Friday, November 24
Milwaukee, Wis.
3:35 PM
Creighton University
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DePaul (BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals)
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DePaul
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#17 Creighton
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Photo by: Catherine Grosdidier
#17 Volleyball Sweeps DePaul; Will Face St. John's For BIG EAST Tourney Title
11/24/2023 6:09:00 PM | Volleyball
Bluejays win 14th straight match
MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- The No.17 Creighton Volleyball team will play for a conference tournament title for the 11th time in 12 years after sweeping DePaul on Friday afternoon in Milwaukee.
CU earned that spot after a 25-17, 25-20, 25-17 victory and will meet third -seeded St. John's on Saturday at 1 p.m. for the BIG EAST Tournament title in a match that will be televised on FS2. The Red Storm defeated host Marquette (11-25, 25-14, 20-25, 25-22, 15-14) in the first semifinal of the afternoon.
Creighton (26-4) dominated in the first set, never trailing in a 25-17 victory. The Bluejays hit .394 and finished with 16 kills and 18 digs to overpower the upstart Blue Demons. Norah Sis led CU with five kills while Kendra Wait added 11 assists and six digs for the Bluejays. DePaul's offense was limited to .028 hitting.
The second set was much tighter, featuring 11 ties and seven lead changes, before CU pulled away down the stretch. Holding a narrow 20-19 lead, the Bluejays scored five of the next six points to earn the 25-20 win.
The third set saw Creighton embark on a 7-0 run to build a 21-14 lead and cruise from there, capped by Ava Martin's 10th kill of the evening on match point.
SIs led Creighton with 12 kills while Martin wasn't far behind with 10. Kendra Wait had 30 assists, nine digs and five blocks and Sydney Breissinger topped CU with a dozen digs. The Bluejays finished with 45 kills, four aces, 46 digs and six blocks on .333 hitting.
All-BIG EAST selection Jill Pressly topped DePaul with eight kills. The Blue Demons had 28 kills on .085 hitting with three aces and 39 digs. The Blue Demons did not record a block.
NOTES: Creighton has appeared in a conference tournament all 21 years under Kirsten Bernthal Booth after just four appearances in nine years before her arrival ... Creighton will host a Selection Show viewing party that is open to fans and media at the D.J.'s Dugout downtown location (1003 Capitol Ave.) in Omaha. The selections will be announced beginning at 5 p.m. Central on Sunday on ESPN ... Creighton has won 29 straight sets against DePaul in matches played outside Omaha ... The Coaching Staff of the Year had not won a match in the conference tournament since Creighton won the league tournament since Creighton in both 2016 and 2015 before both St. John's and Creighton won today. The teams shared Co-Coaches of the Year accolades this fall ...Creighton improved to 24-0 against DePaul since joining the BIG EAST, its longest win streak over another opponent in program history ... Creighton improved to 10-1 in the semifinal round of the BIG EAST Tournament all-time. It is 8-1 in the finals all-time ... DePaul has been eliminated by Creighton in each of its BIG EAST Tournament appearances (2021, 2023), both in Milwaukee ... Kirsten Bernthal Booth improved to 7-1 in conference tournament matches inside Al McGuire Center, which includes titles in 2014, 2017 and 2021 ... Booth also improved to 18-2 all-time in BIG EAST Tournament matches. The rest of the league's active coaches are 17-33 after Friday's action ... Creighton's 26 wins are tied for seventh-most in program history ... Creighton is now 18-1 all-time in conference tournament play as a top seed ... Creighton improved to 15-1 in the past three years on neutral floors ... Creighton's 14-match win streak is tied for fifth-longest in program history.
CU earned that spot after a 25-17, 25-20, 25-17 victory and will meet third -seeded St. John's on Saturday at 1 p.m. for the BIG EAST Tournament title in a match that will be televised on FS2. The Red Storm defeated host Marquette (11-25, 25-14, 20-25, 25-22, 15-14) in the first semifinal of the afternoon.
Creighton (26-4) dominated in the first set, never trailing in a 25-17 victory. The Bluejays hit .394 and finished with 16 kills and 18 digs to overpower the upstart Blue Demons. Norah Sis led CU with five kills while Kendra Wait added 11 assists and six digs for the Bluejays. DePaul's offense was limited to .028 hitting.
The second set was much tighter, featuring 11 ties and seven lead changes, before CU pulled away down the stretch. Holding a narrow 20-19 lead, the Bluejays scored five of the next six points to earn the 25-20 win.
The third set saw Creighton embark on a 7-0 run to build a 21-14 lead and cruise from there, capped by Ava Martin's 10th kill of the evening on match point.
SIs led Creighton with 12 kills while Martin wasn't far behind with 10. Kendra Wait had 30 assists, nine digs and five blocks and Sydney Breissinger topped CU with a dozen digs. The Bluejays finished with 45 kills, four aces, 46 digs and six blocks on .333 hitting.
All-BIG EAST selection Jill Pressly topped DePaul with eight kills. The Blue Demons had 28 kills on .085 hitting with three aces and 39 digs. The Blue Demons did not record a block.
NOTES: Creighton has appeared in a conference tournament all 21 years under Kirsten Bernthal Booth after just four appearances in nine years before her arrival ... Creighton will host a Selection Show viewing party that is open to fans and media at the D.J.'s Dugout downtown location (1003 Capitol Ave.) in Omaha. The selections will be announced beginning at 5 p.m. Central on Sunday on ESPN ... Creighton has won 29 straight sets against DePaul in matches played outside Omaha ... The Coaching Staff of the Year had not won a match in the conference tournament since Creighton won the league tournament since Creighton in both 2016 and 2015 before both St. John's and Creighton won today. The teams shared Co-Coaches of the Year accolades this fall ...Creighton improved to 24-0 against DePaul since joining the BIG EAST, its longest win streak over another opponent in program history ... Creighton improved to 10-1 in the semifinal round of the BIG EAST Tournament all-time. It is 8-1 in the finals all-time ... DePaul has been eliminated by Creighton in each of its BIG EAST Tournament appearances (2021, 2023), both in Milwaukee ... Kirsten Bernthal Booth improved to 7-1 in conference tournament matches inside Al McGuire Center, which includes titles in 2014, 2017 and 2021 ... Booth also improved to 18-2 all-time in BIG EAST Tournament matches. The rest of the league's active coaches are 17-33 after Friday's action ... Creighton's 26 wins are tied for seventh-most in program history ... Creighton is now 18-1 all-time in conference tournament play as a top seed ... Creighton improved to 15-1 in the past three years on neutral floors ... Creighton's 14-match win streak is tied for fifth-longest in program history.
Team Stats
DePaul
CU
Kills
28
45
Errors
19
11
Attempts
106
102
Hitting %
.085
.333
Points
31.0
55.0
Assists
27
42
Aces
3
4
Blocks
0.0
6.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
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