Omaha Hockey swept conference foe No. 15 Colorado College in a weekend series, winning both games by slim margins, 3-2 on Friday and 5-4 on Saturday. Omaha returns home this weekend, hosting No. 8 North Dakota at 7 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday at Baxter Arena. Omaha received votes in the latest NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey rankings.
After making 49 saves for a .961 save percentage in Friday’s upset, goaltender Simon Latkoczy has been named the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Goaltender of the Week. It is his first time receiving the honor this season and fifth of his career.
Omaha women’s soccer concluded its season as the Mavericks fell 1-0 to South Dakota State over the weekend in the Summit League Championship quarterfinal. Omaha finished the season 6-9-4 overall and 3-4-1 in conference play.
Creighton men’s soccer earned a 1-1 draw against No. 21 Seton Hall over the weekend and now sits at 8-3-4 on the season and 4-1-2 in conference play. Creighton will host Akron at Morrison Stadium at 6 p.m. on Friday to decide the Big East Midwest Division in its final regular season match. Creighton sits atop the division one point ahead of the Zips and will win it with a win or draw.
The Omaha Supernovas ended the 2025 Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball Championship with one medalist and one major award winner. Reagan Cooper finished the event as runner-up, ending second in the league in kills (157) and kills per set (4.36), trailing the AU champion Jordan Thompson. Morgan Hentz earned her fourth straight Defensive Player of the Year honor, leading all players with 169 digs and 4.69 digs per set.
Ava Martin was named Big East Offensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row, the league announced Monday. Last week against DePaul and Marquette, the Creighton volleyball senior outside hitter averaged 5.25 kills and 1.75 digs per set, setting a career-high with 30 kills in Saturday’s win over Marquette.
Creighton volleyball came in once again at No. 12 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association poll. In its final homestand this weekend, Creighton will seek its 15th and 16th consecutive wins against Villanova at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, before Georgetown on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Union Omaha named Vincenzo Candela as head coach on Tuesday. Candela took the club over as interim head coach midway through this season following the transfer of former head coach Dominic Casciato to the Tampa Bay Rowdies. From there, Candela led the Owls to a 10-4-5 regular season record to storm into the USL League One Playoffs. Last Saturday, the club’s run ended in heartbreak in its quarterfinal match against FC Naples, ending 4-3 after going to penalties. Candela is the third head coach in Union Omaha history.
Creighton women’s basketball dropped its season-opening game against South Dakota State Monday night at Sokol Arena, 78-62. Its schedule only gets tougher next week, beginning with a road trip to Drake on Sunday and then Lincoln for the Battle of I-80 against Nebraska on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
Creighton men’s basketball successfully kicked off its season Wednesday, defeating South Dakota 92-76 behind five different Bluejays scoring in double figures. The win was another milestone in Greg McDermott’s Hall of Fame career – it was his 500th career Division I win as a head coach. Creighton faces its first true test of the season next Tuesday, November 11, when it travels to No. 21 Gonzaga. Tuesday’s game will tip off at 9 p.m. on ESPN.
Creighton women’s soccer will begin Big East Tournament play tonight against top-seeded and No. 12 Georgetown. Tonight’s match kicks off at 6:30 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN+. A subscription to ESPN+ is required to watch.
The Big East has released its All-Conference teams ahead of the tournament, and Creighton seniors Ariana Mondiri and Tori Gillis each earned honors. Mondiri earned her second consecutive All-Big East honor, this season being named to the First Team. Gillis was named All-Big East Second Team in her first season with the Bluejays.
Upcoming Games
- Omaha women’s basketball at Saint Mary (Neb.) | Thursday, Nov. 6 | 6:30 p.m.
- Creighton women’s soccer vs. #12 Georgetown | Thursday, Nov. 6 | 6:30 p.m.
- Omaha men’s basketball at Abilene Christian | Thursday, Nov. 6 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha volleyball at South Dakota | Thursday, Nov. 7 | 7 p.m.
- Creighton men’s soccer vs. Akron | Friday, Nov. 7 | 6 p.m.
- Omaha Hockey vs. #8 North Dakota | Friday, Nov. 7 | 7 p.m.
- #12 Creighton volleyball vs. Villanova | Friday, Nov. 7 | 7:30 p.m.
- Omaha volleyball vs. Denver | Saturday, Nov. 8 | 12 p.m.
- Omaha Hockey vs. #8 North Dakota | Saturday, Nov. 8 | 7 p.m.
- #12 Creighton volleyball vs. Georgetown | Sunday, Nov. 9 | 1 p.m.
- Creighton women’s basketball at Drake | Sunday, Nov. 9 | 4 p.m.
- Omaha men’s basketball at Colorado State | Sunday, Nov. 9 | 5 p.m.
- #23 Creighton men’s basketball at #21 Gonzaga | Tuesday, Nov. 11 | 9 p.m.
- Creighton women’s basketball at Nebraska | Wednesday, Nov. 12 | 8 p.m.
- Omaha women’s basketball at Utah Tech | Wednesday, Nov. 12 | 8 p.m.
