Saturday, January 29
D.J. Sokol Arena
6:05 PM
Creighton University
50
vs
48
Wichita State
Bluejays Gut Out 50-48 Overtime Win Against Wichita State
1/29/2011 9:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball
OMAHA, Neb. - Carli Tritz hit a pair of free throws with 4.2 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Creighton women's basketball team a 50-48 win over Wichita State Saturday night at D.J. Sokol Arena. Playing the first overtime game in the venue's history in front of the largest crowd (2,121) in the second-year arena's history, the Bluejays never led or trailed by more than four in a game that featured 11 ties and 10 lead changes. Tritz led all players with 17 points, as it was her two free throws with 11.5 seconds left in regulation that forced overtime.
The win was Jim Flanery's 100th Missouri Valley Conference win, becoming just the seventh coach in league history to reach that milestone. The Bluejays improved to 13-7 overall and 7-2 in league play on the season, while dropping the Shockers to 10-10 overall and 4-5 in Valley action.
Creighton led 39-38 after a Tritz jumper with 1:36 to play in regulation. Neither team attempted a field goal over the next minute, exchanging turnovers, before a Sarah Nelson foul on Wichita State's Haleigh Lankster with 28.7 seconds left in regulation. Lankster, who entered the game as WSU's leading scorer, made her first free throw for her first point of the game, but missed the second, only to have the Shockers grab the rebound and get fouled again with the score even at 39-39. CU's ninth foul put Jessica Diamond at the line with 24.9 seconds left in the second half. Diamond missed, but again the Shockers came away with the rebound, one of their 20 offensive boards in the game.
Lankster stepped to the line and hit both of her free throws with 21.9 seconds left in regulation to give the Shockers their final lead of the game, up 41-39. The Shockers then fouled Tritz to put the rookie at the line with 11.5 seconds left in the second. She canned both to knot the score at 41 all and Diamond's game-winning attempt missed on the Shockers end of the court, sending the game to overtime.
Creighton scored the first four points of the extra frame, the first two on Kelsey Woodard free throws and the next two on a basket by Sarah Nelson. After WSU made a bucket with 2:24 to go in overtime, neither team scored until Tritz hit a pair of free throws with 24.2 seconds left to put CU back up 47-43. But WSU would answer with a Morgan Boyd three-pointer with 17.6 ticks left, getting the Shockers back within one. Woodard, the second-most accurate free throw shooter in school history, then made 1-of-2 free throws with 14.2 seconds left to put CU ahead 48-46. Sarah Nelson then stole the WSU in-bound pass, but missed both of her free throw attempts after getting fouled wth 12.6 to go.
The Shockers evened the game at 48-48 on a fast break lay-up by Diamond with just over six seconds to play. On the in-bounds play, Tritz was fouled in the back court by Boyd and went the free throw line with 4.2 seconds left. The five-time MVC Newcomer of the Week, drained both for a 50-48 CU edge. Lankster's three-point attempt at the buzzer was on-line, just too long and the Jays escaped with a hard-fought win.
Seven of CU's nine points in overtime came at the free throw line. Creighton shot just 30.8 percent from the field, including a season-low 10.5 percent (2-19) from three-point range in the win. The Jays were 16-of-25 at the free throw line, while the Shockers went 8-of-14 at the stripe.
The Shockers out-rebounded the Bluejays 52-37, with 20 boards coming on the offensive glass. WSU shot just 31.1 percent in the game and 18.2 percent (2-11) from long range.
Tritz led all players with 17 points, making a career-high 7-of-10 free throws, while adding four rebounds and four assists. Woodard chipped in 12 points, despite making just 3-of-14 shots from the field, she did finish 5-of-6 at the free throw line and had a career-high four steals. Sarah Nelson scored 12 points and added a game-high nine rebounds, making all five of her field goal attempts. CU's starters accounted for all 50 points in the win, with Kellie Nelson adding eight and Sam Schuett held to a season-low one point, finishing 0-for-8 from the field. Schuett did dish six assists to lead all players.
BreAnna Dawkins led WSU with 11 points, nine rebounds and three steals. CU held WSU leading scorer Haleigh Lankster to just three points, as she went 0-for-7 from the field. CU also held hot-shooting Jessica Diamond to only six points on 3-of-14 shooting.
Creighton continues its longest MVC home stand since 1999 when it hosts Southern Illinois on Thursday night at 7:05 pm.
NOTES: The former largest crowd in arena history came against Nebraska on Dec. 8, 2010 (2,061) ... Creighton has now won 11 straight meetings against Wichita State ... CU has won the last 10 meetings with WSU in Omaha ... Flanery is 17-2 against WSU (9-0 in Omaha), his most wins against any opponent ... Flanery's 100 Valley wins ranks seventh in league history, trailing his CU predecessor Connie Yori (109) for sixth ... Schuett now has 801 career rebounds, becoming the fourth player in school history and the 22nd in league history to reach that mark ... CU is 28-2 over the last two seasons when holding opponents under 60 points ... CU is 12-7 in overtime games under Flanery ... It was CU's first home overtime game since March 7, 2009 ... CU has won its last four overtime games ... The Jays scored 44 points in the first half against Missouri State on Thursday night, but finished regulation with 41 points tonight.
The win was Jim Flanery's 100th Missouri Valley Conference win, becoming just the seventh coach in league history to reach that milestone. The Bluejays improved to 13-7 overall and 7-2 in league play on the season, while dropping the Shockers to 10-10 overall and 4-5 in Valley action.
Creighton led 39-38 after a Tritz jumper with 1:36 to play in regulation. Neither team attempted a field goal over the next minute, exchanging turnovers, before a Sarah Nelson foul on Wichita State's Haleigh Lankster with 28.7 seconds left in regulation. Lankster, who entered the game as WSU's leading scorer, made her first free throw for her first point of the game, but missed the second, only to have the Shockers grab the rebound and get fouled again with the score even at 39-39. CU's ninth foul put Jessica Diamond at the line with 24.9 seconds left in the second half. Diamond missed, but again the Shockers came away with the rebound, one of their 20 offensive boards in the game.
Lankster stepped to the line and hit both of her free throws with 21.9 seconds left in regulation to give the Shockers their final lead of the game, up 41-39. The Shockers then fouled Tritz to put the rookie at the line with 11.5 seconds left in the second. She canned both to knot the score at 41 all and Diamond's game-winning attempt missed on the Shockers end of the court, sending the game to overtime.
Creighton scored the first four points of the extra frame, the first two on Kelsey Woodard free throws and the next two on a basket by Sarah Nelson. After WSU made a bucket with 2:24 to go in overtime, neither team scored until Tritz hit a pair of free throws with 24.2 seconds left to put CU back up 47-43. But WSU would answer with a Morgan Boyd three-pointer with 17.6 ticks left, getting the Shockers back within one. Woodard, the second-most accurate free throw shooter in school history, then made 1-of-2 free throws with 14.2 seconds left to put CU ahead 48-46. Sarah Nelson then stole the WSU in-bound pass, but missed both of her free throw attempts after getting fouled wth 12.6 to go.
The Shockers evened the game at 48-48 on a fast break lay-up by Diamond with just over six seconds to play. On the in-bounds play, Tritz was fouled in the back court by Boyd and went the free throw line with 4.2 seconds left. The five-time MVC Newcomer of the Week, drained both for a 50-48 CU edge. Lankster's three-point attempt at the buzzer was on-line, just too long and the Jays escaped with a hard-fought win.
Seven of CU's nine points in overtime came at the free throw line. Creighton shot just 30.8 percent from the field, including a season-low 10.5 percent (2-19) from three-point range in the win. The Jays were 16-of-25 at the free throw line, while the Shockers went 8-of-14 at the stripe.
The Shockers out-rebounded the Bluejays 52-37, with 20 boards coming on the offensive glass. WSU shot just 31.1 percent in the game and 18.2 percent (2-11) from long range.
Tritz led all players with 17 points, making a career-high 7-of-10 free throws, while adding four rebounds and four assists. Woodard chipped in 12 points, despite making just 3-of-14 shots from the field, she did finish 5-of-6 at the free throw line and had a career-high four steals. Sarah Nelson scored 12 points and added a game-high nine rebounds, making all five of her field goal attempts. CU's starters accounted for all 50 points in the win, with Kellie Nelson adding eight and Sam Schuett held to a season-low one point, finishing 0-for-8 from the field. Schuett did dish six assists to lead all players.
BreAnna Dawkins led WSU with 11 points, nine rebounds and three steals. CU held WSU leading scorer Haleigh Lankster to just three points, as she went 0-for-7 from the field. CU also held hot-shooting Jessica Diamond to only six points on 3-of-14 shooting.
Creighton continues its longest MVC home stand since 1999 when it hosts Southern Illinois on Thursday night at 7:05 pm.
NOTES: The former largest crowd in arena history came against Nebraska on Dec. 8, 2010 (2,061) ... Creighton has now won 11 straight meetings against Wichita State ... CU has won the last 10 meetings with WSU in Omaha ... Flanery is 17-2 against WSU (9-0 in Omaha), his most wins against any opponent ... Flanery's 100 Valley wins ranks seventh in league history, trailing his CU predecessor Connie Yori (109) for sixth ... Schuett now has 801 career rebounds, becoming the fourth player in school history and the 22nd in league history to reach that mark ... CU is 28-2 over the last two seasons when holding opponents under 60 points ... CU is 12-7 in overtime games under Flanery ... It was CU's first home overtime game since March 7, 2009 ... CU has won its last four overtime games ... The Jays scored 44 points in the first half against Missouri State on Thursday night, but finished regulation with 41 points tonight.
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