Athletes Unlimited Volleyball will hold its first week of action on Oct. 3, 5 and 6 at Liberty First Credit Union Arena in Ralston. AU Volleyball is a four-week, pro league featuring games in the volleyball hotbeds Omaha and Madison, Wis. Rosters are redrafted each week, so teams shift constantly.
Players accumulate points through team win points (set and match outcomes), individual statistical performance (kills, digs, serves), and MVP votes from players and fans. Each week, the top four scorers become captains and draft new teams, and at season’s end the athlete with the highest total is crowned champion. According to the league, it developed the scoring system “to highlight the individual performance of an athlete within the context of overall team performance.”
Nine total players from LOVB Nebraska and the Omaha Supernovas will compete in Athletes Unlimited. LOVB Nebraska is represented by three players: Gabby Blossom, Emily Thater and Jaali Winters. Six Supernovas will take part in the event: Sydney Hilley, Brooke Nuneviller, Elise Goetzinger, Morgan Hentz, Reagan Cooper and Sarah Wilhite Parsons.
Omaha Hockey and WoodmenLife are again partnering to show appreciation for military personnel at the Mavericks’ annual Military Appreciation Game against Air Force in an exhibition on Friday, Oct. 3, at Baxter Arena.
The Mavericks will wear specialty camouflage jerseys purchased by WoodmenLife and auctioned off online. The auction opened for bidding today, Thursday, Oct. 2, at 9 a.m. and closes on Friday, Oct. 3, at 11:30 p.m. The proceeds from the auction will be donated to the UNO Office of Military and Veteran Services. Visit OMavs.com/Auctions to bid.
Creighton Volleyball will host its 18th Annual Pink Out match on Sunday, Oct. 19th, and use the competition as an opportunity to benefit the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Nebraska. This year’s auction features the opportunity to bid on each player’s match-worn pink jersey and an accompanying customizable warm-up top worn by the player pre-match, honoring a loved one who is, or formerly, battled cancer.
This year’s auction begins in a staggered format today, Thursday, Oct. 2nd at 6:30 p.m. and will remain open for 10 days. The auction will begin to close in a similar, 15-minute interval, staggered format at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12th. To bid on items beginning tomorrow evening, visit gocreighton.com/pinkoutauction.
Creighton Volleyball moved up two spots in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association poll this week, coming in at No. 14 following two sweeps over Xavier and Butler. According to Assistant Athletic Director Rob Anderson, Creighton is one of 12 schools (along with Baylor, Florida, Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Stanford, Texas and Wisconsin) to have been ranked each of the last 68 polls. The streak began on Sept. 6, 2021, and is a program record.
To go along with their improved ranking, the Bluejays took home two weekly Big East honors. Annalea Maeder was named Big East Setter of the Week and Kiara Reinhardt earned Big East Defensive Player of the Week. Tonight, Creighton travels to Milwaukee to face Marquette at 6 p.m. The game will be nationally broadcast on Fox Sports 1.
Omaha men’s soccer forward Theo Klein was named the Summit League Offensive Peak Performer of the Week. Klein opened scoring in Omaha’s 2-0 win over St. Thomas on Saturday. It was his third goal of the season, tying Maguire Perkins for the team lead. Omaha will go for its second Summit League win in as many tries this Saturday as it travels to Kansas City to face UMKC. That match will kick off at 7 p.m.
Creighton men’s soccer goalkeeper Matthew Hudson was named Big East Freshman of the Week after posting his fifth shutout in the last six matches in a 2-0 victory over DePaul. It is Hudson’s second time earning the distinction this season. Tomorrow, the Bluejays head to Storrs, Conn. to take on the UConn Huskies at 6 p.m.
Union Omaha extended its win streak to two games on Wednesday with a 1-0 victory over Portland Hearts of Pine. The Owls have not lost since August 16 and have lost just two games dating back to August 2, exactly two months ago. In that span, they have seven wins, two losses and three draws. Union Omaha now sits at sixth place in league standings at 11-10-5 with four games remaining until the USL League One Playoffs, where the top eight teams will compete for a championship. This Sunday, the Owls will host FC Naples at 4 p.m.
Upcoming Games
- #14 Creighton Volleyball at Marquette | Thursday, Oct. 2 | 6 p.m.
- Omaha Volleyball vs. North Dakota | Thursday, Oct. 2 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha women’s soccer vs. Oral Roberts | Thursday, Oct. 2 | 7 p.m.
- Creighton men’s soccer at Connecticut | Friday, Oct. 3 | 6 p.m.
- Athletes Unlimited Volleyball | Friday, Oct. 3 | 5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m.
- #14 Creighton Volleyball at DePaul | Saturday, Oct. 4 | 1 p.m.
- Omaha Volleyball vs. North Dakota State | Saturday, Oct. 4 | 5 p.m.
- Creighton women’s soccer at Connecticut | Saturday, Oct. 4 | 5:30 p.m.
- Omaha men’s soccer at UMKC | Saturday, Oct. 4 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha women’s soccer at St. Thomas | Sunday, Oct. 5 | 1 p.m.
- Union Omaha vs. FC Naples | Sunday, Oct. 5 | 4 p.m.
- Athletes Unlimited Volleyball | Sunday, Oct. 5 | 5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m.
- Athletes Unlimited Volleyball | Monday, Oct. 6 | 5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m.
- Creighton men’s soccer at Missouri State | Wednesday, Oct. 8 | 6 p.m.
