Bluejay Women's Face Next Challenge in Two-Seed DePaul Tonight

Chicago, Ill. -- For the second time in just over one week the Creighton women's basketball team will battle DePaul. Also for the second time in a week, the Bluejays will do so following an upset win. Last week Creighton took down #13 Marquette on March 1, but were unable to hold an early lead against the Blue Demons on March 3.

This time Creighton is coming off a 60-51 win over the third seeded Butler Bulldogs, a team that downed Creighton by a combined 52 points in two regular season meetings. On Monday the Bluejays will have another opportunity to battle DePaul.

Fresh off one of the best regular-season wins in school history as the Bluejays knocked off #13 Marquette on Friday, the Creighton women's basketball team continues to fight for seeding positioning in the BIG EAST Tournament as Creighton faces DePaul on Sunday at 1:00 pm. The game will be televised on Fox Sports 2.

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3/11 - 5:30 pm
Creighton (15-15) at DePaul (24-7)
WinTrust Arena

FS1: Fox Sports 1
Lisa Byington (PxP) &Sarah Kustok (Analyst)

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Twitter: @GoCreighton, @CreightonWBB

Series with DePaul: Creighton Trails 12-3

Creighton trails the overall series with DePaul 12-3. The Bluejays secured their first road win against the Blue Demons earlier this season, 85-82. Creighton claimed the first meeting between the two teams as foes in the BIG EAST, but DePaul took the following nine. After splitting the regular season, the Bluejays go for the rubber game tonight.

Last 12 Games with DePaul:
Date   Opponent   Score
1/4/14   DePaul   W, 86-78
2/9/14   at DePaul   L, 66-80
1/23/15   at DePaul   L, 71-96
2/20/15   DePaul   L, 76-78
1/22/16   at DePaul   L, 63-81
2/21/16   DePaul   L, 52-78
1/4/7   at DePaul   L, 65-79
1/27/17   DePaul   L, 56-60
1/10/18   DePaul   L, 54-82
2/2/18   at DePaul   L, 67-77
12/29/19    at #19 DePaul   W, 85-82
3/3/19 DePaul L, 67-74

ª = BIG EAST Tournament game
# = played in Chicago, Ill.
& = WNIT game

Greene Not Only Returns, But Adds a New Wrinkle
Ali Green was so enamored with the feeling of playing on senior night against DePaul on March 3, the Minnesota native made the decision to continue giving her squad whatever she can during the BIG EAST Tournament. On Sunday night, that included Green's first career three-point shot, knocking down a trey from the top of the key in the first quarter of Creighton's win over Butler.

Bird seeds for the Bluejays

Creighton advanced to the semifinals for the fifth time in six years as a member of the BIG EAST.
The Bluejays advanced to the finals in 2015, besting No. 10 Providence, No. 2 Seton Hall and No. 3 Villanova to reach the finals.
In each of the last two season Creighton fell to Marquette in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals.
Monday's meeting with DePaul will be Creighton's first meeting with the Blue Demons in the post season.
The last time the Bluejays worked their way to the BIG EAST Tournament finals was when the tournament was held on the DePaul campus.
Senior Audrey Faber moved into sole possession of the Creighton record for career blocks on Sunday, collecting her 158th and 159th. Entering Sunday, Faber shared the record with former Bluejay Sarah Nelson.
Junior Jaylyn Agnew needs just 16 points to reach 1,000 career points, entering Monday's game with 984 points.

Bluejay Women's Face Next Challenge in Two-Seed DePaul Tonight

Players Mentioned

Jaylyn Agnew

Audrey Faber

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