Creighton men’s basketball defeated No. 5 Connecticut on the road last night, 91-84, to secure a top-10 win for an 11th straight season. Creighton used season-high scoring outputs from Josh Dix (21), Nik Graves (18) and Fedor Zugic (14) to defeat the Huskies, who entered the game at 24-2 on the season and in first place in Big East standings. With last night’s win, Greg McDermott became the first head coach to beat Dan Hurley 10 times, and is 10-4 all-time against the two-time national champion head coach.
Creighton remains on the road until Saturday’s game at No. 17 St. John’s at Madison Square Garden. Tip-off is at 11 a.m. and will be broadcast nationally on FOX.
Omaha softball is off to its best start since transitioning to Division I at 9-0, and is the top-ranked mid-major team in this week’s D1 Softball Mid-Major Rankings for the first time in school history. The Mavericks also received votes in national polls such as the NFCA/GoRout D-I Top 25 Coaches Poll and the D1Softball.com Poll.
Pitcher Maddia Groff struck out 17 batters over 11.2 innings and allowed just one earned run in her two starts. She earned the Summit League’s Peak Pitcher of the Week award for her work. Teammate Bailey Sample was named Peak Performer of the Week after recording nine hits and seven RBIs in the Mavericks’ five games.
Omaha will travel to Troy, Ala. this weekend for five more games, with the first of the weekend coming against Kennesaw State on Friday at 8:30 a.m.
The Omaha Supernovas acquired libero Elena Oglivie in a trade with the Grand Rapids Rise last Friday. Omaha sent libero Morgan Hentz to the Rise and received Oglivie and the Rise’s 2026 first-round pick in the MLV Draft. Oglivie currently leads the MLV with 3.86 digs per set.
The Supernovas are on a two-game losing streak after falling to Dallas and Orlando at home last week and are now in third place in MLV standings at 7-5 overall. Omaha travels to San Diego this weekend to face the Mojo on Sunday at 6 p.m. Sunday’s match will be televised nationally on VICE TV.
LOVB Nebraska was swept by LOVB Atlanta in the second match of the LOVB Classic on Saturday. Nebraska now sits second-to-last at fifth place in league standings at 3-6 overall and will use a long week off to prepare for its next match against last-place LOVB Madison. On Sunday, LOVB Nebraska will host Madison in a nationally televised match on ESPN2, with first serve at 5 p.m.
Creighton baseball graduate student Teddy Deters was named Big East Player of the Week on Monday after leading the Bluejays to a series road win at Saint Mary’s over the weekend. Deters posted a .364 batting average and .500 on-base percentage to help Creighton start the season 2-1.
Creighton will return to California this weekend to play in the Tony Gwynn Legacy tournament, and will play UC San Diego on Friday, University of San Diego on Saturday, and Utah on Sunday. Play will begin on Friday against UCSD at 8 p.m.
Omaha baseball was swept by Arizona State in the first series of its 2026 season over the weekend before picking up a much-needed win against Arizona on Tuesday. Omaha will also play in the Tony Gwynn Legacy tournament this weekend, facing BYU on Thursday and Western Michigan on Friday and Saturday. First pitch against BYU will be tonight at 8 p.m.
The Omaha Kings and Omaha Queens professional arena soccer teams will host Community Celebration Night this Saturday at Baxter Arena, with free admission for teachers and health care workers and discounted tickets for their families. “Our goal has always been to create an environment where the community feels connected to the team,” said head coach Emmanuel Viel. “This night is about celebrating the people who serve others every day and giving families a memorable experience together.”
Saturday’s event will be a doubleheader with the Queens taking on the Kansas City Astras at 4 p.m. and the Kings facing off against the Iowa Raptors at 7 p.m.
Upcoming Events
- Omaha women’s basketball at South Dakota | Thursday, Feb. 19 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha baseball vs. BYU | Thursday, Feb. 19 | 8 p.m.
- Omaha softball vs. Kennesaw State | Friday, Feb. 20 | 8:30 a.m.
- Creighton softball vs. South Dakota | Friday, Feb. 20 | 12:30 p.m.
- Omaha softball vs. Furman | Friday, Feb. 20 | 1:30 p.m.
- Omaha baseball vs. Western Michigan | Friday, Feb. 20 | 3 p.m.
- Creighton softball vs. UT Arlington | Friday, Feb. 20 | 5:30 p.m.
- Omaha hockey at Arizona State | Friday, Feb. 20 | 8 p.m.
- Creighton baseball vs. UCSD | Friday, Feb. 20 | 8 p.m.
- Creighton softball vs. Wichita State | Saturday, Feb. 21 | 10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
- Creighton men’s basketball at #17 St. John’s | Saturday, Feb. 21 | 11 a.m.
- Omaha baseball vs. Western Michigan | Saturday, Feb. 21 | 12 p.m.
- Omaha softball vs. Nicholls | Saturday, Feb. 21 | 1:30 p.m.
- Omaha Queens vs. Kansas City | Saturday, Feb. 21 | 4 p.m.
- Omaha hockey at Arizona State | Saturday, Feb. 21 | 6 p.m.
- Omaha softball vs. Troy | Saturday, Feb. 21 | 6:30 p.m.
- Creighton baseball vs. San Diego | Saturday, Feb. 21 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha Kings vs. Iowa | Saturday, Feb. 21 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha softball vs. Kennesaw State | Sunday, Feb. 22 | 9 a.m.
- Creighton softball vs. UT Arlington | Sunday, Feb. 22 | 11:30 a.m.
- Creighton baseball vs. Utah | Sunday, Feb. 22 | 1 p.m.
- LOVB Nebraska vs. LOVB Madison | Sunday, Feb. 22 | 5 p.m.
- Omaha Supernovas at San Diego | Sunday, Feb. 22 | 6 p.m.
- Omaha men’s basketball at South Dakota | Wednesday, Feb. 25 | 6 p.m.
- Omaha women’s basketball vs. Oral Roberts | Wednesday, Feb. 25 | 6:30 p.m.
- Creighton men’s basketball vs. DePaul | Wednesday, Feb. 25 | 8 p.m.
