Friday, October 13
Omaha, Neb.
6 PM
Creighton University
14-4,5-2Big East
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Georgetown
12-8,3-5Big East
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F
Georgetown
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13
18
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#17 Creighton
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Photo by: Justin Kreutzian
Sis Returns in #17 Volleyball's Sweep vs. Georgetown
10/13/2023 8:01:00 PM | Volleyball
Bluejays hit .488 in victory
OMAHA, Neb. -- No. 17 Creighton Volleyball hit an absurd .488 -- third-best in program history, and saw two-time All-American Norah Sis return to play in the back row in a 3-0 sweep over Georgetown on Friday, Oct. 13. The match was Creighton's 15th straight Pink Out victory, and improved the Bluejays to 19-0 all-time against the Hoyas.
Scores of Creighton's (14-4, 5-2 BIG EAST) sweep were 25-10, 25-13, 25-18.
Creighton opened the match with a kill from Kendra Wait and Sis immediately checked in for the first time since suffering an injury on September 5th. Fighting back tears, Sis's first serve couldn't be returned as she picked up an ace. Her next serve attempt clipped the net and dropped untouched, giving the Bluejays an early 3-0 lead. Sis later matched her career-high with a third ace later in the set, part of CU's 25-10 victory in the opener. The Bluejays hit .667 in the first set, the program's seventh-best set in history, with 14 kills in 21 swings. Four different Bluejays had three kills and CU dealt five aces in its set one romp.
Creighton took a 10-4 lead early in the second set and the margin grew to 20-11 on the first career kill of libero Ellie Bolton's career. A kill from freshman Destiny Ndam-Simpson closed out the 25-13 Bluejay win in the second set as the Jays hit .370 and procured four more blocks. Georgetown (12-8, 3-5 BIG EAST) was held to .000 hitting in the frame.
Creighton trailed 6-4 early in the third game before an 8-1 run flipped the momentum back in CU's favor. The Hoyas hung closer and were within 18-16 before Sky McCune's three-point serving run pushed the margin to 21-16. CU won the match on Georgetown's third blocking error of the night. Kiana Schmitt had five kills and Ndam-Simpson and Ava Martin both added four terminations during the third set, which saw CU hit .471 with 19 kills. Kendra Wait dished 14 assists in the third frame as part of a well-rounded night that saw her finish with 29 assists, eight digs and eight kills on .800 hitting.
Schmitt hit .600 with 10 kills in 15 swings while Martin (9 kills, .400 hitting) and Ndam-Simpson (8 kills, 467 hitting) helped the Bluejays turn in one of their most dominant offensive displays in program history. CU tied a season-high with nine aces. Sis had six digs, three aces and two assists in her return, playing only in the back row.
Georgetown was led by eight kills from Mary Grace Goyena, while libero Karis Park added a team-best nine digs. The Hoyas hit .167 and finished with 30 kills, two aces and 28 digs but became the first CU opponent since 2021 (also Georgetown) to not record a block.
The Bluejays host Villanova (12-7, 3-4 BIG EAST) on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Wildcats have been off since defeating Georgetown in four sets on Wednesday.
NOTES: Creighton has won 19 straight sets against Georgetown, tied for its sixth-longest spell over another team in program history ... Creighton's 19 straight wins over Georgetown is tied for its third-longest win streak over another school ... Creighton's only matches with a better hitting percentage were .536 vs. Tulsa (10/27/95) and .495 vs. Liberty (9/2/05), meaning tonight's showing was a D.J. Sokol Arena record ... Creighton's first attack error didn't come until it was 14-6 in the second set ... Creighton has won 200 straight matches over conference teams when taking a 2-0 lead at intermission ... Creighton has won 154 straight matches when hitting .300 or better ... Creighton has won 39 straight October home matches ... Since joining the BIG EAST in 2013, Creighton is 95-4 at home against league foes, including 29 straight wins ... Creighton went 8-3 in the 11 matches without Norah Sis ... Creighton has won its first six home matches in a season for the first time ... Creighton improved to 68-6 in the month of October at all sites since 2016 ... Norah Sis came off the bench for the first time in 72 appearances in a Bluejay uniform ... Kendra Wait was recognized prior to the match for recently recording her 3,000th career assist ... Creighton improved to 11-0 this season when winning the second set ... Ellie Bolton has had an ace in 16 of her last 17 matches, and also had 10 or more digs in 16 of her last 17 contests.
Scores of Creighton's (14-4, 5-2 BIG EAST) sweep were 25-10, 25-13, 25-18.
Creighton opened the match with a kill from Kendra Wait and Sis immediately checked in for the first time since suffering an injury on September 5th. Fighting back tears, Sis's first serve couldn't be returned as she picked up an ace. Her next serve attempt clipped the net and dropped untouched, giving the Bluejays an early 3-0 lead. Sis later matched her career-high with a third ace later in the set, part of CU's 25-10 victory in the opener. The Bluejays hit .667 in the first set, the program's seventh-best set in history, with 14 kills in 21 swings. Four different Bluejays had three kills and CU dealt five aces in its set one romp.
Creighton took a 10-4 lead early in the second set and the margin grew to 20-11 on the first career kill of libero Ellie Bolton's career. A kill from freshman Destiny Ndam-Simpson closed out the 25-13 Bluejay win in the second set as the Jays hit .370 and procured four more blocks. Georgetown (12-8, 3-5 BIG EAST) was held to .000 hitting in the frame.
Creighton trailed 6-4 early in the third game before an 8-1 run flipped the momentum back in CU's favor. The Hoyas hung closer and were within 18-16 before Sky McCune's three-point serving run pushed the margin to 21-16. CU won the match on Georgetown's third blocking error of the night. Kiana Schmitt had five kills and Ndam-Simpson and Ava Martin both added four terminations during the third set, which saw CU hit .471 with 19 kills. Kendra Wait dished 14 assists in the third frame as part of a well-rounded night that saw her finish with 29 assists, eight digs and eight kills on .800 hitting.
Schmitt hit .600 with 10 kills in 15 swings while Martin (9 kills, .400 hitting) and Ndam-Simpson (8 kills, 467 hitting) helped the Bluejays turn in one of their most dominant offensive displays in program history. CU tied a season-high with nine aces. Sis had six digs, three aces and two assists in her return, playing only in the back row.
Georgetown was led by eight kills from Mary Grace Goyena, while libero Karis Park added a team-best nine digs. The Hoyas hit .167 and finished with 30 kills, two aces and 28 digs but became the first CU opponent since 2021 (also Georgetown) to not record a block.
The Bluejays host Villanova (12-7, 3-4 BIG EAST) on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Wildcats have been off since defeating Georgetown in four sets on Wednesday.
NOTES: Creighton has won 19 straight sets against Georgetown, tied for its sixth-longest spell over another team in program history ... Creighton's 19 straight wins over Georgetown is tied for its third-longest win streak over another school ... Creighton's only matches with a better hitting percentage were .536 vs. Tulsa (10/27/95) and .495 vs. Liberty (9/2/05), meaning tonight's showing was a D.J. Sokol Arena record ... Creighton's first attack error didn't come until it was 14-6 in the second set ... Creighton has won 200 straight matches over conference teams when taking a 2-0 lead at intermission ... Creighton has won 154 straight matches when hitting .300 or better ... Creighton has won 39 straight October home matches ... Since joining the BIG EAST in 2013, Creighton is 95-4 at home against league foes, including 29 straight wins ... Creighton went 8-3 in the 11 matches without Norah Sis ... Creighton has won its first six home matches in a season for the first time ... Creighton improved to 68-6 in the month of October at all sites since 2016 ... Norah Sis came off the bench for the first time in 72 appearances in a Bluejay uniform ... Kendra Wait was recognized prior to the match for recently recording her 3,000th career assist ... Creighton improved to 11-0 this season when winning the second set ... Ellie Bolton has had an ace in 16 of her last 17 matches, and also had 10 or more digs in 16 of her last 17 contests.
Team Stats
GTown
CU
Kills
30
45
Errors
15
5
Attempts
90
82
Hitting %
.167
.488
Points
32.0
60.0
Assists
30
44
Aces
2
9
Blocks
0.0
6.0
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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