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Jersey Number 1
Paul Kruse
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Heilbronn, Germany
- High School:
- Monchseegymnasium
Bio
2021 (Covd Junior at Creighton)
Kruse started each of the Bluejays’ 19 contests in 2021, leading the team back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016 ... Paul played 1,722 of Creighton’s 1,750 minutes on the pitch, posting five shutouts and an impressive 1.25 goals against
average ... Kruse closed the season with 81 saves, allowing one goal or less in 11 contests ... Off the pitch the netminder was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team ... He earned BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week on Oct. 25 with victories over Xavier (2-0 on Oct. 20) and Seton Hall (3-1 on Oct. 23) ... The German native also collected BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 6 after delivering a 3-0 win over No. 1 Indiana on Sept. 3.
2020 (Junior at Creighton)
Named BIG EAST Preseason Co-Goalkeeper of the Year, Kruse was limited to just three starts because of injury ... Paul’s season ended with a 1.67 goals against average and five saves in 270 minutes of action ... He started the home opener and recorded the win against Xavier (March 6) and collected a pair of saves during a 1-0 BIG EAST Tournament semifinal loss at top-seeded and national No. 2 Georgetown (April 15).
2019 (Sophomore at Creighton)
Kruse started 10 matches in goal for Bluejays in 2019, leading the team with a 1.23 goals against average and 42 saves ... Paul
started the first four matches of season before incurring an injury ... Kruse posted seven saves in the season-opener during 110 minutes of a 2-2 draw at No. 6 North Carolina (Aug. 30) ... He made a career-high nine saves while helping Creighton post a 1-1 draw (2OT) at No. 3 Georgetown (Nov. 6) during the final match of the regular season ... Kruse earned the final BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week (Nov. 8) ... Prior to the season he was selected as BIG EAST Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year ... Off the pitch Paul earned Young Leadership Award at Creighton’s Jeffrey C. Kasch Foundation banquet.
2018 (Freshman at Creighton)
A 2018 All-BIG EAST Second Team selection and unanimous pick to the All-BIG EAST Freshman Team, Kruse started all 18 matches and played each minute in goal for the Bluejays in 2018 ... He posted a 0.64 goals against average, the fourth-best mark in program history, second-best for a freshman ... Paul tallied seven shutouts, the most by a Creighton freshman since Brian Holt recorded 12 in 2008 ... Kruse grabbed a season-high seven saves at DePaul (Oct. 27) ... He allowed more than one goal only once (Oct. 31 vs. Georgetown) ... Kruse led the BIG EAST with only seven goals against during league play, including four shutouts.
Club/Prep Career
Paul played club soccer for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Academy, earning a trio of championships (U-12, U-14, U-15) and also guided the 2016 U-19 German National team to runner-up finish ... Kruse participated in first international match for the U-16 German National Team against Belgium (2013) and was a member of the German U-18 National Pool ... Paul attended Monchseegymnasium for high school.
Personal
The son of Andrea Siller and Thomas Kruse, Paul has one sibling: Louisa ... After earning his undergraduate degress (international business, marketing and business intelligence & analytics) from the Heider College of Business in December of 2021, Paul is pursuing a graduate degree in business administration.
Getting to Know Paul
Favorite Netflix/Hulu Show: Peaky Blinders
Hidden Talent: Beach volleyball
Favorite Book: The Daily Stoic (Ryan Holiday)
Kruse started each of the Bluejays’ 19 contests in 2021, leading the team back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016 ... Paul played 1,722 of Creighton’s 1,750 minutes on the pitch, posting five shutouts and an impressive 1.25 goals against
average ... Kruse closed the season with 81 saves, allowing one goal or less in 11 contests ... Off the pitch the netminder was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team ... He earned BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week on Oct. 25 with victories over Xavier (2-0 on Oct. 20) and Seton Hall (3-1 on Oct. 23) ... The German native also collected BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 6 after delivering a 3-0 win over No. 1 Indiana on Sept. 3.
2020 (Junior at Creighton)
Named BIG EAST Preseason Co-Goalkeeper of the Year, Kruse was limited to just three starts because of injury ... Paul’s season ended with a 1.67 goals against average and five saves in 270 minutes of action ... He started the home opener and recorded the win against Xavier (March 6) and collected a pair of saves during a 1-0 BIG EAST Tournament semifinal loss at top-seeded and national No. 2 Georgetown (April 15).
2019 (Sophomore at Creighton)
Kruse started 10 matches in goal for Bluejays in 2019, leading the team with a 1.23 goals against average and 42 saves ... Paul
started the first four matches of season before incurring an injury ... Kruse posted seven saves in the season-opener during 110 minutes of a 2-2 draw at No. 6 North Carolina (Aug. 30) ... He made a career-high nine saves while helping Creighton post a 1-1 draw (2OT) at No. 3 Georgetown (Nov. 6) during the final match of the regular season ... Kruse earned the final BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week (Nov. 8) ... Prior to the season he was selected as BIG EAST Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year ... Off the pitch Paul earned Young Leadership Award at Creighton’s Jeffrey C. Kasch Foundation banquet.
2018 (Freshman at Creighton)
A 2018 All-BIG EAST Second Team selection and unanimous pick to the All-BIG EAST Freshman Team, Kruse started all 18 matches and played each minute in goal for the Bluejays in 2018 ... He posted a 0.64 goals against average, the fourth-best mark in program history, second-best for a freshman ... Paul tallied seven shutouts, the most by a Creighton freshman since Brian Holt recorded 12 in 2008 ... Kruse grabbed a season-high seven saves at DePaul (Oct. 27) ... He allowed more than one goal only once (Oct. 31 vs. Georgetown) ... Kruse led the BIG EAST with only seven goals against during league play, including four shutouts.
Club/Prep Career
Paul played club soccer for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Academy, earning a trio of championships (U-12, U-14, U-15) and also guided the 2016 U-19 German National team to runner-up finish ... Kruse participated in first international match for the U-16 German National Team against Belgium (2013) and was a member of the German U-18 National Pool ... Paul attended Monchseegymnasium for high school.
Personal
The son of Andrea Siller and Thomas Kruse, Paul has one sibling: Louisa ... After earning his undergraduate degress (international business, marketing and business intelligence & analytics) from the Heider College of Business in December of 2021, Paul is pursuing a graduate degree in business administration.
Getting to Know Paul
Favorite Netflix/Hulu Show: Peaky Blinders
Hidden Talent: Beach volleyball
Favorite Book: The Daily Stoic (Ryan Holiday)
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