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Post by kiyoat on Dec 2, 2019 13:41:39 GMT -6
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Post by kiyoat on Dec 2, 2019 13:51:53 GMT -6
According to Warren Nolan (link), Creighton is predicted to end the season with a #69 RPI and a 10-8 Big East Record, finishing anywhere from 3rd to 7th. They are currently 6-1, with a 10-point road loss to Drake being the only blemish. They have some impressive wins: 61-48 win @ SDSU 79-74 win @ Nebraska 82-75 win vs #23 West Virginia in Cancun This is the final of a stretch of tough opponents for the Yotes. They will play three winnable home games before concluding brutally at South Carolina. |
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Post by kiyoat on Dec 2, 2019 13:54:52 GMT -6
Warren Nolan has us winning 75-66 or 75-65.
Massey has us winning 71-64.
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Post by kiyoat on Dec 2, 2019 14:07:17 GMT -6
a quick estimate from the seating map shows around 1400-1500 sold seats so far, with the middle three sections on each side about 75% full. (club and courtside full) With students and walk-ups, and more sales in the next couple of days, I'll guess we get a 2,000 to 2,400 number by game time. similar to Missouri and Mo St. Great group of home games!
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Post by kiyoat on Dec 4, 2019 8:05:39 GMT -6
a quick estimate from the seating map shows around 1400-1500 sold seats so far, with the middle three sections on each side about 75% full. (club and courtside full) With students and walk-ups, and more sales in the next couple of days, I'll guess we get a 2,000 to 2,400 number by game time. similar to Missouri and Mo St. Great group of home games! Current count: 1650 |
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Post by kiyoat on Dec 4, 2019 8:54:14 GMT -6
A look at Creighton's roster:
They have four starters that get significant minutes (about 30+)
38 min - #5 5-11 Senior Forward, Jaylyn Agnew
37 min - #4 5-9 Junior Guard, Temi Carda
30 min - #2 5-9 Junior Guard, Tatum Rembao
28 min - #21 5-7 Senior Guard, Olivia Elger
Safe to say this is an experienced guard-led team. Team leader Jaylyn Agnew is listed as a forward, but her stats look more like a guard's.
Despite playing Agnew and Carda all game, they do play 9-deep, with five players getting between 10 and 30 minutes. This includes #22 Carly Bachelor, a 6-0 Freshman G/F from Kansas that we had recruited heavily.
They have some size in that group of rotating bench players, but less experience. All are underclassmen.
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Post by kiyoat on Dec 4, 2019 9:06:22 GMT -6
Player to watch:  #5 Jaylyn Agnew - 5-11 Senior Forward 20.0 ppg/ 6.7 rpg/ 3.3 apg/ 1.0 steals/ 0.7 blocks 42/34/86 shooting She leads the team in points, rebounds, FT%, FG attempts and 3-PT attempts. She is taking 28% of her team's shots. She seems to be a primary focus of the team's offense, and shoots at a decent efficiency. |
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Post by kiyoat on Dec 4, 2019 9:12:58 GMT -6
Here's a nice Omaha World Herald article previewing the game: (link)And the GoYotes.com preview (link) |
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Post by kiyoat on Dec 4, 2019 10:07:49 GMT -6
Team Stats:
The one really big stat that jumps out at you with Creighton is that they protect the ball really well. They are #1 in the country in turnovers (only 9.6 per game)! The fact that they are a guard-heavy team, and an upper-classmen led team plays into that stat. They just don't give up the ball easily. They are also #3 in Assist/TO ratio (1.63).
They are also a great 3-point shooting team as well, shooting 35.8% from the arc (#53), and making 9.9 per game (#3).
With all that arc-shooting, I think it is surprising that they are only averaging 68.7 ppg against opponents averaging 61.7 ppg. The Yotes are averaging 78.6 ppg (#31) against allowing 67.8 ppg (#219). So we are used to higher-scoring games, and they are used to lower-scoring games.
They do have a better 3-PT defense than us, so that could be a problem.
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Post by kiyoat on Dec 4, 2019 12:00:56 GMT -6
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Post by kiyoat on Dec 4, 2019 15:56:38 GMT -6
a quick estimate from the seating map shows around 1400-1500 sold seats so far, with the middle three sections on each side about 75% full. (club and courtside full) With students and walk-ups, and more sales in the next couple of days, I'll guess we get a 2,000 to 2,400 number by game time. similar to Missouri and Mo St. Great group of home games! Current count: 1650 1717... |
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Post by kiyoat on Dec 4, 2019 17:21:26 GMT -6
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Post by kiyoat on Dec 4, 2019 20:33:35 GMT -6
Sjerven is just playing like a boss. Outstanding.
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Post by yotebewithyou on Dec 4, 2019 20:38:11 GMT -6
Sjerven's hands are all over this game. She is so potent when she can stay on the floor
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Post by kiyoat on Dec 4, 2019 21:13:29 GMT -6
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