2022–23 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represents Creighton University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by twenty-first year head coach Jim Flanery, play their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena and are members of the Big East Conference.

2022–23 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig East
Record22–9 (15–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Carli Berger
  • Jordann Reese
  • Chevelle Saunsoci
Home arenaD. J. Sokol Arena
2022–23 Big East women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 UConn182 .900316  .838
No. 10т Villanova173 .850307  .811
Creighton155 .750229  .710
St. John's137 .650239  .719
Marquette137 .6502111  .656
Seton Hall1010 .5001914  .576
DePaul812 .4001617  .485
Georgetown614 .3001417  .452
Butler614 .3001119  .367
Providence416 .2001319  .406
Xavier020 .000723  .233
2023 Big East tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Bluejays finished the season at 23–10 and 15–5 in Big East play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to Seton Hall. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a 10th seed in Greensboro region where they defeated 7th seed Colorado in the first round, upset 2nd seed Iowa in the second round to advance to their first sweet sixteen appearance. They upset 3rd seed Iowa State to advance to their first elite eight. They lost to the National Champion South Carolina.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason left
Tatum Rembao2G5'9"SeniorLoveland, COGraduated
Chloe Dworak24G5'6"SeniorLincoln, NEGraduated
Payton Brotski33G5'11"SeniorPapillion, NEGraduated

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2022.

Roster

2022–23 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Kennedy Townsend 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrPark Hill Kansas City, MO
G 4 Lexi Unruh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrSioux Falls Christian Sioux Falls, SD
G 11 Kiani Lockett 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrMinnetonka Minneapolis, MN
G 12 Jayme Horan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrMillard South Omaha, NE
G 13 Rachel Saunders 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSIowa City West Iowa City, IA
F 14 Mallory Brake 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrHastings Hastings, MN
G 15 Lauren Jensen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrLakeville North
Iowa
Lakeville, MN
G 21 Molly Mogensen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrFarmington Farmington, MN
G/F 22 Carly Bachelor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrWashburn Rural Topeka, KS
G 23 Brittany Harshaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrAndover Central Andover, KS
G/F 30 Morgan Maly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrCrete Crete, NE
F 31 Emma Ronsiak 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrO'Gorman Sioux Falls, SD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2022*
6:00 p.m.
No. 21 Missouri Western W 91–34 
                D. J. Sokol Arena 
Omaha, NE
October 29, 2022*
1:00 p.m.
No. 21 Truman State W 97–34 
                D. J. Sokol Arena 
Omaha, NE
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 21 at No. 23 South Dakota State W 78–69  1–0
 30  Jensen  7  Mogensen  5  Jensen  Frost Arena (2,504)
Brookings, SD
November 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 21 at South Dakota W 74–51  2–0
 21  Maly  10  Maly  4  Mogensen  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,372)
Vermillion, SD
November 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
No. 20 No. 22 Nebraska W 77–51  3–0
 22  Mogensen  8  Maly  7  Jensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (2,306)
Omaha, NE
November 20, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 20 at Northern Iowa W 85–66  4–0
 23  Ronsiek  8  Mogensen  4  Tied  McLeod Center (2,110)
Cedar Falls, IA
November 22, 2022*
7:05 p.m., YurView
No. 16 at Omaha W 93–71  5–0
 26  Ronsiek  11  Bachelor  4  Tied  Baxter Arena (1,273)
Omaha, NE
November 25, 2022
11:00 a.m., FloSports
No. 16 at Xavier W 57–51  6–0
(1–0)
 18  Jensen  8  Mogensen  5  Tied  Cintas Center (391)
Cincinnati, OH
December 2, 2022
6:00 p.m., FloSports
No. 13 at No. 25 Villanova W 67–46  7–0
(2–0)
 22  Mogensen  8  Jensen  6  Bachelor  Finneran Pavilion (2,841)
Villanova, PA
December 4, 2022
1:00 p.m., FloSports
No. 13 at St. John's L 62–66  7–1
(2–1)
 21  Jensen  6  Tied  5  Mogensen  Carnesecca Arena (394)
Queens, NY
December 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
No. 18 Drake W 75–71  8–1
 24  Maly  7  Mogensen  5  Mogensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,083)
Omaha, NE
December 17, 2022*
1:00 p.m., FloSports
No. 17 No. 21 Arkansas L 75–83  8–2
 24  Maly  11  Bachelor  3  Maly  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,050)
Omaha, NE
December 20, 2022*
9:00 p.m., P12N
No. 21 at No. 2 Stanford L 59–72  8–3
 18  Jensen  6  Maly  3  Jensen  Maples Pavilion (2,988)
Stanford, CA
December 28, 2022
7:30 p.m., SNY
No. 21 No. 8 UConn L 47–72  8–4
(2–2)
 22  Ronsiek  6  Maly  2  Tied  D. J. Sokol Arena (2,236)
Omaha, NE
December 31, 2022
3:00 p.m., FOX
No. 21 at DePaul W 92–82  9–4
(3–2)
 22  Ronsiek  8  Maly  6  Jensen  Wintrust Arena (1,290)
Chicago, IL
January 4, 2023
6:00 p.m., FloSports
No. 25 Providence L 75–79  9–5
(3–3)
 30  Maly  7  Maly  7  Mogensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (928)
Omaha, NE
January 8, 2022
3:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 25 Marquette W 68–42  10–5
(4–3)
 19  Jensen  7  Maly  5  Jensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,087)
Omaha, NE
January 11, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1
Seton Hall W 75–53  11–5
(5–3)
 23  Maly  7  Jensen  7  Jensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,236)
Omaha, NE
January 14, 2023
3:00 p.m., FS1
at Butler W 75–56  12–5
(6–3)
 20  Ronsiek  7  Jensen  5  Saunders  Hinkle Fieldhouse (920)
Indianapolis, IN
January 20, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1
No. 22 Villanova L 57–73  12–6
(6–4)
 11  Tied  4  Tied  4  Mogensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,423)
Omaha, NE
January 24, 2023
6:00 p.m., FloSports
at Providence W 64–46  13–6
(7–4)
 20  Ronsiek  10  Bachelor  7  Jensen  Alumni Hall (317)
Providence, RI
January 28, 2023
12:00 p.m., FloSports
at Georgetown W 75–67  14–6
(8–4)
 20  Jensen  11  Ronsiek  6  Saunders  McDonough Gymnasium (785)
Washington, D.C.
February 1, 2023
6:00 p.m., FloSports
DePaul W 83–74  15–6
(9–4)
 21  Maly  9  Saunders  8  Saunders  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,298)
Omaha, NE
February 4, 2023
1:00 p.m., FloSports
St. John's W 81–65  16–6
(10–4)
 22  Maly  8  Bachelor  8  Jensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,315)
Omaha, NE
February 7, 2023
6:00 p.m., BEDN
at Seton Hall W 77–64  17–6
(11–4)
 21  Ronsiek  9  Maly  7  Mogensen  Walsh Gymnasium (868)
South Orange, NJ
February 12, 2023
12:00 p.m., FloSports
Xavier W 73–53  18–6
(12–4)
 15  Jensen  9  Ronsiek  5  Jensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,389)
Omaha, NE
February 15, 2023
7:30 p.m., SNY
at No. 6 UConn L 60–62  18–7
(12–5)
 15  Maly  8  Maly  5  Ronsiek  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
February 18, 2023
1:00 p.m., FloSports
Georgetown W 75–34  19–7
(13–5)
 16  Maly  10  Brake  7  Ronsiek  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,887)
Omaha, NE
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at Marquette W 55–44  20–7
(14–5)
 15  Maly  12  Ronsiek  5  Tied  Al McGuire Center (1,232)
Milwaukee, WI
February 27, 2023
6:00 p.m., FloSports
Butler W 74–46  21–7
(15–5)
 16  Jensen  6  Tied  5  Mogensen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,427)
Omaha, NE
Big East Women's Tournament
March 4, 2023
8:30 p.m., FS2
(3) vs. (6) Seton Hall
Quarterfinals
W 75–74 OT 22–7
 22  Ronsiek  10  Maly  6  Ronsiek  Mohegan Sun Arena (5,017)
Uncasville, CT
March 5, 2023
4:30 p.m., FS1
(3) vs. (2) No. 11 Villanova
Semifinals
L 61–63  22–8
 22  Jensen  7  Saunders  5  Ronsiek  Mohegan Sun Arena (7,712)
Uncasville, CT
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPNews
(6 G1) vs. (11 G1) Mississippi State
First Round
L 66–81  22–9
 22  Jensen  6  Bachelor  5  Jensen  Edmund P. Joyce Center (3,950)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G1=Greenville 1.
All times are in Central.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP2121*2016131816т212125RVRVNot released
Coaches2121*20^15141816202124RVRVRV

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.

See also

References

  1. "2022–23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Creighton University. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
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