Friday, October 22
Omaha, Neb.
6:30 PM
Creighton University
19-3,7-2Big East
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Georgetown
5-15,1-8Big East
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Georgetown
14
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Creighton
25
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Marcus Blossom and Dr. Lisa Chipps honored Kirsten Bernthal Booth and Angie Oxley Behrens for their 400 wins at Creighton
Photo by: Catherine Grosdidier
Balanced Effort Keys #24 Volleyball's Sweep Over Hoyas
10/22/2021 8:50:00 PM | Volleyball
Creighton hits .333 and serves eight aces in lopsided win
OMAHA, Neb. -- No. 24 Creighton Volleyball owned a 12-0 advantage in blocks and served eight aces in a 3-0 victory against visiting Georgetown on Friday, Oct. 22. Scores of Creighton's annual Pink Out match were 25-14, 25-17, 25-16.
Reigning BIG EAST Freshman of the Week Norah Sis owned her fourth straight double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs while Abby Bottomley had 14 digs and five aces for the Bluejays. Creighton (19-3, 7-2 BIG EAST) hit .333 and finished with 40 kills, eight aces, 44 digs and 12 blocks.
Georgetown (5-15, 1-8 BIG EAST) was paced by nine kills from Peyton Wilhite. The Hoyas hit .052 overall and finished with 26 kills, three aces and 43 digs but became Creighton's first opponent since Bradley in 2010 to not record a block.
Georgetown led 11-10 in the first set before Bottomley served up a 6-0 run that featured back-to-back aces. After a Hoyas sideout, Creighton responded with the next four points in a row to emerge with a 19-11 advantage. CU closed out the set when Kiana Schmitt and Naomi Hickman teamed up on a block. Creighton hit .360 with four aces in the opening frame and GU was led by five kills from Giselle Williams.
Creighton didn't trail in the second set. CU led 8-7 before Bottomley served up two more aces in a 6-0 run and the lead stretched to double-figures at 19-9 on an ace from Ellie Bolton. Abbey Milner's first kill inside D.J. Sokol Arena finished off the second set. Sis had four kills and four digs for CU in the second set.
Georgetown served an ace to start the third set, but that would be its final lead of the night. The set was tied at 6-6 before Kendra Wait unleashed a 9-0 serving spurt that included a pair of blocks by Hickman. Hickman also put down a kill on match point. Creighton had 15 kills and hit .333 in the final set and six Bluejay blocks helped limit Georgetown to -.030 hitting in 33 swings.
Creighton returns to action on Sunday at 1 p.m. when it hosts Villanova (12-9, 4-5 BIG EAST).
NOTES: Creighton improved to 13-1 in Pink Out matches with 13 straight wins. The Bluejays have won 18 straight sets during Pink Outs at home ... Creighton improved to 15-0 all-time against Georgetown, winning 45-of-52 sets ... Creighton's 19-3 record ties its best start ever after 22 matches, which was also done in 2012 and 2019 ... Head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth and assistant coach Angie Oxley Behrens were honored prior to the match in recognition of their 400th win at Creighton, which was accomplished in CU's last home match on Oct. 10 vs. Marquette ... Creighton has had at least one block in 825 straight matches ... Creighton has won 138 straight matches when hitting .300 or better ... Creighton has won 34 straight October home matches ... Norah Sis' double-double was her 10th of the season, tying her with Jaela Zimmerman and Kendra Wait for the team lead ... Abby Bottomley's 14 digs give her 2,526 in her career, moving her past Eastern Kentucky's Dena Ott for 16th in NCAA history ... Naomi Hickman played in her 107th win at Creighton, tying her with Megan Ballenger for fourth-most in program history ... Naomi Hickman moved from fifth to fourth in program history in total blocks with 448, one more than Ashley Williams ... Ellie Bolton's two aces were a season-high, while Abbey Milner's two kills were a career-high ... Abby Bottomley's five aces tied a season and career high.
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Reigning BIG EAST Freshman of the Week Norah Sis owned her fourth straight double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs while Abby Bottomley had 14 digs and five aces for the Bluejays. Creighton (19-3, 7-2 BIG EAST) hit .333 and finished with 40 kills, eight aces, 44 digs and 12 blocks.
Georgetown (5-15, 1-8 BIG EAST) was paced by nine kills from Peyton Wilhite. The Hoyas hit .052 overall and finished with 26 kills, three aces and 43 digs but became Creighton's first opponent since Bradley in 2010 to not record a block.
Georgetown led 11-10 in the first set before Bottomley served up a 6-0 run that featured back-to-back aces. After a Hoyas sideout, Creighton responded with the next four points in a row to emerge with a 19-11 advantage. CU closed out the set when Kiana Schmitt and Naomi Hickman teamed up on a block. Creighton hit .360 with four aces in the opening frame and GU was led by five kills from Giselle Williams.
Creighton didn't trail in the second set. CU led 8-7 before Bottomley served up two more aces in a 6-0 run and the lead stretched to double-figures at 19-9 on an ace from Ellie Bolton. Abbey Milner's first kill inside D.J. Sokol Arena finished off the second set. Sis had four kills and four digs for CU in the second set.
Georgetown served an ace to start the third set, but that would be its final lead of the night. The set was tied at 6-6 before Kendra Wait unleashed a 9-0 serving spurt that included a pair of blocks by Hickman. Hickman also put down a kill on match point. Creighton had 15 kills and hit .333 in the final set and six Bluejay blocks helped limit Georgetown to -.030 hitting in 33 swings.
Creighton returns to action on Sunday at 1 p.m. when it hosts Villanova (12-9, 4-5 BIG EAST).
NOTES: Creighton improved to 13-1 in Pink Out matches with 13 straight wins. The Bluejays have won 18 straight sets during Pink Outs at home ... Creighton improved to 15-0 all-time against Georgetown, winning 45-of-52 sets ... Creighton's 19-3 record ties its best start ever after 22 matches, which was also done in 2012 and 2019 ... Head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth and assistant coach Angie Oxley Behrens were honored prior to the match in recognition of their 400th win at Creighton, which was accomplished in CU's last home match on Oct. 10 vs. Marquette ... Creighton has had at least one block in 825 straight matches ... Creighton has won 138 straight matches when hitting .300 or better ... Creighton has won 34 straight October home matches ... Norah Sis' double-double was her 10th of the season, tying her with Jaela Zimmerman and Kendra Wait for the team lead ... Abby Bottomley's 14 digs give her 2,526 in her career, moving her past Eastern Kentucky's Dena Ott for 16th in NCAA history ... Naomi Hickman played in her 107th win at Creighton, tying her with Megan Ballenger for fourth-most in program history ... Naomi Hickman moved from fifth to fourth in program history in total blocks with 448, one more than Ashley Williams ... Ellie Bolton's two aces were a season-high, while Abbey Milner's two kills were a career-high ... Abby Bottomley's five aces tied a season and career high.
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Team Stats
GU
CU
Kills
26
40
Errors
21
8
Attempts
97
96
Hitting %
.052
.333
Points
29.0
60.0
Assists
24
36
Aces
3
8
Blocks
0.0
12.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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