College Soccer Cup: Creighton falls in Final 4
by The Associated Press
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Creighton’s Brent Kallman (27) battles for the ball with Indiana’s Jacob Bushue (17) during the first half of Friday’s College Cup men’s semifinal match in Hoover, Ala. (The Associated Press)
Creighton’s Brent Kallman (27) battles for the ball with Indiana’s Jacob Bushue (17) during the first half of Friday’s College Cup men’s semifinal match in Hoover, Ala. (The Associated Press)
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HOOVER, Ala. — Femi Hollinger-Janzen scored midway through the first half and Indiana held off Creighton 1-0 on Friday night to advance to the NCAA soccer final.

The seven-time champion Hoosiers (15-5-3) will play Georgetown in the title game Sunday. The Hoyas beat Maryland 4-3 on penalty kicks following a 4-4 tie.

Hollinger-Janzen gathered a deflected pass on the right wing and booted an 8-yard shot that bounced in off goalkeeper Jeff Gal for his fourth goal of the season.

Creighton (17-4-3) lost for the first time in 15 games. The Bluejays were 12-0-2 after opening 5-3-1.

Myles Englis, a former Darlington Soccer Academy player, is a midfielder for the Bluejays.

Creighton had only two good scoring chances in the final 20 minutes, and goalkeeper Luis Soffner blocked both attempts. The Hoosiers have given up only two goals in their four NCAA tournament games.

Indiana won its last title in 2004.

Georgetown advances to final

HOOVER, Ala. — Georgetown goalkeeper Tomas Gomez blocked Helge Leikvang’s shot in the final round of a shootout, lifting the Hoyas over Maryland 4-3 on penalty kicks Friday night following a 4-4 tie in the NCAA soccer semifinals.

Georgetown (20-3-2) beat Maryland (20-2-2) for the first time in 29 tries and will face Creighton or Indiana in Sunday’s final.

Maryland scored twice in a 3 ½-minute span late in the second half to tie it at 4.

Maryland held a 3-2 lead through the first three rounds of the penalty kicks, but the Hoyas rallied for a 4-3 lead and won when Gomez stopped Leikvang.

Steve Neumann scored three goals for the Hoyas, included two in a 1:31 span that gave Georgetown a 2-1 halftime lead. Neumann made it 4-2 with 30 minutes left in regulation, but Maryland tied it on goals by Patrick Mullins and Christiano Francois.

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