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Creighton bounced from Missouri Valley Tournament

May 23, 2013 by

In what could be the final game for Creighton in the Missouri Valley Conference, the Jays were eliminated from the MVC Tournament by Wichita State, 11-4, on Wednesday, May 22. Creighton fell to 30-18 with the loss.

Wichita State got out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning as Creighton starter, freshman Austin Groth, gave up five hits to the first six batters. The lone out recorded by Groth came on a diving catch in center by senior Mike Gerber. Fellow freshman Taylor Elman stopped the damage with a strikeout and caught stealing double play to end the inning.

The Jays scratched across a run in the second on an infield single by freshman Reagan Fowler and a two-out RBI single from senior Jordan Makovicka.  A solo home run by Shocker first baseman Casey Gillaspie pushed it to 4-1 and Wichita State tacked on another in the third to extend its lead to 5-1.

Creighton answered back quickly with two runs in the top of the fourth. Senior Alex Staehely opened the inning with a Texas leaguer to left. Fowler followed with an RBI triple to right center, then sophomore Kevin Lamb drove home Fowler with an RBI single to left to cut the deficit to 5-3.

In the bottom of the fifth the Shockers put up two more on a long ball from designated hitter, Johnny Coy over the left field wall. Coy’s blast also plated Gillaspie, who drew a two-out walk.

The two-time defending MVC Tournament Champions, refused to go down without a fight. Gerber opened the top of the sixth with his fifth home run of the year over the right-center field wall. Wichita State, however, continued to put runs on the board. The Shockers put up two more in the sixth to make it a 9-4 game entering the top of the seventh.

Offensively the Jays were led by Fowler’s 2-for-4 day with two runs scored and an RBI.

Story courtesy of GoCreighton.com

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Nebraska splits season series with Creighton

May 15, 2013 by

ebraska scored five runs in the top of the first inning and bolted to a 9-1 lead before hanging on to defeat Creighton, 12-9, before 10,418 fans at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha on Tuesday evening.  Nebraska earned the season split with the Jays, while improving to 24-26 on the year. Creighton dropped to 28-15 with the defeat after picking up a 5-3 win over the Huskers on April 26th.

Down 9-1 heading to the bottom of the fifth inning, Creighton mounted a seven run rally over the next two frames to make it a game. Junior Federico Castagnini got the Jays going with a one-out infield single to short. Sophomore Jake Peter followed with a walk, the freshman Reagan Fowler earned a free pass to load the bases with two down. Senior Brennan Murphy drew the third walk of the frame for Creighton, forcing Castagnini home. Fellow senior Michael Blatchford followed with another walk to make it 9-3. Ironically the Jays’ first run also came on a bases loaded walk to junior Jerry Mitchell in the second inning.

Still in the fifth, freshman Ryan Fitzgerald lofted a double off the glove of a sliding attempt by Nebraska’s Chad Christensen to chase home Fowler and Murphy. Blatchford, however, was cut down at the plate on a close call to send the game to the sixth with the Huskers up, 9-5.

The Jays’ rally continued in the sixth as junior Brad McKewon drew the first free pass of the frame with one out, then Castagnini launched his first home run as Bluejay over the left field wall to cut the deficit to 9-7. With two down, senior Alex Staehely worked another walk, then Fowler lifted a single into left. Murphy and Blatchford followed with back-to-back walks, forcing home Staehely to bring the Jays within a run at 9-8.

Nebraska skipper Darin Erstad went to closer Dylan Vogt with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth, and Vogt got Fitzgerald to fly out to right to end the threat.

The Huskers answered Creighton’s rally with two runs in the seventh and one in the ninth, while Vogt limited the Jays to an unearned run in the eight on a leadoff triple by Peter and a two-out error.

Bluejay starter Matt Warren (2-3) allowed seven runs (four earned) in two innings to pick up the loss. Nebraska’s Tyler Neiderklein (1-1) was credited with the win after throwing a predetermined two innings of work, allowing one run on two hits. Josh Roeder’s perfect ninth inning earned him his fourth save.

Offensively the Jays were led by two hits from Castagnini, he finished 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored.

Story courtesy of GoCreighton.com

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Creighton tops Nebraska in volleyball

April 13, 2013 by

Creighton defeated Nebraska in a spring exhibition between a pair of nationally ranked teams located 55 miles apart who didn’t meet a year ago. Scores of the match in favor of the visiting Bluejays were 25-17, 22-25, 27-25, 20-25, 15-13. The contest was the final scheduled contest at NU Coliseum, long-time home to the storied Husker volleyball program.

Creighton never trailed in the opening set, dominating the hosts. CU scored the first three points of the match on kills from Katie Neisler and Kelli Browning followed by an Ashley Jansen ace. CU would use a 6-0 run a short time later to move ahead 11-3 on a double-block by Lauren Smith and Savannah Smith. The lead would reach as large as 21-11 before CU closed out the set by a 25-17 margin. Neisler, who had 3 kills all of 2012, had five kills in the first frame and got help from Leah McNary (4 kills), Kelli Browning (3 kills) and Lauren Smith (2 kills, 3 blocks) while hitting .500 and holding NU to .148 hitting.

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Nebraska softball sneaks past Creighton

April 4, 2013 by

The 19th-ranked Nebraska softball team rallied from an early two-run deficit then held on for a 4-3 win over Creighton. Tatum Edwards (17-5) won her ninth straight start with a complete-game victory, striking out 11. Offensively, senior Brooke Thomason drove in Nebraska’s third and fourth runs, helping break the tie. Creighton took a 2-0 lead on a two-run homer by Alexis Cantu in the first. NU responded when Mattie Fowler led off the second with a solo home run. Freshman Hailey Decker followed with a home run tying the game at 2-2.

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Creighton’s McDermott named All-American

April 2, 2013 by

Doug McDermott was named a First Team All-American by the Associated Press for the second straight year. Since the awards started in 1947-48, McDermott is just the 51st man to earn first team accolades twice, and fifth from the MVC (joining Ed Macauley, Oscar Robertson, Wes Unseld and Larry Bird). Only 11 men in NCAA history have been named three-time First Team All-Americans at the Division I level by the AP, and none since Patrick Ewing and Wayman Tisdale from 1983-85.

McDermott is joined on the First Team by Michigan’s Trey Burke, Georgetown’s Otto Porter Jr., Indiana’s Victor Oladipo and Gonzaga’s Kelly Olynyk.

McDermott ranks second nationally in scoring (23.2) and also averages 7.7 rebounds per game. He leads the nation with 284 field goals made and 834 points during a campaign that saw him shoot 54.8 percent from the field, 49.0 percent from three-point range and 87.5 percent at the line. The junior became the eighth player league history to win back-to-back MVC Player of the Year accolades, and is the second to win Most Outstanding Player honors at the MVC Tournament twice.

Creighton finished the 2012-13 season with a 28-8 record, winning MVC regular-season and tournament titles, before being eliminated in the third round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday vs. No. 6 Duke.

 

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