No. 21 Pirates Draw Creighton in Final BIG EAST Road Bout

Saturday, November 1

Omaha, NE

5 PM EST

Seton Hall University

7-2-7, 3-0-4

Creighton

8-3-4, 4-1-2

Seton Hall

Creighton

No. 21 Pirates Draw Creighton in Final BIG EAST Road Bout

11/1/2025 8:41:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

OMAHA, NEB. – Despite an early goal, Seton Hall men's soccer (7-2-7, 3-0-4 BIG EAST) drew the Creighton Blue Jays (8-3-4, 4-1-2 BIG EAST), 1-1, at Morrison Stadium in an important match ahead of Decision Day next weekend.

The Pirates quickly found themselves in the lead in the first half thanks to a 7th-minute circus shot goal from Mikkel Lejbowicz that put The Hall up 1-0. However, the Pirates' offense pressure waned as the half went on, allowing Creighton to tie the match 1-1 heading into the break. Both sides had chances in the second half, including a few near misses by the Pirates, but neither could find the goal to break the stalemate, resulting in a draw.

With the draw, Seton Hall moves to 7-2-7 on the season and 3-0-4 in BIG EAST play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

In their final road match of the season, the Pirates' offense put pressure on Creighton early. That pressure would pay dividends in the 7th minute when Mikkel Lejbowicz drove into the box. The sophomore launched a shot that deflected off a Blue Jays defender to the feet of Til Kauschke. With nowhere else to go, Kauschke dealt the ball back to Lejbowicz, who was still lying on the ground. From his side, the Dane slipped a ball past the keeper to the near post to put The Hall up 1-0.

A goal is a goal, however it comes 🤷‍♂️ Mikkel Lejbowicz with quite the finish for Seton Hall!#NCAASoccer x 🎥 ESPN+ / @SHUMSOC

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— NCAA Soccer (@NCAASoccer) November 1, 2025

Despite that early momentum after the goal, Creighton quickly regained momentum. Putting the Pirates on the back foot defensively. For long stretches, the Pirates remained unable to get an offensive possession going past the midline. Eventually, that pressure broke, and Creighton notched things up at 1-1 in the 32nd minute. As the clock approached halftime, the two sides struggled offensively, and the match remained a draw entering the break.

Out of the break, both sides spent the opening five minutes finding their footing on the offensive end once again. What ensued after that time elapsed was a flurry of shots from both sides, including a screamer from Lejbowicz that Creighton saved.

After that flurry, both sides struggled to find that goal-scoring opportunity. In the 87th minute, Axel Berglund pushed for the Pirates' final offensive chance of the night. It once again, however, the shot resulted in a save by the Blue Jays, ending the match in a 1-1 draw.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Seton Hall outshot by Creighton 14-10.
- They both had four shots on goal, however.
The Pirates had one corner to the Blue Jays' four.
Both teams logged three saves.
Lejbowicz's recorded his seventh goal of the season.
- The goal was also his fifth in four games.
- His five shots extended his team-leading tally to 32 shots.
Kauschke logged his fourth assist of the season.
- That ties his career high.

NEWS & NOTES

Seton Hall moves to 7-2-7, while Creighton moves to 8-3-4.
The Pirates move to 3-0-4 in BIG EAST play, while the Blue Jays move to 4-1-2.
This was the Pirates' first non-loss result in five matches at Morrison Stadium.
Seton Hall is now 4-6-2 against the Blue Jays all-time.
The Pirates seven draws are the most since their 7-4-7 campaign in 2022.
If the Pirates defeat UConn next week, they will qualify for the BIG EAST Tournament.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will look to close out the regular season with a bang on Friday, November 7, when the Pirates play host to the UConn Huskies at Owen T. Carroll Field on Senior Day. The match is scheduled for 6:56 p.m. EST and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.