Wednesday, November 7
D.J. Sokol Arena
6:00 PM
Creighton University
vs
South Dakota
Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann
Women's Basketball Opens 2018-19 Campaign Versus South Dakota
11/6/2018 1:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Bluejays open with Coyotes on Wednesday
Omaha, Neb. -- The Creighton women's basketball team begins the 2018-19 season on Wednesday, Nov. 7th as the Bluejays face South Dakota at 6:00 pm at home in D.J. Sokol Arena. The game will feature the return to the court after more than two seasons of senior Jade Owens.
Download the complete preview (PDF).
Lining Up for the Tip
Creighton holds a slim 12-11 edge in the overall series with the Coyotes. Over the last 10 meetings Creighton holds a 6-4 edge.
Last 10 vs. South Dakota:
Date   Opponent   Score
1/2/86   South Dakota   W, 79-61
12/2/86   South Dakota   W, 69-50
2/18/88   South Dakota   W, 74-68
12/1/10   at South Dakota   W, 79-70
11/22/11   South Dakota   L, 53-56
11/20/12   at South Dakota   W, 53-49
11/22/13   South Dakota   W, 63-48
3/19/15   & at South Dakota   L, 58-68
3/16/16   & at South Dakota   L, 68-74
11/14/17   at South Dakota   L, 68-73
& = WNIT game
About South Dakota
South Dakota Head Coach: Dawn Plitzuweit, 3rd Season (Michigan Tech, 1995)
Scouting South Dakota (0-0)
The Coyotes return starters Ciara Duffy, Allison Arens and Madison McKeever. All three were named to the Summit League preseason squad, highlighted by First Team honors for Duffy and Arens. The trio combined to average 32.4 ppg and 12.5 rpg.
South Dakota is typically a team that likes to shoot the three, hitting 325 from long range last season. The Coyotes are also a team that gets to the foul line (430 free throws made in 36 games last season).
Scouting Creighton (0-0)
Creighton lost three starters from a squad that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament in consecutive seasons. The largest loss from Creighton's 2017-18 team was point guard Sydney Lamberty, who played a team-high 1,230 minutes. Although Lamberty was the glue for the Bluejays, Creighton returns five of their top six scorers from last season.
Senior Audrey Faber and junior Jaylyn Agnew will lead the way for the Bluejays. Faber enters her senior season with 1,348 points, leading Creighton in scoring in the last three seasons. Agnew was a unanimous All-BIG EAST preseason selection, delivering 464 points last season.
Senior Jade Owens Expected to Make Her Bluejay Return Versus Coyotes
There will be some weird symmetry for senior Jade Owens on Wednesday as the Illinois native returns to the floor in an official game for the first time since
March 16, 2016, a span of 966 days.
Owens has battled through a torn labrum in her right hip as well as a meniscus tear in her knee over the past two seasons and returns to the floor against the same team she faced on March 16, 2016, South Dakota.
Owens played in both the Bluejays exhibition game against Nebraska-Kearney as well as Creighton's closed scrimmage with Iowa.
Audrey Faber Named to Katrina McClain Watch List
Creighton senior Audrey Faber was named to the 2019 Katrina McClain Award Watch List, designed to honor the top power forward in NCAA Division I women's college basketball.
Announced on Thursday, Oct. 25 by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the women's basketball coaches association, the Katrina McClain Watch List was named after the two-time All-American and 1987 National Player of the Year, the annual award in its second year recognizes the top power forwards in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.
Kissinger Looks to Build on Impressive Showing in Exhibition Game
In Creighton's 100-68 win over the Lopers on Oct. 23, senior Brooke Kissinger
delivered an impressive 22 points. Kissinger was 7-of-10 from the floor, including 6-of-9 from long range to tie for team lead in the Bluejays win.
In First Two Battles With Coyotes Faber Delivered 40
Senior Audrey Faber has faced South Dakota twice in her three seasons, scoring 25 points in the first meeting, then 15 points last seasons. While Faber has been able to score with regularity against the Coyotes, her squad is 0-2 in those battles.
Download the complete preview (PDF).
11/7: 6:00 pm
South Dakota (0-0) at Creighton (0-0)
Radio - 1180 AM: Josh Peterson (Play-by-play) and Rob Simms (Analyst)
Stats (Free): http://creighton.statbroadcast.com
Video (Free): http://gocreighton.co/watch
South Dakota (0-0) at Creighton (0-0)
Radio - 1180 AM: Josh Peterson (Play-by-play) and Rob Simms (Analyst)
Stats (Free): http://creighton.statbroadcast.com
Video (Free): http://gocreighton.co/watch
Lining Up for the Tip
- Creighton and South Dakota have faced off in seven of the past eight seasons. The only omission coming during the 2016-17 campaign.
- The Bluejays hold a slim 12-11 lead on the Coyotes, but have claimed nine of 12 meetings in Omaha.
- South Dakota, however, has claimed four of the last six meetings. Eliminating the Bluejays from the WNIT in both 2015 and 2016.
- Creighton is 19-25 all-time in season openers.
- The Bluejays are 7-9 in season-openers under Jim Flanery.
- The Bluejays are 5-1 when opening the season at home under Flanery.
- Creighton is looking to reach three consecutive NCAA Tournaments for the first time in program history.
- Both the Bluejays and Coyotes have impressive postseason streaks. South Dakota has been to the postseason in each of the last eight season, while the Bluejays have reached the postseason in 11 consecutive seasons.
- Wednesday is the first of four five games for the Coyotes against teams from the Omaha area. South Dakota faces Creighton and UNO on the road, while hosting College of Saint Mary, Bellevue and UNO this season.
- Three players on the South Dakota roster come from Nebraska. Sisters Allison and Monica Arens are from Crofton, while Regan Sankey is from Lincoln.
- Creighton was picked to finish fourth in the 2018-19 BIG EAST Preseason Poll, while South Dakota was slated to finish second in the Summit League's Preseason predictions.
Creighton holds a slim 12-11 edge in the overall series with the Coyotes. Over the last 10 meetings Creighton holds a 6-4 edge.
Last 10 vs. South Dakota:
Date   Opponent   Score
1/2/86   South Dakota   W, 79-61
12/2/86   South Dakota   W, 69-50
2/18/88   South Dakota   W, 74-68
12/1/10   at South Dakota   W, 79-70
11/22/11   South Dakota   L, 53-56
11/20/12   at South Dakota   W, 53-49
11/22/13   South Dakota   W, 63-48
3/19/15   & at South Dakota   L, 58-68
3/16/16   & at South Dakota   L, 68-74
11/14/17   at South Dakota   L, 68-73
& = WNIT game
About South Dakota
- Located in Vermilion, South Dakota.
- The Coyotes finished 2017-18 with a 29-7 record and a 14-0 mark in the Summit League. South Dakota, however, was upset in the Summit League Championship final and closed its season in the WNIT. Â
- South Dakota returns three starters from last season and nine letter winners.
South Dakota Head Coach: Dawn Plitzuweit, 3rd Season (Michigan Tech, 1995)
- Plitzuweit has a career record of 240-109 in 11 seasons, including a 52-16 mark at South Dakota.
- She guided the Coyotes to consecutive WNIT appearances in her two seasons, leading South Dakota to the WNIT quarterfinals last year.
Scouting South Dakota (0-0)
The Coyotes return starters Ciara Duffy, Allison Arens and Madison McKeever. All three were named to the Summit League preseason squad, highlighted by First Team honors for Duffy and Arens. The trio combined to average 32.4 ppg and 12.5 rpg.
South Dakota is typically a team that likes to shoot the three, hitting 325 from long range last season. The Coyotes are also a team that gets to the foul line (430 free throws made in 36 games last season).
Scouting Creighton (0-0)
Creighton lost three starters from a squad that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament in consecutive seasons. The largest loss from Creighton's 2017-18 team was point guard Sydney Lamberty, who played a team-high 1,230 minutes. Although Lamberty was the glue for the Bluejays, Creighton returns five of their top six scorers from last season.
Senior Audrey Faber and junior Jaylyn Agnew will lead the way for the Bluejays. Faber enters her senior season with 1,348 points, leading Creighton in scoring in the last three seasons. Agnew was a unanimous All-BIG EAST preseason selection, delivering 464 points last season.
Senior Jade Owens Expected to Make Her Bluejay Return Versus Coyotes
There will be some weird symmetry for senior Jade Owens on Wednesday as the Illinois native returns to the floor in an official game for the first time since
March 16, 2016, a span of 966 days.
Owens has battled through a torn labrum in her right hip as well as a meniscus tear in her knee over the past two seasons and returns to the floor against the same team she faced on March 16, 2016, South Dakota.
Owens played in both the Bluejays exhibition game against Nebraska-Kearney as well as Creighton's closed scrimmage with Iowa.
Audrey Faber Named to Katrina McClain Watch List
Creighton senior Audrey Faber was named to the 2019 Katrina McClain Award Watch List, designed to honor the top power forward in NCAA Division I women's college basketball.
Announced on Thursday, Oct. 25 by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the women's basketball coaches association, the Katrina McClain Watch List was named after the two-time All-American and 1987 National Player of the Year, the annual award in its second year recognizes the top power forwards in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.
Kissinger Looks to Build on Impressive Showing in Exhibition Game
In Creighton's 100-68 win over the Lopers on Oct. 23, senior Brooke Kissinger
delivered an impressive 22 points. Kissinger was 7-of-10 from the floor, including 6-of-9 from long range to tie for team lead in the Bluejays win.
In First Two Battles With Coyotes Faber Delivered 40
Senior Audrey Faber has faced South Dakota twice in her three seasons, scoring 25 points in the first meeting, then 15 points last seasons. While Faber has been able to score with regularity against the Coyotes, her squad is 0-2 in those battles.
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