Men's Soccer Faces St. John's Saturday Night

Omaha, Neb. -- As BIG EAST action begins to intensify, the Creighton Men's Soccer team hosts St. John's in a pivotal home match on Saturday, October 8 at 6:30 p.m. in Morrison Stadium.

St. John's at Creighton
Saturday, October 8 @ 6:30 pm

Stats: https://creighton.statbroadcast.com

BEDN/FloSports Live Stream: https://gocreighton.com/FloSports
Yurview: Cox Cable Channel 13

English Radio (1180 AM): https://player.listenlive.co/52381

Spanish Radio (1020 AM): https://player.listenlive.co/49031/es

Series History: Creighton tied with St. John's, 5-5-2
The Bluejays and Red Storm have a storied history, meeting twice in the College Cup and once more in the NCAA Tournament. Those three
meetings came before the two sides linked up as BIG EAST foes. In 12 meetings Creighton and St. John's have an even split with five victories each and two draws. The Bluejays hold a 2-1-1 edge against St. John's in Omaha.

Date   Opponent   Score
Dec. 13, 1996   & vs. St. John's (Richmond, Va.)   L, 1-2
Dec. 1, 2002   % at St. John's   W, 1-0 (ot)
Dec. 7, 2003   & vs. St. John's (College Park, Md.)   L, 2-3
Sept. 21, 2013   * vs. St. John's   W, 1-1 (2ot)
Oct. 15, 2014   * at St. John's   W, 1-0
Oct. 10, 2015   * vs. St. John's   W, 2-1
Oct. 1, 2016   * at St. John's   T, 1-1 (2ot)
Oct. 6, 2017   * vs. St. John's   T, 2-2 (2ot)
Nov. 4, 2017   ^ at St. John's   L, 1-3
Oct. 6, 2018   * at St. John's   W, 3-1
Oct. 19, 2019   * vs. St. John's   L, 0-2
Sept. 24, 2021   * at St. John's   L, 0-2

* = BIG EAST       ^ = BIG EAST Tournament
% = NCAA Tournament   & = NCAA College Cup

Following the Match
Creighton's match with St. John's can be watched online (FloSports), locally on Yurview (Cox Cable Channel 13) or followed on the radio in the Omaha area in both English and Spanish. In addition, live stats will be featured through StatBroadcast. A subscription is required to view the event on FloSports. More information can be found at GoCreighton.com/FloSports.

The online stream and English radio call on 1180 AM features Ryan Piers and Rob Simms, while the Spanish call on 1020 AM offers Jose Raul Atencio and Juan Manuel Martinez. Updates will be provided during the match on Twitter (@CreightonMSOC).

Scouting Creighton (4-2-3, 1-1-1 BIG EAST)
Creighton earned its first BIG EAST victory on Saturday, October 1 as the Bluejays bested Villanova (3-1). The Bluejays got contributions from each of their three leading scorers in the victory, moving the squad to 28 goals on the season.

Junior Duncan McGuire leads the Creighton offense with 16 points on seven goals and two assists, while sophomores Jackson Castro and Owen O'Malley each have six goals. Sophomore Giorgio Probo leads the Bluejays with seven assists.

Senior goalkeeper Paul Kruse has been spectacular with 25 saves in nine matches, including a career-high nine against the Hoyas on September 24. Kruse has limited opponents to 11 goals in 735 minutes.

Scouting St. John's (3-6-2, 1-2-1 BIG EAST)
St. John's comes to Omaha after battling No. 12 Xavier to a 0-0 draw on Wednesday evening. Since starting BIG EAST action with a 3-1 win over Georgetown on Sept. 16, the Red Storm have gone 0-2-1 with one goal scored in three matches.

The Red Storm have 12 goals in 11 matches, led by six from Antek Sienkel. Supporting Sienkel is Wesley Leggett who has a team-high three assists to go with two goals.

St. John's has split time in goal three ways, giving the bulk of the work to Zendan Hart. He has logged just under 500 minutes, allowing four goals (0.73 GAA) and is 3-3-0 on the season.

Bluejays Serving Goals Family Style
The Bluejays' 2022 offense has been powered by a selfless style of passing Twenty-four of their 28 goals have been assisted, and the total assists (27) are keeping up with the totals goals (31).

Thirteen different Bluejays have registered a point in 2022, including nine different goal scorers.

McGuire Reclaims Team Lead Quickly
Entering the battle with Villanova, junior Duncan McGuire held the team lead with six goals and 14 points. In the win over the Wildcats, sophomores Jackson Castro and Owen O'Malley pulled even at 30:29 and 55:57. McGuire reclaimed the lead with his seventh goal at 81:51, celebrating with his signature flip.

O'Malley Celebrates Birthday with a Game-Winning Goal
Sophomore Owen O'Malley celebrated his birthday on Saturday, October 1 in dramatic fashion. O'Malley delivered the second goal in Creighton's 3-1 win over Villanova. Owen fielded a entry pass on a corner kick, sending the ball to Alfie Pope. The first shot was blocked, bouncing back to O'Malley. The North Carolina native sent the ball into the back of the net to give Creighton a 2-1 edge.

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Players Mentioned

Jackson Castro

Paul Kruse

Duncan McGuire

Owen O'Malley

Alfie Pope

Giorgio Probo