Tuesday, November 21
D.J. Sokol Arena
6:00 pm
Creighton University
vs
Northern Iowa
Photo by: Steve Branscombe
Women's Basketball Quickly Pivots as Bluejays Host Northern Iowa on Tuesday
11/20/2017 3:54:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Omaha, Neb. -- Less than 48 hours after defeating Nebraska in a historic road win, the Creighton women's basketball team will be back in action as the Bluejays host Northern Iowa at 6:00 pm in D.J. Sokol Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 21.
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The Panthers split their first two contests, dropping the season opener to IUPUI (54-48) and upending Iowa State 57-53. Both games were home contests, while Northern Iowa opens its road schedule at Creighton.
In her second season at UNI after transferring from Bowling Green, senior Kennedy Kirkpatrick leads the Panthers with 16.0 points per game. While Kirkpatrick has provided the scoring punch, sophomore Megan Maahs has grabbed 29 boards in two contests.
Keys to the Game w/Northern Iowa
Flanery versus Warren
Jim Flanery holds a 12-5 edge in battles between the former member of Flanery's staff. Although Flanery and the Bluejays hold the series edge on Warren's Panthers, UNI claimed the MVC Championship game over Creighton in 2010 by a single point (54-53).
Agnew and Faber Lead Bluejays to Historic Win at Nebraska
Sophomore Jaylyn Agnew and junior Audrey Faber combined to score 34 points, grab 16 rebounds and dish out eight assists as the Bluejays defeated Nebraska 64-49 on Nov. 19.
The win marked the first time since the 1993-94
season that the Bluejays won in Lincoln. Combined with a victory over the Huskers last season at home, it also marked the first time since 1993-94 and 1994-95 that Creighton has earned back-to-back wins over Nebraska.
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11/21: - 6:00 pm
 Northern Iowa (1-1) at Creighton (2-1)
Radio - 1180 AM: Brad Burwell (Play-by-play) & Rob Simms (Analyst)
Stats (Free): http://creighton.statbroadcast.com
Video (Free): http://gocreighton.com/watch
Series History: Creighton leads series, 37-17
Twitter: @GoCreighton, @CreightonWBB
 Northern Iowa (1-1) at Creighton (2-1)
Radio - 1180 AM: Brad Burwell (Play-by-play) & Rob Simms (Analyst)
Stats (Free): http://creighton.statbroadcast.com
Video (Free): http://gocreighton.com/watch
Series History: Creighton leads series, 37-17
Twitter: @GoCreighton, @CreightonWBB
Bird Seeds
- Creighton not only holds a 37-17 series edge on Northern Iowa, the Bluejays have won 22 of 25 meetings between the two teams in Omaha.
- Creighton is in the midst of its most grinding stretch of games as the Bluejays defeated Nebraska on Sunday, face the Panthers on Tuesday before traveling to Las Vegas for a the South Point Shootout. In that tournament Creighton will battle Washington on Friday and UCLA the following evening.
- Northern Iowa head coach Tanya Warren played for the Bluejays from 1983-88 and is one of two players to have their jersey retired (the other being Connie Yori). Warren also served as an associate head coach under current Creighton counterpart, Jim Flanery, from 2004-07 before taking the reigns of the Panthers prior to the 2007-08 season.
- Under Flanery's guidance the Bluejays are 18-10 against Northern Iowa, including 12 of 17 victories against Warren.
The Panthers split their first two contests, dropping the season opener to IUPUI (54-48) and upending Iowa State 57-53. Both games were home contests, while Northern Iowa opens its road schedule at Creighton.
In her second season at UNI after transferring from Bowling Green, senior Kennedy Kirkpatrick leads the Panthers with 16.0 points per game. While Kirkpatrick has provided the scoring punch, sophomore Megan Maahs has grabbed 29 boards in two contests.
Keys to the Game w/Northern Iowa
- Win the turnover battle: This could be a key to every game this season for the Bluejays. Norhtern Iowa has commited 32 turnovers in its first two games, while the Bluejays took much better care of the ball at Nebraska with just 11 turnovers.
- Defend the Post: Creighton was much better in this area against the Huskers, allowing just 16 points from Nebraska's three post players. The Bluejays must consistently account for Maahs on the glass.
Flanery versus Warren
Jim Flanery holds a 12-5 edge in battles between the former member of Flanery's staff. Although Flanery and the Bluejays hold the series edge on Warren's Panthers, UNI claimed the MVC Championship game over Creighton in 2010 by a single point (54-53).
Agnew and Faber Lead Bluejays to Historic Win at Nebraska
Sophomore Jaylyn Agnew and junior Audrey Faber combined to score 34 points, grab 16 rebounds and dish out eight assists as the Bluejays defeated Nebraska 64-49 on Nov. 19.
The win marked the first time since the 1993-94
season that the Bluejays won in Lincoln. Combined with a victory over the Huskers last season at home, it also marked the first time since 1993-94 and 1994-95 that Creighton has earned back-to-back wins over Nebraska.
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