Biography
Honors
MVC Tournament MVP: 2021
United Soccer Coaches All-Region: 2021 (2nd), 2019 (2nd)
MVC Goalkeeper of the Year: 2019 Second Team
United Soccer Coaches All-West Region
All-MVC: 2021 (2nd), 2020-21 (2nd), 2019 (1st)
MVC Scholar-Athlete Team: 2021 (1st), 2020-21 (1st), 2019 (1st), 2018 (1st)
CoSIDAÂ Academic All-American: 2021 (1st), 2019 (1st), 2018 (3rd)
CoSIDA Academic All-District: 2021, 2020-21, 2019, 2018
United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America: 2019 (1st)
United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region: 2020-21, 2019 (1st)
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021
MVC President's Council Academic Award: 2020-21
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
MVC Academic Honor Roll: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
2021
Started 16 matches for the Bears where he totaled 1,457 minutes of action... Posted a 0.618 goals against avers with 31 saves and 10 goals allowed... Posted eight shutouts over 16 games tied for 12th nationally... Held opponents scoreless four games in a row from Oct. 17 to Oct. 31... Did not allow a goal during the MVC tournament and was named MVP for his efforts... Named to the All-MVC second team... Earned MVC Scholar-Athlete first team honors and United Soccer Coaches All-West Region honors... Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors and was named a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American.
2020-21
Started all 14 games in goal for the Bears where he totaled 1,257:59 minutes… Posted a .715 goals against average with 24 saves and 10 goals allowed… Held opponents scoreless in three straight matches to begin the season and allowed just one goal through the first five games… His six shutouts ranked best in the MVC and tied for sixth nationally… Named to the All-MVC second team and Preseason All-MVC Team… Earned MVC Scholar-Athlete first team, United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region and CoSIDA Academic All-District honors.
2019
Made all 20 starts in goal for the Bears while recording seven shutouts and 48 saves… Allowed just 13 goals in 1813:14 goalie minutes for a 0.645 goals against average which ranked ninth in the nation for the 2019 season… Named MVC Goalkeeper of the Year to go along with an All-MVC First Team nod and United Soccer Coaches All-West Region honors… Earned CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team, MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team, and United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America First Team
2018
Started in all but one game for the Bears in goal… Posting 46 saves, six shutouts and only 13 goals allowed, the fourth fewest goals allowed in program history… Marked a season high eight saves against Omaha (8/31)… Earned CoSIDa Academic All-America Third Team, MVC Scholar Athlete First Team and CoSIDa Academic All-District VI honors.
2017
Did not see game action for the Bears.
2016
Redshirted his first season on campus.
High School
Adds four years of goalkeeper experience at Lindbergh HS to the MSU squad… Got the starting call his final two seasons with the Flyers… A three-time all-conference honoree, Creek recorded five straight shutouts and went to the District Finals in his senior season.
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Personal
Michael Melvin Creek is the son of Richard and Patricia Creek… Born March 5 in St. Louis, Mo….Has one sister, Emily… Majoring in Entrepreneurship at Missouri State.