Saturday, October 30
Chicago, Ill.
6:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
13-11,6-6Big East
0
vs
3
Creighton
22-3,10-2Big East
1
2
3
F
Creighton
25
25
25
3
DePaul
21
16
15
0
Blue Demons Suffer 3-0 Setback to No. 24 Creighton
10/30/2021 8:45:00 PM | WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
DePaul moves to 6-6 in conference play with the loss
CHICAGO – The DePaul women's volleyball team ran into league-leading No. 24 Creighton Saturday evening and suffered a 3-0 loss at McGrath-Phillips Arena.
Set sores of the match were 21-25, 16-25, 15-25.
The Blue Demons move to 13-11 on the season and 6-6 through 12 BIG EAST matches.
Jill Pressly totaled a team-high 10 kills on the outside while Allison Dennemann posted seven kills of her own. Donna Brown and Bailey Nelson tallied five terminations apiece as the Blue Demons were limited to a .199 hitting percentage.
Rachel Krasowski totaled a team high-10 digs while Brown posted a pair of blocks to lead the defensive effort.
Setters Phoenix Lee and Molly Murrihy recorded 14 and 10 assists, respectively. Murrihy neared a double-double with nine digs on the evening.
The Bluejays outblocked the Blue Demons 14-3. Jaela Zimmerman led Creighton with 10 kills while freshman setter Kendra Wait dished out 27 assists, picked up 14 digs and put down five kills.
How it Happened:
Set One: Both squads were knotted at 11 apiece before the Bluejays took five of the next six points to pull ahead 16-12. DePaul responded with a 3-0 run behind a pair of kills from Pressly and Brown and a double block from the duo to close the gap to 16-15. A Creighton attack error evened the match at 19 apiece before the Bluejays tallied five of the last six points in the set to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
Set Two: Creighton opened up the second set with an 8-3 surge. The Blue Demons cut the deficit to four at 12-8 with back-to-back kills from Pressly and Nelson. The visitors responded with seven of the next nine tallies to widen the margin to 19-10. DePaul closed the gap to 21-16 after a Pressly kill to force a Creighton timeout. Out of the break, the Bluejays rattled off four in a row to take a 2-0 lead.
Set Three: After 10 rallies in the third, the score was knotted at five apiece before Creighton went on a 9-2 run to take a 15-8 lead. A pair of CU errors cut the deficit to five at 15-10. Another 4-1 run from the Bluejays pushed the score to 19-11 before the Blue Demons responded with three points of their own to come within five again. Creighton ended the set on a 6-1 spurt to take the match 3-0.
From Head Coach Marie Zidek: "Great gritty fight from our defense and back court. Rachel, Hanna, Jill, and Phoenix made some phenomenal plays. Our hustle was exactly the style of volleyball we play. We did a great job of neutralizing their attackers and in creating opportunities for our hitters. Creighton is experienced and they can sense when teams start to take away their strengths that they must level up their block and defense. That's exactly what happened. Wait, their setter, and their back court just went off, and they made it extremely hard for our attackers to score. This is a match our attackers can learn from, and although we took the loss, you get better through experiences like this."
Dig Pink Update: The Blue Demons, in partnership with the SideOut Foundation, designated Saturday as it's Dig Pink match and raised awareness and funds for breast cancer research. DePaul donned special pink warm-ups and bow fixtures in their hair in honor of fighters, survivors and those who have lost their battle with cancer. With the support of family, friends, and fans DePaul was successful in reaching and surpassing its fundraising goal and raising $1,100 towards research for metastatic breast cancer patients.
Up Next: The. Blue Demons will hit the road for the next two weekends of BIG EAST action. DePaul will kick off the road swing with a trip to take on St. John's and Seton Hall Nov. 5-6
For all of the latest on DePaul Women's Volleyball, stay tuned to depaulbluedemons.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Set sores of the match were 21-25, 16-25, 15-25.
The Blue Demons move to 13-11 on the season and 6-6 through 12 BIG EAST matches.
Jill Pressly totaled a team-high 10 kills on the outside while Allison Dennemann posted seven kills of her own. Donna Brown and Bailey Nelson tallied five terminations apiece as the Blue Demons were limited to a .199 hitting percentage.
Rachel Krasowski totaled a team high-10 digs while Brown posted a pair of blocks to lead the defensive effort.
Setters Phoenix Lee and Molly Murrihy recorded 14 and 10 assists, respectively. Murrihy neared a double-double with nine digs on the evening.
The Bluejays outblocked the Blue Demons 14-3. Jaela Zimmerman led Creighton with 10 kills while freshman setter Kendra Wait dished out 27 assists, picked up 14 digs and put down five kills.
How it Happened:
Set One: Both squads were knotted at 11 apiece before the Bluejays took five of the next six points to pull ahead 16-12. DePaul responded with a 3-0 run behind a pair of kills from Pressly and Brown and a double block from the duo to close the gap to 16-15. A Creighton attack error evened the match at 19 apiece before the Bluejays tallied five of the last six points in the set to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
Set Two: Creighton opened up the second set with an 8-3 surge. The Blue Demons cut the deficit to four at 12-8 with back-to-back kills from Pressly and Nelson. The visitors responded with seven of the next nine tallies to widen the margin to 19-10. DePaul closed the gap to 21-16 after a Pressly kill to force a Creighton timeout. Out of the break, the Bluejays rattled off four in a row to take a 2-0 lead.
Set Three: After 10 rallies in the third, the score was knotted at five apiece before Creighton went on a 9-2 run to take a 15-8 lead. A pair of CU errors cut the deficit to five at 15-10. Another 4-1 run from the Bluejays pushed the score to 19-11 before the Blue Demons responded with three points of their own to come within five again. Creighton ended the set on a 6-1 spurt to take the match 3-0.
From Head Coach Marie Zidek: "Great gritty fight from our defense and back court. Rachel, Hanna, Jill, and Phoenix made some phenomenal plays. Our hustle was exactly the style of volleyball we play. We did a great job of neutralizing their attackers and in creating opportunities for our hitters. Creighton is experienced and they can sense when teams start to take away their strengths that they must level up their block and defense. That's exactly what happened. Wait, their setter, and their back court just went off, and they made it extremely hard for our attackers to score. This is a match our attackers can learn from, and although we took the loss, you get better through experiences like this."
Dig Pink Update: The Blue Demons, in partnership with the SideOut Foundation, designated Saturday as it's Dig Pink match and raised awareness and funds for breast cancer research. DePaul donned special pink warm-ups and bow fixtures in their hair in honor of fighters, survivors and those who have lost their battle with cancer. With the support of family, friends, and fans DePaul was successful in reaching and surpassing its fundraising goal and raising $1,100 towards research for metastatic breast cancer patients.
Up Next: The. Blue Demons will hit the road for the next two weekends of BIG EAST action. DePaul will kick off the road swing with a trip to take on St. John's and Seton Hall Nov. 5-6
For all of the latest on DePaul Women's Volleyball, stay tuned to depaulbluedemons.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Team Stats
CU
DePaul
Kills
38
35
Errors
11
25
Attempts
99
127
Hitting %
.273
.079
Points
54
38
Assists
32
27
Aces
2
0
Blocks
14
3
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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