Creighton Women's Baskeball to Host Marquette in Pink Game on Friday

Omaha, Neb. - Creighton's annual Pink Game will feature a battle with the Marquette Golden Eagles on Friday, Feb. 19 at 7:01 pm.

2/19: - 7:01 pm: Marquette (13-13, 8-7 BIG EAST) at Creighton (12-14, 6-8 BIG EAST)

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Series History: Creighton leads 8-4
Marquette won last meeting 79-72 on January 24, 2016.

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Bird Seeds:

Friday's battle between the Bluejays and the Golden Eagles has significant seeding implications for both teams. Creighton has four BIG EAST contests remaining and enters play in eighth. Marquette has three games left and sits in sixth place entering Friday.
Marquette took the first game between the two squads, looking to even the series with Creighton at 3-3 since the two teams have become BIG EAST foes.
Two freshman will be featured as Creighton's Audrey Faber is one of the Bluejays' focal points, while Marquette looks to Freshman of the Year candidate Allazia Blockton. Each player leads her respective team in scoring this season.

Scouting Marquette (13-13, 8-7 BIG EAST)
The Golden Eagles sweep home contests with Butler and Xavier last weekend to move back over .500. Marquette has struggled away from home this season, going just 1-6 in conference and 3-10 overall.

In the first meeting the Golden Eagles took advantage of Creighton with their press, forcing 14 turnovers. Several of those mishaps came during an 18-0 run for Marquette spanning the end of the first quarter to the middle of the second.

Freshman Allazia Blockton led the Golden Eagles with 21 points in the first matchup.

Keys to the Game w/Marquette

Handling the pressure: Marquette will pressure the ball in the back court as much as possible. Creighton didn't handle the press very well in the first meeting.
The Paint: Marquette got 48 points in the paint on Jan. 24. While Creighton lacks a true post presence outside of Rollerson, the Bluejays must find a way to improve in the post against the Golden Eagles.
Limiting second chance points: The Bluejays outrebounded Marquette, 45-41, in the first meeting. Despite that Creighton lost on second chance points, 12-9.

Bluejays Play Annual Pink Game
Friday's battle with Marquette is part of the nation-wide Coaches Vs. Cancer event, women's basketball fans are encouraged to wear pink to promote cancer awareness and participate in the "Creighton Vs. Cancer Pink Out."

Bluejay players will wear pink shooting shirts and pink jerseys for the game and the first 1,000 fans entering the venue will receive a complimentary pink t-shirt courtesy of CHI Health and Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center.

"Pink Out" t-shirts are also available for purchase at the following Lawlor's Custom Sportswear locations: Westroads Mall and the Superstore located at 84th & J Streets.

Complimentary "Pink Out" posters will be available to fans exiting the venue after the game.

Just Short
The last two outcomes for the Bluejays have provided a tough pill to swallow. Creighton has fallen to both Xavier and Providence by just two points in its last two outings. Four times this season the Bluejays have dropped a game by less than five points, going 2-4 in contests decided by such a small margin.

Creighton Women's Baskeball to Host Marquette in Pink Game on Friday

Players Mentioned

Audrey Faber

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