Creighton Softball Welcomes Northern Colorado For Friday Doubleheader
Creighton Softball Welcomes Northern Colorado For Friday Doubleheader
Creighton welcomes Northern Colorado to Omaha, Nebraska, for a Friday doubleheader, which kicks off a busy five-game weekend for the host Bluejays.
The Creighton softball team has a busy weekend ahead, and the flurry of action will include five games over three days against three opponents, starting Friday with Northern Colorado.
The Bluejays enter the weekend on a two-game winning streak and have won four of their last five games. The loss came against St. John’s in conference play last Saturday, though Creighton won the series 2-1.
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Creighton is 15-8 on the season and 2-1 in BIG EAST play, while Northern Colorado limps in at 12-14 overall. The Bears won’t play their first conference game (Big Sky Conference) until March 29.
The Bears also are coming off a successful week, however, which included wins in six of their last seven games. On Tuesday, Northern Colorado snuck past perennial powerhouse Nebraska (5-3) in the morning and ended the day with a win over Maine (8-0).
In looking at rankings and RPI (Rating Percentage Index) for Creighton and Northern Colorado, there’s not much to report, though Northern Colorado is coming off a memorable 2023 campaign that included its first Big Sky tournament title and program debut in the NCAA Division I Softball Championship.
Neither team is ranked in the latest USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll.
On the latest RPI update, which is based on a team’s winning percentages and strength of schedule, Creighton landed at No. 121, and Northern Colorado is No. 202 (but up 36 spots from the previous edition).
Northern Colorado Softball Scores 2024
- Feb. 8 – N. Colorado vs. Arizona, postponed
- Feb. 9 – N. Colorado 10, Lipscomb 1
- Feb. 9 – Utah Tech 5, N. Colorado 1
- Feb. 10 – Lipscomb 6, N. Colorado 5
- Feb. 11 – N. Colorado vs. North Texas, canceled
- Feb. 11 – Arizona 8, N. Colorado 0
- Feb. 16 – Tulsa 11, N. Colorado 5
- Feb. 16 – Texas State 8, N. Colorado 0
- Feb. 17 – N. Colorado 5, Sam Houston State 0
- Feb. 17 – Sam Houston State 4, N. Colorado 3
- Feb. 18 – Texas Tech 10, N. Colorado 9
- Feb. 23 – N. Colorado 1, California-Santa Barbara 0
- Feb. 23 – Michigan 9, N. Colorado 1
- Feb. 24 – Michigan 4, N. Colorado 1
- Feb. 24 – N. Colorado 10, California-Santa Barbara 8
- Feb. 25 – St. John’s 4, N. Colorado 2
- March 1 – Manhattan College 7, N. Colorado 2 (8 innings)
- March 1 – N. Colorado 8, Manhattan College 0 (5 innings)
- March 2 – Iowa State 14, N. Colorado 1
- March 2 – Iowa State 8, N. Colorado 6
- March 3 – N. Colorado 8, Manhattan College 3
- March 9 – N. Colorado 8, Valparaiso 0
- March 9 – N. Colorado 3, Kansas City 2 (8 innings)
- March 10 – N. Colorado 2, Kansas City 0
- March 11 – N. Colorado 12, Rider 2
- March 11 – Omaha 8, N. Colorado 0
- March 12 – N. Colorado 5, Nebraska 3
- March 12 – N. Colorado 8, Maine 0
- March 14 – N. Colorado vs. North Dakota, 4 p.m. Eastern
- March 14 – N. Colorado vs. Nebraska, 6:30 p.m. Eastern
Creighton Softball Scores 2024
- Feb. 9 – Southern Illinois 3, Creighton 0
- Feb. 9 – Creighton 2, Northwestern State 1
- Feb. 10 – Creighton 5, UTSA 2
- Feb. 11 – Creighton 2, Kennesaw State 1
- Feb. 11 – Texas State 5, Creighton 4
- Feb. 16 – Creighton 2, Bethune-Cookman 0
- Feb. 16 – Creighton 2, Stetson 0
- Feb. 17 – Creighton 3, Colgate 2
- Feb. 17 – Creighton vs. Stetson, canceled
- Feb. 18 – Creighton vs. Colgate, canceled
- Feb. 23 – Nevada 9, Creighton 0 (6 innings)
- Feb. 23 – Creighton 5, Pacific 4 (10 innings)
- Feb. 24 – Nevada 13, Creighton 0 (5 innings)
- Feb. 24 – Pacific 6, Creighton 3
- Feb. 25 – Creighton 5, Stony Brook 3
- March 2 – Creighton 13, Loyola 1
- March 2 – Creighton 16, St. Thomas 8
- March 3 – Creighton 8, Illinois State 2
- March 3 – SIUE 5, Creighton 2
- March 5 – Kansas 8, Creighton 0 (5 innings)
- March 8 – Creighton 3, St. John’s 0
- March 8 – Creighton 8, St. John’s 2
- March 9 – St. John’s 10, Creighton 0
- March 13 – Creighton 8, Rider 0 (5 innings)
- March 13 – Creighton 7, Rider 2
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