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Creighton volleyball beats DePaul 3-1 to take sole possession of first in the Big East

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Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026In the Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026 edition

Creighton volleyball beat DePaul 3-1 on Friday night in Chicago to take sole possession of first place in the Big East, according to Creighton Athletics.

Set scores were 25-22, 20-25, 25-13 and 25-18. Creighton is 15-9 overall and 10-2 in the Big East, and DePaul fell to 16-6 and 8-3, the athletic department reported. Second-place Marquette (9-2), a half game back, hosts DePaul on Sunday in Milwaukee.

Creighton won for the fourth straight match and for the 31st straight time against DePaul, its longest winning streak over any opponent, the recap said.

Trinity Shadd-Ceres led the Bluejays with 13 kills, and Ashlyn Paymal added 12. Katie Dalton had 40 assists and 12 digs for a double-double, and Ayden Ames and Eloise Brandewie each had five blocks. Creighton hit.211; DePaul hit.059.

Creighton plays at Xavier at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. All times Central.

Source: Creighton Athletics match recap and official box score, opened Oct. 30, 2026.

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