Lauren Jensen, Emma Ronsinek lead hot-shooting Creighton into second round with 87-73 win over UNLV


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LOS ANGELES — Lauren Jensen scored 25 points, Emma Ronsiek added 23 and Creighton sank 15 3-pointers in an 87-73 victory over UNLV in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament despite 30 points from Desi-Rae Young. Morgan Maly added 16 points for Creighton, who will face UCLA in the second round Monday night. Young became the second 2,000-point scorer in UNLV women's history. The Bluejays came in 13th in the nation with 8.8 made 3-pointers per game. It's the 14th time in women's tournament history a team has made at least 16 in a game during the first two rounds.

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