Tulsa Drops Heartbreaker to Creighton, 2-1

Saturday, November 26

Hurricane Stadium

6:00 pm

Tulsa

10-5-2, 5-3-1

Creighton

12-4-6, 3-3-4

Creighton

Tulsa

Tulsa Drops Heartbreaker to Creighton, 2-1

11/26/2022 8:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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Tulsa's 14th-ranked and 15th-seeded men's soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision to 17th-ranked Creighton in the NCAA Championship Third Round on Saturday evening at the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium. The Golden Hurricane concluded their season with a 10-5-2 overall record, while the Bluejays moved to 12-4-6 on the season.

"We didn't start the second half like we needed to do," Head Coach Tom McIntosh said. "The energy level from our front guys wasn't great and we didn't do a good enough job defensively. Our front press wasn't good and it allowed them to get the ball to the midfield and front guys. We had chances to put the game away and at some point we have to score more than one goal."

How it Happened
Alex Meinhard put Tulsa on the board at the 22:14 mark as he punched in a left footed shot into the middle of the goal off a pass from Sergio Baena. TU held onto that lead at halftime.

Mark O'Neill evened the score in the 54^th minute as he headed in a corner kick taken by Giorgio Probo, and then Probo got the game winning goal in the 88^th minute as he scored a penalty kick up the middle.

Game Notes

Malik Henry-Scott had a team-best two shots on goal, while Sergio Baena, Alex Meinhard and Takayoshi Wyatt each added one shot on goal
Alex Lopez logged all 90 minutes in goal and picked up five saves
Meinhard's goal was his 10^th this season
Creighton had a 12-11 lead in shots, including an 8-5 advantage in shots on goal
Creighton had a 4-3 edge in corner kicks

Scoring Summary
Tulsa 1 0 - 1
Creighton 0 2 0 2

Individual Scoring
Alex Meinhard (Tulsa) at 22:14 (Sergio Baena)
Mark O'Neill (Creighton) at 53:20 (Giorgio Probo)
Giorgio Probo (Creighton) at 87:45 (penalty kick)

Goalkeeper Saves
Alex Lopez (Tulsa) – 5
Tulsa Team – 1
Paul Kruse (Creighton) – 3
Creighton Team – 1