For the majority of the first 104 minutes and change, the 8th-ranked Creighton men’s soccer team looked like the stronger side in their highly-anticipated non-conference matchup with unbeaten Denver. However, a miss-touch in front of their own goal allowed the 5th-ranked Pioneers to get a clean look and freshman midfielder Stefan DeLeone put it away in the 105th minute for the 1-0 win at Morrison Stadium on Tuesday night.
Before DeLeone’s golden goal, the Bluejays had compiled a 25-7 edge in shots, including a 20-3 advantage after halftime, but they were unable to put any of them into the net against a wall of Denver defenders in front of redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Will Palmquist, who was making his first start of the season.