March Madness 2022: Morgan Maly, Creighton women top Colorado 84-74 in NCAA first round

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Morgan Maly and Creighton shot exceptionally well when they held a closed scrimmage on Iowa's home court last fall.

Those memories returned when the Bluejays were back in the same arena to open the NCAA tournament.

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Maly matched a career high with 20 points and Lauren Jensen and Molly Mogensen each had 16 as 10th-seeded Creighton defeated No. 7 seed Colorado 84-74 on Friday in a Greensboro Region first-round game.

Emma Ronsiek added 10 points for the Bluejays, making their first NCAA appearance since 2018.

Colorado forward Peanut Tuitele (33) and Creighton forward Mallory Brake (14) vie for a rebound during the first half of a first-round game in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament, Friday, March 18, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa.  (AP Photo/Ron Johnson)

Creighton (21-9) will play either No. 2 seed Iowa or No. 15 seed Illinois State in Sunday’s second round. Colorado finished the season at 22-9.

The Bluejays shot 50.9% in the game, including 53.6% in the first half.

"That’s what Lauren said on the bench at the end of the game," Maly said, smiling. "It’s like the ball falls here."

Creighton led 63-61 with 6:54 left in the fourth quarter, then pulled away with a 7-0 run. That burst was helped by cold shooting by the Buffaloes, who missed 10 of 11 shots during one stretch.

Mogensen had 11 of her points in the fourth quarter.

"She was huge for us," Creighton coach Jim Flanery said. "The fourth quarter was her quarter."

Colorado closed within 72-68 with 2:21 to play and had a chance to get closer, but Mya Hollingshed missed a 3-pointer, then Kindyll Wetta missed a layup after coming up with