Sunday, October 20
Omaha, Neb.
1:00 PM
Creighton University
15-3, 8-0BIG EAST
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Xavier
7-11, 4-4BIG EAST
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2
3
F
Xavier
17
23
15
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Creighton
25
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25
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Photo by: Creighton Athletics
Creighton Volleyball Sweeps Xavier in Annual Pink Out Match
10/20/2019 2:40:00 PM | Volleyball
Creighton collects 10th straight victory with sweep of Xavier
OMAHA, Neb. – The No. 11 Creighton volleyball team downed Xavier 3-0 to pick up its 16th consecutive victory over the Musketeers, and 10th win in a row overall this fall.
Scores of the Bluejay sweep over Xavier were 25-17, 25-23, 25-15.
Creighton improves to 15-3 on the season and 8-0 in the BIG EAST, while Xavier falls to 7-11 overall and 4-4 in conference play. The Bluejays have now won 27 consecutive regular-season league matches, and 31 in a row over BIG EAST foes when factoring in conference tournament play.
Creighton had 15 kills and hit .333 in the opening set of a 25-17 victory. The Bluejays held the Musketeers to just five kills on -.042 hitting. Tied at 5-5, Creighton pulled away, using a 5-0 run on Megan Ballenger's serve to push the lead to 10-5. Madelyn Cole later served up a 6-0 run of her own, which included an ace serve for the 11th straight match, to extend the lead to 16-7. Xavier got as close as six at 19-13, before freshman Keeley Davis hammered home her seventh kill of the opening frame, to end the set.
Creighton extended their lead to 2-0 entering the intermission with a 25-23 set two victory. The Bluejays pushed their lead to 22-17 on an ace from Davis; before Xavier got within one at 24-23 on a Lauren Hanlon kill. Cole finished off the set with a kill to go with eight assists in the set.
Creighton led the third set from start to finish, scoring eight of the first nine points on four kills from sophomore Jaela Zimmerman and a pair of kills from Davis. After Xavier got within four at 15-11, Creighton pushed its lead back to nine with an ace from Erica Kostelac and a pair of kills from Ballenger for a 20-11 lead. Freshman Kiana Schmitt finished off the match with a kill as CU won its 10th consecutive match.
Creighton finished the match with 45 kills, nine aces, 2.5 blocks and 38 digs on .276 hitting. Davis led the way for the Bluejays with 14 kills on 27 swings hitting .407, and senior Brittany Witt paced the defensive with 11 digs.
Xavier got seven kills from Noah Painter, with Alyssa Overbeck and Madi Kutruff each collecting eight digs on the day. The Musketeers finished with 22 kills, five aces, six blocks and 27 digs on just .060 hitting.
Creighton will hit the road next week for 5 p.m. matches against Providence on Friday (Oct. 25) and Saturday (Oct. 26).
NOTES: Creighton owns more wins (16) against Xavier than any other team since joining the BIG EAST in 2013 ... Creighton's 16 straight wins vs. Xavier are tied for its second-most against any opponent, and trails only a 19-match win streak vs. Southern Illinois from 2003-11 ... Creighton improved to 300-30 under Kirsten Bernthal Booth when winning the first set ... Creighton has won 75 straight matches against unranked teams when winning the first set ... Creighton has won 41 consecutive BIG EAST home matches ... Madelyn Cole's streak of 11 straight matches with an ace is tied for the second-longest streak in program history ... This marks the eighth time that Creighton has won 10 or more matches in a row, and sixth straight year with at least one such streak ... Creighton's 27 straight regular-season conference victories is tied for the nation's longest active streak with Stephen F. Austin ... Creighton was outblocked for the first time since Sept. 14 vs. Washington ... Keeley Davis surpassed 200 career kills in her 18th match, tied for third-fastest in program history and trailing only Jaali Winters (15) and Melissa Walsh (16).
Scores of the Bluejay sweep over Xavier were 25-17, 25-23, 25-15.
Creighton improves to 15-3 on the season and 8-0 in the BIG EAST, while Xavier falls to 7-11 overall and 4-4 in conference play. The Bluejays have now won 27 consecutive regular-season league matches, and 31 in a row over BIG EAST foes when factoring in conference tournament play.
Creighton had 15 kills and hit .333 in the opening set of a 25-17 victory. The Bluejays held the Musketeers to just five kills on -.042 hitting. Tied at 5-5, Creighton pulled away, using a 5-0 run on Megan Ballenger's serve to push the lead to 10-5. Madelyn Cole later served up a 6-0 run of her own, which included an ace serve for the 11th straight match, to extend the lead to 16-7. Xavier got as close as six at 19-13, before freshman Keeley Davis hammered home her seventh kill of the opening frame, to end the set.
Creighton extended their lead to 2-0 entering the intermission with a 25-23 set two victory. The Bluejays pushed their lead to 22-17 on an ace from Davis; before Xavier got within one at 24-23 on a Lauren Hanlon kill. Cole finished off the set with a kill to go with eight assists in the set.
Creighton led the third set from start to finish, scoring eight of the first nine points on four kills from sophomore Jaela Zimmerman and a pair of kills from Davis. After Xavier got within four at 15-11, Creighton pushed its lead back to nine with an ace from Erica Kostelac and a pair of kills from Ballenger for a 20-11 lead. Freshman Kiana Schmitt finished off the match with a kill as CU won its 10th consecutive match.
Creighton finished the match with 45 kills, nine aces, 2.5 blocks and 38 digs on .276 hitting. Davis led the way for the Bluejays with 14 kills on 27 swings hitting .407, and senior Brittany Witt paced the defensive with 11 digs.
Xavier got seven kills from Noah Painter, with Alyssa Overbeck and Madi Kutruff each collecting eight digs on the day. The Musketeers finished with 22 kills, five aces, six blocks and 27 digs on just .060 hitting.
Creighton will hit the road next week for 5 p.m. matches against Providence on Friday (Oct. 25) and Saturday (Oct. 26).
NOTES: Creighton owns more wins (16) against Xavier than any other team since joining the BIG EAST in 2013 ... Creighton's 16 straight wins vs. Xavier are tied for its second-most against any opponent, and trails only a 19-match win streak vs. Southern Illinois from 2003-11 ... Creighton improved to 300-30 under Kirsten Bernthal Booth when winning the first set ... Creighton has won 75 straight matches against unranked teams when winning the first set ... Creighton has won 41 consecutive BIG EAST home matches ... Madelyn Cole's streak of 11 straight matches with an ace is tied for the second-longest streak in program history ... This marks the eighth time that Creighton has won 10 or more matches in a row, and sixth straight year with at least one such streak ... Creighton's 27 straight regular-season conference victories is tied for the nation's longest active streak with Stephen F. Austin ... Creighton was outblocked for the first time since Sept. 14 vs. Washington ... Keeley Davis surpassed 200 career kills in her 18th match, tied for third-fastest in program history and trailing only Jaali Winters (15) and Melissa Walsh (16).
Team Stats
XU
CU
Kills
22
45
Errors
17
18
Attempts
84
98
Hitting %
.060
.276
Points
33.0
56.5
Assists
22
43
Aces
5
9
Blocks
6.0
2.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
2
Blocks
1
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