University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
8-14,1-8Big East
Creighton
12-9,7-2Big East
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 15 | 18 | 14 | 0 |
| Creighton | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
10/22/2026 10:52:00โฏPM | Women's Volleyball
OMAHA, Neb. - UConn fell in three sets to Creighton on Thursday night. The Huskies totaled 33 digs, three blocks and five service aces.
In the first set, the Huskies kept it close early, getting kills from Jordyn Hughes, Helena Einarsdottir and Maja Daca before Daca put UConn ahead 5-4. Creighton responded with two service aces during a stretch that saw the Bluejays go from a 5-5 tie to a 9-5 lead. UConn added points on kills from Courtney Grayson, Hailey Maes and Sydney Borowy, along with an Einarsdottir ace, but Creighton took the set 25-15.
The Huskies showed their strongest response in the second set after Creighton jumped ahead 9-2. Grayson recorded two kills around consecutive Daca service aces to cut the deficit to 9-6. The teams traded points from there, with UConn adding kills from Daca, Einarsdottir, Audrey Jensen, Olivia Pasternak and Hughes. Creighton closed out the set 25-18.
In the third set, Jensen's service ace and a Pasternak kill off a Jensen assist brought UConn within 14-11, but Creighton answered with six consecutive points. The Huskies added late points on an Einarsdottir kill and a Creighton service error before the Bluejays secured the 25-14 set win.
Daca led UConn with eight kills and added two service aces. Jensen finished with 20 assists, three digs, one ace and one block assist. Hazuna Akishige collected a team-high nine digs, while Einarsdottir added four kills on .308 hitting, two aces and six digs.
UP NEXT: UConn closes out its road stretch with a matchup against Providence on Oct. 25 at 4 p.m.
