Volleyball Knocks Off #12 Kentucky For First Win

Naomi HickmanCEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- A career-high 17 kills from junior Naomi Hickman helped No. 23 Creighton Volleyball team pick up its first victory of the season, a 3-1 win over No. 12 Kentucky.

Scores of the match in favor of CU were 25-23, 20-25, 25-18, 25-22..

It's the third straight season Creighton has knocked off a top-15 Kentucky team, and fourth time in the last five seasons.

Creighton won the first set in a tightly-contested battle featuring 17 ties and six lead changes. The score was knotted at 23-all before the Jays closed out the set with a kill by Keeley Davis and a double-block by Erica Kostelac and Naomi Hickman. Madelyn Cole dished 17 assists in the opener as the Jays pounded…