After playing seven of the first eight games on the road, Creighton women's basketball returns home for three of the next four games. First up for the Bluejays is Saturday's contest with Drake at 6:00 p.m.
Drake (5-2) at #18 Creighton (7-1)12/10: - 6:00 p.m.Twitter: @CreightonWBBFloHoops: https://www.flohoops.com/live/46953Live Stats: https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=crei
Bluejays not Blue Jays:
Creighton's mascot is the Bluejays or Bluejay, one word. Conversely the MLB Toronto team is the Blue Jays.
Series with Drake: Bluejays Trail 43-27
Home: 13-16 Away: 10-25 Neutral: 4-2
Creighton's overall series with Drake began in 1977. Drake holds the advantage 43-27 and has won the last four, including an 82-79 meeting to open last season.
Series (Last 20)
Date Opponent Score
3/14/09 % vs. Drake $ W, 53-35
1/29/10 Drake W, 74-61
2/26/10 at Drake W, 77-57
3/12/10 % vs. Drake $ W, 65-62
12/31/10 Drake W, 58-51
3/5/11 at Drake L, 54-65
12/31/11 Drake L, 44-47
3/3/12 at Drake L, 50-54
3/11/12 % vs. Drake $ W, 53-38
2/2/13 at Drake W, 98-71
3/3/13 Drake W, 67-66
11/8/13 at Drake L, 55-62
12/14/14 Drake W, 93-71
11/24/15 at Drake L, 72-81
11/17/16 Drake W, 80-77
12/3/17 at Drake W, 108-100 (4ot)
11/28/18 #24 Drake L, 69-85
11/16/19 at Drake L, 53-63
11/25/20 Drake L, 62-75
11/10/21 at Drake L, 79-82
% = played in St. Charles, Mo.
© = Game played at CHI Health Center Omaha
$ = MVC Tournament game
Flanery vs. Drake
Flanery is 17-19 against Drake and is 0-1 against current Bulldog head coach Allison Pohlman.
Scouting Drake (5-2)
Drake comes to Omaha with an impressive 5-2 mark, falling twice in overtime this season. The two losses came against #4 Iowa (92-86) on Nov. 13 and to UMass (100-83) on Nov. 25. The loss to UMass came in the FIU Thanksgiving Classic, but the Bulldogs went scoreless in the extra frame.
The starting five for Drake each averages double figures, led by 16.0 ppg from Maggie Bair and 14.0 ppg by Megan Meyer.
The Bulldogs have 147 assists in seven contests, 21.0 per game. However, Drake has also committed 132 turnovers, just under 19 per contest.
Scouting #18 Creighton (7-1, 2-1 BE)
The Bluejays suffered their first loss of the season, falling at St. John's 66-62 on Dec. 4.
Creighton has had a 20-point scorer in seven of eight contests. Four different Bluejays have topped the 20-point mark, with Lauren Jensen, Molly Mogensen and Emma Ronsiek each doing so twice.
Jensen leads Creighton with 17.8 ppg, while Morgan Maly is just a step behind at 16.1 ppg. Ronsiek and Mogensen check in at 11.3 ppg and 11.1 ppg, respectively.
Saturday will be just Creighton's second home game of the season, but the Bluejays will have three of their next four at D.J. Sokol Arena.
Keys To the Game on Saturday, December 10
- Sharing the Rock: In eight games the Bluejays have 129 assists (16.1 per game), but Creighton had just 10 in the loss to St. John's.
- The Battle Inside: Drake hammered the ball in the paint last season, scoring 46 down low. The combo of Maggie Bair and Grace Berg delivered 23 points and 15 rebounds against Creighton last season.
- Three-Point Shooting: Last season the Bluejays fired off 39 treys, hitting 14. Creighton needs to be a bit more judicious from outside to claim a victory on Saturday.
Emma Ronsiek and Mallory Brake: Ronsiek and Brake will need to clog the middle and make it difficult to score in the paint. In addition the duo need to impact the game offensively.
Finally Home!
After playing seven of the first eight games on the road, the Bluejays play three of four in the friendly surroundings of D.J. Sokol Arena. The scheduled remains challenging however, as Drake, Arkansas and #6 Connecticut come to Omaha in December.
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