Creighton Volleyball

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:58 pm

#13 Volleyball Sweeps UConn For 14th Straight Win
Bluejays clinch quarterfinal round bye in BIG EAST Tournament

The No. 13 Creighton Volleyball clinched a bye to the semifinals of the BIG EAST Tournament with a 3-0 win over Connecticut on Sunday, Nov. 6. Scores of the match in Creighton's sixth straight sweep were 25-23, 25-15, 25-21.

Creighton Volleyball Highlights vs Connecticut 11-6-22

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Nov 07, 2022 1:27 pm

Creighton Volleyball’s Kiana Schmitt Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Creighton Volleyball senior Kiana Schmitt has been named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the week for the second time this fall.

OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton Volleyball senior Kiana Schmitt has been named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the week for the second time this fall. Schmitt led Creighton in blocks per set (1.50) and hitting percentage (.484) while averaging 3.00 kills per set as Creighton swept a pair of matches last week. She led CU with three blocks in Friday's sweep over Providence, helping to limit the Friars to .084 hitting. The senior also owned eight kills on .375 hitting. In Sunday's sweep over UConn, Schmitt had 10 kills and a match-leading six blocks. She had two kills in CU's match-ending 7-0 run during the 25-21 set three victory that snapped the Huskies win streak at eight. This is the second time this fall that Schmitt has been recognized, having also be honored on October 17 No. 13 Creighton's (22-3, 14-0 BIG EAST) four-match homestand concludes this weekend when the Bluejays host St. John's (Friday, 6:30 p.m.) and Seton Hall (Sunday, 1 p.m.).

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Nov 07, 2022 6:15 pm

Creighton moves up while Nebraska holds steady in volleyball poll

Creighton moves up while Nebraska holds steady in volleyball poll

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Nov 07, 2022 6:24 pm

Volleyball Moves to 12th in AVCA Poll
Creighton is 14-0 in BIG EAST play

OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton Volleyball improved one spot to a season-best 12th in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 poll released on Monday. It's the best ranking for CU since being 10th on Nov. 25, 2019.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Nov 12, 2022 7:24 am

#12 Volleyball Storms To Seventh Straight Sweep
Bluejays improve to 15-0 in BIG EAST play

Subbing in for an injured Norah Sis, senior Jazz Schmidt had team-highs with 12 kills on .455 hitting as No. 12 Creighton picked up its seventh straight sweep on Friday with a 3-0 victory over St. John's. Scores of the Bluejay victory were 25-14, 25-20, 25-22. Creighton improved to 23-3 on the season and 15-0 in BIG EAST play following its 15th consecutive victory. St. John's dropped to 17-11 and is 8-7 in conference action.

Creighton Volleyball Highlights vs St. John's 11-11-22

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Nov 13, 2022 6:30 pm

Milestones Reached as #12 Volleyball Sweeps Seton Hall on Senior Day
Keeley Davis sets aces record while Jaela Zimmerman records 1,000th career kill

Keeley Davis broke the Creighton's all-time aces record and Jaela Zimmerman reached 1,000 career kills as the No. 12 Bluejay Volleyball team swept Seton Hall on Senior Day on Sunday, Nov. 13. Creighton improved to 24-3 (16-0 BIG EAST) with a 25-15, 25-17, 25-7 victory, while Seton Hall dropped to 14-14 (5-11 BIG EAST) with the loss. On an afternoon where Creighton started five seniors and senior Allison Whitten served as libero, the Bluejay seniors were the story in their final regular-season home match. The group combined for 34 kills, six aces, 36 digs and five blocks on .355 hitting.

Creighton Volleyball Highlights vs Seton Hall 11-13-22

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Nov 19, 2022 7:14 am

#11 Volleyball Clinches Share Of Ninth Straight BIG EAST Title
Bluejays can earn outright title with win at #16 Marquette on Saturday

CHICAGO, Ill. -- The 11th-ranked Creighton Volleyball team clinched at least a share of its ninth straight BIG EAST regular-season title with a 3-0 win at DePaul on Friday, Nov. 18th. Scores of Creighton's (25-3, 17-0 BIG EAST) 17th consecutive victory were 27-25, 25-14, 25-20. Picked third in the preseason BIG EAST poll, DePaul fell to 9-20 and is 5-12 in league action.

#11 Creighton Volleyball Highlights at DePaul - 11/18/22

Highlights from #11 Creighton Volleyball's 3-0 sweep at DePaul that clinched at least a share of the program's ninth straight regular-season BIG EAST title.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Nov 20, 2022 6:55 am

#11 Volleyball Falls in Regular-Season Finale to #16 Marquette
Creighton hosts BIG EAST Championships starting on Wednesday with first-round matchups

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – No. 16 Marquette earned a share of the BIG EAST regular-season title with No. 11 Creighton Volleyball as the Golden Eagles swept the Bluejays (25-19, 25-19, 25-21) at the Al McGuire Center on Saturday night in Milwaukee, Wis.
Suffering their first loss in BIG EAST play, Creighton falls to 25-4 on the year and 17-1 in conference action, while Marquette improves to 25-2 overall and 17-1 in league play.

Creighton Volleyball vs. Marquette Highlights, 11/19/22

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Nov 21, 2022 4:13 pm

Volleyball Moves to 15th in AVCA Poll
Creighton hosts BIG EAST Tournament this week

OMAHA, Neb. -- Two days after having its 17-match win streak snapped, Creighton Volleyball dropped four spots to 15th in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 poll released on Monday. Creighton (25-4, 17-1 BIG EAST) split a pair of road matches last weekend, a trip highlighted by a 3-0 victory at DePaul that clinched a share of the program's ninth consecutive BIG EAST regular-season title. The Bluejay RPI fell three spots to 16th in the official NCAA RPI.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Nov 25, 2022 9:51 pm

Bluejay Volleyball Posts 3-0 Sweep of Xavier to Advance to BIG EAST Finals

Creighton Volleyball advanced into the Finals of the BIG EAST Championship with a 3-0 win over Xavier in the Semifinals on Friday, November 25.

Creighton Volleyball vs Xavier Highlights 11-25-22

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Nov 27, 2022 7:25 am

#15 Volleyball Tops #14 Marquette For Third Straight BIG EAST Tourney Title
Norah Sis named Tournament MVP for second straight season.

Norah Sis and Ava Martin combined for 45 kills to lead No. 15 Creighton Volleyball to its eighth BIG EAST Tournament title in the last nine years with a 3-2 win vs. No. 14 Marquette on Saturday evening at D.J. Sokol Arena. Creighton has now beaten Marquette in five of the last six BIG EAST Tournament finals. Scores of the match in CU's favor were 16-25, 25-20, 25-18, 31-33, 15-12.

#15 Creighton Volleyball vs. #14 Marquette Highlights - 11/26/2022

Full press conference with Head Coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth and players

Post by **Brad** » Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:13 pm

My photos from last night's Big East Championship Volleyball game

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Sat Dec 03, 2022 8:07 am

Unfortunately Creighton lost.

The win by @AuburnVB over Creighton is the first time a host has lost in the round of 64 since 2018, when FGCU won at 13-seed UCF. Two full tournaments went by without one ('19, fall '21) while the spring '21 tournament had only 48 teams and the top 16 had 1st-round byes #NCAAWVB

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Dec 03, 2022 9:23 am

#14 Volleyball Ends Season With First Round Loss to Auburn

The 14th-ranked and 13th seeded Creighton Volleyball team had its season come to an abrupt end in the First Round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament, falling 3-2 to Auburn in front of a D.J. Sokol Arena record crowd of 2,653. Scores of the match in favor of the Tigers were 21-25, 25-21, 25-20, 16-25, 15-11, who advance to face Houston in the second round on Saturday night.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Dec 19, 2022 6:16 pm

Volleyball Ends Season Ranked 21st in AVCA Poll
Jays in year-end poll for seventh time in last eight years

OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton Volleyball team finished the season ranked 21st in the year-end American Volleyball Coaches Association poll that was released on Monday, December 19th. It's the seventh time in the last eight seasons that Creighton has been ranked in the year-end AVCA poll, something only 12 schools (BYU, Creighton, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue, Stanford, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin) can claim. Creighton has now been ranked in the year-end poll on eight occasions. The Bluejays were No. 24 in 2012, No. 19 in 2015, No. 9 in 2016, No. 16 in 2017, No. 13 in 2018, No. 16 in 2019 and No. 22 in 2021 before today's No. 21 ranking.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 12:38 pm

Volleyball Adds Grad Transfer Ellie Bichelmeyer From Rice
Ellie is the daughter of former Bluejay Baseball player John Bichelmeyer

Rice University pin hitter Ellie Bichelmeyer, a two-time All-Conference USA selection, has announced she will transfer to Creighton for her fifth year of collegiate volleyball. The Mission Hills, Kan., native is the daughter of former Creighton Baseball player John Bichelmeyer (1993-97), while her mom Julie (Neary) Bichelmeyer also graduated from Creighton.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue May 02, 2023 7:37 pm

Volleyball Announces 2023 Schedule
10 of team's 11 non-conference matches are against postseason teams

The nine-time defending BIG EAST champion Creighton Volleyball program has announced its fall 2023 schedule. Coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth's team will play 11 regular-season home matches and also participate in tournaments at Purdue, Omaha and Minnesota during yet another challenging slate.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri May 26, 2023 6:46 am

Sis Shines For USA Volleyball in Victory Over Dominican Republic
Rising junior leads team with 10 kills

Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - - Rising Creighton junior Norah Sis owned a team-high 10 kills to lead the USA Volleyball Under-21 National Team to a 3-0 victory over the Dominican Republic on Thursday evening at the U21 Women's NORCECA Pan American Cup. The American side won by set scores of 25-16, 25-19 and 25-14 in a match that was completed in 72 minutes.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon May 29, 2023 8:48 am

Sis Wins Gold Medal At Pan American Games With U21 USA Volleyball Team

Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - - Rising Creighton junior Norah Sis picked up a Gold Medal for the second straight summer, finishing with eight kills and 10 digs as the USA Volleyball Under-21 National Team earned a 3-0 win over host Mexico on Sunday evening in the championship match of the U21 Women's NORCECA Pan American Cup. The US won the match with a 25-13, 25-16, 25-21 sweep.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed May 31, 2023 6:48 am

Norah The Explorer: CU's Sis Playing in Multiple Countries This Summer

CU volleyball star Norah Sis just won a gold medal with Team USA U-21 & will now join the Jays as they head to Europe.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 2:21 pm

Volleyball Opens Season Ranked 18th in Preseason AVCA Poll
Creighton has been ranked once each of the last 12 seasons

The Creighton Volleyball team is ranked 18th in the AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll, which was released on Tuesday, Aug. 15. This is the 12th straight season that Creighton has spent at least one week in the top-25, extending another program record. The Bluejays return five starters and 11 letterwinners from a team that finished last year 27-5, won an unprecedented ninth straight regular-season BIG EAST title, and finished the season ranked 21st in the country. Over the previous 15 seasons, 275-of-375 teams (73.3 percent) have been in both the preseason and final polls. Since 2008, all but 35 teams (of 375) named in the preseason AVCA Top 25 poll would go on to reach the NCAA Tournament (90.7 percent).

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Aug 16, 2023 6:22 pm

Volleyball Picked Second in BIG EAST as Sis/Martin/Wait Recognized

Norah Sis was named Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year and nine-time defending league champion Creighton has been picked to finish second in a preseason poll of BIG EAST volleyball coaches. It's the third time in the last six seasons that Creighton's been picked second, but in both 2018 and 2019 the Bluejays went on to win the league title outright while going a combined 35-1 in BIG EAST action.

The Bluejays own nine BIG EAST regular-season titles, eight conference tournament titles and a 158-11 overall record against league foes since the start of the 2014 campaign. Marquette, this year's favorite, is 126-36 in that same span, while no other league team has 100 or more wins against BIG EAST competition in the past nine seasons.

Preseason Coaches Poll Points (First place votes)
Marquette 97 (7)
Creighton 94 (4)
Xavier 78
St. John's 64
UConn 63
DePaul 59
Villanova 46
Butler 40
Seton Hall 30
Providence 18
Georgetown 16

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Aug 25, 2023 7:53 pm

#18 Volleyball Sweeps A-10 Champion Loyola To Open 2023 Season
Bluejays win key points late to first win

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Ava Martin had eight of her match-high 14 kills in the third set and Ann Marie Remmes had seven kills on .467 hitting in her first career start as No. 18 Creighton Volleyball swept Loyola (Chicago), 25-23, 28-26, 25-22, in the season-opener for both teams at the Reamer Club Xtra Special Premier in West Lafayette.

Creighton returns to the court on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. for its first top-25 battle of the season, taking on tournament host and 16th-ranked Purdue on BTN.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:40 pm

SPOILERMAKERS! #18 Volleyball Sweeps #16 Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The No. 18 Creighton Volleyball team picked up its first Top-25 win of the year with a 3-0 win at Purdue on Saturday, Aug. 26. Scores of the nationally-televised victory were 28-26, 25-21, 25-20.

Creighton closes the opening weekend of the regular-season on Sunday at 11 a.m. Central when it meets Duke in a match that will air on BTN+.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Aug 27, 2023 3:28 pm

Volleyball Wins Reamer Club Xtra Special Premier Despite Loss to Duke

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Norah Sis and Ava Martin combined for 47 kills but it wasn't enough as No. 18 Creighton Volleyball lost in five sets to Duke on Sunday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind. Despite the loss, Creighton still wins the Reamer Club Xtra Special Premier title. It's the 12th straight season that CU has won at least one tournament. Scores of the match in Duke's favor were 17-25, 27-25, 27-25, 24-26, 15-11. Creighton is now 2-1 on the season, while Duke is 1-2.

Creighton will host the Bluejay Invitational next weekend, facing Ball State (Friday, 6 pm), LSU (Saturday, 5 pm) and Northern Iowa (Sunday, 2:30 pm).

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:13 pm

Volleyball Ranked 20th in AVCA Poll
Bluejays won tournament at Purdue last weekend

The Creighton Volleyball team is ranked 20th in the AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 poll, which was released on Monday, Aug. 28. That's a drop of two spots from its preseason slotting of No. 18 and comes after Creighton went 2-1 with a victory over No. 16 Purdue to win the Reamer Club Xtra Special Premier last weekend in West Lafayette, Ind.

Creighton will host the Bluejay Invitational next weekend, facing Ball State (Friday, 6 pm), LSU (Saturday, 5 pm) and Northern Iowa (Sunday, 2:30 pm). LSU received XX points in this week's poll and are among those schools "also receiving votes".

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Aug 30, 2023 3:06 pm

#20 Volleyball Hosts Bluejay Invitational

Ball State at #20 Creighton • Friday, Sept. 1 • 6 p.m.
LSU at #20 Creighton • Saturday, Sept. 2 • 5 p.m.
Northern Iowa at #20 Creighton • Sunday, Sept. 3 • 2:30 p.m.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Sep 01, 2023 10:21 pm

#20 Volleyball Rallies To Win Home Opener vs. Ball State

The No. 20 Creighton Volleyball team opened its home season with a come-from-behind 3-2 win over two-time defending Mid-American Conference champion Ball State on Friday, Sept. 1, on the initial day of the Bluejay Invitational. Scores of the match in CU's favor were 25-19, 25-27, 21-25, 25-16, 15-11.

Northern Iowa swept LSU in the first match of the tournament on Friday. Play continues Saturday when Ball State faces Northern Iowa at 2:30 p.m., followed by Creighton hosting LSU at 5 p.m.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:19 pm

#20 Volleyball Sweeps LSU, Will Play For Title on Sunday

Norah Sis had 14 kills and tied a program record for fewest matches to 1,000 career kills as No. 20 Creighton Volleyball used a huge third set comeback to sweep LSU on Saturday at the Bluejay Invitational. The 25-12, 25-21, 32-30 victory improves Creighton to 4-1 and sets up a title match on Sunday against Northern Iowa at 2:30 p.m.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Sep 03, 2023 7:15 am

No. 20 Creighton volleyball completes sweep of LSU after lengthy third set

Despite trailing 18-10 in the third set, the Jays rallied to win the frame 32-30 and sweep the Tigers.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Sep 03, 2023 6:11 pm

#20 Volleyball Outlasts UNI to Win Bluejay Invitational

The No. 20 Creighton Volleyball team won its second tournament in as many weekends with a hard-fought 3-1 win over Northern Iowa to win the Bluejay Invitational on Sunday. Scores of the match in Creighton's favor were 25-21, 34-36, 25-20, 25-23 as the Bluejays improved to 5-1. The defending Missouri Valley Conference champions, UNI dropped to 3-3.

Creighton is back in action on Wednesday when it visits No. 4 Nebraska in a 7 p.m. match that will air on BTN.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 9:29 pm

Volleyball Climbs to 16th in New AVCA Poll
Bluejays have won back-to-back tournaments, visit #4 Nebraska next

After a perfect 3-0 weekend at the Bluejay Invitational, the Creighton Volleyball team climbed four spots to 16th in this week's AVCA/TARAFLEX Top 25 poll, released Monday.

Creighton has three matches this week, starting with Wednesday night's 7 p.m. match at No. 4 Nebraska that will be televised nationally on BTN. The Bluejays then head across their home city to take on Omaha (Friday, 7 pm on NPM) and Iowa State (Sunday, 4:30 pm) at Baxter Arena. The Cyclones are just outside the top-25 this week, receiving 78 votes.

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#16 Volleyball Falls in Four Sets at #4 Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. – Playing without two-time AVCA All-American Norah Sis and in front of Bob Devaney Sports Center record crowd of 8,656, the No. 16 Creighton Volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision at No. 4 Nebraska on Wednesday night in Lincoln. After the match Creighton coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth said the reigning BIG EAST Player of the Year missed the match with an ab strain and was uncertain how long she'd be out.

Creighton returns to the court on Friday when it visits Omaha in the MH Hospitality Omaha Challenge inside Baxter Arena in a 7 p.m. match that will air on Nebraska Public Media.

Creighton Volleyball at Nebraska Highlights, 9/6/23

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Sep 08, 2023 8:47 pm

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Sep 08, 2023 9:43 pm

#16 Volleyball Gives Omaha The Blues in 3-0 Sweep

The No. 16 Creighton Volleyball team remained unbeaten in the city this fall with a 3-0 win over crosstown foe Omaha on Friday night at Baxter Arena. The Bluejays (6-2) saved a pair of set points en route to the 25-22, 27-25, 25-12. Omaha dropped to 0-6 and have now lost 17 consecutive sets.

Creighton returns to action on Sunday at 4 p.m. when it faces Iowa State at Baxter Arena to close out play in the MN Hospitality Omaha Challenge.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Sep 10, 2023 8:03 pm

#16 Volleyball Hands Iowa State First Loss, Wins Omaha Challenge

Kiana Schmitt tied her career-high with 16 kills to help the No. 16 Creighton Volleyball team to the MN Hospitality Omaha Challenge title with a 3-1 victory over previously unbeaten Iowa State. Scores in CU's favor were 25-21, 25-19, 22-25, 26-24 as the Bluejays improved to 7-2 after earning their third tournament title in as many weekends. Iowa State dropped to 7-1 on the season.

Creighton returns to the court on Friday at 5 p.m. when it meets defending Big South Conference champion High Point in Minneapolis, Minn., to open play in the Diet Coke Classic.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:23 pm

Volleyball Moves To Season-Best 14th in AVCA Poll
Bluejays have won back-to-back-to-back tournaments, have one non-conference weekend left.

The Creighton Volleyball team climbed two spots to a season-best 14th in this week's AVCA/TARAFLEX Top 25 poll, released Monday. Creighton went 2-1 last week to improve to 7-2 overall. The Bluejays became the only team to win a set against No. 4 Nebraska this season on Wednesday, then swept Omaha on Friday in front of the fourth-largest Baxter Arena volleyball crowd in history. Creighton won the MN Hospitality Omaha Challenge on Sunday with a 3-1 win over previously unbeaten Iowa State. Despite its loss to Creighton, the Cyclones moved into the Top 25 for the first time this fall in the No. 23 spot and along with current No. 17 Purdue one of two current Top 25 victories for the Jays.