2018 Creighton Women's Soccer
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2018 Creighton Women’s Soccer Back Row (L to R): Ansley Atkinson, Kylin Grubb, Morgan Szarka, Keelan Terrell, Katie Sullivan, Maureen Kerr, Jaylin Bosak, Cassie Legband Alyssa Swift. Middle Row (L to R): Aline Reinkober, Emma Roemer, Kaira Houser, Haylee Blach, Kate Johnson, Emily Goodson, Emma Braasch. Front Row (L to R): Frankie Frericks, Mac Weist, Juelle Love, Ashleigh Cearlock, Taryn Jakubowski, Keelie Fothergill, Josie Clough. Table of Contents and Quick Facts Creighton Quick Facts Table of Contents General Information Table of Contents and Quick Facts . .1 2017 in Review 2018 Season Preview . 2. 2017 Results . 28 Location . Omaha, Neb . 2018 Roster . 3. 2017 Statistics . 29 Founded . 1878 Head Coach Ross Paule . .4-5 2017 BIG EAST Standings and Awards . 30 Enrollment . 8,654 Assistant Coach Craig Scriven . 6. School Colors . Blue & White Assistant Coach Lisa-Marie Woods . .7 Creighton Record Book Nickname . Bluejays Volunteer Assistant Luke Baxter . .7 NCAA Tournament Appearances . .32-33 Affiliation . NCAA Division I Career Records . 34 Conference . BIG EAST Seniors Season and Match Records . 35. President . Rev . Daniel Hendrickson, S J. ,. Ph D. Kaira Houser . 8 Honors and Awards . .36-37 Director of Athletics . Bruce Rasmussen Maureen Kerr . 9. Morrison Stadium Records . 38 Annual Leaders . 39 SWA . Brandy Menaugh Juniors Year-by-Year Stats . 40 Athletics Phone . 402-280-2720 Jaylin Bosak and Emma Braasch . .10 Coaching Records . 41. Ticket Office . 402-280-JAYS (5297) Ashleigh Cearlock and Kylin Grubb . 11. All-Time Roster (Alphabetical) . 42 Taryn Jakubowski and Kate Johnson . .12 All-Time Roster (Numerical) . 43 Bluejay Women’s Soccer Hall of Fame . 43 Head Coach . Ross Paule Sophomores Yearly Results . .44-47 Career Record/Years . 23-27-5/3 Haylee Blach and Josie Clough . 13. Assistant Coach . Craig Scriven Keelie Fothergill and Cassie Legband . .14 This is Creighton Assistant Coach . Lisa-Marie. Woods Juelle Love and Alyssa Swift . 15. Rasmussen Fitness and Sports Center . 50 Morrison Stadium Renovation . 50 Volunteer Assistant Coach . Luke Baxter Freshmen Morrison Stadium . .51 Soccer Office Phone . 402-280-2720 Ansley Atkinson, Chloe Behrens Creighton University . .52-53 and Frankie Frericks . .16 The City of Omaha . 54 Home Field . Michael G . Morrison, S J. ,. Stadium Emily Goodson, Lux Govindarajan Creighton Administration . .55 Capacity . 7,500 Aline Reinkober and Emma Roemer . .17 Head Coaches and Athletic Highlights . 56 2017 Overall Record . 4-11-3 Katie Sullivan, Morgan Szarka, Athletic Department Directory . .57 2017 BIG EAST Record / Finish . 2-5-2/8th Keelan Terrell and Mac Weist . .18 Student-Athlete Support . 58 Starters Returning / Lost . 8/3 Athletic Performance Letterwinners Returning / Lost . 12/5 2018 Opponents and Athletic Training . 59 Non-Conference Opponents . 20 Media Information . 60 Newcomers . 10 BIG EAST Conference Opponents . .21 Series Records . 22 All-Time History Series Records (Game-by-Game) . .23-25 First year of soccer . 1989 Overall all-time record . 288-223-45 ( 558). NCAA Tournaments . 5 Last postseason opponent . at Minnesota Result . L, 4-2 (11/12/10) Sports Information Associate Director/WSOC Contact . Glen Sisk Office phone . 402-280-2433 Cell phone . 402-515-7528 E-mail . glensisk@creighton .edu Website . www .gocreighton .com Twitter . CreightonWSOC Facebook . facebook .com/CreightonWSoccer Instagram . instagram .com/creightonwsoc Credits The 2018 Creighton Women’s Soccer Media Guide is a production of the award-winning Creighton University Sports Information Office . Design, writing and editing by Glen Sisk, Sports Information Associate Director . Editorial assistance provided by Sports Information Director Rob Anderson; Sports Information Director Anthony Robinson; Associate Director of Athletics Kevin Sarver and the women’s soccer staff . Photos by Steve Branscombe, Wendell Cruz, Mark Kuhlmann, A .J . Olnes, Dave Weaver and Joe Willman . This publication was printed by the Creighton Print Center . Creighton Women’s Soccer ...............1 ............................ 2018 Media Guide 2018 Season Preview Building a soccer program to be competitive on the national level is “You have to challenge yourself, not just collect wins where we’re far from a linear process . To see the development and foundation supposed to . For a strong RPI we have to beat top teams, both being put in place by head coach Ross Paule, it is important to look at home and on the road,” added Paule . “You have to improve beyond merely the overall record . your schedule to become a top-level team . That will lead to more immediate impact recruits and ultimately to better recruits and a Consider that Paule’s first commit arrived at Creighton this program that consistently competes at the top ”. season, as goalkeeper Keelan Terrell stepped on the campus for the Bluejays in the fall . The 2018 squad will be the first team that Offense Paule and his staff primarily brought to Omaha . The loss of one of the best offensive players in Bluejay history following 2016, Lauren Sullivan, had an obvious impact . After “Traditionally the recruiting cycle is three years ahead . The delivering 37 goals and 31 assists in 2016, Creighton was limited to top-level players are committing as freshmen and sophomores . If 16 goals and 10 assists in 2017 . you don’t get them at that point, the majority of the best players are gone,” said Paule . “When I got to Creighton three years ago, we This season Paule feels the Bluejays will offer more options were already behind, so we needed to find players that fell through offensively, thus creating more scoring chances . the cracks to make an immediate impact . I believe we found a great group to build on, but we knew it was going to be a longer “The players returning have more experience and we have process . To develop the culture and bring in the style of players several technical players coming in,” said Paule . “We will have more that I wanted, you have to do your research and it’s not a quick fix . interchangeable players and that will allow us to be more creative .” “My goal is to build a full roster of student-athletes that can play in Defense our system, have the right mentality and work ethic to continue to Defense highlighted Creighton’s 2017 season, including a 1-1 draw develop and become difference makers in their role with our team with No . 12 Georgetown . The 2018 Bluejays’ should remain strong and program,” added Paule . along the backline, led by the return of senior captain Maureen Kerr, junior Jaylin Bosak and sophomore Haylee Blach . While continuously recruiting the style of athletes he wanted, Paule attended to the task of creating a culture of success . One of “We will be very organized and disciplined in our defensive tactics,” the first steps in that process was holding the existing Bluejays to a said Paule . higher standard on and off the pitch . Then holding the players and the team accountable if that standard was not met . Goalkeeping Creighton’s season will hinge on the play in the net . The Bluejays’ “I took a lot of pride in trying to develop the players already in the were dealt challenges late in the summer as rising junior and program and help them be their best,” noted Paule . “My biggest returning goalkeeper McKenzie Meola stepped away from the priority when I arrived was to address the culture and the attitude program to focus on academics . In addition, freshman keeper of the team . To teach them that it is not okay to lose, or to be Terrell suffered a leg injury that will sideline her for the entire average . Rather to teach them to do what it takes to learn from 2018 season . every experience and progress to a higher standard,” said Paule . Redshirt freshman Katie Sullivan and true freshmen Chloe Another facet of improving the program as a whole was ramping Behrens as well as Lux Govindarajan will step into the void . up the level of competition . Moving from the Missouri Valley to the Sullivan spent the fall of 2017 as well as the spring of 2018 learning BIG EAST during 2014 raised Creighton’s level of conference foes, from the sidelines . but Paule and his staff felt it critical to improve the non-conference schedule as well . That process began in earnest last season as the “Katie came in last season with an awesome attitude,” said Paule . Bluejays played 10 road contests in 2017 and will again in 2018 . “She has all the tools and the ability, and will get a chance to The grueling schedule included four road matches to open last year develop on the pitch ”. and will feature five straight road contests to start the 2018 season . Creighton Women’s Soccer ...............2............................ 2018 Media Guide 2018 Roster Numerical Roster Pronunciation Guide # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Last School) Haylee Blach . Block 1 Keelan Terrell GK 5-9 Fr . Olathe, Kan . (Olathe East HS) Chloe Behrens . Bear - Ens 2 Alyssa Swift D 5-5 R-So . North Providence, R I. (La Salle Academy) Jaylin Bosak . Bo-Sock Emma Braasch . Brawsh 3 Emma Roemer M 5-6 Fr . Oregon, Wis . (Oregon HS) Ashleigh Cearlock . Kerr-Lock 4 Frankie Frericks M 5-8 Fr . Cary, Ill . (Cary-Grove HS) Josie Clough . Cluff 5 Emma Braasch M/D 5-6 Jr . Prairie Village, Kan . (Shawnee Mission East HS) Keelie Fothergill . Key-Lee FotherGill 6 Kaira Houser F 5-5 Sr . Wakarusa, Kan . (Washburn Rural HS) Frankie Frericks . Frair (like Bear) icks 7 Aline Reinkober M 5-7 Fr . Riesa, Germany (Sportschule Potsdam) Lux Govindarajan . Govin-da-ra-gin Kaira Houser . Ky-Ra 8 Emily Goodson D 5-6 R-Fr . Aurora, Colo . (Smoky Hill HS) Taryn Jakubowski . Jay-Ka-Bow-Skee 9 Morgan Szarka D 5-7 Fr . Aurora, Colo . (Grandview HS) Juelle Love . Jew- Elle 11 Mac Weist D 5-4 Fr .