Saturday, January 16
D.J. Sokol Arena (Omaha, Neb.)
1:00 PM
Creighton University
vs
Xavier
Photo by: Nic Callahan
Women's Basketball Returns to Play on Saturday Against Xavier
1/14/2021 1:36:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Omaha, Neb. -- For the first time since the 1986-87 season the Creighton women's basketball team will face the same team in consecutive regular season games as the Bluejays battle Xavier on Saturday, Jan. 16. The two teams met in Cincinnati on Jan. 3, before a COVID-19 pause for both squads.
Download the complete preview (PDF).
How to watch Sunday's Game at Xavier on Jan. 16
Creighton's game at Xavier on Jan. 16 will be carried online via the BIG EAST Digital Network's (BEDN) carrier FloSports.
New during the 2020-21 season, a paid subscription is required to watch all BEDN contests, including Bluejay home games.
Limited Fans Allowed at WBB Beginning Jan. 16
Creighton University will allow a limited number of fans to attend women's basketball home games at D.J. Sokol Arena inside the Ryan Athletic Center – currently up to 10% of maximum capacity (roughly 200) – beginning with the Xavier game to be played on Saturday, Jan. 16, under a plan approved by the Douglas County Health Department.
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Limited tickets will be offered to 2019-20 season-ticket holders only on a game-by-game basis. All tickets will be sold digitally with seat locations that allow for physical distancing. Last year's season-ticket holders will receive an email from the Creighton Athletics Ticket Office on Friday, Jan 1 with additional information regarding the ticket sales process.
Series with Xavier: Bluejays Lead Musketeers 13-2
Creighton holds a significant edge on Xavier since the two became BIG EAST foes with 13 wins in 15 contests.
The Bluejays have earned a win in each of the last nine meetings. Despite the Bluejays decisive edge in the win column, the Musketeers have been more than
competitive, twice forcing overtime and falling by just three points in Cincinnati earlier this season.
Home: 7-0 Away: 6-2 Neutral: 0-0
Date   Opponent   Score
1/15/14   Xavier   W, 79-50
2/18/14   at Xavier   W, 70-61
1/2/15   at Xavier   L, 65-66
1/30/15   Xavier   W, 74-65
1/8/16   Xavier   W, 74-47
2/7/16   at Xavier   L, 55-57
12/30/16   Xavier   W, 63-52
2/24/17   at Xavier   W, 67-57
1/22/18   at Xavier   W, 71-64 (ot)
2/16/18   Xavier   W, 65-54
1/18/19   Xavier   W, 66-62 (ot)
2/17/19   at Xavier   W, 53-52
1/24/20   Xavier   W, 62-55
2/23/20   at Xavier   W, 76-62
1/3/20   at Xavier   W, 53-50
Scouting Xavier (4-4, 1-3 BIG EAST)
After opening the season 3-0 with victories over Detroit-Mercy, Wofford and Indiana State, Xavier dropped contests to Valparaiso, #3 Connecticut and Marquette.
The Musketeers are led by freshman transfer (Miami (Ohio)) Nia Clark, who is averaging 15.2 ppg and senior A'riana Gray with 12.7 ppg. However, neither Clark nor Gray were available (Covid-Contact Tracing) in the Musketeers win over Providence on New Years Eve, nor the loss to Creighton on Jan. 3. Both are expected back on Jan. 16.
Xavier will try to push tempo and force turnovers against the Bluejays, averaging 17.9 created per game. The Musketeers are just under 11 steals per contest (10.9).
Scouting Creighton (3-6, 2-3 BIG EAST)
Despite one of its worst shooting performances from beyond the arc (3-of-22, .136) at Xavier on Jan. 3, the Bluejays managed a 53-50 win over the Musketeers.
Even considering the rust that Creighton will undoubtedly have with a 13 day layoff, the Bluejays should expect better results at home.
The Bluejays committed 15 turnovers in the first meeting and dished out just 10 assists. That was the first time since Creighton opened the season 0-3 that the Bluejays committed more turnovers than assists handed out, five consecutive games.
Keys To the Game on Saturday, Jan. 16
The BIG EAST Conference has announced the rescheduling of nine women's basketball contests, including three that directly impact Creighton women's basketball, on Thursday, Jan. 14.
For the Bluejays a pair of postponed games (vs. Marquette and at DePaul) have been rescheduled, while Creighton's home game with St. John's was moved from Feb. 20 to Feb. 27. Creighton now faces Marquette at home on Feb. 1 and travels to Chicago for a contest on Feb. 20.
The complete list of schedule changed are below.
Jan. 21 – DePaul at Butler, 6:00 pm (CT) - (previously Jan. 7)
Feb. 1 – Marquette at Creighton, 2:00 pm (CT) - (previously Jan. 6)
Feb. 10 – Seton Hall at Connecticut, 5:30 pm (CT) (SNY) - (previously Jan. 13)
Feb. 19 – Villanova at Marquette, 7:00 pm (CT) - (previously Jan. 9)
Feb. 20 – Creighton at DePaul, 4:00 pm (CT) - (previously Jan. 10)
Feb. 20 – Connecticut at Xavier, TBD (SNY) - (previously Jan. 13)
Feb. 22 – Xavier at Butler, 5:00 pm (CT) - (updated from Feb. 20)
Feb. 27 – St. John's at Creighton, 1:00 pm (CT) - (updated from Feb. 20)
March 1 – Seton Hall at St. John's, TBD - (updated from Feb. 27)
Déjà vu: Bluejays and Musketeers Meet Again
Saturday will mark just the fourth time in program history that Creighton will face the same team in consecutive games during the regular season. The last time it
happened in the regular season was at the tail end of the 1986-87 season as Creighton played back-to-back games at Northern Arizona. At the time, current Bluejay McCormick Endowed Athletic Director Bruce Rasmussen was the Creighton women's basketball head coach.
It is the 11th time in program history the Bluejays will face the same team in consecutive games. The last seven coming at the end of the regular season and the opening game of the conference tournament.
It is the second time Creighton is playing a true home and home in consecutive games in the same season, also happening during the 1974-75 season against College of Saint Mary (Feb. 1 and Feb. 4).
Back-to-Back Games Against the Same Team
Feb. 21, 1974 at Nebraska-Omaha      L, 35-39
Dec. 15, 1974 vs. Nebraska-Omaha      L, 26-49
Feb. 1, 1975 at College of Saint Mary      L, 31-39
Feb. 4, 1975 vs. College of Saint Mary      W, 42-36
Dec. 30, 1981 vs. Weber State (in Provo, Utah)Â Â Â L, 68-84
Jan. 2, 1982 vs. Weber State (in Provo, Utah)Â Â Â L, 58-82
Feb. 26, 1987 at Northern Arizona      L, 74-79
Feb, 28, 1987 at Northern Arizona      W, 92-51
Feb. 28, 1994 at Illinois State         W, 80-73
^ March 8, 1994 vs. Illinois State         W, 75-44
March 2, 1996 at Drake            W, 80-73
^ March 7, 1996 at Drake             W, 75-44
Feb. 27, 1999 at Drake            L, 71-76
^ March 4, 1999 at Drake             W, 73-62
March 8, 2008 at Missouri State      L, 73-79
^ March 14, 2008 vs. Missouri State      W, 56-49
March 9, 2013 vs. Southern Illinois      W, 61-42
^ March 15, 2013 vs. Southern Illinois      W, 60-43
March 4, 2014 vs. Butler            L, 71-76
$ March 9, 2014 vs. Butler             W, 73-62
Feb. 26, 2008 at Butler            L, 73-79
$ March 5, 2017 vs. Butler            W, 56-49
^ = MVC Tournament      $ = BIG EAST Tournament
Bold = Home Game
Download the complete preview (PDF).
1/16: - 1:00 p.m. (CT)
Xavier (4-4, 1-3 BIG EAST) at Creighton (3-6, 2-3 BIG EAST)
Twitter: @GoCreighton, @CreightonWBB
Series History: Creighton leads Xavier, 13-2
Stats (Free): https://creighton.statbroadcast.com
BEDN-FloSports ($): Jake Ryan (PxP) & Rob Simms (Analyst)
https://www.flohoops.com/live/24740
Xavier (4-4, 1-3 BIG EAST) at Creighton (3-6, 2-3 BIG EAST)
Twitter: @GoCreighton, @CreightonWBB
Series History: Creighton leads Xavier, 13-2
Stats (Free): https://creighton.statbroadcast.com
BEDN-FloSports ($): Jake Ryan (PxP) & Rob Simms (Analyst)
https://www.flohoops.com/live/24740
How to watch Sunday's Game at Xavier on Jan. 16
Creighton's game at Xavier on Jan. 16 will be carried online via the BIG EAST Digital Network's (BEDN) carrier FloSports.
New during the 2020-21 season, a paid subscription is required to watch all BEDN contests, including Bluejay home games.
Limited Fans Allowed at WBB Beginning Jan. 16
Creighton University will allow a limited number of fans to attend women's basketball home games at D.J. Sokol Arena inside the Ryan Athletic Center – currently up to 10% of maximum capacity (roughly 200) – beginning with the Xavier game to be played on Saturday, Jan. 16, under a plan approved by the Douglas County Health Department.
Â
Limited tickets will be offered to 2019-20 season-ticket holders only on a game-by-game basis. All tickets will be sold digitally with seat locations that allow for physical distancing. Last year's season-ticket holders will receive an email from the Creighton Athletics Ticket Office on Friday, Jan 1 with additional information regarding the ticket sales process.
Series with Xavier: Bluejays Lead Musketeers 13-2
Creighton holds a significant edge on Xavier since the two became BIG EAST foes with 13 wins in 15 contests.
The Bluejays have earned a win in each of the last nine meetings. Despite the Bluejays decisive edge in the win column, the Musketeers have been more than
competitive, twice forcing overtime and falling by just three points in Cincinnati earlier this season.
Home: 7-0 Away: 6-2 Neutral: 0-0
Date   Opponent   Score
1/15/14   Xavier   W, 79-50
2/18/14   at Xavier   W, 70-61
1/2/15   at Xavier   L, 65-66
1/30/15   Xavier   W, 74-65
1/8/16   Xavier   W, 74-47
2/7/16   at Xavier   L, 55-57
12/30/16   Xavier   W, 63-52
2/24/17   at Xavier   W, 67-57
1/22/18   at Xavier   W, 71-64 (ot)
2/16/18   Xavier   W, 65-54
1/18/19   Xavier   W, 66-62 (ot)
2/17/19   at Xavier   W, 53-52
1/24/20   Xavier   W, 62-55
2/23/20   at Xavier   W, 76-62
1/3/20   at Xavier   W, 53-50
Scouting Xavier (4-4, 1-3 BIG EAST)
After opening the season 3-0 with victories over Detroit-Mercy, Wofford and Indiana State, Xavier dropped contests to Valparaiso, #3 Connecticut and Marquette.
The Musketeers are led by freshman transfer (Miami (Ohio)) Nia Clark, who is averaging 15.2 ppg and senior A'riana Gray with 12.7 ppg. However, neither Clark nor Gray were available (Covid-Contact Tracing) in the Musketeers win over Providence on New Years Eve, nor the loss to Creighton on Jan. 3. Both are expected back on Jan. 16.
Xavier will try to push tempo and force turnovers against the Bluejays, averaging 17.9 created per game. The Musketeers are just under 11 steals per contest (10.9).
Scouting Creighton (3-6, 2-3 BIG EAST)
Despite one of its worst shooting performances from beyond the arc (3-of-22, .136) at Xavier on Jan. 3, the Bluejays managed a 53-50 win over the Musketeers.
Even considering the rust that Creighton will undoubtedly have with a 13 day layoff, the Bluejays should expect better results at home.
The Bluejays committed 15 turnovers in the first meeting and dished out just 10 assists. That was the first time since Creighton opened the season 0-3 that the Bluejays committed more turnovers than assists handed out, five consecutive games.
Keys To the Game on Saturday, Jan. 16
- Ball Security: Xavier thrives on forcing turnovers. Creighton, meanwhile, leads the BIG EAST in fewest turnovers per game (12.9 per game).
- Three-Point Shooting: Creighton is 44th in the nation in three pointers made (76), while Xavier is 288th (27). In the first game the Bluejays hit three, while Xavier had four.
- COVID-19: Both the Bluejays and the Musketeers went on a pause following their matchup on Jan. 3. Who returns on Saturday for each team will certainly impact the game.
The BIG EAST Conference has announced the rescheduling of nine women's basketball contests, including three that directly impact Creighton women's basketball, on Thursday, Jan. 14.
For the Bluejays a pair of postponed games (vs. Marquette and at DePaul) have been rescheduled, while Creighton's home game with St. John's was moved from Feb. 20 to Feb. 27. Creighton now faces Marquette at home on Feb. 1 and travels to Chicago for a contest on Feb. 20.
The complete list of schedule changed are below.
Jan. 21 – DePaul at Butler, 6:00 pm (CT) - (previously Jan. 7)
Feb. 1 – Marquette at Creighton, 2:00 pm (CT) - (previously Jan. 6)
Feb. 10 – Seton Hall at Connecticut, 5:30 pm (CT) (SNY) - (previously Jan. 13)
Feb. 19 – Villanova at Marquette, 7:00 pm (CT) - (previously Jan. 9)
Feb. 20 – Creighton at DePaul, 4:00 pm (CT) - (previously Jan. 10)
Feb. 20 – Connecticut at Xavier, TBD (SNY) - (previously Jan. 13)
Feb. 22 – Xavier at Butler, 5:00 pm (CT) - (updated from Feb. 20)
Feb. 27 – St. John's at Creighton, 1:00 pm (CT) - (updated from Feb. 20)
March 1 – Seton Hall at St. John's, TBD - (updated from Feb. 27)
Déjà vu: Bluejays and Musketeers Meet Again
Saturday will mark just the fourth time in program history that Creighton will face the same team in consecutive games during the regular season. The last time it
happened in the regular season was at the tail end of the 1986-87 season as Creighton played back-to-back games at Northern Arizona. At the time, current Bluejay McCormick Endowed Athletic Director Bruce Rasmussen was the Creighton women's basketball head coach.
It is the 11th time in program history the Bluejays will face the same team in consecutive games. The last seven coming at the end of the regular season and the opening game of the conference tournament.
It is the second time Creighton is playing a true home and home in consecutive games in the same season, also happening during the 1974-75 season against College of Saint Mary (Feb. 1 and Feb. 4).
Back-to-Back Games Against the Same Team
Feb. 21, 1974 at Nebraska-Omaha      L, 35-39
Dec. 15, 1974 vs. Nebraska-Omaha      L, 26-49
Feb. 1, 1975 at College of Saint Mary      L, 31-39
Feb. 4, 1975 vs. College of Saint Mary      W, 42-36
Dec. 30, 1981 vs. Weber State (in Provo, Utah)Â Â Â L, 68-84
Jan. 2, 1982 vs. Weber State (in Provo, Utah)Â Â Â L, 58-82
Feb. 26, 1987 at Northern Arizona      L, 74-79
Feb, 28, 1987 at Northern Arizona      W, 92-51
Feb. 28, 1994 at Illinois State         W, 80-73
^ March 8, 1994 vs. Illinois State         W, 75-44
March 2, 1996 at Drake            W, 80-73
^ March 7, 1996 at Drake             W, 75-44
Feb. 27, 1999 at Drake            L, 71-76
^ March 4, 1999 at Drake             W, 73-62
March 8, 2008 at Missouri State      L, 73-79
^ March 14, 2008 vs. Missouri State      W, 56-49
March 9, 2013 vs. Southern Illinois      W, 61-42
^ March 15, 2013 vs. Southern Illinois      W, 60-43
March 4, 2014 vs. Butler            L, 71-76
$ March 9, 2014 vs. Butler             W, 73-62
Feb. 26, 2008 at Butler            L, 73-79
$ March 5, 2017 vs. Butler            W, 56-49
^ = MVC Tournament      $ = BIG EAST Tournament
Bold = Home Game
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