LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Creighton Volleyball handed defending national champion its first loss of the season as the Bluejays swept No. 3 Kentucky on Saturday morning at the Bluegrass Battle in Lexington, Ky. The win was Kirsten Bernthal Booth's 500th as a collegiate head coach.
Scores of Creighton's fourth straight victory over Kentucky were 25-19, 25-22, 27-25.
The win over No. 3 Kentucky matches the highest-ranked team that Creighton has ever beaten, having also won at No. 3 Washington in 2017.
Creighton dominated the first frame to hand Kentucky its first set loss of the season, hitting .