Men's Soccer Prepares For Top-10 Contest At Morrison Stadium On Friday Night

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Friday, Oct. 7 | No. 9 Butler (8-1-1, 3-0-0 BIG EAST) at No. 10 Creighton (6-1-3, 2-0-1 BIG EAST) at | Omaha, Neb. | 7 p.m.

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The Creighton men's soccer team hosts BIG EAST-leading No. 9 Butler on Friday night at Morrison Stadium.

Follow The Match
Friday'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 at: Creighton.Statbroadcast.com

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

Scouting No. 10 Creighton (6-1-3, 2-0-1 BIG EAST)
Creighton currently holds the longest unbeaten streak in the BIG EAST with eight consecutive matches without a loss (5-0-3).

Defensively, the Bluejays have allowed a BIG EAST low five goals this season, and have recorded five shutouts.

Goalkeeper Alex Kapp has 43 saves and and ranks third in Division I with a .896 save percentage.

On offensive side of the field, Creighton has scored three or more goals five times and averages 2.10 goals per match.

Riggs Lennon leads the team with nine goals, while Noah Franke paces the Bluejays with six assists.

10 different players have at least one goal, and four have multiple goals.

Creighton also has 74 corner kicks through 10 matches, 15 more than the next highest mark in the BIG EAST (St. John's, 59).

Scouting No. 9 Butler (8-1-1, 3-0-0 BIG EAST)
Butler enters Saturday at the top of the BIG EAST standings as the only team without a loss or tie during conference play through the first two three contests.

David Goldsmith leads the Bulldogs' explosive offense. Goldsmith has 10 goals on the season and has been named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week three times, including the past two weeks.

His goal total puts him in a tie for third in the country. He also leads the country with 2.70 shots on goal per match.

Butler averages 2.70 goal per match, which ranks second nationally.

Series History vs. Bulldogs
Creighton leads the all-time series against Butler 5-0-1.

The Bluejays defeated the Bulldogs 1-0 in Indianapolis last season.

Creighton holds a 1-0-1 record at Morrison Stadium against Butler.

Creighton's first match at Morrison Stadium came against the Bulldogs on Aug. 29, 2003 (0-0 tie in 2OT).

Top Offensive vs. Top Defense
Butler leads the BIG EAST and ranks third in Division I with 27 goals, while Creighton has allowed only five this season, the fewest of any BIG EAST school.

The Bluejays' 0.47 goals against average ranks ninth in Division I.

During BIG EAST play, both Butler and Creighton have notched nine goals through three matches. The Bluejays have also allowed three goals, and the Bulldogs have given up four.

Last Time Out
Creighton tallied its third draw of the season on Saturday night against St. John's.

The Bluejays controlled offensive possession throughout the first half, but did not find the back of the net until the 57th minute.

Ricky Lopez-Espin notched his third goal of the season to give Creighton the advantage, but St. John's tied the match during the 77th minute.

Creighton vs. Top 25
The Bluejays are 74-51-15 all-time against Top-25 opponents, and 2-1-1 this season.

Creighton is 40-12-4 at home against Top-25 competition, including 30-5-3 at Morrison Stadium.

The Bluejays are unbeaten in their last seven Top-25 home matches.

Friday is the first top-10 matchup at Morrison Stadium since Sept. 21, 2013 (No. 5 Creighton vs. No. 7 St. John's).

Creighton is 4-0-1 as a top-10 team against top-10 opponents at Morrison Stadium.

Most Ties Under Bolowich
Creighton's three draws this season matches a season-high by a Bluejay team under the direction of Elmar Bolowich (2012, 2014).

The Bluejays did not record a draw last season.

The single-season record for most ties during a season is five, which has happened twice (2007, 2009).

LaGro and Kapp Earn Conference Honors
Mitch LaGro was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week and Alex Kapp repeated as the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week, the conference announced on Monday.

LaGro scored his first career goal and helped the CU defense shutout previously unbeaten and untied No. 12 Loyola-Chicago (Sept. 27).

Kapp recorded his fifth shutout on the season on Sept. 27 against Loyola-Chicago and had a combined eight saves while going 1-0-1 last week.

Men's Soccer Prepares For Top-10 Contest At Morrison Stadium On Friday Night

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Players Mentioned

Noah Franke

Alex Kapp

Mitch LaGro

Riggs Lennon

Ricky Lopez-Espin