Sunday, November 15
Cedar Falls, Iowa
2:00 PM
Creighton University
at
Northern Iowa
Photo by: Creighton Athletics
11/14/2026 5:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Omaha, Neb. -- Creighton Women's Basketball faces old MVC rival and Bluejay Hall of Famer Tanya Warren as the Bluejays play their fourth consecutive game away from home to start the 2026-27 season on Sunday, November 15 at 2:00 pm.
Series with Northern Iowa: Creighton Leads 43-21Â
Creighton leads the overall series with Northern Iowa, 43-21. The Bluejays also hold a 16-14 edge in road games. The Panthers earned a 51-50 victory last season in Omaha, breaking a four-game win streak for Creighton. Flanery has a 24-14 record against Northern Iowa.
Series with Northern Iowa (Creighton leads 43-21)
Home: 25-4 Away: 16-14 Neutral: 2-3
Series since Creighton Joined BIG EAST below
Date  Opponent  Score
12/8/14  at Northern Iowa  W, 58-56
12/22/15  Northern Iowa  W, 69-61
12/10/16  at Northern Iowa  L, 49-50
11/21/17  Northern Iowa  W, 89-78 (2ot)
11/20/18  at Northern Iowa  L, 55-65
12/8/19  Northern Iowa  W, 57-54
11/28/20  at Northern Iowa  L, 52-55
3/20/21  & vs Northern Iowa  L, 63-64
11/27/21  Northern Iowa  W, 79-72
11/20/22  at Northern Iowa  W, 85-66
12/3/23  Northern Iowa  W, 115-62
12/7/24  at Northern Iowa  W, 75-71
11/20/25  Northern Iowa  L, 50-51
@ = played in Springfield, Mo.
# = played in St. Charles, Mo.
$ = MVC Tournament game
& = WNIT game (Rockford, Ill.)
About Northern Iowa
The Panthers enter the game with Creighton following consecutive road losses to South Dakota State (76-54) and atÂ
Iowa (78-40). Northern Iowa opened the season with a home win over St. Thomas (67-59) on Nov. 2.
The Panthers are led by Jenna Twedt with 13.0 ppg, while Callie Levin has 25 points (8.3 ppg). Elisa Jaeger has been a force in the middle with 21 points (7.0 ppg) and 28 rebounds (9.3 rpg)
The Panthers have committed 51 turnovers (17.0 per game) and have gotten to the line 46 times 35-46 (76.1 percent).
Scouting Creighton (2-1)
After opening the season with consecutive road wins over South Dakota (73-71) and North Dakota State (66-60), the Bluejays were unable to complete the Dakota sweep as Creighton fell to South Dakota (54-49) on a neutral floor in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Ava Zediker was held in check against the Coyotes, finishing with 10 points. She entered the game against USD after back-to-back 20+ point efforts. Through three games the Bluejays are causing significantly more chaos defensively. Creighton has forced 65 turnovers, nabbing 47 steals.
Neleigh Gessert First Bluejay to Notch Seven Steals Since 2015
In Creighton's 66-60 win at North Dakota State, sophomore Neleigh Gessert's seven steals were the most by a Bluejay player since Jade Owens had seven against Eastern Washington on Nov. 13, 2015. The total is one tied with 15 other games for the seventh most in Creighton's single game history.
Zediker Continuing to Drive Comparisons to Jensen
With back-to-back 20+ point efforts to start the season, Ava Zedier joined Lauren Jensen with the feat. Jensen started the 2024-25 season with 23 points at South Dakota State and 32 against Drake. Zediker had 21 at South Dakota State and 25 at North Dakota State.
Bluejays Reach 20 Steals for Just Fourth Time Under Flanery
Since head coach Jim Flanery took the helm prior to the 2002-03 season, Creighton Women's Basketball has grabbed 20 steals or more just four times. The fourth came in Creighton's 66-60 win at North Dakota State as the Bluejays tied the most under Flan with 21.
The program record is 24 steals against TCU on Nov. 23, 1990.
21 - at North Dakota State (11/09/26)
21 - Missouri State (02-07-03)
20 - at Wichita State (01-21-05)
20 - at Bradley (02-22-04)
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11/15: 2:00 pmÂ
Creighton (2-1) at Northern Iowa (1-2)
Stats: http://creighton.statbroadcast.com
Online Stream: ESPN+
https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/33c89885-c32d-4b5c-9c16-25b5fc4c6fd5
Creighton (2-1) at Northern Iowa (1-2)
Stats: http://creighton.statbroadcast.com
Online Stream: ESPN+
https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/33c89885-c32d-4b5c-9c16-25b5fc4c6fd5
Series with Northern Iowa: Creighton Leads 43-21Â
Creighton leads the overall series with Northern Iowa, 43-21. The Bluejays also hold a 16-14 edge in road games. The Panthers earned a 51-50 victory last season in Omaha, breaking a four-game win streak for Creighton. Flanery has a 24-14 record against Northern Iowa.
Series with Northern Iowa (Creighton leads 43-21)
Home: 25-4 Away: 16-14 Neutral: 2-3
Series since Creighton Joined BIG EAST below
Date  Opponent  Score
12/8/14  at Northern Iowa  W, 58-56
12/22/15  Northern Iowa  W, 69-61
12/10/16  at Northern Iowa  L, 49-50
11/21/17  Northern Iowa  W, 89-78 (2ot)
11/20/18  at Northern Iowa  L, 55-65
12/8/19  Northern Iowa  W, 57-54
11/28/20  at Northern Iowa  L, 52-55
3/20/21  & vs Northern Iowa  L, 63-64
11/27/21  Northern Iowa  W, 79-72
11/20/22  at Northern Iowa  W, 85-66
12/3/23  Northern Iowa  W, 115-62
12/7/24  at Northern Iowa  W, 75-71
11/20/25  Northern Iowa  L, 50-51
@ = played in Springfield, Mo.
# = played in St. Charles, Mo.
$ = MVC Tournament game
& = WNIT game (Rockford, Ill.)
About Northern Iowa
- Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa.Â
- Last season, the Panthers closed 2025-26 with a 18-14 record.
- Entering her 20th year as Northern Iowa's head coach, Tanya Warren played and coached at Creighton.Â
- A Bluejay guard from 1983-88, Warren was inducted into the CU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996. Her No. 10 jersey is just one of two jerseys retired in school history.Â
- Warren has guided the Panthers to three NCAA Tournaments, the last coming in 2017.
The Panthers enter the game with Creighton following consecutive road losses to South Dakota State (76-54) and atÂ
Iowa (78-40). Northern Iowa opened the season with a home win over St. Thomas (67-59) on Nov. 2.
The Panthers are led by Jenna Twedt with 13.0 ppg, while Callie Levin has 25 points (8.3 ppg). Elisa Jaeger has been a force in the middle with 21 points (7.0 ppg) and 28 rebounds (9.3 rpg)
The Panthers have committed 51 turnovers (17.0 per game) and have gotten to the line 46 times 35-46 (76.1 percent).
Scouting Creighton (2-1)
After opening the season with consecutive road wins over South Dakota (73-71) and North Dakota State (66-60), the Bluejays were unable to complete the Dakota sweep as Creighton fell to South Dakota (54-49) on a neutral floor in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Ava Zediker was held in check against the Coyotes, finishing with 10 points. She entered the game against USD after back-to-back 20+ point efforts. Through three games the Bluejays are causing significantly more chaos defensively. Creighton has forced 65 turnovers, nabbing 47 steals.
Neleigh Gessert First Bluejay to Notch Seven Steals Since 2015
In Creighton's 66-60 win at North Dakota State, sophomore Neleigh Gessert's seven steals were the most by a Bluejay player since Jade Owens had seven against Eastern Washington on Nov. 13, 2015. The total is one tied with 15 other games for the seventh most in Creighton's single game history.
Zediker Continuing to Drive Comparisons to Jensen
With back-to-back 20+ point efforts to start the season, Ava Zedier joined Lauren Jensen with the feat. Jensen started the 2024-25 season with 23 points at South Dakota State and 32 against Drake. Zediker had 21 at South Dakota State and 25 at North Dakota State.
Bluejays Reach 20 Steals for Just Fourth Time Under Flanery
Since head coach Jim Flanery took the helm prior to the 2002-03 season, Creighton Women's Basketball has grabbed 20 steals or more just four times. The fourth came in Creighton's 66-60 win at North Dakota State as the Bluejays tied the most under Flan with 21.
The program record is 24 steals against TCU on Nov. 23, 1990.
21 - at North Dakota State (11/09/26)
21 - Missouri State (02-07-03)
20 - at Wichita State (01-21-05)
20 - at Bradley (02-22-04)
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