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Rice Invitational II

\nMatch #7: Northern Iowa vs. #15 Creighton \u2022 Houston, Texas \u2022 Friday, Sept. 11 \u2022 3 p.m.

\n| LIVE VIDEO<\/a> | LIVE STATS<\/a> | CU NOTES<\/a> | UNI NOTES<\/a> |\u00a0<\/p>\n

Match #8: #5 Louisville vs. #15 Creighton \u2022 Houston, Texas \u2022 Saturday, Sept. 12 \u2022 1 p.m.

\n| LIVE VIDEO<\/a> | LIVE STATS<\/a> | CU NOTES<\/a> | UofL NOTES<\/a> |<\/p>\n

Match #9: #15 Creighton at Rice \u2022 Houston, Texas \u2022 Sunday, Sept. 13 \u2022 2:30 p.m.

\n| LIVE VIDEO<\/a> | LIVE STATS<\/a> | CU NOTES<\/a> | <\/p>\n

This Weekend

\nNo. 15 Creighton Volleyball (4-2) continues its non-conference gauntlet with three matches in Houston, Texas, at the Rice Invitational II.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The weekend begins on Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. when Creighton renews its long-time rivalry with Northern Iowa (3-3).

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton meets No. 5 Louisville (5-1 entering Wednesday’s match vs. Missouri) on Saturday at 1 p.m. in a Top 15 match-up before closing out the event with a 2:30 p.m. road tilt at Rice (5-1) on Sunday.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 All three matches will take place inside Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208).<\/p>\n

Broadcast Information

\nAll three of Creighton’s matches this weekend will air on ESPN+. It’s worth noting that YouTube TV subscribers now have access to ESPN+ events via ESPN Unlimited at no additional charge.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The matches on Friday and Saturday will be called by Sam Kaman and Natalie Keck, while Sunday’s action will be broadcast by Jason Metko and Tiffany Blevins.<\/p>\n

Live Stats Information

\nAll of Creighton’s matches in Houston will have free live stats that are going to be available at http:\/\/Creighton.StatBroadcast.com.\u00a0

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Links will also be on the GoCreighton.com volleyball schedule page.<\/p>\n

Scouting #15 Creighton

\nCreighton is ranked 15th in this week’s AVCA Top 25 poll after a second straight 2-1 weekend. The Bluejays own wins over No. 9 Purdue, No. 20 USC, Arizona and Pepperdine and have lost to No. 14 Minnesota and Tulsa.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The continued success comes despite the loss of three senior All-Americans from last year’s team that finished 28-6 under then first-year head coach Brian Rosen<\/a>.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Jaya Johnson<\/a> (1.85 kps.) is the lone All-BIG EAST returner for the Jays, but Abbey Hayes<\/a> (2.27 kps.), Saige Damrow<\/a> (3.65 dps.), Sydney Breissinger<\/a> (1.42 dps., 0.27 saps.), Eloise Brandewie<\/a> (1.50 kps., 1.08 bps.) and Nora Wurtz<\/a> (0.38 saps.) also saw significant action.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The Bluejays cleaned up in the transfer portal during the offseason, bringing in middle blocker Ayden Ames<\/a> (1.85 kps., 0.81 bps., .278%), setter Katie Dalton<\/a> (7.64 aps.) and outside hitter Trinity Shadd-Ceres<\/a> (3.31 kps.). Dalton and Shadd-Ceres earned BIG EAST Setter and Offensive Player of the Week honors on Monday.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 CU averages 12.12 kills, 14.23 digs, 2.08 blocks and 1.58 aces per set while hitting .182.\u00a0

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton was a unanimous pick to win the BIG EAST, with Johnson, Hayes and Ames all earning Preseason All-BIG EAST acclaim.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Last season marked CU’s 12th consecutive BIG EAST regular-season title and 11th BIG EAST Tournament crown in the past 12 years.<\/p>\n

Scouting Northern Iowa

\nNorthern Iowa is 3-3, defeating Loyola Chicago (3-2), Air Force (3-1) and Utah Valley (3-0) but suffering losses to Georgia Tech (3-0), Iowa State (3-1) and South Dakota (3-2).

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Cassidy Hartman (4.75 kps., 3.54 dps.) is one of the best players in the Midwest and coming off a 31-kill, 17 dig outing on Saturday at USD.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Lily Dykstra (3.79 kps.) and Isabelle Elliott (2.50 kps.) give the Panthers a talented trio of attackers.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Reese Booth (10.46 aps,. 2.96 dps.) sets the offense, while Jadyn Petersen (4.67 dps.) handles the libero role.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 As a team, UNI averages 13.71 kills, 16.33 digs, 2.21 blocks and 0.71 aces per set while hitting .198.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Series History vs. Northern Iowa

\nNorthern Iowa leads the all-time series against Creighton, 42-18, but Creighton owns a 6-5 edge on neutral floors.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 After winning just three of the first 43 meetings, Creighton has won 15 of the last 17 match-ups in the series, including nine in a row. CU’s 15 wins are the most against the Panthers since 2012, four more than UNI’s 11 losses to Illinois State.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Six of CU’s 17 wins against the Panthers have come in five sets.\u00a0 Creighton’s last 13 victories over Northern Iowa have come in six different states (six times in Nebraska, three times in Kentucky, and once each in Iowa, California, Kansas and Illinois), but the rivals have never faced off in the Lone Star State.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Brian Rosen<\/a> is 2-0 against UNI and Bobbi Petersen as a head coach. Petersen is 30-18 all-time against Creighton.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Northern Iowa is 14-0 all-time when ranked and facing Creighton. Creighton is 12-1 all-time when ranked when facing UNI. Oddly, the teams have never met when both were ranked.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Friday will be the first meeting between the teams since Creighton defeated UNI in four sets in the 2025 NCAA Tournament in Omaha.<\/p>\n

Creighton-Northern Iowa Connections

\nUNI junior Reese Booth (10.46 aps., 2.96 dps.) is the daughter of former Creighton head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth (2003-24).

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Northern Iowa women’s basketball head coach Tanya Warren played at Creighton and later spent two stints as an assistant coach with the Bluejays. Warren is one of two Creighton women’s basketball players with her name in the rafters inside D.J. Sokol Arena.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Nobody has dominated their respective conferences in recent years more than Creighton and Northern Iowa. UNI has won 60 straight matches over Missouri Valley Conference foes to lead the country, while CU’s 53 consecutive conquests over BIG EAST opposition is second-most.\u00a0

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton and Northern Iowa were two of eight teams nationally to finish conference play unbeaten last fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Scouting #5 Louisville

\nLouisville is off to a 5-1 start to the season featuring four wins over Top 25 foes (Texas A&M, Indiana, TCU, Texas). The lone loss was a 3-0 defeat in Milwaukee against Wisconsin.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Chloe Chicoine (4.16 kps., .387%), Chloe Meester (3.53 kps., .327%) and Kalyssa Blackshear (3.16 kps., .371%) top the potent Cardinal offense.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Payton Petersen is averaging 4.05 digs per set after moving to libero this fall, and Nayelis Cabello (10.42 aps.) sets the UofL offense.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The Cards average 14.26 kills, 14.21 digs, 2.32 blocks and 1.21 aces per set while hitting .332 as a team.<\/p>\n

Series History vs. Louisville

\nLouisville has won all four previous meetings against Creighton, with each of the first three match-ups going five sets before UofL prevailed in four frames last September in Omaha.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Brian Rosen<\/a> is 0-1 vs. Louisville and Dan Meske. Meske is 1-0 against the Bluejays as a head coach.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 All four previous seasons that Creighton has met Louisville came in years the Bluejays eventually made the Sweet 16 (2015, 2023) or Elite Eight (2024, 2025).<\/p>\n

Creighton-Louisville Connections

\nLouisville head coach Dan Meske is married to former Creighton middle blocker Laurel Sanford, who accumulated 761 kills and 419 blocks (10th in CU history) in 107 matches from 2008-11.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Louisville senior MB Brooke Bultema was a high school teammate of Creighton senior DS Sydney Breissinger<\/a> at Ursuline Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio from 2019-22, where they combined to win a state title as seniors in 2022.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton’s Ayden Ames<\/a> and Louisville’s Payton Petersen were teammates on USA Volleyball’s U21 Team this summer that won the Pan American Cup.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton and Louisville are two of 20 schools to have won at least one NCAA Tournament game each of the last three seasons (2023-25), a list that also features Arizona State, Baylor, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Marquette, Miami (Fla.), Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, SMU, Stanford, TCU, Texas, USC and Wisconsin.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton and Louisville are two of the nine schools to reach the Sweet 16 (or beyond) in each of the last three NCAA Tournaments (2023-25), joining Kentucky, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Stanford, Texas and Wisconsin.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton (5) and Louisville (7) have combined for 12 Sweet 16 appearances in the last 11 seasons (2015-25).<\/p>\n

Scouting Rice

\nRice is 5-1 this season with the lone loss coming its last outing against Illinois.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Sydnee Peterson (3.74 kps.) leads the Owls in kills per set, with Ashlyn Seay (2.86 kps., .302%) and Kellen Dorotik (2.48 kps.) also posing a threat.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Kaia Mateo (9.78 aps.) is back to run the offense, and Jordan Hummel (3.61 dps.) quarterbacks the defense from the libero spot.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Collectively, Rice averages 13.52 kill, 14.52 digs, 2.61 blocks and 1.04 aces per set while hitting .250 as a team.<\/p>\n

Series History vs. Rice

\nCreighton is 2-2 all-time against Rice, and 0-1 in Houston against the Owls.\u00a0

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Rice won in four sets in 1995 in Manhattan and in five sets in Houston in 2022. CU has swept the Owls in both 2024 (in Louisville) and 2025 (in Omaha).

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Brian Rosen<\/a> is 1-0 against Rice, while Rice coach Genny Volpe is 1-2 all-time against Creighton. Rosen is 1-0 against Volpe.<\/p>\n

Creighton-Rice Connections

\nThe top women’s beach volleyball team in the United States features Taryn Brasher and Kirsten Nuss Cruz, as the duo tied for ninth place at the 2024 Paris Olympics.\u00a0

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Then known as Taryn Kloth before getting married, Brasher starred indoors at Creighton from 2015-18 before transferring to LSU as a grad student to pursue a beach volleyball career. At LSU, she was part of the top volleyball team in the country with Cruz, who was then known as Kristen Nuss. Cruz married ex-Rice assistant coach Trey Cruz (now at LSU) earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Creighton Coaches

\nBrian Rosen<\/a> is in his second season as Creighton head coach, where his 32-8 record with the Bluejays moves his career mark to 77-25 in five seasons.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 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 became the BIG EAST’s first rookie head coach since 2014 to win 20+ matches in his first year in the league, the only rookie head coach in league history to win multiple NCAA Tournament matches, and the first new coach to win 28+ matches in his first season.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 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.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Rosen led Creighton to the BIG EAST regular-season and Tournament titles in 2025 and a return to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 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.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Rosen is assisted by Angie Oxley Behrens<\/a>, Adam Kessenich<\/a> and Izzy Ashburn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With A Win…

\nWith a win on Friday…

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton would defeat Northern Iowa for the 10th consecutive meeting, and 16th time in the last 18 match-ups. Only Minnesota (12 straight from 1976-89) and Creighton (9) have ever beaten UNI more than eight consecutive times.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton would improve to 28-1 under Brian Rosen<\/a> against unranked opponents.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton would improve to 23-3 when ranked No. 15 nationally.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton would improve to 13-1 when ranked and facing Northern Iowa.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton would improve to 27-5 in neutral site matches since the start of 2021.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0

\nMilestone Watch

\nCreighton’s student-athletes are approaching all sorts of milestones as the 2026 season enters the third week.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Trinity Shadd-Ceres<\/a> owns 86 kills with Creighton and is 14 shy of 100. If she does it against Northern Iowa, she’d be the fastest Bluejay to 100 career kills (7 matches). If she doesn’t do it until Louisville on Saturday in her eighth match, she’d tie the mark set by JoDe Cieloha in 1994.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Sydney Breissinger<\/a> owns 918 career digs and is 82 shy of 1,000.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Abbey Hayes<\/a> owns 196 digs and is four short of 200. Hayes is also 30 kills away from 300 in her career.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Jaya Johnson<\/a> owns 190 career blocks, putting her just 10 from 200.<\/p>\n

Old MVC Rivals Get Reacquainted

\nFriday’s match-up with Northern Iowa will be Creighton’s 61st against the Panthers since the program’s restart in 1994, the most of any opponent.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The only other teams that Creighton has played more than 40 times are Wichita State (50) and Illinois State (43).

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 UNI is the only opponent to defeat Creighton more than 30 times, something the Panthers have done 42 times.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton and Northern Iowa have played all but one season (2013) since the Bluejays restarted volleyball in 1994.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The teams were Missouri Valley Conference rivals who played twice annually from 1994-2012, plus seven more MVC Tournament meetings.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton is 13-2 against Northern Iowa since leaving the MVC, compared to a 5-40 mark when the two were Valley rivals.<\/p>\n

We Meet Again…

\nThe Creighton\/Northern Iowa history includes meetings in 10 different tournaments (four of them more than once), but never in the Rice Invitational II or in Houston.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The teams met seven times at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (twice each in Cedar Falls, IA and Normal, IL; once each in Springfield, MO, Wichita, KS and Omaha, NE).

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The teams have also played in the NCAA Tournament in both Lawrence, KS and Omaha, NE.

\nEvent (States played in)\u00a0 \u00a0 Result

\nMVC Tournament (IA, IL, KS, MO, NE)\u00a0 \u00a0 UNI 7-0

\nBluejay Invitational (NE)\u00a0 \u00a0 CU 4-0

\nNCAA Tournament (KS, NE)\u00a0 \u00a0 CU 2-0

\nUNI Tournament (IA)\u00a0 \u00a0 Tied 1-1

\nCommonwealth Classic (KY)\u00a0 \u00a0 CU 1-0

\nUSC Radisson Classic (CA)\u00a0 \u00a0 CU 1-0

\nIllini Classic (IL)\u00a0 \u00a0 CU 1-0

\nBluegrass Battle (KY)\u00a0 \u00a0 CU 1-0

\nCardinal Classic (KY)\u00a0 \u00a0 CU 1-0

\nTrojan Invitational (CA)\u00a0 \u00a0 UNI 1-0<\/p>\n

In Control Right Meow

\nNorthern Iowa won the first 24 meetings against Creighton and at one time was 40-3 against the Jays, but CU has turned the tables of late.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton has won the past nine meetings, becoming just the second program ever to defeat UNI more than eight consecutive match-ups.

\nLongest Win Streaks vs. UNI

\nStreak\u00a0 \u00a0 Opponent\u00a0 \u00a0 Streak Dates

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 12\u00a0 \u00a0 Minnesota\u00a0 \u00a0 1976 to 10.3\/89

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 9\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/15\/18 to Present

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 8\u00a0 \u00a0 Wisconsin\u00a0 \u00a0 1976 to 9\/6\/00

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 7\u00a0 \u00a0 Wichita State\u00a0 \u00a0 10\/1\/04 to 10\/21\/06

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 6\u00a0 \u00a0 Iowa\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/17\/83 to 9\/21\/84

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 6\u00a0 \u00a0 Missouri State\u00a0 \u00a0 11\/6\/15 to 11\/25\/17

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 6\u00a0 \u00a0 Southern Illinois\u00a0 \u00a0 11\/19\/82 to 10\/24\/86<\/p>\n

Longest Active Win Streaks vs. UNI

\nStreak\u00a0 \u00a0 Opponent\u00a0 \u00a0 When Did Streak Start?

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 9\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/15\/2018

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 5\u00a0 \u00a0 Marquette\u00a0 \u00a0 12\/4\/2015

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 4\u00a0 \u00a0 USC\u00a0 \u00a0 8\/25\/2018

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 4\u00a0 \u00a0 Arizona State\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/27\/1985<\/p>\n

Chicoine One Of The Best

\nLouisville OH Chloe Chicoine is on the AVCA’s National Player of the Year Watch List, and Creighton is facing her for the fourth straight season.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The Bluejays beat her Purdue team in both 2023 and 2024 but lost to her Louisville squad in 2025.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Chicoine has averaged 2.83 kills and 3.00 digs per set while hitting .100 overall against CU.

\nYear\u00a0 \u00a0 Score\u00a0 \u00a0 K\u00a0 \u00a0 E\u00a0 \u00a0 TA\u00a0 \u00a0 PCT.\u00a0 \u00a0 SA\u00a0 \u00a0 DIG\u00a0 \u00a0 TB

\n2023\u00a0 \u00a0 CU 3-0\u00a0 \u00a0 9\u00a0 \u00a0 6\u00a0 \u00a0 50\u00a0 \u00a0 .060\u00a0 \u00a0 0\u00a0 \u00a0 13\u00a0 \u00a0 1

\n2024\u00a0 \u00a0 CU 3-1\u00a0 \u00a0 14\u00a0 \u00a0 8\u00a0 \u00a0 44\u00a0 \u00a0 .136\u00a0 \u00a0 0\u00a0 \u00a0 6\u00a0 \u00a0 0

\n2025\u00a0 \u00a0 LOU 3-2\u00a0 \u00a0 11\u00a0 \u00a0 7\u00a0 \u00a0 36\u00a0 \u00a0 .111\u00a0 \u00a0 1\u00a0 \u00a0 17\u00a0 \u00a0 1

\nTOTAL\u00a0 \u00a0 CU 2-1\u00a0 \u00a0 34\u00a0 \u00a0 21\u00a0 \u00a0 130\u00a0 \u00a0 .100\u00a0 \u00a0 1\u00a0 \u00a0 36\u00a0 \u00a0 2<\/p>\n

Two Of The Best

\nFew teams in the country have been as successful in recent years as Creighton and Louisville.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Since the start of the 2018 season, Creighton ranks fourth with 217 victories and Louisville is sixth with 210 wins. If you base success only by win percentage since 2018, that leaderboard is Pittsburgh (.891), Nebraska (.867), Texas (.865), Western Kentucky (.846), Creighton (.844), Wisconsin (.839), Stanford (.8245) and Louisville (.8235).

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Narrow the window to the start of the 2021 campaign and it’s even better. Creighton and Louisville are tied for third nationally with 151 wins, trailing only Pittsburgh (159) and Nebraska (155). When it comes to win percentage since the start of the 2021 season, that top five looks like Pittsburgh (.888), Nebraska (.886), Louisville (.868), Texas (.863) and Creighton (.858).

\nLast 5+ Seasons (2021-Sept. 7, 2026)

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sorted By Wins\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sorted By Win Percentage

\n1.\u00a0 \u00a0 159\u00a0 \u00a0 Pittsburgh\u00a0 \u00a0 1.\u00a0 \u00a0 .888\u00a0 \u00a0 Pittsburgh\u00a0 \u00a0 159-20

\n2.\u00a0 \u00a0 155\u00a0 \u00a0 Nebraska\u00a0 \u00a0 2.\u00a0 \u00a0 .886\u00a0 \u00a0 Nebraska\u00a0 \u00a0 156-20

\n3\u00a0 \u00a0 151\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 3.\u00a0 \u00a0 .868\u00a0 \u00a0 Louisville\u00a0 \u00a0 151-23

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 151\u00a0 \u00a0 Louisville\u00a0 \u00a0 4.\u00a0 \u00a0 .863\u00a0 \u00a0 Texas\u00a0 \u00a0 132-21

\n5.\u00a0 \u00a0 146\u00a0 \u00a0 Wisconsin\u00a0 \u00a0 5.\u00a0 \u00a0 .858\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 151-25

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 145\u00a0 \u00a0 Western Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 6.\u00a0 \u00a0 .849\u00a0 \u00a0 Wisconsin\u00a0 \u00a0 146-26

\n7.\u00a0 \u00a0 136\u00a0 \u00a0 Stanford\u00a0 \u00a0 7.\u00a0 \u00a0 .843\u00a0 \u00a0 Western Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 145-27

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 136\u00a0 \u00a0 Dayton\u00a0 \u00a0 8.\u00a0 \u00a0 .821\u00a0 \u00a0 Towson\u00a0 \u00a0 128-28

\n9.\u00a0 \u00a0 132\u00a0 \u00a0 Texas\u00a0 \u00a0 9.\u00a0 \u00a0 .819\u00a0 \u00a0 Stanford\u00a0 \u00a0 136-30

\n10.\u00a0 \u00a0 128\u00a0 \u00a0 Towson\u00a0 \u00a0 10.\u00a0 \u00a0 .792\u00a0 \u00a0 Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 126-33<\/p>\n

Last 8+ Seasons (2018-Sept. 7, 2026)

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sorted By Wins\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sorted By Win Percentage

\n1.\u00a0 \u00a0 238\u00a0 \u00a0 Pittsburgh\u00a0 \u00a0 1.\u00a0 \u00a0 .891\u00a0 \u00a0 Pittsburgh\u00a0 \u00a0 238-29

\n2.\u00a0 \u00a0 228\u00a0 \u00a0 Nebraska\u00a0 \u00a0 2.\u00a0 \u00a0 .867\u00a0 \u00a0 Nebraska\u00a0 \u00a0 228-35

\n3.\u00a0 \u00a0 220\u00a0 \u00a0 Western Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 3.\u00a0 \u00a0 .865\u00a0 \u00a0 Texas\u00a0 \u00a0 205-32

\n4.\u00a0 \u00a0 217\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 4.\u00a0 \u00a0 .846\u00a0 \u00a0 Western Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 220-40

\n5.\u00a0 \u00a0 214\u00a0 \u00a0 Wisconsin\u00a0 \u00a0 5.\u00a0 \u00a0 .844\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 217-40

\n6.\u00a0 \u00a0 210\u00a0 \u00a0 Louisville\u00a0 \u00a0 6.\u00a0 \u00a0 .839\u00a0 \u00a0 Wisconsin\u00a0 \u00a0 214-41

\n7.\u00a0 \u00a0 209\u00a0 \u00a0 Stephen F. Austin\u00a0 \u00a0 7.\u00a0 \u00a0 .8245\u00a0 \u00a0 Stanford\u00a0 \u00a0 202-43

\n8.\u00a0 \u00a0 205\u00a0 \u00a0 Texas\u00a0 \u00a0 8.\u00a0 \u00a0 .8235\u00a0 \u00a0 Louisville\u00a0 \u00a0 210-45

\n9.\u00a0 \u00a0 202\u00a0 \u00a0 Stanford\u00a0 \u00a0 9.\u00a0 \u00a0 .814\u00a0 \u00a0 Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 201-46

\n10.\u00a0 \u00a0 201\u00a0 \u00a0 Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 10.\u00a0 \u00a0 .813\u00a0 \u00a0 BYU\u00a0 \u00a0 195-45<\/p>\n

Who’s Beaten Who?

\nLet’s take a look at how these four teams have fared against each other in the previous two years. Louisville is 5-0, Creighton is 4-2, UNI is 2-4 and Rice is 0-5.

\nMatch-up\u00a0 \u00a0 2024@UofL\u00a0 \u00a0 2025@CU

\nCU-UNI\u00a0 \u00a0 CU, 3-0\u00a0 \u00a0 CU, 3-0

\nCU-RICE\u00a0 \u00a0 CU, 3-0\u00a0 \u00a0 CU, 3-0

\nCU-UofL\u00a0 \u00a0 UofL, 3-2\u00a0 \u00a0 UofL, 3-1

\nUNI-RICE\u00a0 \u00a0 UNI, 3-0\u00a0 \u00a0 UNI, 3-0

\nUNI-UofL\u00a0 \u00a0 UofL, 3-0\u00a0 \u00a0 UofL, 3-1

\nRICE-UofL\u00a0 \u00a0 —\u00a0 \u00a0 UofL, 3-1<\/p>\n

29 Kills For Shadd-Ceres

\nTrinity Shadd-Ceres<\/a> became the sixth different player in Creighton Volleyball history with 29 or more kills in a match when she did it last Friday against Arizona. Of those women, Shadd-Ceres’ .420 hitting percentage was the second-best mark.\u00a0

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Shadd-Ceres’ 29 kills tied a Bluejay Invitational single-match record and were one shy of the D.J. Sokol Arena record.

\nCreighton Players With 29+ Kills

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 K\u00a0 \u00a0 Pct.\u00a0 \u00a0 D\u00a0 \u00a0 Player, Opponent (Sets)\u00a0 \u00a0 Date

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 32\u00a0 \u00a0 .406\u00a0 \u00a0 10\u00a0 \u00a0 Michelle Prorock, Evansville (4)\u00a0 \u00a0 11\/02\/96

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 31\u00a0 \u00a0 .390\u00a0 \u00a0 7\u00a0 \u00a0 Keeley Davis, Marquette (5)\u00a0 \u00a0 10\/12\/19

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 30\u00a0 \u00a0 .404\u00a0 \u00a0 22\u00a0 \u00a0 Melissa Walsh, Indiana St. (5)\u00a0 \u00a0 10\/16\/98

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 30\u00a0 \u00a0 .273\u00a0 \u00a0 13\u00a0 \u00a0 Norah Sis, Auburn (5)\u00a0 \u00a0 12\/02\/22

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 30\u00a0 \u00a0 .464\u00a0 \u00a0 10\u00a0 \u00a0 Ava Martin<\/a>, Marquette (5)\u00a0 \u00a0 11\/01\/25

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 30\u00a0 \u00a0 .369\u00a0 \u00a0 8\u00a0 \u00a0 Ava Martin<\/a>, No. Colorado (5)\u00a0 \u00a0 12\/04\/26

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 29\u00a0 \u00a0 .420\u00a0 \u00a0 10\u00a0 \u00a0 Trinity Shadd-Ceres<\/a>, Arizona (5)\u00a0 \u00a0 09\/04\/26

\n\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0

\nShadd-Ceres Seeks Century Mark at CU

\nTrinity Shadd-Ceres<\/a> owns 86 kills in her first six matches at Creighton. With 14 or more kills on Friday, Shadd-Ceres would become the first Bluejay since the program’s 1994 reinstatement to reach 100 kills in a Creighton uniform within her first seven matches.

\nCreighton’s Quickest Players To 100 Kills (Career)

\nName\u00a0 \u00a0 MP\u00a0 \u00a0 Date\u00a0 \u00a0 Opponent

\nJoDe Cieloha\u00a0 \u00a0 8\u00a0 \u00a0 09\/23\/94\u00a0 \u00a0 at Drake

\nJaali Winters\u00a0 \u00a0 9\u00a0 \u00a0 09\/12\/15\u00a0 \u00a0 Pacific

\nNorah Sis\u00a0 \u00a0 9\u00a0 \u00a0 09\/11\/21\u00a0 \u00a0 Illinois

\nMelissa Walsh\u00a0 \u00a0 10\u00a0 \u00a0 09\/26\/98\u00a0 \u00a0 at Bradley

\nCarolyn Decker\u00a0 \u00a0 10\u00a0 \u00a0 09\/18\/04\u00a0 \u00a0 Illinois State

\nKeeley Davis\u00a0 \u00a0 10\u00a0 \u00a0 09\/21\/19\u00a0 \u00a0 Wyoming<\/p>\n

Golden Girls

\nCreighton junior Ayden Ames<\/a> spent the summer winning a second straight Pan American Cup Gold Medal with USA Volleyball’s U21 team and starting three of the team’s five matches, including the final. Ames had 18 kills in 35 swings and hit .400 in the four matches she appeared in.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Ames will reunite with a former teammate this weekend in Houston when the Bluejays meet up with Louisville’s Payton Petersen.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Petersen was one of the best attackers in the entire tournament but now plays libero for Louisville.<\/p>\n

Rosen On The Fast Track

\nBrian Rosen<\/a> owns a 77-25 record to date when you include his 32-8 mark at Creighton with his 45-17 record at Nova Southeastern.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Among current Division I head coaches with at least four years of head coaching experience, Rosen ranks 14th in the country with a .755 winning percentage, one spot ahead of his Louisville counterpart, Dan Meske (.752).

\nBest Win Percentage (Through 9\/7)

\n(Min. 4 years, current DI Head Coaches)

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Pct.\u00a0 \u00a0 Name, Current School\u00a0 \u00a0 W-L

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 .858\u00a0 \u00a0 JJ Van Niel, Arizona State\u00a0 \u00a0 91-15

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 .850\u00a0 \u00a0 Dan Fisher, Pittsburgh\u00a0 \u00a0 431-76

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 .842\u00a0 \u00a0 Dani Busboom-Kelly, Nebraska\u00a0 \u00a0 240-45

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 .831\u00a0 \u00a0 Jerritt Elliott, Texas\u00a0 \u00a0 688-140

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 .820\u00a0 \u00a0 Jenny Glenn, American\u00a0 \u00a0 255-56

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 .776\u00a0 \u00a0 Todd Lowery, UTRGV\u00a0 \u00a0 606-175

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 .775\u00a0 \u00a0 Paco Labrador, Navy\u00a0 \u00a0 567-165

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 .769\u00a0 \u00a0 Travis Hudson, WKU\u00a0 \u00a0 810-243

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 .768\u00a0 \u00a0 Kelly Sheffield, Wisconsin\u00a0 \u00a0 622-188

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 .765\u00a0 \u00a0 Sam Erger, SMU\u00a0 \u00a0 104-32

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 .763\u00a0 \u00a0 Kendra Potts, Grand Canyon\u00a0 \u00a0 164-51

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 .759\u00a0 \u00a0 Craig Skinner, Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 501-159

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 .758\u00a0 \u00a0 Matt Botsford, UCF\u00a0 \u00a0 285-91

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 .755\u00a0 \u00a0 Brian Rosen<\/a>, Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 77-25

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 .752\u00a0 \u00a0 Dan Meske, Louisville\u00a0 \u00a0 76-25<\/p>\n

Return of the Block

\nCreighton had 18 blocks in Sunday’s match vs. Tulsa, its most in any match since posting 22 blocks on Oct. 16, 2022 vs. DePaul. The 18 blocks were tied for 12th-most in CU history.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton had been 21-4 under Brian Rosen<\/a> when winning the blocking battle before that day.<\/p>\n

Brandewie’s Big Block

\nEloise Brandewie<\/a> had a career-high 12 blocks in Sunday’s match vs. Tulsa. Her dozen rejections were tied for seventh-most in a match in Bluejay history, and the most by any CU player since Kiana Schmitt had 13 on Oct. 16, 2022 vs. DePaul.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 One of the women on the list, Laurel Sanford (13 vs. Southern Illinois on Oct. 21, 2011) is now the wife of Louisville head coach Dan Meske.\u00a0

\nMost Blocks in a Match

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 17\u00a0 \u00a0 Ashley Williams (3-14) vs. Wichita State (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 10-10-03

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 16\u00a0 \u00a0 Ashley Williams (4-12) vs. Southern Illinois (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9-19-03

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 15\u00a0 \u00a0 Kelli Browning (0-15) vs. Tulsa (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9-8-12

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 14\u00a0 \u00a0 Jessica Houts (0-14) vs. Lipscomb (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9-4-09

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 13\u00a0 \u00a0 Laurel Sanford (1-12) vs. Southern Illinois (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 10-21-11

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 13\u00a0 \u00a0 Kiana Schmitt (1-12) vs. DePaul (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 10-16-22

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 12\u00a0 \u00a0 JoDe Cieloha (1-11) at Bradley (3s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9-9-95

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 12\u00a0 \u00a0 JoDe Cieloha (2-10) at Western Illinois (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 11-10-96

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 12\u00a0 \u00a0 Ashley Williams (3-9) vs. Bradley (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 10-31-03

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 12\u00a0 \u00a0 Laurel Sanford (1-11) at Southern Illinois (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 10-17-09

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 12\u00a0 \u00a0 Jessica Houts (2-10) vs. Indiana State (3s)\u00a0 \u00a0 10-24-09

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 12\u00a0 \u00a0 Jessica Houts (1-11) vs. Evansville (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 11-14-09

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 12\u00a0 \u00a0 Kelli Browning (2-10) at Missouri State (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 11-17-12

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 12\u00a0 \u00a0 Lauren Smith (1-11) at Georgetown (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 11-9-13

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 12\u00a0 \u00a0 Eloise Brandewie<\/a> (1-11) vs. Tulsa (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9-6-26<\/p>\n

Hey, Hey, Hayes

\nAbbey Hayes<\/a> had a career-high 18 kills in Sunday’s match vs. Tulsa, five more than her previous best.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Hayes’ 18 kills were the most by a Creighton sophomore since Ava Martin<\/a> had 18 kills at St. John’s on Nov. 11, 2023.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Hayes joins some pretty good company as one of five Creighton sophomores with 18+ kills in a match over the past 10 seasons (2017-Present). And of those sophomores, only Norah Sis (4x), Keeley Davis and Ava Martin<\/a> had a match with at least 18 kills and 13 digs.

\nMost Kills by a CU Sophomore, Last 10 Seasons

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 K\u00a0 \u00a0 D\u00a0 \u00a0 Name, Opponent (sets)\u00a0 \u00a0 Date

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 30\u00a0 \u00a0 13\u00a0 \u00a0 Norah Sis vs. Auburn (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 12\/2\/22

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 28\u00a0 \u00a0 19\u00a0 \u00a0 Norah Sis vs. Florida State (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/9\/22

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 27\u00a0 \u00a0 11\u00a0 \u00a0 Norah Sis at UConn (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 10\/7\/22

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 23\u00a0 \u00a0 14\u00a0 \u00a0 Norah Sis vs. #14 Marquette (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 11\/26\/22

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 22\u00a0 \u00a0 5\u00a0 \u00a0 Norah Sis at Wyoming (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 8\/2722

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 22\u00a0 \u00a0 8\u00a0 \u00a0 Norah Sis vs. DePaul (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 10\/16\/22

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 22\u00a0 \u00a0 6\u00a0 \u00a0 Ava Martin<\/a> vs. Northern Iowa (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/3\/23

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 22\u00a0 \u00a0 11\u00a0 \u00a0 Ava Martin<\/a> at #9 Minnesota (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/16\/23

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 21\u00a0 \u00a0 13\u00a0 \u00a0 Norah Sis vs. Omaha (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/10\/22

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 21\u00a0 \u00a0 11\u00a0 \u00a0 Norah Sis vs. #16 Marquette (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 10\/14\/22

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 21\u00a0 \u00a0 16\u00a0 \u00a0 Ava Martin<\/a> at Xavier (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/23\/23

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 20\u00a0 \u00a0 17\u00a0 \u00a0 Keeley Davis at South Dakota (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 1\/31\/21

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 20\u00a0 \u00a0 4\u00a0 \u00a0 Norah Sis at St. John’s (3s)\u00a0 \u00a0 10\/30\/22

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 20\u00a0 \u00a0 8\u00a0 \u00a0 Ava Martin<\/a> vs. Duke (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 8\/27\/23

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 18\u00a0 \u00a0 10\u00a0 \u00a0 Jaela Zimmerman vs. Marquette (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 11\/22\/19

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 18\u00a0 \u00a0 7\u00a0 \u00a0 Norah Sis vs. UConn (3s)\u00a0 \u00a0 11\/6\/22

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 18\u00a0 \u00a0 6\u00a0 \u00a0 Ava Martin<\/a> at St. John’s (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 11\/11\/23

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 18\u00a0 \u00a0 13\u00a0 \u00a0 Abbey Hayes<\/a> vs. Tulsa (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/6\/26<\/p>\n

Dalton Goes 40\/20 in Home Debut

\nKatie Dalton<\/a> made an immediate impact in her first match as a Creighton Bluejay inside D.J. Sokol Arena, turning in 46 assists and a career-high 21 digs.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Dalton is just the ninth different Bluejay with at least 20 assists and 20 digs in the same match. It’s happened 29 times overall among those women.

\n20 Assists, 20 Digs In A Match

\nA\u00a0 \u00a0 D\u00a0 \u00a0 Name\u00a0 \u00a0 Opp.\u00a0 \u00a0 Date

\n47\u00a0 \u00a0 22\u00a0 \u00a0 Melissa Weisensee\u00a0 \u00a0 Bradley (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/9\/94

\n51\u00a0 \u00a0 21\u00a0 \u00a0 Melissa Weisensee\u00a0 \u00a0 at Wichita State (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/14\/96

\n53\u00a0 \u00a0 24\u00a0 \u00a0 Melissa Weisensee\u00a0 \u00a0 at Indiana State (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 10\/18\/96

\n40\u00a0 \u00a0 23\u00a0 \u00a0 Melissa Weisensee\u00a0 \u00a0 at Drake (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/13\/97

\n46\u00a0 \u00a0 38\u00a0 \u00a0 Melissa Weisensee\u00a0 \u00a0 Evansville (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 10\/10\/97

\n46\u00a0 \u00a0 21\u00a0 \u00a0 Melissa Weisensee\u00a0 \u00a0 Missouri State (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 10\/31\/97

\n65\u00a0 \u00a0 22\u00a0 \u00a0 Melissa Weisensee\u00a0 \u00a0 at Evansville (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 11\/8\/97

\n55\u00a0 \u00a0 28\u00a0 \u00a0 Kailey Reyes\u00a0 \u00a0 Evansville (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/11\/99

\n65\u00a0 \u00a0 24\u00a0 \u00a0 Kailey Reyes\u00a0 \u00a0 Illinois State (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/24\/99

\n40\u00a0 \u00a0 21\u00a0 \u00a0 Kailey Reyes\u00a0 \u00a0 Missouri State (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 11\/6\/99

\n49\u00a0 \u00a0 28\u00a0 \u00a0 Kailey Reyes\u00a0 \u00a0 at Illinois State (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 10\/13\/00

\n44\u00a0 \u00a0 23\u00a0 \u00a0 Kailey Reyes\u00a0 \u00a0 Bradley (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 10\/28\/00

\n64\u00a0 \u00a0 23\u00a0 \u00a0 Kailey Reyes\u00a0 \u00a0 at Evansville (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 11\/4\/00

\n45\u00a0 \u00a0 20\u00a0 \u00a0 Kailey Reyes\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. Evansville (4g)\u00a0 \u00a0 11\/24\/00

\n54\u00a0 \u00a0 22\u00a0 \u00a0 Brittany Coleman\u00a0 \u00a0 at Illinois State (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 10\/18\/03

\n62\u00a0 \u00a0 21\u00a0 \u00a0 Brittany Coleman\u00a0 \u00a0 at Southern Illinois (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 10\/29\/04

\n71\u00a0 \u00a0 20\u00a0 \u00a0 Korie Lebeda\u00a0 \u00a0 at Evansville (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 11\/18\/06

\n27\u00a0 \u00a0 20\u00a0 \u00a0 Michelle Sicner\u00a0 \u00a0 Illinois State (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/30\/11

\n44\u00a0 \u00a0 21\u00a0 \u00a0 Michelle Sicner\u00a0 \u00a0 Xavier (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 11\/29\/13

\n41\u00a0 \u00a0 20\u00a0 \u00a0 Lydia Dimke\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. Wichita State (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 8\/27\/16

\n40\u00a0 \u00a0 21\u00a0 \u00a0 Kendra Wait\u00a0 \u00a0 at Marquette (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 10\/29\/21

\n59\u00a0 \u00a0 36\u00a0 \u00a0 Kendra Wait\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. Florida State (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/9\/22

\n56\u00a0 \u00a0 24\u00a0 \u00a0 Kendra Wait\u00a0 \u00a0 at Rice (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/18\/22

\n60\u00a0 \u00a0 20\u00a0 \u00a0 Kendra Wait\u00a0 \u00a0 #14 Marquette (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 11\/26\/22

\n43\u00a0 \u00a0 22\u00a0 \u00a0 Kendra Wait\u00a0 \u00a0 Northern Iowa (4s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/3\/23

\n42\u00a0 \u00a0 22\u00a0 \u00a0 Kendra Wait\u00a0 \u00a0 at #9 Minnesota (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/16\/23

\n45\u00a0 \u00a0 26\u00a0 \u00a0 Kendra Wait\u00a0 \u00a0 at Xavier (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/23\/23

\n53\u00a0 \u00a0 21\u00a0 \u00a0 Annalea Maeder<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 Northern Colorado (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 12\/4\/25

\n46\u00a0 \u00a0 21\u00a0 \u00a0 Katie Dalton<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 Arizona (5s)\u00a0 \u00a0 9\/4\/26<\/p>\n

So Many Five-Setters

\nCreighton has played three matches to go five sets in its first six contests of the year, the first time that’s been true since the 2020 season that was played in the spring of 2021.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Since restarting the Volleyball program in 1994, the Bluejays have played 3,558 sets in 979 matches, an average of 3.63 sets per match.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 This year’s team is playing 4.33 sets per match, well above the previous program high of 3.89 sets per match done in both 1996 and 1997, which were just a smidge ahead of where the aforementioned 2020 season ended up (3.88).

\nMost Sets Per Creighton Match

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Sets\/Match\u00a0 \u00a0 Year\u00a0 \u00a0 Sets\u00a0 \u00a0 Match\u00a0 \u00a0 W-L

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 4.33\u00a0 \u00a0 2026\u00a0 \u00a0 26\u00a0 \u00a0 6\u00a0 \u00a0 4-2

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 3.89\u00a0 \u00a0 1996\u00a0 \u00a0 109\u00a0 \u00a0 28\u00a0 \u00a0 9-19

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 3.89\u00a0 \u00a0 1997\u00a0 \u00a0 109\u00a0 \u00a0 28\u00a0 \u00a0 15-13

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 3.88\u00a0 \u00a0 2020\u00a0 \u00a0 62\u00a0 \u00a0 16\u00a0 \u00a0 12-4*

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 3.83\u00a0 \u00a0 2003\u00a0 \u00a0 115\u00a0 \u00a0 30\u00a0 \u00a0 12-18

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 3.79\u00a0 \u00a0 1999\u00a0 \u00a0 106\u00a0 \u00a0 28\u00a0 \u00a0 13-15

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 3.79\u00a0 \u00a0 2000\u00a0 \u00a0 106\u00a0 \u00a0 28\u00a0 \u00a0 16-12

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 3.78\u00a0 \u00a0 2013\u00a0 \u00a0 121\u00a0 \u00a0 32\u00a0 \u00a0 23-9*

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 3.77\u00a0 \u00a0 2011\u00a0 \u00a0 117\u00a0 \u00a0 31\u00a0 \u00a0 17-14

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 3.76\u00a0 \u00a0 2014\u00a0 \u00a0 128\u00a0 \u00a0 34\u00a0 \u00a0 25-9*

\n*made NCAA Tournament<\/p>\n

Best In The BIG EAST Last Week

\nA pair of Creighton Volleyball newcomers were honored on Monday as Trinity Shadd-Ceres<\/a> was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week and Katie Dalton<\/a> recognized as BIG EAST Setter of the Week.\u00a0

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Shadd-Ceres led the BIG EAST in points (58.5) and kills (54) en route to Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team accolades. The junior from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada averaged 4.18 points, 3.86 kills, 2.50 digs and 0.43 blocks per set while hitting .289.\u00a0

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Dalton led the BIG EAST with 120 assists last week as she averaged 8.57 assists, 3.07 digs, 0.43 kills and 0.43 blocks per set.\u00a0 She surpassed 1,000 career assists in Friday’s win over Arizona.<\/p>\n

Top 25 Wins

\nThanks to victories over No. 9 Purdue and No. 20 USC, Creighton is one of five teams nationally that enters this with multiple ranked wins.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 4\u00a0 \u00a0 Louisville

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 4\u00a0 \u00a0 Pittsburgh

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2\u00a0 \u00a0 Arizona State

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2\u00a0 \u00a0 Florida

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2\u00a0 \u00a0 Kentucky

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2\u00a0 \u00a0 Stanford

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2\u00a0 \u00a0 TCU

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2\u00a0 \u00a0 Texas

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2\u00a0 \u00a0 Wisconsin

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 1\u00a0 \u00a0 Florida State

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 1\u00a0 \u00a0 Indiana

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 1\u00a0 \u00a0 Minnesota

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 1\u00a0 \u00a0 Nebraska

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 1\u00a0 \u00a0 Purdue

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 1\u00a0 \u00a0 SMU

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 1\u00a0 \u00a0 Tennessee

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 1\u00a0 \u00a0 Tulsa

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 1\u00a0 \u00a0 USC<\/p>\n

158 Weeks As A Ranked Team

\nCreighton was ranked 15th in the Sept. 7 AVCA poll, the 158th time in program history it’s been ranked. That’s 37th-most of all programs in NCAA history. All of those rankings have occurred since 2012.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Thirty-seven of those rankings have seen the Bluejays climb into the Top 10.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The Bluejays are one of 10 schools (along with Baylor, Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, Pitt,\u00a0

\nPurdue, Stanford, Texas and Wisconsin) to have been ranked each of the last 81 polls.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton’s 81 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.\u00a0

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton is one of eight schools (Creighton, Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Stanford, Wisconsin) to be in the Top 10 of the year-end poll in both 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n

Top 10 Wins

\nCreighton owns 13 Top 10 wins in program history, all of which have taken place since 2015.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 All but one of those Top 10 wins have taken place away from home, including a victory over No. 8 Arizona State in last year’s Sweet 16 and this year’s season-opener over No. 9 Purdue.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton owns four top-five wins in program history, and all of those were away from home.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The highest-ranked teams that Creighton has ever beaten was No. 3 Washington (8\/26\/17) and No. 3 Kentucky (9\/4\/21).

\nCreighton’s Top 10 Wins

\nDate\u00a0 \u00a0 Opponent\u00a0 \u00a0 Score

\n09\/05\/15\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. #10 Kentucky (at UNI)\u00a0 \u00a0 W 3-0

\n12\/02\/16\u00a0 \u00a0 at #4 Kansas\u00a0 \u00a0 W 3-2

\n08\/26\/17\u00a0 \u00a0 at #3 Washington\u00a0 \u00a0 W 3-1

\n09\/09\/17\u00a0 \u00a0 at #7 Kansas\u00a0 \u00a0 W 3-0

\n08\/24\/18\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. #5 Kentucky (at USC)\u00a0 \u00a0 W 3-2

\n10\/12\/19\u00a0 \u00a0 at #10 Marquette\u00a0 \u00a0 W 3-2

\n11\/22\/19\u00a0 \u00a0 #9 Marquette\u00a0 \u00a0 W 3-1

\n09\/04\/21\u00a0 \u00a0 at #3 Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 W 3-0

\n09\/16\/23\u00a0 \u00a0 at #9 Minnesota\u00a0 \u00a0 W 3-2

\n09\/20\/24\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. #6 Purdue (at Kansas)\u00a0 \u00a0 W 3-1

\n09\/21\/24\u00a0 \u00a0 at #10 Kansas\u00a0 \u00a0 W 3-0

\n12\/11\/25\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. #8 Arizona State (at Kentucky)\u00a0 \u00a0 W 3-1

\n08\/28\/26\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. #9 Purdue (in Sioux Falls)\u00a0 \u00a0 W 3-2<\/p>\n

Top 25 History

\nCreighton is 263-56 all-time when playing as a ranked team, and also 30-35 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.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Since the start of the 2012 season, 50 of Creighton’s 85 losses have come against ranked teams. In that same period, Creighton is 341-35 against unranked teams. Creighton has won all but four of its past 138 home matches over unranked teams and all but 14 of its last 203 matches at all sites against unranked teams.

\nRanked vs. Ranked (CU is 30-35)

\nHome: 11-11\u00a0 \u00a0 Away: 8-14\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Neutral: 11-10

\nDate\u00a0 \u00a0 Winner\u00a0 \u00a0 Loser\u00a0 \u00a0 CU Score

\n11\/19\/12\u00a0 \u00a0 #11 Minnesota\u00a0 \u00a0 #21 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 1-3

\n08\/30\/13\u00a0 \u00a0 #25 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #13 BYU\u00a0 \u00a0 3-1

\n09\/14\/13\u00a0 \u00a0 #11 UCLA\u00a0 \u00a0 #24 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 1-3

\n09\/16\/13\u00a0 \u00a0 #7 Hawaii\u00a0 \u00a0 #23 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 2-3

\n08\/30\/14\u00a0 \u00a0 #22 Kansas\u00a0 \u00a0 #23 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 1-3

\n09\/03\/16\u00a0 \u00a0 #23 Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 #22 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 0-3

\n12\/02\/16\u00a0 \u00a0 #21 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #4 Kansas\u00a0 \u00a0 3-2

\n12\/09\/16\u00a0 \u00a0 #21 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #17 Michigan\u00a0 \u00a0 3-2

\n12\/10\/16\u00a0 \u00a0 #5 Texas\u00a0 \u00a0 #21 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 0-3

\n08\/26\/17\u00a0 \u00a0 #9 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #3 Washington\u00a0 \u00a0 3-1

\n09\/01\/17\u00a0 \u00a0 #7 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #13 Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 3-0

\n09\/02\/17\u00a0 \u00a0 #18 USC\u00a0 \u00a0 #7 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 0-3

\n09\/08\/17\u00a0 \u00a0 #17 Purdue\u00a0 \u00a0 #9 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 1-3

\n09\/09\/17\u00a0 \u00a0 #9 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #7 Kansas\u00a0 \u00a0 3-0

\n09\/16\/17\u00a0 \u00a0 #19 Iowa State\u00a0 \u00a0 #8 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 2-3

\n12\/12\/17\u00a0 \u00a0 #12 Michigan St.\u00a0 \u00a0 #15 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 1-3

\n08\/24\/18\u00a0 \u00a0 #13 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #5 Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 3-2

\n08\/25\/18\u00a0 \u00a0 #10 USC\u00a0 \u00a0 #13 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 2-3

\n09\/06\/18\u00a0 \u00a0 #7 Nebraska\u00a0 \u00a0 #14 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 2-3

\n09\/15\/18\u00a0 \u00a0 #8 Illinois\u00a0 \u00a0 #10 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 1-3

\n09\/23\/18\u00a0 \u00a0 #10 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #21 Marquette\u00a0 \u00a0 3-0

\n10\/26\/18\u00a0 \u00a0 #10 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #18 Marquette\u00a0 \u00a0 3-1

\n11\/24\/18\u00a0 \u00a0 #9 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #16 Marquette\u00a0 \u00a0 3-1

\n12\/01\/18\u00a0 \u00a0 #22 Washington\u00a0 \u00a0 #9 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 0-3

\n08\/30\/19\u00a0 \u00a0 #2 Nebraska\u00a0 \u00a0 #18 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 1-3

\n08\/31\/19\u00a0 \u00a0 #20 Baylor\u00a0 \u00a0 #18 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 0-3

\n09\/06\/19\u00a0 \u00a0 #23 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #12 Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 3-1

\n09\/07\/19\u00a0 \u00a0 #23 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #15 USC\u00a0 \u00a0 3-1

\n09\/14\/19\u00a0 \u00a0 #12 Washington\u00a0 \u00a0 #17 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 1-3

\n10\/12\/19\u00a0 \u00a0 #13 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #10 Marquette\u00a0 \u00a0 3-2

\n11\/22\/19\u00a0 \u00a0 #12 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #9 Marquette\u00a0 \u00a0 3-1

\n12\/07\/19\u00a0 \u00a0 #7 Minnesota\u00a0 \u00a0 #15 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 2-3

\n02\/05\/21\u00a0 \u00a0 #19 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #25 Marquette\u00a0 \u00a0 3-2

\n02\/06\/21\u00a0 \u00a0 #25 Marquette\u00a0 \u00a0 #19 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 0-3

\n09\/08\/21\u00a0 \u00a0 #3 Nebraska\u00a0 \u00a0 #19 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 0-3

\n09\/02\/22\u00a0 \u00a0 #17 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #25 USC\u00a0 \u00a0 3-1

\n09\/03\/22\u00a0 \u00a0 #16 Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 #17 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 1-3

\n09\/07\/22\u00a0 \u00a0 #2 Nebraska\u00a0 \u00a0 #17 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 2-3

\n10\/14\/22\u00a0 \u00a0 #21 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #16 Marquette\u00a0 \u00a0 3-2

\n11\/19\/22\u00a0 \u00a0 #16 Marquette\u00a0 \u00a0 #11 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 0-3

\n11\/26\/22\u00a0 \u00a0 #15 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #14 Marquette\u00a0 \u00a0 3-2

\n08\/26\/23\u00a0 \u00a0 #18 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #16 Purdue\u00a0 \u00a0 3-0

\n09\/06\/23\u00a0 \u00a0 #4 Nebraska\u00a0 \u00a0 #16 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 1-3

\n09\/16\/23\u00a0 \u00a0 #14 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #9 Minnesota\u00a0 \u00a0 3-2

\n11\/05\/23\u00a0 \u00a0 #17 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #25 Marquette\u00a0 \u00a0 3-0

\n12\/07\/23\u00a0 \u00a0 #7 Louisville\u00a0 \u00a0 #17 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 2-3

\n09\/05\/24\u00a0 \u00a0 #11 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #20 USC\u00a0 \u00a0 3-1

\n09\/10\/24\u00a0 \u00a0 #5 Nebraska\u00a0 \u00a0 #9 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 2-3

\n09\/15\/24\u00a0 \u00a0 #4 Louisville\u00a0 \u00a0 #9 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 2-3

\n09\/20\/24\u00a0 \u00a0 #9 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #6 Purdue\u00a0 \u00a0 3-1

\n09\/21\/24\u00a0 \u00a0 #9 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #10 Kansas\u00a0 \u00a0 3-0

\n12\/13\/24\u00a0 \u00a0 #6 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0#13 Texas\u00a0 \u00a0 3-1

\n12\/15\/24\u00a0 \u00a0 #2 Penn State\u00a0 \u00a0 #6 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 2-3

\n08\/23\/25\u00a0 \u00a0 #2 Penn State\u00a0 \u00a0 #12 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 L 0-3

\n08\/29\/25\u00a0 \u00a0 #5 Texas\u00a0 \u00a0 #12 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 L 0-3

\n08\/31\/25\u00a0 \u00a0 #12 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #14 Kansas\u00a0 \u00a0 W 3-2

\n09\/07\/25\u00a0 \u00a0 #22 USC\u00a0 \u00a0 #13 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 L 0-3

\n09\/12\/25\u00a0 \u00a0 #4 Louisville\u00a0 \u00a0 #13 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 L 1-3

\n09\/16\/25\u00a0 \u00a0 #1 Nebraska\u00a0 \u00a0 #18 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 L 2-3

\n09\/21\/25\u00a0 \u00a0 #18 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #17 Kansas\u00a0 \u00a0 W 3-0

\n12\/11\/25\u00a0 \u00a0 #11 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #8 Arizona State\u00a0 \u00a0 W 3-1

\n12\/13\/25\u00a0 \u00a0 #2 Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 #11 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 L 0-3

\n08\/28\/26\u00a0 \u00a0 #13 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #9 Purdue\u00a0 \u00a0 W 3-2

\n08\/29\/26\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0#14 Minnesota\u00a0 \u00a0 #13 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 L 0-3

\n08\/30\/26\u00a0 \u00a0 #13 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 #20 USC\u00a0 \u00a0 W 3-1<\/p>\n

Against Ranked Foes

\nAfter a total of three top-25 wins from 1994-2014, Creighton has earned at least one top-25 win each of the last 12 seasons (2015-26).\u00a0

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton is 35-96 all-time against ranked teams (13-18 on neutral floors), and 5-7 under Brian Rosen<\/a> (4-3 on neutral floors).

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton is also 13-44 all-time against Top 10 teams, including a 2-5 record under Rosen.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The highest-ranked team CU has defeated under Rosen was No. 8 Arizona State (W 3-1) on Dec. 11, 2025 in Lexington, Ky., in the Sweet 16.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 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).\u00a0

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 CU’s highest-ranked opponent it has defeated at home was a 3-1 win over then-No. 9 Marquette on Nov. 22, 2019.\u00a0

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 This year is the 10th season that CU owned multiple Top-25 victories, and last year was the fourth in a row with three Top 25 wins or more. The Jays beat three Top 25 teams in 2017, 2022, 2023 and 2025, and a record four in 2018, 2019 and 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Put It In Neutral

\nCreighton is 26-5 in the last six seasons on neutral floors, including a 7-0 mark in 2021, a 4-0 record in 2022, a 5-2 record in 2023, a 4-0 record in 2024, a 4-2 mark in 2025 and a 2-1 record this fall.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Included in that stretch are neutral-site wins over USC (2021 and 2026), Northern Iowa (2021 and 2024), Iowa State (2022 & 2023), Florida State (2022), Kansas State (2022), Loyola Chicago (2023), High Point (2023), St. John’s (2023), Rice (2024), Purdue (2024 & 2026), Texas (2024), Kansas (2025) and Arizona State (2025).<\/p>\n

Defense Did Its Job

\nCreighton lost on Sept. 6 to Tulsa despite holding the Golden Hurricane to .128 hitting.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 It was Creighton’s first loss when holding a foe to .128 hitting or lower since Oct. 30, 2009, when Missouri State hit .118 in a 3-0 sweep over the Jays.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 CU had been 185-0 since then when foes hit .128 or worse.<\/p>\n

Christianson Aces Opening Weekend

\nSetter Rayna Christianson<\/a> made an impact with four service aces in Creighton’s Aug. 30 win over No. 20 USC.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The four aces were the most by a Bluejay freshman on the opening weekend of a season since Allie Oelke in 2007.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Oelke, who like Christianson is also from the Twin Cities metro area, went on to be named Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year in 2007.<\/p>\n

Last Season Summary

\nCreighton went 28-6 last season in Brian Rosen<\/a>‘s first season at the helm, dropping just four sets while going 18-0 against conference foes en route to BIG EAST regular-season and BIG EAST Tournament titles.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The Jays defeated Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa and No. 8 Arizona State in the NCAA Tournament to reach its second straight Elite Eight, where it was eliminated by eventual runner-up Kentucky.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 BIG EAST Player of the Year Ava Martin<\/a> (4.48 kps., 0.40 saps.) and Kiara Reinhardt<\/a> (2.53 kps., 1.03 bps., .447%) were both named Second Team All-Americans and became the first teammates ever selected in the first round of the same Major League Volleyball Draft, while BIG EAST Setter of the Year Annalea Maeder<\/a> (10.75 aps., 0.40 saps.) was chosen as a Third Team All-American.<\/p>\n

Preseason Ranking

\nCreighton was ranked 13th in the AVCA preseason poll on Aug. 10th. It’s the 12th time in the past 14 years that the Jays have been ranked in the preseason, and fifth season in a row.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The No. 13 slotting is tied for the fourth-best preseason mark in program history.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton is one of 15 schools to be ranked in every preseason Top 25 poll since 2022, a list featuring Baylor, BYU, Creighton, Florida, Kentucky, Louisville, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, USC, Stanford, Texas and Wisconsin. Of note, Creighton is the nation’s only program that was nationally-ranked in the preseason polls in 2023, 2024 and 2025 and improved its position in the year-end poll.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Over the previous 18 seasons from 2008-25, 333-of-450 teams (74.0 percent) have been in both the preseason and final polls. From 2008-25, all but 42 teams (of 450) named in the preseason AVCA Top 25 poll would go on to reach the NCAA Tournament (90.7 percent).

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 This year marks the 15th straight season that CU has been ranked at least one week, extending a program record.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Year\u00a0 \u00a0 Preseason Rank\u00a0 \u00a0 Final W-L\u00a0 \u00a0 Final Rank

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2013\u00a0 \u00a0 25th\u00a0 \u00a0 23-9\u00a0 \u00a0 NR

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2014\u00a0 \u00a0 23rd\u00a0 \u00a0 25-9\u00a0 \u00a0 NR

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2016\u00a0 \u00a0 18th\u00a0 \u00a0 27-9\u00a0 \u00a0 9th

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2017\u00a0 \u00a0 9th\u00a0 \u00a0 26-7\u00a0 \u00a0 16th

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2018\u00a0 \u00a0 13th\u00a0 \u00a0 29-5\u00a0 \u00a0 13th

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2019\u00a0 \u00a0 18th\u00a0 \u00a0 25-6\u00a0 \u00a0 16th

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2020\u00a0 \u00a0 16th\u00a0 \u00a0 12-4\u00a0 \u00a0 NR

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2022\u00a0 \u00a0 18th\u00a0 \u00a0 27-5\u00a0 \u00a0 21st

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2023\u00a0 \u00a0 18th\u00a0 \u00a0 29-5\u00a0 \u00a0 15th

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2024\u00a0 \u00a0 12th\u00a0 \u00a0 32-3\u00a0 \u00a0 5th

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2025\u00a0 \u00a0 12th\u00a0 \u00a0 28-6\u00a0 \u00a0 10th

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 2026\u00a0 \u00a0 13th\u00a0 \u00a0 TBD\u00a0 \u00a0 TBD<\/p>\n

Ames Makes BIG EAST History in First Week

\nAyden Ames<\/a> was named BIG EAST Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 31 after helping the Bluejays to a pair of Top 25 wins to open the season. Ames is the first player in BIG EAST history, as well as Creighton Volleyball history, to be named both the Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week in the same week by the league office.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Ames hit .305 and averaged 1.92 kills, 1.17 blocks and 0.25 digs during her initial week as a Bluejay.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The junior from Prosper, Texas, had seven kills and set a Creighton record for most blocks in a debut with seven stuffs in Friday’s 3-2 win vs. No. 9 Purdue.\u00a0

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The Preseason All-BIG EAST pick then led the Bluejays with eight kills, three blocks and .333 hitting in Saturday’s contest vs. No. 14 Minnesota before closing her weekend with eight kills, four blocks and .400 hitting in a 3-1 triumph over No. 20 USC.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Ames’ only previously weekly conference award came on Dec. 2, 2024, when she shared Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week recognition while enrolled at Texas.<\/p>\n

New Kid On The Block

\nAyden Ames<\/a> made Bluejay history when she had seven blocks in her Creighton debut vs. No. 9 Purdue on Aug. 28th.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Ames surpassed Kelli Browning’s six in 2011 vs. UTSA. Browning is already in the Creighton Athletics Hall of Fame and still owns the top three single-season blocking totals in CU history.

\nMost Blocks, First Match Played at Creighton

\nBLK\u00a0 \u00a0 Name\u00a0 \u00a0 Opponent\u00a0 \u00a0 Date

\n7\u00a0 \u00a0 Ayden Ames<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. #9 Purdue\u00a0 \u00a0 8\/28\/26

\n6\u00a0 \u00a0 Kelli Browning\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. UTSA\u00a0 \u00a0 8\/26\/11

\n5\u00a0 \u00a0 Elise Goetzinger\u00a0 \u00a0 NC State\u00a0 \u00a0 8\/30\/\/24

\n4\u00a0 \u00a0 Lauren Bloemke\u00a0 \u00a0 Jacksonville State\u00a0 \u00a0 8\/25\/06

\n4\u00a0 \u00a0 Lauren Smith\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. #13 BYU\u00a0 \u00a0 8\/30\/13

\n4\u00a0 \u00a0 Kelsey O’Connell\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. Miami (Ohio)\u00a0 \u00a0 8\/28\/15

\n4\u00a0 \u00a0 Jaali Winters\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. Miami (Ohio)\u00a0 \u00a0 8\/28\/15

\n4\u00a0 \u00a0 Kiara Reinhardt<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 Nebraska-Omaha\u00a0 \u00a0 1\/22\/21

\n4\u00a0 \u00a0 Norah Sis\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. Kansas City\u00a0 \u00a0 8\/27\/21<\/p>\n

One Tough Schedule

\nOf Creighton’s 12 non-conference matches, six are against ranked teams and four others against programs that received votes in the preseason AVCA Top 25 poll.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 All 12 non-conference teams on Creighton’s schedule finished the 2025 campaign with a top-44 RPI, and 11 reached the NCAA Tournament. That should come as no surprise, as Creighton faced the second-most difficult schedule (all matches) last season.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The teams on Creighton’s non-conference schedule entered this week with a 42-21 mark to date.<\/p>\n

The Gauntlet

\nCreighton played the nation’s second-toughest schedule, and also ranked among the national leaders in Top 50 wins and matches vs. Top 50 opponents in 2025.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton was 18-0 (including the league tournament) against the BIG EAST Conference (the nation’s #5 league).

\nMost RPI Top 50 Wins in 2025

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Top 50 W’s\u00a0 \u00a0 School

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 18\u00a0 \u00a0 Nebraska

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 17\u00a0 \u00a0 Arizona State

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 15\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton, Pittsburgh

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 14\u00a0 \u00a0 Wisconsin<\/p>\n

Most RPI Top 50 Matches in 2025

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Top 50 MP’s\u00a0 \u00a0 School

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 21\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton, Arizona State, Kansas

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 20\u00a0 \u00a0 Pittsburgh

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 19\u00a0 \u00a0 Nebraska, Wisconsin, TCU, Utah<\/p>\n

Production Returns

\nCreighton returns 9-of-17 letterwinners to the court from last season, including three starters.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 From last year’s team, Ava Martin<\/a>, Kiara Reinhardt<\/a>, Annalea Maeder<\/a>, Sky McCune<\/a>, Alivia Hausmann<\/a>, Sophia Wendlick<\/a>, Destiny Ndam-Simpson<\/a> and Emersen Strain<\/a> are not back.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 All told, of the seven categories listed below, Creighton returns 316.2 of a possible 700% back (45.2 percent), the third-smallest amount returning in the past 25 seasons behind only 2009 and 2025.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Below is a breakdown of the production that is back:

\nStat\u00a0 \u00a0 Returners\u00a0 \u00a0 Departures

\nDigs\u00a0 \u00a0 993 (61.3%)\u00a0 \u00a0 628 (38.7%)

\nAces\u00a0 \u00a0 142 (56.6%)\u00a0 \u00a0 109 (43.4%)

\nBlocks\u00a0 \u00a0 144 (55.2%)\u00a0 \u00a0 117 (44.8%)

\nMatches Started\u00a0 \u00a0 92 (45.1%)\u00a0 \u00a0 112 (54.9%)

\nPoints\u00a0 \u00a0 964 (44.5%)\u00a0 \u00a0 1201 (55.5%)

\nKills\u00a0 \u00a0 678 (41.0%)\u00a0 \u00a0 975 (59.0%)

\nAssists\u00a0 \u00a0 192 (12.5%)\u00a0 \u00a0 1340 (87.5%)<\/p>\n

Advance In The Dance

\nCreighton is one of nine schools to appear in the Sweet 16 in each of the last three NCAA Tournaments (2023-25), joining Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Stanford, Texas and Wisconsin.\u00a0

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton is one of six schools to be in the Elite Eight in both 2024 and 2025, a list that features Creighton, Kentucky, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Stanford and Wisconsin.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton has won a First Round match in the NCAA Tournament in each of the last three seasons (2023-25). Nationally, only 20 schools have done that: Arizona State, Baylor, Creighton, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Marquette, Miami (Fla.), Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, SMU, Stanford, TCU, Texas, USC and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

How Sweet It Is

\nCreighton has made five Sweet 16s, all of which have come in the 11 seasons from 2015-25. Creighton is one of 46 schools to have made a Sweet 16 since 2015, but only 16 of those teams have been there five times or more in that span.

\nMost Sweet 16s, Last 11 Seasons (2015-25)

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Sweet 16s\u00a0 \u00a0 School

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 11\u00a0 \u00a0 Nebraska

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 11\u00a0 \u00a0 Texas

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 11\u00a0 \u00a0 Wisconsin

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 9\u00a0 \u00a0 Minnesota

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 9\u00a0 \u00a0 Penn State

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 8\u00a0 \u00a0 Florida

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 8\u00a0 \u00a0 Kentucky

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 8\u00a0 \u00a0 Stanford

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 7\u00a0 \u00a0 Louisville

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 6\u00a0 \u00a0 BYU

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 6\u00a0 \u00a0 Pittsburgh

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 6\u00a0 \u00a0 Purdue

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 6\u00a0 \u00a0 Washington

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 5\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 5\u00a0 \u00a0 Ohio State

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 5\u00a0 \u00a0 Oregon<\/p>\n

Replacing Three AVCA All-Americans

\nCreighton Volleyball had three seniors earn All-America honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association last season, as Ava Martin<\/a> and Kiara Reinhardt<\/a> picked up Second Team honors, and Annalea Maeder<\/a> was a Third Team choice.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton’s three honorees were tied for fifth-most in the nation, trailing only the four women chosen from Kentucky, Nebraska, SMU and Texas A&M.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Last year marked the 14th straight season that Creighton has had at least one All-American, with multiple All-Americans in 10 of the previous 11 campaigns. The only schools with multiple All-Americans each of the past five years are now Creighton, Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Stanford and Wisconsin.\u00a0

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Both Martin and Reinhardt were selected in the Major League Volleyball Draft on Nov. 24, 2025. Martin was the second overall section by the Atlanta Vibe, while Reinhardt was selected No. 8 overall in the first round by the Omaha Supernovas. The selections made Creighton the first school in league history to have two picks in the First Round of the same draft.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 This is the second straight season the Jays have had to replace three or more All-Americans, as the 2025 Creighton squad that reached the Elite Eight had to replace Kendra Wait, Norah Sis, Maddy Bilinovic and Elise Goetzinger from its 2024 team that also made the Elite Eight.<\/p>\n

Golden Girl

\nCreighton junior Ayden Ames<\/a> spent the summer winning a second straight Pan American Cup Gold Medal with USA Volleyball’s U21 team and starting three of the team’s five matches, including the final. Ames had 18 kills in 35 swings and hit .400 in the four matches she appeared in.<\/p>\n

No Losers Here

\nCreighton has been as good as anyone at avoiding losses in recent seasons.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton and Pittsburgh are the nation’s only teams to lose six times or less in the 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 seasons.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton is also the only school nationally who have won 25 matches or more in every season between 2014-25 (not counting the 2020 COVID-19 year, when CU only played 16 times).

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton is one three schools to win 27 matches or more each of the last five seasons (2021-25), joining Pittsburgh and Western Kentucky.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winners Win

\nCreighton owned 268 wins over the previous 10 seasons from 2016-25.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 That ranks fourth-most nationally, and among some of the most storied programs in all the land. CU is also fifth in win percentage in the last decade.

\nPrevious 10 Seasons (2016-25)

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sorted By Wins\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sorted By Win Percentage

\n1.\u00a0 \u00a0 287\u00a0 \u00a0 Nebraska\u00a0 \u00a0 1.\u00a0 \u00a0 .874\u00a0 \u00a0 Texas\u00a0 \u00a0 256-37

\n2.\u00a0 \u00a0 283\u00a0 \u00a0 Pittsburgh\u00a0 \u00a0 2.\u00a0 \u00a0 .872\u00a0 \u00a0 Nebraska\u00a0 \u00a0 287-42

\n3.\u00a0 \u00a0 278\u00a0 \u00a0 Western Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 3.\u00a0 \u00a0 .8634\u00a0 \u00a0 Western Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 278-44

\n4.\u00a0 \u00a0 268\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 4.\u00a0 \u00a0 .8628\u00a0 \u00a0 Pittsburgh\u00a0 \u00a0 283-45

\n5.\u00a0 \u00a0 261\u00a0 \u00a0 Wisconsin\u00a0 \u00a0 5.\u00a0 \u00a0 .838\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 268-52

\n6.\u00a0 \u00a0 256\u00a0 \u00a0 Texas\u00a0 \u00a0 6.\u00a0 \u00a0 .8312\u00a0 \u00a0 Wisconsin\u00a0 \u00a0 261-53

\n7.\u00a0 \u00a0 255\u00a0 \u00a0 Stanford\u00a0 \u00a0 7.\u00a0 \u00a0 .8311\u00a0 \u00a0 BYU\u00a0 \u00a0 251-51

\n8.\u00a0 \u00a0 253\u00a0 \u00a0 Stephen F. Austin\u00a0 \u00a0 8.\u00a0 \u00a0 .825\u00a0 \u00a0 Stanford\u00a0 \u00a0 255-54

\n9.\u00a0 \u00a0 251\u00a0 \u00a0 BYU\u00a0 \u00a0 9.\u00a0 \u00a0 .813\u00a0 \u00a0 Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 248-57

\n10.\u00a0 \u00a0 248\u00a0 \u00a0 Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 10.\u00a0 \u00a0 .797\u00a0 \u00a0 Dayton\u00a0 \u00a0 244-62<\/p>\n

Nothing Mid-Major About It

\nThere’s nothing mid-major about the Creighton Volleyball program.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 From 2012-25, Creighton ranked fourth nationally with 372 victories. The only teams with more wins in those 14 seasons were Western Kentucky (400), Nebraska (394) and Penn State (375). Just behind CU is Texas (370) and Stanford (368).

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 In that time, Creighton has made five Sweet 16’s and three Elite Eights while leading the country with both 13 regular-season conference titles and 12 league tournament titles,\u00a0

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton is the only Volleyball program in BIG EAST history to ever reach the Elite Eight, and has now done it three times (2016, 2024 and 2025).<\/p>\n

14 Straight NCAA’s

\nCreighton Volleyball has made the NCAA Tournament in each of the last 14 seasons. They are the first women’s team in any sport at Creighton to make 14 straight NCAA Tournament appearances.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 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.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Creighton is one of seven teams nationally to have appeared in each of the last 14 NCAA Tournaments (2012-25). That group features BYU, Creighton, Florida, Kentucky, Nebraska, Penn State and Texas.<\/p>\n

How Elite Are We?

\nCreighton and UCLA are the nation’s only schools to reach the Elite Eight in women’s volleyball (2024 and 2025), women’s basketball (2021), men’s basketball (2022) and men’s soccer (2022) since the start of the 2021-22 academic year.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton, UCLA and Kentucky are the nation’s only schools to reach the Sweet 16 in those same sports since the start of the 2021-22 academic year.<\/p>\n

Survival of the Fittest

\nSince 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.

\nSurviving Match Points Since 2001

\nDate\u00a0 \u00a0 Opponent\u00a0 \u00a0 MP(s) Faced\u00a0 \u00a0 Final Set 5

\n09\/27\/02\u00a0 \u00a0 Evansville\u00a0 \u00a0 13-14, 14-15\u00a0 \u00a0 19-17

\n08\/30\/03\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. McNeese State\u00a0 \u00a0 13-14, 15-16\u00a0 \u00a0 18-16

\n10\/10\/03\u00a0 \u00a0 Wichita State\u00a0 \u00a0 13-14\u00a0 \u00a0 16-14

\n10\/13\/06\u00a0 \u00a0 at Wichita State\u00a0 \u00a0 12-14, 13-14, 14-15\u00a0 \u00a0 17-15

\n09\/11\/07\u00a0 \u00a0 at Drake\u00a0 \u00a0 13-14, 14-15\u00a0 \u00a0 17-15

\n08\/26\/11\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. UTSA\u00a0 \u00a0 12-14, 13-14\u00a0 \u00a0 16-14

\n11\/16\/12\u00a0 \u00a0 at Wichita State\u00a0 \u00a0 13-14\u00a0 \u00a0 16-14

\n09\/20\/15\u00a0 \u00a0 Kansas State\u00a0 \u00a0 23-24 (4th set)\u00a0 \u00a0 15-13

\n11\/20\/15\u00a0 \u00a0 at Georgetown\u00a0 \u00a0 23-24, 26-27 (4th set)\u00a0 \u00a0 15-7

\n08\/24\/18\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. #5 Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 16-15, 19-18\u00a0 \u00a0 22-20<\/p>\n

Tournament Tested

\nCreighton has played multiple matches in 32 tournaments since the start of the 2021 calendar year, and won 20 of them.\u00a0

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 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).

\nCU’s Multi-Match Tournaments Since Jan. 1, 2021

\nYear\u00a0 \u00a0 Event\u00a0 \u00a0 CU Record (Place)

\n2021\u00a0 \u00a0 BIG EAST Tournament\u00a0 \u00a0 2-0 (1st)

\n2021\u00a0 \u00a0 Mizzou Invitational\u00a0 \u00a0 3-0 (1st)

\n2021\u00a0 \u00a0 Bluegrass Battle\u00a0 \u00a0 3-0 (1st)

\n2021\u00a0 \u00a0 Bluejay Invitational\u00a0 \u00a0 3-0 (1st)

\n2021\u00a0 \u00a0 Shocker Volleyball Classic\u00a0 \u00a0 3-0 (1st)

\n2021\u00a0 \u00a0 BIG EAST Tournament\u00a0 \u00a0 2-0 (1st)

\n2021\u00a0 \u00a0 NCAA Tournament\u00a0 \u00a0 1-1 (T-17th)

\n2022\u00a0 \u00a0 Rumble in the Rockies\u00a0 \u00a0 3-0 (1st)

\n2022\u00a0 \u00a0 Bluejay Invitational\u00a0 \u00a0 2-1 (2nd)

\n2022\u00a0 \u00a0 Omaha Invitational\u00a0 \u00a0 2-0 (1st)

\n2022\u00a0 \u00a0 Rice adidas Invitational\u00a0 \u00a0 1-1 (2nd)

\n2022\u00a0 \u00a0 BIG EAST Tournament\u00a0 \u00a0 2-0 (1st)

\n2023\u00a0 \u00a0 Reamer Club Xtra Special Premier\u00a0 \u00a0 2-1 (1st)

\n2023\u00a0 \u00a0 Bluejay Invitational\u00a0 \u00a0 3-0 (1st)

\n2023\u00a0 \u00a0 MN Hospitality Omaha Challenge\u00a0 \u00a0 2-0 (1st)

\n2023\u00a0 \u00a0 Diet Coke Challenge\u00a0 \u00a0 2-0 (1st)

\n2023\u00a0 \u00a0 BIG EAST Tournament\u00a0 \u00a0 2-0 (1st)

\n2023\u00a0 \u00a0 NCAA Tournament\u00a0 \u00a0 2-1 (T-9th)

\n2024\u00a0 \u00a0 Bluejay Invitational\u00a0 \u00a0 3-0 (1st)

\n2024\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton Classic\u00a0 \u00a0 2-0 (1st)

\n2024\u00a0 \u00a0 Cardinal Classic\u00a0 \u00a0 2-1 (2nd)

\n2024\u00a0 \u00a0 Jayhawk Classic\u00a0 \u00a0 2-0 (1st)

\n2024\u00a0 \u00a0 BIG EAST Tournament\u00a0 \u00a0 2-0 (1st)

\n2024\u00a0 \u00a0 NCAA Tournament\u00a0 \u00a0 3-1 (T-5th)

\n2025\u00a0 \u00a0 Opening Spike Classic\u00a0 \u00a0 1-1 (T-2nd)

\n2025\u00a0 \u00a0 Trojan Invitational\u00a0 \u00a0 2-1 (2nd)

\n2025\u00a0 \u00a0 Bluejay Invitational\u00a0 \u00a0 2-1 (2nd)

\n2025\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton Classic\u00a0 \u00a0 2-0 (1st)

\n2025\u00a0 \u00a0 BIG EAST Tournament\u00a0 \u00a0 2-0 (1st)

\n2025\u00a0 \u00a0 NCAA Tournament\u00a0 \u00a0 3-1 (T-5th)

\n2026\u00a0 \u00a0 State Farm VB Showcase\u00a0 \u00a0 2-1 (No standings)

\n2026\u00a0 \u00a0 Bluejay Invitational\u00a0 \u00a0 2-1 (2nd)<\/p>\n

Jays Earn Tourney Titles

\nCreighton has won at least one tournament each of the previous 14 seasons, a streak that dates to 2012.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0During that span, the Bluejays have won 36 tournament titles, not to mention 13 regular-season league crowns.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton has also won at least one home tournament each of the last nine seasons, a streak it will hope to extend in November when it hosts the BIG EAST Tournament.

\nCreighton’s Tournament Titles Since 2012

\nYear\u00a0 \u00a0 Titles Won\u00a0 \u00a0 Tourney Hosts

\n2012\u00a0 \u00a0 3\u00a0 \u00a0 USF, UNC, MVC

\n2013\u00a0 \u00a0 1\u00a0 \u00a0 BGSU

\n2014\u00a0 \u00a0 1\u00a0 \u00a0 CU, BIG EAST

\n2015\u00a0 \u00a0 1\u00a0 \u00a0 BIG EAST

\n2016\u00a0 \u00a0 1\u00a0 \u00a0 BIG EAST

\n2017\u00a0 \u00a0 4\u00a0 \u00a0 WASH, CU, KU, BIG EAST

\n2018\u00a0 \u00a0 3\u00a0 \u00a0 SMU, CU, BIG EAST

\n2019\u00a0 \u00a0 2\u00a0 \u00a0 UNI, CU

\n2020\u00a0 \u00a0 1\u00a0 \u00a0 BIG EAST

\n2021\u00a0 \u00a0 5\u00a0 \u00a0 MIZZ, UK, CU, WSU, BIG EAST

\n2022\u00a0 \u00a0 3\u00a0 \u00a0 WYO, UNO, BIG EAST

\n2023\u00a0 \u00a0 5\u00a0 \u00a0 Purdue, CU, UNO, MINN, BIG EAST

\n2024\u00a0 \u00a0 4\u00a0 \u00a0 CU, CU, KU, BIG EAST

\n2025\u00a0 \u00a0 2\u00a0 \u00a0 CU, BIG EAST<\/p>\n

2-0 Better Than 0-2

\nCreighton is 440-11 (.976) all-time when leading a match 2-0, and 161-1 (.994) all-time at D.J. Sokol Arena when up 2-0 at the break.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Per RichKern.com, Division I teams that won the first two sets won 94.9 percent of their matches from 2014-23.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton has won 127 matches in a row when taking a 2-0 lead.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Conversely, the Jays are 17-212 (.074) all-time when trailing a match 0-2. Those 17 comebacks in program history from down 0-2 are listed below.

\nDate\u00a0 \u00a0 Opponent\u00a0 \u00a0 Sets 3-5 scores\u00a0 \u00a0 Coach

\n09\/19\/97\u00a0 \u00a0 at Bradley\u00a0 \u00a0 15-11, 15-13, 15-8\u00a0 \u00a0 Wallace

\n10\/01\/99\u00a0 \u00a0 at Drake\u00a0 \u00a0 15-6, 17-15, 15-11\u00a0 \u00a0 Wallace

\n09\/03\/04\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. Montana\u00a0 \u00a0 30-20, 30-21, 15-11\u00a0 \u00a0 Booth

\n10\/15\/04\u00a0 \u00a0 at Bradley\u00a0 \u00a0 30-22, 30-23, 15-11\u00a0 \u00a0 Booth

\n10\/15\/05\u00a0 \u00a0 at So. Illinois\u00a0 \u00a0 30-25, 30-24, 15-8\u00a0 \u00a0 Booth

\n09\/21\/07\u00a0 \u00a0 at No. Iowa\u00a0 \u00a0 31-29, 30-26, 15-12\u00a0 \u00a0 Booth

\n11\/16\/12\u00a0 \u00a0 at Wichita St.\u00a0 \u00a0 25-16, 25-20, 16-14\u00a0 \u00a0 Booth

\n09\/05\/14\u00a0 \u00a0 vs. No. Iowa\u00a0 \u00a0 25-16, 25-22, 15-5\u00a0 \u00a0 Booth

\n11\/08\/14\u00a0 \u00a0 at Butler\u00a0 \u00a0 25-16, 25-20, 15-13\u00a0 \u00a0 Booth

\n09\/20\/15\u00a0 \u00a0 Kansas State\u00a0 \u00a0 25-23, 26-24, 15-13\u00a0 \u00a0 Booth

\n10\/09\/15\u00a0 \u00a0 DePaul\u00a0 \u00a0 25-21, 25-12, 15-11\u00a0 \u00a0 Booth

\n11\/20\/15\u00a0 \u00a0 at Georgetown\u00a0 \u00a0 30-28, 26-24, 15-7\u00a0 \u00a0 Booth

\n10\/13\/17\u00a0 \u00a0 Butler\u00a0 \u00a0 25-21, 25-23, 15-9\u00a0 \u00a0 Booth

\n10\/18\/18\u00a0 \u00a0 Xavier\u00a0 \u00a0 25-17, 25-17, 15-13\u00a0 \u00a0 Booth

\n01\/31\/21\u00a0 \u00a0 at So. Dakota\u00a0 \u00a0 25-20, 25-23, 15-7\u00a0 \u00a0 Booth

\n10\/07\/22\u00a0 \u00a0 at UConn\u00a0 \u00a0 25-15, 25-12, 15-13\u00a0 \u00a0 Booth

\n10\/14\/22\u00a0 \u00a0 #16 Marquette\u00a0 \u00a0 25-19, 25-16, 15-8\u00a0 \u00a0 Booth<\/p>\n

Set 1 Result A Strong Indicator

\nCreighton has gone 190-7 in its last 197 matches at all sites when winning the first set, compared to a 20-28 record in that same span when dropping the opener.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton has gone 221-5 (.978) in its last 226 matches against unranked foes when winning the opening set.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Per RichKern.com, Division I teams that lost the first set won just 20.3 percent of their matches from 2014-23.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Since Aug. 29, 2010, Creighton has gone 183-7 in its last 190 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), No. 4 Louisville (Sept. 12, 2025) and Tulsa (Sept. 6, 2026).

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The Jays have won their last 47 of their last 49 home matches following a first set victory.<\/p>\n

Champions Among Champions

\nSince the start of the 2012 season, Creighton, and Western Kentucky are the nation’s only schools to have won 13 or more conference regular-season titles. All but three of Creighton’s 12 crowns were outright titles, whereas WKU has shared six championships.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton has also won 12 conference tournament titles since 2012, the most in the nation.

\nMost Conference Titles 2012-2025

\nRegular-Season\u00a0 \u00a0 League Tournament

\n13 (3 shared) Creighton\u00a0 \u00a0 12 Creighton

\n13 (6) Western Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 11 Western Kentucky

\n12 (1) Fairfield\u00a0 \u00a0 10 Fairfield

\n11 (1) Texas\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0

\n\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0

\n12 Straight BIG EAST Regular-Season Titles

\nCreighton (2014-25) is the first team in BIG EAST volleyball history to win 12 straight regular-season titles.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The previous record had been seven by Notre Dame from 1999-2005.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 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.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The only other volleyball team nationally with an active streak of more than six straight regular-season league titles is Kentucky, which won its ninth consecutive SEC crown last year.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton’s 12 straight regular-season titles rank third-longest in NCAA history, trailing only Florida’s 18 straight SEC titles from 1991-2008 and Hawaii’s 16 consecutive WAC crowns from 1996-2011.<\/p>\n

Home Sweet Home

\nCreighton is entering its 14th season as a member of the BIG EAST since joining the league in the summer of 2013.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Since then, the Bluejays are 120-4 in home matches against BIG EAST teams (109-3 in the regular-season, 11-1 in the BIG EAST Tournament).

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Since the start of the 2015 season, Creighton is 104-1 inside D.J. Sokol Arena against BIG EAST teams, which includes a 94-1 mark in league play and a 10-0 mark in the conference tournament. The only setback (on Feb. 6, 2021 vs. Marquette) was played as a non-conference match, only to be flipped to a league contest 19 days later. Creighton has won 54 straight matches against BIG EAST opposition at home.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Put another way, since enrolling at Creighton in the fall of 2023, fourth-year Bluejay seniors Sydney Breissinger<\/a>, Jaya Johnson<\/a> and Ava TeStrake<\/a> are 32-0 in home matches against BIG EAST teams, and 96-10 in sets.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Since the start of the 2023 season, Creighton has won 84-of-88 sets at home against BIG EAST teams, dropping only the third set on Oct. 1, 2024 to Marquette, the second and third sets to Marquette on Nov. 1, 2025, and the second set to Villanova on Nov. 7, 2025.<\/p>\n

BIG EAST’S Best

\nSince 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.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Creighton owns 12 regular-season titles (3 shared) in that time, while Marquette owns four regular-season (3 shared) crowns.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 As it relates to BIG EAST Tournament titles, Creighton has won 11, Marquette one and St. John’s one since 2013.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Below is a look at the record of each BIG EAST team since league realignment in 2013:

\nBIG EAST VB Standings, 2013 – Sept. 7, 2026

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0BIG EAST only\u00a0 \u00a0 All\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0matches

\nTeam (NCAA Bids)\u00a0 \u00a0 W\u00a0 \u00a0 L\u00a0 \u00a0 W\u00a0 \u00a0 L

\nCreighton (13)\u00a0 \u00a0 204\u00a0 \u00a0 16\u00a0 \u00a0 347\u00a0 \u00a0 81

\nMarquette (12)\u00a0 \u00a0 180\u00a0 \u00a0 37\u00a0 \u00a0 304\u00a0 \u00a0 107

\nXavier (1)\u00a0 \u00a0 130\u00a0 \u00a0 88\u00a0 \u00a0 208\u00a0 \u00a0 178

\nVillanova (1)\u00a0 \u00a0 111\u00a0 \u00a0 109\u00a0 \u00a0 212\u00a0 \u00a0 173

\nSt. John’s (1)\u00a0 \u00a0 110\u00a0 \u00a0 110\u00a0 \u00a0 236\u00a0 \u00a0 182

\nButler\u00a0 \u00a0 108\u00a0 \u00a0 112\u00a0 \u00a0 195\u00a0 \u00a0 194

\nSeton Hall (1)\u00a0 \u00a0 86\u00a0 \u00a0 133\u00a0 \u00a0 178\u00a0 \u00a0 208

\nDePaul\u00a0 \u00a0 72\u00a0 \u00a0 148\u00a0 \u00a0 167\u00a0 \u00a0 216

\nGeorgetown\u00a0 \u00a0 51\u00a0 \u00a0 161\u00a0 \u00a0 129\u00a0 \u00a0 238

\nConnecticut#\u00a0 \u00a0 50\u00a0 \u00a0 46\u00a0 \u00a0 100\u00a0 \u00a0 75

\nProvidence*\u00a0 \u00a0 33\u00a0 \u00a0 171\u00a0 \u00a0 129\u00a0 \u00a0 227

\n*Providence rejoined the league for volleyball in 2014 and\u00a0

\nits 2013 overall record (12-20) is not included above.

\n#Connecticut rejoined the league in 2020 and\u00a0

\nits record from 2013-19 (96-121) is not included above.<\/p>\n

Against The BIG EAST

\nSince the BIG EAST was restructured in 2013, Creighton owns a winning percentage better than .800 against each of the other teams currently in the BIG EAST.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 The Bluejays own 227 wins against BIG EAST competition (including BIG EAST Championship play) since 2013, 40 more wins than Marquette for most in the league.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 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.\u00a0

\nOpponent\u00a0 \u00a0 Reg. Season\u00a0 \u00a0 BE Tourney\u00a0 \u00a0 Total

\nButler\u00a0 \u00a0 23-1\u00a0 \u00a0 –\u00a0 \u00a0 23-1

\nConnecticut\u00a0 \u00a0 5-1\u00a0 \u00a0 1-0\u00a0 \u00a0 6-1

\nDePaul\u00a0 \u00a0 26-0\u00a0 \u00a0 3-0\u00a0 \u00a0 29-0

\nGeorgetown\u00a0 \u00a0 24-0\u00a0 \u00a0 –\u00a0 \u00a0 24-0

\nMarquette\u00a0 \u00a0 21-5\u00a0 \u00a0 8-1\u00a0 \u00a0 29-6

\nProvidence\u00a0 \u00a0 18-0\u00a0 \u00a0 –\u00a0 \u00a0 18-0

\nSeton Hall\u00a0 \u00a0 21-3\u00a0 \u00a0 2-0\u00a0 \u00a0 23-3

\nSt. John’s\u00a0 \u00a0 22-2\u00a0 \u00a0 1-1\u00a0 \u00a0 23-3

\nVillanova\u00a0 \u00a0 21-3\u00a0 \u00a0 3-0\u00a0 \u00a0 24-3

\nXavier\u00a0 \u00a0 23-1\u00a0 \u00a0 5-0\u00a0 \u00a0 28-1

\nTOTAL\u00a0 \u00a0 204-16\u00a0 \u00a0 23-2\u00a0 \u00a0 227-18<\/p>\n

Rosen Sets More History

\nLast year Brian Rosen<\/a> was the first volleyball head coach to go unbeaten in BIG EAST play in their first season as head coach at a school since Pitt’s Cindy Alvear went 7-0 in 1993.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Rosen was the first volleyball head coach to win a BIG EAST regular-season title in their first season as head coach at a school since Louisville’s Anne Kordes in 2011.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Rosen was the first volleyball head coach to win 20+ matches in their first year as a head coach at a BIG EAST school since Ryan Theis won 24 matches at Marquette in 2014.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Rosen’s 28 victories were the most ever by a head coach in his\/her first season in the BIG EAST.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Rosen became the first volleyball head coach to win a BIG EAST Tournament title in their first season as head coach at a school since Georgetown’s Li Liu in 1999.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Rosen became the first male head coach to win a BIG EAST Tournament title since Marquette’s Bond Shymansky in 2013.

\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Rosen became the first volleyball head coach to win an NCAA Tournament match in their first year as a head coach at a BIG EAST school since Louisville’s Anne Kordes in 2011, and the only rookie BIG EAST Volleyball coach to win multiple NCAA Tournament matches in the same season.<\/p>\n

Against NCAA Tournament Qualifiers

\nThis year’s team has at least 15 matches against teams that made the 2025 NCAA Tournament with contests against Marquette (2x), Xavier (2x), Purdue, Minnesota, USC, Arizona, Tulsa, Northern Iowa, Louisville, Rice, Nebraska, Kansas State and Texas A&M.

\nYear\u00a0 \u00a0 W-L vs. Previous Season NCAA Teams

\n1994\u00a0 \u00a0 0-4

\n1995\u00a0 \u00a0 0-2

\n1996\u00a0 \u00a0 0-2

\n1997\u00a0 \u00a0 0-3

\n1998\u00a0 \u00a0 0-5

\n1999\u00a0 \u00a0 2-4

\n2000\u00a0 \u00a0 0-4

\n2001\u00a0 \u00a0 1-6

\n2002\u00a0 \u00a0 0-5

\n2003\u00a0 \u00a0 0-3

\n2004\u00a0 \u00a0 2-2

\n2005\u00a0 \u00a0 0-6

\n2006\u00a0 \u00a0 4-6

\n2007\u00a0 \u00a0 4-9

\n2008\u00a0 \u00a0 6-8

\n2009\u00a0 \u00a0 1-11

\n2010\u00a0 \u00a0 4-7

\n2011\u00a0 \u00a0 2-6

\n2012\u00a0 \u00a0 8-3

\n2013\u00a0 \u00a0 6-6

\n2014\u00a0 \u00a0 4-5

\n2015\u00a0 \u00a0 11-5

\n2016\u00a0 \u00a0 10-7

\n2017\u00a0 \u00a0 8-6

\n2018\u00a0 \u00a0 8-5

\n2019\u00a0 \u00a0 5-4

\n2020\u00a0 \u00a0 3-1

\n2021\u00a0 \u00a0 3-1

\n2022\u00a0 \u00a0 5-4

\n2023\u00a0 \u00a0 11-3

\n2024\u00a0 \u00a0 9-3

\n2025\u00a0 \u00a0 9-6

\n2026\u00a0 \u00a0 3-2 so far

\nTOTAL\u00a0 \u00a0 129-154

\nTOTAL Before Booth\u00a0 \u00a0 3-35

\nTOTAL Under Booth\u00a0 \u00a0 114-111

\nTOTAL Under Rosen\u00a0 \u00a0 12-8<\/p>\n

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