
DePaul Falls to No. 11 Creighton on Friday Night
11/18/2022 9:56:00 PM | WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Krasowski eclipses program record for digs in a season (567) in the setback
CHICAGO – DePaul dropped a three-set match (25-27, 14-25, 20-25) to No. 11 Creighton at McGrath-Phillips Arena on Friday night. Despite an early back-and-forth battle in the first set, the Bluejays powered past the Blue Demons in sets two and three to take the match.
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DePaul libero Rachel Krasowski collected a match-high 22 digs to eclipse the program record for digs in a season with 567.
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Junior outside hitter Jill Pressly led the offense once again with 22 kills to match her season-high go along with 12 digs for her 16th double-double on the 2022 season. Aly Kindelberger added six kills on the right side while Bailey Nelson totaled four.
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Setters Maggie Jones and Ashley Cudiamat recorded 16 and 14 assists, respectively.
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 Norah Sis paced the Bluejays with 12 kills while Ava Martin added 11.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
Set One: A three-point scoring run saw DePaul take a 13-11 advantage and force a Bluejays timeout. An Oxley kill through middle gave the Blue Demons their largest lead of the set, 17-13. Creighton utilized a five-point spurt of their own to reclaim the lead at 20-19. DePaul went on to stave off two set points, before consecutive points for the Bluejays closed out the set, 27-25.
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Set Two: A pair of Pressly kills and a Bluejays attack error allowed DePaul to jump in front 8-5 but the Bluejays answered right back with a 11-3 run to take a 17-11 lead. Creighton went on to take the set 25-14, stifling DePaul to  -.079 hitting in the second set.
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Set Three: DePaul ran out to an 8-2 lead before Creighton responded to take a 10-9 edge. The Blue Demons would even the score at 14 but the Bluejays took six of the next eight points to pull in front and eventually take the set 25-20 and the match 3-0.
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Up Next: Â The Blue Demons will close out their 2022 campaign against Xaiver on Saturday, Nov. 19 at McGrath-Phillips Arena. First serve is set for 6 p.m. with DePaul set to honor senior Bailey Nelson prior to the match.
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DePaul libero Rachel Krasowski collected a match-high 22 digs to eclipse the program record for digs in a season with 567.
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Junior outside hitter Jill Pressly led the offense once again with 22 kills to match her season-high go along with 12 digs for her 16th double-double on the 2022 season. Aly Kindelberger added six kills on the right side while Bailey Nelson totaled four.
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Setters Maggie Jones and Ashley Cudiamat recorded 16 and 14 assists, respectively.
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 Norah Sis paced the Bluejays with 12 kills while Ava Martin added 11.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
Set One: A three-point scoring run saw DePaul take a 13-11 advantage and force a Bluejays timeout. An Oxley kill through middle gave the Blue Demons their largest lead of the set, 17-13. Creighton utilized a five-point spurt of their own to reclaim the lead at 20-19. DePaul went on to stave off two set points, before consecutive points for the Bluejays closed out the set, 27-25.
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Set Two: A pair of Pressly kills and a Bluejays attack error allowed DePaul to jump in front 8-5 but the Bluejays answered right back with a 11-3 run to take a 17-11 lead. Creighton went on to take the set 25-14, stifling DePaul to  -.079 hitting in the second set.
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Set Three: DePaul ran out to an 8-2 lead before Creighton responded to take a 10-9 edge. The Blue Demons would even the score at 14 but the Bluejays took six of the next eight points to pull in front and eventually take the set 25-20 and the match 3-0.
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Up Next: Â The Blue Demons will close out their 2022 campaign against Xaiver on Saturday, Nov. 19 at McGrath-Phillips Arena. First serve is set for 6 p.m. with DePaul set to honor senior Bailey Nelson prior to the match.
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Team Stats
CU
DePaul
Kills
40
36
Errors
17
29
Attempts
115
119
Hitting %
.200
.059
Points
57
42
Assists
36
35
Aces
5
0
Blocks
12
6
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Players Mentioned
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