Sunday, September 29
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Creighton University
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Connecticut
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UConn
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Creighton
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Photo by: Justin Kreutzian
#6 Volleyball Routs UConn in Tune-Up For Marquette
9/29/2024 3:34:00 PM | Volleyball
Bluejays host Marquette on Tuesday night on FS1
OMAHA, Neb. -- Norah Sis and Ava Martin combined for 23 kills on .550 hitting as No. 6 Creighton Volleyball swept Connecticut on Sunday afternoon before 2,136 fans inside D.J. Sokol Arena.
Scores of Creighton's 20th straight home win were 25-16, 25-15, 25-18 as the Bluejays moved to 11-2 overall and 2-0 in BIG EAST play. UConn lost its second straight match in league play after going 12-0 in non-conference action.
Creighton hit .471 in the match, the sixth-best mark in program history, and held the Huskies to .071 hitting. UConn owned an 8-6 lead in aces, but the Bluejays dominated the other categories including kills (47-25), digs (34-28), blocks (8-2) and assists (46-24).
Creighton never trailed in the first set, hitting .500 with 18 kills in 32 swings. Maddy Bilinovic had a pair of serving runs in the first set to help CU build a 16-8 advantage. Elise Goetzinger led all players with five kills in the initial frame and Kendra Wait dished 17 assists.
The Bluejays fell behind 6-4 in the second set before a 5-0 run on Alivia Hausmann's serve gave them a lead they would not surrender the rest of the afternoon. A 6-0 blitz on Sis' serve moved the Bluejay lead to 22-12 and a Goetzinger kill gave CU the 2-0 lead at intermission. Sis and Martin both had five kills and hit .625 in the set as Creighton hit .448.
CU led wire-to-wire in the third set to close out their 14th consecutive home sweep in BIG EAST play. Sydney Breissinger authored a 5-0 serving run to give Creighton an 18-9 lead and a kill by Abbey Milner closed out the contest. Martin had five kills in the last game and Wait and Goetzinger each registered three blocks.
Martin led all players with 12 kills and hit .440, while Sis hit a career-high .733 and finished with 11 kills in 15 errorless swings as the Bluejays improved to 34-0 all-time when Sis hits .300 or better. Bilinovic notched a team-best 10 digs for CU, Wait distributed 41 assists, and Goetzinger and Reinhardt both had four blocks.
Emma Werkmeister had nine kills and a pair of aces, while Doga Kutlu dished 22 assists. The Huskies hit a season-low .071 in the match.
Creighton hosts Marquette (6-5, 2-0 BIG EAST) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. on FS1. The teams have shared the league's regular-season title each of the past three years, with Creighton winning the BIG EAST Tournament each time.
NOTES: Creighton has won 172 straight matches when hitting .300 or better and 227 straight matches against conference opponents when leading 2-0 ... Creighton has won 116 straight sets when owning a set point ... Ava Martin had at least five kills for the 55th straight match ... Creighton has won 44 straight sets at home in BIG EAST play and 36 straight home matches vs. BIG EAST teams ... Creighton has won 28 matches in a row when winning set one and 24 in a row over unranked teams ... Creighton has won 12 straight sets at home ... Norah Sis' .733 hitting percentage is tied for the seventh-best mark in program history (min. 15 attacks) ... Sis (1,394) moved past Jessica Houts (1,385) for sixth in Creighton history in kills .... Kendra Wait finished the match with three blocks, giving her exactly 300 in her career ... Wait (1,259) had eight digs to move past Kailey Reyes (1,258) for sixth in CU history ... Creighton has won 15 straight regular-season BIG EAST matches, its fourth-longest streak in program history.
Scores of Creighton's 20th straight home win were 25-16, 25-15, 25-18 as the Bluejays moved to 11-2 overall and 2-0 in BIG EAST play. UConn lost its second straight match in league play after going 12-0 in non-conference action.
Creighton hit .471 in the match, the sixth-best mark in program history, and held the Huskies to .071 hitting. UConn owned an 8-6 lead in aces, but the Bluejays dominated the other categories including kills (47-25), digs (34-28), blocks (8-2) and assists (46-24).
Creighton never trailed in the first set, hitting .500 with 18 kills in 32 swings. Maddy Bilinovic had a pair of serving runs in the first set to help CU build a 16-8 advantage. Elise Goetzinger led all players with five kills in the initial frame and Kendra Wait dished 17 assists.
The Bluejays fell behind 6-4 in the second set before a 5-0 run on Alivia Hausmann's serve gave them a lead they would not surrender the rest of the afternoon. A 6-0 blitz on Sis' serve moved the Bluejay lead to 22-12 and a Goetzinger kill gave CU the 2-0 lead at intermission. Sis and Martin both had five kills and hit .625 in the set as Creighton hit .448.
CU led wire-to-wire in the third set to close out their 14th consecutive home sweep in BIG EAST play. Sydney Breissinger authored a 5-0 serving run to give Creighton an 18-9 lead and a kill by Abbey Milner closed out the contest. Martin had five kills in the last game and Wait and Goetzinger each registered three blocks.
Martin led all players with 12 kills and hit .440, while Sis hit a career-high .733 and finished with 11 kills in 15 errorless swings as the Bluejays improved to 34-0 all-time when Sis hits .300 or better. Bilinovic notched a team-best 10 digs for CU, Wait distributed 41 assists, and Goetzinger and Reinhardt both had four blocks.
Emma Werkmeister had nine kills and a pair of aces, while Doga Kutlu dished 22 assists. The Huskies hit a season-low .071 in the match.
Creighton hosts Marquette (6-5, 2-0 BIG EAST) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. on FS1. The teams have shared the league's regular-season title each of the past three years, with Creighton winning the BIG EAST Tournament each time.
NOTES: Creighton has won 172 straight matches when hitting .300 or better and 227 straight matches against conference opponents when leading 2-0 ... Creighton has won 116 straight sets when owning a set point ... Ava Martin had at least five kills for the 55th straight match ... Creighton has won 44 straight sets at home in BIG EAST play and 36 straight home matches vs. BIG EAST teams ... Creighton has won 28 matches in a row when winning set one and 24 in a row over unranked teams ... Creighton has won 12 straight sets at home ... Norah Sis' .733 hitting percentage is tied for the seventh-best mark in program history (min. 15 attacks) ... Sis (1,394) moved past Jessica Houts (1,385) for sixth in Creighton history in kills .... Kendra Wait finished the match with three blocks, giving her exactly 300 in her career ... Wait (1,259) had eight digs to move past Kailey Reyes (1,258) for sixth in CU history ... Creighton has won 15 straight regular-season BIG EAST matches, its fourth-longest streak in program history.
Team Stats
UConn
CU
Kills
25
47
Errors
19
6
Attempts
85
87
Hitting %
.071
.471
Points
35.0
61.0
Assists
24
46
Aces
8
6
Blocks
2
8
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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