals.
Team Stats
CU
DPU
Kills
46
28
Errors
10
19
Attempts
95
87
Hitting %
.379
.103
Points
57.0
34.0
Assists
42
28
Aces
5
3
Blocks
6.0
3.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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