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2002 Creighton Men’s Soccer 2002 Creighton Quick Facts 2002 Schedule Table of Contents Date Opponent Time (CT) Introduction General Information A 31 ! OAKLAND 7 p.m. Creighton University . .2-3 Location . .Omaha, Neb. S 1 ! NOTRE DAME 7 p.m. Omaha, Nebraska . .4 Founded . .1878 Creighton’s Facilities . .5 Enrollment . .6,297 S 6 & Kentucky 4 p.m. Tranquility Park . .6 President . .Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. S 8 & Furman 1:30 p.m. Bluejays in the Pros . .7 Director of Athletics . .Bruce Rasmussen S 13 # DAYTON 7:30 p.m. Colors . .Blue & White S 15 # ORAL ROBERTS 2:30 p.m. Outlook and Players Affiliation . .NCAA Division I 2002 Roster . .8 Conference . .Missouri Valley S 19 Washington 9 p.m. S 21 Portland 4:15 p.m. 2002 Season Preview . .9 Head Coach Bob Warming . .10-11 Bluejay Soccer O 5 Drake* 7 p.m. Assistant Coaches . .12 Head Coach . .Bob Warming O 11 WESTERN KENTUCKY* 7:30 p.m. The Administration . .13 Alma Mater . .Berea College, 1975 O 13 VANDERBILT* 12 p.m. Career Record . .277-144-38 (24 years) Player Profiles . .14-23 O 18 SMS* 7 p.m. Record at CU . .83-28-8 (6 years) Assistant Coach . .Kevin Doyle O 20 Evansville* 2 p.m. 2001 Season Review Alma Mater . .Bowling Green, 1995 O 25 Eastern Illinois* 12 p.m. 2001 Statistics & Results . .24 Assistant Coach . .Jason Mims O 27 Bradley* 1 p.m. 2001 Standings & Honors . .25 Alma Mater . .Saint Louis, 1999 N 1 TULSA* 7 p.m. Home Field . .Tranquility Park 2002 Opponents N 3 SMU* 1 p.m. Capacity . .5,000 2002 Opponent Information . .26-27 2001 Overall Record . .11-9-1 N 8 MVC Play-In Match TBA 2002 Tournament Information . .28 2001 MVC Record (Finish) . .6-3-0 (T-3rd) N 15 $ MVC Semifinals 5:30 & 8 p.m. All-Time Series Results . .29 Letterwinners Returning/Lost . .16/6 N 17 $ MVC Championship 1 p.m. Starters Returning/Lost . .7/4 Record Book ! Diadora Challenge (Omaha, Neb. ) vs. Top 25 . .30 & Furman Invitational (Greenville, S.C.) MVC Regular-Season Championships . .5 # Ameritas Classic (Omaha, Neb.) NCAA Tournament Results . .30 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 * Missouri Valley Conference regular-season match All-Time Bluejay Honors . .31 $ SportPort Soccer Complex (St. Louis, Mo.) Home matches in BOLD CAPS at Tranquility Park, Omaha, Neb. Single-Match Records . .32 MVC Tournament Championships . .7 Single-Season & Career Records . .33 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000 Bluejay NCAA Tournament Teams . .34-37 All-Time Bluejay Roster . .38 NCAA Tournament Appearances . .10 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, Athletic Department Directory . .39 1999, 2000, 2001 Missouri Valley Conference . .40 MVC Composite Schedule . .41 NCAA Final Four Appearances . .2 All-Time Results . .42-43 1996, 2000 All-Time Coaching Results . .43 CU In the National Polls . .43 Sports Information Media Information . .44 Sports Information Director . .Rob Anderson Office Phone . .(402) 280-5544 Assistant SID / Soccer . .Rob Simms Office Phone . .(402) 280-2433 Cell Phone . .(402) 659-3783 Home Phone . .(402) 697-1068 E-mail . [email protected] Sports Information Intern . .Jeff Seals Office Phone . .(402) 280-5801 Press Row . .(402) 659-3783 Sports Information FAX . .(402) 280-2495 Creighton Sports Hotline . .(402) 280-5555 Creighton University Sports Information 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 Player Profiles 2001 Season Review Record Book / NCAA www.gocreighton.com Page 14 Page 24 TournamentTeams • Page 30 Creighton Soccer • A Decade of Dominance Creighton University History Schools and Colleges respiratory diseases, osteoporosis, photography Creighton University was founded in 1878 at Undergraduate study is offered in the College and regional economics. the bequest of Mary Lucretia Creighton –– of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business • Creighton’s Institute for Information widow of telegraph pioneer Edward Creighton Administration and the School of Nursing. Technology and Management educates tomor- –– who included money in her will for the Professional study is offered in the Schools of row’s high-tech leaders, and the University’s establishment of a school in her husband’s Medicine, Dentistry, Law and Pharmacy and Center for Health Policy and Ethics engages the name. Health Professions. Creighton also has a nation in ethical discussions. Graduate School and University College for non-traditional students. Location Creighton University is located in Omaha, Enrollment Nebraska, population 390,000 with a combined Colleges: metropolitan population of about 720,000. Arts and Sciences . .2,194 Business Administration . .716 University College . .421 Schools of: Nursing . .348 Law . .474 Dentistry . .335 Today Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions . .87 9 Today Creighton University is a nationally rec- Medicine . .456 ognized university that challenges students to Graduate School . .474 grow academically, spiritually, morally, social- ly, physically and emotionally. Total Enrollment . .6,297 Creighton University is an independent, Student Snapshot Catholic, comprehensive university operated by Of Creighton’s 6,297 students, 58 percent are Jesuits, who have a 500-year tradition of excel- female and 42 percent are male. Minority stu- lence in education. Creighton has been ranked dents comprise 15.2 percent of the student pop- at or near the top of Midwestern universities in ulation. Geographically, all 50 states and 68 the U.S. News & World Report m a g a z i n e ’s countries are represented, and 66 percent of all “America’s Best Colleges” edition for more students are Catholic. than a decade. Creighton also has been listed among the 100 best buys in higher education by Student Life Money magazine. • 10 national social fraternities and sororities. • Opportunities for service locally, nationally Creighton’s Fr. Richard D. McGloin, S.J., Residence and abroad, including programs in the Hall opened in 1998 and features suite-style rooms Dominican Republic and a Spring Break and its own coffee house. Service Trip program. • More than 140 active student organizations on campus. The Campus • 27 national honor societies. The 93.5-acre campus features nearly 60 build- • Continuing on-campus cultural and social pro- ings, many built within the past 20 years. grams. Construction of the new $48 million science • Seven residence halls, including the Fr. complexwill be completed by early 2003, while Richard D. McGloin, S.J., Residence Hall, the Fr. Richard D. McGloin, S.J., Residence which opened in the fall of 1998. Hall, with its suite-style rooms, opened in the • A fine and performing arts facility for classes, fall of 1998. At the center of campus is the his- theater productions, dance performances, cho- toric St. John’s Church. The campus is located rus concerts and art exhibits. within walking distance of Omaha’s Old Market entertainment and shopping district, the Faculty Orpheum Theater, the Civic Auditorium (home • A total of 1,526 faculty. of the Bluejay basketball teams) and the Joslyn • Student-to-faculty ratio of 14:1. Art Museum. The Skutt Student Center, the • 80 percent of classes have fewer than 40 stu- University’s “living room,” features a warm dents and the average class size is 25. fireplace, lively grill and spacious ballroom. • At Creighton, faculty are conducting interna- tionally recognized work in cancer genetics, 2 Creighton Soccer • A Decade of Dominance Creighton University Athletics Nickname • Creighton offers NCAA Division I athletics in Prior to 1924, the Creighton teams were University Quick Facts 14 varsity sports (six varsity sports for men: referred to as the “Hilltoppers,” but that name Location. Omaha, Neb. (390,000) baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer lost favor because at least six other teams in the Founded . 1878 and tennis; eight varsity sports for women: bas- country also used the same nickname. The Enrollment . 6,297 ketball, crew, cross country, golf, soccer, soft- Omaha Bee assisted the University’s Athletic ball, tennis and volleyball). Board and Alumni Association in finding a new President . Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. • All men’s and women’s teams, except crew, nickname by asking readers to submit possibil- Athletics Affiliation. NCAA Division I compete in the 93-year-old Missouri Valley ities. After reviewing 200 entries, the Athletic Conference . Missouri Valley Conference Conference, the oldest college conference head- Board decided upon “Bluejays” because of the quartered west of the Mississippi River. school’s colors, blue and white. Mailing Address: • Creighton serves as the annual host institution Creighton University for the NCAA College World Series baseball To d a y, Creighton remains the only NCAA 2500 California Plaza tournament, which celebrated its 52nd season in Division I athletic program known officially as Omaha, NE 68178 Omaha this past June. the Bluejays. • Creighton is one of three Division I institu- tions which sent its men’s soccer, men’s basket- Fight Song Creighton Directory ball and baseball teams to the NCAA The Creighton University Fight Song is “The Area Code 402 Tournament in 1999 and 2000. The other two White and the Blue,” with the words and music schools to boast the achievement were UCLA by Gordon Richmond. Campus Operator . 280-2700 and Stanford. “The White and the Blue! Admissions (local call) . 280-2703 Colors two, it is you we defend. Admissions (long-distance) . 800-282-5835 Mascot Fearless for you, our might to the fight we will “Billy Bluejay” is the lend. Alumni Relations . 280-2222 official mascot of the So: wave, colors, wave College of Arts & Sciences . 280-2800 Creighton University We will fight on for your glory. Athletic Department . 280-2720 athletic department. White and Blue! O r i g i n a l l y, the Blue- We will fight till the fight is won.” Bookstore. 280-2796 jays were depicted by a College of Business Administration. 280-2850 “ b i r d w a t c h e r’s blue- For More Information Campus Recreation.