OMAHA, Neb. — Playing with temperatures in the low 80s with humidity hovering around 80 percent for the contest, the UC Davis men's soccer team emerged from Creighton's Morrison Stadium unscathed, battling the host Bluejays to a scoreless draw on Sunday night in front of 1,444 fans in Omaha, Neb.

The Aggies will return home from their season-opening road trip unbeaten at 1-0-1 overall, improving to 5-0-2 overall in their last seven matches and extending their shutout streak to 318 minutes dating back to last season following Friday's 1-0 victory over Omaha and Sunday night's result.

Creighton, which entered the season receiving votes in the preseason polls and opened the year with a 2-0 upset of No. 11 Clemson on Friday night, also remained unbeaten following the season's opening weekend at 1-0-1 on the year.

Junior global disease biology major Wallis Lapsley came up huge in net for UC Davis, making six saves to complete his third straight shutout — and the sixth of his career — with four of those stops coming in the second half as the Bluejays turned up the pressure and outshot the Aggies, 12-3, in the period. The defense in front of him also withstood the 21-shot barrage, collecting eight blocked shot attempts to turn Creighton away.

The home side took four of the first five shots of the match, but UC Davis turned up the heat with numerous chances late in the first half. Sophomore biological sciences major Jake Haupt had a shot turn wide in the 27th minute just before sophomore managerial economics major Jacob Rudolph looped a shot over a defender and the Bluejays' keeper that clanged off the crossbar in the 35th minute.

Freshman biological sciences major Max Glasser had another Aggie opportunity with just over five minutes to play in the first, finding his way to a loose ball that got behind the defense, but his poke went under a diving Creighton keeper and curled just wide at the right post. A minute later, another loose ball in the box was misplayed by the Bluejays defense and almost cost the home team, but the Creighton keeper smothered it before UC Davis could get a shot off.

The Aggies managed only three shots in the second half, but none more dangerous than Marte Formico's attempt with less than a minute to play in regulation that almost gave his team the lead. UC Davis drew a foul near the left sideline, setting up a free kick off the foot of Brian Quintero. His ball found Formico marked in the box, but the junior managerial economics major sailed above the defender, flicking a header back to the right post, glancing off the woodwork and missing the go-ahead score by mere inches.

Senior managerial economics major Matt Baringer and junior sociology Adam Mickelson each had attempts in the first overtime, but neither team would dent the net in 20 minutes of extra time as the horn sounded.

The unbeaten Aggies host Bay Area rival San Jose State in their home opener on Friday (Aug. 31) at 2:30 p.m. at Aggie Soccer Field in the first match of a doubleheader with the women's team. UC Davis then heads south to take on future Big West Conference rival CSU Bakersfield on Sunday (Sept. 2) at 7 p.m.

ABOUT UC DAVIS
Providing a small-town community feel while providing a world-class academic experience, UC Davis is home to more than 37,000 students and centrally located between San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, and the Napa Valley. The No. 6-ranked public university in the nation according to the Wall Street Journal, and among the top 10 public universities nationwide according to U.S. News and World Report, UC Davis offers nearly 100 graduate programs and more than 100 academic majors across four colleges and six professional schools, ranking among the world and nation's best in numerous disciplines, including veterinary science, agriculture, and plant and animal programs.

AGGIE EVO
Launched in 2017-18, the Aggie EVO System is UC Davis Athletics' investment in the primary mission of preparing student-athletes for a successful "launch" after graduation. Thanks to a collaboration of alumni, university resources, corporate partners, coaches and Student-Athlete Outcomes staff, all Aggies are guided over four years to acquire the skills, knowledge, opportunities and tools to better know and navigate the "World of Work" after graduating from UC Davis. Follow the Aggie EVO system on Twitter and Instagram at @AggieEVO.