Friday, November 7
Omaha, Neb.
7:30 PM
Creighton University
20-5,13-0Big East
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Villanova
18-7,9-5Big East
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Villanova
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25
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Creighton
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Nora Wurtz
Photo by: Creighton Athletics
#12 Volleyball Tops Villanova For 15th Straight Win
11/7/2025 10:45:00 PM | Volleyball
OMAHA, Neb. -- A 6-0 serving run featuring five aces by Nora Wurtz helped No. 12 Creighton Volleyball overcome a sluggish start in a 3-1 win over Villanova on Friday inside D.J. Sokol Arena. The win made Brian Rosen the BIG EAST's first rookie head coach to win 20 matches in a season since 2014 and helped CU win 20 or more matches for the 13th straight non-COVID campaign.
Scores of the Bluejay win were 25-23, 16-25, 25-19, 25-13 as Creighton improved to 20-5 and 13-0 in BIG EAST play. Villanova dropped to 18-7 on the fall and are 9-5 in BIG EAST play.
Ava Martin finished with 23 kills and a season-high 14 digs while Wurtz owned five of CU's nine aces on the night. Annalea Maeder had 43 assists and 12 digs for her 12th double-double, and Jaya Johnson added a dozen kills. Creighton hit .248 and had 54 kills, 66 digs, nine aces and five blocks on .248 hitting.
Villanova was led by 16 kills by Abby Harrell, who also contributed 11 digs. The Wildcats had 44 kills, 54 digs, five blocks and four aces and hit .190.
The visiting Wildcats scored the first four points of the match and did not trail until a kill from Martin gave CU a 16-15 lead. After two straight points by the Wildcats, a VU serving error sent Wurtz to the service line. The redshirt freshman served an ace to give CU an 18-17 lead and a kill by Martin made it 19-17 and led to Nova's first timeout. Undaunted, the Valley, Neb., serving specialist authored four more consecutive aces as Creighton moved in front 23-17. Villanova saved four set points to draw within 24-23 before Martin found the sideline for seventh kill of the set.
Villanova once again rolled to an early 5-1 lead in the second set and never looked back to snap a 28-set losing streak to CU that dated back to 2021. Creighton was within 14-12 before Nova closed the set on a 11-4 run punctuated by a kill from Cat Young. The Wildcats hit .355 in the second set and held off a Bluejay side that featured seven more kills by Martin.
Villanova led for much of the third set and were ahead 17-15 before Sydney Breissinger served a 7-0 run that gave the Jays a five-point lead. Kills from Maeder and Martin finished off the Wildcats in set three, 25-19. Maeder had 13 assists as CU hit .297 in the third frame.
The fourth set was tied at 12-12 before Creighton closed the show with a 13-1 run. Martin served up a 6-0 run and Breissinger closed the match with a 7-0 run of her own in the clincher. Creighton hit .429 in the set and held the Wildcats to .000 hitting.
Creighton hosts Georgetown on Sunday at 1 p.m., followed by Senior Day festivities for Annalea Maeder, Ava Martin, Sky McCune and Kiara Reinhardt.
NOTES:Â Creighton improved to 24-3 all-time against Villanova, including a 14-0 mark in Omaha ... Creighton had won 24 straight sets against Villanova inside D.J. Sokol Arena before losing the second set ... Creighton remains one game ahead of Xavier (12-1) in the BIG EAST standings ... Creighton has won 44 straight regular-season BIG EAST matches, one shy of the league record set by Notre Dame ... Creighton has won 52 straight non-televised matches and 61 in a row against unranked foes ... Creighton is 222-18 against BIG EAST opponents since joining the league in 2013 ... Creighton has won 22 straight November home matches and 15 in a row in the month of November regardless of site ... Creighton has won 47 straight regular-season BIG EAST home matches ... Brian Rosen became the first volleyball head coach to win 20+ matches in his first year as a head coach at a BIG EAST school since Marquette's Ryan Theis won 24 times in 2014 ... Five days after a career-high 30 kills, Ava Martin had 23 kills and passed 700 in her career inside D.J. Sokol Arena ... Annalea Maeder's streak of 11 straight matches with an ace was snapped ... Creighton's 15 straight wins are its seventh-longest streak in team history ... Kiara Reinhardt played in her 116th career win, tied for second-most in program history with Naomi Hickman and three shy of Kendra Wait's program record ... Creighton now owns 118 aces and 106 serving errors in BIG EAST play, while its opponents own 35 aces and 78 service miscues.
Scores of the Bluejay win were 25-23, 16-25, 25-19, 25-13 as Creighton improved to 20-5 and 13-0 in BIG EAST play. Villanova dropped to 18-7 on the fall and are 9-5 in BIG EAST play.
Ava Martin finished with 23 kills and a season-high 14 digs while Wurtz owned five of CU's nine aces on the night. Annalea Maeder had 43 assists and 12 digs for her 12th double-double, and Jaya Johnson added a dozen kills. Creighton hit .248 and had 54 kills, 66 digs, nine aces and five blocks on .248 hitting.
Villanova was led by 16 kills by Abby Harrell, who also contributed 11 digs. The Wildcats had 44 kills, 54 digs, five blocks and four aces and hit .190.
The visiting Wildcats scored the first four points of the match and did not trail until a kill from Martin gave CU a 16-15 lead. After two straight points by the Wildcats, a VU serving error sent Wurtz to the service line. The redshirt freshman served an ace to give CU an 18-17 lead and a kill by Martin made it 19-17 and led to Nova's first timeout. Undaunted, the Valley, Neb., serving specialist authored four more consecutive aces as Creighton moved in front 23-17. Villanova saved four set points to draw within 24-23 before Martin found the sideline for seventh kill of the set.
Villanova once again rolled to an early 5-1 lead in the second set and never looked back to snap a 28-set losing streak to CU that dated back to 2021. Creighton was within 14-12 before Nova closed the set on a 11-4 run punctuated by a kill from Cat Young. The Wildcats hit .355 in the second set and held off a Bluejay side that featured seven more kills by Martin.
Villanova led for much of the third set and were ahead 17-15 before Sydney Breissinger served a 7-0 run that gave the Jays a five-point lead. Kills from Maeder and Martin finished off the Wildcats in set three, 25-19. Maeder had 13 assists as CU hit .297 in the third frame.
The fourth set was tied at 12-12 before Creighton closed the show with a 13-1 run. Martin served up a 6-0 run and Breissinger closed the match with a 7-0 run of her own in the clincher. Creighton hit .429 in the set and held the Wildcats to .000 hitting.
Creighton hosts Georgetown on Sunday at 1 p.m., followed by Senior Day festivities for Annalea Maeder, Ava Martin, Sky McCune and Kiara Reinhardt.
NOTES:Â Creighton improved to 24-3 all-time against Villanova, including a 14-0 mark in Omaha ... Creighton had won 24 straight sets against Villanova inside D.J. Sokol Arena before losing the second set ... Creighton remains one game ahead of Xavier (12-1) in the BIG EAST standings ... Creighton has won 44 straight regular-season BIG EAST matches, one shy of the league record set by Notre Dame ... Creighton has won 52 straight non-televised matches and 61 in a row against unranked foes ... Creighton is 222-18 against BIG EAST opponents since joining the league in 2013 ... Creighton has won 22 straight November home matches and 15 in a row in the month of November regardless of site ... Creighton has won 47 straight regular-season BIG EAST home matches ... Brian Rosen became the first volleyball head coach to win 20+ matches in his first year as a head coach at a BIG EAST school since Marquette's Ryan Theis won 24 times in 2014 ... Five days after a career-high 30 kills, Ava Martin had 23 kills and passed 700 in her career inside D.J. Sokol Arena ... Annalea Maeder's streak of 11 straight matches with an ace was snapped ... Creighton's 15 straight wins are its seventh-longest streak in team history ... Kiara Reinhardt played in her 116th career win, tied for second-most in program history with Naomi Hickman and three shy of Kendra Wait's program record ... Creighton now owns 118 aces and 106 serving errors in BIG EAST play, while its opponents own 35 aces and 78 service miscues.
Team Stats
VU
CU
Kills
44
54
Errors
18
20
Attempts
137
137
Hitting %
.190
.248
Points
53.0
68.0
Assists
44
50
Aces
4
9
Blocks
5
5
Game Leaders
Kills
23
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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