Friday, March 18
Iowa City, Iowa
12:30 pm
Creighton University
vs
Colorado
Photo by: Dave Weaver
Women's Basketball Takes On Colorado In NCAA First Round on Friday
3/15/2022 8:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Omaha, Neb. -- Returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018, the Creighton women's basketball team earned a tenth-seed and will take on seventh-seeded Colorado at 12:30 pm in the NCAA First Round game in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Series with Colorado: Series Tied 2-2
Home: 1-0 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 0-2
Creighton and Colorado have each claimed two games in the four-game series.Â
Series Game-by-Game
Date   Opponent   Score
11/27/87   @ vs. Colorado   L, 50-76
12/4/04   at Colorado   84-68
12/3/05   Colorado   W, 77-72
12/21/11   # vs. Colorado   L, 49-52
@ = played in Irvine, Calif.
# = played in San Antonio, Texas
Bluejays and Buffaloes Battle For CU in Iowa
Creighton and Colorado both often use the acronym CU, for the first time since 2011 the Bluejays and Buffaloes will face off.
Rembao Facing Hometown School
Senior Tatum Rembao gets an opportunity to face the school just down the road for the first time. Growing up in Loveland, Colorado (45 minutes from Boulder), Rembao spurned one CU for another.
Scouting Creighton (20-9)
Creighton's ability to attack what their opposition offers is one of the greatest strengths of the program. The Bluejays shoot well from outside (11th in the NCAA at 36.8%), but Creighton can get to the paint as well. The Bluejays have scored 874 points in the paint this season, 56 more than their opponents.
A trio of sophomores lead Creighton's offense, getting 14.9 ppg from Emma Ronsiek, 12.3 ppg from Lauren Jensen and 12.1 ppg from Morgan Maly.
The tandem of Jensen and Maly have quick triggers beyond the arc, knocking down a combined 147 treys.
Creighton's offense is predicated on ball movement, something that is controlled by senior point guard Tatum Rembao. The Colorado native leads Creighton with 183 assists and has guided the Bluejays to the top spot in the NCAA in Assists per game (20.9) and assists-to-turnover ration (1.63).
Scouting Colorado (22-8)
Colorado comes to Iowa City having won eight of its last 10 contests. The only two losses came against Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament and in Palo Alto.
The Buffaloes are led by Mya Hollingshed (14.1 ppg & 7.5 rpg) and Quay Miller (10.6 ppg). The primary distributer for Colorado is Jaylyn Sherrod with 112 assists.
Colorado is skilled at creating additional possessions for, causing 556 turnovers (18.5 per game).
Keys To the Game on Friday, March 18
Players to Watch for Creighton
Tatum Rembao and Morgan Maly: Rembao will need to control her emotions as the Colorado native faces the Buffaloes for the first time. As Rembao goes, so does the Bluejays. Maly provides a knockout punch off the bench for Creighton. She also can be a bit streaky, so getting her going early in the game is important.
Holdovers from Last Meeting Between Creighton and Colorado
The Creighton coaching staff features three members that were either on the staff or on the court. Head coach Jim Flanery is in his 20th season at the helm, while current Director of Operations Jenny Vickers was an assistant coach in 2011. Assistant coach Carli Berger (Carli Tritz at the time) was on the court for the game in 2011, leading Creighton with 18 points.
Rembao Bookends Career in NCAA Tournament
Senior Tatum Rembao is the lone player on the Creighton squad that was on the team the last time the Bluejays reached the NCAA Tournament in 2018. Using a fifth-year option due to Covid, Rembao played four minutes against UCLA in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Download the full preview (PDF).
3/18: - 12:30 pm (CT)
#10 Creighton (20-9) vs. #7 Colorado (22-8)
Twitter: @CreightonWBB
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ESPN News: Beth Mowins and Christy Thomaskutty
Live Stats: http://creighton.statbroadcast.com/
Satellite Radio: Sirius XM Channel 380
#10 Creighton (20-9) vs. #7 Colorado (22-8)
Twitter: @CreightonWBB
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ESPN News: Beth Mowins and Christy Thomaskutty
Live Stats: http://creighton.statbroadcast.com/
Satellite Radio: Sirius XM Channel 380
Series with Colorado: Series Tied 2-2
Home: 1-0 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 0-2
Creighton and Colorado have each claimed two games in the four-game series.Â
Series Game-by-Game
Date   Opponent   Score
11/27/87   @ vs. Colorado   L, 50-76
12/4/04   at Colorado   84-68
12/3/05   Colorado   W, 77-72
12/21/11   # vs. Colorado   L, 49-52
@ = played in Irvine, Calif.
# = played in San Antonio, Texas
Bluejays and Buffaloes Battle For CU in Iowa
Creighton and Colorado both often use the acronym CU, for the first time since 2011 the Bluejays and Buffaloes will face off.
Rembao Facing Hometown School
Senior Tatum Rembao gets an opportunity to face the school just down the road for the first time. Growing up in Loveland, Colorado (45 minutes from Boulder), Rembao spurned one CU for another.
Scouting Creighton (20-9)
Creighton's ability to attack what their opposition offers is one of the greatest strengths of the program. The Bluejays shoot well from outside (11th in the NCAA at 36.8%), but Creighton can get to the paint as well. The Bluejays have scored 874 points in the paint this season, 56 more than their opponents.
A trio of sophomores lead Creighton's offense, getting 14.9 ppg from Emma Ronsiek, 12.3 ppg from Lauren Jensen and 12.1 ppg from Morgan Maly.
The tandem of Jensen and Maly have quick triggers beyond the arc, knocking down a combined 147 treys.
Creighton's offense is predicated on ball movement, something that is controlled by senior point guard Tatum Rembao. The Colorado native leads Creighton with 183 assists and has guided the Bluejays to the top spot in the NCAA in Assists per game (20.9) and assists-to-turnover ration (1.63).
Scouting Colorado (22-8)
Colorado comes to Iowa City having won eight of its last 10 contests. The only two losses came against Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament and in Palo Alto.
The Buffaloes are led by Mya Hollingshed (14.1 ppg & 7.5 rpg) and Quay Miller (10.6 ppg). The primary distributer for Colorado is Jaylyn Sherrod with 112 assists.
Colorado is skilled at creating additional possessions for, causing 556 turnovers (18.5 per game).
Keys To the Game on Friday, March 18
- Rested or Rusty: Neither team will have played in just shy of two weeks as Creighton's last game was on March 5 and Colorado's was on March 4.
- Executing the Game Plan: Undoubtedly both coaching staffs will have studied film and instituted a game plan. Which team can execute early will have the advantage.
- Ball Security: Creighton will need to limit its turnovers to prevent easy opportunities for Colorado. The Bluejays are 14-2 this season when committing less turnovers than its opponents. When the Bluejays have as many or more turnovers they are 6-7.
Players to Watch for Creighton
Tatum Rembao and Morgan Maly: Rembao will need to control her emotions as the Colorado native faces the Buffaloes for the first time. As Rembao goes, so does the Bluejays. Maly provides a knockout punch off the bench for Creighton. She also can be a bit streaky, so getting her going early in the game is important.
Holdovers from Last Meeting Between Creighton and Colorado
The Creighton coaching staff features three members that were either on the staff or on the court. Head coach Jim Flanery is in his 20th season at the helm, while current Director of Operations Jenny Vickers was an assistant coach in 2011. Assistant coach Carli Berger (Carli Tritz at the time) was on the court for the game in 2011, leading Creighton with 18 points.
Rembao Bookends Career in NCAA Tournament
Senior Tatum Rembao is the lone player on the Creighton squad that was on the team the last time the Bluejays reached the NCAA Tournament in 2018. Using a fifth-year option due to Covid, Rembao played four minutes against UCLA in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.
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