Creighton Volleyball kept rolling last weekend with a pair of sweeps at Providence and Connecticut, improving to 17-5 on the season and running its Big East record to a perfect 10-0. The Bluejays have dropped just one league set all season, on Oct. 4 at DePaul, and have now won 12 matches in a row overall. 

Friday, the Bluejays made the trip to Providence, winning 25-21, 25-18, 27-25. Creighton closed out the third set on a 9-2 run, highlighted by five aces from seniors Ava Martin and Annalea Maeder. Martin led the team with 16 kills, while Maeder recorded 38 assists and five aces. Kiara Reinhardt notched her 500th career block in the second set, becoming the fourth player in program history to reach the milestone, a testament to her consistency and leadership. 

On Saturday, Creighton faced off in Connecticut, sweeping 25-19, 25-22, 25-7 and hitting a perfect 1.000 in the third set. Maeder had 24 assists, 10 digs, and seven kills, while Martin added 11 kills and four aces. Sophomore Jaya Johnson contributed 10 kills, helping the Bluejays finish with a .408 hitting percentage and nine aces as a team. UConn, which had entered the weekend second nationally in aces, couldn’t get going in the final set and was held scoreless on all 15 swings, highlighting Creighton’s defensive dominance. 

“We were just really clean and really balanced offensively,” Head Coach Brian Rosen said. “We hit 1.000 in the [third] set [of the Connecticut match], and I thought Anna distributed really well. [She] created a ton of one-on-ones and seams for us to hit through, and our middles got going. I think when our middles get going, we’re really hard to stop.” 

The weekend’s results also brought good news in the national rankings. Creighton moved up to No. 12 in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll, matching a season-best and climbing from 13th the previous three weeks. The Bluejays also remain steady at No. 10 in the NCAA RPI, and continue their streak as one of 11 programs ranked in all 72 polls dating back to September 2021—a program record. 

Creighton returns home this weekend for two key Big East matchups, hosting DePaul on Friday at 11:30 a.m. before taking on Marquette Saturday night at 7 p.m.