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Women's Basketball BIG EAST Schedule Announced
9/20/2016 12:57:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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Omaha, Neb. – The complete 2016-17 Creighton women's basketball schedule was officially announced today, with the Bluejays playing four contests on either FS1 or FS2. The Bluejays will play 18 league games in all during their fourth season in the BIG EAST Conference, playing all nine opponents both home and away.
BIG EAST Conference play will begin on Dec. 28, with all teams playing at least one BIG EAST game prior to the New Year. Â FS1 and FS2 will air a total of 22 games, including the quarterfinal, semifinal and championship games of the BIG EAST Tournament, set for March 4-7 on the campus of Marquette University in Milwaukee.
Creighton's non-conference schedule was previously released, but is highlighted by road matchups with Wichita State (Nov. 13) and Northern Iowa (Dec. 10) as well as home contests with Kansas (Nov. 30) and Nebraska (Dec. 18).
The BIG EAST schedule begins at home on Dec. 28 against Butler, followed by a matchup with Xavier on Dec. 30.
Creighton's first road conference road contest of the season will be on Jan. 2 at Marquette, followed by a Jan. 4 matchup with DePaul.
The Bluejays home BIG EAST schedule will bring Georgetown (Jan. 8) and Villanova (Jan. 10) next, followed by a return matchup with DePaul (Jan. 27) and Marquette (Jan. 29). The Bluejay final three home conference games are Providence (Feb. 11), Seton Hall (Feb. 17) and St. John's (Feb. 19).
The road schedule sends Creighton to Providence (Jan. 14), St. John's (Jan. 20) and Seton Hall (Jan. 22) in January and sends the Bluejays to Villanova (Feb. 3), Georgetown (Feb. 5), Xavier (Feb. 24) and closed out the regular season at Butler on Feb. 26.
Three of Creighton's four televised contests are on the road; at Marquette (Jan. 2 - FS1), at Villanova (Feb. 3 - FS2) and at Xavier (Feb. 24 - FS1). The lone home game to be broadcast nationally is the Bluejays battle with DePaul on Jan. 27 on FS1.
For the fourth consecutive year, FS1 and FS2 will provide coverage of the BIG EAST Women's Basketball Tournament, with this season's event moving to the Al McGuire Center at Marquette. FS2 will air the quarterfinal round on March 5, with games set for 1, 3:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m. (ET). FS1 picks up the remainder of the tournament, with the semifinals on March 6 slated for 4 and 6:30 p.m., and the championship game set to tip off at 9 p.m. on March 7. The BIG EAST Digital Network will live stream both first round games on March 4, with tip times not yet determined.
Creighton returns 14 of 15 players from the 2015-16 squad, including all five starters. The Bluejay team will also be boosted by the return of the 2013-14 BIG EAST Player of the Year, Marissa Janning, who was sidelined for the majority of last season by an injury.
For season ticket information, contact (402) 280-JAYS. Single-game ticket sale information will be announced at a later date.
Omaha, Neb. – The complete 2016-17 Creighton women's basketball schedule was officially announced today, with the Bluejays playing four contests on either FS1 or FS2. The Bluejays will play 18 league games in all during their fourth season in the BIG EAST Conference, playing all nine opponents both home and away.
BIG EAST Conference play will begin on Dec. 28, with all teams playing at least one BIG EAST game prior to the New Year. Â FS1 and FS2 will air a total of 22 games, including the quarterfinal, semifinal and championship games of the BIG EAST Tournament, set for March 4-7 on the campus of Marquette University in Milwaukee.
Creighton's non-conference schedule was previously released, but is highlighted by road matchups with Wichita State (Nov. 13) and Northern Iowa (Dec. 10) as well as home contests with Kansas (Nov. 30) and Nebraska (Dec. 18).
The BIG EAST schedule begins at home on Dec. 28 against Butler, followed by a matchup with Xavier on Dec. 30.
Creighton's first road conference road contest of the season will be on Jan. 2 at Marquette, followed by a Jan. 4 matchup with DePaul.
The Bluejays home BIG EAST schedule will bring Georgetown (Jan. 8) and Villanova (Jan. 10) next, followed by a return matchup with DePaul (Jan. 27) and Marquette (Jan. 29). The Bluejay final three home conference games are Providence (Feb. 11), Seton Hall (Feb. 17) and St. John's (Feb. 19).
The road schedule sends Creighton to Providence (Jan. 14), St. John's (Jan. 20) and Seton Hall (Jan. 22) in January and sends the Bluejays to Villanova (Feb. 3), Georgetown (Feb. 5), Xavier (Feb. 24) and closed out the regular season at Butler on Feb. 26.
Three of Creighton's four televised contests are on the road; at Marquette (Jan. 2 - FS1), at Villanova (Feb. 3 - FS2) and at Xavier (Feb. 24 - FS1). The lone home game to be broadcast nationally is the Bluejays battle with DePaul on Jan. 27 on FS1.
For the fourth consecutive year, FS1 and FS2 will provide coverage of the BIG EAST Women's Basketball Tournament, with this season's event moving to the Al McGuire Center at Marquette. FS2 will air the quarterfinal round on March 5, with games set for 1, 3:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m. (ET). FS1 picks up the remainder of the tournament, with the semifinals on March 6 slated for 4 and 6:30 p.m., and the championship game set to tip off at 9 p.m. on March 7. The BIG EAST Digital Network will live stream both first round games on March 4, with tip times not yet determined.
Creighton returns 14 of 15 players from the 2015-16 squad, including all five starters. The Bluejay team will also be boosted by the return of the 2013-14 BIG EAST Player of the Year, Marissa Janning, who was sidelined for the majority of last season by an injury.
For season ticket information, contact (402) 280-JAYS. Single-game ticket sale information will be announced at a later date.
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