2020-21 Creighton Men's Soccer
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2020-21 Creighton Men’s Soccer Match #11 • Saturday, April 10 • Creighton at Butler • Indianapolis, Ind. • 10:30 am 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 second year at the helm of the Bluejays after 2021 Spring Schedule Creighton closes its regular season on Saturday spending 12 years as an assistant coach. Overall: 6-4-0 at Butler. BIG EAST: 5-2-0 Scouting Butler (3-6-2, 3-2-2 BIG EAST) Home: 4-1-0 Follow the Match The Bulldogs enter the final match of the Away: 2-2-0 Friday’s match will feature live video and live stats. regular season after a 1-0 overtime victory at Neutral: 0-1-0 Xavier on Saturday. February Live video will be featured on BEDN, which can be found on YouTube.com/BIGEASTConference Butler’s last four matches have all been on 20 at Marquette* W, 2-1 (2OT) while live stats will be provided by StatBroadcast. the road after starting the season with seven 27 at Nebraska-Omaha L, 0-3 consecutive contests in the state of Indiana. Links to video and live stats will be provided on the Creighton Men’s Soccer schedule page. The Bulldogs have managed just 10 goals March this season and scored in just five out of 11 6 XAVIER* W, 2-1 Updates will be provided on Twitter matches. 10 vs. #19 Missouri State $ L, 0-2 (@CreightonMSOC). Wilmer Cabrera Jr., the 2019 BIG EAST 13 at DePaul* L, 1-2 Scouting Creighton (6-4-0, 5-2-0 BIG EAST) Freshman of the Year, ranks sixth in the 17 BUTLER* W, 4-2 The Bluejays enter the final match of the conference this season with 10 points from 20 #25 MARQUETTE* L, 1-2 (OT) regular season after a 4-3 victory against four goals and two assists. DePaul during Creighton’s final home match of 24 at Xavier* W, 3-0 the season (April 2). Goalkeeper Gabriel Gjergji owns a 1.02 goals 29 KANSAS CITY W, 3-1 against average and a BIG EAST-best five Creighton is currently in second place in the shutouts. BIG EAST Midwest Division with a .714 winning April percentage (5-2-0). Head coach Paul Snape is in his 10th season at 2 DEPAUL* W, 4-3 the helm of the Bulldogs. 10 at Butler* 10:30 am Senior Diego Gutierrez leads the Bluejays and ranks second in the BIG EAST with 15 points Series History Against Bulldogs from five goals and five assists. His five assists Creighton leads the all-time series against 2020-21 BIG EAST Men’s Soccer are tied for the BIG EAST lead and his goal Butler, 9-3-1. Championship Presented by Jeep total is tied for fourth. He owns 15 goals and (Hosted by highest overall seed) 18 assists during his collegiate career after The Bluejays defeated the Bulldogs 4-2 in spending three seasons at UNO. Omaha on March 17. 15 Semifinal TBA 17 Championship (FS2) 2 pm Duncan McGuire is tied for seventh in the Butler owns victories during the last two conference with nine points from three goals meetings in Indianapolis. The Bulldogs earned a and three assists. 3-2 overtime win in 2017 and a 2-1 win during May the 2016 BIG EAST Championship title match. 13-17 NCAA College Cup TBA A total of 12 different Bluejays have scored at least one goal this spring as Creighton has Last Time Out scored 20 goals, which leads the BIG EAST and Creighton outlasted DePaul, 4-3, on Friday ranks 23rd nationally. night at Morrison Stadium. # - Exhibition match played at Omaha Sports Complex Callum Watson ranks fourth in the BIG EAST Duncan McGuire converted the game-winning * - BIG EAST Conference matches with four assists. The Bluejays own 25 assists, goal during the 84th minute, just four minutes $ - Match played at Swope Park in Kansas City, Missouri to pace the conference and rank 10th nationally. after the Blue Demons tied the match at 3-3 All times Central with a penalty kick goal. Dates and times subject to change Bluejay freshman Nathan Schnur has started Home matches in BOLD CAPS played at seven matches in goal for the Bluejays. The The Bluejay freshman received a cross from Michael G. Morrison, S.J., Stadium Colorado native owns a 1.58 goals against Diego Gutierrez and slotted the ball inside the average and has recorded 28 saves. far post for his third goal of the season. Head coach Johnny Torres is in his The Bluejays and Blue Demons combined to 2021 Quick Facts score five goals in the first half on Friday night at Bluejays Secure BIG EAST Postseason Spot Morrison. Creighton holds a 5-2-0 mark in league action, and Creighton University Information the Bluejays are second in the Midwest Division with Location Omaha, Neb. The Bluejays found the back of the net first during a .714 winning percentage. Founded 1878 the ninth minute. Keegan Boyd tallied his first goal Enrollment 8,770 of the season after receiving a pass along the The Bluejays’ clinched a spot in the BIG EAST Nickname Bluejays right side of the 18-yard box from Gutierrez. Jake postseason with a victory over DePaul, as Creighton Colors Blue & White Ronneberg also tallied an assist on the play. cannot finish worse than tied for second in the President Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, S.J., Ph.D. Midwest and owns the tiebreaker against Butler. Director of Athletics Bruce Rasmussen DePaul tied the match with its first shot of the Affiliation NCAA Division I evening and knotted the match at 1-1 during the For the spring of 2021, the BIG EAST is split into Conference BIG EAST 14th minute. two divisions. Each team plays home-and-home against the opposing divisional foes. The five Bluejay Soccer The Blue Demons took a 2-1 lead in the 22nd Midwest Division teams are slated to play eight Head Coach Johnny Torres minute, but just 21 seconds after DePaul gained the league games, while the six East Division teams are Alma Mater Creighton, 2008 Career Record 13-11-2 (2nd season) advantage, Creighton drew a foul in the box, which scheduled to play 10. Record at CU 13-11-2 (2nd season) set up Gutierrez for a PK opportunity. The Omaha Assistant Coach Ian Sarachan native calmly chipped the ball into the net for his The top two teams in each division with the best Alma Mater Illinois-Chicago, 2010 team-leading fifth goal and tied the match at 2-2. winning percentages will qualify for the BIG EAST Assistant Coach Michael Gabb Championship, which will be hosted by the team Alma Mater Creighton, 2002 Less than a minute after the penalty Alejandro with the best winning percentage across the entire Volunteer Assistant Mitch Kavanagh Maillet scored his first goal as a Bluejay. The junior league. Alma Mater Bellevue University, 2013 received an outlet pass by Callum Watson and Home Field Michael G. Morrison, S.J., Stadium sent a shot past the DePaul goalkeeper and inside Either Georgetown or Marquette will host the Capacity 7,500 the far post to give Creighton a 3-2 lead in the tournament. The Hoyas will host at Shaw Field in 8-7-2 2019 Overall Record 23rd minute. Washington, D.C. with a win or draw against St. 2019 BIG EAST Record / Finish 4-4-1/T-4th John’s on Saturday. A Georgetown loss would mean Letterwinners Returning / Lost 11 / 10 Starters Returning / Lost 5 / 6 After the scoring explosion in the first half, neither Marquette hosts at Valley Fields in Milwaukee. Goalkeepers Returning / Lost 1 / 1 team scored during the first 34 minutes after Newcomers 10 halftime. The semifinals will take place on Thursday, April 15, followed by the title match on Saturday, April 17. Conference Regular-Season Titles 14 DePaul broke the scoring drought in the 80th 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2006, 2007, minute with a penalty-kick goal by Jake Fuderer. Gutierrez and McGuire Recognized By BIG EAST 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018 Senior Diego Gutierrez and freshman Duncan The Bluejays responded in the 84th minute with McGuire collected BIG EAST Weekly honors, the Conference Tournament Titles 13 McGuire’s third goal of the season to earn the league announced on Monday afternoon. Gutierrez 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, victory. earned Offensive Player of the Week accolades, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012 while McGuire claimed the Freshman of the Week Creighton ended the match with an 18-9 edge in title. NCAA Tournament Appearances 24 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, shots, while both goalkeepers made four saves. 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, Bluejay freshman Nathan Schnur recorded his fifth Gutierrez and McGuire helped the Bluejays tally 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 win of the season on Friday. a pair of victories last week, including a 4-3 win against DePaul on Friday at Morrison Stadium for NCAA Sweet 16 Appearances 14 The Bluejays and Blue Demons combined for 31 the Bluejays’ fifth BIG EAST win of the season. The 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, fouls, five yellow cards and one red card. Omaha natives combined for two goals and five 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 Pct.