2008-09 Creighton Women's Basketball - Creighton University ...

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, 3-21-09FGA 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, 3-21-093FGA 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, 1-8-09Steals 7 vs. Indiana State, 3-5 7 (3x) last vs. Indiana State, 3-5-09Blocks 6 vs. Colorado State, 12-21 6 vs. Colorado State, 12-21-08Minutes 45 at Northern Iowa, 2-21 45 at Northern Iowa, 2-21-092008-09 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 • ‘09 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