With so much of the scoring punch from Creighton’s 2015 roster moving on to the professional ranks it was easy for many to not notice the overhaul that head coach Elmar Bolowich and his staff needed to make to an experienced group in the defensive third.
Gone from a season ago were senior center backs, and team captains, Vincent Keller and Eric DeJulio, as well as reigning Co-Big East Goalkeeper of the Year in Connor Sparrow. The Bluejay coaching staff replaced Keller and DeJulio with sophomores Mitch LaGro and Peter Prescott, but with the drop off in production from the attacking third the young back line would need a jolt of proven experience to give them a chance to win early on while the revamped offense finds its rhythm.