Omaha, Neb -- Trailing by as much as five in the fourth quarter, Creighton Women's Basketball closed the game on an 18-2 run to snatch a 79-66 win over Providence on Sunday, February 2, during the BIG EAST Female Forward National Girls and Women in Sports Day celebration.
This late-game surge pushed Creighton to 18-4 overall and 10-1 in the BIG EAST, with Providence falling to 9-16 and 2-10 in conference play.
Both teams offenses began the game cooking as the two squads battled through five ties and four lead changes. Providence pushed out to a 15-10 advantage with 4:10 remaining, but senior responded with five straight points to knot the game with 3:39 remaining.