Creighton University
Tulsa
Men's Soccer Advances to Third Round of NCAA Tournament with 2-1 Win
11/25/2008 10:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer
The Bluejays (15-1-2) got on the board in the first minute as senior Andrei Gotsmanov scored his team-leading 10th goal of the season just 36 seconds into the match. His goal came from nine yards out as Golden Hurricane goalkeeper Tyrel Lacey had a loose ball go off his hands and bounce right to Gotsmanov who put it in for an early 1-0 Creighton advantage.
The Bluejays added to their lead in the 35th minute as Jeff Thayer crossed the ball to Seth Sinovic who scored for the second time on the season.
Defensively Creighton kept up its stinginess, allowing just its eighth goal of the season in the 86th minute. Golden Hurricane Austin Neil headed a cross in from teammate Jeovahnni Sandez, to put the CU advantage at just 2-1. It was not enough however, as Bluejay keeper Brian Holt was able to lead the defense in stopping
"I knew tonight would be a battle," Creighton head coach Bob Warming said after the victory. "I'm proud of our guys for coming up with two really special goals."
With the win, the Bluejays snapped the Golden Hurricane's 16-game unbeaten streak on the season.
Creighton pushed its own unbeaten streak to 14 (12-0-2) with the victory at Morrison Stadium. The Jays, who are 9-1-0 at home this season, will now play host to UConn (11-4-6) on Saturday. The Huskies advanced to the third round following a 1-0 first-round victory over
Seats not purchased by season ticket holders by 2:00 p.m., on Friday will be made available to the general public starting Saturday at 11:00 a.m., at the Morrison Stadium Ticket Office, all Ticketmaster locations (Baker's, Younkers), Ticketmaster online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster and charging by phone at (402) 422-1212. Ticket prices for Saturday's match are $15 (upper level adult or youth reserved), $8 (lower level adult reserved or general admission) and $5 (lower level youth reserved or general admission, ages 3-18). For further ticket information contact the Bluejay ticket office at (402) 280-JAYS.
NOTES: Creighton is now 21-15-3 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including 6-4-0 at home and 5-1-0 at Morrison Stadium ... CU has won at least one NCAA Tournament game in six of the past seven seasons ... The Jays are now 3-0-1 against the top-25 this year and are 11-1-1 all-time at Morrison Stadium against top-25 teams ... CU is 11-2-2 all-time in matches which both teams are ranked in the top-10 ... CU ended Tulsa's school record 16-match unbeaten streak while extending its own streak to 14, before Tuesday, neither team had lost since Sept. 13 ... CU is now 14-8-2 all-time against Tulsa, including 8-2-1 in Omaha ... UConn defeated Creighton 2-0 in the 2000 NCAA Tournament championship match, the only previous meeting between the teams ... Gotsmanov is the first Bluejay to score 10 goals in a season since Mike Tranchilla had 15 for the Jays in 2002 ... Gotsmanov now owns Morrison Stadium career records for points (32), goals (14) and shots (73), despite playing at CU for just two seasons ... Nine of Gotsmanov's 10 goals this season have come at home, a Morrison Stadium record.
