2016 Creighton Men's Soccer 2016 Creighton Men's Soccer Omaha Vs #8 Creighton (Sep 05, 2016 at Omaha, Neb) Penn Vs #14 Creighton (Sep 09, 2016 at Omaha, Neb.)
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2016 Creighton Men’s Soccer Game 20 • Sunday, Nov. 13 • BIG EAST Championship • Creighton at Butler • Indianapolis, Ind. • 11:00 am (CST) SID Contact: Anthony Robinson • Office Phone: (402) 280-5801 • Cell Phone: (712) 250-4900 • E-mail: [email protected] This is Creighton Men’s Soccer: Bluejays in the Polls 5 NCAA College Cup Appearances (1996, 2000, 2002, 2011, 2012) NSCAA: 24 NCAA RPI: 31 23 NCAA Tournament Selections Top Drawer Soccer: NR 26 Combined Conference Titles College Soccer News: 23 2016 Schedule No. 24 Creighton August (11-5-3) 26 at #25 Rutgers W, 2-0 vs. 29 San Francisco Canceled No. 15 Butler (12-5-1) September 2 at #2 Clemson L, 0-1 Up Next Scouting No. 24 Creighton 5 Nebraska-Omaha T, 1-1 (2OT) The fourth-seeded Creighton men’s (11-5-3) 9 Pennsylvania (Socctoberfest) W, 3-0 soccer team will play at second-seeded The Bluejays picked up a 2-1 victory at Butler for the title match of the BIG EAST Providence in the semifinal round of the BIG 13 UMKC W, 3-0 Championship Presented by Jeep on EAST Championships Presented by Jeep 17 Seton Hall * (Homecoming) (BEDN) W, 4-1 Sunday. Both teams are seeking their first on Thursday night to advance to Sunday’s 21 #8 Denver T, 0-0 (2OT) BIG EAST Men’s Soccer Championship. title match. 24 at DePaul * W, 4-1 Follow The Match Creighton currently holds a three-match 27 #12 Loyola-Chicago W, 3-0 Sunday’s match will be broadcasted on the winning streak, which was preceeded by FS2. FS2 can be found at FOXSportsGo. three-straight losses. October com and on the FOX Sports Go app, and on cable or other service providers with The Bluejays finished in a tie for third in the 1 at St. John’s * (BEDN) T, 1-1 (2OT) appropriate sports packages. BIG EAST and earned the No. 4 seed in the 7 #9 Butler * (BEDN) W, 1-0 postseason BIG EAST Tournament. 11 at Tulsa L, 1-2 Live stats for the contest can be found on Statbroadcast: http://stats.statbroadcast. BIG EAST All-Conference Second Team 15 Marquette * (BEDN) W, 2-1 com/broadcast/?id=154149 selection Riggs Lennon leads Creighton 22 at Villanova * (BEDN) L, 0-1 with 10 goals, while Noah Franke has a 26 at Xavier * (BEDN) L, 1-2 (2OT) Bluejay fans can also stay updated through team-high six assists. The Bluejays average the Creighton men’s soccer Twitter feed: 1.79 goals per match and lead Division I 29 Providence * (BEDN) L, 0-1 Twitter.com/CreightonMSoc. with 17.2 shots per match. November Creighton has had 10 different players score 3 Georgetown * (BEDN) W, 3-0 at least one goal, and five have converted two or more. 2016 BIG EAST Men’s Soccer Championship BIG EAST Co-Goalkeeper of the Year Alex (all rounds played at campus site of higher seed) Kapp leads the conference with seven 6 Xavier (BEDN) W, 3-1 shutouts and holds a 0.70 goals against 10 Providence (BEDN) W, 2-1 average. 13 Butler (FS2) 11:00 am Final 2016 BIG EAST Regular-Season Standings BIG EAST Overall 2016 NCAA Tournament Team W L T Pts. Pct. W L T Pct. #Providence 7 2 0 21 .778 12 5 0 .706 Nov. 17 - Dec. 11 TBA Butler 6 3 0 18 .667 11 5 1 .676 Villanova 5 3 1 16 .611 10 6 2 .611 * BIG EAST Conference matches Creighton 5 3 1 16 .611 9 5 3 .618 All times Central and subject to change Xavier 4 4 1 13 .500 8 7 3 .528 Home matches in bold played at DePaul 4 5 0 12 .444 9 7 2 .556 Georgetown 3 4 2 11 .444 6 9 2 .412 Michael G. Morrison, S.J., Stadium St. John’s 2 5 2 8 .333 6 7 4 .471 Marquette 2 5 2 8 .333 5 7 4 .438 Seton Hall 2 6 1 7 .278 4 11 2 .294 # - Clinched BIG EAST Regular-Season Title BIG EAST MEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS Held Nov. 6-13, the 2016 BIG EAST Men’s Soccer Championship Presented By Jeep will be played at the higher seeds’ home field. The semifinals will be played at the home stadiums of the No.1 and No. 2 seeds. The championship final will be played at the highest remaining seed. The BIG EAST Champion will receive the league’s automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Tournament field. FIRST ROUND NOVEMBER 6 • BEDN 4 Creighton SEMIFINALS 5 Xavier NOVEMBER 10 • BEDN • 6 p.m. Omaha, Neb. (Morrison Stadium) at 3 p.m. 1 Providence FINAL 4 Creighton NOVEMBER 13 • FS2 • 11 a.m. CST Providence, R.I. (Chapey field) 4 Creighton CHAMPION 2 Butler Indianapolis, Ind. (Butler Bowl) 2 Butler 3 Villanova Indianapolis, Ind. (Butler Bowl) 3 Villanova 6 DePaul Villanova, Pa. (Villanova Soccer Complex) at 12 p.m. 2016 All-BIG EAST Honors BIG EAST All-Freshman Team Isaac Galliford, Butler, Fr., M* All-BIG EAST First Team Lewis Suddick, Butler, Fr., M/F * David Goldsmith, Butler, Sr., F * Max de Bruijne, DePaul, Fr., D Julian Gressel, Providence, Sr., F * Dylan Nealis, Georgetown, Fr., D Ricardo Perez, Creighton, Sr., M/F Luka Prpa, Marquette, Fr., M * Harry Cooksley, St. John’s, Jr., M/F Danny Griffin, Providence, Fr., M* Jared Timmer, Butler, So., M Joao Serrano, Providence, Fr., D* Simon Megally, DePaul, Sr., M Liam Wilson, Providence, Fr., D Christopher Lema, Georgetown, Jr., M Alistair Johnston, St. John’s, Fr., M Lucas Stauffer, Creighton, Jr., D Jonathan Jimenez, Seton Hall, Fr., F Mark Jecewiz, Providence, RS-Jr., D Shane Bradley, Villanova, Fr., D Cory Brown, Xavier, Jr., D Derrick Otim, Xavier, Fr., M Colin Miller, Providence, RS-So., GK BIG EAST Co-Offensive Players of the Year All-BIG EAST Second Team David Goldsmith, Butler, Sr., F Riggs Lennon, Creighton, Sr., F Julian Gressel, Providence, Sr., F Ricky Lopez-Espin, Creighton, Jr., F Miguel Polley, Villanova, RS-Jr., M/F BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year Arun Basuljevic, Georgetown, Jr., M Ricardo Perez, Creighton, Sr., M/F Andres Arcila, Seton Hall, So., M Andreas Bartosinski, Villanova, Jr., M BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Mitch LaGro, Creighton, RS-So., D/M Cory Brown, Xavier, Jr., D Mitch Ostrowski, Butler, RS-Sr., D John Pothast, Marquette, RS-Sr., D BIG EAST Co-Goalkeepers of the Year Shane Bradley, Villanova, Fr., D Alex Kapp, Creighton, Sr. Matt Nance, Xavier, Xavier, Jr., D Colin Miller, Providence, So. Alex Kapp, Creighton, Sr., GK BIG EAST Freshman of the Year Luke Prpa, Marquette, Fr., M BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year Providence* * - denotes unanimous selection 2016 Quick Facts Scouting No. 15 Butler BIG EAST Postseason History (12-5-1) Creighton is 3-3 during four BIG EAST BIG EAST Co-Offensive Player of the Year tournament appearances. Creighton University Information Location Omaha, Neb. David Goldsmith scored a golden goal Founded 1878 during the second overtime against Villanova Sunday marks the Bluejays’ second Enrollment 8,393 as Butler advanced to Sunday’s championship appearance in the BIG EAST title match. Nickname Bluejays match with a 1-0 victory. Colors Blue & White Georgetown defeated Creighton 2-1 in double President Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, S.J., Ph.D. Goldsmith owns a BIG EAST-leading 12 goals overtime during the 2015 BIG EAST final. Director of Athletics Bruce Rasmussen this season. Affiliation NCAA Division I After their victory at Providence on Thursday, Conference BIG EAST Goalkeeper Eric Dick posted his sixth shutout the Jays are 1-2 in true road BIG EAST of the season on Thursday night. Tournament matches. Bluejay Soccer Head Coach Elmar Bolowich Five Butler players earned BIG EAST All- MSOC Seeking First BE Men’s Tourney Title Alma Mater Mainz, 1981 Conference accolades. The Creighton men’s soccer team is looking to Career Record 373-171-52 (28th season) become the first Creighton men’s team to win a Record at CU 93-27-12 (Sixth season) Series History vs. Bulldogs BIG EAST Tournament title in any sport. Assistant Coach Johnny Torres Creighton holds a 6-0-1 record all-time against Alma Mater Creighton, 2008 Butler. Since joining the BIG EAST in the Assistant Coach Michael Gabb summer of 2013, Creighton volleyball is the Alma Mater Creighton, 2002 The Bluejays defeated the Bulldogs 1-0 on Oct. only team to secure a conference tournament Graduate Assistant Zach Barnes 7 in Omaha. During that contest at Morrison championship (2014, ‘15). Alma Mater Creighton, 2015 Stadium, both Creighton (No. 10) and Butler Director of Operations Tim Breen, S.J. (No. 9) were ranked in the top-10 nationally. The Bluejay men’s soccer team is 0-1 in Home Field Michael G. Morrison, S.J., Stadium BIG EAST Conference Championship title Capacity 7,500 The Bulldogs and Bluejays have never met matches (2-1 loss in double overtime against 2015 Overall Record 19-4-0 during the postseason. Georgetown last season). 2015 BIG EAST Record / Finish 7-2-0 / 2nd Letterwinners Returning / Lost 10 / 9 Last Time Out The Creighton men’s soccer program captured Starters Returning / Lost 5 / 6 Creighton posted its second come-from- 13 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Goalkeepers Returning / Lost 1 / 1 behind BIG EAST postseason victory, 2-1 at titles as a member of the conference from Providence on Thursday night. 1991-2012 (22 seasons). Conference Regular-Season Titles 13 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2006, The Friars took an early lead with a goal duing Lopez-Espin’s Strong Foot of Late 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 the seventh minute, but the Bluejays answered Junior Ricky Lopez-Espin has scored five with two goals during a 10-minute span to take of Creighton nines goals during the past five Conference Tournament Titles 13 a 2-1 lead.