Sunday, September 23
D.J. Sokol Arena
1:00 PM
Creighton University
10-4, 2-0BIG EAST
3
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0
Marquette
10-4, 1-1BIG EAST
1
2
3
F
Marquette
17
24
20
0
Creighton
25
26
25
3
Photo by: Steve Branscombe
#10 Volleyball Sweeps Marquette In Showdown Of BIG EAST Favorites
9/23/2018 3:13:00 PM | Volleyball
Creighton improves to 2-0 in league play with sweep over Golden Eagles
OMAHA, Neb. -- The No. 10 Creighton Volleyball team swept preseason BIG EAST favorite and No. 21 Marquette on Sunday afternoon before 2,241 fans at D.J. Sokol Arena in Omaha. The match was the first regular-season meeting between league teams since 2005.
Scores of the match in favor of the four-time defending BIG EAST champion Bluejays were 25-17, 26-24, 25-20.
Taryn Kloth hit .464 and led Creighton (10-4, 2-0 BIG EAST) with 16 kills, while Jaali Winters added 15 kills and 11 digs on .300 hitting. Creighton hit .439 in the first set and .322 for the afternoon to beat the Golden Eagles for the 10th time in the last 11 meetings. Brittany Witt led all players with 19 digs and Annika Welty served up three of CU's four aces. Creighton had 48 kills, 59 digs and 7.5 blocks overall.
Allie Barber topped Marquette (10-4, 1-1 BIG EAST) with 16 kills, and had a hand in MU's only block, and Martha Konovodoff added 16 digs. The Golden Eagles finished with 43 kills, one ace, 53 digs and hit .210.
Creighton came out focused and firing on all cylinders in the first set, compiling 19 kills on .439 hitting while also amassing 24 digs. Kloth had eight kills on 12 swings, while Cole and Winters each had seven digs. CU broke an early 5-5 tie on a 4-0 serving run by Winters. The Bluejays would sideout at an 88 percent clip in the first frame, sealing the opening set on consecutive kills by Winters.
The Bluejays took a 2-0 lead in the match with a comeback win in the second frame, which featured 15 ties and four lead changes. MU scored back-to-back points to move ahead 23-21 and prompt a CU timeout. Out of the break, Konovodoff served one long, and Welty responded with an ace to knot the score at 23. Barber then committed her first attack error of the match when she was stuffed by CU's Jaela Zimmerman and Megan Ballenger. After a CU serve error evened the score at 24, a Zimmerman kill gave CU a second chance at set point. This time a pancake dig by Samantha Bohnet kept a long rally alive, which went CU's way when Marquette outside hitter Hope Werch sailed an attack wide.
Creighton scored the first four points of the third set, including a pair of blocks from Welty and Cole on Barber. MU responded with the next three points but would never tie CU as the Jays outlasted the Golden Eagles. Winters had seven kills in the final set, and Witt added seven more digs.
Creighton hits the road for a pair of matches next weekend. CU meets Butler on Friday at 5 p.m. Central before meeting Xavier on Saturday at 4 p.m. Central.
NOTES: Creighton's senior class improved to 31-0 at D.J. Sokol Arena against BIG EAST competition with the win, and 59-3 at all sites against BIG EAST foes ... Creighton is now 90-10 at all sites against BIG EAST teams since joining the league ... Creighton outscored Marquette 41-34 when Allie Barber was on the floor, and 35-27 when Barber rotated to the back row and subbed out ... Creighton has won 110 straight matches when hitting .300 or better ... Creighton has won 65 straight matches against BIG EAST teams when winning the third set ... Brittany Witt had her 17th straight match of 10 or more digs ... With 19 digs on Sunday, Brittany Witt now owns 1,261 moving her past Kailey Reyes (1,258) for fourth in CU history ... Jaali Winters' double-double was her ninth of the fall and 51st of her career ... In five matches against ranked teams this fall, Taryn Kloth is averaging 4.86 kills per set and hitting .310 ... Creighton improved to 12-74 all-time against top-25 teams, including a 7-8 mark since the start of the 2016 NCAA Tournament ... This year is the fourth straight season that Creighton has posted multiple wins over top-25 opponents ... Creighton improved to 8-13 all-time against ranked teams when ranked itself ... The victory was the 327th at Creighton for Kirsten Bernthal Booth, tied for fifth-most in school history with former men's basketball coach Dana Altman (1994-2010).
Scores of the match in favor of the four-time defending BIG EAST champion Bluejays were 25-17, 26-24, 25-20.
Taryn Kloth hit .464 and led Creighton (10-4, 2-0 BIG EAST) with 16 kills, while Jaali Winters added 15 kills and 11 digs on .300 hitting. Creighton hit .439 in the first set and .322 for the afternoon to beat the Golden Eagles for the 10th time in the last 11 meetings. Brittany Witt led all players with 19 digs and Annika Welty served up three of CU's four aces. Creighton had 48 kills, 59 digs and 7.5 blocks overall.
Allie Barber topped Marquette (10-4, 1-1 BIG EAST) with 16 kills, and had a hand in MU's only block, and Martha Konovodoff added 16 digs. The Golden Eagles finished with 43 kills, one ace, 53 digs and hit .210.
Creighton came out focused and firing on all cylinders in the first set, compiling 19 kills on .439 hitting while also amassing 24 digs. Kloth had eight kills on 12 swings, while Cole and Winters each had seven digs. CU broke an early 5-5 tie on a 4-0 serving run by Winters. The Bluejays would sideout at an 88 percent clip in the first frame, sealing the opening set on consecutive kills by Winters.
The Bluejays took a 2-0 lead in the match with a comeback win in the second frame, which featured 15 ties and four lead changes. MU scored back-to-back points to move ahead 23-21 and prompt a CU timeout. Out of the break, Konovodoff served one long, and Welty responded with an ace to knot the score at 23. Barber then committed her first attack error of the match when she was stuffed by CU's Jaela Zimmerman and Megan Ballenger. After a CU serve error evened the score at 24, a Zimmerman kill gave CU a second chance at set point. This time a pancake dig by Samantha Bohnet kept a long rally alive, which went CU's way when Marquette outside hitter Hope Werch sailed an attack wide.
Creighton scored the first four points of the third set, including a pair of blocks from Welty and Cole on Barber. MU responded with the next three points but would never tie CU as the Jays outlasted the Golden Eagles. Winters had seven kills in the final set, and Witt added seven more digs.
Creighton hits the road for a pair of matches next weekend. CU meets Butler on Friday at 5 p.m. Central before meeting Xavier on Saturday at 4 p.m. Central.
NOTES: Creighton's senior class improved to 31-0 at D.J. Sokol Arena against BIG EAST competition with the win, and 59-3 at all sites against BIG EAST foes ... Creighton is now 90-10 at all sites against BIG EAST teams since joining the league ... Creighton outscored Marquette 41-34 when Allie Barber was on the floor, and 35-27 when Barber rotated to the back row and subbed out ... Creighton has won 110 straight matches when hitting .300 or better ... Creighton has won 65 straight matches against BIG EAST teams when winning the third set ... Brittany Witt had her 17th straight match of 10 or more digs ... With 19 digs on Sunday, Brittany Witt now owns 1,261 moving her past Kailey Reyes (1,258) for fourth in CU history ... Jaali Winters' double-double was her ninth of the fall and 51st of her career ... In five matches against ranked teams this fall, Taryn Kloth is averaging 4.86 kills per set and hitting .310 ... Creighton improved to 12-74 all-time against top-25 teams, including a 7-8 mark since the start of the 2016 NCAA Tournament ... This year is the fourth straight season that Creighton has posted multiple wins over top-25 opponents ... Creighton improved to 8-13 all-time against ranked teams when ranked itself ... The victory was the 327th at Creighton for Kirsten Bernthal Booth, tied for fifth-most in school history with former men's basketball coach Dana Altman (1994-2010).
Team Stats
MU
CU
Kills
43
48
Errors
17
10
Attempts
124
118
Hitting %
.210
.322
Points
45.0
59.5
Assists
38
44
Aces
1
4
Blocks
1.0
7.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
16
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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