MADISON, Wis. (WOWT) - No. 12 Creighton volleyball dropped its Opening Spike Classic matchup Friday night in Madison, Wisconsin, falling in straight sets to No. 5 Texas, 25-21, 25-19, 26-24.

The match served as a rematch of last year’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, when the Bluejays knocked off the Longhorns in four sets.

This time, Texas (1-0) avenged that loss in its season opener behind 12 kills and 15 digs from newcomer Torey Stafford, a First Team All-American last season at Pittsburgh.

Creighton (0-2) was led by sixth-year senior Kiara Reinhardt, who returned to her home state with a team-high nine kills on .529 hitting. Senior setter Annalea Maeder tallied 29 assists, distributing the offense evenly as six Bluejays finished with at least five kills.

Former Wisconsin libero Saige Dam

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