OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's soccer team earned the No. 25 position in this week's United Soccer Coaches Poll, the organization released on Tuesday. The Bluejays received 74 points and moved back into the top 25 for the second time this season, as the team held the No. 20 ranking on Aug. 28.

Creighton improved to 3-1-1 overall with victories over South Florida (Sept. 3) and Memphis (Sept. 7) last week.

Akeem Ward leads the Bluejays offensively with five points from one goal and three assists. Creighton has had a different goal scorer for each of its six goals this season.

Freshman goalkeeper Paul Kruse has played each minute this season and owns a 0.38 goals against average. He claims three shutouts and has allowed only two goals during five matches.

Creighton is one of two BIG EAST schools listed in this week's Top 25, as Villanova checks in at No. 13. Georgetown is also receiving votes (24).

Wake Forest is ranked No. 1 for the third consecutive week with 23 first-place votes, while Indiana, North Carolina, Michigan State and Denver rounded out the top five.

Head coach Elmar Bolowich and the Bluejays open BIG EAST play on Saturday night at Morrison Stadium, as Creighton hosts Butler for Homecoming. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 3 - September 11, 2018

Rank	School	1st Votes	Total Points	Prev.	W-L-T
1	Wake Forest University	23	690	1	5-0-0
2	Indiana University	2	667	4	4-1-0
3	University Of North Carolina	2	629	5	4-1-0
4	Michigan State University	1	609	3	4-0-1
5	University Of Denver	0	569	6	4-0-1
6	University Of Kentucky	0	528	RV	4-0-0
7	University Of Louisville	0	501	7	3-1-0
8	University of Notre Dame	0	484	12	3-0-1
9	University Of Washington	0	471	23	5-1-0
10	Duke University	0	421	2	3-1-0
11	UCLA	0	364	RV	3-1-0
12	Fordham University	0	339	11	3-0-1
13	Villanova University	0	322	15	4-1-0
14	University of North Carolina-Wilmington	0	314	9	5-1-0
15	University Of Massachusetts-Lowell	0	256	22	5-0-1
16	Virginia Tech	0	246	21	3-0-2
17	University of California, Davis	0	239	17	4-0-1
18	North Carolina State University	0	219	8	4-1-0
19	University Of Virginia	0	184	10	1-0-2
20	University Of Portland	0	165	18	4-0-1
21	Coastal Carolina University	0	154	19	3-1-0
22	University Of San Francisco	0	151	16	2-1-1
23	United States Air Force Academy	0	137	RV	5-1-0
24	University Of Vermont	0	90	RV	5-1-0
25	Creighton University	0	74	RV	3-1-1

Also receiving votes: Stanford University (60), Old Dominion University (29), University Of Michigan (29), Drexel University (28), Georgetown University (24), Colgate University (23), University of Central Florida (18), UIC (14), New Hampshire, University of (12), University Of Rhode Island (9), Boston College (9), University Of Akron (8), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (4), Clemson University (4), Saint Mary's College of California (4), Charlotte (1), Elon University (1)

Men's Soccer Holds No. 25 Spot in United Soccer Coaches Poll

United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 3 - September 11, 2018

Players Mentioned

Paul Kruse

Akeem Ward

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