2009 (W) Soccer Roster
Roster
Zach, Claire

Jersey Number 3
Claire Zach
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Marian
Bio
BLUEJAY CAREER: 2009 (Junior) – Named honorable mention All-Missouri Valley Conference ... MVC Scholar-Athlete First-Team and ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-District VII Second-Team ... Earned MVC State Farm Good Neighbor Award ... Co-captain was one of only four players to start all 21 matches ... Ranked third on the team in minutes played with 1,587 ... Played a full match seven times ... Key member of defense which set school records with 11 shutouts and 0.60 goals against average ... Scored Creighton’s only goal in a 2-1 loss to Arizona State on Sept. 18 ... Found the back of the net in 3-0 win over Missouri State (Oct. 3) ... Attempted a career-high four shots and assisted the game-winning goal against Evansville in the MVC Tournament (Nov. 1).
2008 (Sophomore) – Named to the honorable mention MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... Started the final two matches of the season after making her first 16 appearances of the season off the bench ... Did not attempt more than one shot in any game ... Scored her first career goal in a 4-2 win at Northern Iowa (Oct. 30) ... Played a career-high 110 minutes, going the distance in Creighton’s scoreless draw with Missouri State (Nov. 5) in the MVC Tournament.
2007 (Freshman) – Appeared in five matches as a rookie, including a season-high 32 minutes in the regular-season finale against Northern Iowa (Oct. 28) ... Assisted on Toch Ihemelu’s goal in 4-0 win over Indiana State (Oct. 19) for first career point ... Recorded four shots on the season, two each in wins over Weber State (Sept. 23) and Northern Iowa (Oct. 28).
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner, earning all-state honors from the Omaha World-Herald three times ... Tabbed first-team all-state by the Lincoln Journal Star as a junior ... Participated in the Shrine Soccer Classic as a senior ... Scored 23 goals in high school, including six in each of her first three seasons ... Dished nine assists and finished with 21 points as a junior ... Served as team captain for three seasons ... Member of National Honor Society and Latin National Honor Society, while finishing as salutatorian of her class of 165 ... Served as class president for three years ... Member of the Nebraska ODP ... Captained her club team, West Omaha Gladiator, while leading the team to five state cup championships.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Terry and Mary Zach ... Born Feb. 9, 1989, in St. Paul, Minn. ... Youngest of four children, Katie (27), Kelly (25) and Patrick (23) ... Biology / Pre-med major ... Grandfather John Sova played baseball at Creighton.
2008 (Sophomore) – Named to the honorable mention MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... Started the final two matches of the season after making her first 16 appearances of the season off the bench ... Did not attempt more than one shot in any game ... Scored her first career goal in a 4-2 win at Northern Iowa (Oct. 30) ... Played a career-high 110 minutes, going the distance in Creighton’s scoreless draw with Missouri State (Nov. 5) in the MVC Tournament.
2007 (Freshman) – Appeared in five matches as a rookie, including a season-high 32 minutes in the regular-season finale against Northern Iowa (Oct. 28) ... Assisted on Toch Ihemelu’s goal in 4-0 win over Indiana State (Oct. 19) for first career point ... Recorded four shots on the season, two each in wins over Weber State (Sept. 23) and Northern Iowa (Oct. 28).
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner, earning all-state honors from the Omaha World-Herald three times ... Tabbed first-team all-state by the Lincoln Journal Star as a junior ... Participated in the Shrine Soccer Classic as a senior ... Scored 23 goals in high school, including six in each of her first three seasons ... Dished nine assists and finished with 21 points as a junior ... Served as team captain for three seasons ... Member of National Honor Society and Latin National Honor Society, while finishing as salutatorian of her class of 165 ... Served as class president for three years ... Member of the Nebraska ODP ... Captained her club team, West Omaha Gladiator, while leading the team to five state cup championships.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Terry and Mary Zach ... Born Feb. 9, 1989, in St. Paul, Minn. ... Youngest of four children, Katie (27), Kelly (25) and Patrick (23) ... Biology / Pre-med major ... Grandfather John Sova played baseball at Creighton.
Creighton Women's Soccer Highlights vs. Omaha, 9/10/25
Thursday, September 11
Creighton Women's Soccer Postgame vs. Omaha, 9/10/25
Thursday, September 11
Creighton Women's Soccer Media Availability September 9
Tuesday, September 09
Creighton Women's Soccer Postgame vs. #13 Arkansas, 9/5/25
Saturday, September 06