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Jersey Number 2
Brittany Witt
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Marian
Bio
Awards & Honors
2016 AVCA All-East Region Honorable Mention
2016 AVCA East Region Freshman of the Year
2016 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 10/10
2016 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 10/17
2016 USC Radisson Classic All-Tournament Team
2016-17 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2016-17 Dean’s List
2017 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2017 AVCA First Team All-East Region
2017 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2017 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 9/12
2017 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 9/26
2017 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 10/17
2017 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 11/7
2017 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 11/14
2017 BIG EAST Libero of the Year
2017 First Team All-BIG EAST
2017 Kansas Invitational All-Tournament Team
2017 PrepVolleyball.com Honorable Mention All-American
2017 Preseason All-BIG EAST
2017 VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American
2017-18 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2017-18 Dean’s List
2018 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 9/18
2018 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
2018 SMU DoubleTree Classic All-Tournament Team
2018-19 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2018-19 Dean’s List
2019 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2019 AVCA All-East Region First Team
2019 AVCA Third Team All-American
2019 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 10/15
2019 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 11/19
2019 BIG EAST Libero of the Year
2019 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team
2019 CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team
2019 First Team All-BIG EAST
2019 Husker Invitational All-Tournament Team
2019 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
2019 VolleyballMag.com Fourth Team All-American
2019: Senior at Creighton
• Named an AVCA Third Team All-American in 2019 after leading the BIG EAST in digs per set in league play and all matches.
• Recognized as a Fourth Team All-American by VolleyballMag.com.
• Two-time BIG EAST Libero of the Year (2017, 2019) and two-time First Team All-BIG EAST (2017, 2019).
• Also had a greater percentage of her team’s digs, as well as percentage of digs of an opponent’s attacks, than any other BIG EAST performer in league play.
• Ranked 28th nationally in digs per set and 54th in total digs.
• Among the nation’s active players, finished the season 14th in career matches played and 13th in career digs.
• Had 26 digs vs. No. 7 Minnesota (Dec. 7) to finish with 2,079 in her career, surpassing the previous CU mark held by Kate Elman of 2,054.
• Also third in CU history with 122 career aces.
• Only player in program history with three straight seasons of 500 or more digs (2016-18), she did it all four seasons.
• Ranked 13th in the BIG EAST with 0.26 aces per set.
• Preseason All-BIG EAST for the third straight fall.
• Has played every set at libero since arriving at CU, and led the team in digs in all but two matches this fall.
• Surpassed 2,000 career digs on Senior Day vs. DePaul (Nov. 24), finishing with 27 in a 3-1 victory.
• A CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team selection and Third Team CoSIDA Academic All-American honoree.
• Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15 after averaging 5.50 digs per set in wins at DePaul and No. 10 Marquette.
• Opened her senior season with 31 digs in two matches to land a spot on the Husker Invitational All-Tournament Team (Aug. 30-31).
• Collected 20+ digs in wins over both No. 12 Kentucky (23) and Northern Iowa (28) on Sept. 6.
• Named to All-Tournament Team at Bluejay Invitational (Sept. 13-14) after 53 digs in three matches, including 27 vs. Drake.
• Had a career-high 35 digs in win at #10 Marquette (Oct. 12), tied for sixth-most in CU history for one match.
• Became seventh Bluejay ever to appear in 100 victories on Oct. 25 at Providence, her 109 career victories played in rank tied for second in program history.
• Had 26 digs and two aces in just three sets at Villanova (Nov. 8).
• Registered first kill of 2019 vs. No. 9 Marquette (Nov. 22), a match that clinched CU’s sixth straight BIG EAST title.
• Named to All-Tournament Team at the BIG EAST Championships (Nov. 29).
• Owned 27 career matches of 20 or more digs and set a school record with 114 matches with 10+ digs.
• Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week a second time this year on Nov. 19th, the eighth time in her career she’s been honored.
2018: Junior at Creighton
• Played as libero in all 118 sets, leading the team with 510 digs (4.32 dps.) and ranking second with 34 aces (0.29 saps.).
• Named Preseason All-BIG EAST for a second straight season.
• Owns 1,534 career digs to rank second in Bluejay history, just 520 shy of the mark.
• Only player in CU history with three straight seasons of 500 or more digs.
• In all matches, ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in total digs, seventh in digs per set and eighth in aces per set. In league play, she was third in aces per set and eighth in digs per set.
• Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 18 after averaging 5.40 digs per set in three matches at the Illini Classic.
• Owned 16 or more digs in each of the three matches at the Trojan Invitational, with a high of 25 at No. 10 USC (Aug. 25).
• Dug 19 balls in 3-0 sweep over No. 21 Marquette, (Sept. 23).
• Collected 10 or more digs in each of first 18 matches, and 21 contests in a row dating to the 2017 season, before “just” nine digs at Georgetown on October 12.
• Named to SMU DoubleTree Classic All-Tournament Team on Sept. 1 after she averaged 4.44 digs per set in three sweeps.
• Dug 22 balls in 3-1 win vs. Wichita State (Sept. 9), and vs. Villanova (Nov. 23).
• Owned 26 digs at No. 8 Illinois (Sept. 15).
• Rescued a season-high 27 digs at Butler (Sept. 28).
• Tied a CU record for a five-set match with five aces (and no service errors) in win over Xavier (Oct. 18), adding 18 digs.
• Earned first kill of season on a diving dig that dropped untouched on the other side vs. Villanova (Nov. 23).
2017: Sophomore at Creighton
• Averaged 4.24 digs and 0.25 service aces per set while playing as team’s libero in every set.
• Named Honorable Mention All-American by the AVCA, PrepVolleyball.com and VolleyballMag.com.
• Named 2017 BIG EAST Libero of the Year and First Team All-BIG EAST after also picking up Preseason All-BIG EAST honors in 2017.
• Five-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12, Sept. 26, Oct. 17, Nov. 7, Nov. 14).
• Led the BIG EAST with 4.53 digs per set in league play, second in digs per set in all matches and 12th in all matches in aces per set.
• Named to Kansas Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 9) after 38 digs in three matches.
• Led Creighton in digs during all three matches at the Husky Invitational (Aug. 25-26).
• Notched her first kill of the fall and recorded 17 digs in a win at No. 3 Washington (Aug. 26).
• Had 16 digs, including nine in the first set, as CU swept No. 7 Kansas (Sept. 9).
• Owned 20 digs at Wichita State (Sept. 15), then added 19 digs, six assists and two aces one day later vs. No. 19 Iowa State (Sept. 16).
• Notched first career double-double when she had 12 digs and 12 assists in win over Villanova (Sept. 24).
• Scooped 30 digs vs. Butler (Oct. 13), with nine coming during the fifth set victory.
• Dug 24 balls and served crucial 7-0 run in fifth set of win at Butler (Nov. 12).
• Had second double-double with 17 digs and 10 assists in 3-0 sweep of DePaul, a match she also served three consecutive aces (Nov. 5).
• Dug a career-high 34 balls, including 13 in the third set, in BIG EAST Championship final victory at Marquette (Nov. 25), to earn a spot on the All-Tournament Team.
• Reached 1,000 career digs in her 68th career match on Dec. 1 vs. Coastal Carolina.
Summer 2017: USA Volleyball
• Spent two weeks with the U.S. Volleyball Collegiate National Team in Thailand in May, competing in four matches and training with the best college players in the nation.
2016: Freshman at Creighton
• Played libero in every set, leading Creighton with 524 digs (4.09 dps.) and ranking third with 29 aces.
• AVCA East Region Freshman of the Year.
• AVCA Honorable Mention All-East Region.
• Led all BIG EAST freshmen in digs and was second among all league freshmen in digs per set.
• Also 19th in the BIG EAST in aces per set.
• Her 524 digs rank eighth-most in CU history for one fall.
• Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on both Oct. 10 and Oct. 17.
• Her 21 digs against Wichita State (Aug. 27) were second-most in CU history for a debut. Added five assists and two aces in that match.
• Added 16 digs and three assists vs. Iowa State (Aug. 28).
• Served three aces vs. No. 23 Kentucky, then added 23 digs that night at USC (Sept. 3).
• Named to the All-Tournament Team at the USC Radisson Classic (Sept. 2-3) after collecting 49 digs and four aces in three matches.
• Dug 24 balls vs. No. 4 Kansas (Sept. 8).
• Finished regular-season with 20 digs in five-set win over Villanova (Nov. 20).
• Dug season-high 32 balls in NCAA Tournament debut vs. UNI (Dec. 1).
• Contributed 21 digs and three aces in 3-2 win at No. 4 Kansas to clinch Sweet 16 trip (Dec. 2).
• Dug 19 balls vs. No. 17 Michigan as CU advanced to Elite Eight (Dec. 9).
• Part of a nasty collision late in the match at No. 5 Texas (Dec. 10) in which she broke her nose and orbital bone and needed 13 stitches.
• Had 10 or more digs in 28-of-36 matches.
Marian High School
• Four-year libero at Marian who was First Team All-State and All-Metro three times each.
• Honored as a 2015 Under Armour Second Team All-America, a 2015 MaxPreps Second Team All-American, a 2015 Third Team All-USA All-American by USA Today High School Sports and a 2014 PrepVolleyball.com All-American.
• Helped lead Marian to three consecutive state titles, earning All-Tournament acclaim each time, including the captain’s nod as a senior.
• Set a state record with 2,449 career digs, and added 206 career aces.
• Led Class A in digs as a senior with 589, when she was named honorary captain of the Omaha World-Herald’s All-Nebraska team.
• Team finished the year ranked No. 25 nationally by MaxPreps as a senior after winning final 37 matches and going 41-3 overall.
• Named First Team All-State by the Omaha World-Herald as a junior and senior after the paper named her a Second Team All-State pick as a sophomore.
• Set a state record with 738 digs as a junior.
• Established a then school-record with 647 digs as a sophomore.
• Set a state tournament record with 44 digs in one match.
• Named AAU First Team All-American in both 2013 (16 Open) and 2015 (18 Open).
• Had a match-high 14 digs in NCA All-Star Game.
• Played for coach Amy McLeay.
• Spent time with the USA Volleyball High Performance Team.
Personal
• Daughter of Tracy Kill and Tom Witt.
• Has sisters Brooke and Hailey.
• Is an exercise science major and a biology minor.
• Dream dinner guests would be Ellen DeGeneres, Beyonce and Jennifer Lawrence.
• Favorite snack is chips and salsa.
• Favorite class at Creighton is Anatomy.
• Best volleyball memory is making it to the Elite Eight.
• Favorite match from last year was USC.
• Chose Creighton because of the family culture.
• Best friend on another college volleyball team is South Dakota’s Elizabeth Loschen.
Creighton VB Postgame Presser vs Xavier 9/26/25
Saturday, September 27
#16 Creighton Volleyball Highlights vs. Xavier - 9/26/25
Saturday, September 27
Creighton Volleyball Media Availability - 9/24/25
Wednesday, September 24
Creighton's Ava Martin Highlights - 9/22/25
Monday, September 22
