GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Morgan Maly scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Creighton women's basketball team to its first Elite Eight in program history with a 76-68 victory over 10th-ranked and third-seeded Iowa State on Friday, March 25 in Greensboro, N.C.
With the win, Creighton (23-9) advances to Sunday's Regional Final against No. 1 seed and top-ranked South Carolina (32-2) in a game that will tip at 6 p.m. Central and air on ESPN. The Gamecocks defeated fifth-seeded North Carolina, 69-61 in the first Regional semifinal behind 28 points and 22 rebounds from National Player of the Year candidate Aliyah Boston.