Saturday, September 2
Omaha, Neb.
5 PM
Creighton University
4-1,0-0Big East
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LSU
1-3,0-0SEC
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LSU
12
21
30
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Creighton
25
25
32
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Ava Martin
Photo by: Creighton Athletics
#20 Volleyball Sweeps LSU, Will Play For Title on Sunday
9/2/2023 7:32:00 PM | Volleyball
OMAHA, Neb. -- Norah Sis had 14 kills and tied a program record for fewest matches to 1,000 career kills as No. 20 Creighton Volleyball used a huge third set comeback to sweep LSU on Saturday at the Bluejay Invitational. The 25-12, 25-21, 32-30 victory improves Creighton to 4-1 and sets up a title match on Sunday against Northern Iowa at 2:30 p.m.
The Bluejays never trailed in the first two sets and rallied from an 18-10 deficit in the third to secure its second sweep of the young season. Back-up setter Audrey Clark jump-started the rally with a three-point run, then stayed in and dished five assists before checking out with the Jays down 22-18. CU staved off set point chances for LSU (1-3) at 24-23 and 29-28 and squandered match point opportunities of its own at 26-25, 27-26, 28-27 and 30-29 before consecutive kills from Kiana Schmitt and Ava Martin closed out the victory. LSU challenged match point, but the original call was confirmed as the Bluejays celebrated in front of their partisan crowd of 2,094.
Creighton (4-1) played its best volleyball of the young season in a 25-12 victory in the first set. After the teams traded service errors to open the contest, Ellie Bolton served a 6-0 run that included three kills by Martin. CU's margin reached double-digits at 17-7 and Sis' fourth kill secured the 25-12 victory. Creighton had 16 kills in the first set, including five from Martin and four each by Sis and Destiny Ndam-Simpson while hitting .483 as a team.
CU raced to a 6-1 lead in the second set, again fueled by Bolton's serve and three straight kills by Martin. The Tigers drew within one point at 16-15 and 17-16 before Ann Marie Remmes compiled a 4-0 serving run. The Jays took a 2--0 lead into intermission following Martin's fifth kill of the set. The Bluejay defense had 19 digs and held LSU to .095 hitting as Bolton dug six balls.
The third set featuring CU's large comeback included six kills each by Sis, Martin, Remmes and Schmitt as Creighton had 26 kills as a team on .373 hitting. Sis, who entered the match needing 12 kills to reach 1,000 in her career, notched her 12th kill of the day to bring CU within 23-19 in the third frame. It came in her 70th career match, tying Creighton Athletics Hall of Famer Melissa Walsh (1998-01) for fastest to that milestone in program history. The final set featured 12 ties and five lead changes.
Martin led CU with 16 kills on .364 hitting while Sis owned 14 kills on .385 hitting. Kendra Wait collected 42 assists and Bolton a dozen digs while Schmitt had a match-leading five blocks. Creighton had 57 kills, two aces, 52 digs and 7.0 blocks on .381 hitting.
LSU was paced by 12 kills from freshman Jurnee Robinson, while libero Erin Carmichael owned nine digs. The Tigers finished the day with 36 kills, six aces, 35 digs and 6.0 blocks on .171 hitting.
Play at the Bluejay Invitational concludes on Sunday. Ball State, which was swept by Northern Iowa in Saturday's lid-lifter, meets LSU at Noon as each team seeks to avoid an 0-3 weekend. Creighton and LSU, both 2-0 in the tournament, will play for the Bluejay Invitational title at 2:30 p.m.
NOTES: Creighton improved to 1-1 all-time against LSU. The only previous meeting came in 2008 when the Tigers overcame an 0-2 deficit to beat the Bluejays at the Omaha Civic Auditorium ... Sydney Breissinger made her first start of the season and finished with eight digs and an ace ... Creighton has won 151 straight matches when hitting .300 or better ... Creighton has played 27 straight matches since its last contest to last exactly four sets ... Norah Sis became the 16th Bluejay to 1,000 career kills and now ranks 14th with 1,002 after passing Shelly Kapler (1,000 from 1996-99) and Jaela Zimmerman (1,000 from 2018-22) ... Ann Marie Remmes tied a career-high with eight kills for the second straight day ... Creighton is now 19-2 the last 21 times its taken the floor following a five-set match ... Creighton improved to 21-0 all-time when Norah Sis hits .300 or better, as the junior hit a season-best .385.
More to come...
The Bluejays never trailed in the first two sets and rallied from an 18-10 deficit in the third to secure its second sweep of the young season. Back-up setter Audrey Clark jump-started the rally with a three-point run, then stayed in and dished five assists before checking out with the Jays down 22-18. CU staved off set point chances for LSU (1-3) at 24-23 and 29-28 and squandered match point opportunities of its own at 26-25, 27-26, 28-27 and 30-29 before consecutive kills from Kiana Schmitt and Ava Martin closed out the victory. LSU challenged match point, but the original call was confirmed as the Bluejays celebrated in front of their partisan crowd of 2,094.
Creighton (4-1) played its best volleyball of the young season in a 25-12 victory in the first set. After the teams traded service errors to open the contest, Ellie Bolton served a 6-0 run that included three kills by Martin. CU's margin reached double-digits at 17-7 and Sis' fourth kill secured the 25-12 victory. Creighton had 16 kills in the first set, including five from Martin and four each by Sis and Destiny Ndam-Simpson while hitting .483 as a team.
CU raced to a 6-1 lead in the second set, again fueled by Bolton's serve and three straight kills by Martin. The Tigers drew within one point at 16-15 and 17-16 before Ann Marie Remmes compiled a 4-0 serving run. The Jays took a 2--0 lead into intermission following Martin's fifth kill of the set. The Bluejay defense had 19 digs and held LSU to .095 hitting as Bolton dug six balls.
The third set featuring CU's large comeback included six kills each by Sis, Martin, Remmes and Schmitt as Creighton had 26 kills as a team on .373 hitting. Sis, who entered the match needing 12 kills to reach 1,000 in her career, notched her 12th kill of the day to bring CU within 23-19 in the third frame. It came in her 70th career match, tying Creighton Athletics Hall of Famer Melissa Walsh (1998-01) for fastest to that milestone in program history. The final set featured 12 ties and five lead changes.
Martin led CU with 16 kills on .364 hitting while Sis owned 14 kills on .385 hitting. Kendra Wait collected 42 assists and Bolton a dozen digs while Schmitt had a match-leading five blocks. Creighton had 57 kills, two aces, 52 digs and 7.0 blocks on .381 hitting.
LSU was paced by 12 kills from freshman Jurnee Robinson, while libero Erin Carmichael owned nine digs. The Tigers finished the day with 36 kills, six aces, 35 digs and 6.0 blocks on .171 hitting.
Play at the Bluejay Invitational concludes on Sunday. Ball State, which was swept by Northern Iowa in Saturday's lid-lifter, meets LSU at Noon as each team seeks to avoid an 0-3 weekend. Creighton and LSU, both 2-0 in the tournament, will play for the Bluejay Invitational title at 2:30 p.m.
NOTES: Creighton improved to 1-1 all-time against LSU. The only previous meeting came in 2008 when the Tigers overcame an 0-2 deficit to beat the Bluejays at the Omaha Civic Auditorium ... Sydney Breissinger made her first start of the season and finished with eight digs and an ace ... Creighton has won 151 straight matches when hitting .300 or better ... Creighton has played 27 straight matches since its last contest to last exactly four sets ... Norah Sis became the 16th Bluejay to 1,000 career kills and now ranks 14th with 1,002 after passing Shelly Kapler (1,000 from 1996-99) and Jaela Zimmerman (1,000 from 2018-22) ... Ann Marie Remmes tied a career-high with eight kills for the second straight day ... Creighton is now 19-2 the last 21 times its taken the floor following a five-set match ... Creighton improved to 21-0 all-time when Norah Sis hits .300 or better, as the junior hit a season-best .385.
More to come...
Team Stats
LSU
CU
Kills
36
57
Errors
16
14
Attempts
117
113
Hitting %
.171
.381
Points
48.0
66.0
Assists
34
53
Aces
6
2
Blocks
6
7
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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