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Women's Basketball Opens 2024-25 Ranked #21 In Preseason AP Poll
10/15/2024 11:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
New York, N.Y. -- For the third consecutive season the Creighton Women's Basketball team will open the season in the Associated Press (AP) Preseason Top-25 as the Bluejays were slotted No. 21 in the poll, released on Tuesday, October 16.
Creighton finished the 2023-24 season with a 26-6 record, advancing to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to No. 6 UCLA in a tight contest, 67-63.The Bluejays ended the 2023-24 season ranked No. 24 as the NCAA Tournament began. Crieghton was ranked in each of the final 16 weeks of the 2023-24 AP Poll and appeared in 18 of the 20 polls last season.
The Bluejays return seven members of its roster from the 2023-24 NCAA Tournament team, including seven of their top eight scorers. Two-time All-BIG EAST selections Lauren Jensen and Morgan Maly return for one final season. Jensen led Creighton with 558 points last season, while Maly led the squad with 209 rebounds as well as 486 points. Two other starters return from last season as point guard Molly Mogensen returns after dishing out a team-high 136 assists in 2023-24 and Mallory Brake led Creighton with 56 steals last season.
Creighton completed its third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history last season and expectations are for the team to be dancing in March once more. The Bluejays begin the 2023-24 season with a road contest against South Dakota State on November 8 in Brookings, S.D.
Single-game tickets for the 2024-25 season go on sale on Wednesday, October 16 including the battle with Connecticut on January 25, which was announced to be at the CHI Health Center Omaha.
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Creighton finished the 2023-24 season with a 26-6 record, advancing to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to No. 6 UCLA in a tight contest, 67-63.The Bluejays ended the 2023-24 season ranked No. 24 as the NCAA Tournament began. Crieghton was ranked in each of the final 16 weeks of the 2023-24 AP Poll and appeared in 18 of the 20 polls last season.
The Bluejays return seven members of its roster from the 2023-24 NCAA Tournament team, including seven of their top eight scorers. Two-time All-BIG EAST selections Lauren Jensen and Morgan Maly return for one final season. Jensen led Creighton with 558 points last season, while Maly led the squad with 209 rebounds as well as 486 points. Two other starters return from last season as point guard Molly Mogensen returns after dishing out a team-high 136 assists in 2023-24 and Mallory Brake led Creighton with 56 steals last season.
Creighton completed its third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history last season and expectations are for the team to be dancing in March once more. The Bluejays begin the 2023-24 season with a road contest against South Dakota State on November 8 in Brookings, S.D.
Single-game tickets for the 2024-25 season go on sale on Wednesday, October 16 including the battle with Connecticut on January 25, which was announced to be at the CHI Health Center Omaha.
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