Creighton University Women's Soccer

The Jimmy Walker era in Crieghton women’s soccer got off to a promising start, guiding the Bluejays to eight victories in his first season, but bigger and better things appear to be on the horizon for the program. Named the sixth head coach in Creighton Women’s Soccer history on Nov. 21, 2023, Walker led Creighton to an 8-7-2 record and a fourth place finish in the BIG EAST, hosting the opening round of the BIG EAST Tournament for the first time in program history. In addition to an improved record, Walker’s squad had program-record crowds, including a single game record of 3,670 during its 10th annual Socctoberfest match against No. 19 Saint Louis on Sept. 6. Senior Azumi Manriki earned Second Team All-BIG EAST and United Soccer Coaches Association All-East Region Third Team honors, while fellow senior’s Ariana Mondiri and Stella Downing were also named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team. Additionally, four members of his first team (Lara Kazandjian, Clara Kulick, Mondiri and Ella Offer) were honored for their work in the classroom with a spot on College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team. Walker enters his second season as head coach at Creighton with an impressive past on the pitch. Before coming to Creighton, Walker led Bowling Green State to a pair of Mid-American Conference titles in the past four years, going 36-19-11 with the Falcons. “I’m excited to welcome Coach Walker as our head women’s soccer coach,” said Blossom. “Jimmy is a passionate leader, purposef

Alyssa Judkins is in her first season as a graduate assistant at Creighton. She works closely with the Bluejays backline, while helping with scouting and dat...

Scott Rissler enters his second season as an assistant coach at Creighton. He works closely with the Bluejay goalkeepers and defensive units, while assisting with scouting and camps as well as the overall day-to-day operations of the team. The Bluejays went 8-7-2 in his first year in Omaha, hosting a BIG EAST Tournament match for the first time in program history while guiding the Bluejay defense to five shutout victories, including back-to-back clean sheets against No. 19 Saint Louis (Sept. 6 ) and Kansas City (Sept. 15). Rissler, a native of York, Pa., joined the Bluejays staff in December of 2023 after spending four seasons as an assistant coach at Bowling Green State under head coach Jimmy Walker. In his four years with the Falcons, Rissler helped garner a 36-19-11 overall record, while guiding BGSU to two MAC titles and two NCAA Tournaments. In Rissler’s first season with BGSU, the Falcons captured their third consecutive MAC Championship outscoring their opponents 17-3 in the shortened Covid season. Under his mentorship, Lili Berg earned All-MAC and United Soccer Coaches All-Region honors while helping the BGSU defensive corps tie for first in the entire nation in shutout percentage (.750), with six shutouts in the eight matches. In the fall of 2021, Berg once again earned All-MAC honors while Audrey Shay was an All-MAC First Team selection as the Falcons repeated their success on the pitch, winning the MAC regular-season and Tournament titles with an 11-7-3 overall and

Toby Millward is in his second season as an assistant coach at Creighton. He assists in coaching the Bluejays offense and helps with scouting and camps, while assisting in the day-to-day operational duties such as team meals and travel. Creighton finished 8-7-2 a year ago in Millward’s first season with the program, hosting the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament for the first time in program history. Under his guideance, Millward tutored three Second Team All-BIG EAST midfielders in Stella Downing, Azumi Manriki and Ariana Mondiri, as the Bluejay offense netted 21 goals in 2024. Millward came to the Bluejays in July of 2024 after spending the two years on staff at Hastings College, where he helped guide the Broncos to an NAIA National Tournament appearance in 2022 and recently served as the interm head coach in the spring of 2024. Heading up the offensive attack, the Broncos scored an impressive 60 goals and dished out 47 assists while posting a 16-2-2 overall record on the way to a GPAC championship in his first season at Hastings. With his guidance on the sideline, Millward has helped produce two NAIA Honorable Mention All-Americans in David Panter and Kai Knuchel, the 2022 GPAC Offensive Player of the Year in Panter and 12 All-Great Plains Athletic Conference players. Continuing to learn on the pitch, Millward owns a USSF National D Coaching License, as well as PFSA Level 1 Talent Identification, PFSA Level 1 Opposition Analysis and PFSA Level Data Analysis certificati