No. 17 Creighton volleyball closes out nonconference play against Rice and Kansas State | Creighton [Video]

The smoke surrounding a grueling week has cleared.

After three straight five-set matches, the No. 17 Creighton volleyball team came away exhausted — and a better team.  

“I think we had arguably one of the toughest eight day stretches in Creighton volleyball history,” coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth said. 

There was a notable difference between CU’s five-set loss to Nebraska Sept. 7 and its five-set wins over Florida State and UNO. 

The will to take hold of matches when necessary.

“We felt like we didn’t go after the fifth game against Nebraska the way that we needed to,” Booth said, “and we talked about that going into the fifth games against Florida State and UNO. 

“You can’t get passive in those moments, you’ve gotta be the aggressor.”

After a couple of rest days and a week between matches, CU (7-2) will try to flip the switch much earlier to handle business in Houston at the Rice …