Creighton Volleyball swept Xavier on Sunday to capture its sixth straight Big East Tournament title. Ava Martin led the Bluejays with 17 kills, earning the tournament’s MVP honor. Martin, Jaya Johnson and Annalea Maeder each earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team. Creighton’s six straight Big East Tournament titles is the longest active streak in the nation and longest in the Big East since Pittsburgh won seven straight from 1988 to 1994. Creighton has won 11 of the last 12 Big East Tournaments and 12 straight Big East regular season titles.
The Bluejays will learn their NCAA Tournament outlook on Sunday at 5 p.m. in a nationally televised selection show on ESPN. The team will gather at the Old Mattress Factory Bar & Grill near campus in downtown Omaha.
Ava Martin and Annalea Maeder were recognized as Big East Player of the Year and Setter of the Year, respectively, announced by the league last Friday ahead of the Big East Volleyball Championship. Martin was the 2025 Big East Preseason Player of the Year and secured the season award by leading the league in kills and points. This is the fourth consecutive season that a Bluejay has won the award. Maeder led the Big East in assists, setting up Creighton to hit a league-best .349 hitting percentage this season. She is the second consecutive Bluejay to be named Big East Setter of the Year.
Ava Martin was also named AVCA National Player of the Week by the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Tuesday. She is the fourth player in program history to earn the recognition, joining Michelle Sicner, Keeley Davis and Kendra Wait.
Omaha Hockey was swept by No. 8 Western Michigan in a home series over the weekend, falling 7-2 on Friday and 4-2 on Saturday at Baxter Arena. The Mavericks travel to New Haven, Conn, this weekend for a series against Yale. Puck drop is at 6 p.m. both Friday and Saturday. This weekend’s games will be the Mavericks’ first against unranked opponents.
Omaha Volleyball’s season ended on Sunday at the hands of St. Thomas, who swept the Mavericks in the quarterfinal of the Summit League Women’s Volleyball Championship. The Mavericks finished the season 10-16 overall and 7-9 in Summit League play. Three homegrown Mavericks earned All-Summit League honors, the league announced on Saturday. Kali Jurgensmeier (Wahoo) earned a spot on the All-Summit League First Team, while Emily Huss (Fairbury, Neb.) was named to the Second Team. Faith Venable (Lincoln) earned a spot on the All-Freshman Team.
Creighton men’s basketball forward Jackson McAndrew will miss the rest of the season with a foot injury, head coach Greg McDermott announced on Friday. McAndrew, a Third Team Preseason All-Big East selection, was positioned for a breakout season after setting a Creighton freshman record with 69 three-pointers made last season. McAndrew received surgery for the injury on Monday in New York.
In an eventful weekend for Creighton Volleyball, Ava Martin and Kiara Reinhardt capped off the excitement with their selection in the Major League Volleyball Draft on Monday. Ava Martin was selected No. 2 overall by the Atlanta Vibe following her outstanding season for the Bluejays. Kiara Reinhardt was selected with the last pick in the first round at No. 8 overall by the hometown Omaha Supernovas. The pair is Creighton’s third and fourth professional draft picks in the past two years. Last year, Norah Sis and Kendra Wait were selected third and 37th overall by the Orlando Valkyries and Omaha Supernovas, respectively, in the Pro Volleyball Federation (now Major League Volleyball) Draft. After today, Creighton is the first school in Big East history to have two selections in the first round of the same draft.
In addition to Kiara Reinhardt, the Omaha Supernovas rounded out their 2025 draft with three additional selections. In the second round, with the 15th overall pick, the Supernovas added Pittsburgh setter Brooke Mosher. Mosher has averaged 9.79 assists per set for the No. 4 ranked Panthers. Omaha selected another setter in the third round, No. 22 overall, this time taking Claire Ammeraal from Iowa. Ammeraal has done it all for the Hawkeyes this season, averaging 9.45 assists per set while adding 76 blocks and 164 kills. Rounding out their draft at No. 29, the Supernovas selected Nebraska Volleyball’s Allie Sczech, who is averaging 1.65 kills per set on a .394 hitting percentage for the nation’s top ranked program.
Creighton men’s basketball is 0-2 in the Players Era Men’s Championship following matchups against some of the Big 12’s best in Baylor and No. 15 Iowa State. The Bluejays will play in a consolation game against Dana Altman and Oregon today, November 27, at 1 p.m. on TruTV. Creighton won its last meeting with Oregon in the Second Round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, 86-73 in double overtime.
Creighton women’s basketball is playing in a Thanksgiving tournament this week at UNLV. Wednesday, the Bluejays fell to UNLV, 76-67. They will be back in action on Friday against Northern Arizona at 2 p.m. That game will be broadcast locally on 1290 AM and streamed live on YouTube.
Upcoming Games
- Creighton men’s basketball vs. Oregon | Thursday, Nov. 27 | 1 p.m.
- Creighton women’s basketball vs. Northern Arizona | Friday, Nov. 28 | 2 p.m.
- Omaha Hockey at Yale | Friday, Nov. 28 | 6 p.m.
- Omaha Hockey at Yale | Saturday, Nov. 28 | 6 p.m.
- Omaha men’s basketball vs. Mid-America Christian | Saturday, Nov. 29 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha Lancers at Lincoln Stars | Saturday, Nov. 29 | 7:05 p.m.
- Creighton men’s basketball vs. Nicholls | Tuesday, Dec. 2 | 8 p.m.
- Omaha men’s basketball vs. Northern Colorado | Wednesday, Dec. 3 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha women’s basketball at Idaho State | Wednesday, Dec. 3 | 8 p.m.
