Creighton’s first meeting with St. John’s this season resulted in an easy win, but to earn the regular season sweep over the Red Storm (11-14, 3-7 Big East), the Bluejays had to make it look a little ‘ugly.’ In front of 1,066 fans at D.J. Sokol Arena on Friday afternoon, the nation’s 16th-ranked team relied on scrappy court coverage and aggression behind the service line to overcome an error-ridden offensive performance early on in a 25-23, 20-25, 25-13, 25-16 four-set win.
“Hats off to St. John’s,” Creighton head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth said. “I thought that was one of the best defensive teams that we’ve played in a while.