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<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> MVC Standingsthrough March 22Missouri Valley OverallW-L Pct. W-L Pct.Illinois State - ! 15-3 .833 24-7 .774<strong>Creighton</strong> - ! 14-4 .778 22-11 .667Drake 12-6 .667 19-12 .613Bradley 11-7 .611 21-10 .677Indiana State 10-8 .556 14-16 .467Northern Iowa 9-9 .500 11-19 .367Missouri State 6-12 .333 10-20 .333Southern Illinois 5-13 .278 9-19 .321Evansville - ^ 4-14 .222 15-19 .441Wichita State 4-14 .222 13-18 .419^ - NCAA Tournament; ! - WNITwww.mvc-sports.com<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Preseason Poll1. Illinois State (40) 4002. <strong>Creighton</strong> 3103. Drake 2974. Evansville 2515. Northern Iowa 2456. Missouri State 2157. Indiana State 1668. Bradley 1619. Southern Illinois 10810. Wichita State 47Scouting the JayhawksKansas is 18-13 on the year, including a seventh-placefinish in the Big 12 at 6-10 ... KUearned the automatic WNIT bid from the Big 12... KU is also appearing in its second straightWNIT and third in five years ... The Jayhawkshave won five of their last seven games andare 13-3 at home this year, including 8-0against non-conference foes ... Kansas is ledby Big 12 First-Teamer Danielle McCray wholeads the team with 20.3 points and 7.7rebounds per game and tops KU in 3FGs (66)3FG percentage (.426), free-throws (114), freethrowpercentage (.844), blocks (28) and steals(45) ... Sade Morris (12.0) is the only other KUplayer to average more than 10 points pergame ... Krysten Boogaard averages 9.0 pointsand 5.6 boards per game ... Ivana Catic leadsthe team with 103 assists (31 more than pointsscored) ... KU averages 66.4 points per gameand allows 59.3 ... KU commits 17.4 turnoversper game for a minus-1.4 turnover margin.CoachesJim Flanery (<strong>Creighton</strong>, 1987) has led histeam to five WNIT postseason appearancesand four 20-win seasons in his first seven seasonsat <strong>Creighton</strong>, where he is now 131-91(.590) as a head coach. In 2003 he becamethe winningest rookie coach in school andMVC history and led the Jays to the 2004WNIT Championship. Prior to serving as CU’shead coach, Flanery served as CU’s top assistantfor a decade. The Bluejays are 10-3 in theWNIT and 28-15 (.651) in March under Flan.Bonnie Henrickson (St. Cloud State, 1986) isin her fifth season at Kansas, where she is 75-78 (.490). Prior to KU, Henrickson was headcoach at Virginia Tech for seven seasons. Hercareer record in her 12th season as a headcoach is 233-140 (.625).CU-KU Series HistoryKansas ranks behind Nebraska as the secondmostplayed non-conference opponent in<strong>Creighton</strong> history, as the Jays and Jayhawksmeet for the 31st time this week. CU trails the<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> <strong>Creighton</strong> Bluejays RosterStatistical ComparisonCategory CU KUOverall Record 22-11 18-13Conference Record 14-4 6-10Points Per Game 59.9 66.4Opponent PPG 55.3 59.3Field Goal % 36.6 45.3Opponent FG% 37.3 38.0Three-point FG% 35.0 37.9Free Throw % 67.2 71.4Rebounds Per Game 39.3 36.8Rebound Margin +2.8 +2.6Turnovers Per Game 13.6 17.4Turnover Margin +1.5 -1.4Assists Per Game 12.2 13.5Blocks Per Game 3.7 4.4Steals Per Game 7.5 7.1all-time series 12-18, including 5-10 all-time inLawrence. KU has won the last four meetingsoverall, including a 59-58 overtime win inOmaha on Dec. 13 this season. KU blastedthe Jays 91-56 in Lawrence on Nov. 27, 2007.Prior to the current four-game skid, the Jayshad won five straight in the series.Last Time Against KansasChevelle Herring poured in a career-high 31points, but the Jays played without KristinaVoss (ankle sprain) and fell 59-58 in overtimeon Dec. 13 in Omaha. Herring tied the gamewith 25 seconds to go to force overtime andscored the first bucket in overtime, but KUwould make four straight free-throws to reclaimthe lead and hang on for the win. KelseyWoodard also missed seven minutes in thegame while receiving stitches for a cut aboveher right eye. Danielle McCray led KU with 16points and seven rebounds, while LaCheldaJacobs added 13. Megan Neuvirth had eightpoints, nine boards, five assists and four stealsin the loss. DaNae Moore had 10 rebounds tolead the Jays, as CU out-rebounded KU 45-39.Last Year at KansasKU crushed the Bluejays 91-56 on Nov. 27,2007 in Lawrence, handing head coach JimNo. Name Ht. Pos. Cl. Hometown (HS / Junior College) NOTES4 Stephani Rhoten 5-6 G So. Canyon, Texas (Canyon / Seward County) 13-for-39 (.342) 3FG on the season5 Chevelle Herring 5-4 G Jr. Bellevue, Neb. (East) MVC 2nd-team; Career-high 31 vs. KU in December11 Sam Schuett* 6-0 F Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) Out for the season with left ankle injury15 Kelsey Crites 5-9 G Jr. Clinton, Iowa (High) 7.2 rebounds per game in last 10 contests20 Michaela Kraft 5-3 G Fr. Mandan, N.D. (High) Walk-on joined team after season started21 Megan Neuvirth 5-11 F Jr. West Point, Neb. (Central Catholic) MVC 1st-team; MVC Defensive Player of the Ye a r22 Michelle Kaus* 5-9 G Sr. Eagan, Minn. (Eastview) Out for the season with torn left ACL23 DaNae Moore 5-10 G Fr. Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview) Game-high 10 rebounds vs. KU in December24 Kelsey Woodard 5-10 G So. Bellevue, Neb. (West) Honorable-mention All-MVC; Leads MVC 84 3FG33 Katie Frank 6-0 F Jr. South Sioux City, Neb. (High) 3-for-4 FT vs. Indiana State on March 544 Kellie Nelson 6-3 C So. Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 7.0 points, 6.5 rebounds career vs. KU54 Kristina Voss 6-2 C Sr. Ankeny, Iowa (High) Missed KU game in December with ankle injuryHead Coach: Jim Flanery (<strong>Creighton</strong>, 1987), Seventh Season* - Will miss the rest of the year with injuryAssistant Coaches: Steve Huber (Illinois State, 1982), Jenny Vickers (<strong>Creighton</strong>, 2003), Dayna Finch (<strong>Creighton</strong>, 2004)Graduate Manager: Kristi Woodard (<strong>Creighton</strong>, 2006) Athletic Trainer: Julie Tuttle (Nebraska, 2003) SID: Rob Simms (Truman State, 2000)


F l a n e r y the worst defeat of his coachingcareer. The Jayhawks opened the game bytaking a 27-2 lead and never looked back. CUmade just one of its first 13 shots and would finishshooting just 27 percent from the field. TheJays also committed 26 turnovers and shot just21 percent from three-point range. SadeMorris and Danielle McCray led KU with 16points each, as the Jayhawks shot 57 percentfrom the field and 56 percent from long range.Sara Cain topped the Jays with 12 points.Bluejays Against KansasIn addition to her career-high 31 point performanceagainst KU in December, C h e v e l l eHerring is averaging 19.5 points per game inher last two contests against the Jayhawks. Inher career she is 12-of-24 (.500) from the field,2-for-4 (.500) from long range and 13-of-15(.867) from the free-throw line against KU.Megan Neuvirth averages 6.3 points, 8.0rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.3 steals per gameagainst KU in her career, while shooting just 5-of-29 (.172) from the field, but 8-of-11 (.727)from the free-throw line. Kellie Nelson is averaging7.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game intwo games against KU.We’re Back<strong>Creighton</strong>, the 2004 postseason WNITChampion, is appearing in the WNIT for theseventh time in school history and the fifth timesince 2003. The Jays have now won their firstgame in the WNIT five times in seven appearancesand been one-and-done twice. TheJays are 6-3 on the road all-time in the WNIT.See results below.<strong>Creighton</strong> in the WNIT (12-5)3-21-<strong>09</strong> UC Riverside W, 64-513-24-08 at Marquette L, 69-75 (OT)3-20-08 at South Dakota State W, 76-693-18-05 at Iowa L, 52-673-30-04 UNLV W, 73-523-27-04 Richmond W, 81-723-24-04 Oregon State W, 74-643-21-04 at Washington W, 74-693-19-04 at Colorado State W, 79-683-31-03 Auburn L, 62-733-25-03 at Iowa W, 70-643-22-03 at Siena W, 96-863-20-03 at Maine W, 74-673-11-99 at Kansas State L, 60-713-21-87 Providence* W, 91-893-20-87 California* L, 82-863-19-87 Stephen F. Austin* W, 76-68* at Amarillo, Texas; Home games in BoldFlan in the PostseasonHead Coach Jim Flanery has now guided fiveof his first seven teams to the postseasonWNIT. He is 10-3 in four the WNIT. The Jayswent 3-1 in the 2003 WNIT, advancing to theFinal Four. In 2004, the Bluejays went 5-0 andcaptured the WNIT title. The 2005 Bluejayslost their first round game, while last year’steam went 1-1 on the road in the event, fallingto eventual champion Marquette in overtime inthe second round after a come-from-behindwin at South Dakota State in the first round.Similar Foes<strong>Creighton</strong> and Kansas have one non-Big 12opponent in common this year, as both squadswon at Saint Louis this year. CU lost to IowaState, Kansas State, Nebraska and Oklahoma,while KU went 3-6 against those four teamsthis year, twice defeating NU and earning ahome win over ISU.And the Winner Has ...The winner of the CU-KU winner will advanceto the third round where they will take on thewinner of a second-round game betweenOklahoma State (17-15) and Arkansas (17-13).Arkansas hosts OSU Monday night at 7 p.m.That game time and location will be determinedbased on Monday night’s winners in bothgames.20-20 Vision<strong>Creighton</strong> has captured its second straight 20-win season and its fourth in seven seasonsunder head coach Jim Flanery. Flanery’s predecessorConnie Yori won 20 games three timesin her 10 years as CU’s head coach, whileBruce Rasmussen captured 20 wins in five ofhis 12 years leading the Bluejays. The Jayshave never had a “stand-alone” 20-win campaign,as each of the 20-win campaigns havebeen in groups – the Jays won at least 20 inthree straight years (1985-87), four straightyears (1991-94), three straight years (2002-04)and now two straight (<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong>).Bluejays Will Set Record Monday<strong>Creighton</strong> will set a school record for games ina season on Monday night, when they play intheir 34th contest of the year. CU has previouslyplayed 33 games in a year on three occasions– all ending in the WNIT (2003, 2004 and<strong>2008</strong>).Opponents in Postseason<strong>Creighton</strong> again played one of the toughestnon-conference schedules in the MVC, withfive of its 11 opponents advancing to postseasonplay. Three Bluejay foes made the NCAATournament, headed up by No. 1 seedOklahoma. Iowa State and Kansas State arealso in the “Big Dance”, while Kansas andNebraska join the Jays in the WNIT.March Happiness - Not MadnessSince 2001-02, the Bluejays have just one losingrecord in March – a 2-3 mark in 2007despite a run to the MVC Tournament titlegame. Last year the Bluejays were 4-3 inMarch and at 5-1 this year are now 28-15(.651) all-time in March under Jim Flanery.Head CoachJim Flanery<strong>Creighton</strong>, 1987Seventh Season131-91 OverallYear Record Pct. MVC2002-03 24-9 .727 13-5 (T-1st)2003-04 24-9 .727 15-3 (2nd)2004-05 19-10 .655 13-5 (T-2nd)2005-06 8-21 .286 5-13 (T-9th)2006-07 13-19 .406 8-10 (6th)2007-08 21-12 .636 12-6 (4th)<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> 22-11 .667 14-4 (2nd)Totals 131-91 .590 80-46 (.635)Overall <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong>Big 12 7-18 0-5WNIT 10-3 1-0WNIT Home 4-1 1-0WNIT Road 6-2 ––Home 72-24 12-4Road 50-57 8-6Neutral 9-10 2-1Non-Conference 51-45 8-7Non-Conference Home 23-10 4-3Non-Conference Road 19-25 2-3MVC Overall 87-53 16-5MVC Regular-Season 80-46 14-4MVC Home 49-14 8-1MVC Road 31-32 6-3Overtime 10-7 1-1Ahead at Halftime 102-22 16-5Behind at Halftime 25-64 5-5November 12-18 2-3December 25-19 3-3January 40-16 7-2February 26-23 5-2March 28-15 5-1Decided by 5 pts. or less 37-23 5-5CU Scores 70+ 82-18 3-0Opp. Scores 70+ 27-53 0-2CU has 6+ 3FG 103-48 18-6CU has less than 6 3FG 28-43 4-5CU has 10+ 3FG 24-11 2-1CU FG 50% or better 18-1 2-0CU scores less than 60 16-42 8-9CU scores 60+ 115-49 14-2CU scores 70+ 82-18 3-0CU scores 80+ 29-2 2-0CU scores 90+ 7-0 1-0


<strong>Creighton</strong> Quick FactsGeneral InformationLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Omaha, Neb.Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1878Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,051School Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blue & WhiteNickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BluejaysAffiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA Division IConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Missouri ValleyPresident . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J.Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce RasmussenAssociate A.D. / SWA . . . . . . . . . . . .Sharon HansonAthletics Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 280-2720Ticket Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 280-JAYS<strong>Basketball</strong> FactsHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim FlaneryAlma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<strong>Creighton</strong>, 1987Career Record / Years . . . . . .131-91 / Seventh<strong>Creighton</strong> Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SameAssistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve HuberAlma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Illinois State, 1982Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jenny VickersAlma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<strong>Creighton</strong>, 2003Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dayna FinchAlma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<strong>Creighton</strong>, 2004Graduate Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kristi WoodardAlma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<strong>Creighton</strong>, 2006Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Omaha Civic AuditoriumCapacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9,3772007-08 Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21-122007-08 MVC Record/Finish . . . . . . . . . . .12-6 / 4thLetterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8/3Starters Returning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ThreeSports InformationAssociate SID / WBB Contact . . . . . . . .Rob SimmsCell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 660-5853Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 280-2495www.gocreighton.comBroadcast InformationEvery Bluejay women’s basketball game this seasoncan be heard on Spirit Catholic Radio at 88.9 FMKVSS in Omaha and 102.7 FM KBZR in Lincoln.Brad Burwell and former Bluejay Sara Cizek Goingwill call the action at home, while Rob Simms will joinBurwell on the road again this year. All broadcastswill be available at www.kvss.com for fans outsideof the Omaha and Lincoln radio markets.WNIT – The ‘W’ Stands for WoodardKelsey Woodard picked up right where sheleft off last year in CU’s first-round WNIT winover UC Riverside on Saturday. The sophomoreguard made 5-of-9 three-pointers andfinished with 21 points in the win. Woodardis now 21-for-35 (.600) from the field, 11-of-19 (.579) from three-point range and 6-for-7(.857) from the line, averaging 19.7 pointsper game in three career WNIT games. Shescored a career-high 29 points in last year’sWNIT at South Dakota State.Neuvirth Has Big Games vs. Big WestMegan Neuvirth poured in 24 points, makinga career-high 10 field goals in CU’s win overUC Riverside on Saturday night. The juniortied her career-high by making four of herfive three-point attempts and added sevenrebounds against UCR. In two gamesagainst the Big West this year, she averaged25 points, as she scored a career-high 26against UC Davis in December.Bluejays Regain Shooting Touch<strong>Creighton</strong> entered the WNIT, shooting just29.6 percent from the field and 21.5 percentfrom long range in its six games prior to theevent. The Jays snapped out of that byshooting 41.4 percent from the field – theirbest shooting day since Feb. 12. CU had notmade more than four three-pointers in its previousthree games, before making 9-of-18from long range in the win – its third best 3FGpercentage of the year. CU is now 17-6 onthe year when making at least six threepointersand 9-1 when shooting at least 40percent from the field.Neuvirth Sets Rebounding RecordJunior Megan Neuvirth has set a schoolrecord for rebounds in a season, as she nowhas 312 boards this year. She has far surpassedthe former mark of 260 set by JanetEnsign during the 1986-87 season. Her 312caroms rank 11th in a season in MVC history,as she has become just the 10th player inleague history with 300 boards. Neuvirthleads the MVC and is 26th in the NCAA inrebounding with a 9.8 average – the highestrebounding average by a Bluejay sinceCathy Tryon’s 9.6 average in 1979-80.MVC Single-Season ReboundsNo. Player, School Season1. 534 Wanda Ford, Drake 1984-852. 506 Wanda Ford, Drake 1985-863. 408 Wanda Ford, Drake 1983-844. 367 Wanda Ford, Drake 1982-835. 366 Angela Buckner, WSU 2001-026. 341 Alex Cook, UNI 2001-02341 Angela Buckner, WSU 2000-018. 325 Amy Rackers, SIU 1989-9<strong>09</strong>. 320 Roshonda Reed, MSU 1998-9910. 319 Megan Neuvirth, CU <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong>Breaking Down the PlayersDouble-Figure Scoring GamesName <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Career HighChevelle Herring 22 39 31Megan Neuvirth 21 36 26Kelsey Woodard 21 36 29Kristina Voss 10 29 21Kelsey Crites 2 7 13Michelle Kaus 1 16 22Kellie Nelson 1 3 16Stephani Rhoten 1 1 12Sam Schuett –– 22 3020-Point GamesName <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Career HighChevelle Herring 7 7 31Megan Neuvirth 4 4 26Kelsey Woodard 3 7 29Sam Schuett –– 3 30Kristina Voss –– 1 21Michelle Kaus –– 1 2230-Point GamesName <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Career HighChevelle Herring 1 1 31Sam Schuett –– 1 30Double-Figure Rebound GamesName <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Career HighMegan Neuvirth 16 25 16DaNae Moore 2 2 12Kellie Nelson 2 2 11Kristina Voss 1 4 15Kelsey Crites 1 1 10Kelsey Woodard –– 1 10Sam Schuett –– 16 13Michelle Kaus –– 1 10Double-Double GamesName <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> CareerMegan Neuvirth 9 13Kristina Voss 1 4Kelsey Woodard –– 1Sam Schuett –– 6Defense (Almost) Wins Championships<strong>Creighton</strong> allowed just 41 points per gameand in its MVC Tournament run (March 13-15). None of CU’s three opponents shot betterthan 28.6 percent from the field and theycombined to shoot just 27.2 percent from thefloor and 22.2 percent from long range. CUout-rebounded MVC tourney foes by anaverage of 7.3 per game. Drake’s 35 pointsscored equalled the lowest by a Bluejay foein the last 30 years.Offense Helps Win ChampionshipsWhile <strong>Creighton</strong>’s defense was up to the taskat the MVC Tournament, the Bluejay offensestruggled. CU averaged only 49 points in theevent, shooting 32.5 percent from the fieldand 22.9 percent from three-point range.Chevelle Herring went 0-for-12 from thefield in the championship game and was 9-for-43 (.2<strong>09</strong>) in her three games.


HOW YOU DOIN?Keeping tabs on CU’s non-conferenceopponents this season (through March 21):Saint Louis: 12-18, 6-8 Atlantic 10Iowa State: 24-8, 11-5 Big 12 - NCAAKansas: 18-13, 6-10 Big 12 - WNITKansas State: 25-7, 10-6 Big 12 - NCAANebraska: 15-15, 6-10 Big 12 - WNITOklahoma: 28-4, 15-1 Big 12 - NCAAUC Davis: 11-18, 7-9 Big WestColorado State: 10-21, 4-12 Mountain WestNorth Dakota State: 16-13, 12-6 SummitArkansas State: 16-14, 10-8 Sun BeltDenver: 16-15, 10-8 Sun BeltAforementioned Shooting WoesWhile <strong>Creighton</strong> was 4-2 in its six gamesbefore the WNIT, its offense had not playedwell, beginning with a 51-44 loss to Drakeon Feb. 27, in which the Jays shot a season-low21.9 percent (16-73) from the fieldand 10.5 percent (2-19) from three-pointrange. The worst shooting day by the Jayssince 2003 started a trend of bad offensivegames for CU. In its six games before theWNIT, the Jays averaged 51.7 points pergame and shot a lowly 29.6 percent fromthe field and 21.5 percent from three-pointrange.• The Jays totalled just 147 points in theirthree MVC tournament games (49 pergame). That marked the lowest three-gamepoint total by a Bluejay team since the1981-82 team closed the season with just131 points (43.7 per game) in its final threegames.• The Jays entered their game againstDrake (Feb. 27) ranked ninth in the NCAAshooting 37.8 percent from three-pointrange, but then shot 26-of-121 (.215) fromlong range in their next six games to drop to47th in the nation at 34.6 percent.Climbing the Family TreeKelsey Woodard surpassed her older sisterin the CU record books on Saturdaynight, making five three-pointers to moveher career total to 136. Her 136 treys surpassesolder sister and current CU graduatemanager Kristi’s 132. She also movedpast Angela Timmons’ 134 and into ninthplace in CU career history.NCAA Ranks<strong>Creighton</strong> ranks seventh in the NCAA thisweek in fewest turnovers per game, with13.6. The Jays rank 30th in the nation indefense, allowing just 55.3 points per game.CU’s 6.7 three-pointers per game rank 32ndin the NCAA. Megan Neuvirth ranks 26thin the NCAA with 9.7 rebounds per gameand K e l s e y Wo o d a r d is 28th with 2.5three-pointers per game.MVC LeadersMegan Neuvirth leads the MVC with 9.7rebounds, 3.3 offensive rebounds and 2.4steals per game. Kelsey Woodard leadsthe MVC in minutes played (37.5 per game)and three-pointers made (84). The Jayslead the league in three-pointers per game(6.7), scoring defense (55.3 ppg allowed),turnovers per game (13.6) and turnovermargin (+1.5).All-Conference Players<strong>Creighton</strong> had three players honored on all-Missouri Valley Conference teams this year.• Megan Neuvirth became the third Bluejayto earn MVC Defensive Player of the Year.She was on the all-defensive team for thesecond time in her career and was a firstteamall-MVC honoree as well. Neuvirthleads the MVC in rebounds (9.7) and steals(2.4) per game, while she tops the team inblocked shots (34) and led the team with13.3 points per game in league play. She’sthe first player in league history to lead theconference in both steals and rebounding inthe same season.• Chevelle Herring was named to the all-MVC second-team. The point guard doubledher career scoring average this year,leading the team with 13.2 points per gameto rank third in the league. She leads theteam with 93 assists and is second on theJays with 64 three-pointers and 42 steals.• Kelsey Woodard earned honorable-mentionall-MVC notice after leading the leaguein minutes played (37.5) and three-pointersmade (84). She also leads the team andranks among MVC leaders in free-throwpercentage (.844).Herring Also Named All-Big 12OK, not really, but junior Chevelle Herringcould make a case to earn all-conferencehonors from the Big 12 this year after herplay against the league. In five gamesagainst the league this year, she averaged22.6 points per game. In each of the fivegames, she was the game’s high-scorer,establishing a career-high in three games.She averaged 40.2 minutes per game, whileshooting 44.4 percent (12-27) from threepointrange and 77.8 percent (21-27) at thefree-throw line. Herring scored a careerhigh31 points against Kansas, in addition to24 points against Iowa State and 23 againstKansas State.No Bird BrainsIn addition to their play on the court, MeganNeuvirth and Kelsey Woodard also exceloff the court. The duo was named to theM V C Scholar-Athlete Second-Team thisyear. Neuvirth, a fourth-year junior, owns a3.24 GPA in marketing and Woodard, asophomore, carries a 3.79 GPA in finance.The last time the Bluejays ...Scored 100 points: 102 vs. Evansville (2-1-96)Shot 60% from the field: .632 at Bradley (2-8-96)Shot under 30% from the field: .293 vs. Illinois St.(3-7-<strong>09</strong>)Had 10 three-pointers: 10 at Bradley (2-19-<strong>09</strong>)Had 40 free-throw attempts: 56 vs. Wichita State (1-1-01)Had 50 rebounds: 52 vs. Illinois State (3-7-<strong>09</strong>)Had 30 assists: 37 vs. Wichita State (1-21-94)Had 15 steals: 15 vs. Indiana State (3-5-<strong>09</strong>)Had 10 blocks: 10 at South Dakota State (3-20-08)Had five players with 10 points: vs. Missouri State (1-8-<strong>09</strong>)Woodard 19, Neuvirth 18, Herring 13, Nelson 13, Voss 12, Rhoten 12Had two players with 20 points: vs. UC Riverside (3-21-<strong>09</strong>)Megan Neuvirth 24, Kelsey Woodard 21Had three players with 20 points: at So. Illinois (12-31-04)Angie Janis 22, Kristi Woodard 21, Laura Spanheimer 20The last time a Bluejay had ...40 points: 41, Kathy Halligan at BYU (2-17-90)30 points: 31, Chevelle Herring vs. Kansas (12-13-08)5 three-pointers: 5, Ke. Woodard vs. UC Riverside (3-21-<strong>09</strong>)10 free-throws: 10, Chevelle Herring at Drake (1-31-<strong>09</strong>)15 rebounds: 15, Megan Neuvirth vs. Evansville (2-12-<strong>09</strong>)10 assists: 10, Ally Thrall vs. Wichita State (1-7-06)5 steals: 7, Megan Neuvirth vs. Indiana State (3-5-<strong>09</strong>)5 blocks: 6, Megan Neuvirth vs. Colorado State (12-21-08)A triple-double: Laura Spanheimer vs. Indiana State (1-8-04)12 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assistsThe last time a CU Opponent ...Scored 100 points: 106, Drake (1-25-97)Shot 60% from the field: .610, Southern Illinois (1-19-06)Shot under 30% from the field: .286, Evansville (3-15-<strong>09</strong>)Had 10 three-pointers: 12, Wichita State (3-3-01)Had 40 free-throw attempts: 40, Evansville (2-19-06)Had 50 rebounds: 52, Drake (2-27-<strong>09</strong>)Had 30 assists: 31, Wyoming (1-12-91)Had 15 steals: 15, Marquette (3-24-08)Had 10 blocks: 13, Bradley (2-19-<strong>09</strong>)Had five players with 10 points: Bradley (2-29-<strong>09</strong>)Rogers 20, Harris 16, Johnson 12, Frericks 10, Taylor 10Had two players with 20 points: Northern Iowa (2-3-07)Tara King 22, Jessie Biggs 20Had three players with 20 points: Northern Iowa (1-10-89)Owens 32, Hinchee 29, Stubbs 21The last time a CU Opponent had ...40 points: 41, Jia Perkins, Texas Tech (12-4-02)30 points: 31, Elisha Turek, Oral Roberts (12-21-06)5 three-pointers: 5, Angela Phillips, Indiana State (3-2-08)10 free-throws: 11, Jackie McFarland, Colorado (12-3-05)15 rebounds: 15, Sonya Harris, Bradley (2-19-<strong>09</strong>)10 assists: 10, Ashley Austin, Evansville (2-12-<strong>09</strong>)5 steals: 5, Kristi Cirone, Illinois State (1-1-<strong>09</strong>)5 blocks: 6, Sonya Harris, Bradley (2-19-<strong>09</strong>)A triple-double: Kim Evans, Wichita State (2-25-96)23 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists


Breaking Down the BluejaysOverall Team Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-11Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-4Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-6Neutral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1Missouri Valley Conference Record . . . . . . .14-4Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3Ahead at Halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-5Behind at Halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5Tied at Halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1Overtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Day Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-5Night Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-5Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-2Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2When outrebounding opponent . . . . . . . . . . . .19-5When outrebounded by opponent . . . . . . . . . . .3-6When rebounds are even . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Fewer turnovers than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . .14-4More turnovers than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6When turnovers are even . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1When scoring 70 or more points . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-0When opp. scores 70 or more points . . . . . . . . .0-3When scoring fewer than 70 points . . . . . . . .19-11When opp. scores fewer than 70 points . . . . . .22-8Shooting 40 percent or better from the field . . . .9-1Shooting less than 40 percent from the field .13-10When making six or more 3FG . . . . . . . . . . . . .18-6When making fewer than six 3FG . . . . . . . . . . .4-5200 Three-Pointers<strong>Creighton</strong> leads the MVC with 221 three-pointfield goals made this year, marking the secondstraight season the Jays have eclipsed 200treys. The Jays have now made 200 threepointersfor just the sixth time in school history(1990, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, <strong>2008</strong>), four ofwhich have come since Jim Flanery took overthe team in 2002-03.Highlights For HerringJunior Chevelle Herring became the 14th playerin school history to make 100 career threepointers,when she surpassed the mark againstDrake on March 14. Michelle Kaus a n dKelsey Woodard also joined the exclusive clubearlier this season. With 102 career threes, sheis tied for 12th in school history.Bluejays Better When Hitting Six<strong>Creighton</strong> did not make more than four threepointers in any of its games at the MVCTournament. CU is now 28-43 (.394) under JimFlanery when making less than six treys in agame, compared to 103-48 (.682) when theymake at least six three pointers. CU is 18-6 thisyear when making at least six trifectas, whileposting a 4-5 mark when they don’t hit six.Closing the Civic ... Again<strong>Creighton</strong>, which is playing in its final season atthe Omaha Civic Auditorium, returned to thevenue again on Saturday. The Bluejays playedin their 302nd recorded game at the OmahaCivic Auditorium against UC R i v e r s i d eSaturday – while that could be their last gameat the venue (depending on outcome andpotential future opponents). The Civic openedin 1955 and has served as home to the<strong>Creighton</strong> women’s basketball team for 302 ofits 428 recorded home games. The Bluejayswill be moving to a new on-campus home nextyear, as the Ryan Center and D.J. Sokol Arenawill open in mid-August and serve as home toBluejay volleyball and women’s basketball.Home Sweet Civic<strong>Creighton</strong> is 12-4 at home this year, including12-3 at the Omaha Civic Auditorium (having lostits only game at Qwest Center Omaha). TheJays have won 11 straight games at the Civic,dating back to a Dec. 13 overtime loss toKansas. CU’s 11-game Civic winning streakstarted on Dec. 20 against UC Davis. The Jaysare 72-24 (.771) at home in seven seasonsunder Jim Flanery.Yep, Just 35 Points, TwiceThe Bluejays held both Indiana State (March 5)and Drake (March 14) to an opponent low 35points. ISU had opponent lows of 11 fieldgoals, 45 field goal attempts and 24.4 field goalpercentage. The 35 points were the fewest bya CU opponent since Nebraska We s l e y a nscored 31 on Nov. 28, 1978. ISU was the firstCU opponent to not reach 40 points since theNational College of Education scored 38 onJan. 22, 1983.Chevy’s Shooting StrugglesChevelle Herring went 3-of-26 from the fieldagainst Drake on Feb. 27. Those 26 attemptswere the fourth most in a game in school historyand a career-high – including a career-high11 from three-point range. Herring went 0-for-12 from the field in the MVC title game againstEvansville (March 15) and 1-for-12 against UCRiverside (March 21) to move her totals to 22-of-117 (.188) from the field and 7-of-50 (.140)from three-point range in her last seven games.50-50 Chances<strong>Creighton</strong> has held its last three opponents andfour of the last five under 50 points, includingtwo 35 point games – by far the lowest outputby a Bluejay opponent under Jim Flanery. TheJays also kept five straight foes from reaching50 points (Jan. 10-25). They have now held 11opponents below 50 points this year and are16-2 when keeping foes below 50 since 2002-03, including 10 wins this year. CU is 2-4 thisyear when failing to score 50 points and is now3-12 under Flanery when failing to score 50points.<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> in DepthPoints off TurnoversOpponent CU Opp. Diff. W/Lat Arkansas State 11 20 -9 LNEBRASKA 12 8 +4 LIOWA STATE 14 9 +5 Lat Saint Louis 17 17 –– WDENVER 22 13 +9 Wat Oklahoma 10 17 -7 Lat Kansas State 8 19 -11 LKANSAS 8 12 -4 LUC DAVIS 15 9 +6 WCOLORADO STATE 17 12 +5 Wat North Dakota State 9 12 -3 Wat Illinois State 7 17 -10 Lat Indiana State 6 18 -12 LMISSOURI STATE 37 24 +13 WWICHITA STATE 5 24 -19 Wat Southern Illinois 8 9 -1 Wat Evansville 10 13 -3 WNORTHERN IOWA 20 16 +4 WBRADLEY 22 11 +11 Wat Drake 23 14 +9 Wat Missouri State 11 18 -7 Wat Wichita State 7 16 -9 WEVANSVILLE 18 13 +5 WSOUTHERN ILLINOIS 15 8 +7 Wat Bradley 13 16 -3 Lat Northern Iowa 14 11 +3 WDRAKE 17 8 +9 LINDIANA STATE 16 5 +11 WILLINOIS STATE 16 8 +8 Wvs. Wichita State 14 9 +5 Wvs. Drake 22 7 +15 Wvs. Evansville 13 10 +3 LUC RIVERSIDE 29 10 +19 WTOTAL 486 433 +53AVG. 14.7 13.1 +1.6Second Chance PointsOpponent CU Opp. Diff. W/Lat Arkansas State 6 19 -13 LNEBRASKA 19 9 +10 LIOWA STATE 4 14 -10 Lat Saint Louis 19 19 –– WDENVER 19 13 +6 Wat Oklahoma 9 7 +2 Lat Kansas State 12 4 +8 LKANSAS 11 10 +1 LUC DAVIS 13 3 +10 WCOLORADO STATE 19 16 +3 Wat North Dakota State 13 10 +3 Wat Illinois State 9 6 +3 Lat Indiana State 14 6 +8 LMISSOURI STATE 16 8 +8 WWICHITA STATE 17 12 +5 Wat Southern Illinois 6 12 -6 Wat Evansville 5 7 -2 WNORTHERN IOWA 8 7 +1 WBRADLEY 16 1 +15 Wat Drake 8 10 -2 Wat Missouri State 6 10 -4 Wat Wichita State 4 15 -11 WEVANSVILLE 9 6 +3 WSOUTHERN ILLINOIS 12 11 +1 Wat Bradley 19 13 +6 Lat Northern Iowa 13 11 +2 WDRAKE 12 9 +3 LINDIANA STATE 13 5 +8 WILLINOIS STATE 20 9 +11 Wvs. Wichita State 9 4 +5 Wvs. Drake 8 8 –– Wvs. Evansville 7 8 -1 LUC RIVERSIDE 11 4 +7 WTOTAL 386 306 +80AVG. 11.7 9.3 +2.4


Largest Leads / DeficitsCU’s Largest Halftime Lead20, (42-22) vs. Southern Illinois, Feb. 14CU’s Largest Halftime Lead in a Loss6, (21-15), vs. Drake, Feb. 276, (30-24), at Indiana State, Jan. 3CU’s Largest Halftime Deficit12, (38-26) at Oklahoma, Dec. 3CU’s Largest Halftime Deficit in a Win7, (31-24) at Saint Louis, Nov. 25CU’s Largest Overall Lead34, (87-53) vs. Missouri State, Jan. 8CU’s Largest Overall Deficit25, (72-47) at Arkansas State, Nov. 14CU’s Largest Lead in a Loss11, (13-2) at Kansas State, Dec. 9CU’s Largest Deficit Overcome in a Win11, (13-2) vs. Denver, Nov. 30CU’s Largest Margin of Victory29, (92-63) vs. Missouri State, Jan. 8CU’s Largest Margin of Defeat20, (69-49) at Oklahoma, Dec. 3Big Plays, Short PlayerJunior Chevelle Herring did not have a blockedshot in her first two seasons of play beforeblocking her first career shot against ColoradoState this year. The 5-foot-4 guard thenblocked two Indiana State shots and pulleddown a career-best eight rebounds on March 5(her former best was five boards). She now hastwo more career blocked shots than assistantcoach, the 5-foot-6 Dayna Finch, had in herBluejay career.Not Shy about ShootingChevelle Herring struggled through a 3-for-26shooting performance against Drake on Feb.27. Her 26 field goal attempts were just threeshy of the school record and are tied for fourthin a game in school history.CU Field Goal Attempts – Single Game1. 29 Connie Yori at Iowa State 12/12/822. 28 Laura Spanheimer vs. Iowa 12/10/043. 27 Tanya Warren at Northern Arizona 2/26/874. 26 Chevelle Herring vs. Drake 2/27/<strong>09</strong>26 Angie Janis vs. Nebraska 12/18/0426 Connie Yori at UMKC 2/5/8326 Melissa Sanford vs. Oral Roberts 12/6/89Neuvirth Giveth and She Taketh AwayMegan Neuvirth leads the team and MVC with80 steals and she is just one assist shy of theteam-lead with 92. Neuvirth tied her careerhighwith eight assists against Missouri State onJan. 8. She tied her career-high with sevensteals against Indiana State on March 5.Career-Highs For Crites and NelsonKelsey Crites and Kellie Nelson came off thebench to post career-highs and help <strong>Creighton</strong>knock off Illinois State (March 7). Crites scoreda career-high 13 points, including CU’s onlyfield goal in overtime. Nelson grabbed acareer-best 11 rebounds, including seven onthe offensive end.Swiper Keep SwipingFor the third time in her career, M e g a nNeuvirth swiped a career-best seven stealsagainst Indiana State (March 5). The sevensteals are just two shy of the school record.Neuvirth now has 208 career steals to rank seventhin school history.Double VisionMegan Neuvirth posted three straight doubledoublesfrom Feb. 19-27 – averaging 15.6points and 11.3 rebounds per game in that span– to move her team-leading total to nine thisyear. Her nine double-dimes rank second in theMVC and are the most by a Bluejay since CUHall of Famer Shannon Struby had nine duringthe 1990-91 season. One more double-doublethis year would give her the most by a Bluejaysince another Hall of Famer, Pam Gradoville,pulled down 14 double-doubles in 1987-88.This Chevy is ClutchJunior Chevelle Herring has proven to be theBluejay willing to take – and make – the clutchshots this season. The list below recaps herclutch shots of the season:• Against Illinois State (March 7) her pull-up 17-footer with 52 seconds left in regulation ties thegame at 56 and the game heads to overtime,where the Jays win 65-62.• At Northern Iowa (Feb. 21), her game-tyinglay-up with less than 10 seconds left in regulationsent the game to OT, where the Jays wouldwin 67-59.• At Drake (Jan. 31), the Jays had just lost anine-point lead to the Bulldogs, but Chevyimmediately answered the DU go-ahead basketwith a jumper to tie the game at 65. CU wouldwin 68-65.• At Evansville (Jan. 17), the Jays wasted a 10-point lead and trailed 47-46 with inside oneminute to play. Herring made an acrobatic layup,was fouled and made the free-throw to givethe Jays a 49-47 lead, in a game CU would win50-47.• Against Kansas (Dec. 13), Herring’s lay-upwith 25 seconds left in regulation tied the gameand sent it to overtime, where CU fell 59-58.Woodard Among Bluejay EliteSophomore Kelsey Woodard has joined elitecompany this year, moving past 80 three-pointersin a season. Her 84 three-pointers this yearrank fourth in CU single-season history and shejoins Kathy Halligan and current assistantcoach Dayna Finch are the only other two playersin school history to make at least 80 treys ina season.Check the Rims Please<strong>Creighton</strong> shot a season-low 21.9 percent (16-73) from the field and 10.5 percent (2-19) fromthree-point range in its loss to Drake on Feb.<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> in DepthPoints in the PaintOpponent CU Opp. Diff. W/Lat Arkansas State 18 22 -4 LNEBRASKA 36 22 +14 LIOWA STATE 12 28 -16 Lat Saint Louis 20 24 -4 WDENVER 20 24 -4 Wat Oklahoma 16 36 -20 Lat Kansas State 16 24 -8 LKANSAS 28 20 +8 LUC DAVIS 16 22 -6 WCOLORADO STATE 22 26 -4 Wat North Dakota State 16 20 -4 Wat Illinois State 10 34 -24 Lat Indiana State 12 30 -18 LMISSOURI STATE 34 30 +4 WWICHITA STATE 10 24 -14 Wat Southern Illinois 12 24 -12 Wat Evansville 20 20 –– WNORTHERN IOWA 24 22 +2 WBRADLEY 20 10 +10 Wat Drake 16 32 -16 Wat Missouri State 26 18 +8 Wat Wichita State 16 28 -12 WEVANSVILLE 32 18 +14 WSOUTHERN ILLINOIS 36 12 +24 Wat Bradley 16 40 -24 Lat Northern Iowa 28 32 -4 WDRAKE 26 26 –– LINDIANA STATE 18 14 +4 WILLINOIS STATE 18 34 -16 Wvs. Wichita State 16 16 –– Wvs. Drake 26 18 +8 Wvs. Evansville 22 12 +10 LUC RIVERSIDE 26 28 -2 WTOTAL 684 790 -106AVG. 20.7 23.9 -3.2Bench ScoringOpponent CU Opp. Diff. W/Lat Arkansas State 12 38 -26 LNEBRASKA 7 21 -14 LIOWA STATE 0 13 -13 Lat Saint Louis 6 21 -15 WDENVER 20 31 -11 Wat Oklahoma 8 32 -24 Lat Kansas State 11 6 +5 LKANSAS 3 12 -9 LUC DAVIS 8 16 -8 WCOLORADO STATE 14 22 -8 Wat North Dakota State 9 10 -1 Wat Illinois State 2 13 -11 Lat Indiana State 8 16 -8 LMISSOURI STATE 29 20 +9 WWICHITA STATE 7 3 +4 Wat Southern Illinois 10 10 –– Wat Evansville 17 7 +10 WNORTHERN IOWA 19 16 +3 WBRADLEY 14 23 -9 Wat Drake 16 14 +2 Wat Missouri State 13 16 -3 Wat Wichita State 8 8 –– WEVANSVILLE 10 27 -17 WSOUTHERN ILLINOIS 10 19 -9 Wat Bradley 8 7 +1 Lat Northern Iowa 4 27 -23 WDRAKE 4 14 -10 LINDIANA STATE 15 9 +6 WILLINOIS STATE 22 11 +11 Wvs. Wichita State 8 0 +8 Wvs. Drake 6 11 -5 Wvs. Evansville 7 2 +5 LUC RIVERSIDE 6 4 +2 WTOTAL 341 499 -158AVG. 10.3 15.1 -4.8


<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Double-DoublesMegan Neuvirth (9)at Saint Louis, 11-25-08, 16 points, 17 reboundsvs. Denver, 11-30-08, 13 points, 12 reboundsvs. UC Davis, 12-20-08, 26 points, 13 reboundsvs. Colorado St., 12-21-08, 18 points, 14 rebs.at Illinois State, 1-1-<strong>09</strong>, 11 points, 10 reboundsat So. Illinois, 1-15-<strong>09</strong>, 13 points, 11 reboundsat Bradley, 2-19-<strong>09</strong>, 11 points, 11 reboundsat UNI, 2-21-<strong>09</strong>, 22 points, 10 reboundsvs. Drake, 2-27-<strong>09</strong>, 14 points, 13 reboundsKristina Voss (1)at Saint Louis, 11-25-08, 10 points, 10 rebounds27. The two triples were also a season-low forthe Jays. CU’s field-goal percentage was itsworst in a game since shooting 19.7 percentfrom the field at Northwestern on Nov. 21,2003. (<strong>Creighton</strong> would go on to win the WNITthat season).Need Three From WoodyKelsey Woodard was 1-for-8 from the fieldand 0-for-5 from three-point range againstDrake on Feb. 27. It marked her fourth gamethis year without a three-pointer and the 12thtime in her career she did not make a shot fromlong range. CU is 1-3 this year and 4-8 overthe last two years when she doesn’t hit a three.Ladies Night at Qwest Center Omaha<strong>Creighton</strong>’s game against Drake on Feb. 27was the first regular-season women’s gameever played at Qwest Center Omaha. Thegame drew the sixth-largest crowd in schoolhistory, as 3,483 fans turned out to see the contest.Voss Keeps PlayingKristina Voss has played in 32 of CU’s 33games this year and has now played in 123games in her career. Her 123 career gamesplayed ranks fourth in school history.All Good Streaks Must Come to an End<strong>Creighton</strong> had its 11-game winning streaksnapped in a loss at Bradley (Feb. 19). Thestreak was the longest under Jim Flanery andbest since the 1991-92 team set the schoolrecord with 16 straight victories. The 2004-05team won eight straight, which was the formermark under Flan. Each of the last four teams towin at least seven straight in a seasonadvanced to the NCAA postseason that year –NCAA (2002) & WNIT (2003, 2004, 2005).Longest Winning Streaks at CU16 Jan. 30, 1992 – March 18, 199213 Dec. 15, 1990 – Jan. 26, 199112 Nov. 30, 1991 – Jan. 23, 199211 Jan. 8, 20<strong>09</strong> – Feb. 14, 20<strong>09</strong>11 Jan. 2, 1986 – Feb. 8, 198610 Jan. 14, 2002 – Feb. 17, 200210 Dec. 30, 1993 – Jan. 29, 1994Longest Valley StreakAll of <strong>Creighton</strong>’s 11 wins during its streakcame in MVC play, the longest Valley streak inschool history, surpassing the 2002 MVCchampions who won 10 straight. The 1992squad won 12 consecutive conference gamesas a member of the We s t e r n A t h l e t i cConference (WAC).Summarizing the StreakDuring <strong>Creighton</strong>’s 11-game winning streak theBluejays averaged 63.5 points per game, whileallowing 51.9 points. CU shot 41.3 percentfrom the field and 38.8 percent from long range,while opponents shot just 35.5 percent from thefield and 29.2 percent from beyond the arc.The Jays had a plus-4.4 rebounding marginduring the streak and averaged 8.5 steals and4.0 blocks. Six of CU’s 11 opponents failed toscore 50 points during the streak. MeganNeuvirth topped the Bluejays with 13.8 pointsper game during the streak.Keep the Chevy in TownChevelle Herring is CU’s leading scorer inhome games at 15.1 points per game, whileshe shoots 34.8 percent from the field and 36percent from three-point range at home. Awayfrom Omaha, Chevy averages 12.1 points andshoots just 28.2 percent from the field and 30.1percent from three-point range.Now StartingJunior Kelsey Crites was given her first start inover a year in CU’s win over Evansville (Feb.12). She responded by scoring a season-high10 points to go along with five rebounds andthree assists. She followed with ninerebounds, six points, five assists and foursteals in another start against SIU (Feb. 14).Helping Out<strong>Creighton</strong> dished 22 assists on 28 field goals inits win over Evansville (Feb. 12). Each of CU’sfive starters had at least three assists in thecontest. Kelsey Woodard led the Jays withsix, Chevelle Herring added five, KristinaVoss had a season-high four and K e l s e yCrites and Megan Neuvirth each had threehelpers in the victory. The Jays followed with20 assists on 26 buckets against SIU (Feb. 14),with four of the five starters racking up at leastthree assists.Top 10 ListsMegan Neuvirth owns the CU record forrebounds in a season with 319, while her 9.7rebounds per game rank third in school historyand her 34 blocked shots are just two shy ofcracking the CU top-10. Kelsey Woodard hashit 84 three-pointers this season, the most by aBluejay since assistant coach Dayna Finchdrained 98 in 2003-04. Her 84 treys rank fourthin CU single-season history. Woodard alsoranks fifth in CU single-season history in freethrowpercentage (.844).CU Single-Season RecordsRebounds1. 319 Megan Neuvirth <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong>2. 260 Janet Ensign 1986-873. 254 Connie Yori 1982-834. 253 Pam Gradoville 1987-885. 243 Anne Timmerman 1976-77243 Shannon Struby 1990-917. 240 Connie Yori 1983-848. 236 Jeannine Kardell 1988-899. 234 Cheri Love 1978-7910. 229 Kathy Halligan 1990-91229 Pam Gradoville 1985-86Rebounding Average1. 12.8 Anne Timmerman 1976-772. 11.7 Cheri Love 1978-793. 9.7 Megan Neuvirth <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong>4. 9.6 Cathy Tryon 1979-805. 9.1 Connie Yori 1982-836. 9.0 Pam Gradoville 1987-889.0 Janet Ensign 1986-878. 8.7 Jeannine Kardell 1988-899. 8.6 Connie Yori 1983-8410. 8.4 Pam Gradoville 1986-878.4 Shannon Struby 1990-913FG Made1. 102 Kathy Halligan 1989-902. 98 Dayna Finch 2003-043. 91 Dayna Finch 2001-024. 84 Kelsey Woodard <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong>5. 80 Kathy Halligan 1990-916. 77 Laura Spanheimer 2002-037. 72 Kathy Halligan 1991-928. 64 Chevelle Herring <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong>64 Laura Spanheimer 2003-0464 Missy Miller 1995-96Free-Throw PercentageMinimum 60 attempts1. .892 Kr. Woodard (66-74) 2003-042. .862 Kr. Woodard (56-65) 2004-053. .849 Ally Thrall (73-86) 2006-074. .847 T. Warren (83-98) 1985-865. .844 Ke. Woodard (65-77) <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong>6. .841 Ke. Woodard (74-88) 2007-087. .833 Sam Schuett (65-78) 2007-088. .832 K. Spanheimer (89-107) 1998-999. .826 H. Sivesind (95-115) 1995-9610. .818 C. Neneman (130-159) 2002-03Blocked Shots1. 55 Cathy Tryon 1979-802. 52 Amy Hoffman 2004-053. 51 Jeannine Kardell 1986-874. 50 Jenny Olson 1994-955. 47 Amy Hoffman 2005-066. 46 Jenny Olson 1993-947. 45 Jeannine Kardell 1987-888. 37 Melissa Sanford 1990-919. 36 Amy Hoffman 2003-0436 Pam Gradoville 1984-85–– 34 Megan Neuvirth <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong>


From Blanked to BlackjackJunior Chevelle Herring, CU’s leading scoreron the season, was held without a point in theJays’ win at Wichita State (Feb. 8), finishing 0-for-8 from the field. She rebounded to score 21and shoot 8-of-16 from the field, including acareer-high tying five threes on 5-of-11 shootingfrom long range against Evansville (Feb. 12).Neuvirth Honored by MVCJunior Megan Neuvirth was named the MVCPlayer of the Week and MVC Scholar-Athlete ofthe Week (Feb. 9) after averaging 19.5 points,8.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals pergame in road wins at Missouri State andWichita State. She scored 20 of her game-high24 points in the second half to account for nearlyhalf of CU’s points in a 49-47 victory at WSU.The forward, who owns a 3.24 GPA in marketing,has now earned the scholar honor threetimes this year and been named Player of theWeek twice.Getting Free<strong>Creighton</strong> entered its game at Drake (Jan. 31)ranked last in the MVC in free-throw percentage,shooting 66.2 percent at the line. TheJays proceeded to shoot 25-of-28 at the line inthe three-point win. The 25 makes were a seasonhighs for the Jays. CU then shot a seasonbest91.7 percent (11-12) at the line againstDrake on March 14 at the MVC Tournament.Chevelle Herring went 10-for-10 at the stripethat day.Woodard For Three (x7)Kelsey Woodard made a career-high seventhree-pointers at Indiana State (Jan. 3), includingsix in the first half. Her seven treys were themost by a Bluejay since current assistant coachDayna Finch drained seven at Iowa on Dec.28, 2003. She is one of just six players in CUhistory to make at least seven in a game, whileher seven trifectas are tied for the fifth-most ina single game in school history.She Walks the Line ...... and shoots well from it. Chevelle Herringwent a perfect 10-for-10 at the free-throw line inCU’s 68-65 win at Drake (Jan. 31). Both numberswere career-highs for the redshirt junior,while she is the first Bluejay to make 10 freethrowsin a game since current graduate managerKristi Woodard also went 10-for-10 at thestripe against UL Monroe on Dec. 10, 2005.Nelson RatingsS o p h o m o r e Kellie Nelson pulled down acareer-high 11 rebounds against Illinois Stateon March 7. She scored a season-high 13points, dished two assists, had a blocked shotand a steal against Missouri State (Jan. 8).She tied her career-high with six field goals, finishing6-of-7 from the field in the win over theLady Bears. Her three steals against Bradley(Jan. 25) were a career-high.Turnover Topic<strong>Creighton</strong> leads the MVC with the fewestturnovers per game, while its 13.6 turnovers pergame ranks seventh in the NCAA. Those numbersare all the more impressive when notingthe Jays lost four-year starting point guard AllyThrall after last season. The Jays averaged17.3 turnovers per game last year.Impressive Defensive Streak<strong>Creighton</strong>’s opponents failed to score at least50 points in five straight games from Jan. 10-25. The last time CU put together a five-gamestreak in which opponents failed to scored 50points came during the 1977-78 season. Infact, prior to this year’s streak, the last time theJays had even gone back-to-back games withoutallowing 50 came on Dec. 30, 1993 andJan. 2, 1994.D-D-D-Defense<strong>Creighton</strong> is the top scoring defense in theleague, allowing opponents to average just 55.3points per game and a league-low 54 per gamein Valley play. Prior to this season, the Jayshad held an opponent to less than 50 in sevengames since 2002-03, while the Jays have nowheld 11 opponents below 50 points this year,including a season-low of 35 scored by IndianaState (March 5) and Drake (March 14).Sensing a Theme?<strong>Creighton</strong>’s defense is allowing just 55.3 pointsper game, the lowest by a Bluejay team sincethe fifth year of women’s basketball at<strong>Creighton</strong>. The 1977-78 Bluejays allowed just49.3 points per game.It’s Raining Threes<strong>Creighton</strong> dropped in a season-high 15 threepointersin its 92-63 victory over Missouri State(Jan. 8). The 15 treys were the most by aBluejay squad since making 15 againstEvansville on Jan. 18, 2003. It marked themost three-pointers ever made by a Lady Bearopponent and fell one shy of the CU record setin 1989 and four shy of the MVC record whichMissouri State set in 2005.More Three Information<strong>Creighton</strong> shot 65.2 percent from three-pointrange against Missouri State (Jan. 8), making15-of-23 and then followed by making 6-of-9(.667) at Southern Illinois. It was the bestthree-point shooting day by the Jays since hitting12-of-18 (.667) against Iowa on Dec. 8,2002.Shoot, Shoot, Shoot ...... and keep shooting. The Jays shot 58.6 percentfrom the field against Missouri State onJan. 8, the best shooting day by a Bluejay teamin nearly 13 years. The field goal percentagewas the highest by a CU squad since they shot63.2 percent at Bradley on Feb. 8, 1996.CU Career Records3FG Made1. 3<strong>09</strong> Kathy Halligan 1988-922. 294 Dayna Finch 2000-043. 250 Laura Spanheimer 2001-054. 187 Missy Miller 1992-965. 174 Holly Sivesind 1993-976. 154 Ally Thrall 2004-087. 151 Melissa Sanford 1989-928. 137 Krissie Spanheimer 1997-019. 136 Kelsey Woodard 2007-pr.10. 134 Angela Timmons 1997-0111. 132 Kristi Woodard 2002-0612. 102 Chevelle Herring 2005-pr.102 Christy Neneman 2000-0414. 101 Michelle Kaus 2005-pr.3FG Percentage1. .454 K. Halligan (3<strong>09</strong>-680) 1988-922 . .425 M. Hohl (68-160) 1985-893. .420 B. Strathman (55-131) 1989-934. .3984 M. Sanford (151-379) 1989-925. .3975 Kr. Woodard (132-332) 2002-066. .388 M. Miller (187-482) 1992-967. .385 L. Spanheimer (250-649) 2001-058. .384 D. Finch (294-766) 2000-049. .383 Ke. Woodard (136-355) 2007-pr.10. .377 K. Spanheimer (137-363) 1997-01Steals1. 369 Laura Spanhheimer 2001-052. 292 Connie Yori 1982-863. 272 Kathy Halligan 1988-924. 270 Becky Flynn 1992-965. 221 Becky Strathman 1989-936. 211 Christy Neneman 2000-047. 208 Megan Neuvirth 2006-pr.8. 199 Tanya Warren 1983-889. 197 Melissa Sanford 1989-9210. 182 Dayna Finch 2000-04Rebounds1. 924 Pam Gradoville 1984-882. 824 Shannon Struby 1990-943. 775 Angie Janis 2002-064. 749 Kathy Halligan 1988-925. 746 Connie Yori 1982-866. 732 Janet Ensign 1983-877. 708 Megan Neuvirth 2006-pr.8. 685 Christy Neneman 2000-049. 656 Jeannine Kardell 1985-8910. 636 Becky Flynn 1992-96Games Played1. 126 Codi Walker 2001-052. 125 Laura Spanheimer 2001-053. 124 Angie Janis 2002-064. 123 Kristina Voss 2005-pr.123 Ally Thrall 2004-086. 121 Sara Cain 2004-08121 Dayna Finch 2000-048. 120 Christy Neneman 2000-049. 119 Teresa Wessling 1999-0310. 118 Kris Kugel 1990-94


Six in Double FiguresSix Bluejays scored in double figures againstMissouri State (Jan. 8), led by K e l s e yWoodard’s 19. The game marked the secondtime in three seasons CU has put six players indouble figures, also pulling off the feat atMemphis on Dec. 6, 2006. Megan Neuvirthadded 18, Chevelle Herring had 13 andKristina Voss had 12. Stephani Rhotenscored a career-high 12 off the bench, andKellie Nelson had a season-high 13 in areserve role.90 Points<strong>Creighton</strong>’s 92 points in a 92-63 win overMissouri State on Jan. 8, were the most scoredby the Bluejays in regulation since a 96-86 winat Siena on March 22, 2003 in the WNIT. The92 points were the most scored by the Jayssince topping Wichita State 93-83 in overtimeon Jan. 7, 2006. It marked the seventh timeCU has scored 90 points for Jim Flanery, asCU improved to 7-0 when scoring 90 pointssince 2002-03.More Offensive NumbersAfter holding a 30-29 halftime lead at IllinoisState (Jan. 1), the Jays were out-scored 34-13in the second half. The 13 points in a half tiedthe lowest scoring half of basketball by theBluejays since 2002-03. The Jays scored 13points in the first half at Drake on Feb. 29, 2004and had 13 points in the first half atNorthwestern on Nov. 21, 2003.Something New From NeuvirthJunior M e g a n Neuvirth has added “shotblocker”to her basketball resumé this season,as she leads the team and ranks sixth in theM V C with 34 blocked shots. With threeblocked shots against North Dakota State(Dec. 29), she became the first Bluejay sinceJenny Olson in 1994-95 to swat at least threeshots in three straight games. Neuvirthblocked three against UC Davis (Dec. 20) andsix against Colorado State (Dec. 21) before herthree at NDSU. Olson had four, three and fourblocked shots in a three-game span from Dec.31, 1994 through Jan. 4, 1995. CU’s all-timeleading shot-blocker, Amy Hoffman, never hadthree straight games with at least three blocks.200C r e i g h t o n ’s game at North Dakota Statemarked the 200th for head coach Jim Flaneryat the helm of the Bluejays. He is the thirdBluejay coach to reach the 200 game plateau,following Bruce Rasmussen (343) and ConnieYori (285). Through 200 games, Rasmussenowned a record of 115-85 (.575), while Yoriwas 117-83 (.585) in her first 200 games at<strong>Creighton</strong>. Flanery was 114-86 (.570) throughhis first 200 games.Player of the Week – #2Junior Megan Neuvirth was named the MVCPlayer of the Week on Dec. 22 following a pairof dominating performances. Neuvirth loggedback-to-back double-doubles against UCDavis (Dec. 20) and Colorado State (Dec. 21).Against UCD, she poured in a career-high 26points, including a career-best four three-pointers,to go along with 13 rebounds. AgainstCSU, she finished with 18 points, 14 rebounds,six blocks, five assists and three steals. Forthe week she averaged 22 points, 13.5rebounds, 4.5 blocks, 3.5 assists and 3.0steals per game.Player of the Week – #1Junior Chevelle Herring was named the MVCPlayer of the Week on Dec. 15 for her playagainst No. 25 Kansas State (Dec. 9) andKansas (Dec. 13). For the week she averaged27 points and four rebounds against the Big 12foes. She poured in a game-high 23 at nationally-rankedK-State and followed with a careerhigh31 points in a one-point overtime loss toKU. For the week she shot 48.7 percent (19-39) from the field, 50 percent (4-8) from threepointrange and 75 percent (12-16) from thefree-throw line.Neuvirth on the BlockMegan Neuvirth had 23 career blocked shotsthrough 65 games before this season, with acareer-best 15 as a freshman. This year sheswatted 34 shots in the regular-season, includinga career-high six blocks against ColoradoState on Dec. 21. The six blocks were themost by a Bluejay since Amy Hoffman swattedsix at Oregon State on Dec. 2, 2004. The CUrecord for blocks in a game is seven, done byKris Kugel on Dec. 20, 1991 at UNI.30-Point PerformanceChevelle Herring poured in a career-high 31points against Kansas on Dec. 13, the firstBluejay to score 30 in a game since SamSchuett had 30 at Nebraska on Nov. 30, 2007.Herring became the fifth different player underhead coach Jim Flanery (since 2002-03) toscore at least 30 in a game, joining Schuett,Angie Janis, Laura Spanheimer and ChristyNeneman. It marked the 10th time a playerhas scored at least 30 in a game underFlanery, as Neneman accomplished the featfive times with Flanery at the helm.We’re HurtingOver half of <strong>Creighton</strong>’s original 11-person rosterhas been affected by injury or illness thisseason, causing the Jays to add walk-onMichaela Kraft to the team.First – DaNae Moore breaks her right hand inpreseason practice and misses both of CU’sexhibition games.Second – Sam Schuett injures her left anklein practice on Oct. 31, has surgery on Nov. 10and will miss the season.Third – Michelle Kaus tears her left ACL forthe second time in eight months againstNebraska on Nov. 17. She underwent surgeryon Dec. 18 and will miss the remainder of theseason.Fourth – Megan Neuvirth is struck with an illnesswhich caused her to lose weight. Testsfor mono were negative, however she didreceived an I-V before the game at Oklahoma(Dec. 3), but played all 40 minutes that night.Fifth – Kristina Voss sprains her left ankleearly in the first half at Kansas State (Dec. 9),plays just two minutes that game and missesthe Kansas contest (Dec. 13).Sixth – Kelsey Woodard suffers a cut aboveher right eye in a collision during the Kansasgame on Dec. 13, misses a key seven-minutespan in the second half, before returning to thefloor with stitches.40-40-40 ClubChevelle Herring, Megan Neuvirth a n dKelsey Woodard each played all 40 minutesat Kansas State on Dec. 9. It marked the firsttime since Dec. 29, 2005, that three Bluejaysplayed at least 40 minutes in a game, as AngieJanis (40), Kristi Woodard (41) and Ally Thrall(45) all played that much in a 67-64 overtimewin at Northern Iowa. It was the first timeunder Jim Flanery that three players hadplayed an entire game in the same game.Welcome AboardWith season-ending injuries to senior MichelleKaus (knee) and junior Sam Schuett (ankle),the Bluejay roster was down to nine. It’s nowback to 10 active players with the addition ofwalk-on Michaela Kraft. The 5-foot-3 guardfrom Mandan, N.D., joined the team in lateNovember, and debuted in a game againstColorado State on Dec. 21.Lonely No MooreFreshman DaNae Moore is no longer the lonefreshman on the Bluejay roster, as MichaelaKraft has joined the team as a walk-on. Alone,Moore represented the smallest freshmanclass in school history to start the season.While Kraft is in her second year at <strong>Creighton</strong>,athletically she is listed as a freshman.This Chevy Drives WellJunior Chevelle Herring scored in double figuresin seven straight games (Nov. 17-Dec.13), including four games with at least 20points and the first 30-point game by a Bluejayin over a year. On Nov. 17 against Nebraskashe scored a then career-best 19 points on 9-of-22 shooting from the field. She followedwith a then career-high 24-point outing againstNo. 24 Iowa State (Nov. 23). Against KU (Dec.13), she again led all players with a career-high31 points, finishing 11-of-18 from the field.


IV for Intravenous, Not the NumeralDespite receiving an IV before the game atsixth-ranked Oklahoma (Dec. 3), M e g a nNeuvirth played a career-high 40 minutes (andfollowed with 40 minutes played at K-State onDec. 9). She established a then career-high bymaking all three of her three-point attempts atOU. The junior also led the team with sixrebounds and led all players with four stealsand two blocked shots against the nationallyrankedSooners.Twice the Double-DoublesIn addition to Megan Neuvirth’s 17 points andcareer-high 16 rebounds at Saint Louis (Nov.25), Kristina Voss added a double-double ofher own. Voss chipped in 10 points and 10rebounds for her fourth career double-dime.They were the first pair of Jays to have doubledoublesin the same game since Neuvirth andSam Schuett pulled off the feat on Feb. 3,2007 at Northern Iowa.About Our New Home<strong>Creighton</strong> is currently building an on-campusfacility for basketball and volleyball, which willopen in August of this year and host the 20<strong>09</strong>M V C Volleyball Championship. The RyanCenter and D.J. Sokol Arena, a 75,600 squarefootfacility, will house a gym seating nearly2,500, athletics staff offices, locker rooms, ticketoffices, athletic training and meeting rooms,a media workroom and much more.Construction on the facility located just twoblocks north of the Civic Auditorium at Websterand Florence Blvd. (19th Street) is expected tobe completed in August, 20<strong>09</strong>. A live webcamof the construction site can be viewed atwww.gocreighton.com.No Bench ScoringFor the first time under head coach J i mFlanery, the <strong>Creighton</strong> bench was held scorelessin the Jays’ 63-59 loss to Iowa State onNov. 23. Three times previously the Bluejayshad notched two points off the bench since2002-03, with the last coming against Kansasin 2005.ACL-UThat’s Anterior Cruciate Ligament <strong>University</strong>,not that other ACLU. When Michelle Kaustore her ACL against Nebraska (Nov. 17), itmarked the latest in a long line of ACL tears forBluejays. Kaus also tore the same ACL lastMarch. No longer a Bluejay, Abby Henry toreher ACL in the preseason last year and missedthe entire season. Megan Neuvirth tore herACL in CU’s final game of the 2006-07 seasonand Kelsey Crites tore her ACL in <strong>Creighton</strong>’ssixth game of the 2006-07 season. Evenwomen’s basketball sports information contact,Rob Simms, tore his ACL in May, <strong>2008</strong>.Season-Ending InjuriesFor the fourth consecutive season the Bluejayshave lost at least one player to injury for theentire season. This year junior Sam Schuettsuffered an ankle injury in practice on Oct. 31and will be forced to miss the season followingsurgery on the left ankle on Nov. 10. SeniorMichelle Kaus tore her left ACL on Nov. 17and will also miss the season. ChevelleHerring (2007-08), Kelsey Crites (2006-07)and Megan Neuvirth (2005-06) were the previousplayers to go down with season-endinginjuries. Crites played six games in 2006-07,while Herring and Neuvirth did not play a gamethe seasons they were injured.


Updated Player ProfilesKelseyWoodard#35-10 • So. • GuardBellevue, Neb.Bellevue West• Honorable-mention all-MVC, MVC All-Tournament Team and secondteamMVC scholar-athlete.• CU’s leading scorer with 13.3 points per game at the MVC Tournament.• Hit 5-of-9 from three-point range and finished with 21 points and sixassists against UC Riverside in WNIT First Round win.• Is now 21-of-35 (.600) from the field, 11-of-19 (.579) from three-pointrange and 6-of-7 (.857) from the line in three career WNIT games, averaging19.7 points and 4.7 rebounds in WNIT play.• Scored career-high 29 points, making 11-of-14 (.786) shots in CU’sWNIT first-round win at South Dakota State last year. Shot 66.7 percentfrom the field and 60 percent from three-point range, averaging 19 pointsand 4.5 rebounds in two WNIT games last year.• Missed seven minutes in the second half against Kansas on Dec. 13,while receiving stitches above her right eye for a cut.• Leads MVC with 84 three-pointers made and ranks 28th in the NCAAwith 2.5 three-pointers per game. Her 84 treys rank fourh in school history,just the third player with 80 threes in a season.• Leads MVC with 37.5 minutes played per game, including a career-high45 minutes at Northern Iowa (Feb. 21).• Has played an entire game seven times this season.• Leads the team, shooting 84.4 percent at the free-throw line.• Sank her 100th career three-pointer at Evansville (Jan. 17), becomingthe 13th player in school history to reach that number. Ranks ninth inschool history with 136 career treys• Shooting 33.5 percent (53-158) from two-point range this season, comparedto 37.5 percent (84-224) from beyond the arc.• Scored 17 of her 19 points at Bradley in the first half (Feb. 19). Scoringa season-high five “two-point” field goals against the Braves.• Tallied 16 points, making 4-of-10 threes at Drake (Jan. 31).• Made career-high 7-of-12 three-pointers at Indiana State (Jan. 3),including 6-of-9 in the first half. The seven threes are tied for fifth-most ina game by a Bluejay and were the most by a CU player since DaynaFinch made seven on Dec. 28, 2003 at Iowa.• Had season-highs with 27 points and nine rebounds at Indiana State(Jan. 3) and tied her career-high with 18 field goal attempts.• Led all players with 17 points at North Dakota State (Dec. 29), whilemaking all four of her three-point attempts in the second half.• Dished career-high seven assists, while shooting 5-of-12 from threepointrange and finishing with 17 points against UC Davis (Dec. 20).• Drained five three-pointers at Saint Louis (Nov. 25) and establishedcareer-high with 10 free-throw attempts and four blocked shots againstthe Billikens. Led all players with 23 points at SLU.• Was held without a field goal for the fifth time in her career vs. IowaState. CU is 0-5 when she does not make a FG in the last two years.Season and Career HighsSEASONCAREERPoints 27 at Indiana State, 1-3 29 at South Dakota State, 3-20-08Rebounds 9 (2x) last vs. Illinois St., 3-7 10 vs. Missouri State, 1-6-08FG 10 at Indiana State, 1-3 11 at South Dakota State, 3-20-08FGA 18 at Indiana State, 1-3 18 (2x) last at Indiana State, 1-3-<strong>09</strong>3FG 7 at Indiana State, 1-3 7 at Indiana State, 1-3-<strong>09</strong>3FGA 12 (2x) last at Indiana St., 1-3 12 (2x) last at Indiana State, 1-3-<strong>09</strong>FT 8 at Saint Louis, 11-25 8 (2x) last at Saint Louis, 11-25-08FTA 10 at Saint Louis, 11-25 10 at Saint Louis, 11-25-08Assists 7 vs. UC Davis, 12-20 7 vs. UC Davis, 12-20-08Steals 2 (8x) last vs. Illinois St., 3-7 3 (2x) last at UNI, 2-21-08Blocks 4 at Saint Louis, 11-25 4 at Saint Louis, 11-25-08Minutes 45 at Northern Iowa, 2-21 45 at Northern Iowa, 2-21-<strong>09</strong><strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.at Arkansas State • 35 4-15 .267 3-10 .300 2-2 1.000 2-2-4 1 3 1 1 13NEBRASKA • 38 2-10 .200 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000 0-5-5 1 2 0 0 9IOWA STATE • 40 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 3-4 .750 0-4-4 1 1 0 2 3at Saint Louis • 38 5-10 .500 5-9 .556 8-10 .800 0-4-4 0 4 4 0 23DENVER • 36 5-13 .385 4-11 .364 4-6 .667 0-2-2 4 0 1 0 18at Oklahoma • 33 1-11 .<strong>09</strong>1 0-7 .000 0-1 .000 1-5-6 5 1 0 0 2at Kansas State • 40 5-11 .455 3-7 .429 2-2 1.000 2-6-8 3 2 0 1 15KANSAS • 35 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 –– 1-4-5 3 1 1 1 5UC DAVIS • 36 5-13 .385 5-12 .417 2-2 1.000 1-2-3 7 1 0 2 17COLORADO ST. • 35 4-10 .400 2-8 .250 0-0 –– 0-4-4 2 1 0 1 10at North Dakota St. • 37 5-9 .556 4-5 .800 3-4 .750 1-4-5 1 0 0 0 17at Illinois State • 38 2-12 .167 1-7 .143 4-4 1.000 1-6-7 0 0 1 0 9at Indiana State • 40 10-18 .556 7-12 .583 0-0 –– 2-7-9 3 3 0 2 27MISSOURI STATE • 32 7-12 .583 5-9 .556 0-0 –– 0-4-4 5 2 0 0 19WICHITA STATE • 38 4-13 .308 4-8 .500 4-4 1.000 0-6-6 1 1 2 0 16at Southern Illinois • 37 4-15 26.7 2-3 .667 3-4 .750 0-2-2 0 2 0 0 13at Evansville • 40 2-11 .182 1-5 .200 0-0 –– 0-8-8 2 1 2 2 5NORTHERN IOWA • 37 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000 0-5-5 4 2 2 0 5BRADLEY • 36 6-13 .462 2-6 .333 0-0 –– 2-2-4 3 0 0 0 14at Drake • 40 4-11 .364 4-10 .400 4-4 1.000 0-6-6 1 1 1 1 16at Missouri State • 39 6-14 .429 3-9 .333 3-3 1.000 0-7-7 2 1 0 2 18at Wichita State • 39 3-12 .250 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000 0-6-6 1 2 0 0 10EVANSVILLE • 36 3-11 .273 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-6-6 6 2 0 2 8S. ILLINOIS • 36 7-15 .467 4-8 .500 0-0 –– 1-5-6 3 0 3 0 18at Bradley • 37 8-16 .500 3-6 .500 0-0 –– 2-3-5 0 3 0 0 19at Northern Iowa • 45 2-11 .182 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000 0-4-4 3 0 1 1 7DRAKE • 38 1-8 .125 0-5 .000 0-0 –– 0-5-5 1 3 1 0 2INDIANA STATE • 32 5-13 .385 3-9 .333 2-3 .667 1-4-5 2 1 1 2 15ILLINOIS STATE • 43 3-10 .300 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000 3-6-9 6 0 2 0 9vs. Wichita State • 38 4-12 .333 2-5 .400 3-4 .750 1-7-8 2 1 1 0 13vs. Drake • 38 3-8 .375 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000 1-3-4 2 1 1 0 9vs. Evansville • 40 6-16 .375 3-8 .375 3-4 .750 0-3-3 0 1 1 1 18UC RIVERSIDE • 36 7-14 .500 5-9 .556 2-2 1.000 0-5-5 6 1 0 1 21Career in WNITOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.at. S. Dakota St. • ‘08 33 11-14 .786 3-4 .750 4-5 .800 0-3-3 1 3 0 0 29at Marquette • ‘08 40 3-7 .429 3-6 .500 0-0 –– 0-6-6 0 3 0 1 9UC RIVERSIDE • ‘<strong>09</strong> 36 7-14 .500 5-9 .556 2-2 1.000 0-5-5 6 1 0 1 21TOTALS 1<strong>09</strong> 21-35 .600 11-19 .579 6-7 .857 0-14-14 7 7 0 2 59


Updated Player ProfilesStephaniRhoten#45-6 • So. • GuardCanyon, TexasCanyon / Seward County• Key three-pointer helped CU erase late five-point deficit and send gameto overtime in win over Illinois State on March 7.• Went 2-for-6 from three-point range against Indiana State on March 5,settin a career-high for 3FG attempts. Tied her career-high with twosteals against the Sycamores.• Established career-highs with three assists and two steals at Bradley(Feb. 19), while playing 21 minutes.• Made her first Bluejay “two-point” field goal and logged her first CUblocked shot against Bradley (Jan. 25).• Scored eight points in six minutes, shooting 2-of-3 from three-pointrange and 2-for-2 at the line against Northern Iowa (Jan. 23).• Scored a career-high 12 points in just nine minutes against MissouriState on Jan. 8• Went 4-for-5 from the field – all three-pointers – in the second halfagainst Missouri State (Jan. 8) for her 12 points.• Was 3-for-13 from the field and 3-for-9 from three-point range on theseason before her 4-for-5 three-point shooting against MSU on Jan. 8.• Played 15 minutes, knocked down a three-pointer and dished an assistagainst Colorado State (Dec. 21).• Pulled down five rebounds in 14 minutes at Saint Louis (Nov. 25)• Played career-high 24 minutes against Iowa State (Nov. 23), after playinga combined seven minutes in CU’s first two games.• Made the first shot she attempted in Division I, a three-pointer atArkansas State on Nov. 14.• <strong>Creighton</strong>’s first junior college transfer since 1998-99• Averaged 14.2 points, 6.1 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per gamelas year at Seward County CC in Liberal, Kan.Season and Career HighsSEASON/CAREERPoints 12 vs. Missouri State, 1-8Rebounds 5 at Saint Louis, 11-25FG 4 vs. Missouri State, 1-8FGA 6 vs. Indiana State, 3-53FG 4 vs. Missouri State, 1-83FGA 6 vs. Indiana State, 3-5FT 3 at Missouri State, 2-6FTA 4 at Missouri State, 2-6Assists 3 at Bradley, 2-19Steals 2 (2x) last vs. Indiana State, 3-5Blocks 1 vs. Bradley, 1-25Minutes 24 vs. Iowa State, 11-23<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.at Arkansas State 3 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 3NEBRASKA 4 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0-1-1 0 1 0 1 1IOWA STATE 24 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-3-3 1 1 0 1 0at Saint Louis 14 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1-4-5 1 2 0 0 1DENVER 9 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 2-0-2 1 0 0 0 5at Oklahoma 6 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-2-2 0 1 0 0 0at Kansas State Did Not PlayKANSAS 0+ 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0UC DAVIS 2 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0COLORADO STATE 15 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 –– 0-0-0 1 1 0 0 3at North Dakota St. 6 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 2 0 1 0at Illinois State 5 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0at Indiana State 2 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0MISSOURI STATE 9 4-5 .800 4-5 .800 0-0 –– 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 12WICHITA STATE 8 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0at Southern Illinois 3 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0at Evansville 8 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 1NORTHERN IOWA 6 2-3 .667 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 8BRADLEY 7 1-1 1.000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 2at Drake 9 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 1-0-1 1 1 0 1 2at Missouri State 22 1-5 .200 0-4 .000 3-4 .750 1-1-2 0 1 0 1 5at Wichita State 12 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 –– 2-1-3 1 0 0 0 3EVANSVILLE 14 1-1 1.000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 2S. ILLINOIS 9 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 1-1-2 1 2 0 1 0at Bradley 21 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 2-3 .667 1-2-3 3 0 0 2 2at Northern Iowa 5 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0DRAKE 11 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 3-0-3 0 0 0 0 0INDIANA STATE 17 2-6 .333 2-6 .333 0-0 –– 0-2-2 0 0 0 2 6ILLINOIS STATE 12 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 –– 1-2-3 0 0 0 0 3vs. Wichita State 7 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Drake 5 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Evansville 2 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 0UC RIVERSIDE 8 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 1Career in WNITOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.UC RIVERSIDE • ‘<strong>09</strong> 8 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 1TOTALS 8 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 1• Named second-team all-conference and honorable-mention all-regionafter leading both the conference and region in assists last year at SCCC.


Updated Player ProfilesChevelleHerring#55-4 • Jr. • GuardBellevue, Neb.Bellevue East• Named second-team all-Missouri Valley Conference• Appearing in her first WNIT, as she redshirted last year.• Averaged 22.6 points per game against Big 12 opponents this year, andwas the game’s leading scorer in all five games vs. Big 12 foes.• Scored career-high 31 points against Kansas (Dec. 13), while playing all45 minutes against the Jayhawks.• Leads the team and ranks third in the MVC with 13.2 points per game.• Has shot above 32 percent in six of her last 25 games, shooting 96-of-347 (.276) from the field in her last 25 games.• Scored in double figures in 17 of first 21 games this year, but hasreached double figures in five of her last 12 games.• Attempted less than 10 shots in a game just four times this year.• Shooting 22-of-117 (.188) from the field and 7-for-50 (.140) from threepoint range in her last seven games, including a combined 1-for-24 (.042)from the field in her last two games.• Led all players with 17 points in MVC tourney win over Drake (March 14)• 14th player in CU history to hit 100 career three-pointers, her 102 careertreys are tied for 12th in school history.• Logged career-highs with eight rebounds and two blocked shots againstIndiana State (March 5).• Launched a career-high 26 shots and 11 three-pointers against Drake(Feb. 27). Her 26 FG attempts are tied for fourth most in CU single-gamehistory.• Scored MVC season-best 23 points at UNI (Feb. 21), while swipingthree steals in a game for the fourth time in her last six games.• Had 21 points and tied career-high five 3-pointers vs. UE (Feb. 12).• Went 5-of-7 from the field, 3-for-3 from three-point range for 14 points atMissouri State (Feb. 6).• Finished 0-for-8 from the field at Wichita State (Feb. 8) and was heldscoreless in a game for the first time since Nov. 26, 2006.• Made all 10 of her free-throw attempts at Drake (Jan. 31), becoming firstBluejay to make 10 freebies in a game since 2005.• Nabbed career-high four steals at Drake on Jan. 31.• 20 points and career-high five three-pointers against Bradley (Jan. 25).• Dished career-high seven assists against Northern Iowa (Jan. 23).• Scored all 13 of her points against Missouri St. (Jan. 8) in the first half• Scored in double figures in seven straight games (Nov. 17-Dec. 13),averaging 20.6 points per game in that span.• MVC Player of the Week (Dec. 15) after averaging 27 points againstnationally-ranked Kansas State and Kansas.• Led all players with 16 points at Oklahoma (Dec. 3).Season and Career HighsSEASONCAREERPoints 31 vs. Kansas, 12-13 31 vs. Kansas, 12-13-08Rebounds 8 vs. Indiana State, 3-5 8 vs. Indiana State, 3-5-<strong>09</strong>FG 11 vs. Kansas, 12-13 11 vs. Kansas, 12-13-08FGA 26 vs. Drake, 2-27 26 vs. Drake, 2-27-<strong>09</strong>3FG 5 (3x) last vs. Evansville, 2-12 5 (3x) last vs. Evansville, 2-12-<strong>09</strong>3FGA 11 vs. Drake, 2-27 11 vs. Drake, 2-27-<strong>09</strong>FT 10 at Drake, 1-31 10 at Drake, 1-31-<strong>09</strong>FTA 10 at Drake, 1-31 10 at Drake, 1-31-<strong>09</strong>Assists 7 vs. UNI, 1-23 7 vs. UNI, 1-23-<strong>09</strong>Steals 4 at Drake, 1-31 4 at Drake, 1-31-<strong>09</strong>Blocks 2 vs. Indiana State, 3-5 2 vs. Indiana State, 3-5-<strong>09</strong>Minutes 45 vs. Kansas, 12-13 45 vs. Kansas, 12-13-08<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.at Arkansas State • 31 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000 0-0-0 1 3 0 0 8NEBRASKA • 36 9-22 .4<strong>09</strong> 1-3 .333 0-0 –– 0-5-5 2 2 0 0 19IOWA STATE • 40 7-19 368 3-6 .500 7-8 .875 0-1-1 1 5 0 0 24at Saint Louis • 37 4-16 .250 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-2-2 1 3 0 1 10DENVER • 33 7-12 .583 5-6 .833 2-2 1.000 1-0-1 6 2 0 1 21at Oklahoma • 40 5-17 .294 4-10 .400 2-3 .667 1-0-1 3 3 0 2 16at Kansas State • 40 8-21 .381 2-5 .400 5-7 .714 1-3-4 0 3 0 0 23KANSAS • 45 11-18 .611 2-3 .667 7-9 .778 0-4-4 2 7 0 0 31UC DAVIS • 38 3-11 .273 0-5 .000 0-0 –– 0-1-1 4 6 0 2 6COLORADO ST. • 40 5-16 .313 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 0-1-1 5 1 1 1 14at North Dakota St. • 39 4-17 .235 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 1-2-3 3 5 0 0 11at Illinois State • 38 4-15 .267 1-5 .200 1-2 .500 0-2-2 2 4 0 1 10at Indiana State • 35 3-12 .250 0-6 .000 2-2 1.000 0-1-1 2 4 0 0 8MISSOURI STATE • 30 4-6 .667 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000 1-2-3 2 3 0 2 13WICHITA STATE • 38 4-10 .400 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-2-2 3 6 0 0 10at Southern Illinois • 39 4-14 .286 2-3 .667 5-6 .833 0-3-3 3 3 0 2 15at Evansville • 33 3-10 .300 0-4 .000 4-7 .571 1-2-3 0 5 0 1 10NORTHERN IOWA • 37 3-15 .200 2-7 .286 0-0 –– 0-0-0 7 3 0 1 8BRADLEY • 37 6-15 .400 5-9 .556 3-4 .750 0-2-2 5 4 0 2 20at Drake • 34 2-10 .200 1-3 .33310-10 1.000 0-0-0 3 2 0 4 15at Missouri State • 27 5-7 .714 3-3 1.000 1-2 .500 0-3-3 3 3 0 3 14at Wichita State • 40 0-8 .000 0-5 .000 0-0 –– 0-1-1 4 4 0 0 0EVANSVILLE • 38 8-16 .500 5-11 .455 0-0 –– 0-4-4 5 3 0 3 21S. ILLINOIS • 36 2-11 .182 2-7 .286 2-2 1.000 0-2-2 6 1 0 3 8at Bradley • 38 5-18 .278 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 2-1-3 4 5 0 0 15at Northern Iowa • 39 9-19 .474 3-8 .375 2-2 1.000 1-3-4 1 3 0 3 23DRAKE • 40- 3-26 .115 1-11 .<strong>09</strong>1 2-5 .400 1-2-3 2 1 0 2 9INDIANA STATE • 30 4-14 .286 0-7 .000 0-0 –– 1-7-8 3 4 2 2 8ILLINOIS STATE • 44 5-22 .227 2-8 .250 3-4 .750 2-3-5 2 2 0 2 15vs. Wichita State • 37 3-15 .200 1-9 .111 2-2 1.000 0-1-1 1 4 0 0 9vs. Drake • 39 6-16 .375 3-9 .333 2-2 1.000 0-3-3 3 3 0 1 17vs. Evansville • 40 0-12 .000 0-3 .000 3-6 .500 1-1-2 1 2 0 2 3UC RIVERSIDE • 37 1-12 .083 0-3 .000 0-0 –– 2-1-3 3 2 0 1 2Career in WNITOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.UC RIVERSIDE • ‘<strong>09</strong> 37 1-12 .083 0-3 .000 0-0 –– 2-1-3 3 2 0 1 2TOTALS 37 1-12 .083 0-3 .000 0-0 –– 2-1-3 3 2 0 1 2• Made a career-high five three-pointers on six attempts against Denver(Nov. 30), while adding six assists.• Posted back-to-back games with career-high point totals – scoring 19against Nebraska (Nov. 17) and 24 against Iowa State (Nov. 23).• Played all 40 minutes against Iowa State and made 7-of-8 free-throwsagainst the Cyclones.


Updated Player ProfilesDaNaeMoore#125-10 • Fr. • GuardApple Valley, Minn.Eastview• 5-for-19 (.263) from the field with 13 points over her last 17 games.• Pulled down game-high 10 rebounds vs. Kansas (Dec. 13)• Her four points against Drake in the MVC Tournament semifinals (March14) were the most she had scored in a game since her career-high nineagainst Wichita State on Jan. 10.• Went 1-for-3 from the field and 1-for-2 at the free-throw line againstIndiana State on March 5.• Scored a career-high nine points and pulled down a game-high andcareer-best 12 rebounds against Wichita State (Jan. 10).• Started nine straight games from Nov. 25-Jan. 1, before coming off thebench for a career-high 36 minutes at Indiana State (Jan. 3)• Blocked two shots at Evansville (Jan. 17).• Scored career-high six points on 3-of-5 shooting at Indiana St. (Jan. 3)• Made first career start at Saint Louis (Nov. 25)• Played 34 minutes against Kansas (Dec. 13) after playing 33 at KansasState (Dec. 9).• Logged her first career blocked shot against Iowa State (Nov. 23)• Made her collegiate debut with nine minutes, two points and an assist atArkansas State (Nov. 14)• Did not play in either of CU’s exhibition games while recovering from abroken handSeason and Career HighsSEASON/CAREERPoints 9 vs. Wichita State, 1-10Rebounds 12 vs. Wichita State, 1-10FG 4 vs. Wichita State, 1-10FGA 6 vs. Wichita State, 1-103FGNone3FGA 1 vs. Missouri State, 1-8FT 2 (2x) last vs. Drake, 3-14FTA 3 vs. Drake, 3-14Assists 2 at Kansas State, 12-9Steals 2 (2x) last vs. Drake, 2-27Blocks 2 (2x) last vs. Drake, 3-14Minutes 36 at Indiana State, 1-3<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.at Arkansas State 9 1-1 1.000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 2NEBRASKA 13 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1 .000 2-0-2 0 0 0 0 0IOWA STATE 5 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0at Saint Louis • 14 1-2 .500 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-0-1 0 1 0 0 2DENVER • 18 1-2 .500 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 3-0-3 1 2 1 1 3at Oklahoma • 29 1-2 .500 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 3-1-4 0 0 0 0 2at Kansas State • 33 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 2-3-5 2 1 0 0 0KANSAS • 34 2-4 .500 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 4-6-10 0 2 0 0 4UC DAVIS • 26 1-2 .500 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 2-2-4 0 1 0 0 2COLORADO ST. • 21 1-4 .250 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 2-4-6 0 0 0 0 2at North Dakota St. • 18 2-4 .500 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 2-3-5 0 1 0 2 5at Illinois State • 14 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-3-4 0 2 0 0 0at Indiana State 36 3-5 .600 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 4-0-4 1 2 0 0 6MISSOURI STATE • 23 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1-1-2 1 0 0 1 1WICHITA STATE • 27 4-6 .667 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 5-7-12 0 0 1 0 9at Southern Illinois • 34 1-2 .500 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-4-4 1 0 0 0 2at Evansville • 11 0-2 .000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 2-1-3 0 1 2 1 0NORTHERN IOWA • 19 1-5 .200 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-3-3 0 1 1 0 2BRADLEY • 10 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-0-1 0 1 1 0 0at Drake • 12 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 1 1 1 0 0at Missouri State • 11 1-3 .333 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 2at Wichita State • 3 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0EVANSVILLE 6 0-2 .000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0S. ILLINOIS 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 2at Bradley 1 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0at Northern Iowa 17 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-0-1 0 0 0 1 0DRAKE 11 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 2-2 1.000 1-0-1 0 0 1 2 2INDIANA STATE 13 1-3 .333 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 1-0-1 0 0 1 1 3ILLINOIS STATE 3 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-1 –– 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0vs. Wichita State 4 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0vs. Drake 7 1-1 1.000 0-0 –– 2-3 .667 2-2-4 0 0 0 1 4vs. Evansville 8 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 2-0-2 0 1 0 2 0UC RIVERSIDE 9 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0Career in WNITOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.UC RIVERSIDE, ‘<strong>09</strong> 9 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 9 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0


Updated Player ProfilesKelseyCrites#155-9 • Jr. • GuardClinton, IowaClinton• Averaging 33 minutes per game in her last five games after never playingmore than 31 minutes in a game prior to that span.• Averaging 7.2 rebounds per game in her last 10 games• Has started 10 of CU’s last 11 games (stepping aside for Michelle Kauson Senior Day).• Tied career-high with 10 rebounds against Wichita State on March 13,then tied career-best with four steals against Drake on March 14 at theMVC Tournament.• Averaged 6.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game at the MVCTournament.• Scored career-high 13 points in 32 minutes off the bench in regular-seasonfinale against Illinois State on March 7.• Started her first game of the year and first since Jan. 17, <strong>2008</strong> againstEvansville on Feb. 12.• Scored 10 points in her first start of the year against Evansville• Filled up stat sheet with nine rebounds, six points, five assists and foursteals against Southern Illinois (Feb. 14).• Scored eight points – all in the second half – at Drake on Jan. 31.• Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds against Bradley (Jan. 25).• Had five points, four boards, three steals and three assists against UNI(Jan. 23).• Had eight points and team-leading four assists, along with seven boardsin a career-high 31 minutes at Evansville (Jan. 17).• Drained her only three-pointer of the season at Evansville on Jan. 17.• Tied for team-lead with five rebounds and three steals in just 15 minutesagainst Missouri State (Jan. 8).• Pulled down five rebounds against Kansas (Dec. 13).• Had seven points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench againstDenver (Nov. 30).• Swiped a career-high four steals in 20 minutes of play at Saint Louis onNov. 25.Season and Career HighsSEASONCAREERPoints 13 vs. Illinois State, 3-7 13 vs. Illinois State, 3-7-<strong>09</strong>Rebounds 10 (2x) last vs. Wichita St., 3-13 10 (2x) last vs. Wichita State, 3-13-<strong>09</strong>FG 5 vs. Illinois State, 3-7 5 (2x) last vs. Illinois State, 3-7-<strong>09</strong>FGA 13 vs. Illinois State, 3-7 14 at Nebraska, 11-30-073FG 1 (2x) last vs. Illinois St., 3-7 3 at Missouri State, 2-2-063FGA 2 at Evansville, 1-17 4 (3x) last at Wichita State, 2-4-06FT 2 (4x) last vs. Illinois St., 3-7 5 at Marquette, 3-24-08FTA 5 vs. Evansville, 2-12 7 at Marquette, 3-24-08Assists 5 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-14 6 vs. UNI, 1-24-08Steals 4 (3x) last vs. Drake, 3-14 4 (3x) last vs. Drake, 3-14-<strong>09</strong>Blocks 1 (6x) last vs. Evansville, 3-15 1 (9x) last vs. Evansville, 3-15-<strong>09</strong>Minutes 36 vs. Drake, 3-14 36 vs. Drake, 3-14-<strong>09</strong><strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.at Arkansas State 21 2-4 .500 0-0 –– 0-2 .000 3-3-6 1 3 0 0 4NEBRASKA 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 –– 0-1 .000 0-0-0 3 6 0 0 2IOWA STATE Did Not Playat Saint Louis 20 2-5 .400 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 3-1-4 3 2 0 4 4DENVER 21 3-8 .375 0-0 –– 1-4 .250 2-5-7 1 1 1 0 7at Oklahoma 10 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 2at Kansas State 9 1-3 .333 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 2KANSAS 29 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1-4-5 1 0 0 0 3UC DAVIS 18 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 1-1-2 1 0 0 3 2COLORADO STATE 8 0-2 .000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-0-1 0 1 0 0 0at North Dakota St. 12 1-2 .500 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-3-4 1 0 0 0 2at Illinois State 22 0-5 .000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-3-4 1 0 1 0 0at Indiana State 7 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 2-0-2 2 0 0 0 2MISSOURI STATE 15 0-3 .000 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 1-4-5 1 1 0 3 1WICHITA STATE 12 2-2 1.000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-1-2 1 1 1 0 4at Southern Illinois 11 2-2 1.000 0-0 –– 2-3 .667 0-3-3 1 0 0 0 6at Evansville 31 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 2-5-7 4 0 0 2 8NORTHERN IOWA 17 2-3 .667 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 1-3-4 3 4 1 3 5BRADLEY 27 2-7 .286 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 3-7-10 3 2 0 2 5at Drake 26 3-9 .333 0-0 –– 2-2 1.000 1-2-3 1 2 1 3 8at Missouri State 21 3-6 .500 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 4-3-7 3 1 0 1 7at Wichita State 26 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 5-4-9 1 3 0 3 0EVANSVILLE • 25 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 2-5 .400 0-5-5 3 1 1 0 10S. ILLINOIS • 27 2-4 .500 0-0 –– 2-2 1.000 2-7-9 5 0 0 4 6at Bradley • 24 3-9 .333 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 4-4-8 4 2 0 1 7at Northern Iowa • 23 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 1-4 .250 1-3-4 3 3 0 2 3DRAKE • 26 2-7 .286 0-0 –– 1-4 .250 3-5-8 0 4 0 1 5INDIANA STATE • 20 1-3 .333 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 3-3-6 1 2 0 1 2ILLINOIS STATE 32 5-13 .385 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 5-2-7 1 3 0 1 13vs. Wichita State • 34 2-9 .222 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 3-7-10 1 1 0 2 5vs. Drake • 36 4-9 .444 0-0 –– 1-1 1.000 1-4-5 0 2 0 4 9vs. Evansville • 35 2-6 .333 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-8-9 3 3 1 0 4UC RIVERSIDE • 28 2-8 .250 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 0-6-6 1 1 0 0 5Career in WNITOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.at S. Dakota St., ‘08 7 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0at Marquette, ‘08 15 2-5 .400 0-0 –– 5-7 .714 0-1-1 3 2 0 1 9UC RIVERSIDE • ‘<strong>09</strong> 28 2-8 .250 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 0-6-6 1 1 0 0 5TOTALS 50 4-13 .308 0-0 –– 6-9 .667 0-7-7 4 3 0 1 14


MichaelaKraft#205-3 • Fr. • GuardMandan, N.D.Mandan• Joined team after the season started• Scored her first career point on a free-throw against Bradley (Jan. 25).• Logged first career rebound against Northern Iowa (Jan. 23).• Played nine minutes and dished a career-high three assists againstMissouri State (Jan. 8).• Also swiped her first career steal against MSU.• Logged her first career assist in five minutes of play in her home state atNorth Dakota State (Dec. 29).• Made her collegiate debut against Colorado State on Dec. 21, playing thefinal four minutes in the 67-56 win.<strong>Creighton</strong>Joined the team as a walk-on after the season started due to season-endinginjuries to Michelle Kaus and Sam Schuett ... Is a sophomore academically,but freshman athletically.Mandan High SchoolPart of five Class A championships for the Braves and head coach GregAmundson ... In her four years at Mandan, the team went a combined 110-6, including 76-4 in conference play ... Was tabbed Miss Defense by herteammates as a junior and senior ... Named the Player of the Game inMandan’s state semifinal game during her senior year ... Logged 85 stealsin 30 games as a senior, to go along with 6.4 points per game ... Playedclub basketball for the Prairie Shooters ... Also lettered in track and volleyball... Member of National Honor Society, Dean’s List, Student Council,Speech Team and Spanish Club.PersonalDaughter of Terry and Collette Kraft, Michaela was born April 25, 1989 inBismark, N.D. ... Has one older sister, Tara (21) ... Father played basketballat the <strong>University</strong> of Mary (N.D.) ... Lists her father as the athlete shemost admires ... Enjoys being outdoors, reading and watching movies ...Nickname is Mic ... Biochemistry major with a minor in medical anthropology,she plans to attend medical school to become a physician.Updated Player ProfilesSeason and Career HighsSEASON/CAREERPoints 1 vs. Bradley, 1-25Rebounds 1 vs. UNI, 1-23FGNoneFGA 2 (3x) last vs. Indiana State, 3-53FGNone3FGA 2 (2x) last vs. Indiana State, 3-5FT 1 vs. Bradley, 1-25FTA 3 vs. Bradley, 1-25Assists 3 vs. Missouri State, 1-8Steals 1 vs. Missouri State, 1-8BlocksNoneMinutes 9 vs. Missouri State, 1-8<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.at Arkansas State Did Not PlayNEBRASKA Did Not PlayIOWA STATE Did Not Playat Saint Louis Did Not PlayDENVER Did Not Playat Oklahoma Did Not Playat Kansas State Did Not PlayKANSAS Did Not PlayUC DAVIS Did Not PlayCOLORADO STATE 4 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0at North Dakota St. 5 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0at Illinois State 3 0-2 .000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0at Indiana State Did Not PlayMISSOURI STATE 9 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-1 .000 0-0-0 3 1 0 1 0WICHITA STATE 1 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0at Southern Illinois 1 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0at Evansville Did Not PlayNORTHERN IOWA 4 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0BRADLEY 3 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-3 .333 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1at Drake Did Not Playat Missouri State 1 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0at Wichita State Did Not PlayEVANSVILLE 3 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0S. ILLINOIS 3 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0at Bradley Did Not Playat Northern Iowa Did Not PlayDRAKE 0+ 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0INDIANA STATE 5 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0ILLINOIS STATE Did Not Playvs. Wichita State Did Not Playvs. Drake 1 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Evansville Did Not PlayUC RIVERSIDE 1 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0Career in WNITOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.UC RIVERSIDE, ‘<strong>09</strong> 1 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 1 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Updated Player ProfilesMeganNeuvirth#215-11 • Jr. • ForwardWest Point, Neb.Central Catholic• MVC Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team All-MVC, MVC All-Tournament Team and MVC Second-Team Scholar-Athlete.• Two-time MVC Player of the Week (Feb. 9, Dec. 22) and three-timeMVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Feb. 11, Jan. 21, Dec. 23).• Owns CU single-season record for rebounds with 319 this year, the 10thhighest single-season total in MVC history.• 208 career steals and 708 career rebounds both rank seventh in schoolhistory.• Averaged 10.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.2 steals per gameagainst Big 12 opponents this year.• Led all players with 24 points and career-high 10 field goals against UCRiverside (March 21) in the WNIT First Round, tying her career-high withfour three-pointers in the win.• Had three straight double-doubles (Feb. 19-27), averaging 15.7 pointsand 11.3 rebounds per game in that span. Her team-leading nine doubledoublesare the most by a Bluejay since 1990-91.• Leads team and MVC with 9.7 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game. Alsotops the team with 34 blocked shots and nine double-doubles.• Tied career-high with seven steals against Indiana State (March 5).• MVC Player of the Week (Feb. 9) after averaging 19.5 points, 8.5rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.5 steals and a blocked shot per game in wins atMissouri State and Wichita State.• Scored 20 of her game-high 24 points in 2nd half at Wichita St. (Feb. 8).• MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Jan. 21) after averaging 14.5 points,8.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals in road wins at SIU and Evansville.• Only player in the MVC to rank in the top-10 in rebounding (1st), steals(1st), 3FG per game (8th), 3FG percentage (9th) and blocked shots (7th).• Scored seven of CU’s 11 points in overtime to help the Jays to a 67-59win at UNI (Feb. 21). Finished with 22 points in the win.• Swiped five steals and launched a career-high 20 field goal attemptsagainst Bradley (Jan. 25).• Tied her career-high with eight assists against Missouri State (Jan. 8).• Named MVC Player of the Week and MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Weekon Dec. 22 after averaging 22 points, 13.5 rebounds, 4.5 blocked shots,3.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game in wins over UC Davis (Dec. 20) andColorado State (Dec. 21).• First Bluejay since 1994-95 to have at least three blocked shots in threestraight games (Dec. 20-29).• Scored career-high 26 points and career-best four three-pointers, alongwith 13 rebounds against UC Davis (Dec. 20). Followed with 18 points,14 rebounds, 6 blocks and 5 assists against Colorado State (Dec. 21).• Her six blocked shots against Colorado State were one shy of the schoolrecord and the most since Amy Hoffman’s six on Dec. 2, 2004.Season and Career HighsSEASONCAREERPoints 26 vs. UC Davis, 12-20 26 vs. UC Davis, 12-20-08Rebounds 16 at Saint Louis, 11-25 16 at Saint Louis, 11-25-08FG 10 vs. UC Riverside, 3-21 10 vs. UC Riverside, 3-21-<strong>09</strong>FGA 20 (2x) last vs. Drake, 2-27 20 (2x) last vs. Drake, 2-273FG 4 (3x) last vs. UCR, 3-21 4 (3x) last vs. UC Riverside, 3-21-<strong>09</strong>3FGA 11 vs. UC Davis, 12-20 11 vs. UC Davis, 12-20-08FT 8 at Saint Louis, 11-25 8 at Saint Louis, 11-25-08FTA 10 at Saint Louis, 11-25 10 at Saint Louis, 11-25-08Assists 8 vs. Missouri State, 1-8 8 (2x) last vs. Missouri State, 1-8-<strong>09</strong>Steals 7 vs. Indiana State, 3-5 7 (3x) last vs. Indiana State, 3-5-<strong>09</strong>Blocks 6 vs. Colorado State, 12-21 6 vs. Colorado State, 12-21-08Minutes 45 at Northern Iowa, 2-21 45 at Northern Iowa, 2-21-<strong>09</strong><strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.at Arkansas State • 32 2-10 .200 0-2 .000 2-5 .400 4-4-8 1 3 0 3 6NEBRASKA • 33 5-15 .333 1-5 .200 0-0 –– 3-5-8 2 4 3 1 11IOWA STATE • 38 5-15 .333 2-5 .400 2-5 .400 2-7-9 3 4 0 2 14at Saint Louis • 35 4-14 .286 1-2 .500 8-10 .800 5 - 11 - 1 6 6 5 0 2 17DENVER • 39 3-11 .273 1-3 .333 5-8 .625 5-8-13 4 4 1 1 12at Oklahoma • 40 6-13 .462 3-3 1.000 0-2 .000 2-4-6 3 2 2 4 15at Kansas State • 40 2-9 .222 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 2-5-7 5 4 1 0 6KANSAS • 37 3-17 .176 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 3-6-9 5 3 1 4 8UC DAVIS • 37 9-19 .474 4-11 .364 4-5 .800 5-8-13 2 6 3 3 26COLORADO ST. • 37 5-12 .417 1-4 .250 7-9 .778 6-8-14 5 7 6 3 18at North Dakota St. • 38 2-10 .200 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 3-7-10 3 2 3 2 7at Illinois State • 37 4-17 .235 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000 6-4-10 2 5 0 4 11at Indiana State • 36 2-6 .333 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000 1 - 1 2 - 1 3 4 7 1 2 8MISSOURI STATE • 31 8-11 .727 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 3-2-5 8 1 2 3 18WICHITA STATE • 27 1-8 .125 1-3 .333 2-5 .400 4-3-7 1 4 1 1 5at Southern Illinois • 33 5-6 .833 2-3 .667 1-3 .333 2-9-11 1 5 0 3 13at Evansville • 35 5-13 .385 2-6 .333 4-6 .667 2-4-6 1 3 2 4 16NORTHERN IOWA • 36 7-14 .500 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 3-4-7 0 3 1 4 19BRADLEY • 32 6-20 .300 1-8 .125 0-0 –– 3-4-7 2 2 1 5 13at Drake • 37 2-9 .222 2-5 .400 7-9 .778 2-6-8 3 5 0 3 13at Missouri State • 37 5-10 .500 0-2 .000 5-6 .833 0-8-8 5 5 0 1 15at Wichita State • 39 9-17 .529 2-4 .500 4-5 .800 1-8-9 2 6 2 2 24EVANSVILLE • 29 3-4 .750 1-2 .500 2-6 .333 7-8-15 3 6 0 1 9S. ILLINOIS • 29 2-13 .154 1-3 .333 2-4 .500 3-8-11 3 2 0 0 7at Bradley • 38 3-16 .188 3-7 .429 2-4 .500 3-8-11 1 2 0 2 11at Northern Iowa • 45 9-18 .500 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000 2-8-10 2 1 3 2 22DRAKE • 36 6-20 .300 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 7-6-13 2 4 1 3 14INDIANA STATE • 32 3-11 .273 1-6 .167 0-0 –– 5-5-10 5 4 0 7 7ILLINOIS STATE • 39 4-14 .286 2-6 .333 5-7 .714 2-6-8 2 2 0 1 15vs. Wichita State • 38 3-9 .333 0-3 .000 2-3 .667 6-3-9 3 4 0 1 8vs. Drake • 31 2-9 .222 0-2 .000 0-0 –– 5-5-10 1 4 0 3 4vs. Evansville • 35 4-10 .400 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 3-8-11 1 3 0 2 9UC RIVERSIDE • 36 10-18 .556 4-5 .800 0-0 –– 5-2-7 1 3 0 1 24Career in WNITOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.at S. Dakota St., ‘08 17 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-2-2 0 0 1 0 4at Marquette, ‘08 14 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 1-1-2 1 3 0 0 5UC RIVERSIDE • ‘<strong>09</strong> 36 10-18 .556 4-5 .800 0-0 –– 5-2-7 1 3 0 1 24TOTALS 47 13-23 .565 5-7 .714 2-2 1.000 6-5-11 2 6 1 1 33• Played all 40 minutes at Oklahoma (Dec. 3) and led all players with foursteals, despite receiving an I-V earlier in the day due to illness.• Career-high 16 rebounds to go along with 17 points at Saint Louis (Nov.25). Also added six assists and career-best 8-of-10 free-throws at SLU.• Last name pronounced – NYE • worth


KatieFrank#336-0 • Jr. • ForwardSouth Sioux City, Neb.South Sioux City• Played in 16 of 18 MVC and 30 of 33 games this year.• Set career-highs by going 3-for-4 at the free-throw line against IndianaState on March 5, while her three points tied a season-high.• Played a season-high 12 minutes against Indiana State (March 5)• Tied season-high with three rebounds in five minutes against Bradley onJan. 25.• Had a field goal, assist and rebound in six minutes against Northern Iowaon Jan. 23.• Tied career-high with two assists against Wichita State (Jan. 10).• Played a season-high 11 minutes against Missouri State (Jan. 8), whiledraining her first three-point field goal of the year and pulling down a season-highthree rebounds.• Appeared in first 12 games off the bench, before not playing at IndianaState (Jan. 3)• All 65 appearances in her Bluejay career have come off the benchUpdated Player ProfilesSeason and Career HighsSEASONCAREERPoints 3 (2x) last vs. Indiana St., 3-5 8 (2x) last vs. Bradley, 1-26-08Rebounds 3 (2x) last vs. Bradley, 1-25 4 vs. Eastern Illinois, 12-3-06FG 1 (4x) last vs. SIU, 2-14 4 vs. Eastern Illinois, 12-3-06FGA 3 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-14 7 vs. Eastern Illinois, 12-3-063FG 1 vs. Missouri State, 1-8 1 (3x) last vs. Missouri St., 1-8-<strong>09</strong>3FGA 2 (2x) last vs. Indiana St., 3-5 2 (2x) last vs. Indiana State, 3-5-<strong>09</strong>FT 3 vs. Indiana State, 3-5 3 vs. Indiana State, 3-5-<strong>09</strong>FTA 4 vs. Indiana State, 3-5 4 vs. Indiana State, 3-5-<strong>09</strong>Assists 2 (2x) last vs. UCR, 3-21 2 (3x) last vs. UC Riverside, 3-21-<strong>09</strong>Steals 1 (6x) last vs. UCR, 3-21 2 vs. Memphis, 11-19-07Blocks 1 vs. Kansas, 12-13 2 vs. Kansas, 11-20-06Minutes 12 vs. Indiana State, 3-5 14 vs. Eastern Illinois, 12-3-06<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.at Arkansas State 8 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-2-2 0 1 0 1 0NEBRASKA 7 1-1 1.000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 2IOWA STATE 4 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0at Saint Louis 4 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0DENVER 7 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-0-0 1 1 0 1 0at Oklahoma 2 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0at Kansas State 10 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0KANSAS 9 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0UC DAVIS 3 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0COLORADO STATE 5 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 1at North Dakota St. 2 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0at Illinois State 4 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0at Indiana State Did Not PlayMISSOURI STATE 11 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 –– 0-3-3 1 3 0 0 3WICHITA STATE 7 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 2 2 0 0 0at Southern Illinois 1 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0at Evansville 2 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0NORTHERN IOWA 6 1-2 .500 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 2BRADLEY 5 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-3-3 0 2 0 0 0at Drake 2 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0at Missouri State 4 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0at Wichita State 1 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0EVANSVILLE 8 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0S. ILLINOIS 8 1-3 .333 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-0-1 1 1 0 0 2at Bradley 1 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0at Northern Iowa Did Not PlayDRAKE 2 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0INDIANA STATE 12 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 3-4 .750 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 3ILLINOIS STATE 5 0-2 .000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Wichita State 2 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Drake 1 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0vs. Evansville Did Not PlayUC RIVERSIDE 7 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 0-0-0 2 1 0 1 1Career in WNITOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.at S. Dakota St., ‘08 3 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 2 1 1 0 0at Marquette, ‘08 1 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 0UC RIVERSIDE, ‘<strong>09</strong> 7 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 0-0-0 2 1 0 1 1TOTALS 11 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 0-2-2 4 3 1 1 1


Updated Player ProfilesKellieNelson#446-3 • So. • CenterOmaha, Neb.Westside• Averages 7.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in two career games against KU.• Played career-high 36 minutes in her second career start against Kansas(Dec. 13), pulling down six rebounds.• Scored four points against UC Riverside (March 21) in the first roundafter she did not score in 26 total minutes played in the WNIT last year.• Had eight points and nine rebounds in the MVC tournament againstWichita State (March 13).• Pulled down career-high 11 rebounds, including seven offensive, againstIllinois State on March 7.• Tied career-high with two blocked shots against SIU (Feb. 14).• Made all three of her field goal attempts against Drake (Jan. 31).• Had a career-high three steals against Bradley (Jan. 25).• Swiped two steals against Northern Iowa (Jan. 23).• Grabbed 10 rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench at Evansville (Jan. 17).Also added eight points and two assists.• Pulled down seven rebounds against Wichita State (Jan. 10).• Scored a season-high 13 points, tying her career-high with six field goalson 6-of-7 shooting against Missouri State (Jan. 8).• Made her first career start against Iowa State (Nov. 23) and has startedfive games this season, including her first MVC start at Indiana State onJan. 3.• Had nine points and six rebounds in 22 minutes against Colorado State(Dec. 21)• Played 26 minutes off the bench and scored nine points at nationallyrankedKansas State (Dec. 9).• Had six points and went 2-for-2 from the field and 2-for-2 from the freethrowline at Oklahoma (Dec. 3).• Scored eight points in 17 minutes off the bench against Denver (Nov. 30).Season and Career HighsSEASONCAREERPoints 13 vs. Missouri State, 1-8 16 vs. Evansville, 2-17-08Rebounds 11 vs. Illinois State, 3-7 11 vs. Illinois State, 3-7-<strong>09</strong>FG 6 vs. Missouri State, 1-8 6 (2x) last vs. Missouri State, 1-8-<strong>09</strong>FGA 10 vs. Colorado State, 12-21 10 (2x) last vs. Colorado State, 12-21-083FG None None3FGA None NoneFT 4 (2x) last vs. Wichita St., 3-13 5 vs. Wichita St., 1-4-08FTA 9 vs. Denver, 11-30 9 vs. Denver, 11-30-08Assists 2 (4x) last at Evansville, 1-17 2 (6x) last at Evansville, 1-17-<strong>09</strong>Steals 3 vs. Bradley, 1-25 3 vs. Bradley, 1-25-<strong>09</strong>Blocks 2 (3x) last vs. Evansville, 3-15 2 (6x) last vs. Evansville, 3-15-<strong>09</strong>Minutes 36 vs. Kansas, 12-13 36 vs. Kansas, 12-13-08<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.at Arkansas State 14 1-3 .333 0-0 –– 1-4 .250 3-1-4 0 0 0 0 3NEBRASKA 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 2IOWA STATE • 14 1-2 .500 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 2at Saint Louis 6 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 1-0-1 0 0 1 0 1DENVER 17 2-2 1.000 0-0 –– 4-9 .444 0-2-2 0 0 0 1 8at Oklahoma 13 2-2 1.000 0-0 –– 2-2 1.000 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 6at Kansas State 26 4-8 .500 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 3-2-5 1 2 0 0 9KANSAS • 36 3-9 .333 0-0 –– 1-1 1.000 1-5-6 0 0 2 0 7UC DAVIS • 19 1-3 .333 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 2COLORADO ST. • 22 4-10 .400 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 2-4-6 2 1 1 0 9at North Dakota St. 28 3-6 .500 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 3-3-6 0 0 0 0 7at Illinois State 13 1-2 .500 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-1-2 1 1 0 0 2at Indiana State • 16 1-5 .200 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 2MISSOURI STATE 20 6-7 .857 0-0 –– 1-5 .200 0-2-2 2 1 1 1 13WICHITA STATE 17 1-2 .500 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 3-4-7 1 1 1 0 3at Southern Illinois 18 2-3 .667 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-1-2 0 2 0 0 4at Evansville 24 4-8 .500 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 3-7-10 2 2 0 0 8NORTHERN IOWA 18 2-4 .500 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-1-2 1 1 1 2 4BRADLEY 22 2-4 .500 0-0 –– 2-2 1.000 2-2-4 0 1 1 3 6at Drake 13 3-3 1.000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 6at Missouri State 8 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 1-0-1 0 2 0 0 1at Wichita State 14 1-3 .333 0-0 –– 3-3 1.000 1-1-2 0 1 0 0 5EVANSVILLE 18 4-6 .667 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-3-4 0 1 1 0 8S. ILLINOIS 15 3-7 .429 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 1 2 0 6at Bradley 18 3-4 .750 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-3-4 1 0 1 1 6at Northern Iowa 19 2-5 .400 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 2-3-5 0 3 0 0 4DRAKE 16 1-5 .200 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 2-2-4 0 0 0 1 2INDIANA STATE 20 1-6 .167 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 3-3-6 1 1 1 0 3ILLINOIS STATE 25 2-7 .286 0-0 –– 2-2 1.000 7-4-11 1 1 0 1 6vs. Wichita State 27 2-4 .500 0-0 –– 4-6 .667 6-3-9 1 3 1 0 8vs. Drake 14 1-4 .250 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 2-1-3 1 1 0 0 2vs. Evansville 18 3-6 .500 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 5-0-5 0 2 2 0 7UC RIVERSIDE 16 2-3 .667 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 1 4 0 0 4Career in WNITOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.at S. Dakota St., ‘08 13 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0at Marquette, ‘08 13 0-1 .000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0UC RIVERSIDE, ‘<strong>09</strong> 16 2-3 .667 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-1-1 1 4 0 0 4TOTALS 42 2-5 .400 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-2-2 1 4 1 0 4


• Only active senior on the roster.Updated Player ProfilesKristinaVoss#546-2 • Sr. • CenterAnkeny, IowaAnkeny• Played just two minutes at Kansas State (Dec. 9) due to an ankle injurysuffered early in the first half and missed the Kansas game (Dec. 13) withthe injury.• Is 6-for-10 from the field and has 19 total points in three WNIT games.• Scored all 10 of her points in the first half against Drake (Feb. 27).• Scored season-high 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field againstSouthern Illinois (Feb. 14)• Had 9 points and 9 rebounds against Northern Iowa (Jan. 23).• Made 21 straight free-throws between Nov. 23 and Jan. 1• Had 11 points and season-high three steals at Illinois State (Jan. 1)• Scored 10 points in 13 minutes against Colorado State (Dec. 21)• Went 4-for-5 from the field against Denver (Nov. 30) before fouling out andplaying just 20 minutes.• Logged her fourth career double-double with 10 points and 10 reboundsat Saint Louis (Nov. 25).• Went 8-for-8 at the free-throw line against Iowa State (Nov. 23) to tie acareer-high for free-throws made in a game.• Tied a career-high with three blocked shots against Nebraska (Nov. 17)and Iowa State (Nov. 23).• Averaged 11.0 points and 5.0 rebounds, shooting 83.3 percent (10-12)from the free-throw line in exhibition play.Season and Career HighsSEASONCAREERPoints 17 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-14 21 at Southern Illinois, 1-20-08Rebounds 10 at Saint Louis, 11-25 13 at Southern Illinois, 1-20-08FG 8 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-14 8 (2x) last vs. SIU, 2-14-<strong>09</strong>FGA 12 vs. Southern Illinois, 2-14 15 at Southern Illinois, 1-20-083FG None 1 (3x) last at UNI, 2-3-073FGA None 1 (3x) last at UNI, 2-3-07FT 8 vs. Iowa State, 11-23 8 (2x) last vs. Iowa State, 11-23-08FTA 8 vs. Iowa State, 11-23 9 (2x) last at Wichita State, 2-25-07Assists 4 vs. Evansville, 2-12 5 at Evansville, 1-21-07Steals 3 (2x) last vs. Illinois St., 3-7 4 vs. Drake, 1-14-07Blocks 3 (2x) last vs. Iowa St., 11-23 3 (3x) last vs. Iowa State, 11-23-08Minutes 35 vs. Iowa State, 11-23 36 at Southern Illinois, 1-20-08<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.at Arkansas State • 19 2-5 .400 0-0 –– 0-4 .000 2-7-9 0 1 0 1 4NEBRASKA • 30 4-8 .500 0-0 –– 4-6 .667 5-3-8 1 1 3 0 12IOWA STATE • 35 4-5 .800 0-0 –– 8-8 1.000 2-6-8 1 1 3 0 16at Saint Louis • 32 3-7 .429 0-0 –– 4-4 1.000 5-5-10 1 4 0 2 10DENVER • 20 4-5 .800 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 1-0-1 1 1 0 1 8at Oklahoma • 27 2-7 .286 0-0 –– 2-2 1.000 0-4-4 1 1 0 1 6at Kansas State • 2 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0KANSAS Did Not Play –– InjuredUC DAVIS 21 2-3 .667 0-0 –– 2-2 1.000 1-1-2 0 1 2 1 6COLORADO STATE 13 4-6 .667 0-0 –– 2-2 1.000 1-2-3 0 2 0 0 10at North Dakota St. • 15 1-6 .167 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 2-3-5 0 2 1 1 2at Illinois State • 26 4-7 .571 0-0 –– 3-4 .750 1-2-3 0 2 1 3 11at Indiana State • 28 0-5 .000 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 1-5-6 1 0 0 1 1MISSOURI STATE • 20 4-9 .444 0-0 –– 4-6 .667 5-0-5 2 0 0 0 12WICHITA STATE • 25 2-5 .400 0-0 –– 2-2 1.000 2-7-9 2 2 1 0 6at Southern Illinois • 23 0-2 .000 0-0 –– 2-3 .667 2-4-6 1 0 1 0 2at Evansville • 16 1-3 .333 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 2-1-3 0 2 0 1 2NORTHERN IOWA • 20 4-5 .800 0-0 –– 1-2 .500 4-5-9 0 2 0 1 9BRADLEY • 21 0-3 .000 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 3-2-5 0 0 0 0 0at Drake • 27 3-7 .429 0-0 –– 2-3 .667 3-4-7 0 1 0 1 8at Missouri State • 30 5-6 .833 0-0 –– 2-4 .500 4-2-6 1 3 2 1 12at Wichita State • 26 3-4 .750 0-0 –– 1-4 .250 2-3-5 3 1 0 0 7EVANSVILLE • 23 5-7 .714 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 2-2-4 4 0 0 0 10S. ILLINOIS • 25 8-12 .667 0-0 –– 1-1 1.000 3-2-5 0 1 1 0 17at Bradley • 22 2-4 .500 0-0 –– 3-4 .750 2-0-2 2 0 1 0 7at Northern Iowa • 32 2-4 .500 0-0 –– 4-6 .667 4-1-5 2 1 2 0 8DRAKE • 20 3-7 .429 0-0 –– 4-4 1.000 3-2-5 0 1 0 2 10INDIANA STATE • 19 3-4 .750 0-0 –– 1-1 1.000 2-1-3 0 0 1 0 7ILLINOIS STATE • 19 2-4 .500 0-0 –– 0-2 .000 2-3-5 1 0 1 3 4vs. Wichita State • 13 3-4 .750 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 0-3-3 2 1 0 0 6vs. Drake • 28 2-6 .333 0-0 –– 4-4 1.000 1-4-5 1 2 0 0 8vs. Evansville • 22 2-4 .500 0-0 –– 0-0 –– 3-1-4 1 1 2 2 4UC RIVERSIDE • 22 2-2 1.000 0-0 –– 2-2 1.000 3-3-6 1 2 0 1 6Career in WNITOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.at S. Dakota St. • ‘08 27 3-4 .750 0-0 –– 1-1 1.000 0-3-3 1 1 0 1 7at Marquette • ‘08 18 2-4 .500 0-0 –– 2-3 .667 1-3-4 0 2 0 0 6UC RIVERSIDE • ‘<strong>09</strong> 22 2-2 1.000 0-0 –– 2-2 1.000 3-3-6 1 2 0 1 6TOTALS 67 6-10 .600 0-0 –– 5-6 .833 4-9-13 2 5 0 2 19


SamSchuett#116-0 • Jr. • ForwardOmaha, Neb.Millard West• Will miss the season after suffering a season-ending left ankle injury inpractice on Oct. 31. Had surgery to repair the injury on Nov. 10.• <strong>Creighton</strong>’s leading rebounder and ranked fourth in the MVC with 6.8boards per game last year.• Averages 8.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in her career.• Started 15 of 33 games last year, including starts in the final eight gamesof the year.• Last name pronounced – SHOE • it.Injured Player Profiles<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.at Arkansas State Did Not Play –– InjuredNEBRASKA Did Not Play –– InjuredIOWA STATE Did Not Play –– Injuredat Saint Louis Did Not Play –– InjuredDENVER Did Not Play –– Injuredat Oklahoma Did Not Play –– Injuredat Kansas State Did Not Play –– InjuredKANSAS Did Not Play –– InjuredUC DAVIS Did Not Play –– InjuredCOLORADO STATE Did Not Play –– Injuredat North Dakota State Did Not Play –– InjuredSeason and Career HighsSEASONCAREERPoints NA 30 at Nebraska, 11-30-07Rebounds NA 13 vs. UNI, 1-24-08FG NA 11 at Nebraska, 11-30-07FGA NA 14 at Nebraska, 11-30-073FG NA 4 (3x) last at Nebraska, 11-30-073FGA NA 10 at Bradley, 2-1-07FT NA 6 (3x) last at Kansas, 11-27-07FTA NA 7 vs. Eastern Illinois, 12-3-06Assists NA 6 at Denver, 12-5-07Steals NA 5 vs. Indiana State, 3-9-07Blocks NA 3 vs. Evansville, 2-17-08Minutes NA 42 (2x) last at Drake, 3-11-07MichelleKaus#225-9 • Sr. • GuardEagan, Minn.Eastview• Suffered a torn left ACL for the second time in eight months againstNebraska (Nov. 17). Also tore it on March 15, <strong>2008</strong> in the MVC TournamentSemifinals.• Had surgery on her left knee on Dec. 18 and was slated to miss theremainder of the season, but received clearance to play (and start) onSenior Day last Saturday. She played three minutes in her final game as aBluejay.• Was 6-of-9 (.667) from three-point range to start the season, after endinglast year 16-of-30 (.533) from long range in her final eight games.• With 101 career three-pointers, she became the 12th player in school historyto make 100 career trifectas.<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT PctO-D-R A T B S Pts.at Arkansas State • 28 4-7 .571 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000 1-0-1 0 1 0 0 13NEBRASKA • 18 3-5 .600 3-4 .750 0-0 –– 0-3-3 0 0 0 0 9IOWA STATE Did Not Play –– Injuredat Saint Louis Did Not Play –– InjuredDENVER Did Not Play –– Injuredat Oklahoma Did Not Play –– Injuredat Kansas State Did Not Play –– InjuredKANSAS Did Not Play –– InjuredUC DAVIS Did Not Play –– InjuredCOLORADO STATE Did Not Play –– Injuredat North Dakota State Did Not Play –– InjuredSeason and Career HighsSEASONCAREERPoints 13 at Arkansas State, 11-14 22 at Minnesota, 11-22-06Rebounds 3 vs. Nebraska, 11-17 10 at Indiana State, 12-31-06FG 4 at Arkansas State, 11-14 8 at Minnesota, 11-22-06FGA 7 at Arkansas State, 11-14 13 at Minnesota, 11-22-063FG 3 (2x) last vs. Nebraska, 11-17 6 (2x) last vs. Drake, 1-14-073FGA 5 at Arkansas State, 11-14 9 (4x) last at Evansville, 1-21-07FT 2 at Arkansas State, 11-14 5 at UALR, 11-11-06FTA 2 at Arkansas State, 11-14 6 at UALR, 11-11-06Assists None 4 at Indiana State, 12-31-06Steals None 2 Numerous timesBlocks None 1 Numerous timesMinutes 28 at Arkansas State, 11-14 36 vs. Indiana State, 3-9-07


<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Arkansas State . . . . . . . . . . . .73November 14, <strong>2008</strong>Convocation Center • Jonesboro, Ark.<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Box Scores & Game SummariesGame 1 Game 2 Game 3Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67November 17, <strong>2008</strong>Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Neb.nr/24 Iowa State . . . . . . . . . . .63<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59November 23, <strong>2008</strong>Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Neb.Arkansas State used a 13-0 run to start the first half,as the Bluejays did not score until nearly six minutesinto the game. After falling behind 18-3, the Bluejaysrattled off a 19-4 run to knot the score at 22 with 6:53left in the opening half. The Red Wolves closed outthe half on an 11-3 run and never looked back. ASU,the preseason favorites in the Sun Belt’s We s tDivision, surged ahead by as many as 25 in the secondhalf. The Jays shot just 33.3 percent from thefloor, marking the fifth time in the last seven games(dating back to last season) the Jays failed to makemore than one-third of their shots from the field. CUshot just 52 percent (13-25) at the free-throw line, itslowest free-throw percentage since 50 percent (2-4)against at Drake on Feb. 9, 2007. Kelsey Woodardand Michelle Kaus led the Jays with 13 points each.VISITORS: <strong>Creighton</strong> (0-1)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 2-10 0-2 2-5 8 6 1 3 0 3 3254 Voss - c 2-5 0-0 0-4 9 4 0 1 0 1 1903 Woodard - g 4-15 3-10 2-2 4 13 1 3 1 1 3505 Herring - g 1-7 0-1 6-6 0 8 1 3 0 0 3122 Kaus - g 4-7 3-5 2-2 1 13 0 1 0 0 2804 Rhoten 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 312 Moore 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 915 Crites 2-4 0-0 0-2 6 4 1 3 0 0 2133 Frank 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 1 844 Nelson 1-3 0-0 1-4 4 3 0 0 0 0 14TEAM 3 1Totals 18-54 7-20 13-25 37 56 5 16 1 6 200FG% 1st: 8-26 30.8 2nd: 10-28 35.7 Game: 33.3 Deadball3FG% 1st: 4-12 33.3 2nd: 3-8 37.5 Game: 35.0 Reb.FT% 1st: 5-8 62.5 2nd: 8-17 47.1 Game: 52.0 6HOME: Arkansas State (1-0)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M22 Scott - f 7-11 0-0 2-2 3 16 0 1 1 1 2030 Schlup - f 2-4 0-0 0-0 4 4 2 2 0 0 1701 Taylor - g 2-5 1-1 0-2 1 5 1 0 0 0 2611 Jefferson - g 2-7 0-1 2-2 2 6 2 0 0 0 1715 Hiles - g 1-4 0-2 2-2 4 4 8 2 0 4 2705 Stoudemire 1-3 0-1 1-2 1 3 0 2 0 0 620 Lewis 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 221 Hurst 7-10 4-4 0-0 7 18 2 3 0 1 2024 Smith 3-8 0-1 4-5 7 10 0 1 0 4 2925 Starr 0-3 0-2 0-0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2032 Dunn 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 2 0 0 0 1 434 Pospisil 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 4 0 0 0 0 950 Henke 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3TEAM 6Totals 26-59 5-14 16-21 41 73 16 12 1 11 200FG% 1st: 13-31 41.9 2nd: 13-28 46.4 Game: 44.1 Deadball3FG% 1st: 3-6 50.0 2nd: 2-8 25.0 Game: 35.7 Reb.FT% 1st: 4-4 100.0 2nd: 12-17 70.6 Game: 76.2 2Officials: Eric Baker, David Scroggins, Chad ArmstrongTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 1,622SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL<strong>Creighton</strong> 25 31 – – 56Arkansas State 33 40 – – 73Chevelle Herring’s career-high 19 points was notenough to help the Bluejays post a come-from-behindwin over in-state rival Nebraska as the Jays droppedtheir home opener. NU led by five at the break andwent ahead seven to start the second half, but theJays quickly erased the deficit, scoring the game’snext 11 points to go up 43-39. The Jays led by six withjust over 10 minutes left and were up by four with lessthan five to play, but the Huskers used eight unansweredpoints to claim the lead for good down thestretch. Herring led all players with 19 points, alongwith a career-best five rebounds. Michelle Kausbecame the 12th player in school history to reach 100career three-pointers, but left the game in the secondhalf with what would prove to be a season-ending leftknee injury. Herring’s high school teammate fromBellevue East, Yvonne Turner, scored 13 points in 17minutes and helped spearhead the NU comeback.VISITORS: Nebraska (2-0)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M32 Hester - f 2-5 0-0 1-5 5 5 2 2 0 1 1840 Montgomery - f 3-10 0-0 5-6 9 11 1 1 0 2 3205 Burke - g 2-5 2-5 0-0 0 6 3 0 0 1 2722 Turner - g 3-8 2-7 5-9 3 13 2 1 0 2 1724 Kelley - g 7-11 2-2 0-0 3 16 4 5 0 0 3111 Neals 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1913 Kuhlmann 2-4 1-2 3-4 4 8 0 1 0 0 2615 Whittaker 2-9 1-3 5-6 6 10 0 4 0 0 1621 Sidhu 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 642 Bober 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 544 Redmon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3TEAM 7Totals 22-57 9-21 19-30 40 72 13 16 0 6 200FG% 1st: 10-28 35.7 2nd: 12-29 41.4 Game: 38.6 Deadball3FG% 1st: 4-10 40.0 2nd: 5-11 42.5 Game: 42.9 Reb.FT% 1st: 13-16 81.3 2nd: 6-14 42.9 Game: 63.3 7HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (0-2)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 5-15 1-5 0-0 8 11 2 4 3 1 3354 Voss - c 4-8 0-0 4-6 8 12 1 1 3 0 3003 Woodard - g 2-10 1-3 4-4 5 9 1 2 0 0 3805 Herring - g 9-22 1-3 0-0 5 19 2 2 0 0 3622 Kaus - g 3-5 3-4 0-0 3 9 0 0 0 0 1804 Rhoten 0-1 0-1 1-2 1 1 0 1 0 1 412 Moore 0-0 0-0 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1315 Crites 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 3 6 0 0 1133 Frank 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 744 Nelson 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 10TEAM 5Totals 26-64 6-16 9-14 39 67 10 16 6 3 200FG% 1st: 12-32 37.5 2nd: 14-32 43.8 Game: 40.6 Deadball3FG% 1st: 4-11 36.4 2nd: 2-5 40.0 Game: 37.5 Reb.FT% 1st: 4-6 66.7 2nd: 5-8 62.5 Game: 64.3 2, 1Officials: Gina Cross, Randy Campbell, Debbie AdamsTechnical Fouls: <strong>Creighton</strong> – BenchAttendance: 1,537SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALNebraska 37 35 – – 72<strong>Creighton</strong> 32 35 – – 67Chevelle Herring poured in a career-high point totalfor the second straight game, but again the Bluejayscould not hold a second-half lead over a Big 12 opponent,falling to Iowa State. The Cyclones, ranked 24thin the ESPN/USA Today Poll, led by as many as eightin the first half, but a three-pointer by Herring at thefirst-half buzzer sent the teams to the locker roomstied at 29. ISU built back to a seven-point lead in thesecond half, only to see the Bluejays come back totake a lead. CU’s only lead of the second-half camewith just over seven minutes to play, when MeganNeuvirth scored two of her 12 second-half points toput the Jays up 53-52. The game was tied twicemore, including at 59 with 1:04 left. The Cyclonesbuilt to a 61-59 lead. Herring’s game-tying attemptwith less than 10 seconds left hung on the rim, butrolled off and the Cyclones escaped with the victory.For the first time in the Jim Flanery era, the Bluejaybench failed to score a point, as four of CU’s startersplayed at least 35 minutes. Herring played the entiregame, including the final 13:38 with four fouls.VISITORS: nr/24 Iowa State (3-0)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M05 Wieben - f 8-12 0-0 5-8 9 21 2 2 3 0 3632 Nisliet - f 1-1 0-0 1-3 4 3 0 0 0 0 1804 Lacey - g 4-17 0-5 2-2 6 10 5 2 0 1 3711 Bolte - g 2-7 1-3 5-8 10 10 1 5 0 0 3715 Ezell - g 2-7 1-6 1-2 1 6 4 0 0 1 3602 Williams 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 910 Stuckey 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 0 0 131 Arlen 1-3 1-1 0-0 2 3 0 0 0 0 641 Ross 2-5 0-0 2-2 2 6 0 1 0 0 1644 Anderson 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 1 0 0 4TEAM 4Totals 22-55 3-16 16-25 41 63 13 14 3 2 200FG% 1st: 10-29 34.5 2nd: 12-26 46.2 Game: 40.0 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-11 18.2 2nd: 1-5 20.0 Game: 18.8 Reb.FT% 1st: 7-11 63.6 2nd: 9-14 64.3 Game: 64.0 4HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (0-3)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 5-15 2-5 2-5 9 14 3 4 0 2 3854 Voss - f 4-5 0-0 8-8 8 16 1 1 3 0 3544 Nelson - c 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1403 Woodard - g 0-2 0-1 3-4 4 3 1 1 0 2 4005 Herring - g 7-19 3-6 7-8 1 24 1 5 0 0 4004 Rhoten 0-1 0-1 0-0 3 0 1 1 0 1 2412 Moore 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 533 Frank 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4TEAM 2Totals 17-45 5-13 20-25 27 59 7 12 4 5 200FG% 1st: 7-22 31.8 2nd: 10-23 43.5 Game: 37.8 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-8 25.0 2nd: 3-5 60.0 Game: 38.5 Reb.FT% 1st: 13-14 92.9 2nd: 7-11 63.6 Game: 80.0 3Officials: Greg Small, John Whitson, Eric BakerTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 1,285SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALnr/24 Iowa State 29 34 – – 63<strong>Creighton</strong> 29 30 – – 59


<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68Saint Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56November 25, <strong>2008</strong>Chaifetz Arena • St. Louis, Mo.<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Box Scores & Game SummariesGame 4 Game 5 Game 6Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82November 30, <strong>2008</strong>Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Neb.<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .496/6 Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . .69December 3, <strong>2008</strong>Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Okla.Megan Neuvirth pulled down a career-high 16rebounds and added 17 points as the Bluejays posteda come-from-behind win at Saint Louis. The Bluejaystrailed by as many as nine in the first half and wentinto halftime down 31-24, as SLU out-rebounded CU26-16 in the first half. <strong>Creighton</strong> opened the secondhalfon a 26-5 run to take control of the game. CUtook its first lead of the second half on a putback byDaNae Moore, to go up 34-33 just five minutes intothe half. From there the Jays used a 16-3 run to goup by 14 with 11 minutes left in the game. Neuvirthgrabbed 12 of her 16 rebounds after the half, while 10of her 17 points also came after the break. The double-doubleis the fifth of her career, but first since herfreshman season. She also led all players with sixassists. Kristina Voss turned in her fourth careerdouble-dime with 10 points and 10 rebounds, whileKelsey Woodard exploded for 23 points. Woodardtied her career-high with five three-point field goalsand set a career-best with four blocked shots.VISITORS: <strong>Creighton</strong> (1-3)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 4-14 1-2 8-10 16 17 6 5 0 2 3554 Voss - c 3-7 0-0 4-4 10 10 1 4 0 2 3203 Woodard - g 5-10 5-9 8-10 4 23 0 4 4 0 3805 Herring - g 4-16 2-6 0-2 2 10 1 3 0 1 3712 Moore - g 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1404 Rhoten 0-1 0-1 1-2 5 1 1 2 0 0 1415 Crites 2-5 0-0 0-0 4 4 3 2 0 4 2033 Frank 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 444 Nelson 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 0 1 0 6TEAM 1Totals 19-55 8-18 22-30 44 68 12 21 5 9 200FG% 1st: 5-23 21.7 2nd: 14-32 43.8 Game: 34.5 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-10 20.0 2nd: 6-8 75.0 Game: 44.4 Reb.FT% 1st: 12-16 75.0 2nd: 10-14 71.4 Game: 73.3 3HOME: Saint Louis (1-4)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M33 Woods - f 3-9 0-1 3-4 6 9 1 1 0 2 3035 Reid - c 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 0 0 2 903 Lisch - g 1-6 1-3 1-2 3 4 1 5 0 0 3410 Gearlds - g 3-7 0-1 6-7 1 12 3 2 0 2 3623 Paganelli - g 2-9 0-1 2-4 7 6 1 8 0 2 2502 Goodwin 4-11 1-1 3-5 4 12 0 1 0 1 2005 Johnson 0-3 0-0 1-2 4 1 0 1 0 0 613 Haynes 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+30 King 2-4 0-0 2-2 5 6 0 1 2 1 2655 Kemezys 1-7 0-0 0-0 6 2 0 0 0 0 14TEAM 5Totals 18-60 2-7 18-26 43 56 6 19 2 10 200FG% 1st: 10-31 32.3 2nd: 8-29 27.6 Game: 30.0 Deadball3FG% 1st: 1-2 50.0 2nd: 1-5 20.0 Game: 28.6 Reb.FT% 1st: 10-12 83.3 2nd: 8-14 57.1 Game: 69.2 4Officials: Greg Small, Jimmy Lomax Jr., Kerry NicholsTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 221SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL<strong>Creighton</strong> 24 44 – – 68Saint Louis 31 25 – – 56<strong>Creighton</strong> drained 11 three-pointers, led by ChevelleHerring’s 5-for-6 performance from three-point range,to help the Jays to an 82-68 win over the Pioneers.The Jays fell behind 13-2 early, but jumped right backin the game with an 11-0 run. The first-half witnessednine lead changes, before the Jays closed the half ona 5-0 run to claim a 41-38 lead before the break. TheJays pulled away from Denver in the second half byrebounding. The Jays out-rebounded DU 24-14 in thesecond half, including 11 offensive boards in thatspan. CU held DU without a field goal for a fourminutespan during the second half as its lead grew to16. Herring led all players with 21 points, a careerbestfive treys and career-high tying six assists.Kelsey Woodard added four three-pointers as CUshot 47.8 percent from long range. Megan Neuvirthchipped in her second straight double-double with 12points and game-high 13 rebounds.VISITORS: Denver (1-3)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M23 Robinson - f 4-8 0-0 4-4 7 12 1 2 0 1 3040 Culberson - f 2-6 1-2 3-3 7 8 5 1 0 1 2954 Bents - c 1-3 0-0 0-0 5 2 0 2 0 0 1304 Otero - g 4-8 3-7 0-2 2 11 4 1 0 1 2631 Mason - g 2-8 0-6 0-0 0 4 2 1 0 1 2005 Rice 5-11 1-1 0-0 4 11 1 3 1 0 2912 Vaughan 0-0 0-0 4-4 0 4 2 3 0 1 1214 Kuiper 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 Murdoch 3-4 0-0 1-3 6 7 0 5 2 1 2233 Akotaobi 3-4 0-0 3-4 1 9 0 1 1 0 1542 Jasperson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 144 Leichliter 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2TEAM 1Totals 24-52 5-16 15-20 33 68 15 19 4 6 200FG% 1st: 14-25 56.0 2nd: 10-27 37.0 Game: 46.2 Deadball3FG% 1st: 3-6 50.0 2nd: 2-10 20.0 Game: 31.3 Reb.FT% 1st: 7-8 87.5 2nd: 8-12 66.7 Game: 75.0 2HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (2-3)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 3-11 1-3 5-8 13 12 4 4 1 1 3954 Voss - c 4-5 0-0 0-0 1 8 1 1 0 1 2003 Woodard - g 5-13 4-11 4-6 2 18 4 0 1 0 3605 Herring - g 7-12 5-6 2-2 1 21 6 2 0 1 3312 Moore - g 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 3 1 2 1 1 1804 Rhoten 1-4 1-2 2-2 2 5 1 0 0 0 915 Crites 3-8 0-0 1-4 7 7 1 1 1 0 2133 Frank 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 1 744 Nelson 2-2 0-0 4-9 2 8 0 0 0 1 17TEAM 8Totals 26-58 11-23 19-33 39 82 19 11 4 6 200FG% 1st: 12-32 37.5 2nd: 14-26 53.8 Game: 44.8 Deadball3FG% 1st: 7-13 53.8 2nd: 4-10 40.0 Game: 47.8 Reb.FT% 1st: 10-14 71.4 2nd: 9-19 47.4 Game: 57.6 5Officials: Teresa Dahlem, Randy Campbell, Zac BrostTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 556SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALDenver 38 30 – – 68<strong>Creighton</strong> 41 41 – – 82Chevelle Herring led all players with 16 points, butthe sixth-ranked Sooners proved to much for theBluejays in a 20-point road loss. The Jays led by fivein the first half, before a 12-0 run by OU gave theSooners a lead. CU stayed close, trailing by one withover three minutes left in the first half before OU rattledoff the last 11 points of the half to claim a 12-pointhalftime lead. The Jays were within nine late in thegame as well, but again a 12-0 burst by OU put thegame out of reach. Herring drained four three-pointers,while Megan Neuvirth was a career-best 3-for-3from long range, but the rest of the Jays were a combined0-for-9 from beyond the arc. Neuvirth added sixrebounds, four steals, three assists and two blockedshots while playing all 40 minutes. OU All-AmericanCourtney Paris did not record her 99th straight double-doubleuntil less than two minutes remained, asshe finished with 11 points and 16 boards.VISITORS: <strong>Creighton</strong> (2-4)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 6-13 3-3 0-2 6 15 3 2 2 4 4054 Voss - c 2-7 0-0 2-2 4 6 1 1 0 1 2703 Woodard - g 1-11 0-7 0-1 6 2 5 1 0 0 3305 Herring - g 5-17 4-10 2-3 1 16 3 3 0 2 4012 Moore - g 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 0 0 0 2904 Rhoten 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 615 Crites 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1033 Frank 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 244 Nelson 2-2 0-0 2-2 1 6 0 0 0 0 13TEAM 4Totals 18-57 7-22 6-10 30 49 12 9 2 7 200FG% 1st: 10-31 32.3 2nd: 8-26 30.8 Game: 31.6 Deadball3FG% 1st: 4-13 30.8 2nd: 3-9 33.3 Game: 31.8 Reb.FT% 1st: 2-4 50.0 2nd: 4-6 66.7 Game: 60.0 0HOME: 6/6 Oklahoma (5-2)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M05 Paris, A. - f 5-9 0-0 5-8 10 15 1 1 2 0 2921 Thompson - f 0-5 0-1 0-0 7 0 2 2 0 1 1803 Paris, C. - c 4-7 0-0 3-8 16 11 1 1 1 0 2413 Robinson - g 4-9 0-0 0-0 2 8 10 1 0 2 3325 Hand - g 1-4 0-0 1-2 4 3 1 1 2 0 1901 Stevenson 3-4 1-2 0-0 0 7 0 1 1 1 1704 Olajuwon 0-1 0-0 1-2 2 1 0 0 0 0 610 Roethlisberger 4-4 1-1 1-1 2 10 0 1 0 0 1514 Willis 2-4 1-3 0-0 0 5 0 1 0 1 1531 Hammond 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 245 Hartman 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 553 Vining 3-6 2-4 0-0 1 8 1 0 0 0 17TEAM 4Totals 26-55 5-11 12-23 49 69 16 10 6 5 200FG% 1st: 15-28 53.6 2nd: 11-27 40.7 Game: 47.3 Deadball3FG% 1st: 3-7 42.9 2nd: 2-4 50.0 Game: 45.5 Reb.FT% 1st: 5-7 71.4 2nd: 7-16 43.8 Game: 52.2 4Officials: Clark Stevens, Metta Roberts, Paula RossTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 6,637SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL<strong>Creighton</strong> 26 23 – – 496/6Oklahoma 38 31 – – 69


<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5525/18 Kansas State . . . . . . . . .64December 9, <strong>2008</strong>Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, Kan.<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Box Scores & Game SummariesGame 7 Game 8 Game 9Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58December 13, <strong>2008</strong>Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Neb.UC Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61December 20, <strong>2008</strong>Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Neb.Chevelle Herring again excelled against a Big 12opponent, but it wasn’t enough to help the Bluejaysget past their second straight nationally-ranked roadopponent. Herring led all players with 23 points,including eight of the game’s first 10 points as theBluejays went up 10-0 out of the gates. The Jays led13-2 just over four minutes into the game, but wouldscore just nine points over the final 15:41 of the firsthalf, allowing the Wildcats to assume a 26-22 lead atthe break. K-State went 30-24, before the Jays puttogether an 11-5 run to even the game at 35. The runwas keyed by a pair of Kelsey Woodard three-pointersand a Megan Neuvirth trey, while Herring’s runnerin the lane tied the game five minutes into the half.KSU responded with the game’s next eight points tostart a 14-3 run. Down by as many as 12 points, theJays fought back within four with 2:35 to go, but wouldget no closer in their upset bid. Woodard finished with15 points and game-high eight rebounds, as CU outreboundedthe bigger K-State squad 31-25. AshleySweat scored 16 of her team-high 20 points after halftimeto pace the Wildcats.VISITORS: <strong>Creighton</strong> (2-5)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 2-9 1-2 1-2 7 6 5 4 1 0 4054 Voss - c 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 203 Woodard - g 5-11 3-7 2-2 8 15 3 2 0 1 4005 Herring - g 8-21 2-5 5-7 4 23 0 3 0 0 4012 Moore - g 0-1 0-0 0-0 5 0 2 1 0 0 3315 Crites 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 933 Frank 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1044 Nelson 4-8 0-0 1-2 5 9 1 2 0 0 26TEAM 1Totals 20-53 6-14 9-13 31 55 11 12 1 3 200FG% 1st: 9-25 36.0 2nd: 11-28 39.3 Game: 37.7 Deadball3FG% 1st: 3-7 42.9 2nd: 3-7 42.9 Game: 42.9 Reb.FT% 1st: 1-2 50.0 2nd: 8-11 72.7 Game: 69.2 4HOME: 25/18 Kansas State (8-0)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M04 Sweat - f 6-13 0-2 8-9 5 20 3 1 0 2 3325 Zanotti - f 2-2 2-2 0-0 3 6 1 0 0 0 3251 Gipson - f 6-10 0-0 2-2 6 14 1 1 5 2 3105 Lehning - g 3-10 0-4 2-2 5 8 7 0 0 0 3341 Kincaid - g 3-7 2-5 2-2 4 10 1 1 0 0 2902 Nelson 2-4 2-3 0-0 1 6 0 0 0 1 2023 Spani 0-2 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1633 Childs 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 434 Brown 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2TEAM 1Totals 22-49 6-18 14-15 26 64 13 7 5 6 200FG% 1st: 10-23 43.5 2nd: 12-26 46.2 Game: 44.9 Deadball3FG% 1st: 4-9 44.4 2nd: 2-9 22.2 Game: 33.3 Reb.FT% 1st: 2-2 100.0 2nd: 12-13 92.3 Game: 93.3 4Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Carla Fountain, Doug MillerTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,681SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL<strong>Creighton</strong> 22 33 – – 5525/18 Kansas State 26 38 – – 64Chevelle Herring poured in a career-high 31 points,but it wasn’t enough to overcome the loss of anotherBluejay starter to injury, as Kansas held on for a onepointovertime win. Kristina Voss, who played twominutes at Kansas State due to an ankle injury sufferedin the first half, did not play in the game. Herringput the Jays up 50-49 with less than 90 seconds toplay in regulation with a runner in the paint. Kansasreclaimed a one-point lead before the Jays tied it at 51when Herring made 1-of-2 free-throws with 53 secondsto play. KU went up 53-51 with 37 seconds left,before Herring tied the game at 53 with a layup with25 seconds to go. She missed her free-throw as shewas fouled on the play, leaving the game even andheaded to overtime. Herring scored the first bucket inovertime to give the Jays a lead, but KU would hit fourstraight free-throws to reclaim the lead and hang onfor the win. Herring moved her scoring average to22.6 against Big 12 teams this season. In addition toplaying without Voss, the Jays went for a sevenminutestretch in the second half without KelseyWoodard in the game, while she had a cut above hereye tended to.VISITORS: Kansas (7-1)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M04 McCray - f 6-18 1-7 3-5 7 16 2 2 0 1 3524 Smith - f 2-5 2-5 2-4 5 8 2 1 0 2 3434 Weddington - f 1-1 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 1 0 0 1200 Jacobs - g 6-14 0-0 1-2 4 13 2 2 1 1 3620 Morris - g 3-8 0-1 2-3 7 8 2 0 1 3 4102 Kohn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1403 Catic 0-0 0-0 6-6 4 6 1 2 0 1 2514 Boogaard 2-9 0-0 2-6 3 6 0 4 0 0 28TEAM 5Totals 20-55 3-13 16-26 39 59 9 13 2 8 225FG% 1st: 12-25 48.0 2nd: 7-25 28.0 Game: 36.4 Deadball3FG% 1st: 3-9 33.3 2nd: 0-2 00.0 Game: 23.1 Reb.FT% 1st: 3-8 37.5 2nd: 9-12 75.0 Game: 61.5 4,1HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (2-6)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 3-17 1-3 1-2 9 8 5 3 1 4 3744 Nelson - c 3-9 0-0 1-1 6 7 0 0 2 0 3603 Woodard - g 2-8 1-3 0-0 5 5 3 1 1 1 3505 Herring - g 11-18 2-3 7-9 4 31 2 7 0 0 4512 Moore - g 2-4 0-0 0-0 10 4 0 2 0 0 3404 Rhoten 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0+15 Crites 1-6 0-1 1-2 5 3 1 0 0 0 2933 Frank 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9TEAM 5Totals 22-64 4-12 10-14 45 58 11 14 5 5 225FG% 1st: 12-35 34.3 2nd: 9-26 34.6 Game: 34.4 Deadball3FG% 1st: 3-7 42.9 2nd: 1-4 25.0 Game: 33.3 Reb.FT% 1st: 4-5 80.0 2nd: 3-5 60.0 Game: 71.4 2Officials: Bob Trammell, Bryan Enterline, Amy BonnerTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 1,223SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALKansas 30 23 6 – 59<strong>Creighton</strong> 31 22 5 – 58Megan Neuvirth scored a career-high 26 points andadded 13 rebounds, three steals and three blockedshots to lead the Bluejays to a three-point win. In agame which featured 13 lead changes, Neuvirthscored eight of CU’s final 10 points, including a pair ofclutch three-pointers down the stretch to help the Jayssnap a three-game losing streak. Three-pointers byKelsey Woodard and Neuvirth, along with a jumperfrom Kellie Nelson helped CU build to its largest leadof the game, up 38-30 early in the second half. TheAggies answered with the game’s next nine points totake a 39-38 lead with 12:30 to go. After exchangingbaskets, the Aggies held their final lead of the gameup 42-41 with 11:43 left. While UCD was never on topagain, it did manage to even the game three moretimes, including at 54 with 3:36 to go. Not surprisingly,it was Neuvirth who gave the Jays a 57-54 leadwith just over three minutes to play after hitting one ofher career-high four treys. After making just 2-of-13three-pointers in the first half, CU drained 7-of-17 afterhalftime to get the win.VISITORS: UC Davis (4-5)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M11 Mintun - f 9-18 2-5 4-4 7 24 0 2 0 3 3223 Juric - f 0-4 0-1 0-0 3 0 4 1 0 2 2701 Asano - g 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1812 Costello - g 1-3 1-3 0-0 3 3 2 7 0 1 3325 Riecks - g 5-7 2-4 1-1 2 13 4 3 0 0 3013 French 4-5 3-3 0-0 1 11 1 0 0 0 1914 Peterson 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 2 1 0 0 1 632 Meggison 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 2 0 1 2033 Curry 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 1 3 1 0 1 15TEAM 4 2Totals 22-46 8-17 6-7 28 58 15 19 0 10 200FG% 1st: 11-22 50.0 2nd: 11-24 45.8 Game: 47.8 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-6 33.3 2nd: 6-11 54.5 Game: 47.1 Reb.FT% 1st: 3-3 100.0 2nd: 3-4 75.0 Game: 85.7 1HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (3-6)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 9-19 4-11 4-5 13 26 2 6 3 3 3744 Nelson - c 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1903 Woodard - g 5-13 5-12 2-2 3 17 7 1 0 2 3605 Herring - g 3-11 0-5 0-0 1 6 4 6 0 2 3812 Moore - g 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 1 0 0 2604 Rhoten 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 215 Crites 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 2 1 0 0 3 1833 Frank 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 354 Voss 2-3 0-0 2-2 2 6 0 1 2 1 21TEAM 3Totals 22-55 9-30 8-9 30 61 14 15 5 11 200FG% 1st: 11-30 36.7 2nd: 11-25 44.0 Game: 40.0 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-13 15.4 2nd: 7-17 41.2 Game: 30.0 Reb.FT% 1st: 6-7 85.7 2nd: 2-2 100.0 Game: 88.9 0Officials: Dave Rittman, Harvey Randle, Darla BrendemuehlTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 471SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALUC Davis 27 31 – – 58<strong>Creighton</strong> 30 31 – – 61


Colorado State . . . . . . . . . . . .56<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67December 21, <strong>2008</strong>Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Neb.<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Box Scores & Game SummariesGame 10 Game 11 Game 12<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51North Dakota State . . . . . . . .40December 29, <strong>2008</strong>Bison Sports Arena • Fargo, N.D.<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Illinois State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63January 1, 20<strong>09</strong>Redbird Arena • Normal, Ill.For the second straight day, Megan Neuvirth filled upthe stat sheet in helping lead the Bluejays to a victory.The junior logged her second straight double-doublewith 18 points and 14 rebounds, to go along with acareer-best six blocked shots, five assists and threesteals. The Jays led 39-31 at halftime and opened thesecond half on an 11-0 run to pull away from theRams. Neuvirth’s six blocked shots were just one shyof the school record and were the most by a Bluejayin four years. She led four Bluejays in double figures,as Chevelle Herring added 14 points and five assists.Kristina Voss had 10 points in 13 minutes off thebench and Kelsey Woodard chipped in 10 as well.Michaela Kraft, who joined the team after the seasonstarted because of injuries on the roster, made hercollegiate debut in the victory. Neuvirth’s double-doublewas her fourth of the season and eighth of hercareer.VISITORS: Colorado State (3-7)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M13 Minor - f 1-6 0-0 2-2 8 4 1 3 0 0 3035 Cornell - f 4-9 0-0 0-2 3 8 0 2 2 0 2232 Reimink - c 4-6 0-0 0-0 3 8 0 0 0 0 2115 Beemer - g 3-8 3-6 0-0 2 9 2 4 0 1 3023 Simmons - g 2-8 0-1 1-2 4 5 2 3 0 1 2301 van Grinsven 0-6 0-0 1-2 4 1 0 1 0 0 1002 Barbee 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 1 0 0 903 Uzomah 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 2 1 2 1 0 1105 Mestdagh 6-10 3-6 0-0 4 15 2 2 0 1 2921 Cheney 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 534 Tanacan 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 2 2 1 1 1 10TEAM 5Totals 23-61 6-14 4-8 42 56 12 19 4 4 200FG% 1st: 13-28 46.4 2nd: 10-33 30.3 Game: 37.7 Deadball3FG% 1st: 3-6 50.0 2nd: 3-8 37.5 Game: 42.9 Reb.FT% 1st: 2-4 50.0 2nd: 2-4 50.0 Game: 50.0 1HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (4-6)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 5-12 1-4 7-9 14 18 5 7 6 3 3744 Nelson - c 4-10 0-0 1-2 6 9 2 1 1 0 2203 Woodard - g 4-10 2-8 0-0 4 10 2 1 0 1 3505 Herring - g 5-16 3-7 1-2 1 14 5 1 1 1 4012 Moore - g 1-4 0-0 0-0 6 2 0 0 0 0 2104 Rhoten 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1515 Crites 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 820 Kraft 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 433 Frank 0-2 0-1 1-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 554 Voss 4-6 0-0 2-2 3 10 0 2 0 0 13TEAM 7Totals 24-64 7-22 12-17 43 67 15 14 8 5 200FG% 1st: 14-35 40.0 2nd: 10-29 34.5 Game: 37.5 Deadball3FG% 1st: 5-14 35.7 2nd: 2-8 25.0 Game: 31.8 Reb.FT% 1st: 6-8 75.0 2nd: 6-9 66.7 Game: 70.6 1Officials: Gina Cross, Doug Knight, Zac BrostTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 617SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALColorado State 31 25 – – 56<strong>Creighton</strong> 39 28 – – 67<strong>Creighton</strong> ended the game on a 27-6 run to comefrom behind and defeat North Dakota State 51-40.After a sluggish first half, which saw the Jays makejust four of their first 25 shots, the Bluejay offensefinally came to life midway through the second half.After starting the second half 3-for-10 from the field,the Jays went 8-for-13 to finish the game strong. TheJays fell behind by 11 as the Bison opened the secondhalf on a 10-3 run to push their lead to 32-21 less thanfive minutes into the half. NDSU was ahead 34-24before the Jays began their comeback. An unlikelyduo jump started the run, as Kellie Nelson andDaNae Moore hit field goals to cut into the Bison lead.After a three-pointer by NDSU's Skye Smith put theBison up 37-28, the Jays rattled off the game's next 15points to go ahead 43-37. Kelsey Woodard scored15 of her game-high 17 points in the second half, asshe made each of her four three-point field goalattempts after halftime to lead the comeback. NDSU’s40 points were the fewest scored by a Bluejay opponentsince Nebraska scored 40 on Dec. 1, 2002.VISITORS: <strong>Creighton</strong> (5-6)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 2-10 1-3 2-2 10 7 3 2 3 2 3854 Voss - c 1-6 0-0 0-0 5 2 0 2 1 1 1503 Woodard - g 5-9 4-5 3-4 5 17 1 0 0 0 3705 Herring - g 4-17 2-5 1-2 3 11 3 5 0 0 3912 Moore - g 2-4 0-0 1-2 5 5 0 1 0 2 1804 Rhoten 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 0 1 615 Crites 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 2 1 0 0 0 1220 Kraft 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 533 Frank 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 244 Nelson 3-6 0-0 1-2 6 7 0 0 0 0 28TEAM 4Totals 18-56 7-13 8-12 43 51 9 12 4 6 200FG% 1st: 7-33 21.2 2nd: 11-23 47.8 Game: 32.1 Deadball3FG% 1st: 1-5 20.0 2nd: 6-8 75.0 Game: 53.8 Reb.FT% 1st: 3-4 75.0 2nd: 5-8 62.5 Game: 66.7 1HOME: North Dakota State (4-6)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M40 Zaruba - f 4-4 0-0 2-4 3 10 0 1 1 1 2844 Trecker - f 1-7 0-4 0-0 3 2 2 2 0 0 3230 Penley - c 2-5 0-0 2-2 13 6 1 4 4 2 2910 Birkel - g 2-9 0-3 1-2 2 5 2 3 0 0 2820 Hodgson - g 3-15 1-7 0-0 7 7 0 2 0 1 3714 Vigil 0-1 0-1 2-2 3 2 0 0 0 0 1631 Samuelson 2-7 0-2 1-2 3 5 0 0 0 0 2334 Smith 1-4 1-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 7TEAM 2 1Totals 15-52 2-18 8-12 36 40 5 13 5 4 200FG% 1st: 8-26 30.8 2nd: 7-26 26.9 Game: 28.8 Deadball3FG% 1st: 1-6 16.7 2nd: 1-12 08.3 Game: 11.1 Reb.FT% 1st: 5-7 71.4 2nd: 3-5 60.0 Game: 66.7 3Officials: David Peterson, Mary Toberman, Jon GarrowTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 1,107SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL<strong>Creighton</strong> 18 33 – – 51North Dakota State 22 18 – – 40<strong>Creighton</strong> scored just 13 second-half points after owninga halftime lead, allowing Illinois State to post a 63-43 in the MVC opener. The Jays shot 13.9 percent inthe second half, making 5-of-36 shots. <strong>Creighton</strong> battledthe unanimous MVC preseason favorite for thefirst 19 minutes of the game, before a late first-halfburst by the Redbirds kick-started ISU’s dominatingsecond half. The first half had nine lead changes, withCU owning its largest lead, up 30-24 with less than aminute to play in the first half. Two-time MVC Playerof the Year Kristi Cirone helped ISU score five pointsin the last 15 seconds of the first half to cut the Jayslead to 30-29 at the break. The Redbirds used a 17-4 run to open the second half and blow the gameopen. The Jays scored a season-low 43 points andhad their worst shooting day of the season as well.Megan Neuvirth recorded her fifth double-double ofthe year with a team-high 11 points and 10 rebounds.VISITORS: <strong>Creighton</strong> (5-7, 0-1 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 4-17 1-5 2-2 10 11 2 5 0 4 3754 Voss - c 4-7 0-0 3-4 3 11 0 2 1 3 2603 Woodard - g 2-12 1-7 4-4 7 9 0 0 1 0 3805 Herring - g 4-15 1-5 1-2 2 10 2 4 0 1 3812 Moore - g 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1404 Rhoten 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 515 Crites 0-5 0-0 0-0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2220 Kraft 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 333 Frank 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 444 Nelson 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 1 0 0 13TEAM 5Totals 15-62 3-17 10-12 40 43 6 15 3 8 200FG% 1st: 10-26 38.5 2nd: 5-36 13.9 Game: 24.2 Deadball3FG% 1st: 3-7 42.9 2nd: 0-10 00.0 Game: 17.6 Reb.FT% 1st: 7-8 87.5 2nd: 3-4 75.0 Game: 83.3 1,2HOME: Illinois State (10-3, 1-0 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M40 Bracey - f 4-7 1-2 2-2 6 11 1 2 0 0 3431 Lewis - c 4-7 0-0 0-0 5 8 1 1 1 0 2210 Cirone - g 7-13 2-5 6-8 4 22 7 2 0 5 3632 Krick - g 2-8 1-3 0-0 4 5 0 4 0 1 2733 Jackson - g 1-6 0-1 2-2 4 4 0 3 1 0 1804 Banks 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 312 Sandstead 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 714 Clifton 2-5 0-1 0-0 4 4 5 1 0 1 2520 Broadway 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 721 Shelton 1-4 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1224 Hanley 2-2 0-0 1-3 4 5 0 0 0 0 9TEAM 6 1Totals 24-56 4-14 11-15 42 63 14 14 3 7 200FG% 1st: 10-29 34.5 2nd: 14-27 51.9 Game: 42.9 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-7 28.6 2nd: 2-7 28.6 Game: 28.6 Reb.FT% 1st: 7-11 63.6 2nd: 4-4 100.0 Game: 73.3 0Officials: Amy Bonner, Kim Hobbs, Marc BrineyTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,084SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL<strong>Creighton</strong> 30 13 – – 43Illinois State 29 34 – – 63


<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Indiana State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56January 3, 20<strong>09</strong>Hulman Center • Terre Haute, Ind.<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Box Scores & Game SummariesGame 13 Game 14 Game 15Missouri State . . . . . . . . . . . . .63<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92January 8, 20<strong>09</strong>Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Neb.Wichita State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53January 10, 20<strong>09</strong>Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Neb.Indiana State used an 11-2 run to end the game andcome from behind to top the Bluejays 56-54.<strong>Creighton</strong> led by six at the half and led by as many aseight in the second half, including a 50-42 edge with6:36 to play. With the Bluejays up 52-45, ISU beganits comeback. Momentum swung on a controversialcall with 3:37 to play, as Megan Neuvirth was pulledto the ground after grabbing a rebound on the defensiveend. Rather than a foul being whistled againstthe home team, Neuvirth was called for a travel tokeep the ball on ISU’s offensive end. ISU’s KelseyLuna drained a three-pointer coming out of a timeoutfollowing the turnover to cut CU's lead to four. KaraSchilli converted a three-point play with two minutes toplay to give the Sycamores a 53-52 lead – their firstlead since 3-0. Kelsey Woodard tied the game with24.5 seconds left, but a Shannon Thomas layup with5.4 seconds to play gave ISU a 56-54 lead. ChevelleHerring’s runner in the lane at the buzzer fell short offthe front iron. Woodard finished a career-best 7-of-12from three-point range, including 6-of-9 in the first half.She scored a season-high 27 points to lead everyone.VISITORS: <strong>Creighton</strong> (5-8, 0-2 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 2-6 2-4 2-2 13 8 4 7 1 2 3654 Voss - f 0-5 0-0 1-2 6 1 1 0 0 1 2844 Nelson - c 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1603 Woodard - g 10-18 7-12 0-0 9 27 3 3 0 2 4005 Herring - g 3-12 0-6 2-2 1 8 2 4 0 0 3504 Rhoten 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 Moore 3-5 0-0 0-0 4 6 1 2 0 0 3615 Crites 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 2 2 0 0 0 7TEAM 2Totals 20-54 9-23 5-6 39 54 14 16 1 5 200FG% 1st: 11-28 39.3 2nd: 9-26 34.6 Game: 37.0 Deadball3FG% 1st: 7-14 50.0 2nd: 2-9 22.2 Game: 39.1 Reb.FT% 1st: 1-2 50.0 2nd: 4-4 100.0 Game: 83.3 3HOME: Indiana State (6-7, 2-0 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M13 Mattox - f 1-8 0-2 1-3 1 3 1 3 1 1 3132 Schilli - f 6-10 1-1 4-5 5 17 1 1 1 1 3131 Cooley - c 1-4 0-0 3-4 2 5 0 0 1 1 1901 Schoen - g 3-5 1-3 0-0 1 7 4 2 0 2 3133 Luna - g 2-5 2-2 2-2 2 8 3 0 0 3 3703 Jarrett 4-11 0-2 1-1 5 9 1 1 0 0 1705 Thomas 3-7 0-0 1-2 6 7 1 2 1 0 2520 Mullins 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 530 Burton 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4TEAM 5 1Totals 20-52 4-11 12-17 28 56 11 10 4 9 200FG% 1st: 7-28 25.0 2nd: 13-24 54.2 Game: 38.5 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-8 25.0 2nd: 2-3 66.7 Game: 36.4 Reb.FT% 1st: 8-10 80.0 2nd: 4-7 57.1 Game: 70.6 2Officials: Barbara Smith, Ron Dressander, Felicia GrinterTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 3,356SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL<strong>Creighton</strong> 30 24 – – 54Indiana State 24 32 – – 56<strong>Creighton</strong> made 15-of-23 three-pointers and shot aseason-best 58.6 percent from the field in a 29-pointwin over Missouri State. Six Bluejays scored in doublefigures in CU’s first MVC win. Missouri State led10-9 and had the game tied at 15 before the Bluejaysblew the game open with a 21-1 run. CU led 45-26 athalftime, with Chevelle Herring scoring all of her 13points in the opening half. Herring was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field and 3-for-3 from long range in the first20 minutes. The Lady Bears would never get closerthan 17 in the second half. The Bluejays had 17 second-halfassists on 18 field goals, as all 10 Jays hadat least one assist after halftime. The Jays hit 9-of-12three-pointers in the second half, including 4-of-5 for acareer-high 12 points from Stephani Rhoten. KelseyWoodard hit all four of her second-half shots, includingthree from beyond the arc and finished with agame-high 19 points and five trifectas.VISITORS: Missouri State (4-10, 0-3 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M01 Dwyer - f 1-3 1-2 0-0 2 3 4 2 0 0 2024 Griggs - f 5-9 0-0 1-1 7 11 1 3 0 2 2944 Boshe - f 3-5 0-0 2-5 3 8 0 2 0 0 2305 Garrison - g 4-5 0-1 7-8 2 15 2 5 0 0 3121 Malone - g 2-7 0-0 2-2 3 6 0 2 0 0 2103 Busby 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1612 Stiles 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 423 Roberson 3-9 1-4 2-4 2 9 3 2 0 3 3025 Harrington 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 5 3 3 0 1 1532 Adams 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 240 Soldner 2-3 0-0 0-1 3 4 1 0 1 0 9TEAM 3Totals 23-46 3-9 14-21 27 63 14 20 1 6 200FG% 1st: 11-24 45.8 2nd: 12-22 54.5 Game: 50.0 Deadball3FG% 1st: 0-4 00.0 2nd: 3-5 60.0 Game: 33.3 Reb.FT% 1st: 4-5 80.0 2nd: 10-16 62.5 Game: 66.7 3HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (6-8, 1-2 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 8-11 2-3 0-1 5 18 8 1 2 3 3154 Voss - c 4-9 0-0 4-6 5 12 2 0 0 0 2003 Woodard - g 7-12 5-9 0-0 4 19 5 2 0 0 3205 Herring - g 4-6 3-4 2-2 3 13 2 3 0 2 3012 Moore - g 0-2 0-1 1-2 2 1 1 0 0 1 2304 Rhoten 4-5 4-5 0-0 0 12 1 0 0 0 915 Crites 0-3 0-0 1-2 5 1 1 1 0 3 1520 Kraft 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 3 1 0 1 933 Frank 1-2 1-1 0-0 3 3 1 3 0 0 1144 Nelson 6-7 0-0 1-5 2 13 2 1 1 1 20TEAM 1Totals 34-58 15-23 9-19 30 92 26 12 3 11 200FG% 1st: 16-28 57.1 2nd: 18-30 60.0 Game: 58.6 Deadball3FG% 1st: 6-11 54.5 2nd: 9-12 75.0 Game: 65.2 Reb.FT% 1st: 7-13 53.8 2nd: 2-6 33.3 Game: 47.4 3,1Officials: Jeff Caudle, Robert Strong, Cami BeckerTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 503SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALMissouri State 26 37 – – 63<strong>Creighton</strong> 45 47 – – 92<strong>Creighton</strong> out-rebounded Wichita State 50-30 and ledby as many as 21 in a 53-45 victory. KelseyWoodard led all players with 16 points, making 4-of-8three-pointers in the win. WSU and CU played eventhrough the first six minutes of the contest before theBluejays closed the first half on a 23-8 run to claim thea 32-17 halftime lead. The Jays out-rebounded WSU25-16 in the first half and held the Shockers to just25.8 percent shooting from the field in the opening 20minutes. Woodard scored 13 of her game-high 16points in the first half. WSU went on a field goaldrought in the second half, while CU built to its largestlead of the game, up 46-25 with 11 minutes to play.The Shockers went eight minutes and 15 secondsbetween field goals, allowing the Jays to build theirlead. WSU closed the game on a 17-5 run to bring thefinal margin to eight. DaNae Moore led all playerswith a career-best 12 rebounds and her career-highnine points left her one shy of her first career doubledouble.VISITORS: Wichita State (9-6, 1-3 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M34 Frazier - f 5-17 1-2 1-1 6 12 3 2 0 2 3220 Sudbeck - c 4-12 0-0 0-0 10 8 2 1 3 1 3501 Henderson - g 3-13 0-5 1-2 3 7 2 1 0 3 3603 Hoyt - g 1-7 1-4 0-1 1 3 2 1 0 1 3021 Lankster - g 5-9 1-4 1-2 2 12 0 0 1 2 3605 Pointer 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 410 Gladden 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1231 Siemens 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1235 Kerr 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3TEAM 6Totals 19-61 4-16 3-8 30 45 9 6 4 9 200FG% 1st: 8-31 25.8 2nd: 11-30 36.7 Game: 31.1 Deadball3FG% 1st: 1-6 16.7 2nd: 3-10 30.0 Game: 25.0 Reb.FT% 1st: 0-3 00.0 2nd: 3-5 60.0 Game: 37.5 2HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (7-8, 2-2 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 1-8 1-3 2-5 7 5 1 4 1 1 2754 Voss - c 2-5 0-0 2-2 9 6 2 2 1 0 2503 Woodard - g 4-13 4-8 4-4 6 16 1 1 2 0 3805 Herring - g 4-10 2-6 0-1 2 10 3 6 0 0 3812 Moore - g 4-6 0-0 1-2 12 9 0 0 1 0 2704 Rhoten 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 815 Crites 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 4 1 1 1 0 1220 Kraft 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 Frank 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 2 0 0 744 Nelson 1-2 0-0 1-2 7 3 1 1 1 0 17TEAM 4Totals 18-48 7-19 10-16 50 53 11 17 7 1 200FG% 1st: 9-22 40.9 2nd: 9-26 34.6 Game: 37.5 Deadball3FG% 1st: 5-12 41.7 2nd: 2-7 28.6 Game: 36.8 Reb.FT% 1st: 9-13 69.2 2nd: 1-3 33.3 Game: 62.5 1Officials: Dave Rittman, Jeff Stromgren, Ann SchroederTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 608SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALWichita State 17 28 – – 45<strong>Creighton</strong> 32 21 – – 53


<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . .43January 15, 20<strong>09</strong>SIU Arena • Carbondale, Ill.<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Box Scores & Game SummariesGame 16 Game 17 Game 18<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Evansville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47January 17, 20<strong>09</strong>Roberts Stadium • Evansville, Ind.Northern Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . .44<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62January 23, 20<strong>09</strong>Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Neb.Megan Neuvirth pulled down her sixth double-doubleof the season to help lead the Bluejays to a 12-pointwin. Neuvirth had 13 points and 11 rebounds despitefouling out with just under six minutes to play in thegame. Chevelle Herring led all players with 15points, while Kelsey Woodard added 13 points tohelp the Jays snap a three-game losing streak inCarbondale. CU jumped out to an 11-2 start, beforeSIU slowed the Bluejay attack. SIU took a 24-22 leadwith 2:49 left in the half, their first lead since 2-0.Herring’s driving lay-up with 11 seconds to go in thehalf sent the teams to the locker rooms tied at 26. TheBluejays, who turned the ball over five times in the firsthalf, committed seven turnovers in the first six minutesof the second half, while they did not drain a field goaluntil 13:10 remained in the game. Back-to-backthree-pointers from Herring put the Jays up 34-31,and they never looked back, turning the ball over justonce in the final 14 minutes of the game.VISITORS: <strong>Creighton</strong> (8-8, 3-2 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 5-6 2-3 1-3 11 13 1 5 0 3 3354 Voss - c 0-2 0-0 2-3 6 2 1 0 1 0 2303 Woodard - g 4-15 2-3 3-4 2 13 0 2 0 0 3705 Herring - g 4-14 2-3 5-6 3 15 3 3 0 2 3912 Moore - g 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 2 1 0 0 0 3404 Rhoten 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 315 Crites 2-2 0-0 2-3 3 6 1 0 0 0 1120 Kraft 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 Frank 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 144 Nelson 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 2 0 0 18TEAM 3Totals 18-44 6-9 13-19 34 55 7 13 1 5 200FG% 1st: 10-24 41.7 2nd: 8-20 40.0 Game: 40.9 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-5 40.0 2nd: 4-4 100.0 Game: 66.7 Reb.FT% 1st: 4-7 57.1 2nd: 9-12 75.0 Game: 68.4 0HOME: Southern Illinois (4-9, 0-4 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M33 Griffith - f 0-3 0-0 2-4 4 2 0 2 1 0 1240 Gibson - f 3-8 0-0 0-1 5 6 2 2 0 0 3801 Presswood - g 1-4 0-1 0-0 5 2 1 1 0 0 1822 Smith - g 3-10 0-1 3-5 3 9 3 2 1 1 3932 Lett - g 5-9 2-4 2-2 5 14 1 2 1 1 3705 Bailey 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 612 Ward 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 115 Myers 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 1 0 1 1320 Swingler 3-8 0-0 0-0 4 6 0 1 1 1 1824 Hart 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 1 0 0 18TEAM 5Totals 17-49 2-6 7-12 35 43 8 13 4 4 200FG% 1st: 11-25 44.0 2nd: 6-24 25.0 Game: 34.7 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-4 50.0 2nd: 0-2 00.0 Game: 33.3 Reb.FT% 1st: 2-2 100.0 2nd: 5-10 50.0 Game: 58.3 0Officials: John Whitson, Charlie Hust, Jeff CrossTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 637SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL<strong>Creighton</strong> 26 29 – – 55Southern Illinois 26 17 – – 43<strong>Creighton</strong> survived a 10-minute field goal drought andcame from behind to defeat Evansville 50-47. TheBluejays led by 10 points when they hit a field goalwith 10:40 to play, only to lose the lead and not hitanother shot from the field until 46 seconds were leftin the game. Chevelle Herring’s basket and freethrowat that point gave the lead back to the Bluejaysand they held on for their fourth straight win. KelseyWoodard’s only three-pointer of the game gave theJays a 42-32 lead with 10:40 left in the game. TheAces answered with a 15-3 run to claim a 47-45 lead.Down 47-46, Herring put her head down, drove to thebasket, made a shot and was fouled. Her completedthree-point play gave the Jays a 49-47 lead. UEmissed three shots in the final 32 seconds and committeda costly turnover with five seconds remaining.Kellie Nelson came off the bench to lead all playerswith a career-high 10 rebounds. Kelsey Crites cameoff the bench to post eight points, seven rebounds andgame-high four assists.VISITORS: <strong>Creighton</strong> (9-8, 4-2 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 5-13 2-6 4-6 6 16 1 3 2 4 3554 Voss - c 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 2 0 1 1603 Woodard - g 2-11 1-5 0-0 8 5 2 1 2 2 4005 Herring - g 3-10 0-4 4-7 3 10 0 5 0 1 3312 Moore - g 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 1 2 1 1104 Rhoten 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 815 Crites 3-8 1-2 1-2 7 8 4 0 0 2 3133 Frank 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 244 Nelson 4-8 0-0 0-0 10 8 2 2 0 0 24TEAM 1Totals 18-55 4-17 10-17 41 50 10 14 6 11 200FG% 1st: 11-27 40.7 2nd: 7-28 25.0 Game: 32.7 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-5 40.0 2nd: 2-12 16.7 Game: 23.5 Reb.FT% 1st: 3-4 75.0 2nd: 7-13 53.8 Game: 58.8 3HOME: Evansville (8-8, 1-4 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M02 Sickles - f 1-3 1-1 0-0 2 3 0 1 0 0 642 Jennings - f 1-11 1-3 2-2 9 5 0 3 0 1 3632 Novosel - c 4-7 0-2 2-4 7 10 1 3 0 1 2901 Austin - g 2-13 1-4 7-7 6 12 1 2 2 1 3723 Gallagher - g 4-16 0-1 2-2 5 10 1 2 1 2 3403 Falkenstein 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 505 Batey 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 812 Sperka 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 934 Bamberger 0-1 0-0 5-6 4 5 4 2 0 0 2841 Benson 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 1 0 0 8TEAM 5Totals 13-53 3-11 18-23 42 47 7 14 3 6 200FG% 1st: 5-29 17.2 2nd: 8-24 33.3 Game: 24.5 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-7 28.6 2nd: 1-4 25.0 Game: 27.3 Reb.FT% 1st: 7-10 70.0 2nd: 11-13 84.6 Game: 78.3 2,1Officials: Doug Knight, Troy Winders, Kelly HillTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 901SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL<strong>Creighton</strong> 27 23 – – 50Evansville 19 28 – – 47The Bluejays won their fifth straight, never trailing, inan 18-point win over the Panthers. <strong>Creighton</strong> boltedto a 30-13 lead in the opening minutes while, using a17-2 run to help the cause. UNI would go 7:04between field goals while falling behind by 17 before ahoop from Alexa Mennen ended the drought. MeganNeuvirth, who led all players with 19 points, wouldend the first half with a three-pointer as CU took a 37-20 lead into the break. The Panthers scored nine ofthe first 12 pointers after intermission, drawing within11, but would never get closer. UNI would endureanother extended drought in the second half, goingnine minutes between field goals and six minutesbetween scores, as it eventually fell behind by asmany as 21. Chevelle Herring dished a career-highseven assists to help guide the CU offense, whileNeuvirth tied her career-high with four three-pointers.VISITORS: Northern Iowa (6-10, 4-2 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M32 Wypiszynski - f 6-11 0-0 1-2 5 13 1 3 0 0 3421 Mennen - c 2-4 0-1 0-1 2 4 2 1 0 1 1502 Oney - g 2-8 0-1 4-4 5 8 2 1 0 2 2803 Madrigal - g 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1324 Clausen - g 1-5 1-5 0-0 4 3 2 2 0 2 3404 Armstrong 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1212 Uhlenhopp 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 3 0 0 2320 Boeck 3-5 0-0 3-4 4 9 2 1 1 1 1922 Wubbens 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2 0 0 834 Swanson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 244 Brocka 2-8 1-5 0-0 3 5 0 1 0 0 1154 Yeggy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1TEAM 5 1Totals 17-50 2-14 8-11 33 44 11 21 2 6 200FG% 1st: 9-24 37.5 2nd: 8-26 30.8 Game: 34.0 Deadball3FG% 1st: 1-5 20.0 2nd: 1-9 11.1 Game: 14.3 Reb.FT% 1st: 1-2 50.0 2nd: 7-9 77.8 Game: 72.7 0HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (10-8, 5-2 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 7-14 4-8 1-2 7 19 0 3 1 4 3654 Voss - c 4-5 0-0 1-2 9 9 0 2 0 1 2003 Woodard - g 2-5 0-1 1-1 5 5 4 2 2 0 3705 Herring - g 3-15 2-7 0-0 0 8 7 3 0 1 3712 Moore - g 1-5 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 1 1 0 1904 Rhoten 2-3 2-3 2-2 0 8 0 0 0 0 615 Crites 2-3 0-0 1-2 4 5 3 4 1 3 1720 Kraft 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 433 Frank 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 644 Nelson 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 4 1 1 1 2 18TEAM 3Totals 24-56 8-19 6-9 35 62 16 16 6 11 200FG% 1st: 14-29 48.3 2nd: 10-27 37.0 Game: 42.9 Deadball3FG% 1st: 5-9 55.6 2nd: 3-10 30.0 Game: 42.1 Reb.FT% 1st: 4-5 80.0 2nd: 2-4 50.0 Game: 66.7 2,1Officials: Beverly Roberts, Tina Napier, David StewartTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 694SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALNorthern Iowa 20 24 – – 44<strong>Creighton</strong> 37 25 – – 62


Bradley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61January 25, 20<strong>09</strong>Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Neb.<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Box Scores & Game SummariesGame 19 Game 20 Game 21<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65January 31, 20<strong>09</strong>Knapp Center • Des Moines, Iowa<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74Missouri State . . . . . . . . . . . . .61February 6, 20<strong>09</strong>JQH Arena • Springfield, Mo.Chevelle Herring scored 20 points and K e l s e yCrites grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds to helpguide the Bluejays to their sixth straight victory. TheJays jumped out to a 12-3 lead before Bradley scoredthe next 10 points of the game. A BU three-pointergave the Braves their only lead of the game, up 13-12with just under nine minutes left in the first half. In asloppy first-half, the Braves would go 5:20 without afield goal at one point, while the Jays made just 2-of-13 three-point attempts, but led 23-20 at the half. TheBluejays built to a 34-22 lead before the Braves wouldmake their first field goal of the second-half. BU didnot hit a field goal in the second half until 7:26 hadpassed. The Jays used a 17-3 run during the secondhalfto push to their largest lead of the game, 60-39.Herring tied her career-high with five three-pointers,while Megan Neuvirth swiped a season-high fivesteals.VISITORS: Bradley (13-5, 4-3 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M13 Van Kirk - f 1-5 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1515 Harris - f 2-8 0-0 2-2 7 6 0 1 0 1 2330 Rogers - f 1-6 0-0 1-2 3 3 0 1 0 0 2114 Lund - g 2-6 2-6 0-0 3 6 0 3 0 0 3324 Johnson - g 3-6 0-1 0-0 3 6 3 6 0 3 3403 Frericks 5-10 4-8 2-3 2 16 0 1 1 0 1905 Muegge 1-1 0-0 2-2 0 4 2 0 0 1 621 Kassing 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 532 Westcott 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 334 Taylor 0-3 0-1 2-2 6 2 0 2 0 1 2040 Krumwiede 0-2 0-0 1-4 4 1 3 2 0 0 21TEAM 5 2Totals 15-49 6-18 10-15 36 46 8 19 1 6 200FG% 1st: 6-19 31.6 2nd: 9-30 30.0 Game: 30.6 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-8 25.0 2nd: 4-10 40.0 Game: 33.3 Reb.FT% 1st: 6-10 60.0 2nd: 4-5 80.0 Game: 66.7 3HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (11-8, 6-2 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 6-20 1-8 0-0 7 13 2 2 1 5 3254 Voss - c 0-3 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2103 Woodard - g 6-13 2-6 0-0 4 14 3 0 0 0 3605 Herring - g 6-15 5-9 3-4 2 20 5 4 0 2 3712 Moore - g 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1004 Rhoten 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 1 0 715 Crites 2-7 0-0 1-2 10 5 3 2 0 2 2720 Kraft 0-0 0-0 1-3 0 1 0 0 0 0 333 Frank 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 2 0 0 544 Nelson 2-4 0-0 2-2 4 6 0 1 1 3 22TEAM 7Totals 23-65 8-23 7-11 44 61 13 12 4 12 200FG% 1st: 10-36 27.8 2nd: 13-29 44.8 Game: 35.4 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-13 15.4 2nd: 6-10 60.0 Game: 34.8 Reb.FT% 1st: 1-2 50.0 2nd: 6-9 66.7 Game: 63.6 2Officials: Carol Comanita, Dave Rittman, Harvey RandleTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 929SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALBradley 20 26 – – 46<strong>Creighton</strong> 23 38 – – 61<strong>Creighton</strong> made 25-of-28 free-throws as the Bluejaystopped Drake to move their winning streak to sevengames and snap the Bulldogs’ streak at six. Drakejumped out to an 11-3 lead, as the Jays hit just one oftheir first 10 shots from the floor. That was DU’slargest lead of the game, as the Jays faught back totie the game twice before DU claimed a 33-30 halftimelead. Drake pushed its lead to seven less than threeminutes into the second half. Down 42-35, the Jaysrattled off the next seven points to tie the score at 42on one of Kelsey Woodard’s four three-pointers inthe game. The Jays used a 17-4 burst to claim a 59-50 lead with just over eight minutes remaining. TheBulldogs answered with a 15-4 run to own a 65-63lead with 2:24 to go, but they would not score again.Chevelle Herring’s pull up jumper with 1:54 left tiedthe game and a free-throw by Kristina Voss gave theJays a 66-65 lead with just over a minute left.Woodard sealed the win with a pair of late free-throws.The win was CU’s first over Drake at the KnappCenter since 2003.VISITORS: <strong>Creighton</strong> (12-8, 7-2 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 2-9 2-5 7-9 8 13 3 5 0 3 3754 Voss - c 3-7 0-0 2-3 7 8 0 1 0 1 2703 Woodard - g 4-11 4-10 4-4 6 16 1 1 1 1 4005 Herring - g 2-10 1-3 10-10 0 15 3 2 0 4 3412 Moore - g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1204 Rhoten 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 1 1 0 1 915 Crites 3-9 0-0 2-2 3 8 1 2 1 3 2633 Frank 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 244 Nelson 3-3 0-0 0-0 1 6 0 0 0 0 13TEAM 4Totals 18-51 7-19 25-28 30 68 10 13 3 14 200FG% 1st: 7-25 28.0 2nd: 11-26 42.3 Game: 35.3 Deadball3FG% 1st: 3-11 27.3 2nd: 4-8 50.0 Game: 36.8 Reb.FT% 1st: 13-14 92.9 2nd: 12-14 85.7 Game: 89.3 1HOME: Drake (12-8, 6-3 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M24 Keizer - f 3-3 0-0 0-0 4 6 0 1 0 0 1832 Dybing - f 5-12 0-2 2-3 0 12 3 5 1 1 3745 Jones - f 1-1 0-0 4-6 9 6 0 1 0 1 3414 McSparron - g 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 0 0 721 Plummer - g 10-19 1-6 6-7 5 27 1 4 0 2 3615 Hackbarth 4-6 0-0 0-0 6 8 0 3 1 1 2323 Turk 1-2 0-1 1-1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1434 Wollschlager 1-4 1-2 0-0 5 3 1 2 0 0 2135 Agee 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10TEAM 5Totals 25-52 2-11 13-17 35 65 8 19 2 5 200FG% 1st: 12-24 50.0 2nd: 13-28 46.4 Game: 48.1 Deadball3FG% 1st: 1-4 25.0 2nd: 1-7 14.3 Game: 18.2 Reb.FT% 1st: 8-11 72.7 2nd: 5-6 83.3 Game: 76.5 1Officials: Barb Smith, Doug Knight, Marvin SykesTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,568SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL<strong>Creighton</strong> 30 38 – – 68Drake 33 32 – – 65Kelsey Woodard led four Bluejays in double figureswith 18 points, as <strong>Creighton</strong> won its eighth straightgame overall and first in Springfield since 2002. TheLady Bears owned their only lead of the game whenJaleshia Roberson drained a three-pointer 46 secondsinto the game to give MSU a 3-2 lead. MeganNeuvirth drained two free-throws on CU’s next possessionand the Jays never again trailed. <strong>Creighton</strong>built up to a 10-3 lead after back-to-back three-pointersfrom Woodard. CU led by as many as 11 in thefirst half before heading to the locker room up 36-29.The Jays opened the second half with an 11-4 run topush ahead to 47-33. CU maintained a double-digitlead throughout the second half, including its largestlead of 18 at 72-54 with just over two minutes to play.The Jays shot 50 percent from the field in the win,including 59.1 percent after halftime. CU outreboundedthe Lady Bears 38-29 and swiped ninesteals in the game which was regionally televised onFox Sports Midwest.VISITORS: <strong>Creighton</strong> (13-8, 8-2 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 5-10 0-2 5-6 8 15 5 5 0 1 3754 Voss - c 5-6 0-0 2-4 6 12 1 3 2 1 3003 Woodard - g 6-14 3-9 3-3 7 18 2 1 0 2 3905 Herring - g 5-7 3-3 1-2 3 14 3 3 0 3 2712 Moore - g 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1104 Rhoten 1-5 0-4 3-4 2 5 0 1 0 1 2215 Crites 3-6 0-0 1-2 7 7 3 1 0 1 2120 Kraft 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 Frank 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 444 Nelson 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 2 0 0 8TEAM 3Totals 26-52 6-18 16-23 38 74 14 16 2 9 200FG% 1st: 13-30 43.3 2nd: 13-22 59.1 Game: 50.0 Deadball3FG% 1st: 3-11 27.3 2nd: 3-7 42.9 Game: 33.3 Reb.FT% 1st: 7-8 87.5 2nd: 9-15 60.0 Game: 69.6 5HOME: Missouri State (6-15, 2-8 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M01 Dwyer - f 2-6 1-2 0-0 4 5 0 1 0 0 1844 Boshe - f 2-9 0-0 6-6 4 10 0 1 1 0 3305 Garrison - g 6-13 1-4 3-3 3 16 1 2 0 0 2921 Malone - g 2-8 0-2 1-2 8 5 1 2 1 3 2923 Roberson - g 2-15 1-7 4-4 2 9 6 4 1 3 2512 Stiles 1-2 0-1 0-0 3 2 2 1 0 0 2524 Griggs 3-3 0-0 0-0 4 6 2 1 1 2 1925 Harrington 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 903 Busby 2-2 2-2 0-0 1 6 1 0 0 0 1140 Soldner 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Totals 21-60 5-19 14-15 29 61 13 12 4 8 200FG% 1st: 10-30 33.3 2nd: 11-30 36.7 Game: 35.0 Deadball3FG% 1st: 3-9 33.3 2nd: 2-10 20.0 Game: 26.3 Reb.FT% 1st: 4-4 100.0 2nd: 10-11 90.9 Game: 93.3 1Officials: Laura Morris, Greg Small, Jeff CaudleTechnical Fouls: MSU - RobersonAttendance: 5,101SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL<strong>Creighton</strong> 36 38 – – 74Missouri State 27 34 – – 61


<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49Wichita State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47February 8, 20<strong>09</strong>Charles Koch Arena • Wichita, Kan.<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Box Scores & Game SummariesGame 22 Game 23 Game 24Evansville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68February 12, 20<strong>09</strong>Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Neb.Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . .53<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66February 14, 20<strong>09</strong>Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Neb.Megan Neuvirth scored nearly half of <strong>Creighton</strong>’spoints in a 49-47 victory over Wichita State. Neuvirthscored 20 of her game-high 24 points in the secondhalf to help the Jays overcome a halftime deficit. Thewin moved CU’s streak to nine, it’s longest streaksince 2001-02. After scoring 15 seconds into thegame, the Jays did not make another field goal fornearly eight minutes, as the Shockers led 9-2. TheBluejays led 14-11 with 7:43 left in the opening half,but would not make another field goal before halftimein falling behind 20-15. CU scored the first five pointsafter the half and used an 11-0 run midway throughthe half to claim control of the contest. Up 44-34 with6:23 to go, the Jays did not make a field goal for theremainder of the game and didn’t score until makingfive free-throws in the final 43 seconds. KelseyWoodard scored all 10 of her points in the second halfand the Shockers held Chevelle Herring scoreless ina game for the first time since Nov. 26, 2006. KelseyCrites came off the bench to tie with Neuvirth with agame-high nine rebounds.VISITORS: <strong>Creighton</strong> (14-8, 9-2 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 9-17 2-4 4-5 9 24 2 6 2 2 3954 Voss - c 3-4 0-0 1-4 5 7 3 1 0 0 2603 Woodard - g 3-12 2-6 2-2 6 10 1 2 0 0 3905 Herring - g 0-8 0-5 0-0 1 0 4 4 0 0 4012 Moore - g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 304 Rhoten 1-3 1-3 0-0 3 3 1 0 0 0 1215 Crites 0-4 0-1 0-2 9 0 1 3 0 3 2633 Frank 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 144 Nelson 1-3 0-0 3-3 2 5 0 1 0 0 14TEAM 6 2Totals 17-51 5-19 10-16 41 49 12 19 3 5 200FG% 1st: 6-26 23.1 2nd: 11-25 44.0 Game: 33.3 Deadball3FG% 1st: 1-11 9.1 2nd: 4-8 50.0 Game: 26.3 Reb.FT% 1st: 2-5 40.0 2nd: 8-11 72.7 Game: 62.5 2HOME: Wichita State (10-12, 2-9 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M10 Gladden - f 0-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2920 Sudbeck - f 2-7 0-0 3-4 8 7 1 2 3 1 3434 Frazier - f 2-9 0-1 1-2 3 5 1 3 0 0 2203 Hoyt - g 5-9 2-5 1-2 8 13 1 4 0 1 3421 Lankster - g 5-12 0-4 4-4 1 14 0 2 0 1 2301 Henderson 4-11 0-2 0-2 6 8 5 2 0 2 2805 Pointer 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 231 Siemens 0-5 0-4 0-0 5 0 2 1 0 0 2835 Kerr 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+TEAM 5Totals 18-57 2-16 9-14 39 47 10 15 3 7 200FG% 1st: 7-25 28.0 2nd: 11-32 34.4 Game: 31.6 Deadball3FG% 1st: 0-8 00.0 2nd: 2-8 25.0 Game: 12.5 Reb.FT% 1st: 6-7 85.7 2nd: 3-7 42.9 Game: 64.3 2Officials: Debbie Adams, Phil Streit, Dawn WeaverTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 2,836SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL<strong>Creighton</strong> 15 34 – – 49Wichita State 20 27 – – 47Chevelle Herring scored a game-high 21 as theBluejays ran their winning streak to 10 with an 11-point win over Evansville. All five Bluejay starters hadat least three assists in the win, as <strong>Creighton</strong> finishedwith 22 helpers on 28 baskets in the game. Evansvillemade four of its first five three-pointers in the game,capped by a trey from Jordan Lewis to make the score16-15 in favor of the Aces. CU would score thegame’s next 10 points to claim the lead for good. TheBluejays hit 13-of-26 shots in the first half to own a 31-25 lead at the break. The Jays used a 13-5 run topush ahead by 14 with less than four minutes gone inthe second half. CU would lead by as many as 22before the Aces closed the game on a 15-4 run.Herring tied her career-high with five three-pointers.Kelsey Crites made her first start of the season andadded a season-high 10 points.VISITORS: Evansville (9-14, 2-10 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M34 Bamberger - f 2-6 2-2 0-0 4 6 0 2 0 1 2124 Novosel - c 4-6 2-2 2-2 1 12 0 1 0 0 2301 Austin - g 2-8 0-1 1-2 5 5 10 5 0 3 3205 Batey - g 0-1 0-1 0-2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1423 Gallagher - g 3-13 0-2 1-2 3 7 1 0 0 1 3102 Sickles 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 3 0 1 0 0 603 Falkenstein 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 111 Lewis 1-8 1-2 0-0 2 3 2 0 0 1 1512 Sperka 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 630 Singleton 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 341 Benson 2-4 0-0 0-1 8 4 0 0 0 0 2042 Jennings 5-8 2-4 1-3 2 13 1 1 0 0 28TEAM 3Totals 22-58 7-14 6-14 34 57 15 12 1 7 200FG% 1st: 10-26 38.5 2nd: 12-32 37.5 Game: 37.9 Deadball3FG% 1st: 4-7 57.1 2nd: 3-7 42.9 Game: 50.0 Reb.FT% 1st: 1-2 50.0 2nd: 5-12 41.7 Game: 42.9 3HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (15-8, 10-2 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 3-4 1-2 2-6 15 9 3 6 0 1 2954 Voss - c 5-7 0-0 0-0 4 10 4 0 0 0 2303 Woodard - g 3-11 2-6 0-1 6 8 6 2 0 2 3605 Herring - g 8-16 5-11 0-0 4 21 5 3 0 3 3815 Crites - g 4-8 0-1 2-5 5 10 3 1 1 0 2504 Rhoten 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1412 Moore 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 620 Kraft 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 333 Frank 0-1 0-1 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 844 Nelson 4-6 0-0 0-0 4 8 0 1 1 0 18TEAM 1Totals 28-58 8-23 4-14 42 68 22 13 3 7 200FG% 1st: 13-26 50.0 2nd: 15-32 46.9 Game: 48.3 Deadball3FG% 1st: 4-11 36.4 2nd: 4-12 33.3 Game: 34.8 Reb.FT% 1st: 1-2 50.0 2nd: 3-12 25.0 Game: 28.6 4,1Officials: Randy Campbell, Doug Miller, Charles CarrollTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 759SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALEvansville 25 32 – – 57<strong>Creighton</strong> 31 37 – – 68<strong>Creighton</strong> established a school record by winning its11th straight MVC game, topping the Salukis by 13.Kelsey Woodard led all scorers with 18 and KristinaVoss added a season-high 17 points for the Bluejays.<strong>Creighton</strong> raced out to a 20-point lead, holding SIU tojust eight points through the first 14 minutes of thegame. The Bluejays led 28-8 at that point and owneda 22-point lead in the first half before heading to thelocker room up 42-22. <strong>Creighton</strong> maintained its double-digitlead throughout the second half, as theSalukis could get no closer than 12 in the Bluejay victory.Woodard hit four three-pointers and blockedthree shots. Voss made 8-of-12 shots from the fieldfor her 18 points, while the Jays dominated inside,out-scoring SIU 36-12 in the paint. Kelsey Critesfilled up the stat sheet in her second start of the season– with nine rebounds, six points, five assists andfour steals. CU had a season-low eight turnovers inthe game.VISITORS: Southern Illinois (7-15, 3-10 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M20 Swingler - f 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 340 Gibson - f 3-6 0-0 0-2 5 6 0 2 1 0 1805 Bailey - g 5-7 4-4 0-0 0 14 1 0 0 1 3222 Smith - g 1-8 0-2 1-2 5 3 6 3 0 2 2624 Hart - g 4-11 3-8 0-0 1 11 1 4 0 0 3514 Stepherson 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 715 Myers 1-7 0-2 0-0 5 2 1 1 0 0 1532 Lett 3-7 2-4 2-2 6 10 1 1 0 0 2433 Griffith 1-2 0-0 2-4 10 4 0 2 0 1 2250 Hambrick 1-5 0-0 1-4 4 3 0 2 1 0 19TEAM 3Totals 19-54 9-20 6-14 40 53 10 16 2 4 200FG% 1st: 9-27 33.3 2nd: 10-27 37.0 Game: 35.2 Deadball3FG% 1st: 4-9 44.4 2nd: 5-11 45.5 Game: 45.0 Reb.FT% 1st: 0-0 00.0 2nd: 6-14 42.9 Game: 42.9 3HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (16-8, 11-2 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 2-13 1-3 2-4 11 7 3 2 0 0 2954 Voss - c 8-12 0-0 1-1 5 17 0 1 1 0 2503 Woodard - g 7-15 4-8 0-0 6 18 3 0 3 0 3605 Herring - g 2-11 2-7 2-2 2 8 6 1 0 3 3615 Crites - g 2-4 0-0 2-2 9 6 5 0 0 4 2704 Rhoten 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 1 2 0 1 912 Moore 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1220 Kraft 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 333 Frank 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 1 0 0 844 Nelson 3-7 0-0 0-0 1 6 0 1 2 0 15TEAM 4Totals 26-68 7-20 7-9 43 66 20 8 6 8 200FG% 1st: 16-37 43.2 2nd: 10-31 32.3 Game: 38.2 Deadball3FG% 1st: 5-12 41.7 2nd: 2-8 25.0 Game: 35.0 Reb.FT% 1st: 5-6 83.3 2nd: 2-3 66.7 Game: 77.8 1,1Officials: Doug Knight, Jeff Stromgren, Marcus ClaytonTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 1,<strong>09</strong>8SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALSouthern Illinois 22 31 – – 53<strong>Creighton</strong> 42 24 – – 66


<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Bradley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75February 19, 20<strong>09</strong>Lorene Ramsey Gym • East Peoria, Ill.<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Box Scores & Game SummariesGame 25 Game 26 Game 27<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Northern Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . .59February 21, 20<strong>09</strong>McLeod Center • Cedar Falls, IowaDrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44February 27, 20<strong>09</strong>Qwest Center Omaha • Omaha, Neb.<strong>Creighton</strong> surrendered a season-high 75 points in aneight-point loss at Bradley, snapping the Jays’ winningstreak at 11. Kelsey Woodard scored 17 of her teamhigh19 points in the first half. The Jays raced out toa nine-point lead in the opening minutes of the game.They maintained a lead until the final 25 seconds ofthe half, when a lay-up helped the Braves end the halfon an 8-0 run and lead 34-33 at the half. The Jayswent nearly six minutes without a field goal early in thesecond half, as BU went ahead 47-38. The Bravesrattled off a 16-2 run, which included 12 unansweredpoints, to push to their largest lead of the game, up 19at 63-44. The Jays used a 13-3 run to cut BU’s leadback to single digits, trailing 66-57 with 3:52 to play. Aquick 7-2 burst made the score 69-64 in favor of theBraves with 93 seconds left in the game, but the Jayscould get no closer. All five Bradley starters scored indouble figures, while BU’s 13 blocked shots were themost by a CU opponent since December 2005. CU’s11 straight wins was its longest streak under JimFlanery and longest since 1991-92.VISITORS: <strong>Creighton</strong> (16-9, 11-3 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 3-16 3-7 2-4 11 11 1 2 0 2 3854 Voss - c 2-4 0-0 3-4 2 7 2 0 1 0 2203 Woodard - g 8-16 3-6 0-0 5 19 0 3 0 0 3705 Herring - g 5-18 4-8 1-2 3 15 4 5 0 0 3815 Crites - g 3-9 0-0 1-2 8 7 4 2 0 1 2404 Rhoten 0-0 0-0 2-3 3 2 3 0 0 2 2112 Moore 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 Frank 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 144 Nelson 3-4 0-0 0-0 4 6 1 0 1 1 18TEAM 8Totals 25-68 10-22 9-15 44 67 15 13 2 6 200FG% 1st: 13-32 40.6 2nd: 11-36 30.6 Game: 35.3 Deadball3FG% 1st: 4-9 44.4 2nd: 6-13 46.2 Game: 45.5 Reb.FT% 1st: 3-4 75.0 2nd: 6-11 54.5 Game: 60.0 3HOME: Bradley (18-6, 9-4 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M15 Harris - f 5-9 0-0 6-10 15 16 0 2 6 1 2730 Rogers - f 8-17 0-0 4-5 8 20 1 0 1 0 2903 Frericks - g 4-6 2-4 0-0 3 10 4 2 2 0 2524 Johnson - g 4-10 1-2 3-6 2 12 9 1 3 2 3534 Taylor - g 4-13 0-2 2-3 4 10 4 1 0 2 3405 Muegge 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 913 Van Kirk 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1214 Lund 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 0 1 1 1640 Krumwiede 2-2 0-0 0-0 4 4 0 2 0 0 13TEAM 2 1Totals 28-58 3-8 16-26 40 75 20 10 13 6 200FG% 1st: 14-32 43.8 2nd: 14-26 53.8 Game: 48.3 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-5 40.0 2nd: 1-3 33.3 Game: 37.5 Reb.FT% 1st: 4-8 50.0 2nd: 12-18 66.7 Game: 61.5 3Officials: Scott Freuhling, Rod Creech, Kevin DillardTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 444SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL<strong>Creighton</strong> 33 34 – – 67Bradley 34 41 – – 75Megan Neuvirth scored seven of her 22 points inovertime to help the Bluejays come from behind anddefeat UNI 67-59. Neuvirth added 10 rebounds forher second straight double-double, while ChevelleHerring led all scorers with 23 points. The Jays outscoredUNI 11-3 in overtime, making 4-of-6 shots fromthe field, while the Panthers went 0-for-5 from thefield. UNI’s Lizzie Boeck knocked down a three-pointerwith 19 seconds left to give UNI a 56-54 lead.Herring answered with a lay-up inside of 10 secondsto play in regulation to tie the game. After a timeout,Neuvirth blocked UNI’s game-winning shot attempt atthe buzzer and the game went to overtime. Neuvirthopened overtime with a basket after UNI missed athree-pointer to start the extra period, and the Jayswould never trail again. The game featured 11 tiesand 14 lead changes. <strong>Creighton</strong>’s largest lead wasnine midway through the first half, while UNI’s largestlead was five midway through the second half. Thegame marked the fourth overtime game in the last 10meetings between the teams.VISITORS: <strong>Creighton</strong> (17-9, 12-3 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 9-18 2-3 2-2 10 22 2 1 3 2 4554 Voss - c 2-4 0-0 4-6 5 8 2 1 2 0 3203 Woodard - g 2-11 1-6 2-2 4 7 3 0 1 1 4505 Herring - g 9-19 3-8 2-2 4 23 1 3 0 3 3915 Crites - g 1-5 0-1 1-4 4 3 3 3 0 2 2304 Rhoten 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 512 Moore 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1744 Nelson 2-5 0-0 0-0 5 4 0 3 0 0 19TEAM 2Totals 25-62 6-18 11-16 36 67 11 11 6 9 225FG% 1st: 10-28 35.7 2nd: 11-28 39.3 Game: 40.3 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-8 25.0 2nd: 3-8 37.5 Game: 33.3 Reb.FT% 1st: 4-6 66.7 2nd: 5-8 62.5 Game: 68.8 4HOME: Northern Iowa (8-17, 6-8 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M22 Wubbens - f 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 632 Wypiszynski - f 3-10 0-0 3-3 3 9 2 2 0 0 2220 Boeck - c 3-7 1-3 1-2 5 8 0 4 0 0 1804 Armstrong - g 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 2 0 0 1624 Clausen - g 3-4 2-3 2-2 2 10 0 1 1 0 4403 Madrigal 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 Uhlenhopp 5-8 0-1 2-2 4 12 3 3 0 0 3921 Mennen 2-4 0-0 0-0 6 4 0 0 0 0 1334 Swanson 2-7 0-3 0-0 1 4 1 2 0 0 2944 Brocka 3-9 0-1 1-2 5 7 4 2 1 2 36TEAM 5 1Totals 23-55 4-12 9-11 34 59 11 17 2 3 225FG% 1st: 11-27 40.7 2nd: 12-23 52.2 Game: 41.8 Deadball3FG% 1st: 0-4 00.0 2nd: 4-5 80.0 Game: 33.3 Reb.FT% 1st: 5-6 83.3 2nd: 1-1 100.0 Game: 81.8 2Officials: Teresa Dahlem, Erick Baker, Rich ChoponisTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 1,011SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL<strong>Creighton</strong> 26 30 11 – 67Northern Iowa 27 29 3 – 59<strong>Creighton</strong> shot a season-low 21.9 percent in losing itsfirst MVC home game of the year. The Bluejaysattempted a season-high 73 shots, but made just 16,including a season-low 2-of-19 (.105) from three-pointrange. Drake had as many points as turnovers in thefirst half, as the Jays led 21-15 at the break. Neitherteam hit a three in the first half and both teams shot24 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes. CU’soffensive woes worsened to start the second half asthe Jays hit just one field goal in the first nine minutesof the half and had just five points through the first12:31. CU made one of its first 14 shots in the secondhalf as the Bulldogs built to an 11-point lead, up 35-24.The Jays would close back within four, but could getno closer in their worst shooting performance sinceNov. 21, 2003. Megan Neuvirth grabbed her thirdstraight double-double while she moved into first onthe CU single-season rebounding chart. The firsteverregular-season women’s game at Qwest CenterOmaha drew the sixth-largest crowd in school history.VISITORS: Drake (17-10, 11-5 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M24 Keizer - f 2-5 0-0 0-0 7 4 0 2 0 0 1932 Dybing - f 3-10 1-2 4-6 10 11 3 3 1 1 3945 Jones - f 3-10 0-0 7-10 12 13 0 5 0 1 3921 Plummer - g 3-7 0-1 0-0 3 6 2 3 0 0 1634 Wollschlager - g 1-7 0-3 1-2 3 3 1 2 0 1 3115 Hackbarth 4-4 0-0 6-9 9 14 0 3 0 1 2123 Turk 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1230 Montgomery 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135 Agee 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 3 0 0 22TEAM 5 1Totals 16-45 1-6 18-28 52 51 9 24 1 4 200FG% 1st: 5-21 23.8 2nd: 11-24 45.8 Game: 35.6 Deadball3FG% 1st: 0-4 00.0 2nd: 1-2 50.0 Game: 16.7 Reb.FT% 1st: 5-8 62.5 2nd: 13-20 65.0 Game: 64.3 4HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (17-10, 12-4 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 6-20 1-3 1-1 13 14 2 4 1 3 3654 Voss - c 3-7 0-0 4-4 5 10 0 1 0 2 2003 Woodard - g 1-8 0-5 0-0 5 2 1 3 1 0 3805 Herring - g 3-26 1-11 2-5 3 9 2 1 0 2 40-15 Crites - g 2-7 0-0 1-4 8 5 0 4 0 1 2604 Rhoten 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1112 Moore 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 2 0 0 1 2 1120 Kraft 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+33 Frank 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 244 Nelson 1-5 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 0 0 1 16TEAM 3Totals 16-73 2-19 10-16 45 44 5 13 3 11 200FG% 1st: 8-34 23.5 2nd: 8-39 20.5 Game: 21.9 Deadball3FG% 1st: 0-7 00.0 2nd: 2-12 16.7 Game: 10.5 Reb.FT% 1st: 5-7 71.4 2nd: 5-9 55.6 Game: 62.5 1Officials: Tina Napier, Bob Trammell, June CourteauTechnical Fouls: CU - VossAttendance: 3,483SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALDrake 15 36 – – 51<strong>Creighton</strong> 21 23 – – 44


Indiana State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54March 5, 20<strong>09</strong>Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Neb.<strong>Creighton</strong> held Indiana State to the lowest point totalby a Bluejay opponent in 30 years, as the Sycamoresmade an opponent season-low 11 field goals and shotan opponent low 24.4 percent from the field in theJays’ 54-35 victory. Both teams shot an identical 27.3percent in the first half before the Bluejay offensepicked up in the second half. ISU made just one of itsfirst 13 field goal attempt in the second half and hadjust two second-half field goals with 68 seconds left inthe game. CU led by as many as 23 in the win, swipinga season-high 15 steals. Megan Neuvirth tied acareer-high with seven steals, while she also led theteam with 10 rebounds and five assists. Her sevensteals brought her career total to 200. K e l s e yWoodard led all players with 15 points, making threethree-pointers to become the fourth player in schoolhistory with at least 70 treys in a year. ChevelleHerring had a career-high eight rebounds and twoblocked shots.VISITORS: Indiana State (14-14, 10-7 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Pedro - f 0-4 0-3 0-0 4 0 1 6 0 1 2032 Schilli - f 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 6 1 3 0 0 2831 Cooley - c 3-10 1-1 3-3 3 10 0 3 0 1 2201 Schoen - g 0-6 0-5 0-0 5 0 1 0 0 0 2824 Paul - g 2-6 1-1 5-5 2 10 1 2 0 2 3304 Reida 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1505 Thomas 1-3 0-0 3-4 8 5 0 2 1 1 1720 Mullins 2-4 0-2 0-0 4 4 0 1 0 0 1530 Burton 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1650 Rivest 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2 0 0 6TEAM 7 1Totals 11-45 2-14 11-12 38 35 5 22 1 5 200FG% 1st: 6-22 27.3 2nd: 5-23 21.7 Game: 24.4 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-6 33.3 2nd: 0-8 00.0 Game: 14.3 Reb.FT% 1st: 3-3 100.0 2nd: 8-9 88.9 Game: 91.7 0HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (18-10, 13-4 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 3-11 1-6 0-0 10 7 5 4 0 7 3254 Voss - c 3-4 0-0 1-1 3 7 0 0 1 0 1903 Woodard - g 5-13 3-9 2-3 5 15 2 1 1 2 3205 Herring - g 4-14 0-7 0-0 8 8 3 4 2 2 3015 Crites - g 1-3 0-0 0-0 6 2 1 2 0 1 2004 Rhoten 2-6 2-6 0-0 2 6 0 0 0 2 1712 Moore 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 3 0 0 1 1 1320 Kraft 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 533 Frank 0-2 0-2 3-4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1244 Nelson 1-6 0-0 1-2 6 3 1 1 1 0 20TEAM 2Totals 20-64 6-32 8-12 44 54 12 12 6 15 200FG% 1st: 9-33 27.3 2nd: 11-31 35.5 Game: 31.3 Deadball3FG% 1st: 4-18 22.2 2nd: 2-14 14.3 Game: 18.8 Reb.FT% 1st: 3-5 60.0 2nd: 5-7 71.4 Game: 66.7 1<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Box Scores & Game SummariesGame 28 Game 29 Game 30Illinois State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65March 7, 20<strong>09</strong>Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Neb.Despite shooting less than 30 percent and needingovertime, a season-high in field goal attempts andrebounds, the Bluejays knocked off MVC regular-seasonchampion Illinois State in the final regular-seasongame ever played at the Omaha Civic Auditorium.Trailing 56-51 with less than two minutes to play inregulation, Stephani Rhoten knocked down a threepointer.After a missed Redbird basket, ChevelleHerring hit the clutch basket for <strong>Creighton</strong>, nailing a17-foot pull-up shot with 52 seconds left to tie thegame at 56. In overtimes, ISU tied the game inside ofa minute to play in regulation. Megan Neuvirth put CUup 63-62 by hitting 1-of-2 at the charity stripe with 24seconds left. Maggie Krick missed a baseline jumperwhich could have given ISU the lead with eight secondsto play and Kelsey Woodard’s two free-throwsiced the victory for the Jays. Kelsey Crites scored acareer-high 13 points off the bench for CU.VISITORS: Illinois State (24-6, 15-3 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M40 Bracey - f 4-8 0-1 2-2 9 10 1 1 1 0 3631 Lewis - c 2-9 0-0 1-3 7 5 0 1 3 0 3010 Cirone - g 1-12 0-2 4-4 5 6 8 5 0 1 40-32 Krick - g 8-13 2-4 1-2 3 19 1 2 0 2 3633 Jackson - g 4-8 1-3 2-3 7 11 0 1 0 0 3504 Banks 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+12 Sandstead 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 714 Clifton 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1220 Broadway 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 321 Shelton 2-4 0-0 2-2 4 6 1 0 1 2 1824 Hanley 2-2 0-0 1-1 0 5 0 0 0 0 8TEAM 5Totals 23-58 3-12 13-17 41 62 11 13 6 5 225FG% 1st: 10-29 34.5 2nd: 10-23 43.5 Game: 39.7 Deadball3FG% 1st: 1-6 16.7 2nd: 2-6 33.3 Game: 25.0 Reb.FT% 1st: 7-8 87.5 2nd: 6-9 66.7 Game: 76.5 2HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (19-10, 14-4 MVC)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 4-14 2-6 5-7 8 15 2 2 0 1 3954 Voss - c 2-4 0-0 0-2 5 4 1 0 1 3 1903 Woodard - g 3-10 1-5 2-2 9 9 6 0 2 0 4305 Herring - g 5-22 2-8 3-4 5 15 2 2 0 2 4422 Kaus - g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 304 Rhoten 1-2 1-2 0-0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1212 Moore 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 315 Crites 5-13 1-1 2-2 7 13 1 3 0 1 3233 Frank 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 544 Nelson 2-7 0-0 2-2 11 6 1 1 0 1 25TEAM 4Totals 22-75 7-22 14-19 53 65 13 8 3 8 225FG% 1st: 11-29 37.9 2nd: 10-39 25.6 Game: 29.3 Deadball3FG% 1st: 4-12 33.3 2nd: 3-8 37.5 Game: 31.8 Reb.FT% 1st: 4-5 80.0 2nd: 3-6 50.0 Game: 73.7 1Wichita State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49March 13, 20<strong>09</strong>Family Arena • St. Charles, Mo.MVC Tournament Quarterfinal<strong>Creighton</strong>'s shooting struggles continued, but itsdefensive efforts stayed strong in a win over WichitaState in the MVC Tournament quarterfinals. KelseyCrites pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds andKellie Nelson added eight points and nine reboundsoff the bench as the Bluejays out-rebounded theShockers 46-32 in the win. <strong>Creighton</strong> shot just 30.9percent in the game, but held WSU to 27.1 percentshooting. A pair of Kelsey Woodard three-pointersinside the final minute of the opening half gave CUmomentum and a 28-24 lead heading into the half.Woodard’s two treys came after CU missed its firstnine three-pointers of the game. The score was stuckat 32-28 for nearly five minutes in the scond half asneither team could hit their shots from the 17:06 markand 12:14 mark. The Jays pushed ahead to theirlargest lead, up 39-28 with 10:22 left when Woodardmade a layup. Woodard led the Jays with 13 points,while four Bluejays had at least eight rebounds in thewin. The win gave CU its fourth 20-win campaign inseven season under Jim Flanery.VISITORS: Wichita State (13-18)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M20 Sudbeck - f 2-11 0-0 8-8 8 12 1 2 0 1 3334 Frazier - f 5-9 0-1 4-4 8 14 1 2 0 1 3601 Henderson - g 2-13 0-5 0-0 3 4 2 3 0 2 3403 Hoyt - g 2-5 2-2 0-0 2 6 2 3 1 0 3421 Lankster - g 2-8 1-4 0-0 2 5 0 1 1 3 2905 Pointer 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 210 Gladden 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1131 Siemens 0-2 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 21TEAM 4 1Totals 13-48 3-13 12-12 32 41 7 13 2 10 200FG% 1st: 8-24 33.3 2nd: 5-24 20.8 Game: 27.1 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-8 25.0 2nd: 1-5 20.0 Game: 23.1 Reb.FT% 1st: 6-6 100.0 2nd: 6-6 100.0 Game: 100.0 0HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (20-10)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 3-9 0-3 2-3 9 8 3 4 0 1 3854 Voss - c 3-4 0-0 0-0 3 6 2 1 0 0 1303 Woodard - g 4-12 2-5 3-4 8 13 2 1 1 0 3805 Herring - g 3-15 1-9 2-2 1 9 1 4 0 0 3715 Crites - g 2-9 0-0 1-2 10 5 1 1 0 2 3404 Rhoten 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 712 Moore 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 433 Frank 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 244 Nelson 2-4 0-0 4-6 9 8 1 3 1 0 27TEAM 5Totals 17-55 3-19 12-17 46 49 10 14 2 3 200FG% 1st: 11-32 34.4 2nd: 6-23 26.1 Game: 30.9 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-11 18.2 2nd: 1-8 12.5 Game: 15.8 Reb.FT% 1st: 4-6 66.7 2nd: 8-11 72.7 Game: 70.6 1Officials: Jeff Stromgren, Doug Miller, Paula RossTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 657SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALIndiana State 17 18 – – 35<strong>Creighton</strong> 25 29 – – 54Officials: Dave Rittman, Ann Schoeder, Randy RobertsonTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 853SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALIllinois State 28 28 6 – 62<strong>Creighton</strong> 30 26 9 – 65Officials: Tim Daley, Gina Cross, Jeff StromgrenTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance:SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALWichita State 24 17 – – 41<strong>Creighton</strong> 28 21 – – 49


Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53March 14, 20<strong>09</strong>Family Arena • St. Charles, Mo.MVC Tournament Semifinal<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Box Scores & Game SummariesGame 31 Game 32 Game 33Evansville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45March 15, 20<strong>09</strong>Family Arena • St. Charles, Mo.MVC Tournament ChampionshipUC Riverside . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51<strong>Creighton</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64March 21, 20<strong>09</strong>Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Neb.WNIT First Round<strong>Creighton</strong> again used its stifling defense to advance inthe MVC Tournament, defeating Drake 53-35 in thesemifinals. The Jays scored 15 unanswered pointsduring a game-closing 17-2 run to blow the gameopen. Chevelle Herring led all players with 17 points,while Megan Neuvirth grabbed 10 rebounds to leadthe Bluejays into the championship game. After hittingjust 8-of-28 shots in the first half, CU snapped out ofits four-game offensive funk in the second half. TheBluejays made four of their first five shots after the halfto claim a 31-21 lead less than five minutes in.Herring, who entered the game 4-of-35 from threepointrange in her previous four games, made 3-of-9and led the Jays with 17 points and three assists in 39minutes of play. With 10 rebounds, despite sitting for6:40 with foul trouble, Neuvirth became the 10th playerin league history to have at least 300 rebounds in aseason. DU’s 35 points were the fewest ever scoredin a Valley tournament game.VISITORS: Drake (19-12)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M24 Keizer - f 1-3 0-1 0-0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1532 Dybing - f 4-11 1-1 1-2 7 10 3 2 1 2 3645 Jones - f 1-5 0-0 0-1 5 2 2 1 0 1 2821 Plummer - g 3-12 0-2 0-0 5 6 2 5 1 1 3234 Wollschlager - g 0-5 0-3 4-4 1 4 1 2 0 0 3215 Hackbarth 3-7 0-0 3-5 3 9 0 4 1 0 2523 Turk 0-5 0-1 0-0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1530 Montgomery 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135 Agee 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 2 1 1 0 1 16TEAM 3Totals 13-50 1-8 8-12 34 35 9 16 3 5 200FG% 1st: 5-24 20.8 2nd: 8-26 30.8 Game: 26.0 Deadball3FG% 1st: 1-5 20.0 2nd: 0-3 00.0 Game: 12.5 Reb.FT% 1st: 5-7 71.4 2nd: 3-5 60.0 Game: 66.7 1,1HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (21-10)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 2-9 0-2 0-0 10 4 1 4 0 3 3154 Voss - c 2-6 0-0 4-4 5 8 1 2 0 0 2803 Woodard - g 3-8 1-5 2-2 4 9 2 1 1 0 3805 Herring - g 6-16 3-9 2-2 3 17 3 3 0 1 3915 Crites - g 4-9 0-0 1-1 5 9 0 2 0 4 3604 Rhoten 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 512 Moore 1-1 0-0 2-3 4 4 0 0 0 1 720 Kraft 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 Frank 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 144 Nelson 1-4 0-0 0-0 3 2 1 1 0 0 14TEAM 5Totals 19-53 4-16 11-12 40 53 8 13 1 9 200FG% 1st: 8-28 28.6 2nd: 11-25 44.0 Game: 35.8 Deadball3FG% 1st: 2-11 18.2 2nd: 2-5 40.0 Game: 25.0 Reb.FT% 1st: 2-2 100.0 2nd: 9-10 90.0 Game: 91.7 0Officials: Bob Trammell, Laura Morrie, Amy BonnerTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 1,715SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALDrake 16 19 – – 35<strong>Creighton</strong> 20 33 – – 53Nebraska native Amy Gallagher hit the game-winningshot with less than one second remaining in regulationto give Evansville a 47-45 win in the MVC Tournamentchampionship game. Gallagher’s open look on thebaseline from 12-feet, was just UE’s sixth basket ofthe second half and served as the 11th and final leadchange of the game. With the score tied at 45,Kelsey Woodard had a shot to win it for the Bluejays,but her driving layup attempt missed and UE collectedthe rebound with 32 seconds to play to set up thegame-winning shot. The first half featured severalruns, as UE stormed out of the gates, draining its firstthree three-point attempts of the game to own an 11-2 lead just 3:08 into the contest. From there the Jaysanswered with the next five points to cut into the lead.UE responded with the game’s next nine points topush ahead 20-7. The Bluejays then rattled off 17unanswered points to go ahead 24-20. Woodard ledall players with 18 points and was joined by MeganNeuvirth on the MVC All-Tournament Team.VISITORS: Evansville (15-18)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M34 Bamberger - f 0-3 0-1 2-2 5 2 2 1 0 0 3442 Jennings - f 2-8 1-3 1-2 5 6 0 3 2 3 3324 Novosel - c 4-12 0-2 3-5 9 11 2 3 2 0 3301 Austin - g 6-10 3-5 2-2 3 17 1 2 0 1 3623 Gallagher - g 2-7 0-1 5-6 4 9 2 2 0 2 3103 Falkenstein 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+05 Batey 0-4 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 2 0 0 511 Lewis 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 812 Sperka 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1141 Benson 0-3 0-0 2-2 1 2 0 1 0 0 9TEAM 10Totals 14-49 4-15 15-19 38 47 8 15 4 7 200FG% 1st: 8-28 28.6 2nd: 6-21 20.8 Game: 28.6 Deadball3FG% 1st: 3-9 33.3 2nd: 1-6 20.0 Game: 26.7 Reb.FT% 1st: 5-5 100.0 2nd: 10-14 71.4 Game: 78.9 2HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (21-11)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 4-10 1-2 0-1 11 9 1 3 0 2 3554 Voss - c 2-4 0-0 0-0 4 4 1 1 2 2 2203 Woodard - g 6-16 3-8 3-4 3 18 0 1 1 1 4005 Herring - g 0-12 0-3 3-6 2 3 1 2 0 2 4015 Crites - g 2-6 0-0 0-0 9 4 3 3 1 0 3504 Rhoten 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 212 Moore 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 2 844 Nelson 3-6 0-0 1-2 5 7 0 2 2 0 18TEAM 3Totals 17-55 4-13 7-13 40 45 6 14 6 9 200FG% 1st: 9-25 36.0 2nd: 8-30 26.7 Game: 30.9 Deadball3FG% 1st: 3-7 42.9 2nd: 1-6 16.7 Game: 30.8 Reb.FT% 1st: 5-8 62.5 2nd: 2-5 40.0 Game: 53.8 3Officials: Beverly Roberts, June Courteau, Bob TrammellTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 1,139SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALEvansville 24 23 – – 47<strong>Creighton</strong> 26 19 – – 45<strong>Creighton</strong> made 9-of-18 three-pointers and bothMegan Neuvirth and Kelsey Woodard scored betterthan 20 points as the Bluejays topped UC Riverside inthe first round of the WNIT. Neuvirth led all playerswith 24 points and Woodard added 21 points and sixassists as the pair combined to make 9-of-14 threepointers.The Jays and Highlanders battled back andforth early, exchanging the lead six times in the first 11minutes. UCR led 17-15 before the Jays scored theg a m e ’s next 10 points and never trailed again.Twenty of CU’s 30 first-half points came as a result of12 Highlander turnovers. The Jays led by three athalftime and led 35-33 before going on a 12-2 run topull away. Neuvirth was 7-for-9 from the field afterhalftime en route to her career-best 10 field goals. CUconverted 17 UCR turnovers into 29 points. The Jaysenjoyed their best shooting day since Feb. 12, makingbetter than half their shots after the half.VISITORS: UC Riverside (19-12)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M11 Friend - f 4-9 0-0 0-0 3 8 1 2 1 1 3331 Lott - f 2-2 0-0 2-2 1 6 0 0 0 0 2633 Nkele - c 7-14 2-6 2-2 12 18 1 4 2 1 3902 Gbewonyo - g 5-12 0-4 0-0 2 10 2 2 0 0 3642 Foster - g 2-6 0-0 1-2 2 5 5 4 0 2 2503 Whitley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 Morris 1-3 1-2 1-2 5 4 1 4 0 0 2121 Schmuckal 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1023 Lewis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 841 Glyniadaki 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1TEAM 3Totals 21-49 3-14 6-8 29 51 10 17 4 4 200FG% 1st: 11-24 45.8 2nd: 10-25 40.0 Game: 42.9 Deadball3FG% 1st: 3-8 37.5 2nd: 0-6 00.0 Game: 21.4 Reb.FT% 1st: 2-2 100.0 2nd: 4-6 66.7 Game: 75.0 2HOME: <strong>Creighton</strong> (22-11)Name FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A TO B S M21 Neuvirth - f 10-18 4-5 0-0 7 24 1 3 0 1 3654 Voss - c 2-2 0-0 2-2 6 6 1 2 0 1 2203 Woodard - g 7-14 5-9 2-2 5 21 6 1 0 1 3605 Herring - g 1-12 0-3 0-0 3 2 3 2 0 1 3715 Crites - g 2-8 0-0 1-2 6 5 1 1 0 0 2804 Rhoten 0-1 0-1 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 812 Moore 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 920 Kraft 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 Frank 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 2 1 0 1 744 Nelson 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 4 1 4 0 0 16TEAM 6Totals 24-58 9-18 7-10 35 64 16 14 0 5 200FG% 1st: 10-31 32.3 2nd: 14-27 51.9 Game: 41.4 Deadball3FG% 1st: 5-13 38.5 2nd: 4-5 80.0 Game: 50.0 Reb.FT% 1st: 5-6 83.3 2nd: 2-4 50.0 Game: 70.0 1Officials: Doug Miller, Debbie Adams, Ann SchroederTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 620SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALUC Riverside 27 24 – – 51<strong>Creighton</strong> 30 34 – – 64


<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Season Highs & LowsBluejay Team Season HighsPoints 92 vs. Missouri State, 1/81st-Half Points 45 vs. Missouri State, 1/82nd-Half Points 47 vs. Missouri State, 1/8FG Made 34 vs. Missouri State, 1/8FG Attempts 75 vs. Illinois State, 3/7FG Percent .586 (34-58) vs. Missouri State, 1/83FG Made 15 vs. Missouri State, 1/83FG Attempts 32 vs. Indiana State, 3/53FG Percent .667 (6-9) at Southern Illinois, 1/15FT Made 25 at Drake, 1/31FT Attempts 33 vs. Denver, 11/30FT Percent .917 (11-12) vs. Drake, 3/14Rebounds 53 vs. Illinois State, 3/7Off. Rebounds 26 vs. Illinois State, 3/7Assists 26 vs. Missouri State, 1/8Steals 15 vs. Indiana State, 3/5Blocked Shots 8 vs. Colorado State, 12/21Turnovers 21 at Saint Louis, 11/25Fouls 23 at Saint Louis, 11/2523 vs. Nebraska, 11/17Opponent Team Season HighsPoints 75 Bradley, 2/191st-Half Points 38 Oklahoma, 12/338 Denver, 11/302nd-Half Points 41 Bradley, 2/19FG Made 28 Bradley, 2/19FG Attempts 61 Wichita State, 1/1061 Colorado State, 12/21FG Percent .500 (23-46) Missouri State, 1/83FG Made 9 Southern Illinois, 2/149 Nebraska, 11/173FG Attempts 21 Nebraska, 11/173FG Percent .500 (7-14) Evansville, 2/12FT Made 19 Nebraska, 11/17FT Attempts 30 Nebraska, 11/17FT Percent 1.000 (12-12) Wichita State, 3/13Rebounds 52 Drake, 2/27Off. Rebounds 19 Saint Louis, 11/25Assists 20 Bradley, 2/19Steals 11 Arkansas State, 11/14Blocked Shots 13 Bradley, 2/19Turnovers 24 Drake, 2/27Fouls 27 Denver, 11/30Bluejay Team Season LowsPoints 43 at Illinois State, 1/11st-Half Points 15 at Wichita State, 2/82nd-Half Points 13 at Illinois State, 1/1FG Made 15 at Illinois State, 1/1FG Attempts 44 at Southern Illinois, 1/15FG Percent .219 (16-73) vs. Drake, 2/273FG Made 2 vs. Drake, 2/273FG Attempts 9 at Southern Illinois, 1/153FG Percent .105 (2-19) vs. Drake, 2/27FT Made 4 vs. Evansville, 2/12FT Attempts 6 at Indiana State, 1/3FT Percent .286 (4-14) vs. Evansville, 2/12Rebounds 27 vs. Iowa State, 11/23Off. Rebounds 5 vs. Iowa State, 11/23Assists 5 vs. Drake, 2/275 at Arkansas State, 11/14Steals 1 vs. Wichita State, 1/10Blocked Shots 0 vs. UC Riverside, 3/21Turnovers 8 vs. Illinois State, 3/78 vs. Southern Illinois, 2/14Fouls 10 at North Dakota State, 12/2910 vs. UC Davis, 12/20Opponent Team Season LowsPoints 35 Indiana State, 3/51st-Half Points 15 Drake, 2/272nd-Half Points 17 Wichita State, 3/1317 Southern Illinois, 1/15FG Made 11 Indiana State, 3/5FG Attempts 45 Indiana State, 3/545 Drake, 2/27FG Percent .244 (11-45) Indiana State, 3/53FG Made 1 Drake, 3/141 Drake, 2/273FG Attempts 6 Drake, 2/276 Southern Illinois, 1/153FG Percent .111 (2-18) North Dakota State, 12/29FT Made 3 Wichita State, 1/10FT Attempts 7 UC Davis, 12/20FT Percent .375 (3-8) Wichita State, 1/10Rebounds 26 Kansas State, 12/9Off. Rebounds 3 Kansas State, 12/9Assists 5 Indiana State, 3/55 North Dakota State, 12/29Steals 2 Iowa State, 11/23Blocked Shots 0 UC Davis, 12/200 Nebraska, 11/17Turnovers 6 Wichita State, 1/10Fouls 10 Indiana State, 3/510 Southern Illinois, 2/14


<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Game-by-Game LeadersDATE OPPONENT POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS11-14 at Arkansas State Kaus / Woodard (13) Voss (9) Five with one Neuvirth (3) Woodard (1)11-17 NEBRASKA Herring (19) Neuvirth / Voss (8) Crites (3) Three with one Neuvirth / Voss (3)11-23 IOWA STATE Herring (24) Neuvirth (9) Neuvirth (3) Woodard / Neuvirth (2) Voss (3)11-25 at Saint Louis Woodard (23) Neuvirth (16) Neuvirth (6) Crites (4) Woodard (4)11-30 DENVER Herring (21) Neuvirth (13) Herring (6) Six with one Four with one12-3 at Oklahoma Herring (16) Neuvirth / Woodard (6) Woodard (5) Neuvirth (4) Neuvirth (2)12-9 at Kansas State Herring (23) Woodard (8) Neuvirth (5) Three with one Neuvirth (1)12-13 KANSAS Herring (31) Moore (10) Neuvirth (5) Neuvirth (4) Nelson (2)12-20 UC DAVIS Neuvirth (26) Neuvirth (13) Woodard (7) Neuvirth / Crites (3) Neuvirth (3)12-21 COLORADO STATE Neuvirth (18) Neuvirth (14) Neuvirth/Herring (5) Neuvirth (3) Neuvirth (6)12-29 at North Dakota State Woodard (17) Neuvirth (10) Neuvirth/Herring (3) Neuvirth / Moore (2) Neuvirth (3)1-1 at Illinois State* Voss / Neuvirth (11) Neuvirth (10) Neuvirth/Herring (2) Neuvirth (4) Three with one1-3 at Indiana State* Woodard (27) Neuvirth (13) Neuvirth (4) Neuvirth / Woodard (2) Neuvirth (1)1-8 MISSOURI STATE* Woodard (19) Three with five Neuvirth (8) Neuvirth / Crites (3) Neuvirth (2)1-10 WICHITA STATE* Woodard (16) Moore (12) Herring (3) Neuvirth (1) Woodard (2)1-15 at Southern Illinois* Herring (15) Neuvirth (11) Herring (3) Neuvirth (3) Voss (1)1-17 at Evansville* Neuvirth (16) Nelson (10) Crites (4) Neuvirth (4) Three with two1-23 NORTHERN IOWA* Neuvirth (19) Voss (9) Herring (7) Neuvirth (4) Woodard (2)1-25 BRADLEY* Herring (20) Crites (10) Herring (5) Neuvirth (5) Four with one1-31 at Drake* Woodard (16) Neuvirth (8) Neuvirth/Herring (3) Herring (4) Three with one2-6 at Missouri State* Woodard (18) Neuvirth (8) Neuvirth (5) Herring (3) Voss (2)2-8 at Wichita State* Neuvirth (24) Neuvirth / Crites (9) Herring (4) Crites (3) Neuvirth (2)2-12 EVANSVILLE* Herring (21) Neuvirth (15) Woodard (6) Herring (3) Three with one2-14 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* Woodard (18) Neuvirth (11) Herring (6) Crites (4) Woodard (3)2-19 at Bradley* Woodard (19) Neuvirth (11) Herring / Crites (4) Neuvirth / Rhoten (2) Voss / Nelson (1)2-21 at Northern Iowa* Herring (23) Neuvirth (10) Woodard / Crites (3) Herring (3) Neuvirth (3)2-27 DRAKE* Neuvirth (14) Neuvirth (13) Neuvirth/Herring (2) Neuvirth (3) Three with one3-5 INDIANA STATE* Woodard (15) Neuvirth (10) Neuvirth (5) Neuvirth (7) Herring (2)3-7 ILLINOIS STATE* Neuvirth/Herring (15) Nelson (11) Woodard (6) Voss (3) Woodard (2)3-13 vs. Wichita State Woodard (13) Crites (10) Neuvirth (3) Crites (2) Nelson / Woodard (1)3-14 vs. Drake Herring (17) Neuvirth (10) Herring (3) Crites (4) Woodard (1)3-15 vs. Evansville Woodard (18) Neuvirth (11) Crites (3) Four with two Voss / Nelson (2)3-21 UC RIVERSIDE Neuvirth (24) Neuvirth (7) Woodard (6) Five with one NoneLeading ScorerWoodard 14, Herring 13, Neuvirth 7, Voss 1, Kaus 1Leading RebounderNeuvirth 24, Voss 4, Crites 4, Woodard 2, Moore 2, Nelson 2Assists LeaderHerring 16, Neuvirth 15, Woodard 7, Crites 6, Moore 1Steals LeaderNeuvirth 22, Crites 8, Herring 6, Frank 3, Woodard 4, Voss 4, Rhoten 2, Moore 2, Nelson 1 , Frank 1Blocked Shots LeaderWoodard 14, Neuvirth 13, Voss 7, Moore 6, Nelson 6, Crites 4, Rhoten 1, Herring 1All stat leaders include ties


<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>Women's</strong> <strong>Basketball</strong><strong>Creighton</strong> Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 16, 20<strong>09</strong>)Conference gamesRECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES........... (14-4) (8-1) (6-3) (0-0)CONFERENCE.......... (14-4) (8-1) (6-3) (0-0)NON-CONFERENCE...... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0)|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----|## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21 Neuvirth, Megan.... 18-18 628 34.9 84-227 .370 30-81 .370 42-65 .646 56 113 169 9.4 60 2 47 67 14 48 240 13.303 Woodard, Kelsey.... 18-18 683 37.9 79-220 .359 45-121 .372 27-30 .900 12 92 104 5.8 26 0 43 24 16 12 230 12.805 Herring, Chevelle.. 18-18 653 36.3 74-248 .298 36-115 .313 38-51 .745 9 40 49 2.7 36 0 57 60 2 31 222 12.354 Voss, Kristina..... 18-18 422 23.4 51-98 .520 0-0 .000 31-48 .646 47 46 93 5.2 49 0 19 16 11 13 133 7.415 Crites, Kelsey..... 18-6 392 21.8 36-101 .356 2-7 .286 18-36 .500 39 64 103 5.7 29 0 38 29 5 27 92 5.144 Nelson, Kellie..... 18-1 314 17.4 39-82 .476 0-0 .000 11-18 .611 29 41 70 3.9 34 0 11 19 9 9 89 4.904 Rhoten, Stephani... 18-0 180 10.0 14-31 .452 10-27 .370 8-11 .727 10 14 24 1.3 18 0 9 5 1 8 46 2.612 Moore, DaNae....... 18-10 263 14.6 12-34 .353 0-1 .000 5-8 .625 17 23 40 2.2 30 0 5 8 10 6 29 1.633 Frank, Katie....... 16-0 79 4.9 3-15 .200 1-5 .200 3-6 .500 3 10 13 0.8 6 0 5 9 0 1 10 0.620 Kraft, Michaela.... 11-0 33 3.0 0-8 .000 0-5 .000 1-4 .250 0 1 1 0.1 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0.122 Kaus, Michelle..... 1-1 3 3.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0TEAM............... 35 28 63 3.5 0 2 0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total.............. 18 3650 392-1064 .368 124-362 .343 184-277 .664 257 472 729 40.5 290 2 237 241 68 156 1<strong>09</strong>2 60.7Opponents.......... 18 3650 354-958 .370 66-231 .286 198-290 .683 186 469 655 36.4 271 6 194 277 57 107 972 54.0TEAM STATISTICS CU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND-------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------- --- ----- ------SCORING................. 1<strong>09</strong>2 972 *01-01-<strong>09</strong> at Illinois State L 43-63 2084Points per game....... 60.7 54.0 *01-03-<strong>09</strong> at Indiana State L 54-56 3356Scoring margin........ +6.7 - *01-08-<strong>09</strong> MISSOURI STATE W 92-63 503FIELD GOALS-ATT......... 392-1064 354-958 *01-10-<strong>09</strong> WICHITA STATE W 53-45 608Field goal pct........ .368 .370 *01-15-<strong>09</strong> at Southern Illinois W 55-43 6373 POINT FG-ATT.......... 124-362 66-231 *01-17-<strong>09</strong> at Evansville W 50-47 9013-point FG pct........ .343 .286 *01-23-<strong>09</strong> NORTHERN IOWA W 62-44 6943-pt FG made per game. 6.9 3.7 *01-25-<strong>09</strong> BRADLEY W 61-46 929FREE THROWS-ATT......... 184-277 198-290 *01-31-<strong>09</strong> at Drake W 68-65 2568Free throw pct........ .664 .683 *02-06-<strong>09</strong> at Missouri State W 74-61 5101F-Throws made per game 10.2 11.0 *02-08-<strong>09</strong> at Wichita State W 49-47 2836REBOUNDS................ 729 655 *02-12-<strong>09</strong> EVANSVILLE W 68-57 759Rebounds per game..... 40.5 36.4 *02-14-<strong>09</strong> SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 66-53 1<strong>09</strong>8Rebounding margin..... +4.1 - *02-19-<strong>09</strong> at Bradley L 67-75 444ASSISTS................. 237 194 *02-21-<strong>09</strong> at Northern Iowa W OT 67-59 1011Assists per game...... 13.2 10.8 *02-27-<strong>09</strong> DRAKE L 44-51 3483TURNOVERS............... 241 277 *03-05-<strong>09</strong> INDIANA STATE W 54-35 657Turnovers per game.... 13.4 15.4 *03-07-<strong>09</strong> ILLINOIS STATE W OT 65-62 853Turnover margin....... +2.0 - * - Missouri Valley Conference gameAssist/turnover ratio. 1.0 0.7 ^ - MVC Tournament, St. Charles, Mo.STEALS.................. 156 107Steals per game....... 8.7 5.9BLOCKS.................. 68 57Blocks per game....... 3.8 3.2ATTENDANCE.............. 9584 18938Home games-Avg/Game... 9-1065 9-2104Neutral site-Avg/Game. - 0-0SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total------------------------- ---- ---- ---- ----<strong>Creighton</strong>................ 539 533 20 - 1<strong>09</strong>2Opponents................ 429 534 9 - 972


<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>Women's</strong> <strong>Basketball</strong><strong>Creighton</strong> Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 21, 20<strong>09</strong>)All gamesRECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES........... (22-11) (12-4) (8-6) (2-1)CONFERENCE.......... (14-4) (8-1) (6-3) (0-0)NON-CONFERENCE...... (8-7) (4-3) (2-3) (2-1)|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----|## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------05 Herring, Chevelle.. 33-33 1225 37.1 148-479 .3<strong>09</strong> 64-196 .327 76-102 .745 16 65 81 2.5 62 1 93 111 3 42 436 13.221 Neuvirth, Megan.... 33-33 1174 35.6 149-418 .356 51-136 .375 76-119 .639 115 204 319 9.7 100 3 92 125 34 80 425 12.903 Woodard, Kelsey.... 33-33 1238 37.5 137-382 .359 84-224 .375 65-77 .844 22 152 174 5.3 51 0 81 44 26 22 423 12.854 Voss, Kristina..... 32-30 721 22.5 86-166 .518 0-0 .000 59-82 .720 73 88 161 5.0 89 2 29 36 22 23 231 7.244 Nelson, Kellie..... 33-5 594 18.0 69-145 .476 0-0 .000 28-50 .560 56 66 122 3.7 69 1 18 32 16 10 166 5.015 Crites, Kelsey..... 32-10 684 21.4 59-170 .347 2-10 .200 23-50 .460 56 108 164 5.1 49 0 54 50 7 41 143 4.504 Rhoten, Stephani... 32-0 285 8.9 17-48 .354 13-39 .333 13-19 .684 13 26 39 1.2 33 0 14 15 1 11 60 1.912 Moore, DaNae....... 33-18 511 15.5 23-58 .397 0-1 .000 9-16 .563 42 46 88 2.7 52 0 9 17 12 12 55 1.722 Kaus, Michelle..... 3-3 49 16.3 7-12 .583 6-9 .667 2-2 1.000 1 3 4 1.3 3 0 0 1 0 0 22 7.333 Frank, Katie....... 30-0 150 5.0 4-22 .182 1-10 .100 5-10 .500 3 17 20 0.7 15 0 8 12 1 6 14 0.520 Kraft, Michaela.... 15-0 44 2.9 0-10 .000 0-6 .000 1-4 .250 0 1 1 0.1 4 0 4 2 0 1 1 0.1TEAM............... 72 53 125 3.8 1 3 0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total.............. 33 6675 699-1910 .366 221-631 .350 357-531 .672 469 829 1298 39.3 528 7 402 448 122 248 1976 59.9Opponents.......... 33 6675 655-1755 .373 131-446 .294 383-554 .691 362 844 1206 36.5 536 12 361 499 102 205 1824 55.3TEAM STATISTICS CU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND-------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------- --- ----- ------SCORING................. 1976 1824 11-14-08 at Arkansas State L 56-73 1622Points per game....... 59.9 55.3 11-17-08 NEBRASKA L 67-72 1537Scoring margin........ +4.6 - 11-23-08 IOWA STATE L 59-63 1285FIELD GOALS-ATT......... 699-1910 655-1755 11-25-08 at Saint Louis W 68-56 221Field goal pct........ .366 .373 11-30-08 DENVER W 82-68 5563 POINT FG-ATT.......... 221-631 131-446 12-03-08 at #6 Oklahoma L 49-69 66373-point FG pct........ .350 .294 12-<strong>09</strong>-08 at #25 Kansas State L 55-64 26813-pt FG made per game. 6.7 4.0 12-13-08 KANSAS LOT 58-59 1223FREE THROWS-ATT......... 357-531 383-554 12-20-08 UC DAVIS W 61-58 471Free throw pct........ .672 .691 12-21-08 COLORADO STATE W 67-56 617F-Throws made per game 10.8 11.6 12-29-08 at North Dakota State W 51-40 1107REBOUNDS................ 1298 1206 *01-01-<strong>09</strong> at Illinois State L 43-63 2084Rebounds per game..... 39.3 36.5 *01-03-<strong>09</strong> at Indiana State L 54-56 3356Rebounding margin..... +2.8 - *01-08-<strong>09</strong> MISSOURI STATE W 92-63 503ASSISTS................. 402 361 *01-10-<strong>09</strong> WICHITA STATE W 53-45 608Assists per game...... 12.2 10.9 *01-15-<strong>09</strong> at Southern Illinois W 55-43 637TURNOVERS............... 448 499 *01-17-<strong>09</strong> at Evansville W 50-47 901Turnovers per game.... 13.6 15.1 *01-23-<strong>09</strong> NORTHERN IOWA W 62-44 694Turnover margin....... +1.5 - *01-25-<strong>09</strong> BRADLEY W 61-46 929Assist/turnover ratio. 0.9 0.7 *01-31-<strong>09</strong> at Drake W 68-65 2568STEALS.................. 248 205 *02-06-<strong>09</strong> at Missouri State W 74-61 5101Steals per game....... 7.5 6.2 *02-08-<strong>09</strong> at Wichita State W 49-47 2836BLOCKS.................. 122 102 *02-12-<strong>09</strong> EVANSVILLE W 68-57 759Blocks per game....... 3.7 3.1 *02-14-<strong>09</strong> SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 66-53 1<strong>09</strong>8ATTENDANCE.............. 15893 34060 *02-19-<strong>09</strong> at Bradley L 67-75 444Home games-Avg/Game... 16-993 14-2229 *02-21-<strong>09</strong> at Northern Iowa W OT 67-59 1011Neutral site-Avg/Game. - 3-951 *02-27-<strong>09</strong> DRAKE L 44-51 3483*03-05-<strong>09</strong> INDIANA STATE W 54-35 657SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total *03-07-<strong>09</strong> ILLINOIS STATE W OT 65-62 853------------------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ^03-13-<strong>09</strong> vs Wichita State W 49-41 -<strong>Creighton</strong>................ 960 991 25 - 1976 ^03-14-<strong>09</strong> vs Drake W 53-35 1715Opponents................ 862 947 15 - 1824 ^03-15-<strong>09</strong> vs Evansville L 45-47 1139!03-21-<strong>09</strong> UC RIVERSIDE W 64-51 620* - Missouri Valley Conference game^ - MVC Tournament, St. Charles, Mo.! - <strong>Women's</strong> NIT

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