OMAHA, Neb. – The 14th-ranked and 13th seeded Creighton Volleyball team had its season come to an abrupt end in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament, falling 3-2 to Auburn in front of a D.J. Sokol Arena record crowd of 2,653.
Scores of the match in favor of the Tigers were 21-25, 25-21, 25-20, 16-25, 15-11, who advance to face Houston in the second round on Saturday night.
In a back-and-forth first set that saw eight ties and three lead changes, the Bluejays used a late 6-1 run to open up a 20-15 lead on the way to a 25-21 set win.