2024 Men's Soccer Roster
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Jersey Number 1
Blake Gillingham
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
- High School:
- Bellarmine College Prep
- Deals:
Bio
2024 (Junior at Creighton)
During his junior campaign, Blake started all 18 matches for the Bluejays, playing every minute of the season (1,620) ... He recorded four shutouts in the 2024 season, most notably in the Bluejays 3-0 win against Tulsa (Sept. 14) ... Gillingham made 48 saves in 18 matches ... Blake reached a season-high of five saves in four matches, including Creighton's 1-0 win against Grand Canyon (Sept.9) ... Gillingham was awarded two BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week awards this season ... His first award was in September (16) for back-to-back shutouts wins over Grand Canyon (1-0) and Tulsa (3-0) ... Blake's second BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week was for only allowing one goal in two road matches, to help the Bluejays get wins over Omaha (2-1) and Xavier (1-0) ... Gillingham earned a spot on the 2023-2024 BIG EAST All-Academic Team (Aug. 13) ...
2023 (Sophomore at Creighton)
After claiming the starting spot in net in the seventh match of the season, Gillingham refused to relinquish it as the started the final 11 contests ... Blake played 990 minutes, posting a 2-1 win over No. 13 Marquette (Sept. 15) and a 3-2 victory over No. 7 Akron (Oct. 18) ... He also collected a 2-1 at DePaul (Sept. 23) and a draw at Tulsa (Sept. 19) to claim the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week award on Sept. 25, notching nine combined saves in the two contests ... Over 11 matches Gillingham made 46 saves, including a season-high seven in Creighton’s 2-2 draw with Omaha on Oct. 3.
2022 (Redshirt Freshman at Santa Clara)
Gillingham appeared in four matches, starting three as a redshirt freshman ... He logged 287:20 minutes of action, with a 1.25 goals against average ... Blake allowed four goals and made 12 saves, posting a shutout against UC Davis (0-0 on Sept. 24) with two saves in his Broncos debut.
2021 (Freshman at Santa Clara)
Gillingham did not play in 2021, using his redshirt option.
Club/Prep Career
A graduate of Bellarmine College Prep, Gillingham played club soccer for De Anza Force SC in Northern California ... He was ranked as one of the top 150 players in the country by IMG Academy.
Personal
The son of Chuck and Tiffiny Gillingham, Blake has two siblings: Brandon and Brittany ... His brother, Brandon, played soccer for Santa Clara from 2015-18 and was a two-time captain ... His sister Brittany, played volleyball for the Broncos from 2017-19 ... Blake’s mom, Tiffiny, was an All-American tennis player at UC Berkeley and played professionally … His father, Chuck, played football at Stanford and coached football at Santa Clara during law school.
Getting to Know Blake
If you didn’t play Soccer, what sport would you play: Football
Favorite Omaha Restaurant: Rally Coffee
Favorite TV Show: Peaky Blinders
Favorite Book: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Sports Hero: Tim Howard
Favorite Soccer Team: Brentford
During his junior campaign, Blake started all 18 matches for the Bluejays, playing every minute of the season (1,620) ... He recorded four shutouts in the 2024 season, most notably in the Bluejays 3-0 win against Tulsa (Sept. 14) ... Gillingham made 48 saves in 18 matches ... Blake reached a season-high of five saves in four matches, including Creighton's 1-0 win against Grand Canyon (Sept.9) ... Gillingham was awarded two BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week awards this season ... His first award was in September (16) for back-to-back shutouts wins over Grand Canyon (1-0) and Tulsa (3-0) ... Blake's second BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week was for only allowing one goal in two road matches, to help the Bluejays get wins over Omaha (2-1) and Xavier (1-0) ... Gillingham earned a spot on the 2023-2024 BIG EAST All-Academic Team (Aug. 13) ...
2023 (Sophomore at Creighton)
After claiming the starting spot in net in the seventh match of the season, Gillingham refused to relinquish it as the started the final 11 contests ... Blake played 990 minutes, posting a 2-1 win over No. 13 Marquette (Sept. 15) and a 3-2 victory over No. 7 Akron (Oct. 18) ... He also collected a 2-1 at DePaul (Sept. 23) and a draw at Tulsa (Sept. 19) to claim the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week award on Sept. 25, notching nine combined saves in the two contests ... Over 11 matches Gillingham made 46 saves, including a season-high seven in Creighton’s 2-2 draw with Omaha on Oct. 3.
2022 (Redshirt Freshman at Santa Clara)
Gillingham appeared in four matches, starting three as a redshirt freshman ... He logged 287:20 minutes of action, with a 1.25 goals against average ... Blake allowed four goals and made 12 saves, posting a shutout against UC Davis (0-0 on Sept. 24) with two saves in his Broncos debut.
2021 (Freshman at Santa Clara)
Gillingham did not play in 2021, using his redshirt option.
Club/Prep Career
A graduate of Bellarmine College Prep, Gillingham played club soccer for De Anza Force SC in Northern California ... He was ranked as one of the top 150 players in the country by IMG Academy.
Personal
The son of Chuck and Tiffiny Gillingham, Blake has two siblings: Brandon and Brittany ... His brother, Brandon, played soccer for Santa Clara from 2015-18 and was a two-time captain ... His sister Brittany, played volleyball for the Broncos from 2017-19 ... Blake’s mom, Tiffiny, was an All-American tennis player at UC Berkeley and played professionally … His father, Chuck, played football at Stanford and coached football at Santa Clara during law school.
Getting to Know Blake
If you didn’t play Soccer, what sport would you play: Football
Favorite Omaha Restaurant: Rally Coffee
Favorite TV Show: Peaky Blinders
Favorite Book: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Sports Hero: Tim Howard
Favorite Soccer Team: Brentford
Creighton Men's Soccer Highlights & Postgame vs Denver 9-5-25
Saturday, September 06
Creighton Media Availability 9.3.25 - Men's Soccer
Wednesday, September 03
Men's Soccer - Meet the Jays - Edward Morales
Tuesday, September 02
Men's Soccer - Meet the Jays - Omar Ramadan
Tuesday, September 02
