Friday, November 14
Queens, NY
6:00 PM
Creighton University
at
St. John's
#12 Volleyball Looks for 12th BIG EAST Title in East Coast Road Swing
11/12/2025 5:05:00 PM | Volleyball
Jays seek a BIG EAST crown
Match #27: #12 Creighton at St. John's • Queens, N.Y. • Friday, Nov. 14 • 6:00 p.m. CT
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Match #28: #12 Creighton at Seton Hall • South Orange, N.J. • Saturday, Nov. 15 • 4:00 p.m. CT
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Next Up
No. 12 Creighton Volleyball closes the regular-season with an eye on its 12th straight BIG EAST regular-season title as it heads to the East Coast for a pair of matches.
On Friday at 6 p.m. Central, Creighton (21-5, 14-0 BIG EAST) takes on St. John's (9-18, 5-9 BIG EAST) inside Carnesecca Arena in Queens, N.Y.
Twenty-two hours later on Saturday at 4 p.m. Central, the Bluejays meet up with Seton Hall (6-19, 0-14 BIG EAST) at historic Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, N.J.
Broadcast Information
Friday's match at St. John's will be video webcast on ESPN+ at http://watchESPN.com. A subscription is required to view the match.
Saturday's match will be televised by SNY and streamed free at http://SHUpirates.com/watch. A stream from WSOU's radio can be heard at https://www.wsou.net/stream-live.html.
Live Stats Information
Both of this weekend's matches will have live stats at http://Creighton.StatBroadcast.com.
Scouting #12 Creighton
Creighton is 21-5 this season and 14-0 in the BIG EAST after dropping just four sets in league play thus far. The Bluejays played seven matches against ranked foes in non-conference action, winning two of them, and are 19-0 against unranked foes.
Creighton has won 18 of its last 19 matches, with a five-set loss to No. 1 Nebraska the only setback in that time, and remain No. 12 in the latest AVCA Top 25 poll.
Ava Martin (4.30 kps., 0.44 saps., .311%) was named Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year, while fellow senior Kiara Reinhardt (2.49 kps., .422%, 1.01 bps.) is also playing at an All-American level.
Annalea Maeder (10.39 aps., 0.42 saps.) has taken the reigns as CU setter, while Saige Damrow (2.83 dps.) and Sydney Breissinger (2.69 dps., 0.41 saps.) have both seen time at libero.
CU averages 13.83 kills, 2.26 aces, 13.48 digs and 2.15 blocks per set while hitting .277.
Scouting St. John's
St. John's has won three of its past four matches and is 9-18 overall, including a 5-9 mark in BIG EAST play.
Preseason All-BIG EAST selection Erin Jones leads the Red Storm in kills per set (2.88 kps.) and aces per set (0.37 saps.), and is also second on the team with 4.59 assists and 2.50 digs per set.
Martina Ghezi (2.68 kps.) is second on the team in kills, while Martina Capponcelli (5.10 aps.) tops the team in asssits.
The Red Storm average 11.46 kills, 12.82 digs, 1.81 blocks and 1.63 aces per set while hitting .166 as a team.
Series History vs. St. John's
Creighton is 22-3 all-time against St. John's, dropping just one set total over the past nine meetings. CU is 10-1 all-time in the series in Queens, with that lone setback coming in 2021.
Creighton head coach Brian Rosen is 1-0 against Joanne Persico and St. John's. Persico is 3-22 all-time against Creighton.
Scouting Seton Hall
Seton Hall is 6-19 on the season and winless in 14 BIG EAST matches to date.
Sadie Reich (3.45 kps.) tops the team in kills, while Daria Safian (2.20 kps.) and Asil Sabasili (1.33 kps.) also have at least 10 kills.
Gwen Adler (5.57 aps.), Emilee Fuller (2.95 aps.) and Alexis Opland (3.00 aps.) have all taken their turns at setter, and Subasili (0.86) and Alex Rasmussen (0.84 bps.) top the Pirates in blocks.
The Pirates average 11.32 kills, 13.18 digs, 1.74 blocks and 1.45 aces per set while hitting .181.
Series History vs. Seton Hall
Creighton is 22-3 all-time against Seton Hall, and 9-2 in South Orange. The Bluejays have won 21 straight meetings in the series, including 19 consecutive sweeps.
Brian Rosen is 1-0 against Seton Hall and Shannon Thompson. Thompson is 0-7 against Creighton.
Creighton Coaches
Brian Rosen was named the fourth head coach in modern Creighton Volleyball history on April 6, 2025, as he was promoted following the departure of 22-year head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth. He is 21-5 as Creighton head coach, defeating No. 14 Kansas on Aug. 31 for his first win on the Bluejay sideline, and becoming the BIG EAST's first rookie head coach since 2014 to win 20+ matches in his first year in the league.
Named the 2024 AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year, Rosen served as a Creighton assistant from 2022-24, during which time CU went 88-13, swept the BIG EAST regular-season and tournament tiles each fall, and defeated 10 Top 25 opponents.
The 2008 South Carolina grad went 45-17 as head coach at Division II Nova Southeastern from 2019-21, though the 2020 season was cancelled due to COVID-19 without playing a match.
Rosen is assisted by Angie Oxley Behrens, Adam Kessenich and Izzy Ashburn.
With A Win...
With a win on Friday vs. St. John's, Creighton would...
- Creighton would set a league record by winning its 46th consecutive regular-season BIG EAST volleyball match.
- Creighton would clinch at least a share of its 12th consecutive regular-season BIG EAST title, and the No. 1 seed at next weekend's BIG EAST Championships in Milwaukee.
- Creighton would remain in sole possession of first place in the BIG EAST as the league's lone remaining team unbeaten in BIG EAST play.
- Extend program records by winning its 46th consecutive regular-season conference match, and 50th in a row against BIG EAST teams.
- Win its 64th straight match against an unranked team.
- Win its 54th straight non-televised match.
- Improve to 203-16 all-time in regular-season BIG EAST matches.
- Improve to 224-18 against BIG EAST opponents since joining the league in 2013.
- Stretch its season-high win streak to 17, tied for the fourth-longest win streak in program history.
- Extend its November win streak to 24.
- Improve to 23-3 all-time against St. John's with its 10th straight win over the Red Storm.
Milestone Watch
Creighton's student-athletes are approaching all sorts of milestones heading into the week...
- Ava Martin owns 1,496 career kills, just four away from 1,500.
- Ava Martin is 13 kills shy of her third season of 400 or more kills, something only Jaali Winters, Norah Sis and Leah Ratzlaff have ever done in CU history, and join Ratzlaff as the only player to do it in three consecutive campaigns.
- Ava Martin owns 121 career aces, one behind Brittany Witt for fourth and four behind Melissa Weisensee for third place in CU history.
- Jaya Johnson is two career kills shy of 400.
- Eloise Brandewie owns 292 career blocks and is eight shy of 300. She's also 10 kills shy of 450.
- Nora Wurtz owns 51 aces, tied for fourth in CU single-season history. She can pass Madelyn Cole (51 in 2018), Norah Sis (52 in 2024), Ava Martin (56 in 2024) and Molly Moran (59 in 2000) with another big weekend behind the service line.
- Destiny Ndam-Simpson is one kill shy of 250.
11 Straight BIG EAST Regular-Season Titles
Regular-season champions from 2014-24, Creighton is the first team in BIG EAST volleyball history to win 11 straight regular-season titles. The previous record had been seven by Notre Dame from 1999-2005.
The Bluejay volleyball team is also the first Creighton program in any sport to win more than five straight league titles, more than doubling the previous high of five in a row by the men's soccer program (1992-96) in the MVC.
The only other volleyball team nationally with an active streak of more than five straight regular-season league titles is Kentucky, with eight.
Champions Among Champions
Since the start of the 2012 season, Creighton, and Western Kentucky are the nation's only schools to have won 12 conference regular-season titles. All but three of Creighton's 12 crowns were outright titles, whereas WKU has shared five. Texas has won 11 titles in that time.
Creighton has also won 11 conference tournament titles since 2012, the most in the nation.
Most Conference Titles 2012-2024
Regular-Season League Tournament
12 (3 shared) Creighton 11 Creighton
12 (5) Western Kentucky 10 Western Kentucky
11 (1) Texas 9 Dayton
11 (1) Fairfield 9 Fairfield
9 (8) Florida A&M
9 (5) Yale
9 (1) Colorado State
Wurtz Serves Up A Record
Nora Wurtz led the nation with 14 aces and 2.00 aces per set last weekend thanks to a record-setting performance.
Two days after serving up five aces in the first set of a Nov. 7 win over Villanova, Wurtz once again dealt five aces during 12-0 serving run to end the first set vs. Georgetown. Wurtz remained behind the serving line to start the second set, opening with back-to-back aces, and eventually broke the school-record with nine aces in the match.
Most Aces, Creighton Match
9 Nora Wurtz vs. Georgetown (3s) 11-09-25
8 Carolyn Decker at New Mexico (3s) 09-04-04
8 Ava Martin vs. Seton Hall (3s) 11-15-24
7 Molly Moran vs. Drake (3s) 09-22-00
7 Kelli Koochi at Indiana State (4s) 10-19-01
7 Nayka Benitez vs. Bradley (4s) 09-25-10
7 Michelle Sicner vs. McNeese State (3s) 09-17-11
7 Madelyn Cole at Georgetown (3s) 11-09-19
Best of Wurtz
Nora Wurtz's nine aces are tied for the most in the nation this season in any three-set match.
Wurtz served 31 times in the Nov. 9 match vs. Georgetown, with Creighton winning the point 27 times. By comparison, Georgetown's entire team served 34 times and won just seven of those points.
Wurtz (at 6-foot-4) is the nation's only player in the top 35 nationally in aces per set who stands 6-foot-3 or taller.
The first time that Wurtz faced St. John's, she had two aces. Her only previous meeting against Seton Hall saw her deliver four aces and also hit 1.000 with six kills in six swings.
The 400 Club
Ava Martin enters this weekend with 387 kills on the season, just 13 shy of her third season of 400 or more.
She would become just the fourth player in CU history with three different seasons of 400 kills or more, and join Leah Ratzlaff as just the second woman to do it in three consecutive campaigns.
It's not a coincidence that Jaali Winters (1,843), Norah Sis (1,664) and Ratzlaff (1,622) own the top three spots on Creighton's career kills list. Melissa Walsh (1,596) is fourth, with Martin (1,496) currently fifth.
Most 400-Kill Seasons, Creighton History
Name Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Jaali Winters (3x) 546 448 398 451
Norah Sis (3x) 435 489 302 438
Leah Ratzlaff (3x) 180 516 479 447
Ava Martin (2x) 264 417 428 387
Who Else Has Been Unbeaten?
Currently 14-0, Creighton is two wins away from becoming the 15th team to finish BIG EAST play unbeaten. If it can run the table, CU would be just the fourth unbeaten with 16 or more league wins.
Finishing Unbeaten in BIG EAST Play
W-L Sets Lost School Year
18-0 3 Creighton 2024
18-0 6 Creighton 2018
18-0 5 Creighton 2016
14-0 so far 4 Creighton 2025
14-0 8 Notre Dame 2009
14-0 4 Louisville 2006
12-0 3 Notre Dame 2001
11-0 4 Notre Dame 2000
11-0 4 Notre Dame 1999
11-0 2 Notre Dame 1997
11-0 2 Notre Dame 1996
11-0 1 Notre Dame 1995
7-0 6 Pittsburgh 1993
7-0 1 Pittsburgh 1991
7-0 2 Pittsburgh 1990
Best League Starts
Creighton has started 14-0 in conference play for the fifth time in 13 seasons in the BIG EAST.
The Bluejays, who only play 16 league contests this fall, went 18-0 in 2016, 2018 and 2024.
Most Wins Before First League Loss
Wins Year (League) First League Loss
18-0 2018 (BIG EAST) None
18-0 2016 (BIG EAST) None
18-0 2024 (BIG EAST) None
17 2022 (BIG EAST) 11/19 at #16 Marquette
14 2025 (BIG EAST) TBD
12 2019 (BIG EAST) 11/8 at Villanova
11 2015 (BIG EAST) 10/30 at Villanova
All They Do Is Win
Creighton has won its last 45 BIG EAST regular-season matches to establish a program record and tie a league record.
It ties the longest streak in BIG EAST history, first done from Oct. 1, 1999 to Nov. 15, 2002 by Notre Dame.
Creighton's Most Consecutive Regular-Season League Wins
Wins Dates Snapped By League
45 Oct. 7, 2023 - Present ? ? ? BIG EAST
31 Nov. 18, 2017 - Nov. 3, 2019 at Villanova, 3-0 BIG EAST
28 Oct. 31, 2015 - Sept. 30, 2017 at Marquette, 3-0 BIG EAST
28 Oct. 17, 2021- Nov. 18, 2022 at #16 Marquette, 3-0 BIG EAST
14 Sept. 29, 2012 - End of 2012 Never (left MVC) MVC
Chasing A Championship
Armed with a one-game lead and two matches left, Creighton is in prime position as it chases its 12th consecutive BIG EAST regular-season title.
The Bluejays can clinch at least a share of a title with any combination of one Creighton (14-0) wins and/or Xavier (13-1) loss this wekeend. The Bluejays would also own the tiebreaker for the No. 1 seed thanks to its head-to-head victory over the Musketeers.
Creighton can win an outright title with any combination of two Creighton wins or Xavier losses this weekend. Xavier hosts DePaul on Saturday and Marquette on Sunday, both at 11:30 a.m. Central
Creighton's seven titles from 2014-20 and in 2024 were all outright titles, while it shared the crown in 2021, 2022 and 2023 with Marquette.
Creighton owns 12 regular-season titles in program history, also winning an outright title in 2012 during its final season in the Missouri Valley Conference.
BIG EAST'S Best
Since the reconfiguration of the BIG EAST in the summer of 2013, Creighton, Marquette and St. John's are the only teams to win any sort of BIG EAST volleyball title.
Creighton owns 11 regular-season titles (3 shared) in that time, while Marquette owns four regular-season (3 shared) crowns.
As it relates to BIG EAST Tournament titles, Creighton has won 10, Marquette one and St. John's one since 2013.
Below is a look at the record of each BIG EAST team since league realignment in 2013:
BIG EAST VB Standings, 2013 - Nov. 13, 2025
BIG EAST only All matches
Team (NCAA Bids) W L W L
Creighton (12) 202 16 336 78
Marquette (11) 178 37 299 102
Xavier 129 87 203 172
St. John's (1) 109 109 231 179
Villanova (1) 109 109 206 170
Butler 108 110 190 191
Seton Hall (1) 86 131 173 205
DePaul 71 147 162 213
Georgetown 50 160 124 235
Connecticut# 49 45 97 70
Providence* 33 169 124 224
*Providence rejoined the league for volleyball in 2014 and
its 2013 overall record (12-20) is not included above.
#Connecticut rejoined the league in 2020 and
its record from 2013-19 (96-121) is not included above.
CU Has Been Hall Over The Pirates
Creighton has won 21 straight matches against Seton Hall, its fourth-longest win streak ever against another foe.
Most Consecutive Match Wins Over One Team
Wins Opponent Dates
29 DePaul 2013-Present
23 Xavier 2013-22
24 Georgetown 2013-Present
23 Butler 2013-Present
21 Seton Hall 2014-Present
19 Southern Illinois 2003-11
18 Providence 2014-Present
16 Indiana State 2005-Present
I'm The Captain Now
Creighton has won 59 straight sets against Seton Hall, the longest set win streak over another foe in program history by a wide margin.
Most Consecutive Set Wins Over One Team
Wins Opponent Dates
59 Seton Hall 2015-Present
35 Providence 2017-Present
34 Georgetown 2019-Present
28 Villanova 2021-25
25 Indiana State 2005-09
24 Xavier 2015-18
23 Indiana State 2009-Present
19 Providence 2014-17
19 Butler 2018-21
19 Butler 2021-Present
Streakin'
Ava Martin owns 10 or more kills in each of Creighton's last 20 matches, the third-longest streak in program history. She already owns a 19-match streak that was snapped earlier this season. Martin is the only player in Bluejay history with multiple streaks 10-kill streaks of 14 or longer.
Martin has led or tied for the Creighton in kills in each of the last 19 matches.
Consecutive Matches, 10 or More Kills
58 Leah Ratzlaff, Sept. 13, 2003-Sept. 9, 2005
21 Jaali Winters, Oct. 6, 2015 - Aug. 28, 2016
20 Ava Martin, Sept. 12, 2025 - Present
19 JoDe Cieloha, Sept. 26-Nov. 21, 1997
19 Ava Martin, Oct. 18, 2024-Aug. 23, 2025
18 Jaela Zimmerman, Nov. 16, 2019 - March 27, 2021
15 Norah Sis, Oct. 7 - Dec. 2, 2022
14 Kelly Goc, Sept. 8-Oct. 19, 2007
13 JoDe Cieloha, Sept. 7-Oct. 18, 1996
13 Jaali Winters, Nov. 12, 2016-Sept. 1, 2017
Getting Better and Better
It's scary to see the numbers for Creighton's first 10 matches compared to its last 16 matches. The Bluejay numbers are up across the board on the offensiv end.
First 10 Matches vs. Last 15 Matches
When W-L KPS HIT% SAPS DPS BPS
First 10 5-5 12.84 .215 1.63 14.26 2.17
Last 16 16-0 14.56 .325 2.71 12.90 2.13
All They Do Is Win
Creighton has won 16 straight matches, its 13th double-digit win streak in program history and one of the nation's longest active win streaks.
Consecutive Creighton Wins, Program History
Wins Dates Snapped By
25 Sept. 20-Dec. 13, 2024 at #2 Penn State, 3-2
23 Sept. 23-Dec. 9, 2016 at #5 Texas, 3-0
21 Sept. 21 - Nov. 30, 2018 #22 Washington, 3-0
17 Sept. 29-Nov. 30, 2012 at #11 Minnesota, 3-1
17 Sept. 23-Nov. 18, 2022 at #16 Marquette, 3-0
17 Oct. 7-Dec. 2, 2023 vs. #7 Louisville, 3-2
16 Sept. 19, 2025 - Present TBD
14 Sept. 19-Nov. 3, 2019 at Villanova, 3-0
14 Oct. 17-Dec. 2, 2021 Kansas, 3-1
12 Sept. 20-Oct. 25, 2015 at Villanova, 3-2
11 Oct. 11-Nov. 21, 2014 Seton Hall, 3-0
11 Oct. 6-Nov. 12, 2017 at Villanova, 3-0
10 Oct. 31-Dec. 5, 2015 vs. #2 USC, 3-1
NCAA's Longest Active Winning Streaks
Wins School Next Match
24 Nebraska 11/14 at UCLA
17 Kentucky 11/14 vs. Oklahoma
17 Northern Iowa 11/4 at Murray State
16 Creighton 11/14 at St. John's
16 Dayton 11/14 ast Rhode Island
15 Utah State 11/13 at Fresno State
Fun Facts
St. John's coach Joanne Persico is 3-22 all-time against Creighton, but those three wins put her in select company.
Of the 20 different opponents on Creighton's 2025 schedule, Persico is one of three head coaches who has beaten CU three times or more at their current school.
Persico is joined by Villanova's Josh Steinbach (3-24) and Northern Iowa's Bobbi Petersen (29-17).
The only other head coaches on Creighton's 2025 schedule with multiple wins over the Bluejays at their current school are Texas' Jerritt Elliott (2-1) and Penn State's Katie Schumacher-Cawley (2-0).
There Weren't Many
Georgetown managed just 15 kills in Creighton's 3-0 win over the Hoyas on Nov. 9th. That was tied for the second-fewest by a Bluejay opponent in program history.
Fewest Kills by a Creighton Opponent, Match
14 Villanova 11/21/14
15 Drake 9/22/06
15 Montana State 8/25/07
15 Georgetown 11/09/25
16 Seton Hall 11/19/21
17 Providence 10/19/14
17 South Dakota 12/5/24
17 Providence 9/27/24
What's Your 20?
Creighton has clinched its fifth straight 20-win season.
Including 2025, Creighton has won 20 or more matches in 13 of the last 14 years (CU only played 16 times in the spring of 2021, going 12-4), and has 16 different 20-win campaigns to its ledger all-time.
Brian Rosen is the first volleyball head coach to win 20+ matches in their first year as a head coach at a BIG EAST school since Ryan Theis won 24 matches at Marquette in 2014.
All 16 times that Creighton has won its 19th match, it won its next match as well to reach the 20-victory milestone.
Year MP to 20 W Date of 20th Win
2006 29 11/18
2007 29 11/16
2010 30 11/26
2012 23 10/27
2013 27 11/22
2014 27 11/08
2015 28 11/07
2016 26 11/06
2017 25 11/05
2018 24 10/27
2019 24 11/09
2021 23 10/24
2022 23 10/30
2023 24 11/03
2024 22 11/01
2025 25 11/07
Special Group of Seniors
Creighton recognized Annalea Maeder, Ava Martin, Sky McCune and Kiara Reinhardt after its Nov. 9 win over Georgetown.
Maeder is in her first season at Creighton, but fifth overall in college after four years at Cal. In her lone season with the Bluejays, Maeder has been a six-time BIG EAST Setter of the Week and leads the league with 10.39 assists per set. Maeder also ranks fifth in the BIG EAST witih 0.42 aces per set and directs a Bluejay offense that hits a league-best .277.
Martin is the BIG EAST's only player on the AVCA National Player of the Year Watch List, and in position to live up to the Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year hype she was annoited by league coaches before the fall. Martin is currently in the top 10 in the BIG EAST in league play in points per set (5.22), kills per set (4.59), aces per set (0.50) and hitting percentage (.366). In her career, she's fifth in CU history with 1,496 kills and fifth with 121 aces.
McCune owns 452 career digs and 44 aces as a Bluejay. The Gretna product has appeared in 89 matches as a defensive specialist or libero and had a career-high 22 digs vs. No. 2 Nebraska as a freshman in 2022.
Reinhardt is a sixth-year senior who is on pace to become the winningest player in program history and also set a CU single-season record for hitting percentage. She owns 754 career kills, is fifth in program history with 510 blocks and sixth with a .324 hitting percentage.
Chasing History
Brian Rosen is looking to become the first volleyball head coach to go unbeaten in BIG EAST play in their first season as head coach at a school since Pitt's Cindy Alvear went 7-0 in 1993.
Rosen is looking to become the first volleyball head coach to win a BIG EAST regular-season title in their first season as head coach at a school since Louisville's Anne Kordes in 2011.
Rosen is looking to become the first volleyball head coach to win a BIG EAST Tournament title in their first season as head coach at a school since Georgetown's Li Liu in 1999.
Rosen is looking to become the first male head coach to win a BIG EAST Tournament title since Marquette's Bond Shymansky in 2013.
Rosen is looking to become the first volleyball head coach to be named BIG EAST Coach of the Year in his first season as head coach at a school since Villanova's Josh Steinbach in 2007.
Rosen has already become the first volleyball head coach to win 20+ matches in their first year as a head coach at a BIG EAST school since Ryan Theis won 24 matches at Marquette in 2014.
Rosen is seeking to become the first volleyball head coach to win an NCAA Touranment match in their first year as a head coach at a BIG EAST school since Louisville's Anne Kordes in 2011. No rookie BIG EAST Volleyball coach has ever won multiple NCAA Tournament matches in the same season.
Martin & Maeder Honored By BIG EAST
Seniors Annalea Maeder and Ava Martin earned BIG EAST Setter and Offensive Player of the Week honors on Monday, Nov. 10th.
Maeder averaged a league-leading 10.29 assists to go with 2.71 digs and 0.43 kills per set as Creighton defeated both Villanova (3-1) and Georgetown (3-0). The Ried, Switzerland native had 43 assists and 12 digs in Friday's victory over Villanova, then contributed 29 assists, seven digs and two kills in a sweep over Georgetown as Creighton tied a league-record with its 45th straight regular-season BIG EAST win. Creighton hit .316 for the week, tops in the league and was second with 14.14 kills per set.
This is the sixth overall BIG EAST Setter of the Week recognition for Maeder. She was also honored on Sept. 15, Sept. 29, Oct. 13, Oct. 20 and Oct. 27 before this week's accolade.
Martin averaged a BIG EAST-best 5.14 kills per set and added 2.00 kills, 0.14 blocks and 0.14 aces per set on .313 hitting. The Overland Park, Kan., product had 23 kills and a season-best 14 digs on Friday in a 3-1 win vs. Villanova as she hit .286. She then had 13 kills and hit .370 in a victory over Georgetown that helped her finish her career 40-0 against BIG EAST foes inside D.J. Sokol Arena.
This is Martin's fifth BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week accolade of the season, also doing so on Sept. 22, Oct. 6, Oct. 27 and Nov. 3, and ninth time in her career.
Since Creighton joined the BIG EAST 13 seasons ago, only Norah Sis (9 times) has also been recognized nine times as BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week among Bluejays.
Coming Up Clutch
Creighton hit .370 in its Nov. 1 win over Marquette, easily its best hitting percentage ever in a five-set match.
CU hit .571 (12-0-21) in the fifth set against the Golden Eagles and .473 in the final two frames (29-3-55) after falling behind 2-1 in the match.
Best Creighton Hitting Percentage, Five Set Match
Pct. Opponent (K-E-TA) Date
.370 Marquette (72-15-154) 11-01-25
.333 at Evansville (69-18-153) 10-04-96
.322 vs. DePaul ((69-21-149) 10-09-15
.308 at Georgetown (67-18-159) 11-18-17
.294 at Bradley (77-22-187) 10-15-04
30 Kills For Martin
Ava Martin became the fifth different player in Creighton Volleyball history with 30 or more kills in a match when she did it on Nov. 1, 2025 vs. Marquette.
Of those women, Martin's .464 hitting percentage was the best mark. She was also the fourth Bluejay with a double-double in a match with 30+ kills.
Martin's 30 kills also tied the D.J. Sokol Arena record, which opened in 2009.
Creighton Players With 30+ Kills
K Pct. D Player, Opponent (Sets) Date
32 .406 10 Michelle Prorock, Evansville (4) 11/02/96
31 .390 7 Keeley Davis, Marquette (5) 10/12/19
30 .404 22 Melissa Walsh, Indiana St. (5) 10/16/98
30 .273 13 Norah Sis, Auburn (5) 12/02/22
30 .464 10 Ava Martin, Marquette (5) 11/01/25
Most Kills, D.J. Sokol Arena History
K Player, Opponent Date
30 Wichita St.'s Emily Stockman vs. Missouri St. 11/27/09
30 Creighton's Norah Sis vs. Auburn 12/02/22
30 Creighton's Ava Martin vs. Marquette 11/01/25
29 USD's Kendall Kritenbrink vs. Creghton 09/20/14
29 UConn's Hanna Tylska vs. Villanova 11/27/24
A Perfect Set
Creighton's offense clicked on all cylinders in the third set of its Oct. 25 win at Connecticut, as the Bluejays were credited with 15 kills on 15 swings to hit a perfect 1,000. That means UConn didn't own a single dig or block during the set.
Jaya Johnson had five kills, Abbey Hayes, Ava Martin and Annalea Maeder each had three kills and Kiara Reinhardt had one kill in the frame.
It's the best hitting percentage in program history that Creighton has hit better than .818 in any set. Per @Evollve on Twitter, Creighton was the nation's first team to hit 1.000 in a set since Florida A&M did against Mississippi Valley State went 10-for-10 in the first set of a 2022 meeting.
Best Creighton Team Hitting Percentage in a Set
% K-E-TA Opponent (Set #) Date
1.000 15-0-15 at Connecticut (3) 10/25/25
.818 18-0-22 at DePaul (1) 10/6/17
.737 14-0-19 at Providence (1) 10/21/23
.722 13-0-18 at Georgetown (5) 11/20/15
.714 10-0-14 vs. Northern Iowa (5) 9/5/14
.714 15-0-21 at DePaul (3) 10/11/19
Setting Them Straight
Creighton's streak of 24 straight set wins was snapped on Nov. 1 by Marquette. The streak was the sixth-longest in program history, all of which have come in the past decade.
Consecutive Sets Won
Set Wins Dates Snapped By
31 Oct. 1 - Nov. 8, 2024 at Marquette
30 Oct. 7 - Nov. 10, 2023 at St. John's
29 Oct. 16-Nov. 18, 2022 at #16 Marquette
25 Oct. 22-Nov. 20, 2016 Villanova
25 Oct. 26-Nov. 23, 2018 #16 Marquette
24 Oct. 4, 2025 - Nov. 1, 2025 Marquette
22 Nov. 7-Dec. 2, 2021 Kansas
21 Nov. 10 - Dec. 2, 2023 vs. #7 Louisville
19 Oct. 12-Nov. 3, 2019 at Villanova
18 Nov. 22-Dec. 6, 2024 vs. #13 Texas
16 Sept. 20-Oct. 4, 2025 at DePaul
15 Oct. 7-21, 2016 at Marquette
15 Sept. 28-Oct. 13, 2018 at Villanova
15 Sept. 11-24, 2021 at Butler
League Leaders
Not only is Creighton alone atop the BIG EAST standings, but the Bluejays are also dominating many of the team and individual statistical categories in league play, as well.
Individually, Kiara Reinhardt leads the BIG EAST with a .423 hitting percentage. Annalea Maeder is tops with 10.87 assists per set, Nora Wurtz is first with 0.94 aces per set and Ava Martin is first with 4.59 kills per set and 5.22 points per set.
As a team, Creighton is first in hitting percentage (.336), opponent hitting percentage (.153), assists per set (13.22), kills per set (14.63) and aces per set (2.78).
The .500 Club
Senior Kiara Reinhardt is hitting .422 this fall, a figure that ranks 14th in the nation, and she's hit .500 or better in 10-of-26 matches this fall.
Not only has she hit a robust .369 against Top 25 foes, but she's hitting an insane .445 (165-39-283) against unranked foes.
Reinhardt's Matches Hitting .500+ This Season
Pct. K E TA Opponent CU Result
.789 15 0 19 vs. San Diego W 3-1
.750 10 1 12 at Villanova W 3-0
.722 14 1 18 at DePaul W 3-1
.700 7 0 10 RIce W 3-0
.667 10 0 15 Seton Hall W 3-0
.636 8 1 11 at Georgetown W 3-0
.560 16 2 25 #4 Louisville L 1-3
.529 9 0 17 vs. #5 Texas L 0-3
.526 11 1 19 #1 Nebraska L 2-3
.500 6 1 10 at Marquette W 3-0
Reinhardt's Peers
Kiara Reinhardt's .422 hitting percentage ranks 14th-best nationally, and is on pace to shatter the Creighton single-season record in that category.
2025 NCAA Leaders in Attack Pct. (min. 3.33 attacks per set)
Name, School K E Att. Pct.
1. Haley Yount, Jacksonville 184 27 325 .483
2. Andi Jackson, Nebraska 197 42 345 .449
3. Lizzy Andrew, Stanford 216 35 405 .447
4. Ashlynn Archer, Sacramento St. 265 50 487 .441
5. Julieta Sandez, UIC 193 31 367 .441
6. Lucie Blazkova, Washington St. 232 39 438 .441
7. KJ Burgess, Oklahoma 172 32 318 .440
8. Yasmeen Muhammad, LIU 195 33 371 .437
9. Maya Walker, Fairfield 197 27 391 .435
10. Lucia Scalamandre, Princeton 208 41 385 .433
11. Rebekah Allick, Nebraska 169 40 302 .427
12. Ifenna Cos-Akpalla, Texas A&M 166 33 312 .426
13. Layanna Green, UCSB 210 43 394 .424
14. Kiara Reinhardt, Creighton 224 53 405 .422
15. Carter Booth, Wisconsin 135 22 268 .422
Single-Season Creighton Records
Individual Attack Percentage (Min. 200 kills)
Name K E Att. Pct. Year
1. Kiara Reinhardt 216 53 405 .422 2025
2. Kiana Schmitt 307 75 612 .379 2023
3. Elise Goetzinger 266 73 513 .376 2024
4. Kelli Browning 350 87 710 .370 2012
5. Marysa Wilkinson 340 74 720 .369 2017
Creighton Career Records
Individual Attack Percentage (Min. 250 kills)
Name K E Att. Pct. Years
1. Elise Goetzinger 266 73 513 .376 2024
2. Kendra Wait 511 78 1,194 .363 2021-24
3. Kelli Browning 1,104 325 2,327 .335 2011-14
4. Lydia Dimke 297 77 659 .334 2016-17
5. Kiana Schmitt 806 237 1,726 .330 2019-23
6. Kiara Reinhardt 754 228 1,622 .324 2020-Pr.
7. Lauren Smith 1,160 365 2,460 .323 2013-16
8. Marysa Wilkinson 1,183 307 2,771 .316 2014-17
9. Megan Ballenger 965 317 2,176 .298 2016-19
10. Kelly Goc 1,414 414 3,374 .296 2004-07
Ava Elevates Up The Chart
Ava Martin enters this weekend with 1,496 career kills, good for fifth in program history.
Career Kills, Creighton History
Name Sets No. Years
1. Jaali Winters 494 1,843 2015-18
2. Norah Sis 422 1,664 2021-24
3. Leah Ratzlaff 409 1,622 2002-05
4. Melissa Walsh 394 1,596 1998-01
5. Ava Martin 429 1,496 2022-Pr.
6. Taryn Kloth 462 1,427 2015-18
7. Kelly Goc 394 1,414 2004-07
8. Jessica Houts 451 1,385 2005-09
9. JoDe Cieloha 398 1,375 1994-97
10. Leah McNary 458 1,257 2011-14
The Reveal
The NCAA Volleyball Selection Committee revealed its Top 16 as of Oct. 19th. The in-season reveal offers fans an early look at potential NCAA tournament seedings ahead of Selection Sunday on Nov. 30. Creighton was 10th in that listing.
Last year Creighton was sixth in the early reveal, and would enter the NCAA Tournament sixth as well.
1. Nebraska 9. TCU
2. Texas 10. Creighton
3. Pittsburgh 11. Stanford
4. Kentucky 12. Wisconsin
5. SMU 13. Texas A&M
6. Louisville 14. Indiana
7. Arizona State 15. Penn State
8. Purdue 16. Minnesota
Syd The Kid
Sydney Breissinger first wore the libero jersey this fall in the fourth set against Nebraska on Sept. 16th. She put it back on to begin the Sept. 21 win over No. 17 Kansas, and hasn't relinquished it in 15 matches since. That means Creighton is 46-5 in sets and outscored teams 1,242-788 when she dons the alternate jersey.
When Breissinger was a freshman in 2023, she played libero in the final 13 matches of the season. Creighton went 12-1 in those contests, winning 38-of-42 sets and outscoring teams 1,031-850.
Add it all up and Creighton is 27-2 all-time in matches Breissinger serves as libero at any point, losing only to No. 7 Louisville (2023 Regional Semifinal) and to No. 1 Nebraska (2025). CU has won 84-of-93 sets when she's donned the alternate jersey and outscored foes 2,253-1,631 in points.
Top 50 Wins
Creighton owns 11 Top 50 victories this season, which is tied for third-most in the country.
Most Volleyball Top 50 wins in 2025 (11/9)
Top 50 W's School
15 Nebraska
13 Purdue
11 Creighton, Arizona State, Texas
10 Pittsburgh, Wisconsin
More Than a Decade of Dominance
Thirteen years in the BIG EAST gives Creighton a pretty good set of data to compare its yearly performance in league matches.
Here's how the 2025 campaign compares to previous seasons:
Creighton's Year-By-Year BIG EAST Stats
Year W-L KPS HIT% SAPS DPS BPS
2013 12-4 13.75 .213 1.00 16.20 3.13
2014# 16-2 14.89 .242 1.30 17.09 2.86
2015# 17-1 15.02 .271 1.33 16.97 2.47
2016# 18-0 15.37 .317 1.69 16.08 2.41
2017# 16-2 14.81 .302 1.31 16.62 2.05
2018# 18-0 14.45 .294 2.13 15.67 2.38
2019# 17-1 14.61 .269 2.07 15.80 2.25
2020# 7-1 12.93 .249 1.30 14.17 2.75
2021# 16-2 13.95 .242 1.82 18.02 2.86
2022# 17-1 14.80 .299 1.85 16.10 2.33
2023# 16-2 14.40 .313 1.89 15.91 2.30
2024# 18-0 14.79 .371 2.32 14.18 2.75
2025 14-0 14.63 .336 2.78 12.67 2.09
#won league's regular-season title
Down The Stretch They Come
Creighton reached the midpoint of league play with an 8-0 record, and are now 14-0. The Bluejays were unbeaten at the halfway mark of league play for the seventh time since 2015 (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025).
The Bluejays have suffered one league loss or fewer in the second half of conference play during each of the previous 11 seasons.
League Record by Year
Year 1st Half 2nd Half Place
1994 2-8 1-9 T-9th MVC
1995 3-7 3-7 T-7th MVC
1996 2-7 3-6 T-6th MVC
1997 6-3 4-5 T-3rd MVC
1998 2-7 3-6 8th MVC
1999 5-4 4-5 5th MVC
2000 5-4 5-4 T-4th MVC
2001 7-2 5-4 4th MVC
2002 1-8 1-8 T-9th MVC
2003 5-4 4-5 T-5th MVC
2004 5-4 5-4 5th MVC
2005 4-5 6-3 5th MVC
2006 7-2 5-4 4th MVC
2007 7-2 7-2 T-2nd MVC
2008 7-2 8-1 2nd MVC
2009 4-5 6-3 T-4th MVC
2010 7-2 6-3 3rd MVC
2011 6-3 6-3 4th MVC
2012 8-1 9-0 1st MVC
2013 6-2 6-2 T-2nd BIG EAST
2014 8-1 8-1 1st BIG EAST
2015 9-0 8-1 1st BIG EAST
2016 9-0 9-0 1st BIG EAST
2017 8-1 8-1 1st BIG EAST
2018 9-0 9-0 1st BIG EAST
2019 9-0 8-1 1st BIG EAST
2020 3-1 4-0 1st BIG EAST (Midwest)
2021 7-2 9-0 T-1st BIG EAST
2022 9-0 8-1 T-1st BIG EAST
2023 7-2 9-0 T-1st BIG EAST
2024 9-0 9-0 1st BIG EAST
2025 8-0 6-0 so far TBD
Total 194-89 192-89 --
Reinhardt & Martin Pass Century Mark
Kiara Reinhardt is 117-22 (.842) all-time in matches that she's appeared in, which means she's third in CU history in wins and fifth in winning percentage.
Ava Martin is 108-18 (.857) all-time when appearing in a match, making her ninth in wins and fourth in win percentage.
Most Wins, Appeared In As A Player
119 Kendra Wait 2021-24
117 Kiara Reinhardt 2020-Pres.
116 Naomi Hickman 2017-21
111 Jaali Winters 2015-18
110 Kiana Schmitt 2019-23
109 Taryn Kloth 2015-18
109 Brittany Witt 2016-19
109 Norah Sis 2021-24
108 Ava Martin 2022-Pres.
107 Megan Ballenger 2016-19
106 Marysa Wilkinson 2014-17
104 Lauren Smith 2013-16
102 Melanie Jereb 2012-15
101 Ashley Jansen 2012-15
98 Jaela Zimmerman 2018-22
Best Win Pct. in Matches Appeared In As A Player (min. 100 wins)
W-L Pct. Name Years
109-14 .886 Norah Sis 2021-24
119-16 .881 Kendra Wait 2021-24
110-16 .873 Kiana Schmitt 2019-23
108-18 .857 Ava Martin 2022-Pres.
117-22 .842 Kiara Reinhardt 2020-Pres.
109-24 .820 Taryn Kloth 2015-18
116-26 .817 Naomi Hickman 2017-21
109-25 .813 Brittany Witt 2016-19
107-25 .811 Megan Ballenger 2016-19
111-28 .799 Jaali Winters 2015-18
106-32 .768 Marysa Wilkinson 2014-17
102-31 .767 Melanie Jereb 2012-15
101-31 .765 Ashley Jansen 2012-15
104-34 .754 Lauren Smith 2013-16
Most Wins, Four-Year Span
W-L Years
119-17 2021-24
111-28 2015-18
109-25 2016-19
109-18 2022-Pres.
107-32 2014-17
104-31 2012-15
104-34 2013-16
99-18 2020-23
97-19 2018-21
95-19 2019-22
Nice Work, Ace
Creighton tied a program-record with 15 service aces on Oct. 4 vs. DePaul, with Ava Martin (6), Alivia Hausmann (3), Jaya Johnson (3), Sydney Breissinger (2) and Annalea Maeder (1) all getting in the act.
It was the fourth time in program history that CU has recorded 15 aces or more, and first time it's done so in a true road match.
Creighton set a school-record with 224 aces in 35 matches last season (6.40 per match) and averaged a league-record 2.32 aces per set in league play. This year's team has 203 aces in 26 matches (7.81 per match) and is averaging 2.78 aces per set in league action.
Creighton's 2.26 aces per set ranks third nationally, trailing only American (2.31) and Connecticut (2.29).
Most Creighton Service Aces, Match
15 vs. Northeastern Illinois (3s) 09-23-95
15 vs. UMKC (4s) 11-12-95
15 vs. Seton Hall (3s) 11-15-24
15 at DePaul (4s) 10-04-25
14 at UMKC (4s) 10-30-94
14 vs. UNC-Greensboro (4s) 09-02-00
14 vs. Butler (3s) 10-20-18
14 vs. DePaul (4s) 11-24-19
14 vs. UMKC (5s) 09-28-04
A Smashing Success
Kiara Reinhardt had 14 kills and one error in 18 swings on Oct. 4 at DePaul, the second-best mark in program history for a four-set match.
The only performance that's been better was Reinhardt's .789 hitting (15-0-19) vs. San Diego earlier this year on Sept. 5, 2025.
Best Hitting Percentage, Four Sets (min. 12 kills)
.789 Kiara Reinhardt (15-0-19) vs. San Diego 09-05-25
.722 Kiara Reinhardt (14-1-18) at DePaul 10-04-25
.684 Kelli Browning (14-1-19) vs. Southern Illinois 10-27-12
.640 Naomi Hickman (17-1-25) vs. Kentucky 09-06-19
.636 Megan Bober (14-0-22) vs. Bradley 10-06-12
.625 Kelly Goc (26-1-40) vs. Drake 11-16-07
.615 Alicia Runge (17-1-26) vs. Bradley 09-25-10
.600 Kelli Browning (16-1-25) vs. Wisconsin 08-25-12
Jaya Does It All
Since moving into a role that has her playing all six rotations on Sept. 20 vs. South Florida, sophomore Jaya Johnson has played like a star.
Johnson has averaged 2.63 kills, 1.50 digs, 0.73 blocks and 0.12 aces per set while hitting .284. Creighton is 16-0 in that time, dropping just four sets.
Before the move, Johnson averaged 1.84 kills, 0.74 digs, 0.92 blocks and 0.00 aces per set while hitting .191. Creighton was 5-5 in those matches (18-18 in sets), though six of them came against top-25 foes.
Johnson is the only player in the BIG EAST (min. 50% of sets played) to average at least 0.80 blocks and 0.80 digs per set this season.
RPI Update
The sixth NCAA Volleyball RPI of the fall was released on November 10th and Creighton came in at No. 7, easily the best mark in the BIG EAST.
The Bluejays are one of five BIG EAST teams in the top 67, joining Xavier (22), Villanova (42), Marquette (46) and Connecticut (67).
Of CU's foes this weekend, St. John's is 191st while Seton Hall comes in at 283rd.
Against The BIG EAST
Since the BIG EAST was restructured in 2013, Creighton owns a winning percentage better than .800 against each of the other teams currently in the BIG EAST.
The Bluejays own 223 wins against BIG EAST competition (including BIG EAST Championship play) since 2013, 38 more wins than Marquette for most in the league.
CU still has not lost to three league foes (DePaul, Georgetown, Providence) since joining the BIG EAST, and Marquette (6), Villanova (3), Seton Hall (3) and St. John's (3) are the only BIG EAST programs to top the Bluejays multiple times since 2013.
Opponent Reg. Season BE Tourney Total
Butler 23-1 - 23-1
Connecticut 5-1 1-0 6-1
DePaul 26-0 3-0 29-0
Georgetown 24-0 - 24-0
Marquette 21-5 7-1 28-6
Providence 18-0 - 18-0
Seton Hall 20-3 2-0 22-3
St. John's 21-2 1-1 22-3
Villanova 21-3 3-0 24-3
Xavier 23-1 4-0 27-1
TOTAL 202-16 21-2 223-18
Putting The 0 In October And November
Creighton is 89-6 in the 10th month of the year since Oct. 1, 2016, including 23 straight wins, and victories in 37 of its past 38 such matches.
Creighton's been awfully good in the month of November too. Since Nov. 1, 2014, CU is 75-4 in the 11th month of the year with 24 straight victories.
Creighton has won 45 straight October home matches (since 10/15/11) and 48 consecutive home matches in November (since 11/23/14). Incredibly, Creighton is 141-13 in sets in those home November contests.
Streaking In League Play
Add in conference tournament play and Creighton has won 49 straight matches against BIG EAST teams since October 7, 2023, dropping just eight sets to league opponents.
The only team with a longer active win streak against league competition is Northern Iowa (54 through Nov. 13).
Best Starts With A New Coach
Brian Rosen is the first coach since Creighton brought back volleyball in 1994 to win at least 21 of his first 26 matches.
Rosen is 21-5, well ahead of Howard Wallace (14-12), Kirsten Bernthal Booth (10-16) and Ben Guiliano (5-21).
Rosen is also the only coach in program history to win his or her first four (or more) conference matches. He's currently 14-0.
Pink Out Raises $21,496.50
The Creighton Volleyball team hosted its 18th Annual Pink Out match on Oct. 19, using the competition as an opportunity to benefit the American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge Nebraska.
Last year's Pink Out Jersey auction raised $9,106.23, plus an additional $10,017 on matchday via donations. This year's auction brought in $10,239.50, as well as $11,257 in donations.
The winning bidders get the opportunity to honor a friend or family member who has battled cancer or is currently battling cancer. The warm-up shirt to be worn could be personalized by the winning bidder.
Shortly after the match, the family members of the winning bidders had the opportunity to meet the student-athletes of the jersey they bid on.
The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Nebraska provides a free home away from home for cancer patients and their caregivers who must travel to Omaha to receive their lifesaving treatment.
Below is the final numbers for each jersey/item in the auction this year.
#1 $405 #2 $910 #3 $405
#5 $355 #6 $525 #7 $570
#8 $1,167 #9 $350 #10 $365
#11 $405 #12 $200 #13 $365
#17 $395 #18 $345 #19 $710
#22 $455 #24 $800
Courtside Seats $237.50 Autographed Balls $435, $840
Sokol Milestone Unlocked
Creighton owns a 207-34 record (.859) all-time inside D.J. Sokol Arena, as CU picked up its 200th home win in the facility on Sept. 26.
Creighton started 50-17 (.746) in the facility, which means it is 157-17 (.902) since then in its on-campus home.
Milestone Wins at D.J. Sokol Arena
W-L Opponent Date
1-0 Texas Tech (W 3-0) 8/28/09
50-17 Villanova (W 3-0) 11/24/13
100-25 DePaul (W 3-0) 11/5/17
150-31 #25 USC (W 3-1) 9/2/22
200-34 Xavier (W 3-0) 9/26/25
Home Sweet Home
Creighton is in its 13th season as a member of the BIG EAST since joining the league in the summer of 2013.
Since then, the Bluejays are 120-4 in home matches against BIG EAST teams (109-3 in the regular-season, 11-1 in the BIG EAST Tournament).
Since the start of the 2015 season, Creighton is 104-1 inside D.J. Sokol Arena against BIG EAST teams, which includes a 94-1 mark in league play and a 10-0 mark in the conference tournament. The only setback (on Feb. 6, 2021 vs. Marquette) was played as a non-conference match, only to be flipped to a league contest 19 days later.
Put another way, since enrolling at Creighton in the fall of 2022, fourth-year Bluejay seniors Ava Martin and Sky McCune went 40-0 in home matches against BIG EAST teams, and 120-10 in sets.
Creighton has won 54 straight matches against BIG EAST opposition at home.
Since the start of the 2023 season, Creighton has won 84-of-88 sets at home against BIG EAST teams, dropping only the third set on Oct. 1, 2024 to Marquette, the second and third sets to Marquette on Nov. 1, 2025, and the second set to Villanova on Nov. 7, 2025.
League Opener Histories
Creighton's 3-0 win vs. Xavier on Sept. 26 improved the Jays to 24-8 all-time in conference openers, and 1-0 under Brian Rosen. That includes an 12-1 mark in BIG EAST lid-lifters, with 12 straight wins.
Entering 2025, each of the previous 12 times that Creighton won its league opener (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), the Bluejays went on to win the regular-season title, going a combined 195-13 (entering 2025) in regular-season league action. Creighton also won 11 conference tournament titles during those years, going 22-1 at the league tournament in those seasons.
In the 23 seasons (entering 2025) that Creighton has won its conference opener, it has never finished worse than .500 in league play and it owned a combined .790 (324-86) winning percentage (entering 2025) in league matches.
In the eight years in which Creighton lost its league opener, the Bluejays have had a losing record on five occasions and owns a combined .363 (53-93) winning percentage during league contests.
In conference home openers, Creighton is 27-5 overall with 15 straight wins.
In league road openers, Creighton is 23-9 overall with 12 straight wins after this year's 3-0 win at Marquette.
The last team to win a BIG EAST regular-season or tournament title without winning its regular-season opener in conference play was Cincinnati in the fall of 2008, which would seem to limit this year's league champion hopefuls to Creighton, Marquette, Xavier, Georgetown, DePaul and Villanova.
Wurtz On A Run
Standing at 6-foot-4, Nora Wurtz isn't your typical serving specialist, but that doesn't mean she hasn't been a tremendous weapon behind the service line.
Wurtz recently had a streak of 11 straight matches with an ace, tied for the ffith-longest streak in program history. Wurtz's streak tied Julianne Mandolfo's 11 straight matches with an ace in 2010 for the longest ever by a Bluejay freshman.
Teammate Annalea Maeder also had an 11-match streak with an ace that ended in November.
Consecutive Matches With An Ace
15 Amanda Cvejdlik, Sept. 29-Nov. 18, 2006
12 Madelyn Cole - Oct. 27, 2018-Aug. 30, 2019
12 Madelyn Cole, Sept. 14-Oct. 25, 2019
12 Ellie Bolton, Aug. 26-Sept. 23, 2023
11 Kim Whitman, Sept. 5-Oct. 4, 1998
11 Molly Moran, Oct. 7-Nov. 10, 2000
11 Julianne Mandolfo, Oct. 2-Nov. 13, 2010
11 Nora Wurtz, Sept. 5-27, 2025
11 Annalea Maeder, Sept. 27 - Nov. 3, 2025
9 Melissa Weisensee, Sept. 1-20, 1995
9 Madelyn Cole, Aug. 31 - Sept. 21, 2018
9 Norah Sis, Sept. 17-Oct. 14, 2022
Don't Fret
The combination of losing four All-Americans off a 32-3 team, plus a grueling schedule featuring seven top-25 opponents in its 12 non-conference matches, helped Creighton start "just" 7-5 through 12 matches.
Each of the two previous times that Creighton has lost at least five of its first 12 matches, the Bluejays rebounded quite nicely.
In 2016 Creighton ended non-conference play with a 6-6 mark. That squad rebounded to win its next 23 matches and finished 29-7, reaching the Elite Eight for the first time.
The year before in 2015 Creighton finished the non-conference slate 5-7. That team won 22 of its next 23 matches, including a 17-1 mark in BIG EAST play, and qualified for the program's first Sweet 16 berth.
Attendance Update
Creighton ranks ninth nationally in total home attendance (47,635) and 13th in average fans per home match (3,402).
Creighton has led the BIG EAST in average home attendance in all but one non-COVID year since joining the league.
Creighton's 47,635 home fans this fall are a program record.
The 3,402 fans per home match so far put CU on pace to shatter a program record.
Most Home Fans, Season
Rk. Fans Dates Year
1. 47,635 14 2025
2. 47,632 17 2018
3. 44,518 19 2024
4. 41,805 17 2022
5. 30,211 14 2021
Highest Home Attendance Average, Season
Average Rk. Fans Dates Year
1. 3,402 47,635 14 2025
2. 2,802 47,632 17 2018
3. 2,459 41,805 17 2022
4. 2,343 44,518 19 2024
5. 2,161 28,089 13 2023
Overwhelming The Unranked
Creighton is 19-0 this season against unranked teams, and the serve and pass game has been a major reason why.
In those 19 matches (64 sets), CU has served 170 aces (2.66 saps.) compared to 159 service errors. Its opponents have just 46 aces (0.72 saps.) but made 139 serving miscues.
Report Card
Creighton is 202-16 all-time in regular-season BIG EAST matches.
Here's a report card of how CU has done in 50 match segments in the BIG EAST, which includes a 163-9 mark (.948) in its last 172 matches.
Matches W-L
1-50 43-7
51-100 48-2
101-150 46-4
151-200 47-3
201-218 18-0
Watch This!
Ten of Creighton's 26 matches this fall have aired on television (four on FS1, three on BTN, three on Nebraska Public Media).
Creighton has also won 53 straight non-televised matches, since an Oct. 6, 2023 loss at Marquette.
Historically Speaking
Here's a look at the top indoor volleyball-only regular-season crowds in NCAA history after Creighton smashed a record on Sept. 16th at CHI Health Center Omaha.
Top Reg.-Season Indoor Volleyball-Only Crowds in NCAA History
Att. Opponent Date Site
17,675 Nebraska def. Creighton, 3-2 9/16/25 Omaha, NE
17,037 Wisconsin def. Marquette, 3-1 9/13/23 Milwaukee, WI
16,833 Florida def. Wisconsin, 3-2 9/16/22 Madison, WI
15,797 Nebraska def. Creighton, 3-2 9/7/22 Omaha, NE
15,734 Florida vs. Pittsburgh, 3-2 8/24/25 Lincoln, NE
15,734 Nebraska def. Stanford, 3-0
15,576 Nebraska def. Pittsburgh, 3-1 8/22/25 Lincoln, NE
15,576 Stanford vs. Florida, 3-1
15,084 Wisconsin def. Marquette, 3-1 9/17/24 Madison, WI
14,876 Wisconsin def. Purdue, 3-0 10/26/24 West Lafayette, IN
14,876 Purdue def. Indiana, 3-0 10/19/24 West Lafayette, IN
14,126 Nebraska def. Louisville, 3-0 9/22/24 Louisville, KY
14,035 Texas def. Wisconsin, 3-1 9/1/24 Milwaukee, WI
14,035 Stanford def. Minnesota, 3-2
14,022 Nebraska def. Creighton, 3-2 9/6/18 Omaha, NE
13,870 UCLA def. Nebraska, 3-2 9/13/09 Lincoln, NE
13,412 Nebraska def. LSU, 3-0 9/12/08 Lincoln, NE
13,396 Nebraska def. Hawai'i, 3-0 10/21/07 Lincoln, NE
13,081 Cal Poly def. Creighton, 3-0 9/2/07 Omaha, NE
Nebraska def. Penn State, 3-0
13,071 Nebraska def. Maryland, 3-1 11/30/24 College Park, MD
12,760 Louisville def. Kentucky, 3-0 9/13/23 Louisville, KY
12,510 Pittsburgh def. Louisville, 3-1 11/27/24 Louisville, KY
12,504 Nebraska def. Colorado, 3-0 11/4/00 Lincoln, NE
12,277 Wisocnsin def. Florida, 3-1 9/21/25 Madison, WI
12,112 Nebraska def. Creighton, 3-1 9/24/06 Omaha, NE
Largest Crowds To See The Jays
Sept. 16th marked the fourth time in eight matches at CHI Health Center Omaha that Creighton broke an all-time NCAA attendance record.
In 2007 CU played in front of 13,081 in a match against Cal Poly that was part of a doubleheader. In 2018 CU met Nebraska before 14,022 fans. In 2022, CU welcomed 15,797 fans against Nebraska. And on Sept. 16 the crowd was 17,675.
Below is a list of the largest crowds (and home crowds) in Creighton Volleyball history, which includes four crowds of 10,000 or more this fall.
Creighton's Largest Home Crowds All-Time
Att. Opponent Date CU Result Facility
17,675 #1 Nebraska 09/16/25 L 2-3 CHI Health Ctr.
15,797 #2 Nebraska 09/07/22 L 2-3 CHI Health Ctr.
14,022 #7 Nebraska 09/06/18 L 2-3 CHI Health Ctr.
13,081 #18 Cal Poly 09/02/07 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
12,112 #1 Nebraska 09/24/06 L 1-3 CHI Health Ctr.
11,279 #3 Nebraska 09/08/21 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
10,131 #4 Nebraska 09/15/15 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
8,037 #2 Nebraska 10/05/08 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
2,665 Ole Miss 12/06/24 W 3-0 Sokol
2,658 #4 Louisville 09/12/25 L 1-3 Sokol
2,653 Auburn 12/02/22 L 2-3 Sokol
Creighton Volleyball's Largest Crowds (All Sites)
Att. Opponent Date CU Result Facility
17,675 #1 Nebraska 09/16/25 L 2-3 CHI Health Ctr.
15,797 #2 Nebraska 09.07/22 L 2-3 CHI Health Ctr.
14,022 #6 Nebraska 09/06/18 L 2-3 CHI Health Ctr.
13,081 #18 Cal Poly 09/02/07 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
12,112 #1 Nebraska 09/24/06 L 1-3 CHI Health Ctr.
11,678 vs. #14 Kansas 08/31/25 W 3-2 Kohl Center
11,279 #3 Nebraska 09/08/21 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
10,438 vs. #2 Penn St. 08/23/25 L 0-3 Pinn Bank Arena
10,131 #4 Nebraska 09/15/15 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
10,072 vs. #5 Texas 08/29/25 L 0-3 Kohl Center
8,924 at #5 Nebraska 09/06/23 L 1-3 Devaney Ctr.
8,656 at #4 Nebraska 09/10/24 L 2-3 Devaney Ctr.
8,627 at #5 Nebraska 09/29/02 L 0-3 Devaney Ctr.
8,450 at #2 Nebraska 08/30/19 L 1-3 Devaney Ctr.
8,277 vs. Montana St. 09/16/16 W 3-0 Devaney Ctr.
8,249 at #1 Nebraska 09/17/16 L 1-3 Devaney Ctr.
8,237 vs. #20 Baylor (@NU) 08/31/19 L 0-3 Devaney Ctr.
8,060 at #9 Nebraska 09/17/14 L 1-3 Devaney Ctr.
The Friendly Confines
Creighton had its first unbeaten home season in program history in 2023, going a perfect 13-0 in matches and 39-3 in sets.
Last year CU did even better, going 19-0 and losing just two sets at home.
Though its 32-match win streak was snapped on Sept. 12 against No. 4 Louisville, that still means the Bluejays are 44-1 in its last 45 contests at D.J. Sokol Arena.
All told, Creighton has won 126 of its last 134 home sets at D.J. Sokol Arena.
Creighton's Longest Home Win Streaks
Wins Dates Snapped By
32 Sept. 1, 2023 - Dec. 6, 2024 #4 Louisville, 3-1
15 Sept. 7 - Nov. 30, 2018 #22 Washington, 3-0
13 Sept. 1, 2012 - Sept. 7, 2013 California, 3-0
13 Sept. 9, 2016-Sept. 1, 2017 #18 USC, 3-0
Creighton Introduces New Taraflex Court
Creighton Volleyball introduced a new Taraflex® court at its 2025 regular-season home debut on Sept. 12 against Louisville.
The court was designed by GLGR out of Portland, Ore., in working with Specialty Floors out of Parkville, Mo., representatives of Taraflex Sports.
The new court features a royal blue outline with a feather pattern similar to what is on the Creighton men's basketball court that was unveiled last October at CHI Health Center Omaha. More than 6/10ths of a mile of stencils were used to create the blue feather border that features more than a dozen "Easter eggs" hidden throughout.
The words Creighton and Bluejays flank the end lines in white lettering. The East sideline features the words D.J. Sokol Arena on one side of the court and a BIG EAST Conference logo on the other, both shaded in light blue. The Northeast side of the court, where the team runs in and out when returning to or from the locker room, features the words "Fly Together", while Creighton's popular C-Bird logo adorns the Northwest and Southeast corners of the court
The West sideline features 14 smaller Bluejay bird outlines, seven on each side of the court. Inside those logo decals are years to designate NCAA Tournament appearances, with different colors used to highlight the program's previous trips to the first weekend, Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. Room to add future postseason appearances is available, if necessary.
The middle of the court features a gray outline of a Bluejay bird head. The hue of the two-tone court helps put the focus on the action and will make the players in uniform stand out, in addition to making it easier for officials to discern in/out calls along the sidelines. The matte finish on the court adds to the sharpness.
The perimeter of the court features no less than 14 hidden messages within the design, ranging from Heritage logos to honor Creighton's history, a map of the state of Nebraska, the year Creighton University was founded (1878), the year the Creighton Volleyball program was restarted (1994), and donor acknowledgements.
The court is a FIVB-certified playing surface and is up to the same high standards that it used in international competitions such as the Olympics. The design process for one of the most unique and complex designed courts in the world began in January, with the full painting process taking a little over a month in application and curing.
The Amazing Ava
Ava Martin had a career-high 30 kill in Creighton's five-set win over Marquette on Nov. 1st.
Martin owns 11 matches with 20+ kills in her career, and she's done it against some impressive competition, including each of her past three matches against Marquette.
Ava Martin's 20-Kill Matches
Kills Pct. Opponent Date
30 .464 Marquette 11/01/25
24 .286 vs. UC Santa Barbara 09/06/25
23 .286 Villanova 11/07/25
22 .333 #14 Marquette 11/26/22
22 .396 Northern Iowa 09/03/23
22 .180 at #9 Minnesota 09/16/23
21 .230 at Xavier 09/23/23
20 .400 at DePaul 11/22/24
20 .405 vs. Duke 08/27/23
20 .472 Rice 09/13/25
20 .514 at Marquette 10/02/25
Against Ranked Foes
After a total of three top-25 wins from 1994-2014, Creighton has earned at least one top-25 win each of the last 11 seasons (2015-25).
Creighton is 32-94 all-time against ranked teams, with 30 wins coming under Kirsten Bernthal Booth and two under Brian Rosen.
The highest ranked teams that Creighton has ever beaten at any site were No. 3 Washington (8/26/17 in Seattle) and No. 3 Kentucky (9/4/21 in Lexington). CU's highest-ranked opponent it has defeated at home was a 3-1 win over then-No. 9 Marquette on Nov. 22, 2019.
This year is the ninth season that CU owned multiple Top-25 victories. The Jays beat three Top 25 teams in 2017, 2022 and 2023, and a record four in 2018, 2019 and 2024.
Top 25 Sweeps
Creighton owns 32 top 25 victories in its history, but its Sept. 21 sweep of Kansas was just its ninth sweep of a ranked foe.
Three of those wins have come against Kansas, another three against Kentucky, two vs. Marquette and one at Purdue.
Creighton's 3-0 Wins vs. Top 25 Teams
Opponent Date
vs. #10 Kentucky 09/05/15
#13 Kentucky 09/01/17
at #7 Kansas 09/09/17
#21 Marquette 09/23/18
at #3 Kentucky 09/04/21
at #16 Purdue 08/26/23
#25 Marquette 11/05/23
at #10 Kansas 09/21/24
#17 Kansas 09/21/25
Top 25 History
Creighton is 254-53 all-time when playing as a ranked team, and also 27-33 all-time against ranked teams when ranked itself. That mark is 4-4 when both Creighton and its opponent are ranked in the top 10.
Since the start of the 2012 season, 48 of Creighton's 82 losses have come against ranked teams. In that same period, Creighton is 333-34 against unranked teams. Creighton has won all but three of its past 133 home matches over unranked teams and all but 13 of its last 194 matches at all sites against unranked teams.
Ranked vs. Ranked (CU is 27-33)
Home: 11-11 Away: 8-13 Neutral: 8-9
Date Winner Loser CU Score
11/19/12 #11 Minnesota #21 Creighton 1-3
08/30/13 #25 Creighton #13 BYU 3-1
09/14/13 #11 UCLA #24 Creighton 1-3
09/16/13 #7 Hawaii #23 Creighton 2-3
08/30/14 #22 Kansas #23 Creighton 1-3
09/03/16 #23 Kentucky #22 Creighton 0-3
12/02/16 #21 Creighton #4 Kansas 3-2
12/09/16 #21 Creighton #17 Michigan 3-2
12/10/16 #5 Texas #21 Creighton 0-3
08/26/17 #9 Creighton #3 Washington 3-1
09/01/17 #7 Creighton #13 Kentucky 3-0
09/02/17 #18 USC #7 Creighton 0-3
09/08/17 #17 Purdue #9 Creighton 1-3
09/09/17 #9 Creighton #7 Kansas 3-0
09/16/17 #19 Iowa State #8 Creighton 2-3
12/12/17 #12 Michigan St. #15 Creighton 1-3
08/24/18 #13 Creighton #5 Kentucky 3-2
08/25/18 #10 USC #13 Creighton 2-3
09/06/18 #7 Nebraska #14 Creighton 2-3
09/15/18 #8 Illinois #10 Creighton 1-3
09/23/18 #10 Creighton #21 Marquette 3-0
10/26/18 #10 Creighton #18 Marquette 3-1
11/24/18 #9 Creighton #16 Marquette 3-1
12/01/18 #22 Washington #9 Creighton 0-3
08/30/19 #2 Nebraska #18 Creighton 1-3
08/31/19 #20 Baylor #18 Creighton 0-3
09/06/19 #23 Creighton #12 Kentucky 3-1
09/07/19 #23 Creighton #15 USC 3-1
09/14/19 #12 Washington #17 Creighton 1-3
10/12/19 #13 Creighton #10 Marquette 3-2
11/22/19 #12 Creighton #9 Marquette 3-1
12/07/19 #7 Minnesota #15 Creighton 2-3
02/05/21 #19 Creighton #25 Marquette 3-2
02/06/21 #25 Marquette #19 Creighton 0-3
09/08/21 #3 Nebraska #19 Creighton 0-3
09/02/22 #17 Creighton #25 USC 3-1
09/03/22 #16 Kentucky #17 Creighton 1-3
09/07/22 #2 Nebraska #17 Creighton 2-3
10/14/22 #21 Creighton #16 Marquette 3-2
11/19/22 #16 Marquette #11 Creighton 0-3
11/26/22 #15 Creighton #14 Marquette 3-2
08/26/23 #18 Creighton #16 Purdue 3-0
09/06/23 #4 Nebraska #16 Creighton 1-3
09/16/23 #14 Creighton #9 Minnesota 3-2
11/05/23 #17 Creighton #25 Marquette 3-0
12/07/23 #7 Louisville #17 Creighton 2-3
09/05/24 #11 Creighton #20 USC 3-1
09/10/24 #5 Nebraska #9 Creighton 2-3
09/15/24 #4 Louisville #9 Creighton 2-3
09/20/24 #9 Creighton #6 Purdue 3-1
09/21/24 #9 Creighton #10 Kansas 3-0
12/13/24 #6 Creighton #13 Texas 3-1
12/15/24 #2 Penn State #6 Creighton 2-3
08/23/25 #2 Penn State #12 Creighton 0-3
08/29/25 #5 Texas #12 Creighton 0-3
08/31/25 #12 Creighton #14 Kansas 3-2
09/07/25 #22 USC #13 Creighton 0-3
09/12/25 #4 Louisville #18 Creighton 1-3
09/16/25 #1 Nebraska #18 Creighton 2-3
09/21/25 #18 Creighton #17 Kansas 3-0
The Defense Never Rests
Creighton has led the country in opponents hitting percentage in two of the last four seasons, doing so in both 2021 (.124) and 2024 (.130).
Creighton is holding foes to .177 this year, a figure that plummets to .154 in league action.
High FIve
Brian Rosen is Creighton's first volleyball coach since the program's 1994 reinstatement to pick up his first victory in a five set match, as Ben Guiliano, Howard Wallace and Kirsten Bernthal Booth's first wins all came in 3-0 sweeps.
Record in 5-Set Matches
Coach Years Set 5 W-L
Ben Guiliano 1994-1996 2-10
Howard Wallace 1997-2002 13-18
Kirsten Bernthal Booth 2003-2024 70-42
Brian Rosen 2025-Pres. 3-1
Twice For Breissinger
Junior defensive specialist Sydney Breissinger helped Creighton erase a 3-0 deficit in the fifth set on Aug. 31 vs. Kansas, serving up a 9-0 run that helped the Bluejays take the lead for good. She also served a 9-0 run in the fourth set vs. San Diego on Sept. 5.
Breissinger's heroics were eerily similar to the 9-0 serving run she had in the fifth set on Sept. 16, 2023 in a win over No. 9 Minnesota. That win over the Gophers had been CU's last previous five-set win.
Since enrolling at Creighton in 2023, Breissinger owns 49 service runs of five or longer, 19 more than the next-closest Bluejay (Norah Sis, who graduated in 2024). Next-most among her active teammates is the 23 by Ava Martin.
151 Weeks As A Ranked Team
Creighton is ranked 12th in the Nov. 10th edition of the AVCA poll, the 151st time in program history it's been ranked. That's 37th-most of all programs in NCAA history.
All 151 rankings have occurred since 2012.
The Bluejays are one of 11 schools (along with Baylor, Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, Penn State, Pitt, Purdue, Stanford, Texas and Wisconsin) to have been ranked each of the last 74 polls.
Creighton's 74 weeks in a row being ranked dates began on Sept. 6, 2021 and sets a program-record, breaking the previous-high of 64 from Oct. 31, 2016 to March 15, 2021.
Preseason Ranking
Creighton was ranked 12th in the AVCA preseason poll on Aug. 7th. It was the 11th time in the past 13 years that the Jays have been ranked in the preseason, and fourth year in a row.
The No. 12 slotting tied last year's team for the second-best preseason ranking in program history, trailing only the 2017 team that was ranked ninth.
Over the previous 17 seasons, 315-of-425 teams (74.1 percent) of teams have been in both the preseason and final polls, and in the 17 seasons from 2008-2024, 385-of-425 teams (90.6 percent) in the preseason top-25 polls would go on to reach the NCAA Tournament, as all but preseason No. 19 Arkansas and No. 25 Georgia reached the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
This year marks the 14th straight season that CU has been ranked at least one week, extending a program record.
Year Preseason Rank Final W-L Final Rank
2013 25th 23-9 NR
2014 23rd 25-9 NR
2016 18th 27-9 9th
2017 9th 26-7 16th
2018 13th 29-5 13th
2019 18th 25-6 16th
2020 16th 12-4 NR
2022 18th 27-5 21st
2023 18th 29-5 15th
2024 12th 32-3 5th
2025 12th TBD TBD
Production Returns
Creighton returns 11-of-19 letterwinners to the court from last season, including three starters.
From last year's team, Norah Sis, Elise Goetzinger, Kendra Wait, Abbey Milner, Maddy Bilinovic, Audrey Clark, Katie Maser and Emma Ziegler are not back.
All told, of the seven categories listed below, Creighton returns 294.5 of a possible 700% back (42.1 percent), the smallest amount returning since it headed into Howard Wallace's final season in 2002.
Below is a breakdown of the production that is back:
Stat Returners Departures
Assists 119 (7.6%) 1,450 (92.4%)
Aces 115 (51.3%) 109 (48.7%)
Digs 598 (35.7%) 1,076 (64.3%)
Points 1,115.5 (50.2%) 1,107.0 (49.8%)
Kills 843 (50.1%) 841 (49.9%)
Matches Started 104 (49.5%) 106 (50.5%)
Blocks 157.5 (50.1%) 157.0 (49.9%)
One Tough Schedule
Of Creighton's 12 non-conference matches, seven were against ranked teams and three others against programs that received votes in the preseason AVCA Top 25 poll.
Creighton is the only team in the preseason Top 25 with 10 or more non-conference matches against teams getting votes, as Texas and TCU are next-closest with eight each.
No Losers Here
Creighton has been as good as anyone at avoiding losses in recent seasons.
Creighton and Pittsburgh are the nation's only teams with five losses or less in the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons.
If you go back two years more, the nation's only teams to lose six times or less in the 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons are also Creighton and Pittsburgh.
Creighton is also the only school nationally who have won 25 matches or more in every season between 2014-24 (not counting the 2020 COVID-19 year, when CU only played 16 times).
13 Straight NCAA's
Creighton Volleyball has made the NCAA Tournament in each of the last 13 seasons. They are the first women's team in any sport at Creighton to make 13 straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
The only other sport in Creighton history to make even 10 straight NCAA Tournament appearances is the men's soccer program, which qualified in 17 straight seasons from 1992-2008.
Creighton is one of seven teams nationally to have appeared in each of the last 13 NCAA Tournaments (2012-24). That group features BYU, Creighton, Florida, Kentucky, Nebraska, Penn State and Texas.
Survival of the Fittest
Since the move to rally scoring in 2001, Creighton has won 10 matches when surviving a match point and lost four contests when holding a match point of its own.
Surviving Match Points Since 2001
Date Opponent MP(s) Faced Final Set 5
09/27/02 Evansville 13-14, 14-15 19-17
08/30/03 vs. McNeese State 13-14, 15-16 18-16
10/10/03 Wichita State 13-14 16-14
10/13/06 at Wichita State 12-14, 13-14, 14-15 17-15
09/11/07 at Drake 13-14, 14-15 17-15
08/26/11 vs. UTSA 12-14, 13-14 16-14
11/16/12 at Wichita State 13-14 16-14
09/20/15 Kansas State 23-24 (4th set) 15-13
11/20/15 at Georgetown 23-24, 26-27 (4th set) 15-7
08/24/18 vs. #5 Kentucky 16-15, 19-18 22-20
Tournament Tested
Creighton has played multiple matches in 29 tournaments since the start of the 2021 calendar year, and won 19 of them.
Keep in mind that when Kirsten Bernthal Booth was hired in 2003, Creighton had been 17-33 in 15 regular-season tournaments all-time, with just one tournament title (the 2000 Iowa State Heritage Classic).
CU's Multi-Match Tournaments Since Jan. 1, 2021
Year Event CU Record (Place)
2021 BIG EAST Tournament 2-0 (1st)
2021 Mizzou Invitational 3-0 (1st)
2021 Bluegrass Battle 3-0 (1st)
2021 Bluejay Invitational 3-0 (1st)
2021 Shocker Volleyball Classic 3-0 (1st)
2021 BIG EAST Tournament 2-0 (1st)
2021 NCAA Tournament 1-1 (T-17th)
2022 Rumble in the Rockies 3-0 (1st)
2022 Bluejay Invitational 2-1 (2nd)
2022 Omaha Invitational 2-0 (1st)
2022 Rice adidas Invitational 1-1 (2nd)
2022 BIG EAST Tournament 2-0 (1st)
2023 Reamer Club Xtra Special Premier 2-1 (1st)
2023 Bluejay Invitational 3-0 (1st)
2023 MN Hospitality Omaha Challenge 2-0 (1st)
2023 Diet Coke Challenge 2-0 (1st)
2023 BIG EAST Tournament 2-0 (1st)
2023 NCAA Tournament 2-1 (T-9th)
2024 Bluejay Invitational 3-0 (1st)
2024 Creighton Classic 2-0 (1st)
2024 Cardinal Classic 2-1 (2nd)
2024 Jayhawk Classic 2-0 (1st)
2024 BIG EAST Tournament 2-0 (1st)
2024 NCAA Tournament 3-1 (T-5th)
2025 Opening Spike Classic 1-1 (T-2nd)
2025 Trojan Invitational 2-1 (2nd)
2025 Bluejay Invitational 2-1 (2nd)
2025 Creighton Classic 2-0 (1st)
Jays Earn Tourney Titles
Creighton has won at least one tournament each of the last 14 seasons, a streak that dates to 2012.
During that span, the Bluejays have won 36 tournament titles, not to mention 12 regular-season league crowns.
Creighton has also now won at least one home tournament each of the last nine seasons.
Creighton's Tournament Titles Since 2012
Year Titles Won Tourney Hosts
2012 3 USF, UNC, MVC
2013 1 BGSU
2014 1 CU, BIG EAST
2015 1 BIG EAST
2016 1 BIG EAST
2017 4 WASH, CU, KU, BIG EAST
2018 3 SMU, CU, BIG EAST
2019 2 UNI, CU
2020 1 BIG EAST
2021 5 MIZZ, UK, CU, WSU, BIG EAST
2022 3 WYO, UNO, BIG EAST
2023 5 Purdue, CU, UNO, MINN, BIG EAST
2024 4 CU, CU, KU, BIG EAST
2025 1 CU
2-0 Better Than 0-2
Creighton is 436-11 (.975) all-time when leading a match 2-0, and 159-1 (.994) all-time at D.J. Sokol Arena when up 2-0 at the break.
Per RichKern.com, Division I teams that won the first two sets won 94.9 percent of their matches from 2014-23.
Creighton has won 123 matches in a row when taking a 2-0 lead.
Conversely, the Jays are 17-211 (.075) all-time when trailing a match 0-2. Those 17 comebacks in program history from down 0-2 are listed below.
Date Opponent Sets 3-5 scores Coach
09/19/97 at Bradley 15-11, 15-13, 15-8 Wallace
10/01/99 at Drake 15-6, 17-15, 15-11 Wallace
09/03/04 vs. Montana 30-20, 30-21, 15-11 Booth
10/15/04 at Bradley 30-22, 30-23, 15-11 Booth
10/15/05 at So. Illinois 30-25, 30-24, 15-8 Booth
09/21/07 at No. Iowa 31-29, 30-26, 15-12 Booth
11/16/12 at Wichita St. 25-16, 25-20, 16-14 Booth
09/05/14 vs. No. Iowa 25-16, 25-22, 15-5 Booth
11/08/14 at Butler 25-16, 25-20, 15-13 Booth
09/20/15 Kansas State 25-23, 26-24, 15-13 Booth
10/09/15 DePaul 25-21, 25-12, 15-11 Booth
11/20/15 at Georgetown 30-28, 26-24, 15-7 Booth
10/13/17 Butler 25-21, 25-23, 15-9 Booth
10/18/18 Xavier 25-17, 25-17, 15-13 Booth
01/31/21 at So. Dakota 25-20, 25-23, 15-7 Booth
10/07/22 at UConn 25-15, 25-12, 15-13 Booth
10/14/22 #16 Marquette 25-19, 25-16, 15-8 Booth
Set 1 Result A Strong Indicator
Creighton has gone 181-6 in its last 187 matches at all sites when winning the first set, compared to a 18-26 record in that same span when dropping the opener.
Creighton has gone 213-4 (.982) in its last 217 matches against unranked foes when winning the opening set.
Per RichKern.com, Division I teams that lost the first set won just 20.3 percent of their matches from 2014-23.
Since Aug. 29, 2010, Creighton has gone 179-6 in its last 185 home matches when taking a 1-0 lead, losing only to Pacific (Sept. 12, 2015), No. 7 Nebraska (Sept. 6, 2018), South Dakota (Jan. 29, 2021), No. 16 Kentucky (Sept. 3, 2022), Auburn (Dec. 2, 2022) and No. 4 Louisville (Sept. 12, 2025).
The Jays have won their last 43 of their last 44 home matches following a first set victory.
Against NCAA Tournament Qualifiers
This year's team will play 10 matches against teams that made the 2024 NCAA Tournament with contests against Marquette (2x), Nebraska, Kansas (2x), Louisville, Northern Iowa, USC, Texas and Penn State.
Year W-L vs. Previous Season NCAA Teams
1994 0-4
1995 0-2
1996 0-2
1997 0-3
1998 0-5
1999 2-4
2000 0-4
2001 1-6
2002 0-5
2003 0-3
2004 2-2
2005 0-6
2006 4-6
2007 4-9
2008 6-8
2009 1-11
2010 4-7
2011 2-6
2012 8-3
2013 6-6
2014 4-5
2015 11-5
2016 10-7
2017 8-6
2018 8-5
2019 5-4
2020 3-1
2021 3-1
2022 5-4
2023 11-3
2024 9-3
2025 5-5 so far
TOTAL 121-150
TOTAL Before Booth 3-35
TOTAL Under Booth 113-110
TOTAL Under Rosen 5-5
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Match #28: #12 Creighton at Seton Hall • South Orange, N.J. • Saturday, Nov. 15 • 4:00 p.m. CT
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Next Up
No. 12 Creighton Volleyball closes the regular-season with an eye on its 12th straight BIG EAST regular-season title as it heads to the East Coast for a pair of matches.
On Friday at 6 p.m. Central, Creighton (21-5, 14-0 BIG EAST) takes on St. John's (9-18, 5-9 BIG EAST) inside Carnesecca Arena in Queens, N.Y.
Twenty-two hours later on Saturday at 4 p.m. Central, the Bluejays meet up with Seton Hall (6-19, 0-14 BIG EAST) at historic Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, N.J.
Broadcast Information
Friday's match at St. John's will be video webcast on ESPN+ at http://watchESPN.com. A subscription is required to view the match.
Saturday's match will be televised by SNY and streamed free at http://SHUpirates.com/watch. A stream from WSOU's radio can be heard at https://www.wsou.net/stream-live.html.
Live Stats Information
Both of this weekend's matches will have live stats at http://Creighton.StatBroadcast.com.
Scouting #12 Creighton
Creighton is 21-5 this season and 14-0 in the BIG EAST after dropping just four sets in league play thus far. The Bluejays played seven matches against ranked foes in non-conference action, winning two of them, and are 19-0 against unranked foes.
Creighton has won 18 of its last 19 matches, with a five-set loss to No. 1 Nebraska the only setback in that time, and remain No. 12 in the latest AVCA Top 25 poll.
Ava Martin (4.30 kps., 0.44 saps., .311%) was named Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year, while fellow senior Kiara Reinhardt (2.49 kps., .422%, 1.01 bps.) is also playing at an All-American level.
Annalea Maeder (10.39 aps., 0.42 saps.) has taken the reigns as CU setter, while Saige Damrow (2.83 dps.) and Sydney Breissinger (2.69 dps., 0.41 saps.) have both seen time at libero.
CU averages 13.83 kills, 2.26 aces, 13.48 digs and 2.15 blocks per set while hitting .277.
Scouting St. John's
St. John's has won three of its past four matches and is 9-18 overall, including a 5-9 mark in BIG EAST play.
Preseason All-BIG EAST selection Erin Jones leads the Red Storm in kills per set (2.88 kps.) and aces per set (0.37 saps.), and is also second on the team with 4.59 assists and 2.50 digs per set.
Martina Ghezi (2.68 kps.) is second on the team in kills, while Martina Capponcelli (5.10 aps.) tops the team in asssits.
The Red Storm average 11.46 kills, 12.82 digs, 1.81 blocks and 1.63 aces per set while hitting .166 as a team.
Series History vs. St. John's
Creighton is 22-3 all-time against St. John's, dropping just one set total over the past nine meetings. CU is 10-1 all-time in the series in Queens, with that lone setback coming in 2021.
Creighton head coach Brian Rosen is 1-0 against Joanne Persico and St. John's. Persico is 3-22 all-time against Creighton.
Scouting Seton Hall
Seton Hall is 6-19 on the season and winless in 14 BIG EAST matches to date.
Sadie Reich (3.45 kps.) tops the team in kills, while Daria Safian (2.20 kps.) and Asil Sabasili (1.33 kps.) also have at least 10 kills.
Gwen Adler (5.57 aps.), Emilee Fuller (2.95 aps.) and Alexis Opland (3.00 aps.) have all taken their turns at setter, and Subasili (0.86) and Alex Rasmussen (0.84 bps.) top the Pirates in blocks.
The Pirates average 11.32 kills, 13.18 digs, 1.74 blocks and 1.45 aces per set while hitting .181.
Series History vs. Seton Hall
Creighton is 22-3 all-time against Seton Hall, and 9-2 in South Orange. The Bluejays have won 21 straight meetings in the series, including 19 consecutive sweeps.
Brian Rosen is 1-0 against Seton Hall and Shannon Thompson. Thompson is 0-7 against Creighton.
Creighton Coaches
Brian Rosen was named the fourth head coach in modern Creighton Volleyball history on April 6, 2025, as he was promoted following the departure of 22-year head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth. He is 21-5 as Creighton head coach, defeating No. 14 Kansas on Aug. 31 for his first win on the Bluejay sideline, and becoming the BIG EAST's first rookie head coach since 2014 to win 20+ matches in his first year in the league.
Named the 2024 AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year, Rosen served as a Creighton assistant from 2022-24, during which time CU went 88-13, swept the BIG EAST regular-season and tournament tiles each fall, and defeated 10 Top 25 opponents.
The 2008 South Carolina grad went 45-17 as head coach at Division II Nova Southeastern from 2019-21, though the 2020 season was cancelled due to COVID-19 without playing a match.
Rosen is assisted by Angie Oxley Behrens, Adam Kessenich and Izzy Ashburn.
With A Win...
With a win on Friday vs. St. John's, Creighton would...
- Creighton would set a league record by winning its 46th consecutive regular-season BIG EAST volleyball match.
- Creighton would clinch at least a share of its 12th consecutive regular-season BIG EAST title, and the No. 1 seed at next weekend's BIG EAST Championships in Milwaukee.
- Creighton would remain in sole possession of first place in the BIG EAST as the league's lone remaining team unbeaten in BIG EAST play.
- Extend program records by winning its 46th consecutive regular-season conference match, and 50th in a row against BIG EAST teams.
- Win its 64th straight match against an unranked team.
- Win its 54th straight non-televised match.
- Improve to 203-16 all-time in regular-season BIG EAST matches.
- Improve to 224-18 against BIG EAST opponents since joining the league in 2013.
- Stretch its season-high win streak to 17, tied for the fourth-longest win streak in program history.
- Extend its November win streak to 24.
- Improve to 23-3 all-time against St. John's with its 10th straight win over the Red Storm.
Milestone Watch
Creighton's student-athletes are approaching all sorts of milestones heading into the week...
- Ava Martin owns 1,496 career kills, just four away from 1,500.
- Ava Martin is 13 kills shy of her third season of 400 or more kills, something only Jaali Winters, Norah Sis and Leah Ratzlaff have ever done in CU history, and join Ratzlaff as the only player to do it in three consecutive campaigns.
- Ava Martin owns 121 career aces, one behind Brittany Witt for fourth and four behind Melissa Weisensee for third place in CU history.
- Jaya Johnson is two career kills shy of 400.
- Eloise Brandewie owns 292 career blocks and is eight shy of 300. She's also 10 kills shy of 450.
- Nora Wurtz owns 51 aces, tied for fourth in CU single-season history. She can pass Madelyn Cole (51 in 2018), Norah Sis (52 in 2024), Ava Martin (56 in 2024) and Molly Moran (59 in 2000) with another big weekend behind the service line.
- Destiny Ndam-Simpson is one kill shy of 250.
11 Straight BIG EAST Regular-Season Titles
Regular-season champions from 2014-24, Creighton is the first team in BIG EAST volleyball history to win 11 straight regular-season titles. The previous record had been seven by Notre Dame from 1999-2005.
The Bluejay volleyball team is also the first Creighton program in any sport to win more than five straight league titles, more than doubling the previous high of five in a row by the men's soccer program (1992-96) in the MVC.
The only other volleyball team nationally with an active streak of more than five straight regular-season league titles is Kentucky, with eight.
Champions Among Champions
Since the start of the 2012 season, Creighton, and Western Kentucky are the nation's only schools to have won 12 conference regular-season titles. All but three of Creighton's 12 crowns were outright titles, whereas WKU has shared five. Texas has won 11 titles in that time.
Creighton has also won 11 conference tournament titles since 2012, the most in the nation.
Most Conference Titles 2012-2024
Regular-Season League Tournament
12 (3 shared) Creighton 11 Creighton
12 (5) Western Kentucky 10 Western Kentucky
11 (1) Texas 9 Dayton
11 (1) Fairfield 9 Fairfield
9 (8) Florida A&M
9 (5) Yale
9 (1) Colorado State
Wurtz Serves Up A Record
Nora Wurtz led the nation with 14 aces and 2.00 aces per set last weekend thanks to a record-setting performance.
Two days after serving up five aces in the first set of a Nov. 7 win over Villanova, Wurtz once again dealt five aces during 12-0 serving run to end the first set vs. Georgetown. Wurtz remained behind the serving line to start the second set, opening with back-to-back aces, and eventually broke the school-record with nine aces in the match.
Most Aces, Creighton Match
9 Nora Wurtz vs. Georgetown (3s) 11-09-25
8 Carolyn Decker at New Mexico (3s) 09-04-04
8 Ava Martin vs. Seton Hall (3s) 11-15-24
7 Molly Moran vs. Drake (3s) 09-22-00
7 Kelli Koochi at Indiana State (4s) 10-19-01
7 Nayka Benitez vs. Bradley (4s) 09-25-10
7 Michelle Sicner vs. McNeese State (3s) 09-17-11
7 Madelyn Cole at Georgetown (3s) 11-09-19
Best of Wurtz
Nora Wurtz's nine aces are tied for the most in the nation this season in any three-set match.
Wurtz served 31 times in the Nov. 9 match vs. Georgetown, with Creighton winning the point 27 times. By comparison, Georgetown's entire team served 34 times and won just seven of those points.
Wurtz (at 6-foot-4) is the nation's only player in the top 35 nationally in aces per set who stands 6-foot-3 or taller.
The first time that Wurtz faced St. John's, she had two aces. Her only previous meeting against Seton Hall saw her deliver four aces and also hit 1.000 with six kills in six swings.
The 400 Club
Ava Martin enters this weekend with 387 kills on the season, just 13 shy of her third season of 400 or more.
She would become just the fourth player in CU history with three different seasons of 400 kills or more, and join Leah Ratzlaff as just the second woman to do it in three consecutive campaigns.
It's not a coincidence that Jaali Winters (1,843), Norah Sis (1,664) and Ratzlaff (1,622) own the top three spots on Creighton's career kills list. Melissa Walsh (1,596) is fourth, with Martin (1,496) currently fifth.
Most 400-Kill Seasons, Creighton History
Name Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Jaali Winters (3x) 546 448 398 451
Norah Sis (3x) 435 489 302 438
Leah Ratzlaff (3x) 180 516 479 447
Ava Martin (2x) 264 417 428 387
Who Else Has Been Unbeaten?
Currently 14-0, Creighton is two wins away from becoming the 15th team to finish BIG EAST play unbeaten. If it can run the table, CU would be just the fourth unbeaten with 16 or more league wins.
Finishing Unbeaten in BIG EAST Play
W-L Sets Lost School Year
18-0 3 Creighton 2024
18-0 6 Creighton 2018
18-0 5 Creighton 2016
14-0 so far 4 Creighton 2025
14-0 8 Notre Dame 2009
14-0 4 Louisville 2006
12-0 3 Notre Dame 2001
11-0 4 Notre Dame 2000
11-0 4 Notre Dame 1999
11-0 2 Notre Dame 1997
11-0 2 Notre Dame 1996
11-0 1 Notre Dame 1995
7-0 6 Pittsburgh 1993
7-0 1 Pittsburgh 1991
7-0 2 Pittsburgh 1990
Best League Starts
Creighton has started 14-0 in conference play for the fifth time in 13 seasons in the BIG EAST.
The Bluejays, who only play 16 league contests this fall, went 18-0 in 2016, 2018 and 2024.
Most Wins Before First League Loss
Wins Year (League) First League Loss
18-0 2018 (BIG EAST) None
18-0 2016 (BIG EAST) None
18-0 2024 (BIG EAST) None
17 2022 (BIG EAST) 11/19 at #16 Marquette
14 2025 (BIG EAST) TBD
12 2019 (BIG EAST) 11/8 at Villanova
11 2015 (BIG EAST) 10/30 at Villanova
All They Do Is Win
Creighton has won its last 45 BIG EAST regular-season matches to establish a program record and tie a league record.
It ties the longest streak in BIG EAST history, first done from Oct. 1, 1999 to Nov. 15, 2002 by Notre Dame.
Creighton's Most Consecutive Regular-Season League Wins
Wins Dates Snapped By League
45 Oct. 7, 2023 - Present ? ? ? BIG EAST
31 Nov. 18, 2017 - Nov. 3, 2019 at Villanova, 3-0 BIG EAST
28 Oct. 31, 2015 - Sept. 30, 2017 at Marquette, 3-0 BIG EAST
28 Oct. 17, 2021- Nov. 18, 2022 at #16 Marquette, 3-0 BIG EAST
14 Sept. 29, 2012 - End of 2012 Never (left MVC) MVC
Chasing A Championship
Armed with a one-game lead and two matches left, Creighton is in prime position as it chases its 12th consecutive BIG EAST regular-season title.
The Bluejays can clinch at least a share of a title with any combination of one Creighton (14-0) wins and/or Xavier (13-1) loss this wekeend. The Bluejays would also own the tiebreaker for the No. 1 seed thanks to its head-to-head victory over the Musketeers.
Creighton can win an outright title with any combination of two Creighton wins or Xavier losses this weekend. Xavier hosts DePaul on Saturday and Marquette on Sunday, both at 11:30 a.m. Central
Creighton's seven titles from 2014-20 and in 2024 were all outright titles, while it shared the crown in 2021, 2022 and 2023 with Marquette.
Creighton owns 12 regular-season titles in program history, also winning an outright title in 2012 during its final season in the Missouri Valley Conference.
BIG EAST'S Best
Since the reconfiguration of the BIG EAST in the summer of 2013, Creighton, Marquette and St. John's are the only teams to win any sort of BIG EAST volleyball title.
Creighton owns 11 regular-season titles (3 shared) in that time, while Marquette owns four regular-season (3 shared) crowns.
As it relates to BIG EAST Tournament titles, Creighton has won 10, Marquette one and St. John's one since 2013.
Below is a look at the record of each BIG EAST team since league realignment in 2013:
BIG EAST VB Standings, 2013 - Nov. 13, 2025
BIG EAST only All matches
Team (NCAA Bids) W L W L
Creighton (12) 202 16 336 78
Marquette (11) 178 37 299 102
Xavier 129 87 203 172
St. John's (1) 109 109 231 179
Villanova (1) 109 109 206 170
Butler 108 110 190 191
Seton Hall (1) 86 131 173 205
DePaul 71 147 162 213
Georgetown 50 160 124 235
Connecticut# 49 45 97 70
Providence* 33 169 124 224
*Providence rejoined the league for volleyball in 2014 and
its 2013 overall record (12-20) is not included above.
#Connecticut rejoined the league in 2020 and
its record from 2013-19 (96-121) is not included above.
CU Has Been Hall Over The Pirates
Creighton has won 21 straight matches against Seton Hall, its fourth-longest win streak ever against another foe.
Most Consecutive Match Wins Over One Team
Wins Opponent Dates
29 DePaul 2013-Present
23 Xavier 2013-22
24 Georgetown 2013-Present
23 Butler 2013-Present
21 Seton Hall 2014-Present
19 Southern Illinois 2003-11
18 Providence 2014-Present
16 Indiana State 2005-Present
I'm The Captain Now
Creighton has won 59 straight sets against Seton Hall, the longest set win streak over another foe in program history by a wide margin.
Most Consecutive Set Wins Over One Team
Wins Opponent Dates
59 Seton Hall 2015-Present
35 Providence 2017-Present
34 Georgetown 2019-Present
28 Villanova 2021-25
25 Indiana State 2005-09
24 Xavier 2015-18
23 Indiana State 2009-Present
19 Providence 2014-17
19 Butler 2018-21
19 Butler 2021-Present
Streakin'
Ava Martin owns 10 or more kills in each of Creighton's last 20 matches, the third-longest streak in program history. She already owns a 19-match streak that was snapped earlier this season. Martin is the only player in Bluejay history with multiple streaks 10-kill streaks of 14 or longer.
Martin has led or tied for the Creighton in kills in each of the last 19 matches.
Consecutive Matches, 10 or More Kills
58 Leah Ratzlaff, Sept. 13, 2003-Sept. 9, 2005
21 Jaali Winters, Oct. 6, 2015 - Aug. 28, 2016
20 Ava Martin, Sept. 12, 2025 - Present
19 JoDe Cieloha, Sept. 26-Nov. 21, 1997
19 Ava Martin, Oct. 18, 2024-Aug. 23, 2025
18 Jaela Zimmerman, Nov. 16, 2019 - March 27, 2021
15 Norah Sis, Oct. 7 - Dec. 2, 2022
14 Kelly Goc, Sept. 8-Oct. 19, 2007
13 JoDe Cieloha, Sept. 7-Oct. 18, 1996
13 Jaali Winters, Nov. 12, 2016-Sept. 1, 2017
Getting Better and Better
It's scary to see the numbers for Creighton's first 10 matches compared to its last 16 matches. The Bluejay numbers are up across the board on the offensiv end.
First 10 Matches vs. Last 15 Matches
When W-L KPS HIT% SAPS DPS BPS
First 10 5-5 12.84 .215 1.63 14.26 2.17
Last 16 16-0 14.56 .325 2.71 12.90 2.13
All They Do Is Win
Creighton has won 16 straight matches, its 13th double-digit win streak in program history and one of the nation's longest active win streaks.
Consecutive Creighton Wins, Program History
Wins Dates Snapped By
25 Sept. 20-Dec. 13, 2024 at #2 Penn State, 3-2
23 Sept. 23-Dec. 9, 2016 at #5 Texas, 3-0
21 Sept. 21 - Nov. 30, 2018 #22 Washington, 3-0
17 Sept. 29-Nov. 30, 2012 at #11 Minnesota, 3-1
17 Sept. 23-Nov. 18, 2022 at #16 Marquette, 3-0
17 Oct. 7-Dec. 2, 2023 vs. #7 Louisville, 3-2
16 Sept. 19, 2025 - Present TBD
14 Sept. 19-Nov. 3, 2019 at Villanova, 3-0
14 Oct. 17-Dec. 2, 2021 Kansas, 3-1
12 Sept. 20-Oct. 25, 2015 at Villanova, 3-2
11 Oct. 11-Nov. 21, 2014 Seton Hall, 3-0
11 Oct. 6-Nov. 12, 2017 at Villanova, 3-0
10 Oct. 31-Dec. 5, 2015 vs. #2 USC, 3-1
NCAA's Longest Active Winning Streaks
Wins School Next Match
24 Nebraska 11/14 at UCLA
17 Kentucky 11/14 vs. Oklahoma
17 Northern Iowa 11/4 at Murray State
16 Creighton 11/14 at St. John's
16 Dayton 11/14 ast Rhode Island
15 Utah State 11/13 at Fresno State
Fun Facts
St. John's coach Joanne Persico is 3-22 all-time against Creighton, but those three wins put her in select company.
Of the 20 different opponents on Creighton's 2025 schedule, Persico is one of three head coaches who has beaten CU three times or more at their current school.
Persico is joined by Villanova's Josh Steinbach (3-24) and Northern Iowa's Bobbi Petersen (29-17).
The only other head coaches on Creighton's 2025 schedule with multiple wins over the Bluejays at their current school are Texas' Jerritt Elliott (2-1) and Penn State's Katie Schumacher-Cawley (2-0).
There Weren't Many
Georgetown managed just 15 kills in Creighton's 3-0 win over the Hoyas on Nov. 9th. That was tied for the second-fewest by a Bluejay opponent in program history.
Fewest Kills by a Creighton Opponent, Match
14 Villanova 11/21/14
15 Drake 9/22/06
15 Montana State 8/25/07
15 Georgetown 11/09/25
16 Seton Hall 11/19/21
17 Providence 10/19/14
17 South Dakota 12/5/24
17 Providence 9/27/24
What's Your 20?
Creighton has clinched its fifth straight 20-win season.
Including 2025, Creighton has won 20 or more matches in 13 of the last 14 years (CU only played 16 times in the spring of 2021, going 12-4), and has 16 different 20-win campaigns to its ledger all-time.
Brian Rosen is the first volleyball head coach to win 20+ matches in their first year as a head coach at a BIG EAST school since Ryan Theis won 24 matches at Marquette in 2014.
All 16 times that Creighton has won its 19th match, it won its next match as well to reach the 20-victory milestone.
Year MP to 20 W Date of 20th Win
2006 29 11/18
2007 29 11/16
2010 30 11/26
2012 23 10/27
2013 27 11/22
2014 27 11/08
2015 28 11/07
2016 26 11/06
2017 25 11/05
2018 24 10/27
2019 24 11/09
2021 23 10/24
2022 23 10/30
2023 24 11/03
2024 22 11/01
2025 25 11/07
Special Group of Seniors
Creighton recognized Annalea Maeder, Ava Martin, Sky McCune and Kiara Reinhardt after its Nov. 9 win over Georgetown.
Maeder is in her first season at Creighton, but fifth overall in college after four years at Cal. In her lone season with the Bluejays, Maeder has been a six-time BIG EAST Setter of the Week and leads the league with 10.39 assists per set. Maeder also ranks fifth in the BIG EAST witih 0.42 aces per set and directs a Bluejay offense that hits a league-best .277.
Martin is the BIG EAST's only player on the AVCA National Player of the Year Watch List, and in position to live up to the Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year hype she was annoited by league coaches before the fall. Martin is currently in the top 10 in the BIG EAST in league play in points per set (5.22), kills per set (4.59), aces per set (0.50) and hitting percentage (.366). In her career, she's fifth in CU history with 1,496 kills and fifth with 121 aces.
McCune owns 452 career digs and 44 aces as a Bluejay. The Gretna product has appeared in 89 matches as a defensive specialist or libero and had a career-high 22 digs vs. No. 2 Nebraska as a freshman in 2022.
Reinhardt is a sixth-year senior who is on pace to become the winningest player in program history and also set a CU single-season record for hitting percentage. She owns 754 career kills, is fifth in program history with 510 blocks and sixth with a .324 hitting percentage.
Chasing History
Brian Rosen is looking to become the first volleyball head coach to go unbeaten in BIG EAST play in their first season as head coach at a school since Pitt's Cindy Alvear went 7-0 in 1993.
Rosen is looking to become the first volleyball head coach to win a BIG EAST regular-season title in their first season as head coach at a school since Louisville's Anne Kordes in 2011.
Rosen is looking to become the first volleyball head coach to win a BIG EAST Tournament title in their first season as head coach at a school since Georgetown's Li Liu in 1999.
Rosen is looking to become the first male head coach to win a BIG EAST Tournament title since Marquette's Bond Shymansky in 2013.
Rosen is looking to become the first volleyball head coach to be named BIG EAST Coach of the Year in his first season as head coach at a school since Villanova's Josh Steinbach in 2007.
Rosen has already become the first volleyball head coach to win 20+ matches in their first year as a head coach at a BIG EAST school since Ryan Theis won 24 matches at Marquette in 2014.
Rosen is seeking to become the first volleyball head coach to win an NCAA Touranment match in their first year as a head coach at a BIG EAST school since Louisville's Anne Kordes in 2011. No rookie BIG EAST Volleyball coach has ever won multiple NCAA Tournament matches in the same season.
Martin & Maeder Honored By BIG EAST
Seniors Annalea Maeder and Ava Martin earned BIG EAST Setter and Offensive Player of the Week honors on Monday, Nov. 10th.
Maeder averaged a league-leading 10.29 assists to go with 2.71 digs and 0.43 kills per set as Creighton defeated both Villanova (3-1) and Georgetown (3-0). The Ried, Switzerland native had 43 assists and 12 digs in Friday's victory over Villanova, then contributed 29 assists, seven digs and two kills in a sweep over Georgetown as Creighton tied a league-record with its 45th straight regular-season BIG EAST win. Creighton hit .316 for the week, tops in the league and was second with 14.14 kills per set.
This is the sixth overall BIG EAST Setter of the Week recognition for Maeder. She was also honored on Sept. 15, Sept. 29, Oct. 13, Oct. 20 and Oct. 27 before this week's accolade.
Martin averaged a BIG EAST-best 5.14 kills per set and added 2.00 kills, 0.14 blocks and 0.14 aces per set on .313 hitting. The Overland Park, Kan., product had 23 kills and a season-best 14 digs on Friday in a 3-1 win vs. Villanova as she hit .286. She then had 13 kills and hit .370 in a victory over Georgetown that helped her finish her career 40-0 against BIG EAST foes inside D.J. Sokol Arena.
This is Martin's fifth BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week accolade of the season, also doing so on Sept. 22, Oct. 6, Oct. 27 and Nov. 3, and ninth time in her career.
Since Creighton joined the BIG EAST 13 seasons ago, only Norah Sis (9 times) has also been recognized nine times as BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week among Bluejays.
Coming Up Clutch
Creighton hit .370 in its Nov. 1 win over Marquette, easily its best hitting percentage ever in a five-set match.
CU hit .571 (12-0-21) in the fifth set against the Golden Eagles and .473 in the final two frames (29-3-55) after falling behind 2-1 in the match.
Best Creighton Hitting Percentage, Five Set Match
Pct. Opponent (K-E-TA) Date
.370 Marquette (72-15-154) 11-01-25
.333 at Evansville (69-18-153) 10-04-96
.322 vs. DePaul ((69-21-149) 10-09-15
.308 at Georgetown (67-18-159) 11-18-17
.294 at Bradley (77-22-187) 10-15-04
30 Kills For Martin
Ava Martin became the fifth different player in Creighton Volleyball history with 30 or more kills in a match when she did it on Nov. 1, 2025 vs. Marquette.
Of those women, Martin's .464 hitting percentage was the best mark. She was also the fourth Bluejay with a double-double in a match with 30+ kills.
Martin's 30 kills also tied the D.J. Sokol Arena record, which opened in 2009.
Creighton Players With 30+ Kills
K Pct. D Player, Opponent (Sets) Date
32 .406 10 Michelle Prorock, Evansville (4) 11/02/96
31 .390 7 Keeley Davis, Marquette (5) 10/12/19
30 .404 22 Melissa Walsh, Indiana St. (5) 10/16/98
30 .273 13 Norah Sis, Auburn (5) 12/02/22
30 .464 10 Ava Martin, Marquette (5) 11/01/25
Most Kills, D.J. Sokol Arena History
K Player, Opponent Date
30 Wichita St.'s Emily Stockman vs. Missouri St. 11/27/09
30 Creighton's Norah Sis vs. Auburn 12/02/22
30 Creighton's Ava Martin vs. Marquette 11/01/25
29 USD's Kendall Kritenbrink vs. Creghton 09/20/14
29 UConn's Hanna Tylska vs. Villanova 11/27/24
A Perfect Set
Creighton's offense clicked on all cylinders in the third set of its Oct. 25 win at Connecticut, as the Bluejays were credited with 15 kills on 15 swings to hit a perfect 1,000. That means UConn didn't own a single dig or block during the set.
Jaya Johnson had five kills, Abbey Hayes, Ava Martin and Annalea Maeder each had three kills and Kiara Reinhardt had one kill in the frame.
It's the best hitting percentage in program history that Creighton has hit better than .818 in any set. Per @Evollve on Twitter, Creighton was the nation's first team to hit 1.000 in a set since Florida A&M did against Mississippi Valley State went 10-for-10 in the first set of a 2022 meeting.
Best Creighton Team Hitting Percentage in a Set
% K-E-TA Opponent (Set #) Date
1.000 15-0-15 at Connecticut (3) 10/25/25
.818 18-0-22 at DePaul (1) 10/6/17
.737 14-0-19 at Providence (1) 10/21/23
.722 13-0-18 at Georgetown (5) 11/20/15
.714 10-0-14 vs. Northern Iowa (5) 9/5/14
.714 15-0-21 at DePaul (3) 10/11/19
Setting Them Straight
Creighton's streak of 24 straight set wins was snapped on Nov. 1 by Marquette. The streak was the sixth-longest in program history, all of which have come in the past decade.
Consecutive Sets Won
Set Wins Dates Snapped By
31 Oct. 1 - Nov. 8, 2024 at Marquette
30 Oct. 7 - Nov. 10, 2023 at St. John's
29 Oct. 16-Nov. 18, 2022 at #16 Marquette
25 Oct. 22-Nov. 20, 2016 Villanova
25 Oct. 26-Nov. 23, 2018 #16 Marquette
24 Oct. 4, 2025 - Nov. 1, 2025 Marquette
22 Nov. 7-Dec. 2, 2021 Kansas
21 Nov. 10 - Dec. 2, 2023 vs. #7 Louisville
19 Oct. 12-Nov. 3, 2019 at Villanova
18 Nov. 22-Dec. 6, 2024 vs. #13 Texas
16 Sept. 20-Oct. 4, 2025 at DePaul
15 Oct. 7-21, 2016 at Marquette
15 Sept. 28-Oct. 13, 2018 at Villanova
15 Sept. 11-24, 2021 at Butler
League Leaders
Not only is Creighton alone atop the BIG EAST standings, but the Bluejays are also dominating many of the team and individual statistical categories in league play, as well.
Individually, Kiara Reinhardt leads the BIG EAST with a .423 hitting percentage. Annalea Maeder is tops with 10.87 assists per set, Nora Wurtz is first with 0.94 aces per set and Ava Martin is first with 4.59 kills per set and 5.22 points per set.
As a team, Creighton is first in hitting percentage (.336), opponent hitting percentage (.153), assists per set (13.22), kills per set (14.63) and aces per set (2.78).
The .500 Club
Senior Kiara Reinhardt is hitting .422 this fall, a figure that ranks 14th in the nation, and she's hit .500 or better in 10-of-26 matches this fall.
Not only has she hit a robust .369 against Top 25 foes, but she's hitting an insane .445 (165-39-283) against unranked foes.
Reinhardt's Matches Hitting .500+ This Season
Pct. K E TA Opponent CU Result
.789 15 0 19 vs. San Diego W 3-1
.750 10 1 12 at Villanova W 3-0
.722 14 1 18 at DePaul W 3-1
.700 7 0 10 RIce W 3-0
.667 10 0 15 Seton Hall W 3-0
.636 8 1 11 at Georgetown W 3-0
.560 16 2 25 #4 Louisville L 1-3
.529 9 0 17 vs. #5 Texas L 0-3
.526 11 1 19 #1 Nebraska L 2-3
.500 6 1 10 at Marquette W 3-0
Reinhardt's Peers
Kiara Reinhardt's .422 hitting percentage ranks 14th-best nationally, and is on pace to shatter the Creighton single-season record in that category.
2025 NCAA Leaders in Attack Pct. (min. 3.33 attacks per set)
Name, School K E Att. Pct.
1. Haley Yount, Jacksonville 184 27 325 .483
2. Andi Jackson, Nebraska 197 42 345 .449
3. Lizzy Andrew, Stanford 216 35 405 .447
4. Ashlynn Archer, Sacramento St. 265 50 487 .441
5. Julieta Sandez, UIC 193 31 367 .441
6. Lucie Blazkova, Washington St. 232 39 438 .441
7. KJ Burgess, Oklahoma 172 32 318 .440
8. Yasmeen Muhammad, LIU 195 33 371 .437
9. Maya Walker, Fairfield 197 27 391 .435
10. Lucia Scalamandre, Princeton 208 41 385 .433
11. Rebekah Allick, Nebraska 169 40 302 .427
12. Ifenna Cos-Akpalla, Texas A&M 166 33 312 .426
13. Layanna Green, UCSB 210 43 394 .424
14. Kiara Reinhardt, Creighton 224 53 405 .422
15. Carter Booth, Wisconsin 135 22 268 .422
Single-Season Creighton Records
Individual Attack Percentage (Min. 200 kills)
Name K E Att. Pct. Year
1. Kiara Reinhardt 216 53 405 .422 2025
2. Kiana Schmitt 307 75 612 .379 2023
3. Elise Goetzinger 266 73 513 .376 2024
4. Kelli Browning 350 87 710 .370 2012
5. Marysa Wilkinson 340 74 720 .369 2017
Creighton Career Records
Individual Attack Percentage (Min. 250 kills)
Name K E Att. Pct. Years
1. Elise Goetzinger 266 73 513 .376 2024
2. Kendra Wait 511 78 1,194 .363 2021-24
3. Kelli Browning 1,104 325 2,327 .335 2011-14
4. Lydia Dimke 297 77 659 .334 2016-17
5. Kiana Schmitt 806 237 1,726 .330 2019-23
6. Kiara Reinhardt 754 228 1,622 .324 2020-Pr.
7. Lauren Smith 1,160 365 2,460 .323 2013-16
8. Marysa Wilkinson 1,183 307 2,771 .316 2014-17
9. Megan Ballenger 965 317 2,176 .298 2016-19
10. Kelly Goc 1,414 414 3,374 .296 2004-07
Ava Elevates Up The Chart
Ava Martin enters this weekend with 1,496 career kills, good for fifth in program history.
Career Kills, Creighton History
Name Sets No. Years
1. Jaali Winters 494 1,843 2015-18
2. Norah Sis 422 1,664 2021-24
3. Leah Ratzlaff 409 1,622 2002-05
4. Melissa Walsh 394 1,596 1998-01
5. Ava Martin 429 1,496 2022-Pr.
6. Taryn Kloth 462 1,427 2015-18
7. Kelly Goc 394 1,414 2004-07
8. Jessica Houts 451 1,385 2005-09
9. JoDe Cieloha 398 1,375 1994-97
10. Leah McNary 458 1,257 2011-14
The Reveal
The NCAA Volleyball Selection Committee revealed its Top 16 as of Oct. 19th. The in-season reveal offers fans an early look at potential NCAA tournament seedings ahead of Selection Sunday on Nov. 30. Creighton was 10th in that listing.
Last year Creighton was sixth in the early reveal, and would enter the NCAA Tournament sixth as well.
1. Nebraska 9. TCU
2. Texas 10. Creighton
3. Pittsburgh 11. Stanford
4. Kentucky 12. Wisconsin
5. SMU 13. Texas A&M
6. Louisville 14. Indiana
7. Arizona State 15. Penn State
8. Purdue 16. Minnesota
Syd The Kid
Sydney Breissinger first wore the libero jersey this fall in the fourth set against Nebraska on Sept. 16th. She put it back on to begin the Sept. 21 win over No. 17 Kansas, and hasn't relinquished it in 15 matches since. That means Creighton is 46-5 in sets and outscored teams 1,242-788 when she dons the alternate jersey.
When Breissinger was a freshman in 2023, she played libero in the final 13 matches of the season. Creighton went 12-1 in those contests, winning 38-of-42 sets and outscoring teams 1,031-850.
Add it all up and Creighton is 27-2 all-time in matches Breissinger serves as libero at any point, losing only to No. 7 Louisville (2023 Regional Semifinal) and to No. 1 Nebraska (2025). CU has won 84-of-93 sets when she's donned the alternate jersey and outscored foes 2,253-1,631 in points.
Top 50 Wins
Creighton owns 11 Top 50 victories this season, which is tied for third-most in the country.
Most Volleyball Top 50 wins in 2025 (11/9)
Top 50 W's School
15 Nebraska
13 Purdue
11 Creighton, Arizona State, Texas
10 Pittsburgh, Wisconsin
More Than a Decade of Dominance
Thirteen years in the BIG EAST gives Creighton a pretty good set of data to compare its yearly performance in league matches.
Here's how the 2025 campaign compares to previous seasons:
Creighton's Year-By-Year BIG EAST Stats
Year W-L KPS HIT% SAPS DPS BPS
2013 12-4 13.75 .213 1.00 16.20 3.13
2014# 16-2 14.89 .242 1.30 17.09 2.86
2015# 17-1 15.02 .271 1.33 16.97 2.47
2016# 18-0 15.37 .317 1.69 16.08 2.41
2017# 16-2 14.81 .302 1.31 16.62 2.05
2018# 18-0 14.45 .294 2.13 15.67 2.38
2019# 17-1 14.61 .269 2.07 15.80 2.25
2020# 7-1 12.93 .249 1.30 14.17 2.75
2021# 16-2 13.95 .242 1.82 18.02 2.86
2022# 17-1 14.80 .299 1.85 16.10 2.33
2023# 16-2 14.40 .313 1.89 15.91 2.30
2024# 18-0 14.79 .371 2.32 14.18 2.75
2025 14-0 14.63 .336 2.78 12.67 2.09
#won league's regular-season title
Down The Stretch They Come
Creighton reached the midpoint of league play with an 8-0 record, and are now 14-0. The Bluejays were unbeaten at the halfway mark of league play for the seventh time since 2015 (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025).
The Bluejays have suffered one league loss or fewer in the second half of conference play during each of the previous 11 seasons.
League Record by Year
Year 1st Half 2nd Half Place
1994 2-8 1-9 T-9th MVC
1995 3-7 3-7 T-7th MVC
1996 2-7 3-6 T-6th MVC
1997 6-3 4-5 T-3rd MVC
1998 2-7 3-6 8th MVC
1999 5-4 4-5 5th MVC
2000 5-4 5-4 T-4th MVC
2001 7-2 5-4 4th MVC
2002 1-8 1-8 T-9th MVC
2003 5-4 4-5 T-5th MVC
2004 5-4 5-4 5th MVC
2005 4-5 6-3 5th MVC
2006 7-2 5-4 4th MVC
2007 7-2 7-2 T-2nd MVC
2008 7-2 8-1 2nd MVC
2009 4-5 6-3 T-4th MVC
2010 7-2 6-3 3rd MVC
2011 6-3 6-3 4th MVC
2012 8-1 9-0 1st MVC
2013 6-2 6-2 T-2nd BIG EAST
2014 8-1 8-1 1st BIG EAST
2015 9-0 8-1 1st BIG EAST
2016 9-0 9-0 1st BIG EAST
2017 8-1 8-1 1st BIG EAST
2018 9-0 9-0 1st BIG EAST
2019 9-0 8-1 1st BIG EAST
2020 3-1 4-0 1st BIG EAST (Midwest)
2021 7-2 9-0 T-1st BIG EAST
2022 9-0 8-1 T-1st BIG EAST
2023 7-2 9-0 T-1st BIG EAST
2024 9-0 9-0 1st BIG EAST
2025 8-0 6-0 so far TBD
Total 194-89 192-89 --
Reinhardt & Martin Pass Century Mark
Kiara Reinhardt is 117-22 (.842) all-time in matches that she's appeared in, which means she's third in CU history in wins and fifth in winning percentage.
Ava Martin is 108-18 (.857) all-time when appearing in a match, making her ninth in wins and fourth in win percentage.
Most Wins, Appeared In As A Player
119 Kendra Wait 2021-24
117 Kiara Reinhardt 2020-Pres.
116 Naomi Hickman 2017-21
111 Jaali Winters 2015-18
110 Kiana Schmitt 2019-23
109 Taryn Kloth 2015-18
109 Brittany Witt 2016-19
109 Norah Sis 2021-24
108 Ava Martin 2022-Pres.
107 Megan Ballenger 2016-19
106 Marysa Wilkinson 2014-17
104 Lauren Smith 2013-16
102 Melanie Jereb 2012-15
101 Ashley Jansen 2012-15
98 Jaela Zimmerman 2018-22
Best Win Pct. in Matches Appeared In As A Player (min. 100 wins)
W-L Pct. Name Years
109-14 .886 Norah Sis 2021-24
119-16 .881 Kendra Wait 2021-24
110-16 .873 Kiana Schmitt 2019-23
108-18 .857 Ava Martin 2022-Pres.
117-22 .842 Kiara Reinhardt 2020-Pres.
109-24 .820 Taryn Kloth 2015-18
116-26 .817 Naomi Hickman 2017-21
109-25 .813 Brittany Witt 2016-19
107-25 .811 Megan Ballenger 2016-19
111-28 .799 Jaali Winters 2015-18
106-32 .768 Marysa Wilkinson 2014-17
102-31 .767 Melanie Jereb 2012-15
101-31 .765 Ashley Jansen 2012-15
104-34 .754 Lauren Smith 2013-16
Most Wins, Four-Year Span
W-L Years
119-17 2021-24
111-28 2015-18
109-25 2016-19
109-18 2022-Pres.
107-32 2014-17
104-31 2012-15
104-34 2013-16
99-18 2020-23
97-19 2018-21
95-19 2019-22
Nice Work, Ace
Creighton tied a program-record with 15 service aces on Oct. 4 vs. DePaul, with Ava Martin (6), Alivia Hausmann (3), Jaya Johnson (3), Sydney Breissinger (2) and Annalea Maeder (1) all getting in the act.
It was the fourth time in program history that CU has recorded 15 aces or more, and first time it's done so in a true road match.
Creighton set a school-record with 224 aces in 35 matches last season (6.40 per match) and averaged a league-record 2.32 aces per set in league play. This year's team has 203 aces in 26 matches (7.81 per match) and is averaging 2.78 aces per set in league action.
Creighton's 2.26 aces per set ranks third nationally, trailing only American (2.31) and Connecticut (2.29).
Most Creighton Service Aces, Match
15 vs. Northeastern Illinois (3s) 09-23-95
15 vs. UMKC (4s) 11-12-95
15 vs. Seton Hall (3s) 11-15-24
15 at DePaul (4s) 10-04-25
14 at UMKC (4s) 10-30-94
14 vs. UNC-Greensboro (4s) 09-02-00
14 vs. Butler (3s) 10-20-18
14 vs. DePaul (4s) 11-24-19
14 vs. UMKC (5s) 09-28-04
A Smashing Success
Kiara Reinhardt had 14 kills and one error in 18 swings on Oct. 4 at DePaul, the second-best mark in program history for a four-set match.
The only performance that's been better was Reinhardt's .789 hitting (15-0-19) vs. San Diego earlier this year on Sept. 5, 2025.
Best Hitting Percentage, Four Sets (min. 12 kills)
.789 Kiara Reinhardt (15-0-19) vs. San Diego 09-05-25
.722 Kiara Reinhardt (14-1-18) at DePaul 10-04-25
.684 Kelli Browning (14-1-19) vs. Southern Illinois 10-27-12
.640 Naomi Hickman (17-1-25) vs. Kentucky 09-06-19
.636 Megan Bober (14-0-22) vs. Bradley 10-06-12
.625 Kelly Goc (26-1-40) vs. Drake 11-16-07
.615 Alicia Runge (17-1-26) vs. Bradley 09-25-10
.600 Kelli Browning (16-1-25) vs. Wisconsin 08-25-12
Jaya Does It All
Since moving into a role that has her playing all six rotations on Sept. 20 vs. South Florida, sophomore Jaya Johnson has played like a star.
Johnson has averaged 2.63 kills, 1.50 digs, 0.73 blocks and 0.12 aces per set while hitting .284. Creighton is 16-0 in that time, dropping just four sets.
Before the move, Johnson averaged 1.84 kills, 0.74 digs, 0.92 blocks and 0.00 aces per set while hitting .191. Creighton was 5-5 in those matches (18-18 in sets), though six of them came against top-25 foes.
Johnson is the only player in the BIG EAST (min. 50% of sets played) to average at least 0.80 blocks and 0.80 digs per set this season.
RPI Update
The sixth NCAA Volleyball RPI of the fall was released on November 10th and Creighton came in at No. 7, easily the best mark in the BIG EAST.
The Bluejays are one of five BIG EAST teams in the top 67, joining Xavier (22), Villanova (42), Marquette (46) and Connecticut (67).
Of CU's foes this weekend, St. John's is 191st while Seton Hall comes in at 283rd.
Against The BIG EAST
Since the BIG EAST was restructured in 2013, Creighton owns a winning percentage better than .800 against each of the other teams currently in the BIG EAST.
The Bluejays own 223 wins against BIG EAST competition (including BIG EAST Championship play) since 2013, 38 more wins than Marquette for most in the league.
CU still has not lost to three league foes (DePaul, Georgetown, Providence) since joining the BIG EAST, and Marquette (6), Villanova (3), Seton Hall (3) and St. John's (3) are the only BIG EAST programs to top the Bluejays multiple times since 2013.
Opponent Reg. Season BE Tourney Total
Butler 23-1 - 23-1
Connecticut 5-1 1-0 6-1
DePaul 26-0 3-0 29-0
Georgetown 24-0 - 24-0
Marquette 21-5 7-1 28-6
Providence 18-0 - 18-0
Seton Hall 20-3 2-0 22-3
St. John's 21-2 1-1 22-3
Villanova 21-3 3-0 24-3
Xavier 23-1 4-0 27-1
TOTAL 202-16 21-2 223-18
Putting The 0 In October And November
Creighton is 89-6 in the 10th month of the year since Oct. 1, 2016, including 23 straight wins, and victories in 37 of its past 38 such matches.
Creighton's been awfully good in the month of November too. Since Nov. 1, 2014, CU is 75-4 in the 11th month of the year with 24 straight victories.
Creighton has won 45 straight October home matches (since 10/15/11) and 48 consecutive home matches in November (since 11/23/14). Incredibly, Creighton is 141-13 in sets in those home November contests.
Streaking In League Play
Add in conference tournament play and Creighton has won 49 straight matches against BIG EAST teams since October 7, 2023, dropping just eight sets to league opponents.
The only team with a longer active win streak against league competition is Northern Iowa (54 through Nov. 13).
Best Starts With A New Coach
Brian Rosen is the first coach since Creighton brought back volleyball in 1994 to win at least 21 of his first 26 matches.
Rosen is 21-5, well ahead of Howard Wallace (14-12), Kirsten Bernthal Booth (10-16) and Ben Guiliano (5-21).
Rosen is also the only coach in program history to win his or her first four (or more) conference matches. He's currently 14-0.
Pink Out Raises $21,496.50
The Creighton Volleyball team hosted its 18th Annual Pink Out match on Oct. 19, using the competition as an opportunity to benefit the American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge Nebraska.
Last year's Pink Out Jersey auction raised $9,106.23, plus an additional $10,017 on matchday via donations. This year's auction brought in $10,239.50, as well as $11,257 in donations.
The winning bidders get the opportunity to honor a friend or family member who has battled cancer or is currently battling cancer. The warm-up shirt to be worn could be personalized by the winning bidder.
Shortly after the match, the family members of the winning bidders had the opportunity to meet the student-athletes of the jersey they bid on.
The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Nebraska provides a free home away from home for cancer patients and their caregivers who must travel to Omaha to receive their lifesaving treatment.
Below is the final numbers for each jersey/item in the auction this year.
#1 $405 #2 $910 #3 $405
#5 $355 #6 $525 #7 $570
#8 $1,167 #9 $350 #10 $365
#11 $405 #12 $200 #13 $365
#17 $395 #18 $345 #19 $710
#22 $455 #24 $800
Courtside Seats $237.50 Autographed Balls $435, $840
Sokol Milestone Unlocked
Creighton owns a 207-34 record (.859) all-time inside D.J. Sokol Arena, as CU picked up its 200th home win in the facility on Sept. 26.
Creighton started 50-17 (.746) in the facility, which means it is 157-17 (.902) since then in its on-campus home.
Milestone Wins at D.J. Sokol Arena
W-L Opponent Date
1-0 Texas Tech (W 3-0) 8/28/09
50-17 Villanova (W 3-0) 11/24/13
100-25 DePaul (W 3-0) 11/5/17
150-31 #25 USC (W 3-1) 9/2/22
200-34 Xavier (W 3-0) 9/26/25
Home Sweet Home
Creighton is in its 13th season as a member of the BIG EAST since joining the league in the summer of 2013.
Since then, the Bluejays are 120-4 in home matches against BIG EAST teams (109-3 in the regular-season, 11-1 in the BIG EAST Tournament).
Since the start of the 2015 season, Creighton is 104-1 inside D.J. Sokol Arena against BIG EAST teams, which includes a 94-1 mark in league play and a 10-0 mark in the conference tournament. The only setback (on Feb. 6, 2021 vs. Marquette) was played as a non-conference match, only to be flipped to a league contest 19 days later.
Put another way, since enrolling at Creighton in the fall of 2022, fourth-year Bluejay seniors Ava Martin and Sky McCune went 40-0 in home matches against BIG EAST teams, and 120-10 in sets.
Creighton has won 54 straight matches against BIG EAST opposition at home.
Since the start of the 2023 season, Creighton has won 84-of-88 sets at home against BIG EAST teams, dropping only the third set on Oct. 1, 2024 to Marquette, the second and third sets to Marquette on Nov. 1, 2025, and the second set to Villanova on Nov. 7, 2025.
League Opener Histories
Creighton's 3-0 win vs. Xavier on Sept. 26 improved the Jays to 24-8 all-time in conference openers, and 1-0 under Brian Rosen. That includes an 12-1 mark in BIG EAST lid-lifters, with 12 straight wins.
Entering 2025, each of the previous 12 times that Creighton won its league opener (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), the Bluejays went on to win the regular-season title, going a combined 195-13 (entering 2025) in regular-season league action. Creighton also won 11 conference tournament titles during those years, going 22-1 at the league tournament in those seasons.
In the 23 seasons (entering 2025) that Creighton has won its conference opener, it has never finished worse than .500 in league play and it owned a combined .790 (324-86) winning percentage (entering 2025) in league matches.
In the eight years in which Creighton lost its league opener, the Bluejays have had a losing record on five occasions and owns a combined .363 (53-93) winning percentage during league contests.
In conference home openers, Creighton is 27-5 overall with 15 straight wins.
In league road openers, Creighton is 23-9 overall with 12 straight wins after this year's 3-0 win at Marquette.
The last team to win a BIG EAST regular-season or tournament title without winning its regular-season opener in conference play was Cincinnati in the fall of 2008, which would seem to limit this year's league champion hopefuls to Creighton, Marquette, Xavier, Georgetown, DePaul and Villanova.
Wurtz On A Run
Standing at 6-foot-4, Nora Wurtz isn't your typical serving specialist, but that doesn't mean she hasn't been a tremendous weapon behind the service line.
Wurtz recently had a streak of 11 straight matches with an ace, tied for the ffith-longest streak in program history. Wurtz's streak tied Julianne Mandolfo's 11 straight matches with an ace in 2010 for the longest ever by a Bluejay freshman.
Teammate Annalea Maeder also had an 11-match streak with an ace that ended in November.
Consecutive Matches With An Ace
15 Amanda Cvejdlik, Sept. 29-Nov. 18, 2006
12 Madelyn Cole - Oct. 27, 2018-Aug. 30, 2019
12 Madelyn Cole, Sept. 14-Oct. 25, 2019
12 Ellie Bolton, Aug. 26-Sept. 23, 2023
11 Kim Whitman, Sept. 5-Oct. 4, 1998
11 Molly Moran, Oct. 7-Nov. 10, 2000
11 Julianne Mandolfo, Oct. 2-Nov. 13, 2010
11 Nora Wurtz, Sept. 5-27, 2025
11 Annalea Maeder, Sept. 27 - Nov. 3, 2025
9 Melissa Weisensee, Sept. 1-20, 1995
9 Madelyn Cole, Aug. 31 - Sept. 21, 2018
9 Norah Sis, Sept. 17-Oct. 14, 2022
Don't Fret
The combination of losing four All-Americans off a 32-3 team, plus a grueling schedule featuring seven top-25 opponents in its 12 non-conference matches, helped Creighton start "just" 7-5 through 12 matches.
Each of the two previous times that Creighton has lost at least five of its first 12 matches, the Bluejays rebounded quite nicely.
In 2016 Creighton ended non-conference play with a 6-6 mark. That squad rebounded to win its next 23 matches and finished 29-7, reaching the Elite Eight for the first time.
The year before in 2015 Creighton finished the non-conference slate 5-7. That team won 22 of its next 23 matches, including a 17-1 mark in BIG EAST play, and qualified for the program's first Sweet 16 berth.
Attendance Update
Creighton ranks ninth nationally in total home attendance (47,635) and 13th in average fans per home match (3,402).
Creighton has led the BIG EAST in average home attendance in all but one non-COVID year since joining the league.
Creighton's 47,635 home fans this fall are a program record.
The 3,402 fans per home match so far put CU on pace to shatter a program record.
Most Home Fans, Season
Rk. Fans Dates Year
1. 47,635 14 2025
2. 47,632 17 2018
3. 44,518 19 2024
4. 41,805 17 2022
5. 30,211 14 2021
Highest Home Attendance Average, Season
Average Rk. Fans Dates Year
1. 3,402 47,635 14 2025
2. 2,802 47,632 17 2018
3. 2,459 41,805 17 2022
4. 2,343 44,518 19 2024
5. 2,161 28,089 13 2023
Overwhelming The Unranked
Creighton is 19-0 this season against unranked teams, and the serve and pass game has been a major reason why.
In those 19 matches (64 sets), CU has served 170 aces (2.66 saps.) compared to 159 service errors. Its opponents have just 46 aces (0.72 saps.) but made 139 serving miscues.
Report Card
Creighton is 202-16 all-time in regular-season BIG EAST matches.
Here's a report card of how CU has done in 50 match segments in the BIG EAST, which includes a 163-9 mark (.948) in its last 172 matches.
Matches W-L
1-50 43-7
51-100 48-2
101-150 46-4
151-200 47-3
201-218 18-0
Watch This!
Ten of Creighton's 26 matches this fall have aired on television (four on FS1, three on BTN, three on Nebraska Public Media).
Creighton has also won 53 straight non-televised matches, since an Oct. 6, 2023 loss at Marquette.
Historically Speaking
Here's a look at the top indoor volleyball-only regular-season crowds in NCAA history after Creighton smashed a record on Sept. 16th at CHI Health Center Omaha.
Top Reg.-Season Indoor Volleyball-Only Crowds in NCAA History
Att. Opponent Date Site
17,675 Nebraska def. Creighton, 3-2 9/16/25 Omaha, NE
17,037 Wisconsin def. Marquette, 3-1 9/13/23 Milwaukee, WI
16,833 Florida def. Wisconsin, 3-2 9/16/22 Madison, WI
15,797 Nebraska def. Creighton, 3-2 9/7/22 Omaha, NE
15,734 Florida vs. Pittsburgh, 3-2 8/24/25 Lincoln, NE
15,734 Nebraska def. Stanford, 3-0
15,576 Nebraska def. Pittsburgh, 3-1 8/22/25 Lincoln, NE
15,576 Stanford vs. Florida, 3-1
15,084 Wisconsin def. Marquette, 3-1 9/17/24 Madison, WI
14,876 Wisconsin def. Purdue, 3-0 10/26/24 West Lafayette, IN
14,876 Purdue def. Indiana, 3-0 10/19/24 West Lafayette, IN
14,126 Nebraska def. Louisville, 3-0 9/22/24 Louisville, KY
14,035 Texas def. Wisconsin, 3-1 9/1/24 Milwaukee, WI
14,035 Stanford def. Minnesota, 3-2
14,022 Nebraska def. Creighton, 3-2 9/6/18 Omaha, NE
13,870 UCLA def. Nebraska, 3-2 9/13/09 Lincoln, NE
13,412 Nebraska def. LSU, 3-0 9/12/08 Lincoln, NE
13,396 Nebraska def. Hawai'i, 3-0 10/21/07 Lincoln, NE
13,081 Cal Poly def. Creighton, 3-0 9/2/07 Omaha, NE
Nebraska def. Penn State, 3-0
13,071 Nebraska def. Maryland, 3-1 11/30/24 College Park, MD
12,760 Louisville def. Kentucky, 3-0 9/13/23 Louisville, KY
12,510 Pittsburgh def. Louisville, 3-1 11/27/24 Louisville, KY
12,504 Nebraska def. Colorado, 3-0 11/4/00 Lincoln, NE
12,277 Wisocnsin def. Florida, 3-1 9/21/25 Madison, WI
12,112 Nebraska def. Creighton, 3-1 9/24/06 Omaha, NE
Largest Crowds To See The Jays
Sept. 16th marked the fourth time in eight matches at CHI Health Center Omaha that Creighton broke an all-time NCAA attendance record.
In 2007 CU played in front of 13,081 in a match against Cal Poly that was part of a doubleheader. In 2018 CU met Nebraska before 14,022 fans. In 2022, CU welcomed 15,797 fans against Nebraska. And on Sept. 16 the crowd was 17,675.
Below is a list of the largest crowds (and home crowds) in Creighton Volleyball history, which includes four crowds of 10,000 or more this fall.
Creighton's Largest Home Crowds All-Time
Att. Opponent Date CU Result Facility
17,675 #1 Nebraska 09/16/25 L 2-3 CHI Health Ctr.
15,797 #2 Nebraska 09/07/22 L 2-3 CHI Health Ctr.
14,022 #7 Nebraska 09/06/18 L 2-3 CHI Health Ctr.
13,081 #18 Cal Poly 09/02/07 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
12,112 #1 Nebraska 09/24/06 L 1-3 CHI Health Ctr.
11,279 #3 Nebraska 09/08/21 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
10,131 #4 Nebraska 09/15/15 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
8,037 #2 Nebraska 10/05/08 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
2,665 Ole Miss 12/06/24 W 3-0 Sokol
2,658 #4 Louisville 09/12/25 L 1-3 Sokol
2,653 Auburn 12/02/22 L 2-3 Sokol
Creighton Volleyball's Largest Crowds (All Sites)
Att. Opponent Date CU Result Facility
17,675 #1 Nebraska 09/16/25 L 2-3 CHI Health Ctr.
15,797 #2 Nebraska 09.07/22 L 2-3 CHI Health Ctr.
14,022 #6 Nebraska 09/06/18 L 2-3 CHI Health Ctr.
13,081 #18 Cal Poly 09/02/07 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
12,112 #1 Nebraska 09/24/06 L 1-3 CHI Health Ctr.
11,678 vs. #14 Kansas 08/31/25 W 3-2 Kohl Center
11,279 #3 Nebraska 09/08/21 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
10,438 vs. #2 Penn St. 08/23/25 L 0-3 Pinn Bank Arena
10,131 #4 Nebraska 09/15/15 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
10,072 vs. #5 Texas 08/29/25 L 0-3 Kohl Center
8,924 at #5 Nebraska 09/06/23 L 1-3 Devaney Ctr.
8,656 at #4 Nebraska 09/10/24 L 2-3 Devaney Ctr.
8,627 at #5 Nebraska 09/29/02 L 0-3 Devaney Ctr.
8,450 at #2 Nebraska 08/30/19 L 1-3 Devaney Ctr.
8,277 vs. Montana St. 09/16/16 W 3-0 Devaney Ctr.
8,249 at #1 Nebraska 09/17/16 L 1-3 Devaney Ctr.
8,237 vs. #20 Baylor (@NU) 08/31/19 L 0-3 Devaney Ctr.
8,060 at #9 Nebraska 09/17/14 L 1-3 Devaney Ctr.
The Friendly Confines
Creighton had its first unbeaten home season in program history in 2023, going a perfect 13-0 in matches and 39-3 in sets.
Last year CU did even better, going 19-0 and losing just two sets at home.
Though its 32-match win streak was snapped on Sept. 12 against No. 4 Louisville, that still means the Bluejays are 44-1 in its last 45 contests at D.J. Sokol Arena.
All told, Creighton has won 126 of its last 134 home sets at D.J. Sokol Arena.
Creighton's Longest Home Win Streaks
Wins Dates Snapped By
32 Sept. 1, 2023 - Dec. 6, 2024 #4 Louisville, 3-1
15 Sept. 7 - Nov. 30, 2018 #22 Washington, 3-0
13 Sept. 1, 2012 - Sept. 7, 2013 California, 3-0
13 Sept. 9, 2016-Sept. 1, 2017 #18 USC, 3-0
Creighton Introduces New Taraflex Court
Creighton Volleyball introduced a new Taraflex® court at its 2025 regular-season home debut on Sept. 12 against Louisville.
The court was designed by GLGR out of Portland, Ore., in working with Specialty Floors out of Parkville, Mo., representatives of Taraflex Sports.
The new court features a royal blue outline with a feather pattern similar to what is on the Creighton men's basketball court that was unveiled last October at CHI Health Center Omaha. More than 6/10ths of a mile of stencils were used to create the blue feather border that features more than a dozen "Easter eggs" hidden throughout.
The words Creighton and Bluejays flank the end lines in white lettering. The East sideline features the words D.J. Sokol Arena on one side of the court and a BIG EAST Conference logo on the other, both shaded in light blue. The Northeast side of the court, where the team runs in and out when returning to or from the locker room, features the words "Fly Together", while Creighton's popular C-Bird logo adorns the Northwest and Southeast corners of the court
The West sideline features 14 smaller Bluejay bird outlines, seven on each side of the court. Inside those logo decals are years to designate NCAA Tournament appearances, with different colors used to highlight the program's previous trips to the first weekend, Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. Room to add future postseason appearances is available, if necessary.
The middle of the court features a gray outline of a Bluejay bird head. The hue of the two-tone court helps put the focus on the action and will make the players in uniform stand out, in addition to making it easier for officials to discern in/out calls along the sidelines. The matte finish on the court adds to the sharpness.
The perimeter of the court features no less than 14 hidden messages within the design, ranging from Heritage logos to honor Creighton's history, a map of the state of Nebraska, the year Creighton University was founded (1878), the year the Creighton Volleyball program was restarted (1994), and donor acknowledgements.
The court is a FIVB-certified playing surface and is up to the same high standards that it used in international competitions such as the Olympics. The design process for one of the most unique and complex designed courts in the world began in January, with the full painting process taking a little over a month in application and curing.
The Amazing Ava
Ava Martin had a career-high 30 kill in Creighton's five-set win over Marquette on Nov. 1st.
Martin owns 11 matches with 20+ kills in her career, and she's done it against some impressive competition, including each of her past three matches against Marquette.
Ava Martin's 20-Kill Matches
Kills Pct. Opponent Date
30 .464 Marquette 11/01/25
24 .286 vs. UC Santa Barbara 09/06/25
23 .286 Villanova 11/07/25
22 .333 #14 Marquette 11/26/22
22 .396 Northern Iowa 09/03/23
22 .180 at #9 Minnesota 09/16/23
21 .230 at Xavier 09/23/23
20 .400 at DePaul 11/22/24
20 .405 vs. Duke 08/27/23
20 .472 Rice 09/13/25
20 .514 at Marquette 10/02/25
Against Ranked Foes
After a total of three top-25 wins from 1994-2014, Creighton has earned at least one top-25 win each of the last 11 seasons (2015-25).
Creighton is 32-94 all-time against ranked teams, with 30 wins coming under Kirsten Bernthal Booth and two under Brian Rosen.
The highest ranked teams that Creighton has ever beaten at any site were No. 3 Washington (8/26/17 in Seattle) and No. 3 Kentucky (9/4/21 in Lexington). CU's highest-ranked opponent it has defeated at home was a 3-1 win over then-No. 9 Marquette on Nov. 22, 2019.
This year is the ninth season that CU owned multiple Top-25 victories. The Jays beat three Top 25 teams in 2017, 2022 and 2023, and a record four in 2018, 2019 and 2024.
Top 25 Sweeps
Creighton owns 32 top 25 victories in its history, but its Sept. 21 sweep of Kansas was just its ninth sweep of a ranked foe.
Three of those wins have come against Kansas, another three against Kentucky, two vs. Marquette and one at Purdue.
Creighton's 3-0 Wins vs. Top 25 Teams
Opponent Date
vs. #10 Kentucky 09/05/15
#13 Kentucky 09/01/17
at #7 Kansas 09/09/17
#21 Marquette 09/23/18
at #3 Kentucky 09/04/21
at #16 Purdue 08/26/23
#25 Marquette 11/05/23
at #10 Kansas 09/21/24
#17 Kansas 09/21/25
Top 25 History
Creighton is 254-53 all-time when playing as a ranked team, and also 27-33 all-time against ranked teams when ranked itself. That mark is 4-4 when both Creighton and its opponent are ranked in the top 10.
Since the start of the 2012 season, 48 of Creighton's 82 losses have come against ranked teams. In that same period, Creighton is 333-34 against unranked teams. Creighton has won all but three of its past 133 home matches over unranked teams and all but 13 of its last 194 matches at all sites against unranked teams.
Ranked vs. Ranked (CU is 27-33)
Home: 11-11 Away: 8-13 Neutral: 8-9
Date Winner Loser CU Score
11/19/12 #11 Minnesota #21 Creighton 1-3
08/30/13 #25 Creighton #13 BYU 3-1
09/14/13 #11 UCLA #24 Creighton 1-3
09/16/13 #7 Hawaii #23 Creighton 2-3
08/30/14 #22 Kansas #23 Creighton 1-3
09/03/16 #23 Kentucky #22 Creighton 0-3
12/02/16 #21 Creighton #4 Kansas 3-2
12/09/16 #21 Creighton #17 Michigan 3-2
12/10/16 #5 Texas #21 Creighton 0-3
08/26/17 #9 Creighton #3 Washington 3-1
09/01/17 #7 Creighton #13 Kentucky 3-0
09/02/17 #18 USC #7 Creighton 0-3
09/08/17 #17 Purdue #9 Creighton 1-3
09/09/17 #9 Creighton #7 Kansas 3-0
09/16/17 #19 Iowa State #8 Creighton 2-3
12/12/17 #12 Michigan St. #15 Creighton 1-3
08/24/18 #13 Creighton #5 Kentucky 3-2
08/25/18 #10 USC #13 Creighton 2-3
09/06/18 #7 Nebraska #14 Creighton 2-3
09/15/18 #8 Illinois #10 Creighton 1-3
09/23/18 #10 Creighton #21 Marquette 3-0
10/26/18 #10 Creighton #18 Marquette 3-1
11/24/18 #9 Creighton #16 Marquette 3-1
12/01/18 #22 Washington #9 Creighton 0-3
08/30/19 #2 Nebraska #18 Creighton 1-3
08/31/19 #20 Baylor #18 Creighton 0-3
09/06/19 #23 Creighton #12 Kentucky 3-1
09/07/19 #23 Creighton #15 USC 3-1
09/14/19 #12 Washington #17 Creighton 1-3
10/12/19 #13 Creighton #10 Marquette 3-2
11/22/19 #12 Creighton #9 Marquette 3-1
12/07/19 #7 Minnesota #15 Creighton 2-3
02/05/21 #19 Creighton #25 Marquette 3-2
02/06/21 #25 Marquette #19 Creighton 0-3
09/08/21 #3 Nebraska #19 Creighton 0-3
09/02/22 #17 Creighton #25 USC 3-1
09/03/22 #16 Kentucky #17 Creighton 1-3
09/07/22 #2 Nebraska #17 Creighton 2-3
10/14/22 #21 Creighton #16 Marquette 3-2
11/19/22 #16 Marquette #11 Creighton 0-3
11/26/22 #15 Creighton #14 Marquette 3-2
08/26/23 #18 Creighton #16 Purdue 3-0
09/06/23 #4 Nebraska #16 Creighton 1-3
09/16/23 #14 Creighton #9 Minnesota 3-2
11/05/23 #17 Creighton #25 Marquette 3-0
12/07/23 #7 Louisville #17 Creighton 2-3
09/05/24 #11 Creighton #20 USC 3-1
09/10/24 #5 Nebraska #9 Creighton 2-3
09/15/24 #4 Louisville #9 Creighton 2-3
09/20/24 #9 Creighton #6 Purdue 3-1
09/21/24 #9 Creighton #10 Kansas 3-0
12/13/24 #6 Creighton #13 Texas 3-1
12/15/24 #2 Penn State #6 Creighton 2-3
08/23/25 #2 Penn State #12 Creighton 0-3
08/29/25 #5 Texas #12 Creighton 0-3
08/31/25 #12 Creighton #14 Kansas 3-2
09/07/25 #22 USC #13 Creighton 0-3
09/12/25 #4 Louisville #18 Creighton 1-3
09/16/25 #1 Nebraska #18 Creighton 2-3
09/21/25 #18 Creighton #17 Kansas 3-0
The Defense Never Rests
Creighton has led the country in opponents hitting percentage in two of the last four seasons, doing so in both 2021 (.124) and 2024 (.130).
Creighton is holding foes to .177 this year, a figure that plummets to .154 in league action.
High FIve
Brian Rosen is Creighton's first volleyball coach since the program's 1994 reinstatement to pick up his first victory in a five set match, as Ben Guiliano, Howard Wallace and Kirsten Bernthal Booth's first wins all came in 3-0 sweeps.
Record in 5-Set Matches
Coach Years Set 5 W-L
Ben Guiliano 1994-1996 2-10
Howard Wallace 1997-2002 13-18
Kirsten Bernthal Booth 2003-2024 70-42
Brian Rosen 2025-Pres. 3-1
Twice For Breissinger
Junior defensive specialist Sydney Breissinger helped Creighton erase a 3-0 deficit in the fifth set on Aug. 31 vs. Kansas, serving up a 9-0 run that helped the Bluejays take the lead for good. She also served a 9-0 run in the fourth set vs. San Diego on Sept. 5.
Breissinger's heroics were eerily similar to the 9-0 serving run she had in the fifth set on Sept. 16, 2023 in a win over No. 9 Minnesota. That win over the Gophers had been CU's last previous five-set win.
Since enrolling at Creighton in 2023, Breissinger owns 49 service runs of five or longer, 19 more than the next-closest Bluejay (Norah Sis, who graduated in 2024). Next-most among her active teammates is the 23 by Ava Martin.
151 Weeks As A Ranked Team
Creighton is ranked 12th in the Nov. 10th edition of the AVCA poll, the 151st time in program history it's been ranked. That's 37th-most of all programs in NCAA history.
All 151 rankings have occurred since 2012.
The Bluejays are one of 11 schools (along with Baylor, Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, Penn State, Pitt, Purdue, Stanford, Texas and Wisconsin) to have been ranked each of the last 74 polls.
Creighton's 74 weeks in a row being ranked dates began on Sept. 6, 2021 and sets a program-record, breaking the previous-high of 64 from Oct. 31, 2016 to March 15, 2021.
Preseason Ranking
Creighton was ranked 12th in the AVCA preseason poll on Aug. 7th. It was the 11th time in the past 13 years that the Jays have been ranked in the preseason, and fourth year in a row.
The No. 12 slotting tied last year's team for the second-best preseason ranking in program history, trailing only the 2017 team that was ranked ninth.
Over the previous 17 seasons, 315-of-425 teams (74.1 percent) of teams have been in both the preseason and final polls, and in the 17 seasons from 2008-2024, 385-of-425 teams (90.6 percent) in the preseason top-25 polls would go on to reach the NCAA Tournament, as all but preseason No. 19 Arkansas and No. 25 Georgia reached the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
This year marks the 14th straight season that CU has been ranked at least one week, extending a program record.
Year Preseason Rank Final W-L Final Rank
2013 25th 23-9 NR
2014 23rd 25-9 NR
2016 18th 27-9 9th
2017 9th 26-7 16th
2018 13th 29-5 13th
2019 18th 25-6 16th
2020 16th 12-4 NR
2022 18th 27-5 21st
2023 18th 29-5 15th
2024 12th 32-3 5th
2025 12th TBD TBD
Production Returns
Creighton returns 11-of-19 letterwinners to the court from last season, including three starters.
From last year's team, Norah Sis, Elise Goetzinger, Kendra Wait, Abbey Milner, Maddy Bilinovic, Audrey Clark, Katie Maser and Emma Ziegler are not back.
All told, of the seven categories listed below, Creighton returns 294.5 of a possible 700% back (42.1 percent), the smallest amount returning since it headed into Howard Wallace's final season in 2002.
Below is a breakdown of the production that is back:
Stat Returners Departures
Assists 119 (7.6%) 1,450 (92.4%)
Aces 115 (51.3%) 109 (48.7%)
Digs 598 (35.7%) 1,076 (64.3%)
Points 1,115.5 (50.2%) 1,107.0 (49.8%)
Kills 843 (50.1%) 841 (49.9%)
Matches Started 104 (49.5%) 106 (50.5%)
Blocks 157.5 (50.1%) 157.0 (49.9%)
One Tough Schedule
Of Creighton's 12 non-conference matches, seven were against ranked teams and three others against programs that received votes in the preseason AVCA Top 25 poll.
Creighton is the only team in the preseason Top 25 with 10 or more non-conference matches against teams getting votes, as Texas and TCU are next-closest with eight each.
No Losers Here
Creighton has been as good as anyone at avoiding losses in recent seasons.
Creighton and Pittsburgh are the nation's only teams with five losses or less in the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons.
If you go back two years more, the nation's only teams to lose six times or less in the 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons are also Creighton and Pittsburgh.
Creighton is also the only school nationally who have won 25 matches or more in every season between 2014-24 (not counting the 2020 COVID-19 year, when CU only played 16 times).
13 Straight NCAA's
Creighton Volleyball has made the NCAA Tournament in each of the last 13 seasons. They are the first women's team in any sport at Creighton to make 13 straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
The only other sport in Creighton history to make even 10 straight NCAA Tournament appearances is the men's soccer program, which qualified in 17 straight seasons from 1992-2008.
Creighton is one of seven teams nationally to have appeared in each of the last 13 NCAA Tournaments (2012-24). That group features BYU, Creighton, Florida, Kentucky, Nebraska, Penn State and Texas.
Survival of the Fittest
Since the move to rally scoring in 2001, Creighton has won 10 matches when surviving a match point and lost four contests when holding a match point of its own.
Surviving Match Points Since 2001
Date Opponent MP(s) Faced Final Set 5
09/27/02 Evansville 13-14, 14-15 19-17
08/30/03 vs. McNeese State 13-14, 15-16 18-16
10/10/03 Wichita State 13-14 16-14
10/13/06 at Wichita State 12-14, 13-14, 14-15 17-15
09/11/07 at Drake 13-14, 14-15 17-15
08/26/11 vs. UTSA 12-14, 13-14 16-14
11/16/12 at Wichita State 13-14 16-14
09/20/15 Kansas State 23-24 (4th set) 15-13
11/20/15 at Georgetown 23-24, 26-27 (4th set) 15-7
08/24/18 vs. #5 Kentucky 16-15, 19-18 22-20
Tournament Tested
Creighton has played multiple matches in 29 tournaments since the start of the 2021 calendar year, and won 19 of them.
Keep in mind that when Kirsten Bernthal Booth was hired in 2003, Creighton had been 17-33 in 15 regular-season tournaments all-time, with just one tournament title (the 2000 Iowa State Heritage Classic).
CU's Multi-Match Tournaments Since Jan. 1, 2021
Year Event CU Record (Place)
2021 BIG EAST Tournament 2-0 (1st)
2021 Mizzou Invitational 3-0 (1st)
2021 Bluegrass Battle 3-0 (1st)
2021 Bluejay Invitational 3-0 (1st)
2021 Shocker Volleyball Classic 3-0 (1st)
2021 BIG EAST Tournament 2-0 (1st)
2021 NCAA Tournament 1-1 (T-17th)
2022 Rumble in the Rockies 3-0 (1st)
2022 Bluejay Invitational 2-1 (2nd)
2022 Omaha Invitational 2-0 (1st)
2022 Rice adidas Invitational 1-1 (2nd)
2022 BIG EAST Tournament 2-0 (1st)
2023 Reamer Club Xtra Special Premier 2-1 (1st)
2023 Bluejay Invitational 3-0 (1st)
2023 MN Hospitality Omaha Challenge 2-0 (1st)
2023 Diet Coke Challenge 2-0 (1st)
2023 BIG EAST Tournament 2-0 (1st)
2023 NCAA Tournament 2-1 (T-9th)
2024 Bluejay Invitational 3-0 (1st)
2024 Creighton Classic 2-0 (1st)
2024 Cardinal Classic 2-1 (2nd)
2024 Jayhawk Classic 2-0 (1st)
2024 BIG EAST Tournament 2-0 (1st)
2024 NCAA Tournament 3-1 (T-5th)
2025 Opening Spike Classic 1-1 (T-2nd)
2025 Trojan Invitational 2-1 (2nd)
2025 Bluejay Invitational 2-1 (2nd)
2025 Creighton Classic 2-0 (1st)
Jays Earn Tourney Titles
Creighton has won at least one tournament each of the last 14 seasons, a streak that dates to 2012.
During that span, the Bluejays have won 36 tournament titles, not to mention 12 regular-season league crowns.
Creighton has also now won at least one home tournament each of the last nine seasons.
Creighton's Tournament Titles Since 2012
Year Titles Won Tourney Hosts
2012 3 USF, UNC, MVC
2013 1 BGSU
2014 1 CU, BIG EAST
2015 1 BIG EAST
2016 1 BIG EAST
2017 4 WASH, CU, KU, BIG EAST
2018 3 SMU, CU, BIG EAST
2019 2 UNI, CU
2020 1 BIG EAST
2021 5 MIZZ, UK, CU, WSU, BIG EAST
2022 3 WYO, UNO, BIG EAST
2023 5 Purdue, CU, UNO, MINN, BIG EAST
2024 4 CU, CU, KU, BIG EAST
2025 1 CU
2-0 Better Than 0-2
Creighton is 436-11 (.975) all-time when leading a match 2-0, and 159-1 (.994) all-time at D.J. Sokol Arena when up 2-0 at the break.
Per RichKern.com, Division I teams that won the first two sets won 94.9 percent of their matches from 2014-23.
Creighton has won 123 matches in a row when taking a 2-0 lead.
Conversely, the Jays are 17-211 (.075) all-time when trailing a match 0-2. Those 17 comebacks in program history from down 0-2 are listed below.
Date Opponent Sets 3-5 scores Coach
09/19/97 at Bradley 15-11, 15-13, 15-8 Wallace
10/01/99 at Drake 15-6, 17-15, 15-11 Wallace
09/03/04 vs. Montana 30-20, 30-21, 15-11 Booth
10/15/04 at Bradley 30-22, 30-23, 15-11 Booth
10/15/05 at So. Illinois 30-25, 30-24, 15-8 Booth
09/21/07 at No. Iowa 31-29, 30-26, 15-12 Booth
11/16/12 at Wichita St. 25-16, 25-20, 16-14 Booth
09/05/14 vs. No. Iowa 25-16, 25-22, 15-5 Booth
11/08/14 at Butler 25-16, 25-20, 15-13 Booth
09/20/15 Kansas State 25-23, 26-24, 15-13 Booth
10/09/15 DePaul 25-21, 25-12, 15-11 Booth
11/20/15 at Georgetown 30-28, 26-24, 15-7 Booth
10/13/17 Butler 25-21, 25-23, 15-9 Booth
10/18/18 Xavier 25-17, 25-17, 15-13 Booth
01/31/21 at So. Dakota 25-20, 25-23, 15-7 Booth
10/07/22 at UConn 25-15, 25-12, 15-13 Booth
10/14/22 #16 Marquette 25-19, 25-16, 15-8 Booth
Set 1 Result A Strong Indicator
Creighton has gone 181-6 in its last 187 matches at all sites when winning the first set, compared to a 18-26 record in that same span when dropping the opener.
Creighton has gone 213-4 (.982) in its last 217 matches against unranked foes when winning the opening set.
Per RichKern.com, Division I teams that lost the first set won just 20.3 percent of their matches from 2014-23.
Since Aug. 29, 2010, Creighton has gone 179-6 in its last 185 home matches when taking a 1-0 lead, losing only to Pacific (Sept. 12, 2015), No. 7 Nebraska (Sept. 6, 2018), South Dakota (Jan. 29, 2021), No. 16 Kentucky (Sept. 3, 2022), Auburn (Dec. 2, 2022) and No. 4 Louisville (Sept. 12, 2025).
The Jays have won their last 43 of their last 44 home matches following a first set victory.
Against NCAA Tournament Qualifiers
This year's team will play 10 matches against teams that made the 2024 NCAA Tournament with contests against Marquette (2x), Nebraska, Kansas (2x), Louisville, Northern Iowa, USC, Texas and Penn State.
Year W-L vs. Previous Season NCAA Teams
1994 0-4
1995 0-2
1996 0-2
1997 0-3
1998 0-5
1999 2-4
2000 0-4
2001 1-6
2002 0-5
2003 0-3
2004 2-2
2005 0-6
2006 4-6
2007 4-9
2008 6-8
2009 1-11
2010 4-7
2011 2-6
2012 8-3
2013 6-6
2014 4-5
2015 11-5
2016 10-7
2017 8-6
2018 8-5
2019 5-4
2020 3-1
2021 3-1
2022 5-4
2023 11-3
2024 9-3
2025 5-5 so far
TOTAL 121-150
TOTAL Before Booth 3-35
TOTAL Under Booth 113-110
TOTAL Under Rosen 5-5
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/ VolleyballCreighton vs. Kentucky Volleyball Press Conference - 12/13/25
Sunday, December 14
Creighton Volleyball NCAA Tournament Highlights vs. Kentucky, 12/13/25
Saturday, December 13
Kentucky Volleyball Media Availability - 12/12/25
Friday, December 12
Arizona State Volleyball Press Conference After Creighton Match - 12/11/25
Thursday, December 11
