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

Bradley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Creighton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61January 25, 2009Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Neb.2008-09 Box Scores & Game SummariesGame 19 Game 20 Game 21Creighton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65January 31, 2009Knapp Center • Des Moines, IowaCreighton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74Missouri State . . . . . . . . . . . . .61February 6, 2009JQH 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: Creighton (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 – – 46Creighton 23 38 – – 61Creighton 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: Creighton (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 TOTALCreighton 30 38 – – 68Drake 33 32 – – 65Kelsey Woodard led four Bluejays in double figureswith 18 points, as Creighton 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. Creightonbuilt 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: Creighton (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 TOTALCreighton 36 38 – – 74Missouri State 27 34 – – 61