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

Indiana State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Creighton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54March 5, 2009Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Neb.Creighton 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: Creighton (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 12008-09 Box Scores & Game SummariesGame 28 Game 29 Game 30Illinois State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62Creighton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65March 7, 2009Omaha 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 Creighton, 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: Creighton (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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Creighton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49March 13, 2009Family Arena • St. Charles, Mo.MVC Tournament QuarterfinalCreighton'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. Creighton 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: Creighton (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 – – 35Creighton 25 29 – – 54Officials: Dave Rittman, Ann Schoeder, Randy RobertsonTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance: 853SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALIllinois State 28 28 6 – 62Creighton 30 26 9 – 65Officials: Tim Daley, Gina Cross, Jeff StromgrenTechnical Fouls: NoneAttendance:SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALWichita State 24 17 – – 41Creighton 28 21 – – 49