2024–25 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

2024–25 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
2024–25 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
Emerald Coast Classic Beach Bracket champions
Conference	Big East
Record	5–2 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Flanery (23nd season);
Assistant coaches	Carli Berger; Jordann Reese; Mike Jewett; Jaylyn Agnew;
Home arena	D. J. Sokol Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big East women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 UConn	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
St. John's	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Butler	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Creighton	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Marquette	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Villanova	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Xavier	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Providence	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
DePaul	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375

† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of December 3, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represent Creighton University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by 23rd-year head coach Jim Flanery, play their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena and are members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The #22 ranked Bluejays began with an unexpected early season loss to the Green Bay Phoenix, but went 15–3 in Big East Conference play, with regular season losses only at #19 Marquette and both contests with #3 UConn. Creighton fell in the semifinals of the 2023–24 Big East Tournament, but was invited to the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament region as a #7 seed. The Bluejays won their opener but lost at sub-regional host UCLA. Creighton ranked #23 at season's completion.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason left
Lexi Unruh	4	G	6'1"	RS Sophomore	Sioux Falls, SD
Brittany Harshaw	23	G	6'1"	RS Sophomore	Andover, KS
Emma Ronsiek	31	F	6'0"	Senior	Sioux Falls, SD	Graduated
McKayla Miller	32	G	6'1"	Sophomore	Cimarron, KS

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Sydney Golladay	3	G	5'8"	Graduate student	Fremont, Nebraska	Fort Hays State
Brooke Littrell	33	G/F	6'2"	Graduate student	Green City, Missouri	Central Missouri

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Elizabeth Gentry Center	Littleton, Colorado	Arapahoe	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Elizabeth Gentry Center	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Allison Heathcote Guard	Edmond, Oklahoma	Edmond North High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Allison Heathcote Guard	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ava Zediker PG	Des Moines, Iowa	Dowling Catholic High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Ava Zediker PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Neleigh Gessert G/F	Omaha, Nebraska	Millard West High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Neleigh Gessert G/F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Norah Gessert G/F	Omaha, Nebraska	Millard West High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Norah Gessert G/F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Kennedy Townsend	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Park Hill	Kansas City, MO
G	3	Sydney Golladay	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Fremont Fort Hays State	Fremont, NE
G	11	Kiani Lockett	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Minnetonka	Minneapolis, MN
G	12	Jayme Horan	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Millard South	Omaha, NE
G	13	Allison Heathcock	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Edmond North	Edmond, OK
F	14	Mallory Brake	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Hastings	Hastings, MN
G	15	Lauren Jensen	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Lakeville North Iowa	Lakeville, MN
G	21	Molly Mogensen	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Farmington	Farmington, MN
G/F	30	Morgan Maly	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Crete	Crete, NE
G/F	33	Brooke Littrell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Green City Central Missouri	Green City, MO
C	35	Elizabeth Gentry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Arapahoe	Littleton, CO

Head coach

Jim Flanery (Creighton)

Assistant coach(es)

Carli Berger (Creighton)
Jordann Reese (Drake)
Mike Jewett (South Dakota)
Jaylyn Agnew (Creighton)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m.	No. 21	Southwest Minnesota State	W 99–48		21 – Jensen	6 – Gentry	7 – Lockett	D. J. Sokol Arena (804) Omaha, NE
Regular season
November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SLN/MidcoSN+	No. 21	at South Dakota State	L 71–76	0–1	23 – Jensen	9 – Mogensen	4 – Jensen	First Bank and Trust Arena (3,208) Brookings, SD
November 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops		Drake	W 80–72	1–1	32 – Jensen	10 – Jensen	5 – Mogensen	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,609) Omaha, NE
November 14, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 10 Kansas State	L 68–86	1–2	16 – Townsend	5 – Tied	3 – Mogensen	Bramlage Coliseum (5,436) Manhattan, KS
November 22, 2024* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops		No. 21 Nebraska	W 80–74	2–2	31 – Jensen	6 – Brake	7 – Mogensen	D. J. Sokol Arena (2,374) Omaha, NE
November 25, 2024* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Wichita State Emerald Coast Classic Beach Bracket semifinals	W 91–63	3–2	15 – Tied	7 – Jensen	6 – Jensen	The Arena at NFSC (450) Niceville, FL
November 26, 2024* 8:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Syracuse Emerald Coast Classic Beach Bracket championship	W 86–59	4–2	28 – Maly	6 – Horan	5 – Tied	The Arena at NFSC (500) Niceville, FL
December 1, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Tulsa	W 81–59	5–2	16 – Maly	9 – Jensen	5 – Jensen	Reynolds Center (2,043) Tulsa, OK
December 4, 2024 10:00 a.m., FloHoops		at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Iowa						McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
December 14, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Green Bay						Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI
December 17, 2024* 6:00 p.m., KYNE-TV		Wyoming						D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
December 20, 2024* 10:00 p.m., FS1		vs. UCLA Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic						Chase Center San Francisco, CA
December 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., FOX		at St. John's						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		Butler						D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Providence						Alumni Hall Providence, RI
January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., FloHoops		Marquette						D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
January 11, 2025 11:00 a.m., FloHoops		at Seton Hall						Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		DePaul						D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 25, 2025 4:30 p.m., FOX		UConn						D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
January 29, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Georgetown						McDonough Arena Washington, D.C.
February 2, 2025 1:00 p.m., FS1		Providence						D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., FloHoops		Seton Hall						D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Villanova						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
February 15, 2025 3:00 p.m., FS1		Georgetown						D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
February 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		St. John's						D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at UConn						XL Center Hartford, CT
March 2, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1		Villanova						D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
Big East Women's Tournament
March 7–10, 2025* TBA		vs.						Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	21	RV	—	RV	RV
Coaches	20	RV	RV	RV	—

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Creighton University. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Creighton University. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

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