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NCAA Teams<br />
1991-92 <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>Bluejays</strong> 1993-94 <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>Bluejays</strong><br />
Back Row: Tracy Landuyt, Mindy Hendrickson, Melissa Sanford, Sheri Rump,<br />
Becky Strathman, Jennifer Argianas, Steph Thomas. Front Row: Kathy<br />
Halligan, Lisa Demuth, Kris Kugel, Jenny Olson, Stacey Paskert, Shannon<br />
Struby, Laura Gebhart.<br />
The first ever NCAA Tournament team at <strong>Creighton</strong> proved it belonged by winning<br />
its first tournament game, defeating Long Beach State in front of 3,502 fans at the<br />
Omaha Civic Auditorium. The explosive <strong>Creighton</strong> offense led the NCAA in both<br />
field goal (.521) and three-point field goal percentage (.452), while establishing a<br />
school-record with 80.7 points per game. <strong>Creighton</strong> Hall of Famer Kathy Halligan<br />
led five <strong>Bluejays</strong> averaging double figures with 16 points per contest. Halligan<br />
ended her record-setting career by being named the Western Athletic Conference<br />
MVP, as CU’s all-time leader with 2,159 points, 309 three-point field goals and a<br />
.454 three-point field goal percentage (including a school record .554 3FG percentage<br />
as a senior). The Jays concluded their two-year affiliation with the WAC,<br />
winning both the regular-season and tournament titles, establishing a school record<br />
16-game winning streak (also notching a separate 12-game streak) and recording<br />
a 15-0 mark at home. Shannon Struby (first) and Melissa Sanford (second) both<br />
earned all-WAC honors, while Bruce Rasmussen was named the WAC Coach of<br />
the Year in his final year on the sidelines.<br />
Back Row: Becky Flynn, Laura Gebhart, Stacey Paskert, Shannon Struby,<br />
Kris Kugel, Jenny Olson, Kelly Barr, Cristen Wuebben, Missy Miller, Kristi<br />
McCullough. Front Row: Holly Sivesind, Tracy Landuyt, Leslie Budak,<br />
Heather Horner, Beth Pellet.<br />
28-4 Overall • 13-1 WAC (1st) 24-7 Overall • 14-2 MVC (2nd)<br />
2001-02 <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>Bluejays</strong><br />
The 1993-94 <strong>Bluejays</strong> were led by first-team all-MVC performers, sophomore<br />
Becky Flynn and senior Kris Kugel. The Jays started the season by winning 15 of<br />
their first 17 contests, including a 10-game winning streak which lasted from Dec.<br />
30 through all of January. The Jays’ 106-44 win over Delaware on Dec. 30 remains<br />
the largest margin of victory (62) in school history. Flynn registered the first tripledouble<br />
in school history during the winning streak. On Jan. 11, the forward scored<br />
13 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and registered 12 assists in a 76-54 win over<br />
Missouri. Flynn earned MVC Defensive Player of the Year honors while establishing<br />
a school record 105 steals, and Holly Sivesind was tabbed the MVC Freshman<br />
of the Year. Kugel and Jenny Olson joined Flynn in averaging double figures, while<br />
finishing one-two, respectively, in field goal percentage in the Valley. Kugel ranked<br />
sixth in the NCAA with her .632 field goal percentage. The Jays went on the road<br />
in the NCAA Tournament and defeated Bowling Green, 84-73, before ending their<br />
season with a second-round loss at Texas Tech.<br />
24-7 Overall • 16-2 MVC (1st)<br />
Back Row: Jen Rochelle, Christy Neneman, Sara Hildebrand, Christy Erickson,<br />
Asst. Coach Angela Timmons, Head Coach Connie Yori, Asst. Coach Jim<br />
Flanery, Asst. Coach Jennifer Guilland, Kim Hover, Sara Cizek, Teresa<br />
Wessling, Jenny Burns. Front Row: Codi Walker, Traci Jones, Dayna Finch,<br />
Laura Ferguson, Sarah Vrbicky, Francine Parmenter, Laura Spanheimer.<br />
The <strong>Bluejays</strong> captured their first ever Missouri Valley Conference regular-season<br />
and tournament titles, while reaching the 20-win plateau for the first-time since<br />
1993-94. The Jays used their three-point shooting to top opponents, ranking fifth<br />
in the NCAA in three-point field goals per game (8.0) while setting a school and<br />
MVC record with 249 threes. Sophomore Dayna Finch drained 91 three-pointers,<br />
to rank ninth in the NCAA. Fellow sophomore Christy Neneman joined Missouri<br />
State’s Jackie Stiles (1999) as the only sophomores in conference history to earn<br />
Player of the Year recognition. Neneman was also tabbed the tournament MVP<br />
after scoring 39 points against Drake in the championship game. Finch and freshman<br />
Laura Spanheimer earned honorable-mention MVC honors, while Spanheimer<br />
also appeared on the all-freshman and all-defensive teams. The Jays put together<br />
a 10-game winning streak during their 16-2 run through the MVC and finished the<br />
season by winning 10 consecutive home games (9-0 MVC). Connie Yori was<br />
named the MVC Coach of the Year in her final season with the <strong>Bluejays</strong>. The Jays<br />
traveled to State College, Pa., (Penn State) to take on No. 23 Florida International<br />
as the 12th-seed in the Mideast Region. Appearing in their first NCAA tournament<br />
game since 1994, the Jays fell to the Golden Panthers, 73-58.<br />
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