2010 Creighton Men s Soccer

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1 2010 Creighton Men s Soccer NCAA Tournament First Round Match vs. New Mexico Thursday, Nov pm SID Contact: Rob Simms Office Phone: (402) Cell Phone: (402) Fax: (402) rsimms@creighton.edu New Mexico Lobos at #17 Creighton Bluejays Morrison Stadium Omaha, Neb. Series History: CU leads Overall: MVC: (1st) Home: Road: Neutral: Schedule & Results August 21 Sat. at Denver (Exh.) W, FRI. HASTINGS COLLEGE (EXH.) W, 2-1 September 1 Wed. at Loyola Chicago W, Sat. UNC GREENSBORO W, Tues. at #21 UC Santa Barbara W, Sat. DePAUL W, Fri. vs. #18 SMU -! L, 2-3 (2OT) 19 Sun. vs. Dartmouth -! W, 3-2 (OT) 24 Fri. WISCONSIN W, 1-0 (OT) October 1 Fri. EASTERN ILLINOIS* W, Tues. #5 TULSA W, Sat. INDIANA L, Sat. at Evansville* W, 2-1 (OT) 20 Wed. at Drake* W, Sat. at Central Arkansas* W, Wed. at #1 Akron L, Sat. SIU EDWARDSVILLE* T, 2-2 (2OT) November 3 Wed. MISSOURI STATE* W, Sat. BRADLEY* L, Fri. at Bradley - ^ L, Thur. NEW MEXICO - & 7:00 pm Key: (!) The Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic, Peoria, Ill.; (*) Missouri Valley Conference match; (^) State Farm MVC Tournament, Peoria, Ill.; (&) NCAA Tournament match; All times listed are Central and subject to change; All home matches in BOLD CAPS played at the Morrison Stadium, 19th & California in Omaha. Following the Jays: This first round NCAA Tournament match will have free live video available and live stats will be provided by gametracker throughout the NCAA Tournament. Fans can access both live video and live stats through the links at This Week: The 17th-ranked Bluejays are appearing in their 18th NCAA Tournament in the last 19 years, earning an at large bid for the seventh time. The Bluejays will play host to New Mexico in the first round, Thursday at 7 pm at Morrison BLUEJAYS IN THE POLLS: NSCAA: 17 College Soccer News: 16 Soccer Times: 15 Soccer America: 23 Stadium. The winner will move on to the second round to play at fifth-seeded SMU on Sunday. Scouting #17 Creighton (12-5-1, MVC): Creighton captured its MVC record 10th regular-season championship this season, putting together a Valley campaign. CU won its first four games via shutout this season, jumped out to its best start since 1998 and started in the MVC for the first time since Creighton enters the NCAA Tournament having gone in its last five matches following an start to the season. The Bluejays, led by the 2010 MVC Coaching Staff of the Year, rank 27th in the NCAA with 1.9 goals per game, out-scoring opponents on the season, including 21-7 in the first half. CU leads the MVC in goals (1.9), assists (2.2) and points (5.9) per game. The offense is led by MVC Player of Year and MAC Hermann Trophy candidate Ethan Finlay. The junior forward leads the MVC and ranks 10th in the NCAA with 12 goals and his league-leading 28 points rank 15th in the nation. Dion Acoff, Kyle Deremer, Jose Gomez and Greg Jordan joined Finlay on the all-mvc First Team. Acoff leads the MVC and ranks eighth in the NCAA with 10 assists. Gomez ranks third in the MVC with eight assists and 16 points in his first year with the Bluejays. Junior goalkeeper Brian Holt, a second-team all-mvc performer, is the Creighton career record holder with 27 shutouts in 53 starts and his 0.77 career goals against average ranks second in school and league history. Tyler Polak, a U.S. U-20 National Team member, was tabbed the MVC Freshman of the Year after helping Deremer hold down an injury depleted back line. The rookie left back has played more minutes than any other CU field player this season. Just 14 field players have played regular minutes for Creighton this season, as starting defenders Jace Peters and Andrew Duran (out for the season) have missed time with injuries. Scouting New Mexico (9-5-5, MPSF): The Lobos lost in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament semifinals, playing as the No. 3-seed, and have the lowest RPI (55) of any at-large team in this year s field. UNM has lost just once in its last nine matches, posting a mark in that span (all three draws were scoreless). UNM is in away matches this year, losing its only non-conference road match, 1-0 at Dartmouth on Sept. 25. The Lobos have scored just 21 goals in 19 matches, led by Josh Caffey s four (all game-winners). Michael Reed tops the team with five assists and is tied with Caffey for the team-lead with nine points. UNM has allowed 16 goals in 21 matches for a 0.79 goals against average, led by Justin Holmes (1,548 mins, 56 saves, 0.81 GAA, 7-4-5, 8 shutouts) in goal. MVC Preseason Poll 1. Evansville (6) Missouri State (2) Creighton Drake Bradley SIU Edwardsville Eastern Illinois Central Arkansas (First place votes in parentheses) Missouri Valley Conference Standings MVC Overall Team W L T Pts. Pct. GF GA W L T Pct. GF GA Creighton SIU Edwardsville Missouri State Drake Bradley Evansville Eastern Illinois Central Arkansas

2 2010 Quick Facts General Information Location Omaha, Neb. Founded 1878 Enrollment 7,385 President Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. Director of Athletics Bruce Rasmussen Colors Blue & White Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Missouri Valley Bluejay Soccer Head Coach Jamie Clark Alma Mater Stanford, 1999 Career Record (3rd year) Record at Creighton (1st year) Assistant Coach Johnny Torres Alma Mater Creighton, 2008 Assistant Coach Jeff Rowland Alma Mater New Mexico, 2006 Graduate Manager Matt Wieland Alma Mater Creighton, 2006 Student Assistant Coach Michael Kraus Volunteer Assistant Coach Robbie C debaca Home Field Michael G. Morrison, S.J., Stadium Capacity 6, Overall Record MVC Record (Finish) (T-3rd) Letterwinners Returning / Lost 11 / 10 Starters Returning / Lost 6 / 5 MVC Regular-Season Championships , 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 MVC Tournament Championships , 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008 NCAA Tournament Appearances , 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 NCAA College Cup Appearances , 2000, 2002 Sports Information Soccer Contact Rob Simms Office Phone (402) Cell Phone (402) rsimms@creighton.edu Press Box (402) or 3564 Sports Information FAX (402) Ticket Office (402) 280-JAYS Head Coach: Jamie Clark (Stanford, 1999) is in his first season at Creighton, leading the MVC Coaching Staff of the Year this fall. He came to Omaha after spending two successful seasons at Harvard in his first head coaching assignment. A former MLS player and collegiate All- American, Clark is (.709) in his third season as a head coach. He led Harvard to the NCAA Tournament in his first two seasons as a head coach and is in the NCAA Tournament, at home. He was named the NSCAA Northeast Region Coach of the Year in 2009 while leading Harvard to a top-10 ranking, Ivy League championship and third round of the NCAA Tournament. Prior to becoming a head coach he served as an assistant at New Mexico and Notre Dame. CU-UNM Series: Creighton is a perfect against New Mexico all-time including in Omaha. The teams have not met since a 3-0 Creighton win on Sept. 7, 1997 in Omaha. CU won the first two meetings in the series in overtime and have out-scored the Lobos 8-0 in the last three meetings. The Jays have not allowed a goal to UNM in Omaha, with a 2-0 win in 1995 and 3-0 win in CU-UNM Connections: Three members of the Bluejay coaching staff are very familiar with the New Mexico soccer program and head coach Jeremy Fishbein. Bluejay head coach Jamie Clark started his collegiate coaching career with a four year stint as an assistant under Fishbein from CU assistant Jeff Rowland is one of UNM s greatest players, setting numerous school records and finishing as the MAC Hermann Trophy runner-up as a senior in Volunteer assistant coach Robbie C debaca is an Albuquerque native and started his collegiate soccer career at New Mexico in 2003 before transferring to Maryland. Clark and Rowland s tenure at UNM coincided, as the pair helped the Lobos to a (.765) record, including an appearance in the 2005 NCAA championship match. NCAA Tournament History: Creighton is making its 18th NCAA Tournament appearance, all in the past 19 seasons. Creighton is alltime in the NCAA Tournament, including at home and at Morrison Stadium. The Jays have won at least one NCAA Tournament match in 11 of their previous 17 appearances. The Jays are in their previous seven appearances, advancing to the quarterfinals in four of their last seven trips to the tournament. Complete NCAA Tournament history on page nine of these notes. Unusual Entry: Creighton enters the NCAA Tournament following consecutive losses, just the second time in school history it will start the NCAA postseason coming off back-to-back defeats. Just as it did this year, the 2003 team lost its regular-season finale and its only MVC Creighton Soccer Facts CU is the ONLY school in the NCAA to have at least one player selected in each of the 15 MLS drafts since CU has appeared in 17 of the last 18 NCAA Tournaments, including 17 straight from CU has ranked in the top 10 in NCAA attendance in each of the last seven years. CU owns an MVC record 10 regular-season conference championships, including this season s title. CU owns an MVC record 11 conference tournament championships. Forty-four former Bluejays have played professionally since Creighton has produced 24 MLS draft picks. Tournament match, but responded with a 6-0 home win over UMKC in the NCAA Tournament first round and advanced all the way to the quarterfinals. The Jays have entered the NCAA Tournament following a loss five times previously 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, The Jays are in the NCAA Tournament in those five seasons, including in opening round NCAA games following losses in the MVC Tournament. This is the first season the Bluejays have entered the NCAA Tournament with a losing record in its last five games (1-3-1). NCAA at Morrison: Creighton is in its previous seven NCAA Tournament matches played in Morrison Stadium. The Bluejays have scored at least two goals in each of the six victories and have out-scored opponents 19-5 in the first seven matches. CU topped UMKC 6-0 in the 2003 first round, out-did nationally-ranked Northwestern 3-2 in the 2004 second round, blanked Lafayette 3-0 in the first round in 2005, topped fifth-ranked SMU 3-0 in the 2007 second round, before falling to Illinois-Chicago 1-0 to end their 2007 season. The Jays won a pair of 2-1 matches against nationally-ranked Tulsa and Connecticut in the 2008 postseason. Against the Field: Creighton played six nonconference matches against NCAA Tournament teams this year, going against those squads. CU owns wins over Tulsa, UC Santa Barbara and UNC Greensboro, while it lost to three nationally-seeded teams No. 3 Akron, No. 5 SMU and No. 14 Indiana. Similar Foes: Creighton and New Mexico have played two similar foes this season, UC Santa Barbara and Dartmouth. The Lobos tied UCSB 1-1 in New Mexico on Sept. 4, the match before the Bluejays went to UCSB and knocked off the Gauchos 1-0 on Sept. 7. CU topped Dartmouth 3-2 in overtime and UNM lost to Dartmouth 1-0. And the Winner Has...: The winner of Creighton s match with New Mexico will advance to play at fifth-seeded and seventh-

3 NSCAA Top 25 Records as of Nov. 14 Team Record Last 1. Louisville Akron Maryland North Carolina Butler California SMU UCLA Connecticut Princeton Monmouth William & Mary UC Irvine UC Santa Barbara Notre Dame Charlotte Creighton South Carolina NR 19. Michigan NR 20. Providence NR 21. Virginia Brown Tulsa Duke Boston College College Soccer News Top 30 Records as of Nov. 14 Team Record Last 1. Louisville Akron Maryland North Carolina California Butler UCLA SMU William & Mary Connecticut UC Irvine Princeton Boston College Monmouth Michigan Creighton Virginia UC Santa Barbara Notre Dame Brown South Carolina NR 22. Penn State Charlotte Penn Duke Florida Gulf Coast Providence NR 28. Indiana Tulsa NR 30. Georgetown ranked SMU on Sunday. Kickoff in Dallas on Sunday for the NCAA second-round match is set for 7 pm. Home Sweet Morrison: With its record this season, Creighton is (.771) all-time at Morrison Stadium. Since 1990, the Bluejays are (.820) at home. The Jays are (.817) at Morrison Stadium all-time in MVC play and (.857) in the NCAA Tournament. Fantastic Fans: Creighton had at least 2,000 fans in each of its first seven home matches this year and again leads the MVC with an average of 2,410 fans per home match. The Bluejays are on pace to lead the MVC and rank in the NCAA top-10 in attendance for the eighth straight season. Creighton unofficially ranks seventh in the NCAA in attendance this season and has played at the top-two attendance leaders this fall, UC Santa Barbara and Akron. NCAA Stats: The Bluejays ranks in the top- 35 in the NCAA in W-L percentage (23rd,.694), goals per game (27th, 1.89), shutout percentage (33rd,.440) and goals scored (34th, 34). Ethan Finlay ranks 10th in the NCAA with 12 goals and 15th with 28 points. Dion Acoff ranks eight in the NCAA with 10 assists, while Jose Gomez ranks 24th with his eight assists. RPI Report: The Bluejays were ranked 22nd in the RPI released by the NCAA on Nov. 16. Prior to this week, the Jays previous RPIs this season were 14,9,14,17 and 16. New Mexico s RPI of 55 was the lowest of any team in the NCAA Tournament field to receive an at-large. The Jays were against the RPI top-50 this year as seven of CU s opponents this year are in the RPI top-50 Akron (4), SMU (5), Indiana (12), Tulsa (19), Dartmouth (35), UCSB (37) and UNC Greensboro (46). Each of Creighton s three non-conference losses this year have come to teams inside the RPI top-15 (Akron, SMU and Indiana) each of those teams are nationally-seeded in the tournament. Creighton in the Polls: After receiving no votes in any preseason national poll, the Bluejays jumped into the top 25 after a solid opening week and have remained there, climbing all the way to the top-10 for three weeks. In the final regular-season polls the Bluejays are ranked 17th by the NSCAA, 15th by Soccer Times, 16th by College Soccer News and 23rd by Soccer America. Finlay, Player of the Year: Ethan Finlay was named the MVC Player of the Year last week as voted on by league coaches. The junior is the 10th Bluejay to earn the honor, but just the third junior joining Brian Kamler (1993) and Miscellaneous Statistics CU Opp. Corner Kicks Offsides Fouls Penalty Kicks Score by Periods 1 2 OT1 OT2 F CU Opp Record Breakdown Overall Home Away Neutral Missouri Valley Conference Home Away Non-Conference Home Away Neutral Creighton Scores First Opponent Scores First Ahead at Halftime Trailing at Halftime Tied at Halftime Overtime vs. Top Tuesday Games Wednesday Games Friday Games Saturday Games Sunday Games Ross Paule (1996). Finlay should appreciate the company he is in, as both Kamler and Paule went on to have successful MLS careers. Three Straight Rookie Honors: Tyler Polak was named the 2010 MVC Freshman of the Year after a rookie campaign which has seen him lead the team in minutes played. Polak joined Brian Holt (2008) and Dion Acoff (2009) to give the Bluejays three straight MVC Freshman of the Year honors. MVC Honors: Creighton put five players on the MVC First Team this year, its most since Three sophomore midfielders Dion Acoff, Jose Gomez, Greg Jordan were joined by senior defender Kyle Deremer and junior forward Ethan Finlay on the first team. Junior goalkeeper Brian Holt, senior midfielder Sergio Castillo and freshman defender Tyler Polak were honored on the second team. Polak was joined by Liam Kelly on the MVC Freshman Team. Creighton s coaching staff, led by first year head coach Jamie Clark, was named the 2010 MVC Coaching Staff of the Year for guiding the Jays into the national rankings and to a 10th MVC regular-

4 Soccer Times Top 25 Records as of Nov. 14 Team Record Last 1. Louisville Akron Maryland North Carolina California Butler SMU Connecticut UCLA Monmouth William & Mary Princeton UC Irvine Boston College Creighton Notre Dame UC Santa Barbara Virginia t19. Michigan NR t19. South Carolina NR 21. Brown Providence NR 23. Penn State Penn Charlotte Soccer America Top 25 Records as of Nov. 14 Team Record Last 1. Akron Maryland Louisville North Carolina Butler California UCLA UC Santa Barbara SMU Michigan Connecticut Notre Dame William & Mary Monmouth Boston College Princeton UC Irvine Virginia Providence Florida Gulf Coast Ohio State South Carolina NR 23. Creighton Duke Penn State NR season crown. CU also earned the MVC Fair Play award, tying with Drake for the fewest yellow cards in MVC play (4). Holt s Record: Junior Brian Holt set a school record with his 27th career shutout in a 2-0 win over Missouri State on Nov. 3. That shutout moved him past his predecessor Matt Allen s 26 for the school record. With his next shutout, he will set the MVC record which is currently held by Bradley s Chris Dunsheath (27.5). First Half Heavy: Creighton has scored 21 of its 34 goals this season in the first half, outscoring opponents 21-7 in the first 45 minutes of the match. The Jays have been out-scored in the second half however, The Jays have three overtime wins and one overtime loss this season. Take a Break Tyler: Freshman Tyler Polak played every minute of Creighton s first 15 matches before being subbed for in the 84th minute of CU s match against Missouri State (Nov. 3). Polak then took an even longer break against Bradley (Nov. 6) in the regularseason finale, playing 56 minutes. His 1,628 minutes leads all Bluejay field players this year. Quick Starts: Not only has CU out-scored its opponents 21-7 in the first half this year, but the Bluejays have scored some very quick goals after kick off this year. Ethan Finlay has recorded the sixth and seventh-fastest goals in school history to start a match this season, scoring in 41 seconds against No. 5 Tulsa (Oct. 5) and 43 seconds in against SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 30). The Jays have scored five goals this season within the game s first nine minutes. CU s Fastest Scores From Start of Match 1. Brian Kamler, 0:16 vs. Bradley, Vince Odorisio, 0:26 vs. UCLA, Lance Hill, 0:30 vs. Missouri State, Johnny Torres, 0:34 at Bradley, Andrei Gotsmanov, 0:36 vs. Tulsa, Ethan Finlay, 0:41 vs. Tulsa, Ethan Finlay, 0:43 vs. SIUE, Morrison Stadium Records: Junior Ethan Finlay is now the all-time leading scorer in Morrison Stadium history. With 19 points at home this year, Finlay now has 36 career points at Morrison Stadium, surpassing the former mark of 34 set by Andrei Gotsmanov. Finlay s eight goals at home this year give him 14 home goals in his career, tying Gotsmanov for the venue record. Finlay has eight goals and 19 points at home this year, both are second in single-season Morrison Stadium history (behind Gotsmanov s nine goals and 21 points in 2008). Castillo s Goals: Senior Sergio Castillo has spent his career playing on the backline or as a defensive midfielder, rarely coming forward on the attack, which is why his goal against Missouri State on Nov. 3 was just the second of his career in 69 career matches. Both of his goals have been scored in November, his first career goal came last November at Drake. Smart Birds: Kyle Deremer, Brian Holt and Andrew Ribeiro were each named to the ESPN Academic All-District VII First-Team this season. Deremer owns a 3.61 GPA as a history major with a minor in business administration. Holt is a finance major with a 3.70 GPA and Ribeiro is a nursing major with a 3.57 GPA. Peters Plays: Junior transfer Jace Peters returned to play 79 minutes off the bench against SIU Edwardsville on Oct. 30 after missing eight matches with a leg injury. The defender had started Creighton s first six matches before injuring himself in CU s match against Dartmouth on Sept. 19. He has averaged 52 minutes of play off the bench over Creighton s last four matches. Ten: Ethan Finlay has joined Andrei Gotsmanov as the only two Bluejays to score at least 10 goals in a season since Gotsmanov scored exactly 10 in Finlay now has 12 goals on the season, the most by a Bluejay since Mike Tranchilla s 15 goals in Finlay s three multi-goal matches this year are the most by a Bluejay since Tranchilla had three in Finlay s a Winner: Junior Ethan Finlay has led the MVC in game-winning goals in each of his first two collegiate seasons and his five game-winners this year again lead the league. Of his 26 career goals, 14 are gamewinners. Outside of Finlay s 14 game-winners, the rest of the team combined has seven game-winning goals. The Streak Ends: Nearly four years to the day of their previous regular-season road loss, the Bluejays had their 22-match regularseason unbeaten streak snapped by topranked Akron on Oct. 27. Before the 1-0 loss at Akron, the Bluejays previous regular-season road loss was a 2-1 defeat at Bradley on Oct. 28, The Jays went in regular-season road contests between Oct. 7, 2007 and Oct. 23, Playing No. 1: Creighton played at consensus No. 1-ranked Akron in its final non-conference match of the season on Oct. 27. The Bluejays dropped to all-time against top-ranked teams with a 1-0 loss to the Zips. The Jays also lost on the road at Indiana 1-0 on Nov. 27, 1994 in NCAA Tournament, 4-2 at

5 CU in the 2010 Polls Week NSCAA ST CSN SA TDS Pre NR NR NR NR NR One NR 35 Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven NSCAA - NSCAA; ST - Soccer Times CSN - College Soccer News Top 30; SA - Soccer America TDS - TopDrawerSoccer.com SMU on Oct. 14, 2001 and again to SMU, 2-1 in four overtimes on Nov. 18, 2001 in the MVC Tournament championship match in St. Louis. Pulling Rank: Creighton is against top- 25 opponents this year, with wins over No. 5 Tulsa (Oct. 5) and at No. 21 UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 7) and losses to No. 18 SMU (Sept. 17) and No. 1 Akron (Oct. 27). The Bluejays are now (.567) all-time against the coaches top 25, including (.554) all-time on the road against top-25 teams. The Jays are (.861) against the NSCAA top 25 at Morrison Stadium and (.722) against nationallyranked foes at home all-time. Finlay s Nine Match Point Streak: Ethan Finlay had a streak of nine straight matches with at least one point scored snapped in CU s 1-0 loss at No. 1 Akron (Oct. 27). Before Finlay s streak, the last Bluejay to score a point in more than eight straight matches was CU Hall of Famer and current MLS star Brian Mullan. Mullan had a point in 10 straight matches during the 2000 season. Finlay was the first Bluejay to score a point in eight straight matches since Julian Nash did so in the 2002 season. Following the lead of teammate Jose Gomez (who scored a point in six straight matches to start the season), the pair are the first Jays to record a point in six straight contests since Brian Biggerstaff in vs Offense: Creighton has scored 34 goals in 18 matches this year after scoring 20 goals all of In 2009 Creighton had only four players score at least two goals. This season, six players Ethan Finlay (12), Jose Gomez (4), Andrew Ribeiro (3), Greg Jordan (3), Kris Clark (4), Josh Moran (3) have scored at least three goals. The Bluejays have scored at least two goals in 13 of their 18 games this year. They scored two or more goals in a match just four times in 16 matches in The Jays were shutout five times last season, all within their first 13 matches. CU was shutout for the first and only time this season in its 14th match. Hot Starts: At 8-1-0, the Bluejays were off to their best start since the 1998 team posted an start. The Jays won their first four games this season for the first time since 2000 when that squad opened with six straight wins and advanced to the College Cup championship match. Creighton logged four straight shutouts to open the year for just the second time in school history, equalling the feat first accomplished by the 1999 team. Creighton started in MVC play for the first time since that 1999 team and was undefeated through five MVC matches for the third time in four years. 10 Wins in a Dozen: Creighton won at least 10 of its first 12 matches for the eighth time since The Jays were exactly for the fourth time in that span and for the first time since The previous three times the Jays have had 10 wins through 12 matches, they have advanced to at least the third round of the NCAA Tournament, including a start in 2000 when they reached the NCAA Championship match. Fantastic Freshman: The 2010 MVC Freshman of the Year Tyler Polak played every minute of Creighton s first 15 matches before being subbed for late in CU s match against Missouri State (Nov. 3). Playing every minute of important matches is nothing new to the newcomer, as he played every minute of the FIFA U- 17 World Cup in Nigeria and the U-17 CONCA- CAF Tournament in Mexico in 2009 with the U.S. U-17 National Team. Now a member of the U-20 U.S. National Team Pool, he was recently ranked by TopDrawerSoccer.com as the fifthbest freshman in the country, one of the top-15 freshman in the nation by Goal.com and was named a Top 100 Freshman to Watch by College Soccer News before the season. Chart Climbing: With a career-high 12 goals this year, junior Ethan Finlay has started to climb up the Creighton career scoring charts. The forward now has 26 goals to rank 10th in school history, becoming the first Bluejay to crack the top-10 in career scoring since Mike Tranchilla finished his career second in goals (55) in His three multiple-goal matches this year are tied for seventh in single-season CU history and his four career multi-goal matches are tied for eighth in school history. Finlay s Honors: Junior Ethan Finlay was named the MVC Offensive Player of the Week, MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week and College Soccer News National Player of the Week on Oct. 11 after an impressive week. The forward had two two-goal matches, striking twice against No. 5 Tulsa (Oct. 5) and also against nationallyranked Indiana (Oct. 9). CU Career GAA Tom Zawislan Brian Holt 2008-pr Matt Allen Jon Epperson Mike Gabb MVC Career GAA Tom Zawislan (CU) Brian Holt (CU) 2008-pr Kevin Cronk (Tulsa) Matt Allen (CU) T.J. Tomasso (SMU) CU Career Shutouts (1) Brian Holt 2008-pr (2) Matt Allen (8) Jay Fitzgerald (11) Tom Zawislan (11) Jon Epperson MVC Career Shutouts Chris Dunsheath (BU) Brian Holt (CU) 2008-pr Matt Allen (CU) Mark Modersohn (MSU) T.J. Tomasso (SMU) CU Career Goals Keith DeFini Mike Tranchilla Brian Kamler Johnny Torres Brian Mullan Ross Paule John Probst Ray Nikodem Robert Addington Ethan Finlay 2008-pr. CU Career Multi-Goal Matches Keith DeFini Brian Kamler Mike Tranchilla Johnny Torres Ross Paule Brian Mullan Jeff Deist Ethan Finlay 2008-pr. 4 Mike Bustos Zion Renfurm Robert Addington

6 Home Shutout Streak Ends: Creighton posted four straight home shutouts to start the season, before allowing a second-half goal to No. 5 Tulsa on Oct. 5. Tulsa s goal snapped a streak of 420 consecutive scoreless minutes CU had held opponents at home to start the season. The four straight home shutouts were the longest single-season home shutout streak since the 2003 posted five consecutive home matches shutout. The Jays had posted shutouts in five straight home games dating back to last year s 1-0 home finale over UCLA and had an overall count of nearly 554 (553:46) straight shutout minutes at home dating back to last season. Ribeiro s Firsts: Sophomore Andrew Ribeiro scored his first career goal against 18th-ranked SMU on Sept. 17 at Bradley s Shea Stadium, in his ninth career match off the bench for the Bluejays. He earned his first career start against Eastern Illinois on Oct. 1, after coming off of the bench in his first 11 career appearances. Duran Done: Creighton has played a majority of the 2010 season without two of its starters on defense. Senior Andrew Duran suffered a torn meniscus in his knee against SMU on Sept. 17 and had surgery on Sept. 23, and will likely take a medical redshirt, returning for a fifth year in Duran Duran: Senior Andrew Duran has been slowed by injuries throughout his career, limiting him to just 30 matches through his first three seasons. Duran, the 2006 NSCAA National High School Player of the Year, scored his first collegiate goal in a 1-0 win at No. 21 UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 7). Duran has again been bitten by the injury bug this season, suffering a torn meniscus against SMU on Sept. 17 and undergoing surgery on Sept. 23. With Duran on the pitch, the Bluejays did not allow a goal through four and a half matches. First Two Weeks = Sweeps: Through two weeks of the season, Creighton accounted for all four weekly honors awarded by the Missouri Valley Conference. In week one, Kris Clark and Kyle Deremer were named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively. In week two, Jose Gomez and Brian Holt notched the same honors. Deremer again earned MVC Defensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 27. Bluejays Hit Blackjack: Creighton has its smallest roster since 1996, with just 21 studentathletes listed on the squad this year. The entire roster of 21 played in CU s 4-0 win over UNC Greensboro on Sept. 4. The small roster is in sharp contrast to the last decade at Creighton, where the average roster size was 30.2 between That 1996 team had 22 players on the squad, but capped the season by appearing in the first College Cup Final Four in school history. Clark Wins Debut: Head coach Jamie Clark won 2-0 over Loyola Chicago on Sept. 1 in his first match as CU s leader. The win puts the six all-time Bluejay coaches at in their debut match. (The only head coach to lose in his debut was Bret Simon, falling to No. 20 Duke in 1995.) Scoring in Debut: Sophomore transfer Jose Gomez scored at Loyola Chicago on Sept. 1 to become the first Bluejay to score in his Creighton debut since another transfer did so in Brian Kallman (older brother of current sophomore Brent Kallman) scored in his first game of his only season at Creighton, helping the Bluejays tie Portland 1-1 on Sept. 2, Gomez, who has three goals and 14 points, has avoided Kallman s fate, as that proved to be the only goal of his season. Don t Shoot: The Bluejays did not allow a shot on goal in their season-opening win at Loyola Chicago (Sept. 1). It marked the first time since Oct. 18, 2008 that the Bluejays held an opponent without a shot on goal. CU allowed only two shots total to the Ramblers, the fewest shots by a Bluejay foe since Memphis attempted only three shots on Oct. 8, Since 2000, the Jays have posted six matches in which they allowed three shots, but none with two or fewer before their 2010 opener. Ethan Finlay Nets Preseason Honors: Junior forward Ethan Finlay has joined a long list of former Bluejays that have been candidates for college soccer s top individual honor, as he has been named to the preseason MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List. Finlay, who has also been tabbed to Soccer America s Preseason All- America Team, led the team with eight goals and 19 points as a sophomore and is CU s active career leader with 14 goals, seven assists and 35 points. He has led the team and MVC in game-winning goals in each of his first two seasons, as nine of his 14 career goals have been game-winners. Finlay is now on the long list of National Player of the Year candidates from Creighton, including the 1997 winner and current assistant coach, Johnny Torres. CU National Player of the Year Candidates Year Player 2010 Ethan Finlay 2009 Byron Dacy, Chris Schuler, Seth Sinovic 2008 Byron Dacy, Andrei Gotsmanov 2007 Byron Dacy, Matt Allen 2006 Byron Dacy 2004 Julian Nash 2003 David Wagenfuhr 2002 Mike Tranchilla 2001 Mike Tranchilla 1997 Johnny Torres (Won) 1996 Ross Paule 1993 Keith DeFini & Brian Kamler Familiar Faces Return: Jamie Clark retained assistant coach Johnny Torres on his staff, while two other former Bluejay standouts have returned to the bench this fall. Matt Wieland, the 2003 MVC Defensive Player of the Year and 2005 NSCAA Third-Team All-American, is serving as CU s graduate manager this season. Michael Kraus, 2006 MVC Player of the Year, has returned to campus to complete his undergraduate work this semester and will be a student assistant coach for the Bluejays while finishing up his school work. Torres is HOFer: Assistant coach Johnny Torres, already a Creighton Athletics Hall of Famer, will be inducted into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame in March, 2011 becoming the first soccer inductee into the Valley s Hall. A two-time National Player of the Year with the Bluejays between 1994 and 1997, Torres is arguably the greatest soccer player in school and league history, ending his career as the MVC s all-time leader in points (128) and assists (36). Updated & Extended Coverage: Fans will notice Creighton home matches not only have a new live stats platform, but will also benefit from Creighton s change to BCS Stats. The new live stats provider allows fans to follow the live action on their mobile device at Fans can also find more info on Bluejay athletics on Facebook at the Official Creighton Athletics Page and on Twitter at The men s soccer team also has its own Facebook page. Points 1. Ethan Finlay, pr. 2. A. Gotsmanov, Byron Dacy, Michael Kraus, T. Bohnenkamp, Morrison Stadium Career Records Goals 1. Ethan Finlay, pr. Assists 1. T. Bohnenkamp, Shots 1. A. Gotsmanov, A. Gotsmanov, Byron Dacy, Byron Dacy, B. Biggerstaff, V. Odorisio, Jeff Thayer, Michael Kraus, Jeff Thayer, Jarod Tarver, Byron Dacy, Jarod Tarver, T. Bohnenkamp, Jeff Thayer, Shots on Goal 1. Jeff Thayer, A. Gotsmanov, Michael Kraus, Byron Dacy, T. Bohnenkamp, Jarod Tarver,

7 #1 Brian Holt, Jr., GK All-MVC Second Team ESPN Academic All-District VII First-Team Played all but nine minutes this season MVC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13) CU record-holder with 27 career shutouts (MVC record is 27.5) Ranks second in CU and MVC history with a career 0.77 goals against average. Made a season-high six saves against No. 5 Tulsa (Oct. 5). Career-high is eight saves at No. 6 California on Sept. 21, Career record of with 27 shutouts, 128 saves and 0.77 GAA in 53 matches, all starts. #2 Sergio Castillo, Sr., M All-MVC Second Team Started 16 of 17 matches played this year, missing the MVC semifinal match due to yellow card accumulation. Attempted 30 shots this year after attempting 16 in his first three seasons combined. 11 shots on goal this year, 5 total before this season. Scored only goal of the season against Missouri State (Nov. 3). Most experienced player on the team, starting 57 of 69 career appearances. #3 Tyler Polak, Fr., D MVC Freshman of the Year All-MVC Second-Team and All-Freshman Team Started every match this season as left outside back and has played the most minutes (1,628) of any field player. Played every minute of CU s first 15 matches, before coming off in the 84th minute of CU s 16th contest (vs. Missouri State, Nov. 3) Scored first career goal at Bradley (Nov. 12) in MVC Tournament. Named one of top-15 freshmen in the nation by Goal.com and ranked fifth among all freshmen by TopDrawerSoccer.com. U.S. U-20 National Team Pool Made 35 caps for the U-17 National Team, including 19 starts in #5 Nick Goo, Fr., M Played a total of 25 minutes in four matches off the bench this season. Three appearances were in MVC play. #6 Dion Acoff, So., M/F All-MVC First Team Leads MVC and ranks eighth in the NCAA with 10 assists. MVC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 25) Seven of his 10 assists have come in CU s last 10 matches. Had two assists against No. 5 Tulsa (Oct. 5). Scored a goal and added assist in 2-0 win at Central Arkansas (Oct. 23). Brief Bios #7 Josh Moran, Sr., M/D MVC All-Tournament Team One of the most versatile players on the team, moving to the backline because of injuries, after starting the season in the midfield Started all 18 matches Scored goals against UNC Greensboro (Sept. 4), SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 30) and Bradley (Nov. 12) #8 Kris Clark, Jr., M Started 17 of 18 matches Second on team with four goals, third with five assists and 13 points. Scored a goal in CU s first two games this season to earn MVC Offensive Player of the Week honors (Sept. 7). Scored both CU goals in 2-1 win at Drake (Oct. 20). #10 Jose Gomez, So., M/F All-MVC First Team Started all 17 matches played, missing match at Evansville (Oct. 16) due to a red card received against Indiana (Oct. 09). Second on team and MVC, 24th in NCAA with eight assists. Second on team, third in MVC with 16 points. Six of his eight assists came in CU s first five matches, including a pair of two-assist matches (vs. UNCG, Sept. 4, vs. DePaul, Sept. 11). Scored in his CU debut at Loyola Chicago on Sept. 1. MVC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13) Had a point in CU s first six matches, the first Jay to have a six-match point streak since Scored overtime game-winning goal against Dartmouth (Sept. 19) and scored game-winning goal against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 1). #11 Greg Jordan, So., M All-MVC First Team Hard nosed defensive midfielder Started all 17 matches played, missing match against SIUE (Oct. 30) after given two yellow cards at No. 1 Akron (Oct. 27). Scored both goals in CU s 2-0 win over DePaul (Oct. 11). Medical redshirt last year due to torn ACL suffered in the second match of 2009 season. #12 Nick Golden, Fr., M Played a total of 31 minutes in two matches off the bench (vs. UNCG, Sept. 4, at Central Arkansas, Oct. 23). #13 Joe Branstetter, Fr., D Played eight minutes against UNC Greensboro (Sept. 4) in his only appearance of the season. Career Game-Winning Goals Kris Clark (3) Nov. 8, 2008 vs. Eastern Illinois Sept. 1, 2010 at Loyola Chicago Oct. 20, 2010 at Drake Andrew Duran (1) Sept. 7, 2010 at UC Santa Barbara Ethan Finlay (14) Sept. 5, 2008 vs. Portland Sept. 7, 2008 vs. UC Riverside Sept. 19, 2008 at Stanford Nov. 16, 2008 vs. Missouri State Sept. 25, 2009 at Washington Sept. 30, 2009 vs. Bradley Oct. 11, 2009 vs. Eastern Illinois Oct. 21, 2009 vs. Bradley Oct. 31, 2009 vs. UCLA Sept. 4, 2010 vs. UNC Greensboro Sept. 24, 2010 vs. Wisconsin (OT) Oct. 5, 2010 vs. Tulsa Oct. 16, 2010 at Evansville (OT) Oct. 23, 2010 at Central Arkansas Jose Gomez (2) Sept. 19, 2010 vs. Dartmouth (OT) Oct. 1, 2010 vs. Eastern Illinois Greg Jordan (1) Sept. 11, 2010 vs. DePaul #14 Kennedy Spencer, Fr., F Played 10 minutes against UNC Greensboro (Sept. 4) in his only appearance of the season. #15 Andrew Duran, Sr., D/M Started the first five matches of the season as a central defender before suffering a seasonending knee injury against No. 18 SMU (Sept. 17). He will apply for a medical redshirt following the season. Creighton out-scored opponents 10-0 with Duran on the pitch this season. #16 Ethan Finlay, Jr., F MVC Player of the Year All-MVC First Team MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Candidate Soccer America Preseason All-American His 12 goals are tied for MVC lead and rank 10th in the NCAA. His 28 points are tied for MVC lead and rank 15th in the NCAA. His 12 goals and 28 points are the most by a Bluejay since Mike Tranchilla s 15 goals and 37 points in Ranks 10th in school history with 26 career goals. 14 of his 26 career goals are game-winners

8 Led the MVC in game-winning goals in each of his first two seasons, and is tied for MVC lead with five game-winners this year. Has three two-goal matches this year UNC Greensboro (Sept. 4), Tulsa (Oct. 5) and Indiana (Oct. 9). Notched a point in nine straight matches from Sept. 17-Oct. 23, the longest point streak by a Bluejay since Brian Mullan s 10 in Started all 53 matches in his career. #17 Liam Kelly, Fr., F MVC All-Freshman Team Appeared in 16 matches off the bench, including all seven MVC matches. Notched his only point with an assist on Ethan Finlay s game-winning goal at Evansville (Oct. 16). Averages 22 minutes played per appearance. #19 Felipe Navarro, Fr., M Played a total of 46 minutes in four matches off the bench this year. Two appearances were in MVC play. Brief Bios #21 Jace Peters, Jr., D Started each of CU s first six matches before suffering an injury against Dartmouth (Sept. 19). Missed eight matches with a sports hernia and a groin injury before returning to action against SIUE on Oct. 30. Has played 208 minutes over CU s last four matches, following the injury. Transferred from NAIA Doane College in Crete, Neb. #22 Kyle Deremer, Sr., D All-MVC First Team Started all 18 matches as a central defender Started 51 of 52 appearances at Creighton Career-high four assists this season, including two against UNC Greensboro (Sept. 4). Only returning starter from Creighton s recordsetting backline of the previous two seasons. Two-time MVC Defensive Player of the Week this season, four times in his career. ESPN Academic All-District VII First-Team #26 Bryan Hoie, Jr., GK Made his collegiate debut this season, playing the final nine minutes of CU s 4-0 shutout of UNC Greensboro (Sept. 4). #27 Brent Kallman, So., D Moved into the starting lineup because of an injury for the second straight season. Spent most of the season as a central defender after injuries to Andrew Duran and Jace Peters. Started 12 of 18 appearances, helping the Bluejays to eight shutouts this season. #28 Andrew Ribeiro, So., F MVC All-Tournament Team ESPN Academic All-District VII First-Team Started six of the 18 matches he s played this year, after appearing in just four matches off the bench as a freshman. Scored his first career goal in Peoria against No. 18 SMU (Sept. 17). Also scored against No. 5 Tulsa (Oct. 5) and at Evansville (Oct. 16). Dion Acoff, So., M/F MVC First Team MVC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 25) Preseason All-MVC Kris Clark, Jr., M MVC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 7) Kyle Deremer, Sr., D MVC First Team ESPN Academic All-District VII First-Team MVC State Farm Good Neighbor Award TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week (Oct. 25) MVC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 27) MVC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 7) Preseason All-MVC Ethan Finlay, Jr., F MVC Player of the Year MVC First Team MVC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11) College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Oct. 11) Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic All-Tournament Team TopDrawerSoccer.Com National Team of the Week (Sept. 7) M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List Soccer America Preseason All-American Preseason All-MVC Jose Gomez, So., M/F MVC First Team Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic All-Tournament Team MVC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13) 2010 In Season Honors Brian Holt, Jr., GK MVC Second Team ESPN Academic All-District VII First-Team MVC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13) TopDrawerSoccer.Com National Team of the Week (Sept. 13) Greg Jordan, So., M MVC First Team Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic All-Tournament Team Liam Kelly, Fr., F MVC All-Freshman Team Josh Moran, Sr., M/D MVC All-Tournament Team Tyler Polak, Fr., D MVC Freshman of the Year MVC Second Team MVC All-Freshman Team Goal.com Top 15 National Freshmen List TopDrawerSoccer.com 5th-ranked Freshman in Nation College Soccer News Top 100 Freshmen to Watch Andrew Ribeiro, So., F MVC All-Tournament Team ESPN Academic All-District VII First-Team

9 All-Time NCAA Tournament Results Overall Home Away Neutral 1992 CU Rank Opponent Result 11/21 2 #14 SMU L, CU Rank Opponent Result 11/14 2 Air Force L, 1-2 (4 OT) 1994 CU Rank Opponent Result 11/20 22 #16 Saint Louis W, /27 22 #1 Indiana L, CU Rank Opponent Result 11/18 10 William & Mary L, 1-2 (4 OT) 1996 CU Rank Opponent Result 11/24 8 #7 SMU W, /1 8 #18 CS-Fullerton T, 0-0 (4 OT) (CU advances 4-2 on PKs) 12/8 8 #11 Fresno State W, /13 8 #4 St. John s L, CU Rank Opponent Result 11/23 11 Air Force - ^ W, 3-2 (OT) 11/30 11 #14 Saint Louis L, CU Rank Opponent Result 11/22 12 #17 Saint Louis W, 4-1 (OT) 11/29 12 #6 UCLA W, /5 12 #18 Maryland L, CU Rank Opponent Result 11/20 21 #17 SMU L, CU Rank Opponent Result 11/19 8 #12 Ohio State W, /26 8 #3 San Diego W, /2 8 #5 Virginia W, /8 8 #16 Indiana W, 2-1 (3 OT) 12/10 8 #7 Connecticut L, CU Rank Opponent Result 11/23 NR Massachusetts - $ L, CU Rank Opponent Result 11/27 11 #10 UW-Milwaukee* W, /1 11 #3 St. John s W, 1-0 (OT) 12/8 11 #6 Boston College W, /13 11 #15 Stanford L, 1-2 (2 OT) 2003 CU Rank Opponent Result 11/22 NR UMKC W, /26 NR San Diego - & T, 1-1 (2 OT) (CU advances 5-3 on PKs) 11/30 NR Virginia W, /7 NR #6 St. John s - % L, CU Rank Opponent Result 11/23 16 #23 Northwestern W, /28 16 #7 Maryland T, 0-0 (2 OT) (MD advances 5-4 on PKs) 2005 CU Rank Opponent Result 11/18 11 Lafayette W, /22 11 #6 Duke W, /27 11 #9 Penn State W, /2 11 #15 Clemson L, CU Rank Opponent Result 11/10 21 Washington L, CU Rank Opponent Result 11/28 11 #5 SMU -! W, /1 11 Illinois-Chicago L, CU Rank Opponent Result 11/25 2 #6 Tulsa W, /29 2 #22 Connecticut W, 2-1 (OT) 12/6 2 #3 Maryland L, 0-1 Tournament Notes Bold - Home match; Italics - College Cup ^ - CU shorthanded for 107:23 $ - Played in Garden City, N.Y. * - Played at Nebraska Wesleyan in Lincoln, Neb. & - CU shorthanded for 26:05 % - Played in College Park, Md.! - CU man advantage for 64:14 Bluejay NCAA Tournament Records GOALS Game: 3, Brian Biggerstaff vs. UMKC, 11/22/03 Career: 6, Brian Mullan, (11 games) 6, Mike Tranchilla, (11 games) ASSISTS Game: 3, Luiz Del Monte at Boston College, 12/8/02 Career: 6, Michael Kraus, (11 games) 6, Matt Jewett, (14 games) POINTS Game: 6, Brian Biggerstaff vs. UMKC, 11/22/03 Career: 17, Mike Tranchilla, (11 games) SAVES Game: 15, Tom Zawislan at Air Force, 11/23/97 Career: 39, Tom Zawislan, (6 games) NCAA Tournament Results YEAR W-L-T Finish Second Round First Round Second Round First Round College Cup Semifinals Second Round Quarterfinals First Round National Runners-Up First Round College Cup Semifinals Quarterfinals Third Round Quarterfinals First Round Third Round Quarterfinals 17 years Creighton vs. New Mexico Creighton Leads Date Site Score New Mexico W, 4-3 (OT) New Mexico W, 2-1 (OT) Creighton W, New Mexico W, Creighton W, College Cup Richmond, Va College Cup Charlotte, N.C College Cup Dallas, Texas

10 2010 Creighton Men s Soccer Roster Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School / Last School) 1 Brian Holt Jr.* GK Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 2 Sergio Castillo Sr. M/D Escondido, Calif. (Orange Glen) 3 Tyler Polak Fr. D/M Lincoln, Neb. (Bradenton [Fla.] Prep Academy) 5 Nick Goo Fr. M Kaneohe, Hawaii (Iolani) 6 Dion Acoff So. F/M Upland, Calif. (Damien) 7 Josh Moran Sr. M Omaha, Neb. (Millard North / Hastings) 8 Kris Clark Jr. M Monte Sereno, Calif. (Saratoga) 10 Jose Gomez So.* M/F Santa Ana, Calif. (Century / Cal State Fullerton) 11 Greg Jordan So.* M Naperville, Ill. (Central) 12 Nick Golden Fr. M Auburn, Kan. (Washburn Rural) 13 Joe Branstetter Fr. D Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 14 Kennedy Spencer Fr. F Honolulu, Hawaii (Mid-Pacific Institute) 15 Andrew Duran Sr. M/D Mokena, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East) 16 Ethan Finlay Jr. F Marshfield, Wis. (Marshfield) 17 Liam Kelly Fr. F Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue) 19 Felipe Navarro Fr.* M Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst) 21 Jace Peters Jr. D Glenwood, Iowa (Glenwood / Doane College) 22 Kyle Deremer Sr. D Omaha, Neb. (Millard North / Saint Mary s College) 26 Bryan Hoie Jr.* GK Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) 27 Brent Kallman So. D Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury) 28 Andrew Ribeiro So. F Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame Academy) Head Coach: Jamie Clark (Stanford, 1999) Assistant Coaches: Johnny Torres (Creighton, 2008), Jeff Rowland (New Mexico, 2006) Graduate Manager: Matt Wieland (Creighton, 2006) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Robbie C debaca Student Assistant Coach: Michael Kraus * Previously redshirted Pronunciation Guide Castillo: Cah STEE yo C debaca: See duh BAH cuh Deremer: DER mer Hoie: HOY Polak: PO lock Ribeiro: Rib AIR oh Rowland: RO land Wieland: WEE land Breakdown by Class Seniors (4): Sergio Castillo, Kyle Deremer, Andrew Duran, Josh Moran Juniors (5): Kris Clark, Ethan Finlay, Bryan Hoie, Brian Holt, Jace Peters Sophomores (5): Dion Acoff, Jose Gomez, Greg Jordan, Brent Kallman, Andrew Ribeiro Freshmen (7): Joe Branstetter, Nick Golden, Nick Goo, Liam Kelly, Felipe Navarro, Tyler Polak, Kennedy Spencer Breakdown by Location California (4): Dion Acoff, Sergio Castillo, Kris Clark, Jose Gomez Hawaii (2): Nick Goo, Kennedy Spencer Illinois (2): Andrew Duran, Greg Jordan Iowa (1): Jace Peters Kansas (1): Nick Golden Minnesota (1): Brent Kallman Missouri (1): Felipe Navarro Nebraska (6): Joe Branstetter, Kyle Deremer, Bryan Hoie, Brian Holt, Josh Moran, Tyler Polak Washington (1): Liam Kelly Wisconsin (2): Ethan Finlay, Andrew Ribeiro

11 Creighton Loyola (Ill.) September 1, 2010 Chicago, Ill. Loyola Soccer Park 379 Creighton (1-0-0) Loyola (0-1-0) CU (61:17) Clark - 1 (Acoff) CU (68:24) Gomez - 1 Game 1 Stats LU CU Stats LU CU Shots 2 9 Offsides 3 1 Shots on Goal 0 5 Corner Kicks 5 2 GK Saves 3 0 Fouls CU Starters: Holt (GK), Castillo, Polak, Moran, Clark, Gomez, Jordan, Duran, Finlay, Peters, Deremer CU Subs: Acoff, Kelly, Kallman, Ribeiro Yellow Cards: Waggoner (LU) Referee: Michael Kennedy Referee s Assistants: Peter Balciunas, Peter Manikowski 2010 Box Scores Game 2 UNC Greensboro Creighton September 4, 2010 Omaha, Neb. Morrison Stadium 2,524 UNC Greensboro (1-1-0) Creighton (2-0-0) CU (8:30) Finlay - 1 (Penalty) CU (15:11) Moran - 1 (Deremer) CU (32:21) Finlay - 2 (Gomez, Deremer) CU (47:03) Clark - 2 (Jordan, Gomez) Stats UNCG CU Stats UNCG CU Shots 9 12 Offsides 1 3 Shots on Goal 5 6 Corner Kicks 2 5 GK Saves 2 5 Fouls CU Starters: Holt (GK), Castillo, Polak, Moran, Clark, Gomez, Jordan, Duran, Finlay, Peters, Deremer CU Subs: Goo, Acoff, Golden, Branstetter, Spencer, Kelly, Navarro, Hoie (GK), Kallman, Ribeiro Yellow Cards: Oronos (UNCG), Peters (CU), Castillo (CU), Strine (UNCG) Referee: Troy Cohrs Referee s Assistants: Brent Wilson, Kyle Burkhardt Game 3 #24 Creighton #21 UC Santa Barbara September 7, 2010 Santa Barbara, Calif. Harder Stadium 2,567 Creighton (3-0-0) UC Santa Barbara (0-2-1) CU (36:43) Duran - 1 (Gomez) Stats UCSB CU Stats UCSB CU Shots 7 4 Offsides 3 2 Shots on Goal 3 3 Corner Kicks 7 3 GK Saves 2 3 Fouls 9 13 CU Starters: Holt (GK), Castillo, Polak, Moran, Clark, Gomez, Jordan, Duran, Finlay, Peters, Deremer CU Subs: Acoff, Kallman, Ribeiro Yellow Cards: McGlynn (UCSB), Bench (CU), Moran (CU) Referee: Rene Nunez Referee s Assistants: Reed Christy, Joshua Patlak Game 4 DePaul #24 Creighton September 11, 2010 Omaha, Neb. Morrison Stadium 2,603 DePaul (1-2-1) Creighton (4-0-0) CU (1:42) Jordan - 1 (Gomez) CU (61:32) Jordan - 2 (Gomez) Stats DU CU Stats DU CU Shots 8 13 Offsides 0 3 Shots on Goal 1 3 Corner Kicks 2 3 GK Saves 1 1 Fouls CU Starters: Holt (GK), Castillo, Polak, Moran, Clark, Gomez, Jordan, Duran, Finlay, Peters, Deremer CU Subs: Acoff, Kelly, Kallman, Ribeiro Yellow Cards: Mangan (DU), Gomez (CU), Deremer (CU), Jandl (DU), Castillo (CU), Finlay (CU), Korosis (DU) Referee: Matt Reid Referee s Assistants: Joseph Fuxa, Chris Greer Game 5 #18 SMU #16 Creighton September 17, 2010 Peoria Ill. Shea Stadium 300 The Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic SMU (6-0-0) Creighton (4-1-0) CU (38:37) Ribeiro - 1 (Acoff) CU (40:13) Finlay - 3 (Deremer, Gomez) SMU (68:45) Castillo - 5 (Hill) SMU (75:55) Ivo - 1 (Penalty) SMU (102:38) Ivo - 2 (Penalty) Stats SMU CU Stats SMU CU Shots Offsides 4 4 Shots on Goal 9 7 Corner Kicks 4 7 GK Saves 4 4 Fouls CU Starters: Holt (GK), Castillo, Polak, Moran, Clark, Gomez, Jordan, Duran, Finlay, Peters, Deremer CU Subs: Acoff, Kallman, Ribeiro Yellow Cards: Castillo (CU), Kalis (SMU) Game 6 Dartmouth #16 Creighton September 19, 2010 Peoria Ill. Shea Stadium 275 The Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic Dartmouth (3-2-0) Creighton (5-1-0) CU (2:20) Finlay - 4 (Clark) DC (25:37) Giudicelli - 1 (Dzierzawski) CU (62:49) Jordan - 3 (Moran) DC (63:42) Own Goal CU (96:26) Gomez - 2 (Acoff) Stats DC CU Stats DC CU Shots Offsides 2 2 Shots on Goal 3 11 Corner Kicks 5 3 GK Saves 8 0 Fouls CU Starters: Holt (GK), Castillo, Polak, Acoff, Moran, Clark, Gomez, Jordan, Finlay, Peters, Deremer CU Subs: Kelly, Kallman, Ribeiro Yellow Cards: Clark (CU), Surdoval (DC), Jordan (CU) Red Cards: Surdoval (DC) - 70:47 Referee: Hidajet Tica Referee s Assistants: Ed McBride, Mark Sanders

12 Game 7 Wisconsin #16 Creighton September 24, 2010 Omaha, Neb. Morrison Stadium 2,862 Wisconsin (1-5-1) Creighton (6-1-0) CU (95:26) FInlay - 5 (Clark, Polak) Stats UW CU Stats UW CU Shots 5 18 Offsides 1 0 Shots on Goal 1 10 Corner Kicks 4 10 GK Saves 8 1 Fouls CU Starters: Holt (GK), Castillo, Polak, Acoff, Moran, Clark, Gomez, Jordan, Finlay, Deremer, Kallman CU Subs: Kelly, Ribeiro Yellow Cards: McCrudden (UW), Zahirovic (UW) Referee: Ignacio Jaimes Referee s Assistants: Brent Wilson, Juan Chamizo 2010 Box Scores Game 8 Eastern Illinois #13 Creighton October 1, 2010 Omaha, Neb. Morrison Stadium 2,039 Eastern Illinois (3-5-0, 0-1-0) Creighton (7-1-0, 1-0-0) CU (80:33) Gomez - 3 (Finlay) Stats EIU CU Stats EIU CU Shots Offsides 2 1 Shots on Goal 4 6 Corner Kicks 1 10 GK Saves 5 4 Fouls 8 5 CU Starters: Holt (GK), Castillo, Polak, Acoff, Moran, Gomez, Jordan, Finlay, Deremer, Kallman, Ribeiro CU Subs: Goo, Clark, Kelly, Navarro Yellow Cards: Picinich (EIU) Referee: Jeremy Schroeder Referee s Assistants: Josh Stahr, Nate Buss Game 9 #5 Tulsa #11 Creighton October 5, 2010 Omaha, Neb. Morrison Stadium 2,431 Tulsa (7-2-0) Creighton (8-1-0) CU (00:41) Finlay - 6 (Acoff, Gomez) CU (22:58) Finlay - 7 (Clark) CU (27:48) Ribeiro - 2 (Acoff) TU (55:25) Neil - 8 (Nulisch) Stats TU CU Stats TU CU Shots Offsides 2 7 Shots on Goal 7 6 Corner Kicks 6 6 GK Saves 3 6 Fouls 10 7 CU Starters: Holt (GK), Castillo, Polak, Acoff, Moran, Clark, Gomez, Jordan, Finlay, Deremer, Kallman CU Subs: Kelly, Navarro, Ribeiro Yellow Cards: Bench (CU), McInnes (TU), Gonsalves (TU), Finlay (CU) Referee: Fotis Bazakos Referee s Assistants: Edvin Jurisevic, Jim Goetz Game 10 Indiana #11 Creighton October 9, 2010 Omaha, Neb. Morrison Stadium 3,383 Indiana (6-4-1) Creighton (8-2-0) IU (28:57) Bruin - 9 (Petts) IU (30:50) Bruin - 10 (Purdie, Kotlov) CU (45:13) Finlay - 8 (Acoff) IU (66:11) Purdie - 2 (Kelly) CU (87:36) Finlay - 9 (Clark) Stats IU CU Stats IU CU Shots Offsides 2 2 Shots on Goal 4 4 Corner Kicks 2 4 GK Saves 2 1 Fouls 11 9 CU Starters: Holt (GK), Castillo, Polak, Acoff, Moran, Clark, Gomez, Jordan, Finlay, Deremer, Kallman CU Subs: Kelly, Ribeiro Yellow Cards: Estridge (IU), Meyer (IU) Red Cards: Gomez (CU) - 35:57 Referee: Sam Trigui Referee s Assistants: Brent Wilson, Chris Greer Game 11 #11 Creighton Evansville October 16, 2010 Evansville, Ind. Black Beauty Field 793 Creighton (9-2-0, 2-0-0) Evansville (5-7-1, 1-2-0) UE (54:27) Luttrull - 6 CU (80:18) Ribeiro - 3 (Clark, Castillo) CU (95:29) Finlay - 10 (Kelly) Stats UE CU Stats UE CU Shots 6 23 Offsides 2 0 Shots on Goal 2 10 Corner Kicks 6 6 GK Saves 8 1 Fouls 7 11 CU Starters: Holt (GK), Castillo, Polak, Acoff, Moran, Clark, Jordan, Finlay, Deremer, Kallman, Ribeiro CU Subs: Kelly Yellow Cards: Lynch (UE), Kallman (CU), Luttrull (UE), Kreamalmeyer (UE) Red Cards: Irvin (UE) - 12:44 Referee: Josh Brooks Referee s Assistants: Brandon Rinkenberger, Todd Slagle Game 12 #10 Creighton Drake October 20, 2010 Des Moines, Iowa Cownie Soccer Complex 867 Creighton (10-2-0, 3-0-0) Drake (6-6-2, 2-1-1) DU (11:57) Thaden - 3 (Schwartz, Harrison) CU (19:15) Clark - 3 (Ribeiro, Gomez) CU (35:41) Clark - 4 (Finlay, Acoff) Stats DU CU Stats DU CU Shots Offsides 1 8 Shots on Goal 5 10 Corner Kicks 5 11 GK Saves 7 4 Fouls 9 8 CU Starters: Holt (GK), Castillo, Polak, Moran, Clark, Gomez, Jordan, Finlay, Deremer, Kallman, Ribeiro CU Subs: Acoff, Kelly Yellow Cards: Thaden (DU) Referee: Hidajet Tica Referee s Assistants: Daniel Cataldi, Trent Payne

13 #10 Creighton Central Arkansas October 23, 2010 Conway, Ark. Stephens Track / Soccer Complex 394 Creighton (11-2-0, 4-0-0) Central Ark. (3-11-0, 0-5-0) CU (32:39) Finlay - 11 (Acoff) CU (44:03) Acoff - 1 (Deremer) Stats UCA CU Stats UCA CU Shots 5 11 Offsides 0 2 Shots on Goal 2 3 Corner Kicks 5 7 GK Saves 1 2 Fouls CU Starters: Holt (GK), Castillo, Polak, Acoff, Moran, Clark, Gomez, Jordan, Finlay, Deremer, Kallman CU Subs: Goo, Golden, Kelly, Navarro, Ribeiro Yellow Cards: Castillo (CU) Game Box Scores Game 14 #9 Creighton #1 Akron October 27, 2010 Akron, Ohio Lee R. Jackson Soccer Field 3,856 Creighton (11-3-0) Akron (14-0-1) UA (62:22) Nagbe - 6 (Ampaipitakwong) Stats UA CU Stats UA CU Shots 8 6 Offsides 3 2 Shots on Goal 3 2 Corner Kicks 5 3 GK Saves 2 2 Fouls CU Starters: Holt (GK), Castillo, Polak, Acoff, Moran, Clark, Gomez, Jordan, Finlay, Deremer, Kallman CU Subs: Kelly, Ribeiro Yellow Cards: Jordan (CU), Finlay (CU), Balogun (UA), Bench (CU) Red Cards: Jordan (CU) - 81:56 Referee: Sorin Stoica Referee s Assistants: Brian Miller, Tim Dicken Game 15 SIU Edwardsville #9 Creighton October 30, 2010 Omaha, Neb. Morrison Stadium 2,592 SIUE (9-5-2, 4-1-1) Creighton (11-3-1, 4-0-1) CU (00:43) Finlay - 12 (Acoff, Kallman) CU (42:24) Moran - 2 (Finlay) SIUE (49:56) Anzalone - 6 (Bielicki) SIUE (86:19) Anzalone - 7 (Tejada, Groark) Stats SIUE CU Stats SIUE CU Shots Offsides 2 1 Shots on Goal 3 7 Corner Kicks 9 5 GK Saves 5 1 Fouls 16 6 CU Starters: Holt (GK), Castillo, Polak, Acoff, Moran, Clark, Gomez, Finlay, Deremer, Kallman, Ribeiro CU Subs: Kelly, Peters Yellow Cards: Roy (SIUE), Jones (SIUE) Red Cards: Jones (SIUE) - 80:54 Referee: Misail Tsapos Referee s Assistants: Jason Francois, Brent Wilson Game 16 Missouri State #10 Creighton November 3, 2010 Omaha, Neb. Morrison Stadium 1,477 Missouri State (7-6-2, 4-1-1) Creighton (12-3-1, 5-0-1) CU (14:07) Own goal CU (75:03) Castillo - 1 (Finlay) Stats MSU CU Stats MSU CU Shots 5 16 Offsides 1 1 Shots on Goal 1 6 Corner Kicks 3 8 GK Saves 4 1 Fouls 6 7 CU Starters: Holt (GK), Polak, Acoff, Moran, Clark, Gomez, Jordan, Finlay, Deremer, Kallman, Ribeiro CU Subs: Castillo, Goo, Kelly, Peters Yellow Cards: None Referee: Sam Trigui Referee s Assistants: Kevin Mesman, Jim Goetz Game 17 Bradley #10 Creighton November 6, 2010 Omaha, Neb. Morrison Stadium 1,780 Bradley (9-8-2, 3-3-1) Creighton (12-4-1, 5-1-1) BU (12:35) Meza - 4 (Graf) CU (14:12) Gomez - 4 BU (26:27) Quinn - 2 (Graf) Stats BU CU Stats BU CU Shots Offsides 4 0 Shots on Goal 6 8 Corner Kicks 2 9 GK Saves 7 4 Fouls CU Starters: Holt (GK), Castillo, Polak, Acoff, Moran, Clark, Gomez, Jordan, Finlay, Deremer, Kallman CU Subs: Kelly, Peters, Ribeiro Yellow Cards: Fritze (BU), Hnat (BU), Castillo (CU), Jordan (CU), Gaul (BU), Meza (BU) Referee: Hidajet Tica Referee s Assistants: Nate Buss, Josh Stahr Game 18 Bradley #12 Creighton November 12, 2010 Peoria, Ill. Shea Stadium 980 MVC Tournament Semifinal Bradley (11-8-2) Creighton (12-5-1) CU (30:30) Polak - 1 CU (33:19) Moran - 3 (Acoff, Jordan) BU (34:14) Quinn - 3 (Mach) BU (59:27) Balle - 3 (Gaul) BU (87:27) Mach - 1 (Quinn) Stats BU CU Stats BU CU Shots 9 20 Offsides 2 1 Shots on Goal 5 12 Corner Kicks 1 4 GK Saves 9 2 Fouls CU Starters: Holt (GK), Polak, Acoff, Moran, Clark, Gomez, Jordan, Finlay, Deremer, Kallman, Ribeiro CU Subs: Kelly, Peters Yellow Cards: Fritze (BU), Peters (CU), Schademann (BU) Referee: Shane Butler Referee s Assistants: Doug Wolf, Tim Bull

14 2010 NCAA Division I Men's SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Semifinals Quarterfinals Third Round November 18 November 21 November 28 December 3, 4 or 5 December 10 December 12 December 10 December 3, 4 or 5 November 28 Second Round First Round November 21 November 18 *Louisville (16-0-3) 1 3 *Akron (18-1-1) 7 p.m. 4 p.m. East Tenn. St. (15-5-0) Xavier (10-6-4) 7 p.m. 7 p.m. *Col. of Charleston (10-4-3) *West Virginia (10-7-2) St. Peter's (13-5-1) Bradley (11-8-3) 1 p.m. 7:30 p.m. *Providence (12-5-3) *Tulsa (11-6-2) 1 p.m. 6 p.m. *Ohio St. (10-5-3) *Indiana (9-7-2) *Notre Dame (10-5-4) 9 11 *Connecticut (12-2-5) 6 p.m. 1 p.m. Dartmouth (10-6-1) Boston College (10-4-5) Noon 7 p.m. *Monmouth (14-1-4) *Brown (11-3-3) Santa Clara (10-5-5) Denver (9-6-4) 2 p.m. 7 p.m. *Sacramento St. (9-4-7) *UC Santa Barbara (13-4-3) 5 p.m. 1:30 p.m. *UCLA (14-4-1) 8 6 *California (12-2-3) Meredith Field at Harder Stadium Meredith Field at Harder Stadium Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara, California *SMU (15-2-0) 5 5:30 or 8 p.m. NATIONAL 5:30 or 8 p.m. 7 *South Carolina (12-6-2) 7 p.m. CHAMPION 2 p.m. New Mexico (9-5-5) Coastal Caro. (12-7-2) 7 p.m. Meredith Field at Harder Stadium 7 p.m. *Creighton (12-5-1) Santa Barbara, California *Duke (9-5-4) 1 p.m. UMBC (11-4-3) LIVE on ESPN 2/ESPN3.com South Fla. (9-5-4) 7 p.m. 5 p.m. *Princeton (13-3-1) *UCF (11-4-3) 5 p.m. 2 p.m. *William & Mary (15-3-2) *Michigan (14-4-3) *Butler (16-0-3) *Penn St. (13-7-1) 1 p.m. 2 p.m. Oakland (7-10-3) Old Dominion (9-6-2) 1 p.m. 7 p.m. *Michigan St. (11-7-1) *Virginia (11-5-3) UNC Greensboro (12-5-4) Bucknell (10-8-2) 1 p.m. 7 p.m. *Georgetown (11-6-1) *Penn (12-5-0) 6 p.m. 5 p.m. *North Carolina (16-3-1) 4 2 *Maryland (17-2-1) * Host Institution All times local Semifinal #1 - LIVE on ESPNU Semifinal #2 - LIVE on ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN3.com