A brilliant effort play by junior midfielder Luke Haakenson and another strong defensive performance allowed Creighton to seize control against Memphis in the second half for a 2-0 win in front of a Socctoberfest crowd of 4,367 at Morrison Stadium on Friday night.
For the first 45 minutes, the Bluejays struggled to find space to create scoring chances. After Memphis produced a 7-4 edge in total shots, Creighton felt fortunate to still be at 0-0 going into the break.
“I thought in the first half we really struggled a little bit containing these guys,” Bolowich said. “They brought a lot of energy and looked for their opportunity here to take something with them, and they almost got that.