Villanova vs Creighton (Mar 22, 2026)
Box Score
2026 Creighton Softball
Villanova at Creighton
Mar 22, 2026 at Omaha, Neb. (CU Softball Stadium)
Villanova 1 (6-25,2-7 BIG EAST)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Jacquelyn Cox lf......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maranda Runco 1b......... 3 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 0
Lexi Kobryn dp........... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Lilly St. Jean 2b........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2
Grace Reed 3b............ 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jaclyn Morra ss.......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0
Ava Mahnken c............ 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Madison Ostrowski cf..... 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2
Carly Zych rf............ 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0
Katie Reed rf........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kat Gallant p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maggie King p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 19 1 5 1 1 6 14 5 4
Creighton 10 (15-17,7-2 BIG EAST)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Zoey Greenwood lf........ 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Avery Barnard rf......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Lily West c.............. 3 2 2 0 1 0 6 0 0
Kaelan Schultz 1b........ 2 1 2 2 1 0 5 0 0
Meghan McCutcheon pr.... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tara Vandewater 2b....... 3 2 2 3 1 0 3 3 2
Keegan Mayhue 3b/dp...... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Erika Perez dp/3b........ 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
Emma Bailey pr.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ella Dalton cf........... 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
Ashten Pierson ss........ 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 2
Audrey Gilman p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 24 10 12 8 6 1 15 6 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Villanova........... 001 00 - 1 5 0
Creighton........... 401 14 - 10 12 0
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Note: 2 outs, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.
DP - Bluejays 1. LOB - Wildcats 4; Bluejays 8. 2B - Zych(1); Barnard(9);
West(6); Schultz(6); Vandewater(6); Dalton(5). HR - Greenwood(2);
Vandewater(5). SH - Greenwood(2). SF - Schultz(3). SB - Greenwood(13);
Vandewater(8); Perez(2); Pierson(7).
Villanova IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Kat Gallant......... 1.0 4 4 4 2 0 6 9 42
Maggie King......... 3.2 8 6 6 4 1 18 23 84
Creighton IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Audrey Gilman....... 5.0 5 1 1 1 6 19 20 78
Win - Gilman (8-6). Loss - Gallant (2-9). Save - None.
PB - Mahnken(2). Inherited runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: Gallant 42/24;
King 84/46; Gilman 78/46.
Umpires - HP: Jeffery Sweeney 1B: Jim Doyle 3B: Matt Tikemeier
Start: 12:00 PM Time: 1:40 Attendance: 201
Weather: 51, Overcast, N 27 MPH
Game: CU32
Play-by-Play
2026 Creighton Softball
Villanova at Creighton - Play-by-Play
Mar 22, 2026 at Omaha, Neb. (CU Softball Stadium)
Score by Innings R H E
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Villanova........... 001 00 - 1 5 0
Creighton........... 401 14 - 10 12 0
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Villanova starters: 18/lf Cox; 25/1b Runco; 17/dp Kobryn; 13/2b St. Jean; 11/3b
G. Reed; 15/ss Morra; 7/c Mahnken; 1/cf Ostrowski; 12/rf Zych; 9/p Gallant;
Creighton starters: 2/lf Greenwood; 19/rf Barnard; 8/c West; 6/1b Schultz;
24/2b Vandewater; 10/3b Mayhue; 12/dp Perez; 13/cf Dalton; 4/ss Pierson; 3/p
Gilman;
Villanova 1st - Mayhue to dp. Perez to 3b. Cox singled up the middle
(0-2 KF). Runco struck out looking (2-2 BFFBFFK). No play. Kobryn struck out
swinging (2-2 BBFSS). St. Jean struck out swinging (3-2 KBBFBS). 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Creighton 1st - Greenwood homered to right field, RBI (3-2 BBFBK).
Barnard doubled to left center (3-2 BFBFBF). West singled to center field (0-1
F); Barnard advanced to third. Schultz flied out to rf, SF, RBI (0-0); Barnard
scored. Vandewater walked (3-2 FBBKFBB); West advanced to second. Mayhue flied
out to cf (3-2 BBSBKFFFF). Perez singled to right field, RBI (1-1 BK);
Vandewater advanced to third; West scored. Perez stole second; Vandewater stole
home. Dalton walked (3-0 BBBB). Pierson flied out to rf (0-1 K). 4 runs, 4
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Villanova 2nd - G. Reed grounded out to 2b (2-1 FBB). Morra walked (3-0
BBBB). Mahnken fouled out to 2b (0-0). Ostrowski grounded out to ss (1-2 KBFF).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Creighton 2nd - King to p for Gallant. Greenwood flied out to cf to left
center (1-1 BK). Barnard grounded out to p, bunt (1-1 KB). West walked (3-1
KBBBB). Schultz walked (3-0 BBBB); West advanced to second. Vandewater grounded
out to 2b (1-1 KB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Villanova 3rd - Zych doubled to left center (0-0). Cox grounded out to
2b (0-0); Zych advanced to third. Runco singled to shortstop, RBI (2-1 KBB);
Zych scored. Kobryn lined out to 2b (1-1 KB). St. Jean popped up to ss (1-1
KB). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Creighton 3rd - Mayhue lined out to 2b (3-2 BKFBB). Perez walked (3-1
BBBKB). Bailey pinch ran for Perez. Dalton doubled through the right side
(0-0); Bailey advanced to third. Pierson grounded out to ss, RBI (0-0); Bailey
scored. Greenwood singled to second base (1-0 B); Dalton advanced to third.
Previous play was overturned to safe at first on review. Greenwood stole
second. Barnard lined out to cf (0-1 K). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Villanova 4th - Perez to 3b for Bailey. G. Reed singled up the middle
(2-0 BB). Morra grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (1-0 B); G. Reed out
on the play. Mahnken singled to left center (2-1 FBB). Ostrowski struck out
looking (2-2 BSBFK). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Creighton 4th - West grounded out to ss (0-0). Schultz doubled down the
lf line (2-2 BKFFBFFF). McCutcheon pinch ran for Schultz. Vandewater doubled to
right center, RBI (1-2 KBF); McCutcheon scored. Mayhue struck out swinging (2-2
KBFBS). Perez walked (3-1 BBKBB). Dalton popped up to ss (1-1 SB). 1 run, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Villanova 5th - Schultz to 1b for McCutcheon. Zych struck out swinging
(3-2 BBBKSS). Cox grounded out to ss (3-2 BBBKK). Runco struck out looking (1-2
FBSFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Creighton 5th - K. Reed to rf for Zych. Pierson singled to pitcher, bunt
(0-0). Greenwood out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt (2-0 BB); Pierson advanced to
second. Pierson stole third. Pierson scored on a passed ball. Barnard flied out
to cf (3-2 FBKBB). West doubled to right center (1-1 KB). Schultz singled
through the right side, RBI (1-2 BFF); West scored. Vandewater homered to right
field, 2 RBI (2-2 KBFB); Schultz scored. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.