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Volleyball Escapes Xavier Upset Bid in Five Sets

OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton Volleyball clinched first place in the Midwest Division with a come-from-behind 3-2 win vs. Xavier on Saturday night at D.J. Sokol Arena.

Scores of the match in favor of Creighton were 25-17, 23-25, 22-25, 25-16, 15-12.

Creighton (9-3, 6-1 BIG EAST) improved to 18-0 all-time against Xavier (7-6, 3-2 BIG EAST), but it wasn't easy

The Bluejays trailed 2-1 in set and the teams were tied 12-all late in the fifth set.

Creighton pulled away late in the first set to win 25-17 and claim an early lead in the match.