Sunday, December 10
Omaha, Neb. (Baxter Arena)
1:00 pm
Creighton University
at
Nebraska-Omaha
Photo by: Steve Branscombe
Women's Basketball Returns to Hardwood at UNO on Sunday
12/8/2017 3:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Omaha, Neb. -- Following a thrilling four-overtime win at Drake last Sunday, the Creighton women's basketball team returns to the floor on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 1:00 pm.
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Bluejay Bird Seeds
The Mavericks lead the overall series with the Bluejays 15-12, but Creighton has won the last 11 meetings. Since UNO became a D1 squad, the Bluejays have taken all three meetings.
Two years ago the Bluejays went to Baxter Arena on Dec. 20, 2015 as Creighton downed Nebraska-Omaha 69-46.
The Bluejays and Mavericks renewed their series in 2014 with a contest in D.J. Sokol Arena after not having played since 1988. The last Maverick victory came in 1982. Creighton is 5-9 all-time at UNO.
Scouting UNO (7-2)
After opening the season with road losses at Bradley and Kansas State, the Mavericks have rattled off seven consecutive wins. The most impressive coming on Wednesday as UNO bested Northern Iowa, 78-74.
Nebraska-Omaha enters Sunday's contest 5-0 at home this season.
Leading the way this season for UNO has been Amber Vidal and Ellie Brecht, who have each scored 116 points (12.9 ppg). Another scoring threat is Jess Walter, who is averaging 15.4 ppg in seven contests.
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Keys to the Game w/UNO
Faber's 34-Point Effort Yields BIG EAST Player of the Week Honor
Junior Audrey Faber picked up the BIG EAST Player of the Week honor on Monday, Dec. 4 for the Iowa native's 34-point effort on Sunday to lift Creighton to a 108-100 win at Drake in quadruple overtime!
The junior scored a career-best 34 points, including 17 in bonus time, eclipsing the 1,000-career point mark, while adding six assists and four rebounds. Faber hit 50 percent of her shots from the field (11-22) and was a perfect 9-for-9 from the charity stripe. No freebies were bigger than the pair that came with one second left in the third overtime as Creighton trailed by two.
Faber's two free throws sent the game into a fourth extra frame where the Bluejays outscored the Bulldogs 16-8 to clinch the win. Drake entered the contest with the nation's third longest active home winning streak at 21 games, dating back to February 2016.
Milestones from the Marathon
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12/10: - 1:00 pm
Creighton (4-3) at Nebraska-Omaha (7-2)
Series History: Creighton trails series, 15-12
Bluejays lead D1 series, 3-0
Radio - 1290 AM: Brad Burwell (Play-by-play) and Glen Sisk (Analyst)
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Twitter: @GoCreighton, @CreightonWBB
Creighton (4-3) at Nebraska-Omaha (7-2)
Series History: Creighton trails series, 15-12
Bluejays lead D1 series, 3-0
Radio - 1290 AM: Brad Burwell (Play-by-play) and Glen Sisk (Analyst)
Stats (Free): http://statb.us/b/182915
Video (Free): http://omavs.com/showcase?Live=21
Twitter: @GoCreighton, @CreightonWBB
Bluejay Bird Seeds
- The Bluejays have won the last 11 meetings with UNO, including all three since the Mavericks became a Division I team.
- While Creighton enters Sunday's game well rested, a week removed from its marathon four overtime battle with Drake,
- Nebraska-Omaha posted one of the biggest wins in program history on Wednesday night.
- Creighton's streak of four consecutive games against 2017 NCAA Tournament teams comes to an end at UNO.
- Bluejay head coach Jim Flanery is just three victories from reaching 300.
- UNO head coach Brittany Lange played one season at Creighton in 2005-06. She played one season under current Creighton head coach Jim Flanery before transferring to Iowa State.
The Mavericks lead the overall series with the Bluejays 15-12, but Creighton has won the last 11 meetings. Since UNO became a D1 squad, the Bluejays have taken all three meetings.
Two years ago the Bluejays went to Baxter Arena on Dec. 20, 2015 as Creighton downed Nebraska-Omaha 69-46.
The Bluejays and Mavericks renewed their series in 2014 with a contest in D.J. Sokol Arena after not having played since 1988. The last Maverick victory came in 1982. Creighton is 5-9 all-time at UNO.
Scouting UNO (7-2)
After opening the season with road losses at Bradley and Kansas State, the Mavericks have rattled off seven consecutive wins. The most impressive coming on Wednesday as UNO bested Northern Iowa, 78-74.
Nebraska-Omaha enters Sunday's contest 5-0 at home this season.
Leading the way this season for UNO has been Amber Vidal and Ellie Brecht, who have each scored 116 points (12.9 ppg). Another scoring threat is Jess Walter, who is averaging 15.4 ppg in seven contests.
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Keys to the Game w/UNO
- Keep the Mavericks off the foul line: UNO won the game with the Panthers at the charity stripe, hitting 15-of-19.
- Get to the Glass: The Mavericks hold a 348-299 rebounding edge this season.
- Force Tough Shots: UNO is shooting an impressive 45.7% from the field this season. The Bluejays must force the Mavericks to take tougher shots.
Faber's 34-Point Effort Yields BIG EAST Player of the Week Honor
Junior Audrey Faber picked up the BIG EAST Player of the Week honor on Monday, Dec. 4 for the Iowa native's 34-point effort on Sunday to lift Creighton to a 108-100 win at Drake in quadruple overtime!
The junior scored a career-best 34 points, including 17 in bonus time, eclipsing the 1,000-career point mark, while adding six assists and four rebounds. Faber hit 50 percent of her shots from the field (11-22) and was a perfect 9-for-9 from the charity stripe. No freebies were bigger than the pair that came with one second left in the third overtime as Creighton trailed by two.
Faber's two free throws sent the game into a fourth extra frame where the Bluejays outscored the Bulldogs 16-8 to clinch the win. Drake entered the contest with the nation's third longest active home winning streak at 21 games, dating back to February 2016.
Milestones from the Marathon
- Creighton's 108 points at Drake marked the first time the Bluejays topped the century mark since 2-1-1996 (102 points vs. Evansville).
- The four overtime thriller tied the longest game in Bluejay WBB history. Creighton also went four overtimes to defeat Loyola-Chicago on 1-12-1986 (117-108).
- The Bluejays' 108 points is tied for the 7th most in school history.
- Faber's 34-point effort was the first Bluejays to cross 30-points since Marissa Janning dropped 30 against Drake on Dec. 14, 2014.
- Drake's 100 points was the first time since Jan. 25, 1997 that an opponent topped the century. In that contest it was Drake scoring 106.
- The last time the Bluejays won a game that their opponent scored 100 or more was against Indiana State, 110-102, on March 5, 1995.
- Sydney Lamberty (21 points & 12 rebounds) and Temi Carda (16 points & 10 rebounds) became the first duo to record double-doubles in the same game since Marissa Janning (11 points & 10 rebounds) and Brianna Rollerson (14 points & 12 rebounds) accomplished the feat against the Bulldogs on Nov. 17, 2016.
- The Bluejays' 32-point third quarter was the second-highest output since going to quarters prior to the 2015-16 season. Creighton scored 33 points in the 1st quarter against Nebraska on Dec. 6, 2015.
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