SOFTBALL
NFCA honors Cantu
Creighton’s Alexis Cantu is a second-team selection on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Midwest Region team, announced Thursday.
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SOFTBALL
Salukis end Bluejays’ season
Michelle Bradley hit a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning, helping Southern Illinois eliminate Creighton from the Missouri Valley softball tournament with a 3-2 win Thursday.
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SOFTBALL
Time together at CU nearly over for Quakes quartet
Creighton's senior day was bittersweet for Todd Petersen. It marked the waning days of the softball careers for some of the women he started coaching when they were 9 and 10 years old. “It's just amazing to see what they've become,” he said. “When you see what they've accomplished, you are confident they are going to do well in whatever they do after softball.”
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SOFTBALL
Bluejays compete in Valley tournament
Creighton looks to win its seventh postseason title when it begins play Thursday in the Missouri Valley softball tournament. The fifth-seeded Bluejays (27-24-1, 15-11) will play at 11:05 a.m. against Evansville (18-36, 8-19). The winner will play host Southern Illinois at 4:05 p.m.
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SOFTBALL
Cantu shot gives Jays walk-off win
Alexis Cantu hit a three-run, walk-off homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Creighton a 5-4 win against Missouri State on Sunday in the regular-season finale.
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SOFTBALL
Missouri State sweeps Creighton
Creighton was swept by Missouri State in a doubleheader at the CU Sports Complex on Saturday, losing a 1-0 in the opener before falling 13-11 slugfest in the nightcap. The Bluejays (26-24-1, 14-11) will be the No. 5 seed in next week’s Missouri Valley Conference tournament.
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GOLF
CU's Stanek earns honors, Jays fourth
The Creighton men finished fourth place at the Missouri Valley Conference championships Tuesday. The Bluejays matched last year's finish, which is tied for the second-best placing at an Valley meet since 1949. Creighton finished with a 903 while Wichita State won its fifth straight Valley title by shooting an 877.
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SOFTBALL
Miscues cost Bluejays
Despite a 5-2 advantage in hits, Creighton lost 8-0 in five innings at Illinois State on Sunday. Creighton, hurt by eight walks and two errors, lost its third straight to fall to 26-22-1, including 14-9 in the Missouri Valley Conference. The game was scoreless until the fourth inning, when Nichelle Harrison hit a three-run homer for the Redbirds (32-20, 17-7). Illinois State added five more in the fifth, the final four runs coming on a bases-loaded error and three bases-loaded walks.
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SOFTBALL
Bluejays can’t walk past Illinois State
Alexis Cantu set the school record for walks in a season, but Creighton was swept in a doubleheader Saturday at Illinois State, falling 3-1 and 8-3. In the opener, Cantu hit her 14th homer of the year for the Bluejays (26-21-1, 14-8 Missouri Valley Conference) and walked in the third inning to break the school record of 41. She ended the day with two walks, giving her 43.
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TENNIS
Season ends for Bluejay women
The Creighton women’s season ended Friday in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament with a 4-0 loss to Illinois State.
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TENNIS
Three Bluejays named to MVC first team
Three Creighton tennis players earned all-conference honors at the Missouri Valley tournament banquet on Thursday night.
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