Men's Soccer Concludes Regular Season Against Georgetown

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Thursday, Nov. 3 | Georgetown (6-8-2, 3-3-2 BIG EAST) at No. 24 Creighton (8-5-3, 4-3-1 BIG EAST) | Omaha, Neb | 7 p.m.

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The Creighton men's soccer team concludes its regular season with a match at home against Georgetown.

Follow The Match
Thursday'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 Statbroadcast: Creighton.Statbroadcast.com.

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

Thursday's match will also have a Spanish radio broadcast available on La Nueva 1020 AM, and streaming online at http://player.listenlive.co/49031/es.

Final Day Determines Seeding
With only one match remaining, Creighton can finish as high as second or as low as seventh in the BIG EAST.

If the Bluejays finish second, they will host a BIG EAST Tournament semifinal match on Nov. 10. If Creighton finishes third through sixth, it will play a first-round match on Nov. 6 at Morrison Stadium or on the road.

Creighton will not participate in the BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship if they finish in seventh place.

Below are some of the determining factors and scenarios for Creighton BIG EAST
postseason placement:

-Creighton owns head-to-head tiebreakers with Butler and DePaul

-Creighton does NOT hold a tiebreaker with both Xavier and Villanova

Creighton clinches No. 2 seed and hosts semifinal match on Nov. 10 with:
-Win over Georgetown
AND Butler/Xavier tie
AND Villanova loss or tie (vs. Seton Hall)

Creighton hosts First Round match on Nov. 6 with:
-Win against Georgetown
AND Butler or Xavier victory
OR
-Win versus Georgetown
AND Butler/Xavier tie
AND Villanova win over Seton Hall
OR
-Tie against Georgetown
AND Butler win against Xavier
AND DePaul tie or loss against Marquette
OR
-Tie against Georgetown
AND Villanova loss to Seton Hall
AND DePaul tie or loss to Marquette

Creighton misses BIG EAST Tournament:
-Loss
AND DePaul win over Marquette

Scouting No. 24 Creighton (8-5-3, 4-3-1 BIG EAST)
The Bluejays dropped their third consecutive match on Saturday night, 1-0 against Providence.

Creighton is currently in a three-way tie for third place in the BIG EAST with Villanova and Xavier with 13 points.

The Bluejays can finish as high as second in the BIG EAST standings or as low as seventh depending on the outcomes on the final day of regular-season conference play on Thursday.

Riggs Lennon leads Creighton with nine goals, while Noah Franke has a team-high six assists. The Bluejays average 1.62 goals and 17.4 (2nd in Division I) 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 0.71 goals against average.

Scouting Georgetown (6-8-2, 3-3-2 BIG EAST)
The Hoyas come to Omaha with a 3-0-1 record over its last four matches.

Georgetown defeated Villanova 3-2 on Saturday afternoon to keep their postseason hopes alive.

With a victory over the Bluejays on Thursday night, Georgetown would secure a spot in the BIG EAST postseason tournament. A loss or tie ends the Hoyas season.

Brett Campbell and Jon Azzinari each have four goals to lead Georgetown, and Christopher Lema paces the squad with five assists.

Goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski has recorded four shutouts and made 59 saves during 14 starts.

Series History vs. Hoyas
Georgetown leads the all-time series with Creighton 3-2-1.

The Hoyas defeated the Bluejays 2-1 in double overtime during the 2015 BIG EAST Tourmament Championship.

Creighton has lost three-straight against Georgetown. The Bluejays' last victory in the series came on Sept. 1, 2006 at Morrison Stadium (3-2 OT win).

Last Time Out
Julian Gressel scored during the 35th minute as Providence defeated Creighton 1-0 on Saturday night at Morrison Stadium.

The Bluejays held a 9-4 shot advantage in the first half, but had only two shots on goal.

Prior to Saturday's match, Creighton honored its four seniors: Alex Kapp, Riggs Lennon, Ricardo Perez and Myles Englis.

One Goal Makes the Difference
Each of Creighton's last 22 losses have been by a single goal, including every setback during the past three seasons and each loss this season.

Creighton has fallen behind by two goals just four times in 129 matches under Elmar Bolowich, and lost by two goals just twice.

Controlling Possession
Creighton has dominated possession during its past three matches, despite losing each match.

During the last three contests against Villanova, Xavier and Providence, the Bluejays held a combined 64-20 shot advantage, including 17-7 in shots on goal.

Creighton also had a 26-8 edge in corner kicks.

Despite the one-sided offensive statistics in favor of Creighton, the Bluejays have been outscored 4-1 during three losses. Opponents have scored on 57 percent of its shots on goal (4-of-7), while Creighton has only scored on 6 percent of its shots on goal (1-of-17).

Fortress Morrison
The Bluejays are 6-1-2 at home this season.

Creighton is 120-21-17 overall at Morrison Stadium, including 14-4-0 in BIG EAST action.

The Bluejays have never lost consecutive matches at Morrison Stadium and have not lost two-straight home matches since 1985 at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Senior Ricardo Perez has played in the second-most matches all-time at Morrison Stadium (48) and Alex Kapp enters Thursday's match with the best career goals against
average 0.42 (minimum 720 minutes) at the stadium.

Conference Success
With a victory or draw in the final match of the season, Creighton will finish above .500 in conference play for the 25th time in program history.

The Bluejays are currently 4-3-1 with one match remaining in BIG EAST regular-season play.

In 26 seasons combined in the Missouri Valley Conference (22 seasons) and BIG EAST (4 seasons), Creighton has never finished with more losses than wins during conference play and finished at .500 only once (4-4-1 in 2013).

Historic Losing Streak
With back-to-back-to-back losses against Villanova, Xavier and Providence, Creighton has now lost more than one game in a row only four times under Coach Elmar Bolowich.

The Bluejays have now lost three-straight matches for the third time since Bolowich arrived prior to the 2011 season.

Creighton ended the 2013 season with three consecutive one-goal losses and lost three during the middle of the 2013 campaign.

The Bluejays have never lost four games in a row under Bolowich and have lost four consecutive matches in a single-season only once in program history (1985).

Men's Soccer Concludes Regular Season Against Georgetown

Players Mentioned

Myles Englis

Noah Franke

Alex Kapp

Riggs Lennon

Ricardo Perez

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