Grow Omaha Sports

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents last Friday approved the development of two projects at UNO for Omaha Athletics totaling $67.5 million. The state-of-the-art projects will be entirely privately funded and will reinforce Omaha as an emerging force in athletics nationally.

The Omaha Athletics Training Facility will be constructed east of Baxter Arena and connected by an elevated skywalk. It will provide a headquarters for Omaha Athletics, featuring practice courts, a 1,300-seat competition court, locker rooms, lounges, academic and life-skills spaces and integrated strength and conditioning, sports science, nutrition and mental health zones.

Project Two will provide Omaha baseball and softball with their own clubhouse, featuring locker rooms, team lounges, meeting spaces, coaches’ offices, pitching and batting cages, sports science and an athletic training and sports medicine area.

Once completed, the Omaha baseball, softball, men’s and women’s basketball and hockey programs will have dedicated facilities on campus. The baseball and softball clubhouse is scheduled to begin construction in 2026 with occupancy expected by 2027. Omaha Athletics’ Training Facility is scheduled for construction beginning in 2026 with expected occupancy by 2028.

Creighton Volleyball (27-5) faces Arizona State (28-3) today 12 noon at the Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky., in the NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal. The Bluejays survived a scare in the first round, defeating Northern Colorado 3-2 before taking down Northern Iowa 3-1 in the second round. Thursday’s winners will meet the winner of Kentucky vs. Cal Poly on Saturday, with time and broadcast plans to be announced later. Thursday’s match will be broadcast on ESPN2.

Creighton men’s basketball lost to Nebraska on Sunday 71-50, shooting a season-low 30.8 percent from the field and 24.2 percent from three-point range. Nebraska owns the nation’s longest-active win streak with 13 straight wins dating back to last year. Creighton returns home this Saturday, December 13, to host Kansas State at 2 p.m. Saturday’s game will be broadcast on FOX.

Creighton women’s basketball is on a three-game winning streak after picking up its first Big East conference win against St. John’s last Thursday and a 73-60 victory over Tulsa over the weekend. Freshman Ava Zediker was named Big East Freshman of the Week by the conference on Monday after dropping a career-high 26 points against Tulsa. Twenty-one of those points came in the first half. Creighton will host Kansas State this Sunday, December 14, at 2:30 p.m.

Three Creighton volleyball seniors earned All-Region honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Tuesday. Annalea Maeder, Kiara Reinhardt and Ava Martin earned honors in the West Region that includes 18 teams from Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. This is the 11th straight year that two or more Bluejays have earned AVCA First Team All-Region honors, tying Creighton with Pittsburgh for the sixth-longest active streak in the nation. All-America honors will be announced Wednesday, Dec. 17.

Omaha women’s basketball fell to No. 24 Nebraska on Tuesday night, taking a thumping in the in-state rivalry match, 87-35. The Mavericks head to Western Illinois on Saturday for a 1 p.m. tipoff and then will return home to host another rivalry match against Creighton. That game will be held at Baxter Arena on Wednesday, December 17 at 6:30 p.m.

Creighton men’s soccer had three players earn All-Region honors from the United Soccer Coaches Association on Tuesday. Matthew Reed was named to the All-East First Team, Miguel Arilla was named to the second team, and Omar Ramadan earned a spot on the region’s third team. Reed and Arilla will each return to the Bluejays for their senior season in 2026.

Omaha Hockey will travel to Grand Forks, N.D., this weekend to face No. 4 North Dakota in a weekend series. Omaha was last on the ice November 29 at Yale, when it split a weekend series 1-1 in its only two games this season against unranked opponents. The Mavericks will play at 7:07 p.m. on Friday and 6:07 p.m. on Saturday. Both games will be broadcast locally on 1290 KOIL.

Upcoming Games

• #11 Creighton volleyball vs. Arizona State | Thursday, Dec. 11 | 12 p.m.
• Omaha Lancers at Youngstown | Friday, Dec. 12 | 6:05 p.m.
• Omaha Hockey at #4 North Dakota | Friday, Dec. 12 | 7:07 p.m.
• Omaha women’s basketball at Western Illinois | Saturday, Dec. 13 | 1 p.m.
• Creighton men’s basketball vs. Kansas State | Saturday, Dec. 13 | 2 p.m.
• Omaha Lancers at Youngstown | Saturday, Dec. 13 | 5:05 p.m.
• Omaha Hockey at #4 North Dakota | Saturday, Dec. 13 | 6:07 p.m.
• Creighton women’s basketball vs. Kansas State | Sunday, Dec. 14 | 2:30 p.m.
• Omaha men’s basketball vs. York | Tuesday, Dec. 16 | 7 p.m.
• Creighton men’s basketball at Xavier | Wednesday, Dec. 13 | 5:30 p.m.
• Creighton women’s basketball vs. Omaha | Wednesday, Dec. 17 | 6:30 p.m.

The World Boxing Council has stripped Terence Crawford of his super middleweight title, revoking his claim as the undisputed super middleweight champion of the world. Crawford unified all four major belts (World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, International Boxing Federation, World Boxing Organization) in his win against Canelo Alvarez in September, becoming the first boxer to become undisputed champion in three different weight classes in the four-belt era. He retains the three other major belts.

The WBC claimed that Crawford has failed to pay mandatory fees to the sanctioning body despite multiple communications sent to him and his team. Hamzah Sheeraz (22-1, 18 KOs) will fight Christian Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs) for the vacant title.

Creighton Volleyball was revealed as the No. 3 seed in the Kentucky Region of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday evening, marking Creighton’s 14th straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Bluejays will host the first two rounds for the fifth consecutive season, facing Northern Colorado 30 minutes after a match between Utah and No. 6 seed Northern Iowa. The winner of each match will play in the second round on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

The Omaha Supernovas have launched single-match ticket sales for the 2026 season, which begins with the season opener Thursday, January 8 at the CHI Health Center against the San Diego Mojo. Fans can also design their own experience with a customizable Half-Season Ticket package where they can choose different seats for each match, with tickets starting at just $11 per match. Season tickets are also available for as low as $125. All ticketing options can be found on the Supernovas’ website.

Creighton women’s soccer senior Ariana Mondiri was named to the United Soccer Coaches’ All-East Region Third Team on Tuesday. Mondiri led the Bluejays with a team high eight goals this season. She becomes the 11th Bluejay in program history to earn all-region honors.

Omaha basketball is competing in the third annual Big Sky-Summit League Challenge this week. The challenge matches teams from the Big Sky and Summit League conferences, with each program playing two games in the event. Points are then awarded for each head-to-head victory. The Summit League has won the first two iterations of the event.

Both the men and women kicked off the challenge on Wednesday. The Maverick men fell to Northern Colorado 75-70, falling short of their 14th straight win at Baxter Arena. The women were trounced by Idaho State, 74-43 for their fifth straight loss. Both teams finish the Big Sky-Summit Challenge on Saturday, with the women hosting Northern Colorado at Baxter Arena at 1 p.m. and the men traveling to Portland State for a 4 p.m. tilt.

Creighton men’s basketball defeated Nicholls State on Tuesday, 96-76, to improve to 5-3 on the season. On Sunday, the Bluejays head to Lincoln for a date with in-state rival and undefeated Nebraska. Last season, the Cornhuskers escaped Omaha with a 74-63 win. The last time Nebraska won two straight games in this rivalry was 1995-1997. The two teams did not play in 1996. The game will tip off on Sunday at 4 p.m. on FS1.

Creighton women’s basketball split its games in its Thanksgiving week multiple-team event, falling to UNLV 76-67 in its opener on Wednesday before defeating Northern Arizona on Friday, 86-62. The Bluejays play their first conference game tonight at St. John’s at 6 p.m. The game can be streamed on ESPN+ with a subscription.

Upcoming Games

• Creighton Volleyball vs. Northern Colorado | Thursday, Dec. 4 | 30 Min After 4:30 Match
• Creighton women’s basketball at St. John’s | Thursday, Dec. 4 | 6 p.m.
• Omaha Lancers vs. Waterloo | Friday, Dec. 5 | 7:05 p.m.
• Omaha women’s basketball vs. Northern Colorado | Saturday, Dec. 6 | 1 p.m.
• Omaha men’s basketball at Portland State | Saturday, Dec. 6 | 4 p.m.
• Omaha Lancers vs. Des Moines | Saturday, Dec. 6 | 6:05 p.m.
• Creighton women’s basketball vs. Tulsa | Sunday, Dec. 7 | 1 p.m.
• Creighton men’s basketball at Nebraska | Sunday, Dec. 7 | 4 p.m.
• Omaha men’s basketball vs. Doane | Tuesday, Dec. 9 | 7 p.m.
• Omaha women’s basketball at Nebraska | Tuesday, Dec. 9 | 7 p.m.
• Omaha Lancers vs. Tri-City Storm | Wednesday, Dec. 10 | 7:05 p.m.

Creighton Volleyball swept Xavier on Sunday to capture its sixth straight Big East Tournament title. Ava Martin led the Bluejays with 17 kills, earning the tournament’s MVP honor. Martin, Jaya Johnson and Annalea Maeder each earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team. Creighton’s six straight Big East Tournament titles is the longest active streak in the nation and longest in the Big East since Pittsburgh won seven straight from 1988 to 1994. Creighton has won 11 of the last 12 Big East Tournaments and 12 straight Big East regular season titles.

The Bluejays will learn their NCAA Tournament outlook on Sunday at 5 p.m. in a nationally televised selection show on ESPN. The team will gather at the Old Mattress Factory Bar & Grill near campus in downtown Omaha.

Ava Martin and Annalea Maeder were recognized as Big East Player of the Year and Setter of the Year, respectively, announced by the league last Friday ahead of the Big East Volleyball Championship. Martin was the 2025 Big East Preseason Player of the Year and secured the season award by leading the league in kills and points. This is the fourth consecutive season that a Bluejay has won the award. Maeder led the Big East in assists, setting up Creighton to hit a league-best .349 hitting percentage this season. She is the second consecutive Bluejay to be named Big East Setter of the Year.

Ava Martin was also named AVCA National Player of the Week by the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Tuesday. She is the fourth player in program history to earn the recognition, joining Michelle Sicner, Keeley Davis and Kendra Wait.

Omaha Hockey was swept by No. 8 Western Michigan in a home series over the weekend, falling 7-2 on Friday and 4-2 on Saturday at Baxter Arena. The Mavericks travel to New Haven, Conn, this weekend for a series against Yale. Puck drop is at 6 p.m. both Friday and Saturday. This weekend’s games will be the Mavericks’ first against unranked opponents.

Omaha Volleyball’s season ended on Sunday at the hands of St. Thomas, who swept the Mavericks in the quarterfinal of the Summit League Women’s Volleyball Championship. The Mavericks finished the season 10-16 overall and 7-9 in Summit League play. Three homegrown Mavericks earned All-Summit League honors, the league announced on Saturday. Kali Jurgensmeier (Wahoo) earned a spot on the All-Summit League First Team, while Emily Huss (Fairbury, Neb.) was named to the Second Team. Faith Venable (Lincoln) earned a spot on the All-Freshman Team.

Creighton men’s basketball forward Jackson McAndrew will miss the rest of the season with a foot injury, head coach Greg McDermott announced on Friday. McAndrew, a Third Team Preseason All-Big East selection, was positioned for a breakout season after setting a Creighton freshman record with 69 three-pointers made last season. McAndrew received surgery for the injury on Monday in New York.

In an eventful weekend for Creighton Volleyball, Ava Martin and Kiara Reinhardt capped off the excitement with their selection in the Major League Volleyball Draft on Monday. Ava Martin was selected No. 2 overall by the Atlanta Vibe following her outstanding season for the Bluejays. Kiara Reinhardt was selected with the last pick in the first round at No. 8 overall by the hometown Omaha Supernovas. The pair is Creighton’s third and fourth professional draft picks in the past two years. Last year, Norah Sis and Kendra Wait were selected third and 37th overall by the Orlando Valkyries and Omaha Supernovas, respectively, in the Pro Volleyball Federation (now Major League Volleyball) Draft. After today, Creighton is the first school in Big East history to have two selections in the first round of the same draft.

In addition to Kiara Reinhardt, the Omaha Supernovas rounded out their 2025 draft with three additional selections. In the second round, with the 15th overall pick, the Supernovas added Pittsburgh setter Brooke Mosher. Mosher has averaged 9.79 assists per set for the No. 4 ranked Panthers. Omaha selected another setter in the third round, No. 22 overall, this time taking Claire Ammeraal from Iowa. Ammeraal has done it all for the Hawkeyes this season, averaging 9.45 assists per set while adding 76 blocks and 164 kills. Rounding out their draft at No. 29, the Supernovas selected Nebraska Volleyball’s Allie Sczech, who is averaging 1.65 kills per set on a .394 hitting percentage for the nation’s top ranked program.

Creighton men’s basketball is 0-2 in the Players Era Men’s Championship following matchups against some of the Big 12’s best in Baylor and No. 15 Iowa State. The Bluejays will play in a consolation game against Dana Altman and Oregon today, November 27, at 1 p.m. on TruTV. Creighton won its last meeting with Oregon in the Second Round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, 86-73 in double overtime.

Creighton women’s basketball is playing in a Thanksgiving tournament this week at UNLV. Wednesday, the Bluejays fell to UNLV, 76-67. They will be back in action on Friday against Northern Arizona at 2 p.m. That game will be broadcast locally on 1290 AM and streamed live on YouTube.

Upcoming Games

• Creighton men’s basketball vs. Oregon | Thursday, Nov. 27 | 1 p.m.
• Creighton women’s basketball vs. Northern Arizona | Friday, Nov. 28 | 2 p.m.
• Omaha Hockey at Yale | Friday, Nov. 28 | 6 p.m.
• Omaha Hockey at Yale | Saturday, Nov. 28 | 6 p.m.
• Omaha men’s basketball vs. Mid-America Christian | Saturday, Nov. 29 | 7 p.m.
• Omaha Lancers at Lincoln Stars | Saturday, Nov. 29 | 7:05 p.m.
• Creighton men’s basketball vs. Nicholls | Tuesday, Dec. 2 | 8 p.m.
• Omaha men’s basketball vs. Northern Colorado | Wednesday, Dec. 3 | 7 p.m.
• Omaha women’s basketball at Idaho State | Wednesday, Dec. 3 | 8 p.m.