Wednesday, January 11
Omaha, Neb.
8:00 PM
Creighton University
11-5,5-3Big East
75
vs
53
Seton Hall
13-5,6-2Big East
1
2
3
4
F
Seton Hall
10
12
17
14
53
Creighton
17
17
29
12
75
Photo by: Creighton Athletics
Bluejays Take Wind Out of Pirates' Sails with 75-53 Win
1/11/2023 10:54:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Omaha, Neb. -- Playing with a renewed passion, the Creighton Women's Basketball team took the fight to Seton Hall with a 75-53 victory on Wednesday, January 11.
The victory boosted the Bluejays to 11-5 on the season as well as 5-3 in BIG EAST play, while the Pirates fell to 13-5 overall and 6-2 in conference competition.
Creighton jumped out to an early 9-2 edge in the opening five minutes, behind a trey from junior Morgan Maly (Crete, Neb.), a mid-range jumper from senior Rachael Saunders (Iowa City, Iowa) and back-to-back jumpers in the paint from junior Emma Ronsiek (Sioux Falls, S.D.). Up 9-4 moments later, the Bluejays used another 8-2 burst to stretch their edge to 17-8 with 48 second remaining in the opening frame. The final bucket of the run showed the hustle of junior Jayme Horan (Omaha, Neb.) as she saved an over-and-back turned with a behind the back pass to junior Lauren Jensen (Lakeville, Minn.) Jensen return to the ball to Horan at the top of the key, where she cashed a three-pointer.
Seton Hall responded by trimming Creighton's lead to one at 17-16 (7:25) early in the second quarter, but Maly answered with five straight points on a traditional three-point play and a pull-up jumper to give the Bluejays a 22-16 edge (5:21). Senior Carly Bachelor got free for a backcut layup on the following possession to give the Bluejays a 24-16 cushion (5:01). In the closing seconds before halftime, Creighton got another three-ball from Maly to take a 34-22 advantage into the locker room at the break.
Out of the locker room the Bluejays came out strong once more, pushing their lead to 22 points at 48-26 (7:03). This 14-4 Creighton run saw Maly deliver eight points, Jensen knock down a pair of jumpers and Ronsiek connect for an interior jumper. Creighton's lead did not dip below 20 points the rest of the game.
Maly led all scorers with 23 points, hitting 9-of-14 from the field. Three other Bluejays closed the game in double figures as Jensen finished with 15, while Ronsiek and Mogensen posted 12 and 11 respectively.
Seton Hall got 20 points Sidney Cooks in the loss, while Lauren Park-Lane delivered 14 points in the loss.
Creighton returns to action on Saturday, January 14 as the Bluejays head to Hinkle Fieldhouse to face Butler at 3:00 p.m. on FS1.
The victory boosted the Bluejays to 11-5 on the season as well as 5-3 in BIG EAST play, while the Pirates fell to 13-5 overall and 6-2 in conference competition.
Creighton jumped out to an early 9-2 edge in the opening five minutes, behind a trey from junior Morgan Maly (Crete, Neb.), a mid-range jumper from senior Rachael Saunders (Iowa City, Iowa) and back-to-back jumpers in the paint from junior Emma Ronsiek (Sioux Falls, S.D.). Up 9-4 moments later, the Bluejays used another 8-2 burst to stretch their edge to 17-8 with 48 second remaining in the opening frame. The final bucket of the run showed the hustle of junior Jayme Horan (Omaha, Neb.) as she saved an over-and-back turned with a behind the back pass to junior Lauren Jensen (Lakeville, Minn.) Jensen return to the ball to Horan at the top of the key, where she cashed a three-pointer.
Seton Hall responded by trimming Creighton's lead to one at 17-16 (7:25) early in the second quarter, but Maly answered with five straight points on a traditional three-point play and a pull-up jumper to give the Bluejays a 22-16 edge (5:21). Senior Carly Bachelor got free for a backcut layup on the following possession to give the Bluejays a 24-16 cushion (5:01). In the closing seconds before halftime, Creighton got another three-ball from Maly to take a 34-22 advantage into the locker room at the break.
Out of the locker room the Bluejays came out strong once more, pushing their lead to 22 points at 48-26 (7:03). This 14-4 Creighton run saw Maly deliver eight points, Jensen knock down a pair of jumpers and Ronsiek connect for an interior jumper. Creighton's lead did not dip below 20 points the rest of the game.
Maly led all scorers with 23 points, hitting 9-of-14 from the field. Three other Bluejays closed the game in double figures as Jensen finished with 15, while Ronsiek and Mogensen posted 12 and 11 respectively.
Seton Hall got 20 points Sidney Cooks in the loss, while Lauren Park-Lane delivered 14 points in the loss.
Creighton returns to action on Saturday, January 14 as the Bluejays head to Hinkle Fieldhouse to face Butler at 3:00 p.m. on FS1.
Team Stats
SHU
CU
FG%
.382
.564
3FG%
.000
.480
FT%
.786
.333
RB
28
33
TO
14
19
STL
11
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
9
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
G/F
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballG/F
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's Basketball
G
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