Posts filed under “Women’s Basketball”
Women’s basketball knocks off Syracuse, advances to second round of NCAA Tournament
A career-high 24 points from junior guard McKenzie Fujan propelled the No. 10 seed Creighton women’s basketball team to an opening round 61-56 victory over the No. 7 seed Syracuse University Orange. Saturday’s victory was Creighton’s first NCAA Tournament win since 1994. Fujan single-handedly kept the Bluejays in the game during the first half. While [...]
Creighton women's basketball is going dancing
Creighton women’s basketball head coach Jim Flanery awoke at 2:20 a.m. Monday with worry that would not allow him to fall back asleep. Over five months of practices, a tough nonconference schedule and an overall record of 24-7 were on the line Monday when the NCAA selection committee announced the 64-team field for the 2013 [...]
Jays' Janning is on point
Before finishing her decorated high school career with 3,587 points in six varsity basketball seasons at Watertown-Mayer High School in Watertown, Minn., Marissa Janning had plans of becoming a Bluejay. The five foot-eight inch freshman point guard committed to Creighton during her junior season of high school. “(Omaha) is still relatively close (to home), and [...]
Women's team earns 20th win
Juniors center Alyssa Kamphaus and forward Sarah Nelson combined for 35 points to lead the Bluejays to its 20th victory of the season and its fourth consecutive at Bradley University Saturday afternoon. Kamphaus scored a career-high 17 points on 8-9 shooting from the floor, and Nelson neared a triple-double with 18 points, eight rebounds and [...]
Record Night for Tritz as Jays Roll in Cedar Falls
Junior forward Sarah Nelson had a game-high 19 points and freshman guard Marissa Janning continued her strong play as a starter as the Jays defeated the University of Northern Iowa 73-66 in Cedar Falls on Thursday evening. The Jays improved to 19-6 overall with an 11-3 mark in Valley play, while the Panthers dropped to [...]
Season-High Scoring by Akin-Otiko Leads Bluejays to “Pink Out” Victory
The Creighton women’s basketball team won more than a game Saturday afternoon. The Bluejays defeated Wichita State Unniversity 56-46 in their annual “Pink Out” game in D.J. Sokol Arena. “I’m proud to be a women’s basketball coach because I think we’ve made a commitment to raising awareness,” head coach Jim Flanery said. The Bluejays joined [...]
Fujan makes the right plays
Creighton Women’s basketball junior guard Mckenzie Fujan does not consider herself to be a selfish player. “I am a “whatever the team needs me to be” kind of player,” Fujan said. Due to her will to win and unselfish attitude, she brings big contributions to the team on the defensive end of the floor. Fujan [...]
Dominant defense leads Creighton over Northern Iowa
Consistent defensive pressure and an early second half run led the Creighton women’s basketball team to a 54-40 win over the University of Northern Iowa Panthers Friday evening. The Jays improved to 14-4 overall and 6-1 in Missouri Valley Conference play with the win. The Bluejays’ defense held the Panthers to 24.5 percent shooting and [...]
Shockers hand Creighton women first conference loss, 67-45
Only hours after the Creighton men’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the conference schedule Saturday at the hands of the Wichita State University Shockers, the Creighton women’s basketball team was handed its first conference loss, also by a Wichita State team that scored 67 points. The Bluejays jumped ahead in the opening 3:26 [...]
Bluejays win MVC opener at Southern Illinois
The Creighton women’s basketball team opened conference play with an 81-60 road victory over the Southern Illinois Universoty Salukis Thursday night. In winning its tenth consecutive matchup against Southern Illinois (3-9, 0-1 MVC), Creighton improved to 9-3 on the season and opened MVC play at 1-0. The Creighton offense started slow, entering the first media [...]