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Creighton softball defeats UConn to push Big East Tournament Championship into second game

Creighton softball keeps Big East Tournament title dreams alive after defeating UConn on Saturday afternoon.

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Creighton softball faced UConn in the finals of the Big East Tournament on Saturday.Lily West put the Jays on the board first when she tied her record for hit and RBI doubles.An RBI single from Erika Perez extended Creighton’s lead.UConn made it a one-run game.Perez was back with a sac fly which brought Meghan McCutcheon home. The Jays were up 3-1 in the top of the fifth.Keegan Mayhue hit an RBI triple, and Creighton went up 4-1 in the top of the seventh.Zoeey Greenwood with the RBI single gave Creighton the 5-2 win over UConn and pushed the title match into a second game.The Bluejays and the Huskies will meet again for the tournament title at 4 p.m.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

Creighton softball faced UConn in the finals of the Big East Tournament on Saturday.

Lily West put the Jays on the board first when she tied her record for hit and RBI doubles.

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An RBI single from Erika Perez extended Creighton’s lead.

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UConn made it a one-run game.

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Perez was back with a sac fly which brought Meghan McCutcheon home. The Jays were up 3-1 in the top of the fifth.

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Keegan Mayhue hit an RBI triple, and Creighton went up 4-1 in the top of the seventh.

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Zoeey Greenwood with the RBI single gave Creighton the 5-2 win over UConn and pushed the title match into a second game.

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The Bluejays and the Huskies will meet again for the tournament title at 4 p.m.

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