2024 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Savanna Solomon
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Papillion, Neb.
- High School:
- Papillion-LaVista South
- Deals:
2024 (Sophomore at Creighton)
An anchor on Creighton’s backline, Solomon started all 14 contests she played in during her second season with the Bluejays ... She logged a combined 1,182 minutes, including 90 minutes on nine different occasions ... Solomon tallied three total shots, including a career-high tying two shots against Butler on Oct. 27 ... Savanna also added in a shot during the Bluejays’ 1-0 win over Providence (Oct. 13) ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team Honoree.
2023 (Freshman at Creighton)
Savanna saw action in all 18 games as a freshman, earning nine starts ... Accumulated 1,027 minutes of action, closing the year with one goal on eight total shots, including six shots on goal ... Claimed first career start against Missouri on Aug. 20 ... Delivered go-ahead goal in the 66th minute of a 2-2 draw at Drake on Sept. 3 ... Logged a season-high 80 minutes in a start at UConn on Sept. 21 ... Recorded a season-high two shots in back-to-back matches against Seton Hall (Oct. 12) and at DePaul (Oct. 19) ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team Honoree.
Papillion-La Vista South High School
A four-year letterwinner at Papillion-La Vista South, Savanna earned All-Metro and All-State Honorable Mention honors as a sophomore while guiding the Titans to a runner-up finish at the 2021 NSAA State Soccer Championships ... She scored 10 goals and dished out six assists in 14 matches as a sophomore, leading the Titans to a 13-5 overall record and second place finish in the Metro League ... Savanna also guided the Titans to Nebraska District runner-up finish as a junior ... Solomon played club soccer for the Gretna Elite Academy ENCL and was named to the Nebraska State Cup Best XI while leading her Gretna Elite Academy squad to a runner-up finish in 2020 and a championship in 2017 ... Off the pitch, Savanna excelled on the basketball court, earning three varsity letters ... She helped the Titans to three consecutive Nebraska District runner-up finishes in basketball, while earning All-Metro and All-State Honorable Mention honors ... Solomon also earned the Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for her leadership in the community as a junior.
Awards & Honors
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24 Dean’s List
2024-25 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2024-25 Dean’s List
2024-25 Female Muscle & Hustle Award (The Billy’s)
Personal
• Daughter of Will and Kellie Solomon.
• Has three siblings; Charlee, Tess and Kolbie.
• Pursuing a degree in exercise science with a minor in psychology.
• Comes from a long line of athletes in her family. Her mother, Kellie, played volleyball at Peru State, while her father, Will, played basketball at Midland and her sister, Charlee, plays volleyball at Jacksonville State.
• Additionally, her aunt, Anna, played volleyball at Clemson, her uncle, David, played baseball at Omaha, her cousin, Daytan, played Volleyball at Columbia Internation, her cousin, Delanie, played volleyball at Midland and her other cousin, Johnny, played baseball for Buena Vista.
• Sports hero is Christian Laettner.
• Dream NIL endorsement is Dr. Pepper.
• Life advice to others is to be where your feet are, don’t thing too much avouth what’s alredy happened or what’s going to ... Be in the present and enjoy every moment.
• Favorite Actor is Ryan Gosling.
• Opponent she can’t wait to play is Duke.
• Chose Creighton because she grew up watching Creighton Athletics and has always dreamt of being a Bluejay ever since she was little. Creighton has always felt like home and you have got to love Morrison Stadium.
• Favorite sport to watch besides soccer is college basketball, especially Creighton.
• Wears No. 3 because she grew up wearing No. 32 and No. 13, so she took the 3’s and went with it. Also because Doug McDermott wore No. 3.
