2008-09 Creighton Women's Basketball Creighton Season/Career Statistics (As of Nov 30, 2008) All Games
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2008-09 Creighton Women’s Basketball Game 6 at #6 Oklahoma • Wednesday, Dec. 3 • 7:00 p.m. SID Contact: Rob Simms • Office Phone: (402) 280-2433 • Cell Phone: (402) 660-5853 • Fax: (402) 280-2495 • E-mail: [email protected] Creighton Bluejays at Oklahoma Sooners Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Okla. Radio: 88.9 FM, www.kvss.com • Video: www.soonersports.com Series History: Oklahoma leads 1-0 (2-3) Last Meeting: Oklahoma won 94-76 in Norman, Dec. 2, 1985 (4-2) 2008-09 Schedule & Results News to Know Scouting the Bluejays November Creighton is 2-3 on the year after back-to- back wins over Saint Louis and Denver ... All 4 Tues. NEBRASKA-OMAHA (Ex). W, 93-68 • The game can be heard on Spirit 88.9 FM of CU’s losses this year have come against 8 Sat. CENTRAL MISSOURI (Ex.) W, 78-56 (KVSS) and online at www.kvss.com. Brad Burwell and Rob Simms will call the action. squads which won at least 20 games last 14 Fri. at Arkansas State L, 56-73 year ... The Jays were picked to finish sec- 17 Mon. NEBRASKA L, 67-72 • Live stats and live video for the game are ond in the MVC this year, after finishing just 23 Sun. #24 IOWA STATE L, 59-63 available at www.soonersports.com. one win shy of a shared MVC title a year ago 25 Tues. at Saint Louis W, 68-56 ... CU returns eight letterwinners and four 30 Sun. DENVER W, 82-68 • Creighton leads the MVC and ranks 10th in players who started at least 15 games last the NCAA, shooting 41.1 percent from three- year from its 21-12 team which advanced to December point range. The Bluejays rank 24th in the the second round of the postseason WNIT ... 3 Wed. at #6 Oklahoma 7:00 pm nation with 7.4 three-pointers per game. Junior Chevelle Herring is averaging a 9 Tues. at Kansas State 7:00 pm team-best 16.4 points per game, including 13 Sat. KANSAS 3:05 pm • CU held second-half leads over both of its 21.5 per game against Big 12 opponents ... 20 Sat. UC DAVIS 1:05 pm Big 12 opponents this year, before falling by Megan Neuvirth leads the team with 10.8 21 Sun. COLORADO STATE 2:05 pm five to Nebraska and four to Iowa Sate. rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game ... Kristina Voss is averaging 10.0 29 Mon. at North Dakota State 7:00 pm • Megan Neuvirth averaged 14.5 points, 14.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game ... Kelsey January rebounds and 5.0 assists in CU’s two wins Woodard, leads the team with 21 free- 1 Thur. at Illinois State* 2:05 pm last week. throws and 13 three-pointers on the year ... The Bluejays have scored exactly the same 3 Sat. at Indiana State* 1:00 pm • Neuvirth had a career-high 16 rebounds to amount of points (332) as their opponents 8 Thur. MISSOURI STATE* 7:05 pm go along with 17 points in CU’s win at Saint through five games - 66.4 ppg. 10 Sat. WICHITA STATE* 2:05 pm Louis last Tuesday and followed with 12 15 Thur. at Southern Illinois* 7:05 pm points and 13 rebounds against Denver. Scouting the Sooners 17 Sat. at Evansville* 4:00 pm Oklahoma is ranked sixth in this week’s AP 23 Fri. NORTHERN IOWA* 7:05 pm • Chevelle Herring went 5-of-6 from three- poll after falling to No. 1 UConn 106-78 on 25 Sun. BRADLEY* 2:05 pm point range against Denver on Sunday and Sunday ... OU is the Big 12 preseason 31 Sat. at Drake* 2:05 pm is now 11-of-22 from long range on the year. favorite and led by All-American Courtney Paris ... C. Paris, who is averaging 14.8 • Kelsey Woodard tied her career-high with February points and 14 rebounds per game, enters five three-pointers at SLU and is 9-for-20 the game with 98 consecutive double-dou- 6 Fri. at Missouri State* (FSN) 7:35 pm (.450) from long range in her last two games. bles ... Courtney’s twin sister, Ashley, leads 8 Sun. at Wichita State* 2:05 pm the team with 15.8 ppg, in addition to her 12 Thur. EVANSVILLE* 7:05 pm • Senior Michelle Kaus tore her left ACL 10.5 rebounds per game ... OU is shooting 14 Sat. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* 2:05 pm against Nebraska on Nov. 17 and joins jun- 46.1 percent from the field, but just 27.7 per- 19 Thur. at Bradley* 7:05 pm ior Sam Schuett (left ankle) in missing the cent from long range, while averaging 80.5 21 Sat. at Northern Iowa* 3:05 pm remainder of the season. points per game. 27 Fri. DRAKE* - Q 7:05 pm Oklahoma Probable Starters (4-2) No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown March 5 Ashley Paris F 6-3 Sr. 15.8 10.5 Piedmont, Calif. 5 Thur. INDIANA STATE* 7:05 pm 21 Amanda Thompson F 6-0 Jr. 12.3 6.7 Chicago, Ill. 7 Sat. ILLINOIS STATE* 2:05 pm 3 Courtney Paris C 6-4 Sr. 14.8 14.0 Piedmont, Calif. State Farm MVC Tournament (St. Charles, Mo.) 13 Danielle Robinson G 5-9 So. 14.5 4.7 apg San Jose, Calif. 12 Thur. First Round TBA 25 Whitney Hand G 6-1 Fr. 9.8 2.3 Fort Worth, Texas 13 Fri. Quarterfinals TBA Creighton Probable Starters (2-3) 14 Sat. Semifinals TBA No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown 15 Sun. Championship TBA 21 Megan Neuvirth F 5-11 Jr. 12.0 10.8 West Point, Neb. 54 Kristina Voss C 6-2 Sr. 10.0 7.2 Ankeny, Iowa Key: (*) Missouri Valley Conference regular season games; (Q) Played at Qwest Center Omaha; All times listed are Central and sub- 3 Kelsey Woodard G 5-10 So. 13.2 3.8 Bellevue, Neb. ject to change; All home games in BOLD CAPS and played at the 5 Chevelle Herring G 5-4 Jr. 16.4 2.2 apg Bellevue, Neb. Omaha Civic Auditorium unless otherwise noted. 12 DaNae Moore G 5-10 Fr. 1.4 1.2 Apple Valley, Minn. 2008-09 MVC Standings The Coaches Statistical Comparison Jim Flanery (Creighton, 1987) has led his Through Dec. 1 team to four WNIT postseason appearances Category CU OU Missouri Valley Overall and three 20-win seasons in his first six sea- Overall Record 2-3 4-2 W-L Pct. W-L Pct. sons at Creighton. In 2003 he became the win- Points Per Game 66.4 80.5 Bradley –– –– 5-1 .833 ningest rookie coach in school and MVC histo- Opponent PPG 66.4 70.3 Field Goal % 38.4 46.1 Evansville –– –– 4-1 .800 ry and led the Jays to the 2004 WNIT Opponent FG% 39.6 41.4 Wichita State –– –– 4-2 .667 Championship. Now in his seventh season at Three-point FG% 41.1 27.7 Drake –– –– 3-2 .600 CU, his overall mark is 111-83 (.572). Prior to Free Throw % 65.4 73.3 Indiana State –– –– 2-2 .500 serving as CU’s head coach, Flanery served as Rebounds Per Game 37.2 45.3 Southern Illinois –– –– 2-2 .500 CU’s top assistant for a decade. He is 0-2 Rebound Margin -2.4 +10.8 Creighton –– –– 2-3 .400 against the Big 12 this season and 7-15 all- Turnovers Per Game 15.2 16.0 Northern Iowa –– –– 2-3 .400 time against the conference. Sherri Coale Turnover Margin +0.8 -0.3 Illinois State –– –– 2-3 .400 (Oklahoma Christian, 1987) is in her 13th sea- Assists Per Game 10.6 14.8 Missouri State –– –– 1-4 .200 son as a collegiate head coach, all at OU, Blocks Per Game 4.0 5.5 where she is 258-129 (.667). The winningest Steals Per Game 5.8 8.3 coach in Big 12 history, she has led the Sooners to the last eight NCAA Tournaments, Battling the Big 12 including the 2002 national title game. Creighton continues its Big 12 schedule against Oklahoma, its third of five games CU-OU Series History against the conference this season. The Jays Creighton and Oklahoma have met on the have lost to Nebraska and Iowa State this sea- hardwood just once before, with the Sooners son, after a 1-3 mark against the Big 12 last knocking off the Bluejays 94-76 on Dec. 2, y e a r, including a 69-62 win over eventual 1985 in Norman. league champion Kansas State. Creighton has not won a road game at a Big 12 venue since 2008-09 Preseason Poll This Trip is OK an 84-68 win at Colorado on Dec. 4, 2004, a The Bluejays last played in the state of streak of seven straight losses. CU is 7-15 1. Illinois State (40) 400 Oklahoma on Dec. 21, 2007, a 60-57 win at against the Big 12 under Jim Flanery. 2. Creighton 310 Oral Roberts. Prior to last year, the Jays had Flanery’s record against Big 12 opponents; 3. Drake 297 not played in Oklahoma since a 60-46 win at Colorado 2-0; Iowa State 0-2; Kansas 2-3; 4. Evansville 251 Tulsa on Nov. 24, 1999. Creighton is 17-6 all- Kansas State 1-3; Missouri 0-1; Nebraska 2-5; 5.