Women's Soccer Set To Face North Dakota and Tulsa This Weekend

Creighton continues its home schedule with matches against North Dakota (Thursday) and Tulsa (Sunday). Kickoff between the Bluejays and Fighting Hawks is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1, while the Golden Hurricane's and the Bluejays will battle on Sunday at 1 p.m. inside Morrison Stadium.

Follow the Match

Both Thursday's and Sunday's matches will feature both live video and live stats.

Live video for both contests will be available on FloSports, while live stats will be featured through StatBroadcast.com.

A subscription is required to view the event on FloSports. More information can be found at GoCreighton.com/flosports.

Additionally, Sunday's match against Tulsa will be broadcasted on 1180 AM in the Omaha area.

Links to video and live stats will be provided on the Creighton Women's Soccer schedule page.

Updates will be provided during the match on Twitter (@CreightonWSoc).

Scouting Creighton (1-0-3)

The Bluejays enter Thursday's matchup with a 1-0-3 record after finishing 1-0-1 last weekend against Kansas City (Aug. 25) and Iowa State (Aug. 28).

The Bluejays remain unbeaten this season for the longest unbeaten streak to start a season since 2014, when Creighton won their first seven matches.

Creighton earned its first victory of the season against Kansas City (Aug. 25) as senior Jenny Grissom and sophomore Alyssa Judkins each delivered goals in the 2-1 win.

Junior Abigail Santana has also netted a goal this season while Azumi Manriki, Madison Radke and Ariana Mondiri have all dished out assists this season.

Senior goalkeeper Keelan Terrell continues to impress, earning BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week on Aug. 29 after completing her second shutout and tying a season-high with five saves during last weeks two matches.

Overall, Terrell leads the BIG EAST in total saves (15) and is second with a 0.50 goals against average. Keelan's 10 career shutouts moves her into a tie for seventh on the Bluejays all-time career shutouts list.

The Bluejays entered the 2022 season with 18 returning letterwinners from last season's squad that posted a 7-10-2 record. Creighton returns 11 players who started 10 or more matches in 2021.

Creighton was picked seventh in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, while Senior Aida Kardovic was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST team for the second straight season.

Head coach Ross Paule is in his eighth year at the helm of the Bluejays.

Scouting North Dakota (2-1-1)

The Fighting Hawks enter Thursday's match against the Bluejays sporting a 2-1-1 overall record. North Dakota opened the fall with a pair of victories against Southern Indiana (1-0) and Jamestown (2-0) before falling to Northern Colorado (4-0) and earning a 1-1 draw against Wyoming.

Sophomore Mary Gasaway scored the Fighting Hawks lone goal of the match against Wyoming, while Amelia Loeffler, Irene Jirasevijinda and Olivia Valdivia have each scored goal this season.

Hannah Olson, a Summit League Player to Watch, leads the Fighting Hawks in shots with 16, but has yet to find the back of the net.

Senior Madi Livingston has collected 18 saves through the first four matches while allowing five goals for a 1.27 goals against average.

The Fighting Hawks were picked to finish 10th in The Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll.

Head Coach Chris Logan is in his sixth season at the helm and has an overall record of 33-44-8 at North Dakota. Logan also has a 41-52-11 career record.

Series History Against Fighting Hawks

Creighton and North Dakota have met four times previously with the Bluejays taking all four contests.

The Bluejays have yet to concede a goal to the Fighting Hawks, outscoring North Dakota, 17-0.

The last meeting between the two squads came back on Sept. 12, 2014 when the Bluejays handed North Dakota a 3-0 loss.

In the win, Madelyn Buckner and Anastasia McCleary each netted goals while North Dakota also scored an own goal for the Bluejays.

The Bluejays are 2-0-0 against North Dakota in matches played at Morrison Stadium.

Scouting Tulsa (2-1-1)

Tulsa opened the 2022 season with a 3-0 victory over Mid-America Christian before battling Kansas City to a 1-1 draw and suffering a 1-0 loss to Oklahoma State. The Golden Hurricane's rallied to defeat Missouri State 3-2 to enter the weekend with a 2-1-1 overall record.

Tulsa has scored seven goals this season with junior Madison Tokarchik contributing a team-best three goals on a team-high 15 shots this season.

Karsen Aguirre, Liliana Fernandez, Emilie Torres and Emily Brandenburg have each netted one goal for the Golden Hurricane's this season.

Junior goalkeeper Raegan Beeding has logged 270 minutes between the posts, picking up 18 saves and allowing four goals for a 1.33 goals against average, while Tatum Sanders has played 90 minutes in goal, collecting one save and allowing no goals for Tulsa.

Tulsa returns 16 letterwinners, including nine starters from a year ago. The Golden Hurricane's also welcomes back 15 addition squad members and seven newcomers to the roster.

The Golden Hurricane's were picked to finish ninth in the American Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll.

Head Coach Jim Rhein is in his 15th season at the Tulsa after being promoted to head coach prior to the 2021 season. Rhein has an overall record of 8-10-3 as head coach of the Golden Hurricane's and a 116-121-30 mark during his 15-year tenure at Tulsa.

Series History Against Golden Hurricane's

Creighton and Tulsa have met seven times previously with Tulsa holding a 5-2 edge in the series.

The two teams met last season with Tulsa claiming a 1-0 victory on a goal from Jadyn Chee in the 87th minute.

Five of the seven meetings have been played in Tulsa, while the last meeting between the two teams in Omaha came back on Sept. 3, 1999.

The Bluejays are 0-2-0 against Tulsa in matches played in Omaha.

Terrell Nabs BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week

Senior Goalkeeper Keelan Terrell collected the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week honor on Aug. 29, becoming the first Bluejays goalkeeper to earn BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week honors since Katie Sullivan nabbed the honor on Sept. 30, 2019.

The Olathe, Kan. native helped the Bluejays to a 1-0-1 record last week against Kansas City (Aug. 25) and Iowa State (Aug. 28). Terrell earned her first win of the season in goal on Thursday before earning her second shutout of the season against the Cyclones on Sunday afternoon. Overall, during her Creighton career, Terrell has claimed 10 individual shutouts, which ranks her tied for seventh on Creighton's all-time career shutouts list.

The senior co-captain made a pair of saves on Thursday during Creighton's 2-1 victory over Kansas City. She followed Thursday's performance up by tying her season-high with five saves in a 0-0 draw against Iowa State on Sunday. Terrell came up big for the Bluejays down the stretch of Sunday's match, as she fought off three Cyclone scoring opportunities in the final 10 minutes of the play to keep the match scoreless.

Top-10 Terrell

Bluejay senior goalkeeper Keelan Terrell recorded her ninth career shutout after making three saves in the Bluejays 2022 season-opener against Montana on Aug. 18.

Terrell continued her climb up the record books with her 10th career shutout in a 0-0 draw against Iowa State. She now sits tied for seventh with Valerie Zimmerer and Lori Kwapizeski on Creighton's all-time career shutouts list.

Shutouts (indicates shared shutouts)

1. Jaimie Thompson 24 (2) 2000-03

Denise Zaver 24 (8) 1990-93

3. Alicia Montgomery 22 (0) 2008-11

4. Kristen Casey 18 (0) 2005-08

Mary Libert 18 (6) 1993-96

6. Maggie Phelan 17 (6) 1997-00

7. Keelan Terrell 10 (0) 2018-Present

Valerie Zimmerer 10 (3) 2003-06

Lori Kwapiszeski 10 (8) 1989-90

10. Katie Sullivan 9 (0) 2018-20

Meghan Coleman 9 (6) 1994-97

Staying Unbeaten

Creighton is off to its longest unbeaten streak to start a season since 2014 when the Bluejays opened the year with seven straight victories.

Although the Bluejays have only secured one victory this season, Creighton has battled their way to three ties with limit depth on the Bluejay bench.

Below is a breakdown of the amount of ties the Bluejays have had under the direction of Head Coach Ross Paule.

Year # of Ties # of Matches

2022 3 4 matches

2021 2 19 matches

2020 0 10 matches

2019 3 18 matches

2018 1 17 matches

2017 3 18 matches

2016 2 16 matches

2015 0 20 matches

Grissom Nets First Career Goal

In her fourth season with the Bluejays, senior Jenny Grissom touched the back of the net for the first time in her career against Kansas City on Thursday, August 25.

Sophomore Azumi Manriki sent a ball through the Kansas City defense to the charging Grissom. Grissom gathered the pass and worked her way around a Roos defender before blasting a shot past Kansas City goalkeeper Riley Moore to give the Bluejays a 1-0 advantage in the 13th minute of the contest.

Judkins and Radke Deliver Game-Winning Goal

Locked into a 1-1 battle with under 20 minutes remaining in the match, Sophomore Alyssa Judkins delivered a game-winning goal to give the Bluejays a 2-1 win over Kansas City.

Judkins struck the back of the net during the 72nd minute after rebounding her own header from a free kick from junior Maddie Radke. Following a Kansas City foul, Radke delivered a perfectly placed cross into the box where Judkins headed the pass off the far post. She was able to recover and push across the game-winning goal for the Bluejays.

Home Sweet Home

Creighton began a stretch of five straight matches at home with a 2-1 win over Kansas City on Aug. 25.

Creighton is now 106-55-23 all-time at Morrison Stadium (opened in 2003), which includes a 5-3-2 mark last season.

The Bluejays are 21-9-4 all-time in home-openers, which includes an 12-5-3 mark during home-openers at Morrison Stadium.

The Bluejays are 44-30-8 at Morrison Stadium since the start of 2013, when the program joined the BIG EAST and 14-24-3 during home league matches.

Creighton Soccer Goes Green

Spearheaded by senior Emma Yackley, the Creighton men's and women's soccer programs participated in Green Games on Thursday, August 25th as women's soccer team earned a 2-1 win over Kansas City and the men's soccer to dominated Oakland, 6-0.

Both matches were carbon neutral and had zero waste, meaning the electricity consumed at the matches had been offset by credits and all concessions were composted or recycled.

The goal of these matches were to promote a sustainable culture at Creighton and within our community, as well as to educate attendees about environmental stewardship.

Terrell Nabs Spot on BIG EAST Honor Roll

Senior goalkeeper Keelan Terrell earned a spot on the BIG EAST Honor Roll after recording eight saves and a shutout during the opening weekend at the Rumble in the Rockies event.

The Olathe, Kansas native, opened the 2022 season by recording her ninth career shutout against Montana, moving her into a tie for ninth on Creighton's all-time career shutout's list. She followed that up with five saves during a 1-1 draw against Gonzaga on Aug. 21.

LOVE To See Her Back

Sixth-year senior Juelle Love returned to the pitch for the first time in 529 days in Creighton's 0-0 draw against Montana on Aug. 18, 2022.

Love torn her ACL during a match against Xavier on March 7, 2021, and missed the rest of the 2020 season (played in the spring) and the entire 2021 fall season.

Love has appeared in 40 matches over four seasons, logging 1,675 minutes of action.

Scoring First Yields Success

Through the first four matches, the Bluejays are 1-0-0 when scoring first and 0-0-1 when the opponent scores first, as well as also battled to a pair of 0-0 draws. Creighton finished 7-2-1 during the 2021 season when scoring first, but 0-8 when its opponent scores first.

Additionally, the Bluejays went 5-1-1 when leading at the half, 0-6 when trailing after 45 minutes and 2-3-1 when the score was tied at halftime.

Creighton's last come-from-behind victory and last victory when trailing at the half came during the 2020 season against DePaul (April 4), when Aida Kardovic and Lea Høiness each netted goals in the second half for a 2-1 win.

Scoreless Draw to Open Season

On Thursday night, Creighton played Montana to a 0-0 draw to open the 2022 season.

It was the Bluejays first season-opening tie since battling South Dakota State to a 0-0 double overtime draw in the 2010 season-opener.

It was also the first season-opening shutout for the Bluejays since topping South Dakota, 1-0, on Aug. 21, 2015.

New Faces Around The Pitch

Creighton's starting XI for the season-opener against Montana featured four players making their first start in a Bluejay uniform.

In total, six players made their Creighton debuts against either Montana or Gonzaga.

Azumi Manriki, Lara Kazandjian, Hannah Luke, Ariana Mondiri, Jess Torres and Olivia Manning each made their Bluejay debuts during last weekend's matches.

Season-Opener History

Creighton moved to 17-14-3 in season openers all-time, including the Bluejays 0-0 draw against Montana on Thursday night.

Under Paule the Bluejays are 4-3-1 in season openers, including 4-0-0 in contests at home to start a season and 6-2-0 in home openers.

Thursday's match against Montana was the 17th time in program history that the Bluejays opened the season on the road. Creighton is now 6-10-1 in those matches.

The Bluejays are also 14-18-2 in its first road match of the season since the program started in 1989.

Production Returns

Creighton returns 11 players who started 10 or more matches from last fall's team that finished 7-10-2 and 1-8-1 in the BIG EAST Conference.

All told, CU returns 91.4 percent of its starts, 87.1 percent of its minutes, 81.8 percent of its goals, 95.5 percent of its assists, 86.4 percent of its points, and 95.7 percent of its saves off of last year's squad.

Below is a breakdown of the production that is back:

Stat Returners Departures

Starts 191 (91.4%) 18 (8.6%)

Minutes 17,110 (87.1%) 2,536 (12.9%)

Goals 18 (81.8%) 4 (18.2%)

Assists 21 (95.5%) 1 (4.5%)

Points 57 (86.4%) 9 (13.6%)

Saves 66 (95.7%) 3 (4.3%)

Chasing History

Senior Ansley Atkinson enters her senior season sixth in Creighton history with 18 career assists. Atkinson needs three assists to move into the top-three and 13 to surpass Lulu Quigley (2000-03) for the most assists in program history.

Last season Atkinson was leading the country with nine assists, the fourth most in a single-season, through the first eight matches before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Her nine assists ranked third in the BIG EAST behind Georgetown's Maya Fernandez-Powell (12) and St. John's Jessica Garziano (10).

Assists

1. Lulu Quigley 30 2000-03

2. Sara Hovland 25 1998-01

3. Jennifer Norman 20 1993-96

4. Jill Richgels 19 2012-15

Kristine Willrett 19 2004-06

6. Ansley Atkinson 18 2018-present

Emily Orbell 18 2007-10

Anne Eveler 18 1989-92

9. Lauren Cingoranelli 17 2010-13

Sam Russell 17 2003-07

Jessica Powers 17 1997-98

Gretta Matthews 17 1989-92

Findlay Represents New Zealand on U20 FIFA National Team

True freshman Ella Findlay earned a spot and represented her home country of New Zealand in the 2022 FIFA U20 World Cup in Costa Rica this past week.

On Aug. 10, Ella and her New Zealand squad earned a 1-1 draw in the U20 World Cup opener against Mexico. New Zealand fell 3-0 to Germany in their second match, before earning a 2-2 draw with Colombia.

The New Zealand native has been a member of the New Zealand's U17 and U20 National Teams since 2018. In 2019, Findlay helped guide her U17 National Team to the New Zealand Women's National Cup.

Creighton Picked Seventh in BIG EAST

The Bluejays were picked to finish seventh in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, the league announced on Aug. 11

Creighton received 43 points for seventh in the coaches' poll. Georgetown, the defending BIG EAST tournament champions, were picked as the favorites after receiving 8-of-11 first place votes and 98 points.

Xavier was second with 91 points and two of the three remaining first-place votes. Butler received the final first-place vote and 83 points to finish third, while Providence claimed 69 points for fourth. St. John's (59) and Connecticut (57) hold the five and six spots after sliding in ahead of Creighton (43). Picked eight was Marquette (42), followed by DePaul (31), Villanova (22) and Seton Hall (10).

The top six teams in the final league standings will qualify for the 2022 BIG EAST Championship Presented by JEEP. The first-round matchups will be hosted by the higher seed on Oct. 30 (3 vs. 6 and 4 vs. 5), while the number one seed will host the semifinals on Nov. 3 (1 vs. winner of 4/5 and 2 vs. winner of 3/6) and final match on Nov. 6.

Creighton finished 7-10-2 overall and 1-8-1 in league play to finish ninth in the BIG EAST during the 2021 season.

Kardovic Tabbed To Preseason All-BIG EAST Team

Senior midfielder Aida Kardovic earned unanimous All-BIG EAST Preseason honors in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, the league announced on Aug. 11.

Kardovic was a First Team All-BIG EAST selection last season, when she led the Bluejays with 40 shots. The midfielder from Kassel, Germany, ranked second on the team with three goals and two assist.

Kardovic is the first Bluejay to be named to multiple All-BIG EAST preseason teams and is the first Creighton women's soccer player to earn all-conference preseason honors in back-to-back years since Brittney Neumann was named to the All-MVC Preseason team in 2011 and 2012.

In two seasons, she owns 17 points during 23 career matches from seven goals and three assists.

BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year

Katie Soderstrom, Butler, R-Sr., F

BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year

Julia Leas, Georgetown, Sr., M

BIG EAST Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year

Allie Augur, Georgetown, Sr., GK

Preseason All-BIG EAST Team

Aliyah Diagne, Butler, R-Jr., D

Katie Soderstrom, Butler, R-Sr., F*

Jaydah Bedoya, Connecticut, Jr., F

Aida Kardovic, Creighton, Sr., M*

Allie Augur, Georgetown, Sr., GK

Julia Leas, Georgetown, Sr., M*

Gia Vicari, Georgetown, Jr., F

Meg Hughes, Providence, Jr., F

Jessica Garziano, St. John's, Sr., M

Molly McLaughlin, Xavier, So., M

Ella Rogers, Xavier, So., M

*unanimous Selection

International Flavor

This year's roster features a more robust team with players from 10 different countries.

The Bluejays have 20 players from the United States while the remaining 11 players represent nine additional countries.

Australia: (1) Renée Pountney

Canada: (1) Lara Kazandjian

England: (1) Hannah Luke

France: (1) Ariana Mondiri

Germany: (1) Aida Kardovic

Japan: (3) Kurumi Arakawa, Hitomi Yamaue, Azumi Manriki

New Zealand: (1) Ella Findlay

Puerto Rico: (1) Jess Torres

Sweden: (1) Lisa Hall

United State: (20)

Exhibition Recap:

Aug. 13: Creighton 1, South Dakota 0

A first half goal by junior Abigail Santana lifted the Creighton women's soccer team to a 1-0 win over South Dakota in an exhibition match on Saturday, Aug. 13.

Santana put the Bluejays on the board in the 37th minute, beating the Coyotes goalkeeper one-on-one and sending the ball into the back of the net.

Creighton outshot South Dakota 12-2, including holding the Coyotes shotless in the first half.

The Rothwell Sister Duo

In their second season on the pitch together, sisters Hailey and Jordy Rothwell have a special bond on the field. It is a unique experience that a lot of people don't get to do.

This season Creighton is one of 50 Division I schools to have a set of sisters playing on the same team. Of those 50 schools, nine schools have two sister tandems.

BIG EAST Extends Contract With FloSports

The BIG EAST Conference, including Creighton University, has partnered with FloSports from 2021-25 to deliver hundreds of subscription-based events leaguewide. This includes virtually every Creighton-produced home webcast in men's soccer, women's soccer, volleyball, women's basketball, baseball and softball.

A subscription is required to view events on FloSports.

Founded in 2006, FloSports features a growing library of more than 300,000 hours of premium content including news, expert commentary, films, documentaries and more.

A subscription to FloSports grants access to the entire FloSports catalog across all of its websites. So rather than paying for individual subscriptions to multiple BIG EAST schools to watch Creighton play road events, now one subscription to FloSports will let you watch all the school-produced events streamed on-line.

Subscribers who cannot watch a game "live" will still be able to watch an archived version of those games "on-demand".

For a complete rundown of the costs and options, go to the Bluejays website at https://gocreighton.com/news/2021/8/17/flosports-information.aspx

Women's Soccer Set To Face North Dakota and Tulsa This Weekend

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Players Mentioned

Ansley Atkinson

Ella Findlay

Jenny Grissom

Lisa Hall

Alyssa Judkins

Aida Kardovic

Lara Kazandjian

Juelle Love

Hannah Luke

Olivia Manning

Azumi Manriki

Ariana Mondiri

Maddie Radke

Jordy Rothwell

Abigail Santana

Keelan Terrell

Jess Torres

Emma Yackley

Hitomi Yamaue

Women's Soccer Set To Face North Dakota and Tulsa This Weekend

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Ansley Atkinson

Ella Findlay

Jenny Grissom

Lisa Hall

Alyssa Judkins

Aida Kardovic

Lara Kazandjian

Juelle Love

Hannah Luke

Olivia Manning

Azumi Manriki

Ariana Mondiri

Maddie Radke

Jordy Rothwell

Abigail Santana

Keelan Terrell

Jess Torres

Emma Yackley

Hitomi Yamaue

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