Women's Basketball Takes To The Road For Battle With Seton Hall

Omaha, Neb. -- The Creighton women's basketball team returns to the road for another critical two-game trip this week as the Bluejays face Seton Hall and St. John's. The Pirates and Red Storm we picked to finish third and second respectively in the BIG EAST Preseason poll.

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Creighton (12-4, 4-1 BIG EAST) at Seton Hall (10-7, 3-3 BIG EAST)
South Orange, New Jersey
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Series with Seton Hall: Bluejays Lead Pirates, 9-4
The Bluejays own a 9-4 series edge on the Pirates, including wins in six of the last seven meetings. The Bluejays are 4-2 in South Orange, where the Pirates took down the Bluejays last season.

Date   Opponent   Score
1/28/14   at Seton Hall   W, 76-73
2/26/14   Seton Hall   W, 70-50
12/3/14   Seton Hall   L, 74-79
2/8/15   at Seton Hall   W, 81-73
12/29/15   Seton Hall   L, 82-86
2/28/16   at Seton Hall   L, 71-77
3/5/16   @ ª vs. Seton Hall   W, 77-56
1/22/17   at Seton Hall   W, 70-60 (ot)
2/17/17   Seton Hall   W, 61-44
1/2/18   at Seton Hall   W, 68-51
1/28/18   Seton Hall   W, 81-64 (ot)
1/11/19   at Seton Hall   L, 75-82
2/10/19   Seton Hall   W, 80-71

ª - BIG EAST Tournament game
@ = played in Chicago, Ill.

About Seton Hall

Located in South Orange, New Jersey
Seton Hall returned two starters from a team that won 15 games last season (15-16).
The Pirates were picked to finish third in the BIG EAST preseason poll, returning nine letter winners from last season squad.
Pirates' head coach Anthony Bozzella is in his 28th season overall and seventh at the helm for Seton Hall. Entering the game with Creighton, Bozzella is 124-87 at Seton Hall and 430-396 in his career.

Scouting Seton Hall (10-7, 3-3 BIG EAST)
After opening up BIG EAST play with a pair of victories at Butler and Xavier, the
Pirates have hit a slight bump in the road. Seton Hall has dropped three out of their last four, including a tough 61-55 loss to Villanova on Jan. 3rd that snapped the Pirates four game winning streak.

Five Pirates are averaging double figures this season, led by junior Desiree Elmore with 14.5 ppg and 6.8 rpg. Shadeen Samuels and Alexis Lewis bring 11.6 ppg and 11.3 ppg respectively, with Barbara Johnson and Mya Jackson following closely behind at 10.8 ppg and 10.6 ppg.

Seton Hall has struggled from the field in BIG EAST play, shooting just 37 % from the field at 150-for-400 (37.5 %).

Scouting Creighton (12-4, 4-1 BIG EAST)
After its first BIG EAST loss, the Bluejays bounced back to defeat travel partner Providence 72-63 in its lone game last weekend.

Throughout the season the Bluejays have relied on their defense to keep them in games as Creighton is limiting opponents to 60.7 ppg. Creighton has not allowed more than 75 points in a game this season and have held six opponents to under 60 points.

Creighton's constant on offense has been senior Jaylyn Agnew, who leads the BIG EAST with 23.6 ppg in conference play. On the season Agnew's 19.6 ppg is second only to Villanova's Maddy Siegrist's 20.1 ppg.

Keys To the Game

Rebounding: Seton Hall is second in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounds, with 221 in 17 games (13.0 per game). The Bluejays have allowed 170 offensive rebounds to opponents, better than 10 per game. Creighton must limit second chance looks to defeat the Hall in New Jersey.
Can the Bluejays Take Advantage of Openings: In BIG EAST play, Creighton senior Jaylyn Agnew is averaging 23.6 ppg and continues to draw the focus of every defense. While Seton Hall will certainly game plan to slow Agnew, other Bluejays must step up when given open looks.
Ball Control and Pace: The Pirates have forced 346 turnovers this season and will pressure the basketball against the Bluejays. Creighton, meanwhile, is among the nation's leaders in fewest turnovers at 10.7 per game. Which team can control the pace of play and subsequently the level of turnovers will go a long way to deciding the outcome.

The Bluejays May Get Down, But Don't Count Them Out
In eight of Creighton's 12 wins this season the Bluejays have overcome at least a seven point deficit, four times coming back from double-digits to collect the victory.

Twice during the 2019-20 season Creighton has led wire-to-wire (at UNO & at Villanova), while Creighton did not lead in the loss at Arizona State.

Creighton Has Receiving Votes Five Times This Season
The Bluejays have earned a smattering of national attention this season as the Jan. 13th, USA Today/Coaches Poll saw the Bluejays receive two votes. It it the fifth week of the 2019-20 season that Creighton has received at least one vote in the USA Today/Coaches or AP Poll.

Definitely a Second Half Soar for Bluejays
Creighton has outscored the opposition 574-481 in the second half this season, including 185-135 in BIG EAST play. Conversely the Bluejays have been outscored 490-478 in the first half this season and 162-153 in the first two quarters of BIG EAST games.

Flying as a Pack
While Jaylyn Agnew has been the leader of this Bluejay squad, Creighton has become much more than a one woman show. Six different Bluejays have posted double-figure points, this season (Agnew, Brotzki, Carda, Elger, Rembao and Saunders), while three have collected double-digit rebounds (Agnew, Parham and Saunders). Five different players have led the team in scoring (Agnew, Brotzki, Carda, Elger and Rembao) in at least on game.

Bluejay Defense Carrying the Load
A key to Creighton's success this season has been a consistent effort on the defensive end. The Bluejays are limiting opponents to just 60.7 ppg and have held 11 of opponents to 63 points or less. Creighton is 10-1 in those contests, falling only at Drake (63-53) on Nov. 16th.

Women's Basketball Takes To The Road For Battle With Seton Hall

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Jaylyn Agnew

Women's Basketball Takes To The Road For Battle With Seton Hall

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