Women’s Soccer Mondiri & Offer Earn BIG EAST Weekly Honors
9/15/2025 12:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Ariana Mondiri named Offensive Player of the Week; Ella Offer named Defensive Player of the Week
OMAHA, Neb. – Two impressive victories over the past week helped the Creighton Women's Soccer team earn a pair of weekly honors from the BIG EAST Conference. Graduate Ariana Mondiri was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, while senior Ella Offer was recognized as the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week.
This marks the first BIG EAST weekly honor of both Mondiri and Offer's careers.
Mondiri scored two goals and dished out an assist on seven shots on goal as Creighton went 2-0-0, erasing a 2-0 halftime deficit with three unanswered goals in the second half to defeat Omaha on Wednesday, before delivering a dominant performance against South Dakota on Sunday.
The Evry, France native tallied her first goal of the week on Wednesday, netted the equalizing goal in the 88thminute on her second penalty kick goal of the season against the Mavericks. Mondiri's 88th goal set the Bluejays up for a dramatic finish, as CU scored the game-winner in the 90th minute and secured the program's first win in regulation when down a goal in the final five minute of a contest.
Mondiri then recorded three points on a goal and an assist in the Bluejays' 4-0 senior day win over South Dakota on Sunday. She assisted on the game-winner in the 26th minute as an initial header from Mondiri found the foot of Olivia Duray, who punched in her first goal of the season.
Mondiri then gave the Jays a 2-0 lead shortly after halftime as a long entry pass from senior Ella Offer was flicked on to Mondiri from Mallory Connealy on the right side of the penalty kick dot. With a defender on her back, Mondiri turned and rocketed a shot past the South Dakota goalkeeper for her third goal of the season.
Offer had an evenly impressive week, recording her first assist of the year while helping the Bluejays hold Omaha and South Dakota shotless over the 146:28 of action this week.
After allowing two first half goals to Omaha on Wednesday, Offer and the Jays backline responded swiftly, holding the Mavericks shotless over the final 56:28 of the match as the Jays erased a 2-0 halftime deficit with three second-half goals, including two in the final five minutes.
Creighton's captain and the Jays backline then held South Dakota shotless throughout Sunday's entire match, marking the second consecutive match CU has held the Coyotes shotless. In fact, Creighton has held South Dakota shotless for the last 215 consecutive minutes in the series, dating back to their meeting in 2018.
Additionally, Offer also dished out her first assist of the year, connecting with Mallory Connealy and Ariana Mondiri to give the Jays a 2-0 lead in the 47th minute against USD on Sunday.
Mondiri, Offer and the rest of the Bluejays return to the pitch on Saturday, September 20 as Creighton opens BIG EAST play against preseason favorites No. 16 Georgetown at 6 p.m.
This marks the first BIG EAST weekly honor of both Mondiri and Offer's careers.
Mondiri scored two goals and dished out an assist on seven shots on goal as Creighton went 2-0-0, erasing a 2-0 halftime deficit with three unanswered goals in the second half to defeat Omaha on Wednesday, before delivering a dominant performance against South Dakota on Sunday.
The Evry, France native tallied her first goal of the week on Wednesday, netted the equalizing goal in the 88thminute on her second penalty kick goal of the season against the Mavericks. Mondiri's 88th goal set the Bluejays up for a dramatic finish, as CU scored the game-winner in the 90th minute and secured the program's first win in regulation when down a goal in the final five minute of a contest.
Mondiri then recorded three points on a goal and an assist in the Bluejays' 4-0 senior day win over South Dakota on Sunday. She assisted on the game-winner in the 26th minute as an initial header from Mondiri found the foot of Olivia Duray, who punched in her first goal of the season.
Mondiri then gave the Jays a 2-0 lead shortly after halftime as a long entry pass from senior Ella Offer was flicked on to Mondiri from Mallory Connealy on the right side of the penalty kick dot. With a defender on her back, Mondiri turned and rocketed a shot past the South Dakota goalkeeper for her third goal of the season.
Offer had an evenly impressive week, recording her first assist of the year while helping the Bluejays hold Omaha and South Dakota shotless over the 146:28 of action this week.
After allowing two first half goals to Omaha on Wednesday, Offer and the Jays backline responded swiftly, holding the Mavericks shotless over the final 56:28 of the match as the Jays erased a 2-0 halftime deficit with three second-half goals, including two in the final five minutes.
Creighton's captain and the Jays backline then held South Dakota shotless throughout Sunday's entire match, marking the second consecutive match CU has held the Coyotes shotless. In fact, Creighton has held South Dakota shotless for the last 215 consecutive minutes in the series, dating back to their meeting in 2018.
Additionally, Offer also dished out her first assist of the year, connecting with Mallory Connealy and Ariana Mondiri to give the Jays a 2-0 lead in the 47th minute against USD on Sunday.
Mondiri, Offer and the rest of the Bluejays return to the pitch on Saturday, September 20 as Creighton opens BIG EAST play against preseason favorites No. 16 Georgetown at 6 p.m.
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