Creighton holds Xavier to .088 hitting in three-set sweep

OMAHA — Creighton outhit Xavier from the first set Saturday on the way to a 25–14, 25–15, 25–17 sweep at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Xavier hit below zero in the opening set, with seven attack errors against six kills, while Creighton put down 17 kills. The Bluejays hit.341 in each of the next two sets. For the match, Creighton hit.350 with 52 kills; Xavier hit.088 with 27 kills and 17 errors.

Trinity Shadd-Ceres led Creighton with 16 kills on.455 hitting. Eloise Brandewie added 11 kills, and Ayden Ames had nine kills without an error and a match-high four blocks. Katie Dalton ran the offense with 38 assists, and Saige Damrow and Abbey Hayes each had 14 digs.

Charlotte Moriarty led Xavier with 10 kills, and Kelsey Niesen had 21 digs.

The win moved Creighton to 16–9 overall and 11–2 in the Big East. Xavier fell to 15–10 and 8–6.

Creighton plays at Butler at noon Sunday in Indianapolis, then returns to D.J. Sokol Arena to host Georgetown at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13. Admission was not listed for either match.

Source: Creighton Athletics: official box score, Creighton at Xavier, Nov. 7, 2026 and the Creighton volleyball schedule.

How we checked this: Reported from Creighton Athletics' official box score for Creighton at Xavier and the team's schedule, opened Nov. 7, 2026, at 9:21 and 9:22 p.m. CT, and checked against the record by our copy desk before publishing.