No. 21 Xavier Remains Unbeaten, Plays No. 5 Creighton to 1-1 Draw

Thursday, October 15

Cincinnati, Ohio

6:30 p.m.

Xavier University

8-0-4, 2-0-3

Creighton

10-0-5, 2-0-3

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Creighton	0	1	1
Xavier	1	0	1

No. 21 Xavier Remains Unbeaten, Plays No. 5 Creighton to 1-1 Draw

10.15.26 | Men's Soccer

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The Musketeers moved to 8-0-4 on the year

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - No. 21 Xavier men's soccer remained unbeaten on the year following a 1-1 draw vs No. 5 Creighton on Thursday night at Corcoran Field.

The Musketeers moved to to 8-0-4 (2-0-3 BIG EAST), while the Blue Jays moved to 10-0-5 (2-0-3 BIG EAST).

Xavier closes non-conference action vs Northern Kentucky on Tuesday, Oct. 20. First touch is set for 6:30 p.m. from Corcoran Field.

SCORING RECAP

35' | XU | Osi Onwudiwe (Harun Bakaran, Ajmal Tesilimi)
56' | CU | Matthew Reed (Grady Gilchrist, Angel Lopez)

NOTABLES

Xavier remained unbeaten on the year following Thursday's draw vs No. 5 Creighton. The Musketeers are one of only four teams in NCAA Division I Men's Soccer without a loss.
The Musketeers extended their active unbeaten streak to 13 matches (8-0-5), the third longest in nation only behind Creighton and Indiana. Xavier has not lost a match since Nov. 1, 2025 (L, 3-0 at No. 13 Georgetown).
The Xavier defense limited Creighton to a season-low five shots and only one goal (have only been limited to one or fewer goals five times this season). The five shots are the fewest in a match by the Bluejays since Aug. 29, 2025 at Michigan (had five shots in a 3-1 loss).
Xavier had its five-match shutout streak snapped vs the Bluejays. Creighton's goal in the 56th minute was the first goal surrendered by the Musketeers since the 89th minute at DePaul on Sept. 18, The Musketeers nearly went 508 straight minutes (507:10) without allowing a goal.
Jonny Mennell (8-0-4) made three saves and allowed one goal. He now has a 0.43 goals against average on the season with 38 saves and seven shutouts.
Jonny Mennell (24-17-18) has a program-best 26 career shutouts with a 0.96 goals against average (fourth in school history) and 194 saves (eighth in school history). His 24 wins in goal ranks third in school history.
Xavier held an 18-5 advantage in shots and took three more shots on goal (7-4) than the Bluejays. Creighton committed one more foul (14-13) than Xavier and had two more cards issued (4-2). The Musketeers held a 7-3 advantage in corner kicks.
Osi Onwudiwe scored his third goal of the season. He is one of four players with three goals on the team.
Harun Bakaran and Ajmal Tesilimi both added an assist. Bakaran's assist was his first of the season (and the second assist of his career), while Tesilimi's was his second of the season. A total of 12 players have recorded an assist this year.
Ely Detty, Jose Pedro and Alejandro Silvestrini led the Musketeers with three shots each. Ryan D'urso, Gun Ha Lee and Gerard Lorente each added two shots.
Creighton played down a man for the final 13 minutes of the match following a Diego Ferruzzi red card.
Xavier remains unbeaten at 8-0-4, the longest unbeaten streak to start the season since 2022, when the Musketeers started the season at 9-0-5.