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Photo by: Sam Noonan
Women's Basketball Drops Road Test at UNLV, 76-67
11/26/2025 3:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Las Vegas, Nev. -- The Creighton women's basketball team surrendered a 10-0 run at the onset of the fourth quarter and could not recover in a 76-67Â loss to host UNLV in the Thanksgiving Turkey Tip-Off on Wednesday at Thomas & Mack Center.
Following Wednesday's result Creighton felll to 1-4, while UNLV climbed to 3-3.
The Bluejays got off to a fast start, leading 21-17 after the first quarter. UNLV scored the game's first five points before Creighton responded with a 10-3 surge to grab its first lead at 10-8 on a Kennedy Townsend three-pointer. Townsend also buried a three-pointer in the final five seconds of the opening 10 minutes. The Bluejays made 3-of-5 three-pointers in the first quarter and 8-of-13 shots overall.
Creighto made five three-pointers in the second quarter and led by as much as seven points on three occasions before settling for a 40-35 advantage at the break. Elizabeth Gentry had 10 points and Townsend contributed nine points and five rebounds to lead CU in the first half.
UNLV stormed out of the locker room with the first eight points of the half to take a 43-40 lead before an Allison Heathcock three-pointer stopped the surge. Creighton didn't regain the lead again in the quarter, but were tied at 52-all. Meadow Roland had 10 points in the third quarter to lead UNLV.
Creighton scored the first points of the fourth quarter before the Lady Rebels unleashed a 10-0 run. The Bluejays got within five points three different times, but a dagger three-pointer by Roland with 31.4 seconds left gave UNLV an insurmountable 72-64 lead. The Lady Rebels were a perfect 6-for-6 from the field in the fourth quarter while also making 10-of-11 foul shots.
Creighton had four women score in double-figures, led by a career-high 17 points from Townsend, a career-high 13 from Nelieigh Gessert, 11 by Allison Heathcock and 10 by Gentry.
Roland topped UNLV with 25 points and 12 rebounds, including 21 points after the break.
Creighton is back in action on Friday at 2:00 pm Central when it meets Northern Arizona in the UNLV Thanksgiving Turkey Tip-Off.
NOTES: True freshman Ava Zediker made her first career start in place of Kiani Lockett, who was injured and did not play. Zediker became the first Creighton freshman to start a game since Morgan Maly vs. Northern Iowa on March 20, 2021 in the the WNIT ... Ava Zediker became Creighton's first true freshman to start one of the first five games of the season since Chloe Dworak at Northern Iowa started CU's fifth game on Nov. 20, 2018 ... UNLV went 26-8 last season and have won the Mountain West Conference each of the past four seasons ... UNLV's Destiny Leo surpassed 2,000 career points early in the second quarter ... Creighton has made three or more three-pointers in 221 straight games, the nation's longest active streak ... Ava Zediker became Creighton's first freshman with at least five points, five rebounds and five assists in a game since Emma Ronsiek on Feb. 11, 2022 ... Ava Zediker became the first Creighton freshman to play 40 minutes or more in a game since Temi Carda played 45 minutes in a four-overtime win at Drake on Dec. 3, 2017.
Following Wednesday's result Creighton felll to 1-4, while UNLV climbed to 3-3.
The Bluejays got off to a fast start, leading 21-17 after the first quarter. UNLV scored the game's first five points before Creighton responded with a 10-3 surge to grab its first lead at 10-8 on a Kennedy Townsend three-pointer. Townsend also buried a three-pointer in the final five seconds of the opening 10 minutes. The Bluejays made 3-of-5 three-pointers in the first quarter and 8-of-13 shots overall.
Creighto made five three-pointers in the second quarter and led by as much as seven points on three occasions before settling for a 40-35 advantage at the break. Elizabeth Gentry had 10 points and Townsend contributed nine points and five rebounds to lead CU in the first half.
UNLV stormed out of the locker room with the first eight points of the half to take a 43-40 lead before an Allison Heathcock three-pointer stopped the surge. Creighton didn't regain the lead again in the quarter, but were tied at 52-all. Meadow Roland had 10 points in the third quarter to lead UNLV.
Creighton scored the first points of the fourth quarter before the Lady Rebels unleashed a 10-0 run. The Bluejays got within five points three different times, but a dagger three-pointer by Roland with 31.4 seconds left gave UNLV an insurmountable 72-64 lead. The Lady Rebels were a perfect 6-for-6 from the field in the fourth quarter while also making 10-of-11 foul shots.
Creighton had four women score in double-figures, led by a career-high 17 points from Townsend, a career-high 13 from Nelieigh Gessert, 11 by Allison Heathcock and 10 by Gentry.
Roland topped UNLV with 25 points and 12 rebounds, including 21 points after the break.
Creighton is back in action on Friday at 2:00 pm Central when it meets Northern Arizona in the UNLV Thanksgiving Turkey Tip-Off.
NOTES: True freshman Ava Zediker made her first career start in place of Kiani Lockett, who was injured and did not play. Zediker became the first Creighton freshman to start a game since Morgan Maly vs. Northern Iowa on March 20, 2021 in the the WNIT ... Ava Zediker became Creighton's first true freshman to start one of the first five games of the season since Chloe Dworak at Northern Iowa started CU's fifth game on Nov. 20, 2018 ... UNLV went 26-8 last season and have won the Mountain West Conference each of the past four seasons ... UNLV's Destiny Leo surpassed 2,000 career points early in the second quarter ... Creighton has made three or more three-pointers in 221 straight games, the nation's longest active streak ... Ava Zediker became Creighton's first freshman with at least five points, five rebounds and five assists in a game since Emma Ronsiek on Feb. 11, 2022 ... Ava Zediker became the first Creighton freshman to play 40 minutes or more in a game since Temi Carda played 45 minutes in a four-overtime win at Drake on Dec. 3, 2017.
Team Stats
CU
UNLV
FG%
.373
.491
3FG%
.433
.368
FT%
1.000
.773
RB
31
41
TO
9
13
STL
2
5
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
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