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Xavier's women's basketball team suffered its first loss in Big East action at the hands of Creighton, which routed the Musketeers 74-47 Friday night in Omaha. The Bluejays (8-9, 2-3 Big East) also ended Xavier's (12-3, 3-1) seven-game winning streak.
The Musketeers shot a season-low 29.1 percent and were out-rebounded 40-28.
Leah Schaefer led XU with eight points on 4-for-6 shooting while Maddison Blackwell chipped in six points. XU returns to action Sunday at Providence.
FROM EARLIER: Xavier's women are off to a hot start in Big East play – the team's best beginning, actually, since joining the league in 2013.