Over her previous five games spanning the NCAA Tournament matchups with Iowa State and South Carolina, and the first three this season against South Dakota State, South Dakota, and Nebraska, Emma Ronsiek scored a total of 19 points and shot 21.1% from the floor. On Sunday afternoon in Cedar Falls, the third-year forward powered her way out of that funk by going 7-of-13 from the floor and knocking down all but one of her eight free throw attempts en route to a game-high 23 points in just 27 minutes to help Creighton stay undefeated with an impressive 85-66 road victory over Northern Iowa.
“I’ve been trying to change the mentality that I’ve had over the past years of my life,” Ronsiek said. “The staff have been trying to get me out of my little rut and they’ve done a great job. I think it’s a little hard when you’ve got an athlete — especially when there are multiple athletes out there, it’s not just me — that takes a lot of pride in scoring and is trying to get over that hump. Doing what I needed to do to get there today felt really great.”
The Panthers (2-2) were coming off of a narrow 88-85 loss to 7th-ranked Iowa State in which they led at several junctures late and had a…
