2024 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster

Tilly Thomas
2023 (Freshman at Creighton)
Tilly appeared in 17 contests, earning the start five times during her first season with the Bluejays ... She logged a total of 484 minutes, including a season-high 46 minutes against both Missouri (Aug. 20) and at DePaul (Oct. 19) ... Earned first career start at Kansas State (Aug. 27), logging 42 minutes of action ... Thomas closed out 2023 with one goal and three total shots, netting her first goal as a Bluejay on her first career shot against St. John’s on Oct. 5 ... Also recorded shots in matches at DePaul (Oct. 19) and at Butler (Oct. 26) ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Churcher’s College & Club:
Originally from England, Thomas came to Creighton after guiding her Southampton FC U-23 squad to the 2022-23 FA Women’s National League title ... Prior to her stop with Southampton FC, the midfielder spent two seasons with the Chelsea FC WSL Academy, where she helped her team earn the FA Women’s U-21 Super League South Division title during the 2021-22 season. ... Early in her career, Thomas made her debut and served as a captain for the U-16 Southampton FC Academy team that won the FA Southern Division championship and finished as the runner-up at the U-16 FA Youth Cup ... Tilly also
participated in numerous regional and national England camps at the youth level.
Awards & Honors
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24 Dean’s List
Personal
• Daughter of Heath and Joanne Thomas.
• Has two siblings, Theo and Nesta.
• An exercise science major.
• Sports hero is Jessica Ennis-Hill.
• Favorite food is sushi.
• Best birthday gift she ever got was a customized necklace from her parents for her 18th birthday.
• Dream vacation destination is Tahiti.
• Life advice to others is to take every opportunity you are given and enjoy the process of becoming what you want to become.
• Favorite TV shows are Suits and Grey’s Anatomy.
• Best sports memory was playing in the FA Cup with Southampton.
• Dream dinner guests are Pep Guardiola, Ricky Gervais and Serena Williams.
• Go-to pregame music artist is Nathan John Feuerstein.
• Lists Wayne Rooney as her favorite soccer player.
• Favorite BIG EAST road city is Washington, D.C.
• In 10 years, would love to be playing professional soccer around the world.
• Chose Creighton because of the style of play, the amazing people, the culture and the high level of soccer in the BIG EAST.