A gymnasium full of chattering children, an 11am start time, and a top 15 showdown in Milwaukee in 31 hours weren’t enough to distract the 13th-ranked Creighton volleyball team from the task at hand on Friday morning.
The Bluejays needed just 69 minutes to finish off DePaul in straight sets (25-18, 25-21, 25-15) in front of crowd of 1,544 for “Field Trip Day” at McGrath-Phillips Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
Junior outside hitter Erica Kostelac led the way with a match-high 14 kills. Sophomore Jaela Zimmerman added eight on 16 swings; redshirt freshman Keeley Davis finished with seven, and middle blockers Megan Ballenger and Naomi Hickman each chipped in with five to round out a balanced attack.