Sunday, November 23
Milwaukee, Wis.
2:00 PM
Creighton University
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Xavier
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Xavier
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Creighton
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#12 Volleyball Sweeps Xavier; Wins Sixth Straight BIG EAST Tournament
11/23/2025 3:19:00 PM | Volleyball
Bluejays have won 20 consecutive matches.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- The No. 12 Creighton Volleyball team won its 20th straight match and sixth consecutive BIG EAST Tournament title with a 3-0 win over Xavier on Sunday afternoon in a nationally-televised match-up of the top two seeds. Scores of the Bluejay triumph were 25-19, 25-20, 25-20.
Senior Ava Martin led Creighton (25-5) with 17 kills and brought home Tournament MVP honors, while classmates Annalea Maeder (46Â assists) and Kiara Reinhardt (eight kills, .500%) also played a huge role in the triumph. It was a total team effort, as sophomore Jaya Johnson (12 kills, .647%) and freshman Abbey Hayes (11 kills) starred offensively and Sydney Breissinger had 14 digs and Saige Damrow added 13 digs. The Bluejays had 54 kills, 56 digs, five blocks, one ace and hit .413.
Trailing 2-1 just three points into the match, Creighton uncorked an 8-1 run that featured two kills from Abbey Hayes and a pair of blocks by Eloise Brandewie as the Jays took an early 9-3 lead. Creighton led by five points or more the rest of the set, closing out the 25-19 win on the fifth kill from Hayes. Creighton hit .425 in the opener, with Maeder dishing 16 assists and four players owning three or more kills.
The second set featured 12 ties and four lead changes before Creighton ultimately pulled away for the 25-20 win. A Brandewie kill ignited a 3-0 run that earned CU a 15-13 lead at the media timeout, and the junior followed that with a block out of the break to give CU a three-point advantage. The Jays maintained that edge and were up 22-19 before a Xavier timeout. The teams exchanged sideouts to make it 23-20 before the Jays closed out the set with a kill from Martin and an ace by Damrow. Martin had eight kills in the second set as Creighton hit .406, with Maeder once again distributing 16 more assists.
The third set was another nailbiter with 15 ties. The Musketeers led 15-13 at the media timeout and Creighton tied the score at 15, 17, 19 before taking over. The Bluejays scored the final six points of the match on Martin's serve, finishing it off on a combo block by Hayes and Reinhardt. Creighton hit. 368 in the final set, as Johnson had seven kills, Martin five and Hayes four more.
Xavier (26-4) was led by 13 kills from Anna Taylor, while Emma Grace added 10 kills. The Musketeers had 39 kills, 43 digs, four blocks and two aces on .217 hitting.
Creighton will host a Selection Show viewing party that is open to fans and media at the Old Mattress Factory Bar & Grill (501 N 13th Street) in Omaha.  The selections will be announced beginning at 5 p.m. Central on Sunday, Nov. 30 on ESPN.Â
NOTES: In addition to its streak of 12 straight BIG EAST regular-season titles, Creighton has now won 11 of the last 12 BIG EAST Tournaments ... Creighton's six straight BIG EAST Tournament titles is the longest active streak nationally of league tournament crowns, and the longest in the BIG EAST since Pittsburgh won seven straight from 1988-94 ... Creighton's 12 conference tournament titles since 2012 leads the nation ... Creighton improved to 11-1 in the BIG EAST Tournament title match, including 11 straight wins. The 11 tournament titles ties Pittsburgh for the league record ... The win secures an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, where Creighton will make its 15th overall and 14th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance ... Brian Rosen is the first male head coach to win the BIG EAST Volleyball Tournament title since Marquette's Bond Shymansky in 2013 and first rookie head coach to win it since Georgetown's Li Liu in 1999 ... Creighton has won 67 straight matches against unranked teams and 53 in a row against BIG EAST schools ... Creighton is now 20-1 as the No. 1 seed at the BIG EAST Tournament ... The BIG EAST Tournament title has been won by the No. 1 seed in 11 of the last 13 years ... Kiara Reinhardt is the first player to appear in five league tournament title match victories ... This is Creighton's 14th BIG EAST Tournament title since joining the league in 2013. Volleyball owns 11 of those, with Baseball owning two and Men's Soccer winning one ... Creighton has won 27 straight matches in the month of November ... Creighton improved to 28-1 all-time against Xavier, including a 5-0 mark in the BIG EAST Tournament ... Sydney Breissinger surpassed 800 career digs during the first set ...  Ava Martin moved into the top 10 on CU's single-season kills list ... Ava Martin joined Kendra Wait as the second Creighton athlete in any sport to be a four-time first team all-conference pick, as well as a four-time all-tournament team selection at the league championship.
Most Outstanding Player:Â Ava Martin, Creighton, Sr., OH
All-Tournament Team
Jaya Johnson, Creighton, So., RS/MBÂ
Annalea Maeder, Creighton, RS-Sr., SÂ
Ava Martin, Creighton, Sr., OH
Emma Grace, Xavier, RS-Sr., OHÂ
Anna Taylor, Xavier, RS-Sr., OHÂ
Hattie Bray, Marquette, Gr., MBÂ
Taylor Lewis, Villanova, So., OPP
Senior Ava Martin led Creighton (25-5) with 17 kills and brought home Tournament MVP honors, while classmates Annalea Maeder (46Â assists) and Kiara Reinhardt (eight kills, .500%) also played a huge role in the triumph. It was a total team effort, as sophomore Jaya Johnson (12 kills, .647%) and freshman Abbey Hayes (11 kills) starred offensively and Sydney Breissinger had 14 digs and Saige Damrow added 13 digs. The Bluejays had 54 kills, 56 digs, five blocks, one ace and hit .413.
Trailing 2-1 just three points into the match, Creighton uncorked an 8-1 run that featured two kills from Abbey Hayes and a pair of blocks by Eloise Brandewie as the Jays took an early 9-3 lead. Creighton led by five points or more the rest of the set, closing out the 25-19 win on the fifth kill from Hayes. Creighton hit .425 in the opener, with Maeder dishing 16 assists and four players owning three or more kills.
The second set featured 12 ties and four lead changes before Creighton ultimately pulled away for the 25-20 win. A Brandewie kill ignited a 3-0 run that earned CU a 15-13 lead at the media timeout, and the junior followed that with a block out of the break to give CU a three-point advantage. The Jays maintained that edge and were up 22-19 before a Xavier timeout. The teams exchanged sideouts to make it 23-20 before the Jays closed out the set with a kill from Martin and an ace by Damrow. Martin had eight kills in the second set as Creighton hit .406, with Maeder once again distributing 16 more assists.
The third set was another nailbiter with 15 ties. The Musketeers led 15-13 at the media timeout and Creighton tied the score at 15, 17, 19 before taking over. The Bluejays scored the final six points of the match on Martin's serve, finishing it off on a combo block by Hayes and Reinhardt. Creighton hit. 368 in the final set, as Johnson had seven kills, Martin five and Hayes four more.
Xavier (26-4) was led by 13 kills from Anna Taylor, while Emma Grace added 10 kills. The Musketeers had 39 kills, 43 digs, four blocks and two aces on .217 hitting.
Creighton will host a Selection Show viewing party that is open to fans and media at the Old Mattress Factory Bar & Grill (501 N 13th Street) in Omaha.  The selections will be announced beginning at 5 p.m. Central on Sunday, Nov. 30 on ESPN.Â
NOTES: In addition to its streak of 12 straight BIG EAST regular-season titles, Creighton has now won 11 of the last 12 BIG EAST Tournaments ... Creighton's six straight BIG EAST Tournament titles is the longest active streak nationally of league tournament crowns, and the longest in the BIG EAST since Pittsburgh won seven straight from 1988-94 ... Creighton's 12 conference tournament titles since 2012 leads the nation ... Creighton improved to 11-1 in the BIG EAST Tournament title match, including 11 straight wins. The 11 tournament titles ties Pittsburgh for the league record ... The win secures an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, where Creighton will make its 15th overall and 14th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance ... Brian Rosen is the first male head coach to win the BIG EAST Volleyball Tournament title since Marquette's Bond Shymansky in 2013 and first rookie head coach to win it since Georgetown's Li Liu in 1999 ... Creighton has won 67 straight matches against unranked teams and 53 in a row against BIG EAST schools ... Creighton is now 20-1 as the No. 1 seed at the BIG EAST Tournament ... The BIG EAST Tournament title has been won by the No. 1 seed in 11 of the last 13 years ... Kiara Reinhardt is the first player to appear in five league tournament title match victories ... This is Creighton's 14th BIG EAST Tournament title since joining the league in 2013. Volleyball owns 11 of those, with Baseball owning two and Men's Soccer winning one ... Creighton has won 27 straight matches in the month of November ... Creighton improved to 28-1 all-time against Xavier, including a 5-0 mark in the BIG EAST Tournament ... Sydney Breissinger surpassed 800 career digs during the first set ...  Ava Martin moved into the top 10 on CU's single-season kills list ... Ava Martin joined Kendra Wait as the second Creighton athlete in any sport to be a four-time first team all-conference pick, as well as a four-time all-tournament team selection at the league championship.
Most Outstanding Player:Â Ava Martin, Creighton, Sr., OH
All-Tournament Team
Jaya Johnson, Creighton, So., RS/MBÂ
Annalea Maeder, Creighton, RS-Sr., SÂ
Ava Martin, Creighton, Sr., OH
Emma Grace, Xavier, RS-Sr., OHÂ
Anna Taylor, Xavier, RS-Sr., OHÂ
Hattie Bray, Marquette, Gr., MBÂ
Taylor Lewis, Villanova, So., OPP
Team Stats
XU
CU
Kills
39
54
Errors
14
9
Attempts
115
109
Hitting %
.217
.413
Points
45.0
60.0
Assists
36
52
Aces
2
1
Blocks
4
5
Game Leaders
Kills
17
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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DS
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DS
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/ VolleyballRS/MB
/ Volleyball
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/ VolleyballMB
/ Volleyball
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