#4 Men's Soccer Returns to Morrison to Face St. John's

Omaha, Neb. -- The fourth ranked Creighton Men's Soccer squad returns home to Morrison Stadium for the first time in four matches as the Bluejays face St. John's on Friday, October 2 at 7:30 pm.

St. John's at #4 Creighton
Friday, October 2 @ 7:30 pm

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Series History: Tied, 5-5-4
The Bluejays and Red Storm overall series is tied, while Creighton holds a 2-1-2 edge in the five meetings in Morrison Stadium. The last five battles have seen the Bluejays go 1-2-2, while Creighton's last home win over St. John's came on October 10, 2015 by a 2-1 score.

Scouting St. John's (4-4-0, 1-0-0 BIG EAST)
St. John's comes to Omaha following a 3-1 road loss at UNC-Wilmington on September 22. The long layoff is due to severe storms last weekend causing St. John's to postpone its contest with Connecticut until Oct. 27.

The Red Storm have scored and allowed 13 goals this season, including a 5-0 win over Loyola Marymount on August 20 and a 5-0 loss to Syracuse on September 9.

The leading scorer for St. John's is Luca Fargnoli with three goals, while Nico Bezama has played every minute in net with a 1.63 GAA.

Scouting #10 Creighton (10-0-2, 2-0-0 BIG EAST)
Sweeping three straight road matches the Bluejays enter the contest on Friday with 39 goals. Creighton has three players in the top-20 in the NCAA in goals scored.

Senior Matthew Reed delivered his ninth goal of the season at Omaha to claim sole possession of second in the NCAA. Angel Lopez is eighth with seven goals, Ayden Kokoszka ranks 20th with six goals.

Offensively the Bluejays remain atop the NCAA in goals (39), assists (44) and points (122).

Amari Thompson and Matthew Hudson have shared time in net with each posting a 5-0-1 mark in six matches.

Creighton Climbs to Highest Ranking Since 2015
Creighton Men's Soccer continued to climb up in the weekly rankings by United Soccer Coaches, earning No. 4 when the new poll was released on Tuesday, September 29. The Bluejays were seventh last week, posting a 1-0 win at Denver (Sept. 22) and a 3-2 victory at Marquette (Sept. 26) to move to 9-0-2.

The last time the Bluejays were ranked as high as fourth was in the November 3, 2015 poll. That week Creighton earned the No. 3 ranking. The Bluejays held the top spot for eight weeks during the 2015 season.

Kokoszka Dazzles Again with Second SC Top 10 Shot in Eight Days
Sophomore Ayden Kokoszka is making a habit of striking highlight reel goals and the Bluejays are reaping the benefits. For the second time in eight days Kokoszka delivered the game-winning goal in such dynamic fashion that it ended up on the Top-10 plays of SportsCenter. His game-winner at Omaha ranked #6.

Bluejays Have Seen Physicality Rise in Last Two Matches
After receiving just 11 Yellow Cards in the first 10 matches of the season, Creighton Men's Soccer picked up 12 Yellow Cards in victories at Marquette (5) and Omaha (7) last week. Versus the Mavericks the Bluejays were whistled for 21 fouls. The last time Creighton had 20 or more fouls in a match was last season against Butler with 20 fouls on Oct. 25.

Creighton Flock Scoring From All Sides
After 12 matches the Bluejays have 39 goals, coming from 11 different players. While Matthew Reed leads the way with nine goals, five other Bluejays have three goals or more. A total of six Bluejays have at least 10 points, while 18 Jays have contributed at least one point this season.

#4 Men's Soccer Returns to Morrison to Face St. John's

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Players Mentioned

Matthew Hudson

Ayden Kokoszka

Angel Lopez

Matthew Reed

Amari Thompson

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