Saturday, November 26
Tulsa, OK
6:00 PM
Creighton University
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Tulsa
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Bluejay Men's Soccer NCAA Tournament March Continues at Tulsa on Saturday
11/26/2022 1:19:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Omaha, Neb. -- The Creighton Men's Soccer team continues its NCAA march as the Bluejays take on Tulsa in the NCAA Sweet 16 on Saturday, November 25 at 6:00 p.m.
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Series History: Creighton leads Tulsa, 20-12-3
The Bluejays and Golden Hurricane have faced off 35 times, with Creighton holding a 20-12-3 edge on Tulsa. Saturday will be the 16th
meeting in Oklahoma, where Tulsa has the slight series advantage. Creighton has a 6-7-2 record against Tulsa on the road.
Tulsa and Creighton have met three previous times in the NCAA Tournament, including last season. The Bluejays are 2-1 against Tulsa in the NCAA Tournament, falling 1-0 last season.
Date   Opponent   Score
October 25, 1980   at Tulsa   W, 2-1
November 8, 1980   Tulsa   L, 2-6
October 14, 1983   at Tulsa   L, 1-4
October 31, 1981   Tulsa   L, 1-2 (OT)
November 4, 1983   at Tulsa   W, 4-1
November 5, 1991   * Neutral   L, 1-2
October 25, 1992   * at Tulsa   W, 1-0
October 8, 1993   * Tulsa   W, 5-3
November 7, 1993   ** Tulsa   W, 2-0
October 15, 1994   * at Tulsa   W, 3-1
October 22, 1995   * at Tulsa   T, 0-0 (OT)
September 2, 1996   Tulsa   W, 2-1
October 26, 1997   at Tulsa   W, 2-0
September 6, 1998   Tulsa   W, 3-1
October 1, 2000   * at Tulsa   W, 2-1 (2OT)
November 5, 2000   ** Tulsa   W, 2-1
October 12, 2001   * at Tulsa   L, 0-2
November 1, 2002   * Tulsa   W, 2-1
November 2, 2003   * at Tulsa   L, 1-2
October 3, 2004   * Tulsa   W, 4-0
November 12, 2004   ** Tulsa   T, 1-1 (2OT)
September 23, 2005   at Tulsa   L, 0-1
September 22, 2007   Tulsa   L, 1-3
November 25, 2008   # Tulsa   W, 2-1
October 05, 2010   Tulsa   W, 3-1
September 25, 2012   at Tulsa   L, 0-2
August 30, 2013   Tulsa   W, 2-0
September 13, 2014   at Tulsa   T, 1-1 (2OT)
September 19, 2015   Tulsa   W, 1-0
October 11, 2016   at Tulsa   L, 1-2
November 17, 2016   # Tulsa   W, 3-0
September 19, 2017   Tulsa   W, 2-1 (OT)
October 24, 2019   Tulsa   W, 4-3 (2OT)
August 26, 2021   Tulsa   L, 1-2
November 21, 2021   # at Tulsa   L, 0-1
* = Conference match # = NCAA Tournament match  Â
Scouting Creighton (11-4-6)
For the second consecutive NCAA Tournament match, the Bluejays scored two goals in the final eight minutes to post victories in the NCAA Tournament.
First Creighton scored twice in the final eight minutes to knock out #23 Missouri State 2-1 in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 17. Against #1 Washington, Duncan McGuire found the back of the net twice in the final eight minutes to best the Huskies in the NCAA Second Round.
The Bluejays' extended their NCAA leading offensive leading to 58 goals with three against Washington. Duncan McGuire guides the Bluejays attack with an NCAA leading 21 goals.
Defensively the Bluejays have allowed just two goals in the last four matches.
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Scouting Tulsa (10-4-2)
Despite dropping its last two matches leading into the NCAA Tournament, Tulsa came in as the No. 15 seed in the Tournament. Tulsa opened with a 1-0 win in double overtime over Georgetown.
In 16 matches, the Golden Hurricane have 33 goals and allowed just 16. Junior Alex Meinhard guides the offense with nine goals and five assists (23 points).
Sophomore goalkeeper Alex Lopez has logged 1,210 minutes this season, recording 41 saves.
Eight is More Than Enough for the Bluejays
Proving the pair of goals in the final eight minutes against #23 Missouri State was no fluke, junior Duncan McGuire repeated the feat on his own to deliver an upset of #1 Washington in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Great Escape
Before rallying to defeat #23 Missouri State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, November 17, Creighton Men's Soccer hadn't won a game in regulation when it trailed with 8 minutes left since at least 1991.
Bluejays Have Reached Sweet Sixteen 15 Times, Elite Eight 11 Times
Creighton's match at Tulsa will be the Bluejays' 15th appearance in the NCAA Sweet 16. The other appearances came in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
The Bluejays advanced to at least the Elite Eight each time except in 2004, 2007 and 2016.
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Creighton at Tulsa
Saturday, November 26 @ 6:00 p.m. (CT)
Stats: http://creighton.statbroadcast.com
Video Stream: (ESPN+)
https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/2bee66ce-5393-4145-8dda-82a52ec55ac8#bucketId=1
Saturday, November 26 @ 6:00 p.m. (CT)
Stats: http://creighton.statbroadcast.com
Video Stream: (ESPN+)
https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/2bee66ce-5393-4145-8dda-82a52ec55ac8#bucketId=1
Series History: Creighton leads Tulsa, 20-12-3
The Bluejays and Golden Hurricane have faced off 35 times, with Creighton holding a 20-12-3 edge on Tulsa. Saturday will be the 16th
meeting in Oklahoma, where Tulsa has the slight series advantage. Creighton has a 6-7-2 record against Tulsa on the road.
Tulsa and Creighton have met three previous times in the NCAA Tournament, including last season. The Bluejays are 2-1 against Tulsa in the NCAA Tournament, falling 1-0 last season.
Date   Opponent   Score
October 25, 1980   at Tulsa   W, 2-1
November 8, 1980   Tulsa   L, 2-6
October 14, 1983   at Tulsa   L, 1-4
October 31, 1981   Tulsa   L, 1-2 (OT)
November 4, 1983   at Tulsa   W, 4-1
November 5, 1991   * Neutral   L, 1-2
October 25, 1992   * at Tulsa   W, 1-0
October 8, 1993   * Tulsa   W, 5-3
November 7, 1993   ** Tulsa   W, 2-0
October 15, 1994   * at Tulsa   W, 3-1
October 22, 1995   * at Tulsa   T, 0-0 (OT)
September 2, 1996   Tulsa   W, 2-1
October 26, 1997   at Tulsa   W, 2-0
September 6, 1998   Tulsa   W, 3-1
October 1, 2000   * at Tulsa   W, 2-1 (2OT)
November 5, 2000   ** Tulsa   W, 2-1
October 12, 2001   * at Tulsa   L, 0-2
November 1, 2002   * Tulsa   W, 2-1
November 2, 2003   * at Tulsa   L, 1-2
October 3, 2004   * Tulsa   W, 4-0
November 12, 2004   ** Tulsa   T, 1-1 (2OT)
September 23, 2005   at Tulsa   L, 0-1
September 22, 2007   Tulsa   L, 1-3
November 25, 2008   # Tulsa   W, 2-1
October 05, 2010   Tulsa   W, 3-1
September 25, 2012   at Tulsa   L, 0-2
August 30, 2013   Tulsa   W, 2-0
September 13, 2014   at Tulsa   T, 1-1 (2OT)
September 19, 2015   Tulsa   W, 1-0
October 11, 2016   at Tulsa   L, 1-2
November 17, 2016   # Tulsa   W, 3-0
September 19, 2017   Tulsa   W, 2-1 (OT)
October 24, 2019   Tulsa   W, 4-3 (2OT)
August 26, 2021   Tulsa   L, 1-2
November 21, 2021   # at Tulsa   L, 0-1
* = Conference match # = NCAA Tournament match  Â
Scouting Creighton (11-4-6)
For the second consecutive NCAA Tournament match, the Bluejays scored two goals in the final eight minutes to post victories in the NCAA Tournament.
First Creighton scored twice in the final eight minutes to knock out #23 Missouri State 2-1 in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 17. Against #1 Washington, Duncan McGuire found the back of the net twice in the final eight minutes to best the Huskies in the NCAA Second Round.
The Bluejays' extended their NCAA leading offensive leading to 58 goals with three against Washington. Duncan McGuire guides the Bluejays attack with an NCAA leading 21 goals.
Defensively the Bluejays have allowed just two goals in the last four matches.
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Scouting Tulsa (10-4-2)
Despite dropping its last two matches leading into the NCAA Tournament, Tulsa came in as the No. 15 seed in the Tournament. Tulsa opened with a 1-0 win in double overtime over Georgetown.
In 16 matches, the Golden Hurricane have 33 goals and allowed just 16. Junior Alex Meinhard guides the offense with nine goals and five assists (23 points).
Sophomore goalkeeper Alex Lopez has logged 1,210 minutes this season, recording 41 saves.
Eight is More Than Enough for the Bluejays
Proving the pair of goals in the final eight minutes against #23 Missouri State was no fluke, junior Duncan McGuire repeated the feat on his own to deliver an upset of #1 Washington in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Great Escape
Before rallying to defeat #23 Missouri State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, November 17, Creighton Men's Soccer hadn't won a game in regulation when it trailed with 8 minutes left since at least 1991.
Bluejays Have Reached Sweet Sixteen 15 Times, Elite Eight 11 Times
Creighton's match at Tulsa will be the Bluejays' 15th appearance in the NCAA Sweet 16. The other appearances came in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
The Bluejays advanced to at least the Elite Eight each time except in 2004, 2007 and 2016.
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