Creighton University
Drake
Women’s Soccer Closes Out Road Trip With Sunday Morning Match at Drake
9/1/2023 12:15:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023 • 10:00 a.m.
Des Moines, Iowa | Drake Stadium
Television: ESPN+
Series History: Creighton leads 11-7-1
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS | CU NOTES (PDF)
Up Next
Creighton closes out its season-long three match road trip this weekend when it travels to Des Moines, Iowa to battle former Missouri Valley Conference rival Drake.
After and alteration due to excessive heat in the forecast, the Bluejays and Bulldogs are scheduled to kickoff at 10 a.m. from Drake Stadium.
Follow the Match
Sunday's match will feature both live video and live stats.
Live video for the contest will be available on ESPN+ while live stats will be featured through StatBroadcast. A subscription is required to view the event on ESPN+. 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 (0-2-2)
Creighton is 0-2-2 this season after opening the 2023 season with a 2-2 draw against Nebraska before suffering back-to-back losses to Missouri (3-1) and at Saint Louis (4-1). The Bluejays also battled to a 0-0 draw with Kansas State last weekend.
Senior Abigail Santana leads the team with three points on a goal and an assist, while seniors Maddie Radke and Hannah Luke and have each delivered a goal for Creighton this season. Junior Azumi Manriki and senior Lara Kazandjian have also recorded one assist this season.
Fifth-year senior Keelan Terrell has been the driving force for the Bluejays in goal this season. In four matches, Terrell has collected 20 saves while playing all 360 minutes and posting one shutout inbetween the posts.
Fresh off a second trip to the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals in 2022, the Bluejays have renewed energy as 15 players return from last season's squad that posted an 8-4-8 record. Creighton returned eight players who started 10 or more matches in 2022, led by Kazandjian.
Kazandjian, a 2022 All-BIG EAST First Team selection, was named to the All-BIG EAST Preseason Team after scoring a team-high four goals last fall.
The Creighton attack remains strong as its top-five point scorers return from a season ago. Luke recorded three goals and three assists to tie for the team-lead in points while Santana and senior Ariana Mondiri each delivered three goals and two assists in 2022. Manriki also returns after contributing two goals and a team-high four assists last season.
In addition to the experience returning on the offensive side of the ball, the Bluejays return a wealth of experience on the defensive side.
Terrell brings back 52 matches of experience and better then 4,700 minutes in the net for the Bluejays. Senior captains Gabby Grimaldi and Peighton Steffen will anchor the back line for the Creighton this season after logging a
combined 3,254 minutes last year.
Creighton also welcomes in 14 newcomers, including transfer Andrine Westlie and freshmen Maia and Shani Sirota (Israel) who are each expected to contribute during their first seasons in Omaha.
Head coach Ross Paule is in his ninth year at the helm of the Bluejays.
Scouting Drake (3-1-0)
Drake is 3-1-0 this season after posting a 2-0 shutout win over North Dakota State last weekend. The Bulldogs also own wins over Parkside (4-0) and Green Bay (1-0), while their lone loss was against South Dakota State (2-1).
Seven different Bulldogs have scored a goal this season with sophomore Maddie Rosenblum leading the way with two goals. Additionally, eight different Drake players have dished out an assist this season.
Senior Kelti Wise and freshman Addie Ford have split time in goal for Drake this season. Ford has posted a pair of combined shutouts this season, while making one save in 118 minutes of action. Wise has collected nine saves this season while owning a 0.74 goals against average in four appearances.
Last season Drake posted a 5-8-6 overall record and returns its leading scorer and All-MVC First Teamer Emma Nagle. Nagel was also named to the All-MVC Preseason Team this fall.
Drake was picked to finish fourth in this year MVC Preseason Coaches' poll as head coach Lindsey Horner enters her 15th season at the helm of the Bulldogs.
Series History Against The Bulldogs
Creighton owns a 11-7-1 record all-time against Drake, including a 4-4-1 record in Des Moines.
After alternating wins through the first nine meetings, Creighton has won six of the last 10 meetings. The Bluejays 11 total wins are tied for the fifth most wins any Creighton opponent.
Although Creighton and Drake have met nine times in Des Moines, the two squads have not played one another in the Iowa state capital since 2015 when Creighton claimed a 3-2 win over the Bulldogs.
Renewing An Old MVC Rivalry
Sunday's match-up with Drake will be Creighton's 20th against the Bulldogs since the program's first met in 2002, the third most of any opponent is program history.
The only two other programs to battle the Bluejays more are Evansville (29 meetings) and Illinois State (23 meetings).
The Bluejays and Bulldogs met 11 times in the regular season and four times in the MVC Tournament while rivals from 2002-2012. Creighton was 5-6-0 against Drake in the regular season Valley matches, but 3-0-1 when battling in the MVC Tournament. Creighton is 3-1 against Drake since joining the BIG EAST in 2013.
Creighton vs. The Valley
Creighton has had storied success against the current member of the Missouri Valley Conference, not only as a member from 1997-2012, but also since joining the BIG EAST in 2013. The Bluejays own a 67-46-15 all-time record against current members of The Valley.
Team Overall Record Against
Belmont 2-0-0
Drake 11-7-1
Evansville 13-15-1
UIC Have not met
Illinois State 6-14-3
Indiana State 14-1-0
Missouri State 6-7-6
Murray State Have not met
Northern Iowa 12-2-3
Southern Illinois Have not met
Valparaiso 3-0-1
The Non-Conference Gauntlet
This season head coach Ross Paule arguably put together the toughest non-conference schedule in program history.
Creighton opened the season with a match-up against Nebraska, who was receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Association poll, before battling Power 5 opponent Missouri. Creighton then traveled to defending A10 conference champion Saint Louis, who was also receiving votes in the polls before once against facing off against another Power 5 conference opponent in Kansas State.
Creighton still have one Power 5 conference opponent remaining on the schedule as Creighton hosts Minnesota in the Bluejays annual socctoberfest on Sept. 8.
All told, five of Creighton's eight non-conference opponents owned eight or more wins last season, while the eight opponents combined for a 73-53-29 record last fall.
Bluejays Net Fastest Goal in Morrison Stadium History and Fastest Goal since 2001
Head coach Ross Paule has been known for waiting to take an advantage early and that was exactly what Creighton did on Aug. 20 against Missouri. The Bluejays took the opening kickoff and raced down the field firing their first shot of the match just 10 second into the contest.
Although the shot was saved, the Bluejays recovered the loose ball and sent a cross back into the box, where a Missouri player headed the pass into their own goal giving Creighton a 1-0 lead just 22 second into the match.
The 22 second goal was the fastest goal ever recorded in Morrison Stadium history, men's or women's and was also the fastest goal scored by the Bluejays since Lulu Quigley converted a penalty kick just 21 seconds in a contest against Western Illinois on Oct. 28, 2001.
It was the third time in the last two seasons that Creighton had scored in the first 90 seconds on a match. Last season, Juelle Love scored just 41 seconds in a match against Tulsa (Sept. 4), just three days after Jenny Grissom netted a goal 70 seconds into a match against North Dakota (Sept. 1).
Terrell's Logging Major Minutes
A fixture in goal for Creighton over the last four seasons has graduate goalkeeper Keelan Terrell climbing the Creighton ranks for career goalkeeper minutes.
Over the course of her career with the Bluejays, the Olathe, Kans. native has seen action in 56 matches, making 55 starts and logging 5,072 total minutes in between the posts, ranking fourth on Creighton's all-time goalkeeper minutes played list.
Her 5,072 total minutes in goal currently ranks 19th among active goalkeepers in Division I.
This season, Terrell has played all 360 minutes in goal for the Bluejays, posting a 0-0 draw against Kansas State on Aug. 27.
Goalkeeper Minutes Played
1. Jaimie Thompson 6,815 2000-03
2. Denise Zaver 5,287 1990-93
3. Kristen Casey 5,180 2005-08
4. Keelan Terrell 5,072 2019-present
5. Maggie Phelan 5,058 1997-00
6. Mary Libert 4,883 1993-96
7. Katie Jo Swanson 3,329 2009-12
8. Danielle Rice 3,303 2013-14
9. Valerie Zimmerer 3,012 2003-06
10. McKenzie Meola 2,869 2016-17
Terrell's Chasing History
Graduate Keelan Terrell has proven time and time again over her first four years as a Bluejay that she is one of the greatest goalkeepers to ever wear a Creighton uniform.
Terrell is one of just five players in Creighton history to rank in the top-10 of every career goalkeeper category. She currently sits fourth in goalkeeper minutes (5,072), sixth in goals against average (1.23), seventh in shutouts (14), eighth in total saves (180) and ninth in goalkeeper victories (17)
Goalkeeping Victories Total Years
1. Jaimie Thompson 41 2000-03
2. Denise Zaver 35 1990-93
3. Alicia Montgomery 30 2008-11
4. Kristen Casey 29 2005-08
Mary Libert 29 1993-96
6. Maggie Phelan 26 1997-00
7. Danielle Rice 19 2013-14
Valerie Zimmerer 19 2003-06
9. Keelan Terrell 17 2019-present
10. Katie Sullivan 13 2018-20
Saves Total Years
1. Denise Zaver 355 1990-93
2. Jaimie Thompson 345 2000-03
3. Kristen Casey 259 2005-08
4. Mary Libert 256 1993-96
5. Alicia Montgomery 226 2008-11
6. Danielle Rice 199 2013-14
7. Maggie Phelan 193 1997-00
8. Keelan Terrell 180 2019-present
9. Katie Jo Swanson 173 2009-12
10. McKenzie Meola 160 2016-17
Goals Against Average Total Years
(Minimum 1,000 Minutes Played)
1. Alicia Montgomery 0.81 2008-11
2. Valerie Zimmerer 0.96 2004-06
3. Denise Zaver 1.14 1990-93
4. Jaimie Thompson 1.15 2000-03
5. Kristen Casey 1.18 2005-08
6. Keelan Terrell 1.23 2019-present
7. Katie Jo Swanson 1.24 2009-12
8. Danielle Rice 1.36 2013-14
9. Lori Kwapiszeski 1.37 1989-90
10. Mary Libert 1.38 1993-96
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 14 (0) 2019-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
Steffen's Logging Serious Minutes
Since arriving on campus in the fall of 2020 senior Peighton Steffen has been a staple in the Bluejays starting lineup. The heart of Creighton's backline, Steffen has played 4,848 minutes in her career, 99.4 percent of the 4,878 possible minutes she could have played.
Dating back to last season, Steffen has played 1,730 consecutive minutes along the Creighton backline. Her 1,730 consecutive minutes played is the longest stretch by a Bluejay player since Keelan Terrell played 2,193 consecutive minutes in goal between the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
