Friday, November 15
Omaha, Neb.
6 PM
Creighton University
24-2,15-0Big East
3
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Seton Hall
11-15,5-10Big East
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2
3
F
Seton Hall
12
16
10
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Creighton
25
25
25
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Photo by: Justin Kreutzian
#5 Volleyball Matches Serving Records; Aces Test vs. Pirates
11/15/2024 8:17:00 PM | Volleyball
Ava Martin serves eight of Creighton's record 15 aces
OMAHA, Neb. -- Ava Martin served eight of Creighton Volleyball's 15 service aces as the Bluejays swept Seton Hall on Friday night at D.J. Sokol Arena. Martin tied the Creighton's single-match record set by Carolyn Decker in 2004, while the team's 15 aces tied a program record done twice in 1995.
Scores of the match were 25-12, 25-16, 25-10 in favor of Creighton (24-2, 15-0 BIG EAST), who has now won 56 straight sets over Seton Hall (11-15, 5-10 BIG EAST).
Creighton never trailed in either of the first two sets. The Bluejays raced to a 10-3 lead in the opener and were up 23-11 before the Pirates used a timeout. A solo stuff from Elise Goetzinger closed out the opening frame with CU hitting .423. Martin had six digs, two kills and an ace and Norah Sis contributed five kills and three digs.
The Bluejays opened up an 11-4 run in the second set, including three consecutive aces by Sis. Seton Hall's best stretch came of the night when it closed within 17-15 to prompt a Bluejay timeout, but CU scored eight of the next nine points to take the set. Martin had three kills and Sis an ace and kill to close out the game. CU had 14 kills and served eight aces in the second set as the Pirates managed just five kills and three digs.
Seton Hall's lone lead of the night came after a Madison Klungel kill to open the third set. CU countered with the next three points and did not trail again. Leading 9-5, Martin served five aces during a 12-0 blitz that only ended after Seton Hall won a challenge. CU kept up the pressure down the stretch, including the first career kill by Sophia Wendlick, before closing the show with a kill by Destiny Ndam-Simpson. Maddy Blinovic had 10 digs in the third set alone and CU owned a 16-5 lead in kills during the finale.
Martin approached a triple-double, finishing with 11 kills, 13 digs and eight aces on .429 hitting. Sis recorded 10 kills and four aces, while both Kiara Reinhardt and Elise Goetzinger notched six kills. Bilinovic topped all players with 16 digs. Creighton finished the contest with 44 kills, 44 digs, four blocks and 15 aces against just four serving miscues. The Jays hit .356 in the sweep.
Seton Hall was led by eight kills by Senna Roberts-Navarro, while Klungel supplied 14 assists. The Pirates tallied 19 kills, 24 digs, one ace and no blocks on .090 hitting.
Creighton hosts its final regular-season home match this season on Sunday at 1 p.m. when it welcomes Georgetown to Omaha. The Bluejays can clinch at least a. share of its 11th consecutive BIG EAST regular-season title with a victory. CU will honor its seniors following the match.
 NOTES: Creighton has now won 17 straight matches, tied for its third-longest win streak in program history ... Creighton improved to 100-3 all-time in BIG EAST regular-season home matches, including 39 straight wins ... Creighton has beaten Seton Hall 20 straight meetings ... Creighton has won 41 straight November home matches ... Creighton has won 37 matches in a row against unranked teams ... Creighton's 28 straight regular-season BIG EAST wins are tied for the second-longest streak in program history ... Creighton's 111 wins tied a school-record for a four-year span ... Norah Sis notched her 100th career aces during the second set. She finished the contest with 999 career digs ... Kendra Wait surpassed 2,000 career digs inside D.J. Sokol Arena ... Wait was recognized prior to the match for recently setting the school-record for double-doubles. On hand to present the award was former record-holder Melissa Weisensee ... Creighton has trailed for a total of 17 points in its last 18 sets played against Seton Hall ... Creighton has won 100 straight matches when taking a 2-0 lead into the intermission.
Scores of the match were 25-12, 25-16, 25-10 in favor of Creighton (24-2, 15-0 BIG EAST), who has now won 56 straight sets over Seton Hall (11-15, 5-10 BIG EAST).
Creighton never trailed in either of the first two sets. The Bluejays raced to a 10-3 lead in the opener and were up 23-11 before the Pirates used a timeout. A solo stuff from Elise Goetzinger closed out the opening frame with CU hitting .423. Martin had six digs, two kills and an ace and Norah Sis contributed five kills and three digs.
The Bluejays opened up an 11-4 run in the second set, including three consecutive aces by Sis. Seton Hall's best stretch came of the night when it closed within 17-15 to prompt a Bluejay timeout, but CU scored eight of the next nine points to take the set. Martin had three kills and Sis an ace and kill to close out the game. CU had 14 kills and served eight aces in the second set as the Pirates managed just five kills and three digs.
Seton Hall's lone lead of the night came after a Madison Klungel kill to open the third set. CU countered with the next three points and did not trail again. Leading 9-5, Martin served five aces during a 12-0 blitz that only ended after Seton Hall won a challenge. CU kept up the pressure down the stretch, including the first career kill by Sophia Wendlick, before closing the show with a kill by Destiny Ndam-Simpson. Maddy Blinovic had 10 digs in the third set alone and CU owned a 16-5 lead in kills during the finale.
Martin approached a triple-double, finishing with 11 kills, 13 digs and eight aces on .429 hitting. Sis recorded 10 kills and four aces, while both Kiara Reinhardt and Elise Goetzinger notched six kills. Bilinovic topped all players with 16 digs. Creighton finished the contest with 44 kills, 44 digs, four blocks and 15 aces against just four serving miscues. The Jays hit .356 in the sweep.
Seton Hall was led by eight kills by Senna Roberts-Navarro, while Klungel supplied 14 assists. The Pirates tallied 19 kills, 24 digs, one ace and no blocks on .090 hitting.
Creighton hosts its final regular-season home match this season on Sunday at 1 p.m. when it welcomes Georgetown to Omaha. The Bluejays can clinch at least a. share of its 11th consecutive BIG EAST regular-season title with a victory. CU will honor its seniors following the match.
 NOTES: Creighton has now won 17 straight matches, tied for its third-longest win streak in program history ... Creighton improved to 100-3 all-time in BIG EAST regular-season home matches, including 39 straight wins ... Creighton has beaten Seton Hall 20 straight meetings ... Creighton has won 41 straight November home matches ... Creighton has won 37 matches in a row against unranked teams ... Creighton's 28 straight regular-season BIG EAST wins are tied for the second-longest streak in program history ... Creighton's 111 wins tied a school-record for a four-year span ... Norah Sis notched her 100th career aces during the second set. She finished the contest with 999 career digs ... Kendra Wait surpassed 2,000 career digs inside D.J. Sokol Arena ... Wait was recognized prior to the match for recently setting the school-record for double-doubles. On hand to present the award was former record-holder Melissa Weisensee ... Creighton has trailed for a total of 17 points in its last 18 sets played against Seton Hall ... Creighton has won 100 straight matches when taking a 2-0 lead into the intermission.
Team Stats
SHU
CU
Kills
19
44
Errors
12
13
Attempts
78
87
Hitting %
.090
.356
Points
20.0
63.0
Assists
19
39
Aces
1
15
Blocks
0
4
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
11
Aces
8
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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