Saturday, January 30, 2016

Sellout Crowd for Creighton vs Cancer

Jan 30, 2016 - Omaha, NE -  On Saturday night, a sellout crowd of 17,924 filled the CenturyLink Center for the 5th annual Pink Out Creighton vs Cancer basketball game.  This year $16,527.90 was raised to fight cancer.
Seton Hall improved their record to 15-6 this season after defeating Creighton 75-65.  Seton Hall's Isaiah Whitehead led all scorers with 22 points and six assists.  James Milliken came off the bench to score 21 points for Creighton respectively.

Creighton travels this week to Philadelphia to take on the #6 ranked Villanova Wildcats.
















Thursday, December 31, 2015

Dec 31, 2015 - Omaha, NE -  The annual New Year's Eve firework display in downtown Omaha was a spectacular event to bring in 2016.  With temperatures in the low 20's thousands of people gathered on both sides of the Missouri River to watch.  J&M Displays from Des Moines, IA. did not disappoint.

This photo was captured north of the John Kerry pedestrian bridge, which connects Nebraska and Iowa,  along the bank of the Missouri River.


Saturday, December 19, 2015

Woodman Tower Lit Red for Nebraska Volleyball Title

Dec 19, 2015 - Omaha, NE -The Woodman Tower located in downtown Omaha was lit red Saturday night to honor the University of Nebraska Women's Volleyball 2015 National Championship.


Nebraska Volleyball Wins National Chamionship

Dec 19, 2015 - Omaha, NE - The #4 ranked Nebraska Cornhusker Women's Volleyball team defeated #3 Texas Longhorns in three straight sets to win the 2015 NCAA Volleyball Championship.

It only took the Cornhuskers 1 hour and 45 minutes to sweep the Longhorns 25-23, 25-23 and 25-21 in front of a sellout crowd of 17,561at the Centurylink Center.  This was the second night that fans broke the NCAA volleyball attendance record.  Thursday night semi-final crowd of 17,551 broke the previous mark of 17,206 in 2006.

Nebraska wins its fourth NCAA National Title in program history, matching UCLA third all-time.  Only Penn State and Stanford have won more titles.  

Congratulations!







 










Sunday, November 22, 2015

A must win for Creighton men's Soccer

Nov 17, 2015 - Omaha, NE - The 12th National seed Creighton men's soccer team hosted former Missouri Valley Conference rival Drake Bulldogs in second round action of the 2015 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship at Morrison Stadium in front of 2,212 spectators.

Creighton jumped out to a 2-0 1st half lead with goals by Ricky Lopez-Espin and Ricardo Perez.  After the break, the Jays Lopez-Espin added his 2nd goal of the match.  Teammates Evan Waldrep and Timo Pitter each added 2nd half goals respectively.  Drake's Steven Enna spoiled the shutout with a lone 2nd half goal. Creighton 5 Drake 1

Jays will play the winner of Sunday's Costal Carolina and North Carolina match up.
















Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Creighton races past the Roadrunners 103-78

Nov 17, 2015 - Omaha, NE. - Creighton eclipsed the century mark Tuesday night at the CenturyLink Center as they defeated the Texas San Antonio Roadrunners 103-78 to pick up their 2nd win of the season.

A sellout crowd of 16,580 were treated to an explosive 1st half of scoring by the Bluejays that hung 61 points on UTSA.  Six players scored in double figures for Creighton led by Isaiah Zierden's 24 points.  Zierden's was 7-13 from the field, 5-10 from beyond the arch and 5-5 from the free throw line.  Malik Albert dished out 10 assists for the game.

Creighton travels to Bloomington, IN. for a Thursday game against the 14 ranked Indiana Hoosiers at the legendary Assembly Hall.
























Saturday, November 14, 2015

Texas Southern falls to Creighton 93-70

Nov 14, 2015 - Omaha, NE. -  Creighton opened their 2015-16 season at the Century Link Center with a solid 93-70 win over Texas Southern University.

In front of 16,538 Bluejay fans, Creighton jumped out to a 16 point lead at halftime and never looked back. Ten players scored in the game and five were in double figures for the Bluejays led by freshman Khyri Thomas 18 points.  The Texas Southern Tigers forward Malcolm Riley led his team with 9 points.

Creighton is back in action hosting the Texas San Antonio Roadrunners on Tuesday at 7 pm.