Creighton WBB Takes On Butler on Sunday

Omaha, Neb. -- The Bluejays returned home to claim a 62-55 win over Xavier on Friday. The Bluejays now move forward to battle the Butler Bulldogs on Sunday at 12:00 pm.

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Butler (13-6, 5-3 BIG EAST)
at Creighton (13-6, 5-3 BIG EAST)
Omaha, Nebraska
Twitter: @GoCreighton, @CreightonWBB

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Series with Butler: Bluejays Lead Bulldogs, 9-6
Despite falling in both regular season meetings last year to Butler, Creighton nipped the Bulldogs when it mattered most with a 60-51 win in the BIG EAST Tournament. Creighton holds a 3-0 edge on the Bulldogs in postseason play. In the regular season the two squads have split 12 games, with each team winning twice on the opponents home floor.

Home: 4-2 Away: 2-4 Neutral: 3-0
Date   Opponent   Score
1/18/14   at Butler   L, 52-58
3/4/14   Butler   L, 59-67
3/9/14   @ vs. Butler ª   W, 61-52
1/4/15   at Butler   L, 58-63
2/1/15   Butler   W, 62-55
1/10/16   Butler   W, 77-49
2/5/16   at Butler   W, 52-42
12/28/16   Butler   W, 67-52
2/26/17   at Butler   W, 65-53
3/5/17   # vs. Butler ª   W, 64-55
1/9/18   at Butler   L, 53-59
2/18/18   Butler   W, 64-55
1/20/19   Butler   L, 43-75
2/15/19   at Butler   L, 46-66
3/10/19   $ vs. Butler ª   W, 60-51
ª - BIG EAST Tournament game
@ = played in Rosemont, Ill.
# = played in Milwaukee, Wis.
$ = played in Chicago, Ill.

About Butler

Located in Indianapolis, Indiana
Picked to finish seventh in the BIG EAST's preseason poll, the Bulldogs returned two starters and nine letter winners from its 2018-19 team. That squad finished 23-10 and 11-7 in conference action.
Butler head coach Kurt Godlevske is in his sixth season, entering Sunday's contest with a 81-95 record.

Scouting Butler (13-6, 5-3 BIG EAST)
Butler comes to Omaha with five victories in six contests during the month of January. The Bulldogs lone loss came to #14 DePaul (80-65) on Jan. 19th.

Senior Kristen Spolyar leads the way for Butler, averaging 18.6 ppg this season, while Genesis Parker bring 10.2 ppg.

The Bulldogs calling card, however, has been its defense. Butler is allowing just 58.9 points per game and limited Providence to 47 points on Friday.

Scouting Creighton (13-6, 5-3 BIG EAST)
Creighton returned home and returned to its winning ways, besting Xavier 62-55 on Friday. The win was highlighted by the return to floor of point guard Tatum Rembao, the emergence of freshman Carly Bachelor with her first double-double and a career performance from junior Temi Carda.

Carda led Creighton with 26 points against the Musketeers, while Bachelor delivered 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Defensively the Bluejays have made a jump this season, limiting teams to 61.6 ppg.

Keys To the Game

Consistent Offense: Both the Bluejays and Bulldogs are at their best when limiting the production of their opponent. For that reason the team that can find a consistent option on offense will earn a leg up.
The Glass: Butler has been a consistent rebounding team since joining the BIG EAST. The Bluejays, meanwhile, have had issues keeping teams off the offensive glass. Creighton's ability to clean the glass or Butler's ability to control it will impact the outcome.
Three-Point Line: While Butler has an advantage on the boards, the Bluejays enter Sunday with 161 treys this season. Butler meanwhile has 101.

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. Seven different Bluejays have
posted double-figure points, this season (Agnew, Bachelor, Brotzki, Carda, Elger, Rembao and Saunders), while four have collected double-digit rebounds (Agnew, Bachelor, Parham and Saunders). Five different players have led the team in scoring (Agnew, Brotzki, Carda, Elger and Rembao) in at least on game.

Players Mentioned

Jaylyn Agnew

Carly Bachelor

Temi Carda

Tatum Rembao

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