Tuesday, December 29
D.J. Sokol Arena
6:00 PM
Creighton University
vs
St. John's
Photo by: Mike Spomer
Women's Basketball Opens BIG EAST Play Against St. John's
12/27/2015 1:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Omaha, Neb. - Refreshed from a break over the holidays, the Creighton women's basketball team opens BIG EAST play on Tuesday, Dec. 29 against one of its fiercest rivals, St. John's, at 6:00 pm. The Red Storm enter Tuesday's contest with a gaudy 9-2 record, but the season begins anew in D.J. Sokol Arena.
Bird Seeds:
Creighton's contest with St. John's is available on Fox Sports 2. The game can be found on channel 397 on DISH Network, 216 (Standard Definition) or 1216 (HD) on Cox Communications, 618 on Directv & 621 (SD) or 1621 (HD) on CenturyLink's Prism TV.
To catch the game online, check out http://foxsportsgo.com
Live Stats:
Live Stats for both the battle with St. John's at http://creighton.statbroadcast.com
Series with St. John's: Red Storm lead 5-3
St. John's leads this series with Creighton, 5-3. This series was intense before the Bluejays joined the BIG EAST as the Red Storm eliminated Creighton from the NCAA Tournament on a coast-to-coast layup in the closing seconds in 2012.
Since then the Red Storm have continued to be the Bluejays nemesis, knocking Creighton out of the BIG EAST Tournament in each of the last two seasons.
The series, however, has been far from one sided. Creighton handed St. John's losses in each of the last two seasons, including a 75-50 win in New York last February.
Scouting St. John's (9-2)
A team that has started strong each of the past two seasons, St. John's is off to a 9-2 start. The Red Storm's two losses came in the the season opener at UCLA (73-58) and at Duquesne (76-57) on Dec. 19.
The Red Storm are heavily reliant on Danaejah Grant and Aliyyah Handford as the duo average a combined 37.9 ppg. In the middle St. John's has seen Jade Walker step up her game as well (12.2 ppg). The trio combine to make up (50.1 ppg) just under 72% of the Red Storm offense.
If there is a hole in the St. John's attack it is the inability to shoot from long range. St. John's has 32 treys in 11 contests (less than three per game).
Keys to the Game w/St. John's
Freshman Audrey Faber may not have ever watched the ABC show 20/20, but her performance over the past two games has been as crystal clear as the prescription would indicate.
Faber delivered 21 points in the Bluejays' 69-46 win over Omaha (Dec. 20), then put up 22 points in Creighton's 69-61 win over Northern Iowa (Dec. 22). The last Bluejay to score 20 points in back-to-back contests was teammate Marissa Janning, last season against Omaha (Dec. 20) and Kansas (Dec. 22).
Janning has scored 20 or more in consecutive games six times in her career, but has never done it in three consecutive contests. Â
The last Bluejay to reach that height was Angie Janis, who topped the 20-point plateau in four straight from Feb. 19-March 2 in 2006.
Bluejays Paint Omaha Blue
On Dec. 20 the University of Nebraska, Omaha hosted Creighton in a battle for Homaha bragging rights. See the Mavericks call the city of Omaha their campus, while the Bluejays have owned the basketball town for some time.
Thanks to 21 points from Faber and 10 more from Bailey Norby, the Bluejays colored the town blue.
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12/29: - 6:01 pm: St. John's (9-2) at Creighton (6-6)
TV - Fox Sports 2: Thor Tripp (Play-by-Play) and LaChina Robinson (Color Analyst)
Stats (Free): http://creighton.statbroadcast.com
Webstream (Free): http://foxsportsgo.com
Series History: St. John's leads 5-3
St. John's won last meeting, 57-54 on March 8, 2015 in the BIG EAST Tournament
Download Full Notes
TV - Fox Sports 2: Thor Tripp (Play-by-Play) and LaChina Robinson (Color Analyst)
Stats (Free): http://creighton.statbroadcast.com
Webstream (Free): http://foxsportsgo.com
Series History: St. John's leads 5-3
St. John's won last meeting, 57-54 on March 8, 2015 in the BIG EAST Tournament
Download Full Notes
Bird Seeds:
- The Red Storm and Bluejays have developed into one of Creighton's budding rivalries since joining the BIG EAST. St. John's has bounced the Bluejays in each of the past two seasons from the BIG EAST Tournament in a hotly contested matchup.
- The two squads split the first two regular season meeting in each of the past two years. Last season the Red Storm took the first battle, 61-38 in Omaha, but Creighton claimed the victory in New York (75-50).
- This is the third consecutive season that Creighton has opened BIG EAST play at home. The Bluejays are 1-1 in BIG EAST openers, defeating Villanova (65-58) in 2013-14 and dropping a battle with Seton Hall (79-74) last season.
- Both teams enter Tuesday's contest coming off a victory. Creighton downed former Missouri Valley Conference rival Northern Iowa, 69-61 on Dec. 22. St. John's, meanwhile, defeated Fairfield 73-54 on the same day.
- The Red Storm are led by by Danaejah Grant (19.4 ppg) and the preseason player of the year, Aliyyah Handford (18.5 ppg).
- Tuesday will offer an interesting contrast as Creighton has hit 108 three-pointers in 12 games, while St. John's has knocked down just 38 in 11 games.
Creighton's contest with St. John's is available on Fox Sports 2. The game can be found on channel 397 on DISH Network, 216 (Standard Definition) or 1216 (HD) on Cox Communications, 618 on Directv & 621 (SD) or 1621 (HD) on CenturyLink's Prism TV.
To catch the game online, check out http://foxsportsgo.com
Live Stats:
Live Stats for both the battle with St. John's at http://creighton.statbroadcast.com
Series with St. John's: Red Storm lead 5-3
St. John's leads this series with Creighton, 5-3. This series was intense before the Bluejays joined the BIG EAST as the Red Storm eliminated Creighton from the NCAA Tournament on a coast-to-coast layup in the closing seconds in 2012.
Since then the Red Storm have continued to be the Bluejays nemesis, knocking Creighton out of the BIG EAST Tournament in each of the last two seasons.
The series, however, has been far from one sided. Creighton handed St. John's losses in each of the last two seasons, including a 75-50 win in New York last February.
Scouting St. John's (9-2)
A team that has started strong each of the past two seasons, St. John's is off to a 9-2 start. The Red Storm's two losses came in the the season opener at UCLA (73-58) and at Duquesne (76-57) on Dec. 19.
The Red Storm are heavily reliant on Danaejah Grant and Aliyyah Handford as the duo average a combined 37.9 ppg. In the middle St. John's has seen Jade Walker step up her game as well (12.2 ppg). The trio combine to make up (50.1 ppg) just under 72% of the Red Storm offense.
If there is a hole in the St. John's attack it is the inability to shoot from long range. St. John's has 32 treys in 11 contests (less than three per game).
Keys to the Game w/St. John's
- Slow down Grant: In St. John's two losses the senior guard was 3-for-12 (at UCLA) and 4-of-18 (at Duquesne). In St. John's other nine contests she is 71-for-130 (55%) from the field. Â
- Force Red Storm into tough shots: In the loss at home last season the Red Storm shot 74% in the second half. The speed of Handford and Grant forces a team to be disciplined defensively.
- Win the battle on the glass: In five of the last six meetings between St. John's and Creighton, including all three last season, the team to win the rebounding battle claimed a victory. This becomes even more important on the defensive end as the Bluejays cannot allow second chance buckets to the Red Storm.
Freshman Audrey Faber may not have ever watched the ABC show 20/20, but her performance over the past two games has been as crystal clear as the prescription would indicate.
Faber delivered 21 points in the Bluejays' 69-46 win over Omaha (Dec. 20), then put up 22 points in Creighton's 69-61 win over Northern Iowa (Dec. 22). The last Bluejay to score 20 points in back-to-back contests was teammate Marissa Janning, last season against Omaha (Dec. 20) and Kansas (Dec. 22).
Janning has scored 20 or more in consecutive games six times in her career, but has never done it in three consecutive contests. Â
The last Bluejay to reach that height was Angie Janis, who topped the 20-point plateau in four straight from Feb. 19-March 2 in 2006.
Bluejays Paint Omaha Blue
On Dec. 20 the University of Nebraska, Omaha hosted Creighton in a battle for Homaha bragging rights. See the Mavericks call the city of Omaha their campus, while the Bluejays have owned the basketball town for some time.
Thanks to 21 points from Faber and 10 more from Bailey Norby, the Bluejays colored the town blue.
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