#11 Volleyball Opens NCAA Tourney Thursday vs. UNC
12/2/2025 9:30:00 AM | Volleyball
Jays host UNC, UNI and Utah in opening weekend of NCAA Tourney
2025 NCAA Tournament - First Round
Omaha, Neb. • D.J. Sokol Arena • Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025
4:30 PM: Utah Utes (15-14) vs. Northern Iowa Panthers (25-5)
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30 minutes after the 4:30 p.m. match ends: Northern Colorado Bears (17-15) at #11 Creighton Bluejays (25-5)
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Next Up
Tenth-seeded and No. 11 ranked Creighton will host the First and Second Rounds of the 2025 NCAA Volleyball Tournament inside D.J. Sokol Arena in Omaha, Neb.
  Play gets underway on Thursday, Dec. 4, when Utah (15-14) faces sixth-seeded Northern Iowa (25-5) in the first match of the day at 4:30 p.m.
  Approximately thirty minutes after that match ends, third-seeded Creighton (25-5) takes on Northern Colorado (17-15).
  Thursday's First Round winners will face off on Friday in the Second Round at 6:30 p.m., with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line for the victor.
Broadcast Information
All three matches will be streamed on ESPN+, which requires a subscription and can be watched at http://watchespn.com.
  Jon Schriner and Shannon Smolinski will broadcast the action.
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Live Stats Information
Links to live stats for the NCAA Tournament will be placed on the Creighton Volleyball Schedule page at GoCreighton.com.
Scouting #11 Creighton
Ranked No. 11 nationally and the No. 10 overall seed, Creighton enters the NCAA Tournament with a 25-5 record thanks to 20 straight victories. The Bluejays went 16-0 in BIG EAST play, dropping just four sets in league action, en route to a 12th consecutive BIG EAST regular-season title, then swept both BIG EAST Tournament matches to win a sixth straight postseason title.
  Seniors Ava Martin (4.43 kps., 0.42 saps., .328%), Kiara Reinhardt (2.51 kps., .435%, 0.98 bps.) and Annalea Maeder (10.66 aps., 0.44 saps.) are playing at an All-American level to lead the Bluejays.
  Saige Damrow (2.76 dps.) and Sydney Breissinger (2.91 dps., 0.37 saps.) have both seen time at libero and along with Nora Wurtz (0.64 saps.) have helped the Bluejays rank third nationally with 2.25 aces per set as a team.
   CU averages 14.07 kills, 13.50 digs and 2.14 blocks per set while hitting .292..Â
Scouting Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado is 17-15 on the season and earned the automatic bid from the Big Sky Conference after winning its league tournament last week.
  The Bears started the schedule 3-10 but have finished strong, including six wins in their last seven outings.
  Highlighting the UNC slate was five-set wins over Washington and Colorado State, as well as a five-set losses at BYU and to Colorado.
  Northern Colorado is paced by the potent four-headed attack of Alayna Tessena (3.14 kps.), Brynn Reines (2.77 kps.), Zoe Gibbs (2.16 kps.) and Isabel Bennett (2.08 kps.).
  Nerea Alvarez-Jorge (8.29 aps.) and Mia Liddiard (3.67 aps.) have each handled the setting role, and Bella LePore (3.60 dps.) is the libero. Bennett's 1.02 blocks per set lead the Bears.
  The Bears average 12.75 kills, 1.28 aces, 14.08 digs an 2.16 blocks per set on .213 hitting.
Series History vs. Northern Colorado
Creighton is 3-1 all-time against Northern Colorado in the regular-season, including a 2-0 record in Omaha.
  CU lost the initial meeting in 2004 in four sets at the Comcast Lobo Invitational in Albuquerque, but have since swept the Bears in 2005, 2012 and 2013.
  Brian Rosen has never faced Lyndsey Oates, nor Northern Colorado. Oates is 0-3 against Creighton. Her first match as UNC head coach came in Omaha against the Bluejays on Aug. 26, 2005 at the Omaha Civic Auditorium.
  The teams also met on Aug. 19, 2023 in an exhibition match inside D.J. Sokol Arena. Creighton won that contest 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-20, 15-10 in a battle that was predetermined to play the full five sets no matter what.
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 25-5 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.
  Rosen led Creighton to the BIG EAST regular-season and Tournament titles in 2025 and a return to the NCAA Tournament.
  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 Thursday against Northern Colorado, Creighton would...
- Win its 68th straight match against an unranked team.
- Win its 56th straight non-televised match.
- Stretch its season-high win streak to 21, tied for the third-longest win streak in program history.
- Improve to 18-14 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including a 12-3 mark in the First Round.
- Improve to 8-4 in home matches in the NCAA Tournament with its fifth straight win.
- Win its 11th straight home match this fall.
- Improve to 4-1 against Northern Colorado.
- Win 26 or more matches for the 10th time.
- Earn itself a Second Round home match against either Utah or Northern Iowa, to be held on Friday night at 6:30 p.m.
Milestone Watch
Creighton's student-athletes are approaching all sorts of milestones heading into the week...
- Ava Martin owns 124 career aces, one behind Melissa Weisensee for third place in CU history.
- Eloise Brandewie owns 297 career blocks and is three shy of 300. She's also four kills shy of 450.
- Nora Wurtz owns 55 aces. She can pass Ava Martin (56 in 2024) and Molly Moran (59 in 2000) to set the CU single-season record. Her 34 aces inside D.J. Sokol Arena are one behind Ava Martin's record 35 set last fall.
- Destiny Ndam-Simpson is one kill shy of 250.
- Brian Rosen can become the BIG EAST's first rookie head coach to win an NCAA Touranment match since Louisville's Anne Kordes in 2011.
Creighton's NCAA Tournament History
Creighton is making its 15th appearance in the NCAA Tournament in the past 16 years after earning a 14th straight bid to the Big Dance. The Bluejays made their NCAA debut in 2010 and have been in every tournament since then with the exception of 2011.
  The Bluejays are 17-14 in those first 14 appearances, and have knocked off the likes of Iowa State (2010 and 2019), Marquette (2012), Arkansas (2013), Coastal Carolina (2015 and 2017), No. 23 North Carolina (2015), Northern Iowa (2016), No. 4 Kansas (2016), No. 17 Michigan (2016), South Dakota (2018 and 2024), Ole Miss (2021 and 2024), Colgate (2023), Minnesota (2023) and No. 13 Texas (2024).
  Creighton is 11-3 in First Round play, 4-7 in the Second Round, 2-2 in the Regional Semifinals and 0-2 in the Regional Finals. The Bluejays are 7-4 at home, 8-4 in neutral-site matches and 2-6 in true road matches.Â
  Brian Rosen is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time as Creighton head coach.
NCAA Tourney Streak
The inclusion of Creighton Volleyball into the 2025 NCAA Tournament extends an impressive streak for Bluejay athletics.
  This year marks the 39th straight academic calendar year that Creighton has had at least one NCAA Tournament team.
14 Straight NCAA's
Creighton Volleyball has made the NCAA Tournament in each of the last 14 seasons. They are the first women's team in any sport at Creighton to make 14 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 14 NCAA Tournaments (2012-25). That group features BYU, Creighton, Florida, Kentucky, Nebraska, Penn State and Texas.
  There are also nine schools that have appeared in 15 of the last 16 NCAA Tournaments, a group that includes Creighton, Minnesota, Purdue and Stanford. Florida, Kentucky, Nebraska, Penn State, and Texas have appeared in every NCAA Tournament since at least 2010.
Against NCAA Tournament Teams
Creighton is 11-5 so far this fall against teams in the field of 64, while Northern Colorado went 0-4 against NCAA Tournament qualifiers, losingÂ
  In 16 matches this fall against NCAA Tournament teams, Ava Martin averaged 4.52 kills per set and hit .314, Kiara Reinhardt averaged 2.48 kills and 0.96 blocks per set while hitting .423, Annalea Maeder averaged 10.96 assists per set and Saige Damrow averaged 3.48 digs per set.
  The Jays hit .262 and averaged 14.00 kills, 1.59 aces, 14.57 digs and 2.22 blocks per set.
vs. NCAA Tournament Teams
Opponent  CU Score  UNC Score
Kansas  W 3-2  --
  W 3-0  --
Louisville  L 1-3  --
Marquette  W 3-0  --
  W 3-2  --
  W 3-0  --
Nebraska  L 2-3  --
Penn State  L 0-3  --
Rice  W 3-0  --
San Diego  W 3-1  --
South Florida  W 3-0  --
Texas  L 0-3  --
UNIÂ Â W 3-0Â Â --
USCÂ Â L 0-3Â Â --
Xavier  W 3-0  --
  W 3-0  --
BYUÂ Â --Â Â L 2-3
Cal Poly  --  L 0-3
Colorado  --  L 2-3
Kansas State  --  L 0-3
Common Opponents
Creighton and Northern Colorado share just one common opponent this fall. Creighton defeated UC Santa Barbara in five sets in Los Angeles, while Northern Colorado lost to the Gauchos on the road in four sets.
vs. Common Opponents
Opponent  CU Score  UNC Score
UC Santa Barbara  W 3-1  L 1-3
UNC/Creighton Connections
Creighton and Northern Colorado don't have much in common.
  Creighton's Jaya Johnson and Ava TeStrake are both from Olathe, Kan., as is Northern Colorado's Cy Rae Campbell, though they all attended different high schools.
  Northern Colorado's Maddie Rink is a Lincoln native and attended Southwest High School.
  Creighton Athletics Assistant AD Joe Willman, who will produce this weekend's matches for ESPN+, is a Northern Colorado grad and former student-athlete for the Bears.
We Meet Again
Creighton and Northern Colorado met on Aug. 19, 2023 in an exhibition match inside D.J. Sokol Arena.Â
  Creighton won that contest 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-20, 15-10 in a battle that was predetermined to play the full five sets no matter what.
  Current Creighton student-athletes who played in that match include Sky McCune, Kiara Reinhardt, Ava Martin, Ava TeStrake, Destiny Ndam-Simpson and Sydney Breissinger.
  Additionally, Creighton setter Ivy Leuck played Northern Colorado once each in 2023 and 2024 while a member of the Omaha Volleyball program. The Bears won in 2023 while the Mavericks won in 2025.
Seed Value
Creighton is a top 16 national seed in the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in the past 11 seasons. Only 10 schools in the country can say that, as seen below:
  Rk.  School  Top 16 Seeds Since 2015
  1.  Nebraska  11
    Texas  11
  3.  Wisconsin  10
  4.  Minnesota  9
    Kentucky  9
    Stanford  9
  7.  Creighton  8
    BYU  8
    Florida  8
    Penn State  8
Host With The Most
Creighton is hosting the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time in program history, all of which have come since 2017.
  It's also the fifth straight year that the Bluejays have hosted the opening weekend, something only seven schools (Creighton, Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Texas and Wisconsin) can claim.
  Creighton is 5-1 in the First Round and 2-3 in the Second Round as host, advancing to the Sweet 16 in both 2023 and 2024.
Tourney Veterans
Eight members on this year's Creighton team have previously played for the Bluejays in the NCAA Tournament. Kiara Reinhardt has played in four tournaments, Ava Martin and Sky McCune in three each, Sydney Breissinger and Destiny Ndam-Simpson in two tourneys and Jaya Johnson, Alivia Hausmann and Ava TeStrake in one tourney each as Bluejays.
  Additionally, Ivy Leuck played for Omaha's NCAA Tournament team in 2023.
Advance In The Dance
Creighton has won a First Round match at the NCAA Tournament in each of the previous two seasons. Nationally, only 24 schools have done that, and three of those (Dayton, Missouri and Oregon) did not make the 2025 field.
  Here's who is looking to win an NCAA Tournament match for the third straight year (or longer): Arizona State, Baylor, Creighton, Florida, Georgia Tech, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Marquette, Miami (Fla.), Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, SMU, Stanford, TCU, Texas, USC and Wisconsin.
  Northern Colorado is making its eighth NCAA Tournament appearance and seeking its first victory. The Bears were swept in 2011 (Hawaii), 2012 (Oregon) and 2021 (Washington State) and lost in four sets in 2009 (Washington), 2014 (Colorado), 2019 (Hawaii) and 2022 (San Diego).
Seed History
No fewer than 10-of-16 seeds have reached the Sweet 16 in each of the previous 24 seasons..
  On average in that time, 12.83 of the 16 seeds have advanced each year, or roughly 80.2 percent.
  The only times that all 16 seeds advanced to the Sweet 16 was in both 2001 and 2003.
  Last year's 11 seeded teams to advance was the fewest since 2017, when 11 advanced then too.
Year  Seeds to Sweet 16?
2024Â Â 11/16
2023Â Â 13/16
2022Â Â 15/16
2021Â Â 14/16
2020Â Â 14/16
2019Â Â 13/16
2018Â Â 12/16
2017Â Â 11/16
2016Â Â 12/16
2015Â Â 13/16
2014Â Â 13/16
2013Â Â 11/16
2012Â Â 12/15
2011Â Â 11/16
2010Â Â 11/16
2009Â Â 12/16
2008Â Â 13/16
2007Â Â 10/16
2006Â Â 15/16
2005Â Â 13/16
2004Â Â 14/16
2003Â Â 16/16
2002Â Â 13/16
2001Â Â 16/16
How Sweet It Is
Creighton has made four Sweet 16s, all of which have come in the previous 10 seasons.
  Creighton is one of 43 schools to have made a Sweet 16 since 2015, but only 19 of those teams have been there four times or more in that span.
  Here's that list:
Most Sweet 16s, Previous 10 Years (2015-24)
  Sweet 16s  School
  10  Nebraska
  10  Texas
  10  Wisconsin
  9  Penn State
  8  Florida
  8  Minnesota
  7  Kentucky
  7  Stanford
  6  BYU
  6  Kentucky
  6  Washington
  5  Ohio State
  5  Oregon
  5  Pittsburgh
  5  Purdue
  4  Creighton
  4  Baylor
  4  Illinois
  4  UCLA
BIG EAST Goes Big Time
The BIG EAST tied a league record as three teams made the NCAA Tournament field. Creighton, Xavier and Marquette all earned a bid.
  Last year the league combined for five NCAA Tournament victories, a single-season high.
  The only BIG EAST team to ever reach the Regional Final were the 2016 and 2024 Creighton teams.
Crowd Report
Creighton attracted crowds of 2,517 and 2,665 fans last season when hosting the NCAA Tournament, two of the top 10 crowds in the 17-year history of D.J. Sokol Arena.
  That ranked eighth-best of 16 sites that hosted NCAA Tournament play last fall.
Host School  Rd. 1  Rd. 2  Total
Nebraska   8,702   8,684   17,386Â
Wisconsin   6,050   7,229   13,279Â
Pittsburgh   5,943   6,647   12,590Â
Louisville   4,416   4,399   8,815Â
Texas   3,918   4,137   8,055Â
Utah   3,089   2,290   5,379Â
Oregon   2,531   2,684   5,215Â
Creighton   2,517   2,665   5,182Â
Kentucky   2,308   2,715   5,023Â
Penn State   2,516   2,470   4,986Â
Arizona State   1,613   3,322   4,935Â
Stanford   2,392   2,497   4,889Â
Purdue   2,415   2,415   4,830Â
SMUÂ Â Â 1,911Â Â Â 1,957Â Â Â 3,868Â
Kansas   1,910   1,806   3,716Â
Baylor   836   1,022   1,858Â
12 Straight BIG EAST Regular-Season Titles
Creighton (2014-25) is the first team in BIG EAST volleyball history to win 12 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 six straight regular-season league titles is Kentucky, which won its ninth consecutive SEC crown this year.
Champions Among Champions
Since the start of the 2012 season, Creighton, and Western Kentucky are the nation's only schools to have won 13 or more conference regular-season titles. All but three of Creighton's 12 crowns were outright titles, whereas WKU has shared six championships..
  Creighton has also won 12 conference tournament titles since 2012, the most in the nation.
Most Conference Titles 2012-2025
Regular-Season  League Tournament
13 (3 shared) Creighton  12 Creighton
13 (6) Western Kentucky  11 Western Kentucky
12 (1) Fairfield  10 Fairfield
11 (1) Texas  Â
All-Tourney Trio
Creighton had three women named to the All-BIG EAST Tournament Team, as Ava Martin, Annalea Maeder and Jaya Johnson were recognized.
  Martin brought home MVP honors as she averaged 6.83 kills and 1.83 digs per set on .438 hitting. It's her fourth career All-BIG EAST Tournament accolade, joining Kendra Wait as the second Bluejay to do so four times.
  Maeder averaged 15.00 assists, 3.00 digs, .50 blocks, .33 kills and .33 aces per set. Creighton hit .369 as a team and averaged 17.67 kills per set en route to the title.
  Johnson hit .562 and averaged 3.33 kills and 1.17 digs per set.Â
Martin Named National Player of the Week
Ava Martin picked up National Player of the Week honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Nov. 25th, the latest milestone in a whirlwind week for the senior outside hitter from Overland Park, Kan.
  Martin was named MVP of the BIG EAST Tournament on Nov. 23 after helping Creighton to a sixth straight league tournament title.Â
  Martin averaged 6.83 kills per set on .438 hitting while also contributing 11 digs and three blocks. Martin had 24 kills and hit .432 in three sets in a semifinal win at Marquette, then put down 17 more kills on .444 hitting vs. Xavier in the final. Her 24 kills were Creighton's most ever in a BIG EAST Tournament match and 41 overall kills a CU best for a single BIG EAST Tournament.
  The Tournament MVP recognition came two days after she was honored as BIG EAST Player of the Year. On Nov. 24th, roughly 12 hours after returning home with her fourth BIG EAST Tournament title and All-Tournament Team recognition, Martin was the second overall pick in the Major League Volleyball Draft by the Atlanta Vibe.
  Martin is the fourth player in program history to earn AVCA National Player of the Week recognition, joining Michelle Sicner (Oct. 15, 2013), Keeley Davis (Oct. 15, 2019) and Kendra Wait (Sept. 22, 2024).
Creighton's The First With Two First Rounders
Two seniors within the Creighton Volleyball program were selected in the Major League Volleyball Draft on Nov. 24th. Ava Martin was the second overall section by the Atlanta Vibe, while Kiara Reinhardt was selected No. 8 overall in the first round by the Omaha Supernovas.
  The selections made Creighton the first school in league history to have two picks in the First Round of the same draft.
  Martin was named 2025 BIG EAST Player of the Year and BIG EAST Tournament MVP after an incredible season that sees her averaging 4.43 kills per set on .328 hitting so far this year. She's a four-time All-BIG EAST selection, and four-time honoree on the All-BIG EAST Tournament Team, after helping the Bluejays to a 12th straight BIG EAST regular-season title and sixth consecutive BIG EAST Tournament crown.Â
  This season, Martin ranks 22nd in the country in points per set, 24th in total points, 24th in kills per set, 36th in total kills and 50th in aces per set. The 6-foot-1 outside hitter from Overland Park, Kan., ranks fifth in CU history with 1,561 kills, fourth with 124 aces and 10th with a .297 hitting percentage. She was an AVCA Third Team All-American in 2024 after picking up Honorable Mention All-American honors as a sophomore in 2023.
  Martin was the second pick in the first round, behind only Wisconsin's Mimi Colyer to the Dallas Pulse.
  A 6-foot-3 middle blocker from Cedarburg, Wis., Reinhardt ranks 10th nationally in hitting percentage (.435), which leads the BIG EAST. She averages 2.51 kills per set and tops the team 0.98 blocks per set this fall. In her career, Reinhardt owns 781 kills and ranks fourth in CU history with 517 blocks. She also owns 59 aces and is a career .330 hitter. Reinhardt has played in a school-record 121 wins at Creighton, helping the Bluejays to six BIG EAST regular-season titles as well as six BIG EAST Tournament titles as well.
  Both Martin and Reinhardt were named All-BIG EAST Nov. 21st. It's the fourth consecutive honor for Martin, and second straight recognition for Reinhardt.
  Martin and Reinhardt are Creighton's third and fourth professional draft picks in the past two years, joining Norah Sis and Kendra Wait last year in the Pro Volleyball Federation. Sis was the No. 3 overall pick last year in the first round to the eventual 2025 league champion Orlando Valkyries, while Wait went 37th overall and was a fifth round selection of the defending league champion Omaha Supernovas.
Looking For More
Creighton Volleyball picked up the school's 14th different BIG EAST Tournament title won by the school since joining the BIG EAST in the summer of 2013. All but three of those titles have been won by the volleyball program.
Creighton's BIG EAST Tournament Titles (14)
Volleyball (11): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Baseball (2): 2019, 2025
Men's Soccer (1): 2022
Winners Win
Through matches of Dec. 3rd, Creighton owns 265 wins over the past 10 seasons, which coincides with the start of the 2016 season.
  That ranks fourth-most nationally, and among some of the most storied programs in all the land. CU is also fifth in win percentage in the last decade.
Last 10 Seasons (2016 - Nov. 30, 2025)
   Sorted By Wins                  Sorted By Win Percentage
1.  284  Nebraska  1.  .875  Texas  253-36
2.  279  Pittsburgh  2.  .874  Nebraska  284-41
3.  278  Western Kentucky  3.  .866  Western Kentucky  278-43
4.  265  Creighton  4.  .864  Pittsburgh  279-44
5.  257  Wisconsin  5.  .839  Creighton  265-51
6.  253  Texas  6.  .834  BYU  251-50
  253  Stephen F. Austin  7.  .832  Wisconsin  257-52
  253  Stanford  8.  .827  Stanford  253-53
What's The Difference?
While this is Creighton's fourth team to go unbeaten in BIG EAST play, the domination this season has been especially noteworthy, as seen in the chart below:
Year  Sets Lost  5 Setters  Pts For-Against  % of Pts.
2016Â Â 5Â Â 1Â Â 1,457-1,088Â Â 57.2
2018Â Â 6Â Â 2Â Â 1,474-1,092Â Â 57.4
2024Â Â 3Â Â 0Â Â 1,418-884Â Â 61.6
2025Â Â 4Â Â 1Â Â 1,281-883Â Â 59.2
Unbeaten in League Play
Creighton was one of eight teams in the country that did not lose a regular-season conference match this fall.
  Of those teams, Creighton's four league sets lost trails only Nebraska.
  Set W-L  Team  League
  60-1  Nebraska  Big Ten
  48-4  Creighton  BIG EAST
  48-8  Northern Iowa  Missouri Valley
  45-9  Kentucky  Southeastern
  54-10*  Dayton  Atlantic 10
  41-13  San Diego  West Coast
  48-12*  South Dakota State  Summit
  54-13  Utah State  Mountain West
*lost in league tournament
Tough at Home
Creighton boasts one of the nation's longest home matches with 10 straight victories inside D.J. Sokol Arena.
Nation's Longest Active Home Win Streaks (12/3)
Wins  Team  Next Home Match
  60  Nebraska  12/5 vs. LIU
  47  Pittsburgh  12/5 vs. UMBC
  19  Cal Poly  Next year
  18  Kentucky  12/4 vs. Wofford
  14  Arizona State  12/4 vs. Coppin State
  13  Eastern Illinois  Next year
  13  Northern Arizona  Next year
  12  Northern Iowa  Next year
  11  Fairfield  Next year
  11  Prairie View A&M  Next year
  10  Creighton  12/4 vs. Northern Colorado
  10  Utah State  Next year
  10  UTEP  Next year
Road Dubs
Creighton has won nine consecutive true road matches, a streak that started on October 2nd. with a 3-0 win at Marquette.
  Both of CU's previous teams to win nine straight road matches went on to reach the Elite Eight.
Creighton's Longest Road Win Streaks
Wins  Dates  Snapped By
  9  Sept. 30-Dec. 2, 2016  at #5 Texas, 3-0
  9  Sept. 21-Nov. 24, 2024  at #2 Penn State, 3-2
  9  Oct. 2, 2025 - Present  ? ? ?
  8  Sept. 29 - Nov. 30, 2012  at #11 Minnesota, 3-1
  8  Sept. 28 - Nov. 3, 2018  at #2 Nebraska, 3-1
  8  Oct. 2, 2021-Sept. 10, 2022  at Rice, 3-2
Nation's Longest Active Road Win Streaks (12/3)
Wins  Team  Next Road Match
  13  Nebraska  Next year
  11  San Diego  TBD
  11  Stanford  TBD
  10  Kentucky  Next year
  10  Utah State  TBD
  10  Ball State  Next year
  9  Northern Iowa  TBD
  9  Creighton  TBD
  9  Stephen F. Austin  TBD
  8  Texas A&M  TBD
  8  American  TBD
  9  Western Kentucky  TBD
  8  South Dakota State  TBD
  8  Rice  TBD
Ava Makes History
Ava Martin joined some rare air in Creighton Athletics history as a four-time First Team All-Conference pick.
  She's just the sixth student-athlete in school history in any sport to be named First Team All-Conference four times, joining Tara Oltman (Softball), Doug McDermott (Men's Basketball), Jaali Winters (Volleyball), Kendra Wait (Volleyball) and Norah Sis (Volleyball).
  Additionally, Martin and Wait are the only Bluejays to be a four-time first team all-conference pick, as well as a four-time all-tournament team selection.
Back For More (Awards)
Ava Martin was named to the All-Tournament Team at the BIG EAST Championships for the fourth straight season.
  The only previous Creighton player in program history to be named a four-time All-BIG EAST Tournament honoree was Kendra Wait (2021-24). Wait earned Tournament MVP accolades as a senior last fall, while Martin earned MVP honors as a senior this fall.
  Martin was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Jaya Johnson and Annalea Maeder.
CU's BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Picks
Maggie Baumert - 2015
Jess Bird - 2015 (MVP)
Kelli Browning - 2013
Lydia Dimke - 2016
Kate Elman - 2015
Naomi Hickman - 2018, '20 (MVP)
Jaya Johnson - 2025
Taryn Kloth - 2017 (MVP), '18
Annalea Maeder - 2025
Ava Martin - 2022, '23, '24, '25 (MVP)
Leah McNary - 2014
Kiara Reinhardt - 2020
Kiana Schmitt - 2023 (MVP)
Norah Sis - 2021 (MVP), '22 (MVP), '24
Lauren Smith - 2013, '14 (MVP), '16
Kendra Wait - 2021, '22, '23, '24 (MVP)
Annika Welty - 2020
Marysa Wilkinson - 2014, '17
Jaali Winters - 2016 (MVP), '18 (MVP)
Brittany Witt - 2017, '19
Jaela Zimmerman - 2021
Streakin'
Ava Martin owns 10 or more kills in each of Creighton's last 24 matches, the second-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 23 matches.
Consecutive Matches, 10 or More Kills
  58  Leah Ratzlaff, Sept. 13, 2003-Sept. 9, 2005
  24  Ava Martin, Sept. 12, 2025 - Present
  21  Jaali Winters, Oct. 6, 2015 - Aug. 28, 2016
  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
The Amazing Ava
Ava Martin had a career-high 30 kill in Creighton's five-set win over Marquette on Nov. 1st.
  Martin owns 12 matches with 20+ kills in her career, including four times overall against Marquette.
  Martin (against Marquette) also joined Kelly Goc as the second Bluejay to post 20+ kills against the same opponent three times in the same season. Goc did it vs. Illinois State in 2006.
  Just how good has Martin been against Marquette? A whopping 174 of her 1,561 career kills (11.1 percent) have come against the Golden Eagles, even though only 11 of her 130 career matches have been against MU.
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
  24  .432  at Marquette  11/22/25
  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
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
The 400 Club
Ava Martin is the fourth player in CU history with three different seasons of 400 kills or more, and has joined 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 (1,561) currently fifth.
Most 400-Kill Seasons, Creighton History
Name  Year 1  Year 2  Year 3  Year 4
Jaali Winters (3x)Â Â 546Â Â 448Â Â 398Â Â 451
Norah Sis (3x)Â Â 435Â Â 489Â Â 302Â Â 438
Leah Ratzlaff (3x)Â Â 180Â Â 516Â Â 479Â Â 447
Ava Martin (3x)Â Â 264Â Â 417Â Â 428Â Â 452
Miss Consistent
Ava Martin produced 10 or more kills in each of her final 34 matches against BIG EAST competition. Even more impressively, she's hit .250 or better in each of those contests, as well.
  Martin led the BIG EAST with 4.52 kills per set and was fourth with a .376 hitting percentage in league play this fall.
  Last year Martin was second with 3.88 kills per set and second with a .408 hitting percentage in league action.
  In 70 career regular-season BIG EAST matches, Martin averaged 3.61 kills per set and hit .348 to help her team go 67-3.
Hitting With A Purpose
Creighton started its Nov. 15 match at Seton Hall with 31 kills in 48 swings before its first attack error on the fourth point of the third set.
  It was just the second time in program history that CU went back-to-back sets in the same match without an attack error, joining the second and third sets at Bradley on Sept. 29, 2000.
  Creighton finished the afternoon hitting a program-record .551 against the Pirates.
Best Attack Percentage, CU History
  Hit. %  Opponent (K-E-TA), sets  Date
  .551  at Seton Hall (41-3-69), 3 sets  11-15-25
  .548  vs. Georgetown (46-6-73), 3 sets  11-17-24
  .536  vs. Tulsa (41-4-69), 3 sets  10-27-95
  .495  vs. Liberty (57-8-99), 3 sets  9-2-05
  .493  at Villanova (41-5-73), 3 sets  10-27-23
The .400 Club
Creighton had hit .400 or better in four of its past five matches, hitting .418 vs. Georgetown, .417 against St. John's, .551 versus Seton Hall and .413 vs. Xavier, as well as hitting .327 vs. Marquette. Combined, that's good for a .413 hitting percentage. It's also the first time since the program's 1994 reinstatement that it has hit .400 or better in three straight contests.
  Creighton has now hit .400 or better in seven of its last 15 matches, and 17 different times against BIG EAST opponents during its current 53-match win streak over league foes.
Wurtz Serves Up A Record
Two days after serving up five aces in the first set of a Nov. 7 win over Villanova, Nora 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 middle blocker, as well as the only player 6-foot-2 or taller, to average more than 0.53 aces per set.
Who Else Has Been Unbeaten?
At 16-0, Creighton was the 15th team to finish BIG EAST play unbeaten and just the fourth unbeaten team with 16 or more league wins.
  Thirteen of those 15 unbeaten teams went on to win the BIG EAST Tournament.
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
  16-0  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
*also won league tournament
Best League Starts
Creighton started 16-0 in conference play for the fifth time in the last 10 seasons. The Bluejays, who only played 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
  16  2025 (BIG EAST)  None
  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 47 BIG EAST regular-season matches to establish a program and league record.
  It breaks the record for the longest streak in BIG EAST history, surpassing the 45 in a row 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
  47  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
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 12 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 11, 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. 30, 2025
       BIG EAST only  All   matches
Team (NCAA Bids)Â Â WÂ Â LÂ Â WÂ Â L
Creighton (13)Â Â 204Â Â 16Â Â 340Â Â 78
Marquette (12)Â Â 180Â Â 37Â Â 301Â Â 103
Xavier (1)Â Â 130Â Â 88Â Â 205Â Â 174
Villanova (1)Â Â 111Â Â 109Â Â 208Â Â 171
St. John's (1)Â Â 110Â Â 110Â Â 232Â Â 180
Butler  108  112  190  193
Seton Hall (1)Â Â 86Â Â 133Â Â 173Â Â 207
DePaul  72  148  163  214
Georgetown  51  161  125  236
Connecticut#Â Â 50Â Â 46Â Â 98Â Â 71
Providence*Â Â 33Â Â 171Â Â 124Â Â 226
*Providence rejoined the league for volleyball in 2014 andÂ
its 2013 overall record (12-20) is not included above.
#Connecticut rejoined the league in 2020 andÂ
its record from 2013-19 (96-121) is not included above.
Getting Better and Better
It's scary to see the numbers for Creighton's first 10 matches compared to its last 20 matches. The Bluejay numbers are up across the board on the offensive end.
First 10 Matches vs. Last 20 Matches
When  W-L  KPS  HIT%  SAPS  DPS  BPS
First 10Â Â 5-5Â Â 12.84Â Â .215Â Â 1.63Â Â 14.26Â Â 2.17
Last 20Â Â Â 20-0Â Â 14.80Â Â .342Â Â 2.63Â Â 13.05Â Â 2.13
All They Do Is Win
Creighton has won 20 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
  20  Sept. 19, 2025 - Present  TBD
  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
  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
  30  Nebraska  12/5 vs. LIU
  22  Kentucky  12/4 vs. Wofford
  21  Northern Iowa  12/4 vs. Utah
  21  Utah State  12/4 vs. Tennessee
  20  Creighton  12/4 vs. Northern Colorado
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
2006Â Â 29Â Â 11/18
2007Â Â 29Â Â 11/16
2010Â Â 30Â Â 11/26
2012Â Â 23Â Â 10/27
2013Â Â 27Â Â 11/22
2014Â Â 27Â Â 11/08
2015Â Â 28Â Â 11/07
2016Â Â 26Â Â 11/06
2017Â Â 25Â Â 11/05
2018Â Â 24Â Â 10/27
2019Â Â 24Â Â 11/09
2021Â Â 23Â Â 10/24
2022Â Â 23Â Â 10/30
2023Â Â 24Â Â 11/03
2024Â Â 22Â Â 11/01
2025Â Â 25Â Â 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 was a seven-time BIG EAST Setter of the Week and leads the league with 10.66 assists per set. Maeder also ranks fourth in the BIG EAST witih 0.44 aces per set and directs a Bluejay offense that hits a league-best .292. Maeder was named All-BIG EAST and named BIG EAST Setter of the Year.
  Martin is the BIG EAST's only player on the AVCA National Player of the Year Watch List, and lived up to the Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year hype she was annoited by league coaches before the fall. Martin finished in the top 10 in the BIG EAST in league play in points per set (5.16), kills per set (4.52), aces per set (0.50) and hitting percentage (.376). In her career, she's fifth in CU history with 1,561 kills and fourth with 124 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 became the winningest player in program history and in position to set a CU single-season record for hitting percentage. She owns 781 career kills, is fourth in program history with 517 blocks and fifth with a .330 hitting percentage.
Rosen Chasing More History
Brian Rosen is 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 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 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 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 the first male head coach to win a BIG EAST Tournament title since Marquette's Bond Shymansky in 2013.
  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.
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
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
.722Â Â 13-0-18Â Â at Georgetown (5)Â Â 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
  17  Nov. 7, 2025-Present  ? ? ?
  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 did Creighton finish alone atop the BIG EAST standings, but the Bluejays also dominated many of the team and individual statistical categories in league play, as well.
  Individually, Kiara Reinhardt led the BIG EAST with a .438 hitting percentage. Annalea Maeder was tops with 10.79 assists per set, Nora Wurtz was first with 0.88 aces per set and Ava Martin was first with 4.52 kills per set and 5.22 points per set.
  As a team, Creighton was first in hitting percentage (.349), opponent hitting percentage (.150), assists per set (13.19), kills per set (14.56) and aces per set (2.90).
The .500 Club
Senior Kiara Reinhardt is hitting .435 this fall, a figure that ranks 10th in the nation, and she's hit .500 or better in 14-of-30 matches this fall.
  Not only has she hit a robust .369 against Top 25 foes, but she's hitting an insane .460 (192-42-326) against unranked foes.
Reinhardt's Matches Hitting .500+ This Season
  Pct.  K  E  TA  Opponent  CU Result
  .833  5  0  6  at Seton Hall  W 3-0
  .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
  .571  5  1  7  at St. John's  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
  .500  9  2  14  at Marquette  W 3-0
  .500  8  0  16  vs. Xavier  W 3-0
Reinhardt's Peers
Kiara Reinhardt's .435 hitting percentage ranks 10th-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)Â
    Name, School  K  E  Att.  Pct.
  1.  Andi Jackson, Nebraska  253  48  435  .471
  2.  Haley Yount, Jacksonville  206  34  379  .454
  3.  Yasmeen Muhammad, LIU  225  36  417  .453
  4.  Tierney Barlow, Utah State  299  50  561  .444
  5.  Lucie Blazkova, Washington St.  280  45  531  .443
  6.  Lizzy Andrew, Stanford  272  45  516  .440
  7.  Ifenna Cos-Akpalla, Texas A&M  201  40  368  .438
  8.  Mackenzie Parsons, Cornell  246  43  465  .437
  9.  Carter Booth, Wisconsin  184  28  358  .436
  10.  Kiara Reinhardt, Creighton  251  56  448  .435
Single-Season Creighton Records
Individual Attack Percentage (Min. 200 kills)
    Name  K  E  Att.  Pct.  Year
  1.  Kiara Reinhardt  251  56  448  .435  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.  Kiara Reinhardt  781  231  1,665  .3303  2020-Pr.
  6.  Kiana Schmitt  806  237  1,726  .3296  2019-23
  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.  Ava Martin  1,561  432  3,797  .297  2022-Pr.
  11.  Kelly Goc  1,414  414  3,374  .296  2004-07
Ava Elevates Up The Chart
Ava Martin enters this weekend with 1,561 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  441  1,561  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. SMUÂ Â 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 19 matches since. That means Creighton is 58-5 in sets and outscored teams 1,545-1,113 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 1,031-738.
  Add it all up and Creighton is 31-2 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 96-of-105 sets when she's donned the alternate jersey and outscored foes 2,576-1,851 in points, a whopping 58.2 percent of the points played.
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The Gauntlet
Creighton has played the nation's secod-toughest schedule, and also ranks among the national leaders in Top 25 wins, Top 50 wins, matches vs. Top 25 opponents and matches vs. Top 50 opponents.
Most RPI Top 25 Wins in 2025 (12/3)
  Top 25 W's  School
  9  Nebraska, Texas
  7  Kentucky, Arizona State, Pitt, Purdue
  6  Creighton, SMU
Most RPI Top 25 Matches in 2025 (12/3)
  Top 25 MP's  School
  13  Penn State
  12  Texas
  11  Louisville, UCLA, Georgia Tech
  10  Creighton, Pitt, SMU, Purdue, Utah, Washington
Most RPI Top 50 Wins in 2025 (12/3)
  Top 50 W's  School
  16  Nebraska, Arizona State
  13  Creighton
  12  Pittsburgh
Most RPI Top 50 Matches in 2025 (12/3)
  Top 50 MP's  School
  19  Arizona State, Kansas
  18  Creighton, TCU
  17  Utah
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.Â
  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
2013Â Â 12-4Â Â 13.75Â Â .213Â Â 1.00Â Â 16.20Â Â 3.13
2014#Â Â 16-2Â Â 14.89Â Â .242Â Â 1.30Â Â 17.09Â Â 2.86
2015#Â Â 17-1Â Â 15.02Â Â .271Â Â 1.33Â Â 16.97Â Â 2.47
2016#Â Â 18-0Â Â 15.37Â Â .317Â Â 1.69Â Â 16.08Â Â 2.41
2017#Â Â 16-2Â Â 14.81Â Â .302Â Â 1.31Â Â 16.62Â Â 2.05
2018#Â Â 18-0Â Â 14.45Â Â .294Â Â 2.13Â Â 15.67Â Â 2.38
2019#Â Â 17-1Â Â 14.61Â Â .269Â Â 2.07Â Â 15.80Â Â 2.25
2020#Â Â 7-1Â Â 12.93Â Â .249Â Â 1.30Â Â 14.17Â Â 2.75
2021#Â Â 16-2Â Â 13.95Â Â .242Â Â 1.82Â Â 18.02Â Â 2.86
2022#Â Â 17-1Â Â 14.80Â Â .299Â Â 1.85Â Â 16.10Â Â 2.33
2023#Â Â 16-2Â Â 14.40Â Â .313Â Â 1.89Â Â 15.91Â Â 2.30
2024#Â Â 18-0Â Â 14.79Â Â .371Â Â 2.32Â Â 14.18Â Â 2.75
2025Â Â 16-0Â Â 14.56Â Â .349Â Â 2.90Â Â 12.42Â Â 2.13
#won league's regular-season title
Down The Stretch They Come
Creighton reached the midpoint of league play with an 8-0 record, and finished 16-0. 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 last 12 seasons (including 2025).
League Record by Year
Year  1st Half  2nd Half  Place
1994Â Â 2-8Â Â 1-9Â Â T-9th MVC
1995Â Â 3-7Â Â 3-7Â Â T-7th MVC
1996Â Â 2-7Â Â 3-6Â Â T-6th MVC
1997Â Â 6-3Â Â 4-5Â Â T-3rd MVC
1998Â Â 2-7Â Â 3-6Â Â 8th MVC
1999Â Â 5-4Â Â 4-5Â Â 5th MVC
2000Â Â 5-4Â Â 5-4Â Â T-4th MVC
2001Â Â 7-2Â Â 5-4Â Â 4th MVC
2002Â Â 1-8Â Â 1-8Â Â T-9th MVC
2003Â Â 5-4Â Â 4-5Â Â T-5th MVC
2004Â Â 5-4Â Â 5-4Â Â 5th MVC
2005Â Â 4-5Â Â 6-3Â Â 5th MVC
2006Â Â 7-2Â Â 5-4Â Â 4th MVC
2007Â Â 7-2Â Â 7-2Â Â T-2nd MVC
2008Â Â 7-2Â Â 8-1Â Â 2nd MVC
2009Â Â 4-5Â Â 6-3Â Â T-4th MVC
2010Â Â 7-2Â Â 6-3Â Â 3rd MVC
2011Â Â 6-3Â Â 6-3Â Â 4th MVC
2012Â Â 8-1Â Â 9-0Â Â 1st MVC
2013Â Â 6-2Â Â 6-2Â Â T-2nd BIG EAST
2014Â Â 8-1Â Â 8-1Â Â 1st BIG EAST
2015Â Â 9-0Â Â 8-1Â Â 1st BIG EAST
2016Â Â 9-0Â Â 9-0Â Â 1st BIG EAST
2017Â Â 8-1Â Â 8-1Â Â 1st BIG EAST
2018Â Â 9-0Â Â 9-0Â Â 1st BIG EAST
2019Â Â 9-0Â Â 8-1Â Â 1st BIG EAST
2020Â Â 3-1Â Â 4-0Â Â 1st BIG EAST (Midwest)
2021Â Â 7-2Â Â 9-0Â Â T-1st BIG EAST
2022Â Â 9-0Â Â 8-1Â Â T-1st BIG EAST
2023Â Â 7-2Â Â Â 9-0Â Â Â T-1st BIG EAST
2024Â Â 9-0Â Â 9-0Â Â 1st BIG EAST
2025Â Â 8-0Â Â 8-0Â Â 1st BIG EAST
Total  194-89  194-89  --
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Reinhardt & Martin Pass Century Mark
Kiara Reinhardt is 121-22 (.846) all-time in matches that she's appeared in. Her 121 victories are two more than Kendra Wait for most in program history. Reinhardt's winning percentage is fifth-best.
  Ava Martin is 112-18 (.862) all-time when appearing in a match, making her tied for fitth in wins and fourth in win percentage.
Most Wins, Appeared In As A Player
  121  Kiara Reinhardt  2020-Pres.
  119  Kendra Wait  2021-24
  116  Naomi Hickman  2017-21
  112  Ava Martin  2022-Pres.
  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
  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
  112-18  .862  Ava Martin  2022-Pres.
  121-22  .846  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
  113-18  2022-Pres.
  111-28  2015-18
  109-25  2016-19
  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 a school-record 230 aces in 30 matches (7.67 per match) and averaged 2.90 aces per set in league action.
  Creighton's 2.25 aces per set ranks third the nation.
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
  14  at Seton Hall (3s)  11-15-25
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 2.66 kills, 1.34 digs, 0.75 blocks and 0.09 aces per set while hitting .322. Creighton is 20-0 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 final NCAA Volleyball RPI of the regular-season was released on November 30th and Creighton came in at No. 6, easily the best rank in the BIG EAST.
  The Bluejays are one of five BIG EAST teams in the top 75, joining Xavier (22), Marquette (33), Villanova (37) and Connecticut (74).
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 227 wins against BIG EAST competition (including BIG EAST Championship play) since 2013, 40 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.Â
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  8-1  29-6
Providence  18-0  -  18-0
Seton Hall  21-3  2-0  23-3
St. John's  22-2  1-1  23-3
Villanova  21-3  3-0  24-3
Xavier  23-1  5-0  28-1
TOTALÂ Â 204-16Â Â 23-2Â Â 227-18
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 79-4 in the 11th month of the year with 28 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 53 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 (58).
Best Starts With A New Coach
Brian Rosen is the first coach since Creighton brought back volleyball in 1994 to win at least 25 of his first 30 matches.
  Rosen is 23-5, well ahead of Howard Wallace (14-16), Kirsten Bernthal Booth (12-18) and Ben Guiliano (7-23).
  Rosen is also the only coach in program history to win his or her first four (or more) conference matches. He's currently 16-0.
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.
#1Â Â $405Â Â #2Â Â $910Â Â #3Â Â $405
#5Â Â $355Â Â #6Â Â $525Â Â #7Â Â $570
#8Â Â $1,167Â Â #9Â Â $350Â Â #10Â Â $365
#11Â Â $405Â Â #12Â Â $200Â Â #13Â Â $365
#17Â Â $395Â Â #18Â Â $345Â Â #19Â Â $710
#22Â Â $455Â Â #24Â Â $800Â Â Â Â
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.
  Including 2025, each of the last 13 times that Creighton won its league opener (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), the Bluejays went on to win the regular-season title, going a combined 211-13 (including 2025) in regular-season league action. Creighton also won 12 conference tournament titles during those years (including 2025), going 24-1 at the league tournament in those seasons.
  In the 23 seasons (including 2025) that Creighton has won its conference opener, it has never finished worse than .500 in league play and it owns a combined .798 (340-86) winning percentage (including 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 will continue beyond 2025.
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.
  Earlier this fall Wurtz 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.Â
  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 15th nationally in total home attendance (47,635) and 15th 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.Â
  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 23-0 this season against unranked teams, and the serve and pass game has been a major reason why.
  In those 23 matches (76 sets), CU has served 197 aces (2.59 saps.) compared to 198 service errors. Its opponents have just 56 aces (0.74 saps.) but made 163 serving miscues.
Report Card
Creighton is 204-16 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 165-9 mark (.948) in its last 174 matches.
  Matches  W-L  Â
  1-50  43-7
  51-100  48-2
  101-150  46-4
  151-200  47-3
  201-220  20-0
Watch This!
Twelve of Creighton's 30 matches this fall have aired on television (four on FS1, three on BTN, three on Nebraska Public Media, one on SNY, one on ESPN2).Â
  Creighton has also won 55 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  Â
  15,576  Nebraska def. Pittsburgh, 3-1  8/22/25  Lincoln, NE
  15,576  Stanford vs. Florida, 3-1  Â
  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  Â
  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
  12,707  Nebraska def. Michigan, 3-0  10/19/25  Ann Arbor, MI
  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  Wisconsin 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
  2,578  #13 Kentucky  09/01/17  W 3-0  Sokol
  2,570  DePaul  10/20/24  W 3-0  Sokol
  2,569  NC State  08/30/24  W 3-0  Sokol
  2,568  Minnesota  12/02/23  W 3-0  Sokol
  2,563  Colgate  12/01/23  W 3-0  Sokol
  2,552  South Dakota  11/30/18  W 3-0  Sokol
  2,517  Coastal Carolina  12/01/17  W 3-1  Sokol
  2,517  South Dakota  12/05/24  W 3-0  Sokol
  2,514  #7 Nebraska  08/31/10  L 0-3  Sokol
  2,509  #22 Washington  12/01/18  L 0-3  Sokol
  2,504  #9 Marquette  11/22/19  W 3-1  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.Â
  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.
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).Â
  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 258-53 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 337-34 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 198 matches at all sites against unranked teams.
Ranked vs. Ranked (CU is 27-33)
Home: 11-11Â Â Away: 8-13Â Â 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 .175 this year, a figure that plummeted to .151 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 51 service runs of five or longer, easily the most of any Bluejay.
154 Weeks As A Ranked Team
Creighton is ranked 11th in the December 1st edition of the AVCA poll, the 154th time in program history it's been ranked and its best mark all season long. That's 37th-most of all programs in NCAA history.
  All 154 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 77 polls.
  Creighton's 77 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.Â
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 18 seasons from 2008-2025, 408-of-450 teams (90.7 percent) in the preseason top-25 polls would go on to reach the NCAA Tournament, as all but preseason No. 17 Missouri and No. 24 Dayton reached the 2025 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.Â
  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 2014-25 (not counting the 2020 COVID-19 year, when CU only played 16 times).
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
08/26/11Â Â vs. UTSAÂ Â 12-14, 13-14Â Â 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 30Â tournaments since the start of the 2021 calendar year, and won 20 of them.Â
  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)
2025  BIG EAST Tournament  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 37 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
2012Â Â 3Â Â USF, UNC, MVC
2013Â Â 1Â Â BGSU
2014Â Â 1Â Â CU, BIG EAST
2015Â Â 1Â Â BIG EAST
2016Â Â 1Â Â BIG EAST
2017Â Â 4Â Â WASH, CU, KU, BIG EAST
2018Â Â 3Â Â SMU, CU, BIG EAST
2019Â Â 2Â Â UNI, CU
2020Â Â 1Â Â BIG EAST
2021Â Â 5Â Â MIZZ, UK, CU, WSU, BIG EAST
2022Â Â 3Â Â WYO, UNO, BIG EAST
2023Â Â 5Â Â Purdue, CU, UNO, MINN, BIG EAST
2024Â Â 4Â Â CU, CU, KU, BIG EAST
2025Â Â 2Â Â CU, BIG EAST
2-0 Better Than 0-2
Creighton is 440-11 (.976) all-time when leading a match 2-0, and 161-1 (.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 127 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 185-6 in its last 191 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 217-4 (.982) in its last 221 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).Â
  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 has played 11 matches against teams that made the 2024 NCAA Tournament with contests against Marquette (3x), Nebraska, Kansas (2x), Louisville, Northern Iowa, USC, Texas and Penn State.
Year  W-L vs. Previous Season NCAA Teams
1994Â Â 0-4
1995Â Â 0-2
1996Â Â 0-2
1997Â Â 0-3
1998Â Â 0-5
1999Â Â 2-4
2000Â Â 0-4
2001Â Â 1-6
2002Â Â 0-5
2003Â Â 0-3
2004Â Â 2-2
2005Â Â 0-6
2006Â Â 4-6
2007Â Â 4-9
2008Â Â 6-8
2009Â Â 1-11
2010Â Â 4-7
2011Â Â 2-6
2012Â Â 8-3
2013Â Â 6-6
2014Â Â 4-5
2015Â Â 11-5
2016Â Â 10-7
2017Â Â 8-6
2018Â Â 8-5
2019Â Â 5-4
2020Â Â 3-1
2021Â Â 3-1
2022Â Â 5-4
2023Â Â 11-3
2024Â Â 9-3
2025Â Â 6-5 so far
TOTALÂ Â 122-150
TOTAL Before Booth  3-35
TOTAL Under Booth  113-110
TOTAL Under Rosen  6-5
Omaha, Neb. • D.J. Sokol Arena • Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025
4:30 PM: Utah Utes (15-14) vs. Northern Iowa Panthers (25-5)
| LIVE VIDEO ($) | LIVE STATS | PROGRAM | UNI NOTES |
30 minutes after the 4:30 p.m. match ends: Northern Colorado Bears (17-15) at #11 Creighton Bluejays (25-5)
| LIVE VIDEO ($) | LIVE STATS | CU NOTES |Â PROGRAM |
Next Up
Tenth-seeded and No. 11 ranked Creighton will host the First and Second Rounds of the 2025 NCAA Volleyball Tournament inside D.J. Sokol Arena in Omaha, Neb.
  Play gets underway on Thursday, Dec. 4, when Utah (15-14) faces sixth-seeded Northern Iowa (25-5) in the first match of the day at 4:30 p.m.
  Approximately thirty minutes after that match ends, third-seeded Creighton (25-5) takes on Northern Colorado (17-15).
  Thursday's First Round winners will face off on Friday in the Second Round at 6:30 p.m., with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line for the victor.
Broadcast Information
All three matches will be streamed on ESPN+, which requires a subscription and can be watched at http://watchespn.com.
  Jon Schriner and Shannon Smolinski will broadcast the action.
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Live Stats Information
Links to live stats for the NCAA Tournament will be placed on the Creighton Volleyball Schedule page at GoCreighton.com.
Scouting #11 Creighton
Ranked No. 11 nationally and the No. 10 overall seed, Creighton enters the NCAA Tournament with a 25-5 record thanks to 20 straight victories. The Bluejays went 16-0 in BIG EAST play, dropping just four sets in league action, en route to a 12th consecutive BIG EAST regular-season title, then swept both BIG EAST Tournament matches to win a sixth straight postseason title.
  Seniors Ava Martin (4.43 kps., 0.42 saps., .328%), Kiara Reinhardt (2.51 kps., .435%, 0.98 bps.) and Annalea Maeder (10.66 aps., 0.44 saps.) are playing at an All-American level to lead the Bluejays.
  Saige Damrow (2.76 dps.) and Sydney Breissinger (2.91 dps., 0.37 saps.) have both seen time at libero and along with Nora Wurtz (0.64 saps.) have helped the Bluejays rank third nationally with 2.25 aces per set as a team.
   CU averages 14.07 kills, 13.50 digs and 2.14 blocks per set while hitting .292..Â
Scouting Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado is 17-15 on the season and earned the automatic bid from the Big Sky Conference after winning its league tournament last week.
  The Bears started the schedule 3-10 but have finished strong, including six wins in their last seven outings.
  Highlighting the UNC slate was five-set wins over Washington and Colorado State, as well as a five-set losses at BYU and to Colorado.
  Northern Colorado is paced by the potent four-headed attack of Alayna Tessena (3.14 kps.), Brynn Reines (2.77 kps.), Zoe Gibbs (2.16 kps.) and Isabel Bennett (2.08 kps.).
  Nerea Alvarez-Jorge (8.29 aps.) and Mia Liddiard (3.67 aps.) have each handled the setting role, and Bella LePore (3.60 dps.) is the libero. Bennett's 1.02 blocks per set lead the Bears.
  The Bears average 12.75 kills, 1.28 aces, 14.08 digs an 2.16 blocks per set on .213 hitting.
Series History vs. Northern Colorado
Creighton is 3-1 all-time against Northern Colorado in the regular-season, including a 2-0 record in Omaha.
  CU lost the initial meeting in 2004 in four sets at the Comcast Lobo Invitational in Albuquerque, but have since swept the Bears in 2005, 2012 and 2013.
  Brian Rosen has never faced Lyndsey Oates, nor Northern Colorado. Oates is 0-3 against Creighton. Her first match as UNC head coach came in Omaha against the Bluejays on Aug. 26, 2005 at the Omaha Civic Auditorium.
  The teams also met on Aug. 19, 2023 in an exhibition match inside D.J. Sokol Arena. Creighton won that contest 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-20, 15-10 in a battle that was predetermined to play the full five sets no matter what.
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 25-5 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.
  Rosen led Creighton to the BIG EAST regular-season and Tournament titles in 2025 and a return to the NCAA Tournament.
  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 Thursday against Northern Colorado, Creighton would...
- Win its 68th straight match against an unranked team.
- Win its 56th straight non-televised match.
- Stretch its season-high win streak to 21, tied for the third-longest win streak in program history.
- Improve to 18-14 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including a 12-3 mark in the First Round.
- Improve to 8-4 in home matches in the NCAA Tournament with its fifth straight win.
- Win its 11th straight home match this fall.
- Improve to 4-1 against Northern Colorado.
- Win 26 or more matches for the 10th time.
- Earn itself a Second Round home match against either Utah or Northern Iowa, to be held on Friday night at 6:30 p.m.
Milestone Watch
Creighton's student-athletes are approaching all sorts of milestones heading into the week...
- Ava Martin owns 124 career aces, one behind Melissa Weisensee for third place in CU history.
- Eloise Brandewie owns 297 career blocks and is three shy of 300. She's also four kills shy of 450.
- Nora Wurtz owns 55 aces. She can pass Ava Martin (56 in 2024) and Molly Moran (59 in 2000) to set the CU single-season record. Her 34 aces inside D.J. Sokol Arena are one behind Ava Martin's record 35 set last fall.
- Destiny Ndam-Simpson is one kill shy of 250.
- Brian Rosen can become the BIG EAST's first rookie head coach to win an NCAA Touranment match since Louisville's Anne Kordes in 2011.
Creighton's NCAA Tournament History
Creighton is making its 15th appearance in the NCAA Tournament in the past 16 years after earning a 14th straight bid to the Big Dance. The Bluejays made their NCAA debut in 2010 and have been in every tournament since then with the exception of 2011.
  The Bluejays are 17-14 in those first 14 appearances, and have knocked off the likes of Iowa State (2010 and 2019), Marquette (2012), Arkansas (2013), Coastal Carolina (2015 and 2017), No. 23 North Carolina (2015), Northern Iowa (2016), No. 4 Kansas (2016), No. 17 Michigan (2016), South Dakota (2018 and 2024), Ole Miss (2021 and 2024), Colgate (2023), Minnesota (2023) and No. 13 Texas (2024).
  Creighton is 11-3 in First Round play, 4-7 in the Second Round, 2-2 in the Regional Semifinals and 0-2 in the Regional Finals. The Bluejays are 7-4 at home, 8-4 in neutral-site matches and 2-6 in true road matches.Â
  Brian Rosen is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time as Creighton head coach.
NCAA Tourney Streak
The inclusion of Creighton Volleyball into the 2025 NCAA Tournament extends an impressive streak for Bluejay athletics.
  This year marks the 39th straight academic calendar year that Creighton has had at least one NCAA Tournament team.
14 Straight NCAA's
Creighton Volleyball has made the NCAA Tournament in each of the last 14 seasons. They are the first women's team in any sport at Creighton to make 14 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 14 NCAA Tournaments (2012-25). That group features BYU, Creighton, Florida, Kentucky, Nebraska, Penn State and Texas.
  There are also nine schools that have appeared in 15 of the last 16 NCAA Tournaments, a group that includes Creighton, Minnesota, Purdue and Stanford. Florida, Kentucky, Nebraska, Penn State, and Texas have appeared in every NCAA Tournament since at least 2010.
Against NCAA Tournament Teams
Creighton is 11-5 so far this fall against teams in the field of 64, while Northern Colorado went 0-4 against NCAA Tournament qualifiers, losingÂ
  In 16 matches this fall against NCAA Tournament teams, Ava Martin averaged 4.52 kills per set and hit .314, Kiara Reinhardt averaged 2.48 kills and 0.96 blocks per set while hitting .423, Annalea Maeder averaged 10.96 assists per set and Saige Damrow averaged 3.48 digs per set.
  The Jays hit .262 and averaged 14.00 kills, 1.59 aces, 14.57 digs and 2.22 blocks per set.
vs. NCAA Tournament Teams
Opponent  CU Score  UNC Score
Kansas  W 3-2  --
  W 3-0  --
Louisville  L 1-3  --
Marquette  W 3-0  --
  W 3-2  --
  W 3-0  --
Nebraska  L 2-3  --
Penn State  L 0-3  --
Rice  W 3-0  --
San Diego  W 3-1  --
South Florida  W 3-0  --
Texas  L 0-3  --
UNIÂ Â W 3-0Â Â --
USCÂ Â L 0-3Â Â --
Xavier  W 3-0  --
  W 3-0  --
BYUÂ Â --Â Â L 2-3
Cal Poly  --  L 0-3
Colorado  --  L 2-3
Kansas State  --  L 0-3
Common Opponents
Creighton and Northern Colorado share just one common opponent this fall. Creighton defeated UC Santa Barbara in five sets in Los Angeles, while Northern Colorado lost to the Gauchos on the road in four sets.
vs. Common Opponents
Opponent  CU Score  UNC Score
UC Santa Barbara  W 3-1  L 1-3
UNC/Creighton Connections
Creighton and Northern Colorado don't have much in common.
  Creighton's Jaya Johnson and Ava TeStrake are both from Olathe, Kan., as is Northern Colorado's Cy Rae Campbell, though they all attended different high schools.
  Northern Colorado's Maddie Rink is a Lincoln native and attended Southwest High School.
  Creighton Athletics Assistant AD Joe Willman, who will produce this weekend's matches for ESPN+, is a Northern Colorado grad and former student-athlete for the Bears.
We Meet Again
Creighton and Northern Colorado met on Aug. 19, 2023 in an exhibition match inside D.J. Sokol Arena.Â
  Creighton won that contest 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-20, 15-10 in a battle that was predetermined to play the full five sets no matter what.
  Current Creighton student-athletes who played in that match include Sky McCune, Kiara Reinhardt, Ava Martin, Ava TeStrake, Destiny Ndam-Simpson and Sydney Breissinger.
  Additionally, Creighton setter Ivy Leuck played Northern Colorado once each in 2023 and 2024 while a member of the Omaha Volleyball program. The Bears won in 2023 while the Mavericks won in 2025.
Seed Value
Creighton is a top 16 national seed in the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in the past 11 seasons. Only 10 schools in the country can say that, as seen below:
  Rk.  School  Top 16 Seeds Since 2015
  1.  Nebraska  11
    Texas  11
  3.  Wisconsin  10
  4.  Minnesota  9
    Kentucky  9
    Stanford  9
  7.  Creighton  8
    BYU  8
    Florida  8
    Penn State  8
Host With The Most
Creighton is hosting the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time in program history, all of which have come since 2017.
  It's also the fifth straight year that the Bluejays have hosted the opening weekend, something only seven schools (Creighton, Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Texas and Wisconsin) can claim.
  Creighton is 5-1 in the First Round and 2-3 in the Second Round as host, advancing to the Sweet 16 in both 2023 and 2024.
Tourney Veterans
Eight members on this year's Creighton team have previously played for the Bluejays in the NCAA Tournament. Kiara Reinhardt has played in four tournaments, Ava Martin and Sky McCune in three each, Sydney Breissinger and Destiny Ndam-Simpson in two tourneys and Jaya Johnson, Alivia Hausmann and Ava TeStrake in one tourney each as Bluejays.
  Additionally, Ivy Leuck played for Omaha's NCAA Tournament team in 2023.
Advance In The Dance
Creighton has won a First Round match at the NCAA Tournament in each of the previous two seasons. Nationally, only 24 schools have done that, and three of those (Dayton, Missouri and Oregon) did not make the 2025 field.
  Here's who is looking to win an NCAA Tournament match for the third straight year (or longer): Arizona State, Baylor, Creighton, Florida, Georgia Tech, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Marquette, Miami (Fla.), Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, SMU, Stanford, TCU, Texas, USC and Wisconsin.
  Northern Colorado is making its eighth NCAA Tournament appearance and seeking its first victory. The Bears were swept in 2011 (Hawaii), 2012 (Oregon) and 2021 (Washington State) and lost in four sets in 2009 (Washington), 2014 (Colorado), 2019 (Hawaii) and 2022 (San Diego).
Seed History
No fewer than 10-of-16 seeds have reached the Sweet 16 in each of the previous 24 seasons..
  On average in that time, 12.83 of the 16 seeds have advanced each year, or roughly 80.2 percent.
  The only times that all 16 seeds advanced to the Sweet 16 was in both 2001 and 2003.
  Last year's 11 seeded teams to advance was the fewest since 2017, when 11 advanced then too.
Year  Seeds to Sweet 16?
2024Â Â 11/16
2023Â Â 13/16
2022Â Â 15/16
2021Â Â 14/16
2020Â Â 14/16
2019Â Â 13/16
2018Â Â 12/16
2017Â Â 11/16
2016Â Â 12/16
2015Â Â 13/16
2014Â Â 13/16
2013Â Â 11/16
2012Â Â 12/15
2011Â Â 11/16
2010Â Â 11/16
2009Â Â 12/16
2008Â Â 13/16
2007Â Â 10/16
2006Â Â 15/16
2005Â Â 13/16
2004Â Â 14/16
2003Â Â 16/16
2002Â Â 13/16
2001Â Â 16/16
How Sweet It Is
Creighton has made four Sweet 16s, all of which have come in the previous 10 seasons.
  Creighton is one of 43 schools to have made a Sweet 16 since 2015, but only 19 of those teams have been there four times or more in that span.
  Here's that list:
Most Sweet 16s, Previous 10 Years (2015-24)
  Sweet 16s  School
  10  Nebraska
  10  Texas
  10  Wisconsin
  9  Penn State
  8  Florida
  8  Minnesota
  7  Kentucky
  7  Stanford
  6  BYU
  6  Kentucky
  6  Washington
  5  Ohio State
  5  Oregon
  5  Pittsburgh
  5  Purdue
  4  Creighton
  4  Baylor
  4  Illinois
  4  UCLA
BIG EAST Goes Big Time
The BIG EAST tied a league record as three teams made the NCAA Tournament field. Creighton, Xavier and Marquette all earned a bid.
  Last year the league combined for five NCAA Tournament victories, a single-season high.
  The only BIG EAST team to ever reach the Regional Final were the 2016 and 2024 Creighton teams.
Crowd Report
Creighton attracted crowds of 2,517 and 2,665 fans last season when hosting the NCAA Tournament, two of the top 10 crowds in the 17-year history of D.J. Sokol Arena.
  That ranked eighth-best of 16 sites that hosted NCAA Tournament play last fall.
Host School  Rd. 1  Rd. 2  Total
Nebraska   8,702   8,684   17,386Â
Wisconsin   6,050   7,229   13,279Â
Pittsburgh   5,943   6,647   12,590Â
Louisville   4,416   4,399   8,815Â
Texas   3,918   4,137   8,055Â
Utah   3,089   2,290   5,379Â
Oregon   2,531   2,684   5,215Â
Creighton   2,517   2,665   5,182Â
Kentucky   2,308   2,715   5,023Â
Penn State   2,516   2,470   4,986Â
Arizona State   1,613   3,322   4,935Â
Stanford   2,392   2,497   4,889Â
Purdue   2,415   2,415   4,830Â
SMUÂ Â Â 1,911Â Â Â 1,957Â Â Â 3,868Â
Kansas   1,910   1,806   3,716Â
Baylor   836   1,022   1,858Â
12 Straight BIG EAST Regular-Season Titles
Creighton (2014-25) is the first team in BIG EAST volleyball history to win 12 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 six straight regular-season league titles is Kentucky, which won its ninth consecutive SEC crown this year.
Champions Among Champions
Since the start of the 2012 season, Creighton, and Western Kentucky are the nation's only schools to have won 13 or more conference regular-season titles. All but three of Creighton's 12 crowns were outright titles, whereas WKU has shared six championships..
  Creighton has also won 12 conference tournament titles since 2012, the most in the nation.
Most Conference Titles 2012-2025
Regular-Season  League Tournament
13 (3 shared) Creighton  12 Creighton
13 (6) Western Kentucky  11 Western Kentucky
12 (1) Fairfield  10 Fairfield
11 (1) Texas  Â
All-Tourney Trio
Creighton had three women named to the All-BIG EAST Tournament Team, as Ava Martin, Annalea Maeder and Jaya Johnson were recognized.
  Martin brought home MVP honors as she averaged 6.83 kills and 1.83 digs per set on .438 hitting. It's her fourth career All-BIG EAST Tournament accolade, joining Kendra Wait as the second Bluejay to do so four times.
  Maeder averaged 15.00 assists, 3.00 digs, .50 blocks, .33 kills and .33 aces per set. Creighton hit .369 as a team and averaged 17.67 kills per set en route to the title.
  Johnson hit .562 and averaged 3.33 kills and 1.17 digs per set.Â
Martin Named National Player of the Week
Ava Martin picked up National Player of the Week honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Nov. 25th, the latest milestone in a whirlwind week for the senior outside hitter from Overland Park, Kan.
  Martin was named MVP of the BIG EAST Tournament on Nov. 23 after helping Creighton to a sixth straight league tournament title.Â
  Martin averaged 6.83 kills per set on .438 hitting while also contributing 11 digs and three blocks. Martin had 24 kills and hit .432 in three sets in a semifinal win at Marquette, then put down 17 more kills on .444 hitting vs. Xavier in the final. Her 24 kills were Creighton's most ever in a BIG EAST Tournament match and 41 overall kills a CU best for a single BIG EAST Tournament.
  The Tournament MVP recognition came two days after she was honored as BIG EAST Player of the Year. On Nov. 24th, roughly 12 hours after returning home with her fourth BIG EAST Tournament title and All-Tournament Team recognition, Martin was the second overall pick in the Major League Volleyball Draft by the Atlanta Vibe.
  Martin is the fourth player in program history to earn AVCA National Player of the Week recognition, joining Michelle Sicner (Oct. 15, 2013), Keeley Davis (Oct. 15, 2019) and Kendra Wait (Sept. 22, 2024).
Creighton's The First With Two First Rounders
Two seniors within the Creighton Volleyball program were selected in the Major League Volleyball Draft on Nov. 24th. Ava Martin was the second overall section by the Atlanta Vibe, while Kiara Reinhardt was selected No. 8 overall in the first round by the Omaha Supernovas.
  The selections made Creighton the first school in league history to have two picks in the First Round of the same draft.
  Martin was named 2025 BIG EAST Player of the Year and BIG EAST Tournament MVP after an incredible season that sees her averaging 4.43 kills per set on .328 hitting so far this year. She's a four-time All-BIG EAST selection, and four-time honoree on the All-BIG EAST Tournament Team, after helping the Bluejays to a 12th straight BIG EAST regular-season title and sixth consecutive BIG EAST Tournament crown.Â
  This season, Martin ranks 22nd in the country in points per set, 24th in total points, 24th in kills per set, 36th in total kills and 50th in aces per set. The 6-foot-1 outside hitter from Overland Park, Kan., ranks fifth in CU history with 1,561 kills, fourth with 124 aces and 10th with a .297 hitting percentage. She was an AVCA Third Team All-American in 2024 after picking up Honorable Mention All-American honors as a sophomore in 2023.
  Martin was the second pick in the first round, behind only Wisconsin's Mimi Colyer to the Dallas Pulse.
  A 6-foot-3 middle blocker from Cedarburg, Wis., Reinhardt ranks 10th nationally in hitting percentage (.435), which leads the BIG EAST. She averages 2.51 kills per set and tops the team 0.98 blocks per set this fall. In her career, Reinhardt owns 781 kills and ranks fourth in CU history with 517 blocks. She also owns 59 aces and is a career .330 hitter. Reinhardt has played in a school-record 121 wins at Creighton, helping the Bluejays to six BIG EAST regular-season titles as well as six BIG EAST Tournament titles as well.
  Both Martin and Reinhardt were named All-BIG EAST Nov. 21st. It's the fourth consecutive honor for Martin, and second straight recognition for Reinhardt.
  Martin and Reinhardt are Creighton's third and fourth professional draft picks in the past two years, joining Norah Sis and Kendra Wait last year in the Pro Volleyball Federation. Sis was the No. 3 overall pick last year in the first round to the eventual 2025 league champion Orlando Valkyries, while Wait went 37th overall and was a fifth round selection of the defending league champion Omaha Supernovas.
Looking For More
Creighton Volleyball picked up the school's 14th different BIG EAST Tournament title won by the school since joining the BIG EAST in the summer of 2013. All but three of those titles have been won by the volleyball program.
Creighton's BIG EAST Tournament Titles (14)
Volleyball (11): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Baseball (2): 2019, 2025
Men's Soccer (1): 2022
Winners Win
Through matches of Dec. 3rd, Creighton owns 265 wins over the past 10 seasons, which coincides with the start of the 2016 season.
  That ranks fourth-most nationally, and among some of the most storied programs in all the land. CU is also fifth in win percentage in the last decade.
Last 10 Seasons (2016 - Nov. 30, 2025)
   Sorted By Wins                  Sorted By Win Percentage
1.  284  Nebraska  1.  .875  Texas  253-36
2.  279  Pittsburgh  2.  .874  Nebraska  284-41
3.  278  Western Kentucky  3.  .866  Western Kentucky  278-43
4.  265  Creighton  4.  .864  Pittsburgh  279-44
5.  257  Wisconsin  5.  .839  Creighton  265-51
6.  253  Texas  6.  .834  BYU  251-50
  253  Stephen F. Austin  7.  .832  Wisconsin  257-52
  253  Stanford  8.  .827  Stanford  253-53
What's The Difference?
While this is Creighton's fourth team to go unbeaten in BIG EAST play, the domination this season has been especially noteworthy, as seen in the chart below:
Year  Sets Lost  5 Setters  Pts For-Against  % of Pts.
2016Â Â 5Â Â 1Â Â 1,457-1,088Â Â 57.2
2018Â Â 6Â Â 2Â Â 1,474-1,092Â Â 57.4
2024Â Â 3Â Â 0Â Â 1,418-884Â Â 61.6
2025Â Â 4Â Â 1Â Â 1,281-883Â Â 59.2
Unbeaten in League Play
Creighton was one of eight teams in the country that did not lose a regular-season conference match this fall.
  Of those teams, Creighton's four league sets lost trails only Nebraska.
  Set W-L  Team  League
  60-1  Nebraska  Big Ten
  48-4  Creighton  BIG EAST
  48-8  Northern Iowa  Missouri Valley
  45-9  Kentucky  Southeastern
  54-10*  Dayton  Atlantic 10
  41-13  San Diego  West Coast
  48-12*  South Dakota State  Summit
  54-13  Utah State  Mountain West
*lost in league tournament
Tough at Home
Creighton boasts one of the nation's longest home matches with 10 straight victories inside D.J. Sokol Arena.
Nation's Longest Active Home Win Streaks (12/3)
Wins  Team  Next Home Match
  60  Nebraska  12/5 vs. LIU
  47  Pittsburgh  12/5 vs. UMBC
  19  Cal Poly  Next year
  18  Kentucky  12/4 vs. Wofford
  14  Arizona State  12/4 vs. Coppin State
  13  Eastern Illinois  Next year
  13  Northern Arizona  Next year
  12  Northern Iowa  Next year
  11  Fairfield  Next year
  11  Prairie View A&M  Next year
  10  Creighton  12/4 vs. Northern Colorado
  10  Utah State  Next year
  10  UTEP  Next year
Road Dubs
Creighton has won nine consecutive true road matches, a streak that started on October 2nd. with a 3-0 win at Marquette.
  Both of CU's previous teams to win nine straight road matches went on to reach the Elite Eight.
Creighton's Longest Road Win Streaks
Wins  Dates  Snapped By
  9  Sept. 30-Dec. 2, 2016  at #5 Texas, 3-0
  9  Sept. 21-Nov. 24, 2024  at #2 Penn State, 3-2
  9  Oct. 2, 2025 - Present  ? ? ?
  8  Sept. 29 - Nov. 30, 2012  at #11 Minnesota, 3-1
  8  Sept. 28 - Nov. 3, 2018  at #2 Nebraska, 3-1
  8  Oct. 2, 2021-Sept. 10, 2022  at Rice, 3-2
Nation's Longest Active Road Win Streaks (12/3)
Wins  Team  Next Road Match
  13  Nebraska  Next year
  11  San Diego  TBD
  11  Stanford  TBD
  10  Kentucky  Next year
  10  Utah State  TBD
  10  Ball State  Next year
  9  Northern Iowa  TBD
  9  Creighton  TBD
  9  Stephen F. Austin  TBD
  8  Texas A&M  TBD
  8  American  TBD
  9  Western Kentucky  TBD
  8  South Dakota State  TBD
  8  Rice  TBD
Ava Makes History
Ava Martin joined some rare air in Creighton Athletics history as a four-time First Team All-Conference pick.
  She's just the sixth student-athlete in school history in any sport to be named First Team All-Conference four times, joining Tara Oltman (Softball), Doug McDermott (Men's Basketball), Jaali Winters (Volleyball), Kendra Wait (Volleyball) and Norah Sis (Volleyball).
  Additionally, Martin and Wait are the only Bluejays to be a four-time first team all-conference pick, as well as a four-time all-tournament team selection.
Back For More (Awards)
Ava Martin was named to the All-Tournament Team at the BIG EAST Championships for the fourth straight season.
  The only previous Creighton player in program history to be named a four-time All-BIG EAST Tournament honoree was Kendra Wait (2021-24). Wait earned Tournament MVP accolades as a senior last fall, while Martin earned MVP honors as a senior this fall.
  Martin was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Jaya Johnson and Annalea Maeder.
CU's BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Picks
Maggie Baumert - 2015
Jess Bird - 2015 (MVP)
Kelli Browning - 2013
Lydia Dimke - 2016
Kate Elman - 2015
Naomi Hickman - 2018, '20 (MVP)
Jaya Johnson - 2025
Taryn Kloth - 2017 (MVP), '18
Annalea Maeder - 2025
Ava Martin - 2022, '23, '24, '25 (MVP)
Leah McNary - 2014
Kiara Reinhardt - 2020
Kiana Schmitt - 2023 (MVP)
Norah Sis - 2021 (MVP), '22 (MVP), '24
Lauren Smith - 2013, '14 (MVP), '16
Kendra Wait - 2021, '22, '23, '24 (MVP)
Annika Welty - 2020
Marysa Wilkinson - 2014, '17
Jaali Winters - 2016 (MVP), '18 (MVP)
Brittany Witt - 2017, '19
Jaela Zimmerman - 2021
Streakin'
Ava Martin owns 10 or more kills in each of Creighton's last 24 matches, the second-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 23 matches.
Consecutive Matches, 10 or More Kills
  58  Leah Ratzlaff, Sept. 13, 2003-Sept. 9, 2005
  24  Ava Martin, Sept. 12, 2025 - Present
  21  Jaali Winters, Oct. 6, 2015 - Aug. 28, 2016
  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
The Amazing Ava
Ava Martin had a career-high 30 kill in Creighton's five-set win over Marquette on Nov. 1st.
  Martin owns 12 matches with 20+ kills in her career, including four times overall against Marquette.
  Martin (against Marquette) also joined Kelly Goc as the second Bluejay to post 20+ kills against the same opponent three times in the same season. Goc did it vs. Illinois State in 2006.
  Just how good has Martin been against Marquette? A whopping 174 of her 1,561 career kills (11.1 percent) have come against the Golden Eagles, even though only 11 of her 130 career matches have been against MU.
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
  24  .432  at Marquette  11/22/25
  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
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
The 400 Club
Ava Martin is the fourth player in CU history with three different seasons of 400 kills or more, and has joined 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 (1,561) currently fifth.
Most 400-Kill Seasons, Creighton History
Name  Year 1  Year 2  Year 3  Year 4
Jaali Winters (3x)Â Â 546Â Â 448Â Â 398Â Â 451
Norah Sis (3x)Â Â 435Â Â 489Â Â 302Â Â 438
Leah Ratzlaff (3x)Â Â 180Â Â 516Â Â 479Â Â 447
Ava Martin (3x)Â Â 264Â Â 417Â Â 428Â Â 452
Miss Consistent
Ava Martin produced 10 or more kills in each of her final 34 matches against BIG EAST competition. Even more impressively, she's hit .250 or better in each of those contests, as well.
  Martin led the BIG EAST with 4.52 kills per set and was fourth with a .376 hitting percentage in league play this fall.
  Last year Martin was second with 3.88 kills per set and second with a .408 hitting percentage in league action.
  In 70 career regular-season BIG EAST matches, Martin averaged 3.61 kills per set and hit .348 to help her team go 67-3.
Hitting With A Purpose
Creighton started its Nov. 15 match at Seton Hall with 31 kills in 48 swings before its first attack error on the fourth point of the third set.
  It was just the second time in program history that CU went back-to-back sets in the same match without an attack error, joining the second and third sets at Bradley on Sept. 29, 2000.
  Creighton finished the afternoon hitting a program-record .551 against the Pirates.
Best Attack Percentage, CU History
  Hit. %  Opponent (K-E-TA), sets  Date
  .551  at Seton Hall (41-3-69), 3 sets  11-15-25
  .548  vs. Georgetown (46-6-73), 3 sets  11-17-24
  .536  vs. Tulsa (41-4-69), 3 sets  10-27-95
  .495  vs. Liberty (57-8-99), 3 sets  9-2-05
  .493  at Villanova (41-5-73), 3 sets  10-27-23
The .400 Club
Creighton had hit .400 or better in four of its past five matches, hitting .418 vs. Georgetown, .417 against St. John's, .551 versus Seton Hall and .413 vs. Xavier, as well as hitting .327 vs. Marquette. Combined, that's good for a .413 hitting percentage. It's also the first time since the program's 1994 reinstatement that it has hit .400 or better in three straight contests.
  Creighton has now hit .400 or better in seven of its last 15 matches, and 17 different times against BIG EAST opponents during its current 53-match win streak over league foes.
Wurtz Serves Up A Record
Two days after serving up five aces in the first set of a Nov. 7 win over Villanova, Nora 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 middle blocker, as well as the only player 6-foot-2 or taller, to average more than 0.53 aces per set.
Who Else Has Been Unbeaten?
At 16-0, Creighton was the 15th team to finish BIG EAST play unbeaten and just the fourth unbeaten team with 16 or more league wins.
  Thirteen of those 15 unbeaten teams went on to win the BIG EAST Tournament.
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
  16-0  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
*also won league tournament
Best League Starts
Creighton started 16-0 in conference play for the fifth time in the last 10 seasons. The Bluejays, who only played 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
  16  2025 (BIG EAST)  None
  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 47 BIG EAST regular-season matches to establish a program and league record.
  It breaks the record for the longest streak in BIG EAST history, surpassing the 45 in a row 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
  47  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
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 12 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 11, 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. 30, 2025
       BIG EAST only  All   matches
Team (NCAA Bids)Â Â WÂ Â LÂ Â WÂ Â L
Creighton (13)Â Â 204Â Â 16Â Â 340Â Â 78
Marquette (12)Â Â 180Â Â 37Â Â 301Â Â 103
Xavier (1)Â Â 130Â Â 88Â Â 205Â Â 174
Villanova (1)Â Â 111Â Â 109Â Â 208Â Â 171
St. John's (1)Â Â 110Â Â 110Â Â 232Â Â 180
Butler  108  112  190  193
Seton Hall (1)Â Â 86Â Â 133Â Â 173Â Â 207
DePaul  72  148  163  214
Georgetown  51  161  125  236
Connecticut#Â Â 50Â Â 46Â Â 98Â Â 71
Providence*Â Â 33Â Â 171Â Â 124Â Â 226
*Providence rejoined the league for volleyball in 2014 andÂ
its 2013 overall record (12-20) is not included above.
#Connecticut rejoined the league in 2020 andÂ
its record from 2013-19 (96-121) is not included above.
Getting Better and Better
It's scary to see the numbers for Creighton's first 10 matches compared to its last 20 matches. The Bluejay numbers are up across the board on the offensive end.
First 10 Matches vs. Last 20 Matches
When  W-L  KPS  HIT%  SAPS  DPS  BPS
First 10Â Â 5-5Â Â 12.84Â Â .215Â Â 1.63Â Â 14.26Â Â 2.17
Last 20Â Â Â 20-0Â Â 14.80Â Â .342Â Â 2.63Â Â 13.05Â Â 2.13
All They Do Is Win
Creighton has won 20 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
  20  Sept. 19, 2025 - Present  TBD
  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
  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
  30  Nebraska  12/5 vs. LIU
  22  Kentucky  12/4 vs. Wofford
  21  Northern Iowa  12/4 vs. Utah
  21  Utah State  12/4 vs. Tennessee
  20  Creighton  12/4 vs. Northern Colorado
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
2006Â Â 29Â Â 11/18
2007Â Â 29Â Â 11/16
2010Â Â 30Â Â 11/26
2012Â Â 23Â Â 10/27
2013Â Â 27Â Â 11/22
2014Â Â 27Â Â 11/08
2015Â Â 28Â Â 11/07
2016Â Â 26Â Â 11/06
2017Â Â 25Â Â 11/05
2018Â Â 24Â Â 10/27
2019Â Â 24Â Â 11/09
2021Â Â 23Â Â 10/24
2022Â Â 23Â Â 10/30
2023Â Â 24Â Â 11/03
2024Â Â 22Â Â 11/01
2025Â Â 25Â Â 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 was a seven-time BIG EAST Setter of the Week and leads the league with 10.66 assists per set. Maeder also ranks fourth in the BIG EAST witih 0.44 aces per set and directs a Bluejay offense that hits a league-best .292. Maeder was named All-BIG EAST and named BIG EAST Setter of the Year.
  Martin is the BIG EAST's only player on the AVCA National Player of the Year Watch List, and lived up to the Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year hype she was annoited by league coaches before the fall. Martin finished in the top 10 in the BIG EAST in league play in points per set (5.16), kills per set (4.52), aces per set (0.50) and hitting percentage (.376). In her career, she's fifth in CU history with 1,561 kills and fourth with 124 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 became the winningest player in program history and in position to set a CU single-season record for hitting percentage. She owns 781 career kills, is fourth in program history with 517 blocks and fifth with a .330 hitting percentage.
Rosen Chasing More History
Brian Rosen is 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 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 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 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 the first male head coach to win a BIG EAST Tournament title since Marquette's Bond Shymansky in 2013.
  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.
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
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
.722Â Â 13-0-18Â Â at Georgetown (5)Â Â 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
  17  Nov. 7, 2025-Present  ? ? ?
  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 did Creighton finish alone atop the BIG EAST standings, but the Bluejays also dominated many of the team and individual statistical categories in league play, as well.
  Individually, Kiara Reinhardt led the BIG EAST with a .438 hitting percentage. Annalea Maeder was tops with 10.79 assists per set, Nora Wurtz was first with 0.88 aces per set and Ava Martin was first with 4.52 kills per set and 5.22 points per set.
  As a team, Creighton was first in hitting percentage (.349), opponent hitting percentage (.150), assists per set (13.19), kills per set (14.56) and aces per set (2.90).
The .500 Club
Senior Kiara Reinhardt is hitting .435 this fall, a figure that ranks 10th in the nation, and she's hit .500 or better in 14-of-30 matches this fall.
  Not only has she hit a robust .369 against Top 25 foes, but she's hitting an insane .460 (192-42-326) against unranked foes.
Reinhardt's Matches Hitting .500+ This Season
  Pct.  K  E  TA  Opponent  CU Result
  .833  5  0  6  at Seton Hall  W 3-0
  .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
  .571  5  1  7  at St. John's  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
  .500  9  2  14  at Marquette  W 3-0
  .500  8  0  16  vs. Xavier  W 3-0
Reinhardt's Peers
Kiara Reinhardt's .435 hitting percentage ranks 10th-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)Â
    Name, School  K  E  Att.  Pct.
  1.  Andi Jackson, Nebraska  253  48  435  .471
  2.  Haley Yount, Jacksonville  206  34  379  .454
  3.  Yasmeen Muhammad, LIU  225  36  417  .453
  4.  Tierney Barlow, Utah State  299  50  561  .444
  5.  Lucie Blazkova, Washington St.  280  45  531  .443
  6.  Lizzy Andrew, Stanford  272  45  516  .440
  7.  Ifenna Cos-Akpalla, Texas A&M  201  40  368  .438
  8.  Mackenzie Parsons, Cornell  246  43  465  .437
  9.  Carter Booth, Wisconsin  184  28  358  .436
  10.  Kiara Reinhardt, Creighton  251  56  448  .435
Single-Season Creighton Records
Individual Attack Percentage (Min. 200 kills)
    Name  K  E  Att.  Pct.  Year
  1.  Kiara Reinhardt  251  56  448  .435  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.  Kiara Reinhardt  781  231  1,665  .3303  2020-Pr.
  6.  Kiana Schmitt  806  237  1,726  .3296  2019-23
  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.  Ava Martin  1,561  432  3,797  .297  2022-Pr.
  11.  Kelly Goc  1,414  414  3,374  .296  2004-07
Ava Elevates Up The Chart
Ava Martin enters this weekend with 1,561 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  441  1,561  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. SMUÂ Â 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 19 matches since. That means Creighton is 58-5 in sets and outscored teams 1,545-1,113 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 1,031-738.
  Add it all up and Creighton is 31-2 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 96-of-105 sets when she's donned the alternate jersey and outscored foes 2,576-1,851 in points, a whopping 58.2 percent of the points played.
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The Gauntlet
Creighton has played the nation's secod-toughest schedule, and also ranks among the national leaders in Top 25 wins, Top 50 wins, matches vs. Top 25 opponents and matches vs. Top 50 opponents.
Most RPI Top 25 Wins in 2025 (12/3)
  Top 25 W's  School
  9  Nebraska, Texas
  7  Kentucky, Arizona State, Pitt, Purdue
  6  Creighton, SMU
Most RPI Top 25 Matches in 2025 (12/3)
  Top 25 MP's  School
  13  Penn State
  12  Texas
  11  Louisville, UCLA, Georgia Tech
  10  Creighton, Pitt, SMU, Purdue, Utah, Washington
Most RPI Top 50 Wins in 2025 (12/3)
  Top 50 W's  School
  16  Nebraska, Arizona State
  13  Creighton
  12  Pittsburgh
Most RPI Top 50 Matches in 2025 (12/3)
  Top 50 MP's  School
  19  Arizona State, Kansas
  18  Creighton, TCU
  17  Utah
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.Â
  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
2013Â Â 12-4Â Â 13.75Â Â .213Â Â 1.00Â Â 16.20Â Â 3.13
2014#Â Â 16-2Â Â 14.89Â Â .242Â Â 1.30Â Â 17.09Â Â 2.86
2015#Â Â 17-1Â Â 15.02Â Â .271Â Â 1.33Â Â 16.97Â Â 2.47
2016#Â Â 18-0Â Â 15.37Â Â .317Â Â 1.69Â Â 16.08Â Â 2.41
2017#Â Â 16-2Â Â 14.81Â Â .302Â Â 1.31Â Â 16.62Â Â 2.05
2018#Â Â 18-0Â Â 14.45Â Â .294Â Â 2.13Â Â 15.67Â Â 2.38
2019#Â Â 17-1Â Â 14.61Â Â .269Â Â 2.07Â Â 15.80Â Â 2.25
2020#Â Â 7-1Â Â 12.93Â Â .249Â Â 1.30Â Â 14.17Â Â 2.75
2021#Â Â 16-2Â Â 13.95Â Â .242Â Â 1.82Â Â 18.02Â Â 2.86
2022#Â Â 17-1Â Â 14.80Â Â .299Â Â 1.85Â Â 16.10Â Â 2.33
2023#Â Â 16-2Â Â 14.40Â Â .313Â Â 1.89Â Â 15.91Â Â 2.30
2024#Â Â 18-0Â Â 14.79Â Â .371Â Â 2.32Â Â 14.18Â Â 2.75
2025Â Â 16-0Â Â 14.56Â Â .349Â Â 2.90Â Â 12.42Â Â 2.13
#won league's regular-season title
Down The Stretch They Come
Creighton reached the midpoint of league play with an 8-0 record, and finished 16-0. 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 last 12 seasons (including 2025).
League Record by Year
Year  1st Half  2nd Half  Place
1994Â Â 2-8Â Â 1-9Â Â T-9th MVC
1995Â Â 3-7Â Â 3-7Â Â T-7th MVC
1996Â Â 2-7Â Â 3-6Â Â T-6th MVC
1997Â Â 6-3Â Â 4-5Â Â T-3rd MVC
1998Â Â 2-7Â Â 3-6Â Â 8th MVC
1999Â Â 5-4Â Â 4-5Â Â 5th MVC
2000Â Â 5-4Â Â 5-4Â Â T-4th MVC
2001Â Â 7-2Â Â 5-4Â Â 4th MVC
2002Â Â 1-8Â Â 1-8Â Â T-9th MVC
2003Â Â 5-4Â Â 4-5Â Â T-5th MVC
2004Â Â 5-4Â Â 5-4Â Â 5th MVC
2005Â Â 4-5Â Â 6-3Â Â 5th MVC
2006Â Â 7-2Â Â 5-4Â Â 4th MVC
2007Â Â 7-2Â Â 7-2Â Â T-2nd MVC
2008Â Â 7-2Â Â 8-1Â Â 2nd MVC
2009Â Â 4-5Â Â 6-3Â Â T-4th MVC
2010Â Â 7-2Â Â 6-3Â Â 3rd MVC
2011Â Â 6-3Â Â 6-3Â Â 4th MVC
2012Â Â 8-1Â Â 9-0Â Â 1st MVC
2013Â Â 6-2Â Â 6-2Â Â T-2nd BIG EAST
2014Â Â 8-1Â Â 8-1Â Â 1st BIG EAST
2015Â Â 9-0Â Â 8-1Â Â 1st BIG EAST
2016Â Â 9-0Â Â 9-0Â Â 1st BIG EAST
2017Â Â 8-1Â Â 8-1Â Â 1st BIG EAST
2018Â Â 9-0Â Â 9-0Â Â 1st BIG EAST
2019Â Â 9-0Â Â 8-1Â Â 1st BIG EAST
2020Â Â 3-1Â Â 4-0Â Â 1st BIG EAST (Midwest)
2021Â Â 7-2Â Â 9-0Â Â T-1st BIG EAST
2022Â Â 9-0Â Â 8-1Â Â T-1st BIG EAST
2023Â Â 7-2Â Â Â 9-0Â Â Â T-1st BIG EAST
2024Â Â 9-0Â Â 9-0Â Â 1st BIG EAST
2025Â Â 8-0Â Â 8-0Â Â 1st BIG EAST
Total  194-89  194-89  --
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Reinhardt & Martin Pass Century Mark
Kiara Reinhardt is 121-22 (.846) all-time in matches that she's appeared in. Her 121 victories are two more than Kendra Wait for most in program history. Reinhardt's winning percentage is fifth-best.
  Ava Martin is 112-18 (.862) all-time when appearing in a match, making her tied for fitth in wins and fourth in win percentage.
Most Wins, Appeared In As A Player
  121  Kiara Reinhardt  2020-Pres.
  119  Kendra Wait  2021-24
  116  Naomi Hickman  2017-21
  112  Ava Martin  2022-Pres.
  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
  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
  112-18  .862  Ava Martin  2022-Pres.
  121-22  .846  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
  113-18  2022-Pres.
  111-28  2015-18
  109-25  2016-19
  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 a school-record 230 aces in 30 matches (7.67 per match) and averaged 2.90 aces per set in league action.
  Creighton's 2.25 aces per set ranks third the nation.
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
  14  at Seton Hall (3s)  11-15-25
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 2.66 kills, 1.34 digs, 0.75 blocks and 0.09 aces per set while hitting .322. Creighton is 20-0 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 final NCAA Volleyball RPI of the regular-season was released on November 30th and Creighton came in at No. 6, easily the best rank in the BIG EAST.
  The Bluejays are one of five BIG EAST teams in the top 75, joining Xavier (22), Marquette (33), Villanova (37) and Connecticut (74).
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 227 wins against BIG EAST competition (including BIG EAST Championship play) since 2013, 40 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.Â
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  8-1  29-6
Providence  18-0  -  18-0
Seton Hall  21-3  2-0  23-3
St. John's  22-2  1-1  23-3
Villanova  21-3  3-0  24-3
Xavier  23-1  5-0  28-1
TOTALÂ Â 204-16Â Â 23-2Â Â 227-18
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 79-4 in the 11th month of the year with 28 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 53 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 (58).
Best Starts With A New Coach
Brian Rosen is the first coach since Creighton brought back volleyball in 1994 to win at least 25 of his first 30 matches.
  Rosen is 23-5, well ahead of Howard Wallace (14-16), Kirsten Bernthal Booth (12-18) and Ben Guiliano (7-23).
  Rosen is also the only coach in program history to win his or her first four (or more) conference matches. He's currently 16-0.
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.
#1Â Â $405Â Â #2Â Â $910Â Â #3Â Â $405
#5Â Â $355Â Â #6Â Â $525Â Â #7Â Â $570
#8Â Â $1,167Â Â #9Â Â $350Â Â #10Â Â $365
#11Â Â $405Â Â #12Â Â $200Â Â #13Â Â $365
#17Â Â $395Â Â #18Â Â $345Â Â #19Â Â $710
#22Â Â $455Â Â #24Â Â $800Â Â Â Â
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.
  Including 2025, each of the last 13 times that Creighton won its league opener (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), the Bluejays went on to win the regular-season title, going a combined 211-13 (including 2025) in regular-season league action. Creighton also won 12 conference tournament titles during those years (including 2025), going 24-1 at the league tournament in those seasons.
  In the 23 seasons (including 2025) that Creighton has won its conference opener, it has never finished worse than .500 in league play and it owns a combined .798 (340-86) winning percentage (including 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 will continue beyond 2025.
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.
  Earlier this fall Wurtz 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.Â
  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 15th nationally in total home attendance (47,635) and 15th 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.Â
  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 23-0 this season against unranked teams, and the serve and pass game has been a major reason why.
  In those 23 matches (76 sets), CU has served 197 aces (2.59 saps.) compared to 198 service errors. Its opponents have just 56 aces (0.74 saps.) but made 163 serving miscues.
Report Card
Creighton is 204-16 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 165-9 mark (.948) in its last 174 matches.
  Matches  W-L  Â
  1-50  43-7
  51-100  48-2
  101-150  46-4
  151-200  47-3
  201-220  20-0
Watch This!
Twelve of Creighton's 30 matches this fall have aired on television (four on FS1, three on BTN, three on Nebraska Public Media, one on SNY, one on ESPN2).Â
  Creighton has also won 55 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  Â
  15,576  Nebraska def. Pittsburgh, 3-1  8/22/25  Lincoln, NE
  15,576  Stanford vs. Florida, 3-1  Â
  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  Â
  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
  12,707  Nebraska def. Michigan, 3-0  10/19/25  Ann Arbor, MI
  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  Wisconsin 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
  2,578  #13 Kentucky  09/01/17  W 3-0  Sokol
  2,570  DePaul  10/20/24  W 3-0  Sokol
  2,569  NC State  08/30/24  W 3-0  Sokol
  2,568  Minnesota  12/02/23  W 3-0  Sokol
  2,563  Colgate  12/01/23  W 3-0  Sokol
  2,552  South Dakota  11/30/18  W 3-0  Sokol
  2,517  Coastal Carolina  12/01/17  W 3-1  Sokol
  2,517  South Dakota  12/05/24  W 3-0  Sokol
  2,514  #7 Nebraska  08/31/10  L 0-3  Sokol
  2,509  #22 Washington  12/01/18  L 0-3  Sokol
  2,504  #9 Marquette  11/22/19  W 3-1  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.Â
  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.
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).Â
  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 258-53 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 337-34 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 198 matches at all sites against unranked teams.
Ranked vs. Ranked (CU is 27-33)
Home: 11-11Â Â Away: 8-13Â Â 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 .175 this year, a figure that plummeted to .151 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 51 service runs of five or longer, easily the most of any Bluejay.
154 Weeks As A Ranked Team
Creighton is ranked 11th in the December 1st edition of the AVCA poll, the 154th time in program history it's been ranked and its best mark all season long. That's 37th-most of all programs in NCAA history.
  All 154 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 77 polls.
  Creighton's 77 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.Â
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 18 seasons from 2008-2025, 408-of-450 teams (90.7 percent) in the preseason top-25 polls would go on to reach the NCAA Tournament, as all but preseason No. 17 Missouri and No. 24 Dayton reached the 2025 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.Â
  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 2014-25 (not counting the 2020 COVID-19 year, when CU only played 16 times).
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
08/26/11Â Â vs. UTSAÂ Â 12-14, 13-14Â Â 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 30Â tournaments since the start of the 2021 calendar year, and won 20 of them.Â
  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)
2025  BIG EAST Tournament  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 37 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
2012Â Â 3Â Â USF, UNC, MVC
2013Â Â 1Â Â BGSU
2014Â Â 1Â Â CU, BIG EAST
2015Â Â 1Â Â BIG EAST
2016Â Â 1Â Â BIG EAST
2017Â Â 4Â Â WASH, CU, KU, BIG EAST
2018Â Â 3Â Â SMU, CU, BIG EAST
2019Â Â 2Â Â UNI, CU
2020Â Â 1Â Â BIG EAST
2021Â Â 5Â Â MIZZ, UK, CU, WSU, BIG EAST
2022Â Â 3Â Â WYO, UNO, BIG EAST
2023Â Â 5Â Â Purdue, CU, UNO, MINN, BIG EAST
2024Â Â 4Â Â CU, CU, KU, BIG EAST
2025Â Â 2Â Â CU, BIG EAST
2-0 Better Than 0-2
Creighton is 440-11 (.976) all-time when leading a match 2-0, and 161-1 (.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 127 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 185-6 in its last 191 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 217-4 (.982) in its last 221 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).Â
  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 has played 11 matches against teams that made the 2024 NCAA Tournament with contests against Marquette (3x), Nebraska, Kansas (2x), Louisville, Northern Iowa, USC, Texas and Penn State.
Year  W-L vs. Previous Season NCAA Teams
1994Â Â 0-4
1995Â Â 0-2
1996Â Â 0-2
1997Â Â 0-3
1998Â Â 0-5
1999Â Â 2-4
2000Â Â 0-4
2001Â Â 1-6
2002Â Â 0-5
2003Â Â 0-3
2004Â Â 2-2
2005Â Â 0-6
2006Â Â 4-6
2007Â Â 4-9
2008Â Â 6-8
2009Â Â 1-11
2010Â Â 4-7
2011Â Â 2-6
2012Â Â 8-3
2013Â Â 6-6
2014Â Â 4-5
2015Â Â 11-5
2016Â Â 10-7
2017Â Â 8-6
2018Â Â 8-5
2019Â Â 5-4
2020Â Â 3-1
2021Â Â 3-1
2022Â Â 5-4
2023Â Â 11-3
2024Â Â 9-3
2025Â Â 6-5 so far
TOTALÂ Â 122-150
TOTAL Before Booth  3-35
TOTAL Under Booth  113-110
TOTAL Under Rosen  6-5
Players Mentioned
Creighton Volleyball NCAA Selection Show Press Conference 11/30/25
Monday, December 01
Creighton Volleyball vs Xavier BIG EAST Title Cinematic Recap
Sunday, November 30
Creighton Volleyball Interview with Ava Martin& Jaya Johnson - 11/23/25
Sunday, November 23
Creighton Volleyball's Brian Rosen After Marquette Win - 11/23/25
Sunday, November 23

































