March 21, 2026 Villanova at Creighton

(6-24, 2-6 BIG EAST)

(14-17, 6-2 BIG EAST)

Line Score
Final	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Villanova	0	1	2	0	0	3	3	0
Creighton	0	7	2	0	2	11	8	1

Box Score

Villanova

Creighton

Villanova Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
3b Maddie Burrows	2	1	0	0	0	0	1
1b/p Maranda Runco	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Elizabeth Gray	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
dp/p Lexi Kobryn	3	0	2	0	0	1	0
2b Lilly St. Jean	1	0	0	1	1	0	1
p/1b Carly Zych	3	1	1	2	0	0	1
rf Katie Reed	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
ss Jaclyn Morra	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
c Mackenzie Waghorn	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
cf Madison Ostrowski	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
lf/pr Aubrey Police	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	18	3	3	3	3	2	5

Batting

HR: Carly Zych

RBI: Lilly St. Jean , Carly Zych (2)

Creighton Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	LOB
lf Zoey Greenwood	3	2	2	1	1	0
rf Avery Barnard	4	1	2	2	0	2
c Lily West	2	0	0	0	1	0
1b Kaelan Schultz	1	0	0	2	1	0
Emma Bailey	0	1	0	0	0	0
2b Tara Vandewater	2	1	1	1	1	0
dp Keegan Mayhue	2	1	0	0	1	1
3b Erika Perez	0	2	0	0	3	0
pr Chiqui Vazquez	0	0	0	0	0	0
cf Ella Dalton	3	1	1	1	0	0
ss Ashten Pierson	1	1	1	0	1	0
Ashley Smetter	1	1	1	4	0	0
p Ava Drehs	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	19	11	8	11	9	3

Batting

2B: Avery Barnard , Tara Vandewater , Ella Dalton

HR: Ashley Smetter

RBI: Zoey Greenwood , Avery Barnard (2) , Kaelan Schultz (2) , Tara Vandewater , Ella Dalton , Ashley Smetter (4)

Sac Fly: Kaelan Schultz

Baserunning

SB: Zoey Greenwood (2) , Emma Bailey , Ashten Pierson (2)

CS: Chiqui Vazquez

Fielding

E: Ashten Pierson

DP: Kaelan Schultz

Villanova Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	HR	BF	AB	NP
Carly Zych (L, 2-2)	1.1	2	5	5	3	1	9	6	39
Maranda Runco	2.2	5	4	4	3	0	15	11	52
Lexi Kobryn	0.2	1	2	2	3	0	5	2	23
Totals	4.2	8	11	11	9	1	29	19	0

Pitching

Batters faced: Carly Zych (9) , Maranda Runco (15) , Lexi Kobryn (5)

Pitches-Strikes: Carly Zych (39-16), Maranda Runco (52-27), Lexi Kobryn (23-10)

Creighton Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	WP	BF	AB	NP
Ava Drehs (W, 4-2)	5.0	3	3	3	3	2	1	0	23	18	87
Totals	5.0	3	3	3	3	2	1	0	23	18	0

Pitching

Batters faced: Ava Drehs (23)

HBP: Ava Drehs (2)

Pitches-Strikes: Ava Drehs (87-47)

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Villanova 2nd	Zych homered down the lf line, RBI (1-1 BK).	1 - 0
Creighton 2nd	Vandewater doubled down the lf line, RBI (3-2 BKBBF); Bailey scored.	1 - 1
Creighton 2nd	Smetter homered to left field, 4 RBI (2-1 BBK); Perez scored; Mayhue scored; Vandewater scored.	1 - 5
Creighton 2nd	Schultz flied out to lf, SF, 2 RBI (1-0 B); West advanced to second, out at third lf to ss to c to 3b; Barnard scored; Greenwood scored.	1 - 7
Villanova 3rd	St. Jean walked, RBI (3-1 BBBKB); Kobryn advanced to second; Runco advanced to third; Burrows scored.	2 - 7
Villanova 3rd	Zych reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, RBI (1-0 B); St. Jean advanced to second; Kobryn out at third ss to 3b; Gray scored.	3 - 7
Creighton 3rd	Dalton doubled to left center, RBI, advanced to third on the throw (1-1 KB); Perez scored.	3 - 8
Creighton 3rd	Greenwood singled to shortstop, RBI (3-2 BKBBF); Pierson advanced to third; Dalton scored.	3 - 9
Creighton 5th	Barnard doubled to left center, 2 RBI (0-2 FS); Greenwood scored; Pierson scored.	3 - 11

Other Information

Location:

Omaha, Neb.

Stadium:

CU Softball Stadium

Attendance:

219

Duration:

1:32

Umpires:

Home plate - Matt Tikemeier , First base - Jeffery Sweeney , Third base - Jim Doyle

Weather: 89, Sunny, SSW 12 MPH

Game: CU31

Play By Play

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Villanova 2nd	Zych homered down the lf line, RBI (1-1 BK).	1 - 0
Creighton 2nd	Vandewater doubled down the lf line, RBI (3-2 BKBBF); Bailey scored.	1 - 1
Creighton 2nd	Smetter homered to left field, 4 RBI (2-1 BBK); Perez scored; Mayhue scored; Vandewater scored.	1 - 5
Creighton 2nd	Schultz flied out to lf, SF, 2 RBI (1-0 B); West advanced to second, out at third lf to ss to c to 3b; Barnard scored; Greenwood scored.	1 - 7
Villanova 3rd	St. Jean walked, RBI (3-1 BBBKB); Kobryn advanced to second; Runco advanced to third; Burrows scored.	2 - 7
Villanova 3rd	Zych reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, RBI (1-0 B); St. Jean advanced to second; Kobryn out at third ss to 3b; Gray scored.	3 - 7
Creighton 3rd	Dalton doubled to left center, RBI, advanced to third on the throw (1-1 KB); Perez scored.	3 - 8
Creighton 3rd	Greenwood singled to shortstop, RBI (3-2 BKBBF); Pierson advanced to third; Dalton scored.	3 - 9
Creighton 5th	Barnard doubled to left center, 2 RBI (0-2 FS); Greenwood scored; Pierson scored.	3 - 11

All Plays

Villanova Top of 1st Inning

Mayhue to dp.

Perez to 3b.

Burrows reached on a fielding error by ss (0-1 K).

Runco reached on a fielder's choice to second base (1-0 B); Burrows out at second 2b to ss. (1 out)

Kobryn struck out swinging (1-2 KBFS). (2 out)

St. Jean lined out to lf down the lf line (3-2 KBBFB). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 1 Errors , 1 LOB

Creighton Bottom of 1st Inning

Greenwood flied out to lf to left center (2-2 KBBK). (1 out)

Barnard grounded out to ss (3-2 BKBBF). (2 out)

West grounded out to ss (0-1 K). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Villanova Top of 2nd Inning

Zych homered down the lf line, RBI (1-1 BK).

K. Reed flied out to rf down the rf line (0-0). (1 out)

Morra grounded out to 2b (3-2 BKKBFBF). (2 out)

Waghorn struck out looking (2-2 BFBFK). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Creighton Bottom of 2nd Inning

Schultz walked (3-1 BKBBB).

Bailey pinch ran for Schultz.

Bailey stole second.

Vandewater doubled down the lf line, RBI (3-2 BKBBF); Bailey scored.

Mayhue walked (3-0 BBBB).

Perez walked (3-0 BBBB); Mayhue advanced to second; Vandewater advanced to third.

Dalton lined out to ss (1-1 KB). (1 out)

Smetter pinch hit for Pierson.

Smetter homered to left field, 4 RBI (2-1 BBK); Perez scored; Mayhue scored; Vandewater scored.

Runco to p.

Zych to 1b.

Greenwood singled through the left side (2-1 BKB).

Greenwood stole second.

Barnard singled through the left side, advanced to second on the throw (1-1 KB); Greenwood advanced to third.

West walked (3-0 BBBB).

Schultz to 1b for Bailey.

Schultz flied out to lf, SF, 2 RBI (1-0 B); West advanced to second, out at third lf to ss to c to 3b; Barnard scored; Greenwood scored.

Inning Summary: 7 Runs , 4 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Villanova Top of 3rd Inning

Pierson to ss for Smetter.

Ostrowski fouled out to lf (0-0). (1 out)

Burrows hit by pitch (0-0).

Runco walked (3-2 BKBFBB); Burrows advanced to second.

Kobryn singled through the right side (2-2 KKBFB); Runco advanced to second; Burrows advanced to third.

St. Jean walked, RBI (3-1 BBBKB); Kobryn advanced to second; Runco advanced to third; Burrows scored.

Gray pinch ran for Runco.

Zych reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, RBI (1-0 B); St. Jean advanced to second; Kobryn out at third ss to 3b; Gray scored.

K. Reed flied out to rf (2-1 KBB). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

Creighton Bottom of 3rd Inning

Runco to p for Gray.

Vandewater fouled out to lf (0-0). (1 out)

Mayhue lined out to ss (1-1 KB). (2 out)

Perez walked (3-1 BKBBB).

Dalton doubled to left center, RBI, advanced to third on the throw (1-1 KB); Perez scored.

Pierson singled to pitcher, bunt, stole second (0-0).

Greenwood singled to shortstop, RBI (3-2 BKBBF); Pierson advanced to third; Dalton scored.

Greenwood stole second.

Barnard grounded out to ss (1-2 KBKF). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 3 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

Villanova Top of 4th Inning

Morra fouled out to rf (1-0 B). (1 out)

Waghorn popped up to ss (0-0). (2 out)

Ostrowski walked (3-2 BKBBKB).

Burrows popped up to 3b (2-2 FKBFB). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Creighton Bottom of 4th Inning

West flied out to lf to left center (1-2 KKBF). (1 out)

Schultz grounded out to ss (1-0 B). (2 out)

Vandewater walked (3-1 BKBBB).

Mayhue flied out to cf to left center (1-1 BS). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Villanova Top of 5th Inning

Runco grounded out to 2b (0-0). (1 out)

Kobryn singled to left field (3-1 BBKB).

Police pinch ran for Kobryn.

/ for Police.

St. Jean hit by pitch (2-2 KKBB); Police advanced to second.

Zych lined into double play 1b unassisted (2-2 BKBF); St. Jean out on the play. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Creighton Bottom of 5th Inning

Runco to dp.

Kobryn to p for Police.

Police to lf.

Perez walked (3-1 BBBKB).

Vazquez pinch ran for Perez.

Vazquez out at second c to ss, caught stealing. (1 out)

The previous play at second base is under review.

Call on the field stands, runner is caught stealing.

Dalton flied out to cf (1-1 BK). (2 out)

Pierson walked (3-2 BFBBFB).

Pierson stole second.

Greenwood walked (3-2 FBBFBB).

Barnard doubled to left center, 2 RBI (0-2 FS); Greenwood scored; Pierson scored.

Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB