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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
Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Creighton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53March 14, 2009Family Arena • St. Charles, Mo.MVC Tournament Semifinal2008-09 Box Scores & Game SummariesGame 31 Game 32 Game 33Evansville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47Creighton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45March 15, 2009Family Arena • St. Charles, Mo.MVC Tournament ChampionshipUC Riverside . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Creighton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64March 21, 2009Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Neb.WNIT First RoundCreighton 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: Creighton (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 – – 35Creighton 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: Creighton (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 – – 47Creighton 26 19 – – 45Creighton 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: Creighton (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 – – 51Creighton 30 34 – – 64
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Page 4 and 5: Creighton Quick FactsGeneral Inform
Page 6 and 7: Breaking Down the BluejaysOverall T
Page 8 and 9: 2008-09 Double-DoublesMegan Neuvirt
Page 10 and 11: Six in Double FiguresSix Bluejays s
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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