Friday, February 19
D.J. Sokol Arena
7:00 PM
Creighton University
13-14, 7-8BE
83
vs
81
Marquette
13-14, 8-8BE
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F
Marquette
13
18
26
24
81
Creighton
16
22
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24
83
Jade Owens
Photo by: Steve Branscombe
Women's Basketball Edges Marquette, 83-81
2/19/2016 9:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Bluejays place five women in double-figures
OMAHA, Neb. -- Lauren Works had a career-high 23 points, making 6-of-8 three-point shots, as Creighton won a thrilling 83-81 game over Marquette on Friday night at D.J. Sokol Arena.
Creighton improved to 13-14 with the win and 7-8 in BIG EAST play, while Marquette is also 13-14 and now 8-8 in league action.
Creighton scored on its first three trips to surge to a 7-2 lead. Bailey Norby ran the floor for a lay-up on the first trip, and CU followed with a three-pointer by Audrey Faber and lay-up from MC McGrory. The teams exchanged the lead five times in the opening 10 minutes, with CU earning a 16-13 lead on Jade Owens three-pointer at the buzzer.
The Bluejays never trailed in the second quarter, getting a pair of Lauren Works three-pointers en route to a 38-31 halftime lead. Owens and Sydney Lamberty each had five helpers by halftime. The Bluejays also did a quality job keeping Marquette guard Allazia Blockton in check, as the star freshman missed all eight of her field goal attempts in the opening half.
Marquette scored the first 16 points of the third quarter, doing so in less than three minutes, to build a 47-38 lead. Creighton responded with 12 in a row of its own a short time later, including three-pointers during that stretch from McGrory, Works and Faber. Creighton finished the third quarter with a 59-57 lead.
The fourth quarter was a wild one, as neither side led by more than four points and there were four lead changes and a pair of ties. Marquette led 70-69 with 4:44 to play before Works answered with a trey to give the Bluejays the lead 18 seconds later. The Golden Eagles would claw back to tie the game on a free throw from Blockton with 1:43 remaining before Works' old-fashioned three-point play with 1:06 to go. After the teams traded baskets, Works helped extend the Bluejay lead to 81-77 with two foul shots with 28.3 ticks left.
Marquette got within two on a jumper from Amani Wilborn with 16.9 seconds left before Lamberty was fouled with exactly 10.0 seconds to go. She made both to return the CU lead to four. Wilborn would drive and score with four seconds left. With both teams out of timeouts, Creighton's Faber struggled to inbound the ball against Marquette's pressure defense, and MU's Natisha Hiedeman would steal the ball in the middle of the lane. Her point blank lay-up rolled off the rim as time expired as the Bluejays held on for the victory.
Works had 23 points in 28 minutes to pace five Bluejays in double-figures. Faber added a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while McGrory added 12 points. Both Owens and Lamberty neared triple-doubles. Owens had 14 points, eight rebounds and seven assists while Lamberty had 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Lamberty's eight assists were a personal best.
Erika Davenport led MU with 19 points and added eight boards for the Golden Eagles, while Blockton had a strong second half and finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.
Creighton returns to action on Sunday when it hosts DePaul at 1:01 pm in a game that will air nationwide on FS1. DePaul (22-7, 14-2 BIG EAST) clinched its third straight league title earlier on Friday with a 91-68 win at Providence.
Creighton improved to 13-14 with the win and 7-8 in BIG EAST play, while Marquette is also 13-14 and now 8-8 in league action.
Creighton scored on its first three trips to surge to a 7-2 lead. Bailey Norby ran the floor for a lay-up on the first trip, and CU followed with a three-pointer by Audrey Faber and lay-up from MC McGrory. The teams exchanged the lead five times in the opening 10 minutes, with CU earning a 16-13 lead on Jade Owens three-pointer at the buzzer.
The Bluejays never trailed in the second quarter, getting a pair of Lauren Works three-pointers en route to a 38-31 halftime lead. Owens and Sydney Lamberty each had five helpers by halftime. The Bluejays also did a quality job keeping Marquette guard Allazia Blockton in check, as the star freshman missed all eight of her field goal attempts in the opening half.
Marquette scored the first 16 points of the third quarter, doing so in less than three minutes, to build a 47-38 lead. Creighton responded with 12 in a row of its own a short time later, including three-pointers during that stretch from McGrory, Works and Faber. Creighton finished the third quarter with a 59-57 lead.
The fourth quarter was a wild one, as neither side led by more than four points and there were four lead changes and a pair of ties. Marquette led 70-69 with 4:44 to play before Works answered with a trey to give the Bluejays the lead 18 seconds later. The Golden Eagles would claw back to tie the game on a free throw from Blockton with 1:43 remaining before Works' old-fashioned three-point play with 1:06 to go. After the teams traded baskets, Works helped extend the Bluejay lead to 81-77 with two foul shots with 28.3 ticks left.
Marquette got within two on a jumper from Amani Wilborn with 16.9 seconds left before Lamberty was fouled with exactly 10.0 seconds to go. She made both to return the CU lead to four. Wilborn would drive and score with four seconds left. With both teams out of timeouts, Creighton's Faber struggled to inbound the ball against Marquette's pressure defense, and MU's Natisha Hiedeman would steal the ball in the middle of the lane. Her point blank lay-up rolled off the rim as time expired as the Bluejays held on for the victory.
Works had 23 points in 28 minutes to pace five Bluejays in double-figures. Faber added a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while McGrory added 12 points. Both Owens and Lamberty neared triple-doubles. Owens had 14 points, eight rebounds and seven assists while Lamberty had 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Lamberty's eight assists were a personal best.
Erika Davenport led MU with 19 points and added eight boards for the Golden Eagles, while Blockton had a strong second half and finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.
Creighton returns to action on Sunday when it hosts DePaul at 1:01 pm in a game that will air nationwide on FS1. DePaul (22-7, 14-2 BIG EAST) clinched its third straight league title earlier on Friday with a 91-68 win at Providence.
Team Stats
MU
CU
FG%
.419
.508
3FG%
.364
.385
FT%
.550
.700
RB
42
39
TO
12
15
STL
5
5
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
7
3FGM
6
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
1
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