Blue State: Creighton Women's Basketball Upends No. 21 Nebraska, 80-74

The Huskers suffer their first loss of the season at the hands of the Bluejays.

Kaleb Henry | Nov 22, 2024

Nebraska guard Britt Prince drives against Creighton. / Nebraska Athletics

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Women's basketball in the state of Nebraska is blue for the next year.

No. 21 Nebraska fell to Creighton 80-74 at D.J. Sokol Arena in Omaha. The Huskers fall to 5-1 while the Bluejays improve to 2-2.

Creighton built a seven-point lead in the first quarter but Nebraska flipped the game the other direction midway through the second. NU led by three points going into the final quarter.

The Bluejays got hot in the fourth quarter from deep and at the free throw line. CU made 6-of-9 3s and 6-of-6 free throws to hold off NU at the end.

Nebraska shot 50% for the game, including 5-of-17 3s. Creighton made 47.5% of its shots, including 13-of-29 from deep.

Alexis Markowski and Britt Prince were the offense for the Big Red. Markowski notched a double-double of 26 points and 12 rebounds. Prince added 20 points and six rebounds.

The Bluejays were led by Lauren Jensen's 31 points. Jensen went 4-for-9 from 3 and a perfect 7-for-7 at the line.

Nebraska returns home Tuesday to host Kansas City. Tip is set for 7 p.m. CST on B1G+.

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Published Nov 22, 2024|Modified Nov 22, 2024

KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.