#14 Volleyball Faces Road Tests at Marquette & DePaul

Match #15: #14 Creighton at Marquette • Milwaukee, Wis. • Thursday, Oct. 2 • 6:00 p.m.
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Match #16: #14 Creighton at DePaul • Chicago, Ill. • Saturday, Oct. 4 • 1:00 p.m.
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Next Up
No. 14 Creighton Volleyball (9-5, 2-0 BIG EAST) hits the road in BIG EAST play for the first time this fall when it faces the two other teams in the Central time zone.
The trip starts on Thursday at 6 p.m. when it takes on Marquette (8-4, 2-0 BIG EAST) in a rematch of the 2024 BIG EAST Tournament final won by the Bluejays in Omaha. That match in Milwaukee, Wis., will take place inside Al McGuire Center.
Play resumes on Saturday in Chicago, Ill., when the Jays face DePaul (9-4, 2-0 BIG EAST) inside McGrath-Phillips Arena for a 1 p.m. match.

Broadcast Information
Thursday's Creighton match at Marquette will be televised on FS1, with Noah Reed and Michelle McMahon on the call. It will be streamed at
http://foxsports.com/live.
Saturday's match at DePaul will be televised on Marquee Sports, and can be viewed online at https://watchmarquee.com/home with a subscription. Alex Cohen and Max Thoma will announce.

Live Stats Information
Both of this weekend's matches will have live stats at http://Creighton.StatBroadcast.com.

Scouting #14 Creighton
Creighton is 9-5 this season and 2-0 in BIG EAST play thanks to four straight sweeps. The Bluejays played seven matches against ranked foes in non-conference action before posting 3-0 victories over Xavier and Butler last weekend.
The Bluejays have won six of their last seven matches, with a five-set loss to No. 1 Nebraska the only setback in that time.
Ava Martin (3.96 kps.,0.38 saps.) was named Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year and was the Creighton Classic MVP, while fellow senior Kiara Reinhardt (2.42 kps., .402%, 1.14 bps.) is also playing at an All-American level.
Annalea Maeder (10.06 aps.) has taken the reigns as CU setter, while Saige Damrow (3.62 dps.) and Sydney Breissinger (2.12 dps.) have both seen time at libero.
CU averages 13.16 kills, 1.76 aces, 14.08 digs and 2.43 blocks per set while hitting .227.
Scouting Marquette
Marquette is 8-4 this season and opened BIG EAST play with 3-0 home sweeps of Providence and UConn last weekend. The Golden Eagles will be finishing off an 11-match streak of home matches this weekend after opening the season in Hawaii.
The Golden Eagles own impressive 3-0 sweeps over Western Kentucky and Florida, and have lost to San Diego, Ball State, Wisconsin, Minnesota. Oddly, four of MU's first five matches went five sets but the Golden Eagles have played seven straight 3-0 matches since then.
Natalie Ring (4.66 kp., .286%) leads the BIG EAST in kills per set and owns 33.9 percent of MU's kills, far ahead of Hattie Bray (2.55 kps.) and Elena Radeff (2.27 kps.). Ring has 10 or more kills in every match this fall, including three straight contests of 24 or more in August.
Isabela Haggard (10.23 aps.) leads the BIG EAST in assists per set, and Adriana Studer (3.66 dps.) tops the club in digs.
As a team, Marquette averages 13.73 kills, 13.20 digs, 2.25 blocks and 1.27 aces per set while hitting .252 as a team.

Series History vs. Marquette
Creighton is 29-7 all-time against Marquette, and are 25-4 since the start of the 2014 season against MU. That includes three different nationally-televised victories last season over MU.
Creighton is 29-1 all-time against the Golden Eagles when winning at least one set, including the last 25 such matches since a setback in the 2013 BIG EAST Tournament final. Creighton has also won all seven match-ups to go five sets.
Brian Rosen has never faced Marquette, nor Tom Mendoza. Mendoza has never faced Creighton.

Scouting DePaul
DePaul is 9-4 this season, including a 4-0 home record and a 2-0 BIG EAST mark. The Blue Demons have won seven of their past eight matches, including wins over UConn and Loyola (Chicago).
The graduation of Jill Pressly has led to a more balanced offensive attack, as Kendall Timme (3.51 kps.) and Morgan Stewart (3.15 kps.) carry much of the load for setters Amanda Saeger (8.22 aps.) and Arden Billingsley (4.17 aps.).
Eva Hurrle (4.96 dps.) is the libero and Jade Epps (1.06 bps.) tops the Blue Demons in blocks.
DePaul averages 13.37 kills, 15.21 digs, 2.29 blocks and 1.62 aces per set while hitting .207 as a team.

Series History vs. DePaul
Creighton has won 27 of 28 previous meetings with DePaul, and is 27-0 vs. the Blue Demons since the two schools became BIG EAST rivals.
DePaul swept the first meeting in 2001 in DeKalb, Ill., before Creighton's recent run, which has included three five-set wins (in Omaha in 2015, spring 2021 and 2022), seven different four-set wins and 17 sweeps.
Creighton has swept 16 of the last 20 meetings at all sites, and has won 62 of its past 68 sets played against the Blue Demons.
Creighton's active 27-match win streak over DePaul is the program's longest ever against another foe.
Brian Rosen has never faced DePaul, nor against Marie Zidek. Zidek is 0-17 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 9-5 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 Thursday at Marquette, Creighton would...
- Extend a program record by winning its 34th consecutive regular-season conference match.
- Win its 52nd straight match against an unranked team.
- Extend its win streak in conference road openers to 12 in a row.
- Creighton would improve to 30-7 against Marquette all-time, including a 26-4 mark since 2014, with its fifth straight win over MU.
- Creighton would improve to 191-16 all-time in regular-season BIG EAST matches, and 88-13 in BIG EAST road contests.
- Creighton would improve to 212-18 against BIG EAST opponents since joining the league in 2013.
- Extend its season-high win streak to five.

Milestone Watch
Creighton's student-athletes are approaching all sorts of milestones heading into the week...
- Destiny Ndam-Simpson is one kill shy of 250.
- Jaya Johnson is three kills shy of 300.
- Eloise Brandewie is one kill shy of 400.
- Kiara Reinhardt is 24 blocks short of 500.

The Booth Tree
Both Brian Rosen and Tom Mendoza are disciples of the Kirsten Bernthal Booth coaching tree as both men are former Creighton assistant coaches.
Rosen served as a Bluejay assistant coach from 2022-24, a span that saw the Bluejays go 88-13. Creighton won the BIG EAST regular-seasona and Tournament titles, as well as made the NCAA Tournament, all three seasons.
Mendoza was an assistant at CU from 2010-15, during which time the Bluejays went 142-57 and made five NCAA Tournaments (2010, '12, '13, '14, '15). Creighton won the regular-season and conference tournament titles in 2012 in the Missouri Valley Conference and in 2014 and 2015 in the BIG EAST Conference.

Biggest Competitors
Including league tournament action, Creighton is 75-5 against conference teams since the fall of 2021 began, losing once each to Xavier, St. John's and UConn and twice to Marquette.
Meanwhile, Marquette is 66-11, with nine losses coming against the Bluejays compared to a 61-2 mark against everyone else. The other two losses have been to St. John's.
Marquette has won 32 of its last 33 regular-season home league matches, with a loss to Creighton last fall as the only exception.

The Dominators
No matter how you slice it, Creighton and Marquette have dominated BIG EAST Volleyball since 2013. Here's how they compare, heading into Thursday.
Stat CU MU Everyone Else
BIG EAST Reg-Season W-L 190-16 171-32 793-1106
BIG EAST Play Win Percentage .922 .842 .418
BIG EAST Reg.-Season Titles 11# 4# 0
BIG EAST Tourney Titles 10 1 1
BIG EAST Player of the Year 5 5 3
BIG EAST Libero of the Year 2 0 10
BIG EAST Freshman of the Year 4 3 7#
BIG EAST Coach of the Year 5# 2 6#
AVCA All-Americans* 10 2 0
AVCA H.M. All-Americans 19 9 14
AVCA Region Freshman of Year 3 1 2
AVCA Region Coach of Year 5 0 3
CSC Academic All-Americans 10 3 0
# includes ties
*First/Second/Third Teams only

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 - Oct. 1, 2025
BIG EAST only All matches
Team (NCAA Bids) W L W L
Creighton (12) 190 16 324 78
Marquette (11) 171 32 292 97
Xavier 117 87 191 172
St. John's (1) 104 102 226 172
Butler 103 103 185 184
Villanova (1) 102 104 199 165
Seton Hall (1) 86 119 173 193
DePaul 67 139 158 205
Georgetown 46 152 120 227
Connecticut# 42 40 90 65
Providence* 30 160 121 215
*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 211 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 23-1 - 23-1
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 23-1 4-0 27-1
TOTAL 190-16 21-2 211-18

You Again?
Creighton and Marquette ought to be quite familiar with each other by this point.
Thursday will mark the 15th meeting between the schools since February 4, 2021, and that doesn't include two other matches that were cancelled due to COVID protocols. Creighton has won 11 of those 14 recent contests.
Thursday will also be the 23rd meeting since Oct. 17, 2017 between the BIG EAST behemoths. CU is 18-4 in the last 22 encounters.

Putting The 0 In October And November
Creighton is 81-6 in the 10th month of the year since Oct. 1, 2016, including 15 straight wins, and victories in 29 of its past 30 such matches.
Creighton's been awfully good in the month of November too. Since Nov. 1, 2014, CU is 71-4 in the 11th month of the year with 20 straight victories.
Creighton has won 43 straight October home matches (since 10/15/11) and 44 consecutive home matches in November (since 11/23/14). Incredibly, Creighton is 132-10 in sets in those home November contests.

All They Do Is Win
Creighton has won its last 33 BIG EAST regular-season matches to establish a program record.
Creighton's Most Consecutive Regular-Season League Wins
Wins Dates Snapped By League
33 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

Streaking In League Play
Add in conference tournament play and Creighton has won 37 straight matches against BIG EAST teams. In its 37 matches against BIG EAST schools since October 7, 2023, Creighton is 37-0 and has dropped just four sets to league opponents.
Though impressive, there's still two teams with longer active streaks against league foes (through Sept. 29).
Wins Team Current League
103 Western Kentucky Conference-USA
44 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley
37 Creighton BIG EAST
18 Arizona State Big 12

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

Demons Feeling Blue
Creighton has won 27 straight matches against DePaul, its longest win streak ever against another foe.
Most Consecutive Match Wins Over One Team
Wins Opponent Dates
27 DePaul 2013-Present
23 Xavier 2013-22
23 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

Kiara Got Her Block Back
Kiara Reinhardt led the BIG EAST and ranked 10th nationally with 1.48 blocks per set last season, a figure that climbed to 1.58 blocks per set against BIG EAST foes.
Reinhardt celebrated the start of conference play last weekend by averaging 2.67 blocks per set, collecting eight blocks in both 3-0 wins.
Reinhardt's 476 career blocks rank fifth-most in CU history and are just 13 behind Naomi Hickman (2017-21) for fourth in program history.
Reinhardt owns 64 career blocks against DePaul in just 35 sets played, good for 1.83 blocks per set against the Blue Demons.

Senior Duo Earn Weekly BIG EAST Honors
Seniors Annalea Maeder and Kiara Reinhardt were honored by the BIG EAST Conference after helping the Bluejays to a 2-0 start in league play. Maeder was named BIG EAST Setter of the Week while Reinhardt was recognized as BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week.
Maeder averaged a league-high 11.67 assists per set while also contributing 2.50 digs, 1.00 blocks, 0.67 kills and 0.50 aces per set in a pair of 3-0 sweeps in her BIG EAST debut. This is Maeder's second BIG EAST Setter of the Week accolade of the season, also winning two weeks ago on Sept. 15.
Reinhardt helped Creighton sweep Xavier and Butler as she averaged 2.83 kills and a league-leading 2.67 blocks per set, all while hitting .297. Reinhardt, the nation's only player on a Top 25 team with at least 120 kills who is hitting .400 or better, has now won six career BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week plaudits.

Johnson's Incredible Line
Jaya Johnson had a season-high 10 kills to go with six blocks and six digs in Saturday's win against Butler.
She's the first Bluejay with at least 10 kills, six blocks and six digs in a match since Norah Sis had 22 kills, nine blocks and eight digs vs. DePaul on Oct. 16, 2022.
Johnson's also the first Bluejay to do it while hitting better than .340 in the same match since Kelli Browning had 14 kills, 10 blocks and six digs on .357 hitting at Marquette on Oct. 4, 2014.

Pink Out Auction Returns
Creighton Volleyball will once again auction off its jerseys and warm-up tops that it will wear during its annual Pink Out match on Oct. 19 vs. Seton Hall.
The auction begins Thursday (Oct. 2) at 6:30 p.m. and runs through the evening of Oct. 12 at http://GoCreighton.com/pinkoutauction, with the money benefitting Hope Lodge Nebraska and the American Cancer Society.

Best Starts With A New Coach
Brian Rosen is the first coach since Creighton brought back volleyball in 1994 to own a winning record through 14 matches of his first season.
Rosen is 9-5, just ahead of Howard Wallace (7-7), Kirsten Bernthal Booth (6-8) and Ben Guiliano (3-11).
With two wins this weekend, Rosen can be CU's first volleyball coach to win his/her first four conference matches, as Booth started 3-0, Wallace began 2-0 and Rosen is currently 2-0.

Sokol Milestone Unlocked
Creighton owns a 201-34 record all-time inside D.J. Sokol Arena, as CU picked up its 200th home win in the facility last weekend.
Creighton started 50-17 (.746) in the faciity, which means it is 151-17 (.899) 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 114-4 in home matches against BIG EAST teams (103-3 in the regular-season, 11-1 in the BIG EAST Tournament).
Since November of 2014, Creighton is 98-1 inside D.J. Sokol Arena against BIG EAST teams, which includes an 88-1 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 34-0 in home matches against BIG EAST teams, and 102-7 in sets.
Creighton has won 48 straight matches against BIG EAST opposition at home.
Since the start of the 2023 season, Creighton has won 66-of-67 sets at home against BIG EAST teams, dropping only the third set on Oct. 1, 2024 to Marquette. The Bluejays have won 34 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 league play have been set by Notre Dame. The Irish won 45 in a row from Oct. 1, 1999 to Nov. 15, 2002, and also won 35 consecutive regular-season league matches from Sept. 30, 1995 to Oct. 4, 1998.

League Opener Histories
Last Friday's 3-0 win vs. Xavier improved Creighton to 24-8 all-time in conference openers, and 1-0 under Brian Rosen. That includes an 12-1 mark in BIG EAST lid-lifters, with 12 straight wins.
Entering 2025, each of the previous 12 times that Creighton won its league opener (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), the Bluejays went on to win the regular-season title, going a combined 195-13 (entering 2025) in regular-season league action. Creighton also won 11 conference tournament titles during those years, going 22-1 at the league tournament in those seasons.
In the 23 seasons (entering 2025) that Creighton has won its conference opener, it has never finished worse than .500 in league play and it owned a combined .790 (324-86) winning percentage (entering 2025) in league matches.
In the eight years in which Creighton lost its league opener, the Bluejays have had a losing record on five occasions and owns a combined .363 (53-93) winning percentage during league contests.
In conference home openers, Creighton is 27-5 overall with 15 straight wins.
In league road openers, Creighton is 22-9 overall 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, which would seem to limit this year's league champion hopefuls to Creighton, Marquette, Xavier, Georgetown, DePaul and Villanova.

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

Anyone, Anytime
In Creighton last 16 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)
Xavier (W 3-0)
Butler (W 3-0)
*2025 preseason league favorite

Don't Fret
The combination of losing four All-Americans off a 32-3 team, plus a grueling schedule featuring seven top-25 opponents in its 12 non-conference matches, helped Creighton start "just" 7-5 through 12 matches.
Each of the two previous times that Creighton has lost at least five of its first 12 matches, the Bluejays rebounded quite nicely.
In 2016 Creighton ended non-conference play with a 6-6 mark. That squad rebounded to win its next 23 matches and finished 29-7, reaching the Elite Eight for the first time.
The year before in 2015 Creighton finished the non-conference slate 5-7. That team won 22 of its next 23 matches, including a 17-1 mark in BIG EAST play, and qualified for the program's first Sweet 16 berth.

Attendance Update
Creighton ranks sixth nationally in total home attendance (33,915) and eighth in average fans per home match (4,239).
Creighton has led the BIG EAST in average home attendance in all but one non-COVID year since joining the league.
Creighton's 33,915 home fans this fall already rank fourth-most in program history, and there's still six home matches left on the docket.
The 4,239 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. 33,915 8 2025
5. 30,211 14 2021

Highest Home Attendance Average, Season
Average Rk. Fans Dates Year
1. 4,239 33,915 8 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 7-0 this season against unranked teams, and the serve and pass game has been a major reason why.
In those seven matches (24 sets), CU has served 55 aces compared to 65 service errors. Its opponents have just 15 aces but made 65 serving miscues.

Fun With Numbers
- Creighton has won each of its last 18 sets against BIG EAST foes dating to a first set loss at DePaul on Nov. 22, 2024.
- Creighton has not trailed or been tied in the third set in any of its last five regular-season BIG EAST matches.
- Creighton has not trailed by more than five points in any of its last 101 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 37-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 190-16 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 151-9 mark in its last 160 matches.
Matches W-L
1-50 43-7
51-100 48-2
101-150 46-4
151-200 47-3
201-206 6-0

Watch This!
Eight of Creighton's first 14 matches this fall have aired on television (three on FS1, three on BTN, two on Nebraska Public Media).
The Bluejays return to FS1 on Thursday at Marquette and will appear on Marquee Sports on Saturday at DePaul.
Creighton has also won 43 straight non-televised matches, since an Oct. 6, 2023 loss at Marquette.

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

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

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

The Friendly Confines
Creighton had its first unbeaten home season in program history in 2023, going a perfect 13-0 in matches and 39-3 in sets.
Last year CU did even better, going 19-0 and losing just two sets at home.
Though its 32-match win streak was snapped on Sept. 12 against No. 4 Louisville, that still means the Bluejays are 38-1 in its last 39 contests at D.J. Sokol Arena.
All told, Creighton has won 108 of its last 113 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 105 victories as a Bluejay, becoming the 13th woman to reach the century mark.
Creighton is 105-22 (.827) 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 .827 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
105 Kiara Reinhardt 2020-Pres.
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
105-22 .827 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

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

Top 25 Sweeps
Creighton owns 32 top 25 victories in its history, but its Sept. 21 sweep of Kansas was just its ninth sweep of a ranked foe.
Three of those wins have come against Kansas, another three against Kentucky, two vs. Marquette and one at Purdue.
Creighton's 3-0 Wins vs. Top 25 Teams
Opponent Date
vs. #10 Kentucky 09/05/15
#13 Kentucky 09/01/17
at #7 Kansas 09/09/17
#21 Marquette 09/23/18
at #3 Kentucky 09/04/21
at #16 Purdue 08/26/23
#25 Marquette 11/05/23
at #10 Kansas 09/21/24
#17 Kansas 09/21/25

Top 25 History
Creighton is 240-53 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 321-34 against unranked teams. Creighton has won all but three of its past 127 home matches over unranked teams and all but 13 of its last 182 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 .185 this year, a figure that plummets to .077 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. 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 37 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.

145 Weeks As A Ranked Team
Creighton is ranked 14th in the Sept. 29 edition of the AVCA poll, the 145th time in program history it's been ranked. That's 38th-most of all programs in NCAA history.
All 145 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 68 polls.
Creighton's 68 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 427-11 (.975) all-time when leading a match 2-0, and 155-1 (.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 114 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 169-6 in its last 175 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 201-4 (.980) in its last 205 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 173-6 in its last 179 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 37 of their last 38 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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