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#5 Volleyball Sweeps DePaul To Reach BIG EAST Tourney Final

OMAHA, Neb. -- The fifth-ranked Creighton Volleyball team will play for its 10th BIG EAST Tournament title in the last 11 years after sweeping fourth-seeded DePaul on Friday afternoon in semifinal round action at D.J. Sokol Arena.

Scores of Creighton's 21st straight win were 25-22, 25-19, 25-17. The Bluejays are now 28-2 on the year while DePaul dropped to 19-13.

Creighton had to rally to win a back-and-forth first set that featured 12 ties and six lead changes. Down 21-20 in the home stretch, CU won five of the next six points to win the opener.