Looking for its second win over a top-25 opponent this season, the St. John's volleyball team swept No. 10 Creighton on Friday night at the Al McGuire Center to advance to the BIG EAST Championship.The Johnnies shocked the first-seeded Bluejays by taking all three sets, 25-17, 25-23 and 26-24.This marks the Red Storm's first victory over Creighton since 2013 and its first appearance in the BIG EAST title match since winning the tournament in 2007."We are so proud of our kids, we're so proud of our team," said Head Coach. "We dedicated this match to special people in our lives and to all of our former players. We really had a great match and the girls played so well together. It was truly a team effort."Sophomoreled the way on offense, posting 13 kills in the win whilerecorded a double-double of 10 kills and 12 digs.Junior outside hitterthrew down nine kills and collected 11 digs as seniordished out 37 assists and registered four digs, two kills and two blocks."We had a really good balanced attack and I thought that [] and [] were terrific," said Persico. To beat a number 10 team in the country, you need everyone on board and a total team effort. I thought our energy was good and I liked our composure. It was just fantastic."Kathariou notched a match-high five blocks in the win while Palacios rejected three balls of her own. Senior liberoalso upped 12 digs for the Red Storm.St. John's came out strong in the opening set, establishing an eight-point lead over Creighton following a 7-0 run, 13-5. After the two teams traded points, the Johnnies kept their foot on the gas pedal as a 4-0 spurt put the Red Storm up by 11, 18-7. As the set wore on, the Bluejays worked to cut away at the lead, 20-13, but the Red Storm continued to push the pace with a kill from Mikelova later putting the Johnnies at set point, 24-16. Creighton notched a kill on the next play before Alexakou put down a kill of her own to give St. John's the first frame, 25-17.The Johnnies continued to build off of their momentum in set number two after a kill from Mikelova and an attack error from the Bluejays put St. John's out in front by four, 5-1. After Creighton put down a kill to knot the score up, 11-11, the Red Storm were relentless, putting together another 5-0 run to stay ahead, 16-11. The Johnnies picked up a point after a service error from the Bluejays' Keeley Davis, 18-14, before Creighton rattled off five straight points to take the lead, 19-18. However, the Red Storm responded by scoring four unanswered points, 22-19. Despite the Bluejays tying the score at 23 apiece, two attack errors from Creighton gave St. John's the second frame, 25-23, and a 2-0 match lead.As the third set fell underway, the Red Storm took an early two-point lead following a kill from Palacios, 7-5. The Johnnies struggled to garner a comfortable lead with Creighton trailing by one, 11-10, before a kill from Rastelli capped off a 3-0 spurt for St. John's, 14-10. The Bluejays quickly erased the deficit after scoring four consecutive points to knot up the score, 14-14. The two teams stood within two points of each other throughout the frame as a pair of kills from Rastelli gave the Red Storm a late lead, 23-21. Creighton notched two kills to stay neck-and-neck with the Johnnies, 23-23, before an attack error from the Bluejays put the St. John's at match point, 24-23. While Creighton pushed the set into extra points, 24-24, a Rastelli kill and an attack error from the Bluejays helped the Red Storm capture a three-set sweep, 26-24.The Red Storm will take on second-seeded Marquette in the BIG EAST Championship tomorrow at the Al McGuire Center. The start time is slated for 4:30 p.m. ET.