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The Creighton Bluejays recorded a 63-52 win at Butler on Wednesday night to remain undefeated in BIG EAST action. With the setback, the Bulldogs move to 12-9 on the season. The win pushes Creighton to 16-3.
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Morgan Maly and Lauren Jensen combined to score 46 of Creighton’s 63 points. Maly led all players with 24 on 10-of-21 shooting. Jensen put on a shooting display by making five of her nine 3-point attempts to net 22. Molly Mogensen also reached double figures with 11 points.
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For Butler, Kilyn McGuff notched her eighth double-double of the season with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Sydney Jaynes was a force inside with 16 points, and Lily Carmody got to the rim to add nine.
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Creighton jumped out to a 9-2 lead after three different Bluejays buried a 3-pointer. The Bulldogs returned fire and hit a pair of triples to make the game 9-8 at the first media timeout. Karsyn Norman and Lily Zeinstra were responsible for the 6-0 BU scoring run, but the ‘Dawgs would trail Creighton 15-10 after one.
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Sydney Jaynes got rolling in the second quarter and would tie the game at 15-15 and again at 20-20. BU scored the first five points of the second quarter, followed by five-straight from CU. The Bluejays used a 6-0 run to move the score to 28-21 and they would own a 31-23 advantage at the half.
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Creighton made five of their final seven shots of the first half. Lauren Jensen led the way with 13 points and Morgan Maly added 11. Jaynes was the leading scorer for BU with nine and Kilyn McGuff was in the box score with seven.
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Third quarter action didn’t feature much scoring over the first five minutes of the second half. CU pushed their lead to double digits at 37-27 and a late scoring spree would give the visitors a 47-32 edge heading to the fourth.
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Creighton outscored Butler 16-9 in the third, but the Bulldogs won the fourth quarter 20-16. Jaynes would once again cut into the Creighton lead, this time with a 3-pointer from the top of the key to make the game 54-42. Butler’s scoring run moved to 10-0 to make the game 54-47, but they wouldn’t get any closer.
Inside the Box Score
– Sydney Jaynes scored her 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting
– Five different Bulldogs hit a 3-pointer vs. CU
– Butler shot 7-for-17 from 3-point range
– Lily Carmody came up with two of Butler’s three steals
– Ari Wiggins led BU with three assists
– The Bluejays scored 22 points off 20 BU turnovers
– Creighton never trailed in the contest
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Up Next
Butler will host DePaul on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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