Photo by: Riley Sims, Georgetown Athletics
10/30/2026 8:01:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Washington, D.C. -- After an explosive first half that saw a combined eight goals scored, the defenses tightened as No. 9 Creighton Men's Soccer suffered its first loss of the season at No. 2 Georgetown by the score of 5-3.
The loss dropped the Bluejays to 11-1-5 overall and 3-1-3 in BIG EAST action, while the Hoyas climbed to 14-1-1 on the season and 7-0-0 in conference contests.
Creighton struck first in the fourth minute (3:53) as sophomore Ayden Kokoszka scored off a pass from freshman Jordan Igwenma. Kokoszka's goal slipped past Georgetown goalkeeper Charlie DeMarco with a hard stop and a strong shot to the center. Georgetown responded with four goals in the next 17 minutes to race out to a 4-1 edge. Matthew Van Horn notched the first goal (8:22). Just over one minute later the Hoyas grabbed the lead thanks to a goal from Mitchell Baker (9:26). Van Horn followed with his second goal of the contest in the 18th minute (17:45), then Terrance Reynolds found the back of the net (19:58).
There was no quit in the Bluejays as Creighton stormed back, creating penalty kicks in the 23rd minute (22:50) and 28th minute (27:07). Senior Matthew Reed drove home the first opportunity, while fellow senior Andrija Savic delivered the latter to bring Creighton within one goal at 4-3.
Georgetown netted some insurance in the 42nd minute (41:46) as Matthew Helfrich scored on a ball to the upper right corner that was beyond the reach of Creighton netminder Matthew Hudson.
The final shot totals saw the Hoyas post a 15-11 edge, while Georgetown held a 4-2 advantage on corners.
The offensive storm in the opening frame is the most goals scored in one half of BIG EAST Men's Soccer since realignment in 2013.
Creighton returns to the pitch in the regular season finale on Friday, November 6 against DePaul.
The loss dropped the Bluejays to 11-1-5 overall and 3-1-3 in BIG EAST action, while the Hoyas climbed to 14-1-1 on the season and 7-0-0 in conference contests.
Creighton struck first in the fourth minute (3:53) as sophomore Ayden Kokoszka scored off a pass from freshman Jordan Igwenma. Kokoszka's goal slipped past Georgetown goalkeeper Charlie DeMarco with a hard stop and a strong shot to the center. Georgetown responded with four goals in the next 17 minutes to race out to a 4-1 edge. Matthew Van Horn notched the first goal (8:22). Just over one minute later the Hoyas grabbed the lead thanks to a goal from Mitchell Baker (9:26). Van Horn followed with his second goal of the contest in the 18th minute (17:45), then Terrance Reynolds found the back of the net (19:58).
There was no quit in the Bluejays as Creighton stormed back, creating penalty kicks in the 23rd minute (22:50) and 28th minute (27:07). Senior Matthew Reed drove home the first opportunity, while fellow senior Andrija Savic delivered the latter to bring Creighton within one goal at 4-3.
Georgetown netted some insurance in the 42nd minute (41:46) as Matthew Helfrich scored on a ball to the upper right corner that was beyond the reach of Creighton netminder Matthew Hudson.
The final shot totals saw the Hoyas post a 15-11 edge, while Georgetown held a 4-2 advantage on corners.
The offensive storm in the opening frame is the most goals scored in one half of BIG EAST Men's Soccer since realignment in 2013.
Creighton returns to the pitch in the regular season finale on Friday, November 6 against DePaul.
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