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

Breaking Down the BluejaysOverall Team Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-11Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-4Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-6Neutral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1Missouri Valley Conference Record . . . . . . .14-4Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3Ahead at Halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-5Behind at Halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5Tied at Halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1Overtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Day Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-5Night Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-5Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-2Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2When outrebounding opponent . . . . . . . . . . . .19-5When outrebounded by opponent . . . . . . . . . . .3-6When rebounds are even . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Fewer turnovers than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . .14-4More turnovers than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6When turnovers are even . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1When scoring 70 or more points . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-0When opp. scores 70 or more points . . . . . . . . .0-3When scoring fewer than 70 points . . . . . . . .19-11When opp. scores fewer than 70 points . . . . . .22-8Shooting 40 percent or better from the field . . . .9-1Shooting less than 40 percent from the field .13-10When making six or more 3FG . . . . . . . . . . . . .18-6When making fewer than six 3FG . . . . . . . . . . .4-5200 Three-PointersCreighton leads the MVC with 221 three-pointfield goals made this year, marking the secondstraight season the Jays have eclipsed 200treys. The Jays have now made 200 threepointersfor just the sixth time in school history(1990, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008), four ofwhich have come since Jim Flanery took overthe team in 2002-03.Highlights For HerringJunior Chevelle Herring became the 14th playerin school history to make 100 career threepointers,when she surpassed the mark againstDrake on March 14. Michelle Kaus a n dKelsey Woodard also joined the exclusive clubearlier this season. With 102 career threes, sheis tied for 12th in school history.Bluejays Better When Hitting SixCreighton did not make more than four threepointers in any of its games at the MVCTournament. CU is now 28-43 (.394) under JimFlanery when making less than six treys in agame, compared to 103-48 (.682) when theymake at least six three pointers. CU is 18-6 thisyear when making at least six trifectas, whileposting a 4-5 mark when they don’t hit six.Closing the Civic ... AgainCreighton, which is playing in its final season atthe Omaha Civic Auditorium, returned to thevenue again on Saturday. The Bluejays playedin their 302nd recorded game at the OmahaCivic Auditorium against UC R i v e r s i d eSaturday – while that could be their last gameat the venue (depending on outcome andpotential future opponents). The Civic openedin 1955 and has served as home to theCreighton women’s basketball team for 302 ofits 428 recorded home games. The Bluejayswill be moving to a new on-campus home nextyear, as the Ryan Center and D.J. Sokol Arenawill open in mid-August and serve as home toBluejay volleyball and women’s basketball.Home Sweet CivicCreighton is 12-4 at home this year, including12-3 at the Omaha Civic Auditorium (having lostits only game at Qwest Center Omaha). TheJays have won 11 straight games at the Civic,dating back to a Dec. 13 overtime loss toKansas. CU’s 11-game Civic winning streakstarted on Dec. 20 against UC Davis. The Jaysare 72-24 (.771) at home in seven seasonsunder Jim Flanery.Yep, Just 35 Points, TwiceThe Bluejays held both Indiana State (March 5)and Drake (March 14) to an opponent low 35points. ISU had opponent lows of 11 fieldgoals, 45 field goal attempts and 24.4 field goalpercentage. The 35 points were the fewest bya CU opponent since Nebraska We s l e y a nscored 31 on Nov. 28, 1978. ISU was the firstCU opponent to not reach 40 points since theNational College of Education scored 38 onJan. 22, 1983.Chevy’s Shooting StrugglesChevelle Herring went 3-of-26 from the fieldagainst Drake on Feb. 27. Those 26 attemptswere the fourth most in a game in school historyand a career-high – including a career-high11 from three-point range. Herring went 0-for-12 from the field in the MVC title game againstEvansville (March 15) and 1-for-12 against UCRiverside (March 21) to move her totals to 22-of-117 (.188) from the field and 7-of-50 (.140)from three-point range in her last seven games.50-50 ChancesCreighton has held its last three opponents andfour of the last five under 50 points, includingtwo 35 point games – by far the lowest outputby a Bluejay opponent under Jim Flanery. TheJays also kept five straight foes from reaching50 points (Jan. 10-25). They have now held 11opponents below 50 points this year and are16-2 when keeping foes below 50 since 2002-03, including 10 wins this year. CU is 2-4 thisyear when failing to score 50 points and is now3-12 under Flanery when failing to score 50points.2008-09 in DepthPoints off TurnoversOpponent CU Opp. Diff. W/Lat Arkansas State 11 20 -9 LNEBRASKA 12 8 +4 LIOWA STATE 14 9 +5 Lat Saint Louis 17 17 –– WDENVER 22 13 +9 Wat Oklahoma 10 17 -7 Lat Kansas State 8 19 -11 LKANSAS 8 12 -4 LUC DAVIS 15 9 +6 WCOLORADO STATE 17 12 +5 Wat North Dakota State 9 12 -3 Wat Illinois State 7 17 -10 Lat Indiana State 6 18 -12 LMISSOURI STATE 37 24 +13 WWICHITA STATE 5 24 -19 Wat Southern Illinois 8 9 -1 Wat Evansville 10 13 -3 WNORTHERN IOWA 20 16 +4 WBRADLEY 22 11 +11 Wat Drake 23 14 +9 Wat Missouri State 11 18 -7 Wat Wichita State 7 16 -9 WEVANSVILLE 18 13 +5 WSOUTHERN ILLINOIS 15 8 +7 Wat Bradley 13 16 -3 Lat Northern Iowa 14 11 +3 WDRAKE 17 8 +9 LINDIANA STATE 16 5 +11 WILLINOIS STATE 16 8 +8 Wvs. Wichita State 14 9 +5 Wvs. Drake 22 7 +15 Wvs. Evansville 13 10 +3 LUC RIVERSIDE 29 10 +19 WTOTAL 486 433 +53AVG. 14.7 13.1 +1.6Second Chance PointsOpponent CU Opp. Diff. W/Lat Arkansas State 6 19 -13 LNEBRASKA 19 9 +10 LIOWA STATE 4 14 -10 Lat Saint Louis 19 19 –– WDENVER 19 13 +6 Wat Oklahoma 9 7 +2 Lat Kansas State 12 4 +8 LKANSAS 11 10 +1 LUC DAVIS 13 3 +10 WCOLORADO STATE 19 16 +3 Wat North Dakota State 13 10 +3 Wat Illinois State 9 6 +3 Lat Indiana State 14 6 +8 LMISSOURI STATE 16 8 +8 WWICHITA STATE 17 12 +5 Wat Southern Illinois 6 12 -6 Wat Evansville 5 7 -2 WNORTHERN IOWA 8 7 +1 WBRADLEY 16 1 +15 Wat Drake 8 10 -2 Wat Missouri State 6 10 -4 Wat Wichita State 4 15 -11 WEVANSVILLE 9 6 +3 WSOUTHERN ILLINOIS 12 11 +1 Wat Bradley 19 13 +6 Lat Northern Iowa 13 11 +2 WDRAKE 12 9 +3 LINDIANA STATE 13 5 +8 WILLINOIS STATE 20 9 +11 Wvs. Wichita State 9 4 +5 Wvs. Drake 8 8 –– Wvs. Evansville 7 8 -1 LUC RIVERSIDE 11 4 +7 WTOTAL 386 306 +80AVG. 11.7 9.3 +2.4