Women's Basketball Reaches Ninth Straight Postseason with WNIT Berth

Omaha, Neb. -- The Creighton women's basketball team's run to the BIG EAST Tournament Final paid tremendous dividends on Monday, March 14 as the Bluejays reached their ninth consecutive postseason with an at-large bid into the WNIT Tournament.

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Creighton opponent is all to familiar as the Bluejays will battle South Dakota in Vermillion, S.D. on Wednesday, March 16. The Bluejays and Coyotes also met in the first round of the WNIT last season, with South Dakota earning a 68-58 victory over Creighton.Creighton and South Dakota have met 21 times overall, with the Bluejays holding a 12-9 edge. The Bluejays, however, are just 3-6 in Vermillion, S.D.

Creighton enters Wednesday's contest with a 17-17 record (8-10 in BIG EAST play), while South Dakota closed the 2015-16 regular season with a 26-6 record.

Entering the BIG EAST Tournament as the No. 7 seed with a 14-16 mark on March 5, the Bluejays won three games in three days to advance to the BIG EAST Championships game. Freshman Audrey Faber and junior MC McGrory are the Bluejays leading scorers this season with 12.9 ppg and 12.5 ppg, respectively.

The Coyotes were the regular season champions of the Summit league with a 15-1 record in conference play, but fell to their in-state rival South Dakota State in the conference tournament final. Nicole Seekamp and Tia Hemiller led South Dakota this season with 16.3 ppg and 10.5 ppg.

This is Creighton's 12th appearance in the WNIT Postseason Tournament, the last coming in 2015. The Bluejays have a combined record of 14-10, including five victories in 2004 as Creighton claimed the WNIT Championship.

The time of Wednesday's game has not yet been set, the Creighton/South Dakota winner will advance to face the victor in a battle between Minnesota/Milwaukee.

Women's Basketball Reaches Ninth Straight Postseason with WNIT Berth

Players Mentioned

Audrey Faber

MC McGrory

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