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Kirsten Bernthal Booth
Booth Earns 600th Career Win as #6 Volleyball Sweeps Georgetown
10/25/2024 7:22:00 PM | Volleyball
Bluejays improve to 9-0 at halfway point of league play
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Kirsten Bernthal Booth picked up her 600th career coaching victory as No. 6 Creighton Volleyball defeated Georgetown in three sets on Friday at McDonough Arena in Washington, D.C. Scores of Creighton's 11th consecutive victory were 25-21, 25-13, 25-9.
Creighton (18-2, 9-0 BIG EAST) remains alone in first place of the BIG EAST at the midpoint of league play and is now unbeaten at the turn for the sixth time since 2015. Georgetown (8-13, 1-8 BIG EAST) has now lost 11 of its last 12 matches after a 7-2 start.
Aces by Maddy Bilinovic, Sydney Breissinger and Ava Martin helped stake Creighton to an 11-3 lead in the opening moments of the match, only to have Georgetown counter with a 6-0 run featuring three aces by Dionna Mitchell to prompt a Bluejay timeout. Georgetown drew as close as one on a couple occasions before a second ace by Breissinger created some separation and helped CU to an opening set victory. Creighton hit .286 as Norah Sis had six kills and the Bluejays served four aces.
Sis dominated the second set, providing eight more kills in 10 swings to lead Creighton in a 25-13 victory. CU hit .520 in the frame while holding the Hoyas to -.030 attacking. GU's only lead came of the match when it won the first point of the second set, but CU scored the next four points and did not trail again. Kendra Wait had 11 assists and seven digs in the second frame.
The Bluejays raced to leads of 8-0 and 17-2 in the third and final set victory. Creighton has now won 20 straight sets against Georgetown in Washington, D.C., and 25 straight sets against the Hoyas at all sites. The 25 straight sets wins is tied for its third-longest ever over another school. CU hit .417 and GU attacked at a -.083 clip in the finale as 17 different Bluejays saw action.
Sis led all players with 16 kills while hitting .481, Martin notched 10 kills, seven digs and three aces, and Wait finished just shy of a double-double with 30 assists and nine digs. Elise Goetzinger returned to the line-up with eight kills in 10 swings, adding three blocks. The Bluejays had 45 kills, 39 digs, eight aces and seven blocks while hitting .388.
Mary Grace Goyena topped Georgetown with six kills. GU finished with 19 kills, 23 digs, four aces and four blocks on .047 hitting.
Creighton is back in action on Saturday at 5 p.m. Central when it visits Seton Hall in South Orange, N.J.
NOTES:Â Kirsten Bernthal Booth improved to 488-191 in her 22nd year at Creighton. She went 112-41 in three years at Kirkwood Community College before arriving at Creighton ... Creighton's 18-2 start is its best mark ever after 20 matches ... Among the streaks that Creighton extended were 31 straight victories over unranked teams, 24 straight triumphs over BIG EAST teams and 22 wins in a row in regular-season BIG EAST matches ... Creighton improved to 179-16 all-time in regular-season BIG EAST matches and 83-13 in BIG EAST road contests ... Creighton is now 21-0 all-time against Georgetown, tied for its third-longest streak over another opponent ... Creighton's 11-match win streak is tied for the nation's eighth-longest active streak, and tied for its ninth-longest win streak ever ... Creighton's 24 straight wins over league foes is the nation's seventh-longest active streak in conference play ... Creighton is now 80-6 in the month of October since the start of 2016 ... Creighton has not trailed in 14-of-28 sets this season in BIG EAST play ... Creighton is 19-1 in the third set this season ... Creighton has now won 19 straight sets, tied for its seventh-longest streak in program history ... Creighton improved to 45-1 this season in sets against unranked teams, and 93-2 since Oct. 7, 2023 ... Creighton won its 178th straight match when hitting .300 or better.
Creighton (18-2, 9-0 BIG EAST) remains alone in first place of the BIG EAST at the midpoint of league play and is now unbeaten at the turn for the sixth time since 2015. Georgetown (8-13, 1-8 BIG EAST) has now lost 11 of its last 12 matches after a 7-2 start.
Aces by Maddy Bilinovic, Sydney Breissinger and Ava Martin helped stake Creighton to an 11-3 lead in the opening moments of the match, only to have Georgetown counter with a 6-0 run featuring three aces by Dionna Mitchell to prompt a Bluejay timeout. Georgetown drew as close as one on a couple occasions before a second ace by Breissinger created some separation and helped CU to an opening set victory. Creighton hit .286 as Norah Sis had six kills and the Bluejays served four aces.
Sis dominated the second set, providing eight more kills in 10 swings to lead Creighton in a 25-13 victory. CU hit .520 in the frame while holding the Hoyas to -.030 attacking. GU's only lead came of the match when it won the first point of the second set, but CU scored the next four points and did not trail again. Kendra Wait had 11 assists and seven digs in the second frame.
The Bluejays raced to leads of 8-0 and 17-2 in the third and final set victory. Creighton has now won 20 straight sets against Georgetown in Washington, D.C., and 25 straight sets against the Hoyas at all sites. The 25 straight sets wins is tied for its third-longest ever over another school. CU hit .417 and GU attacked at a -.083 clip in the finale as 17 different Bluejays saw action.
Sis led all players with 16 kills while hitting .481, Martin notched 10 kills, seven digs and three aces, and Wait finished just shy of a double-double with 30 assists and nine digs. Elise Goetzinger returned to the line-up with eight kills in 10 swings, adding three blocks. The Bluejays had 45 kills, 39 digs, eight aces and seven blocks while hitting .388.
Mary Grace Goyena topped Georgetown with six kills. GU finished with 19 kills, 23 digs, four aces and four blocks on .047 hitting.
Creighton is back in action on Saturday at 5 p.m. Central when it visits Seton Hall in South Orange, N.J.
NOTES:Â Kirsten Bernthal Booth improved to 488-191 in her 22nd year at Creighton. She went 112-41 in three years at Kirkwood Community College before arriving at Creighton ... Creighton's 18-2 start is its best mark ever after 20 matches ... Among the streaks that Creighton extended were 31 straight victories over unranked teams, 24 straight triumphs over BIG EAST teams and 22 wins in a row in regular-season BIG EAST matches ... Creighton improved to 179-16 all-time in regular-season BIG EAST matches and 83-13 in BIG EAST road contests ... Creighton is now 21-0 all-time against Georgetown, tied for its third-longest streak over another opponent ... Creighton's 11-match win streak is tied for the nation's eighth-longest active streak, and tied for its ninth-longest win streak ever ... Creighton's 24 straight wins over league foes is the nation's seventh-longest active streak in conference play ... Creighton is now 80-6 in the month of October since the start of 2016 ... Creighton has not trailed in 14-of-28 sets this season in BIG EAST play ... Creighton is 19-1 in the third set this season ... Creighton has now won 19 straight sets, tied for its seventh-longest streak in program history ... Creighton improved to 45-1 this season in sets against unranked teams, and 93-2 since Oct. 7, 2023 ... Creighton won its 178th straight match when hitting .300 or better.
Team Stats
CU
GTown
Kills
45
19
Errors
12
15
Attempts
85
85
Hitting %
.388
.047
Points
60.0
27.0
Assists
38
16
Aces
8
4
Blocks
7
4
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
10
Aces
3
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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