Women's Soccer Clashes with Colorado College and South Dakota State This Weekend
9/8/2022 12:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
The Bluejays will kick off the annual Socctoberfest activities on Friday, Sept. 9th as the Bluejays battle Colorado College at 4:30 p.m.
Match #7: Colorado College (3-2-1) vs. Creighton Bluejays (3-0-3)
Friday,  Sept. 9, 2022 • 4:30 p.m. | Omaha, Neb. | Morrison Stadium
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Match #6: South Dakota State (4-0-2) vs. Creighton Bluejays (3-0-3)
Sunday,  Sept. 11, 2022 • 1 p.m. | Brookings, S.D. | Fishback Soccer Park
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Creighton wraps up its five match homestand on Friday as the Bluejays face off against Colorado College in Creighton's annual Socctoberfest. Festivities and kickoff between the Bluejays and Tigers are scheduled for 4:30 p.m.Â
The Bluejays will then hit the road for the first time since opening weekend, traveling north to South Dakota State for a match against the Jackrabbits. The match is scheduled to kickoff at 1 p.m. in Brookings, S.D.
Follow the Match
Both Friday's and Sunday's matches will feature live video and live stats.
Live video for Friday's contests will be available on FloSports, while Sunday's match will be streamed on Jackrabbits Video. Live stats will be featured through StatBroadcast.com for both contests.
A subscription is required to view the event on FloSports. More information can be found at GoCreighton.com/flosports.
Links to video and live stats will be provided on the Creighton Women's Soccer schedule page.
Updates will be provided during the match on Twitter (@CreightonWSoc).
Scouting Creighton (3-0-3)
The Bluejays remain as the only team in the BIG EAST without a loss after capturing victories over North Dakota (4-1) and Tulsa (2-0) last weekend.Â
Creighton enters the weekend with a 3-0-3 record and their longest unbeaten streak to start a season since 2014, when the Bluejays won their first seven games.
Junior Ariana Mondiri and senior Jenny Grissom lead Creighton with two goals apiece, while five other Bluejays have contributed one goal.Â
Sophomore Hannah Luke was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week after helping the Bluejays backline limit North Dakota and Tulsa to seven total shots. She also found the back of the net for the first time in her Bluejay career.Â
Sophomore Azumi Manriki paces the squad with a pair of assists. She has added a goal this season on a team-high 14 shots.Â
Overall, Creighton has netted nine goals this season while out shooting their opponents 96-55.Â
Senior goalkeeper Keelan Terrell has allowed just three goals this season and ranks second in the BIG EAST with a 0.50 goals against average. She recorded three shutouts while collecting 18 saves.
The Bluejays entered the 2022 season with 18 returning letterwinners from last season's squad that posted a 7-10-2 record. Creighton returns 11 players who started 10 or more matches in 2021.
Creighton was picked seventh in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, while Senior Aida Kardovic was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST team for the second straight season.Â
Head coach Ross Paule is in his eighth year at the helm of the Bluejays.Â
Scouting Colorado College (3-2-1)
The Tigers enter Friday's match against the Bluejays sporting a 3-2-1 overall record, collecting wins over UC Santa Barbara, Bucknell and Army. Â
Erin Ewers and Adelaide Gaffney pace Colorado College with two goals apiece, six other Tigers have also contributed a goal. Kaelin Enga leads the squad with 11 shots, while Haley Williams has dished out three assists thus far.Â
Senior goalkeeper Ally Wakeman has started all six matches, logging 360 minutes inbetween the posts for the Tigers. She has made 15 saves but has allowed seven goals for a 1.75 goals against average.
The Tigers were picked to finish 11th in the Mountain West Preseason Coaches' Poll.
Head Coach Keri Sanchez is in her first season at the helm of Colorado College and holds a 160-102-32 overall career record.Â
Series History Against Tigers
Friday will be the first meeting between Creighton and Colorado College since 2002.Â
Creighton and Colorado College have met nine times previously with Colorado College leading the all-time series against the Bluejays, 6-1-2.
The Bluejays lone win in the series came on a 1-0 shutout all the way back in 1993. Creighton is 1-1-1 in matches played in Omaha.Â
Scouting South Dakota State (4-0-2)
The Jackrabbits enter Sunday's contest with an unblemished record. South Dakota State is off to a 4-0-2 record which includes victories over Northern Arizona, Bemidji State, Northern Iowa and Drake. The Jackrabbits are coming off a 1-1 draw against Drake last Sunday.Â
Senior Maya Hansen leads the Jackrabbits with 13 points behind four goals and five assists this season. She currently ranks sixth in the country in points while ranking fifth in total assists.Â
The reigning Summit League Offensive Player of the Week, Cece Limongi is coming off her first multi-goal game of her career and is one of three other Jackrabbits to score multiple goals this season.Â
The Karlee Manding and Kaycee Manding sisters have each contributed four assists this season to rank second on the team.Â
Sophomore goalkeeper Jocelyn Tanner has slip time with Hailee Fischer in goal for the Jackrabbits. Tanner has only allowed one goal this season while collecting eight saves, earning The Summit League Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 5.Â
As a team, the Jackrabbits have scored nine goals on 88 shots this season. South Dakota State has recorded 18 assists on those nine goals and have limited their opponents to just four goals this year.
The Jackrabbits were picked second in the Summit League Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll.
Head Coach Brock Thompson is in his sixth season at the South Dakota State. Thompson has an overall record of 71-20-14 as head coach of the Jackrabbits and a 137-69-24 mark during his 12-year coaching career.
Series History Against Jackrabbits
Creighton and Tulsa have met 16 times previously with the Bluejays holding a 13-2-1 edge in the series.
Creighton has won four of the last five meetings between the two scores, including a 3-0 win last season in Omaha.Â
Junior Abigail Santana found the back of the net twice while senior Renée Pountney also contributed a goal in the victory.
The Bluejays are 6-0-0 all-time in matches played in Brookings, including a 1-0 victory in 2018.Â
Socctoberfest Success
Friday marks Creighton's eight Socctoberfest event.
The Bluejays are 5-1-1 in Socctoberfest matches dating back to 2012, with wins over New Mexico State, Omaha, South Dakota and Iowa State. Creighton has outscored the opposition 17-5 in those matches.Â
The Bluejays first Socctoberfest victory came on Sept. 5, 2014 when Creighton defeated New Mexico State, 6-0. The Bluejays picked up a 1-0 win against Iowa State during the 2019 Socctoberfest at Morrison Stadium.Â
The Bluejay women's squad did not play during the 2013 or 2021 Socctoberfest due to schedule issues.Â
Bluejay Women's Soccer at Socctoberfest (4-1-1)
   10/20/12   L, 0-1 vs. Evansville
   9/5/14   W, 6-0 vs. New Mexico State
   9/4/15   W, 4-0 vs. Omaha
   9/9/16   W, 2-1 vs. South Dakota
   9/8/17   T, 2-2 vs. Kansas City
   9/7/18   W, 2-1 (ot) vs. South Dakota
   9/6/19   W, 1-0 vs. Iowa State
Largest Crowds in Bluejay History
Creighton is expecting a large Crowd for Friday's Socctoberfest match against Colorado College.
Three of the top-10 largest crowds were during Socctoberfest matches. The 2019 Socctoberfest match against Iowa State was seen by the 10th largest crowd in school history.Â
1.   2,308 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, Sept. 16. 2017 (W, 3-1)
2. 2,023 vs. Kansas State, Aug. 23, 2019 (W, 3-2)
3. 1,678 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, Sept. 20, 2013 (W, 3-2)
4. 1,547 vs. Iowa, Sept. 21, 2007 (L, 0-1)
5. 1,444 vs. South Dakota, Sept. 9, 2016 (W, 2-1)
6. 1,289 vs. Northern Iowa, Sept. 23, 2011 (W, 1-0)
7. 1,277 vs. Arizona State, Sept. 18, 2009 (L, 1-2)
8. 1,251 vs. Kansas, Sept. 29, 2006 (W, 1-0)
9. 1,248 vs. South Dakota, Sept. 7, 2018 (W, 2-1 OT)
10. 1,246 vs. Iowa State, Sept. 6, 2019 (W, 1-0)
Luke Earns BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Sophomore Hannah Luke earned her first BIG EAST award of her career, nabbing the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, Sept. 5.
Luke helped the Bluejays remain unbeaten by recording a pair of victories last week against North Dakota and Tulsa. The Darlington, England native was a critical part of the Bluejays defense that held the Fighting Hawks and the Golden Hurricane to just seven total shots in 180 minutes on the pitch.
Luke also contributed on the offensive side of the pitch in the Bluejays 2-0 shutout win over Tulsa on Sunday, Sept. 4. The transfer from Limestone University found the back of the net for the first time in her Bluejay career after fielding a pass from Ariana Mondiri. Luke finished off the play by getting crafty and making a Golden Hurricane miss before blasting a shot into the back of the net from just outside the top of the 18-yard box, securing the victory for the Bluejays.
Love Delivers Fastest Goal Since 2002
In Sunday's 2-0 win over Tulsa, senior Juelle Love put the Bluejays on the board with a goal just 41 seconds into the match. The tally knocked out Jenny Grissom's goal from 70 seconds into Thursday's match against North Dakota as the earliest goal scored in the Ross Paule era. It was also the fastest goal scored by a Bluejay since Franny Hylok scored in just 35 seconds against Drury on Oct. 18, 2002. The Bluejays also had a goal against Portland State on Sept. 12, 2008 in 70 seconds, but it was an own goal by the Vikings.
Bluejay First's
Creighton has four different players find the back of the net for the first time in their Bluejay careers as Creighton scored six goals in their two wins over North Dakota (Sept. 1) and Tulsa (Sept. 4).Â
In the Bluejays 4-1 win over North Dakota, junior Ariana Mondiri netted the first goal of the season and as a Bluejay in the 20th minute before adding a game-sealing goal in the 63rd minute of play.Â
Sophomore Azumi Manriki blasted her first goal as a Bluejay past the Fighting Hawks goalkeeper in the 39th minute to giving Creighton a 3-1 lead.Â
Senior Juelle Love touched the back of the net for the first time in her Bluejay career just 41 seconds into Sunday's match against Tulsa. It was her first collegiate goal since scoring a goal in her college debut for Pittsburgh way back on Aug. 18, 2017.Â
Sophomore Hannah Luke rounded out the Bluejays scoring with the first goal of her Bluejay career in the 20th minute of Creighton's win over Tulsa.Â
Firing On All Cyclinders
The Bluejays have posted a 3-0-1 record inside Morrison Stadium this season. In those four matches, the Bluejays have outshot their opponents 78-22 while netting eight goals in the process.Â
In all, the Bluejays are out shooting their opponents 96-55 this season.Â
Creighton recorded a season-high 32 shots in their 4-1 win over North Dakota, out shooting the Fighting Hawks 32-3 in the match. The Bluejays backline limited North Dakota to zero shots in the second half. The three shots allowed were the least amount of shots allowed in a match since the Bluejays did not all a shot to South Dakota last season.Â
Mondiri Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll
Junior Ariana Mondiri was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Sept. 5 after leading the Bluejays offense with a pair of goals in Creighton's 4-1 win over North Dakota. She found the back of the net for the first time as a Bluejay in the 20th minute against North Dakota before adding a second goal in the 63rd minute to secure the 4-1 Bluejay win.
Terrell Nabs BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week
Senior Goalkeeper Keelan Terrell collected the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week honor on Aug. 29, becoming the first Bluejays goalkeeper to earn BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week honors since Katie Sullivan nabbed the honor on Sept. 30, 2019.
The Olathe, Kan. native helped the Bluejays to a 1-0-1 record last week against Kansas City (Aug. 25) and Iowa State (Aug. 28). Terrell earned her first win of the season in goal on Thursday before earning her second shutout of the season against the Cyclones on Sunday afternoon. Overall, during her Creighton career, Terrell has claimed 10 individual shutouts, which ranks her tied for seventh on Creighton's all-time career shutouts list.Â
The senior co-captain made a pair of saves on Thursday during Creighton's 2-1 victory over Kansas City. She followed Thursday's performance up by tying her season-high with five saves in a 0-0 draw against Iowa State on Sunday. Terrell came up big for the Bluejays down the stretch of Sunday's match, as she fought off three Cyclone scoring opportunities in the final 10 minutes of the play to keep the match scoreless.Â
Top-10 Terrell
Bluejay senior goalkeeper Keelan Terrell recorded her ninth career shutout after making three saves in the Bluejays 2022 season-opener against Montana on Aug. 18.Â
Terrell continued her climb up the record books with her 10th and 11th career shutouts in a 0-0 draw against Iowa State and a 2-0 win over Tulsa. She now sits in seventh on Creighton's all-time career shutouts list.
Shutouts (indicates shared shutouts)
1.   Jaimie Thompson   24 (2)   2000-03
   Denise Zaver   24 (8)   1990-93
3.   Alicia Montgomery   22 (0)   2008-11
4.   Kristen Casey   18 (0)   2005-08
   Mary Libert   18 (6)   1993-96
6.   Maggie Phelan   17 (6)   1997-00
7.   Keelan Terrell   11 (0)   2018-Present
8.   Valerie Zimmerer   10 (3)   2003-06
   Lori Kwapiszeski   10 (8)   1989-90
10.   Katie Sullivan   9 (0)   2018-20
   Meghan Coleman   9 (6)   1994-97
Staying Unbeaten
Creighton is off to its longest unbeaten streak to start a season since 2014 when the Bluejays opened the year with seven straight victories.Â
The Bluejays have secured three victories this season, while also battling their way to three ties with limit depth on the Bluejay bench.Â
Creighton remains as the only team in the BIG EAST to have not lost a match yet this season.Â
Below is a breakdown of the amount of ties the Bluejays have had under the direction of Head Coach Ross Paule.
Year   # of Ties   # of Matches
2022Â Â Â 3Â Â Â 4 matches
2021Â Â Â 2Â Â Â 19 matches
2020Â Â Â 0Â Â Â 10 matches
2019 Â Â Â 3Â Â Â 18 matches
2018Â Â Â 1Â Â Â 17 matches
2017Â Â Â 3Â Â Â 18 matches
2016Â Â Â 2Â Â Â 16Â matches
2015Â Â Â 0Â Â Â 20 matches
Grissom Nets First Career Goal
In her fourth season with the Bluejays, senior Jenny Grissom touched the back of the net for the first time in her career against Kansas City on Thursday, August 25.Â
Sophomore Azumi Manriki sent a ball through the Kansas City defense to the charging Grissom. Grissom gathered the pass and worked her way around a Roos defender before blasting a shot past Kansas City goalkeeper Riley Moore to give the Bluejays a 1-0 advantage in the 13th minute of the contest.Â
Judkins and Radke Deliver Game-Winning Goal
Locked into a 1-1 battle with under 20 minutes remaining in the match, Sophomore Alyssa Judkins delivered a game-winning goal to give the Bluejays a 2-1 win over Kansas City.
Judkins struck the back of the net during the 72nd minute after rebounding her own header from a free kick from junior Maddie Radke. Following a Kansas City foul, Radke delivered a perfectly placed cross into the box where Judkins headed the pass off the far post. She was able to recover and push across the game-winning goal for the Bluejays.
Home Sweet Home
Creighton began a stretch of five straight matches at home with a 2-1 win over Kansas City on Aug. 25. The Bluejays also secured wins over North Dakota and Tulsa to remain unbeaten this season.
Creighton is now 108-55-23 all-time at Morrison Stadium (opened in 2003), which includes a 5-3-2 mark last season.Â
The Bluejays are 21-9-4 all-time in home-openers, which includes an 12-5-3 mark during home-openers at Morrison Stadium.
The Bluejays are 46-30-8 at Morrison Stadium since the start of 2013, when the program joined the BIG EAST and 14-24-3 during home league matches.Â
Creighton Soccer Goes Green
Spearheaded by senior Emma Yackley, the Creighton men's and women's soccer programs participated in Green Games on Thursday, August 25th as women's soccer team earned a 2-1 win over Kansas City and the men's soccer to dominated Oakland, 6-0.
Both matches were carbon neutral and had zero waste, meaning the electricity consumed at the matches had been offset by credits and all concessions were composted or recycled.Â
The goal of those matches were to promote a sustainable culture at Creighton and within our community, as well as to educate attendees about environmental stewardship.
Terrell Nabs Spot on BIG EAST Honor Roll
Senior goalkeeper Keelan Terrell earned a spot on the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Aug. 29 after recording eight saves and a shutout during the opening weekend at the Rumble in the Rockies event.
The Olathe, Kansas native, opened the 2022 season by recording her ninth career shutout against Montana, moving her into a tie for ninth on Creighton's all-time career shutout's list. She followed that up with five saves during a 1-1 draw against Gonzaga on Aug. 21.Â
LOVE To See Her Back
Sixth-year senior Juelle Love returned to the pitch for the first time in 529 days in Creighton's 0-0 draw against Montana on Aug. 18, 2022.Â
Love torn her ACL during a match against Xavier on March 7, 2021 and missed the rest of the 2020 season (played in the spring) and the entire 2021 fall season.Â
Love has appeared in 41 matches over four seasons, logging 1,739 minutes of action.
Scoring First Yields Success
Through the first six matches, the Bluejays are 3-0-0 when scoring first and 0-0-1 when the opponent scores first. The Bluejays also battled to a pair of 0-0 draws. Creighton finished 7-2-1 during the 2021 season when scoring first, but 0-8 when its opponent scores first.Â
Additionally, the Bluejays went 5-1-1 when leading at the half, 0-6 when trailing after 45 minutes and 2-3-1 when the score was tied at halftime.
Creighton's last come-from-behind victory and last victory when trailing at the half came during the 2020 season against DePaul (April 4), when Aida Kardovic and Lea Høiness each netted goals in the second half for a 2-1 win.Â
Scoreless Draw to Open Season
On Aug. 18, Creighton played Montana to a 0-0 draw to open the 2022 season.Â
It was the Bluejays first season-opening tie since battling South Dakota State to a 0-0 double overtime draw in the 2010 season-opener.Â
It was also the first season-opening shutout for the Bluejays since topping South Dakota, 1-0, on Aug. 21, 2015.
New Faces Around The Pitch
Creighton's starting XI for the season-opener against Montana featured four players making their first start in a Bluejay uniform.Â
In total, six players made their Creighton debuts against either Montana or Gonzaga.Â
Azumi Manriki, Lara Kazandjian, Hannah Luke, Ariana Mondiri, Jess Torres and Olivia Manning each made their Bluejay debuts during last weekend's matches.Â
Season-Opener History
Creighton moved to 17-14-3 in season openers all-time, including the Bluejays 0-0 draw against Montana on Thursday night.Â
Under Paule the Bluejays are 4-3-1 in season openers, including 4-0-0 in contests at home to start a season and 6-2-0 in home openers.Â
The match against Montana on Aug. 18 was the 17th time in program history that the Bluejays opened the season on the road. Creighton is now 6-10-1 in those matches.Â
The Bluejays are also 14-18-2 in its first road match of the season since the program started in 1989.Â
Production Returns
Creighton returns 11 players who started 10 or more matches from last fall's team that finished 7-10-2 and 1-8-1 in the BIG EAST Conference.Â
All told, CU returns 91.4 percent of its starts, 87.1 percent of its minutes, 81.8 percent of its goals, 95.5 percent of its assists, 86.4 percent of its points, and 95.7 percent of its saves off of last year's squad.
Below is a breakdown of the production that is back:
Stat   Returners   Departures
Starts   191 (91.4%)   18 (8.6%)
Minutes   17,110 (87.1%)   2,536 (12.9%)
Goals   18 (81.8%)   4 (18.2%)
Assists   21 (95.5%)   1 (4.5%)
Points   57 (86.4%)   9 (13.6%)
Saves   66 (95.7%)   3 (4.3%)
Chasing History
Senior Ansley Atkinson enters her senior season sixth in Creighton history with 18 career assists. Atkinson needs three assists to move into the top-three and 13 to surpass Lulu Quigley (2000-03) for the most assists in program history.Â
Last season Atkinson was leading the country with nine assists, the fourth most in a single-season, through the first eight matches before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Her nine assists ranked third in the BIG EAST behind Georgetown's Maya Fernandez-Powell (12) and St. John's Jessica Garziano (10).
Assists
1.   Lulu Quigley   30   2000-03
2.   Sara Hovland   25   1998-01
3.   Jennifer Norman   20   1993-96
4.   Jill Richgels   19   2012-15
   Kristine Willrett   19   2004-06
6.   Ansley Atkinson   18   2018-present
   Emily Orbell   18   2007-10
   Anne Eveler   18   1989-92
9.   Lauren Cingoranelli   17   2010-13
   Sam Russell   17   2003-07
   Jessica Powers   17   1997-98
   Gretta Matthews   17   1989-92
Creighton Picked Seventh in BIG EASTÂ
The Bluejays were picked to finish seventh in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, the league announced on Aug. 11
Creighton received 43 points for seventh in the coaches' poll. Georgetown, the defending BIG EAST tournament champions, were picked as the favorites after receiving 8-of-11 first place votes and 98 points.Â
Xavier was second with 91 points and two of the three remaining first-place votes. Butler received the final first-place vote and 83 points to finish third, while Providence claimed 69 points for fourth. St. John's (59) and Connecticut (57) hold the five and six spots after sliding in ahead of Creighton (43). Picked eight was Marquette (42), followed by DePaul (31), Villanova (22) and Seton Hall (10).
The top six teams in the final league standings will qualify for the 2022 BIG EAST Championship Presented by JEEP. The first-round matchups will be hosted by the higher seed on Oct. 30 (3 vs. 6 and 4 vs. 5), while the number one seed will host the semifinals on Nov. 3 (1 vs. winner of 4/5 and 2 vs. winner of 3/6) and final match on Nov. 6.
Creighton finished 7-10-2 overall and 1-8-1 in league play to finish ninth in the BIG EAST during the 2021 season.Â
Kardovic Tabbed To Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Senior midfielder Aida Kardovic earned unanimous All-BIG EAST Preseason honors in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, the league announced on Aug. 11.Â
Kardovic was a First Team All-BIG EAST selection last season, when she led the Bluejays with 40 shots. The midfielder from Kassel, Germany, ranked second on the team with three goals and two assist.Â
Kardovic is the first Bluejay to be named to multiple All-BIG EAST preseason teams and is the first Creighton women's soccer player to earn all-conference preseason honors in back-to-back years since Brittney Neumann was named to the All-MVC Preseason team in 2011 and 2012.
In two seasons, she owns 17 points during 23 career matches from seven goals and three assists.
BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Katie Soderstrom, Butler, R-Sr., F
BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Julia Leas, Georgetown, Sr., M
BIG EAST Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
Allie Augur, Georgetown, Sr., GK
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Aliyah Diagne, Butler, R-Jr., D
Katie Soderstrom, Butler, R-Sr., F*
Jaydah Bedoya, Connecticut, Jr., F
Aida Kardovic, Creighton, Sr., M*
Allie Augur, Georgetown, Sr., GK
Julia Leas, Georgetown, Sr., M*
Gia Vicari, Georgetown, Jr., F
Meg Hughes, Providence, Jr., F
Jessica Garziano, St. John's, Sr., M
Molly McLaughlin, Xavier, So., M
Ella Rogers, Xavier, So., M
*unanimous Selection
International Flavor
This year's roster features a more robust team with players from 10 different countries.
The Bluejays have 20 players from the United States while the remaining nine players representing eight additional countries.Â
Australia: (1) Renée PountneyÂ
Canada: (1) Lara Kazandjian
England: (1) Hannah Luke
France: (1) Ariana MondiriÂ
Germany: (1) Aida Kardovic
Japan: (2) Hitomi Yamaue, Azumi Manriki
Puerto Rico: (1) Jess Torres
Sweden: (1) Lisa Hall
United State: (20)
The Rothwell Sister Duo
In their second season on the pitch together, sisters Hailey and Jordy Rothwell have a special bond on the field. It is a unique experience that a lot of people don't get to do.Â
This season Creighton is one of 50 Division I schools to have a set of sisters playing on the same team. Of those 50 schools, nine schools have two sister tandems.
BIG EAST Extends Contract With FloSports
The BIG EAST Conference, including Creighton University, has partnered with FloSports from 2021-25 to deliver hundreds of subscription-based events leaguewide. This includes virtually every Creighton-produced home webcast in men's soccer, women's soccer, volleyball, women's basketball, baseball and softball.
A subscription is required to view events on FloSports.
Founded in 2006, FloSports features a growing library of more than 300,000 hours of premium content including news, expert commentary, films, documentaries and more.
A subscription to FloSports grants access to the entire FloSports catalog across all of its websites. So rather than paying for individual subscriptions to multiple BIG EAST schools to watch Creighton play road events, now one subscription to FloSports will let you watch all the school-produced events streamed on-line.
Subscribers who cannot watch a game "live" will still be able to watch an archived version of those games "on-demand".
For a complete rundown of the costs and options, go to the Bluejays website at https://gocreighton.com/news/2021/8/17/flosports-information.aspx