Saturday, March 8
Uncasville, Conn.
6:00 PM
Creighton University
vs
Georgetown
Photo by: Justin Kreutzian
#23 Bluejay Women's Basketball to Open BIG EAST Tournament on Saturday
3/7/2025 9:33:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Creighton will face either Providence or Georegetown at 6:00 pm on FS2
Uncasville, Conn. -- Entering the BIG EAST Conference Tournament with the goal of earning a rematch with powerhouse Connecticut on Monday, #23 Creighton will focus on its first task Saturday as the No. 2 seeded Bluejays will face either No. 7 Providence or No. 10 Georgetown on March 8 at 6:00 p.m.
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Series with Providence: Creighton leads 20-4
Home: 9-3 Away: 9-1 Neutral: 2-0
The Bluejays have faced Providence 24 times, collecting 20 wins. Creighton is 2-0 against the Friars on a neutral floor.
Series Game-by-Game
Date   Opponent   Score
3/21/87   @ & vs. Providence   W, 91-89
1/11/14   at Providence   W, 97-65
2/15/14   Providence   W, 85-64
1/16/15   at Providence   W, 65-54
2/15/15   Providence   W, 84-57
1/17/16   Providence   W, 72-48
2/14/16   at Providence   L, 59-61
3/5/16   # ª vs. Providence   W, 70-53
1/14/17   at Providence   W, 58-51
2/11/17   Providence   W, 88-57
1/13/18   Providence   W, 73-56
2/10/18   at Providence   W, 87-84 (2ot)
1/26/19   Providence   L, 63-77
2/23/19   at Providence   W, 73-64
1/11/20   Providence   W, 72-63
2/8/20   at Providence   W, 77-68
2/10/21   Providence   L, 48-60
12/19/21   at Providence   W, 71-56
1/28/22   Providence   W, 95-71
1/4/23   Providence   L, 75-79
1/24/23   at Providence   W, 64-46
1/14/24   Providence   W, 81-70
1/4/25   at Providence   W, 60-46
2/2/25   Providence   W, 79-66
ª - BIG EAST Tournament game
@ = played in Amarillo, Texas
# = played in Chicago, Ill.
& = WNIT game
About Providence
Scouting Providence (13-18, 6-12 BIG EAST)
The Providence Friars ended the regular season on a high note with road and home wins over Villanova, 63-56, and Georgetown, 66-62. The two late season victories pushed the Friars to 3-2 in their last five contests.
Senior forward Olivia Olsen claimed an average 10.7 points per game throughout the regular season, second only to Grace Efosa who averaged 13.4. The senior duo combined for 58 of Providence's 129 points over their last two victories, accounting
for nearly half of the points scored in the two contests.
Series with Georgetown: Creighton leads 20-5
Home: 10-1 Away: 9-3 Neutral: 1-1
The Bluejays have won the last 12 regular season meetings with the Hoyas, however Georgetown defeated Creighton in the BIG EAST Tournament last season.
Series Game-by-Game
Date   Opponent   Score
1/1/14   at Georgetown   W, 65-63 (ot)
2/5/14   Georgetown   W, 75-61
12/30/14   Georgetown   W, 76-61
2/27/15   at Georgetown   W, 71-62
1/3/16   at Georgetown   L, 57-69
1/31/16   Georgetown   L, 44-57
1/8/17   Georgetown   W, 70-68 (ot)
2/5/17   at Georgetown   W, 67-59
12/30/17   Georgetown   W, 69-58
2/23/18   at Georgetown   L, 67-70
1/6/19   Georgetown   W, 65-38
2/1/19   at Georgetown   L, 53-62
12/29/19   at Georgetown   W, 65-56
3/1/20   Georgetown   W, 95-70
1/30/21   Georgetown   W, 65-57
2/15/21   at Georgetown   W, 42-41
3/5/21   ª vs. Georgetown   W, 56-42
12/3/21   © Georgetown   W, 64-38
1/21/22   at Georgetown   W, 80-70
1/28/23   at Georgetown   W, 65-57
2/18/23   Georgetown   W, 75-34
1/24/24   at Georgetown   W, 77-72
3/10/24   ª vs. Georgetown   L, 46-55
1/29/25   at Georgetown   W, 84-70
2/15/25   Georgetown   W, 70-48
ª = BIG EAST Tournament game
© = Game played at CHI Health Center Omaha
About Georgetown
Scouting Georgetown (11-18, 4-14 BIG EAST)
After finding their footing with a four game win streak spanning from late-November to early December, the Hoyas have struggled.
Heading into the Big East Tournament, the Hoyas ended the
regular season with a seven-game losing streak, falling most recently to Providence by four, their most narrow loss since early February.
Despite ultimately taking the loss in crunch time to Providence, Hoya graduate student Kelsey Ransom racked up her third double-double of the season with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Ariel Jenkins added another 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocks for Georgetown.
The veterans also led the rosters in points per game and rebounds throughout the regular season. Ransom averaged 19.9 points and six rebounds per game, while Jenkins stepped up with 11.9 points and 10.1 rebounds per game.
Scouting #23 Creighton (24-5, 16-2 BIG EAST)
With the regular season officially at its end, the No. 23 Bluejays finished strong by winning eight of their previous nine contests to earn a 16-2 record in conference play, tied for their best.
The only team preventing Creighton from achieving a perfect record in conference play was the Connecticut Huskies, who prevailed over the Bluejays on two occasions.
After losing on the road to the No. 5 Huskies 72-53 on Feb. 27, the Bluejays rebounded quickly in their regular season finale with a decisive 70-55 victory over Villanova.
Creighton had a strong showing offensively in the second and fourth quarters against the Wildcats, converting on 8-13 attempts (61.54%) in both 10 minute stretches.
Veterans scorers Morgan Maly and Lauren Jensen once again led the roster with more than 15 points each against Villanova. The two combined for 40 of Creighton's 70 points on the evening.
Both seniors also led Creighton's offense throughout the regular season. Maly averaged 17.5 points per game, second only to Jensen's 17.9 average points per game. The two tied for an average 3.9 assists per game, the highest on the roster.
With A Win...
- Creighton would reach the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals for the third consecutive season and eighth time overall.
Milestone Watch
- Mallory Brake needs four blocks to reach 100 in her career.
- Lauren Jensen is 12 points (1,988) away from reaching 2,000 points as a Creighton Bluejay. She is 22 away from passing Connie Yori (2,010) for third in Creighton's career points Scored Top-10.
- Lauren Jensen needs 18 rebounds to reach 500 in her career and nine assists to reach 400. She needs 25 rebounds for 500 as a Bluejay and 18 assists for 400 while at Creighton.
- Morgan Maly has a streak of 49 games with at least one three pointer
- Morgan Maly is two points (2,008) from passing Connie Yori (2,010) for third in Creighton's career points Scored Top-10.
- Morgan Maly is 14 rebounds (786) away from reaching 800.
- Molly Mogensen is 19 assists from reaching 500.
Decisive Regular Season Finale Historic Bluejay Benchmarks
Creighton's victory over Villanova served not only as a decisive regular season wrap-up, but a milestone for Bluejay seniors Morgan Maly and Lauren Jensen.
With 23 points on the night, Maly surpassed her 2000th career point in a Bluejay uniform, reaching 2,008 points by the end of the game.
Fellow senior Jensen, who closed the night with 17 points, also passed 2,000 career points (Jensen scored 23 points during her lone season at Iowa). Jensen has 2,011 points in her career and 1,988 as a Bluejay.
Bluejays Close Out Undefeated Season at D.J. Sokol Arena
For just the first time in program history Creighton went undefeated at D.J. Sokol Arena at 11-0 this season. Creighton's lone home loss came to #6 Connecticut at the men's arena, the CHI Health Center. The last time the Bluejays went undefeated at home came during the 2007-2008. Overall the Bluejays have won 18 consecutive games at D.J. Sokol Arena, with the last loss coming on January 3, 2024 against #12 Connecticut. Over the last two seasons Creighton is 23-2 in games at D.J. Sokol Arena.
Maly lead NCAA With At Least One Made Three-Pointer in 49 consecutive games
Senior Morgan Maly has a streak of 49 games with at least one three pointer, dating back to Dec. 30, 2023 when she went 0-for-5
against St. John's. In her 146 games Morgan has hit at least one three-ball in 138 games.
Maly's streak of 49 games is the active high in the NCAA and the 19th highest in NCAA history (per Elias Research). The record holder is Caitlin Clark with 96 consecutive games.
Morgan passed former men's basketball player Baylor Scheierman's record of 48 games.
Bluejays have 50 Wins Over the Last Two Years
During the last two seasons the Bluejays have an impressive record of 50-11. Of the 11 losses, eight have come to ranked opponents. Creighton has fallen four times to Connecticut, twice to UCLA, and once to Georgetown, Green Bay, #10 Kansas State, #19 Marquette and South Dakota State.
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3/8: - 6:00 p.m. (CT)
Providence (13-18, 6-12 BE) or Georgetown (11-18, 4-14 BE)
at #23 Creighton (24-5, 16-2 BE)
Twitter: @GoCreighton, @CreightonWBB
TV: FS2 (John Fanta & Kim Adams)
https://www.foxsports.com/live/fs2
Radio: Creighton Website (Glen Sisk)
https://gocreighton.com/showcase?Live=1321
Stat Broadcast:
https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=580300
Providence (13-18, 6-12 BE) or Georgetown (11-18, 4-14 BE)
at #23 Creighton (24-5, 16-2 BE)
Twitter: @GoCreighton, @CreightonWBB
TV: FS2 (John Fanta & Kim Adams)
https://www.foxsports.com/live/fs2
Radio: Creighton Website (Glen Sisk)
https://gocreighton.com/showcase?Live=1321
Stat Broadcast:
https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=580300
Series with Providence: Creighton leads 20-4
Home: 9-3 Away: 9-1 Neutral: 2-0
The Bluejays have faced Providence 24 times, collecting 20 wins. Creighton is 2-0 against the Friars on a neutral floor.
Series Game-by-Game
Date   Opponent   Score
3/21/87   @ & vs. Providence   W, 91-89
1/11/14   at Providence   W, 97-65
2/15/14   Providence   W, 85-64
1/16/15   at Providence   W, 65-54
2/15/15   Providence   W, 84-57
1/17/16   Providence   W, 72-48
2/14/16   at Providence   L, 59-61
3/5/16   # ª vs. Providence   W, 70-53
1/14/17   at Providence   W, 58-51
2/11/17   Providence   W, 88-57
1/13/18   Providence   W, 73-56
2/10/18   at Providence   W, 87-84 (2ot)
1/26/19   Providence   L, 63-77
2/23/19   at Providence   W, 73-64
1/11/20   Providence   W, 72-63
2/8/20   at Providence   W, 77-68
2/10/21   Providence   L, 48-60
12/19/21   at Providence   W, 71-56
1/28/22   Providence   W, 95-71
1/4/23   Providence   L, 75-79
1/24/23   at Providence   W, 64-46
1/14/24   Providence   W, 81-70
1/4/25   at Providence   W, 60-46
2/2/25   Providence   W, 79-66
ª - BIG EAST Tournament game
@ = played in Amarillo, Texas
# = played in Chicago, Ill.
& = WNIT game
About Providence
- Located in Providence, Rhode Island.
- Providence went 13-21 last season.
- Head coach Erin Batth entered her second season as a head coach in 2024-25.
Scouting Providence (13-18, 6-12 BIG EAST)
The Providence Friars ended the regular season on a high note with road and home wins over Villanova, 63-56, and Georgetown, 66-62. The two late season victories pushed the Friars to 3-2 in their last five contests.
Senior forward Olivia Olsen claimed an average 10.7 points per game throughout the regular season, second only to Grace Efosa who averaged 13.4. The senior duo combined for 58 of Providence's 129 points over their last two victories, accounting
for nearly half of the points scored in the two contests.
Series with Georgetown: Creighton leads 20-5
Home: 10-1 Away: 9-3 Neutral: 1-1
The Bluejays have won the last 12 regular season meetings with the Hoyas, however Georgetown defeated Creighton in the BIG EAST Tournament last season.
Series Game-by-Game
Date   Opponent   Score
1/1/14   at Georgetown   W, 65-63 (ot)
2/5/14   Georgetown   W, 75-61
12/30/14   Georgetown   W, 76-61
2/27/15   at Georgetown   W, 71-62
1/3/16   at Georgetown   L, 57-69
1/31/16   Georgetown   L, 44-57
1/8/17   Georgetown   W, 70-68 (ot)
2/5/17   at Georgetown   W, 67-59
12/30/17   Georgetown   W, 69-58
2/23/18   at Georgetown   L, 67-70
1/6/19   Georgetown   W, 65-38
2/1/19   at Georgetown   L, 53-62
12/29/19   at Georgetown   W, 65-56
3/1/20   Georgetown   W, 95-70
1/30/21   Georgetown   W, 65-57
2/15/21   at Georgetown   W, 42-41
3/5/21   ª vs. Georgetown   W, 56-42
12/3/21   © Georgetown   W, 64-38
1/21/22   at Georgetown   W, 80-70
1/28/23   at Georgetown   W, 65-57
2/18/23   Georgetown   W, 75-34
1/24/24   at Georgetown   W, 77-72
3/10/24   ª vs. Georgetown   L, 46-55
1/29/25   at Georgetown   W, 84-70
2/15/25   Georgetown   W, 70-48
ª = BIG EAST Tournament game
© = Game played at CHI Health Center Omaha
About Georgetown
- Located in Washington, D.C.
- Georgetown went 23-23 last season.
- Head coach Darnell Haney is in his second season at the helm for the Hoyas. Haney was previously a head coach with Jacksonville for five seasons.
Scouting Georgetown (11-18, 4-14 BIG EAST)
After finding their footing with a four game win streak spanning from late-November to early December, the Hoyas have struggled.
Heading into the Big East Tournament, the Hoyas ended the
regular season with a seven-game losing streak, falling most recently to Providence by four, their most narrow loss since early February.
Despite ultimately taking the loss in crunch time to Providence, Hoya graduate student Kelsey Ransom racked up her third double-double of the season with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Ariel Jenkins added another 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocks for Georgetown.
The veterans also led the rosters in points per game and rebounds throughout the regular season. Ransom averaged 19.9 points and six rebounds per game, while Jenkins stepped up with 11.9 points and 10.1 rebounds per game.
Scouting #23 Creighton (24-5, 16-2 BIG EAST)
With the regular season officially at its end, the No. 23 Bluejays finished strong by winning eight of their previous nine contests to earn a 16-2 record in conference play, tied for their best.
The only team preventing Creighton from achieving a perfect record in conference play was the Connecticut Huskies, who prevailed over the Bluejays on two occasions.
After losing on the road to the No. 5 Huskies 72-53 on Feb. 27, the Bluejays rebounded quickly in their regular season finale with a decisive 70-55 victory over Villanova.
Creighton had a strong showing offensively in the second and fourth quarters against the Wildcats, converting on 8-13 attempts (61.54%) in both 10 minute stretches.
Veterans scorers Morgan Maly and Lauren Jensen once again led the roster with more than 15 points each against Villanova. The two combined for 40 of Creighton's 70 points on the evening.
Both seniors also led Creighton's offense throughout the regular season. Maly averaged 17.5 points per game, second only to Jensen's 17.9 average points per game. The two tied for an average 3.9 assists per game, the highest on the roster.
With A Win...
- Creighton would reach the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals for the third consecutive season and eighth time overall.
Milestone Watch
- Mallory Brake needs four blocks to reach 100 in her career.
- Lauren Jensen is 12 points (1,988) away from reaching 2,000 points as a Creighton Bluejay. She is 22 away from passing Connie Yori (2,010) for third in Creighton's career points Scored Top-10.
- Lauren Jensen needs 18 rebounds to reach 500 in her career and nine assists to reach 400. She needs 25 rebounds for 500 as a Bluejay and 18 assists for 400 while at Creighton.
- Morgan Maly has a streak of 49 games with at least one three pointer
- Morgan Maly is two points (2,008) from passing Connie Yori (2,010) for third in Creighton's career points Scored Top-10.
- Morgan Maly is 14 rebounds (786) away from reaching 800.
- Molly Mogensen is 19 assists from reaching 500.
Decisive Regular Season Finale Historic Bluejay Benchmarks
Creighton's victory over Villanova served not only as a decisive regular season wrap-up, but a milestone for Bluejay seniors Morgan Maly and Lauren Jensen.
With 23 points on the night, Maly surpassed her 2000th career point in a Bluejay uniform, reaching 2,008 points by the end of the game.
Fellow senior Jensen, who closed the night with 17 points, also passed 2,000 career points (Jensen scored 23 points during her lone season at Iowa). Jensen has 2,011 points in her career and 1,988 as a Bluejay.
Bluejays Close Out Undefeated Season at D.J. Sokol Arena
For just the first time in program history Creighton went undefeated at D.J. Sokol Arena at 11-0 this season. Creighton's lone home loss came to #6 Connecticut at the men's arena, the CHI Health Center. The last time the Bluejays went undefeated at home came during the 2007-2008. Overall the Bluejays have won 18 consecutive games at D.J. Sokol Arena, with the last loss coming on January 3, 2024 against #12 Connecticut. Over the last two seasons Creighton is 23-2 in games at D.J. Sokol Arena.
Maly lead NCAA With At Least One Made Three-Pointer in 49 consecutive games
Senior Morgan Maly has a streak of 49 games with at least one three pointer, dating back to Dec. 30, 2023 when she went 0-for-5
against St. John's. In her 146 games Morgan has hit at least one three-ball in 138 games.
Maly's streak of 49 games is the active high in the NCAA and the 19th highest in NCAA history (per Elias Research). The record holder is Caitlin Clark with 96 consecutive games.
Morgan passed former men's basketball player Baylor Scheierman's record of 48 games.
Bluejays have 50 Wins Over the Last Two Years
During the last two seasons the Bluejays have an impressive record of 50-11. Of the 11 losses, eight have come to ranked opponents. Creighton has fallen four times to Connecticut, twice to UCLA, and once to Georgetown, Green Bay, #10 Kansas State, #19 Marquette and South Dakota State.
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