Creighton players themselves couldn’t help but wonder about how they would handle the emotions of playing in front of rare packed house at D.J. Sokol Arena that was expected on Friday night. The answer was an offense that hit at a .353 clip in a 25-20, 26-24, 25-20 sweep of 13th-ranked Kentucky in front of a sold-out, arena-record crowd of 2,578 in the nightcap of day one of the 2017 Bluejay Invitational.
Junior outside hitter Jaali Winters led the way with 15 kills on the night, including a joust ball on game point of a tightly-contested second set.