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2023–24 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

2023–24 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 23
Record26–6 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Carli Berger
  • Jordann Reese
  • Chevelle Saunsoci
Home arenaD. J. Sokol Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 UConn 18 0   1.000 33 6   .846
No. 23 Creighton 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
St. John's 11 7   .611 18 15   .545
Villanova 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
Marquette 11 7   .611 23 9   .719
Georgetown 9 9   .500 23 12   .657
Seton Hall 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Butler 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Providence 6 12   .333 13 21   .382
DePaul 4 14   .222 12 20   .375
Xavier 0 18   .000 1 27   .036
2024 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by 22nd-year head coach Jim Flanery, played their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena and were members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Bluejays finished the season at 22–9 and 15–5 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Seton Hall in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament before losing to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a 6th seed in Greensville region 2 where they were upset by 11th seed Mississippi State.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason left
Rachel Saunders 13 G 5'9" GS Senior Iowa City, IA Graduated
Carly Bachelor 22 G/F 6'0" Senior Topeka, KS Graduated

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Kennedy Townsend 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Park Hill Kansas City, MO
G 4 Lexi Unruh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Sioux Falls Christian Sioux Falls, SD
G 11 Kiani Lockett 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Minnetonka Minneapolis, MN
G 12 Jayme Horan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Millard South Omaha, NE
F 14 Mallory Brake 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Hastings Hastings, MN
G 15 Lauren Jensen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Lakeville North
Iowa
Lakeville, MN
G 21 Molly Mogensen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Farmington Farmington, MN
G 23 Brittany Harshaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Andover Central Andover, KS
G/F 30 Morgan Maly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Crete Crete, NE
F 31 Emma Ronsiak 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr O'Gorman Sioux Falls, SD
G 32 McKayla Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Cimarron Cimarron, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
No. 22 Nebraska–Kearney W 93–42 
                  D. J. Sokol Arena 
Omaha, NE
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
No. 22 vs. North Dakota State W 75–52  1–0
 23  Jensen   5  Tied   4  Tied  Sanford Pentagon (1,405)
Sioux Falls, SD
November 10, 2023*
11:30 a.m., YurView
No. 22 South Dakota W 81–55  2–0
 30  Maly   10  Maly   6  Jensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,539)
Omaha, NE
November 16, 2023*
6:00 p.m., YurView
No. 22 Green Bay L 53–65  2–1
 21  Jensen   6  Tied   6  Mogensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,027)
Omaha, NE
November 19, 2023*
1:00 p.m., BTN
No. 22 at Nebraska W 79–74  3–1
 23  Maly   10  Brake   3  Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,604)
Lincoln, NE
November 23, 2023*
3:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Georgia Tech
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 57–46  4–1
 16  Jensen   10  Brake   5  Maly  Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (137)
Cancún, Mexico
November 24, 2023*
3:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Michigan State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 83–69  5–1
 32  Jensen   14  Ronsiek   3  Jensen  Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (250)
Cancún, Mexico
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., YurView
Northern Iowa W 115–62  6–1
 25  Ronsiek   10  Maly   7  Mogensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,598)
Omaha, NE
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., MW Network
No. 22 at Wyoming W 73–61  7–1
 22  Ronsiek   7  Mogensen   5  Jensen  Arena-Auditorium (2,204)
Laramie, WY
December 13, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 20 at No. 19 Marquette L 70–76  7–2
(0–1)
 29  Ronsiek   7  Maly   3  Jensen  Al McGuire Center (1,503)
Milwaukee, WI
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 20 at Drake W 89–78  8–2
 31  Ronsiek   7  Maly   6  Mogensen  Knapp Center (3,108)
Des Moines, IA
December 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m., KYNE-TV
No. 21т South Dakota State W 58–46  9–2
 19  Ronsiek   8  Mogensen   5  Jensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (2,056)
Omaha, NE
December 30, 2023
4:00 p.m., YurView
No. 21 St. John's W 67–56  10–2
(1–1)
 20  Jensen   6  Townsend   6  Jensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,839)
Omaha, NE
January 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., SNY
No. 21 No. 12 UConn L 50–94  10–3
(1–2)
 13  Ronsiek   6  Mogensen   4  Mogensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (2,374)
Omaha, NE
January 6, 2024
3:00 p.m., FS1
No. 21 at DePaul W 75–68  11–3
(2–2)
 17  Jensen   9  Tied   5  Jensen  Wintrust Arena (1,404)
Chicago, IL
January 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 22 Butler W 89–53  12–3
(3–2)
 25  Ronsiek   6  Tied   8  Mogensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,131)
Omaha, NE
January 14, 2024
1:00 p.m., KYNE-TV
No. 22 Providence W 81–70  13–3
(4–2)
 22  Tied   8  Maly   5  Mogensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,620)
Omaha, NE
January 21, 2024
11:00 a.m., CBSSN
No. 21 at Villanova W 63–49  14–3
(5–2)
 24  Maly   13  Maly   5  Ronsiek  Finneran Pavilion (2,651)
Villanova, PA
January 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 21 at Georgetown W 77–72  15–3
(6–2)
 21  Jensen   6  Townsend   5  Mogensen  McDonough Gymnasium (522)
Washington, D.C.
January 28, 2024
1:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 21 Seton Hall W 57–49  16–3
(7–2)
 18  Ronsiek   9  Tied   5  Mogensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,773)
Omaha, NE
January 31, 2024
6:00 p.m., YurView
No. 22 Marquette W 76–71  17–3
(8–2)
 21  Maly   7  Ronsiek   6  Mogensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,321)
Omaha, NE
February 4, 2024
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 22 at Butler W 75–65  18–3
(9–2)
 26  Ronsiek   12  Brake   5  Jensen  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,041)
Indianapolis, IN
February 6, 2024
6:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 21 at Xavier W 77–46  19–3
(10–2)
 17  Tied   9  Ronsiek   5  Tied  Cintas Center (1,117)
Cincinnati, OH
February 10, 2024
3:00 p.m., YurView
No. 21 DePaul W 88–59  20–3
(11–2)
 29  Ronsiek   8  Jensen   6  Ronsiek  D. J. Sokol Arena (2,102)
Omaha, NE
February 16, 2024
6:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 20 at St. John's W 71–51  21–3
(12–2)
 20  Tied   7  Maly   8  Mogensen  Carnesecca Arena (476)
Queens, NY
February 19, 2024
11:00 a.m., FOX
No. 21 at No. 15 UConn L 53–73  21–4
(12–3)
 18  Jensen   9  Mogensen   3  Jensen  XL Center (15,684)
Hartford, CT
February 24, 2024
11:00 a.m., FOX
No. 21 Villanova W 79–69  22–4
(13–3)
 20  Jensen   8  Maly   6  Mogensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (2,188)
Omaha, NE
February 27, 2024
6:00 p.m., YurView
No. 23 Xavier W 99–57  23–4
(14–3)
 25  Ronsiek   8  Maly   7  Ronsiek  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,411)
Omaha, NE
March 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., FS1
No. 23 at Seton Hall W 72–65  24–4
(15–3)
 16  Jensen   12  Maly   4  Jensen  Walsh Gymnasium (1,040)
South Orange, NJ
Big East Women's Tournament
March 9, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS2
(2) No. 21 vs. (7) Seton Hall
Quarterfinals
W 72–65  25–4
 23  Maly   9  Tied   3  Tied  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
March 10, 2024
4:00 p.m., FS1
(2) No. 21 vs. (6) Georgetown
Semifinals
L 46–55  25–5
 14  Maly   6  Maly   2  Tied  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 23, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPNews
(7 A2) No. 24 vs. (10 A2) No. 20 UNLV
First Round
W 87–73  26–5
 25  Jensen   8  Maly   9  Mogensen  Pauley Pavilion (8,841)
Los Angeles, CA
March 25, 2024*
7:30 p.m., ESPN2
(7 A2) No. 24 at (2 A2) No. 6 UCLA
Second Round
L 63–67  26–6
 20  Jensen   8  Mogensen   5  Mogensen  Pauley Pavilion (7,839)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A2=Albany 2.
All times are in Central.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
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See also

References

  1. ^ "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Creighton University. Retrieved December 3, 2023.