{"id":442331,"date":"2026-01-30T05:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/442331\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T05:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:21:08","slug":"mens-soccer-adds-lopez-and-westling-for-2026-spring-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/442331\/","title":{"rendered":"Men’s Soccer Adds Lopez and Westling For 2026 Spring Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Omaha, Neb. — Creighton Men’s Soccer Head Coach Johnny Torres<\/a> announced the addition of Angel Lopez<\/a> and Peter Westling<\/a>. The duo as well as Mario Albert<\/a>, Caden Johnson<\/a> and Carter Tavares will compete for the Bluejays this spring. Albert, Johnson and Tavares were part of the fall announcement.<\/p>\n

Another top transfer from Junior College powerhouse Iowa Wester,\u00a0Lopez,\u00a0arrives with a championship pedigree, having played a key role in IWCC’s\u00a02024 National Championship as he contributed\u00a025 goals and 16 assists during his\u00a0Reivers\u00a0career.<\/p>\n

“An energetic individual on the attack, Angel brings a blend of speed, strength, and intelligence, that will assist on the attack,” said Torres. “His growth at the junior college level\u2014both as a player and a leader\u2014has prepared him to make a meaningful impact as he steps onto the pitch at Creighton.”<\/p>\n

A Nebraska native,\u00a0Westling comes to Creighton from\u00a0Elkhorn. He attended Shattuck’s St Mary’s in Minnesota, which competes in the MLS Next National League. Peter played club soccer for Sporting Nebraska, where he was his squad’s player of the year and played in an SKC All-Star event. He also lived in Barcelona, Spain for six weeks to play soccer and train under Johan Cruyff’s son-in-law.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Peter is a a strong, athletic, and technical individual with a good engine who will strengthen the backline,” said Torres.

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