Wednesday, November 10
Des Moines, Iowa
6:00 PM
Creighton University
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Drake
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Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann
Second Unit Leads Furious Rally, But Bluejays Fall on Final Shot 82-79
11/10/2021 8:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Maly leads Creighton with 15 points
Des Moines, Iowa -- Despite rallying from a 17-point deficit to tie the game at 79-79 in the final minute, the Creighton women's basketball team fell to Drake 82-79 in the season-opener on Wednesday, November 10.
The loss dropped the Bluejays to 0-1 on the season, while Drake moved to 1-0.
Down 62-46 with 3:43 remaining in the third quarter, the Creighton women's basketball team rallied behind it second unit to outscore the Bulldogs 14-2 to close the frame. Sophomore Morgan Maly got things going with a three-ball from the right wing. After a defensive stop, sophomore Jayme Horan connected from long range. Another stop gave Maly another opportunity and the Crete native drained knock shot to make it 62-55 (2:30). The Bluejay run continued with another trey from Maly, then a mid-range jumper by sophomore Mallory Brake made it a two-point game at 62-60 (0:49). Drake scored the final bucket of the third, but the Bluejays had all the momentum as the game moved to the fourth.
Drake held the Bluejays at arms length for the bulk of the final frame, but a three-pointer from senior Payton Brotzki and a
free-throw from senior Emma Ronsiek knotted the game at 74-74 with just 3:28 left on the clock. Drake responded with five straight to seize a 79-74 edge, yet a floater in the paint from sophomore Lauren Jensen and Maly's fifth trey tied the game once more at 79-79 with 27 seconds remaining.
The Bulldogs held the ball for the final possession, allowing freshman Katie Dinnebier to connect from long range with two seconds left.
Creighton used its final timeout to advance the ball, but could not deliver another any additional last second heroics.
Maly led the Bluejays with 15 points, while Ronsiek and Brake each deliver 12 in the loss.
Drake got a game-high 17 points from Anna Miller and controlled the early portion of the contest with 46 points in the paint.
Creighton returns to the court on Saturday, November 10 in its home opener against Omaha at 1:00 pm.
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The loss dropped the Bluejays to 0-1 on the season, while Drake moved to 1-0.
Down 62-46 with 3:43 remaining in the third quarter, the Creighton women's basketball team rallied behind it second unit to outscore the Bulldogs 14-2 to close the frame. Sophomore Morgan Maly got things going with a three-ball from the right wing. After a defensive stop, sophomore Jayme Horan connected from long range. Another stop gave Maly another opportunity and the Crete native drained knock shot to make it 62-55 (2:30). The Bluejay run continued with another trey from Maly, then a mid-range jumper by sophomore Mallory Brake made it a two-point game at 62-60 (0:49). Drake scored the final bucket of the third, but the Bluejays had all the momentum as the game moved to the fourth.
Drake held the Bluejays at arms length for the bulk of the final frame, but a three-pointer from senior Payton Brotzki and a
free-throw from senior Emma Ronsiek knotted the game at 74-74 with just 3:28 left on the clock. Drake responded with five straight to seize a 79-74 edge, yet a floater in the paint from sophomore Lauren Jensen and Maly's fifth trey tied the game once more at 79-79 with 27 seconds remaining.
The Bulldogs held the ball for the final possession, allowing freshman Katie Dinnebier to connect from long range with two seconds left.
Creighton used its final timeout to advance the ball, but could not deliver another any additional last second heroics.
Maly led the Bluejays with 15 points, while Ronsiek and Brake each deliver 12 in the loss.
Drake got a game-high 17 points from Anna Miller and controlled the early portion of the contest with 46 points in the paint.
Creighton returns to the court on Saturday, November 10 in its home opener against Omaha at 1:00 pm.
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Team Stats
CU
DRA
FG%
.403
.492
3FG%
.359
.444
FT%
.750
.714
RB
37
43
TO
10
13
STL
6
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's Basketball
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