Since joining the BIG EAST in 2013, Creighton has finished outside of first place only once, a fact that Marquette knows only too well.
Marquette’s lone win against Creighton was in that 2013, when they defeated the Blue Jays in the BIG EAST Finals. On paper, it appeared the first matchup between the Golden Eagles and Blue Jays this season would result in another Creighton victory; the Jays entered the match as the No. 12 team in the country and Marquette entered the match with eight newcomers.
One of those newcomers was Elizabeth Orf, a middle blocker out of Villa Duchesne High School in St.