Friday, November 16
D.J. Sokol Arena
7:00 PM
Creighton University
25-4, 17-0BIG EAST
3
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Providence
8-20, 2-15BIG EAST
1
2
3
F
Providence
12
19
22
0
Creighton
25
25
25
3
Creighton celebrated a fifth straight BIG EAST regular-season title on Friday night.
Photo by: A.J. Olnes
Volleyball Wraps Up Fifth Straight Outright BIG EAST Title With Sweep Over Providence
11/16/2018 9:11:00 PM | Volleyball
Creighton becomes first team in league history with five straight outright titles
OMAHA, Neb. -- Senior All-Americans Taryn Kloth and Jaali Winters combined for 27 kills on .500 hitting to lead ninth-ranked Creighton to an unprecedented fifth straight outright BIG EAST Volleyball regular-season title on Friday with a 3-0 sweep over Providence.
Set scores were 25-12, 25-19, 25-22.
Kloth led Creighton (25-4, 17-0 BIG EAST) with 14 kills in 26 swings and Winters had 13 kills on 22 swings as both women hit .500. Madelyn Cole had 34 assists and served up a match-high four aces, and Brittany Witt owned a match-best 10 digs. Creighton hit .368 and had 46 kills, 13 aces, 39 digs and two blocks on .368 hitting.
Providence (8-20, 2-15 BIG EAST) was topped by nine kills from Jenae Alderson, while Lindsey Schaible supplied six kills in seven swings and tallied a match-high four blocks. The Friars had 29 kills, three aces, 27 digs and six blocks on .266 hitting.
Schaible served an ace to open the match and a Bluejay attack error made it 2-0 Friars, but that would be PC's only lead of the evening. Creighton hit .500 in the first set, getting six kills in as many swings from Winters, while holding the Providence attack to six total kills. Thanks to five digs by Witt, Creighton outdug PC 16-6 in the first set win.
Creighton unleashed seven aces in the second set of a 25-19 victory that was interrupted by four challenges and two timeouts. Providence battled and was within two at 17-15 before a kill by Kari Zumach and ace by Samantha Bohnet created some breathing room for the hosts. A kill from Winters sent the Jays to the locker room with a 2-0 lead. Cole had 12 assists, four digs, three aces and two kills in the second set win for the Bluejays.
Creighton raced to a 15-7 lead early in the third set, but a 5-0 service run by Mackenzie Taylor that featured a pair of aces brought the Friars within 19-14. PC would narrow the gap to 23-21 on a 5-0 run on Schaible's serve before a service error brought the Bluejays to match point. PC survived one point before Megan Ballenger pounded a ball to the floor to close out the regular-season title. Creighton had 16 kills in the final set, including five by Kloth, to wrap up a 19th straight set win and sixth consecutive sweep.
The teams will play again on Saturday at 7 p.m. at D.J. Sokol Arena, with Creighton honoring Kloth, Winters, Samantha Bohnet and Kelsey O'Connell following the match as part of Senior Night festivities.
NOTES: Creighton has won 17 straight matches, tied for the second-longest win streak in program history ... Creighton's senior class has won 107 matches in the last four years, tying the 2017 senior class for the most wins in a four-year span. Jaali Winters played in her 107th career win, breaking a tie with Marysa Wilkinson for the most in school history .. Creighton is the second volleyball team in league history to start 17-0, joining its 2016 club that finished 18-0 ... Creighton improved to 22-1 all-time on BEDN with the win ... Creighton's 13 aces were tied for third-most in program history for a three-set match ... Creighton's 11 straight home wins are the fourth-longest streak in program history, and two shy of tying the school record ... Creighton has won 78 straight matches against BIG EAST teams when winning the third set, and 61 in a row against unranked foes when taking the opening set .. Jaali Winters now owns 1,783 kills, seventh-most in BIG EAST history. She passed Xavier's Abbey Bessler (1,774), who had owned the most since the league's 2013 reconfiguration ... Creighton has swept 11 of its last 12 home matches against league competition, and has won all 15 sets in Omaha it has played against Providence ... Creighton improved to 82-7 all-time in regular-season conference matches at D.J. Sokol Arena, including 51-2 in BIG EAST play. The Bluejays have won 36 straight regular-season BIG EAST home matches.
Set scores were 25-12, 25-19, 25-22.
Kloth led Creighton (25-4, 17-0 BIG EAST) with 14 kills in 26 swings and Winters had 13 kills on 22 swings as both women hit .500. Madelyn Cole had 34 assists and served up a match-high four aces, and Brittany Witt owned a match-best 10 digs. Creighton hit .368 and had 46 kills, 13 aces, 39 digs and two blocks on .368 hitting.
Providence (8-20, 2-15 BIG EAST) was topped by nine kills from Jenae Alderson, while Lindsey Schaible supplied six kills in seven swings and tallied a match-high four blocks. The Friars had 29 kills, three aces, 27 digs and six blocks on .266 hitting.
Schaible served an ace to open the match and a Bluejay attack error made it 2-0 Friars, but that would be PC's only lead of the evening. Creighton hit .500 in the first set, getting six kills in as many swings from Winters, while holding the Providence attack to six total kills. Thanks to five digs by Witt, Creighton outdug PC 16-6 in the first set win.
Creighton unleashed seven aces in the second set of a 25-19 victory that was interrupted by four challenges and two timeouts. Providence battled and was within two at 17-15 before a kill by Kari Zumach and ace by Samantha Bohnet created some breathing room for the hosts. A kill from Winters sent the Jays to the locker room with a 2-0 lead. Cole had 12 assists, four digs, three aces and two kills in the second set win for the Bluejays.
Creighton raced to a 15-7 lead early in the third set, but a 5-0 service run by Mackenzie Taylor that featured a pair of aces brought the Friars within 19-14. PC would narrow the gap to 23-21 on a 5-0 run on Schaible's serve before a service error brought the Bluejays to match point. PC survived one point before Megan Ballenger pounded a ball to the floor to close out the regular-season title. Creighton had 16 kills in the final set, including five by Kloth, to wrap up a 19th straight set win and sixth consecutive sweep.
The teams will play again on Saturday at 7 p.m. at D.J. Sokol Arena, with Creighton honoring Kloth, Winters, Samantha Bohnet and Kelsey O'Connell following the match as part of Senior Night festivities.
NOTES: Creighton has won 17 straight matches, tied for the second-longest win streak in program history ... Creighton's senior class has won 107 matches in the last four years, tying the 2017 senior class for the most wins in a four-year span. Jaali Winters played in her 107th career win, breaking a tie with Marysa Wilkinson for the most in school history .. Creighton is the second volleyball team in league history to start 17-0, joining its 2016 club that finished 18-0 ... Creighton improved to 22-1 all-time on BEDN with the win ... Creighton's 13 aces were tied for third-most in program history for a three-set match ... Creighton's 11 straight home wins are the fourth-longest streak in program history, and two shy of tying the school record ... Creighton has won 78 straight matches against BIG EAST teams when winning the third set, and 61 in a row against unranked foes when taking the opening set .. Jaali Winters now owns 1,783 kills, seventh-most in BIG EAST history. She passed Xavier's Abbey Bessler (1,774), who had owned the most since the league's 2013 reconfiguration ... Creighton has swept 11 of its last 12 home matches against league competition, and has won all 15 sets in Omaha it has played against Providence ... Creighton improved to 82-7 all-time in regular-season conference matches at D.J. Sokol Arena, including 51-2 in BIG EAST play. The Bluejays have won 36 straight regular-season BIG EAST home matches.
Team Stats
PC
CU
Kills
29
46
Errors
8
14
Attempts
79
87
Hitting %
.266
.368
Points
38.0
61.0
Assists
26
45
Aces
3
13
Blocks
6.0
2.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
13
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
4
Blocks
1
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