Saturday, November 4
D.J. Sokol Arena
1:00 PM
Creighton University
19-5, 12-1BIG EAST
3
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Marquette
17-8, 11-3BIG EAST
1
2
3
F
Marquette
12
24
15
0
Creighton
25
26
25
3
Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann
Volleyball Sweeps Marquette To Strengthen Hold on First Place
11/4/2017 3:21:00 PM | Volleyball
Creighton wins 26th straight BIG EAST home match while avenging earlier defeat.
OMAHA, Neb. -- The No. 14 Creighton Volleyball team strengthened its hold on first place in the BIG EAST with a convincing 3-0 sweep over second-place Marquette on Saturday afternoon before 2,222 fans at D.J. Sokol Arena in Omaha.
Scores of the match were 25-12, 26-24, 25-15.
Creighton (19-5, 12-1 BIG EAST) has won eight straight matches since suffering a loss at Marquette on October 5th. Marquette is now 17-8 (11-3 BIG EAST).
The Bluejays came out firing on all cylinders, hitting .591 in a dominant first set. CU took a 6-5 lead after MU's third service error of the set, and never let up. Brittany Witt, Lydia Dimke and Samantha Bohnet all went on extended serving runs as CU finished the frame on a 14-3 run. An ace by Lydia Dimke capped off the 25-12 victory. Dimke had nine assists, three kills and an ace in the win while directing the Bluejay offense. It was enough to overcome five kills on 11 swings by Marquette star outside hitter Allie Barber.
The second set was far the closest of the afternoon, featuring 16 ties and five lead changes. Marquette led 22-20 late, but the Bluejays rallied to knot the score at 23. A kill from Hope Werch gave the Golden Eagles a set point chance up 24-23, but Marysa Wilkinson and Taryn Kloth answered with Bluejay kills before CU won it on an errant swing from Werch. Jaali Winters had eight kills in the set, and Dimke added 14 assists, seven digs and two kills.
The final set was tied at 8-8 before CU pulled away thanks to some strong blocking. A rejection from Megan Ballenger and Taryn Kloth gave CU the lead for good at 9-8, and a solo stuff by Wilkinson made it 15-11 at the media timeout. Creighton would close out the match on a 10-3 run, capping the sweep when Wilkinson and freshman Naomi Hickman stuffed Barber on match point. Kloth led Creighton with five kills in the final set, and Bohnet, Witt, Winters and Alexa Roumeliotis all had five or more of CU's 27 digs in the final set.
Winters had 13 kills and 11 digs on .367 hitting, and Dimke added 32 assists and 10 digs on .385 hitting as each returning All-American stepped up with a double-double. Kloth's late heroics pushed her to 10 kills, and Witt recorded a match-best 14 digs on the day. CU hit .327 and recorded 45 kills, three aces, 59 digs and five blocks.
Marquette was paced by 10 kills by Barber, and 11 digs from libero Martha Konovodoff. The Golden Eagles had 33 kills, two aces, 43 digs and one block on .099 hitting.
Creighton hosts its final regular-season home match on Sunday at 1 p.m. Central against DePaul. Bluejay seniors Kenzie Crawford, Lydia Dimke, Brittany Lawrence and Marysa Wilkinson will be honored following the match as part of Senior Day.
NOTES: Creighton clinched a bid to the 2017 BIG EAST Championship with the victory. It will be held Nov. 24-25 in Milwaukee, Wis., as Creighton will look for a fourth straight league tournament title ... Allie Barber's 10 kills and .176 hitting were both her lowest figures since seven kills on .083 hitting vs. Butler on Sept. 20th .. Creighton outscored Marquette 35-20 when Barber was off the court, compared to 41-31 when she was on the floor ... The victory was Creighton's 100th victory since the start of the 2014 season, tied for 13th-most nationally ... The Creighton victory was its 200th 3-0 victory since the program was revived in 1994 ... Ten of the last 15 all-time Marquette/Creighton meetings have ended in a 3-0 sweep ... The victory was Creighton's 75th victory in BIG EAST regular-season play (in 83 matches) ... Creighton has won 103 straight matches when hitting .300 or better, 55 straight when hitting .250 or better, 37 straight when winning set one, 33 straight at home against unranked teams, 26 straight BIG EAST regular-season home wins and 18 straight matches in November ... Jaali Winters had her seventh double-double of the season and 36th of her career ... Creighton improved to 41-2 at D.J. Sokol Arena in BIG EAST play all-time, and 72-7 all-time in regular-season conference matches at the facility that opened in 2009 ... The crowd of 2,222 was fifth-largest in program history at D.J. Sokol Arena, and ninth-largest at all home sites ... Marysa Wilkinson has played in 464 career sets, tied with Kate Elman for fourth-most in program history ... Wilkinson also moved into ninth in CU history with her 43rd career solo block.
Scores of the match were 25-12, 26-24, 25-15.
Creighton (19-5, 12-1 BIG EAST) has won eight straight matches since suffering a loss at Marquette on October 5th. Marquette is now 17-8 (11-3 BIG EAST).
The Bluejays came out firing on all cylinders, hitting .591 in a dominant first set. CU took a 6-5 lead after MU's third service error of the set, and never let up. Brittany Witt, Lydia Dimke and Samantha Bohnet all went on extended serving runs as CU finished the frame on a 14-3 run. An ace by Lydia Dimke capped off the 25-12 victory. Dimke had nine assists, three kills and an ace in the win while directing the Bluejay offense. It was enough to overcome five kills on 11 swings by Marquette star outside hitter Allie Barber.
The second set was far the closest of the afternoon, featuring 16 ties and five lead changes. Marquette led 22-20 late, but the Bluejays rallied to knot the score at 23. A kill from Hope Werch gave the Golden Eagles a set point chance up 24-23, but Marysa Wilkinson and Taryn Kloth answered with Bluejay kills before CU won it on an errant swing from Werch. Jaali Winters had eight kills in the set, and Dimke added 14 assists, seven digs and two kills.
The final set was tied at 8-8 before CU pulled away thanks to some strong blocking. A rejection from Megan Ballenger and Taryn Kloth gave CU the lead for good at 9-8, and a solo stuff by Wilkinson made it 15-11 at the media timeout. Creighton would close out the match on a 10-3 run, capping the sweep when Wilkinson and freshman Naomi Hickman stuffed Barber on match point. Kloth led Creighton with five kills in the final set, and Bohnet, Witt, Winters and Alexa Roumeliotis all had five or more of CU's 27 digs in the final set.
Winters had 13 kills and 11 digs on .367 hitting, and Dimke added 32 assists and 10 digs on .385 hitting as each returning All-American stepped up with a double-double. Kloth's late heroics pushed her to 10 kills, and Witt recorded a match-best 14 digs on the day. CU hit .327 and recorded 45 kills, three aces, 59 digs and five blocks.
Marquette was paced by 10 kills by Barber, and 11 digs from libero Martha Konovodoff. The Golden Eagles had 33 kills, two aces, 43 digs and one block on .099 hitting.
Creighton hosts its final regular-season home match on Sunday at 1 p.m. Central against DePaul. Bluejay seniors Kenzie Crawford, Lydia Dimke, Brittany Lawrence and Marysa Wilkinson will be honored following the match as part of Senior Day.
NOTES: Creighton clinched a bid to the 2017 BIG EAST Championship with the victory. It will be held Nov. 24-25 in Milwaukee, Wis., as Creighton will look for a fourth straight league tournament title ... Allie Barber's 10 kills and .176 hitting were both her lowest figures since seven kills on .083 hitting vs. Butler on Sept. 20th .. Creighton outscored Marquette 35-20 when Barber was off the court, compared to 41-31 when she was on the floor ... The victory was Creighton's 100th victory since the start of the 2014 season, tied for 13th-most nationally ... The Creighton victory was its 200th 3-0 victory since the program was revived in 1994 ... Ten of the last 15 all-time Marquette/Creighton meetings have ended in a 3-0 sweep ... The victory was Creighton's 75th victory in BIG EAST regular-season play (in 83 matches) ... Creighton has won 103 straight matches when hitting .300 or better, 55 straight when hitting .250 or better, 37 straight when winning set one, 33 straight at home against unranked teams, 26 straight BIG EAST regular-season home wins and 18 straight matches in November ... Jaali Winters had her seventh double-double of the season and 36th of her career ... Creighton improved to 41-2 at D.J. Sokol Arena in BIG EAST play all-time, and 72-7 all-time in regular-season conference matches at the facility that opened in 2009 ... The crowd of 2,222 was fifth-largest in program history at D.J. Sokol Arena, and ninth-largest at all home sites ... Marysa Wilkinson has played in 464 career sets, tied with Kate Elman for fourth-most in program history ... Wilkinson also moved into ninth in CU history with her 43rd career solo block.
Team Stats
MU
CU
Kills
33
45
Errors
21
11
Attempts
121
104
Hitting %
.099
.327
Points
36.0
53.0
Assists
30
41
Aces
2
3
Blocks
1.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
2
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