Creighton Volleyball’s Nora Wurtz, a redshirt freshman from Valley, set a school record with nine aces in the Bluejays’ Senior Day sweep over Georgetown on Sunday. All four seniors – Ava Martin, Kiara Reinhardt, Annalea Maeder and Sky McCune – closed their careers a perfect 40-0 inside D.J. Sokol Arena against Big East programs with Sunday’s win.
The Omaha Supernovas are providing fans the opportunity to design their own half-season ticket package. Fans can choose seven of the team’s 14 home matches, and choose different seats for each match. Tickets start at just $11 per match and plans can be designed here.
LOVB Nebraska announced its schedule for the 2026 pro season last week, and this year, the club will have an established home venue for the whole season. Baxter Arena will host nine of the team’s 10 home matches this season. The lone home match away from Baxter Arena will bring professional volleyball outside Omaha for the very first time in the state’s history, when the club will face Salt Lake at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island. LOVB Nebraska will begin its season with a 2025 Finals rematch at LOVB Austin on Wednesday, January 7..
Creighton men’s soccer was eliminated from Big East Tournament contention last week, falling 1-0 to No. 19 Akron while playing for the Midwest Division title. After Providence’s 2-2 draw with No. 11 Georgetown, the Friars earned the fourth and final spot in the tournament. Creighton ended its 2025 campaign 8-4-4 overall and 4-2-2 in Big East play.
Four Bluejays earned All-Big East honors for their roles on this year’s squad, the conference announced on Wednesday. Miguel Arilla earned All-Big East First Team, Matthew Reed was named to the conference’s Second Team, and Omar Ramadan and Andrija Savic each earned a spot on the Third Team.
Omaha Hockey was swept by No. 8 North Dakota over the weekend, falling to 4-4 on the season and 2-2 in NCHC play. The Mavericks’ schedule does not get any easier going forward. They will travel north this weekend to face No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth in a weekend series. The two games will be Omaha’s ninth and 10th straight against ranked opponents. Omaha has not faced an unranked opponent this season.
Omaha men’s soccer forward Maguire Perkins, a sophomore from Gretna, was named to the All-Summit League Honorable Mention Team, the league announced Saturday. In 16 starts this season, Perkins recorded three goals and one assist. Perkins was the only Maverick to earn All-Summit League honors this season.
Once again, Creighton Volleyball seniors Annalea Maeder and Ava Martin have earned Big East Setter and Offensive Player of the Week honors respectively. Maeder averaged a league-high 10.29 assists in wins over Villanova and Georgetown for her sixth Big East Setter of the Week honor this season. Martin averaged a league-leading 5.14 kills per set over the two matches. This is her fifth Big East Offensive Player of the Week award this season, and ninth in her career.
Creighton will head east for its final two regular season matches this weekend. The Bluejays travel to Queens to face St. John’s at 6 p.m. on Friday before heading across Manhattan for a match against Seton Hall at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Friday’s match will be streamed live on ESPN+. A subscription is required to watch.
Omaha Storm Chasers coordinator of clubhouse perations Mike Brown has been named the International League’s Home Clubhouse Manager of the Year for 2025, Minor League Baseball announced on Tuesday. Brown is the first clubhouse manager to be recognized with a league award in the 57-year history of the Triple-A Omaha franchise. This was Brown’s seventh year in the role and his 19th with the Storm Chasers.
Omaha Volleyball senior Kali Jurgensmeier, from Wahoo, was named the Summit League Offensive Player of the Week. Jurgensmeier tallied 32 kills across two matches and eclipsed 1,000 career kills. Omaha Volleyball has a pair of upcoming road matches in North Dakota before returning home next Tuesday, Nov. 18, for Senior Night against Kansas City.
Creighton men’s basketball was handed its first loss of the season by Gonzaga on Tuesday, 90-63. Creighton trailed at the half at a respectable 44-38 before missing its first six shots from the field in the second half. The Gonzaga onslaught continued through the remainder of the game. Creighton is back at the CHI Health Center on Friday for a matchup against Maryland-Eastern Shore at 7 p.m.
Creighton women’s basketball also had a rough week, falling 84-50 in the Battle of I-80 against Nebraska on Wednesday. The win was just Nebraska’s second against Creighton out of the last 10 matchups. Creighton will have a week to retool before it hosts Northern Iowa on Thursday, November 20, at D.J. Sokol Arena.
Upcoming Games
- Omaha Volleyball at North Dakota | Thursday, Nov. 13 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha women’s basketball at BYU | Thursday, Nov. 13 | 8 p.m.
- #12 Creighton Volleyball at St. John’s | Friday, Nov. 14 | 6 p.m.
- #23 Creighton men’s basketball vs. UMES | Friday, Nov. 14 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha Lancers at Lincoln Stars | Friday, Nov. 14 | 7:05 p.m.
- Omaha Hockey at #3 Minnesota-Duluth | Friday, Nov. 14 | 7:07 p.m.
- Omaha women’s basketball at Utah State | Saturday, Nov. 15 | 12 p.m.
- #12 Creighton Volleyball at Seton Hall | Saturday, Nov. 15 | 4 p.m.
- Omaha Lancers vs. Sioux City Musketeers | Saturday, Nov. 15 | 6:05 p.m.
- Omaha Hockey at #3 Minnesota-Duluth | Saturday, Nov. 15 | 6:07 p.m.
- Omaha men’s basketball vs. Southern Utah | Saturday, Nov. 15 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha Volleyball at North Dakota State | Saturday, Nov. 15 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha Volleyball vs. UMKC (Senior Night) | Tuesday, Nov. 18 | 7 p.m.
- Creighton men’s basketball vs. North Dakota | Wednesday, Nov. 19 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha men’s basketball vs. Concordia (Neb.) | Wednesday, Nov. 19 | 7 p.m.
