Men's Soccer Aims for 11th MVC Title Sunday
11/17/2007 6:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer
#7 Creighton hosts Bradley in MVC Tournament Championship Match
Sunday, Nov. 18, 1:05 p.m. ? Morrison Stadium ? Omaha, Neb. ? FSN Midwest
? Creighton is playing in its 13th MVC Tournament title match in 17 years.
? Creighton is 10-2-0 in its previous 12 trips to the title match.
? Creighton is 27-5-1 all-time in the MVC Tournament, including 12-2-1 in Omaha.
? The Bluejays own an MVC record 10 tournament titles, including the last two. The last time Creighton won at least three straight titles came when they won four straight from 1992-95.
? Creighton is 18-4-1 all-time against Bradley, 4-1-0 in the MVC Tournament and 8-0-1 in Omaha. All four wins over BU in the tournament have come in the title match.
? Previous Bradley-Creighton meetings in the MVC Tournament:
? Nov. 12, 1999 ? at Bradley 1, Creighton 0
? Nov. 12, 2000 ? Creighton 2, Bradley 1 (4OT) ^ (neutral site)
? Nov. 17, 2002 ? Creighton 1, Bradley 0 ^ (neutral site)
? Nov. 13, 2005 ? Creighton 2, at Bradley 0 ^
? Nov. 5, 2006 ? Creighton 2, at Bradley 1 (OT) ^
^ - Championship Match
? Creighton is looking to become the first host school to win the event since the Bluejays won the tournament in Omaha in 1994. (They also hosted and won in 1992 and 1993).
? Creighton has previously won the MVC tournament in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005 and 2006.
? Creighton is aiming to secure the league's automatic bid. If it does not, it appears to be a lock to earn an at-large bid to the field of 48. It will be CU's 16th straight NCAA Tournament appearance.
? The Bluejays are 36-6-10 (.788) all-time at Morrison Stadium, including 5-1-4 this year. Since 1990, the Jays are 138-22-15 (.831) in home matches. The Bluejays have not lost to an MVC opponent at Morrison Stadium since Oct. 1, 2004. CU is 14-0-2 at home in its last 16 matches against MVC opponents.
? Bob Warming is 17-3-1 all-time in the MVC Tournament, leading his team to six MVC Tourney titles. He is 166-53-27 (.730) in his 12th season at Creighton and 359-172-57 (.659) in his 30th year of coaching.
? CU has out-scored its opponents 85-29 in 33 all-time MVC Tournament matches, including 13 shutouts. The Bluejays have a 0.83 goals against average all-time in tourney play.
? CU has posted shutouts in four of its last five MVC tourney matches and not allowed more than one goal in a tourney game since a 2-1 loss to SMU in the 2001 championship match.
? Creighton began the week ranked No. 11 in the national RPI.
? Creighton began the week ranked first in the NCAA in average attendance this season. The Jays are averaging 3,009 fans per game this year, including a record-setting crowd of 5,812 against UCLA on Sept. 8.
? The Bluejays are on an 11-match unbeaten streak, going 8-0-3 in that span. CU's lone loss of the year came at home to Tulsa on Sept. 22. This is CU's longest unbeaten streak since the 2000 team won 11 straight matches en route to the NCAA tournament championship match.
? Creighton (6-0-1), fourth-ranked Brown (5-0-1) and Lafayette (4-0-6) are the only three teams in the nation that have not lost a game away from home this year
? Matt Allen has posted four shutouts and allowed just one goal in his five career MVC Tournament matches for a sparkling 0.40 goals against average in tourney action.
? Allen's shutout of Evansville on Friday night gave him 25 for his career, establishing the CU career record for clean sheets.
? The win was also Allen's 42nd of his career, moving him into sole possession of second place in school history (surpassing current GK coach Mike Gabb).
? Creighton's two highest scoring players this year were not born in the United States. Andrei Gotsmanov, born in Belarus, leads the team with 15 points and ranks second with five goals. Thomas Gjoesund is a native of Norway, he tops the team with six goals.
? Gjoesund will not be available for Sunday's championship match due to yellow card accumulation.
? Creighton is the top defense in the MVC, logging a 0.81 goals against average this season.
? Creighton leads the MVC in corner kicks this year, averaging 7.9 per game.
? Jeff Thayer scored his third goal of the season on Friday night, all have accounted for game-winners. In fact, he has scored Creighton's last three game-winning goals.
? Tim Bohnenkamp assisted Thayer's goal on Friday night, his team-leading sixth goal of the season. Bohnenkamp owns the Morrison Stadium career record with 15 assists.
? Bohnenkamp, an Omaha native, loves playing in his hometown. Of his 36 career points, 27 have come at home, including 15 of his 22 career assists.
? Four of Creighton's starters hail from Omaha: Matt Allen, Tim Bohnenkamp, Tony Schmitz and Jeff Thayer are all Omaha natives. Omaha metro area product Mo Travis comes off the bench for the Jays and last year's MVC Tournament MVP Byron Dacy is also from Omaha.
? Last year's MVC Tournament MVP Byron Dacy played just two games this season after suffering a torn ACL in CU's only preseason match.
? Chris Schuler and Tim Bohnenkamp also earned MVC All-Tournament Team honors last year.
? Creighton and Bradley tied 2-2 on Oct. 10 at Morrison Stadium earlier this season. CU fell behind 2-0 to the Braves, but fought back to earn the draw. Jeremy Wittig and Tony Schmitz scored for the Bluejays as Andrei Gotsmanov assisted both goals. (See box score on next page of notes)
? Andrei Gotsmanov established a Morrison Stadium record with 10 shots against Bradley on Oct. 10 this season.
? Creighton set a Bluejay record at Morrison Stadium with 28 shots against the Braves in the 2-2 draw with Bradley on Oct. 10.
? Andrei Gotsmanov also established a venue record with 39 shots at Morrison Stadium this year. Topping the former mark of 33 set by Julian Nash (2004).
? 11 of Gotsmanov's 15 points this season have come at home, including four of his five goals.
? Creighton has established a school record for draws in a season this year, tying five matches.
? The Bluejays have tied the school record for overtime matches in a season with eight. The Jays are 3-0-5 in OT this year.
? Matt Allen was named the MVC Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season this year, becoming the first player in league history to twice earn the honor.
? Midfielder Tony Schmitz and defender Chris Schuler joined Allen on the MVC First-Team.
? Tim Bohnenkamp, Andrei Gotsmanov and Seth Sinovic were named MVC Second-Team.
? Sergio Castillo and Tucker Sindlinger were named to the MVC All-Freshman Team.
? Senior goalkeeper Matt Allen and injured junior forward Byron Dacy were both on the MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List. (The honor bestowed upon the best college soccer player).
? Freshmen Tucker Sindlinger (4 matches) and Andrew Duran (10 matches) both missed time this year due to a mononucleosis-like illness. Duran made his return to the pitch just last Saturday (Nov. 10) at Evansville.
? Freshman midfielder Jeremy Wittig has not played since Oct. 17 at Western Kentucky due to a concussion suffered during the match.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 1:05 p.m. ? Morrison Stadium ? Omaha, Neb. ? FSN Midwest
? Creighton is playing in its 13th MVC Tournament title match in 17 years.
? Creighton is 10-2-0 in its previous 12 trips to the title match.
? Creighton is 27-5-1 all-time in the MVC Tournament, including 12-2-1 in Omaha.
? The Bluejays own an MVC record 10 tournament titles, including the last two. The last time Creighton won at least three straight titles came when they won four straight from 1992-95.
? Creighton is 18-4-1 all-time against Bradley, 4-1-0 in the MVC Tournament and 8-0-1 in Omaha. All four wins over BU in the tournament have come in the title match.
? Previous Bradley-Creighton meetings in the MVC Tournament:
? Nov. 12, 1999 ? at Bradley 1, Creighton 0
? Nov. 12, 2000 ? Creighton 2, Bradley 1 (4OT) ^ (neutral site)
? Nov. 17, 2002 ? Creighton 1, Bradley 0 ^ (neutral site)
? Nov. 13, 2005 ? Creighton 2, at Bradley 0 ^
? Nov. 5, 2006 ? Creighton 2, at Bradley 1 (OT) ^
^ - Championship Match
? Creighton is looking to become the first host school to win the event since the Bluejays won the tournament in Omaha in 1994. (They also hosted and won in 1992 and 1993).
? Creighton has previously won the MVC tournament in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005 and 2006.
? Creighton is aiming to secure the league's automatic bid. If it does not, it appears to be a lock to earn an at-large bid to the field of 48. It will be CU's 16th straight NCAA Tournament appearance.
? The Bluejays are 36-6-10 (.788) all-time at Morrison Stadium, including 5-1-4 this year. Since 1990, the Jays are 138-22-15 (.831) in home matches. The Bluejays have not lost to an MVC opponent at Morrison Stadium since Oct. 1, 2004. CU is 14-0-2 at home in its last 16 matches against MVC opponents.
? Bob Warming is 17-3-1 all-time in the MVC Tournament, leading his team to six MVC Tourney titles. He is 166-53-27 (.730) in his 12th season at Creighton and 359-172-57 (.659) in his 30th year of coaching.
? CU has out-scored its opponents 85-29 in 33 all-time MVC Tournament matches, including 13 shutouts. The Bluejays have a 0.83 goals against average all-time in tourney play.
? CU has posted shutouts in four of its last five MVC tourney matches and not allowed more than one goal in a tourney game since a 2-1 loss to SMU in the 2001 championship match.
? Creighton began the week ranked No. 11 in the national RPI.
? Creighton began the week ranked first in the NCAA in average attendance this season. The Jays are averaging 3,009 fans per game this year, including a record-setting crowd of 5,812 against UCLA on Sept. 8.
? The Bluejays are on an 11-match unbeaten streak, going 8-0-3 in that span. CU's lone loss of the year came at home to Tulsa on Sept. 22. This is CU's longest unbeaten streak since the 2000 team won 11 straight matches en route to the NCAA tournament championship match.
? Creighton (6-0-1), fourth-ranked Brown (5-0-1) and Lafayette (4-0-6) are the only three teams in the nation that have not lost a game away from home this year
? Matt Allen has posted four shutouts and allowed just one goal in his five career MVC Tournament matches for a sparkling 0.40 goals against average in tourney action.
? Allen's shutout of Evansville on Friday night gave him 25 for his career, establishing the CU career record for clean sheets.
? The win was also Allen's 42nd of his career, moving him into sole possession of second place in school history (surpassing current GK coach Mike Gabb).
? Creighton's two highest scoring players this year were not born in the United States. Andrei Gotsmanov, born in Belarus, leads the team with 15 points and ranks second with five goals. Thomas Gjoesund is a native of Norway, he tops the team with six goals.
? Gjoesund will not be available for Sunday's championship match due to yellow card accumulation.
? Creighton is the top defense in the MVC, logging a 0.81 goals against average this season.
? Creighton leads the MVC in corner kicks this year, averaging 7.9 per game.
? Jeff Thayer scored his third goal of the season on Friday night, all have accounted for game-winners. In fact, he has scored Creighton's last three game-winning goals.
? Tim Bohnenkamp assisted Thayer's goal on Friday night, his team-leading sixth goal of the season. Bohnenkamp owns the Morrison Stadium career record with 15 assists.
? Bohnenkamp, an Omaha native, loves playing in his hometown. Of his 36 career points, 27 have come at home, including 15 of his 22 career assists.
? Four of Creighton's starters hail from Omaha: Matt Allen, Tim Bohnenkamp, Tony Schmitz and Jeff Thayer are all Omaha natives. Omaha metro area product Mo Travis comes off the bench for the Jays and last year's MVC Tournament MVP Byron Dacy is also from Omaha.
? Last year's MVC Tournament MVP Byron Dacy played just two games this season after suffering a torn ACL in CU's only preseason match.
? Chris Schuler and Tim Bohnenkamp also earned MVC All-Tournament Team honors last year.
? Creighton and Bradley tied 2-2 on Oct. 10 at Morrison Stadium earlier this season. CU fell behind 2-0 to the Braves, but fought back to earn the draw. Jeremy Wittig and Tony Schmitz scored for the Bluejays as Andrei Gotsmanov assisted both goals. (See box score on next page of notes)
? Andrei Gotsmanov established a Morrison Stadium record with 10 shots against Bradley on Oct. 10 this season.
? Creighton set a Bluejay record at Morrison Stadium with 28 shots against the Braves in the 2-2 draw with Bradley on Oct. 10.
? Andrei Gotsmanov also established a venue record with 39 shots at Morrison Stadium this year. Topping the former mark of 33 set by Julian Nash (2004).
? 11 of Gotsmanov's 15 points this season have come at home, including four of his five goals.
? Creighton has established a school record for draws in a season this year, tying five matches.
? The Bluejays have tied the school record for overtime matches in a season with eight. The Jays are 3-0-5 in OT this year.
? Matt Allen was named the MVC Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season this year, becoming the first player in league history to twice earn the honor.
? Midfielder Tony Schmitz and defender Chris Schuler joined Allen on the MVC First-Team.
? Tim Bohnenkamp, Andrei Gotsmanov and Seth Sinovic were named MVC Second-Team.
? Sergio Castillo and Tucker Sindlinger were named to the MVC All-Freshman Team.
? Senior goalkeeper Matt Allen and injured junior forward Byron Dacy were both on the MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List. (The honor bestowed upon the best college soccer player).
? Freshmen Tucker Sindlinger (4 matches) and Andrew Duran (10 matches) both missed time this year due to a mononucleosis-like illness. Duran made his return to the pitch just last Saturday (Nov. 10) at Evansville.
? Freshman midfielder Jeremy Wittig has not played since Oct. 17 at Western Kentucky due to a concussion suffered during the match.
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