Thursday, January 1
Villanova, Pa.
11:00 a.m.
Creighton University
at
Villanova
Photo by: Creighton Athletics
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Villanova, Pa. -- Creighton Women's Basketball's extended road trip brings the Bluejays to Villanova on January 1 to face the Wildcats on ESPN+ at 11:00 am (CT).
Series with Villanova: Creighton leads 16-10
Home: 8-3 Away: 6-6 Neutral: 1-1
The Bluejays have faced Villanova 25 times, collecting 15 wins. Creighton has taken the last four meetings.
Series Game-by-Game
Date Opponent Score
12/28/13 Villanova W, 65-58
2/1/14 at Villanova L, 54-68
1/9/15 Villanova L, 61-65
3/1/15 at Villanova L, 53-61
1/5/16 at Villanova W, 65-62
1/29/16 Villanova W, 53-48
3/6/16 @ ª vs. Villanova W, 57-48
1/10/17 Villanova W, 60-46
2/3/17 at Villanova W, 47-44
12/28/17 #18 Villanova W, 69-54
2/25/18 at Villanova L, 48-55
1/4/19 Villanova L, 52-54
2/3/19 at Villanova L, 62-67 (2ot)
12/31/19 at Villanova W, 58-42
2/28/20 Villanova W, 67-47
12/19/20 at Villanova L, 68-73
12/5/21 Villanova W, 72-58
1/23/22 at Villanova L, 64-74
12/2/22 at #25 Villanova W, 67-46
1/20/23 #22 Villanova L, 57-73
3/5/23 @ ª vs. #10 Villanova L, 61-63
1/21/24 at Villanova W, 63-49
2/24/24 Villanova W, 79-69
2/8/25 at Villanova W, 70-57
3/2/25 Villanova W, 70-55
@ = played in Chicago, Ill.
ª = BIG EAST Tournament game
About Villanova
Villanova faces DePaul on Monday evening before hosting Creighton. The Wildcats have won eight straight, last falling to Princeton on Nov. 11.
Freshman Jasmine Bascoe leads the Wildcats with 18.4 ppg and also has a team-best 53 assists. Freshman Brynn McCurry is
second on the team with 12.0 ppg and leads the team with
5.8 rpg.
The Wildcats share the ball at an elite level, averaging 19.8 assists per game.
Scouting Creighton (6-7, 2-2 BIG EAST)
The youthful Bluejays have started to settle in as freshmen Ava Zediker and Neleigh Gessert have each delivered a pair of 20+ point efforts. Senior leader Kennedy Townsend was dynamic against Georgetown with 30 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter.
One area of concern for the Bluejays has been slow starts. Creighton has trailed by double-digits in the first half during four of its last five games.
Keys to the Game
Townsend Showing a Flare for the Big City
Having already taken to the limelight in New York, senior Kennedy Townsend showed a liking for the nation's capital as well. Townsend delivered a career-high 30 points at Georgetown on Dec. 28. Kennedy closed the game 11-for-25, coming up just short on a potential game winning trey in the closing seconds of Creighton's 76-74 loss to the Hoyas.
The last 30-point effort by a Bluejay game last season by Lauren Jensen against Nebraska on Nov. 22, 2024.
Bluejays Surge in the Fourth at Georgetown
Trailing 66-47 with under nine minutes remaining on Dec. 22 in Washington D.C., Creighton rallied within one point at 75-74 in the final minute. The Bluejays held the ball down 76-74 with eight seconds left, but the game-winning shot fell short.
Another interesting comeback saw Creighton go from down 21-12 on the glass at the half to winning the rebounding battle 41-38.
Technically Speaking
Creighton collected back-to-back technicals as head coach Jim Flanery was issued one in the Bluejays' 76-74 loss at Georgetown on Dec. 28. The previous game with Seton Hall on Dec. 22 saw freshman Kendall McGee picked up a technical foul.
Before the game with the Hoyas, Flanery's last technical came during the 2015-16 season, earning two technicals during the year. Flanery has accounted for eight of the 17 technical fouls during his tenure at Creighton.
The last time an opposing coach earned a technical was at Tulsa on Dec. 1, 2024. The last time a BIG EAST opponent picked up a technical came against UConn on Feb. 19, 2024 against Gino Auriemma.
Creighton Technicals During Flanery Era
2025-26: Kendall McGee, Jim Flanery
2024-25: None
2023-24: None
2022-23: Rachael Saunders
2021-22: Rachael Saunders
2019-20: Rachael Saunders
2018-19: None
2017-18: None
2016-17: None
2015-16: Jim Flanery (2)
2014-15: None
2013-14: Jim Flanery (2)
2012-13: None
2011-12: None
2010-11: None
2009-10: None
2008-09: Kristina Voss & Jim Flanery
2007-08: None
2006-07: None
2005-06: Kristina Voss & Jim Flanery
2004-05: Kristi Woodard
2003-04: Laura Spanheimer & Jim Flanery
2002-03: Christy Neneman
1/1: - 11:00 am
Creighton at Villanova
Twitter: @GoCreighton, @CreightonWBB
TV: ESPN+ (Nick Mantegna & Harry Perretta):
https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/837fc865-4bf1-48c0-a9f0-044279ca0d5c
Stats: http://statb.us/v/crei/619069
Radio: 1180 AM (Glen Sisk):
https://player.listenlive.co/52381
Creighton at Villanova
Twitter: @GoCreighton, @CreightonWBB
TV: ESPN+ (Nick Mantegna & Harry Perretta):
https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/837fc865-4bf1-48c0-a9f0-044279ca0d5c
Stats: http://statb.us/v/crei/619069
Radio: 1180 AM (Glen Sisk):
https://player.listenlive.co/52381
Series with Villanova: Creighton leads 16-10
Home: 8-3 Away: 6-6 Neutral: 1-1
The Bluejays have faced Villanova 25 times, collecting 15 wins. Creighton has taken the last four meetings.
Series Game-by-Game
Date Opponent Score
12/28/13 Villanova W, 65-58
2/1/14 at Villanova L, 54-68
1/9/15 Villanova L, 61-65
3/1/15 at Villanova L, 53-61
1/5/16 at Villanova W, 65-62
1/29/16 Villanova W, 53-48
3/6/16 @ ª vs. Villanova W, 57-48
1/10/17 Villanova W, 60-46
2/3/17 at Villanova W, 47-44
12/28/17 #18 Villanova W, 69-54
2/25/18 at Villanova L, 48-55
1/4/19 Villanova L, 52-54
2/3/19 at Villanova L, 62-67 (2ot)
12/31/19 at Villanova W, 58-42
2/28/20 Villanova W, 67-47
12/19/20 at Villanova L, 68-73
12/5/21 Villanova W, 72-58
1/23/22 at Villanova L, 64-74
12/2/22 at #25 Villanova W, 67-46
1/20/23 #22 Villanova L, 57-73
3/5/23 @ ª vs. #10 Villanova L, 61-63
1/21/24 at Villanova W, 63-49
2/24/24 Villanova W, 79-69
2/8/25 at Villanova W, 70-57
3/2/25 Villanova W, 70-55
@ = played in Chicago, Ill.
ª = BIG EAST Tournament game
About Villanova
- Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania.
- Villanova went 22-15 last season, reaching the WBIT Semifinals.
- Head coach Denise Dillon began her sixth season as the Wildcats head coach. Previously she was the Drexel head coach from 2004-05 to 2019-20.
Villanova faces DePaul on Monday evening before hosting Creighton. The Wildcats have won eight straight, last falling to Princeton on Nov. 11.
Freshman Jasmine Bascoe leads the Wildcats with 18.4 ppg and also has a team-best 53 assists. Freshman Brynn McCurry is
second on the team with 12.0 ppg and leads the team with
5.8 rpg.
The Wildcats share the ball at an elite level, averaging 19.8 assists per game.
Scouting Creighton (6-7, 2-2 BIG EAST)
The youthful Bluejays have started to settle in as freshmen Ava Zediker and Neleigh Gessert have each delivered a pair of 20+ point efforts. Senior leader Kennedy Townsend was dynamic against Georgetown with 30 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter.
One area of concern for the Bluejays has been slow starts. Creighton has trailed by double-digits in the first half during four of its last five games.
Keys to the Game
- Fast Start: The Bluejays cannot continue to dig double-digit deficits and hope a late comeback will lead to a victory.
- Forcing Turnovers: While no longer a team in the top 10 for fewest turnovers, Villanova is more than adept at taking care of the basketball. Creighton must use its pressure to create chaos for the Wildcats.
- Three-Point Shooting: The trey remains a critical piece of Creighton's arsenal. The Bluejays have t win beyond the arc to defeat Villanova.
Townsend Showing a Flare for the Big City
Having already taken to the limelight in New York, senior Kennedy Townsend showed a liking for the nation's capital as well. Townsend delivered a career-high 30 points at Georgetown on Dec. 28. Kennedy closed the game 11-for-25, coming up just short on a potential game winning trey in the closing seconds of Creighton's 76-74 loss to the Hoyas.
The last 30-point effort by a Bluejay game last season by Lauren Jensen against Nebraska on Nov. 22, 2024.
Bluejays Surge in the Fourth at Georgetown
Trailing 66-47 with under nine minutes remaining on Dec. 22 in Washington D.C., Creighton rallied within one point at 75-74 in the final minute. The Bluejays held the ball down 76-74 with eight seconds left, but the game-winning shot fell short.
Another interesting comeback saw Creighton go from down 21-12 on the glass at the half to winning the rebounding battle 41-38.
Technically Speaking
Creighton collected back-to-back technicals as head coach Jim Flanery was issued one in the Bluejays' 76-74 loss at Georgetown on Dec. 28. The previous game with Seton Hall on Dec. 22 saw freshman Kendall McGee picked up a technical foul.
Before the game with the Hoyas, Flanery's last technical came during the 2015-16 season, earning two technicals during the year. Flanery has accounted for eight of the 17 technical fouls during his tenure at Creighton.
The last time an opposing coach earned a technical was at Tulsa on Dec. 1, 2024. The last time a BIG EAST opponent picked up a technical came against UConn on Feb. 19, 2024 against Gino Auriemma.
Creighton Technicals During Flanery Era
2025-26: Kendall McGee, Jim Flanery
2024-25: None
2023-24: None
2022-23: Rachael Saunders
2021-22: Rachael Saunders
2019-20: Rachael Saunders
2018-19: None
2017-18: None
2016-17: None
2015-16: Jim Flanery (2)
2014-15: None
2013-14: Jim Flanery (2)
2012-13: None
2011-12: None
2010-11: None
2009-10: None
2008-09: Kristina Voss & Jim Flanery
2007-08: None
2006-07: None
2005-06: Kristina Voss & Jim Flanery
2004-05: Kristi Woodard
2003-04: Laura Spanheimer & Jim Flanery
2002-03: Christy Neneman
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