If it’s possible to be encouraged and disappointed at the same time the Creighton Volleyball team did their best feel that way after opening the 2018 season with a 1-2 record at the Trojan Invitational last weekend. The Jays were ultimately disappointed in their overall results, but encouraged by some of the intangibles they displayed in going five sets against 17th-ranked Kentucky and the tournament host in 7th-ranked USC. However, the moral victory parade left town a few years ago when head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth led the program to its first Sweet 16 in 2015, its first Elite 8 in 2016, and its first chance to host NCAA Tournament matches in 2017.