Bluejay WBB Takes to the Road Looking to Extend Win Streak to Four at Northern Iowa

Omaha, Neb. -- Riding a three-game winning streak, the Creighton women's basketball team heads to Cedar Falls, Iowa on Saturday to battle Northern Iowa at 2:00 pm.

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Creighton (4-3) at Northern Iowa (4-4)

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Series History:
Creighton leads Northern Iowa, 37-16

Bird Seeds

Creighton and Northern Iowa have met twice since the Bluejays left the Missouri Valley Conference for the BIG EAST at the start of the 2013-14 season. Creighton has won both of those meetings as has claimed the last six with the Panthers.
Northern Iowa head coach Tanya Warren played for the Bluejays from 1983-88 and is one of two players to have their jersey retired (the other being Connie Yori). Warren also served as an associate head coach under current Creighton counterpart, Jim Flanery, from 2004-07 before taking the reigns of the Panthers prior to the 2007-08 season.
Under Flanery's guidance the Bluejays are 18-9 against Northern Iowa, including 12 of 16 victories against Warren.
The Bluejays split their first two contests against MVC opponents, falling at Wichita State and defeating Drake.
Sophomore Audrey Faber is coming off her best performance of the season, scoring 24 in the Bluejays 82-45 win over Nebraska-Omaha on Wednesday.
Senior Marissa Janning needs just seven points on Saturday to move into fifth in Bluejay history in scoring. She enters the game with 1,623 points in her career.

Northern Iowa vs. Creighton Series:

The Bluejays lead the overall series with the Panthers 37-16, inclduing the last six consecutive meetings. Creighton holds a 14-11 edge at Northern Iowa. Since Flanery took over Creighton has an 18-9 advantage and has won 12 of 16 meetings since Warren took over UNI. The last meeting in Cedar Falls saw the Bluejays rally from down 18 to claim a 58-56 win on Dec. 8, 2014. Last season the Bluejays posted a 69-61 win at home on Dec. 22, 2015.
About Northern Iowa
Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa
The Panthers are coached by former Bluejay Tanya Warren (1983-83).
In her tenth season at the helm for the Panthers, Warren has a 166-134 career record all at Northern Iowa.
The Panthers were picked to finish second in the MVC Preseason Poll.

Scouting Northern Iowa (4-4)

The Panthers enter the battle with Creighton on Saturday, following consecutive losses to South Dakota State and Iowa. The loss to Iowa was particularly painful, 88-39.
Northern Iowa, however, will have had six days to prepare for the Bluejays, not having played since Dec. 4.
The Panthers' offense is led by Madison Weekly, who is averagin 15.5 points per game.
Defensively UNI is talented at taking away its opponents best option, specifically against the Bluejays.

Keys to the Game w/Northern Iowa

Don't settle: The Panthers defense has had success slowing down the Creighton attack, Saturday the Bluejays must be sure not to settle only for what UNI wants them to do.
Slow Down Weekly: Madison Weekly is a talented offenisve player, both scoring and as a distrubtor. She leads the Panthers in both points (124) and assists (27).
Win the turnover battle: Northern Iowa and Creighton both stress taking care of the basketball. This season, however, the Bluejays have had more success causing chaos defensively.

Faber Heats Up Against Mavericks
Following a slow start, sophomore Audrey Faber seems to be coming. The Iowa native was
7-for-10, including 4-of-6 from beyond the arc, as she tallied a game-high 24 points in Creighton's 82-45 win over Nebraska-Omaha on Dec. 7.

Bluejays Equal a Program Record From Long Rang With 16 Treys
Despite shooting just 1-9 from beyond the arc in the first quarter, Creighton equaled a program record with 16 treys in the win over UNO on
Dec. 7. The Bluejays closed the game 16-of-31 from long range, hitting 15 of their last 22 from downtown. It marked the fourth time in school history the Bluejays sank 16 three-pointers in a contest. It happened twice during the 2012-13 season, at Evansville (16-of-37) on Jan. 5, 2013 and in a neutral site 91-74 win over South Florida on Dec. 22, 2012. Creighton also nailed 16 trifectas in a 63-61 (ot) win at UC Davis on Nov. 27, 2009 and at home on Dec. 6, 1989 in a 115-63 win over Oral Roberts.

Bluejays Looking for Two Sport Sweep of Northern Iowa
Over the past two weeks Creighton's women's basketball team and its volleyball team have faced common opponents. Flan's squad started things off by beating Kansas, 69-49, on Nov. 30. The volleyball countered with five set wins over Northern Iowa (Dec. 1) and Kansas (Dec. 2) in the NCAA Tournament to advance to the Sweet 16. Creighton will look to complete the sweep on Saturday against the Panthers.

Elger Expected to Redshirt 2016-17
Sidelined by a concussion early in the 2016-17 season, sophomore Olivia Elger is expected to redshirt the year. Elger has completely recovered from the injury itself, but will sit out the season barring significant injuries.

Bluejay WBB Takes to the Road Looking to Extend Win Streak to Four at Northern Iowa

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Players Mentioned

Olivia Elger

Audrey Faber

Marissa Janning

Bluejay WBB Takes to the Road Looking to Extend Win Streak to Four at Northern Iowa

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Players Mentioned

Olivia Elger

Audrey Faber

Marissa Janning

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