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2008-09 MVC Standingsthrough March 22Missouri Valley OverallW-L Pct. W-L Pct.Illinois State - ! 15-3 .833 24-7 .774Creighton - ! 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.com2008-09 Preseason Poll1. Illinois State (40) 4002. Creighton 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 (Creighton, 1987) has led histeam to five WNIT postseason appearancesand four 20-win seasons in his first seven seasonsat Creighton, 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 inCreighton history, as the Jays and Jayhawksmeet for the 31st time this week. CU trails the2008-09 Creighton 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 (Creighton, 1987), Seventh Season* - Will miss the rest of the year with injuryAssistant Coaches: Steve Huber (Illinois State, 1982), Jenny Vickers (Creighton, 2003), Dayna Finch (Creighton, 2004)Graduate Manager: Kristi Woodard (Creighton, 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 BackCreighton, 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.Creighton in the WNIT (12-5)3-21-09 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 FoesCreighton 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 VisionCreighton 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 (2008-09).Bluejays Will Set Record MondayCreighton 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 and2008).Opponents in PostseasonCreighton 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 FlaneryCreighton, 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)2008-09 22-11 .667 14-4 (2nd)Totals 131-91 .590 80-46 (.635)Overall 2008-09Big 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
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Page 8 and 9: 2008-09 Double-DoublesMegan Neuvirt
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Page 12 and 13: Updated Player ProfilesKelseyWoodar
Page 14 and 15: Updated Player ProfilesChevelleHerr
Page 16 and 17: Updated Player ProfilesKelseyCrites
Page 18 and 19: Updated Player ProfilesMeganNeuvirt
Page 20 and 21: Updated Player ProfilesKellieNelson
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