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2016 Creighton Men’s Soccer

Game 8 • Saturday, Sept. 24 • Creighton at DePaul • Chicago, Ill. • 1:00 pm

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: 12 NCAA RPI: NA 23 NCAA Tournament Selections Top Drawer Soccer: 10 Soccer America: 22 26 Combined Conference Titles College Soccer News: 8

2016 Schedule August No. 12 Creighton (4-1-2, 1-0-0 BIG EAST) 26 at #25 Rutgers W, 2-0 vs. 29 San Francisco Canceled DePaul (5-2-2, 0-1-0 BIG EAST) September 2 at #2 Clemson L, 0-1 Up Next Scouting No. 12 Creighton 5 Nebraska-Omaha T, 1-1 (2OT) The Creighton men’s soccer team hits the (4-1-2, 1-0-0 BIG EAST) 9 Pennsylvania (Socctoberfest) W, 3-0 road for the first time in three weeks as it The Bluejays had their three-match win matches up against DePaul in Chicago on streak snapped with a 0-0 draw against No. 13 UMKC W, 3-0 Saturday afternoon for the Bluejays’ first 8 Denver on Wednesday. 17 Seton Hall * (Homecoming) (BEDN) W, 4-1 BIG EAST road match of 2016. 21 #8 Denver T, 0-0 (2OT) Creighton opened the conference 24 at DePaul * 1:00 pm Follow The Match schedule with a come-from-behind 4-1 Saturday’s match will have a free victory during its homecoming match against 27 Loyola-Chicago 7:00 pm videostream at the following web address: Seton Hall on Sept. 17. http://www.depaulbluedemons.com/college October sportslive/?media=535914. The Bluejays average 17.9 shots per match and have 58 total corner kicks through 1 at St. John’s * (BEDN) 6:00 pm Live stats for the contest can be found seven matches. 7 Butler * (BEDN) 7:00 pm at: http://www.depaulbluedemons.com/ 11 at Tulsa 7:00 pm gametracker/launch/gt_msoccer.html?event Alex Kapp has recorded four shutouts =1501813&school=depa&sport=msoccer&c and ranks second in Division I in save 15 Marquette * (BEDN) 7:00 pm amefrom=&startschool=& percentage (.912) with 31 saves and three 22 at Villanova * (BEDN) 12:00 pm goals against. 26 at Xavier * (BEDN) 6:00 pm Bluejay fans can also stay updated through the Creighton men’s soccer Twitter feed: Creighton returned five starters and 10 29 Providence * (BEDN) 7:00 pm Twitter.com/CreightonMSoc. letterwinners from last year’s squad that ended the season in the quarterfinals of the November NCAA tournament and led the country with 3 Georgetown * (BEDN) 7:00 pm 19 wins.

2016 BIG EAST Men’s Soccer Championship 6-13 TBD (at campus site of higher seed) TBA

2016 NCAA Tournament Nov. 17 - Dec. 11 TBA 2016 BIG EAST Regular-Season Standings * BIG EAST Conference matches BIG EAST Overall All times Central and subject to change Team W L T Pts. Pct. W L T Pct. Home matches in bold played at #10 Butler 1 0 0 3 1.000 6 0 1 .929 #12 Creighton 1 0 0 3 1.000 4 1 2 .714 Michael G. Morrison, S.J., Stadium Xavier 1 0 0 3 1.000 3 2 2 .571 Georgetown 1 0 0 3 1.000 2 5 0 .286 Marquette 0 0 1 1 .500 3 1 3 .643 St. John’s 0 0 1 1 .500 3 2 2 .571 DePaul 0 1 0 0 .000 5 2 2 .667 Providence 0 1 0 0 .000 4 3 0 .571 Villanova 0 1 0 0 .000 3 3 1 .500 Seton Hall 0 1 0 0 .000 2 4 1 .357 2016 Quick Facts Scouting DePaul Lennon Named To TDS Team Of The Week (5-2-2, 0-0-1 BIG EAST) Following his three-goal performance last The Blue Demons picked up a 2-1 victory week, earned a spot on the Creighton University Information Riggs Lennon Location Omaha, Neb. over Northwestern during their last match on Top Drawer Soccer Division I Men’s Team of Founded 1878 Wednesday night. the Week (Sept. 12-18). Enrollment 8,393 Nickname Bluejays Simon Megally leads DePaul with five goals The senior scored the final goal during Colors Blue & White and three assists after recording one each Creighton’s 3-0 shutout of UMKC before President Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, S.J., Ph.D. against the Wildcats. converting a pair of penalty kicks against Seton Director of Athletics Bruce Rasmussen Hall (Sept. 17). Affiliation NCAA Division I The Blue Demons dropped a 1-0 match against Conference BIG EAST Xavier in their first BIG EAST match of the Lennon and goalkeeper Alex Kapp also season. earned spots on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Bluejay Soccer Roll as announced by the conference on Head Coach Elmar Bolowich Series History vs. Blue Demons Monday afternoon. Alma Mater Mainz, 1981 Creighton leads the all-time series against Career Record 366-167-51 (28th season) DePaul 6-0-0. Creighton’s Conference Opener Success Record at CU 86-23-11 (Sixth season) The Bluejays are a perfect 4-0 in BIG EAST Assistant Coach Johnny Torres The Bluejays defeated the Blue Demons 1-0 regular-season openers following their victory Alma Mater Creighton, 2008 last year at Morrison Stadium. over Seton Hall on Sept. 17. Assistant Coach Michael Gabb Alma Mater Creighton, 2002 Creighton earned a 2-1 come-from-behind Creighton’s last regular season conference- Graduate Assistant Zach Barnes victory during the last meeting at Wish Field. opener loss occured during the 2011 season Alma Mater Creighton, 2015 Fabian Herbers tied the match, and Mike at Missouri State as a member of the Missouri Director of Operations Tim Breen, S.J. Paye scored the game-winner for the Bluejays. Valley Conference, and the last conference Home Field Michael G. Morrison, S.J., Stadium home-opener loss occured in 2009, also to Capacity 7,500 Last Time Out Missouri State. 2015 Overall Record 19-4-0 In a clash of top-15 teams, No. 12 Creighton 2015 BIG EAST Record / Finish 7-2-0 / 2nd and No. 8 Denver played to a 0-0 draw. The Bluejays are 10-2-2 in conference home- Letterwinners Returning / Lost 10 / 9 openers at Morrison Stadium and 22-2-2 all- Starters Returning / Lost 5 / 6 Alex Kapp led the Bluejays with nine saves time. Goalkeepers Returning / Lost 1 / 1 as the Pioneers held a 17-12 shot advantage. Everybody Takes A Shot Conference Regular-Season Titles 13 Ricky Lopez-Espin and Riggs Lennon each The Bluejays tallied a season-high 29 shots, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2006, had three shots to lead Creighton, while the including 12 on goal, during Creighton’s 3-0 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 Bluejays managed only four shots on goal. win against UMKC (Sept. 13).

Conference Tournament Titles 13 Kapp Ties Morrison Stadium Record 10 different Bluejays recorded at least one 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, Alex Kapp tied a Morrison Stadium record for shot. 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012 the most saves by a Creighton individual in a single match with nine on Wednesday against Creighton’s shot total against UMKC was the NCAA Tournament Appearances 23 Denver. most by the team since it posted 39 against 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, Villanova last season (Oct. 24). 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, Alex Bolowich recorded nine saves against 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, No. 14 Old Dominion on Sept. 14, 2012. Forward Attack 2014, 2015 Through the first four matches, only one of Kapp’s nine saves also matched his career Creighton’s six goals had been scored by a 5 NCAA College Cup Appearances high. foward. That changed last week as all seven 1996, 2000, 2002, 2011, 2012 goals of the Bluejays’ goals against UMKC and Scoreless Draws Seton Hall came from forwards (Myles Englis, Sports Information Creighton’s 0-0 draw on Wednesday was the Ricky Lopez-Espin and Riggs Lennon). Assistant SID / Men’s Soccer Contact first scoreless ties for the Bluejays since the Anthony Robinson 2014 NCAA tournament against UMBC (Dec. Office Phone 402-280-5801 Offensive Outburst 5, 2014). UMBC advanced to the College Cup Creighton was held to three goals through the Cell Phone 712-250-4900 E-mail [email protected] on penalty kicks, 4-3. first three contests of 2016, but outscored its opponents 10-1 in three consecutive victories. Sports Information Director Rob Anderson Office Phone 402-280-5544 Wednesday also marked Creighton’s first Assistant SID Glen Sisk regular-season 0-0 draw since the 2013 The Bluejays shut out Penn and UMKC 3-0 Office Phone 402-280-2433 season. The Bluejays and No. 12 Georgetown before defeating Seton Hall 4-1. Press Box 402-280-3567 or 3564 played to 0-0 on Sept. 28, 2013 during Sports Information FAX 402-280-2495 Creighton’s first BIG EAST road match in Ticket Office 402-280-JAYS program history. Athletic Website GoCreighton.com Conference Website BIGEAST.com NSCAA Top 25 Three Is The Magic Number Franke Lends Helping Foot Creighton is 3-0-0 this season when scoring Noah Franke leads the Bluejays with three Week Four • Sept. 20, 2016 Rk Team Pts LW 2016 three or more goals. assists. 1. Maryland (11) 579 4 5-0-2 2. Syracuse (11) 564 5 7-0-0 The Bluejays have won their last 36 Franke had three assists all of last season. 3. Notre Dame (2) 533 1 6-1-0 matches when scoring three or more goals, 4. Indiana 518 3 4-0-3 dating back to a 3-3 tie against Drake on Nov. Home Sweet Home 5. Charlotte 476 9 4-0-0 7, 2009. Wednesday marked the fifth of five consecutive 6. UCLA 459 7 3-1-1 home matches for the Bluejays. Creighton will 7. Clemson 457 6 3-1-1 Creighton has scored three or more goals 216 go 22 days between road matches (Sept. 2-24). 8. Denver 414 8 7-0-1 times in program history while going 212-1-3 in 9. North Carolina 409 2 5-1-0 those matches. The Bluejays played five consecutive home 10. Butler 395 10 5-0-1 matches during the regular season six other 11. San Diego State 348 11 4-0-2 The one loss came during the 1990 season. The times (‘83, ‘95, ‘97, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06) before this 12. Creighton 319 14 4-1-1 13. Louisville 298 RV 5-1-1 Bluejays fell to Missouri State 5-4 in overtime. season. 14. Wake Forest 274 12 5-1-1 15. Akron 255 16 4-3-0 Kapp On Goal Creighton has picked up at least three 16. Virginia 212 17 3-1-2 Senior Alex Kapp notched his fourth shutout as victories during each of the seven 17. Loyola-Chicago 191 18 6-0-0 a Bluejay against No. 8 Denver on Wednesday five-game home stands, including this season’s 18. Utah Valley 162 19 6-1-0 night. He had two clean sheets all of last season 3-0-2 mark. 19. Virginia Tech 129 23 6-1-0 in 10 starts at Boston College. 20. Radford 116 24 5-1-0 Creighton played eight consecutive 21. New Mexico 106 RV 5-2-0 Kapp now has 11 career shutouts through 43 matches at Morrison Stadium during the 2011 22. Michigan State 85 NR 5-1-0 career starts in goal. season when the Bluejays concluded the 23. Stanford 82 25 3-1-3 season with three home contests, hosted the 24. UMass-Lowell 68 RV 6-0-1 He also has 31 saves through seven matches Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and 25. UC Santa Barbara 56 13 4-2-0 this season, while allowing three goals in 670 played the first three rounds of the NCAA Also Receiving Votes: Boston College 46, Delaware 41, Washington 38, Vermont 28, minutes of action. Kapp’s .912 save percentage tournament at Morrison Stadium before Colgate 21, Kentucky 18, Florida Gulf Coast ranks second in Division I. advancing to the College Cup in Hoover, Ala. 17, Buffalo 16, American 15, South Florida 12, William & Mary 11, Florida International The senior did not allow a goal for 286 minutes Socctoberfest Success 10, West Virginia 7, East Tenessee State 6, and 33 seconds; a span that streched from the Creighton improved to 5-0 during Socctoberfest Wisconsin 3, Elon 2, California 2, Rider 1, 13th minute of Creighton’s match against UNO matches after its 3-0 victory on Sept. 9. North Florida 1. (Sept. 5) to the 10th minute of the first BIG EAST contest against Seton Hall (Sept. 17). The Bluejays picked up a come-from-behind College Soccer News Top 30 victory against Cal State Northridge during last • Week Ending Sept. 18, 2016 • Two-Goal Match year’s Socctoberfest. The Bluejays fell behind Rk Team Record Previous Joel Rydstrand’s two-goal performance on 1-0, but goals from Ricky Lopez-Espin and 1. Syracuse 7-0-0 3 Sept. 9 was the first multi-goal performance Myles Englis gave Creighton a 2-1 victory. 2. Notre Dame 6-1-0 2 for a Bluejay since Ricky Lopez-Espin scored 3. Maryland 5-0-2 4 4. North Carolina 5-1-0 1 a pair of goals against Drake during the The Bluejays now own wins over Bradley, 5. Clemson 3-1-1 5 second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at Columbia, Western Illinois, Cal State Northridge 6. Indiana 4-0-3 6 Morrison Stadium. and Pennsylvania in five Socctoberfest 7. UCLA 4-1-1 10 contests. 8. Creighton 4-1-1 7 Riggs Lennon also notched a two-goal match 9. Denver 7-0-1 13 10. Butler 5-0-1 11 on Saturday against Seton Hall (Sept. 17) with a Large Special Event Crowds 11. Wake Forest 5-1-1 8 pair of penalty kicks. After drawing nearly 2,000 fans at the inaugural 12. Stanford 3-1-3 12 Socctoberfest, Creighton has averaged 4,162 13. Charlotte 4-0-0 15 Creighton had three multi-goal performances last fans during the past four events, including two of 14. Akron 5-2-0 16 season (Fabian Herbers [9/6], Ricardo Perez the largest crowds in program history. 15. Louisville 5-1-1 24 [10/24], Ricky Lopez-Espin [11/22]). 16. Boston College 4-2-1 9 Date Opponent/Result Attendance 17. Virginia Tech 6-1-0 17 10/20/12 Bradley, W 1-0 1,843 18. San Diego State 4-0-2 18 Prescott Doubles Career Goal Total 9/6/13 Columbia, W 3-1 5,102* 19. Utah Valley 6-1-0 20 Sophomore defender Peter Prescott scored a 9/5/14 Western Illinois, W 1-0 3,750 20. Virginia 3-1-2 19 goal against Penn (Sept. 9) match for his second 9/4/15 Cal State Northridge, W 2-1 4,907# 21. Radford 5-1-0 21 22. UC Santa Barbara 4-3-0 14 career goal. 9/9/16 Penn, W 3-0 2,888 23. Loyola-Chicago 6-0-0 25 *8th-largest crowd in Creighton history 24. UMass-Lowell 6-0-1 28 He also scored last season against Villanova #9th-largest crowd in Creighton history 25. New Mexico 5-2-0 NR (Oct. 24). 26. Delaware 6-1-0 29 27. West Virginia 4-1-1 30 28. Vermont 7-1-0 RV Prescott’s goal this season was his first game- 29. Furman 4-1-1 RV winning score as a Bluejay. 30. Washington 5-2-0 RV 2016 opponents in bold Morrison Stadium Crosstown Rivalry 1-1-1 Start Creighton and Nebraska-Omaha matched up Creighton started 1-1-1 for just the second time Career Records for the first time during the regular season as in program history. The only other time was the Points Total Years Division I opponents on Sept. 5. 2009 season, the last year under head coach 1. Ethan Finlay 67 2008-11 Bob Warming. The Bluejays concluded 2009 2. Timo Pitter 60 2012-15 3. Fabian Herbers 56 2013-15 The Mavericks and Bluejays played to a 1-1 at 7-4-5, tied for third in the Missouri Valley draw. Conference and did not participate in the NCAA Goals tournament. 1. Ethan Finlay 28 2008-11 UNO scored early in the first half before Ricardo 2. Timo Pitter 22 2012-15 Perez tied the match during the opening stages Creighton has qualified for the NCAA 3. Fabian Herbers 19 2013-15 of the second half. tournament in 23 of the last 24 seasons, with 2009 being the only season it failed to reach the Assists The Bluejays controlled the possession in NCAAs since 1992. 1. Fabian Herbers 18 2013-15 2. Timo Pitter 16 2012-15 the second half and the majority of overtime Jose Ribas 16 2011-14 but did not find the back of the net for a Penalty Kick Miss game-winning goal despite finishing the Lucas Stauffer’s failed penalty kick attempt Shots match with a 21-9 advantage in shots and during regulation against UNO on Sept. 5 was 1. Timo Pitter 177 2012-15 12-6 margin in corner kicks. Creighton’s first PK miss in a non-shootout 2. Ethan Finlay 141 2008-11 situation since Nov. 21, 2013 in the NCAA 3. Fabian Herbers 125 2013-15 Rare Monday Match tournament against Seattle. Creighton’s match on Monday, Sept. 5 against Shots on Goal 1. Timo Pitter 93 2012-15 Nebraska-Omaha was Elmar Bolowich’s first The Bluejays were a perfect 4-4 last season and 2. Fabian Herbers 69 2013-15 as head coach of the Bluejays on a Monday did not attempt a penalty kick during 2014. 3. Ethan Finlay 66 2008-11 night. He did not coach a Creighton match on a Monday night through his first 115 matches as True Freshman Starters Matches Played the head man. Freshman defender Julius Fohr earned his first 1. Timo Pitter 51 2012-15 start as a Bluejay against UNO (Sept. 5). Fellow 2. Vincent Keller 47 2012-15 Tough Tie freshman Luke Haakenson also started for Jose Ribas 47 2011-14 The Bluejays’ draw against UNO (Sept. 5) Creighton at Clemson (Sept. 2). Goalkeeping Victories marked the first tie since the final match of the 1. Brian Holt 36 2008-11 2014 season. The Bluejays have already started as many true 2. Connor Sparrow 27 2013-15 freshmen this season as they did all of last year. 3. Matt Allen 22 2004-07 Creighton did not have a tie last season and had three during 2014, including a 0-0 draw against Joel Rydstrand and Peter Prescott both Saves UMBC in the NCAA quarterfinals at Morrison started as true freshmen during the 2015 1. Matt Allen 114 2004-07 Stadium. season. 2. Brian Holt 94 2008-11

Goals Against Average (min. 720) The Bluejays last tie during the regular season Corner Kick Opportunities 1. Guido Leon 0.45 2003 at Morrison Stadium was on Sept. 24, 2013 The Bluejays had 28 corner kicks during the first 2. Connor Sparrow 0.48 2013-15 (CU only) against Michigan State. three matches of the season, the most in the first Brian Holt 0.48 2008-11 three matches since 2007.

Shutouts Creighton fired 30 corner kicks through the first 1. Brian Holt 25 2008-11 three matches during the 2007 season. 2. Connor Sparrow 16 2013-15 Matt Allen 16 2004-07 The Bluejays did not record their 28th corner Goalkeeper Minutes Played kick until at least the fifth match during each of 1. Brian Holt 3,899 2008-11 the past eight seasons. 2. Matt Allen 3,382 2004-07 2016 Individual Honors & Awards Alex Kapp Joel Rydstrand BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll, 9/19 BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll, 9/12 2016 BIG EAST Preseason Poll Riggs Lennon Lucas Stauffer Rk. Team (1st place votes) Points BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll, 8/29, 9/19 Preseason All-BIG EAST, D 1. Creighton (5) 74 Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week, 9/20 Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Top 100 (No. 82) 2. Georgetown (2) 71 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 8/29 3. Providence (2) 64 Ricky Lopez-Espin 4. Xavier (1) 58 Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Top 100 (No. 71) 5. Butler 56 6. Villanova 39 Ricardo Perez 7. Marquette 28 Preseason All-BIG EAST, M St. John’s 28 Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Top 100 (No. 85) 9. DePaul 22 10. Seton Hall 10 2016 Miscellaneous Statistics Season-Opener Victory Jays Find Success in Lid-Lifters CU Opp. Creighton opened the 2016 campaign with a 2-0 Creighton has now won its last seven Corner Kicks . . . . 58 ...... 30 victory over Rutgers on Aug. 26. Lucas Stauffer season-opening matches, including a 2-0 victory Offsides ...... 11 ...... 23 converted a penalty kick before Riggs Lennon over No. 25 Rutgers on Aug. 26 and a 1-0 result Penalty Kicks . . . .3-4 ...... 0-1 added a second goal. over Michigan last season. Yellow Cards . . . . 15 ...... 19 Red Cards ...... 0 ...... 1 The shutout also marked Creighton’s fourth The Bluejays have not allowed a goal in seven consecutive shutout in a season-opening match. of their last eight lid-lifters, including four Score by Periods The Bluejays are also unbeaten in their last 10 consecutive matches. Creighton allowed one 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total lid-lifters (8-0-2). goal in a 3-1 victory over Northern Illinois in CU 5 8 0 0 13 Opp. 3 0 0 0 3 2012. The Shots Keep Coming Creighton had 22 shots against Rutgers (Aug. 26), CU’s unbeaten streak stretches to 10 (8-0-2) Attendance Breakdown the most in a season-opener since the Bluejays in season-opening matches if you go back to a Matches Total Average tallied 23 to open the 2004 season against 2007 tie vs. San Diego State, and the Jays are OVERALL...... 7...... 20,581...... 2,940 Western Michigan. 13-1-6 in its last 20 season lid-lifters. Home...... 5...... 16,577...... 3,315 Away...... 2...... 4,004...... 2,002 Neutral...... 0...... 0...... 0 The previous high for an Elmar Bolowich Creighton is 19-2-6 in season-openers since coached Creighton team was 21 in the 2013 reinstating soccer in 1990, and 23-5-6 all-time. Record Breakdown season-opener against Tulsa. Bolowich Era 2016 Creighton Good in Home-Openers Too Overall 86-23-11 4-1-2 Creighton also had 10 shots on goal against The Bluejays have yet to lose a home-opener Home 57-7-5 3-0-2 the Scarlet Knights, the most in a lid-lifter since at Morrison Stadium (10-0-4) and have not lost Away 26-13-5 1-1-0 Creighton had 11 against Northern Illinois in their first home match of the season since 1995 Neutral 2-3-1 0-0-0 2012. (3-1 vs. No. 20 Duke). Conference 29-7-3 1-0-0 Home 17-3-0 1-0-0 Away 12-5-3 0-0-0 Corner Kicks Galore Creighton is 26-3-5 all-time in home-opening Non-Conference 57-13-8 3-1-2 The Bluejays opened the season with 13 matches. Home 40-4-5 2-0-2 corner kicks on Aug. 26. That total marked the Away 14-8-2 1-1-0 most in a single game for Creighton under Elmar CU Favored In Preseason BIG EAST Poll Neutral 2-3-1 0-0-0 Bolowich, and the most since recording 15 at Creighton was picked first in the preseason BIG Creighton scores first 74-4-2 3-0-0 SMU on Nov. 21, 2010. EAST poll released on Aug. 17. The Bluejays Opponent scores first 12-19-4 1-1-1 received 74 points and five first-place votes in 0-0-5 0-0-1 Scoreless ties Creighton’s previous high under Bolowich was the poll. Ahead at halftime 50-0-2 3-0-0 Trailing at halftime 6-10-2 0-1-1 12 on Oct. 24, 2015 against Villanova. Tied at halftime 30-13-7 1-0-1 Midfielder Ricardo Perez and defender Lucas Overtime 8-4-11 0-0-2 Home Lid-Lifter Cancellation Stauffer were each named to the Preseason All- Against Top 25 18-10-5 1-1-1 Creighton’s originally scheduled home-opener BIG EAST Team. Monday 0-0-1 0-0-1 set for Aug. 29 against San Francisco was Tuesday 10-3-1 1-0-0 canceled because of inclement weather. This is the ninth time in the last 12 years, and Wednesday 11-3-1 1-0-1 16th time since 1990, that Creighton has been 1-2-0 0-0-0 Thursday The last Creighton home match not played on picked to win its league in the preseason. Friday 15-6-2 2-1-0 Saturday 27-7-4 0-0-0 its scheduled date was a contest against South Sunday 22-2-1 0-0-0 Florida scheduled for Dec. 3, 2011. The match Top 10 Jays, Again was postponed by a blizzard. Creighton was ranked seventh nationally in the preseason edition of the NSCAA Top 25 Creighton in the 2016 Polls Stauffer Earns BIG EAST Honor Coaches poll. Week NSCAA CSN TDS Lucas Stauffer earned BIG EAST Defensive Pre 7 9 14 Player of the Week honors on Aug. 29 after It’s the fifth time in the last six years the Bluejays A 30 8 7 9 helping the Bluejays hold Rutgers to four shots have been ranked in the top-10 of the preseason S 6 14 8 12 during the season-opener. poll, and 12th time since 1998. S 13 14 7 9 S 20 12 8 10 He also converted the game-winning goal with a Creighton has now spent at least one week in NSCAA - NSCAA penalty kick, his fourth career game-winner. the top 10 of the NSCAA poll in each of the last CSN - College Soccer News Top 30 25 seasons. TDS - TopDrawerSoccer.com Upcoming BIG EAST Schedule Top 100 Trio Big Shoes to Fill Ricky Lopez-Espin, Lucas Stauffer and The Bluejays lost six starters from last season’s Saturday, Sept. 24 Ricardo Perez each earned a spot on Top team, including four players that earned national Xavier at Georgetown* Noon Drawer Soccer’s Preseason Top 100 list of the or BIG EAST recognition. #12 Creighton at DePaul* 1 pm nation’s top players. Lopez-Espin checked in at Providence at #10 Butler* 6 pm No. 71, while Stauffer (No. 82) and Perez (No. Fabian Herbers, the sixth overall pick in the Seton Hall at St. John’s* 6 pm 85) made the Bluejays one of seven schools 2016 MLS SuperDraft, finished runner-up in Villanova at Marquette* 7:05 pm with three or more players on the list. the MAC Hermann Player of the Year voting after leading Division I and setting a Creighton Creighton is also the only BIG EAST school with program record with 17 assists. Herbers also Tuesday, Sept. 27 three players on the list. Georgetown has two, led the nation in points (47) and finished third in American at Georgetown 2 pm while Providence and Xavier each have one. the country in goals (15), while earning NSCAA Saint Joseph’s at St. John’s 6 pm First Team All-American accolades and BIG Seton Hall at Rider 6 pm Bluejays Rank Among Top in Attendance EAST Offensive Player of the Year honors for #17 Loyola-Chicago at #12 Creighton 7 pm Creighton finished last season third nationally in the second consecutive season. average home attendance and second overall in total home attendance. Timo Pitter, two-time BIG EAST Midfielder of *Denotes BIG EAST Conference Match the Year, finished his Creighton career with 79 All times are central and subject to change It was the 12th straight season the Bluejays career matches played, the second-most in pro- have finished in the top-10 nationally in average gram history. Pitter finished 2015 with 10 goals home attendance. scored, was named a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist and made the NSCAA All-America Below is a list of the top 5 nationally in average First Team. home attendance for the 2015 season. Vincent Keller anchored the Creighton defense Rk. Team Games Total Avg while earing NSCAA All-America Third Team 1. UC Santa Barbara 12 46,132 3,844 selection as a senior. 2. UConn 12 42,054 3,504 3. Creighton 14 46,171 3,297 4. Maryland 12 38,443 3,203 BIG EAST Co-Goalkeeper of the Year Connor 5. Wake Forest 17 46,248 2,720 Sparrow also departed after holding oppenents to a career 0.63 goal against average. Leading the Country in Wins Creighton led the nation in wins (19) Along with Herbers, Pitter, Keller and Sparrow during the 2015 season. The Bluejays were were each drafted in the MLS SuperDraft. eliminated from the NCAA Tournament in double overtime by Akron during the Bluejays’ second One Goal Makes the Difference consecutive and 11th appearance in the national Each of Creighton’s last 19 losses have been by quarterfinals in the last 20 years. a single goal, including every setback during the past three seasons and the first of 2016.

Creighton has fallen behind by two goals just four times in 117 matches under Elmar Bolowich, and lost by two goals just twice.

Priorities: Score first, Lead at the Half Creighton is 74-4-2 under Elmar Bolowich when its scores first after going 16-1-0 last season and are 3-0-0 this season.

The Bluejays are also 50-0-2 under Bolowich when leading at halftime.

By contrast, CU is 6-10-2 when trailing at the half and 12-19-4 when the opposition scores first during the past six seasons.

Leading the Ship Ricardo Perez and Alex Kapp were named captains for the 2016 season. Numerical Roster Pronunciation Guide No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Last School / Last Club) Yasin Abdulgasem: 0 Connor Gavigan GK 6-0 165 Fr. Aurora, Colo. (Grandview / Colorado Rapids Academy) Ya • SEEN Ab • dool • GAH • seem 1 Alex Kapp GK 6-0 190 Sr. Westchester, N.Y. (Boston College / FC Westchester Academy) Anton: AN • ton 2 Peter Prescott D 6-4 185 So. Vancouver, Wash. (Mountain View / Portland Timbers Academy) Bolowich: BOW • lo • vich 3 Mitch LaGro D/M 5-11 170 So. Dallas, Texas (Plano West / Solar Chelsea) Fohr: FOR 4 Julius Fohr D 6-0 170 Fr. Montabaur, Germany (Fachoberschule Hachenburg / SpVgg Burgbrohl) Franke: FRANK • ee 5 Akeem Ward D 5-6 140 So. Vienna, Va. (Hastings College / Shattuck-St. Mary’s Academy) Haakenson: HAWK • in • son 6 Joel Rydstrand M 5-8 155 So. Almunge, Sweden (Celsiusskolan / IK Sirius) Kluver: KLOO • ver 7 Ricky Lopez-Espin F 6-2 200 Jr. Miami, Fla. (Shattuck-St. Mary’s [Minn.] / Shattuck-St. Mary’s) LaGro: luh • GRO 8 Evan Waldrep M 6-0 170 So. Phoenix, Ariz. (Vista Grande / Real Salt Lake Academy) Ramlo: RAM • lo 9 Riggs Lennon F 6-1 180 Sr. Paradise Valley, Ariz. (Virginia / Real Salt Lake Academy) Ribas: REE • bahs 10 Ricardo Perez M/F 5-8 160 Sr. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (Rocky Mountain [Colo.] / Albuquerque Sol) 11 Fabio Rumpler M 5-7 140 So. Vienna, Austria (Middle Georgia State / Admira Wacker Moedling) Fabio Rumpler: 12 Lucas Stauffer D 5-6 160 Jr. Owensboro, Ky. (Shattuck-St. Mary’s [Minn.] / Vejle Boldklub) FAH • bee • o RUMP • ler 13 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 Jr. Orlando, Fla. (Olympia / Orlando City) Joel Rydstrand: JO • ell RIDE • stran 14 Daniel Ribas M 5-9 145 Fr. Guayaquil, Ecuador (Torremar / Barcelona S.C.) Karim Sawaf: Kar • EEM Sa • wahf 15 Luke Haakenson M 5-11 170 Fr. Maple Grove, Minn. (Shattuck-St. Mary’s / Shattuck-St. Mary’s) Stauffer: STOW (as in wow) • fur 16 Myles Englis M 5-10 165 Sr. Rome, Ga. (Darlington Academy / IMG Academy) Valdivia: VAL • dee • vee • uh 17 Stefan Wutte D 6-1 185 Jr. Perrydale, Ore. (Willamette Univ. / Portland Timbers Academy) Stefan Wutte: STEFF • ahn VOOT • eh 18 Roberto Anton M 5-8 140 Fr. Guayaquil, Ecuador (UEB Torremar / Guayaquil SC) 19 Yasin Abdulgasem M 5-8 140 Sr. Aurora, Colo. (Wisconsin-Green Bay / Real Colorado) 20 Karim Sawaf F 5-8 160 Fr. Beverly Hills, Calif. (Shattuck-St. Mary’s [Minn.] / Shattuck St. Mary’s) Breakdown by Class 21 Bryce Gibson F 6-5 180 Fr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit North / Sporting Kansas City Academy) Seniors (5): Yasin Abdulgasem, Myles 23 Connor Ramlo M 6-0 170 Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier / Iowa Soccer Club) Englis, Alex Kapp, Riggs Lennon, Ricardo 24 Brock Fitzgerald M 5-8 150 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X / Omaha FC) Perez 25 Trent Williams M 5-9 170 Fr. Smithville, Mo. (Smithville / Sporting Blue Valley SC) Juniors (6): Brock Fitzgerald, Noah 29 Collin Valdivia GK 5-10 145 Fr. Santa Monica, Calif. (Loyola / FC Golden State) Franke, Michael Kluver, Ricky Lopez- 30 Michael Kluver GK 6-3 195 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic / Omaha FC) Espin, Lucas Stauffer, Stefan Wutte Sophomores (6): Mitch LaGro, Peter Prescott, Fabio Rumpler, Joel Rydstrand, Alphabetical Roster Evan Waldrep, Akeem Ward No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Last School / Last Club) Freshmen (10): Roberto Anton, Julius 19 Yasin Abdulgasem M 5-8 140 Sr. Aurora, Colo. (Wisconsin-Green Bay / Real Colorado) Fohr, Connor Gavigan, Bryce Gibson, 18 Roberto Anton M 5-8 140 Fr. Guayaquil, Ecuador (UEB Torremar / Guayaquil SC) Luke Haakenson, Connor Ramlo, Daniel 16 Myles Englis M 5-10 165 Sr. Rome, Ga. (Darlington Academy / IMG Academy) Ribas, Karim Sawaf, Collin Valdivia, Trent 24 Brock Fitzgerald M 5-8 150 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X / Omaha FC) Williams 4 Julius Fohr D 6-0 170 Fr. Montabaur, Germany (Fachoberschule Hachenburg / SpVgg Burgbrohl) 13 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 Jr. Orlando, Fla. (Olympia / Orlando City) Breakdown by Location 0 Connor Gavigan GK 6-0 165 Fr. Aurora, Colo. (Grandview / Colorado Rapids Academy) Arizona (2): Riggs Lennon, Evan Waldrep 21 Bryce Gibson F 6-5 180 Fr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit North / Sporting Kansas City Academy) 15 Luke Haakenson M 5-11 170 Fr. Maple Grove, Minn. (Shattuck-St. Mary’s / Shattuck-St. Mary’s) California (2): Karim Sawaf, Collin 1 Alex Kapp GK 6-0 190 Sr. Westchester, N.Y. (Boston College / FC Westchester Academy) Valdivia 30 Michael Kluver GK 6-3 195 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic / Omaha FC) Colorado (2): Yasin Abdulgasem, Connor 3 Mitch LaGro D/M 5-11 170 So. Dallas, Texas (Plano West / Solar Chelsea) Gavigan 9 Riggs Lennon F 6-1 180 Sr. Paradise Valley, Ariz. (Virginia / Real Salt Lake Academy) Florida (2): Noah Franke, Ricky Lopez- 7 Ricky Lopez-Espin F 6-2 200 Jr. Miami, Fla. (Shattuck-St. Mary’s [Minn.] / Shattuck-St. Mary’s) Espin 10 Ricardo Perez M/F 5-8 165 Sr. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (Rocky Mountain [Colo.] / Albuquerque Sol) Iowa (1): Connor Ramlo 2 Peter Prescott D 6-4 185 So. Vancouver, Wash. (Mountain View / Portland Timbers Academy) Georgia (1): Myles Englis 23 Connor Ramlo M 6-0 170 Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier / Iowa Soccer Club) Kentucky (1): Lucas Stauffer 14 Daniel Ribas M 5-9 145 Fr. Guayaquil, Ecuador (Torremar / Barcelona S.C.) Minnesota (1): Luke Haakenson 11 Fabio Rumpler M 5-7 140 So. Vienna, Austria (Middle Georgia State / Admira Wacker Moedling) Missouri (2): Bryce Gibson, Trent 6 Joel Rydstrand M 5-8 155 So. Almunge, Sweden (Celsiusskolan / IK Sirius) Williams 20 Karim Sawaf F 5-8 175 Fr. Beverly Hills, Calif. (Shattuck-St. Mary’s [Minn.] / Shattuck St. Mary’s) Brock Fitzgerald, Michael 12 Lucas Stauffer D 5-6 160 Jr. Owensboro, Ky. (Shattuck-St. Mary’s [Minn.] / Vejle Boldklub) Nebraska (2): 29 Collin Valdivia GK 5-10 145 Fr. Santa Monica, Calif. (Loyola / FC Golden State) Kluver 8 Evan Waldrep M 6-0 170 So. Phoenix, Ariz. (Vista Grande / Real Salt Lake Academy) New York (1): Alex Kapp 5 Akeem Ward D 5-6 140 So. Vienna, Va. (Hastings College / Shattuck-St. Mary’s Academy) Oregon (1): Stefan Wutte 25 Trent Williams M 5-9 170 Fr. Smithville, Mo. (Smithville / Sporting Blue Valley SC) Texas (1): Mitch LaGro 17 Stefan Wutte D 6-1 185 Jr. Perrydale, Ore. (Willamette Univ. / Portland Timbers Academy) Virginia (1): Akeem Ward Washington (1): Peter Prescott Head Coach: Elmar Bolowich (Mainz, 1981) – 6th season International (6): Roberto Anton, Julius Assistant Coach: Johnny Torres (Creighton, 2008) - 10th season Fohr, Ricardo Perez, Daniel Ribas, Fabio Assistant Coach: Michael Gabb (Creighton, 2002) - 1st season Rumpler, Joel Rydstrand Graduate Assistant: Zach Barnes (Creighton, 2015) - 1st season Director of Operations: Tim Breen (Loyola-Chicago, 2014) - 1st season 2016 Box Scores

Soccer Box Score (Final) Soccer Box Score (Final) 2015 Rutgers Men's Soccer 2016 Clemson Men's Soccer #7 Creighton vs #25 Rutgers (Aug 26, 2016 at Piscataway, N.J.) #8 Creighton vs #2 Clemson (Sep 02, 2016 at Clemson, SC)

Creighton (1-0-0) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Total Creighton (1-1) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Total Rutgers (0-1-0) Creighton 0 2 2 Clemson (3-0) Creighton 0 0 0 Date: Aug 26, 2016 • Attendance: 1135 Rutgers 0 0 0 Date: Sep 02, 2016 • Attendance: 2869 Clemson 1 0 1 Weather: Clear, 82 Weather: Cloudy, 76 deg., Hum. 62%, Winds NE 10 mph. Creighton Rutgers Creighton Clemson Pos# Player ShSOG G A Fo Pos# Player ShSOG G A Fo Pos# Player ShSOG G A Fo Min Pos# Player ShSOG G A Fo Min gk 1 KAPP, Alex - ---- gk 1 Greczek, David - ---- g 1 KAPP, Alex - - - - - 90 g 31 Ximo Miralles - - - - - 90 d 2 PRESCOTT, Peter 3 1 - - - d 2 Guzman, Niel - - - - - d 2 PRESCOTT, Peter - - - - - 90 d 2 Andrew Burnikel 1 - - - - 65 d3LaGRO, Mitch 1 ---- mf 4 Tetro, Ross - ---- d 3 LaGRO, Mitch - - - - - 90 d 3 Patrick Bunk-Anderse - - - - - 90 d 5 WARD, Akeem - - - - - mf 6 Tetro, Brandon - - - - - d 5 WARD, Akeem - - - - - 90 m 4 Oliver Shannon 3 2 1 - - 90 mf 6 RYDSTRAND, Joel 3 1 - 1 - mf 12 Hackett, Miles 1 ---- m 6 RYDSTRAND, Joel - - - - - 63 d 5 Mauriq Hill - - - - - 90 mf 8 WALDREP, Evan - - - - - d 13 Goodwin, Kyle 2 2 - - - f 9 LENNON, Riggs 5 - - - - 69 m 7 Iman Mafi 1 - - 1 - 90 f9LENNON, Riggs 6 3 1 - - mf 14 Scheidt, Athanasios - ---- f 10 PEREZ, Ricardo 1 1 - - - 90 f 9 Diego Campos 3 3 - - - 81 mf 10 PEREZ, Ricardo 1 1 - - - f 20 Wright, Jason 1 - - - - d 12 STAUFFER, Lucas - - - - - 90 d 11 Aaron Jones - - - - - 90 d 12 STAUFFER, Lucas 3 2 1 - - d 22 Morris, Tyler - ---- m 13 FRANKE, Noah 2 1 - - - 55 m 14 Grayson Raynor - - - - - 50 mf 13 FRANKE, Noah 2 - - - - d 25 Faheem, Ahmad - - - - - m 15 m 15 mf 16 ENGLIS, Myles 2 2 - - - mf 37 Peterson, Ryan - ---- HAAKENSON, Luke - - - - - 45 Alex Happi - - - - - 42 -- Substitutes -- -- Substitutes -- m 16 ENGLIS, Myles 1 1 - - - 62 f 20 Austen Burnikel - - - - - 62 4 FOHR, Julius 1 ---- 7 Gibbs, Rayon ------Substitutes -- -- Substitutes -- 15 HAAKENSON, Luke - - - 1 - 15 McQuaid, Tim - - - - - 4 FOHR, Julius - - - - - 45 12 Saul Chinchilla - - - - - 22 17 WUTTE, Stefan - ---- 16 Perez, Dante - ---- 7 LOPEZ-ESPIN, Ricky - - - - - 50 13 Michael Melvin 1 1 - - - 40 21 GIBSON, Bryce - - - - - 24 Weick, Jesse - - - - - 8 WALDREP, Evan 1 - - - - 27 16 Malick Mbaye - - - - - 33 Totals 22 10 2 2 3 26 Dovell, Thomas - ---- 20 SAWAF, Karim - - - - - 15 17 Thales Moreno 1 - - - - 40 Totals 4 2 0 0 15 Totals 10 3 0 0 13 23 Michael Swift - - - - - 14 Totals 10 6 1 1 15 # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves 1 KAPP, Alex 90:00 0 2 1 Greczek, David 90:00 2 8 # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves 1 KAPP, Alex 90:00 1 5 31 Ximo Miralles 90:00 0 3 Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Creighton 10 12 22 Creighton 0 2 2 Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Rutgers 1 3 4 Rutgers 3 5 8 Creighton 4 6 10 Creighton 1 4 5 Clemson 4 6 10 Clemson 1 2 3 Corner kicks 1 2 Total Fouls 1 2 Total Creighton 6 7 13 Creighton 1 2 3 Corner kicks 1 2 Total Fouls 1 2 Total Rutgers 1 3 4 Rutgers 9 6 15 Creighton 0 3 3 Creighton 8 5 13 Clemson 3 2 5 Clemson 5 10 15

Scoring summary: No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description Scoring summary: 1. 58:22 CU STAUFFER, Lucas (1) Penalty kick No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description 2. 64:23 CU LENNON, Riggs (1) RYDSTRAND, Joel 1. 1:28 CU Oliver Shannon (1) Iman Mafi Lobbed through ball down the line scored HAAKENSON, Luke diagonally from 6 yards out

Cautions and ejections: Cautions and ejections: YC-RU #12 (27:26); YC-RU #37 (34:57); YC-RU #4 (56:22); RC-RU #37 (59:21); YC-CR #5 (23:07); YC-CR #6 (47:50); YC-CU #16 (64:59); YC-CR #15 (76:59) YC-CU #3 (62:04); YC-RU #22 (80:08)

Win-KAPP, Alex (1-0-0). Loss-Greczek, David (0-1-0). Win-Ximo Miralles (2-0). Loss-KAPP, Alex (1-1). Stadium: Yurcak Field Stadium: Historic Riggs Field Officials: Referee: Mark Kadlecik; Asst. Referee: David Bork; Dan Richman; Officials: Referee: David Erbacher; Asst. Referee: Jason Kent; Larry Stroud, Jr.; Alt. Official: Daun White; Timekeeper: Evelyn Falkoff; Scorer: Kimberly Zivkovich; Alt. Official: Justin Bogner; Offsides: Creighton 3, Rutgers 0. Offsides: Creighton 3, Clemson 5. Official's signature Official's signature

Soccer Box Score (Final) Soccer Box Score (Final) 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.)

Omaha (2-1-1) vs. Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Penn (0-1-2) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Total Creighton (1-1-1) Omaha 1 0 0 0 1 Creighton (2-1-1) Date: Sep 05, 2016 • Attendance: 4766 Penn 0 0 0 Creighton 0 1 0 0 1 Date: Sep 09, 2016 • Attendance: 2888 Creighton 1 2 3 Weather: 87, Sunny Weather: 65, Mostly Cloudy Omaha Creighton Penn Creighton Pos# Player ShSOG G A Fo Min Pos# Player ShSOG G A Fo Min Pos# Player ShSOG G A Fo Min Pos# Player ShSOG G A Fo Min gk 1 Joseph Ghitis - - - - - 110 gk 1 KAPP, Alex - - - - - 110 gk 25 Mabourakh, Etan - - - - - 90 gk 1 KAPP, Alex - - - - - 90 d 2 Jake McCain - - - - - 110 d 2 PRESCOTT, Peter - - - - - 110 d 2 Barone, Casey - - - - - 90 d 2 PRESCOTT, Peter 2 1 1 - - 90 d 4 Seth Rinderknecht - - - - - 102 d 3 LaGRO, Mitch 1 - - - - 110 d 3 Wancowicz, Sam 1 - - - - 90 d 3 LaGRO, Mitch - - - - - 90 d 5 Michael Jaime 1 1 - - - 59 d 4 FOHR, Julius 1 - - - - 77 d 4 Momoh, Eremuse - - - - - 74 d 4 FOHR, Julius - - - - - 90 f 7 Emmanuel Hamzat 1 1 - - - 79 m 6 RYDSTRAND, Joel 1 - - - - 90 d 5 Blackwood, Nigel 1 - - - - 90 d 5 WARD, Akeem 1 - - - - 90 f 9 Elvir Ibisevic 2 - - - - 91 m 8 WALDREP, Evan - - - - - 83 f 9 Neumann, Alec 3 1 - - - 71 m 6 RYDSTRAND, Joel 2 2 2 - - 63 m 10 Fazlo Alihodzic 1 1 1 - - 79 f 9 LENNON, Riggs 4 2 - - - 52 f 10 Blades, Jerel 1 - - - - 66 f 7 LOPEZ-ESPIN, Ricky - - - 1 - 63 m 13 Lalo Gamboa 1 - - - - 99 m 10 PEREZ, Ricardo 3 1 1 - - 110 m 14 Metrikin, Gideon - - - - - 28 m 10 PEREZ, Ricardo - - - - - 73 d 15 Denzel Woods - - - - - 56 d 12 STAUFFER, Lucas 2 1 - - - 110 m 15 Poplawski, Matt - - - - - 76 m 12 STAUFFER, Lucas 2 - - 1 - 90 m 16 Mark Moulton 2 1 - - - 98 m 13 FRANKE, Noah 2 - - 1 - 110 m 17 Bartel, Brandon 1 - - - - 71 f 13 FRANKE, Noah - - - 1 - 63 m 18 Cole Nelson - - - - - 110 f 16 ENGLIS, Myles - - - - - 40 m 19 Omitaomu, Dami - - - - - 52 f 16 ENGLIS, Myles 2 2 - - - 38 -- Substitutes -- -- Substitutes -- -- Substitutes -- -- Substitutes -- 3 Joel Kazhila - - - - - 48 5 WARD, Akeem 3 2 - - - 46 6 Kuhn, Austin - - - - - 33 8 WALDREP, Evan - - - - - 27 8 Ray Barajas - - - - - 3 7 LOPEZ-ESPIN, Ricky 4 - - - - 70 7 Swenson, Joe - - - - - 62 9 LENNON, Riggs 1 - - - - 27 12 Fred Frimpong - - - - - 8 11 RUMPLER, Fabio - - - - - 8 8 Barger, Gavin 1 - - - - 16 11 RUMPLER, Fabio 2 1 - - - 41 14 Zac Marquess - - - - - 23 15 HAAKENSON, Luke - - - - - 20 12 Hefter, Sam - - - - - 7 20 SAWAF, Karim - - - - - 36 17 Noor Hamadi 1 - - - - 33 20 SAWAF, Karim - - - - - 42 20 Kouzine, Arty 1 1 - - - 57 21 GIBSON, Bryce - - - - - 20 22 Jacob Weiler - - - - - 62 21 GIBSON, Bryce - - - - - 20 Totals 9 2 0 0 5 Totals 12 6 3 3 6 23 Xavier Gomez - - - - - 37 Totals 21 6 1 1 17 Totals 9 4 1 0 14 # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves 25 Mabourakh, Etan 90:00 3 3 1 KAPP, Alex 90:00 0 2 # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves 1 Joseph Ghitis 110:00 1 5 1 KAPP, Alex 110:00 1 3 Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Shots by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Saves by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Penn 2 7 9 Penn 1 2 3 Omaha 2 6 1 0 9 Omaha 1 3 0 1 5 Creighton 4 8 12 Creighton 1 1 2 Creighton 6 9 2 4 21 Creighton 0 2 1 0 3 Corner kicks 1 2 Total Fouls 1 2 Total Corner kicks 1 2 OT O2 Total Fouls 1 2 OT O2 Total Penn 0 2 2 Penn 4 1 5 Omaha 3 3 0 0 6 Omaha 9 4 0 1 14 Creighton 3 4 7 Creighton 2 4 6 Creighton 5 5 1 1 12 Creighton 6 8 3 0 17 Scoring summary: Scoring summary: No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description 1. 30:52 CU PRESCOTT, Peter (1) STAUFFER, Lucas 1. 12:38 OMAHA Fazlo Alihodzic (2) (unassisted) Free kick from outside the 18-yard box off the 2. 49:34 CU RYDSTRAND, Joel (1) FRANKE, Noah Franke pass to right wing where Rydstrand fired left post and in LOPEZ-ESPIN, Ricky from inside box 2. 51:27 CU PEREZ, Ricardo (1) FRANKE, Noah Through ball from Franke to Perez who beat ke 3. 52:11 CU RYDSTRAND, Joel (2) (unassisted)

Cautions and ejections: Cautions and ejections: YC-CU #12 (12:55); YC-OMAHA #15 (16:35); YC-CU #13 (41:33); YC-PENN #17 (14:14); YC-PENN #4 (32:22); YC-CU #3 (68:57); YC-OMAHA #9 (58:01); YC-OMAHA #22 (69:50); YC-OMAHA #3 (84:42); YC-CU #12 (69:08); YC-PENN #9 (69:08) YC-OMAHA #4 (91:00) Win-KAPP, Alex (2-1-1). Loss-Mabourakh, Etan (0-1-2). Omaha-Joseph Ghitis (2-1-1). Creighton-KAPP, Alex (1-1-1). Stadium: Morrison Stadium Stadium: Morrison Stadium Officials: Referee: Victor Herrera; Asst. Referee: Jeremy Kieso; Elijah Dacy; Officials: Referee: Brent Wilson; Asst. Referee: Jason Francois; Michael Barton; Alt. Official: Jim McVay; Timekeeper: Jeff Stevens; Scorer: Anthony Robinson; Alt. Official: TJ Bartels; Timekeeper: Tim Bendon; Scorer: Anthony Robinson; Offsides: Penn 3, Creighton 0. Offsides: Omaha 3, Creighton 1. Official's signature Official's signature Soccer Box Score (Final) Soccer Box Score (Final) 2016 Creighton Men's Soccer 2016 Creighton Men's Soccer UMKC vs #14 Creighton (Sep 13, 2016 at Omaha, Neb.) Seton Hall vs #14 Creighton (Sep 17, 2016 at Omaha, Neb.)

UMKC (1-3-0) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Total Seton Hall (2-4-1) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Total Creighton (3-1-1) UMKC 0 0 0 Creighton (4-1-1) Seton Hall 1 0 1 Date: Sep 13, 2016 • Attendance: 1489 Creighton 2 1 3 Date: Sep 17, 2016 • Attendance: 5386 Creighton 2 2 4 Weather: 58, Cloudy Weather: UMKC Creighton Seton Hall Creighton Pos# Player ShSOG G A Fo Min Pos# Player ShSOG G A Fo Min Pos# Player ShSOG G A Fo Min Pos# Player ShSOG G A Fo Min gk 1 Errico, Filippo - - - - - 90 gk 1 KAPP, Alex - - - - - 90 gk 1 SPINDLER, Julian - - - - - 90 gk 1 KAPP, Alex - - - - - 90 d 3 Hernando, Alvaro - - - - - 90 d 2 PRESCOTT, Peter 4 2 - - - 90 d 2 MORRISON, Shawn - - - - - 81 d 2 PRESCOTT, Peter 1 - - - - 90 d 4 Orchi, Mirko - - - - - 69 d 3 LaGRO, Mitch - - - - - 68 m 4 POZESKY, Alex - - - - - 86 d 3 LaGRO, Mitch - - - - - 90 d 6 Caruso, Giacomo 1 1 - - - 90 d 4 FOHR, Julius - - - - - 90 d 6 SABINSKY, Brandon - - - - - 63 d 4 FOHR, Julius - - - - - 51 m 7 Cepeda, Felipe 1 - - - - 85 d 5 WARD, Akeem - - - - - 79 m 10 ARCILA, Andres 5 2 1 - - 86 d 5 WARD, Akeem 1 - - - - 81 f 9 McWoods, Eric - - - - - 73 m 6 RYDSTRAND, Joel 2 - - - - 36 m 12 BURD, Patrick 1 1 - - - 68 m 6 RYDSTRAND, Joel 2 1 - - - 78 f 10 Popgeorgiev, P. 2 2 - - - 73 f 7 LOPEZ-ESPIN, Ricky 5 3 1 - - 78 f 17 JIMENEZ, Jonathan 3 2 - - - 66 f 7 LOPEZ-ESPIN, Ricky 2 1 1 - - 55 m 13 Olorunfemi, Victor - - - - - 70 f 9 LENNON, Riggs 8 4 1 - - 59 d 18 PANGONIS, Lukas - - - - - 90 f 9 LENNON, Riggs 5 4 2 - - 59 d 14 Precheur, Antoine - - - - - 70 m 10 PEREZ, Ricardo 2 - - 1 - 68 d 21 TREMONTI, Nate - - - - - 73 m 10 PEREZ, Ricardo 3 - - - - 81 m 18 Serfaty, Diego - - - - - 90 m 12 STAUFFER, Lucas 3 1 - - - 79 f 22 JEAN-BAPTISTE, Gasp - - - - - 25 m 12 STAUFFER, Lucas - - - 1 - 90 f 88 Drago, Michele 1 1 - - - 59 f 13 FRANKE, Noah 1 1 - - - 57 d 26 PHILBIN, John - - - - - 90 m 13 FRANKE, Noah 3 1 - 1 - 88 -- Substitutes -- -- Substitutes -- -- Substitutes -- -- Substitutes -- 3 BURKHARDT, Corey - - - - - 9 8 WALDREP, Evan - - - - - 9 8 Smylie, Hamish - - - - - 40 8 WALDREP, Evan 1 - - - - 33 5 TEPEROW, Noah - - - - - 13 11 RUMPLER, Fabio - - - - - 3 11 Cissell, Trevor - - - - - 17 11 RUMPLER, Fabio 2 - - - - 54 7 BARTOK, Danny 1 - - - - 46 15 HAAKENSON, Luke 1 - - - - 38 12 Gilsinger, Luke - - - - - 17 16 ENGLIS, Myles 1 1 1 - - 55 8 PRATA, Mario - - - - - 4 16 ENGLIS, Myles 1 1 1 - - 53 22 Cramer, Nick - - - - - 17 17 WUTTE, Stefan - - - - - 11 9 ALDERETE, Francisco 2 1 - - - 49 20 SAWAF, Karim - - - - - 24 23 Carter, Jake - - - - - 21 20 SAWAF, Karim - - - - - 22 11 KINOSHI, Jordan 1 1 - - - 43 21 GIBSON, Bryce - - - - - 9 25 Betancourt, Chris - - - - - 20 21 GIBSON, Bryce - - - - - 22 13 BURKHARDT, Spencer - - - - - 8 Totals 19 8 4 2 11 Totals 5 4 0 0 11 Totals 29 12 3 1 8 Totals 13 7 1 0 11

# Goalkeepers Min GA Saves # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves 1 Errico, Filippo 90:00 3 9 1 KAPP, Alex 90:00 0 4 1 SPINDLER, Julian 90:00 4 4 1 KAPP, Alex 90:00 1 6

Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total UMKC 3 2 5 UMKC 3 6 9 Seton Hall 4 9 13 Seton Hall 3 1 4 Creighton 10 19 29 Creighton 2 2 4 Creighton 9 10 19 Creighton 1 5 6

Corner kicks 1 2 Total Fouls 1 2 Total Corner kicks 1 2 Total Fouls 1 2 Total UMKC 1 0 1 UMKC 7 4 11 Seton Hall 3 5 8 Seton Hall 5 6 11 Creighton 2 5 7 Creighton 5 3 8 Creighton 3 7 10 Creighton 6 5 11

Scoring summary: Scoring summary: No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description 1. 33:47 CU ENGLIS, Myles (1) PEREZ, Ricardo Englis in the middle of box from Perez on right 1. 9:11 SHU ARCILA, Andres (5) (unassisted) Free kick from outside right side of box side 2. 25:20 CU ENGLIS, Myles (2) FRANKE, Noah Franke cross from outside box to Englis at far 2. 37:48 CU LOPEZ-ESPIN, Ricky (1) (unassisted) Loose ball picked up and dribble to top of center post of box 3. 43:47 CU LENNON, Riggs (3) Penalty kick 3. 66:11 CU LENNON, Riggs (2) (unassisted) Free kick from top of box 4. 64:06 CU LENNON, Riggs (4) Penalty kick 5. 80:20 CU LOPEZ-ESPIN, Ricky (2) STAUFFER, Lucas Deflected off a defender Cautions and ejections: YC-UMKC #13 (14:14); YC-CU #3 (66:13) Cautions and ejections: YC-CU #10 (47:31); YC-SHU #17 (51:09); YC-SHU #18 (58:09); Win-KAPP, Alex (3-1-1). Loss-Errico, Filippo (0-2-0). YC-CU #11 (66:13); YC-SHU #9 (66:26); YC-CU #9 (66:26) Stadium: Morrison Stadium Officials: Referee: Jason Francois; Asst. Referee: Brent Wilson; Jeff Barton; Win-KAPP, Alex (4-1-1). Loss-SPINDLER, Julian (2-3-1). Alt. Official: Michael Barton; Timekeeper: Tim Bendon; Scorer: Anthony Robinson; Stadium: Morrison Stadium Offsides: UMKC 4, Creighton 2. Officials: Referee: Leland Grant; Asst. Referee: Jason Francois; Brent Wilson; Official's signature Alt. Official: Jim McVay; Timekeeper: Jon Carder; Scorer: Anthony Robinson; Offsides: Seton Hall 2, Creighton 2. Official's signature

Soccer Box Score (Final) 2016 Creighton Men's Soccer #8 Denver vs #12 Creighton (Sep 21, 2016 at Omaha, Neb.)

Denver (7-0-2) vs. Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Creighton (4-1-2) Denver 0 0 0 0 0 Date: Sep 21, 2016 • Attendance: 2048 Creighton 0 0 0 0 0 Weather: 84, partly cloudy Denver Creighton Pos# Player ShSOG G A Fo Min Pos# Player ShSOG G A Fo Min gk 0 Nick Gardner - - - - - 110 gk 1 KAPP, Alex - - - - - 110 d 4 Reagan Dunk - - - - - 110 d 2 PRESCOTT, Peter 1 1 - - - 110 d 5 Scott Devoss - - - - - 110 d 3 LaGRO, Mitch - - - - - 110 m 8 Sam Hamilton - - - - - 110 d 4 FOHR, Julius - - - - - 75 f 9 Andre Shinyashiki 5 3 - - - 64 d 5 WARD, Akeem 1 - - - - 110 m 12 Graham Smith 3 1 - - - 110 m 6 RYDSTRAND, Joel 1 - - - - 60 m 17 Karsten Hanlin 2 1 - - - 91 f 7 LOPEZ-ESPIN, Ricky 3 1 - - - 72 d 19 Aj Fuller 1 - - - - 65 f 9 LENNON, Riggs 3 1 - - - 56 m 20 Chandler Crosswait - - - - - 72 m 10 PEREZ, Ricardo - - - - - 110 d 21 Kortne Ford 1 - - - - 110 m 12 STAUFFER, Lucas 2 1 - - - 110 m 23 Alex Underwood 1 1 - - - 77 m 13 FRANKE, Noah - - - - - 110 -- Substitutes -- -- Substitutes -- 6 Blake Elder 4 3 - - - 73 11 RUMPLER, Fabio - - - - - 28 26 Kenny Akamatsu - - - - - 62 15 HAAKENSON, Luke - - - - - 40 33 Ryan Schaefer - - - - - 18 16 ENGLIS, Myles 1 - - - - 58 Totals 17 9 0 0 10 20 SAWAF, Karim - - - - - 24 21 GIBSON, Bryce - - - - - 27 Totals 12 4 0 0 10

# Goalkeepers Min GA Saves # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves 0 Nick Gardner 110:00 0 4 1 KAPP, Alex 110:00 0 9

Shots by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Saves by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Denver 7 9 1 0 17 Denver 4 0 0 0 4 Creighton 6 4 1 1 12 Creighton 3 6 0 0 9

Corner kicks 1 2 OT O2 Total Fouls 1 2 OT O2 Total Denver 1 3 0 0 4 Denver 3 5 0 2 10 Creighton 1 3 0 2 6 Creighton 3 5 1 1 10

Scoring summary: No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description

Cautions and ejections: YC-CU #11 (68:45); YC-CU #2 (70:40); YC-CU #9 (85:48); YC-DEN #9 (89:51); YC-DEN #26 (105:01)

Denver-Nick Gardner (7-0-2). Creighton-KAPP, Alex (4-1-2). Stadium: Morrison Stadium Officials: Referee: Lucas Feathers; Asst. Referee: Brent Wilson; Jason Francois; Alt. Official: Elijah Dacy; Timekeeper: Tim Bendon; Scorer: Anthony Robinson; Offsides: Denver 6, Creighton 0. Official's signature 2016 Statistics 2016 Creighton Men's Soccer Creighton Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 21, 2016) All games

Overall: 4-1-2 Conf: 1-0-0 Home: 3-0-2 Away: 1-1-0 Neut: 0-0-0

TEAM STATISTICS CU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 13-125 3-67 Goals scored per game 1.86 0.43 Shot pct. . 1 0 4 . 0 4 5 Shots on goal-Attempts 49-125 34-67 SOG pct. . 3 9 2 . 5 0 7 S h o t s / G a m e 17.9 9.6 A s s is t s 9 1 CORNER KICKS 58 30 PENALTY KICKS 3-4 0-1 OFFSIDES 11 23 PENALTIES Yellow cards 15 19 Red cards 0 1 ATTENDANCE T o t a l 16577 4004 Dates/Avg Per Date 5/3315 2/2002 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Creighton 5 8 0 0 13 Creighton 20 34 1 3 58 Opponents 3 0 0 0 3 Opponents 12 18 0 0 30

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Creighton 49 68 3 5 125 Creighton 31 32 4 1 68 Opponents 23 42 2 0 67 Opponents 42 36 0 3 81

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Offsides by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Creighton 8 22 1 0 31 Creighton 4 6 1 0 11 Opponents 16 19 0 1 36 Opponents 11 11 0 1 23 2016 Creighton Men's Soccer Creighton Game Results (as of Sep 21, 2016) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conf Att. Goals scored Aug 26 at #25 Rutgers W 2-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1135 STAUFFER, Lucas (penalty kick) LENNON, Riggs (RYDSTRAND, Joel;HAAKENSON, Luke) Sep 02 at #2 Clemson L 0-1 1-1-0 0-0-0 2869 - Sep 05 OMAHA T O 2 1-1 1-1-1 0-0-0 4766 PEREZ, Ricardo (FRANKE, Noah) Sep 09 PENN W 3-0 2-1-1 0-0-0 2888 PRESCOTT, Peter (STAUFFER, Lucas) RYDSTRAND, Joel (FRANKE, Noah;LOPEZ-ESPIN, Ricky) RYDSTRAND, Joel (unassisted) Sep 13 UMKC W 3-0 3-1-1 0-0-0 1489 ENGLIS, Myles (PEREZ, Ricardo) LOPEZ-ESPIN, Ricky (unassisted) LENNON, Riggs (unassisted) * Sep 17 SETON HALL W 4-1 4-1-1 1-0-0 5386 ENGLIS, Myles (FRANKE, Noah) LENNON, Riggs (penalty kick) LENNON, Riggs (penalty kick) LOPEZ-ESPIN, Ricky (STAUFFER, Lucas) Sep 21 #8 DENVER T O 2 0-0 4-1-2 1-0-0 2048 -

Team Record W-L-T Attendance Dates Total Avg. Overall: 4-1-2 Total: 7 20581 2940 Conference: 1-0 Home: 5 16577 3315 Home: 3-0-2 Away: 2 4004 2002 Away: 1-1 Neutral: 0 0 0 Neutral: 0-0 Overtime: 0-0-2 2016 Creighton Men's Soccer Creighton Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 21, 2016) All games

Overall: 4-1-2 Conf: 1-0-0 Home: 3-0-2 Away: 1-1-0 Neut: 0-0-0

## Player gp-gs min g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc gwg pk-att 9 LENNON, Riggs 7-6 403 4 0 8 32 . 1 2 5 14 . 4 3 8 2 0 1 2-2 7 LOPEZ-ESPIN, Ricky 6-4 388 2 1 5 14 . 1 4 3 5 . 3 5 7 0 0 0 0-0 6 RYDSTRAND, Joel 7-7 477 2 1 5 11 . 1 8 2 4 . 3 6 4 1 0 0 0-0 16 ENGLIS, Myles 7-4 374 2 0 4 8 . 2 5 0 7 . 8 7 5 0 0 1 0-0 12 STAUFFER, Lucas 7-7 659 1 2 4 12 . 0 8 3 5 . 4 1 7 2 0 1 1-2 10 PEREZ, Ricardo 7-7 622 1 1 3 10 . 1 0 0 3 . 3 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 13 FRANKE, Noah 7-7 559 0 3 3 10 . 0 0 0 3 . 3 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 2 PRESCOTT, Peter 7-7 670 1 0 2 11 . 0 9 1 5 . 4 5 5 1 0 1 0-0 15 HAAKENSON, Luke 5-1 182 0 1 1 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 5 WARD, Akeem 7-6 586 0 0 0 6 . 0 0 0 2 . 3 3 3 1 0 0 0-0 11 RUMPLER, Fabio 5-0 134 0 0 0 4 . 0 0 0 1 . 2 5 0 2 0 0 0-0 8 WALDREP, Evan 6-2 250 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 4 FOHR, Julius 7-5 442 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 LaGRO, Mitch 7-7 634 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 3 0 0 0-0 21 GIBSON, Bryce 6-0 117 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 SAWAF, Karim 6-0 163 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 17 WUTTE, Stefan 2-0 20 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Total 7 - 13 9 35 125 . 1 0 4 49 . 3 9 2 15 0 4 3-4 Opponents 7 - 3 1 7 67 . 0 4 5 34 . 5 0 7 19 1 1 0-1

Goal Average Saves Record ## Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho/cbo 1 KAPP, Alex 7-7 670:00 3 0.40 31 . 9 1 2 4 1 2 4/0 Total 7 670:00 3 0.40 31 . 9 1 2 4 1 2 4 Opponents 7 670:00 13 1.75 36 . 7 3 5 1 4 2 2

Team saves: 0

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Creighton 5 8 0 0 13 Creighton 20 34 1 3 58 Opponents 3 0 0 0 3 Opponents 12 18 0 0 30

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Creighton 49 68 3 5 125 Creighton 31 32 4 1 68 Opponents 23 42 2 0 67 Opponents 42 36 0 3 81

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Attendance Summary CU Opponent Creighton 8 22 1 0 31 Total 16577 4004 Opponents 16 19 0 1 36 Dates/Avg Per Date 5/3315 2/2002 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0