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Duncan McGuire Named National Player of the Week
11/15/2022 1:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Omaha, Neb. – After earning National Player of the Week honors to open the season, Creighton men's soccer junior Duncan McGuire closed the 2022 season by being named the National Player of the Week by College Soccer News on Monday, November 14. The Omaha native also claimed a spot on NCAA.com's Top XI of 2022 on Tuesday, November 15.
In addition to McGuire earning his second National Player of the Week honor, the Omaha native collected the BIG EAST Championships Most Outstanding Offensive Player after tying a BIG EAST Tournament record with six goals over three matches. Within those three matches, McGuire led the Bluejays to a 6-0 win over No. 2 seeded Seton Hall on Nov. 10, becoming just the eighth Bluejay in program history to score four goals in a single match, tying a BIG EAST Tournament record. Three days later McGuire tallied his nation leading 19thgoal of the season with a goal in the 48th minute to give Creighton a 2-0 lead.
Overall, the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, lead the NCAA in goals scored (19), goals per game (1.00), points (40) and points per game (2.11). McGuire currently sits tied for third in school-history for goals scored in a single-season (19) with Mike Tranchilla (2000) and Keith DeFini (1990). McGuire is the first Omaha native to lead the Bluejays in goals scored since Creighton Prep graduate, Byron Dacy, netted a team-high nine goals during the 2005 season.
McGuire and the rest of the Creighton squad return to action in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, Nov. 17 as the Bluejays host former Missouri Valley Conference rival Missouri State at 4 p.m.
In addition to McGuire earning his second National Player of the Week honor, the Omaha native collected the BIG EAST Championships Most Outstanding Offensive Player after tying a BIG EAST Tournament record with six goals over three matches. Within those three matches, McGuire led the Bluejays to a 6-0 win over No. 2 seeded Seton Hall on Nov. 10, becoming just the eighth Bluejay in program history to score four goals in a single match, tying a BIG EAST Tournament record. Three days later McGuire tallied his nation leading 19thgoal of the season with a goal in the 48th minute to give Creighton a 2-0 lead.
Overall, the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, lead the NCAA in goals scored (19), goals per game (1.00), points (40) and points per game (2.11). McGuire currently sits tied for third in school-history for goals scored in a single-season (19) with Mike Tranchilla (2000) and Keith DeFini (1990). McGuire is the first Omaha native to lead the Bluejays in goals scored since Creighton Prep graduate, Byron Dacy, netted a team-high nine goals during the 2005 season.
McGuire and the rest of the Creighton squad return to action in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, Nov. 17 as the Bluejays host former Missouri Valley Conference rival Missouri State at 4 p.m.
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