2020-21 Creighton Men’s Soccer

Match #3 • Xavier at Creighton • Omaha, Neb. • Morrison Stadium Saturday, March 6 • 11:00 a.m. (CT) SID Contact: Anthony Robinson • Office Phone: (402) 280-5801 • Cell Phone: (712) 250-4900 • Email: [email protected]

This is Creighton Men’s Soccer: • 5 NCAA College Cup Appearances • 11 Elite Eight Appearances (1996, 2000, 2002, 2011, 2012) • 24 NCAA Tournament Appearances • 14 Sweet 16 Appearances • 27 Combined Conference Titles

Up Next Jerome Jolly leads the conference with five 2021 Spring Schedule Creighton opens its 2021 spring home schedule assists. Overall: 1-1-0 with a BIG EAST match against Xavier. BIG EAST: 1-0-0 Seven different players have recorded at least Home: 0-0-0 Follow the Match one goal and eight Musketeers own at least one Away: 1-1-0 Saturday’s match will feature live video on assist as Xavier has scored 16 goals through February YouTube.com/GoCreighton. The broadcast will four matches. not include announcers. 20 at Marquette* W, 2-1 (2OT) Head coach Andy Fleming is in his 11th season 27 at -Omaha L, 0-3 Live stats will be available via at Xavier. StatBroadcast.com Series History Against Musketeers March Links to both the live stream and live stats will Creighton leads the all-time series against 6 XAVIER* 11 am be available on the Creighton Men’s Soccer Xavier, 5-3-1. 10 vs. Missouri State $ 2 pm schedule page. The Bluejays are 4-1-0 at home against the 13 at DePaul* 1 pm Updates will be provided on Twitter Musketeers. 17 BUTLER* 2 pm (@CreightonMSOC). 20 MARQUETTE* 1 pm Xavier claimed a 1-0 victory last season in Scouting Creighton (1-1-0, 1-0-0 BIG EAST) Cincinnati. 24 at Xavier* 12 pm Creighton enters Saturday’s home-opener 28 at Kansas City $ 4 pm following a loss last weekend at UNO, 3-0. Last Time Out Creighton fell to crosstown foe Nebraska- The Bluejays opened the 2021 spring season Omaha, 3-0, on Saturday afternoon at Caniglia April with a 2-1 double-overtime victory against Field. 3 DEPAUL* 1 pm Marquette on Feb. 20 to pick up the first three 10 at Butler* 1 pm points of the league season. UNO scored all three of its goals during the first half of action. The Mavericks scored during Jake Ronneberg scored the game-winning goal the sixth, eighth and 22nd minutes. Ed Port 2020-21 BIG EAST Men’s Soccer during the 105th minute and Charles Auguste converted the first goal, while Hugo Kametini Championship Presented by Jeep had the first goal of the year. recorded a brace by scoring the second and (Hosted by highest overall seed) third tallies. Owen O’Malley and Diego Gutierrez each 14 Semifinal TBA tallied assists during the season lid lifter. Creighton flipped the field following halftime 17 Championship TBA and held a 6-3 advantage in shots during the Creighton was picked second in the Midwest second half but did not put any on frame. Division of the BIG EAST Preseason Polls May and junior goalkeeper Paul Kruse earned Charles Auguste, Callum Watson and Steevie 13-17 NCAA College Cup TBA Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year accolades. Lamarre each paced the Bluejays with two shots as Creighton ended the match with an Head coach Johnny Torres is in his 11-10 edge in shots. UNO ended the day with a second year at the helm of the Bluejays after 5-3 edge in shots on goal. spending 12 years as an assistant coach. # - Exhibition match played at Omaha Sports Complex The Bluejays also had seven corner kicks, while * - matches Scouting Xavier (3-2-0, 0-0-0 BIG EAST) the Mavericks had five. $ - Match played at Swope Park in Kansas City, Missouri The Musketeers head to Omaha following a All times Central split last weekend. Xavier fell to Saint Louis Bluejay captain and goalkeeper Paul Kruse Dates and times subject to change 3-1 on Friday before dominating Chicago State, made his first start of the season and recorded Home matches in BOLD CAPS played at 10-0. a pair of saves. Michael G. Morrison, S.J., Stadium Karsen Henderlong paces the BIG EAST with Fortress Morrison 13 points from a league-best six goals and Creighton is 143-28-21 overall at Morrison one assist. Stadium (opened in 2003), and finished 2019 with a 7-3-0 mark, including a 3-1-0 record 2021 Quick Facts during BIG EAST play. New Faces Around The Pitch Creighton’s starting XI on Feb. 20 against Marquette Information The Bluejays owned two shutouts at home in 2019 featured six players making their first start in a Location Omaha, Neb. (both league matches) and six in their 11 home Bluejay uniform. Founded 1878 matches in 2018. Enrollment 8,770 In total, eight players made their Creighton debuts Nickname Bluejays Creighton has never lost consecutive matches at during the sesaon-opener against the Golden Eagles. Colors Blue & White Morrison Stadium during the same season. President Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, S.J., Ph.D. Nathan Schnur, Duncan McGuire, Landon Sloan, Director of Athletics Bruce Rasmussen Creighton’s loss at Morrison Stadium against Alejandro Maillet, Owen O’Malley, Mark O’Neill, Affiliation NCAA Division I No. 17 Virginia Tech to open the 2017 season Diego Gutierrez and Callum Watson each made Conference BIG EAST followed the team’s loss at home to end the their Bluejay debuts during the season opener. 2016 campaign (2-1 vs. Providence), marking Bluejay Soccer the first time since 1985 that Creighton had lost Goals Off Corner Kicks Head Coach Johnny Torres consecutive home matches. Both of Creighton’s goals against Marquette were Alma Mater Creighton, 2008 Career Record 9-8-2 direct results of corner kicks. Record at CU 9-8-2 The Bluejays are 23-1-3 in their next home match Assistant Coach Ian Sarachan following a home loss at Morrison, including an The Bluejays had a total of five goals off corner Alma Mater Illinois-Chicago, 2010 2-0-0 mark last season. kicks in 2019. Assistant Coach Michael Gabb Alma Mater Creighton, 2002 Creighton ended its 2019 season with a loss at Nico Engelking and Charles Auguste each scored Volunteer Assistant Mitch Kavanagh home against Butler during the first round of the off corners against Columbia (Sept. 9, 2019). Alma Mater Bellevue University, 2013 BIG EAST Championship. Home Field Michael G. Morrison, S.J., Stadium Tor Trosten found the back of the net following a Capacity 7,500 The Bluejays are 61-13-8 at Morrison Stadium scramble after a corner kick against UNO (Sept. 8-7-2 2019 Overall Record since the start of 2013 when the program joined 16, 2019). 2019 BIG EAST Record / Finish 4-4-1/T-4th the BIG EAST and 23-6-2 during home league Letterwinners Returning / Lost 11 / 10 Starters Returning / Lost 5 / 6 matches, with exactly one loss in six out of seven Both Yudai Tashiro and Jake Ashford scored on Goalkeepers Returning / Lost 1 / 1 BIG EAST regular seasons. set pieces on corner kicks against Butler (Nov. 2, Newcomers 10 2019). Bluejays Nearly Flawless In BE Home Openers Conference Regular-Season Titles 14 Creighton is a perfect 7-0 during BIG EAST home Season-Opener Success 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2006, 2007, openers, including a 1-0 win against Villanova in Creighton is 8-1-1 during its past 10 lid-lifters, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018 2019. including its 2-1 overtime win at Marquette this year. Conference Tournament Titles 13 The Bluejays have allowed a goal during their BIG 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, EAST home opener only once (2014) and outscored Overall, the Bluejays are 21-3-7 during their 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012 the opposition 10-2 during seven matches. first match of the season since Creighton restarted its men’s soccer program in 1990. NCAA Tournament Appearances 24 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, The last time Creighton lost its conference home 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, opener was in 2009 when the Bluejays lost 1-0 This year marks only the second time in the past 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 against Missouri State to open the home Missouri eight seasons in the which the Bluejays did not Valley Conference slate. starting the season against a team ranked inside NCAA Sweet 16 Appearances 14 the United Soccer Coaches’ Top 25. 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 Spring 2021 BIG EAST Standings NCAA Elite Eight Appearances 11 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 Midwest Division BIG EAST Overall Team W L T Pts W L T Pct. 5 NCAA College Cup Appearances Creighton 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 .500 1996, 2000, 2002, 2011, 2012 Butler 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 .200 Xavier 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 .600 Sports Information Marquette 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 .750 Men’s Soccer Contact Anthony Robinson DePaul 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 .333 Office Phone 402-280-5801 Cell Phone 712-250-4900 East Division

[email protected] BIG EAST Overall Email Team W L T Pts W L T Pct. Sports Information Director Rob Anderson Georgetown 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 1.000 Office Phone 402-280-5544 Providence 2 0 0 6 3 0 0 1.000 Sports Information FAX 402-280-2495 St. John’s 1 1 0 3 3 1 0 .750 Ticket Office 402-280-JAYS Seton Hall 1 1 0 3 3 1 1 .700 Athletic Website GoCreighton.com UConn 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 .333 Conference Website BIGEAST.com Villanova 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 .000 Numerical Roster Pronunciation Guide No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Last School / Last Club) Auguste: AW • guhst (silent e) 1 Paul Kruse GK 6-6 190 Jr. Heilbronn, Germany (Monchseegymnasium / TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) Dutilh: DOO • teel 2 Musa Qongo D/M 5-7 165 Sr. Johannesburg, South Africa (Tyler JC / Kaizer Chiefs) Fohr: FOUR 3 Luke Mitchell D 6-1 175 So. Denver, Colo. (Rivers Academy / Atlanta United 2) Kruse: CREWS 4 Mitch Dobson D 6-0 180 Jr. Lake Munmorah, Australia (Monroe College / Edgeworth) 5 Jake Ronneberg D 6-0 180 So. Naperville, Ill. (Benet Academy / Chicago Fire Academy) Lamarre: Lah • MARR (rolled r) 6 Keegan Boyd M 5-10 165 Jr. DuPont, Wash. (Steilacoom / Federal Way FC) Maillet: MY • yay 7 Daniel Espeleta M 5-9 165 Jr. San Jose, Costa Rica (Apex Learning Online / Uruguay FC [Costa Rica]) Musa Qongo: MOO • sah CON • go 8 Charles Auguste M 5-11 175 Jr. Montreal, Quebec (College Ahuntsic / St-Hubert) Ronneberg: RON • uh • berg 10 Diego Dutilh F 5-6 150 So. Santiago, Chile (Northwood [N.Y.} / Black Rock FC) Sarachan: SARA • can 11 Diego Gutierrez F 5-10 145 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Nebraska-Omaha / Elite Academy EBA 98 Maroon) Schnur: SCHNUR (one syllable) 12 Dominic Briggs F 5-10 160 So. Oconomowoc, Wis. (Oconomowoc / Elmbrook United) 13 Duncan McGuire F 6-1 185 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep / Elkhorn Soccer Club) 14 Callum Watson M 5-11 150 Jr. Essex, England (Hastings College / AFC Sudbury) 15 Landon Sloan M 5-11 160 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Heritage / North Carolina FC Academy) Breakdown by Class 17 Alejandro Maillet M 5-9 160 Jr. Copenhagen, Denmark (Kansas City Kansas CC / Akademisk Boldklub) 18 Owen O’Malley M 6-0 155 Fr. Cary, N.C. (Crossroads FLEX / North Carolina FC Academy) Seniors (2): Diego Gutierrez, Musa 19 Braeden Beard F 6-0 150 Fr. Wichita, Kan. (Olathe Northwest / Kansas City Rush) Qongo 21 Steevie Lamarre F 6-0 155 Fr. Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Totino-Grace [Minn.] / Minneapolis United Premier 1) Juniors (8): Charles Auguste, Keegan 22 Cameron Briggs D 5-10 160 So. Oconomowoc, Wis. (Oconomowoc / Elmbrook United) Boyd, Antonio Chavez Borrelli, Mitch 23 Mark O’Neill M 6-0 160 Fr. Louisville, Colo. (Fairview / Real Colorado) Dobson, Daniel Espeleta, Paul Kruse, 24 Nathan Schnur GK 6-0 180 Fr. Evergreen, Colo. (ASU Preparatory Academy / Barca Academy) Alejandro Maillet, Callum Watson 25 Jake Ashford D 6-1 165 So. Shawnee, Kan. (Mill Valley / KC Fusion) 28 Luke Waters D 6-1 165 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep / Elkhorn Soccer Club) Sophomores (6): Jake Ashford, 30 Andrew Karcher GK 6-2 170 Fr. Houston, Texas (Strake Jesuit / Albion Hurricanes FC) Cameron Briggs, Dominic Briggs, 33 Antonio Chavez Borrelli GK 6-0 180 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Boston College / Santa Monica United B97 Premier) Diego Dutilh, Luke Mitchell, Jake Ronneberg Freshmen (9): Braeden Beard, Andrew Karcher, Steevie Lamarre, Duncan McGuire, Owen O’Malley, Mark O’Neill, Nathan Schnur, Landon Alphabetical Roster Sloan, Luke Waters No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Last School / Last Club) 25 Jake Ashford D 6-1 165 So. Shawnee, Kan. (Mill Valley / KC Fusion) Breakdown by Location 8 Charles Auguste M 5-11 175 Jr. Montreal, Quebec (College Ahuntsic / St-Hubert) California (1): Antonio Chavez Borrelli 19 Braeden Beard F 6-0 150 Fr. Wichita, Kan. (Northwest / Kansas City Rush) Colorado (3): Luke Mitchell, Mark 6 Keegan Boyd M 5-10 165 Jr. DuPont, Wash. (Steilacoom / Federal Way FC) 22 Cameron Briggs D 5-10 160 So. Oconomowoc, Wis. (Oconomowoc / Elmbrook United) O’Neill, Nathan Schnur 12 Dominic Briggs F 5-10 160 So. Oconomowoc, Wis. (Oconomowoc / Elmbrook United) Illinois (1): Jake Ronneberg 33 Antonio Chavez Borrelli GK 6-0 180 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Boston College / Santa Monica United B97 Premier) Kansas (2): Jake Ashford, Braeden 4 Mitch Dobson D 6-0 180 Jr. Lake Munmorah, Australia (Monroe College / Edgeworth) Beard 10 Diego Dutilh F 5-6 150 So. Santiago, Chile (Northwood [N.Y.] / Black Rock FC) Nebraska (3): Diego Gutierrez, 7 Daniel Espeleta M 5-9 166 Jr. San Jose, Costa Rica (Apex Learning Online / Uruguay FC [Costa Rica]) Duncan McGuire, Luke Waters 11 Diego Gutierrez F 5-10 145 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Nebraska-Omaha / Elite Academy EBA 98 Maroon) 30 Andrew Karcher GK 6-2 170 Fr. Houston, Texas (Strake Jesuit / Albion Hurricanes FC) North Carolina (2): Owen O’Malley, 1 Paul Kruse GK 6-6 190 Jr. Heilbronn, Germany (Monchseegymnasium / TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) Landon Sloan 21 Steevie Lamarre F 6-0 155 Fr. Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Totino-Grace [Minn.] / Minneapolis United Premier 1) Texas (1): Andrew Karcher 17 Alejandro Maillet M 5-9 160 Jr. Copenhagen, Denmark (Kansas City Kansas CC / Akademisk Boldklub) Washington (1): Keegan Boyd 13 Duncan McGuire F 6-1 185 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep / Elkhorn Soccer Club) Wisconsin (2): Cameron Briggs, 3 Luke Mitchell D 6-1 180 So. Denver, Colo. (Rivers Academy / Atlanta United 2) Dominic Briggs 18 Owen O’Malley M 6-0 155 Fr. Cary, N.C. (Crossroads FLEX / North Carolina FC Academy) 23 Mark O’Neill M 6-0 160 Fr. Louisville, Colo. (Fairview / Real Colorado) International (9): Charles Auguste, 2 Musa Qongo D/M 5-7 165 Sr. Johannesburg, South Africa (Tyler JC / Kaizer Chiefs) Mitch Dobson, Diego Dutilh, Daniel 5 Jake Ronneberg D 6-0 180 So. Naperville, Ill. (Benet Academy / Chicago Fire Academy) Espeleta, Paul Kruse, Steevie 24 Nathan Schnur GK 6-0 180 Fr. Evergreen, Colo. (ASU Preparatory Academy / Barca Academy) Lamarre, Alejandro Maillet, Musa 15 Landon Sloan M 5-11 160 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Heritage / NCFC Academy) Qongo, Callum Watson 28 Luke Waters D 6-1 165 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep / Elkhorn Soccer Club) 14 Callum Watson M 5-11 150 Jr. Essex, England (Hastings College / AFC Sudbury)

Head Coach: Johnny Torres (Creighton, 2008) - 2nd season Assistant Coach: Ian Sarachan (Illinois-Chicago, 2010) - 2nd season Assistant Coach: Michael Gabb (Creighton, 2002) - 5th season Volunteer Assistant: Mitch Kavanagh (Bellevue University, 2013) - 3rd season Graduate Assistant: Julius Fohr (Creighton, 2020) - 1st season The freshman made two saves and played all 105 against eventual national champion Georgetown. 2021 Spring BIG EAST minutes. Schnur became the second Creighton freshman goalkeeper in the past three seasons to Bluejays Picked Second In Midwest Division Preseason Coaches’ Polls tally a victory in the season opener (Paul Kruse, The BIG EAST will be split into two divisions for Midwest Division 2018 vs. No. 11 Clemson). the 2021 spring season – the Midwest Division Rk. Team (1st place votes) Points and the East Division. Creighton will compete in 1. Butler (3) 15 The Evergreen, Colorado native spent two seasons the five-team Midwest division, along with Butler, 2. Creighton (2) 14 as captain of the Barca Academy in Casa Grande, DePaul, Marquette and Xavier. The Bluejays were 3. Xavier 10 Arizona and helped lead his club to the 2018-19 picked to finish second in the Midwest Division of 4. Marquette 7 USSDA Western Conference champions as well as the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches’ Poll. 5. DePaul 4 the 2017-18 Arizona State championship. Creighton received two-first place votes and 14 East Division College Soccer News Recognizes Ronneberg points overall, just one point behind Butler. Rk. Team (1st place votes) Points 1. Georgetown (5) 25 Sophomore Jake Ronneberg earned a spot on the 2. Providence (1) 20 College Soccer News Men’s Team of the Week The Bluejays are slated to play home and home 3. St. John’s 17 following his golden goal in the season-opener matches against each divisional opponent (eight 4. UConn 13 against Marquette. matches). 5. Seton Hall 8 6. Villanova 7 The goal marked Ronneberg’s first points as a The East division will comprise of six teams Bluejay. (Connecticut, Georgetown, Providence, St. John’s, The last time Creighton opened the year against Seton Hall and Villanova) and each team will play an unranked opponent was when the Bluejays The Naperville, Illinois native also claimed a spot on 10 league matches (home and home against each defeated unranked Michigan 1-0 at Morrison the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. East Division opponent). Stadium to open the 2015 season. Playing Inside Is A First Georgetown, the 2019 National Champion, earned Rare To Open On Road The Bluejays and Golden Eagles played inside a unanimous selection as the preseason favorite of This season marked only the eighth time since dome complex fitted over the middle FieldTurf the east division. 1990 in which Creighton started the regular Revolution 360 Field within the season with a road match. complex, which marked the first time head coach Both divisional schedules have two built in make- Johnny Torres has been on the sideline or on the up dates for rescheduling purposes if needed. The Bluejays are 4-1-3 in their eight season- pitch for the Bluejays in a regular-season match opening road matches. played indoors. For the preseason awards, coaches only voted for the order of teams in their own division but could Creighton also opened the 2019 Torres spent 12 years as an assistant (2007- place any player from any of the 11 teams on the regular-season on the road against No. 6 North 2018) before taking over as head coach prior to All-BIG EAST team. Carolina and tied the Tar Heels, 2-2. the 2019 season and played at Creighton from 1994-1997. The Spring 2021 BIG EAST Championship presented The last time Creighton started consecutive seasons by JEEP is scheduled to take place April 14-17 and with road matches was in 2010 and 2011. The Bluejays have played matches in some will be hosted by the highest overall seed across extreme weather conditions in the past. both divisions. The championship will consist of First Road Match of the Season four teams, the top two from each division. Creighton is 20-6-5 since 1990 in its first true Doing a quick scan of matches in the past 10 road match of the season. years, below are a few games with extreme high The Bluejays finished tied for fourth overall (4-4- or low temperatures at kickoff. 1) in the BIG EAST during the 2019 season and The Bluejays’ loss at Grand Canyon on Aug. 31, hosted a first-round BIG EAST Championship 2018 marked the first time since 2002-2003 Date Location Weather at Kickoff match but fell to Butler, 1-0. that the squad lost its first true road match of the Aug. 31, 2018 Phoenix 99, humid season during back-to-back seasons. Sept. 1, 2017 Palo Alto, CA 103, sunny Sept. 6, 2015 Omaha 96, storms in forecast Leading the Ship Nov. 30, 2014 Omaha 20, windy After earning captain status for the 2019 season, Creighton’s 3-0 loss at No. 1 Stanford (Sept. 1, Nov. 21, 2013 Omaha 26, light snow junior goalkeeper Paul Kruse will serve as captain 2017) marked Creighton’s first defeat during the Dec. 4, 2011 Omaha 26, wind chill 20 for the 2021 spring season. squad’s first road match of the year since 2006 Nov. 20, 2011 Omaha 30, wind chill 20 (at No. 15 Notre Dame, 4-1 loss). Kruse Named BIG EAST Preseason GOY Schnur Named BE Goalkeeper of Week Junior goalkeeper Paul Kruse earned BIG EAST Freshman goalkeeper Nathan Schnur earned BIG Preseason Co-Goalkeeper of the Year and EAST Goalkeeper of the Week honors, the league Preseason All-BIG EAST honors. announced on Feb. 22. The recognition is Kruse’s second BIG EAST Schnur recorded the victory during his Bluejay preseason honor as he also claimed Preseason debut on Saturday evening as Creighton opened Goalkeeper of the Year status in 2019. The the 2021 spring season with a 2-1 double- Heilbronn, Germany native started 10 matches in overtime win at Marquette to notch three points in 2019 and posted 42 saves, including a career-high the Midwest Division league standings. nine during Creighton’s 1-1 double overtime tie 2021 Spring Miscellaneous Statistics Gutierrez Selected in MLS SuperDraft Four players return who scored at least one CU Opp. The Portland Timbers selected senior Diego goal a season ago. Juniors Charles Auguste Corner Kicks ...... 13 ...... 13 Gutierrez with the 70th overall pick during the third and Daniel Espeleta each had two, while Penalty Kicks . . . . . 0-0 ...... 0-0 round of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 21. sophomore Dominic Briggs also scored twice Yellow Cards ...... 3 ...... 2 and sophomore Jake Ashford scored once -- the Red Cards ...... 0 ...... 0 Creighton owns 46 MLS draft picks since the game-winner in double overtime against Butler to league started in 1996, including at least one in all help the Bluejays secure a home match for the Score by Periods but one draft. opening round of the BIG EAST Championships. 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total CU 0 1 0 1 2 Opp. 3 1 0 0 4 Gutierrez transferred to Creighton prior to the Junior Paul Kruse is expected to lead Creighton’s start of the 2020 fall semester. He played in 44 defense in his third season as the starting Attendance Breakdown matches during three seasons at Nebraska-Omaha goalkeeper. The Germany native struggled with Matches Total Average before making his way to the Bluejays, earning 37 an injury in 2019 that limited him to only 10 OVERALL...... 2...... 480...... 240 starts and recording 10 goals and 13 assists. The matches during his second season in a Bluejay Home...... Ralston, Nebraska native, moved into the top-10 in uniform after starting all 18 matches in 2018, Away...... 2...... 480...... 240 UNO history in assists (3rd), shots on goal (3rd), posting a 0.64 goals against average and earning Neutral...... 0...... 0...... 0 points (4th), shots (4th), game-winning goals (5th) All-BIG EAST Second Team recognition as well as and goals (7th.) unanimous All-BIG EAST Freshman Team accolades. Record Breakdown Torres Era 2021 Spring As a junior he had one goal and led the Mavericks Overall, the Bluejays welcome back 11 different Overall 9-8-2 1-1-0 Home 7-3-0 0-0-0 with four assists and 30 shots while starting players who started at least one match in 2019. Away 2-5-2 1-1-0 all 13 appearances. Gutierrez earned First Team Neutral 0-0-0 0-0-0 All-Summit League as a sophomore in 2018, Espeleta owns 27 career starts, the most of any Conference 5-4-1 1-0-0 with seven goals and seven assists and claimed returning field player. He logged 1,214 minutes last Home 3-1-0 0-0-0 selections to the Summit League All-Tournament season, which is the most of any returner. Away 2-3-1 1-0-0 Team and All-Newcomer Team in 2017. Non-Conference 4-4-1 0-1-0 Senior Musa Qongo tied for the team lead in assists Home 4-2-0 0-0-0 He played at UNO for head coaches Bob Warming with four during his first season in a Creighton Away 0-2-1 0-1-0 Neutral 0-0-0 0-0-0 and Jason Mims, both of whom spent more than a uniform. The South Africa native claims 14 career Creighton scores first 6-1-1 1-0-0 decade at Creighton. helpers, which includes 10 during two seasons at Opponent scores first 3-7-1 0-1-0 Tyler Junior College. Scoreless ties 0-0-0 0-0-0 The Omaha native recorded an assist during his Ahead at halftime 3-0-1 0-0-0 Bluejay debut on Saturday at Marquette. Auguste and Briggs each made impacts offensively Trailing at halftime 1-5-1 0-1-0 during their first seasons playing as Bluejays, Tied at halftime 5-3-0 1-0-0 2020-21 Season Preview while sophomore defenders Luke Mitchell and Overtime 3-1-2 1-0-0 Under the direction of second year head coach Jake Ronneberg also showcased their skills with Against Top 25 1-2-2 0-0-0 Monday 2-0-0 0-0-0 Johnny Torres, the Creighton men’s soccer program significant minutes as rookies in 2019. Tuesday 1-0-0 0-0-0 will seek to return to the NCAA Tournament during Wednesday 1-0-1 0-0-0 the spring of 2021 after the NCAA postponed the Creighton bolstered its roster with the addition Thursday 0-0-0 0-0-0 2020 fall championships because of the COVID-19 of 10 newcomers, including five upperclassmen Friday 2-3-1 0-0-0 pandemic. transfers. Diego Gutierrez headlines the group Saturday 3-4-0 1-1-0 after spending three seasons at Nebraska- Sunday 0-0-0 0-0-0 The Bluejays finished 8-7-2 in the fall of 2019 Omaha. The Omaha native made 37 starts and during Torres’ first as head coach after spending 12 appeared in 44 matches while recording 10 seasons as an assistant at his alma mater. Creighton goals and 13 assists, which both rank in the tied for fourth in the BIG EAST and ended the regular- top-10 on the Mavericks’ career charts. season with a 1-1 double overtime draw against eventual national champion Georgetown. Defender Mitch Dobson heads to Omaha after helping Monroe College to the 2019 NJCAA Creighton must replace over half of its Division I title and midfielder Callum Watson scoring from 2019 as Yudai Tashiro, Luke joins the Bluejay program after leading Hastings Haakenson and Younes Boudadi each signed College to a runner-up finish in the 2019 NAIA professionally after combining for 11 goals and nine Championship and earning an individual spot on the assists as seniors. Kuba Polat also headed to the All-America First Team. professional ranks after starting 50 matches and tallying nine assists in three seasons as a Bluejay.

2021 Spring Individual Honors & Awards Jake Ronneberg Paul Kruse BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 22) Preseason BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year College Soccer News Team of the Week (Feb. 22) Preseason All-BIG EAST Team Nathan Schnur BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week (Feb. 22)