Box Score Palo Alto, Calif. -- Creighton Men's Soccer battled sternly, but fell to No. 7 Stanford in the season opening match on Thursday, Aug. 27. The eighth-ranked Bluejays fell to 0-1 with the loss, while the Cardinal climbed to 1-0.
Stanford struck first with a pair of goals in the opening half. The Cardinal got on the board in the 19th minute as Shane Flores got free at the top of the box, fielding a pass from Palmer Bank. Flores shook on Creighton defender with a sidestep, then blasted in the goal from 12-yards out.