Sunday, October 1
Omaha, Neb.
1 PM
Creighton University
12-3,3-1Big East
3
vs
0
Seton Hall
8-7,2-2Big East
1
2
3
F
Seton Hall
13
14
14
0
#16 Creighton
25
25
25
3
#16 Volleyball Hits .388 In Sweep Over Pirates
10/1/2023 3:23:00 PM | Volleyball
Bluejays move into tie for second place with match at Marquette up next
OMAHA, Neb. -- Kiana Schmitt hit .765 and added a match-high four blocks to lead the No. 16 Creighton Volleyball team to its 15th consecutive sweep over Seton Hall on Sunday inside D.J. Sokol Arena. Scores of the Bluejay win were 25-13, 25-14, 25-14.
Creighton improved to 12-3 on the season and is tied for second place in the BIG EAST with a 3-1 record heading into Friday's showdown against preseason favorite Marquette (8-7, 4-0 BIG EAST). Seton Hall fell to 8-7 (2-2 BIG EAST) with its second consecutive loss.
Schmitt's .765 hitting percentage ranked as the fourth-best mark in program history by a player with 12 or more kills, but her second-best showing on the list behind her .812 efficiency (13-0-16) vs. High Point on Sept. 15th. The fifth-year senior's performance helped spearhead a Bluejay attack that hit .388, with 44 kills and just six errors in 98 attacks. Schmitt's four stuffs helped CU improve to 29-0 all-time when she has four or more blocks.
Creighton finished with 44 kills, five aces, 60 digs and five blocks on .388 hitting overall. Ellie Bolton had a team-best 14 digs and two aces while Kendra Wait closed with 29 assists, eight digs and four kills on .400 hitting.
Libero Anna Holland had 20 of SHU's 45 digs, while Madeline Matheny owned eight kills to lead Seton Hall offensively. The Pirates hit .045 and finished with 23 kills, five aces, 45 digs and one block.
Creighton trailed 2-1 and 3-2 early in the first set but would not trail again. The Bluejays used a 7-2 surge to take a 15-8 lead in the first set and closed out the victory with a thunderous kill by Kiara Reinhardt. CU hit .406 in the opener and owned 19 digs in one of its most complete sets of the season to date.
Sydney Breissinger served an 8-0 run early in the second set as the Bluejays raced to a 10-2 lead. Creighton's lead reached as large as 21-7 before taking a 2-0 lead into the intermission after a kill from Ava Martin. Martin had five kills and four digs in the second set and Schmitt pounded six kills on seven swings in the second set.
Sky McCune served CU to a 5-0 lead to open the third set and Martin later uncorked an 8-0 serving blitz that saw CU move in front 16-8. Ann Marie Remmes capped CU's 38th straight October home victory with her sixth kill of the afternoon. Schmitt had kills on all five of her third set swings and added a pair of rejections in the finale.
Creighton and Marquette's match on Friday will start at 7 p.m. and be broadcast on FloSports.
NOTES: Creighton has won 211 straight matches against conference teams, and 64 in a row overall, when taking a 2-0 lead ... Creighton has won 153 matches in a row when hitting .300 or better ... Creighton has won 47 straight sets played against Seton Hall dating to the second set on Sept. 25, 2015 ... Creighton has won 17 straight meetings against Seton Hall ... Creighton improved to 14-1 in the first set this season and is 9-0 this year in matches when winning the second set ... Creighton has won 28 straight home matches against BIG EAST teams .... Creighton improved to 7-2 this season without 2022 BIG EAST Player of the Year Norah Sis, who missed the match due to injury ... Emma Ziegler registered her first ace as a Bluejay ... Creighton's five service errors were a season-low ... Ava TeStrake had three kills after entering the match with one in her career ... Creighton improved to 85-13 in home matches when playing as a ranked team ... Seton Hall was assessed a red card prior to the start of the third set ... Creighton has started 11-4 or better after 15 matches each of the past seven seasons, and 12-3 or better each of the past five campaigns ... Creighton has 19 straight 3-0 wins against BIG EAST teams in the match prior to facing Marquette since October of 2015 ... Creighton has trailed for a total of three points in its last three meetings vs. Seton Hall.
Creighton improved to 12-3 on the season and is tied for second place in the BIG EAST with a 3-1 record heading into Friday's showdown against preseason favorite Marquette (8-7, 4-0 BIG EAST). Seton Hall fell to 8-7 (2-2 BIG EAST) with its second consecutive loss.
Schmitt's .765 hitting percentage ranked as the fourth-best mark in program history by a player with 12 or more kills, but her second-best showing on the list behind her .812 efficiency (13-0-16) vs. High Point on Sept. 15th. The fifth-year senior's performance helped spearhead a Bluejay attack that hit .388, with 44 kills and just six errors in 98 attacks. Schmitt's four stuffs helped CU improve to 29-0 all-time when she has four or more blocks.
Creighton finished with 44 kills, five aces, 60 digs and five blocks on .388 hitting overall. Ellie Bolton had a team-best 14 digs and two aces while Kendra Wait closed with 29 assists, eight digs and four kills on .400 hitting.
Libero Anna Holland had 20 of SHU's 45 digs, while Madeline Matheny owned eight kills to lead Seton Hall offensively. The Pirates hit .045 and finished with 23 kills, five aces, 45 digs and one block.
Creighton trailed 2-1 and 3-2 early in the first set but would not trail again. The Bluejays used a 7-2 surge to take a 15-8 lead in the first set and closed out the victory with a thunderous kill by Kiara Reinhardt. CU hit .406 in the opener and owned 19 digs in one of its most complete sets of the season to date.
Sydney Breissinger served an 8-0 run early in the second set as the Bluejays raced to a 10-2 lead. Creighton's lead reached as large as 21-7 before taking a 2-0 lead into the intermission after a kill from Ava Martin. Martin had five kills and four digs in the second set and Schmitt pounded six kills on seven swings in the second set.
Sky McCune served CU to a 5-0 lead to open the third set and Martin later uncorked an 8-0 serving blitz that saw CU move in front 16-8. Ann Marie Remmes capped CU's 38th straight October home victory with her sixth kill of the afternoon. Schmitt had kills on all five of her third set swings and added a pair of rejections in the finale.
Creighton and Marquette's match on Friday will start at 7 p.m. and be broadcast on FloSports.
NOTES: Creighton has won 211 straight matches against conference teams, and 64 in a row overall, when taking a 2-0 lead ... Creighton has won 153 matches in a row when hitting .300 or better ... Creighton has won 47 straight sets played against Seton Hall dating to the second set on Sept. 25, 2015 ... Creighton has won 17 straight meetings against Seton Hall ... Creighton improved to 14-1 in the first set this season and is 9-0 this year in matches when winning the second set ... Creighton has won 28 straight home matches against BIG EAST teams .... Creighton improved to 7-2 this season without 2022 BIG EAST Player of the Year Norah Sis, who missed the match due to injury ... Emma Ziegler registered her first ace as a Bluejay ... Creighton's five service errors were a season-low ... Ava TeStrake had three kills after entering the match with one in her career ... Creighton improved to 85-13 in home matches when playing as a ranked team ... Seton Hall was assessed a red card prior to the start of the third set ... Creighton has started 11-4 or better after 15 matches each of the past seven seasons, and 12-3 or better each of the past five campaigns ... Creighton has 19 straight 3-0 wins against BIG EAST teams in the match prior to facing Marquette since October of 2015 ... Creighton has trailed for a total of three points in its last three meetings vs. Seton Hall.
Team Stats
SHU
CU
Kills
23
44
Errors
18
6
Attempts
112
98
Hitting %
.045
.388
Points
29.0
54.0
Assists
22
42
Aces
5
5
Blocks
1.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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