Men's Soccer Hits The Road For Contest At Villanova

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Saturday, Oct. 22 | No. 10 Creighton (8-2-3, 4-0-1 BIG EAST) at Villanova (7-5-2, 2-2-1 BIG EAST) | Villanova, Pa. | 12 p.m.

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The Creighton men's soccer team starts an extended road trip with a match at Villanova on Saturday afternoon. Following the match, the Bluejays will travel from Philadelphia to Cincinnati where they will take on Xavier on Wednesday, Oct. 26.

Follow The Match
Saturday's match will be broadcasted on the BIG EAST Digital Network, which can be found at FOXSportsGo.com and on the FOX Sports Go app.

Live stats for the contest can be found on GameTracker at: http://www.villanova.com/gametracker/launch/gt_msoccer.html?event=1497359&school=nova&sport=msoccer&camefrom=&startschool=&

Bluejay fans can also stay updated through the Creighton men's soccer Twitter feed: Twitter.com/CreightonMSoc.

Scouting No. 10 Creighton (8-2-3, 4-0-1 BIG EAST)
The Bluejays remained at the top of the BIG EAST standings and stayed unbeaten in conference play with a 2-1 victory over Marquette on Oct. 15.

Riggs Lennon leads Creighton with nine goals, while Noah Franke has a team-high six assists. The Bluejays average 1.92 goals and 16.5 shots per match.

Creighton has had 10 different players score at least one goal, and five have converted two or more.

Goalkeeper Alex Kapp leads the BIG EAST with six shutouts and holds a 0.59 goals against average.

The Bluejays had a nine-match unbeaten streak snapped with a 2-1 loss at Tulsa on Oct. 11, but responded with a 2-1 win at home against Marquette on Oct. 15.

Scouting Villanova (7-5-2, 2-2-1 BIG EAST)
The Wildcats picked up a 4-0 victory over Penn on Wednesday night in their final
nonconference match of 2016.

Villanova is 4-2-0 at home with both losses coming in overtime.

Lucas Hodges paces the Wildcats with six goals, while Miguel Polley leads the BIG EAST in assists with seven.

Goalkeeper Will Steiner leads the conference with 64 saves, while Villanova has allowed 17.1 shots per game.

Head coach Tom Carlin is in his ninth season at Villanova.

Series History vs. Wildcats
Creighton leads the all-time series against Villanova 2-1-0.

The Bluejays defeated the Wildcats 5-1 last season in Omaha. Creighton launched a Morrison Stadium record 39 shots during that match.

Creighton and Villanova have met only once in Pennsylvania, with the Bluejays picking up a 1-0 victory on Sept. 27, 2014.

Lucas Stauffer recorded his first career goal for the game-winner at Villanova two seasons ago.

Last Time Out
Senior co-captain Ricardo Perez scored two goals as Creighton defeated Marquette (Oct. 15) 2-1 to maintain the top spot in the BIG EAST.

Perez gave the Bluejays a 1-0 lead with his goal during the 37th minute as Creighton held a 9-0 shot advantage in the first half.

Marquette controlled the early portion of the second half, and tied the match during the 72nd minute.

Perez's game-winner came during the 80th minute of action.

Perez Breaks Into Goal Column
Ricardo Perez's goal during the 37th minute was his first goal since Sept. 5 (vs. Nebraska-Omaha).

The senior entered 2016 as the Bluejays' leading returner scorer with 11 career goals, including six last season.

His efforts earned him a spot on this week's BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.

Knowing How to Respond
Creighton's victory over Marquette on Saturday helped the Bluejays avoid two consecutive losses. CU fell 2-1 at Tulsa on Oct. 11 before resonding with a 2-1 win over the Golden Eagles.

The Bluejays have not lost consecutive games since the end of the 2013 season.

Creighton is 7-0-1 in matches following losses during the past three seasons.

The Bluejays have lost consecutive games only three times during five and a half seasons under coach Elmar Bolowich.

Men's Soccer Hits The Road For Contest At Villanova

Players Mentioned

Noah Franke

Alex Kapp

Riggs Lennon

Ricardo Perez

Lucas Stauffer

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