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1 Creighton Volleyball Notes Creighton Sports Information Rob Anderson (VB Contact) (o) Rob Anderson (c) On The Web... GoCreighton.com Creighton Athletics Creighton Volleyball Creighton Volleyball 2017 Volleyball Schedule August 11 Fri. BLUE-WHITE SCRIMMAGE (Ex.) White Fri. at Kansas State (Ex.) W 3-2 Husky Invitational (Seattle, Wash.) 25 Fri. vs. Saint Mary s W Sat. vs. Pitt W Sat. at #3 Washington (Pac-12 Network) W 3-1 September Bluejay Invitational (Omaha, Neb.) 1 Fri. #13 KENTUCKY (FSGO) W Sat. #18 SOUTHERN CAL (FSGO) L Sat. NORTHERN IOWA W 3-0 Kansas Invitational (Lawrence, Kan.) 8 Fri. vs. #17 Purdue L Fri. vs. Belmont W Sat. at #7 Kansas W 3-0 Shocker Volleyball Classic (Wichita, Kan.) 15 Fri. at Wichita State (Cox YurView) L Sat. vs. #19 Iowa State L Fri. GEORGETOWN* (Alumni Night) W Sun. VILLANOVA* (FSGO) W Fri. at Seton Hall* (BEDN) W Sat. at St. John s (ESPN3) W 3-0 October 5 Thu. at Marquette* (Spectrum Sports) L Fri. at DePaul* W Fri. BUTLER* (BEDN) W Sun. XAVIER* W Fri. ST. JOHN S* (FSGO) W Sun. SETON HALL* (Pink Out) (FSGO) W Fri. at Providence* W Sat. at Providence* W 3-0 November 4 Sat. MARQUETTE* (FSGO) W Sun. DEPAUL* (Senior Day) W Sat. at Xavier* (BEDN) W Sun. at Butler* W Fri. at Villanova* (BEDN) 6 pm 18 Sat. at Georgetown* 5 pm BIG EAST Championship (Milwaukee, Wis.) 24 Fri. Semifinals (BEDN) 12:30 pm 25 Sat. Final (FS2) 1:30 pm *Denotes BIG EAST Conference matches. All Times Central Home matches in BOLD CAPS played at D.J. Sokol Arena This Weekend Nov. 17 6:00 pm CT #13 Creighton at Villanova (BEDN) Villanova, Pa. (Jake Nevin Field House) Nov. 18 5:00 pm CT #13 Creighton at Georgetown Washington, D.C. (McDonough Arena) This Weekend No. 13 Creighton looks to clinch a fourth straight outright BIG EAST Conference title this weekend when it closes the regular-season on the road. The trip starts for the Bluejays (22-5, 15-1 BIG EAST) on Friday, Nov. 17th, with a match at Villanova (16-11, 9-7 BIG EAST). First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. Central at Jake Nevin Field House in Villanova, Pa. Creighton closes the weekend on Saturday, Nov. 18th, at 5:00 p.m. Central with a match at Georgetown (8-20, 2-14 BIG EAST). That contest will be held at McDonough Arena in Washington, D.C. Radio Information Neither match will be broadcast on radio this weekend. Video Information Both matches this weekend will be video webcast. Friday s contest at Villanova will air on BIG EAST Digital Network at no charge. BEDN can be found at foxsportsgo.com, or via the FOX Sports Go app. Nick Mantegna will announce the match. Saturday s match at Georgetown will be video webcast as well, but a subscription fee is required. A link to the broadcast can be found on the volleyball schedule page at GUHoyas.com. Live Stats Information Both of Creighton s matches this weekend will have free live stats. Visit and click on the Creighton Volleyball schedule page for the exact links. Scouting #13 Creighton Creighton is 22-5 this fall and have already clinched at least a share of a fourth consecutive BIG EAST regular-season title with a 15-1 league mark. The Bluejays have won 43 of their last 44 matches against teams from the BIG EAST since a 2015 loss at Villanova. Creighton reached as high as seventh in the AVCA Top 25 poll during a strong nonconference season that featured three wins over ranked teams (then-no. 3 Washington, No. 7 Kansas, No. 13 Kentucky). Seven of the 11 teams on Creighton s non-conference schedule are ranked this week. Four Bluejays were named Preseason All-BIG EAST, a group that features libero Brittany Witt (4.26 dps.), Jaali Winters (3.43 kps., 2.72 dps.), Taryn Kloth (3.03 kps.) and 2016 BIG EAST Player of the Year Lydia Dimke (10.69 aps., 2.67 dps.,.386%). Marysa Wilkinson (2.91 kps., 1.00 bps.,.375%) was overlooked in the preseason voting by league coaches, but you can be sure she ll attract postseason acclaim. The senior is hitting a robust.417 in league play. The Bluejays average kills, digs, 2.13 blocks and 1.34 aces per set while hitting.279. Scouting Villanova Villanova is this season, including a 9-7 record in BIG EAST play. The Wildcats are in fifth place and need some help to qualify for next week s BIG EAST Championship. The Wildcats have five women averaging 2.08 kills per set or more. Amanda Pedersen- Henry owns 261 kills to lead that group, while Allie Loitz s 3.32 kills per set is the top average. Loitz, who leads the BIG EAST with 0.40 aces per set, has missed the last three matches and also missed the first meeting against Creighton in Omaha. Emma Decker averages assists per set, and Regan Lough averages 3.40 digs per set. As a team, Villanova averages kills, 1.36 aces, digs and 1.45 blocks per set while hitting.234. Scouting Georgetown Georgetown is 8-20 on the season and 2-14 in BIG EAST play, though one of those wins is a victory over Butler in Washington D.C. Preseason All-BIG EAST selection Symone Speech leads Georgetown with 3.69 kills per set and leads the league with a.387 hitting percentage. Alyssa Sinnette (2.70 kps.) leads the Hoyas in attack attempts, and like Speech, surpassed 1,000 career kills last weekend. Paige McKnight (9.26 aps.) tops the club in assists, while Kenzie Higareda (3.84 dps.) is first in digs. Georgetown averages kills, 1.21 aces, digs and 1.56 blocks per set while hitting.213. #13 Creighton (22-5, 15-1 BIG EAST) Last Match Starters No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. Hometown KPS PCT. DPS OTHER 1 Lydia Dimke 6-3 Sr. S Ham Lake, Minn aps. 2 Brittany Witt 5-8 So. L Omaha, Neb saps. 5 Jaali Winters 6-3 Jr. OH Ankeny, Iowa bps. 9 Marysa Wilkinson 6-0 Sr. MB/RS Lincoln, Neb bps. 13 Alexa Roumeliotis 5-8 Fr. DS Menlo Park, Calif saps. 19 Megan Ballenger 6-1 So. MB/RS Ankeny, Iowa bps. 21 Naomi Hickman 6-4 Fr. MB/RS Lawrence,Kan bps.

2 2017 BIG EAST Standings (11/16) BIG EAST only All matches Team W L W L #13 Creighton Marquette Butler Seton Hall Villanova St. John s Xavier Providence Georgetown DePaul Remaining BIG EAST Schedule Friday, Nov. 17 * Xavier at St. John s...3 pm * Providence at Georgetown...5 pm * Butler at Seton Hall...6 pm * #14 Creighton at Villanova...6 pm Saturday, Nov. 18 * Marquette at DePaul...1 pm * Butler at St. John s...4 pm * Creighton at Georgetown...5 pm * Providence at Villanova...6 pm * Xavier at Seton Hall...6 pm Preseason BIG EAST Poll 1. Creighton (9) Butler Marquette (1) Xavier Villanova St. John s DePaul Seton Hall Georgetown Providence 9 First-place votes in parentheses (#) Points awarded Coaches could not vote for their own teams Preseason All-BIG EAST Team Anna Logan, Butler, Jr., OH ^ Lydia Dimke, Creighton, Sr., S ^ Jaali Winters, Creighton, Jr., OH ^ Taryn Kloth, Creighton, Jr., OH ^ Brittany Witt, Creighton, So., DS Brittany Maxwell, DePaul, Jr., RS ^ Symone Speech, Georgetown, Jr., MB Allie Barber, Marquette, So., OH Jenna Rosenthal, Marquette, RS-Jr., MH ^ Erica Di Maulo, St. John s, So., S ^ Allie Loitz, Villanova, Sr., OH Kristen Massa, Xavier, Sr., OH ^denotes unanimous selection #Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year The Coaches Creighton is coached by Kirsten Bernthal Booth (Truman State, 1997), who owns a record in her 15th season with the Bluejays. She s led Creighton to back-back-to-back-toback BIG EAST titles, and five league crowns in the last six years. She has led the Bluejays to their first two Sweet 16 s (2015, 2016) and first Elite Eight (2016) in program history. In 2016 she was recognized as VolleyballMag.com National Coach of the Year, BIG EAST Coach of the Year and AVCA East Region Coach of the Year. The winningest coach in school history, Booth has taken Creighton to its only six NCAA Tournament bids in the program s modern history. She s also coached the Jays into the top-25 each of the last six years, another program first. Booth came to Creighton after going in three years at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A native of Lincoln, Neb., Booth played volleyball at Truman State, where she was named conference MVP, an Academic All-American and Missouri s 1997 NCAA Woman of the Year. She ranked third in Division II history with 6,077 assists when she graduated. Booth is assisted by Angie Oxley Behrens, Ryan Meek and Drew Davis. Arlisa Williams (Wisconsin, 1993). owns a mark in her 12 seasons at Georgetown, which also doubles as her career mark. She arrived at Georgetown after four seasons as an assistant at Florida and two seasons at American. She is assisted by Justin Wong and Louella Maxwell. Josh Steinbach (Penn State, 2002) is in his 11th season at Villanova, making him the winningest coach in program history. He led VU to 25 wins and an at-large berth to the 2015 NCAA Tournament. Before heading to Villanova, he had been an assistant at Wright State, Cincinnati, Penn State and San Diego Mesa CC. He is assisted by Amy Pauly and Jill Loairs. Series History vs. Georgetown Creighton is 9-0 all-time against Georgetown, dropping just four sets in those contests. The closest match in the series came in 2015 when the teams closed the regular-season in Washington D.C. with a thriller. Georgetown took the first two sets (25-23, 28-26) before Creighton Villanova Bluejays lead series, 9-1 Home: 6-0 Away: 3-1 Neutral: 0-0 Date Site W L Score 11/8/13 at Villanova* W /24/13 at Creighton* W /11/14 at Villanova* W /21/14 at Creighton* W 3-0 9/27/15 at Creighton* W /30/15 at Villanova* L /28/15 at Creighton# W /7/16 at Villanova* W /20/16 <21> at Creighton* W 3-2 9/24/17 <15> at Creighton* W 3-1 *BIG EAST regular season match #BIG EAST Tournament (Omaha, Neb.) <> refers to CU s national ranking at time of match won the next two sets by two points each (30-28, 26-24), saving two match points in the process. CU won the match with a 15-7 victory in the fifth frame. Kirsten Bernthal Booth is 9-0 against Georgetown and Arlisa Williams, while Williams is 0-9 all-time against Creighton. Series History vs. Villanova Creighton is 9-1 all-time vs. Villanova, including a 3-1 mark at Jake Nevin Field House. Villanova is one of two BIG EAST teams to beat the Bluejays in the last three years, handing CU its only league loss in 2015 in Pennsylvania, winning in the fifth set. Creighton exacted revenge four weeks laster with a 3-0 sweep of the Wildcats in the title match of the 2015 BIG EAST Championship. Last year, when Creighton lost just five sets in 20 matches against BIG EAST foes, the Wildcats were responsible for three of them. Kirsten Bernthal Booth is 9-1 all-time against Villanova and coach Josh Steinbach. Last Weekend Recap Creighton posted its fifth straight 2-0 weekend with a 3-0 win at Xavier and a 3-2 triumph at Butler to clinch a fourth consecutive BIG EAST regular-season title. 4 Straight BIG EAST Regular-Season Titles Creighton has won each of the last four BIG EAST regular-season titles, including No team had won four straight regular-season titles (including shares) since Notre Dame won seven in a row from Notre Dame is the last team to win four or more straight outright BIG EAST regular-season titles, having claimed four in a row from The only other team in Creighton history to win four (or more) straight regular-season titles was the men s soccer program, which claimed five straight MVC crowns from Outright Clinching Scenarios Creighton has already clinched the top seed in the BIG EAST Championship (Nov. 24 & 25 in Milwaukee), and now sets its sights on winning a fourth straight outright BIG EAST regular-season title. Creighton owns a 1.5 game lead in the stand- Series History vs. Villanova and Georgetown Georgetown Bluejays lead series, 9-0 Home: 5-0 Away: 4-0 Neutral: 0-0 Date Site W L Score 11/9/13 at Georgetown* W /22/13 at Creighton* W 3-0 9/23/14 at Georgetown* W /1/14 at Creighton* W /6/15 at Creighton* W /20/15 at Georgetown* W /8/16 at Creighton* W /18/16 <21> at Georgetown* W 3-0 9/22/17 <15> at Creighton* W 3-1 *BIG EAST regular season match <> refers to CU s national ranking at time of match

3 AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll #13 Nov. 13, 2017 Rk School Points W-L LW 1 Penn State (64) Texas Florida Stanford Nebraska Kentucky Minnesota Michigan State BYU Washington San Diego Wisconsin Creighton Southern California Purdue Kansas Utah UCLA Baylor Oregon Wichita State Cal Poly Iowa State Colorado State Missouri State NR Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Colorado 68; Western Kentucky 23; Oregon State 20; VCU 19; Illinois 9; North Texas 4; Louisville 3. Creighton s 2017 opponents in bold italic Rankings By Week Adj. NCAA Prep VB Date AVCA RKPI RPI VB Pablo Mob Preseason 9th - - 8th - 11th Aug. 28 7th - - 4th - 6th Sept. 4 9th 2nd - 6th 18th 7th Sept. 11 8th 3rd - 10th 15th 7th Sept th 5th - 22nd 21st 13th Sept th 7th - 22nd 21st 13th Oct. 2 12th 8th 8th 21st 19th 13th Oct. 9 17th 14th 14th 25th 22nd 16th Oct th 13th 13th 24th 25th 14th Oct th 15th 15th 23rd 24th 14th Oct th 15th 15th 22nd 25th 14th Nov. 6 14th 15th 14th 22nd 21st 13th Nov th 10th 9th 23rd 21st 12th Libero Tracker When Libero When Not Libero Name MP-SP DIG DPS MP-SP DIG DPS B. Witt Match by Match Team Category Leaders Name KILL ACE DIG BLK Jaali Winters Taryn Kloth Marysa Wilkinson Megan Ballenger Samantha Bohnet Lydia Dimke Brittany Witt Alexa Roumeliotis Jaclyn Taylor Naomi Hickman *includes all ties ings over Marquette with two matches to play (MU has 1 left). CU can clinch the outright title with a win on either Friday or Saturday, or a DePaul victory over Marquette (in Chicago) on Saturday afternoon. Speaking Of Titles Creighton has won its fifth regular-season conference title in program history, all of which has happened in the last six years. The Bluejays went 17-1 in 2012 to win the Missouri Valley Conference title, and have also won the BIG EAST title in 2014 (going 16-2), 2015 (17-1), 2016 (18-0) and 2017 (15-1 so far). Each of the previous four times that Creighton won the regular-season title, it also won the conference tournament title. Late Season Drama Creighton closes the regular-season on Saturday at Georgetown, but needs to worry about the Hoyas before looking forward to the BIG EAST Championship. In its championship seasons, Creighton s final match of the regular-season has traditionally been the toughest test CU has faced. Creighton ended the regular-season in 2016 with a five-set win over Villanova, just as it did in 2015 in five sets over Georgetown (saving two match points). In 2014, Creighton was swept by Seton Hall to end the regular-season. In 2012, Creighton finished the year with consecutive five-set victories over Wichita State and Missouri State. Creighton s 2011 team (that didn t win a title) also ended the regular-season with a five-set win at Drake. Tie-Breaking Policies Creighton has clinched the No. 1 seed in the BIG EAST Championship, while Marquette will be the No. 2 seed. The third and fourth seeds could still go to either Butler, Seton Hall or Villanova. Any ties with regards to seeding for the BIG EAST Conference Championship or for an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament if no conference tournament is played will be broken using the BIG EAST volleyball tie-breaker. Ties between two teams 1. Head to head match record 2. Head to head set record 3. Head to head point total 4. Match record vs. highest finishing conference opponent 5. Match record vs 2nd highest finishing conference opponent (and so forth) 6. Coin toss Ties of three teams or more 1. Tied teams are viewed as a mini-conference. As soon as one team breaks the tie, the tiebreaking procedure starts over. 2. Best match record within the mini-conference 3. Best set record within the mini-conference 4. Best point percentage (total points scored divided by total points played) within the mini-conference 5. Match record vs. highest finishing conference opponent 6. Match record vs. 2nd highest finishing conference opponent (and so forth) 7. Coin toss BEDN Brings Out The Best In the Bluejays Creighton has two remaining scheduled appearances this fall on the BIG EAST Digital Network. Since the network originated in 2014, Creighton is a perfect 18-0 on BEDN. Five of those victories came in five sets. Career vs. Villanova and Georgetown Last Four Years vs. the Hoyas: (7-0) 2014: (2-0) 2015: (2-0) 2016: (2-0) 2017: (1-0) Name SP K E TA PCT. A SA DIG TB KPS DPS BPS APS Megan Ballenger Samantha Bohnet Kenzie Crawford Lydia Dimke Naomi Hickman Taryn Kloth Brittany Lawrence Kelsey O Connell Alexa Roumeliotis Jaclyn Taylor Marysa Wilkinson Jaali Winters Brittany Witt Last Four Years vs. the Wildcats: (7-1) 2014: (2-0) 2015: (2-1) 2016: (2-0) 2017: (1-0) Name SP K E TA PCT. A SA DIG TB KPS DPS BPS APS Megan Ballenger Samantha Bohnet Kenzie Crawford Lydia Dimke Naomi Hickman Taryn Kloth Kelsey O Connell Alexa Roumeliotis Jaclyn Taylor Marysa Wilkinson Jaali Winters Brittany Witt

4 Creighton s Record When Booth Total Overall Home Away Neutral Non-Conference MVC (League matches) BIG EAST (League matches) Home MVC League Matches Away MVC League Matches Home BIG EAST Conf. Matches Away BIG EAST Conf. Matches In August In September In October In November In December Set Matches Set Matches Set Matches In Set In Set In Set In Set In Set As A Ranked Team Against Ranked Teams On Creighton Radio On TV When Up When Down When Up When Tied When Down When Up When Down When Tied Against Opponents CU posts higher hitting pct CU posts lower hitting pct CU hits.250 or better Opp. hits.250 or better CU hits.300 or better Opp. hits.300 or better CU holds opp. below CU has 10 or more aces CU has 10 or more SE CU has more aces than SE CU posts more kills CU posts fewer kills CU posts same kills CU posts more aces CU posts fewer aces CU posts same aces CU posts more digs CU posts fewer digs CU posts same digs CU posts more blocks CU posts fewer blocks CU posts same blocks Streaks Longest Winning Streak Longest Losing Streak 2 6 Creighton returns to BEDN on Friday at Villanova. Witt & Dimke Honored By BIG EAST In a week that saw Creighton Volleyball earn its fourth straight BIG EAST regular-season title, a pair of Bluejays took home weekly honors from the league office. Lydia Dimke has been named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this fall, and Brittany Witt earned her fifth overall and second straight BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week accolade. Dimke averaged assists, 4.12 digs, 1.00 kills and 0.38 blocks per set on.389 hitting and had a double-double in both matches as CU extended its win streak to 11. The reigning BIG EAST Player of the Year had 33 assists and 15 digs in CU s 3-0 sweep of Xavier on Saturday, setting an offense that hit.268. All five of her hitters to see regular floor time finished with seven kills or more. On Sunday, the senior from Ham Lake, Minn., showed why she s an All-America candidate by contributing 61 assists, 18 digs and seven kills on.500 hitting as CU rallied for a 3-2 win at third place Butler. Dimke had 18 assists, five digs, four kills and a block in the pivotal second set win. Her 18 digs and seven kills on the day both tied season-highs, and her 61 assists were the second-most of her 2017 campaign. Dimke now ranks in the top three in BIG EAST play in assists per set and hitting percentage, and she directs a Bluejay offense that leads the league in hitting percentage, kills per set and assists per set. Witt averaged 4.88 digs per set last weekend to propel the Jays to two wins. The Omaha native had 15 digs and four assists on Saturday in a 3-0 win over Xavier, leading a defense that held the Musketeers to.026 hitting in 114 swings. The sophomore libero then closed her weekend with 24 digs and a pair of aces in CU s 3-2 win at Butler, including 8 digs in CU s set two victory. With her team trailing 6-4 in the fifth set, Witt had an ace during a 7-0 serving run that gave CU the lead for good to clinch the title. Witt also handled 34 serve receptions without being aced on the week, with 17 of those being converted into first ball kills. Witt now owns 10 or more digs in each of her last 12 matches and leads all players in BIG EAST play with 4.57 digs per set. Witt Earns Fourth Weekly Defensive Honor Sophomore libero Brittany Witt was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday, Nov. 7th, her fourth honor this fall. Witt averaged 5.17 digs, 2.50 assists and 0.83 aces per set as Creighton swept home matches over Marquette and DePaul. Both Marquette (.099) and DePaul (.093) hit under.100. Witt had 14 digs, five assists, one kill and one ace in a 3-0 win over second place Marquette. Witt spearheaded a Bluejay defense that contained BIG EAST kills leader Allie Barber to just 10 kills. Witt then procured her second career double-double with 17 digs and 10 assists, while also adding three consecutive aces in the first set as CU rolled to a 15-3 lead. Witt (5x), along with teammates Marysa Wilkinson (3x) and Jaali Winters (once) have combined to win 9-of-13 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honors this fall. Go East, Young Woman Creighton s two matches this weekend will take place in the Eastern time zone, but history suggests the travel hasn t been an issue. Creighton has won 18 straight matches in the Eastern time zone dating to an Oct. 30, 2015 loss at Villanova. All She Does Is Win Since her arrival on campus in 2014, Creighton is in matches that Marysa Wilkinson has appeared in. The 102 victories are tied for second-most in program history for one player, and give her a chance to tie Lauren Smith s school-record of 104 victories on Saturday at Georgetown. Creighton owns 103 wins since 2013, one shy of a program record for any four year span. Most Wins, Appeared In As A Player 104 Lauren Smith Melanie Jereb Marysa Wilkinson 2014-Pr. 101 Ashley Jansen Kate Elman Creighton Volleyball Streaks of Note Streak What Last Time Not True 716 consecutive matches Creighton has had at least one block Never at CU 104 consecutive matches Creighton has won when hitting.300 or better 10/4/96 vs. Evansville 58 consecutive matches Creighton has won when hitting.250 or better 8/29/15 vs. Louisville 39 consecutive matches won when winning set one 9/17/16 at #1 Nebraska 34 consecutive home wins over unranked teams 9/12/15 vs. Pacific 27 consecutive regular-season BIG EAST home wins 11/23/14 vs. Seton Hall 25 consecutive wins in October home matches 10/15/11 vs. #12 Northern Iowa 21 consecutive wins in November 11/23/14 vs. Seton Hall 19 consecutive weeks in the AVCA Top 25 poll 10/24/16 (received votes) 18 consecutive wins in the Eastern Time Zone 10/30/15 at Villanova 6 consecutive seasons having spent at least one week in the top consecutive 20-win seasons consecutive NCAA Tournament bids consecutive BIG EAST regular-season titles consecutive BIG EAST Tournament titles consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 appearances 2014

5 Double Figures Name Kills Digs Blks Dbl-Dbl Jaali Winters 19 (78) 10 (40) 0 (0) 8 (37) Marysa Wilkinson 17 (47) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Taryn Kloth 16 (41) 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (1) Megan Ballenger 9 (12) 0 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) Brittany Witt 0 (0) 23 (51) 0 (0) 2 (2) Lydia Dimke# 0 (1) 8 (27) 0 (0) 8 (26) Samantha Bohnet 0 (0) 6 (11) 0 (0) 1 (2) Alexa Roumeliotis 0 (0) 3 (3) 0 (0) 0 (0) Kenzie Crawford 0 (1) 2 (13) 0 (0) 0 (4%) %includes one triple-double #includes career stats at Purdue Numbers are in 2017 (career) format 2017 Double Doubles Jaali Winters (8) 13 kills, 10 digs vs. #17 Purdue, 9/8 14 kills, 12 digs at #7 Kansas, 9/9 15 kills, 13 digs vs. Georgetown, 9/22 28 kills, 19 digs vs. Butler, 10/13 13 kills, 11 digs vs. St. John s, 10/20 12 kills, 19 digs at Providence, 10/27 13 kills, 11 digs vs. Marquette, 11/4 16 kills, 16 digs at Butler, 11/12 Lydia Dimke (8) 29 assists, 10 digs vs. Northern Iowa, 9/2 40 assists, 15 digs at Wichita State, 9/15 43 assists, 18 digs vs. Villanova, 9/24 65 assists, 13 digs vs. Butler, 10/13 40 assists, 11 digs at Providence, 10/27 32 assists, 10 digs vs. Marquette, 11/4 33 assists, 15 digs at Xavier, 11/11 61 assists, 18 digs at Butler, 11/12 Brittany Witt (2) 12 assists, 12 digs vs. Villanova, 9/24 17 assists, 10 digs vs. DePaul, 11/5 Samantha Bohnet (1) 23 assists, 10 digs vs. #19 Iowa State, 9/16 Taryn Kloth (1) 15 kills, 10 digs vs. Georgetown, 9/22 20 or More Kill/Dig Club Brittany Witt (5 digs) 30 digs vs. Butler, 10/13 24 digs at Butler, 11/12 20 digs at Wichita State, 9/15 20 digs vs. Georgetown, 9/22 20 digs vs. St. John s, 10/20 Jaali Winters (1 kills, 1 digs) 28 kills vs. Butler, 10/13 20 digs vs. #19 Iowa State, 9/16 Samantha Bohnet (1 digs) 20 digs vs. Butler, 10/13 30 or More Dig Club Brittany Witt (1 digs) 30 digs vs. Butler, 10/13 Eleven In A Row Creighton has won 11 matches in a row, losing just six sets (four to Butler) in that span. Keying the win streak has been tremendous defense, something that often gets overlooked thanks to the multitude of offensive weapons. Creighton has averaged digs per set and allowed just kills per set in the last 11 matches, as opponents have hit just.128 in that time. By comparison, Creighton averaged digs and allowed kills per set as opponents hit.206 in CU s 11-5 start to the season. Brittany Witt has averaged 4.97 digs per set during the win streak, compared to 3.75 digs per set in the first 16 matches this fall. Most Consecutive Wins, Creighton History Wins Dates Snapped By 23 Sept. 23-Dec. 9, 2016 at #5 Texas, Sept. 29-Nov. 30, 2012 at #11 Minnesota, Sept. 20-Oct. 25, 2015 at Villanova, Oct. 11-Nov. 21, 2014 Seton Hall, Oct. 6, Present??? 10 Oct. 31-Dec. 5, 2015 vs. #2 USC, Oct. 25-Nov. 22, 2008 vs. Northern Iowa, 3-2 At Your Service Creighton s serving has been a huge point of emphasis in recent weeks, and it s paid off. Since starting the season with 69 aces (1.25 saps.) and 101 service errors in the first 16 matches (55 sets), CU has averaged had 57 aces (1.46 saps.) and just 76 service errors in the last 11 contests (39 sets). Lydia Dimke has 10 aces and four errors in the last 11 matches. 2-0 Better Than 0-2 Creighton is (.967) all-time when leading a match 2-0, including a mark (.986) under Kirsten Bernthal Booth. CU has won 39 straight when up 2-0, and is when up 2-0 dating to September of Conversely, the Jays are (.064) alltime when trailing a match 0-2, including a pair of victories over Butler in the last four seasons. Those 13 comebacks in program history from down 0-2 are listed below. Date Opponent Sets 3-5 scores Coach 09/19/97 at Bradley 15-11, 15-13, 15-8 Wallace 10/01/99 at Drake 15-6, 17-15, Wallace 09/03/04 vs. Montana 30-20, 30-21, Booth 10/15/04 at Bradley 30-22, 30-23, Booth 10/15/05 at So. Illinois 30-25, 30-24, 15-8 Booth 09/21/07 at No. Iowa 31-29, 30-26, Booth 11/16/12 at Wichita St , 25-20, Booth 09/05/14 vs. No. Iowa 25-16, 25-22, 15-5 Booth 11/08/14 at Butler 25-16, 25-20, Booth 09/20/15 Kansas State 25-23, 26-24, Booth 10/09/15 DePaul 25-21, 25-12, Booth 11/20/15 at Georgetown 30-28, 26-24, 15-7 Booth 10/13/17 Butler 25-21, 25-23, 15-9 Booth BIG EAST RPI Ranks Seventh The BIG EAST ranks seventh as a league according to rankings at RealTimeRPI.com as it searches for multiple NCAA Tournament teams for the 16th straight season. Below is that top-10, through matches of November 13th. Rank Conference Average RPI 1. Big Ten Pacific Big Southeastern Atlantic Coast West Coast BIG EAST Big West Colonial Athletic Mountain West.5122 Seniors Lead The Way Creighton honored manager Annie Cieslicki, as well as Brittany Lawrence (a junior who will graduate), Lydia Dimke, Kenzie Crawford and Marysa Wilkinson following its Nov. 5 match vs. DePaul as part of the program s annual Senior Day festivities Creighton Volleyball Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown (Last School) 1 Lydia Dimke Sr. 6-3 S Ham Lake, Minn. (Purdue) 2 Brittany Witt So. 5-8 DS Omaha, Neb. (Marian) 3 Kelsey O Connell Jr. 6-2 MB/RS Omaha, Neb. (Marian) 5 Jaali Winters Jr. 6-3 OH Ankeny, Iowa (Centennial) 8 Samantha Bohnet Jr. 5-6 DS Council Bluffs, Iowa (Abraham Lincoln) 9 Marysa Wilkinson Sr. 6-0 MB/RS Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 10 Kenzie Crawford Sr. 5-9 DS/S Grand Rapids, Mich. (Northview) 11 Jaclyn Taylor Fr S St. Charles, Ill. (North) 12 Taryn Kloth Jr. 6-4 OH Sioux Falls, S.D. (O Gorman) 13 Alexa Roumeliotis Fr. 5-8 DS Menlo Park, Calif. (Lydian Academy) 14 Brittany Lawrence Jr. 6-4 MB/RS North Platte, Neb. (St. Patrick s) 19 Megan Ballenger So. 6-1 MB/RS Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny) 21 Naomi Hickman Fr. 6-4 MB/RS Lawrence, Kan. (Free State) Pronunciation Guide Head Coach: Kirsten Bernthal Booth (15th season) Megan Ballenger...rhymes with VAL en jur Angie Oxley Behrens... BEAR-ens Assistant Coach: Angie Oxley Behrens Samantha Bohnet...Bo-NAY Kirsten Bernthal Booth... KEER-sten Assistant Coach: Ryan Meek Lydia Dimke...LID-ee-ah DIM-key Volunteer Assistant Coach: Drew Davis Naomi Hickman...NAY-oh-me Taryn Kloth... rhymes with Karen CLOATH Volunteer Director of Operations: Jessie Mitchell Alexa Roumeliotis...ROO-melly-otis Video Coordinator: Anna Vandevoort Jaclyn Taylor... JACK-linn Marysa Wilkinson... Ma-RISS-a Athletic Trainer: Casey Northcraft Jaali Winters...JAY-lee

6 Creighton Quick Facts General Information Location.... Omaha, Neb. Founded Enrollment....8,654 Nickname....Bluejays President. Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, S.J., Ph.D. Director of Athletics.... Bruce Rasmussen Senior Woman Administrator.. Brandy Menaugh Colors...Blue and White Affiliation....NCAA Division I Conference...BIG EAST Ticket Office...(402) 280-JAYS Bluejay Volleyball Information Head Coach....Kirsten Bernthal Booth Alma Mater Truman State, 1997 Record at Creighton (Years) (15) Career Record (Years) (18) Office Phone....(402) kbooth@creighton.edu Assistant Coach...Ryan Meek Alma Mater Arkansas, 2008 Office Phone....(402) ryanmeek@creighton.edu Assistant Coach... Angie Oxley Behrens Alma Mater Nebraska, 2002 Office Phone....(402) aoxley@creighton.edu Volunteer Assistant Coach Drew Davis Volunteer Director of Operations Jessie Mitchell Video Coordinator... Anna Vandevoort Athletic Trainer...Casey Northcraft Home Court...D.J. Sokol Arena Capacity....2, Overall Record (.806) 2016 BIG EAST Record (Place) (1st of 10) Letterwinners Returning/Lost...11 / 5 Starters Returning... Five + libero Creighton Sports Information SID / Volleyball Contact... Rob Anderson Office Phone....(402) Cell Phone...(402) randerson@creighton.edu Associate SID... Glen Sisk Assistant SID... Anthony Robinson Web Site... Creighton VB on Twitter...twitter.com/CreightonVB Creighton VB on Facebook...fb.com/CreightonVolleyball Creighton VB on Instagram.. instagram.com/creightonvb The Bluejays are in the past four seasons, including a 66-4 mark in conference play. All four teams have been nationally ranked at some point, and next month this group will become part of the first women s program in Creighton history to appear in six straight NCAA Tournaments. The 2015 team was the program s first to reach the Sweet 16, while the 2016 club went a round further to reach the Elite Eight. CU has also won the regular-season and BIG EAST Tournament title in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, and also won the BIG EAST Tournament in 2014, 2015 and 2016 (with 2017 to play). Dimke was named BIG EAST Player of the Year and an All-American in Wilkinson ranks in the top-10 in CU history in kills, blocks and hitting percentage. Lawrence has played in 63 sets and started in last year s Elite Eight. Crawford has split time between defensive specialist and setter in her career and is one of seven players in CU history to record a tripledouble. All told, the quartet has combined for 1,475 kills, 52 aces, 1,267 digs, 2,858 assists and 563 blocks. CU s League Leaders In league matches only, Creighton leads the BIG EAST in assists per set (14.00), kills per set (15.02), digs per set (16.82), hitting percentage (.305), opponent hitting percentage (.148), opponent kills per set (10.73), opponent assists per set (10.00) and opponent aces per set (0.70). Individually in league play only, Brittany Witt (4.57) is tops in digs per set, Six Straight 20 Win Seasons Creighton is 22-5 this year, picking up 20 victories for the ninth time in the program s modern history, and sixth straight season. It s especially impressive when you consider that when Kirsten Bernthal Booth was hired in 2003, Creighton s modern day school record for wins in a season was 16. Creighton is one of 19 schools with five straight seasons of 20+ wins (entering 2017). That list features American, BYU, Colorado State, Creighton, Florida, Florida State, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Marquette, Nebraska, North Carolina, Penn State, Stanford, Texas, UTSA, Washington, Western Kentucky and Wichita State. Among those to extend the streak to six (or more) have been American, BYU, Colorado State, Creighton, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Marquette, Nebraska, Penn State, Stanford, Texas, Washington, Western Kentucky and Wichita State. The following schools are still trying to extend their streak of 20-win seasons in 2017, through matches of November 15th. Team 2017 W-L Next Match Hawaii /16 North Carolina /17 Florida State /17 UTSA /17 Select Company The BIG EAST s Creighton and Marquette are two of 21 teams nationally to have appeared in each of the previous five NCAA Tournaments. That group features BYU, Colorado State, Creighton, Florida, Florida State, Hawaii, Iowa State, Kansas, Kentucky, Marquette, Michigan State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, Penn State, San Diego, Stanford, Texas, Texas A&M, USC and Washington. Creighton is one of 10 teams in the country that has been to the Sweet 16 each of the last two seasons, a list that consists of BYU, Creighton, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Texas, UCLA, Washington and Wisconsin. Creighton is also one of just 10 schools nationally who have won 23 matches or more in each of the previous five seasons ( ). That group consists of BYU, Creighton, Florida, Florida State, Nebraska, Penn State, Stanford, Texas, Washington and Western Kentucky. 23 Wins, Each Season From Team 2017 W-L Next Match Western Kentucky /17 Penn State /15 BYU /16 Stanford /15 Florida /15 Nebraska /17 Creighton /17 Washington /17 Texas /16 Florida State /17 All They Do Is Win Creighton owns a record in the last four seasons, and is in the past six years. On a national basis through November 7th, those 103 wins are tied for 10th-most, while the 155 victories are 11th-most. Most Wins, Since 2014 Rank School Wins Next Match 1. Western Kentucky /17 2. Penn State /15 3. BYU /16 Washington /17 5. Dayton /18 6. Nebraska /17 7. Stanford /15 Texas /15 American / Creighton /17 Colorado State / Wisconsin /17 Minnesota /17 Towson /17 Florida /15 Most Wins, Since 2012 Rank School Wins Next Match 1. Penn State /15 2. Western Kentucky /17 3. Washington /17 4. BYU /16 5. Stanford /15 6. Texas /15 7. American /18 Nebraska /17 9. Minnesota / Florida / Creighton / Colorado State /15 Dayton / Kansas /15

7 Matches Started Name 2017 Career Consec.! Marysa Wilkinson Jaali Winters Megan Ballenger Lydia Dimke 25 62* 61! Naomi Hickman ! Kenzie Crawford Taryn Kloth Alexa Roumeliotis Brittany Lawrence Samantha Bohnet Jaclyn Taylor Kelsey O Connell * Dimke also made one start at Purdue! of matches played in 2017 Honors & Awards Megan Ballenger Husky Invitational All-Tournament Team Shocker Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team Lydia Dimke BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 9/5 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 11/14 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team Bluejay Invitational MVP Husky Invitational All-Tournament Team Preseason All-BIG EAST Team Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year Senior CLASS Award Candidate (30) Taryn Kloth Kansas Invitational All-Tournament Team Preseason All-BIG EAST Team Marysa Wilkinson BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 8/29 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 10/3 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 10/24 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team Husky Invitational All-Tournament Team Husky Invitational Tournament MVP Jaali Winters BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 10/17 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 10/31 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team Kansas Invitational All-Tournament Team Kansas Invitational MVP Preseason All-BIG EAST Team Brittany Witt BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 9/12 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 9/26 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 10/17 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 11/7 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 11/14 Kansas Invitational All-Tournament Team Preseason All-BIG EAST Team Higher And Higher Creighton set five D.J. Sokol Arena records in its Oct. 13th 3-2 comeback win over Butler. Creighton s 84 kills were a facility record, the third-most of any team in the nation this fall, and the most by any BIG EAST team in a league match since Seton Hall had 84 kills at Marquette on Nov. 9, 2007 when sets were played to 30 points. The 84 kills were the most by a CU team since the Bluejays posted 86 at Evansville on Nov. 4, Creighton s 79 assists were a facility record, the third-most of any team in the nation this fall, and the most by any BIG EAST team in a league match since Seton Hall had 79 assists at Marquette on Nov. 9, 2007 when sets were played to 30 points. It was also the most by a CU team since the Jays had 79 assists at Wichita State on Oct. 13, Creighton also established facility records for attack attempts (216), digs (106) and points (96.0). Jaali Winters 28 kills were tied for third-most in Creighton history for one match, equalled her previous high, and were also the most ever by a Bluejay inside D.J. Sokol Arena. Lydia Dimke s 65 assists were a career-high, the most by any BIG EAST player in a match this season, and the most by a Bluejay since Korie Lebeda had 71 on Nov. 18, 2006 at Evansville. Champions Clash Since the reconfiguration of the BIG EAST in the summer of 2013, Creighton and Marquette are the only teams to win any sort of BIG EAST volleyball title. Marquette won the regular-season and tournament title in 2013, while Creighton swept both titles in 2014, 2015 and 2016 and has already won the 2017 crown. The 2017 season has seen more of the same, as the teams hold down the top two spots in the standings. Below is a look at the record of each BIG EAST team (through Nov. 16) since the league s reconfiguration in 2013: BIG EAST VB Standings Since 2013 (thru 11/16) BIG EAST only All matches Team (NCAA Bids) W L W L Creighton (4) Marquette (4) Xavier Butler Seton Hall (1) Villanova (1) St. John s Georgetown DePaul Providence* *Providence rejoined the league for volleyball in 2014 and its 2013 overall record (12-20) is not included above. Success In The BIG EAST Creighton is 43-1 in its last 44 matches and 56-2 in its last 58 matches against teams from the BIG EAST, including league championship play. The Bluejays have an active winning streak of four or longer against each school in the BIG EAST Conference except Marquette, as seen below. Team Series History Current CU Streak Butler CU 9-1 Won Last 9 DePaul CU 10-1 Won Last 10 Georgetown CU 9-0 Won Last 9 Marquette CU 12-4 Won Last 1 Providence CU 8-0 Won Last 8 Seton Hall CU 9-3 Won Last 8 St. John s CU 9-1 Won Last 9 Villanova CU 9-1 Won Last 4 Xavier CU 13-0 Won Last 13 Winters Weekly BIG EAST Defensive Honor Creighton Volleyball junior Jaali Winters was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on October 31st. It s the eighth career weekly honor from the BIG EAST for Winters, but the first time she s been honored solely for her defensive work. Winters is also the first player leaguewide to be honored as both the Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 17) and the Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 31) this season. Winters averaged 4.57 digs per set to pace the Creighton defense in a pair of wins. The Ankeny, Iowa native opened her week with team-highs of 19 digs and 12 kills in a 3-1 win at Providence. It was her team-high sixth double-double of the fall. She then had a teambest 13 digs to go with seven kills in a sweep of the Friars one night later. In the two wins over Providence, Creighton limited the Friars to.049 hitting in 245 swings as PC averaged just 8.57 kills per set. Middles Are All Right The numbers would suggest that Creighton dominated the middle in its Oct. 6 win at DePaul. CU s four middle blockers and right-side hitters that saw action combined for 27 kills without an attack error in 40 swings. That s good for a.675 hitting percentage. Marysa Wilkinson had 10 kills on 12 swings, Megan Ballenger had nine kills on 12 swings, Naomi Hickman had six kills on 11 swings and Kelsey O Connell added two kills on five swings. Best...Set...Ever... Creighton responded from its first league loss since 2015 with authority, hitting a school-record.818 in the first set of an Oct. 6 win at DePaul. CU had 18 kills without an attack error in 22 swings to hit that.818, which surpassed the previous best mark of.722 in the fifth set of a win at Georgetown on Nov. 20, Creighton s previous best mark in a nondeciding set had been.684 ( ) in the second set vs. Eastern Illinois on Oct. 15, 2000, and Creighton s previous best mark in a set to 25 had been.654 ( ) in the third set vs. Bradley

8 on Sept. 25, Best Team Hitting Percentage in a Set % K-E-TA Opponent (Set #) Date at DePaul (1) 10/06/ at Georgetown (5) 11/20/ vs. Northern Iowa (5) 09/05/ Eastern Illinois (2) 10/15/ Tulsa (3) 10/27/95 Among The Best Matches Ever, Too Creighton didn t let up after hitting.818 in the first set, as the team hit.476 for the entire match against DePaul on Oct. 6. The.476 output ranks as the third-best mark in program history for a match, and is the third occasion this fall the team has hit.440 or better. Prior to 2017, Creighton had done that just three times total from Below is the top hitting percentages in a match in Bluejay history. Of note, Creighton has hit.413 or better five times in 2017 after doing it a total of seven times from Best Attack Percentage, Match.536 vs. Tulsa ( ) vs. Liberty ( ) at DePaul ( ) vs. Providence ( ) vs. Georgetown ( ) vs. Belmont ( ) vs. Seton Hall ( ) vs. Evansville ( ) vs. Butler ( ) vs. UC Riverside ( ) vs. Drake ( ) vs. DePaul ( ) Wins At Sokol Creighton owns a all-time record at D.J. Sokol Arena, which opened in 2009, reaching the century mark on Nov. 5 with a sweep of DePaul. Creighton s first win at D.J. Sokol Arena came on Aug. 28, 2009 when the Bluejays swept Texas Tech. Only five visiting schools have beaten Creighton more than once at D.J. Sokol Arena, a list that includes Northern Iowa (4x), Illinois (2), Kansas (2), Marquette (2) and Missouri State (2). Sweep You Very Much Creighton owns 202 sweeps in program history since its 1994 reinstatement, nearly half of its 406 all-time wins. Creighton is all-time under Kirsten Bernthal Booth in three-set matches, compared to a mark before her arrival. Speaking of Sweeps Marquette s 3-0 win over Creighton on Oct. 5th was the first time the Bluejays had been swept by a BIG EAST foe since Seton Hall blanked the Bluejays on Nov. 23, CU returned the favor six days later in a rematch against the Pirates, topping SHU 3-1 in 2017 Team Match-By-Match Comparisons the 2014 BIG EAST Championship final. In similar fashion, after MU swept Creighton on Oct. 5th this year, the Bluejays answered with a sweep of the Golden Eagles on Nov. 4th. No team has swept Creighton twice in the same season since Missouri State in No team has beaten Creighton twice in the same season (sweeps or otherwise) since Seton Hall in Winters Makes Arena History Jaali Winters owns 547 career kills inside the friendly confines of D.J. Sokol Arena, and on Nov. 5th vs. DePaul she broke Leah McNary s facility record of 537. Winters owns 10 or more kills in each of her last nine home matches. Most Career Kills, D.J. Sokol Arena History Name Sets No. Years 1. Jaali Winters Pr. 2. Leah McNary Lauren Smith Kelli Browning Marysa Wilkinson Pr. Passing The Halfway Point Creighton is 15-1 in BIG EAST play and reached the midpoint of the league slate with an 8-1 mark. Creighton has now started 8-1 or better in league play for the fourth straight season, and fifth time in six seasons. Date Opponent Score Kills Errors Attacks Pct. Assts. Aces SE Digs Blocks Points 08/25 vs. Saint Mary s W /35 12/15 116/ / /34 4/2 8/2 53/46 8.5/ / /26 vs. Pittsburgh W /38 13/23 104/ / /31 7/1 5/6 42/ / / /26 at #3 Washington W /57 18/21 148/ / /53 4/4 7/5 61/66 7.5/ / /01 #13 KENTUCKY W /45 9/18 102/ / /44 5/3 5/6 44/42 6.5/ / /02 #18 USC L /53 12/13 108/ / /54 1/5 4/9 42/54 7.0/ / /02 NORTHERN IOWA W /37 19/23 121/ / /33 9/1 2/3 57/61 8.0/ / /08 vs. #17 Purdue L /66 23/13 137/ / /64 10/0 6/8 46/54 3.0/ / /08 vs. Belmont W /23 5/20 74/92.446/ /22 6/1 10/7 39/28 8.0/ / /09 at #7 Kansas W /45 11/20 116/ / /42 1/0 6/8 50/52 7.5/ / /15 at Wichita State L /52 27/21 157/ / /50 3/2 9/6 72/70 7.5/ / /16 vs. #19 Iowa State L /55 34/25 188/ / /51 3/1 7/9 71/78 8.5/ / /22 GEORGETOWN W /40 8/18 121/ / /37 5/2 5/8 61/43 6.0/ / /24 VILLANOVA W /42 20/24 154/ / /38 3/5 11/4 69/64 9.0/ / /29 Seton Hall W /40 9/15 103/ / /39 4/0 4/5 47/43 7.5/ / /30 St. John s W /31 11/17 107/95.383/ /30 1/1 7/4 40/ / / /05 Marquette L /47 17/13 108/ / /45 3/4 5/6 41/59 3.0/ / /06 DePaul W /18 6/18 84/89.476/ /17 3/1 5/6 48/27 6.0/ / /13 BUTLER W /71 23/15 216/ / /64 3/2 6/5 106/87 9.0/ / /15 XAVIER W /28 12/11 104/ / /26 4/0 6/6 57/38 3.0/ / /20 ST. JOHN S W /34 24/28 157/ / /32 7/3 10/2 70/ / / /22 SETON HALL W /34 7/13 105/ / /30 6/0 5/3 46/37 7.0/ / /27 Providence W /34 25/24 138/ / /33 8/9 6/7 65/48 6.0/ / /28 Providence W /26 18/24 95/ / /24 4/2 3/5 48/34 8.0/ / /04 MARQUETTE W /33 11/21 104/ / /30 3/2 5/7 59/43 5.0/ / /05 DEPAUL W /26 7/17 87/97.414/ /23 9/1 7/4 49/30 5.0/ / /11 Xavier W /25 15/22 112/ / /24 3/2 6/3 56/47 8.0/ / /12 Butler W /72 23/27 187/ / /68 7/5 17/13 80/ / / /17 Villanova 11/18 Georgetown Match totals displayed in the format Creighton/Opponent for each category Creighton home matches listed in bold ALL CAPS

9 Each of the previous four times CU has been 8-1 or better halfway through the league schedule, the Bluejays have won both the regularseason and league tournament titles, and this year s team has the regular-season title wrapped up. League Record by Year Year 1st Half 2nd Half Place T-9th MVC T-7th MVC T-6th MVC T-3rd MVC th MVC th MVC T-4th MVC th MVC T-9th MVC T-5th MVC th MVC th MVC th MVC T-2nd MVC nd MVC T-4th MVC rd MVC th MVC st MVC T-2nd BIG EAST st BIG EAST st BIG EAST st BIG EAST so far 1st BIG EAST Total Wilkinson Wins Third Defensive Honor Marysa Wilkinson was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 24th. It was the senior s third Defensive Player of the Week honor this fall, joining the recognition she received on Aug. 29 and Oct. 3. A middle blocker from Lincoln, Neb., Wilkinson helped Creighton to a 2-0 week by averaging 1.57 blocks per set, in addition to 2.43 kills per set on.341 hitting. She started the week with six blocks, including three solo stuffs, in a 3-1 win over St. John s. Wilkinson also contributed 12 kills and two digs on.357 hitting. The senior then added five kills and five blocks on.308 hitting in a sweep of third-place Seton Hall two days later. Wilkinson Wows Em Marysa Wilkinson is hitting.417 in league matches, committing just 27 attack errors in 326 swings over 16 conference matches thus far. Wilkinson owns 112 kills and just 20 errors in Creighton s nine-match win streak, which spans 219 swings (.420). The BIG EAST record for hitting percentage in conference play is.481 by Notre Dame s Ashley Tartutis in No player has finished hitting.435 or better in BIG EAST action since Cincinnati s Jessie Nevitt hit.461 in , 200, 300, 400 Creighton owns a record since its 1994 reinstatement, earning its 400th win on Oct. 22 vs. Seton Hall. Here s a look at Creighton s record at the time of some of its milestone victories: W-L Opponent Date 1-0 vs. Chattanooga 09/02/ Wichita State 11/15/ Southern Illinois 09/10/ at Evansville 11/04/ at Bradley 10/04/ vs. UC Riverside 09/02/ Drake 09/22/ at Indiana State 10/26/ Texas Tech 08/28/ Bradley 09/25/ Wichita State 11/04/ Illinois State 11/10/ Georgetown 11/22/ at St. John s 11/15/ Butler 11/15/ Xavier 11/06/ Seton Hall 10/22/17 Home Sweet Home Creighton went 8-0 at home this season in BIG EAST play, the fourth time (joining 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017) in the previous six years it has been unbeaten at home in league play. Creighton is 42-2 all-time (.955) in regularseason BIG EAST play at D.J. Sokol Arena, falling once each to St. John s (2013) and Seton Hall (2014). Since D.J. Sokol Arena opened in 2009, Creighton is 73-7 (.913) all-time in regular-season conference matches in the facility, including 27 straight victories. Creighton has won all nine meetings with St. John s since that 2013 upset, and all eight encounters versus Seton Hall since dropping the home match in The Bluejays have had a winning record in conference home matches each of the last 12 seasons. That streak that dates back to its days at the Omaha Civic Auditorium, a site that was torn down last winter and no longer exists. First Set Is Key The winner in all but two of Creighton s last 27 matches has been the team that won the first set of the match. The only exceptions? Both matches against Butler, when CU lost the opener but rallied to win in five sets. Creighton has won 39 in a row when going up 1-0 in a match. This fall, Creighton is 20-0 when winning the first set and 2-5 when losing the first set. Villanova is 16-2 when winning the first set and 0-9 when dropping the opener. Georgetown is 7-5 when winning the first set and 1-15 when losing the first set. Creighton is 18-2 when winning the second set and 4-3 when dropping the second set. Villanova is 15-3 when winning the second set and 1-8 when losing the second set. Georgetown is 6-4 when winning the second set and 2-16 when losing the second set. Creighton is 20-1 when winning the third set and 2-4 when losing the third set. Villanova is 9-2 when winning the third set and 7-9 when dropping the third set. Georgetown is 7-5 when winning the third set and 1-15 when losing the third set. Creighton is 6-2 when winning the fourth set and 0-2 when losing the fourth set. Villanova is 5-1 when winning the fourth set and 2-5 when losing the fourth set. Georgetown is 2-6 when winning the fourth set and 2-6 when losing the fourth set. Creighton is 2-1 in five-set matches. Villanova is 3-2 and Georgetown is 2-7 in five-set matches. Dimke Passes 2,000 Lydia Dimke owns 2,363 assists in 61 career matches played at Creighton, after passing 2,000 assists in her 52nd career match on Oct. 13 vs. Butler. Dimke is the seventh player to reach 2,000 assists at Creighton, and fourth-quickest to get there. Creighton s Quickest Players To 2,000 Assists (Career) Name MP Date Opponent Korie Lebeda 43 09/22/06 Drake Brittany Coleman 45 10/02/04 Southern Illinois Kailey Reyes 49 09/01/00 at Iowa State Lydia Dimke 52 10/13/17 Butler Megan Bober 55 11/05/10 at Wichita State Melissa Weisensee 66 09/15/96 at UMKC Michelle Sicner /23/14 Seton Hall Dimke Hitting With Accuracy, Too Lydia Dimke split time between outside hitter and setter while at Purdue, and since transferring to Creighton she s made an impact in both areas. Dimke is one of seven players in program history to reach 2,000 career assists at CU. As an attacker, Dimke is hitting.386 in all matches and.382 in league play. Dimke has become the career hitting percentage at Creighton, which requires 250 career kills. Dimke is hitting.337, which puts her ahead of Kelli Browning s mark of.335. Below is a list of the top hitting percentages in CU history among those with 250 or more career kills: Career Attack Percentage (Min. 250 kills) Name K E Att. Pct. Year 1. Lydia Dimke Pr. 2. Kelli Browning 1, , Lauren Smith 1, , Marysa Wilkinson 1, , Pr. 5. Kelly Goc 1, , Megan Ballenger Pr. 7. Ashley Williams , Melissa Weisensee Kailey Reyes , Laurel Sanford , Blue October Since the start of the 2012 season, Creighton has been a solid in September, only to take it up a notch in October. CU is 46-5 in October in that same span, and an even better 43-4 in the month of November. Creighton has won 25 straight home matches in the month of October dating to a Oct. 15, 2011 loss to No. 12 Northern Iowa, and 21 straight November matches at all sites dating to a Nov. 23, 2014 loss. Since the start of the 2014 season, Creighton is a combined 60-4 in the months of October and November.

10 Against The BIG EAST Since the BIG EAST was restructured in 2013, Creighton owns a winning record against each of the other teams currently in the BIG EAST. The Bluejays enter this weekend with 85 wins against BIG EAST competition (including BIG EAST Championship play) since 2013, 15 more wins than Marquette for most in the league. Seton Hall is the only league foe to top the Bluejays three times since Opponent Reg. Season BE Tourney Total Butler DePaul Georgetown Marquette Providence Seton Hall St. John s Villanova Xavier Total Climbing The List Kirsten Bernthal Booth became Creighton Volleyball s winningest coach in the program s modern history on August 26, 2007, and hasn t let up. Booth won her 300th match at CU on Sept. 24 vs. Villanova, and now owns 313 victories on the Bluejay sideline to rank sixth in school history across all sports. Coach, Sport Victories Brent Vigness, Softball 729* Mary Higgins, Softball 564 Ed Servais, Baseball 483* Tom Lilly, Men s & Women s Tennis 402* Dana Altman, Men s Basketball 327 Kirsten Bernthal Booth, Volleyball 313* *still active coaching at Creighton Better And Better and Better... Senior Marysa Wilkinson owns 274 kills this season, becoming the sixth player in CU history with 200 or more kills in each of her first four seasons on campus. Junior Jaali Winters is one of eight players to accomplish the feat in each of her first three seasons with the Bluejays, and joins Melissa Walsh as one of two women with 300 or more kills in each of her first three years. 200 or More Kills, First 3 Seasons Name (Years) Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Total Melissa Walsh, ,596 Kelly Goc, ,414 JoDe Cieloha, ,375 Lauren Smith, ,160 Marysa Wilkinson, ,117 Shelly Kapler, ,000 Jess Bird, Jaali Winters, 2015-Pr ,316 Spike Town Jaali Winters enters this weekend with 1,316 kills, recently passing Leah McNary (1,257) to move into sixth place on Creighton s all-time career kills list. Here s a look at Creighton s top-11 in career kills, which includes teammate Marysa Wilkinson s 1,117 kills that rank 10th. Wilkinson is nine shy of moving into ninth place and 43 away from former teammate Lauren Smith. Most Career Kills, Creighton History Name Sets No. Years 1. Leah Ratzlaff 409 1, Melissa Walsh 394 1, Kelly Goc 394 1, Jessica Houts 451 1, JoDe Cieloha 398 1, Jaali Winters 352 1, Pr. 7. Leah McNary 458 1, Lauren Smith 511 1, Allie Oelke 445 1, Marysa Wilkinson 475 1, Pr. 11. Kelli Browning 424 1, Wilkinson Reaches 1,000 Kills Marysa Wilkinson reached 1,000 career kills in her 120th career match after reaching the milestone in the third set of a 3-0 win at St. John s on Oct. 30th. Earlier this season teammate Jaali Winters needed just 72 career matches to reach 1,000 career kills, becoming the second-fastest player in school history to reach the 1,000 kill milestone. Creighton Athletics Hall of Famer Melissa Walsh reached 1,000 career kills in 70 matches in Wilkinson and Winters join Jessica Houts and Amanda Cvejdlik (in 2008) as the only Bluejay teammates to reach 1,000 career kills in the same season in history. Creighton s Quickest Players To 1,000 Kills (Career) Name MP Date Opponent Melissa Walsh 70 10/15/00 Eastern Illinois Jaali Winters 72 08/25/17 vs. Saint Mary s Leah Ratzlaff 76 10/22/04 Missouri State JoDe Cieloha 83 09/13/97 at Drake Kelly Goc 87 11/24/06 vs. Northern Iowa Jessica Houts 90 11/08/08 Illinois State Leah McNary 96 09/12/14 Pepperdine Amanda Cvejdlik 99 11/15/08 at Evansville Shelly Kapler /18/99 vs. Missouri State Allie Oelke /09/10 Wichita State Kelli Browning /26/14 DePaul Lauren Smith /07/16 at Villanova Marysa Wilkinson /30/17 at St. John s Streak Snapped at 28 Straight Until an Oct. 5 loss at Marquette, Creighton had won each of its last 28 regular-season matches in BIG EAST play. That ranked as the thirdlongest volleyball streak in league history. Former league member Notre Dame owns each of the two longest marks. Most Consecutive Regular-Season BIG EAST League Wins Wins School Dates Snapped By 45 Notre Dame Oct. 1, 1999-Nov. 9, 2002 at Miami (Fla.), Notre Dame Sept. 30, 1995-Oct. 4, 1998 at UConn, Creighton Oct. 31, 2015-Present at Marquette, Louisville Oct. 1, 2006-Nov. 9, 2007 at Notre Dame, 3-1 RPI Stands At Ninth Creighton ranks ninth in the Nov. 13 official NCAA RPI rankings. The mark is the best in the BIG EAST (Marquette is second-best at 30). Creighton was eighth in the inaugural NCAA rankings that came out on October 2nd, just shy of the program s best RPI ever of fifth on Oct. 21, Contrary to popular opinion, Creighton s RPI has typically improved in recent years during BIG EAST play. In 2016, Creighton was 29th during the initial RPI release on Oct. 3 and improved to 17th by Selection Sunday on Nov. 28th after an 18-0 league record. In 2015, Creighton was 20th during the initial RPI release on Oct. 5 and improved to 15th by Selection Sunday on Nov. 30th after a 17-1 league record. In 2014, Creighton was 41st during the initial RPI release on Oct. 6 and improved to 24th by Selection Sunday on Dec. 1 after a 16-2 league record. In 2013, Creighton was 10th during the initial RPI release on Oct. 7 and dropped to 16th by Selection Sunday on Dec. 2 after a 12-4 league finish. Dimke Was Up For Senior CLASS Award Lydia Dimke was among 30 student-athletes who excel both on and off the court that were selected today as candidates for the 2017 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate volleyball, though she did not make the cut to the final 10. Dimke was the BIG EAST s only representative to make the initial cut. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. A setter from Ham Lake, Minn., Dimke averages assists, 2.67 digs, 1.45 kills and 0.2 blocks per set while hitting.386. She was named 2017 Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year this fall after ending last year with BIG EAST Player of the Year accolades. She was also named a Third Team All-American by the AVCA last season after helping the Bluejays to the Elite Eight. A two-time team captain, Dimke has performed more than 25 hours of community service since arriving at Creighton. She s been active with Welcome Week, performed a clinic for children, visits local schools to read, spoke and helped at the Mustang March at Mary Our Queen, and has helped feed the homeless. In the classroom, she earned a spot on Creighton s Dean s List in the Fall of 2016, when she was also leading Creighton to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. She also landed a spot on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team in and was named Academic All-Big Ten in as a student-athlete at Purdue. Dimke is a communication studies major. Dimke is the latest in a long line of Creighton Volleyball student-athletes to make the Senior CLASS cut in recent seasons, as Jess Bird and Lauren Smith were candidates in 2016, with Smith ending the fall as a Senior CLASS All-American. Other past volleyball candidates include Melanie Jereb in 2015, Kelli Browning in 2014 and Megan Bober in Former Creighton men s soccer goalkeeper

11 Brian Holt won the 2011 Senior CLASS Award on the pitch, while ex-creighton men s basketball standout Doug McDermott won the 2014 Senior CLASS Award on the hardwood. Any Venue Will Do Since joining the BIG EAST, Creighton has a.500 record or better at every BIG EAST venue in which it has played. Site D.J. Sokol Arena (CU) Hinkle Fieldhouse (BU) 6-1 Carnesecca Arena (SJU) 5-0 McGrath-Phillips Arena (DPU) 5-0 Cintas Center (XU) 5-0 Al McGuire Center (MU) 5-2 McDonough Arena (GU) 4-0 Alumni Hall (PC) 4-0 Jake Nevin Field House (VU) 3-1 Walsh Gym (SHU) 3-2 Creighton W-L BIG EAST Preseason Poll For the fifth straight season, Creighton was picked to win the BIG EAST Conference in a preseason poll of league coaches. CU was a unanimous choice for the fourth straight season, receiving 81 points after earning all nine possible first-place votes. Butler was picked second, while Marquette was third and earned the remaining first-place vote. Creighton also had four women named to the BIG EAST s preseason all-conference team, as Lydia Dimke, Taryn Kloth, Jaali Winters and Brittany Witt were all honored. Dimke was selected as Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year. Including this year, Creighton has finished in the spot predicted of them or better in the preseason poll in 13 of the past 15 years, including eight years where it s finished exactly where it was picked. Year Preseason Pick Finish Move th 9th # th 7th # th 6th # th 3rd # th 8th i T-7th 5th # th T-4th nd 4th i th 9th i th T-5th # th 5th th 5th th 4th rd T-2nd # rd 2nd # th T-4th th 3rd # rd 4th i th 1st # st T-2nd i st 1st st 1st st 1st st 1st - - Home At Home Creighton has won 29 straight home matches against BIG EAST competition (including BIG EAST Championship play) at D.J. Sokol Arena, and is 34-2 in its last 36 matches against all teams at home. CU s overall home win streak stands at nine heading into this weekend, tied for fourth-longest in program history. Below is a look at the program s largest home win streaks in history against all opponents. Creighton s Longest Home Win Streaks Wins Dates Snapped By 13 Sept. 1, Sept. 7, 2013 California, Sept. 9, Sept. 1, 2017 #18 USC, Sept Nov. 28, 2015 #4 Kansas, Sept. 20, 2014-Nov. 21, 2014 Seton Hall, Sept. 2, Present??? 8 Sept. 25-Nov. 20, 2010 Northern Illinois, 3-0 Sweep City Creighton swept 14-of-18 BIG EAST matches last fall, with three matches to end 3-1 and one contest that went 3-2. This year s team has won 45-of-56 league sets played this season. Creighton has swept 17 of its last 23 regularseason BIG EAST home matches, and won 72 of its last 80 home sets during conference play. Creighton is 78-8 in 86 regular-season BIG EAST matches in its five-year history in the league, with 46 sweeps, including 33 of its last 50 matches. Since October 31, 2015, Creighton has won 129-of-150 sets against league foes (including conference tournament action). Crowded House Creighton s crowd of 2,578 on Sept. 1st vs. No. 13 Kentucky was the second sellout in program history. It was also largest attendance at D.J. Sokol Arena, and the fifth-largest at any home venue. In fact, nine home crowds this season have ranked among the top-25 in school history, as seen by the chart below. Creighton has averaged 1,765 fans per home match this season, which ranks 22nd nationally. No one else in the BIG EAST averages more than 1,000 fans per home match. Largest Home Crowds, Creighton History Att. Opponent Date CU Result Facility 13,081 #18 Cal Poly 09/02/07 L 0-3 CenturyLink 12,112 #1 Nebraska 09/24/06 L 1-3 CenturyLink 10,131 #4 Nebraska 09/15/15 L 0-3 CenturyLink 8,037 #2 Nebraska 10/05/08 L 0-3 CenturyLink 2,578 #13 Kentucky 09/01/17 W 3-0 Sokol 2,514 #7 Nebraska 08/31/10 L 0-3 Sokol 2,325 Northern Iowa 10/05/12 W 3-1 Sokol 2,285 Texas Tech 08/28/09 W 3-0 Sokol 2,222 Marquette 11/04/17 W 3-0 Sokol 2,135 Bradley 10/14/11 W 3-1 Sokol 2,109 Marquette 10/13/13 W 3-0 Sokol 2,084 #18 USC 09/02/17 L 0-3 Sokol 2,067 Villanova 11/21/14 W 3-0 Sokol 1,918 St. John s 10/17/14 W 3-0 Sokol 1,913 Xavier 11/13/15 W 3-0 Sokol 1,832 Xavier 10/18/13 W 3-2 Sokol 1,725 Northern Iowa 09/02/17 W 3-0 Sokol 1,695 Xavier 10/15/17 W 3-0 Sokol 1,671 Seton Hall 10/16/16 W 3-0 Sokol 1,667 Marquette 09/23/16 W 3-0 Sokol 1,667 Villanova 09/24/17 W 3-1 Sokol 1,647 DePaul 11/05/17 W 3-0 Sokol 1,644 Villanova 11/20/16 W 3-2 Sokol 1,637 Georgetown 09/22/17 W 3-1 Sokol 1,605 Butler 10/13/17 W 3-2 Sokol 1,583 Villanova 11/28/15 W 3-0 Sokol 1,557 Northern Iowa 11/21/08 W 3-0 Civic 1,544 Wichita State 09/15/12 W 3-1 Sokol 1,493 Wichita State 11/04/11 W 3-2 Sokol Challenging Schedule The NCAA website tracks the nation s toughest schedules played. Entering this week, Creighton s opponents this year have gone when not facing CU. That.640 winning percentage is the seventhtoughest schedule of any school in the country. Last year Creighton s opponents were , and that.631 winning percentage made it the 11th-toughest nationally. In 2015 Creighton faced the nation s eighthtoughest schedule per the NCAA, with foes going (.642) overall. Just how tough was Creighton s non-conference schedule? When it concluded, eight of CU s 11 foes were nationally ranked. Two of the exceptions were Pitt (2nd round NCAA in 2016) and Belmont (OVC favorite in 2017). This is the fifth straight season that Creighton has played at least four non-conference matches against teams ranked in the preseason top-25 poll. Nine of Creighton s final 10 non-conference matches this season were against teams that are either ranked or receiving votes in the Aug. 28 top-25 poll. The lone exception to that group, Belmont, is a club that was picked to win the Ohio Valley Conference. Rank & File Creighton owns three victories over ranked teams this fall, having toppled No. 3 Washington, No. 13 Kentucky and No. 7 Kansas. It marks the first time that Creighton has beaten three ranked teams in the same season. Through matches of November 13th, the only other teams with more wins over ranked teams are Baylor, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn State, Florida, Stanford, Texas, Utah, UNI, USC and Washington. Creighton, Florida, Michigan State, Penn State, Purdue, USC, Nebraska and Minnesota are the only teams with three or more top-13 wins this fall. Wins Team Top 25 Victims 9 Nebraska #2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 11, 14, 16, 22 7 Minnesota #5, 7, 9, 11, 16, 20, 22 7 USC #6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 25 7 Washington #13, 13, 15, 15, 19, 25 6 Penn State #1, 4, 9, 9, 10, 17 6 Stanford #12, 14, 16, 16, 19, 25 5 Florida #1, 5, 6, 16, 19 5 Texas #9, 17, 18, 23, 24 5 Utah #9, 13, 15, 15, 25 4 Baylor #10, 11, 20, 24 4 Colorado #11, 12, 15, 22 4 Kansas #13, 17, 18, 24 4 Northern Iowa #10, 18, 19, 19 4 Oregon #5, 12, 15, 23 4 UCLA #11, 20, 22, 25 3 Creighton #3, 7, 13 3 BYU #16, 17, 21 3 Kentucky #1, 18, 23 3 Michigan State #1, 5, 7 3 Notre Dame #21, 23, 24 3 Purdue #5, 9, 10 3 Wisconsin #4, 11, 20

12 Top 25 Jays Creighton is in the top 25 of the AVCA poll for the 19th straight week, a streak that started on Oct. 31, Nationally, that s the 16th-longest active streak, as seen below: Consecutive Active Weeks in AVCA Top 25 Streak Team Current Rank 523 Stanford Nebraska Penn State Florida Washington Texas 2 72 Wisconsin BYU 9 59 UCLA Kansas Minnesota 7 28 San Diego Oregon Kentucky 6 22 Utah Creighton 13 3 Weeks, 3 Titles, 3 Different MVP s Creighton won a tournament title in each of the first three weekends of the season, with a different MVP each time. Marysa Wilkinson was honored as MVP when Creighton won the Husky Invitational on Aug Lydia Dimke was honored as MVP when Creighton won the Bluejay Invitational on Sept Jaali Winters was honored as MVP when Creighton won the Kansas Invitational on Sept In addition to Wilkinson, Dimke and Winters, Taryn Kloth, Megan Ballenger and Brittany Witt have also earned All-Tournament Team honors this fall. Year-By-Year In Non-Conference Play Creighton finished non-conference play with a 7-4 record, its most wins since 2013 when it opened 9-3. Creighton Volleyball went 3-3 against ranked non-conference teams this season. Before this fall, CU had been 2-43 all-time vs. ranked teams in regular-season non-conference matches. Non-Conference Records, By Year, Under Booth Year Non-Con W-L vs. Ranked Non-Con Final W-L TBD Reception Near-Perfection Creighton has allowed just 59 aces in 94 sets played for a scant 0.63 aces per set average by its opponents. The Bluejays have allowed 1.15 aces per set or less in each of the last 13 years, but this year is on pace to be the best mark, as seen below: Fewest Aces Per Set Allowed SAPS Against Year Team W-L so far League Opener Histories A 3-1 win on Sept. 21 win over Georgetown improved Creighton to a 16-8 record all-time in conference openers, including a 13-2 record under Kirsten Bernthal Booth. That includes a 4-1 mark in BIG EAST lid-lifters, and four straight wins. Each of the last four times that Creighton won its league opener (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016), the Bluejays went on to win both the regular-season and conference tournament titles, going a combined 68-4 in regular-season league action (and 8-0 in league tournament action) during those years. In the 15 previous seasons that Creighton has won its conference opener, it has never finished worse than 9-9 in league play and it owns a combined.719 (194-76) winning percentage in league matches. In the eight years in which Creighton lost its league opener, the Jays have had a losing record five times and it owns a combined.363 (53-93) winning percentage during league contests. In conference home openers, (including 2017) Creighton is 19-5 overall and 13-2 under Booth, with seven straight wins. In league road openers (including 2017), Creighton is now 15-9 overall and 12-3 under Booth, with four straight wins. No Mercy On The Schedule Nine of Creighton s 11 non-conference opponents were getting top-25 votes at the time of the match, with six of them ranked. In addition, all but Belmont (5-4) and Wichita State (7-2) had either 0 or 1 loss at the time of their match against Creighton, and all but an 0-1 Pitt team had a winning record. Here s a look at the records at the time of each non-conference match against Creighton this season. Team W-L Saint Mary s 0-0 (RV) Pitt 0-1 #3 Washington 2-0 #13 Kentucky 3-0 #18 USC 3-1 (RV) Northern Iowa 4-1 #17 Purdue 6-0 Belmont 5-4 #7 Kansas 9-0 (RV) Wichita State 7-2 #19 Iowa State 7-1 Survival of the Fittest Creighton has won eight matches under Kirsten Bernthal Booth after surviving an opponent s match point. Three of those comeback wins have come against Wichita State. On the other hand, Creighton is under Booth when it reaches a match point opportunity, falling only when it wasted two match points on Sept. 4, 2010 to Iowa and two other match points on Nov. 1, 2013 in a loss to St. John s. Surviving Match Points, Under Booth Date Opponent MP(s) Faced Final Set 5 08/30/03 vs. McNeese State 13-14, /10/03 Wichita State /13/06 at Wichita State 12-14, 13-14, /11/07 at Drake 13-14, /26/11 vs. UTSA 12-14, /16/12 at Wichita State /20/15 Kansas State (4th set) /20/15 at Georgetown 23-24, (4th set) 15-7 Home Win Streak vs. Unranked Teams Creighton has won 34 straight home matches against unranked teams dating to a Sept. 12, 2015 loss to Pacific. Booth Earns 300th Win at Creighton Kirsten Bernthal Booth enters this weekend with a record on the Creighton sideline, having reached the 300 win milestone against Villanova on Sept. 24. Booth has beaten 83 different schools while at Creighton. Here s a look at Booth s record at the time of some of her milestone victories at Creighton: W-L Opponent Date 1-1 vs. Auburn (in Ames, Iowa) 08/30/ Jacksonville State 09/01/ at Drake 10/31/ Illinois State 09/30/ Xavier 10/18/ at Xavier 10/17/ Villanova 09/24/17 4 x 5 For #1 Lydia Dimke did a little bit of everything in Creighton s 3-0 sweep of Northern Iowa on Sept. 2nd. The senior setter had 29 assists, 10 digs, four blocks, four kills and four aces against the Panthers. She s just the second player in CU history with four or more assists, digs, blocks, kills and aces in the same match, joining Melissa Weisensee (80 assists, 14 digs, 5 blocks, 5 kills, 4 aces) vs. Evansville on Nov. 2, Regular-Season Tournament History Creighton is in the 66 regular-season tournaments it has participated in all-time, including a mark since the start of Kirsten Bernthal Booth s teams are in 51 regularseason tournaments, including 12 titles. Creighton had won just two of 16 regularseason tournaments prior to Booth s arrival. This year marked the first time since 2004 that Creighton has won back-to-back regular-season tournament titles in the same season, and is also

13 the first time Creighton has won three titles in the same regular-season. No. 7 Ranking Was Best; Now 13th Creighton opened the 2017 season ranked ninth in the preseason poll, then moved up to a program-best mark of seventh in the Aug. 28 poll. Creighton dropped back to ninth after a 2-1 finish at the Bluejay Invitational, and is currently No. 13. Being ranked in the preseason poll is no guarantee of future success, however. In the last nine seasons, only 161-of-225 teams (71.6 percent) would be in both the preseason and postseason AVCA Top 25 polls. In that same time frame, all but 22 teams named in the preseason AVCA Top 25 poll would go on to reach the NCAA Tournament (90.2 percent). Top 25 History Creighton is all-time against teams in the top-25 of the AVCA poll, but 5-4 since the start of the 2016 NCAA Tournament. Creighton s season-opening win at No. 3 Washington is the highest-ranked team that the Bluejays has ever beaten, surpassing a win over No. 4 Kansas last December. Creighton is 4-27 all-time against top-10 foes (4-20 under Kirsten Bernthal Booth). Creighton lost its first 31 true road matches against top-25 foes, but has improved to 4-34 after wins in the last three seasons at No. 23 North Carolina (2015), No. 4 Kansas (2016), No. 3 Washington (2017) and No. 7 Kansas (2017). Creighton is all-time when playing as a ranked team, and also 6-9 all-time against ranked teams when ranked itself. That marks improves to 2-0 when both Creighton and its opponent are ranked in the top 10. Creighton s August 26th win over No. 3 Washington was the first match in program history that then-no. 9 Creighton and its opponent were both in the top-10 at the time of the match. Since the start of the 2012 season, 24 of Creighton s 43 losses have come against ranked teams. In that same period, Creighton is against unranked teams. Creighton has won 34 straight home matches over unranked teams. Wilkinson Earns MVP; Honored By BIG EAST Marysa Wilkinson was named MVP of the Husky Invitational on the opening weekend after averaging 2.90 kills and 1.50 blocks per set while hitting.397. Wilkinson had 13 kills and five blocks on.571 hitting in the season-opening win vs. Saint Mary s, and closed the weekend with 11 kills, four blocks and.429 hitting in the win at No. 3 Washington. Wilkinson was also honored as BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week for her efforts. (Now) Streakless In Seattle Creighton s win at No. 3 Washington on August 26th was historic for a number of reasons. It was Washington s first regular-season loss in non-conference play since Sept. 13, 2008, snapping a streak of 81 straight victories. It was Washington s first regular-season loss in non-conference play at home since Sept. 1, 2001, snapping a streak of 45 straight victories. It was also Washington s first regular-season non-conference loss in fewer than five sets since Sept. 7, 2002, a stretch that covered 143 matches. Washington had never lost a home match in the month of August (going 16-0), and had not lost in the month of August since August 31, Creighton had been 0-8 in history against teams ranked in the top-3 nationally, meaning the third-ranked Huskies were the Bluejays highest-ranked victim in program history. Sweep, Chalk, Jayhawk Creighton handed Kansas a rare home loss on Sept. 9th, topping the Jayhawks 25-20, 25-16, It was the first time that Kansas was swept at home since Sept. 28, 2011, a span of 89 home matches. Kansas had won 16 straight regular-season non-conference matches before that evening. Since October 10, 2014, Kansas is 0-2 at home against Creighton and 42-3 at home against everyone else as of Nov. 24, All-Region Picks Return Creighton had five All-Region picks, tied for thirdmost nationally, in Creighton s four first-team choices trailed only Nebraska (6) and Florida (5) and were equal to Kansas, Minnesota and Wisconsin for third-most nationally. Creighton is the only team with five All-Region returners for School 2016 All-Region 2017 returners Nebraska 6 3 Minnesota 6 3 Creighton 5 5 Florida 5 4 Kansas 5 4 UCLA 5 2 Wisconsin 5 2 Kentucky 4 4 Some Fab Freshmen Including Naomi Hickman on August 25th, Creighton has started eight different true freshmen in a season opener in the last eight years, and 14 such players since Since 2000, the only true freshmen to start CU s season-opener have been Brittany Coleman (2003), Carolyn Decker (2004), Korie Lebeda (2005), Allie Oelke (2007), Brooke Boggs (2009), Heather Thorson (2009), Julianne Mandolfo (2010), Katie Neisler (2011), Michelle Sicner (2011), Melanie Jereb (2012), Ashley Jansen (2012), Jess Bird (2013), Jaali Winters (2015) and Naomi Hickman (2017). In addition, CU also started redshirt freshmen Lauren Smith (2013) and Brittany Lawrence (2015), as well as transfers Maggie Baumert (2014) and Lydia Dimke (2016) in season-openers. Seven of those women (Coleman, Decker, Lebeda, Oelke, Mandolfo, Sicner and Jereb) went on to land a spot on the MVC s All- Freshman Team (the BIG EAST has no such team). Winters was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Year in 2015, while Dimke was named BIG EAST Player of the Year in Coaching Them Up Lydia Dimke became Creighton s first setter in six seasons to start the opening match of the season in consecutive seasons. Megan Bober was CU s Opening Day setter in 2012 vs. UCF before Michelle Sicner took over in the 2013 lid-lifter vs. BYU. In 2014 Maggie Baumert started the opener at setter against Lipscomb, while Kenzie Crawford got the call versus Miami (Ohio) in Last year Dimke started against Wichita State in the opener, then repeated at that spot vs. Saint Mary s this fall. Bober had owned the distinction of being Creighton s last setter to start consecutive season-openers, having done so all four years from The revolving door at setter hasn t hurt the team in that time, as each of those previous five seasons ended in the NCAA Tournament, and four of them saw Creighton win conference titles. Set 1 Result = Match Result Creighton is (.903) overall under Kirsten Bernthal Booth when it wins set one. In that same time span, CU is just (.286) under Booth when it drops the first set. Since Aug. 29, 2010, Creighton has gone 79-1 in its last 80 home matches when taking a 1-0 lead, losing only on Sept. 12, 2015 to Pacific. Last year s team was 24-4 when winning the first set and 5-3 when losing the first set. This year s team is 20-0 when winning the first set and 2-5 when dropping the first set. Dating back to Sept. 22, 2016, Creighton has won 39 straight matches at all sites when winning the first set. Production Returns Creighton returns 11-of-15 letterwinners to the court from last season, including five starters and libero Brittany Witt. From last year s team, only Jess Bird, Mac Conlon, Amanda Foje and Lauren Smith are not back. Below is a breakdown of the production that is back: Stat Returners Departures Assists 1697 (98.5%) 25 (1.5%) Digs 1943 (95.0%) 103 (5.0%) Aces 151 (86.8%) 23 (13.2%) Kills 1501 (80.4%) 367 (19.6%) Matches Started 173 (80.1%) 43 (19.9%) Points (79.9%) (20.1%) Blocks 139 (51.1%) 133 (48.9%) More Schedule Notes Creighton played five non-conference matches against teams that were in the top-26 of the pre-

14 season AVCA coaches poll. That s tied for the most of any team in the nation. The Bluejays meet up with No. 3 Washington, No. 8 Kansas, No. 14 Kentucky, No. 25 Purdue and the top receiving vote-getter, USC. Other teams that had five non-conference matches against the preseason top-26 are Loyola Marymount, Northern Iowa, Florida, Marquette, San Diego and Utah. All-Around Excellence Last winter Creighton reached the Sweet 16 not only in women s volleyball, but in men s soccer too. Creighton joined Stanford, Washington and North Carolina as the only four schools with a Sweet 16 in both sports in In 2015, Creighton and Ohio State were the only teams to reach the Sweet 16 in the same two sports. Taking The Fifth Creighton is in five-set matches under Kirsten Bernthal Booth. That s impressive since Creighton had never finished a season with a winning record in fifth sets prior to Booth s arrival. Creighton has won 10 of its last 13 true road matches to go five sets, including wins in 2012 over league rivals Northern Iowa, Wichita State and Missouri State, wins in 2013 at Denver and at Wichita State, wins in 2014 at Butler and at St. John s, a win at Georgetown in 2015, an NCAA Tournament win at No. 4 Kansas in 2016 and a 2017 victory at Butler. It s also worth noting that Creighton is 11-3 all-time in five-set home matches at D.J. Sokol Arena. Below is a list of Creighton s record in five-set matches on a yearly basis: Year Set 5 W-L Total W-L Total Against NCAA Tournament Qualifiers Creighton s 2016 club beat 10 teams that appeared in the 2015 NCAA Tournament. The schedule figures to be just as daunting in 2017, as CU plays 11 matches against 2016 NCAA Tournament qualifiers. CU is 6-5 so far this season against such teams. After going 3-35 against teams coming off NCAA Tournament bids prior to Kirsten Bernthal Booth s arrival, the Jays are since. Year TOTAL TOTAL Under Booth W-L vs. Previous Season NCAA Teams Marian Pipeline This is the 15th straight season that Creighton Volleyball had at least one product of Omaha Marian High School on the roster, as junior Kelsey O Connell and sophomore Brittany Witt return. Each of the last six years, Creighton s yearend leader in digs has been a player that attended Marian. Interestingly, the Bluejays had never had a volleyball player from Marian between Here s a look at Creighton s pipeline of players from Marian. 2017: Kelsey O Connell, Brittany Witt 2016: Kelsey O Connell, Brittany Witt 2015: Kate Elman, Ashley Jansen, Kelsey O Connell 2014: Kate Elman, Ashley Jansen 2013: Kate Elman, Ashley Jansen 2012: Kate Elman, Ashley Jansen 2011: Julianne Mandolfo 2010: Lisa Greisch, Julianne Mandolfo 2009: Lisa Greisch 2008: Emily Crowley, Korie Lebeda 2007: Korie Lebeda, Katie Mehal 2006: Korie Lebeda, Katie Mehal, Emily Greisch 2005: Korie Lebeda, Katie Mehal 2004: Katie Mehal, Emily Greisch 2003: Emily Greisch Five Straight NCAA s Creighton Volleyball has made the NCAA Tournament in each of the last five seasons. They are the first Creighton women s team in any sport to make five straight NCAA Tournament appearances. At Home On The Road Creighton owns five wins away from home in the last two NCAA Tournaments. Nationally, that s the most in the nation, one more than Hawai i, Nebraska and Stanford, and two more than Florida State. Creighton, Florida State, Hawai i, Texas, Washington and Purdue are the only six schools with at least one road/neutral win in both the 2015 and 2016 NCAA Tournaments. 3 Straight BIG EAST Tourney Titles Creighton won a third straight BIG EAST Championship title last year, becoming the first to do so since Louisville won three straight titles from It was Creighton s fifth straight league tournament title game appearance dating to the 2012 Missouri Valley Conference title. No team has won four straight BIG EAST Volleyball Championships since Notre Dame from I Know What You Did Last Summer Four members of the Creighton Volleyball program gained valuable experience this summer while travelling the world. Libero Brittany Witt went to Thailand in May, playing with USA Volleyball s top collegiate team. In June, Taryn Kloth was one of 36 women to train with USA Volleyball s at a premier club event in Minneapolis, Minn. Kloth was the only player in the event with 10 or more kills in each match. A pair of Bluejays also met up in an unlikely setting in July...Pula, Croatia. Jaali Winters represented USA Volleyball while Jaclyn Taylor played for BP Midwest at the European Global Challenge. Winters team won the event, while the only two losses by Taylor s team both came to Winters team. Creighton will meet the following players in 2017 that at least one Bluejay played with this summer: Name Team CU Teammate Alyssa Schultejans Kansas State Kloth Stephanie Williams Pitt Kloth Kylee Levers Pitt Taylor Courtney Schwan Washington Winters Kaz Brown Kentucky Witt Olivia Dailey Kentucky Kloth Ashley Evans Purdue Kloth Brooke Peters Purdue Kloth Sherridan Atkinson Purdue Kloth Madison Rigdon Kansas Witt Kelsie Payne Kansas Winters Monique Harris Iowa State Kloth Jenna Rosenthal Marquette Winters Brittany Maxwell DePaul Taylor Automatic Bid x 3 Creighton is one of nine schools nationally to earn an automatic bid into the 2014, 2015 and 2016 NCAA Tournaments. That grouping includes New Hampshire, Dayton, Creighton, Coastal Carolina, Western Kentucky, American, Denver and BYU. Of those teams, the only six schools to win a conference tournament in three consecutive campaigns have been American, Coastal Carolina, Creighton, Dayton, Denver and New Hampshire.

15 Creighton Volleyball AVCA Poll History Rank Date Opponent Result Week of November 5, /09/12 Indiana State W /10/12 Illinois State W 3-1 Week of November 12, /16/12 at Wichita State W /17/12 at Missouri State W 3-2 All-Time Record As A Ranked Team (54-15)* Preseason Poll, August 10, /27/16 vs. Wichita State L /28/16 at Iowa State W 3-1 Week of August 29, /02/16 vs. Northern Iowa W /03/16 vs. #23 Kentucky L /03/16 at USC L 2-3 *AVCA Poll only Week of September 18, /22/17 Georgetown W /24/17 Villanova W 3-1 Week of September 25, /29/17 at Seton Hall W /30/17 at St. John s W 3-0 Week of November 19, /23/12 vs. Illinois State W /24/12 vs. Wichita State W /30/12 vs. Marquette W /01/12 at #11 Minnesota L 1-3 Week of December 18, 2012 (Ranked 24th in year-end poll, but no matches played) Preseason Poll, August 12, /30/13 vs. #13 BYU W /31/13 at Bowling Green W 3-0 Week of September 2, /06/13 Northern Colorado W /07/13 South Florida W /07/13 California L 0-3 Week of September 9, /10/13 Kansas W /13/13 vs. Cal State Northridge W /13/13 at Denver W /14/13 vs. #11 UCLA L 1-3 Week of September 16, /20/13 vs. #7 Hawai i L /21/13 vs. South Dakota W /22/13 at Wichita State W 3-2 Week of September 23, 2013 (Ranked 23rd, but no matches played) Week of September 30, /04/13 at Butler L /05/13 at Xavier W 3-1 Preseason Poll, August 11, /29/14 vs. Lipscomb W /29/14 vs. Utah Valley W /30/14 at #22 Kansas L 1-3 Week of December 21, 2015 (Ranked 19th in year-end poll, but no matches played) Week of October 31, /04/16 Butler W /06/16 Xavier W 3-0 Week of November 7, /11/16 Providence W /12/16 Providence W 3-0 Week of November 14, /18/16 Georgetown W /20/16 Villanova W 3-2 Week of November 21, /25/16 vs. Seton Hall W /26/16 vs. Xavier W 3-0 Week of November 28, /01/16 vs. Northern Iowa W /02/16 at #4 Kansas W /09/16 vs. #17 Michigan W /10/16 at #5 Texas L 0-3 Week of December 19, 2016 (Ranked 9th in year-end poll, but no matches played) Preseason Poll, August 9, /25/17 vs. Saint Mary s W /26/17 vs. Pitt W /26/17 at #3 Washington W 3-1 Week of August 28, /01/17 #13 Kentucky W /02/17 #18 USC L /02/17 Northern Iowa W 3-0 Week of September 4, /08/17 vs. #17 Purdue L /08/17 vs. Belmont W /09/17 at #7 Kansas W 3-0 Week of September 11, /15/17 at Wichita State L /16/17 vs. #19 Iowa State L 2-3 Week of October 2, /05/17 at Marquette L /06/17 at DePaul W 3-0 Week of October 9, /13/17 Butler W /15/17 Xavier W 3-0 Week of October 16, /20/17 St. John s W /22/17 Seton Hall W 3-0 Week of October 23, /27/17 at Providence W /38/17 at Providence W 3-0 Week of October 30, /04/17 Marquette W /05/17 DePaul W 3-0 Week of November 6, /11/17 at Xavier W /12/17 at Butler W 3-2 Week of November 13, /17/17 at Villanova 6 p.m. CT 13 11/18/17 at Georgetown 5 p.m. CT

16 Date Opponent Result 09/01/98 at #5 Nebraska L /04/98 vs. #19 Texas A&M (Stockton, Calif.) L /05/98 at #11 Pacific L /14/99 at #24 Kansas State L /16/99 #19 Northern Iowa L /08/00 at #6 Hawai i L /03/00 at #1 Nebraska L /08/01 at #24 Santa Clara L /09/01 vs. #13 UC Santa Barbara (Santa Clara, Calif.) L /25/01 at #1 Nebraska L /13/01 #16 Northern Iowa L /09/01 at #18 Northern Iowa L /06/02 vs. #13 Pacific (Columbia, S.C.) L /21/02 at #7 Northern Iowa L /29/02 at #5 Nebraska L /18/02 #10 Northern Iowa L /03/03 at #10 Northern Iowa L /01/03 #12 Northern Iowa L 1-3 All-Time Record vs. Ranked Opponents (10-70)* 08/31/10 #7 Nebraska L /24/10 #16 Northern Iowa L /23/10 at #14 Northern Iowa L /27/10 at #11 Northern Iowa L /03/10 vs. #16 Iowa State (Minneapolis, Minn.) W /04/10 at #12 Minnesota L /08/11 at #11 Nebraska L /15/11 #12 Northern Iowa L /11/11 at #12 Northern Iowa L /01/12 #21 Kansas State L /01/12 at #11 Minnesota L /30/13 vs. #13 BYU (Bowling Green, Ohio) W /14/13 vs. #11 UCLA (Denver, Colo.) L /20/13 vs. #7 Hawai i (Wichita, Kan.) L /30/13 #24 Marquette L /07/13 at #23 Kansas L /30/14 at #22 Kansas L /06/14 vs. #6 USC (Lexington, Ky.) L /06/14 at #16 Kentucky L /17/14 at #9 Nebraska L /19/14 #16 Illinois L 1-3 *AVCA Poll only Notes About The AVCA Poll The AVCA poll started in No. 3 Washington is the highest-ranked team Creighton has ever beaten (8/26/17). Creighton snapped a 35-match losing streak to ranked teams before breaking through with a 3-1 win over No. 25 Wichita State on Oct. 2, Creighton is 6-9 vs. ranked teams while ranked itself. Creighton lost its first 31 true road matches to ranked teams before a Dec. 5, 2015 win at No. 23 North Carolina. 10/10/04 vs. #5 Nebraska (North Platte, Neb.) L /06/05 at #24 Kansas State L /10/05 vs. #3 Stanford (Boulder, Colo.) L /11/05 at #1 Nebraska L /29/05 at #25 Wichita State L /24/06 #1 Nebraska L /31/07 at #1 Nebraska L /02/07 #18 Cal Poly L /15/07 at #13 Minnesota L /10/07 at #24 Wichita State L /29/08 #16 Minnesota L /30/08 #21 LSU L /27/08 #14 Wichita State L /05/08 #2 Nebraska L /24/08 at #12 Wichita State L /29/09 #10 Illinois L /01/09 at #6 Nebraska L /02/09 #25 Wichita State W /10/09 #20 Saint Louis L /20/09 at #21 Northern Iowa L /27/09 #20 Northern Iowa L /29/15 at #8 Illinois L /04/15 vs. #8 USC (Cedar Falls, Iowa) L /05/15 vs. #10 Kentucky (Cedar Falls, Iowa) W /15/15 #4 Nebraska L /19/15 #11 Wisconsin L /05/15 at #23 North Carolina W /11/15 vs. #2 USC (San Diego, Calif.) L /03/16 vs. #23 Kentucky (Los Angeles, Calif.) L /08/16 #4 Kansas L /13/16 at #25 Kansas State L /17/16 at #1 Nebraska L /02/16 at #4 Kansas W /09/16 vs. #17 Michigan (Austin, Texas) W /10/16 at #5 Texas L /26/17 at #3 Washington W /01/17 #13 Kentucky W /02/17 #18 USC L /08/17 vs. #17 Purdue (Lawrence, Kan.) L /09/17 at #7 Kansas W /16/17 vs. #19 Iowa State (Wichita, Kan.) L 2-3 Record vs. Ranked Teams in Postseason Play (4-5) Event Date Opponent Result NCAA 12/03/10 vs. #16 Iowa State W 3-2 NCAA 12/04/12 at #12 Minnesota L 0-3 NCAA 12/01/12 at #11 Minnesota L 1-3 NCAA 12/07/13 at #23 Kansas L 1-3 NCAA 12/05/15 at #23 North Carolina W 3-1 NCAA 12/11/15 vs. #2 USC L 1-3 NCAA 12/02/16 at #4 Kansas W 3-2 NCAA 12/09/16 vs. #17 Michigan W 3-2 NCAA 12/10/16 at #5 Texas L 0-3 CU Coaches vs. Ranked Teams Coach All Home Away Neut. Guiliano Wallace Booth Total Coach vs. Top 10 vs. Top Guiliano Wallace Booth Total

17 #1 Lydia Dimke 6-3 Sr. S Ham Lake, Minn. Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year in In 2016, named a Third Team All-American by the AVCA, BIG EAST Player of the Year, First Team All-East Region and First Team All-BIG EAST after ranking second nationally with 1,454 assists. One of 30 initial Senior CLASS Award candidates. Second in the BIG EAST in assists per set and hitting percentage and fifth in aces per set. Owns Creighton career record for hitting percentage. Named to Husky Invitational All-Tournament Team (8/26) after averaging aps., 2.30 dps. and 0.50 saps. Had 47 assists and nine digs in win at No. 3 Washington (8/26). Named MVP of the Bluejay Invitational (Sept. 2) and BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (9/5) after averaging 9.67 assists, 2.44 digs, 1.56 kills, 1.00 blocks and 0.78 aces per set on.520 hitting. With 29 assists, 10 digs, four blocks, four aces and four kills vs. UNI (Sept. 2), become first Bluejay with 4+ in each category since Melissa Weisensee on Nov. 2, Set CU to.446 hitting vs. Belmont (9/8), fourth-best in team history. Had 40 assists, season-high 15 digs, seven kills and hit.500 at Wichita State (9/15). Missed Sept. 16 match vs. No. 19 Iowa State and Sept. 22 vs. Georgetown due to an ankle injury. Returned vs. Villanova (9/24) with 43 assists, 18 digs and seven kills on.500 hitting. Led CU to sweep at St. John s (9/29) with 37 assists, seven kills, six blocks and five digs on.583 hitting. Dished career-high 65 assists vs. Butler (10/13), most by a Bluejay since 2007, in a match she also passed 2,000 assists at CU. Had 61 assists, 18 digs and 7 kills on.500 hitting in 3-2 win at Butler (11/12). BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 14 after averaging assists, 4.12 digs, 1.00 kills and 0.38 blocks per set on.389 hitting and two double-doubles. Will transfer to South Carolina in January to play beach volleyball. #1 Lydia Dimke Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Saint Mary s Pitt #3 Washington #13 KENTUCKY #18 USC NORTHERN IOWA #17 Purdue Belmont #7 Kansas Wichita State #19 Iowa State Did Not Play -- Injured GEORGETOWN Did Not Play -- Injured VILLANOVA Seton Hall St. John s Marquette DePaul BUTLER XAVIER ST. JOHN S SETON HALL Providence Providence MARQUETTE DEPAUL Xavier Butler #1 Lydia Dimke SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs (includes Purdue) 7 (7x), last at Butler, 11/12... Kills vs. South Dakota, 9/18/15 16 vs. Butler, 10/13... Attempts vs. South Dakota, 9/18/ at St. John s, 9/30...Hitting Pct vs. Morehead State, 9/19/14 18 (2x), last at Butler, 11/12...Digs...20 vs. Wichita State, 8/27/16 4 vs. Northern Iowa, 9/2...Aces.. 4 (2x), last vs. Northern Iowa, 9/2/17 6 (2x), last at St. John s, 9/30... Blocks...6 (3x), last at St. John s, 9/30/17 65 vs. Butler, 10/13...Assists...Same 10.5 vs. Butler, 10/13...Points vs. South Dakota, 9/18/15 #2 Brittany Witt 5-8 So. DS Omaha, Neb. Preseason All-BIG EAST in 2017, Witt has played libero every match of her Bluejay career. Named 2016 AVCA East Region Freshman of the Year after leading all BIG EAST freshmen in digs. Five-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week this season (9/12, 9/26, 10/17, 11/7, 11/14). Leads the BIG EAST with 4.57 digs per set in league play and fourth in all matches in aces per set. Named to Kansas Invitational All-Tournament Team (9/9) after 38 digs in three matches. Led Creighton in digs during all three matches at the Husky Invitational (8/25-26). Notched her first kill of the season in win at No. 3 Washington (8/26). Recorded 17 digs at No. 3 Washington (8/26). Had 16 digs, including 9 in the first set, as CU swept No. 7 Kansas (9/9). Owned 20 digs at Wichita State (9/15), then added 19 digs, six assists and two aces one night later vs. No. 19 Iowa State (9/16). Notched first career double-double when she had 12 digs and 12 assists in win over Villanova (9/24). Scooped a season-high 30 digs vs. Butler (10/13), including nine in the fifth set. Dug 24 balls and served crucial 7-0 run in 5th set of win at Butler (11/12). Owns 10+ digs in 18 of last 19 matches, including last 12. Had second double-double with 17 digs and 10 assists in 3-0 sweep of DePaul, a match she also served three consecutive aces (11/5). Spent two weeks with the USA Volleyball s top collegiate national team in Thailand in May. #2 Brittany Witt Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Saint Mary s Pitt #3 Washington #13 KENTUCKY #18 USC NORTHERN IOWA #17 Purdue Belmont #7 Kansas Wichita State #19 Iowa State GEORGETOWN VILLANOVA Seton Hall St. John s Marquette DePaul BUTLER XAVIER ST. JOHN S SETON HALL Providence Providence MARQUETTE DEPAUL Xavier Butler #2 Brittany Witt SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 1 (4x), last Marquette, 11/4... Kills...1 (6x), last vs. Marquette, 11/4/17 1 (4x), last vs. Marquette, 11/4... Attempts..1 (13x), last vs. Marquette, 11/4/17...Hitting Pct vs. Butler, 10/13...Digs...32 vs. Northern Iowa, 12/1/16 3 (2x), last DePaul, 11/5...Aces...3 (4x), last DePaul, 11/5/17... Blocks vs. Villanova, 9/24...Assists...Same 3.0 (2x), last DePaul, 11/5...Points (4x), last vs. DePaul, 11/5/17

18 #3 Kelsey O Connell 6-2 Jr. MB/RS Omaha, Neb. Reserve middle blocker who can also play on the right side. Made 2017 debut in win vs. Pitt (8/26). Had two kills, two digs, two blocks and first career ace vs. Belmont (9/8). Had a kill in her only swing in sweeps over both Seton Hall (9/29) and St. John s (9/30). Put down a pair of kills vs. DePaul (10/6). All three career starts came in 2015, and all three were against ranked teams. Skilled photographer and videographer produced team s 2016 highlight video. #3 Kelsey O Connell Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Saint Mary s Did Not Play Pitt #3 Washington Did Not Play #13 KENTUCKY Did Not Play #18 USC Did Not Play NORTHERN IOWA Did Not Play #17 Purdue Did Not Play Belmont #7 Kansas Did Not Play Wichita State Did Not Play #19 Iowa State Did Not Play GEORGETOWN VILLANOVA Seton Hall St. John s Marquette Did Not Play DePaul BUTLER Did Not Play XAVIER Did Not Play -- Injured ST. JOHN S Did Not Play SETON HALL Providence Providence MARQUETTE Did Not Play DEPAUL Xavier Did Not Play -- Injured Butler Did Not Play -- Injured #3 Kelsey O Connell SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 2 (2x), last at DePaul, 10/6...Kills...5 vs. Villanova, 9/27/16 7 vs. Belmont, 9/8...Attempts...13 vs. Villanova, 9/27/15... Hitting Pct vs. Villanova, 9/27/15 2 vs. Belmont, 9/8... Digs...2 (3x), last vs. Belmont, 9/8/17 1 vs. Belmont, 9/8... Aces...Same 2 vs. Belmont, 9/8...Blocks... 4 vs. Miami (Ohio), 8/28/ vs. Belmont, 9/8... Points vs. Villanova, 9/27/15 #5 Jaali Winters 6-3 Jr. OH Ankeny, Iowa Preseason All-BIG EAST selection in Named All-American as both a freshman and sophomore by the AVCA, and is also a two-time All-East Region and First Team All-BIG EAST pick. Owns Creighton single-season record for kills in a season with 546 in BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on 10/17 and Defensive Player of the Week on 10/31. Earned 1,000th career kill in season-opener vs. Saint Mary s (8/25), reaching the milestone in 72 matches (2nd quickest in CU history). Tied for team-lead with 16 kills in win at No. 3 Washington (8/26), including eight kills in the final set victory. Landed on Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 2) after averaging 3.22 kills and 2.33 digs per set. Named MVP of the Kansas Invitational after double-doubles vs. No. 17 Purdue (13 kills, 10 digs) and No. 7 Kansas (14 kills, 12 digs). Scooped a season-high 20 digs vs. #19 Iowa State (9/16). Hit.406 in a double-double (15 kills, 13 digs) vs. Georgetown (9/22). Slammed 18 kills vs. Villanova (9/24). Tied career-high with 28 kills vs. Butler (10/13), adding 19 digs. The 28 kills vs. Butler were third-most in school history and a D.J. Sokol Arena record for a Creighton player. Had 13 kills and 11 digs in 3-0 sweep over Marquette (11/4). Finished with 16 kills and 16 digs in five-set win at Butler (11/12) that clinched fourth straight BIG EAST title. Spent two weeks in Slovenia and Croatia in July with USA Volleyball. Ranks third nationally among active juniors with 1,316 career kills, which is also the sixth-highest total in Creighton history. #5 Jaali Winters Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Saint Mary s Pitt #3 Washington #13 KENTUCKY #18 USC NORTHERN IOWA #17 Purdue Belmont #7 Kansas Wichita State #19 Iowa State GEORGETOWN VILLANOVA Seton Hall St. John s Marquette DePaul BUTLER XAVIER ST. JOHN S SETON HALL Providence Providence MARQUETTE DEPAUL Xavier Butler #5 Jaali Winters SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 28 vs. Butler, 10/13... Kills...28 (2x), last vs. Butler, 10/13/17 75 vs. Butler, 10/13... Attempts...77 vs. Marquette, 11/27/ vs. Butler, 10/13...Hitting Pct vs. Marquette, 10/11/15 20 vs. #19 Iowa State, 9/16...Digs...25 vs. #17 Michigan, 12/9/16 4 vs. #17 Purdue, 9/8....Aces... 4 (2x), last vs. #17 Purdue, 9/8/17 4 (2x), last at Wichita St., 9/15.. Blocks...5 vs. Georgetown, 10/6/ vs. Butler, 10/13... Points at St. John s, 10/2/15

19 #8 Samantha Bohnet 5-6 Jr. DS Council Bluffs, Iowa Defensive and serving specialist who was a setter in high school, she delivered a double-double (41 assists, 13 digs) in her first career start in 2015 at Georgetown. Ranks fourth in league play with 0.32 aces per set. Owned seven digs in win at No. 3 Washington (8/26). Served her first ace of the fall vs. No. 13 Kentucky (9/1). Registered 14 digs vs. Northern Iowa (9/2) to help team win Bluejay Invitational. Dug 11 balls and served two aces in sweep of Belmont (9/8). Saw significant time at setter against No. 19 Iowa State (9/16), finishing with a double-double (23 assists, 10 digs). Played in 142 career sets before recording her first kill vs. No. 19 Iowa State (9/16). With Lydia Dimke injured, returned to set in a 6-2 offense and dished 24 assists while serving career-high three aces in win over Georgetown (9/22). Dug a career-high 20 balls in five-set win vs. Butler (10/13). Tied career-high with three aces vs. St. John s (10/20), then matched it two weeks later vs. DePaul (11/5). Only player in Kirsten Bernthal Booth s 15 years at Creighton to skip her final semester of high school to enroll in the spring. #9 Marysa Wilkinson 6-0 Sr. MB/RS Lincoln, Neb. First Team All-East Region and Second Team All- BIG EAST in 2016, Wilkinson can play middle blocker or on the right side. Husky Invitational MVP (8/26) and BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (8/29) after averaging 2.90 kills and 1.50 blocks per set on.397 hitting to open the season. Had 11 kills, 4 blocks and hit.429 in win at No. 3 Washington (8/26). Opened her senior year with 13 kills and five blocks on.571 hitting vs. Saint Mary s (8/25). Named to Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team on Sept. 2 after averaging 3.11 kills per set on.390 hitting. Owned 14 kills vs. No. 17 Purdue (9/8). Hit.321 with 12 kills in sweep of No. 7 Kansas (9/9). Finished with 13 kills on.600 hitting vs. Seton Hall (9/29). Tied career-high with eight blocks and notched 1,000th career kill in win at St. John s (9/30). Also BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 30th and Oct. 24. Had 10 kills on.833 hitting in sweep at DePaul (10/6). Had season-high 15 kills and hit.389 in win vs. Butler (10/13). Had 14 kills and hit.700 in 3-0 win vs. Xavier (10/15). Leads all active Bluejays with 121 career starts. In BIG EAST play, is hitting.417 to rank second in the league. Creighton is 44-1 all-time when she hits.400 or better. Owns 1,117 career kills, 10th-most in CU history. #8 Samantha Bohnet Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Saint Mary s Pitt #3 Washington #13 KENTUCKY #18 USC NORTHERN IOWA #17 Purdue Belmont #7 Kansas Wichita State #19 Iowa State GEORGETOWN VILLANOVA Seton Hall St. John s Marquette DePaul BUTLER XAVIER ST. JOHN S SETON HALL Providence Providence MARQUETTE DEPAUL Xavier Butler #8 Samantha Bohnet SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 1 (2x), last at DePaul, 10/6... Kills... 1 (2x), last at DePaul, 10/6/17 4 vs. #19 Iowa State, 9/16... Attempts... Same Hitting Pct vs. Butler, 10/13...Digs... Same 3 (3x), last vs. DePaul, 11/5....Aces...3 (4x), last vs. DePaul, 11/5/ Blocks vs. Villanova, 9/24...Assists...41 at Georgetown, 11/20/ (2x), last vs. DePaul, 11/5.. Points (3x), last vs. DePaul, 11/5/17 #9 Marysa Wilkinson Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Saint Mary s Pitt #3 Washington #13 KENTUCKY #18 USC NORTHERN IOWA #17 Purdue Belmont #7 Kansas Wichita State #19 Iowa State GEORGETOWN VILLANOVA Seton Hall St. John s Marquette DePaul BUTLER XAVIER ST. JOHN S SETON HALL Providence Providence MARQUETTE DEPAUL Xavier Butler #9 Marysa Wilkinson SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 15 vs. Butler, 10/13...Kills vs. Northern Iowa, 12/1/16 36 vs. Butler, 10/13... Attempts...40 (3x), last at #4 Kansas, 12/2/ at DePaul, 10/6... Hitting Pct...Same 3 (2x), last vs. Butler, 10/13... Digs... 8 at Villanova, 10/11/14... Aces... 3 vs. Providence, 10/23/15 8 at St. John s, 9/30...Blocks...8 (2x), last at St. John s, 9/30/ vs. Saint Mary s, 8/25... Points (2x), last vs. UNI, 12/1/16

20 #10 Kenzie Crawford 5-9 Sr. DS/S Grand Rapids, Mich. Split time as Creighton s setter in 2015 before moving to the defensive specialist role full-time in 2016 and Has seen playing time diminish in recent weekends due to the play of Alexa Roumeliotis, instead moving into a serving specialist role. Had kills in each of CU s first two matches in 2017 after zero kills in Registered 11 digs in win at No. 3 Washington (8/26). Collected season-high 14 digs at Wichita State (9/15). Saw action at setter for the first time since 2015 against No. 19 Iowa State (9/16), finishing with eight assists and nine digs. Started on Senior Day vs. DePaul (11/5), finishing with four digs. #11 Jaclyn Taylor 5-11 Fr. S St. Charles, Ill. Redshirt freshman who has been used as a setter, serving specialist and right-side hitter this fall. Collected first career dig vs. Pitt (8/26) and first career ace vs. #18 USC (9/2). Had three assists and a dig in first collegiate action as a setter vs. Belmont (9/8). Earned first career start on Sept. 16 vs. No. 19 Iowa State, finishing with 10 assists, three kills, two blocks and a dig. Had one kill, one assist, one dig and one block vs. Georgetown (9/22). Finished with season-best two digs in sweep vs. Seton Hall (10/22). Served first career ace at Xavier (11/11). Played in the European Global Challenge in Croatia in July, helping her BP Midwest team to a runner-up finish. #10 Kenzie Crawford Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Saint Mary s Pitt #3 Washington #13 KENTUCKY #18 USC NORTHERN IOWA #17 Purdue Belmont #7 Kansas Wichita State #19 Iowa State GEORGETOWN VILLANOVA Seton Hall St. John s Marquette DePaul BUTLER XAVIER ST. JOHN S SETON HALL Providence Providence MARQUETTE Did Not Play -- Injured DEPAUL Xavier Butler Did Not Play #10 Kenzie Crawford SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 1 (3x), last vs. #19 Iowa St., 9/16..Kills vs. Louisville, 8/29/15 4 vs. #19 Iowa State, 9/16...Attempts vs. Louisville, 8/29/15... Hitting Pct vs. Louisville, 8/29/15 14 at Wichita State, 9/15... Digs vs. Northern Iowa, 12/1/16... Aces...1 (5x), last at #5 Texas, 12/10/16...Blocks... 5 vs. Louisville, 8/29/15 8 vs. #19 Iowa State, 9/16... Assists vs. Louisville, 8/29/ (3x), last #19 Iowa St, 9/16... Points vs. Louisville, 8/29/15 #11 Jaclyn Taylor Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Saint Mary s Pitt #3 Washington #13 KENTUCKY #18 USC NORTHERN IOWA Did Not Play #17 Purdue Belmont #7 Kansas Wichita State Did Not Play #19 Iowa State GEORGETOWN VILLANOVA Seton Hall Did Not Play St. John s Marquette Did Not Play DePaul BUTLER Did Not Play XAVIER ST. JOHN S Did Not Play SETON HALL Providence Did Not Play Providence MARQUETTE Did Not Play DEPAUL Xavier Butler Did Not Play #11 Jaclyn Taylor SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 3 vs. #19 Iowa State, 9/16... Kills...Same 11 vs. #19 Iowa State, 9/16... Attempts...Same.182 vs. #19 Iowa State, 9/16...Hitting Pct..... Same 2 vs. Seton Hall, 10/22...Digs...Same 1 at Xavier, 11/11...Aces...Same 2 vs. #19 Iowa State, 9/16... Blocks...Same 10 vs. #19 Iowa State, 9/16...Assists...Same 4.0 vs. #19 Iowa State, 9/16...Points....Same

21 #12 Taryn Kloth 6-4 Jr. OH Sioux Falls, S.D. Preseason All-BIG EAST in AVCA Honorable Mention All-American and First Team All-BIG EAST last year, when she led CU in kills during league play. Tied for team-high honors with 16 kills in win at No. 3 Washington (8/26), hitting.389. Owned 10 kills and six digs in win over UNI (9/2) to clinch Bluejay Invitational title. Named to All-Tournament Team at Kansas Invitational after 32 kills on.303 hitting in three matches (9/9). Hit.733 with 11 kills in 15 swings in sweep over Belmont (9/8). Owned a team-high 15 kills vs. No. 19 Iowa State (9/16). Hit.542 while owning first career double-double with 15 kills and a career-high 10 digs vs. Georgetown (9/22). Hit.469 and tied season-high with 16 kills in sweep at St. John s (9/30), including nine kills in the third set. Collected 18 kills while hitting.357 in a win vs. Butler (10/13). Finished with 12 kills on.545 hitting in sweep of Seton Hall (10/22). Tallied 12 kills on.524 hitting in 3-0 win vs. DePaul (11/5). Had season-highs with 19 kills and five blocks in 3-2 win at Butler that clinched BIG EAST regular-season title (11/12). Owns seven or more kills in each of the last 10 matches. Spent a week with USA Volleyball this summer in Minneapolis, ranking among the club s kill leaders. First name rhymes with Karen, last name rhymes with Both. #12 Taryn Kloth Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Saint Mary s Pitt #3 Washington #13 KENTUCKY #18 USC NORTHERN IOWA #17 Purdue Belmont #7 Kansas Wichita State #19 Iowa State GEORGETOWN VILLANOVA Seton Hall St. John s Marquette DePaul BUTLER XAVIER ST. JOHN S SETON HALL Providence Providence MARQUETTE DEPAUL Xavier Butler #12 Taryn Kloth SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 19 at Butler, 11/12... Kills...23 at Southern Cal, 9/3/16 52 vs. #19 Iowa State, 9/16... Attempts...54 at Southern Cal, 9/3/ vs. Belmont, 9/8...Hitting Pct...Same 10 vs. Georgetown, 9/22...Digs...Same 2 (2x), last vs. #17 Purdue, 9/8..Aces... 2 (6x), last vs. #17 Purdue, 9/8/17 5 at Butler, 11/12... Blocks... 9 at Georgetown, 11/20/ at Butler, 11/ Points at Southern Cal, 9/3/16 #13 Alexa Roumeliotis 5-8 Fr. DS Menlo Park, Calif. One of two true freshmen on this year s club, along with Naomi Hickman, that helped compose Prep Volleyball s No. 25 recruiting class nationally. Used as a defensive specialist and to serve, and has started eight of the last nine matches (stepping aside on Senior Day). Made collegiate debut with three digs vs. Belmont (9/8). Played in four sets against No. 19 Iowa State, finishing with two digs. Dug three balls in road win at St. John s (9/30). Picked up her first two career aces and first career kill in win at DePaul (10/6). Collected nine digs vs. Butler (10/13). Scooped 10 digs vs. Xavier (10/15) in her first career start. Garnered season-high 12 digs vs. St. John s (10/20). Owned eight digs and two aces at Providence (10/27). Dug 10 balls in 3-0 win over Marquette (11/4). Transferred to a new high school as a senior, and rather than playing, she was a student assistant at her previous school. Last name pronounced ROO-melly-otis. #13 Alexa Roumeliotis Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Saint Mary s Did Not Play Pitt Did Not Play #3 Washington Did Not Play #13 KENTUCKY Did Not Play #18 USC Did Not Play NORTHERN IOWA Did Not Play #17 Purdue Did Not Play Belmont #7 Kansas Did Not Play Wichita State Did Not Play #19 Iowa State GEORGETOWN VILLANOVA Seton Hall St. John s Marquette Did Not Play DePaul BUTLER XAVIER ST. JOHN S SETON HALL Providence Providence MARQUETTE DEPAUL Xavier Butler #13 Alexa Roumeliotis SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 1 (2x), last at Providence, 10/28. Kills... 1 (2x), last at Providence, 10/28/17 2 vs. Butler, 10/13... Attempts... Same Hitting Pct vs. St. John s, 10/20...Digs... Same 2 (3x), last at Butler, 11/12...Aces...2 (3x), last at Butler, 11/12/ Blocks at DePaul, 10/6... Points... Same

22 #14 Brittany Lawrence 6-4 Jr. MB/RS North Platte, Neb. Redshirt junior who is graduating and was recognized on November 5th during Creighton s Senior Day. Made 2017 debut vs. Pitt, finishing with one assist and one block assist (8/26). Had one kill in four swings vs. No. 17 Purdue (9/8). Played in three sets at Wichita State, collecting two kills (9/15). Made first start of the season on Sept. 22 vs. Georgetown, hitting.500 with three kills in six swings and adding a dig an a block assist. Pounded a career-high six kills on career-best.500 hitting in 3-0 win at St. John s (9/30). Contributed four kills and a block in Senior Day win vs. DePaul (11/5). Owns six career starts, including last year s Regional Final vs. No. 5 Texas. #14 Brittany Lawrence Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Saint Mary s Did Not Play Pitt #3 Washington Did Not Play #13 KENTUCKY Did Not Play #18 USC NORTHERN IOWA Did Not Play #17 Purdue Belmont Did Not Play #7 Kansas Wichita State #19 Iowa State Did Not Play GEORGETOWN VILLANOVA Did Not Play Seton Hall Did Not Play St. John s Marquette DePaul Did Not Play BUTLER Did Not Play XAVIER ST. JOHN S SETON HALL Providence Providence MARQUETTE Did Not Play DEPAUL Xavier Butler Did Not Play #14 Brittany Lawrence SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 6 at St. John s, 9/30... Kills...Same 13 at Wichita State, 9/15... Attempts...Same.500 at St. John s, 9/30...Hitting Pct...Same 2 at Marquette, 10/5...Digs...2 (2x), last at Marquette, 10/5/17...Aces...1 vs. Butler, 11/4/16 1 (4x), last vs. DePaul, 11/5... Blocks...3 at Northern Iowa, 9/5/ at St. John s, 9/30...Points...Same #19 Megan Ballenger 6-1 So. MB/RS Ankeny, Iowa Redshirt sophomore who alternates between middle blocker and right-side hitter, but made a start at setter on Sept. 22 vs. Georgetown with Lydia Dimke sidelined. Named to Husky Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 2.20 kills and 1.00 blocks per set on.349 hitting (8/26). Named to Shocker Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 3.11 kills on.357 hitting in two matches (9/17). Opened season with 10 kills on.562 hitting vs. Saint Mary s (8/25). Hit.500 and had 11 kills vs. #18 USC (9/2). Hit.600 with seven kills in 10 swings in sweep over No. 7 Kansas (9/9), adding two blocks. Put down a career-high 16 kills while hitting.500 at Wichita State (9/15). Had 12 kills and three blocks vs. No. 19 Iowa State (9/16). Made collegiate setting debut on Sept. 22 vs. Georgetown, finishing with 23 assists, eight kills and four digs as CU hit.446. Provided 11 kills and eight digs in win over Villanova (9/24). Had nine kills on.750 hitting at DePaul (10/6). Hit.643 and served two aces in sweep of Seton Hall (10/22). Finished with 13 kills, five digs and four blocks in 3-2 win at Butler (11/12) that clinched fourth straight BIG EAST title. Redshirt sophomore who led the BIG EAST with 39 aces (in 391 attempts) last year, but has just 10 aces (in 272 attempts) this fall. Creighton is 24-2 all-time when she hits.300 or better. #19 Megan Ballenger Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Saint Mary s Pitt #3 Washington #13 KENTUCKY #18 USC NORTHERN IOWA #17 Purdue Belmont #7 Kansas Wichita State #19 Iowa State GEORGETOWN VILLANOVA Seton Hall St. John s Marquette DePaul BUTLER XAVIER ST. JOHN S SETON HALL Providence Providence MARQUETTE DEPAUL Xavier Butler #19 Megan Ballenger SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 16 at Wichita State, 9/15... Kills... Same 34 at Butler, 11/12... Attempts... Same.750 at DePaul, 10/6...Hitting Pct... Same 8 vs. Villanova, 9/24...Digs...16 vs. #4 Kansas, 9/8/16 2 (2x), last at Providence, 10/27. Aces...6 vs. DePaul, 9/25/16 6 vs. Butler, 10/13... Blocks... 7 at St. John s, 10/29/16 23 vs. Georgetown, 9/22...Assists... Same 17.0 at Wichita State, 9/ Points (2x), last at Wichita St,, 9/15/17

23 #21 Naomi Hickman 6-4 Fr. MB Lawrence, Kan. Middle blocker and right side hitter who has started 20 times as a true freshman. Hit.375 and finished with five kills, three digs and a block in 3-0 win vs. Saint Mary s (8/25). Finished with five kills and two blocks in win over No. 3 Washington (8/26). Led or tied for team lead in all three matches at the Bluejay Invitational (9/1-2), including four blocks vs. both #18 USC and UNI on Sept. 2. Had six kills in nine swings vs. No. 17 Purdue (9/8), adding two blocks and two digs. Had five kills, five digs and four blocks vs. No. 19 Iowa State (9/16). Owned five kills on.364 hitting vs. Georgetown (9/22). Hit.500 on eight swings in 3-0 win at Seton Hall (9/29). Earned six kills in win at DePaul (10/6). Put down seven kills vs. Butler (10/13) in five-set win. Tied season-high with four blocks vs. St. John s (10/20). Put down career-high eight kills at Providence (10/27). Had seven kills on consecutive days at Xavier (11/11), adding four blocks, and at Butler (11/12). One of two true freshmen on this year s Creighton team, Hickman was PrepVolleyball.com s No. 98 ranked recruit. Younger sister has committed to play volleyball at Kansas. #21 Naomi Hickman Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Saint Mary s Pitt #3 Washington #13 KENTUCKY #18 USC NORTHERN IOWA #17 Purdue Belmont #7 Kansas Wichita State #19 Iowa State GEORGETOWN VILLANOVA Seton Hall St. John s Did Not Play Marquette DePaul BUTLER XAVIER ST. JOHN S SETON HALL Providence Providence MARQUETTE DEPAUL Did Not Play Xavier Butler Individual/Team Player Highs Creighton 3-Set Match Highs Team Individuals Kills...53 (2x), last vs. Xavier, 10/ , Taryn Kloth at St. John s, 9/30 Errors...19 vs. Northern Iowa, 9/ (6x), last Megan Ballenger at Xavier, 11/11 Attacks vs. Northern Iowa, 9/ , Jaali Winters vs. Northern Iowa, 9/2 Hitting Pct at DePaul, 10/ , Marysa Wilkinson at DePaul, 10/6 Assists...50 (2x), last vs. Xavier, 10/ , Lydia Dimke vs. Xavier, 10/15 Aces...9 (2x), last DePaul, 11/5...4, Lydia Dimke vs. UNI, 9/2 & vs. #7 Kansas, 9/9 Digs...59, Marquette, 11/ , Brittany Witt vs. Xavier, 10/15 Block Solos...3 (2x), last at Xavier, 11/ , Marysa Wilkinson vs. Saint Mary s, 8/25 Block Assists...25 vs. Pitt, 8/ , Marysa Wilkinson at St. John s, 9/30 Total Blocks vs. Pitt, 8/ , Marysa Wilkinson at St. John s, 9/30 Points vs. Saint Mary s, 8/ , Taryn Kloth at St. John s, 9/30 Creighton 4-Set Match Highs Team Individuals Kills...65 vs. Villanova, 9/ , Jaali Winters vs. Villanova, 9/24 Errors...27 at Wichita State, 9/ , Taryn Kloth at Wichita State, 9/15 Attacks (2x), last St. John s, 10/ , Jaali Winters at #3 Washington, 8/26 Hitting Pct vs. Georgetown, 9/ , Wilkinson & Kloth vs. Georgetown, 9/22 Assists...60 vs. Villanova, 9/ , Lydia Dimke at #3 Washington, 8/26 Aces...10 vs. #17 Purdue, 9/8... 4, Jaali Winters vs. #17 Purdue, 9/8 Digs...72 at Wichita State, 9/ (3x), Brittany Witt, last vs. St. John s, 10/20 Block Solos...3 (2x), last St. John s, 10/20...3, Marysa Wilkinson vs. St. John s, 10/20 Block Assists...18 vs. St. John s, 10/20...5, L. Dimke & M. Ballenger vs. St. John s, 10/20 Total Blocks vs. St. John s, 10/20...6, Marysa Wilkinson vs. St. John s, 10/20 Points vs. Villanova, 9/ , Jaali Winters vs. Villanova, 9/24 Creighton 5-Set Match Highs Team Individuals Kills...84 vs. Butler, 10/ , Jaali Winters vs. Butler, 10/13 Errors...34 vs. #19 Iowa State, 9/ (2x), last Jaali Winters vs. Butler, 10/13 Attacks vs. Butler, 10/ , Jaali Winters vs. Butler, 10/13 Hitting Pct vs. Butler, 10/ , Lydia Dimke at Butler, 11/12 Assists...79 vs. Butler, 10/ , Lydia Dimke vs. Butler, 10/13 Aces...7 at Butler, 11/ (4x), last Witt & Roumeliotis at Butler, 11/12 Digs vs. Butler, 10/ , Brittany Witt vs. Butler, 10/13 Block Solos...2 vs. #19 Iowa State, 9/16...1, (3x), last Marysa Wilkinson at Butler, 11/12 Block Assists...18 (2x), last at Butler, 11/12...6, Megan Ballenger vs. Butler, 10/13 Total Blocks at Butler, 11/12...6, Megan Ballenger vs. Butler, 10/13 Points vs. Butler, 10/ , Jaali Winters vs. Butler, 10/13 Opponent Individual Match Highs Team Individuals Kills...72, Butler, 11/ , Khalia Lanier, #18 Southern Cal, 9/2 Errors...28, St. John s, 10/ (2x), last Addison Root, Providence, 10/28 Attacks Butler, 10/ , Anna Logan, Butler, 10/13 Hitting Pct...411, #17 Purdue, 9/ , Caitlyn Coffey, DePaul, 11/5 Assists...68, Butler, 11/ , Makayla Ferguson, Butler, 11/12 Aces...9, Providence, 10/ (3x), last A. Root & A. Barber, Providence, 10/27 Digs...87 Butler, 10/ , Giorgia Civita, Wichita State, 9/15 Block Solos...4, Providence, 10/27...2(5x), last Lindsey Schaible, Providence, 10/28 Block Assists...25, #19 Iowa State, 9/ (2x), last Bri Lilly, Butler, 10/13 Total Blocks , #19 Iowa State, 9/ , Avery Rhodes, #19 Iowa State, 9/16 Points Butler, 10/13 & Butler, 11/ , Khalia Lanier, #18 Southern Cal, 9/2 Note: Hitting percentage requires 10 attacks minimum #21 Naomi Hickman SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 8 at Providence, 10/27... Kills...Same 23 at Providence, 10/27... Attempts...Same.545 at DePaul, 10/6...Hitting Pct...Same 5 vs. #19 Iowa State, 9/16...Digs...Same 1 (3x) vs. Georgetown, 9/ Aces...1 (3x), last vs. Georgetown, 9/22/17 4 (6x), last at Xavier, 11/11... Blocks...4 (6x), last at Xavier, 11/11/ (2x), last at Xavier, 11/11... Points (2x), last at Xavier, 11/11/17