Creighton's Lauren Smith earns BIG EAST Volleyball Player of the Week after her performance against Marquette and DePaul. Smith started off the week with 10 kills in 17 swings, hitting a season-best .588 in a sweep over Marquette. During a 3-1 win over DePaul she had a season-high 13 kills on .524 hitting and four blocks. Smith is now hitting .472 in Creighton's last five matches, leading the team with 3.00 kills per set.
Creighton hosts Xavier on Friday at 6 p.m.