#16 Volleyball Opens BIG EAST Play Friday

Match #13: Xavier at #16 Creighton • Omaha, Neb. • Friday, Sept. 26 • 6:30 p.m.
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Match #14: Butler at #16 Creighton • Omaha, Neb. • Saturday, Sept. 27 • 6:00 p.m.
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Next Up
No. 16 Creighton Volleyball (7-5, 0-0 BIG EAST) opens its 13th season in the BIG EAST Conference with a pair of battles to complete an eight-match homestand.
The weekend starts on Friday at 6:30 p.m. with a challenge from Xavier (11-1, 0-0 BIG EAST before Wednesday's match vs. Butler).
On Saturday, the Bluejays entertain Butler (7-6, 0-0 BIG EAST before Wednesday's match at Xavier) at 6 p.m.
Both matches will take place inside D.J. Sokol Arena (2,500) in Omaha, Neb.

Broadcast Information
Friday's Creighton match vs. Xavier will be televised on Nebraska Public Media, with Larry Punteney and Kirsten Bernthal Booth on the call. It will be streamed at
http://GoCreighton.com/CUXU092625NPM.
Saturday's match vs. Butler will air on ESPN+, with Jon Schriner and Jaclyn Taylor on the call.

Weekend Promotions
Friday is a Powder Blue Out and Creighton will offer 1,000 powder blue t-shirts upon entry, presented by Scott Data. The Bluejays will also welcome back Alumni and honor them between sets. Fans can stick around at the conclusion of the match as select Bluejay athletes will be signing autographs.
Saturday is Fan Appreciation Night. Come out and enjoy a pregame happy hour with $5 domestic cans from the time the doors open (5 p.m.) through first serve. There will also be $1 popcorn and soda before and during the match.

Live Stats Information
Both of this weekend's matches will have live stats at http://Creighton.StatBroadcast.com.
Links will also be on the GoCreighton.com volleyball schedule page.

Scouting #16 Creighton
Creighton went 7-5 against one of the nation's toughest non-conference schedules as the Bluejays went toe-to-toe against seven ranked teams and its other five opponents have each received votes at some point this fall.
The Bluejays have won four of its last five matches, with a five-set loss to No. 1 Nebraska the only setback, and won the Creighton Classic last weekend with sweeps over South Florida and then-No. 17 Kansas.
Ava Martin (4.00 kps.,0.39 saps.) was named Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year and was the Creighton Classic MVP, while fellow senior Kiara Reinhardt (2.36 kps., .422%, 0.93 bps.) is also playing at an All-American level.
Annalea Maeder (9.84 aps.) has taken the reigns as CU setter, while Saige Damrow (3.86 dps.) and Sydney Breissinger (2.14 dps.) have both seen time at libero.
CU averages 13.00 kills, 1.70 aces, 14.32 digs and 2.22 blocks per set while hitting .220.

Scouting Xavier
Xavier entered Wednesday's league opener vs. Butler with an 11-1 record, with the lone loss coming at crosstown rival Cincinnati.
Emma Grace leads the Musketeers with 3.58 kills per set and is second with 3.33 digs per set, with Anna Taylor (2.78 kps., .359%) and Charlotte Moriarty (2.28 kps.) supporting her.
Macy Hatkevich directs the Musketeer offense with 9.04 assists per set and Kelsey Niesen owns 4.24 digs per set and a team-best 0.46 aces per set.
As a team, Xavier averages 13.65 kills, 14.96 digs, 1.57 aces and 2.41 blocks per set while hitting .260.

Series History vs. Xavier
Creighton is 26-1 all-time against Xavier, with all the matches having occurred since 2013. CU is 16-0 all-time inside D.J. Sokol Arena against Xavier, where it has won 20 straight sets over the Musketeers.
The lone Xavier win came on Sept. 23rd, 2023 in Cincinnati, a five-set Musketeer victory that was its first top-25 win since 2007. Creighton has swept all three meetings since then.
The teams have not played a match to last exactly four sets since 2017, as the past 20 encounters have seen 17 sweeps as well as three contests to go the distance.
Creighton's victory vs. Xavier on Oct. 5, 2013 in Cincinnati was the program's first BIG EAST win in history.
Brian Rosen has never coached against Xavier or Christy Pfeffenberger. Pfeffenberger is 1-20 in her career against Creighton.

Scouting Butler
Butler is 7-6 this season entering Wednesday's BIG EAST lidlifter at Xavier.
Aaleh Tolliver (4.19 kps., 0.44 saps.) and Elise Ward (2.77 kps., 0.40 saps.) have combined for more than half the BU attack attempts and aces, and Kaylee Finnegan (10.22 aps.) quarterbacks the offense.
Zoe McDonald (1.15 bps.) is the top blocker, and Lauren Evans (4.67 dps.) is the libero.
The Bulldogs average 13.04 kills, 13.23 digs, 2.17 blocks and 1.65 aces per set on .206 hitting.

Series History vs. Butler
Creighton is 22-1 all-time against Butler. The Bulldogs ruined Creighton's BIG EAST debut on Oct. 4, 2013 in Indianapolis, handing the Bluejays a four-set loss, but Creighton has won all 22 meetings since then.
CU has also won the last 16 sets played in the series.
Brian Rosen has never faced Butler nor Kyle Shondell. Shondell is 0-4 against Creighton.

Creighton Coaches
Brian Rosen was named the fourth head coach in modern Creighton Volleyball history on April 6, 2025, as he was promoted following the departure of 22-year head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth. He is 7-5 as Creighton head coach, defeating No. 14 Kansas on Aug. 31 for his first win on the Bluejay sideline.
Named the 2024 AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year, Rosen served as a Creighton assistant from 2022-24, during which time CU went 88-13, swept the BIG EAST regular-season and tournament tiles each fall, and defeated 10 Top 25 opponents.
The 2008 South Carolina grad went 45-17 as head coach at Division II Nova Southeastern from 2019-21, though the 2020 season was cancelled due to COVID-19 without playing a match.
Rosen is assisted by Angie Oxley Behrens, Adam Kessenich and Izzy Ashburn.

With A Win...
With a win on Friday vs. Xavier, Creighton would...
- Set a program record by winning its 32nd consecutive regular-season conference match.
- Improve to 37-1 in its last 38 home matches at D.J. Sokol Arena.
- Improve to 27-1 all-time against Xavier, and 16-0 inside D.J. Sokol Arenea versus the Musketeers.
- Win its 50th straight match against an unranked team.
- Tie a season-high with a three-match win streak.
- Win its 12th straight BIG EAST opener and 15th straight conference home opener.
- Improve to 200-34 (.855) all-time inside D.J. Sokol Arena, which opened in 2009.

Milestone Watch
Creighton's student-athletes are approaching all sorts of milestones heading into the weekend...
- Ava Martin has 98 career aces and is two shy of 100.
- Ava Martin owns 1,285 career kills and is 15 away from 1,300.
- Saige Damrow is three career digs shy of 300.
- Annalea Maeder owns 99 career starts.
- Destiny Ndam-Simpson is one kill shy of 250.

Sokol Milestone Looming
Creighton owns a 199-34 record all-time inside D.J. Sokol Arena, which means CU can pick up its 200th home win in the facility with a win this weekend.
Creighton started 50-17 (.746) in the faciity, which means it is 149-17 (.898) 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

Home Sweet Home
Creighton is starting its 13th season as a member of the BIG EAST since joining the league in the summer of 2013.
Since then, the Bluejays are 112-4 in home matches against BIG EAST teams (101-3 in the regular-season, 11-1 in the BIG EAST Tournament).
Since November of 2014, Creighton is 96-1 inside D.J. Sokol Arena against BIG EAST teams, which includes a 86-1 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 are 32-0 in home matches against BIG EAST teams, and 96-7 in sets.
Creighton has won 46 straight matches against BIG EAST opposition at home.
Since the start of the 2023 season, Creighton has won 60-of-61 sets at home against BIG EAST teams, dropping only the third set on Oct. 1, 2024 to Marquette. The Bluejays have won 28 straight sets at home over BIG EAST competition since then.
It's believed that each of the two longest BIG EAST regular-season win streaks in leagueplay have been set by Notre Dame. The Irish won 45 in a row from Oct. 1, 1999 to Nov. 15, 20202, and also won 35 consecutive regular-season league matches from Sept. 30, 1995 to Oct. 4, 1998.

All They Do Is Win
Creighton has won its last 31 BIG EAST regular-season matches, tying a program record.
Creighton's Most Consecutive Regular-Season League Wins
Wins Dates Snapped By League
31 Nov. 18, 2017 - Nov. 3, 2019 at Villanova, 3-0 BIG EAST
31 Oct. 7, 2023 - Present ? ? ? 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

Streaking In League Play
Add in conference tournament play and Creighton has won 35 straight matches against BIG EAST teams. In its 35 matches against BIG EAST schools since October 7, 2023, Creighton is 35-0 and has dropped just four sets to league opponents.
Though impressive, there's still two teams with longer active streaks against league foes.
Wins Team Current League
101 Western Kentucky Conference-USA
42 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley
35 Creighton BIG EAST
19 Florida A&M Southwestern Athletic
16 Arizona State Big 12

League Opener Histories
Creighton owns a 23-8 record all-time in conference openers, and were 20-2 under Kirsten Bernthal Booth. That includes an 11-1 mark in BIG EAST lid-lifters, and 11 straight wins since a 2013 loss at Butler.
Each of the last 12 times that Creighton won its league opener (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), the Bluejays went on to win the regular-season title, going a combined 195-13 in regular-season league action. Creighton also won 11 conference tournament titles during those years, going 22-1 at the league tournament in those seasons.
In the 23 seasons that Creighton has won its conference opener, it has never finished worse than .500 in league play and it owns a combined .790 (324-86) winning percentage 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 26-5 overall and was 20-2 under Booth, with 14 straight wins.
In league road openers, Creighton is 22-9 overall and was 19-3 under Booth, with 11 straight wins.
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.

11 Straight BIG EAST Regular-Season Titles
Regular-season champions from 2014-24, Creighton is the first team in BIG EAST volleyball history to win 11 straight regular-season titles. The previous record had been seven by Notre Dame from 1999-2005.
The Bluejay volleyball team is also the first Creighton program in any sport to win more than five straight league titles, more than doubling the previous high of five in a row by the men's soccer program (1992-96) in the MVC.
The only other volleyball team nationally with an active streak of more than five straight regular-season league titles is Kentucky, with eight.

Champions Among Champions
Since the start of the 2012 season, Creighton, and Western Kentucky are the nation's only schools to have won 12 conference regular-season titles. All but three of Creighton's 12 crowns were outright titles, whereas WKU has shared five. Texas has won 11 titles in that time.
Creighton has also won 11 conference tournament titles since 2012, the most in the nation.
Most Conference Titles 2012-2024
Regular-Season League Tournament
12 (3 shared) Creighton 11 Creighton
12 (5) Western Kentucky 10 Western Kentucky
11 (1) Texas 9 Dayton
11 (1) Fairfield 9 Fairfield
9 (8) Florida A&M
9 (5) Yale
9 (1) Colorado State

Bulldog Mentality
Creighton has won 22 straight matches against Butler, its third-longest win streak ever against another foe. CU owns an active 27-match win streak over DePaul and also won 23 in a row against Xavier before it was snapped two seasons ago.
Most Consecutive Match Wins Over One Team
Wins Opponent Dates
27 DePaul 2013-Present
23 Xavier 2013-22
22 Butler 2013-Present
21 Georgetown 2013-Present
19 Southern Illinois 2003-11
19 Seton Hall 2014-Present
17 Providence 2014-Present
16 Indiana State 2005-Present

BIG EAST'S Best
Since the reconfiguration of the BIG EAST in the summer of 2013, Creighton, Marquette and St. John's are the only teams to win any sort of BIG EAST volleyball title.
Creighton owns 11 regular-season titles (3 shared) in that time, while Marquette owns four regular-season (3 shared) crowns.
As it relates to BIG EAST Tournament titles, Creighton has won 10, Marquette one and St. John's one since 2013.
Below is a look at the record of each BIG EAST team since league realignment in 2013:
BIG EAST VB Standings, 2013 - Sept. 23, 2025
BIG EAST only All matches
Team (NCAA Bids) W L W L
Creighton (12) 188 16 322 78
Marquette (11) 169 32 290 97
Xavier 116 86 190 171
St. John's (1) 104 100 226 170
Butler 103 101 185 182
Villanova (1) 100 104 197 165
Seton Hall (1) 86 117 173 191
DePaul 65 139 156 205
Georgetown 44 152 118 227
Connecticut# 42 38 90 63
Providence* 30 158 121 213
*Providence rejoined the league for volleyball in 2014 and
its 2013 overall record (12-20) is not included above.
#Connecticut rejoined the league in 2020 and
its record from 2013-19 (96-121) is not included above.

Against The BIG EAST
Since the BIG EAST was restructured in 2013, Creighton owns a winning percentage better than .750 against each of the other teams currently in the BIG EAST.
The Bluejays own 209 wins against BIG EAST competition (including BIG EAST Championship play) since 2013, 33 more wins than Marquette for most in the league.
CU still has not lost to three league foes (DePaul, Georgetown, Providence) since joining the BIG EAST, and Marquette (6), Villanova (3), Seton Hall (3) and St. John's (3) are the only BIG EAST programs to top the Bluejays multiple times since 2013.
Opponent Reg. Season BE Tourney Total
Butler 22-1 - 22-1
Connecticut 4-1 1-0 5-1
DePaul 24-0 3-0 27-0
Georgetown 22-0 - 22-0
Marquette 19-5 7-1 26-6
Providence 17-0 - 17-0
Seton Hall 19-3 2-0 21-3
St. John's 20-2 1-1 21-3
Villanova 19-3 3-0 22-3
Xavier 22-1 4-0 26-1
TOTAL 188-16 21-2 209-18

Getting Comfortable At Home
This weekend wraps up an eight-match homestand, the program's longest since wrapping up the 2018 campaign with eight straight home matches.
This is CU's longest regular-season homestand since the 2015 club had nine consecutive home matches from Sept. 11-27.

Top 25 Sweeps
Creighton owns 32 top 25 victories in its history, but Sunday's 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

Wurtz On A Run
Standing at 6-foot-4, Nora Wurtz isn't your typical serving specialist, but that doesn't mean she hasn't been a tremendous weapon behind the service line.
Wurtz owns an ace in each of her last nine matches, tied for the eighth-longest streak in program history. The only other freshman on this list was Julianne Mandolfo's streak of 11 straight matches with an ace in 2010.
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
9 Melissa Weisensee, Sept. 1-20, 1995
9 Madelyn Cole, Aug. 31 - Sept. 21, 2018
9 Norah Sis, Sept. 17-Oct. 14, 2022
9 Nora Wurtz, Sept. 5, 2025-Present

Martin The Magnificent
Ava Martin was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, league officials announced on Monday. Martin averaged 4.27 kills, 1.27 digs and 0.45 blocks per set as she hit .314 during a 2-1 week that saw her earn Creighton Classic MVP honors and push the nation's top-ranked team to five sets.
Martin had 16 kills, six digs and three blocks on Tuesday against No. 1 Nebraska, with 11 of her kills coming in the two sets that CU won. She then hit .480 and finished with 13 kills in 25 swings against defending American Conference champ South Florida.
She closed her weekend with a match-high 18 kills in a 3-0 sweep over No. 17 Kansas, hitting .302 and adding four digs, two aces and a block.
This is the fifth time in Martin's career she's been named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, joining a pair of honors in both 2023 (Aug. 28 & Sept. 18) and 2024 (Nov. 4 & Nov. 25).
Martin has now picked up 11 career All-Tournament Team accolades, including MVP honors at the Creighton Classic last weekend as well as the Diet Coke Classic in 2023.

Abbey Hayes Good For Five
Abbey Hayes had just one kill in her first four matches, but since then the true freshman has gotten more productive. Hayes has had five or more kills in each of CU's last eight matches.
That's the longest streak by a CU freshman since Destiny Ndam-Simpson had 13 consecutive matches with five or more kills from Sept. 6-Oct. 15, 2023.
If you're curious how those numbers track with some of CU's other recent star outside hitters who would go on to be named BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, Ava Martin had streaks of both eight and nine in 2022, Norah Sis finished her 2021 campaign with 24 straight matches of 5+ kills and Keeley Davis had five or more kills in all 31 matches of her 2019 campaign.

Anyone, Anytime
In Creighton last 14 matches dating back to last year, it has played nine top-25 teams, a team getting votes, two league favorites, and a talented UC Santa Barbara team that is currently getting votes...
#1 Nebraska (L 2-3)
#2 Penn State (L 2-3)
#2 Penn State (L 0-3)
#4 Louisville (L 1-3)
#5 Texas (L 0-3)
#13 Texas (W 3-1)
#14 Kansas (W 3-2)
#17 Kansas (W 3-0)
#22 USC (L 0-3)
RV San Diego (W 3-1)
UNI* (W 3-0)
Rice* (W 3-0)
USF (W 3-0)
UCSB (W 3-2)
*2025 preseason league favorite

Accomplished Coaches, Then and Now
Creighton head coach Brian Rosen and Xavier head coach Christy Pfeffenberger were both members of the AVCA's prestigious Thirty Under 30 list way back in 2013.
At the time, Rosen was the head coach at Charlotte (NC) Country Day School, while Pfeffenberger was an assistant coach at Notre Dame.
Other prominent names recognized in 2013 included current head coaches Erin Virtue (Michigan) and Matt Ulmer (Kansas).

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 the first 12 matches, has helped Creighton start "just" 7-5 through 10 matches.
Each of the two previous times that Creighton has lost at least five of its first 12 matches, the Bluejays rebounded quite nicely.
In 2016 Creighton ended non-conference play with a 6-6 mark. That squad rebounded to win its next 23 matches and finished 29-7, reaching the Elite Eight for the first time.
The year before in 2015 Creighton finished the non-conference slate 5-7. That team won 22 of its next 23 matches, including a 17-1 mark in BIG EAST play, and qualified for the program's first Sweet 16 berth.

Big Game Jaya
Jaya Johnson had 17 kills and hit .378 combined in NCAA Tournament matches last season against Texas and Penn State, and she's continued to excel against CU's challenging schedule this fall, as well.
This season the sophomore has achieved her season-high of nine kills in five different matches, doing so against No. 1 Nebraska, No. 2 Penn State, No. 4 Louisville, No. 17 Kansas and unranked South Florida.
Johnson is now averaging 2.15 kills, 1.08 blocks and 0.92 digs per set in seven matches against Top 25 foes this year, compared to 1.78 kills, 1.22 digs and 0.72 blocks per set against unranked foes.

Attendance Update
Creighton ranks fifth nationally in total home attendance (29,142) and seventh in average fans per home match (4,857).
Creighton has led the BIG EAST in average home attendance in all but one non-COVID year since joining the league.
Creighton's 29,142 home fans this fall already rank sixth-most in program history, and there's still eight home matches left on the docket.
The 4,857 fans per home match so far put CU on pace to shatter a program record.
Most Home Fans, Season
Rk. Fans Dates Year
1. 47,632 17 2018
2. 44,518 19 2024
3. 41,805 17 2022
4. 30,211 14 2021
5. 29,905 18 2015
6. 29,142 6 2025

Highest Home Attendance Average, Season
Average Rk. Fans Dates Year
1. 4,857 29,142 6 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
6. 2,158 30,211 14 2021

Overwhelming The Unranked
Creighton is 5-0 this season against unranked teams, and the serve and pass game has been a major reason why.
In those five matches (18 sets), CU has served 42 aces compared to 44 service errors. Its opponents have just 10 aces but made 54 serving miscues.

Fun With Numbers
- Creighton did not trail in 29-of-57 regular-season sets played against BIG EAST foes last fall, and 29 of the 33 BIG EAST sets when it scored the first point of a set.
- Creighton trailed for a total of 190 points last season in 18 league matches, a number that would drop to 88 points in the 14 matches not against St. John's nor Marquette.
Creighton trailed for just a single point in six different conference contests overall.
Creighton played 12 BIG EAST matches last fall in which it didn't trail in at least two sets.
- Creighton has not trailed by more than five points in any of its last 95 sets played against BIG EAST competition dating to a 17-10 deficit in the second set at Providence on Oct. 21, 2023 (Creighton won that set, 25-21).
- During Creighton's 35-match win streak over BIG EAST foes, the Bluejays have owned a hitting percentage advantage over its opponent of .098 or more in each match.

Report Card
Creighton is 188-16 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 149-9 mark in its last 158 matches.
Matches W-L
1-50 43-7
51-100 48-2
101-150 46-4
151-200 47-3
201-204 4-0

Watch This!
Seven of Creighton's first 12 matches this fall have aired on television (three on FS1, three on BTN, one on Nebraska Public Media). Friday marks the second of three scheduled appearances on Nebraska Public Media.
Creighton has also won 42 straight non-televised matches, since an Oct. 6, 2023 loss at Marquette.

Damrow Digs It
Saige Damrow owned 10 or more digs in each of her first 11 matches as a Bluejay, before it was snapped on Sunday vs. Kansas.
Damrow's streak was just the sixth time in program history a player has done that, and the fourth to do it in her first season with the Bluejays.
Consec. Matches, 10 or More Digs, To Start Year
32* Kate Elman 2012
29 Janeen Piller (every match) 2004
27* Bianca Rivera 2007
18 Brittany Witt 2018
16* Abby Bottomley 2021
11* Saige Damrow 2025
9 Nayka Benitez 2010
8 Brittany Witt 2019
*first season at Creighton

Historically Speaking
Here's a look at the top indoor volleyball-only regular-season crowds in NCAA history after Creighton smashed a record on Sept. 16th at CHI Health Center Omaha.
Top Reg.-Season Indoor Volleyball-Only Crowds in NCAA History
Att. Opponent Date Site
17,675 Nebraska def. Creighton, 3-2 9/16/25 Omaha, NE
17,037 Wisconsin def. Marquette, 3-1 9/13/23 Milwaukee, WI
16,833 Florida def. Wisconsin, 3-2 9/16/22 Madison, WI
15,797 Nebraska def. Creighton, 3-2 9/7/22 Omaha, NE
15,734 Florida vs. Pittsburgh, 3-2 8/24/25 Lincoln, NE
15,734 Nebraska def. Stanford, 3-0
15,576 Nebraska def. Pittsburgh, 3-1 8/22/25 Lincoln, NE
15,576 Stanford vs. Florida, 3-1
15,084 Wisconsin def. Marquette, 3-1 9/17/24 Madison, WI
14,876 Wisconsin def. Purdue, 3-0 10/26/24 West Lafayette, IN
14,876 Purdue def. Indiana, 3-0 10/19/24 West Lafayette, IN
14,126 Nebraska def. Louisville, 3-0 9/22/24 Louisville, KY
14,035 Texas def. Wisconsin, 3-1 9/1/24 Milwaukee, WI
14,035 Stanford def. Minnesota, 3-2
14,022 Nebraska def. Creighton, 3-2 9/6/18 Omaha, NE
13,870 UCLA def. Nebraska, 3-2 9/13/09 Lincoln, NE
13,412 Nebraska def. LSU, 3-0 9/12/08 Lincoln, NE
13,396 Nebraska def. Hawai'i, 3-0 10/21/07 Lincoln, NE
13,081 Cal Poly def. Creighton, 3-0 9/2/07 Omaha, NE
Nebraska def. Penn State, 3-0
13,071 Nebraska def. Maryland, 3-1 11/30/24 College Park, MD
12,760 Louisville def. Kentucky, 3-0 9/13/23 Louisville, KY
12,510 Pittsburgh def. Louisville, 3-1 11/27/24 Louisville, KY
12,504 Nebraska def. Colorado, 3-0 11/4/00 Lincoln, NE
12,277 Wisocnsin def. Florida, 3-1 9/21/25 Madison, WI
12,112 Nebraska def. Creighton, 3-1 9/24/06 Omaha, NE

Largest Crowds To See The Jays
Sept. 16th marked the fourth time in eight matches at CHI Health Center Omaha that Creighton broke an all-time NCAA's 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 Tuesday the crowd was 17,675.
Below is a list of the largest crowds (and home crowds) in Creighton Volleyball history, which includes four crowds of 10,000 or more this fall.
Creighton's Largest Home Crowds All-Time
Att. Opponent Date CU Result Facility
17,675 #1 Nebraska 09/16/25 L 2-3 CHI Health Ctr.
15,797 #2 Nebraska 09/07/22 L 2-3 CHI Health Ctr.
14,022 #7 Nebraska 09/06/18 L 2-3 CHI Health Ctr.
13,081 #18 Cal Poly 09/02/07 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
12,112 #1 Nebraska 09/24/06 L 1-3 CHI Health Ctr.
11,279 #3 Nebraska 09/08/21 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
10,131 #4 Nebraska 09/15/15 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
8,037 #2 Nebraska 10/05/08 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
2,665 Ole Miss 12/06/24 W 3-0 Sokol
2,658 #4 Louisville 09/12/25 L 1-3 Sokol
2,653 Auburn 12/02/22 L 2-3 Sokol

Creighton Volleyball's Largest Crowds (All Sites)
Att. Opponent Date CU Result Facility
17,675 #1 Nebraska 09/16/25 L 2-3 CHI Health Ctr.
15,797 #2 Nebraska 09.07/22 L 2-3 CHI Health Ctr.
14,022 #6 Nebraska 09/06/18 L 2-3 CHI Health Ctr.
13,081 #18 Cal Poly 09/02/07 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
12,112 #1 Nebraska 09/24/06 L 1-3 CHI Health Ctr.
11,678 vs. #14 Kansas 08/31/25 W 3-2 Kohl Center
11,279 #3 Nebraska 09/08/21 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
10,438 vs. #2 Penn St. 08/23/25 L 0-3 Pinn Bank Arena
10,131 #4 Nebraska 09/15/15 L 0-3 CHI Health Ctr.
10,072 vs. #5 Texas 08/29/25 L 0-3 Kohl Center
8,924 at #5 Nebraska 09/06/23 L 1-3 Devaney Ctr.
8,656 at #4 Nebraska 09/10/24 L 2-3 Devaney Ctr.
8,627 at #5 Nebraska 09/29/02 L 0-3 Devaney Ctr.
8,450 at #2 Nebraska 08/30/19 L 1-3 Devaney Ctr.
8,277 vs. Montana St. 09/16/16 W 3-0 Devaney Ctr.
8,249 at #1 Nebraska 09/17/16 L 1-3 Devaney Ctr.
8,237 vs. #20 Baylor (@NU) 08/31/19 L 0-3 Devaney Ctr.
8,060 at #9 Nebraska 09/17/14 L 1-3 Devaney Ctr.

The Friendly Confines
Creighton had its first unbeaten home season in program history in 2023, going a perfect 13-0 in matches and 39-3 in sets.
Last year CU did even better, going 19-0 and losing just two sets at home.
Though its 32-match win streak was snapped on Sept. 12 against No. 4 Louisville, that still means the Bluejays are 36-1 in its last 37 contests at D.J. Sokol Arena.
All told, Creighton has won 102 of its last 107 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.

Reinhardt Passes Century Mark
Kiara Reinhardt has played in 103 victories as a Bluejay, becoming the 13th woman to reach the century mark.
Creighton is 103-22 (.824) all-time in the matches Reinhardt has appeared in (they're 35-4 in matches she doesn't play in, including her redshirt year). Her current .824 win percentage ranks fourth-best in program history among those with 100 or more victories.
Most Wins, Appeared In As A Player
119 Kendra Wait 2021-24
116 Naomi Hickman 2017-21
111 Jaali Winters 2015-18
110 Kiana Schmitt 2019-23
109 Taryn Kloth 2015-18
109 Brittany Witt 2016-19
109 Norah Sis 2021-24
107 Megan Ballenger 2016-19
106 Marysa Wilkinson 2014-17
104 Lauren Smith 2013-16
103 Kiara Reinhardt 2020-Pres.
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
103-22 .824 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

The Amazing Ava
Ava Martin had a career-high 24 kills vs. UC Santa Barbara, then added 20 on Sept. 13 vs. Rice in just three sets.
It was the seventh and eighth times in her career that she's had 20 or more kills, and she's done it against some impressive competition.
Ava Martin's 20-Kill Matches
Kills Pct. Opponent Date
24 .286 vs. UC Santa Barbara 09/06/25
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

All-Tourney Duo
Ava Martin and Jaya Johnson both picked up All-Tournament Team honors following the Creighton Classic last Sunday.
Martin led CU by averaging 4.40 kills also averaged 1.60 digs and 0.60 aces per set while hitting .309.
Maeder averaged 11.40 assists, 2.30 digs, and 1.20 kills per set while hitting .320.
This is the 11th career All-Tournament Team accolade for Martin, and her second MVP accolade. This is Johnson's first All-Tournament Team recognition.

Against Ranked Foes
After a total of three top-25 wins from 1994-2014, Creighton has earned at least one top-25 win each of the last 11 seasons (2015-25).
Creighton is 32-94 all-time against ranked teams, with 30 wins coming under Kirsten Bernthal Booth and two under Brian Rosen.
The highest ranked teams that Creighton has ever beaten at any site were No. 3 Washington (8/26/17 in Seattle) and No. 3 Kentucky (9/4/21 in Lexington). CU's highest-ranked opponent it has defeated at home was a 3-1 win over then-No. 9 Marquette on Nov. 22, 2019.
This year is the ninth season that CU owned multiple Top-25 victories. The Jays beat three Top 25 teams in 2017, 2022 and 2023, and a record four in 2018, 2019 and 2024.

Top 25 History
Creighton is 238-53 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 319-34 against unranked teams. Creighton has won all but three of its past 125 home matches over unranked teams and all but 13 of its last 180 matches at all sites against unranked teams.
Ranked vs. Ranked (CU is 27-33)
Home: 11-11 Away: 8-13 Neutral: 8-9
Date Winner Loser CU Score
11/19/12 #11 Minnesota #21 Creighton 1-3
08/30/13 #25 Creighton #13 BYU 3-1
09/14/13 #11 UCLA #24 Creighton 1-3
09/16/13 #7 Hawaii #23 Creighton 2-3
08/30/14 #22 Kansas #23 Creighton 1-3
09/03/16 #23 Kentucky #22 Creighton 0-3
12/02/16 #21 Creighton #4 Kansas 3-2
12/09/16 #21 Creighton #17 Michigan 3-2
12/10/16 #5 Texas #21 Creighton 0-3
08/26/17 #9 Creighton #3 Washington 3-1
09/01/17 #7 Creighton #13 Kentucky 3-0
09/02/17 #18 USC #7 Creighton 0-3
09/08/17 #17 Purdue #9 Creighton 1-3
09/09/17 #9 Creighton #7 Kansas 3-0
09/16/17 #19 Iowa State #8 Creighton 2-3
12/12/17 #12 Michigan St. #15 Creighton 1-3
08/24/18 #13 Creighton #5 Kentucky 3-2
08/25/18 #10 USC #13 Creighton 2-3
09/06/18 #7 Nebraska #14 Creighton 2-3
09/15/18 #8 Illinois #10 Creighton 1-3
09/23/18 #10 Creighton #21 Marquette 3-0
10/26/18 #10 Creighton #18 Marquette 3-1
11/24/18 #9 Creighton #16 Marquette 3-1
12/01/18 #22 Washington #9 Creighton 0-3
08/30/19 #2 Nebraska #18 Creighton 1-3
08/31/19 #20 Baylor #18 Creighton 0-3
09/06/19 #23 Creighton #12 Kentucky 3-1
09/07/19 #23 Creighton #15 USC 3-1
09/14/19 #12 Washington #17 Creighton 1-3
10/12/19 #13 Creighton #10 Marquette 3-2
11/22/19 #12 Creighton #9 Marquette 3-1
12/07/19 #7 Minnesota #15 Creighton 2-3
02/05/21 #19 Creighton #25 Marquette 3-2
02/06/21 #25 Marquette #19 Creighton 0-3
09/08/21 #3 Nebraska #19 Creighton 0-3
09/02/22 #17 Creighton #25 USC 3-1
09/03/22 #16 Kentucky #17 Creighton 1-3
09/07/22 #2 Nebraska #17 Creighton 2-3
10/14/22 #21 Creighton #16 Marquette 3-2
11/19/22 #16 Marquette #11 Creighton 0-3
11/26/22 #15 Creighton #14 Marquette 3-2
08/26/23 #18 Creighton #16 Purdue 3-0
09/06/23 #4 Nebraska #16 Creighton 1-3
09/16/23 #14 Creighton #9 Minnesota 3-2
11/05/23 #17 Creighton #25 Marquette 3-0
12/07/23 #7 Louisville #17 Creighton 2-3
09/05/24 #11 Creighton #20 USC 3-1
09/10/24 #5 Nebraska #9 Creighton 2-3
09/15/24 #4 Louisville #9 Creighton 2-3
09/20/24 #9 Creighton #6 Purdue 3-1
09/21/24 #9 Creighton #10 Kansas 3-0
12/13/24 #6 Creighton #13 Texas 3-1
12/15/24 #2 Penn State #6 Creighton 2-3
08/23/25 #2 Penn State #12 Creighton 0-3
08/29/25 #5 Texas #12 Creighton 0-3
08/31/25 #12 Creighton #14 Kansas 3-2
09/07/25 #22 USC #13 Creighton 0-3
09/12/25 #4 Louisville #18 Creighton 1-3
09/16/25 #1 Nebraska #18 Creighton 2-3
09/21/25 #18 Creighton #17 Kansas 3-0

The Defense Never Rests
Creighton has led the country in opponents hitting percentage in two of the last four seasons, doing so in both 2021 (.124) and 2024 (.130).
Creighton is holding foes to .198 this year. Last year's team held non-conference foes to .151 in the preseason.

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. 2-1

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 36 service runs of five or longer, 10 more than the next-closest Bluejay (Norah Sis, who graduated in 2024). Next-most among her active teammates is the 20 by Ava Martin.

144 Weeks As A Ranked Team
Creighton is ranked 16th in the Sept. 22 edition of the AVCA poll, the 144th time in program history it's been ranked. That's 39th-most of all programs in NCAA history.
All 144 rankings have occurred since 2012.
The Bluejays are one of 12 schools (along with Baylor, Florida, Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, Penn State, Pitt, Purdue, Stanford, Texas and Wisconsin) to have been ranked each of the last 67 polls.
Creighton's 67 weeks in a row being ranked dates began on Sept. 6, 2021 and sets a program-record, breaking the previous-high of 64 from Oct. 31, 2016 to March 15, 2021.

Preseason Ranking
Creighton was ranked 12th in the AVCA preseason poll on Aug. 7th. It was the 11th time in the past 13 years that the Jays have been ranked in the preseason, and fourth year in a row.
The No. 12 slotting tied last year's team for the second-best preseason ranking in program history, trailing only the 2017 team that was ranked ninth.
Over the previous 17 seasons, 315-of-425 teams (74.1 percent) of teams have been in both the preseason and final polls, and in the 17 seasons from 2008-2024, 385-of-425 teams (90.6 percent) in the preseason top-25 polls would go on to reach the NCAA Tournament, as all but preseason No. 19 Arkansas and No. 25 Georgia reached the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
This year marks the 14th straight season that CU has been ranked at least one week, extending a program record.
Year Preseason Rank Final W-L Final Rank
2013 25th 23-9 NR
2014 23rd 25-9 NR
2016 18th 27-9 9th
2017 9th 26-7 16th
2018 13th 29-5 13th
2019 18th 25-6 16th
2020 16th 12-4 NR
2022 18th 27-5 21st
2023 18th 29-5 15th
2024 12th 32-3 5th
2025 12th TBD TBD

Production Returns
Creighton returns 11-of-19 letterwinners to the court from last season, including three starters.
From last year's team, Norah Sis, Elise Goetzinger, Kendra Wait, Abbey Milner, Maddy Bilinovic, Audrey Clark, Katie Maser and Emma Ziegler are not back.
All told, of the seven categories listed below, Creighton returns 294.5 of a possible 700% back (42.1 percent), the smallest amount returning since it headed into Howard Wallace's final season in 2002.
Below is a breakdown of the production that is back:
Stat Returners Departures
Assists 119 (7.6%) 1,450 (92.4%)
Aces 115 (51.3%) 109 (48.7%)
Digs 598 (35.7%) 1,076 (64.3%)
Points 1,115.5 (50.2%) 1,107.0 (49.8%)
Kills 843 (50.1%) 841 (49.9%)
Matches Started 104 (49.5%) 106 (50.5%)
Blocks 157.5 (50.1%) 157.0 (49.9%)

One Tough Schedule
Of Creighton's 12 non-conference matches, seven were against ranked teams and three others against programs that received votes in the preseason AVCA Top 25 poll.
Creighton is the only team in the preseason Top 25 with 10 or more non-conference matches against teams getting votes, as Texas and TCU are next-closest with eight each.

No Losers Here
Creighton has been as good as anyone at avoiding losses in recent seasons.
Creighton and Pittsburgh are the nation's only teams with five losses or less in the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons.
If you go back two years more, the nation's only teams to lose six times or less in the 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons are also Creighton and Pittsburgh.
Creighton is also the only school nationally who have won 25 matches or more in every season between 2014-24 (not counting the 2020 COVID-19 year, when CU only played 16 times).

13 Straight NCAA's
Creighton Volleyball has made the NCAA Tournament in each of the last 13 seasons. They are the first women's team in any sport at Creighton to make 13 straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
The only other sport in Creighton history to make even 10 straight NCAA Tournament appearances is the men's soccer program, which qualified in 17 straight seasons from 1992-2008.
Creighton is one of seven teams nationally to have appeared in each of the last 13 NCAA Tournaments (2012-24). That group features BYU, Creighton, Florida, Kentucky, Nebraska, Penn State and Texas.
There are also 12 schools that have appeared in 14 of the last 15 NCAA Tournaments, a group that includes Creighton, Florida State, Hawai'i, Minnesota, Purdue, Stanford and Washington. Florida, Kentucky, Nebraska, Penn State, and Texas have appeared in every NCAA Tournament since at least 2010.

Survival of the Fittest
Since the move to rally scoring in 2001, Creighton has won 10 matches when surviving a match point and lost four contests when holding a match point of its own.
Surviving Match Points Since 2001
Date Opponent MP(s) Faced Final Set 5
09/27/02 Evansville 13-14, 14-15 19-17
08/30/03 vs. McNeese State 13-14, 15-16 18-16
10/10/03 Wichita State 13-14 16-14
10/13/06 at Wichita State 12-14, 13-14, 14-15 17-15
09/11/07 at Drake 13-14, 14-15 17-15
08/26/11 vs. UTSA 12-14, 13-14 16-14
11/16/12 at Wichita State 13-14 16-14
09/20/15 Kansas State 23-24 (4th set) 15-13
11/20/15 at Georgetown 23-24, 26-27 (4th set) 15-7
08/24/18 vs. #5 Kentucky 16-15, 19-18 22-20

Tournament Tested
Creighton has played multiple matches in 29 tournaments since the start of the 2021 calendar year, and won 19 of them.
Keep in mind that when Kirsten Bernthal Booth was hired in 2003, Creighton had been 17-33 in 15 regular-season tournaments all-time, with just one tournament title (the 2000 Iowa State Heritage Classic).
CU's Multi-Match Tournaments Since Jan. 1, 2021
Year Event CU Record (Place)
2021 BIG EAST Tournament 2-0 (1st)
2021 Mizzou Invitational 3-0 (1st)
2021 Bluegrass Battle 3-0 (1st)
2021 Bluejay Invitational 3-0 (1st)
2021 Shocker Volleyball Classic 3-0 (1st)
2021 BIG EAST Tournament 2-0 (1st)
2021 NCAA Tournament 1-1 (T-17th)
2022 Rumble in the Rockies 3-0 (1st)
2022 Bluejay Invitational 2-1 (2nd)
2022 Omaha Invitational 2-0 (1st)
2022 Rice adidas Invitational 1-1 (2nd)
2022 BIG EAST Tournament 2-0 (1st)
2023 Reamer Club Xtra Special Premier 2-1 (1st)
2023 Bluejay Invitational 3-0 (1st)
2023 MN Hospitality Omaha Challenge 2-0 (1st)
2023 Diet Coke Challenge 2-0 (1st)
2023 BIG EAST Tournament 2-0 (1st)
2023 NCAA Tournament 2-1 (T-9th)
2024 Bluejay Invitational 3-0 (1st)
2024 Creighton Classic 2-0 (1st)
2024 Cardinal Classic 2-1 (2nd)
2024 Jayhawk Classic 2-0 (1st)
2024 BIG EAST Tournament 2-0 (1st)
2024 NCAA Tournament 3-1 (T-5th)
2025 Opening Spike Classic 1-1 (T-2nd)
2025 Trojan Invitational 2-1 (2nd)
2025 Bluejay Invitational 2-1 (2nd)
2025 Creighton Classic 2-0 (1st)

Jays Earn Tourney Titles
Creighton has won at least one tournament each of the last 14 seasons, a streak that dates to 2012.
During that span, the Bluejays have won 36 tournament titles, not to mention 12 regular-season league crowns.
Creighton has also now won at least one home tournament each of the last nine seasons.
Creighton's Tournament Titles Since 2012
Year Titles Won Tourney Hosts
2012 3 USF, UNC, MVC
2013 1 BGSU
2014 1 CU, BIG EAST
2015 1 BIG EAST
2016 1 BIG EAST
2017 4 WASH, CU, KU, BIG EAST
2018 3 SMU, CU, BIG EAST
2019 2 UNI, CU
2020 1 BIG EAST
2021 5 MIZZ, UK, CU, WSU, BIG EAST
2022 3 WYO, UNO, BIG EAST
2023 5 Purdue, CU, UNO, MINN, BIG EAST
2024 4 CU, CU, KU, BIG EAST
2025 1 CU

2-0 Better Than 0-2
Creighton is 425-11 (.975) all-time when leading a match 2-0, and 153-1 (.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.
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 167-6 in its last 173 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 199-4 (.980) in its last 203 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 171-6 in its last 177 home matches when taking a 1-0 lead, losing only to Pacific (Sept. 12, 2015), No. 7 Nebraska (Sept. 6, 2018), South Dakota (Jan. 29, 2021), No. 16 Kentucky (Sept. 3, 2022), Auburn (Dec. 2, 2022) and No. 4 Louisville (Sept. 12, 2025).
The Jays have won their last 35 of their last 36 home matches following a first set victory.

Against NCAA Tournament Qualifiers
This year's team will play 10 matches against teams that made the 2024 NCAA Tournament with contests against Marquette (2x), Nebraska, Kansas (2x), Louisville, Northern Iowa, USC, Texas and Penn State.
Year W-L vs. Previous Season NCAA Teams
1994 0-4
1995 0-2
1996 0-2
1997 0-3
1998 0-5
1999 2-4
2000 0-4
2001 1-6
2002 0-5
2003 0-3
2004 2-2
2005 0-6
2006 4-6
2007 4-9
2008 6-8
2009 1-11
2010 4-7
2011 2-6
2012 8-3
2013 6-6
2014 4-5
2015 11-5
2016 10-7
2017 8-6
2018 8-5
2019 5-4
2020 3-1
2021 3-1
2022 5-4
2023 11-3
2024 9-3
2025 3-5 so far
TOTAL 119-150
TOTAL Before Booth 3-35
TOTAL Under Booth 113-110
TOTAL Under Rosen 3-5

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Players Mentioned

Maddy Bilinovic

Sydney Breissinger

Audrey Clark

Saige Damrow

Elise Goetzinger

Abbey Hayes

Jaya Johnson

Annalea Maeder

Ava Martin

Katie Maser

Sky McCune

Abbey Milner

Destiny Ndam-Simpson

Kiara Reinhardt

Norah Sis

Kendra Wait

Nora Wurtz

Emma Ziegler