GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 27: Tatum Rembao #2 celebrates with Molly Mogensen #21 of the Creighton Bluejays during the second half in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Elite Eight Round against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Greensboro Coliseum Complex on March 27, 2022 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

No. 13 Creighton rallies past No. 25 Villanova

The Associated Press
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Molly Mogensen scored 22 points, Morgan Maly added 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting, and No. 13 Creighton beat 25th-ranked Villanova 67-46 on Friday night.

The Wildcats built a 19-9 first-quarter lead and their success ended there. Creighton (7-0, 2-0 Big East) went on to outscore Villanova 17-8 and 17-7 in the second and third quarters, respectively, and led 43-34 at the end of three. Mogensen's 3-pointer with 9:35 left made it 46-34 and Creighton led by double digits the rest of the way.

Emma Ronsiek scored 14 points for Creighton.

Maddie Siegrist scored 25 points for Villanova (6-2, 0-1) and Christina Dalce scored nine points and grabbed nine rebounds. The Wildcats missed 21 of 23 3-point attempts.

The Bluejays lead the overall series with Villanova, 11-8, splitting two contests last season. Creighton's No. 13 ranking is its highest in program history.

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AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

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