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#23 Creighton Women's Basketball Faces St. John's on Wednesday
2/18/2025 12:41:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Omaha, Neb. -- Riding a five-game winning streak, Creighton Women's Basketball hosts St. John's on Wednesday, February 19 with an opportunity to clinch a top-two seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. The Bluejays and Red Storm battle at 6:00 p.m. on FloHoops.
Series with St. John's (Creighton Leads 15-13)
Home: 6-4 Away: 8-4 Neutral: 1-5
The Red Storm have been a thorn in Creighton's side since meeting in the NCAA Tournament in 2012. Creighton holds the edge against St. John's in the regular season, claiming eight of the 12 meetings in Queens and 14 of the 22 regular season contests. St. John's, however, is 5-1 against the Bluejays in
postseason meetings. Creighton has delivered a victory in the last four meetings.
Series Game-by-Game
Date   Opponent   Score
11/28/97   at St. John's   W, 72-66
3/18/12   @! vs. #14 St. John's   L, 67-69
1/8/14   at St. John's   L, 48-67
2/23/14   #22 St. John's   W, 65-62
3/10/14   # ª vs. St. John's   L, 63-68 (2ot)
1/11/15   St. John's   L, 38-61
2/6/15   at St. John's   W, 75-50
3/8/15   # ª vs. St. John's   L, 54-57
12/29/15   St. John's   L, 55-66
2/28/16   at St. John's   W, 64-57
3/8/16   % ª vs. St. John's   L, 37-50
1/20/17   at St. John's   W, 55-43
2/19/17   St. John's   W, 67-60
1/5/18   at St. John's   L, 65-72 (ot)
1/26/18   St. John's   W, 53-39
3/4/18   % ª vs. St. John's   W, 66-58
1/13/19   at St. John's   W, 65-63
2/8/19   St. John's   L, 45-51
1/19/20   at St. John's   L, 58-63
2/14/20   St. John's   L, 70-77
3/7/20   % ª vs. St. John's   L, 54-70
1/16/22   St. John's   W, 86-80
2/18/22   at St. John's   W, 107-59
12/4/22   at St. John's   L, 62-66
2/4/23   St. John's   W, 81-65
12/30/23   St. John's   W, 67-56
2/16/24   at St. John's   W, 71-51
12/28/24   at St. John's   W, 75-56
@ = played in Norman, Okla.
# = played in Rosemont, Ill.
% = played in Chicago, Ill.
! = NCAA Tournament game
ª = BIG EAST Tournament game
About St. John's
Scouting St. John's (14-11, 4-10 BIG EAST)
St. John's blazed through the non-conference season with a 10-1 record, yet lost eight of the first nine games in BIG EAST action.
The Red Storm may have found their bearings recently with three wins in their last five, including a 65-43 win over Butler on Sunday. St. John's, however, is just 1-6 on the road in conference play.
Lashae Dwyer guides the offense for the Red Storm with 13.0 ppg, while Ber'Nyah Mayo averages 10.0 ppg.
Scouting #23 Creighton (21-4,13-1 BIG EAST)
With victories in 12 of their last 13 games, the Bluejays are finding differing ways to win games. The extended winning streak has finally brought a bit of national attention back to Omaha as Creighton inched up to No. 23 in the AP Poll on Monday.
Seniors Lauren Jensen (18.0 ppg) and Morgan Maly (17.5 ppg) guide the Bluejay offense, but Creighton has received significant contributions from seniors Molly Mogensen, Jayme Horan, Mallory Brake and Brooke Littrell. The seven seniors combine to average 59.7 of Creighton's 73.7 ppg (81.0%).
Creighton is at its best when the Bluejays move the basketball and take care of the rock. Creighton enters the game with Georgetown averaging 17.6 assists per game and just 11.0
turnovers per contest.
Promotional Schedule
Wednesday is Throwback Day, where the first 200 fans and first 50 students will receive T-Shirts featuring head coach Jim Flanery during his planning days.
In addition a Food Drive to Support Creighton Cupboard will be accepting packaged or canned food. The Creighton Cupboard is an on-campus food pantry that serves our undergraduate, graduate, and professional students impacted by food insecurity.
With A Win...
- Creighton would win its sixth straight BIG EAST game.
- Creighton would start BIG EAST play 14-1, continuing its best start since joining the BIG EAST. The best conference start in school history came in 2001-02 as the Bluejays opened 15-1.
- Creighton would clinch a top two seed in the BIG EAST Tournament.
- Creighton would improve to 16-13 all-time against St. John's, including a 15-8 mark in the regular season.
Milestone Watch
- Mallory Brake needs 10 blocks to reach 100 in her career.
- Lauren Jensen is 15 points (1,920) away from passing Marissa Janning (1,934) for fifth in career points Scored Top-10.
- Moran Maly has a streak of 45 games with at least one three pointer
- Moran Maly is 61 points (1,939) away from reaching 2,000 points. She is 72 away from passing Connie Yori (2,010) for third in Creighton's career points Scored Top-10.
- Moran Maly is 19 rebounds (756) away from passing Angie Janis (775) for sixth on Creighton's career rebounding Top-10.
- Molly Mogensen is 18 points from reaching 1,000 points in her career. She also needs 33 assists to reach 500 assists.
Bluejay Ties Lead to Longevity and Prosperity
Creighton is one of three schools, along with Boise State and St. Bonaventure) that currently has a WBB and MBB coach in their 15th year or longer and have won 338+ games at their current school.
Jim Flanery is in his 23rd Season and has 448 wins at Creighton
Greg McDermott is in his 15th Season with 338 wins at Creighton
But Northern Iowa will join this list soon as MBB coach Ben Jacobsen is over 340 and women's coach Tanya Warren is at 335 wins. Jacobsen played for and later replaced McDermott, while Warren played at Creighton and was a Creighton assistant to Flanery.
Bluejays Equaling Second Best 25-Game Start
At 21-4, Creighton equaled the 21-4 mark last season through 25 games. Creighton opened the 1991-92 season at 22-3 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.
2/19: - 6:00 p.m. (CT)
St. John's (14-11, 4-10 BE) at #23 Creighton (21-4, 12-1 BE)
Twitter: @GoCreighton, @CreightonWBB
Online Stream: FloCollege (Josh Peterson & Jon Schriner)
https://www.flohoops.com/live/139551
Radio: 1180 AM (Josh Peterson & Jon Schriner)
https://player.listenlive.co/52381
Stat Broadcast: http://statb.us/b/552085
St. John's (14-11, 4-10 BE) at #23 Creighton (21-4, 12-1 BE)
Twitter: @GoCreighton, @CreightonWBB
Online Stream: FloCollege (Josh Peterson & Jon Schriner)
https://www.flohoops.com/live/139551
Radio: 1180 AM (Josh Peterson & Jon Schriner)
https://player.listenlive.co/52381
Stat Broadcast: http://statb.us/b/552085
Series with St. John's (Creighton Leads 15-13)
Home: 6-4 Away: 8-4 Neutral: 1-5
The Red Storm have been a thorn in Creighton's side since meeting in the NCAA Tournament in 2012. Creighton holds the edge against St. John's in the regular season, claiming eight of the 12 meetings in Queens and 14 of the 22 regular season contests. St. John's, however, is 5-1 against the Bluejays in
postseason meetings. Creighton has delivered a victory in the last four meetings.
Series Game-by-Game
Date   Opponent   Score
11/28/97   at St. John's   W, 72-66
3/18/12   @! vs. #14 St. John's   L, 67-69
1/8/14   at St. John's   L, 48-67
2/23/14   #22 St. John's   W, 65-62
3/10/14   # ª vs. St. John's   L, 63-68 (2ot)
1/11/15   St. John's   L, 38-61
2/6/15   at St. John's   W, 75-50
3/8/15   # ª vs. St. John's   L, 54-57
12/29/15   St. John's   L, 55-66
2/28/16   at St. John's   W, 64-57
3/8/16   % ª vs. St. John's   L, 37-50
1/20/17   at St. John's   W, 55-43
2/19/17   St. John's   W, 67-60
1/5/18   at St. John's   L, 65-72 (ot)
1/26/18   St. John's   W, 53-39
3/4/18   % ª vs. St. John's   W, 66-58
1/13/19   at St. John's   W, 65-63
2/8/19   St. John's   L, 45-51
1/19/20   at St. John's   L, 58-63
2/14/20   St. John's   L, 70-77
3/7/20   % ª vs. St. John's   L, 54-70
1/16/22   St. John's   W, 86-80
2/18/22   at St. John's   W, 107-59
12/4/22   at St. John's   L, 62-66
2/4/23   St. John's   W, 81-65
12/30/23   St. John's   W, 67-56
2/16/24   at St. John's   W, 71-51
12/28/24   at St. John's   W, 75-56
@ = played in Norman, Okla.
# = played in Rosemont, Ill.
% = played in Chicago, Ill.
! = NCAA Tournament game
ª = BIG EAST Tournament game
About St. John's
- Located in Queens, New York.
- St. John's went 18-15 last season, reaching the Second Round of the WBIT Tournament.
- Head coach Joe Tartamella is in his 13th season leading the Red Storm.
Scouting St. John's (14-11, 4-10 BIG EAST)
St. John's blazed through the non-conference season with a 10-1 record, yet lost eight of the first nine games in BIG EAST action.
The Red Storm may have found their bearings recently with three wins in their last five, including a 65-43 win over Butler on Sunday. St. John's, however, is just 1-6 on the road in conference play.
Lashae Dwyer guides the offense for the Red Storm with 13.0 ppg, while Ber'Nyah Mayo averages 10.0 ppg.
Scouting #23 Creighton (21-4,13-1 BIG EAST)
With victories in 12 of their last 13 games, the Bluejays are finding differing ways to win games. The extended winning streak has finally brought a bit of national attention back to Omaha as Creighton inched up to No. 23 in the AP Poll on Monday.
Seniors Lauren Jensen (18.0 ppg) and Morgan Maly (17.5 ppg) guide the Bluejay offense, but Creighton has received significant contributions from seniors Molly Mogensen, Jayme Horan, Mallory Brake and Brooke Littrell. The seven seniors combine to average 59.7 of Creighton's 73.7 ppg (81.0%).
Creighton is at its best when the Bluejays move the basketball and take care of the rock. Creighton enters the game with Georgetown averaging 17.6 assists per game and just 11.0
turnovers per contest.
Promotional Schedule
Wednesday is Throwback Day, where the first 200 fans and first 50 students will receive T-Shirts featuring head coach Jim Flanery during his planning days.
In addition a Food Drive to Support Creighton Cupboard will be accepting packaged or canned food. The Creighton Cupboard is an on-campus food pantry that serves our undergraduate, graduate, and professional students impacted by food insecurity.
With A Win...
- Creighton would win its sixth straight BIG EAST game.
- Creighton would start BIG EAST play 14-1, continuing its best start since joining the BIG EAST. The best conference start in school history came in 2001-02 as the Bluejays opened 15-1.
- Creighton would clinch a top two seed in the BIG EAST Tournament.
- Creighton would improve to 16-13 all-time against St. John's, including a 15-8 mark in the regular season.
Milestone Watch
- Mallory Brake needs 10 blocks to reach 100 in her career.
- Lauren Jensen is 15 points (1,920) away from passing Marissa Janning (1,934) for fifth in career points Scored Top-10.
- Moran Maly has a streak of 45 games with at least one three pointer
- Moran Maly is 61 points (1,939) away from reaching 2,000 points. She is 72 away from passing Connie Yori (2,010) for third in Creighton's career points Scored Top-10.
- Moran Maly is 19 rebounds (756) away from passing Angie Janis (775) for sixth on Creighton's career rebounding Top-10.
- Molly Mogensen is 18 points from reaching 1,000 points in her career. She also needs 33 assists to reach 500 assists.
Bluejay Ties Lead to Longevity and Prosperity
Creighton is one of three schools, along with Boise State and St. Bonaventure) that currently has a WBB and MBB coach in their 15th year or longer and have won 338+ games at their current school.
Jim Flanery is in his 23rd Season and has 448 wins at Creighton
Greg McDermott is in his 15th Season with 338 wins at Creighton
But Northern Iowa will join this list soon as MBB coach Ben Jacobsen is over 340 and women's coach Tanya Warren is at 335 wins. Jacobsen played for and later replaced McDermott, while Warren played at Creighton and was a Creighton assistant to Flanery.
Bluejays Equaling Second Best 25-Game Start
At 21-4, Creighton equaled the 21-4 mark last season through 25 games. Creighton opened the 1991-92 season at 22-3 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.
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