WOMENS BASKETBALL
Creighton 73, Seton Hall 44
ASSOCIATED PRESS
UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Lauren Jensen scored 19 points and No. 23 Creighton cruised past Seton Hall 73-44 on Sunday in the semifinals of the Big East Conference Tournament.
Morgan Maly added 14 points, hitting a 3-pointer in her 51-straight game, for Creighton (27-5), which had to rally from 12 down to beat Georgetown in the quarterfinals before coasting to its first title game since 2016. Kennedy Townsend had 10 points. Jensen moved into third on the Creighton career scoring list with 2,029. Faith Masonium scored 16 for the Pirates (22-9) and Jada Eads added 11.
The Bluejays hit 5 of 7 3-pointers in the first quarter, two by Jensen who had 10 points, and raced to a 23-6 lead. The Pirates were 3 of 13 with four turnovers. The Pirates bounced back, holding Creighton to 4 of 13 shooting with six turnovers and cut the deficit to 33-22 at halftime.
Creighton was 7 of 13 behind the arc and 6 of 14 inside.
The Bluejays never hit a cold streak in the second half, shooting 57%. A 19-4 start start to the fourth quarter pushed the lead to 30.
Creighton finished 12 of 23 behind the arc and 17 of 32 from close range.
Seton Hall shot 28% for the game, going 3 of 18 from 3-point range. .
March 9, 2025