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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.

Creighton men’s basketball begins its 2025-26 campaign against South Dakota today, and while the Bluejays lost the four-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year and two starting guards, Greg McDermott has no intention of taking a step back in the twilight of his career.

Creighton has made an appearance in three of the last five Sweet Sixteens, including one run to the Elite Eight, and had an aggressive offseason in the transfer portal and on the recruiting trail in hopes of taking the next step in the Big Dance. 

Losing Ryan Kalkbrenner, Steven Ashworth and Jamiyah Neal yielded a large hole in Creigton’s roster, especially its returning scoring. Losing four additional players to graduation or the transfer portal was to be expected. But the NCAA’s offseason challenge of Fedor Zugic’s eligibility cemented this staff’s commitment into the transfer portal and beyond. 

Needing to replace seven men on its roster, including three starters, plus potentially Zugic, Greg McDermott and his staff went to work. Creighton will feature nine new members on its roster, with six coming via the transfer portal, one from high school in the U.S. and two from overseas. 

Let’s take a look at those new faces on Creighton’s 2025-26 roster.

#1 Austin Swartz – G | Sophomore | Miami (Fla.) 

Swartz started seven games for the Hurricanes as a freshman last season and scored in double figures five times. Swartz was a former four-star recruit and was ranked in the top 50 of 247Sports’ composite rankings as a senior. He will be asked to provide scoring from the wing for Creighton likely in moderate doses this season. Swartz had a strong showing in Creighton’s exhibition win over No. 16 Iowa State, providing 10 points on 50 percent shooting from three-point range. 

#2 Blake Harper – G | Sophomore | Howard University

Blake Harper might be one of the most encouraging additions from this offseason by the Creighton staff. The true sophomore was the first player in the history of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference to be named Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year in the same season, according to the Creighton Basketball 2025-26 Media Guide. The only other freshman to be named as their conference player of the year last season was the eventual No. 1 overall pick, Cooper Flagg. Harper can score at all three levels. He averaged 19.5 points per game shooting over 44 percent from the field and 40 percent from three-point range.

#4 Josh Dix – G | Senior | Iowa

Dix grew up as a Creighton fan, growing up just minutes away from the CHI Health Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. After beginning his career at Iowa, he will get an opportunity to make an instant impact for his hometown team during his senior season. What jumps off the page about Dix instantly is his shooting prowess, shooting 41.9 percent from three-point range in three seasons with the Hawkeyes. However, he may end up being one of Creighton’s most important defensive pieces. Named Iowa’s Best Defensive Player after his sophomore season, Dix will likely draw the matchup against opponents’ best perimeter scorer each night.

#5 Nik Graves – G | Senior | UNC Charlotte

Graves gives Greg McDermott exactly what he wants to run his offense as a proven shotmaking point guard. Starting all 33 games last season at Charlotte, he led the 49ers in scoring, averaging 17.5 points per game. One thing to watch for offensively – Graves can get to the free-throw line, which is something Creighton missed desperately last year. The Bluejays ranked 358th out of 361 teams in the country in free throw attempt rate. According to Creighton’s 2025-26 Media Guide, Graves attempted 233 free throws last season, good for the 15th-highest total in the nation.

#10 Hudson Greer – G | Freshman | Lakeway, Texas

Greer comes to Creighton from the prestigious Montverde Academy in Florida, ranked as the No. 47 recruit in the 2025 class by 247Sports. Greer is one of the highest-rated recruits in Creighton history and will look to make an instant impact off the bench in his freshman year. 

#13 Liam McChesney – F | Junior | High Point University

McChesney is entering his seventh season at the collegiate level due to issues with a valve in his heart that required open-heart surgery, granting him two medical redshirt years. He comes to Omaha from High Point, where he was coached by Creighton Associate Head Coach Alan Huss, and has not appeared in a game since the 2022-23 season when he started 19 games for Illinois State. Standing at 6-foot-10, he will provide needed depth in Creighton’s unproven frontcourt. 

#17 Kerem Konan – F | Sophomore | Doga College (Denizli, Türkiye)

Konan has played in numerous FIBA youth events as part of Turkey youth National Teams and won a silver medal at the 2022 U18 European Championships. The 6-foot-9 forward flashed both offensive and defensive skill in Creighton’s exhibitions this season and will likely play a significant role as Owen Freeman’s backup at the center spot. 

#27 Aleksa Dimitrijević – C | Freshman | Belgrade, Serbia 

Dimitrijević is a 7-foot center who won a silver medal as part of the Serbian U18 National Team at last summer’s FIBA U18 EuroBasket competition. Last season, he played for hometown KK Partizan in the EuroLeague. Dimitrijević is a raw, talented freshman who may end the year with more playing time than he will start with.

#32 Owen Freeman – F | Junior | Iowa 

Coming in with former Iowa teammate Josh Dix, Freeman undoubtedly has the biggest role to fill this season, likely taking over the starting center spot for four-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year Ryan Kalkbrenner. Freeman missed the second half of last season after receiving surgery on his finger, but he is a proven center at the collegiate level. He reached double figures in all 19 games he played last season, averaging 16.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. In 2023-24, Freeman was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week a staggering nine times and was subsequently named Freshman of the Year by the conference that season. 

Joining the nine Bluejay newcomers are seven returners, including two starters. Jackson McAndrew and Jasen Green each started a majority of Creighton’s contests last season and are both primed for a big jump in their production this year. Alongside them are players who add significant experience and leadership in juniors Isaac Traudt, Fedor Zugic and Josh Townley-Thomas, as well as sophomores Ty Davis and Shane Thomas. 

Greg McDermott many times has had to reload his team, he rarely rebuilds. In the waning seasons of his career, he has no choice but to reload. This season is no different, with Creighton investing heavily in the transfer portal, searching overseas and bringing in elite high school talent to a roster with limited experience together. Wednesday night will showcase a wealth of new talent added to Creighton’s roster and concurrently its commitment to doing everything it can to win its first National Championship under future Hall of Fame head coach Greg McDermott.

The Omaha Supernovas have officially announced their 28-match schedule for the upcoming 2026 Major League Volleyball season. In addition to last year’s regular-season title, the first in franchise history, the Supernovas also held the distinction of being No. 1 in the world in professional volleyball average attendance for the second straight season.

The Supernovas will open their 2026 campaign at home for the third straight season, hosting the San Diego Mojo on Thursday, Jan. 8 at the CHI Health Center. The season-opener will feature the Supernovas debuts of at least nine new players, highlighted by former Nebraska and Creighton All-Americans Merritt Beason and Norah Sis, as well as two-time reigning Libero of the Year Morgan Hentz. 2025 Setter of the Year and 2024 Playoff MVP Sydney Hilley also returns to Omaha after spending last season with the Indy Ignite.

The match will also be a showdown between two Olympic medalists making their MLV head coaching debuts: the Supernovas’ Luka Slabe and the Mojo’s Alisha Glass Childress. Slabe helped guide the U.S. Women’s National Team to its first-ever Olympic gold medal and continues to serve as an assistant coach for the U.S. Men’s National Team. Childress, a former starting setter for the Vegas Thrill, earned second-team All-League honors in 2024 before joining San Diego. Former Supernovas and Nebraska middle blocker Kayla Caffey will also make her first appearance in Omaha as a member of the Mojo.

The 2026 schedule continues the franchise’s focus on weekend matches, prioritizing the fan experience and opportunities to see Nebraska’s Major League Volleyball team. The Supernovas will play all of their home matches Thursday through Sunday, with only two weekday matchups scheduled on the road.

Ten of the 14 home matches will take place on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, with the remaining four set for Thursdays. Start times and the 2026 promotional schedule will be released at a later date.

The full schedule can be viewed online here.