Creighton University Athletics
2026 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Tejia Murray-Powell
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pickering, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Bill Crothers Secondary School
- Deals:
2025 (Junior at Creighton)
Tejia saw a significant increase in playing time in 2025, appearing in all 19 contests with 18 starts ... Logged a combined 1,407 minutes, including a career-high 90 minutes against both Iowa State (Aug. 21) and Butler (Oct. 25) ... Tallied one assist while firing off six total shots during the Bluejays’ campaign ... Collected lone assist in the Bluejays’ 3-2 comeback win over Omaha on Sept. 10 ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team honoree.
2024 (Sophomore at Creighton)
In her second season as a Bluejay, Murray-Powell appeared in 15 matches ... Earned the starting nod nine times, logging 802 minutes of action and three total shots, including one shot on goal ... Logged a career-high 69 minutes and placed her lone shot on frame during the Bluejays’ 3-1 win over DePaul on Oct. 20 ... Also tallied shots against No. 19 Saint Louis (Sept. 6) and Kansas City (Sept. 15).
2023 (Freshman at Creighton)
Murray-Powell played in 11 matches, earning six starts during her first season with the Bluejays in 2023 ... Tallied one assist and two shots in 381 minutes of action on the pitch ... Earned first career start against Saint Louis (Aug. 24), logging a season-high 63 minutes of playing time ... Notched her first point as a Bluejay, assisting on the game-winning goal against Seton Hall on Oct. 12 ... Registered lone shots of the season in matches at Drake (Sept. 3) and at Villanova (Oct. 8).
Bill Crothers Secondary School & Club
Powell earned a spot and participated at the Canadian Women’s U17 National Team camp in July of 2023 ... She helped Team Ontario secure a gold medal at the 2022 Canada Summer Games, as her team did not concede a goal and outscored their opponents 28-0 in four tournament matches ... She also helped her National Development Centre Ontario Club team to the League One championship in the spring of 2023 ... Tejia grew up participating in soccer, cross country, volleyball, badminton and track and field.
Awards & Honors
2025-26 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Personal
• Daughter of Kacia Murray and Kahlil Powell.
• Has two siblings; Jeloni and Temaya.
• Her brother, Jeloni, played soccer at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
• A psychology major.
• Chose Creighton because it felt like a home away from home and was a place she could reach her full potential athletically and academically.
• Favorite Omaha restaurant is Ponzu.
• Biggest sports thrill was assisting on one of the goals in last year’s comeback against No. 13 Arkansas.
• Named Kobe Bryant as her sports hero and Jude Bellingham as her favorite current athlete.
• Hidden talent is the ability to crotchet/knit stuffed animals.
• Dream vacation destination is the Bahamas.
• Listed listening to music, going to concerts, watching soccer and movies as her hobbies.
• Believes Cristiano Ronaldo is the G.O.A.T.
• Opponent she can’t wait to play is Gonzaga.
• Favorite BIG EAST road city is Storrs, Conn.
• Loves playing in the BIG EAST because of the high-level of play.
• Favorite food is jerk chicken with rice and peas.
• Person she’d love to meet is Drake.
• Favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate chip cookie dough.
• Favorite TV show is Grey’s Anatomy.
• Besides soccer her favorite sport to watch is basketball.
• If she could change one thing in the world it would be to make soccer more accessible and affordable in North America.
