Saturday, March 20
5:00 pm
Creighton University
10-12
63
vs
64
Northern Iowa
16-12
1
2
3
4
F
UNI
13
20
15
16
64
Creighton
11
20
16
16
63
Photo by: (Ben Solomon/BIG EAST Conference)
Women's Basketball Clipped in Closing Seconds by Northern Iowa, 64-63
3/20/2021 8:26:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Creighton closes season at 10-12
Rockford, Ill. -- The Creighton women's basketball season came to a close on Saturday, March 20 as the Bluejays fell to Northern Iowa 64-63 in the Second Round of the WNIT.
The loss closed the 2020-21 season for Creighton with a record of 10-12, while the Panthers advanced to the Rockford final against either Saint Louis or UW-Milwaukee with a 16-12 mark on Monday, March 22.
Trailing for most of the final quarter, Creighton closed the game with a flourish. Down 60-56 with 1:24 showing on the clock. Following a timeout from head coach Jim Flanery, freshman Jayme Horan knocked down a critical trey from the corner to make it a one-point game (60-59) with 1:02 remaining.
Northern Iowa's Megan Maahs pushed the Panther lead to 62-59 with a pair of free throws, but consecutive driving layups from senior Tatum Rembao put the Bluejays in front 63-62 with 9.7 seconds remaining.
Northern Iowa used its last timeout and delivered the game-winner as Emerson Green sank a shot in the paint for the win.
Temi Carda led Creighton with 19 points, while Rembao and Carly Bachelor finished with 14 and 11 points respectively.
Northern Iowa got a game-high 20 points from Megan Maahs and 13 from Karli Rucker.
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The loss closed the 2020-21 season for Creighton with a record of 10-12, while the Panthers advanced to the Rockford final against either Saint Louis or UW-Milwaukee with a 16-12 mark on Monday, March 22.
Trailing for most of the final quarter, Creighton closed the game with a flourish. Down 60-56 with 1:24 showing on the clock. Following a timeout from head coach Jim Flanery, freshman Jayme Horan knocked down a critical trey from the corner to make it a one-point game (60-59) with 1:02 remaining.
Northern Iowa's Megan Maahs pushed the Panther lead to 62-59 with a pair of free throws, but consecutive driving layups from senior Tatum Rembao put the Bluejays in front 63-62 with 9.7 seconds remaining.
Northern Iowa used its last timeout and delivered the game-winner as Emerson Green sank a shot in the paint for the win.
Temi Carda led Creighton with 19 points, while Rembao and Carly Bachelor finished with 14 and 11 points respectively.
Northern Iowa got a game-high 20 points from Megan Maahs and 13 from Karli Rucker.
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Team Stats
UNI
CU
FG%
.349
.510
3FG%
.227
.400
FT%
.789
.556
RB
38
33
TO
9
19
STL
6
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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