GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
Villanova 63, Creighton 61
(AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Associated Press
UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Maddy Siegrist scored 37 points and grabbed 11 rebounds - her 16th double-double this season - to help No. 11 Villanova beat Creighton 63-61 in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament.
Siegrest, who scored at least 30 points for the 14th time this season, had 11 in the fourth quarter. The Blue Jays made it a one-possession game on three occasions in the final period but, each time, Siegrist answered, twice scoring inside before grabbing an air-balled 3-point point shot, drawing a foul and hitting two free throws to make it 63-59 with 26 seconds to play.
Lauren Jensen scored 22 points, Emma Ronsiek had 15 points, five assists and two steals for Creighton (22-8). Molly Mogensen added 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
The Blue Jays had their four-game win streak snapped and lost for just the second time in the last 12 games.
Morgan Maly’s putback of an Ronsiek miss at the buzzer in overtime gave Creighton a 75-74 win over Seton Hall in the tournament’s quarterfinals.
Siegrist made 14 of 21 from the field, hit 8 of 9 from the free-throw line and finished with four assists an no turnovers. Christina Dalce added nine points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats.
Villanova (28-5) has won five games in a row and 19 of its last 21.
March 5, 2023
| Creighton | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| E. Ronsiek | F | 32 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| M. Mogensen | G | 35 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| L. Jensen | G | 32 | 6-13 | 7-7 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| M. Maly | G | 30 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 2-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| R. Saunders | G | 27 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 3-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| C. Bachelor | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Brake | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| K. Lockett | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Horan | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| K. Townsend | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 201 | 23-50 (.460) |
9-10 (.900) |
6-16 (.375) |
8-28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 61 | |
| Villanova | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| M. Siegrist | F | 40 | 14-21 | 8-9 | 1-2 | 4-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| C. Dalce | F | 31 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| L. Olsen | G | 37 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| B. Mullin | G | 29 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| M. Burke | G | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| B. Runyan | 17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Z. Jones | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| K. Orihel | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| M. Olbrys | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 201 | 24-51 (.471) |
9-11 (.818) |
6-19 (.316) |
7-26 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 63 | |
Officials: Rod Creech, Eric Brewton, Katie Lukanich
