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

From Blanked to BlackjackJunior Chevelle Herring, CU’s leading scoreron the season, was held without a point in theJays’ win at Wichita State (Feb. 8), finishing 0-for-8 from the field. She rebounded to score 21and shoot 8-of-16 from the field, including acareer-high tying five threes on 5-of-11 shootingfrom long range against Evansville (Feb. 12).Neuvirth Honored by MVCJunior Megan Neuvirth was named the MVCPlayer of the Week and MVC Scholar-Athlete ofthe Week (Feb. 9) after averaging 19.5 points,8.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals pergame in road wins at Missouri State andWichita State. She scored 20 of her game-high24 points in the second half to account for nearlyhalf of CU’s points in a 49-47 victory at WSU.The forward, who owns a 3.24 GPA in marketing,has now earned the scholar honor threetimes this year and been named Player of theWeek twice.Getting FreeCreighton entered its game at Drake (Jan. 31)ranked last in the MVC in free-throw percentage,shooting 66.2 percent at the line. TheJays proceeded to shoot 25-of-28 at the line inthe three-point win. The 25 makes were a seasonhighs for the Jays. CU then shot a seasonbest91.7 percent (11-12) at the line againstDrake on March 14 at the MVC Tournament.Chevelle Herring went 10-for-10 at the stripethat day.Woodard For Three (x7)Kelsey Woodard made a career-high seventhree-pointers at Indiana State (Jan. 3), includingsix in the first half. Her seven treys were themost by a Bluejay since current assistant coachDayna Finch drained seven at Iowa on Dec.28, 2003. She is one of just six players in CUhistory to make at least seven in a game, whileher seven trifectas are tied for the fifth-most ina single game in school history.She Walks the Line ...... and shoots well from it. Chevelle Herringwent a perfect 10-for-10 at the free-throw line inCU’s 68-65 win at Drake (Jan. 31). Both numberswere career-highs for the redshirt junior,while she is the first Bluejay to make 10 freethrowsin a game since current graduate managerKristi Woodard also went 10-for-10 at thestripe against UL Monroe on Dec. 10, 2005.Nelson RatingsS o p h o m o r e Kellie Nelson pulled down acareer-high 11 rebounds against Illinois Stateon March 7. She scored a season-high 13points, dished two assists, had a blocked shotand a steal against Missouri State (Jan. 8).She tied her career-high with six field goals, finishing6-of-7 from the field in the win over theLady Bears. Her three steals against Bradley(Jan. 25) were a career-high.Turnover TopicCreighton leads the MVC with the fewestturnovers per game, while its 13.6 turnovers pergame ranks seventh in the NCAA. Those numbersare all the more impressive when notingthe Jays lost four-year starting point guard AllyThrall after last season. The Jays averaged17.3 turnovers per game last year.Impressive Defensive StreakCreighton’s opponents failed to score at least50 points in five straight games from Jan. 10-25. The last time CU put together a five-gamestreak in which opponents failed to scored 50points came during the 1977-78 season. Infact, prior to this year’s streak, the last time theJays had even gone back-to-back games withoutallowing 50 came on Dec. 30, 1993 andJan. 2, 1994.D-D-D-DefenseCreighton is the top scoring defense in theleague, allowing opponents to average just 55.3points per game and a league-low 54 per gamein Valley play. Prior to this season, the Jayshad held an opponent to less than 50 in sevengames since 2002-03, while the Jays have nowheld 11 opponents below 50 points this year,including a season-low of 35 scored by IndianaState (March 5) and Drake (March 14).Sensing a Theme?Creighton’s defense is allowing just 55.3 pointsper game, the lowest by a Bluejay team sincethe fifth year of women’s basketball atCreighton. The 1977-78 Bluejays allowed just49.3 points per game.It’s Raining ThreesCreighton dropped in a season-high 15 threepointersin its 92-63 victory over Missouri State(Jan. 8). The 15 treys were the most by aBluejay squad since making 15 againstEvansville on Jan. 18, 2003. It marked themost three-pointers ever made by a Lady Bearopponent and fell one shy of the CU record setin 1989 and four shy of the MVC record whichMissouri State set in 2005.More Three InformationCreighton shot 65.2 percent from three-pointrange against Missouri State (Jan. 8), making15-of-23 and then followed by making 6-of-9(.667) at Southern Illinois. It was the bestthree-point shooting day by the Jays since hitting12-of-18 (.667) against Iowa on Dec. 8,2002.Shoot, Shoot, Shoot ...... and keep shooting. The Jays shot 58.6 percentfrom the field against Missouri State onJan. 8, the best shooting day by a Bluejay teamin nearly 13 years. The field goal percentagewas the highest by a CU squad since they shot63.2 percent at Bradley on Feb. 8, 1996.CU Career Records3FG Made1. 309 Kathy Halligan 1988-922. 294 Dayna Finch 2000-043. 250 Laura Spanheimer 2001-054. 187 Missy Miller 1992-965. 174 Holly Sivesind 1993-976. 154 Ally Thrall 2004-087. 151 Melissa Sanford 1989-928. 137 Krissie Spanheimer 1997-019. 136 Kelsey Woodard 2007-pr.10. 134 Angela Timmons 1997-0111. 132 Kristi Woodard 2002-0612. 102 Chevelle Herring 2005-pr.102 Christy Neneman 2000-0414. 101 Michelle Kaus 2005-pr.3FG Percentage1. .454 K. Halligan (309-680) 1988-922 . .425 M. Hohl (68-160) 1985-893. .420 B. Strathman (55-131) 1989-934. .3984 M. Sanford (151-379) 1989-925. .3975 Kr. Woodard (132-332) 2002-066. .388 M. Miller (187-482) 1992-967. .385 L. Spanheimer (250-649) 2001-058. .384 D. Finch (294-766) 2000-049. .383 Ke. Woodard (136-355) 2007-pr.10. .377 K. Spanheimer (137-363) 1997-01Steals1. 369 Laura Spanhheimer 2001-052. 292 Connie Yori 1982-863. 272 Kathy Halligan 1988-924. 270 Becky Flynn 1992-965. 221 Becky Strathman 1989-936. 211 Christy Neneman 2000-047. 208 Megan Neuvirth 2006-pr.8. 199 Tanya Warren 1983-889. 197 Melissa Sanford 1989-9210. 182 Dayna Finch 2000-04Rebounds1. 924 Pam Gradoville 1984-882. 824 Shannon Struby 1990-943. 775 Angie Janis 2002-064. 749 Kathy Halligan 1988-925. 746 Connie Yori 1982-866. 732 Janet Ensign 1983-877. 708 Megan Neuvirth 2006-pr.8. 685 Christy Neneman 2000-049. 656 Jeannine Kardell 1985-8910. 636 Becky Flynn 1992-96Games Played1. 126 Codi Walker 2001-052. 125 Laura Spanheimer 2001-053. 124 Angie Janis 2002-064. 123 Kristina Voss 2005-pr.123 Ally Thrall 2004-086. 121 Sara Cain 2004-08121 Dayna Finch 2000-048. 120 Christy Neneman 2000-049. 119 Teresa Wessling 1999-0310. 118 Kris Kugel 1990-94