OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha women's soccer team fell 3-1 to Creighton on Saturday evening at Morrison Stadium.
With the loss, the Mavericks dropped to 2-5-1 on the season, while the Bluejays improved to 2-6-1.
Creighton scored quickly as Ashleigh Cearlock headed home a cross from Haylee Blach, making it 1-0 in favor of the Bluejays in the sixth minute.
In the 14th minute, CU's Taryn Jakubowski converted a penalty kick for a 2-0 Creighton lead.
The Bluejays made it a 3-0 game when Kaira Houser scored her second goal of the season in the 42nd minute. Houser beat three Maverick defenders and finished to the left of the goal. Her goal was unassisted.
In the second half,
Abby Meader scored her third goal of the season when she received a cross from Carly Cook in the 66th minute and scored from eight yards out. Cook picked up her first assist of the season.
Inside the Box Score
• Creighton outshot Omaha 15-9 in the match and had a 7-6 advantage in shots on goal.
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Erin Bunker started and played a full 90 minutes in goal. Bunker made three saves.
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Andrea Daves led the Mavericks with two shots.
• The attendance was a Creighton women's soccer record of 2,308 eclipsing the mark set in 2013 of 1,678 when the Mavericks came to Morrison Stadium.
Up Next
The Mavericks will be back in action on Wednesday, Sept. 20 as they travel to Des Moines, Iowa to take on Drake.
