Sunday, October 15
D.J. Sokol Arena
1:00 PM
Creighton University
14-5, 7-1BIG EAST
3
vs
0
Xavier
7-16, 2-7BIG EAST
1
2
3
F
Xavier
14
19
15
0
Creighton
25
25
25
3
Brittany Witt had 19 digs on Sunday.
Photo by: Steve Branscombe
No. 17 Volleyball Sweeps Xavier, Improves to 14-5
10/15/2017 2:29:00 PM | Volleyball
Jays hit .394 in overpowering performance
OMAHA, Neb. -- Marysa Wilkinson had 14 kills on .700 hitting as No. 17 Creighton Volleyball cruised to a 3-0 sweep over visiting Xavier on Sunday.
Scores of the match in favor of the host Bluejays were 25-14, 25-19, 25-15. Creighton is now 14-5 (7-1 BIG EAST), while Xavier dropped to 7-16 (2-7 BIG EAST).
Wilkinson and Jaali Winters each had 14 kills to pace a high-powered Bluejay attack that hit .394 on the afternoon. Lydia Dimke had 39 assists to quarterback the offense, while Brittany Witt provided 19 digs to pace the Bluejay defense that did not surrender and ace and held Xavier to .160 hitting. Freshman Alexa Roumeliotis also provided 10 a season-high 10 digs in her first start as a collegian. Creighton finished with 53 kills, four aces, 57 digs and three blocks.
Xavier finished with 28 kills, no aces, 38 digs and three blocks. Morgan Finn led the Musketeers with seven kills and Meredith Klare had a team-best 11 digs.
Creighton rode the momentum of Friday's comeback win over Butler by hitting .516 in the opening set with 18 kills on 31 swings. Winters had seven kills and Wilkinson four more in a 25-14 win. CU broke free from a 10-8 margin with a 5-0 run on Samantha Bohnet's serve. Fittingly enough, it was Bohnet that served set point, which was capped by a Wilkinson putaway.
The second set was also tight with CU trailing 8-7 before Roumeliotis authored a 4-0 run that gave CU the lead for good. Wilkinson had six kills on eight swings, Dimke dished 14 assists and Witt scooped eight digs in the 25-19 win.
Five Bluejays had multiple kills in a 25-15 victory to wrap the third set and the match. With Creighton up 12-10, Bohnet served a 6-0 run that put the match away. Winters and Wilkinson each had two kills in the spurt, while Bohnet also had one of her two aces on the afternoon. A kill from Brittany Lawrence ended the 73-minute match.
Creighton returns to action on Friday with a rare Noon start when it hosts St. John's.
NOTES: Creighton improved to 12-0 all-time against Xavier with its fifth straight sweep over the Musketeers ... It was the first meeting between the schools since CU's 3-0 win over Xavier in the 2016 BIG EAST Championship match ... Creighton has won 32 straight matches when winning the first set ... Creighton has won 23 straight October home matches ... Alexa Roumeliotis became the 11th different Bluejay to start a match this season ... Creighton is 31-1 in its last 32 matches against teams from the BIG EAST ... Marysa Wilkinson became the sixth player in CU history with 200 or more kills in four different seasons ... Creighton improved to 38-2 all-time in BIG EAST regular-season matches at home ... Creighton is now one-half game out of first place after Marquette (8-1 BIG EAST) was upset on Saturday at Villanova.
Scores of the match in favor of the host Bluejays were 25-14, 25-19, 25-15. Creighton is now 14-5 (7-1 BIG EAST), while Xavier dropped to 7-16 (2-7 BIG EAST).
Wilkinson and Jaali Winters each had 14 kills to pace a high-powered Bluejay attack that hit .394 on the afternoon. Lydia Dimke had 39 assists to quarterback the offense, while Brittany Witt provided 19 digs to pace the Bluejay defense that did not surrender and ace and held Xavier to .160 hitting. Freshman Alexa Roumeliotis also provided 10 a season-high 10 digs in her first start as a collegian. Creighton finished with 53 kills, four aces, 57 digs and three blocks.
Xavier finished with 28 kills, no aces, 38 digs and three blocks. Morgan Finn led the Musketeers with seven kills and Meredith Klare had a team-best 11 digs.
Creighton rode the momentum of Friday's comeback win over Butler by hitting .516 in the opening set with 18 kills on 31 swings. Winters had seven kills and Wilkinson four more in a 25-14 win. CU broke free from a 10-8 margin with a 5-0 run on Samantha Bohnet's serve. Fittingly enough, it was Bohnet that served set point, which was capped by a Wilkinson putaway.
The second set was also tight with CU trailing 8-7 before Roumeliotis authored a 4-0 run that gave CU the lead for good. Wilkinson had six kills on eight swings, Dimke dished 14 assists and Witt scooped eight digs in the 25-19 win.
Five Bluejays had multiple kills in a 25-15 victory to wrap the third set and the match. With Creighton up 12-10, Bohnet served a 6-0 run that put the match away. Winters and Wilkinson each had two kills in the spurt, while Bohnet also had one of her two aces on the afternoon. A kill from Brittany Lawrence ended the 73-minute match.
Creighton returns to action on Friday with a rare Noon start when it hosts St. John's.
NOTES: Creighton improved to 12-0 all-time against Xavier with its fifth straight sweep over the Musketeers ... It was the first meeting between the schools since CU's 3-0 win over Xavier in the 2016 BIG EAST Championship match ... Creighton has won 32 straight matches when winning the first set ... Creighton has won 23 straight October home matches ... Alexa Roumeliotis became the 11th different Bluejay to start a match this season ... Creighton is 31-1 in its last 32 matches against teams from the BIG EAST ... Marysa Wilkinson became the sixth player in CU history with 200 or more kills in four different seasons ... Creighton improved to 38-2 all-time in BIG EAST regular-season matches at home ... Creighton is now one-half game out of first place after Marquette (8-1 BIG EAST) was upset on Saturday at Villanova.
Team Stats
XU
CU
Kills
28
53
Errors
11
12
Attempts
106
104
Hitting %
.160
.394
Points
31.0
60.0
Assists
26
50
Aces
0
4
Blocks
3.0
3.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
DS
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/ Volleyball
MB/RS
/ Volleyball
DS
/ VolleyballMB/RS
/ VolleyballOH
/ Volleyball
DS
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