Saturday, December 10
Omaha, Neb.
6:00 PM
Creighton University
8-1,2-1Big East
75
vs
71
Drake
5-3,0-0MVC
1
2
3
4
F
Drake
14
14
15
28
71
Creighton
16
24
20
15
75
Photo by: Creighton Athletics
Bluejay Women's Hoops Defeats Drake, 75-71
12/10/2022 9:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Omaha, Neb. -- Junior Morgan Maly (Crete, Neb.) enjoyed the rims at D.J. Sokol Arena as the hybrid post delivered a career-high 24 points to lift the 18th-ranked Creighton Women's Basketball team to a 75-71 win over Drake on December 10.Â
The victory pushed the Bluejays to 8-1 on the season, while Drake fell to 5-3 overall.
Trailing 11-5 with 2:43 remaining in the opening quarter, Creighton closed the frame with an 11-3 run in the blink of an eye. Senior Rachael Saunders (Iowa City, Iowa) got things rolling with a corner three. After the Bulldogs answered with an interior bucket, junior Emma Ronsiek (Sioux Falls, S.D.) connected from long range herself. Following a Drake turnover, junior Lauren Jensen (Lakeville, Minn.) delivered a trey of her own to give the Bluejays a 14-13 lead with 1:32 in the quarter. Jensen closed the quarter with a turnaround jumper to put Creighton up 16-14 after ten minutes.
Drake reclaimed the advantage with a three-pointer on the first possession, but Creighton rattled off 13 straight points. Maly took over with a three-ball, a steal and a trey to grab a 22-17 edge (8:02). The Bluejay surge continued with a three-pointer fro Ronsiek, following by a layups by Maly and junior Mallory Brake (Hastings, Minn.) as Creighton soared out to a 29-17 lead with 5:08 left in the second quarter. Creighton maintained its advantage over the final five minutes of the half, taking a 40-28 advantage into the locker room.
Creighton's lead grew to as much as 17 points (49-32) early in the third (6:45) and the Bluejays carried a 60-43 edge into the fourth.
Drake sliced away at the deficit throughout the fourth, shooting 61.1% in the last ten minutes (11-of-18). The Bulldogs trimmed Creighton's lead to just two points at 68-66 with 2:27 remaining on a three-pointer from Maggie Bair, but Creighton got two free throws from junior Molly Mogensen (Farmington, Minn.) and a layup by Jensen to push Creighton's lead to 72-66 (1:34). A late Drake three-pointer made it a one possession game again at 74-71, but Mogensen iced the contest with 1-of-2 from the free thrown line with four seconds left.
Maly's 24-point performance led four Bluejays in double figures. Ronsiek closed the contest with 19 points, while Jensen had 13 and Saunders delivered 11 points.
Drake got a game-high 26 points and 11 rebounds from Maggie Bair, while Grace Berg finished with 13 points.
Creighton returns to the court on Saturday, December 17 at 1:00 p.m. against Arkansas.
The victory pushed the Bluejays to 8-1 on the season, while Drake fell to 5-3 overall.
Trailing 11-5 with 2:43 remaining in the opening quarter, Creighton closed the frame with an 11-3 run in the blink of an eye. Senior Rachael Saunders (Iowa City, Iowa) got things rolling with a corner three. After the Bulldogs answered with an interior bucket, junior Emma Ronsiek (Sioux Falls, S.D.) connected from long range herself. Following a Drake turnover, junior Lauren Jensen (Lakeville, Minn.) delivered a trey of her own to give the Bluejays a 14-13 lead with 1:32 in the quarter. Jensen closed the quarter with a turnaround jumper to put Creighton up 16-14 after ten minutes.
Drake reclaimed the advantage with a three-pointer on the first possession, but Creighton rattled off 13 straight points. Maly took over with a three-ball, a steal and a trey to grab a 22-17 edge (8:02). The Bluejay surge continued with a three-pointer fro Ronsiek, following by a layups by Maly and junior Mallory Brake (Hastings, Minn.) as Creighton soared out to a 29-17 lead with 5:08 left in the second quarter. Creighton maintained its advantage over the final five minutes of the half, taking a 40-28 advantage into the locker room.
Creighton's lead grew to as much as 17 points (49-32) early in the third (6:45) and the Bluejays carried a 60-43 edge into the fourth.
Drake sliced away at the deficit throughout the fourth, shooting 61.1% in the last ten minutes (11-of-18). The Bulldogs trimmed Creighton's lead to just two points at 68-66 with 2:27 remaining on a three-pointer from Maggie Bair, but Creighton got two free throws from junior Molly Mogensen (Farmington, Minn.) and a layup by Jensen to push Creighton's lead to 72-66 (1:34). A late Drake three-pointer made it a one possession game again at 74-71, but Mogensen iced the contest with 1-of-2 from the free thrown line with four seconds left.
Maly's 24-point performance led four Bluejays in double figures. Ronsiek closed the contest with 19 points, while Jensen had 13 and Saunders delivered 11 points.
Drake got a game-high 26 points and 11 rebounds from Maggie Bair, while Grace Berg finished with 13 points.
Creighton returns to the court on Saturday, December 17 at 1:00 p.m. against Arkansas.
Team Stats
DRA
CU
FG%
.491
.400
3FG%
.368
.462
FT%
.625
.882
RB
40
28
TO
23
15
STL
6
11
Game Leaders
Pts
24
FGM
9
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
8
Players Mentioned
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