Final · 4 setsFri, Oct 2, 2026Watch on News Channel Nebraska

Creighton def. DePaul 3–1

RallyIQ pre-match: Creighton 79.7% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 2, 5:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Creighton beat visiting DePaul 3-1 (25-22, 25-22, 20-25, 25-17) on Fri, Oct 2, 2026. Abbey Hayes led Creighton with 10 kills; DePaul's Kendall Timme had a match-high 17.

Data through · final Oct 2

Set1234Sets
DEPAUL222225171
CREIGH252520253

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Creighton held DePaul to .096 hitting.

The biggest single-rally swing was 2.2 points, and DePaul's high was 22% in Set 1. The numbers below are where it was won. RallyIQ gave Creighton 80% before first serve.

DePaulCreighton
  • Hitting+.119
    .096.215

    Kills and errors: 46–20 vs 45–33.

  • Longest run+3
    69

    9 straight Creighton points in the second set turned a 10–14 deficit into a 19–14 lead. The set finished 25–22.

Creighton above 50DePaul belowMax swing 2.2%

DePaulCreighton

Aces
DePaul 6·Creighton 8
Serve err
DePaul 6·Creighton 14
Blocks
DePaul 5·Creighton 141 BS · 8 BA vs 2 BS · 24 BA
Digs
DePaul 48·Creighton 39

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Creighton above 50 · DePaul below
SET 1SET 2SET 3SET 410050100+2.2% CREIGHrally 181 · set 4

Biggest swing: 2.2% to Creighton — set 4, DEPAUL 2-3 CREIGH. Kill by Katie Dalton (set by Abby Cahill). CREIGH win probability 88% → 90%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

DEPAUL 18.9%81.1% CREIGH

DePaul wins

3-0
3.0%
3-1
6.2%
3-2
9.7%

Creighton wins

3-0
32.6%
3-1
30.5%
3-2
18.0%
DEPAUL break %
38.5% vs this opp
CREIGH break %
45.2% vs this opp

Exact Markov model on each team's RallyIQ serve and receive strength, adjusted for schedule and applied to this matchup (D1 average break % 42.5%). Ratings use the whole season, including this match. Gold = actual result.

Top plays

Largest win-probability swings

  1. 01
    Katie DaltonKill+2.2%

    Kill by Katie Dalton (set by Abby Cahill)

    Set 4 · DEPAUL 2-3 CREIGH · CREIGH 88% → 90%

  2. 02

    Martina Diana stuffed by Ashlyn Paymal & Nora Wurtz

    Set 2 · DEPAUL 14-14 CREIGH · CREIGH 85% → 88%

  3. 03
    Abby CahillBad set+2.1%

    Bad set by Abby Cahill

    Set 2 · DEPAUL 14-15 CREIGH · CREIGH 88% → 90%

  4. 04

    Jade Epps stuffed by Ayden Ames & Nora Wurtz

    Set 2 · DEPAUL 14-13 CREIGH · CREIGH 83% → 85%

  5. 05
    Caroline WrightAttack error+2.0%

    Attack error by Caroline Wright

    Set 4 · DEPAUL 2-4 CREIGH · CREIGH 90% → 92%

  6. 06
    Ayden AmesKill+1.9%

    Kill by Ayden Ames

    Set 2 · DEPAUL 14-16 CREIGH · CREIGH 90% → 92%

  7. 07
    DePaulAce+1.9%

    DePaul ace on Sydney Breissinger

    Set 1 · DEPAUL 1-0 CREIGH · DEPAUL 20% → 22%

  8. 08
    Leonor PolezziAttack error+1.9%

    Attack error by Leonor Polezzi

    Set 2 · DEPAUL 14-12 CREIGH · CREIGH 81% → 83%

Box score

Official NCAA box

DePaulaway
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
417942.19000291010.517.5
412530.23300000031.513.5
46318.167000201228
47513.154000100218
431018-.389111440004
4013-.33334321100003
4000–6201510002
4000–000310000
4000–101310000
1001.000000000000
Team totals4533125.096426648818586
PlayerSKETAHit%ASTSASEDIGREBSBABLKPTS
410422.27354433010.514.5
48314.35730315012213
49430.1670001112211
44513-.077114000849
46018.333000110428
4000–0021310000
48422.18200020073.511.5
4102.500102200001
4000–3011200000
3000–000000000
1000–000000000
Team totals4620121.215408143962241495

Starters listed first. BLK is the NCAA total: a solo counts 1, a block assist ½. Recaps and press releases usually quote solos + assists instead, so the same night can be reported as a bigger, whole number. The box score is the source for every counting stat on this page.

DePaul vs Creighton

Season series · Creighton leads 2-0

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 6 DEPAUL · CREIGH 9

Set 1

22-25

Longest run 6 DEPAULCREIGH 6

Set 2

22-25

Longest run 5 DEPAULCREIGH 9

Set 3

25-20

Longest run 6 DEPAULCREIGH 4

Set 4

17-25

Longest run 3 DEPAULCREIGH 5

Bars above the line = Creighton leads, below = DePaul leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

DePaul

SlotSideout %Break %
1
67%10/15
44%7/16
2
40%8/20
29%4/14
3
36%8/22
53%9/17
4
57%8/14
47%7/15
5
67%8/12
43%6/14
6
64%7/11
36%4/11
All
52%49/94
43%37/87

Creighton

SlotSideout %Break %
1
50%11/22
44%7/16
2
89%8/9
20%2/10
3
40%8/20
76%25/33
4
67%8/12
27%3/11
5
50%8/16
33%4/12
6
88%7/8
33%4/12
All
57%50/87
48%45/94

Slot = rotations since the start of the set (slot 1 is the lineup a team opened the set in), not a fixed player alignment. Only clean sets count (4 of 4 here): sets where the NCAA play-by-play has gaps or score corrections are left out because the rotation can't be tracked through them.

Rally log

181 rallies

#DEPAUL-CREIGHSrvPointEndPlayerSetter / blockers / passerWP Δ
Set 1
11-0DEPAULDEPAULAceDePaulaced Sydney Breissinger+1.9
21-1DEPAULCREIGHBlockedIsabela Tavares-Salomonblk Ayden Ames+1.3
32-1CREIGHDEPAULKillCaroline Wrightset Leonor Polezzi+1.4
42-2DEPAULCREIGH×6KillKatie Daltonset Abbey Hayes+1.3
52-3CREIGHCREIGH×6Attack errCaroline Wright+1.8
62-4CREIGHCREIGH×6KillAyden Ames+1.7
72-5CREIGHCREIGH×6KillAyden Amesset Katie Dalton+1.5
82-6CREIGHCREIGH×6KillNora Wurtz+1.3
92-7CREIGHCREIGH×6BlockedMartina Dianablk Ashlyn Paymal, Nora Wurtz+1.1
103-7CREIGHDEPAULKillCaroline Wrightset Leonor Polezzi+0.7
113-8DEPAULCREIGHKillAshlyn Paymalset Katie Dalton+0.7
124-8CREIGHDEPAULKillIsabela Tavares-Salomonset Leonor Polezzi+0.7
135-8DEPAULDEPAULBlockedNora Wurtzblk Jade Epps+1.2
145-9DEPAULCREIGHKillNora Wurtzset Katie Dalton+0.9
155-10CREIGHCREIGHAceCreightonaced Nora Mannion+1.1
166-10CREIGHDEPAULServe errCreighton+0.7
176-11DEPAULCREIGHKillAbbey Hayesset Katie Dalton+0.8
186-12CREIGHCREIGHKillAbbey Hayesset Katie Dalton+0.8
197-12CREIGHDEPAULKillJade Eppsset Leonor Polezzi+0.5
207-13DEPAULCREIGH×3Attack errMartina Diana+0.6
217-14CREIGHCREIGH×3Attack errCaroline Wright+0.6
227-15CREIGHCREIGH×3AceCreightonaced Martina Diana+0.4
238-15CREIGHDEPAUL×6Serve errCreighton+0.2
249-15DEPAULDEPAUL×6KillIsabela Tavares-Salomonset Leonor Polezzi+0.4
2510-15DEPAULDEPAUL×6KillCaroline Wright+0.6
2611-15DEPAULDEPAUL×6KillCaroline Wright+0.9
2712-15DEPAULDEPAUL×6KillIsabela Tavares-Salomonset Leonor Polezzi+1.3
2813-15DEPAULDEPAUL×6Attack errKatie Dalton+1.8
2913-16DEPAULCREIGHKillAyden Amesset Saige Damrow+1.4
3014-16CREIGHDEPAULBad setSaige Damrow+1.3
3114-17DEPAULCREIGH×4Serve errDePaul+1.5
3214-18CREIGHCREIGH×4AceCreightonaced Martina Diana+1.7
3314-19CREIGHCREIGH×4BlockedMartina Dianablk Nora Wurtz, Ashlyn Paymal+1.1
3414-20CREIGHCREIGH×4BlockedMartina Dianablk Nora Wurtz, Ashlyn Paymal+0.7
3515-20CREIGHDEPAUL×4KillIsabela Tavares-Salomonset Leonor Polezzi+0.3
3616-20DEPAULDEPAUL×4AceDePaulaced Abbey Hayes+0.7
3717-20DEPAULDEPAUL×4Attack errNora Wurtz+1.2
3818-20DEPAULDEPAUL×4Attack errAyden Ames+1.9
3918-21DEPAULCREIGHKillAyden Amesset Katie Dalton+1.7
4019-21CREIGHDEPAULKillMartina Dianaset Leonor Polezzi+1.3
4119-22DEPAULCREIGHKillAshlyn Paymalset Katie Dalton+1.8
4220-22CREIGHDEPAULServe errCreighton+1.3
4320-23DEPAULCREIGHKillAshlyn Paymalset Katie Dalton+1.9
4421-23CREIGHDEPAULKillJade Eppsset Leonor Polezzi+1.1
4521-24DEPAULCREIGHKillEloise Brandewieset Martina Diana+1.9
4622-24CREIGHDEPAULServe errCreighton+0.7
4722-25DEPAULCREIGHKillKatie Daltonset Abbey Hayes+1.7
Set 2
11-0CREIGHDEPAULKillKendall Timmeset Leonor Polezzi+1.0
22-0DEPAULDEPAULAttack errAyden Ames+1.6
32-1DEPAULCREIGHAttack errKendall Timme+1.0
43-1CREIGHDEPAULAttack errKatie Dalton+1.1
54-1DEPAULDEPAULAttack errKatie Dalton+1.7
64-2DEPAULCREIGHAttack errKendall Timme+1.0
74-3CREIGHCREIGHAceCreightonaced Eva Hurrle+1.5
85-3CREIGHDEPAUL×5KillJade Eppsset Leonor Polezzi+1.2
96-3DEPAULDEPAUL×5Attack errAshlyn Paymal+1.8
107-3DEPAULDEPAUL×5AceDePaulaced Ayden Ames+1.8
118-3DEPAULDEPAUL×5Attack errAshlyn Paymal+1.7
129-3DEPAULDEPAUL×5Attack errNora Wurtz+1.6
139-4DEPAULCREIGHKillAshlyn Paymalset Saige Damrow+0.8
1410-4CREIGHDEPAULKillKendall Timmeset Leonor Polezzi+1.1
1510-5DEPAULCREIGHKillNora Wurtzset Katie Dalton+0.8
1611-5CREIGHDEPAULKillCaroline Wrightset Leonor Polezzi+1.1
1711-6DEPAULCREIGHKillEloise Brandewieset Katie Dalton+0.8
1812-6CREIGHDEPAULServe errCreighton+1.1
1912-7DEPAULCREIGH×3KillAbbey Hayesset Katie Dalton+0.8
2012-8CREIGHCREIGH×3AceCreightonaced Martina Diana+1.4
2112-9CREIGHCREIGH×3AceCreightonaced Martina Diana+1.6
2213-9CREIGHDEPAULKillCaroline Wrightset Leonor Polezzi+1.4
2313-10DEPAULCREIGHKillEloise Brandewieset Katie Dalton+1.1
2414-10CREIGHDEPAULServe errCreighton+1.5
2514-11DEPAULCREIGH×9Attack errKendall Timme+1.1
2614-12CREIGHCREIGH×9Attack errLeonor Polezzi+1.9
2714-13CREIGHCREIGH×9BlockedJade Eppsblk Ayden Ames, Nora Wurtz+2.1
2814-14CREIGHCREIGH×9BlockedMartina Dianablk Ashlyn Paymal, Nora Wurtz+2.2
2914-15CREIGHCREIGH×9Bad setAbby Cahill+2.1
3014-16CREIGHCREIGH×9KillAyden Ames+1.9
3114-17CREIGHCREIGH×9Attack errMartina Diana+1.6
3214-18CREIGHCREIGH×9KillNora Wurtzset Katie Dalton+1.2
3314-19CREIGHCREIGH×9Attack errKendall Timme+0.9
3415-19CREIGHDEPAULKillKendall Timmeset Leonor Polezzi+0.4
3515-20DEPAULCREIGHKillAshlyn Paymalset Katie Dalton+0.6
3616-20CREIGHDEPAULAttack errAbbey Hayes+0.4
3717-20DEPAULDEPAULKillKendall Timmeset Leonor Polezzi+0.9
3817-21DEPAULCREIGHKillAbbey Hayesset Nora Wurtz+0.9
3918-21CREIGHDEPAULServe errCreighton+0.6
4018-22DEPAULCREIGHServe errDePaul+0.9
4119-22CREIGHDEPAULKillKendall Timmeset Leonor Polezzi+0.5
4219-23DEPAULCREIGHKillAbbey Hayesset Katie Dalton+0.8
4319-24CREIGHCREIGHBlockedIsabela Tavares-Salomonblk Ayden Ames, Eloise Brandewie+0.5
4420-24CREIGHDEPAUL×3KillIsabela Tavares-Salomonset Abby Cahill+0.1
4521-24DEPAULDEPAUL×3AceDePaulaced Eloise Brandewie+0.3
4622-24DEPAULDEPAUL×3KillIsabela Tavares-Salomonset Abby Cahill+0.8
4722-25DEPAULCREIGHAttack errJade Epps+1.2
Set 3
11-0DEPAULDEPAULKillKendall Timmeset Leonor Polezzi+0.8
21-1DEPAULCREIGHKillAyden Amesset Katie Dalton+0.5
32-1CREIGHDEPAULKillKendall Timmeset Nora Mannion+0.6
42-2DEPAULCREIGH×4KillKatie Daltonset Abbey Hayes+0.5
52-3CREIGHCREIGH×4Attack errCaroline Wright+0.7
62-4CREIGHCREIGH×4AceCreightonaced Kendall Timme+0.7
72-5CREIGHCREIGH×4Attack errKendall Timme+0.6
83-5CREIGHDEPAUL×6KillKendall Timmeset Leonor Polezzi+0.4
94-5DEPAULDEPAUL×6KillIsabela Tavares-Salomonset Leonor Polezzi+0.7
105-5DEPAULDEPAUL×6AceDePaulaced Abbey Hayes+0.8
116-5DEPAULDEPAUL×6AceDePaulaced Abbey Hayes+0.9
127-5DEPAULDEPAUL×6KillKendall Timmeset Martina Diana+1.0
138-5DEPAULDEPAUL×6BlockedNora Wurtzblk Caroline Wright, Isabela Tavares-Salomon+1.0
148-6DEPAULCREIGHKillTrinity Shadd-Ceresset Katie Dalton+0.6
159-6CREIGHDEPAUL×3Serve errCreighton+0.7
1610-6DEPAULDEPAUL×3Attack errAshlyn Paymal+1.0
1711-6DEPAULDEPAUL×3KillMartina Dianaset Abby Cahill+0.9
1811-7DEPAULCREIGHServe errDePaul+0.5
1911-8CREIGHCREIGHAttack errMartina Diana+0.9
2012-8CREIGHDEPAUL×4KillCaroline Wrightset Leonor Polezzi+0.7
2113-8DEPAULDEPAUL×4Attack errAbbey Hayes+1.0
2214-8DEPAULDEPAUL×4KillIsabela Tavares-Salomonset Abby Cahill+0.8
2315-8DEPAULDEPAUL×4BlockedAbbey Hayesblk Isabela Tavares-Salomon, Jade Epps+0.7
2415-9DEPAULCREIGHKillAbbey Hayesset Katie Dalton+0.3
2515-10CREIGHCREIGHKillEloise Brandewieset Katie Dalton+0.6
2616-10CREIGHDEPAULKillIsabela Tavares-Salomonset Leonor Polezzi+0.6
2716-11DEPAULCREIGHKillEloise Brandewieset Katie Dalton+0.4
2816-12CREIGHCREIGHAceCreightonaced Abby Cahill+0.7
2917-12CREIGHDEPAULServe errCreighton+0.7
3017-13DEPAULCREIGHKillKatie Daltonset Abbey Hayes+0.5
3117-14CREIGHCREIGHAttack errJade Epps+0.9
3218-14CREIGHDEPAULKillKendall Timmeset Leonor Polezzi+0.9
3318-15DEPAULCREIGHKillKatie Daltonset Abbey Hayes+0.6
3419-15CREIGHDEPAULKillKendall Timmeset Leonor Polezzi+0.9
3519-16DEPAULCREIGHKillAshlyn Paymalset Katie Dalton+0.6
3620-16CREIGHDEPAULServe errCreighton+0.9
3720-17DEPAULCREIGHKillAbbey Hayesset Katie Dalton+0.6
3820-18CREIGHCREIGHBlockedIsabela Tavares-Salomonblk Abbey Hayes, Eloise Brandewie+1.1
3921-18CREIGHDEPAUL×3KillKendall Timmeset Leonor Polezzi+1.2
4022-18DEPAULDEPAUL×3Attack errAshlyn Paymal+1.3
4123-18DEPAULDEPAUL×3Attack errAbbey Hayes+0.8
4223-19DEPAULCREIGHBad setLeonor Polezzi+0.2
4323-20CREIGHCREIGHKillAbbey Hayesset Katie Dalton+0.5
4424-20CREIGHDEPAULKillKendall Timmeset Leonor Polezzi+0.8
4525-20DEPAULDEPAULKillMartina Dianaset Abby Cahill+0.3
Set 4
11-0CREIGHDEPAULKillJade Eppsset Leonor Polezzi+1.7
21-1DEPAULCREIGHKillEloise Brandewieset Katie Dalton+1.5
32-1CREIGHDEPAULServe errCreighton+1.7
42-2DEPAULCREIGH×5KillKatie Daltonset Trinity Shadd-Ceres+1.6
52-3CREIGHCREIGH×5KillKatie Daltonset Abby Cahill+2.2
62-4CREIGHCREIGH×5Attack errCaroline Wright+2.0
72-5CREIGHCREIGH×5Attack errKendall Timme+1.8
82-6CREIGHCREIGH×5BlockedKendall Timmeblk Katie Dalton, Eloise Brandewie+1.5
93-6CREIGHDEPAULServe errCreighton+1.0
103-7DEPAULCREIGHAttack errCaroline Wright+1.1
113-8CREIGHCREIGHBlockedIsabela Tavares-Salomonblk Katie Dalton, Nora Wurtz+1.3
124-8CREIGHDEPAULBlockedAyden Amesblk Caroline Wright, Kendall Timme+0.8
134-9DEPAULCREIGHAttack errKendall Timme+0.9
144-10CREIGHCREIGHBlockedMartina Dianablk Nora Wurtz, Ashlyn Paymal+1.0
155-10CREIGHDEPAULKillIsabela Tavares-Salomonset Leonor Polezzi+0.6
166-10DEPAULDEPAULBlockedAyden Amesblk Isabela Tavares-Salomon, Jade Epps+1.1
176-11DEPAULCREIGHKillAshlyn Paymalset Katie Dalton+0.9
186-12CREIGHCREIGHBlockedMartina Dianablk Ashlyn Paymal, Nora Wurtz+1.0
197-12CREIGHDEPAULKillKendall Timmeset Abby Cahill+0.6
207-13DEPAULCREIGHServe errDePaul+0.7
218-13CREIGHDEPAULServe errCreighton+0.6
229-13DEPAULDEPAULKillJade Eppsset Leonor Polezzi+1.1
239-14DEPAULCREIGHServe errDePaul+0.9
249-15CREIGHCREIGHBlockedKendall Timmeblk Katie Dalton+1.0
2510-15CREIGHDEPAULKillKendall Timmeset Leonor Polezzi+0.5
2610-16DEPAULCREIGHKillAbbey Hayesset Katie Dalton+0.7
2710-17CREIGHCREIGHKillAyden Amesset Katie Dalton+0.6
2811-17CREIGHDEPAULKillKendall Timmeset Leonor Polezzi+0.3
2911-18DEPAULCREIGH×3Serve errDePaul+0.4
3011-19CREIGHCREIGH×3Attack errIsabela Tavares-Salomon+0.3
3111-20CREIGHCREIGH×3KillKatie Daltonset Saige Damrow+0.2
3212-20CREIGHDEPAULKillIsabela Tavares-Salomonset Leonor Polezzi+0.1
3312-21DEPAULCREIGHKillAyden Amesset Katie Dalton+0.1
3413-21CREIGHDEPAUL×3Serve errCreighton·
3514-21DEPAULDEPAUL×3KillIsabela Tavares-Salomonset Abby Cahill+0.1
3615-21DEPAULDEPAUL×3Attack errNora Wurtz+0.2
3715-22DEPAULCREIGHKillAyden Amesset Katie Dalton+0.2
3816-22CREIGHDEPAULKillJade Eppsset Leonor Polezzi+0.1
3916-23DEPAULCREIGHKillAshlyn Paymalset Katie Dalton+0.2
4016-24CREIGHCREIGHBlockedMartina Dianablk Ashlyn Paymal, Eloise Brandewie+0.1
4117-24CREIGHDEPAULKillKendall Timmeset Leonor Polezzi·
4217-25DEPAULCREIGHKillAbbey Hayesset Katie Dalton·

Score shown after each rally, DePaul first. WP Δ = match win-probability points gained, colored by the team that gained them.“NCAA feed gap” rows mark points the NCAA play-by-play never logged (tap Why? for details).