> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Gonzaga Bulldogs Women's Soccer Exits Hiatus With 3-0 Road Shutout Over Creighton - URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/gonzaga-bulldogs-womens-soccer-exits-hiatus-3-0-road-shutout-creighton/ - Published: 2026-09-15T02:43:10.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-08T17:12:08.000Z - Author: Howard Woodard - Tags: Game Day, Analysis, Gonzaga Soccer, Samantha Snorsky, Katie Benz, Amelia Severn, Olivia Lester, Shila Rasoul, Sydney Head, Sophia Schlicklin, Brooke Metcalfe, Gonzaga After their longest break between regular-season games, Gonzaga women’s soccer (3-4-1) responded admirably after two straight losses. Playing arguably their most complete match yet, the Zags handed Creighton (3-3-1) a 3-0 defeat in Omaha to notch their first win in three weeks. It was the first career shutout for junior goalkeeper Sydney Head, who had come close to achieving that feat several times this year. Earning the nod as GU’s starter in net, Head has improved over the team’s first eight games and made two saves during the victory. Tasked with a difficult nonconference schedule, the Bulldogs have battled adversity early in the year, specifically on crazy in-game swings. It was a point of emphasis during Gonzaga’s nine-day break since its last match, and it was particularly significant early in this victory, knocking off a hot Bluejays squad. “Being able to respond from big moments…and give each other energy from those defensive efforts is something we build our momentum from, and we did just that,” head coach Katie Benz said. The Zags had to wait even longer to play, as Morrison Stadium’s surrounding area experienced lightning strikes that delayed the start of the match by an hour and five minutes. And when things finally got going, Gonzaga dealt with that aforementioned emotional adversity within the opening 10 minutes. Following a Creighton throw-in, Anna Bragg took the ball down the right sideline for the Bluejays to start the ninth minute. She delivered a last-minute cross that bounced off Bulldogs defender Anna Rydin’s head and right to Olivia Duray. Most of GU’s backline rotated to cover the front post, leaving Avery O’Donnell and Head as the last lines of defense on Duray. She created some space and fired a shot, but Head made a last-minute kick save with her left leg. However, the ball ricocheted hard off the near post back into play, and back into the Bluejays’ possession. A few seconds later, Duray got another try with her left foot, but it banged off the crossbar. This time, when the ball stayed in bounds, Summer Chen cleared it before another close call. Things stagnated on both ends, as there wasn’t even a corner kick in the game’s first quarter of action before the Zags made the most of their first real offensive chance. On an errant throw-in by Chen at 22’ that Creighton initially controlled, Bluejays defender Macy Felton made a pass that deflected off Shila Rasoul and landed at Samantha Snorsky’s feet on the left side. With space around her, Snorsky raced into the box and delivered a low strike running parallel to the frame. Felton slid to block the shot and got a piece of the ball, but kicked it up and over the dive of Creighton keeper Morgan Paley into the top right corner of the net. On several levels, it was a relieving goal for Gonzaga. The Bluejays had previously gone 430 consecutive minutes without allowing a score, a streak that spanned nearly a month. And with that score, Snorsky took the team lead with her sixth goal, surpassing teammate Amelia Severn and placing her second in the Pac-12. More to that point, 11 of the Zags’ first 13 goals of the season came off the foot of either Snorsky or Severn. Speaking to ESPN+ crew Jon Schriner and Avarie Howard before the game, Benz pointed to wanting to spread the love and get other players involved offensively. Snorsky actually got another chance at 35’, but her left-footed try from the box missed wide right. But Benz eventually got her wish. In the 51st minute, Olivia Lester smoothly took the ball through the middle of the pitch. Waiting for her teammates, Lester eventually kicked a through ball to Kalia Franklin, but a Creighton defender got a piece, and GU reset its offense. Back with the ball, Lester served a pass in front of the frame, and Rasoul perfectly headed it in over three Bluejays, including new keeper Kailey Hall. The two seniors connected to double Gonzaga’s lead, as Lester logged her first point of the year and Rasoul her first goal. A couple of questionable no-calls occurred in the box, as Severn was tripped in the 44th and O’Donnell gave Duray a decent shove right before Rasoul’s score. But outside of that could’ve-been penalty kick and that near-score early on, Creighton couldn’t get anything going against the Bulldogs. In the second half, the Bluejays mustered only one corner kick and no shots on goal against Head and the Zags’ defense. A dagger was delivered in the 83rd minute when Sophia Schlicklin corralled a loose ball and ran free up the left sideline. She took her time just outside the box, and crossed the ball with her left to the center of the pitch. Receiving the pass with her head, Brooke Metcalfe then fired a shot through two defenders. Hall initially got both mitts on the ball, but it squeaked through her grasp and rolled into the net. Seven different Gonzaga players finished with at least one shot, outshooting Creighton 10-3, and two Bulldogs notched their first goals of the year. It was the perfect answer Benz wanted from her group following the long break, and the Zags will look to carry this momentum as they return home for two games against Utah Valley (3-3-1) and Montana (2-5).