Friday, November 8
Omaha, Neb.
6:00 PM
Creighton University
22-2,13-0Big East
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Butler
6-20,4-10Big East
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Butler
16
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Creighton
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Photo by: Justin Kreutzian
#5 Volleyball Earns 10th Straight Sweep, Improves to 22-2
11/8/2024 8:08:00 PM | Volleyball
Creighton wins 15th straight match
OMAHA, Neb. -- No. 5 Creighton Volleyball had 14 blocks in three sets en route to its 15th straight victory, a 3-0 sweep over Butler on Friday night inside D.J. Sokol Arena. The 25-16, 25-16, 25-15 sweep gives Creighton a program-record 31 straight set wins, a figure that also leads the nation.
Creighotn (22-2, 13-0 BIG EAST) was led by 12 kills on .478 hitting from junior Ava Martin, while Elise Goetzinger and Kendra Wait each notched six blocks. The Bluejays hit .359 and recorded 37 kills, six aces, 36 digs and 14 blocks on the night.
Butler (6-20, 4-10 BIG EAST) was led by seven kills by Elise Ward. The Bulldogs hit .012 and finished with 23 kills, four aces, 30 digs and three blocks.
Alaleh Tolliver served an ace on the first point of the match, but that would be Butler's lone lead the entire contest. The Bulldogs hung around and were within 13-11 midway through the opening frame, but a 7-0 serving run by Maddy Bilinovic helped stake CU to a 24-13 lead, and Kiara Reinhardt and Wait combined on a block of Ward to close out the first set. Reinhardt had four rejections and Martin four kills in the first set as CU hit .409 and had six blocks as a team.
Martin served an ace as part of a 4-0 run to open the second set. Butler drew within 12-10, but Creighton steadily pulled away for a second consecutive 25-16 triumph. Wait had three kills and nine assists, as five different teammates had exactly two terminations in the second set.
The Bluejays started quicker in the third set as Sky McCune came off the bench to serve CU to a 13-7 lead. CU's lead grew as large as 24-14 on a kill from senior Abbey Milner, and the Bluejays secured the sweep on a Butler service error. Martin had six kills in the finale and CU recorded five blocks to hold BU to -.130 hitting in 23 attacks.
Creighton is back in action on Sunday at 2 p.m. when it visits Marquette (18-6, 12-1 BIG EAST) in a battle of the top two teams in the league standings. Creighton handed Marquette its only league loss of the season, but the Golden Eagles handed CU its only set loss in conference action this fall. The showdown will be televised by FS1.
NOTES: Creighton has won 22 straight meetings against Butler ... Creighton has won 42 straight home matches against BIG EAST opponents and home matches in November in a row ... Creighton has won 28 straight matches against BIG EAST teams ... Creighton has won a program-record 26 home matches in a row, the nation's third-longest active streak ... Creighton is 13-0 in BIG EAST play for the fourth time in the last nine years ... Maddy Bilinovic had seven digs to surpass 1,100 in her career ... Creighton's 31 straight set wins break the previous mark of 30, done in 2022, and are the nation's longest active streak ... During that time Creighton has allowed as many as 20 points just four sets ... Kendra Wait had her sixth straight match without an attack error, hitting .588 in that time.
Creighotn (22-2, 13-0 BIG EAST) was led by 12 kills on .478 hitting from junior Ava Martin, while Elise Goetzinger and Kendra Wait each notched six blocks. The Bluejays hit .359 and recorded 37 kills, six aces, 36 digs and 14 blocks on the night.
Butler (6-20, 4-10 BIG EAST) was led by seven kills by Elise Ward. The Bulldogs hit .012 and finished with 23 kills, four aces, 30 digs and three blocks.
Alaleh Tolliver served an ace on the first point of the match, but that would be Butler's lone lead the entire contest. The Bulldogs hung around and were within 13-11 midway through the opening frame, but a 7-0 serving run by Maddy Bilinovic helped stake CU to a 24-13 lead, and Kiara Reinhardt and Wait combined on a block of Ward to close out the first set. Reinhardt had four rejections and Martin four kills in the first set as CU hit .409 and had six blocks as a team.
Martin served an ace as part of a 4-0 run to open the second set. Butler drew within 12-10, but Creighton steadily pulled away for a second consecutive 25-16 triumph. Wait had three kills and nine assists, as five different teammates had exactly two terminations in the second set.
The Bluejays started quicker in the third set as Sky McCune came off the bench to serve CU to a 13-7 lead. CU's lead grew as large as 24-14 on a kill from senior Abbey Milner, and the Bluejays secured the sweep on a Butler service error. Martin had six kills in the finale and CU recorded five blocks to hold BU to -.130 hitting in 23 attacks.
Creighton is back in action on Sunday at 2 p.m. when it visits Marquette (18-6, 12-1 BIG EAST) in a battle of the top two teams in the league standings. Creighton handed Marquette its only league loss of the season, but the Golden Eagles handed CU its only set loss in conference action this fall. The showdown will be televised by FS1.
NOTES: Creighton has won 22 straight meetings against Butler ... Creighton has won 42 straight home matches against BIG EAST opponents and home matches in November in a row ... Creighton has won 28 straight matches against BIG EAST teams ... Creighton has won a program-record 26 home matches in a row, the nation's third-longest active streak ... Creighton is 13-0 in BIG EAST play for the fourth time in the last nine years ... Maddy Bilinovic had seven digs to surpass 1,100 in her career ... Creighton's 31 straight set wins break the previous mark of 30, done in 2022, and are the nation's longest active streak ... During that time Creighton has allowed as many as 20 points just four sets ... Kendra Wait had her sixth straight match without an attack error, hitting .588 in that time.
Team Stats
Butler
CU
Kills
23
37
Errors
22
9
Attempts
86
78
Hitting %
.012
.359
Points
30.0
57.0
Assists
22
33
Aces
4
6
Blocks
3
14
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Players Mentioned
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