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#22 Women’s Basketball Rides Second Half Surge in 73-61 Win Over Wyoming
12/10/2023 3:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Laramie, Wyo. – Seniors Morgan Maly, Emma Ronsiek and Lauren Jensen combined for 56 points as the No. 22 Creighton women's basketball team used a second half surge to out duel Wyoming for a 73-61 win on Sunday, December 10.
The win lifted the Bluejays to 7-1 on the season, while Wyoming fell to 4-4. Creighton has now won the last six meetings with the Cowgirls dating back to 1996.
After fighting the altitude and trading baskets early, Creighton used a 9-2 run over the final 3:25 of the opening quarter to take a 17-12 lead. Ronsiek sparked the Bluejays surge with a driving layup, then Maly cashed in mid-range jumper and a transition three, finally Jensen dropped in a jumper to give the Bluejays a five-point cushion heading into the second period.
The Cowgirls, however, chipped away at the Bluejays lead in the early moments of the second half connecting on their first six shots of the period to take a 27-26 lead with 6:00 remaining on the clock. Both teams struggled to find their rhythm over the next four minutes before back-to-back baskets by redshirt freshman Brittney Harshaw and Jensen gave Creighton a 34-32 lead, but Wyoming's Allyson Fertig would connect on mid-range jump to send the teams into the locker room all level at 34-34.
Trailing 38-36 with 7:29 remaining in the third quarter, Creighton embarked on a 10-2 run to surge out to a 46-40 lead and did not look back. Maly connect on her third triple of the afternoon to start the surge while Ronsiek hit a pair of jumpers and senior Jayme Horan dialed up a three to end the run to give Creighton a 46-40 edge with 3:35 remaining.
The Cowgirls responded with a traditional three-point play from Marta Savic, before a pair of layups from sophomore Kennedy Townsend and Ronsiek pushed the lead back out to 50-43 with 1:41 left in the period. The frame came to a close on a play that is guaranteed to be on highlight reels for years to come. An errant shot by Maly was tapped out to Jensen. The Minnesota native fired away as the buzzer went off, drawing a foul for the three-point play to send the game to the fourth with the Bluejays holding a 53-45 edge.
Wyoming opened the fourth quarter with a pair of baskets from Fertig to cut the Bluejays lead down to 53-49, but back-to-back treys from Maly and Townsend pushed the Bluejays lead into double-figures for the first time at 59-49 with 8:09 remaining in game. Following another baskets by Fertig, they Bluejays got a three from Jensen and a layup from Ronsiek to extend the Bluejays lead to 64-51 with 5:21 left. Wyoming would not get any closer than 11 as the Bluejays secured a 73-61 victory.
Creighton got a team-high 22 points from Ronsiek, while Maly added 18 points and six rebounds and Jensen contributed 16 points and five assists in the victory. Creighton shot 28-of-66 (42.4 percent) in the win.
Wyoming got a game-high 30 points and 12 rebounds from Fertig, including 18 points in the first half. Creighton held the Cowgirls to just 35 percent shooting (21-of-60), including just 18.2 percent from three (4-of-22) and 78.9 percent from the free throw line (15-of-19).
Creighton returns to the court on Wednesday, December 13 at 7 p.m. in its BIG EAST Conference opener at No. 19 Marquette.
The win lifted the Bluejays to 7-1 on the season, while Wyoming fell to 4-4. Creighton has now won the last six meetings with the Cowgirls dating back to 1996.
After fighting the altitude and trading baskets early, Creighton used a 9-2 run over the final 3:25 of the opening quarter to take a 17-12 lead. Ronsiek sparked the Bluejays surge with a driving layup, then Maly cashed in mid-range jumper and a transition three, finally Jensen dropped in a jumper to give the Bluejays a five-point cushion heading into the second period.
The Cowgirls, however, chipped away at the Bluejays lead in the early moments of the second half connecting on their first six shots of the period to take a 27-26 lead with 6:00 remaining on the clock. Both teams struggled to find their rhythm over the next four minutes before back-to-back baskets by redshirt freshman Brittney Harshaw and Jensen gave Creighton a 34-32 lead, but Wyoming's Allyson Fertig would connect on mid-range jump to send the teams into the locker room all level at 34-34.
Trailing 38-36 with 7:29 remaining in the third quarter, Creighton embarked on a 10-2 run to surge out to a 46-40 lead and did not look back. Maly connect on her third triple of the afternoon to start the surge while Ronsiek hit a pair of jumpers and senior Jayme Horan dialed up a three to end the run to give Creighton a 46-40 edge with 3:35 remaining.
The Cowgirls responded with a traditional three-point play from Marta Savic, before a pair of layups from sophomore Kennedy Townsend and Ronsiek pushed the lead back out to 50-43 with 1:41 left in the period. The frame came to a close on a play that is guaranteed to be on highlight reels for years to come. An errant shot by Maly was tapped out to Jensen. The Minnesota native fired away as the buzzer went off, drawing a foul for the three-point play to send the game to the fourth with the Bluejays holding a 53-45 edge.
Wyoming opened the fourth quarter with a pair of baskets from Fertig to cut the Bluejays lead down to 53-49, but back-to-back treys from Maly and Townsend pushed the Bluejays lead into double-figures for the first time at 59-49 with 8:09 remaining in game. Following another baskets by Fertig, they Bluejays got a three from Jensen and a layup from Ronsiek to extend the Bluejays lead to 64-51 with 5:21 left. Wyoming would not get any closer than 11 as the Bluejays secured a 73-61 victory.
Creighton got a team-high 22 points from Ronsiek, while Maly added 18 points and six rebounds and Jensen contributed 16 points and five assists in the victory. Creighton shot 28-of-66 (42.4 percent) in the win.
Wyoming got a game-high 30 points and 12 rebounds from Fertig, including 18 points in the first half. Creighton held the Cowgirls to just 35 percent shooting (21-of-60), including just 18.2 percent from three (4-of-22) and 78.9 percent from the free throw line (15-of-19).
Creighton returns to the court on Wednesday, December 13 at 7 p.m. in its BIG EAST Conference opener at No. 19 Marquette.
Team Stats
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3FG%
.280
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Game Leaders
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FTM
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Pts
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FGM
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3FGM
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FTM
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FGM
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3FGM
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FTM
3
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FGM
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3FGM
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