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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
Largest Leads / DeficitsCU’s Largest Halftime Lead20, (42-22) vs. Southern Illinois, Feb. 14CU’s Largest Halftime Lead in a Loss6, (21-15), vs. Drake, Feb. 276, (30-24), at Indiana State, Jan. 3CU’s Largest Halftime Deficit12, (38-26) at Oklahoma, Dec. 3CU’s Largest Halftime Deficit in a Win7, (31-24) at Saint Louis, Nov. 25CU’s Largest Overall Lead34, (87-53) vs. Missouri State, Jan. 8CU’s Largest Overall Deficit25, (72-47) at Arkansas State, Nov. 14CU’s Largest Lead in a Loss11, (13-2) at Kansas State, Dec. 9CU’s Largest Deficit Overcome in a Win11, (13-2) vs. Denver, Nov. 30CU’s Largest Margin of Victory29, (92-63) vs. Missouri State, Jan. 8CU’s Largest Margin of Defeat20, (69-49) at Oklahoma, Dec. 3Big Plays, Short PlayerJunior Chevelle Herring did not have a blockedshot in her first two seasons of play beforeblocking her first career shot against ColoradoState this year. The 5-foot-4 guard thenblocked two Indiana State shots and pulleddown a career-best eight rebounds on March 5(her former best was five boards). She now hastwo more career blocked shots than assistantcoach, the 5-foot-6 Dayna Finch, had in herBluejay career.Not Shy about ShootingChevelle Herring struggled through a 3-for-26shooting performance against Drake on Feb.27. Her 26 field goal attempts were just threeshy of the school record and are tied for fourthin a game in school history.CU Field Goal Attempts – Single Game1. 29 Connie Yori at Iowa State 12/12/822. 28 Laura Spanheimer vs. Iowa 12/10/043. 27 Tanya Warren at Northern Arizona 2/26/874. 26 Chevelle Herring vs. Drake 2/27/0926 Angie Janis vs. Nebraska 12/18/0426 Connie Yori at UMKC 2/5/8326 Melissa Sanford vs. Oral Roberts 12/6/89Neuvirth Giveth and She Taketh AwayMegan Neuvirth leads the team and MVC with80 steals and she is just one assist shy of theteam-lead with 92. Neuvirth tied her careerhighwith eight assists against Missouri State onJan. 8. She tied her career-high with sevensteals against Indiana State on March 5.Career-Highs For Crites and NelsonKelsey Crites and Kellie Nelson came off thebench to post career-highs and help Creightonknock off Illinois State (March 7). Crites scoreda career-high 13 points, including CU’s onlyfield goal in overtime. Nelson grabbed acareer-best 11 rebounds, including seven onthe offensive end.Swiper Keep SwipingFor the third time in her career, M e g a nNeuvirth swiped a career-best seven stealsagainst Indiana State (March 5). The sevensteals are just two shy of the school record.Neuvirth now has 208 career steals to rank seventhin school history.Double VisionMegan Neuvirth posted three straight doubledoublesfrom Feb. 19-27 – averaging 15.6points and 11.3 rebounds per game in that span– to move her team-leading total to nine thisyear. Her nine double-dimes rank second in theMVC and are the most by a Bluejay since CUHall of Famer Shannon Struby had nine duringthe 1990-91 season. One more double-doublethis year would give her the most by a Bluejaysince another Hall of Famer, Pam Gradoville,pulled down 14 double-doubles in 1987-88.This Chevy is ClutchJunior Chevelle Herring has proven to be theBluejay willing to take – and make – the clutchshots this season. The list below recaps herclutch shots of the season:• Against Illinois State (March 7) her pull-up 17-footer with 52 seconds left in regulation ties thegame at 56 and the game heads to overtime,where the Jays win 65-62.• At Northern Iowa (Feb. 21), her game-tyinglay-up with less than 10 seconds left in regulationsent the game to OT, where the Jays wouldwin 67-59.• At Drake (Jan. 31), the Jays had just lost anine-point lead to the Bulldogs, but Chevyimmediately answered the DU go-ahead basketwith a jumper to tie the game at 65. CU wouldwin 68-65.• At Evansville (Jan. 17), the Jays wasted a 10-point lead and trailed 47-46 with inside oneminute to play. Herring made an acrobatic layup,was fouled and made the free-throw to givethe Jays a 49-47 lead, in a game CU would win50-47.• Against Kansas (Dec. 13), Herring’s lay-upwith 25 seconds left in regulation tied the gameand sent it to overtime, where CU fell 59-58.Woodard Among Bluejay EliteSophomore Kelsey Woodard has joined elitecompany this year, moving past 80 three-pointersin a season. Her 84 three-pointers this yearrank fourth in CU single-season history and shejoins Kathy Halligan and current assistantcoach Dayna Finch are the only other two playersin school history to make at least 80 treys ina season.Check the Rims PleaseCreighton shot a season-low 21.9 percent (16-73) from the field and 10.5 percent (2-19) fromthree-point range in its loss to Drake on Feb.2008-09 in DepthPoints in the PaintOpponent CU Opp. Diff. W/Lat Arkansas State 18 22 -4 LNEBRASKA 36 22 +14 LIOWA STATE 12 28 -16 Lat Saint Louis 20 24 -4 WDENVER 20 24 -4 Wat Oklahoma 16 36 -20 Lat Kansas State 16 24 -8 LKANSAS 28 20 +8 LUC DAVIS 16 22 -6 WCOLORADO STATE 22 26 -4 Wat North Dakota State 16 20 -4 Wat Illinois State 10 34 -24 Lat Indiana State 12 30 -18 LMISSOURI STATE 34 30 +4 WWICHITA STATE 10 24 -14 Wat Southern Illinois 12 24 -12 Wat Evansville 20 20 –– WNORTHERN IOWA 24 22 +2 WBRADLEY 20 10 +10 Wat Drake 16 32 -16 Wat Missouri State 26 18 +8 Wat Wichita State 16 28 -12 WEVANSVILLE 32 18 +14 WSOUTHERN ILLINOIS 36 12 +24 Wat Bradley 16 40 -24 Lat Northern Iowa 28 32 -4 WDRAKE 26 26 –– LINDIANA STATE 18 14 +4 WILLINOIS STATE 18 34 -16 Wvs. Wichita State 16 16 –– Wvs. Drake 26 18 +8 Wvs. Evansville 22 12 +10 LUC RIVERSIDE 26 28 -2 WTOTAL 684 790 -106AVG. 20.7 23.9 -3.2Bench ScoringOpponent CU Opp. Diff. W/Lat Arkansas State 12 38 -26 LNEBRASKA 7 21 -14 LIOWA STATE 0 13 -13 Lat Saint Louis 6 21 -15 WDENVER 20 31 -11 Wat Oklahoma 8 32 -24 Lat Kansas State 11 6 +5 LKANSAS 3 12 -9 LUC DAVIS 8 16 -8 WCOLORADO STATE 14 22 -8 Wat North Dakota State 9 10 -1 Wat Illinois State 2 13 -11 Lat Indiana State 8 16 -8 LMISSOURI STATE 29 20 +9 WWICHITA STATE 7 3 +4 Wat Southern Illinois 10 10 –– Wat Evansville 17 7 +10 WNORTHERN IOWA 19 16 +3 WBRADLEY 14 23 -9 Wat Drake 16 14 +2 Wat Missouri State 13 16 -3 Wat Wichita State 8 8 –– WEVANSVILLE 10 27 -17 WSOUTHERN ILLINOIS 10 19 -9 Wat Bradley 8 7 +1 Lat Northern Iowa 4 27 -23 WDRAKE 4 14 -10 LINDIANA STATE 15 9 +6 WILLINOIS STATE 22 11 +11 Wvs. Wichita State 8 0 +8 Wvs. Drake 6 11 -5 Wvs. Evansville 7 2 +5 LUC RIVERSIDE 6 4 +2 WTOTAL 341 499 -158AVG. 10.3 15.1 -4.8
Page 2 and 3: 2008-09 MVC Standingsthrough March
Page 4 and 5: Creighton Quick FactsGeneral Inform
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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