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College Midweek Preview: Creighton takes on Xavier; USF hosts Old Dominion; and more

Photo by Creighton Athletics
Photo by Creighton Athletics

Only three regular season games remain for SBI No. 1 Creighton, but the upcoming stretch is arguably its toughest of the whole season.

The Bluejays are currently 15-0, the only unbeaten and untied record remaining in Division I, but a meeting with a pesky Xavier side is on the schedule for Wednesday.

Fabian Herbers, who has a 12 goals and nine assists, has paired exceptionally well with teammate Timo Pitter this season, as the latter has also produced seven goals and assisted thrice. The Musketeers have struggled a bit in Big East competition, but they have shown the ability to win a crucial game on the road against tough competition this season. Xavier’s 1-0 win against Notre Dame may serve as a caution for the Bluejays ahead of this week’s clash.

Meanwhile, No. 10 South Florida faces another strong opponent after tying No. 15 SMU, 2-2, over the weekend. The Bulls host No. 13 Old Dominion, which also drew Saturday in a 0-0 affair with No. 23 Kentucky. Midfielder Lindo Mfeka may be the one in form after scoring a brace for South Florida Saturday, but most goals have gone through Nazeem Bartman this year, and if the Florida side wants a win, the junior forward from South Africa will need to step up once again.

Here is a rundown of where all of the top teams will be playing during the week in men’s college soccer:

THIS WEEK’S COLLEGE SOCCER SCHEDULE

MONDAY

7 p.m. – (2) Stanford vs. San Diego State

TUESDAY

7 p.m. – (3) Wake Forest vs. Davidson

7 p.m. – (5) North Carolina vs. Northeastern

7 p.m. – (10) South Florida vs. (13) Old Dominion

7 p.m. – Harvard vs. (23) Boston College

7 p.m. – South Carolina vs. (17) Florida International

7:30 p.m. – Michigan vs. Western Michigan

WEDNESDAY

2 p.m. – (9) Georgetown vs. Seton Hall

6 p.m. – Winthrop vs. (8) Coastal Carolina

7 p.m. – West Virginia vs. (6) Akron

7 p.m. – (18) Elon vs. Radford

8 p.m. – (22)Kentucky vs. UAB

8 p.m. – (1) Creighton vs. Xavier

10 p.m. – (25) Cal Poly vs. UC Davis

Comments

  1. We should next level Herbers ASAP. Get him in our national team setup that is, if he qualifies, immediately. He is obviously a cut above the rest of college players, which suggests that he’s ready for the pros, now.

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