Sunday, September 24
Cincinnati, Ohio
12:00 pm
Creighton University
at
Xavier
Photo by: Steve Branscombe
Bluejay Women's Soccer Opens BIG EAST Play at Xavier on Sunday
9/19/2017 12:30:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Omaha, Neb. -- The dawn of a new season begins on Sunday as the Creighton women's soccer team opens BIG EAST play at Xavier. Set to kick-off at 12:00 pm, the match will be broadcast on the BIG EAST Digital Network.
Download the complete preview (PDF).
Creighton (2-6-1, 0-0-0 BIG EAST) at Xavier (4-4-2, 0-0-0 BIG EAST)
12:00 pm
Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/xavier/wsoc/media/
Video: BEDN - http://a.fsgo.com/uaDf/Pf6zZozXxG
PBP: Daniel Karell
Download the complete preview (PDF).
Creighton (2-6-1, 0-0-0 BIG EAST) at Xavier (4-4-2, 0-0-0 BIG EAST)
12:00 pm
Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/xavier/wsoc/media/
Video: BEDN - http://a.fsgo.com/uaDf/Pf6zZozXxG
PBP: Daniel Karell
Series History: Creighton trails Xavier, 3-4-0
The Bluejays and Musketeers have battled eight times, including four matches as BIG EAST foes. The Bluejays are 1-2-0 at Xavier, dropping the last meeting in
Cincinnati by a 3-0 score on Oct. 25, 2015. Last season in Omaha, Creighton put up six goals in a 6-1 win over the Musketeers on Oct. 23, 2016. Those six goals are the most that the Bluejays have scored in a BIG EAST contest.
9/27/92 at Xavier L, 0-2
10/29/95 vs. Xavier W, 4-3 (ot) at College Station, Texas
9/6/02 Xavier L, 1-3
11/2/13 Xavier L, 0-2
10/31/14 at Xavier W, 1-0
10/25/15 at Xavier L, 0-3
10/23/16 Xavier W, 6-1
Scouting Xavier (4-4-2, 0-0-0 BIG EAST)
The Musketeers return seven starters and 19 letterwinners from a squad that went 7-11-1 last season, including 1-8-0 in BIG EAST play. Following the 2016 season, Xavier made a coaching change as Nate Lie has taken over the reigns for the Musketeers.
Xavier has been up and down throughout its non-conference schedule. The Musketeers, however, have not gone more than two matches without a win this season. Xavier's last two matches ended in overtime as the Musketeers battled Kent State to a 1-1 draw on Sept. 14, then fell to Dayton 1-0 in overtime on Sept. 17.
The Musketeers have played at home for a vast majority of the 2017 season, going 4-2-2. Sunday's match with the Bluejays will be Xavier's fourth consecutive match at home.
A trio of players lead the Xavier offense with three goals this season; Samantha Dewey, Sydney Schembri and Emma Westwater. A junior transfer from Canisius College, Westwater leads the squad with seven points, adding one assist to her three goals.
Defensively the Musketeers have allowed more than one goal at home, just once, in the first match of the season. Goalkeeper Toni Bizzarro boasts a 1.38 goals against average as she has surrendered 13 goals in just under 851 minutes.
Conference Openers
The battle with Xavier will be Creighton's 21st conference opener. The Bluejays are 12-6-2 overall in the opening match of a conference season. Since joining the BIG EAST, Creighton is 1-3-0 in the first match of conference play. The victory came last season over Marquette, 3-2 in double overtime.
A New Opponent to Begin BIG EAST Play
For the first time since joining the BIG EAST prior to the 2013 season, Creighton will begin conference play with a team other than Marquette as the Bluejays battle Xavier on Sunday.
The previous four seasons began against the Golden Eagles.
Sept. 26, 2013 L, 1-2 vs. Marquette
Sept. 25, 2014 L, 2-7 at Marquette
Sept. 27, 2015 L, 1-5 at Marquette
Sept. 25, 2016 W, 3-2 (2ot) vs. Marquette
After Consecutive Blowouts, Expect a Close Contest
Last season Creighton put an exclamation point on its win over the Musketeers with goals in the 84th and 85th minute to secure a 6-1 win on Oct. 23.
However the last time the Bluejays went to Ohio, it was Xavier collecting a one-sided win at 3-0 on Oct. 25, 2015.
Jakubowski and Johnson Collected Career-Bests Last Year Versus Xavier
Two Bluejay sophomores that may be happy to face the Musketeers are Taryn Jakubowski and Kate Johnson. Jakubowski had a match for the ages, scoring two goals in the first 19 minutes and collecting an assist in the 65th for a five-point effort. Johnson, meanwhile, scored her first goal as a Bluejay in the 84th minute, then assisted Hannah Miller just 56 seconds later.
Blach Collects Bluejays First Honor Roll Designation of 2017
Redshirt freshman Haylee Blach picked up the Bluejays' first BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll honor on Monday, Sept. 18. Blach nabbed the award by collecting her first career assist in the sixth minute on Sept. 16 as the Bluejays jumped out to a 1-0 lead against local foe Nebraska-Omaha. Creighton went on to win 3-1 with Blach supporting the defensive effort in both games last week, as the Bluejays outshot the Mavericks and Drake, 28-17.
Homecoming Brought Out the Bluejay Faithful as Creighton Sets Attendance Record in Win over Mavericks
Celebrating homecoming during the weekend, a record crowd of 2,308 fans happily watched the Bluejays deliver three first-half goals to tame local rival Nebraska-Omaha 3-1.
The crowd of 2,308 significantly bested the previous record of 1,678 set on Sept. 20, 2013 against UNO.
1. 2,308 vs. Omaha, Sept. 16, 2017 (W, 3-1)
2. 1,678 vs. Omaha, Sept. 20, 2013 (W, 3-2)
3. 1,547 vs. Iowa, Sept. 21, 2007 (L, 0-1)
4. 1,444 vs. South Dakota, Sept. 9, 2016 (W, 2-1)
5. 1,289 vs. Northern Iowa, Sept. 23, 2011 (W, 1-0)
6. 1,277 vs. Arizona State, Sept. 18, 2009 (L, 1-2)
7. 1,251 vs. Kansas, Sept. 29, 2006 (W, 1-0)
8. 1,206 (Exhibition) vs. Minnesota, Aug. 20, 2005 (L, 2-3)
9. 1,194 vs. Wyoming, Sept. 17, 2010 (W, 6-2)
10. 1,160 vs. Illinois State, Oct. 17, 2004 (T, 1-1, 2ot)
The Bluejays and Musketeers have battled eight times, including four matches as BIG EAST foes. The Bluejays are 1-2-0 at Xavier, dropping the last meeting in
Cincinnati by a 3-0 score on Oct. 25, 2015. Last season in Omaha, Creighton put up six goals in a 6-1 win over the Musketeers on Oct. 23, 2016. Those six goals are the most that the Bluejays have scored in a BIG EAST contest.
9/27/92 at Xavier L, 0-2
10/29/95 vs. Xavier W, 4-3 (ot) at College Station, Texas
9/6/02 Xavier L, 1-3
11/2/13 Xavier L, 0-2
10/31/14 at Xavier W, 1-0
10/25/15 at Xavier L, 0-3
10/23/16 Xavier W, 6-1
Scouting Xavier (4-4-2, 0-0-0 BIG EAST)
The Musketeers return seven starters and 19 letterwinners from a squad that went 7-11-1 last season, including 1-8-0 in BIG EAST play. Following the 2016 season, Xavier made a coaching change as Nate Lie has taken over the reigns for the Musketeers.
Xavier has been up and down throughout its non-conference schedule. The Musketeers, however, have not gone more than two matches without a win this season. Xavier's last two matches ended in overtime as the Musketeers battled Kent State to a 1-1 draw on Sept. 14, then fell to Dayton 1-0 in overtime on Sept. 17.
The Musketeers have played at home for a vast majority of the 2017 season, going 4-2-2. Sunday's match with the Bluejays will be Xavier's fourth consecutive match at home.
A trio of players lead the Xavier offense with three goals this season; Samantha Dewey, Sydney Schembri and Emma Westwater. A junior transfer from Canisius College, Westwater leads the squad with seven points, adding one assist to her three goals.
Defensively the Musketeers have allowed more than one goal at home, just once, in the first match of the season. Goalkeeper Toni Bizzarro boasts a 1.38 goals against average as she has surrendered 13 goals in just under 851 minutes.
Conference Openers
The battle with Xavier will be Creighton's 21st conference opener. The Bluejays are 12-6-2 overall in the opening match of a conference season. Since joining the BIG EAST, Creighton is 1-3-0 in the first match of conference play. The victory came last season over Marquette, 3-2 in double overtime.
A New Opponent to Begin BIG EAST Play
For the first time since joining the BIG EAST prior to the 2013 season, Creighton will begin conference play with a team other than Marquette as the Bluejays battle Xavier on Sunday.
The previous four seasons began against the Golden Eagles.
Sept. 26, 2013 L, 1-2 vs. Marquette
Sept. 25, 2014 L, 2-7 at Marquette
Sept. 27, 2015 L, 1-5 at Marquette
Sept. 25, 2016 W, 3-2 (2ot) vs. Marquette
After Consecutive Blowouts, Expect a Close Contest
Last season Creighton put an exclamation point on its win over the Musketeers with goals in the 84th and 85th minute to secure a 6-1 win on Oct. 23.
However the last time the Bluejays went to Ohio, it was Xavier collecting a one-sided win at 3-0 on Oct. 25, 2015.
Jakubowski and Johnson Collected Career-Bests Last Year Versus Xavier
Two Bluejay sophomores that may be happy to face the Musketeers are Taryn Jakubowski and Kate Johnson. Jakubowski had a match for the ages, scoring two goals in the first 19 minutes and collecting an assist in the 65th for a five-point effort. Johnson, meanwhile, scored her first goal as a Bluejay in the 84th minute, then assisted Hannah Miller just 56 seconds later.
Blach Collects Bluejays First Honor Roll Designation of 2017
Redshirt freshman Haylee Blach picked up the Bluejays' first BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll honor on Monday, Sept. 18. Blach nabbed the award by collecting her first career assist in the sixth minute on Sept. 16 as the Bluejays jumped out to a 1-0 lead against local foe Nebraska-Omaha. Creighton went on to win 3-1 with Blach supporting the defensive effort in both games last week, as the Bluejays outshot the Mavericks and Drake, 28-17.
Homecoming Brought Out the Bluejay Faithful as Creighton Sets Attendance Record in Win over Mavericks
Celebrating homecoming during the weekend, a record crowd of 2,308 fans happily watched the Bluejays deliver three first-half goals to tame local rival Nebraska-Omaha 3-1.
The crowd of 2,308 significantly bested the previous record of 1,678 set on Sept. 20, 2013 against UNO.
1. 2,308 vs. Omaha, Sept. 16, 2017 (W, 3-1)
2. 1,678 vs. Omaha, Sept. 20, 2013 (W, 3-2)
3. 1,547 vs. Iowa, Sept. 21, 2007 (L, 0-1)
4. 1,444 vs. South Dakota, Sept. 9, 2016 (W, 2-1)
5. 1,289 vs. Northern Iowa, Sept. 23, 2011 (W, 1-0)
6. 1,277 vs. Arizona State, Sept. 18, 2009 (L, 1-2)
7. 1,251 vs. Kansas, Sept. 29, 2006 (W, 1-0)
8. 1,206 (Exhibition) vs. Minnesota, Aug. 20, 2005 (L, 2-3)
9. 1,194 vs. Wyoming, Sept. 17, 2010 (W, 6-2)
10. 1,160 vs. Illinois State, Oct. 17, 2004 (T, 1-1, 2ot)
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