The Creighton volleyball team did their part to keep pace with Marquette atop the Big East standings on Saturday afternoon. The 14th-ranked Bluejays needed just under 90 minutes to earn a 25-21, 25-18, 25-14 sweep over Xavier at the Cintas Center to improve to 21-4 on the season and 14-1 in conference play.
Creighton took the first set thanks to a 9-2 run that helped them dig out of an early funk and grab a 16-11 lead. Xavier started off hot offensively, hitting .333 on their first 15 attacks, but CU’s serving broke their early rhythm and ended up holding them to an .