OMAHA, Neb. -- The No. 19 Creighton Volleyball team played from behind for much of the night but scored clutch points down the stretch in each set of a 3-0 win over DePaul on Friday, Oct. 8.

Scores of Creighton's victory were 25-20, 25-23, 25-23 as the Bluejays improved to 16-2 overall and 4-1 in BIG EAST play. The Bluejays also improved to 17-0 all-time in BIG EAST matches against DePaul (9-8, 2-3 BIG EAST)

Norah Sis led Creighton with 13 kills while Jaela Zimmerman delivered a double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs. Kendra Wait starred with 35 assists, nine digs and six blocks and Abby Bottomley owned a team-best 17 digs. Cu finished with 47 kills, three aces, 55 digs and 11.0 blocks on .242 hitting.

DePaul was led by nine kills and 16 digs by Jill Pressly and Rachel Krasowski contributed 18 digs. The Blue Demons had 36 kills, four aces, 56 digs and four blocks on .104. The Blue Demons did not have a serving error.

DePaul took an early 14-8 lead in the first set before sophomore Megan Skovsende entered the match and immediately put the Jays ahead with an 8-0 serving run. The Bluejay burst started with a block by Naomi Hickman and Keeley Davis, one of five Blue Demon errors in that spurt. An ace by Wait put Creighton ahead 23-19 and provided some cushion, and a kill by Hickman closed out the set.  Zimmerman started her big night with five kills and seven digs.

The second set featured 14 ties and five lead changes. CU trailed 21-19 late before kills from freshmen Sis and Wait evened the score at 21-all. Creighton earned a set point chance on a DePaul error at 23-22 and closed it out when Meredith Wallace's attack sailed wide. Sis and Keeley Davis each had four kills in the second frame as CU hit .314 and Wait and Hickman each had three block assists. 

Creighton fell behind 18-15 in the third set but would rally to take a 21-20 lead a short time later following three straight kills by Sis. The Jays trailed 23-22 before three straight DePaul attack errors closed out the match, a streak that started on a block by Zimmerman and Annika Welty. The final attack error from Bailey Nelson was challenged by DePaul coach Marie Zidek, but the original call was upheld as Creighton secured the sweep.  Sis had six kills and Bottomley added nine digs in the final frame.

Creighton hosts league-leading Marquette on Sunday at 1 p.m. in a match that will be televised by Nebraska Public Media.

NOTES: Kirsten Bernthal Booth improved to 399-177 in her 19th season at Creighton ... Creighton has won 180 straight matches vs. conference teams when leading 2-0 ... Creighton has won 104 straight matches vs. BIG EAST teams when winning the third set ... Creighton has won 32 straight home matches in the month of October ... DePaul became the first opponent in Creighton's 821 matches since reinstating volleyball in 1994 to not have a service error ... Jaela Zimmerman's double-double was the 23rd of her career and her eighth this season, tying her with Kendra Wait for the most on the team this fall ... Creighton improved to 17-2 under Kirsten Bernthal Booth in its conference home opener, including 11 straight wins ... Naomi Hickman played in her 104th career victory, tying her with Lauren Smith for sixth-most in program history ... Naomi Hickman had seven block assists and now owns 401 in her career ...  Creighton was playing its first home match in 27 days (since Sept. 11).