Lopez-Espin and Stauffer Represent Men's Soccer on United Soccer Coaches All-Region Teams

OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's soccer team had two representatives on the United Soccer Coaches All-Great Lakes Region Teams as forward Ricky Lopez-Espin made the First Team, and defender Lucas Stauffer made the Second Team.

Lopez-Espin, the 2017 Co-BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, led the BIG EAST in points and goals during the regular season. The Miami, Florida, native scored 11 goals and added three assists to total 25 points during 17 regular-season matches. The senior also paced the conference with 15 points and seven goals during BIG EAST contests. The co-captain ended his career with 30 goals to take over sole possession of eighth place on Creighton's career goals list. Lopez-Espin made the All-Great Lakes Region Second Team last season.

Stauffer, an Owensboro, Kentucky, native, tallied 10 points from two goals and six assists while playing a team-high 1,550 minutes. The senior defender played 86 career matches and started the final 67 contests of his four-year playing career. He also made the All-BIG EAST First Team twice, including during 2017.

Creighton is one of four BIG EAST schools (Butler, Georgetown, St. John's) to have multiple players on the All-Great Lakes Region teams.

The Bluejays ended the 2017 campaign with a 9-7-2 record, including a sixth-place finish (3-4-2) in the BIG EAST.

Below are the complete United Soccer Coaches All-Great Lakes Region Teams.

2017 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men's All-Great Lakes Region Teams

First Team

Pos.	Player	Class	School	Hometown
K	Eric Dick	Sr.	Butler University	Carmel, Ind.
D	Zach Bock	Sr.	Western Michigan University	Novi, Mich.
D	Brendan McDonough	Jr.	Georgetown University	Matthews, N.C.
D	Joao Moutinho	Fr.	University of Akron	Lisbon, Portugal
M	Harry Cooksley	Sr.	St. John's University	London, England
M	Christopher Lema	Sr.	Georgetown University	Ridgefield, N.J.
M	AJ Paterson	Sr.	Wright State University	Key Largo, Fla.
F	Brandon Bye	Sr.	Western Michigan University	Portage, Mich.
F	Brandon Guhl	So.	Butler University	Houston, Texas
F	Audi Jepson	Sr.	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	Green Bay, Wis.
F	Ricky Lopez-Espin	Sr.	Creighton University	Miami, Fla.

Second Team

Pos.	Player	Class	School	Hometown
K	Drew Shepard	Sr.	Western Michigan University	Ann Arbor, Mich.
D	Dan Bent	Jr.	Wright State University	Kent, England
D	Cory Brown	Sr.	Xavier University	Nelson, New Zealand
D	Nate Shultz	Sr.	University of Akron	Mayfield, Ohio
D	Lucas Stauffer	Sr.	Creighton University	Owensboro, Ky.
M	Isaac Galliford	So.	Butler University	Luton, England
M	Simen Hestnes	Jr.	Xavier University	Oslo, Norway
M	Jesus Perez	Sr.	UIC	Waukegan, Illinois
F	Sam Gainford	Sr.	University of Akron	Liverpool, England
F	Stuart Holthusen	Sr.	University of Akron	Auckland, New Zealand
F	Nick Moon	Sr.	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Waukesha, Wis.

Third Team

Pos.	Player	Class	School	Hometown
K	JT Marcinkowski	Jr.	Georgetown University	Alamo, Calif.
D	David Enstrom	Sr.	St. John's University	Stockholm, Sweden
D	Joel Leon	Sr.	UIC	Cicero, Ill.
D	Joe Moulden	Jr.	Butler University	Bolton, England
D	Alexis Souahy	Sr.	Bowling Green State University	Saint Etienne au Mont, France
M	Tommy Clark	Jr.	Western Michigan University	South Bend, Ind.
M	Oscar Gonzalez	Jr.	UIC	Chicago, Ill.
M	Lewis Suddick	So.	Butler University	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
F	Derek Dodson	Fr.	Georgetown University	Aurora, Ill.
F	Tyler Moorman	Sr.	University of Detroit Mercy	Caledonia, Mich.
F	Mac Steeves	Sr.	Providence College	Needham, Mass.