Passion and pride were on full display both in the stands and on the pitch when 25th-ranked Creighton bested 24th-ranked Nebraska-Omaha, 1-0, in front of an announced crowd of nearly 5,000 people at Caniglia Field on Tuesday night.
With the cross-town squaring off for the second season in a row after a 33-year hiatus, a sea of red & black and white & blue filled up the seats, bleachers, and grassy hill surrounding the field for the highly anticipated rematch of last September’s 1-1 draw at Morrison Stadium. On this night, senior goalkeeper — and Omaha native — Michael Kluver recorded a clean sheet for the Bluejays and senior defensive back Lucas Stauffer found his long-time teammate in senior forward Ricky Lopez-Espin on the end of a cross to produce the only goal of the match after just over 77 minutes of action.