Juniors Emma Ronsiek (Sioux Falls, S.D.) and Lauren Jensen (Lakeville, Minn.) combined to score 46 points as #16 Creighton bested Omaha 93-71 on Tuesday, November 22.
The win lifted the Bluejays to 5-0 on the season, while Omaha fell to 3-2.
Lauren Jensen got things going early with 12 points in the first six minutes to help the Bluejays race out to a 15-8 lead with 5:25 remaining in the opening frame. Creighton edge stretched to 20-11 with 4:04 left, but the Mavericks score the final five points of the frame to head to the second quarter down 20-15.
Another strong start in the second quarter saw Creighton push its lead back out to 33-18, getting buckets from four different players. Similar to the opening ten minutes, the Mavericks closed the frame with a burst to make it a 41-30 game at the half.
The third quarter followed suit as junior Morgan Maly (Crete, Neb.) had eight points in less than two minutes to give Creighton a 52-34 lead (6:22), yet Omaha trimmed the Bluejay advantage to 66-52 with before senior Carly Bachelor (Topeka, Kan.), however, drained a three-pointer to beat the buzzer.
Creighton Imposed its will over the final 10 minutes, pushing the lead out to as much as 25 points (93-68).
Ronsiek led all scorers with 26 points, while Jensen finished with 20 points in the contest. Maly delivered 18 points and Bachelor posted a double-double with 11 rebounds and 11 points.
Creighton returns to the court on Friday, November 25 in its BIG EAST Conference opener at Xaiver at 11:00 a.m.
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