Men's Soccer Closes Road BIG EAST Schedule At Xavier

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Wednesday, Oct. 26 | No. 18 Creighton (8-3-3, 4-1-1 BIG EAST) at Xavier (7-5-3, 3-2-1 BIG EAST) | Cincinnati, Ohio | 6 p.m.

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The Creighton men's soccer team concludes its regular-season road schedule with a match at Xavier on Wednesday night.

Follow The Match
Wednesday'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 Sidearm Stats at: http://www.sidearmstats.com/xavier/msoc/.

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

Scouting No. 18 Creighton (8-3-3, 4-1-1 BIG EAST)
The Bluejays held a 22-5 shot advantage, but dropped their first BIG EAST match of the season, 1-0 at Villanova on Saturday afternoon.

Creighton remained in first place in the BIG EAST standings with 13 points, one point ahead of Butler and Providence.

Riggs Lennon leads Creighton with nine goals, while Noah Franke has a team-high six assists. The Bluejays average 1.79 goals and 16.9 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 0.61 goals against average.

During BIG EAST matches, Creighton owns the largest average goal margin (plus-1.17) of all 10 teams.

Scouting Xavier (7-5-3, 3-2-1 BIG EAST)
The Musketeers fell 4-1 at Marquette on Saturday night. Xavier outshot the Golden Eagles 21-8 marking the third time this season recording 20 or more shots.

Jalen Brown leads the Musketeers with five goals, while Majed Osman paces the squad with six assists.

Goalkeeper Colin Hanley has four shutouts this season while holding a 1.02 goals against average.

Andy Fleming is in his seventh season as the head man at Xavier.

Series History vs. Musketeers
Creighton leads the all-time series against Xavier 2-1-1.

Last season, the Musketeers defeated the Bluejays 2-1 at Morrison Stadium, snapping Creighton's 15-match win streak to open the 2015 campaign.

Xavier and Creighton tied 1-1 during the lone match played in Cincinnati on Oct. 18, 2014.

Last Time Out
Villanova's goal during the 21st minute proved to be the difference as the Wildcats defeated the Bluejays 1-0 at Villanova on Saturday afternoon.

Creighton held a 22-5 advantage in shots, and 14-2 in corner kicks, but could not break into the scoring column, as the Bluejays were shutout for the third time this season.

High Shot Total, Zero Goals
Creighton blasted 22 shots against Villanova on Saturday, but failed to score a goal.

The last time the Bluejays did not score despite recording 20 or more shots was on Oct. 19, 2013 against Villanova (1-0 overtime loss). Creighton had 20 shots during 99 minutes of action.

The last match that ended in regulation time in which the Creighton recorded 20 or more shots occurred on Sept. 13, 2008 during a 1-0 loss at Morrison Stadium against UMKC. The Bluejays finished with 22 shots against the Kangaroos in 90 minutes of play.

On Oct. 6, 2012, Creighton fell 1-0 in double overtime to SIU Edwardsville, but had 20 shots before the match went to overtime, marking the last time the Bluejays had 20 shots during 90 minutes without scoring.

Perez Breaks Into Goal Column
Ricardo Perez's goal during the 37th minute against Marquette (Oct. 15) 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 the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 17).

Knowing How to Respond
Creighton's victory over Marquette on Oct. 15 helped the Bluejays avoid two consecutive losses. CU fell 2-1 at Tulsa on Oct. 11 before responding 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.

Creighton will look to continue that trend on Wednesday following its loss at Villanova on Saturday.

Men's Soccer Closes Road BIG EAST Schedule At Xavier

Players Mentioned

Noah Franke

Alex Kapp

Riggs Lennon

Ricardo Perez

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