Doug McDermott had 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting to lead six men in double-figures in Creighton’s 11th straight win, a 102-74 triumph over Illinois State. It was the first time since 1990 that ISU allowed more than 100 points, and second time this season Creighton surpassed the century mark.
Creighton baseball picked 2nd in MVC
February 1, 2012 By
After winning both the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title and Missouri Valley Conference Tournament a season ago, the Creighton baseball team has been picked to finish second in 2012 in the preseason poll, voted on by the league coaches and released Wednesday. The Bluejays received three first place votes, and finished with 53 total points, leaving them in second behind Missouri State, who picked up five first place votes and 60 points.
2012 MVC Baseball Preseason Poll
Wichita State is picked to finish third in the conference this season, picking up 47 total votes. Indiana State (37 votes) was picked fourth followed closely by Illinois State (34) and Southern Illinois (31). Bradley (15) and Evansville (11) round out the preseason poll, taking the seventh and eighth positions, respectively.
Creighton returns seven starters and a solid pitching staff from last year’s team that finished 45-16, 15-6 in the MVC, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007. Head Coach Ed Servais became the winningest coach in Creighton history, surpassing both Jim Hendry and Jack Dahm last season. Servais was named the MVC Coach of the Year, highlighting Creighton’s six All-Conference selections following the season (Jonas Dufek, Trever Adams and Jimmy Swift on the first team and Mike Gerber, Ty Blach and Kurt Spomer receiving second team honors.)
Creighton to host Long Beach State for BracketBusters game
January 31, 2012 By
Nationally-ranked Creighton will host Long Beach State in the annual BracketBusters field announced on ESPNU. The Bluejays and 49ers will play on ESPN2 on Saturday, Feb. 18, in a 9 pm Central game at CenturyLink Center Omaha in Omaha, Neb. It’ll be the fifth all-time meeting between the schools, and first since Jan. 20, 1973.
Creighton (20-2) has won 10 straight games are also in first place in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 10-1 record. Long Beach State (16-6) has won its last nine games and are 6-5 on the road this season against a brutal schedule that included road games at Pittsburgh, San Diego State, Louisville, Kansas and North Carolina.
The Creighton men’s basketball team moved up two spots in both top-25 polls released on Monday. Creighton is 12th in the coaches poll and 13th in the Associated Press poll.
McDermott’s 30 leads Creighton to ninth in a row
January 26, 2012 By
Doug McDermott led #15 Creighton with 30 points as the Bluejays improved to 19-2 on the season, 9-1 in the MVC with a 77-69 win over Drake on Wednesday. Playing just down the road from his high school in Ames, McDermott scored 12 of Creighton’s final 16 points, as the Bluejays picked up their ninth win in a row.
Creighton led by as many as 15 points in the opening half, using a 21-5 run to take a 37-22 lead with 2:16 left in the opening frame. McDermott led all scorers in the opening half, scoring 13 points and pulling down seven rebounds.
Creighton soccer coach inducted into North Carolina HOF
January 25, 2012 By
Creighton men’s soccer head coach Elmar Bolowich was inducted into the North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame on Saturday night. Bolowich was honored for his work as the winningest head coach in the history of men’s soccer at the University of North Carolina and for his involvement with the North Carolina Olympic Development Program and the Triangle United Soccer Association.
