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Bluejays Deliver #11 Huskies' Closest Battle Since BIG EAST Return, Falling 63-55
1/9/2022 2:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Storrs, Conn. -- The Creighton women's basketball team pushed No. 11 Connecticut to the end in Storrs, delivering #11 Connecticut's closest game since rejoining the BIG EAST last season, but ultimately fell 63-55 on Sunday, January 9.
The loss moved Creighton to 10-4 on the season and 5-1 in BIG EAST play, while Connecticut moved to 7-3 overall and 2-0 in conference contests.
The Bluejays took early advantages of 2-0 and 4-2 behind buckets from senior Payton Brotzki, but the Huskies claimed the lead at 5-4 via a trey from Christyn Williams (7:24). Down 17-9 with 2:19 remaining, the Bluejays found sophomore Mallory Brake open for uncontested layups to cut the deficit to 17-13 and went to the second down 21-15.
The second quarter was a back-and-forth battle as the Huskies stretched their edge to 10 (27-17), then Creighton responded with buckets by Brotzki and sophomore Emma Ronsiek. Down 32-23 with 3:49 remaining, sophomore Morgan Maly splashed a pair from beyond the arc to make it 33-29 (2:50). Connecticut scored the final three points of the half to take a 36-29 lead into the locker room.
Play in the third quarter continued as Connecticut pushes its edge to 11 at 42-31, only to see Ronsiek and Maly deliver three consecutive buckets in the paint to bring the score to 42-37 (4:30) and force Husky head coach Geno Auriemma to use a timeout.
Connecticut got the better of the next 10 minutes, pushing the deficit to its largest margin (17) at 61-44 with 5:56 remaining, but the Bluejays continued to battle. Creighton closed the game on an 11-2 run to become the first team to play Connecticut to a single-digit outcome since the Huskies rejoined the BIG EAST prior to the 2020-21 season.
Maly led Creighton with 14 points, while Ronsiek finished with 10 points. Connecticut got a game-high 17 points from Caroline Darchme, 13 from Williams and 12 from Aaliyah Edwards. Dorka Juhasz rounded out the Huskies in double figures with 10 points.
Creighton won the battle of the boards, but one impactful stat from the game was the free-throw disparity. Connecticut got to the line 12 times in the first three quarters, while Creighton did not shoot a free-throw until the final frame.
Creighton returns to the hardwood on Friday, January 14 as the Bluejays take on Seton Hall at 6:30 pm.
The loss moved Creighton to 10-4 on the season and 5-1 in BIG EAST play, while Connecticut moved to 7-3 overall and 2-0 in conference contests.
The Bluejays took early advantages of 2-0 and 4-2 behind buckets from senior Payton Brotzki, but the Huskies claimed the lead at 5-4 via a trey from Christyn Williams (7:24). Down 17-9 with 2:19 remaining, the Bluejays found sophomore Mallory Brake open for uncontested layups to cut the deficit to 17-13 and went to the second down 21-15.
The second quarter was a back-and-forth battle as the Huskies stretched their edge to 10 (27-17), then Creighton responded with buckets by Brotzki and sophomore Emma Ronsiek. Down 32-23 with 3:49 remaining, sophomore Morgan Maly splashed a pair from beyond the arc to make it 33-29 (2:50). Connecticut scored the final three points of the half to take a 36-29 lead into the locker room.
Play in the third quarter continued as Connecticut pushes its edge to 11 at 42-31, only to see Ronsiek and Maly deliver three consecutive buckets in the paint to bring the score to 42-37 (4:30) and force Husky head coach Geno Auriemma to use a timeout.
Connecticut got the better of the next 10 minutes, pushing the deficit to its largest margin (17) at 61-44 with 5:56 remaining, but the Bluejays continued to battle. Creighton closed the game on an 11-2 run to become the first team to play Connecticut to a single-digit outcome since the Huskies rejoined the BIG EAST prior to the 2020-21 season.
Maly led Creighton with 14 points, while Ronsiek finished with 10 points. Connecticut got a game-high 17 points from Caroline Darchme, 13 from Williams and 12 from Aaliyah Edwards. Dorka Juhasz rounded out the Huskies in double figures with 10 points.
Creighton won the battle of the boards, but one impactful stat from the game was the free-throw disparity. Connecticut got to the line 12 times in the first three quarters, while Creighton did not shoot a free-throw until the final frame.
Creighton returns to the hardwood on Friday, January 14 as the Bluejays take on Seton Hall at 6:30 pm.
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