Omaha Athletics inducted five members into its 50th Hall of Fame class on Saturday, Oct. 25. The honorees of the landmark class included Diane Ninemire (softball), Abayomi (Taiwo) Onatolu (football), Rose Shires (volleyball head coach), Sami Spenner Richardson (track and field) and Dhafir (Roy) Washington (wrestling).
Omaha Hockey welcomed No. 13 UMass to Baxter Arena for a series over the weekend. On Friday, Omaha’s comeback effort was stopped by a Minutemen goal with 58.2 seconds left to give UMass a 5-4 victory. On Saturday, the Mavericks left no doubt, dominating UMass 5-2 for their second win over a ranked opponent this season. This weekend, Omaha will travel to Colorado Springs in search of two more ranked wins against No. 15 Colorado College. The weekend series will begin at 8 p.m. on Friday, and conclude with a 7 p.m. puck drop on Saturday.
Aidan de La Gorgendiere was named the NCHC Defenseman of the Week following his performance against UMass over the weekend. The junior defenseman tallied one goal, three assists and three blocks over the weekend series, and set a career-high with three points in Saturday’s win over the Minutemen.
Three Omaha Supernovas shined in Week 3 of the Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball Championship over the weekend in Madison, Wis. Regan Cooper, Brooke Nuneviller and Morgan Hentz were behind Team Cooper’s undefeated week, and each entered the league’s top five heading into the final weekend. Cooper sits in second place with 2,203 points, behind league-leading Jordan Thompson who has 2,880 points. Morgan Hentz is fourth in league standings with 1,928 points and Brooke Nuneviller is right on her heels with 1,857 points thanks to her league-leading 838 Week 3 points.
Week 4 remains at Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. Play begins Thursday, Oct. 30, with matches at 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. and wraps up with matches on Saturday, Nov. 1 (4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.) and Sunday, Nov. 2 (3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.).
Omaha women’s soccer clinched a berth to the Summit League Tournament with a 2-1 victory over Kansas City on Sunday afternoon. The game-winner came from freshman Addie LaRock in the 83rd minute, giving her the first goal of her career and the Mavericks new life on the season. Sixth-seeded Omaha will face third-seeded South Dakota State on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 5 p.m. in the tournament quarterfinal. Fans can stream the game live on the Summit League Network.
Creighton Volleyball has moved up to No. 12 in the latest AVCA poll, announced Monday. Fresh off its 41st straight Big East win, Creighton returns home this weekend to host DePaul at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, and Marquette at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Saturday’s match will be a stripe out.
Omaha Volleyball’s Emily Huss was named the Summit League Defensive Peak Performer of the Week, announced Tuesday. Over three matches last week, the junior tallied 15 assisted blocks, with nine coming during a sweep of Oral Roberts. Omaha will host South Dakota State tonight, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. Starting at 6 p.m. kids will be able to trick or treat on the concourse of Baxter Arena with Omaha student-athletes.
Creighton Volleyball seniors Ava Martin and Annalea Maeder were named the Big East Offensive Player of the week and Setter of the week, respectively, announced Tuesday. In road sweeps over Providence and Connecticut last week, Martin moved into sixth place all-time in kills at Creighton with 27 total. It’s her third time this season receiving the honor. Maeder led all Big East players in assists per set last week, posting an impressive 10.50 mark. This is Maeder’s third straight Big East Setter of the Week recognition and fifth on the season.
Union Omaha – stop me if you have heard this before – continued its unbeaten streak last weekend, playing Spokane Velocity to a 2-2 draw. The Owls head into the USL League One Playoffs as the No. 5 seed, having not lost since Aug. 16, when the high temperature in Omaha was 93 degrees.
Omaha will travel to the Paradise Coast Sports Complex in Naples, Fla., to face No. 4 seed FC Naples in the USL League One Playoffs quarterfinal at 6:30 p.m. The match can be streamed live on ESPN+.
Creighton women’s soccer hosts St. John’s on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the match having major implications on the Bluejays’ season. Creighton will need a win over the Red Storm to make its second straight Big East Tournament appearance. Should they emerge victorious, Creighton will begin play in the Big East Tournament on Thursday, Nov. 6 in Germantown, Md.
Creighton Athletics will continue to offer the Creighton Athletics Community Ticket Program for the 2025-26 season, and select home games for Creighton men’s and women’s basketball home games are available. The program distributes complimentary tickets to nonprofit and community-based organizations that may not otherwise have the resources or opportunity to attend a Creighton Athletics event. All requests should be made through existing nonprofit, youth and community organizations in Nebraska or Iowa. Those requests can be made here.
Upcoming Games
- Omaha Volleyball vs. South Dakota State | Thursday, Oct. 30 | 7 p.m.
- #12 Creighton Volleyball vs. DePaul | Friday, Oct. 31 | 11:30 a.m.
- Omaha Hockey at #15 Colorado College | Friday, Oct. 31 | 8 p.m.
- Omaha men’s soccer vs. UCLA | Saturday, Nov. 1 | 1 p.m.
- Creighton women’s soccer vs. St. John’s | Saturday, Nov. 1 | 1 p.m.
- Creighton men’s soccer vs. Seton Hall | Saturday, Nov. 1 | 4 p.m.
- Omaha women’s soccer vs. South Dakota State | Saturday, Nov. 1 | 5 p.m.
- Union Omaha at FC Naples | Saturday, Nov. 1 | 6:30 p.m.
- #12 Creighton Volleyball vs. Marquette | Saturday, Nov. 1 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha Hockey at #15 Colorado College | Saturday, Nov. 1 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha men’s soccer at Oral Roberts | Wednesday, Nov. 5 | 2 p.m.
