STATE COLLEGE, Pa. —
Creighton volleyball eliminated the back-to-back defending champs to earn the program's second-ever Elite 8 appearance.
The Jays defeated Texas in four sets — 24-26, 25-19, 25-21 and 25-20 — to advance to the regional final.
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Norah Sis led CU with 15 kills, and Ava Martin added 15. It was the 100th career match with 10 or more kills for Sis.
Madisen Skinner had 22 kills to lead the Longhorns.
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The Jays advance to play No. 1 Penn State on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.
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Creighton jumped out to an early lead in the first set, before Texas responded with a 7-1 run to even the score 12-12.
Martin helped the Jays take control, but the Longhorns rallied from a 24-22 deficit to take a tightly-contested first set.
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SET 1 - Texas 26, Creighton 24Kirsten Bernthal Booth has emphasized how much the Bluejays work on the end of sets, once it reaches 20-20.CU let one slip away there after leading 24-22.@KETV | #GoJays
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CU also started strong in the second set, and withstood a few runs by Texas, to even the match.
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SET 2 - Creighton 25, Texas 19Big response by the Bluejays. Norah Sis does the honors on set point.This has the makeup of an epic five-set match. It's been back and forth all afternoon.@KETV | #GoJays
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Creighton then won a back-and-forth third set.
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SET 3 - Creighton 25, Texas 21Jaya Johnson places one in the far corner on set point.She had a few big swings down the stretch.The Bluejays take a 2-1 advantage.@KETV | #GoJays
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Jaya Johnson's kill won the set, giving CU a 2-1 lead.
The Jays rallied from an early deficit in the fourth set to take control of the match.
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SET 4 - Creighton 15, Texas 12Kiara Reinhardt smashes another ball into the Taraflex.The Bluejays are closing in on the program's second Elite Elight appearance in program history.@KETV | #GoJays
— Matt Sottile (@MSottileTV) December 13, 2024
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