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<\/a><\/p>\nMorgan Maly (Front) and Lauren Jensen (in background) fed off Emma Ronsiek\u2019s scoring (Juszyk \/ WBR)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
With Ronsiek on a roll, everyone else in Bluejay followed suit. Third-year combo guard Lauren Jensen got a shot to fall off the dribble, then third-year forward Morgan Maly banged a couple threes to fuel a 10-3 run that helped Creighton close the first quarter with a 25-12 lead. Creighton forced turnovers on nine of Northern Iowa\u2019s first 23 possessions of the game to build a 30-14 lead and the rout was on. The Jays prioritized interior offense, whether it was through more traditional post touches or off the dribble from the perimeter, and the early success opened the whole offense. Six different Bluejays scored in the second quarter alone to turn a 13-point first-quarter cushion into a commanding 49-26 lead at halftime.<\/p>\n
The offensive side of the floor was one part of the story but limiting a team that had put up 84.5 points over the previous two games to 26 points on 31 shooting possessions had just as much of an impact. Carly Bachelor\u2019s defense on Panthers point guard Maya McDermott in particular seemed to stall out anything that could potentially compromise Creighton on that end of the floor. McDermott was second on the team in scoring at 15.7 points per game and was a team-best 10-of-20 from 3-point range through the first three games of the season, but she didn\u2019t crack the scoring column until Nothern Iowa\u2019s last possession of the first quarter and finished the half with just five points, one turnover, and no assists.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was a tough assignment, but I think my length continues to be an asset against point guards that I\u2019m guarding,\u201d Bachelor said. \u201cBeing able to get a hand up and still leave myself a little bit of room for drives is helpful when I\u2019m guarding them. A lot of them are quicker than me, but because of my length I can give them a step and still be able to disrupt things that they are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Northern Iowa went punch for punch better after halftime and won the final 20 minutes 40-36 as Creighton wasn\u2019t quite as keyed in the defensive end as they were in the first two quarters. Despite that, the closest they ever got to making the Bluejays sweat that one was after a 3-point play that cut CU\u2019s lead down to 80-65 with 3:52 left to play in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the first half we were really, really good at both ends,\u201d Creighton head coach Jim Flanery said. \u201cDefensively, I was disappointed in the second half. I felt like we let down and weren\u2019t as locked in and disciplined as we needed to be, but that\u2019s obviously nitpicking. I told the players in the locker room that the expectations are high because the ceiling is so high. To be up 23 at half here shows us how good we can be, I just would have liked to have seen us sustain that a little bit longer. But it was great to get Emma going, obviously. We felt and hoped that it was just a matter of time for her, and a lot of other people played reasonably well to well, and that\u2019s kind of where we\u2019ve been.\u201d<\/p>\n
Where they\u2019ve been is on the road, a lot. Where there are is 4-0. Undefeated. Their best start to a season since 1992, the same year that sixth-year assistant coach Carli Berger was born.<\/p>\n
The next is away from D.J. Sokol Arena, too, but at least it\u2019s in Omaha. The Jays take on a UNO team that has won three in a row since getting thrashed at Nebraska in their season-opener. Tip-off at Baxter Arena is set for 7:00 p.m on Tuesday, November 22nd.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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