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#14 Volleyball Downs DePaul; Moves to 4-0 in BIG EAST
10/4/2025 2:54:00 PM | Volleyball
Bluejays improve to 11-5
CHICAGO, Ill. -- The No. 14 Creighton Volleyball team scored the first nine points of the match on Saturday and picked up a 3-1 win over a DePaul team that entered the match unbeaten in league play. Scores of the Creighton's 28th straight win over the Blue Demons were 25-8, 27-29, 25-12, 25-17.
Creighton (11-5, 4-0 BIG EAST)Â dominated from the outset of the match, scoring the first nine points of the match and never being threatened in a 25-8 victory in the first frame. Abbey Hayes had four kills and Jaya Johnson added three blocks as CU held the Blue Demons to just four kills and -.143 hitting.
The Bluejays scored the first four points of the second set. DePaul (9-5, 2-1 BIG EAST) hung around and eventually tied the score at 24-all to force a CU timeout. The Blue Demons took their first lead of the match at 26-25 in the second set and won the set on its third opportunity, 29-27. Creighton had 20 kills and hit .283 in the second set, but it wasn't enough to overcome a Blue Demons squad that had 13 kills and hit .333. DePaul's Morgan Stewart had seven kills and an ace in the second set. The setback snapped CU's 22-set win streak over BIG EAST foes dating to a first set loss at DePaul last November.
Creighton never trailed in the third set, using a 5-0 run on Sydney Breissinger's serve to build an 18-10 lead. The Jays served up four aces in the third set, including a pair by sophomore Alivia Hausmann, and held the Blue Demons to -.032 hitting and only six kills.
DePaul had kills on its first six swings of the second set but still trailed 9-7 thanks to .700 hitting from Creighton. The Bluejays steadily pulled away from a 10-8 lead to a 20-12 advantage to earn the victory, finishing off the victory on a kill by Abbey Hayes. Creighton hit .343 and had 16 kills in the final game.
Kiara Reinhardt hit .722 with 14 kills in 18 swings, adding five blocks and three assists. Jaya Johnson tied her career-high with 12 kills and added nine digs, four blocks and three aces, while Martin contributed 14 kills, 10 digs and six aces in her first double-double of the fall. Creighton finished with 56 kills, 55 digs, seven blocks and a season-best 15 aces on .315 hitting.
DePaul was led by 12 kills from reigning BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week Kendall Timme, who hit .171. The Blue Demons had 33 kills, 38 digs, eight blocks and six aces on .115 hitting.
Creighton is back on the court next Friday when it visits Georgetown at 6 p.m. Central.
NOTES: Creighton has now won 28 straight matches against DePaul, extending its longest winning streak over another school in program history ... Creighton has won 35 straight regular-season BIG EAST matches and 39 straight matches against BIG EAST teams. Both are program records ... Creighton has won 53 matches in a row over unranked teams and 44 consecutive non-televised matches ... Creighton improved to 192-16 all-time in BIG EAST regular-season matches ... Brian Rosen is the first Creighton Volleyball coach to ever win their first four conference matches ... Creighton has now won 53 straight matches against unranked teams, including a 9-0 record this season ... The team to win the second set had won each of Creighton's last 55 matches against BIG EAST teams ... Creighton's 15 aces tied a program record done three times previously ... Alivia Hausmann tied her career-high with three aces.
Authors note: The original match recap story was updated to reflect corrected stats that were amended on October 5, 2025.
Creighton (11-5, 4-0 BIG EAST)Â dominated from the outset of the match, scoring the first nine points of the match and never being threatened in a 25-8 victory in the first frame. Abbey Hayes had four kills and Jaya Johnson added three blocks as CU held the Blue Demons to just four kills and -.143 hitting.
The Bluejays scored the first four points of the second set. DePaul (9-5, 2-1 BIG EAST) hung around and eventually tied the score at 24-all to force a CU timeout. The Blue Demons took their first lead of the match at 26-25 in the second set and won the set on its third opportunity, 29-27. Creighton had 20 kills and hit .283 in the second set, but it wasn't enough to overcome a Blue Demons squad that had 13 kills and hit .333. DePaul's Morgan Stewart had seven kills and an ace in the second set. The setback snapped CU's 22-set win streak over BIG EAST foes dating to a first set loss at DePaul last November.
Creighton never trailed in the third set, using a 5-0 run on Sydney Breissinger's serve to build an 18-10 lead. The Jays served up four aces in the third set, including a pair by sophomore Alivia Hausmann, and held the Blue Demons to -.032 hitting and only six kills.
DePaul had kills on its first six swings of the second set but still trailed 9-7 thanks to .700 hitting from Creighton. The Bluejays steadily pulled away from a 10-8 lead to a 20-12 advantage to earn the victory, finishing off the victory on a kill by Abbey Hayes. Creighton hit .343 and had 16 kills in the final game.
Kiara Reinhardt hit .722 with 14 kills in 18 swings, adding five blocks and three assists. Jaya Johnson tied her career-high with 12 kills and added nine digs, four blocks and three aces, while Martin contributed 14 kills, 10 digs and six aces in her first double-double of the fall. Creighton finished with 56 kills, 55 digs, seven blocks and a season-best 15 aces on .315 hitting.
DePaul was led by 12 kills from reigning BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week Kendall Timme, who hit .171. The Blue Demons had 33 kills, 38 digs, eight blocks and six aces on .115 hitting.
Creighton is back on the court next Friday when it visits Georgetown at 6 p.m. Central.
NOTES: Creighton has now won 28 straight matches against DePaul, extending its longest winning streak over another school in program history ... Creighton has won 35 straight regular-season BIG EAST matches and 39 straight matches against BIG EAST teams. Both are program records ... Creighton has won 53 matches in a row over unranked teams and 44 consecutive non-televised matches ... Creighton improved to 192-16 all-time in BIG EAST regular-season matches ... Brian Rosen is the first Creighton Volleyball coach to ever win their first four conference matches ... Creighton has now won 53 straight matches against unranked teams, including a 9-0 record this season ... The team to win the second set had won each of Creighton's last 55 matches against BIG EAST teams ... Creighton's 15 aces tied a program record done three times previously ... Alivia Hausmann tied her career-high with three aces.
Authors note: The original match recap story was updated to reflect corrected stats that were amended on October 5, 2025.
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