#18 Volleyball Wins Creighton Classic With 3-0 Win vs. #17 Kansas

OMAHA, Neb. — No. 18 Creighton Volleyball closed out non-conference play on Sunday with a 3-0 sweep of No. 17 Kansas to win the Creighton Classic title. Scores of the match have been 26-24, 25-18, 25-22 because the Bluejays have now gained at the very least one match in 14 consecutive seasons.

Creighton improved to 7-5 this season with its second Top 25 win of the autumn over a ranked Kansas (9-5) squad, having additionally defeated the Jayhawks in 5 units on Aug. 31 in Madison, Wis.

Ava Martin led all gamers with 18 kills, incomes Tournament MVP honors. She was joined on the All-Tournament Team by fellow Kansas native Jaya Johnson, who had a career-high 11 digs and matched her season-high with 9 kills. CU had 44 kills, 52 digs, 9 blocks and 6 aces on .218 hitting.

Kansas was led by 9 kills from Jovana Zelenovic, whereas Ryan White dug 15 balls. The Jayhawks had 31 kills, 49 digs, 7.5 blocks and 4 aces on .107 hitting.

In a match that featured 27 ties and 10 lead modifications, the primary set was one of many closest. KU led 13-10 and 15-13 earlier than a 5-0 run on Martin’s serve gave Creighton a 19-16 lead. The groups can be tied at 21, 22, 23 and 24 earlier than CU closed out the sport with a kill by Kiara Reinhardt and a KU assault error. Martin had seven kills within the opener and Annalea Maeder dished 13 of CU’s 17 assists.

Creighton led 15-14 within the second set earlier than a 6-1 run capped by an ace from Nora Wurtz put the hosts up 21-15. The Jays took a 2-0 lead into the locker room after a KU service error. Sydney Breissinger, enjoying her first full match at libero since 2023, had seven of her season-high 17 digs within the sport.

The Bluejays led a lot of the third set, however a late flurry by Kansas put the Jayhawks in entrance 21-20 after some extent withstood a CU problem. Creighton completed off its sweep with a 5-1 burst, attending to match level on an ace by Martin and shutting out KU when Abbey Hayes teamed with Reinhardt to stuff All-Big 12 decide Reese Ptacek on match level.  Creighton had 23 digs, together with 5 every by Johnson, Maeder and Breissinger, and Martin had six of CU’s 14 kills.

Creighton returns to the ground on Friday when it hosts Xavier (11-1) in its BIG EAST opener at 6:30 p.m.

NOTES: Creighton has gained 112 straight matches when main 2-0 … Nora Wurtz has served an ace in 9 straight contests … Ava Martin has had 5 or extra kills in 89 straight matches and Abbey Hayes has had 5 or extra kills in eight contests in a row … Kansas is 34-10 within the final three seasons however 0-3 in opposition to Creighton in that point. CU is the one crew to take a 2-0 lead on the Jayhawks in these two years, and has accomplished it in all three conferences … Creighton has gained 102 of its final 107 units performed inside D.J. Sokol Arena … Ava Martin and Sydney Breissinger each surpassed 600 profession digs within the match … Creighton performed seven Top 25 groups in its 12 non-conference matches this fall, the primary time its ever performed seven or extra ranked groups previous to league play … Creighton has now overwhelmed a ranked Kansas crew 5 occasions. The solely ranked college it has overwhelmed extra is Marquette (9) … Kendra Wait was acknowledged previous to the match as she was offered her AVCA First Team All-America ring … Saige Damrow’s streak of 11 straight matches with 10 or extra digs was snapped as she performed a full match as defensive specialist for the primary time this season. Her streak had been the fourth-longest to start out a Bluejay profession in program historical past … This is the ninth totally different time that Creighton has picked up a number of high 25 wins in the identical season … Creighton is now 27-33 in opposition to Top 25 groups when ranked itself.

Creighton Classic All-Tournament Team

Kali Jurgensmeier, Omaha

Faith Venable, Omaha

Maria Clara Andrade, South Florida

Samiha Foster, South Florida

Grace Nelson, Kansas

Reese Ptacek, Kansas

Jaya Johnson, Creighton

Ava Martin, Creighton (MVP)