Friday, October 18
Omaha, Neb.
6 PM
Creighton University
16-2,7-0Big East
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Xavier
6-11,4-3Big East
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Xavier
14
19
19
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Creighton
25
25
25
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Photo by: Justin Kreutzian
#6 Volleyball Sweeps Xavier For Ninth Straight Win
10/18/2024 8:22:00 PM | Volleyball
OMAHA, Neb. -- Ava Martin had a match-high 15 kills and hit .467 to lead the sixth-ranked Creighton Volleyball team to a 3-0 win over Xavier on Friday night inside D.J. Sokol Arena. Scores of the Bluejay victory were 25-14, 25-19, 25-19.
In addition to Martin's big night, Kendra Wait had 37 assists and 10 digs while Norah Sis notched 12 digs and nine digs for the Bluejays, who played without a sidelined Elise Goetzinger. Maddy Bilinovic added 18 digs and two aces, Alivia Hausmann matched her season-high with three aces, and Cincinnati native Sydney Breissinger owned 10 digs, an ace and her second career kill against her hometown team. The Bluejays hit .342 and finished with 49 kills, 59 digs, nine aces and 7.5 blocks.
Xavier (6-11, 4-3 BIG EAST) was led by 10 kills and 12 digs by Emma Grace, in addition to 15 digs by libero Lucia Corsaro. The Musketeers had 31 kills, 46 digs, six blocks and four aces on .173 hitting.
Creighton (16-2, 7-0 BIG EAST) surrendered the first point of the match before Bilinovic served a five-point run to give CU the lead for good in the opener. The margin expanded to 12-5 after a serving blitz by Hausmann, and grew as large as nine on three occasions. Sis had seven kills and Bilinovic six digs in the lid-lifter as CU hit .500 and held the Muskies to .111 hitting.
Xavier led as late as 13-12 in the second set but CU answered with a three-point burst after a timeout to take control. CU scored five of the final seven points to take the 25-19 second set win. Martin had six kills in the second set and Hausmann authored her final two aces on back-to-back points midway through the set. CU hit .412 to offset a visiting Xavier club that attacked at a .289 clip.
The Bluejays used a 7-1 run in the final frame to move in front 22-14. Sky McCune's first appearance in five weeks saw her serve an ace in her first point back to stretch the CU lead to 24-15, and a service error five points later by Xavier would end Creighton's 13th sweep of the season. Martin had seven kills in the final set, while Bilinovic supplied eight digs. CU held DePaul to .111 hitting in the final frame.
CU returns to the court on Sunday at 1 p.m. when it hosts DePaul in the program's 17th Annual Pink Out match.
NOTES: Creighton improved to 25-1 all-time against Xavier, including a 15-0 mark in Omaha ... Creighton won its 42nd straight home match in the month of October ... Creighton has won 38 straight home matches against the BIG EAST, 29 straight matches against unranked teams, 22 straight home wins, 22 consecutive wins vs. BIG EAST teams, 20 straight regular-season BIG EAST wins and was a season-high ninth consecutive victory ... Creighton's 16-2 start is one win shy of its best ever, as the 2021 squad started 17-2 ... Creighton is 7-0 or better in the BIG EAST for the sixth time in the past 10 seasons ... Kendra Wait had her 64th career double-double, one shy of the school-record ... Kendra Wait (4,375) moved past Megan Bober (4,359) for second on Creighton's all-time career assists list ... Kendra Wait moved over 1,300 career digs. She now has 1,302 ... Kendra Wait also registered her 300th block assist ... Creighton is now 39-1 in 40 sets against unranked teams this year and allowed 20 or more points in just 10 of those sets ... Kiara Reinhardt's 19 attack attempts were a season-high ... Maddy Bilinovic was honored prior to the match in recognition of her 1,000 career digs.
In addition to Martin's big night, Kendra Wait had 37 assists and 10 digs while Norah Sis notched 12 digs and nine digs for the Bluejays, who played without a sidelined Elise Goetzinger. Maddy Bilinovic added 18 digs and two aces, Alivia Hausmann matched her season-high with three aces, and Cincinnati native Sydney Breissinger owned 10 digs, an ace and her second career kill against her hometown team. The Bluejays hit .342 and finished with 49 kills, 59 digs, nine aces and 7.5 blocks.
Xavier (6-11, 4-3 BIG EAST) was led by 10 kills and 12 digs by Emma Grace, in addition to 15 digs by libero Lucia Corsaro. The Musketeers had 31 kills, 46 digs, six blocks and four aces on .173 hitting.
Creighton (16-2, 7-0 BIG EAST) surrendered the first point of the match before Bilinovic served a five-point run to give CU the lead for good in the opener. The margin expanded to 12-5 after a serving blitz by Hausmann, and grew as large as nine on three occasions. Sis had seven kills and Bilinovic six digs in the lid-lifter as CU hit .500 and held the Muskies to .111 hitting.
Xavier led as late as 13-12 in the second set but CU answered with a three-point burst after a timeout to take control. CU scored five of the final seven points to take the 25-19 second set win. Martin had six kills in the second set and Hausmann authored her final two aces on back-to-back points midway through the set. CU hit .412 to offset a visiting Xavier club that attacked at a .289 clip.
The Bluejays used a 7-1 run in the final frame to move in front 22-14. Sky McCune's first appearance in five weeks saw her serve an ace in her first point back to stretch the CU lead to 24-15, and a service error five points later by Xavier would end Creighton's 13th sweep of the season. Martin had seven kills in the final set, while Bilinovic supplied eight digs. CU held DePaul to .111 hitting in the final frame.
CU returns to the court on Sunday at 1 p.m. when it hosts DePaul in the program's 17th Annual Pink Out match.
NOTES: Creighton improved to 25-1 all-time against Xavier, including a 15-0 mark in Omaha ... Creighton won its 42nd straight home match in the month of October ... Creighton has won 38 straight home matches against the BIG EAST, 29 straight matches against unranked teams, 22 straight home wins, 22 consecutive wins vs. BIG EAST teams, 20 straight regular-season BIG EAST wins and was a season-high ninth consecutive victory ... Creighton's 16-2 start is one win shy of its best ever, as the 2021 squad started 17-2 ... Creighton is 7-0 or better in the BIG EAST for the sixth time in the past 10 seasons ... Kendra Wait had her 64th career double-double, one shy of the school-record ... Kendra Wait (4,375) moved past Megan Bober (4,359) for second on Creighton's all-time career assists list ... Kendra Wait moved over 1,300 career digs. She now has 1,302 ... Kendra Wait also registered her 300th block assist ... Creighton is now 39-1 in 40 sets against unranked teams this year and allowed 20 or more points in just 10 of those sets ... Kiara Reinhardt's 19 attack attempts were a season-high ... Maddy Bilinovic was honored prior to the match in recognition of her 1,000 career digs.
Team Stats
XU
CU
Kills
31
49
Errors
12
11
Attempts
110
111
Hitting %
.173
.342
Points
41.0
65.5
Assists
28
46
Aces
4
9
Blocks
6.0
7.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
15
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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