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2024–25 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

2024–25 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
Emerald Coast Classic Beach Bracket champions
ConferenceBig East
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 23
Record24–5 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Carli Berger
  • Jordann Reese
  • Mike Jewett
  • Jaylyn Agnew
Home arenaD. J. Sokol Arena
Seasons
2024–25 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 UConn 18 – 0   1.000 28 – 3   .903
No. 23 Creighton 16 – 2   .889 24 – 5   .828
Seton Hall 13 – 5   .722 21 – 8   .724
Marquette 12 – 6   .667 20 – 9   .690
Villanova 11 – 7   .611 17 – 13   .567
DePaul 8 – 10   .444 13 – 18   .419
Providence 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
St. John's 5 – 13   .278 15 – 14   .517
Butler 5 – 13   .278 15 – 16   .484
Georgetown 4 – 14   .222 11 – 18   .379
Xavier 1 – 17   .056 6 – 23   .207
† 2025 Big East tournament winner
As of March 2, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represent Creighton University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by 23rd-year head coach Jim Flanery, play their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena and are members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

The #22 ranked Bluejays began with an unexpected early season loss to the Green Bay Phoenix, but went 15–3 in Big East Conference play, with regular season losses only at #19 Marquette and both contests with #3 UConn. Creighton fell in the semifinals of the 2023–24 Big East Tournament, but was invited to the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament region as a #7 seed. The Bluejays won their opener but lost at sub-regional host UCLA. Creighton ranked #23 at season's completion.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason left
Lexi Unruh 4 G 6'1" RS Sophomore Sioux Falls, SD
Brittany Harshaw 23 G 6'1" RS Sophomore Andover, KS
Emma Ronsiek 31 F 6'0" Senior Sioux Falls, SD Graduated
McKayla Miller 32 G 6'1" Sophomore Cimarron, KS

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Sydney Golladay 3 G 5'8" Graduate student Fremont, Nebraska Fort Hays State
Brooke Littrell 33 G/F 6'2" Graduate student Green City, Missouri Central Missouri

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Elizabeth Gentry
Center 		Littleton, Colorado Arapahoe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Allison Heathcote
Guard 		Edmond, Oklahoma Edmond North 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information (2025)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ava Zediker
PG 		Des Moines, Iowa Dowling Catholic High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Neleigh Gessert
G/F 		Omaha, Nebraska Millard West High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Norah Gessert
G/F 		Omaha, Nebraska Millard West High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2024–25 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) Jr Park Hill Kansas City, MO
G 3 Sydney Golladay 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Fremont
Fort Hays State 		Fremont, NE
G 11 Kiani Lockett 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Minnetonka Minneapolis, MN
G 12 Jayme Horan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Millard South Omaha, NE
G 13 Allison Heathcock 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Edmond North Edmond, OK
F 14 Mallory Brake 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS 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) GS Farmington Farmington, MN
G/F 30 Morgan Maly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Crete Crete, NE
G/F 33 Brooke Littrell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Green City
Central Missouri 		Green City, MO
C 35 Elizabeth Gentry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Arapahoe Littleton, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2024

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, 2024*
6:00 p.m. 		No. 21 Southwest Minnesota State W 99–48 
 21 – Jensen   6 – Gentry   7 – Lockett  D. J. Sokol Arena (804)
Omaha, NE
Regular season
November 8, 2024*
6:00 p.m., SLN/MidcoSN+ 		No. 21 at South Dakota State L 71–76  0–1
  23 – Jensen   9 – Mogensen   4 – Jensen  First Bank and Trust Arena (3,208)
Brookings, SD
November 11, 2024*
6:00 p.m., FloHoops 		Drake W 80–72  1–1
  32 – Jensen   10 – Jensen   5 – Mogensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,609)
Omaha, NE
November 14, 2024*
7:30 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 10 Kansas State L 68–86  1–2
  16 – Townsend   5 – Tied   3 – Mogensen  Bramlage Coliseum (5,436)
Manhattan, KS
November 22, 2024*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops 		No. 21 Nebraska W 80–74  2–2
  31 – Jensen   6 – Brake   7 – Mogensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (2,374)
Omaha, NE
November 25, 2024*
7:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Wichita State
Emerald Coast Classic Beach Bracket semifinals 		W 91–63  3–2
  15 – Tied   7 – Jensen   6 – Jensen  The Arena at NFSC (450)
Niceville, FL
November 26, 2024*
8:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Syracuse
Emerald Coast Classic Beach Bracket championship 		W 86–59  4–2
  28 – Maly   6 – Horan   5 – Tied  The Arena at NFSC (500)
Niceville, FL
December 1, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Tulsa W 81–59  5–2
  16 – Maly   9 – Jensen   5 – Jensen  Reynolds Center (2,043)
Tulsa, OK
December 4, 2024
10:00 a.m., FloHoops 		at Xavier W 82–54  6–2
(1–0) 		 23 – Jensen   5 – Tied   7 – Mogensen  Cintas Center (5,110)
Cincinnati, OH
December 7, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa W 75–71  7–2
  17 – Jensen   8 – Littrell   10 – Jensen  McLeod Center (2,745)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 14, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Green Bay W 74–52  8–2
  18 – Mogensen   7 – Mogensen   6 – Jensen  Kress Events Center (1,938)
Green Bay, WI
December 17, 2024*
6:00 p.m., KYNE-TV 		Wyoming W 76–60  9–2
  29 – Maly   5 – Tied   4 – Tied  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,066)
Omaha, NE
December 20, 2024*
10:00 p.m., FS1 		vs. No. 1 UCLA
Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic 		L 41–70  9–3
  15 – Maly   8 – Lockett   2 – Maly  Chase Center (3,766)
San Francisco, CA
December 28, 2024
1:00 p.m., FOX 		at St. John's W 75–56  10–3
(2–0) 		 23 – Jensen   7 – Mogensen   5 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (1,474)
Queens, NY
January 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., FloHoops 		Butler W 68–64  11–3
(3–0) 		 22 – Jensen   10 – Maly   5 – Tied  D. J. Sokol Arena (2,196)
Omaha, NE
January 4, 2025
1:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Providence W 60–46  12–3
(4–0) 		 14 – Maly   8 – Brake   2 – Tied  Alumni Hall (783)
Providence, RI
January 8, 2025
6:00 p.m., FloHoops 		Marquette W 71–68  13–3
(5–0) 		 28 – Maly   6 – Maly   6 – Tied  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,290)
Omaha, NE
January 11, 2025
11:00 a.m., FloHoops 		at Seton Hall W 72–64  14–3
(6–0) 		 23 – Maly   8 – Mogensen   6 – Mogensen  Walsh Gymnasium (921)
South Orange, NJ
January 18, 2025
1:00 p.m., FloHoops 		DePaul W 92–71  15–3
(7–0) 		 21 – Mogensen   10 – Maly   6 – Tied  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,321)
Omaha, NE
January 22, 2025
6:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Butler W 63–52  16–3
(8–0) 		 24 – Maly   6 – Maly   5 – Jensen  Hinkle Fieldhouse (864)
Indianapolis, IN
January 25, 2025
4:30 p.m., FOX 		No. 6 UConn L 61–72  16–4
(8–1) 		 14 – Tied   9 – Maly   5 – Brake  CHI Health Center Omaha (11,141)
Omaha, NE
January 29, 2025
1:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Georgetown W 84–70  17–4
(9–1) 		 22 – Tied   9 – Brake   7 – Mogensen  McDonough Arena (313)
Washington, D.C.
February 2, 2025
1:00 p.m., FS1 		Providence W 79–66  18–4
(10–1) 		 17 – Mogensen   8 – Mogensen   5 – Mogensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (2,239)
Omaha, NE
February 5, 2025
6:00 p.m., FloHoops 		Seton Hall W 72–56  19–4
(11–1) 		 21 – Jensen   10 – Maly   4 – Tied  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,153)
Omaha, NE
February 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Villanova W 70–57  20–4
(12–1) 		 25 – Jensen   10 – Maly   4 – Tied  Finneran Pavilion (1,951)
Villanova, PA
February 15, 2025
3:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 24 Georgetown W 70–48  21–4
(13–1) 		 18 – Maly   9 – Jensen   4 – Tied  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,862)
Omaha, NE
February 19, 2025
6:00 p.m., FloHoops 		No. 23 St. John's W 65–62  22–4
(14–1) 		 20 – Maly   6 – Maly   5 – Mogensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,035)
Omaha, NE
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., FloHoops 		No. 23 at DePaul W 83–74  23–4
(15–1) 		 28 – Jensen   7 – Maly   5 – Mogensen  Wintrust Arena (2,559)
Chicago, IL
February 27, 2025
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 22 at No. 5 UConn L 53–72  23–5
(15–2) 		 11 – Maly   7 – Tied   3 – Lockett  XL Center (15,684)
Hartford, CT
March 2, 2025
7:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 22 Villanova W 70–55  24–5
(16–2) 		 23 – Maly   11 – Mogensen   6 – Jensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,722)
Omaha, NE
Big East Women's Tournament
March 8, 2025
6:00 p.m., FS2 		(2) No. 23 vs. (7/10) 
Quarterfinals 		      Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP21RV—RVRVRVRV———RVRVRVRV24232223
Coaches20RVRVRV—————RVRVRVRVRV25232122

See also

References

  1. ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Creighton University. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Creighton_Bluejays_women%27s_basketball_team