No. 11 Men's Soccer Hosts NCAA Power Indiana Saturday
10/7/2010 3:42:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Match 10 vs. Indiana • Saturday, Oct. 9 • 6:00 p.m.
Indiana Hoosiers at #11 Creighton Bluejays
Morrison Stadium • Omaha, Neb.
Series History: Creighton leads 3-2-0
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This Week: The 11th-ranked Bluejays opened the week with an impressive 3-1 win over fifth-ranked Tulsa, using three goals – two from Ethan Finlay – in the first 28 minutes to take control of the match. The Jays next turn their attention to seven-time national champion Indiana on Saturday at 6 pm as part of Creighton Homecoming activities. This Saturday is the final Getting Blue BBQ event of the season. Fans can also watch the Creighton women host Evansville at 3:30 p.m., and follow the men's soccer match by heading next door to D.J. Sokol Arena to watch the volleyball team against Wichita State.
Last Week: Creighton defeated Eastern Illinois 1-0 last Friday in Omaha to open Missouri Valley Conference play. Jose Gomez scored the lone goal of the contest, working a give-and-go with Ethan Finlay for the game-winning tally in the 81st minute.
Scouting #11 Creighton (8-1-0, 1-0-0 MVC): At 8-1-0, Creighton is off to its best start since the 1998 season. The Bluejays are 5-0-0 at home and have out-scored opponents 11-1 at Morrison Stadium this year. The Jays rank among NCAA leaders in shutout percentage (six shutouts in nine matches) and goals against average (0.65). The Jays have already surpassed last season's win total of seven and have scored 19 goals in nine matches this year, after totalling 20 goals in 16 matches all of last season. CU leads the MVC with 6.7 points per game (60 in nine), as preseason All-American Ethan Finlay, a MAC Hermann Trophy candidate, leads the league with seven goals and 15 points following his two-goal performance against No. 5 Tulsa on Tuesday. Sophomore transfer Jose Gomez tops the team and leads the MVC with seven assists, which ranks fifth in the NCAA. With 25 career shutouts in 44 starts, junior goalkeeper Brian Holt enters the weekend just one shutout shy of the Bluejay career record currently held by his predecessor Matt Allen. Holt's career GAA of 0.64 is also a school and MVC record. Senior Kyle Deremer, two-time MVC Defensive Player of the Week this season, is the only returning starter for the CU defense, which has been boosted with the addition of U.S U-20 National Team member, freshman Tyler Polak – the only Bluejay to play every minute this season. Sophomore Dion Acoff dished two assists against Tulsa on Tuesday and is now second on the team with five helpers this season.
Scouting Indiana (5-4-1, 1-0-1 Big Ten): The seven-time NCAA champion Hoosiers are ranked No. 20 by Soccer America this week and own wins over nationally-ranked UCLA and Penn State this year, but had a four-match unbeaten streak snapped in a loss to Notre Dame on Wednesday. IU is led by preseason All-American Will Bruin's eight goals and 17 points. Andy Adlard has added four goals and four assists to rank second on the team with 12 points. Luis Soffner has played every minute in goal for the Hoosiers this season, making 26 saves and allowing 12 goals for a 1.15 GAA.
Head Coach: Jamie Clark (Stanford, 1999) is in his first season at Creighton after spending two successful seasons at Harvard in his first head coaching assignment. A former MLS player and collegiate All-American, Clark is 34-11-1 (.750) in his third season as a head coach, guiding Harvard to the NCAA Tournament in his first two years as a head coach. He was named the NSCAA Northeast Region Coach of the Year in 2009 while leading Harvard to a top-10 ranking, Ivy League championship and third round of the NCAA Tournament. Prior to becoming a head coach he served as an assistant at New Mexico and Notre Dame.
CU-IU Series: Creighton is 3-2-0 against Indiana all-time, but this is IU's first ever trip to Omaha. The last four meetings between the teams have been at neutral sites, including at the 2000 College Cup, a triple overtime classic which the Bluejays won 2-1 to advance to the NCAA championship match. CU won 2-1 the last time these teams met, on Sept. 13, 2007 in St. Louis. IU won the first meeting between the teams, 1-0, in the 1994 NCAA Tournament in Bloomington.
More IU Series Info: Creighton is one of only five schools to own a winning record against national power Indiana (with at least five games played in the series). Joining the Jays (3-2-0) with a winning all-time record against the Hoosiers are UC Santa Barbara (3-2-0), North Carolina (3-2-0), Connecticut (3-2-1) and St. John's (3-2-1).
Coaching Genes: Both head coaches in the CU-IU match up come from impressive soccer genes. Jamie Clark's father is Bobby Clark, the current head coach at Notre Dame. Creighton's Clark played for his father at Stanford before he took the Notre Dame job. The younger Clark served as an assistant under his father before becoming Harvard's head coach in 2008. Indiana's Todd Yeagley is in his first season at IU after starting his head coaching career at Wisconsin last year. Yeagley played for his legendary father Jerry Yeagley, also serving as an assistant for one year under his dad. The older Yeagley won six NCAA titles and won 544 games in 31 years as IU's head coach, becoming the winningest soccer coach in NCAA history. Both the younger coaches were collegiate All-Americans and had MLS careers.
Yeagley vs. Clark, Part 2: Todd Yeagley will be coaching against a member of the Clark family for the second consecutive match on Saturday, after Yeagley's Hoosiers dropped a 2-1 decision to Bobby Clark's Notre Dame squad on Wednesday. Bobby's son, Jamie, hopes to again do the Clark family proud when his Bluejays host Indiana on Saturday.
Never Behind: Creighton has scored first in every match this season and has never trailed with time on the clock in any of its first nine matches. The only time the Jays have been behind this year was on SMU's double overtime game-winning goal on Sept. 17.
Quick Strike: Ethan Finlay scored just 41 seconds into Creighton's 3-1 win over No. 5 Tulsa on Oct. 5. The score was the sixth fastest score from the start of the match in school history and the second fastest in Morrison Stadium history. Andrei Gotsmanov's score against Tulsa in the 2008 NCAA Tournament was the only one faster than Finlay's at the stadium. See the list below:
1. Brian Kamler, 0:16 vs. Bradley, 10-9-92
2. Vince Odorisio, 0:26 vs. UCLA, 9-10-04
3. Lance Hill, 0:30 vs. Missouri St., 11-5-94
4. Johnny Torres, 0:34 at Bradley, 10-6-95
5. Andrei Gotsmanov, 0:36 vs. Tulsa, 11-25-08
6. Ethan Finlay, 0:41 vs. Tulsa, 10-5-10
Pulling Rank: Creighton is now 2-1-0 against top-25 opponents this year, with wins over No. 5 Tulsa (Oct. 5) and at No. 21 UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 7) and a loss to No. 18 SMU (Sept. 17). The Bluejays are now 15-2-1 (.861) against the NSCAA top 25 at Morrison Stadium and 25-9-2 (.722) against nationally-ranked opponents at home all-time. Three of CU's 15 wins over top-25 opponents at Morrison Stadium have come against ranked Tulsa squads. The Bluejays are now 55-40-9 (.572) all-time against the coaches top 25.
NCAA Stats: Creighton started the week ranked fourth in the NCAA in shutout percentage (.750), with six clean sheets in eight matches. The Jays ranked 17th in the nation with a 0.60 goals against average and 26th in the NCAA with 2.0 goals per game. Jose Gomez ranked fifth in the NCAA with 0.75 assists per game, Brian Holt ranked 20th with a 0.61 goals against average and Ethan Finlay ranked 22nd in the nation with 0.63 goals scored per game.
Home Shutout Streak Ends: Creighton posted four straight home shutouts to start the season, before allowing a second-half goal to No. 5 Tulsa on Oct. 5. Tulsa's goal snapped a streak of 420 consecutive scoreless minutes CU had held opponents at home to start the season. The four straight home shutouts were the longest single-season home shutout streak since the 2003 posted five consecutive home matches shutout. The Jays had posted shutouts in five straight home games dating back to last year's 1-0 home finale over UCLA and had an overall count of nearly 554 (553:46) straight shutout minutes at home dating back to last season.
Home Sweet Morrison: Including a 5-0-0 start this season, Creighton is now 57-11-11 (.791) all-time at Morrison Stadium. Creighton has lost just one home match in four of its last six seasons. Since 1990, the Bluejays are 159-27-15 (.828) at home.
Homeland Security: In addition to its recent home streak of five straight shutouts, Creighton has not allowed more than one goal at home in its last 16 home matches, dating to a 3-2 win over Evansville on Oct. 11, 2008. The Jays have allowed two or more goals in just 11 of their first 79 matches at Morrison Stadium.
October Dominance: Creighton has opened this October, much the way it has performed every October in recent seasons – with wins. The Jays went 4-1-3 last October, suffering their first October loss since 2006, which snapped a 16-match unbeaten streak in the month (11-0-5). In 2008 the Jays were 4-0-2 in October and the 2007 squad was 5-0-2 in October. Since 2002, the Jays are 45-8-11 (.789) in the month of October, including four unbeaten Octobers in that span (2002, 2003, 2007, 2008).
Bluejays in October Since 2002
Year Oct. Season NCAA
2002 6-0-1 18-4-2 College Cup
2003 7-0-1 12-6-4 Quarterfinals
2004 6-3-0 14-4-2 Third Round
2005 5-3-1 15-5-3 Quarterfinals
2006 5-1-1 13-5-3 First Round
2007 5-0-2 12-3-5 Third Round
2008 4-0-2 16-2-2 Quarterfinals
2009 4-1-3 7-4-5 DNQ
2010 2-0-0 8-1-0 ???
Total 45-8-11 115-34-26
2009 vs. 2010 Offense: Creighton has scored 19 goals in nine matches this year – eight more than it had at this point last year, as the 2009 team scored just 11 goals in its first nine contests. The Jays started the week ranked 26th in the NCAA with 2.0 goals per game, one year after averaging 1.3 per match (20 goals in 16 matches). Last year, CU did not reach 19 goals scored on the season until its 15th game on Nov. 7. With the increased offensive production, it should come as no surprise that the Jays have already surpassed their 2009 win total of seven.
Creighton in the Polls: After receiving no votes in any preseason national poll, the Bluejays jumped into the top 25 after a solid opening week and have remained there. This week the NSCAA poll has the Bluejays ranked No. 11. Soccer Times has the Jays ranked highest, at No. 10, while both College Soccer News and Soccer America have the Jays at No. 12.
Finlay's a Winner: Junior Ethan Finlay has two two-goal matches this season – against UNC Greensboro (Sept. 4) and Tulsa (Oct. 5) – and now has three career multiple goal matches. Finlay, who has led the MVC in game-winning goals in each of his first two collegiate seasons, again leads the league in game-winners this year with three. Of his 21 career goals, 12 are game-winners.
Hot Starts: At 8-1-0, the Bluejays are off to their best start since the 1998 team posted an 8-1-0 start. The Jays won their first four games this season for the first time since 2000 – when that squad opened with six straight wins and advanced to the College Cup championship match. Creighton logged four straight shutouts to open the year for just the second time in school history, equalling the feat first accomplished by the 1999 team. The best start in school history came from the 1993 team, which won its first 19 matches.
Standing at Home: Creighton's match with Wisconsin (Sept. 24) started a four-game home stand for the Bluejays. Since Morrison Stadium opened in 2003, the Bluejays have had four regular-season home stands of at least four matches (three have been five-game home stands). In the first four long stands, the Bluejays were a combined 13-4-2 (.737).
Previous Regular-Season 4+ Game
Home Stands at Morrison Stadium
2008 – 3-1-0 2005 – 3-1-1
2006 – 3-1-1 2004 – 4-1-0
Tuesdays at Morrison: Creighton played just its fourth Tuesday home match since moving into Morrison Stadium this week, knocking off No. 5 Tulsa, 3-1. The Jays are now 3-0-1 on Tuesdays at Morrison Stadium, tying Loyola Chicago 0-0 in the 2009 season opener and logging NCAA Tournament wins over Tulsa (2-1) in 2008 and Northwestern (3-2) in 2004.
Top-Notch Meetings at Morrison: Tuesday's match against No. 5 Tulsa, was just the fourth in Morrison Stadium history (since 2003) featuring two top-15 teams. After the 3-1 win for the 11th-ranked Jays, Creighton is now 4-0-0 in such showdowns. The match was the 14th in the stadium's history featuring two top-25 teams.
Milestone Match: Creighton played its 200th home match since restarting the program in 1990 when it hosted Eastern Illinois on Oct. 1. Of the 200 home contests, 78 have been played at Morrison Stadium since 2003. From 1990 through 2002, CU played home matches at Tranquility Park in west Omaha.
Fantastic Freshman: Freshman Tyler Polak has played every minute of his rookie season at outside left back – the only Bluejay starter to not have been subbed for this season. He has played a team-leading 834 minutes because of his outstanding play on defense. Playing every minute of important matches is nothing new to the newcomer, as he played every minute of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria and the U-17 CONCACAF Tournament in Mexico in 2009 with the U.S. U-17 National Team. Now a member of the U-20 U.S. National Team Pool, he was recently ranked by TopDrawerSoccer.com as the fifth-best freshman in the country after being named a “Top 100 Freshman to Watch” by College Soccer News before the season.
Working Overtime: Creighton played in three straight overtime matches from Sept. 17-24. Despite having played in 25 overtime matches over the previous four seasons, Creighton had not played in three straight overtime games since 1990. The final three matches of the 1990 season mark the only previous time in recorded school history that the Bluejays have played three straight overtime games.
That Hurts: Creighton has lost two of its starting defenders to injury indefinitely. Senior Andrew Duran suffered a torn meniscus in his knee against SMU on Sept. 17 and had surgery on Sept. 23. Junior Jace Peters was injured against Dartmouth on Sept. 19, tearing muscles in his upper leg and abdomen area. Both players have no set date to return.
Gomez Streak Ends: Jose Gomez, who leads the MVC and ranks fifth in the NCAA with seven assists, logged at least one point in each of CU's first six matches, including assisting five straight Bluejay goals between Sept. 4-11. The sophomore transfer became the first Bluejay to record a point in six straight contests since Brian Biggerstaff in 2004.
Unusual Goals: CU did now allow a goal in its first four matches this year, one of only four teams nationally to not allow a goal in the first two weeks of the season. The Jays allowed five goals in two matches on Sept. 17 and 19, yet only two came the "old fashioned" way. Two of SMU's three goals on Sept. 17 came via penalty kick, while one of Dartmouth's two tallies on Sept. 19 was a Bluejay own goal.
More Offensive Improvements: The Jays scored three goals in the first half of their home opener against UNC Greensboro on Sept. 4. In 2009, the Bluejays did not score three total goals at home until their fifth home contest of the season. The Bluejays have scored at least two goals in six of their first nine games this year, one year after they scored two or more goals in a match just four times all year.
Five Winners: In each of Creighton's first five wins this season the Bluejays had a different game-winning goal scorer. Last year, the Bluejays had only three players score a game-winning goal all season, as Ethan Finlay accounted for five of CU's seven winners. This year, Finlay has three of CU's first eight winners, while Jose Gomez also has a pair of game-winning goals.
Four Multiples: In 2009 Creighton had only four players score at least two goals over the entire season. This season, through nine matches, five players – Ethan Finlay (7), Jose Gomez (3), Greg Jordan (3), Kris Clark (2), Andrew Ribeiro (2) – already have at least a pair of goals scored.
Ribeiro's Firsts: Sophomore Andrew Ribeiro scored his first career goal against 18th-ranked SMU on Sept. 17, in his ninth career match off the bench for the Bluejays. He earned his first career start against Eastern Illinois on Oct. 1, after coming off of the bench in his first 11 career appearances.
Duran Duran: Senior Andrew Duran has been slowed by injuries throughout his career, limiting him to just 30 matches through his first three seasons. Duran, the 2006 NSCAA National High School Player of the Year, scored his first collegiate goal in a 1-0 win at No. 21 UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 7). Duran has again been bitten by the injury bug this season, suffering a torn meniscus against SMU on Sept. 17 and undergoing surgery on Sept. 23. With Duran on the pitch, the Bluejays did not allow a goal through four and a half matches.
First Two Weeks = Sweeps: Through two weeks of the season, Creighton accounted for all four weekly honors awarded by the Missouri Valley Conference. In week one, Kris Clark and Kyle Deremer were named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively. In week two, Jose Gomez and Brian Holt notched the same honors. Deremer again earned MVC Defensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 27.
Clean Sheets: Creighton opened the season with four consecutive shutouts for just the second time in school history – the 1999 squad posted four straight clean sheets to open the season. The Bluejays rank fourth in the NCAA in shutout percentage this year.
Road Warriors: With a pair of road wins this year, the Bluejays are now undefeated in their last 19 regular-season road matches dating back to a 2006 loss. At 2-0-0 on the road this year, the Jays are now 12-0-7 in regular-season road games over the last four seasons (4-0-1 in 2007, 4-0-2 in 2008, 2-0-4 in 2009). CU last lost a regular-season road match on Oct. 28, 2006, a 2-1 defeat at Bradley. Since the start of the 2007 season, the Bluejays are now 17-4-7 overall in matches away from Omaha, including 12-2-7 in true road matches and 5-2-0 in neutral contests.
A Hoie There!: Redshirt junior goalkeeper Bryan Hoie made his regular-season collegiate debut for the Bluejays in their shutout of UNC Greensboro (Sept. 4). Hoie, in his fourth year with the program, faced no shots while playing just over nine minutes in his first action as a Bluejay.
Bluejays Hit Blackjack: Creighton has its smallest roster since 1996, with just 21 student-athletes listed on the squad this year. The entire roster of 21 played in CU's 4-0 win over UNC Greensboro on Sept. 4. The small roster is in sharp contrast to the last decade at Creighton, where the average roster size was 30.2 between 2000-09. That 1996 team had 22 players on the squad, but capped the season by appearing in the first College Cup Final Four in school history.
Clark Wins Debut: Head coach Jamie Clark won 2-0 over Loyola Chicago on Sept. 1 in his first match as CU's leader. The win puts the six all-time Bluejay coaches at 5-1-0 in their debut match. (The only head coach to lose in his debut was Bret Simon, falling to No. 20 Duke in 1995.)
Scoring in Debut: Sophomore transfer Jose Gomez scored at Loyola Chicago on Sept. 1 to become the first Bluejay to score in his Creighton debut since another transfer did so in 2005. Brian Kallman (older brother of current sophomore Brent Kallman) scored in his first game of his only season at Creighton, helping the Bluejays tie Portland 1-1 on Sept. 2, 2005. Gomez, who has three goals and 13 points, has avoided Kallman's fate, as that proved to be the only goal of his season.
Don't Shoot: The Bluejays did not allow a shot on goal in their season-opening win at Loyola Chicago (Sept. 1). It marked the first time since Oct. 18, 2008 that the Bluejays held an opponent without a shot on goal. CU allowed only two shots total to the Ramblers, the fewest shots by a Bluejay foe since Memphis attempted only three shots on Oct. 8, 2008. Since 2000, the Jays have posted six matches in which they allowed three shots, but none with two or fewer before their 2010 opener.
California Dreaming: With its 1-0 win at No. 21 UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 7, Creighton is now 10-0-3 in its last 13 meetings with California-based schools. The Bluejays have posted three straight on 1-0 wins over ranked California teams. In fact, Creighton has not allowed a goal to a California school in its last nine meetings, out-scoring Golden State squads 10-0 in that span. CU last allowed a goal to a California school in a 2-2 tie with San Diego State on Aug. 31, 2007 and last lost to a team from California on Sept. 7, 2003 (2-1, 2OT, at Loyola Marymount).
Ethan Finlay Nets Preseason Honors: Junior forward Ethan Finlay has joined a long list of former Bluejays that have been candidates for college soccer's top individual honor, as he has been named to the preseason MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List. Finlay, who has also been tabbed to Soccer America's Preseason All-America Team, led the team with eight goals and 19 points as a sophomore and is CU's active career leader with 14 goals, seven assists and 35 points. He has led the team and MVC in game-winning goals in each of his first two seasons, as nine of his 14 career goals have been game-winners. Finlay is now on the long list of National Player of the Year candidates from Creighton, including the 1997 winner and current assistant coach, Johnny Torres.
CU National Player of the Year Candidates
Year Player
2010 Ethan Finlay
2009 Byron Dacy, Chris Schuler, Seth Sinovic
2008 Byron Dacy, Andrei Gotsmanov
2007 Byron Dacy, Matt Allen
2006 Byron Dacy
2004 Julian Nash
2003 David Wagenfuhr
2002 Mike Tranchilla
2001 Mike Tranchilla
1997 Johnny Torres (Won)
1996 Ross Paule
1993 Keith DeFini & Brian Kamler
Strong Schedule: Jamie Clark inherited one of the toughest schedules in the nation this year, one that features seven teams which advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2009. Akron, the 2009 NCAA runner-up, begins the season ranked No. 1 in the NSCAA, Soccer America and College Soccer News preseason polls. The Jays also play preseason No. 7 Tulsa and No. 8 UC Santa Barbara. The Jays play at UCSB – the site of this season's NCAA College Cup – on Sept. 7. MVC foe Drake, which advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals last year, is ranked 14th in the preseason NSCAA poll. CU also hosts preseason No. 20 Indiana. In addition to those five squads, the Jays also take on 2009 NCAA teams Dartmouth and Missouri State this fall.
Senior Citizens: Creighton has four seniors on the roster this year, all starters. Defender Kyle Deremer, a second-team all-MVC honoree in 2009, has started 34 of the 35 matches he has played in during his three seasons at CU. Sergio Castillo, a two-time MVC All-Tournament Team selection, has started 42 of his 53 career games. Andrew Duran has been slowed by injuries throughout his career, limiting him to 20 starts in 31 matches. Josh Moran started 13 of 15 matches and led the team with five assists in his first year with the Jays last year, earning second-team all-MVC notice for his play.
Nine Newbies: Creighton welcomes nine newcomers to Omaha this fall, including a pair of transfers and seven freshmen. Both transfers – junior Jace Peters and sophomore Jose Gomez started in the season-opener, along with freshman Tyler Polak. Polak, a Lincoln native, is a U-17 and U-20 U.S. National Team member. Polak has been named one of the College Soccer News “100 Freshmen to Keep an Eye On”. Another freshman who debuted in the opener, Liam Kelly, is a member of the U-20 Canadian National Team.
MVC Preseason Poll: For the first time since 2004, the Bluejays are not favored to win the Missouri Valley Conference as voted on by league coaches. MVC coaches have tabbed Creighton for a third-place finish, behind Evansville and defending regular-season champion Missouri State. This marks just the second time in 20 years of MVC soccer that the Jays have not been picked to finish in the top-two, as CU was tabbed third in the initial MVC preseason poll in 1991. The Bluejays, who have been picked to win The Valley 12 times, own a league record nine regular-season titles.
Welcome and Goodbye: The MVC welcomes two new affiliate men's soccer members this fall, as Southern Illinois Edwardsville and Central Arkansas join the league for the sport. This season also marks the final season that Eastern Illinois will be an affiliate of the MVC in men's soccer. The Panthers, who have been an MVC soccer affiliate since 1996, will become an affiliate member of the Summit League in 2011.
Format Switch: The MVC will return to its typical regular-season schedule this fall, which sees teams meet just once during the season. Last year, the MVC played a double round-robing, with teams meeting twice (home and road). The Valley tournament will return to a six-team field after including just four last year. The top two seeds will earn a bye into the semifinals on Nov. 12, while the 3-6 seeds will face off in opening round play on Nov. 10. The championship will be played on Nov. 14, as all matches will be played at Bradley's Shea Stadium in Peoria, Ill.
Familiar Faces Return: Jamie Clark retained assistant coach Johnny Torres on his staff, while two other former Bluejay standouts have returned to the bench this fall. Matt Wieland, the 2003 MVC Defensive Player of the Year and 2005 NSCAA Third-Team All-American, is serving as CU's graduate manager this season. Michael Kraus, 2006 MVC Player of the Year, has returned to campus to complete his undergraduate work this semester and will be a student assistant coach for the Bluejays while finishing up his school work.
Exhibition Summary: Creighton won both of its exhibition matches by 2-1 scores, defeating Denver (Aug. 21) on the road and winning a home contest against nationally-ranked NAIA foe Hastings (Neb.) College last Friday. Illinois natives Andrew Duran and Greg Jordan scored for the Bluejays in Denver, while Kyle Deremer and Ethan Finlay notched the tallies at home. Sophomore transfer Jose Gomez assisted three of CU's four goals in exhibition play. Junior goalkeeper Brian Holt logged seven saves and a 0.62 goals against average.
Updated & Extended Coverage: Fans will notice Creighton home matches not only have a new live stats platform, but will also benefit from Creighton's change to BCS Stats. The new live stats provider allows fans to follow the live action on their mobile device at www.gocreightonstats.com. Fans can also find more info on Bluejay athletics on Facebook at the “Official Creighton Athletics Page” and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/gocreighton. The men's soccer team now has its own Facebook page as well.
