Sunday, February 4
Indianapolis, Ind.
1:00 PM
Creighton University
at
Butler
Photo by: Mac Johnson
#22 Women's Basketball Returns to Road at Butler on Sunday
2/2/2024 5:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Omaha, Neb. -- After a pair of home victories extended their win streak to seven, #22 Creighton Women's Basketball returns to the road to face Butler (Feb. 4) and Xavier (Feb. 6). The Bluejays bested Butler 89-53 in Omaha on Jan. 10.
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Series with Butler: Creighton leads 15-8
Home: 7-3 Away: 5-5 Neutral: 3-0
The Bluejays have faced Butler 23 times, collecting 14 wins including the last six meetings. Despite the series edge for the Bluejays, Butler has held its own in Indianapolis at the two squads have split 10 battles.
Series Game-by-Game
Date   Opponent   Score
1/18/14   at Butler   L, 52-58
3/4/14   Butler   L, 59-67
3/9/14   @ ª vs. Butler   W, 61-52
1/4/15   at Butler   L, 58-63
2/1/15   Butler   W, 62-55
1/10/16   Butler   W, 77-49
2/5/16   at Butler   W, 52-42
12/28/16   Butler   W, 67-52
2/26/17   at Butler   W, 65-53
3/5/17   # ª vs. Butler   W, 64-55
1/9/18   at Butler   L, 53-59
2/18/18   Butler   W, 64-55
1/20/19   Butler   L, 43-75
2/15/19   at Butler   L, 46-66
3/10/19   $ ª vs. Butler   W, 60-51
1/26/20   Butler   L, 67-73
2/21/20   at Butler   L, 61-76
12/6/20   at Butler   W, 88-41
1/19/22   at Butler   W, 95-44
2/13/22   Butler   W, 96-49
1/14/23   at Butler   W, 75-56
2/27/23   Butler   W, 74-46
1/10/24   Butler   W, 89-53
ª - BIG EAST Tournament game
@ = played in Rosemont, Ill.
# = played in Milwaukee, Wis.
$ = played in Chicago, Ill.
About Butler
Scouting #22 Creighton (17-3, 8-2 BIG EAST)
Riding a seven game win streak, the Bluejays begin a two-game road trip to Butler and Xavier.
The trio of Emma Ronsiek, Lauren Jensen and Morgan Maly lead Creighton as Ronsiek is the leading scorer with 18.0 ppg. Jensen and Maly are just a step back at 16.9 ppg an 15.1 ppg respectively.
Over the last two wins over Seton Hall and Marquette it was the Bluejays' defense that made the difference. Creighton limited Seton Hall to 1-for-17 (5.9%) in the fourth quarter. Three days later the Bluejays held Marquette to 5-for-13 (38.5%), including 4-for-6 in the final three minutes after the game was out of reach.
Scouting Butler (9-12, 1-9 BIG EAST)
After going 8-3 in non-conference play, the Bulldogs have struggled in BIG EAST action.
Butler has its own big three in Caroline Strande (14.9 ppg), Rachel Kent (10.9 ppg) and Jordan Meulemans (8.7 ppg). The Bulldogs also rival Creighton in their ability to shoot the three. Butler is averaging 8.2 treys per game. A weakness for Butler has been turnovers, the Bulldogs have committed 318 (15.1 per game).
Keys To the Game on February 4 (at Butler)
Bluejays equal Best 20-Game Start in School History
With a 17-3 record through 20 games, the Bluejays have equaled the best 20-game start in school history. It has happened once previously as Creighton opened the 1991-92 season at 17-3 under Bruce Rasmussen. The 1991-92 team went on to close the season at 28-4, falling in its second game of the NCAA Tournament.
Bluejay Defense Closes Out Pirates and Golden Eagles
With a pair of home games on the line, the Bluejay defense stepped forward to secure wins over Seton Hall and Marquette. Looking beyond holding the two foes to combined 6-for-30 (20%), Creighton forced a eight turnovers, blocked five shots and grabbed five steals in the 20 combined minutes,
While getting it done on the defensive end the Bluejays went to the line a combined 27 times. The Pirates and Golden Eagles conversely earned only 11 attempts from the charity stripe,
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2/4: - 1:00 p.m. (CT)
#22 Creighton (17-3, 8-2 BE)
at Butler (9-12, 1-9 BE)
Twitter: @GoCreighton, @CreightonWBB
TV/Online Stream - FloHoops: https://www.flohoops.com/live/86282
Radio - 1180 AM: https://player.listenlive.co/52381
Stat Broadcast: https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=crei
#22 Creighton (17-3, 8-2 BE)
at Butler (9-12, 1-9 BE)
Twitter: @GoCreighton, @CreightonWBB
TV/Online Stream - FloHoops: https://www.flohoops.com/live/86282
Radio - 1180 AM: https://player.listenlive.co/52381
Stat Broadcast: https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=crei
Series with Butler: Creighton leads 15-8
Home: 7-3 Away: 5-5 Neutral: 3-0
The Bluejays have faced Butler 23 times, collecting 14 wins including the last six meetings. Despite the series edge for the Bluejays, Butler has held its own in Indianapolis at the two squads have split 10 battles.
Series Game-by-Game
Date   Opponent   Score
1/18/14   at Butler   L, 52-58
3/4/14   Butler   L, 59-67
3/9/14   @ ª vs. Butler   W, 61-52
1/4/15   at Butler   L, 58-63
2/1/15   Butler   W, 62-55
1/10/16   Butler   W, 77-49
2/5/16   at Butler   W, 52-42
12/28/16   Butler   W, 67-52
2/26/17   at Butler   W, 65-53
3/5/17   # ª vs. Butler   W, 64-55
1/9/18   at Butler   L, 53-59
2/18/18   Butler   W, 64-55
1/20/19   Butler   L, 43-75
2/15/19   at Butler   L, 46-66
3/10/19   $ ª vs. Butler   W, 60-51
1/26/20   Butler   L, 67-73
2/21/20   at Butler   L, 61-76
12/6/20   at Butler   W, 88-41
1/19/22   at Butler   W, 95-44
2/13/22   Butler   W, 96-49
1/14/23   at Butler   W, 75-56
2/27/23   Butler   W, 74-46
1/10/24   Butler   W, 89-53
ª - BIG EAST Tournament game
@ = played in Rosemont, Ill.
# = played in Milwaukee, Wis.
$ = played in Chicago, Ill.
About Butler
- Located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Butler went 11-19 last season.
- Head coach Austin Parkinson began his second season as the helm for the Bulldogs. Parkinson entered the season with a 235-160 record.
Scouting #22 Creighton (17-3, 8-2 BIG EAST)
Riding a seven game win streak, the Bluejays begin a two-game road trip to Butler and Xavier.
The trio of Emma Ronsiek, Lauren Jensen and Morgan Maly lead Creighton as Ronsiek is the leading scorer with 18.0 ppg. Jensen and Maly are just a step back at 16.9 ppg an 15.1 ppg respectively.
Over the last two wins over Seton Hall and Marquette it was the Bluejays' defense that made the difference. Creighton limited Seton Hall to 1-for-17 (5.9%) in the fourth quarter. Three days later the Bluejays held Marquette to 5-for-13 (38.5%), including 4-for-6 in the final three minutes after the game was out of reach.
Scouting Butler (9-12, 1-9 BIG EAST)
After going 8-3 in non-conference play, the Bulldogs have struggled in BIG EAST action.
Butler has its own big three in Caroline Strande (14.9 ppg), Rachel Kent (10.9 ppg) and Jordan Meulemans (8.7 ppg). The Bulldogs also rival Creighton in their ability to shoot the three. Butler is averaging 8.2 treys per game. A weakness for Butler has been turnovers, the Bulldogs have committed 318 (15.1 per game).
Keys To the Game on February 4 (at Butler)
- Three-Point Shooting: Three-point shooting could become critical in the matchup with the Bulldogs. In the first meeting the Bluejays hit 12 treys, while Butler had five.
- Rebounding: Creighton won the battle of the boards in the first meeting, 41-30.
- Sharing the Rock: Creighton dished out 21 assists in the game in Omaha, but the Bluejays were limited to 14 and 13 assists in victories over the Pirates and Golden Eagles.
Bluejays equal Best 20-Game Start in School History
With a 17-3 record through 20 games, the Bluejays have equaled the best 20-game start in school history. It has happened once previously as Creighton opened the 1991-92 season at 17-3 under Bruce Rasmussen. The 1991-92 team went on to close the season at 28-4, falling in its second game of the NCAA Tournament.
Bluejay Defense Closes Out Pirates and Golden Eagles
With a pair of home games on the line, the Bluejay defense stepped forward to secure wins over Seton Hall and Marquette. Looking beyond holding the two foes to combined 6-for-30 (20%), Creighton forced a eight turnovers, blocked five shots and grabbed five steals in the 20 combined minutes,
While getting it done on the defensive end the Bluejays went to the line a combined 27 times. The Pirates and Golden Eagles conversely earned only 11 attempts from the charity stripe,
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