WASHINGTON – The No. 1/1 Georgetown University men's soccer team (5-0) will travel to Omaha, Nebraska for a Saturday evening matchup against the Creighton University Bluejays at Morrison Stadium. The opening kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET and the match will be available live on the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN) presented by SoFi on FloSports. This is the BIG EAST opener for both squads.

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• The BIG EAST Conference has announced an agreement with leading sports streaming service FloSports to become the home of the BIG EAST Digital Network presented by SoFi for the 2021-22 academic year. BEDN will feature all men's soccer conference games and nonconference Hoya matches will also be available on the network. Click here to sign up with special BIG EAST pricing for 12.50/month or 95.88/year.
• Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.

About the Hoyas

• Georgetown is 5-0 to start the 2021 season and is coming off of a 1-0 victory against then-No. 7/20 Maryland in front of a capacity crowd at Shaw Field last Saturday.
• The Hoyas opened the scoring early as John Franks fed a ball to Chris Hegardt. The sophomore placed a perfect ball to the back post for a charging Stefan Stojanovic who headed it into the back of the net.
• Georgetown outshot Maryland 21-8 marking GU's fourth 20-shot match of the season and the Blue & Gray had seven shots on goal to the Terps' one.
• Senior goalkeeper Giannis Nikopolidis picked up the shutout in the net with one save, marking his third clean sheet of the season.
• For his efforts against Maryland and Santa Clara in a Labor Day shutout, junior Daniel Wu was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
• It was his first-career BIG EAST weekly award and the third for the Hoyas this season.
• The match scheduled for Tuesday, September 14 at Temple University was postponed due to COVID-19 protocol within the Owl program. The two schools will look to reschedule the game to a later date.
• Starting Friday, student-athletes across all BIG EAST sports will wear a "BE the Change" uniform patch during the 2021-22 athletic year.   The patch is intended to be a visual reminder of the BIG EAST's collective commitment to champion equity and racial and social justice. 

About the Bluejays

• The Bluejays (1-2-1) enter Saturday without playing a match since Sept. 6 against Ohio State in Bloomington, Indiana.
• Creighton is 1-0-1 in the month of September with a victory at No. 1 Indiana, 3-0, and a 1-1 tie against Ohio State.
• Senior goalkeeper Paul Kruse leads the BIG EAST with 19 saves and owns one shutout.
• Freshman Manu Toledano leads Creighton with two goals, while Charles Auguste, Dominic Briggs and Diego Gutierrez each have one.
• Gutierrez led the Bluejays last season with 16 points from five goals and six assists on his way to the BIG EAST Player of the Year award. He was also tabbed the preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year for this season.

Series Info

• Georgetown is 6-3-2 all-time against the Bluejays and 2-2 in Omaha. 
• Last year, the Blue & Gray defeated Creighton 1-0 at Shaw Field in the BIG EAST Semifinal.
• Joe DaLuz scored the game winner in the 84th minute on the assist from Paul Rothrock to advance to the league final.
• The last meeting at Creighton was a 2-1 overtime comeback victory in 2018 when Derek Dodson scored the golden goal.