OMAHA, Neb. -- The No. 10 Creighton Volleyball team opened defense of its four straight BIG EAST regular-season titles with a decisive 3-0 victory over DePaul on Friday night before 2,041 fans at D.J. Sokol Arena. It was the first match played on the new Taraflex floor, which was installed earlier in the week thanks to fundraising solicited through private donations.
Scores of the match were 25-13, 25-12, 25-15.
Creighton (9-4, 1-0 BIG EAST) hit a season-best .437 for the match, seventh-best in program history, while walloping the team picked to finish 10th in the BIG EAST by league coaches.