Table of Contents Introduction The Record Book Ryan Athletic Center & D.J. Sokol Arena 2-4 NCAA Tournament Teams 66-68 Championship Center 5 NCAA Tournament Box Scores 69-72 Bluejays at Home 6 WNIT Teams 73-76 2014-15 Season Preview 7 Bluejays in the Postseason 77 2014-15 Roster/Quick Facts 8 Career Records 78 Season Records 79 Bluejay Coaching Staff Single-Game Records 80 Jim Flanery 10-12 Team Records 81 Carrie Moore 13 Coaching Records 82 Matt Fritsche 14 Year-By-Year Team Statistics 83 Chevelle Herring 15 Year-By-Year Leaders 84-85 Jenny Vickers 16 All-Time Honors & Awards 86-87 Carli Tritz 17 1,000 Point Club 88-92 Women’s Basketball Support Staff 18 D.J. Sokol Arena Records 93-95 Miscellaneous Records 96 Bluejay Profiles Conference Tournament Records 97 Alexis Akin-Otiko 20-21 All-Time Roster 98 Sammy Jensen 22-23 Akin-Otiko’s Game-by-Game Stats 24 Series History Jensen’s Game-by-Game Stats 25 Series Records 100 Marissa Janning 26-28 Series Results 101-106 Taylor Johnson 29 Season-by-Season Results 107-112 Tessa Leytem 30-31 MC McGrory 32 This is Creighton Brianna Rollerson 33 Creighton University 114-115 Lauren Works 34 Omaha, Nebraska 116 Kylie Brown, Sydney Lamberty & Creighton Administration 117 Myah Mellman 35 Academic Support 118 Bailey Norby & Jade Owens 36 Athletics Department Directory 119 Media Information 120 2014-15 Opponents Radio/TV Roster IBC Opponents Capsules 38-43 The BIG EAST Conference 43-44 BIG EAST Composite Schedule 45 2014-15 Travel Map & Itinerary 46 2013-14 Season Review Final Statistics 48 Team Highs & Lows 49 Game-By-Game Stats 50 Game-By-Game Leaders 51 Line Scores 52-53 Specialty Stats 54 BIG EAST Review 55 Box Scores 56-63 Media Guide Credits: The 2014-15 Creighton women’s basketball media guide is a production of the award-winning Creighton University Sports Information Office. Interior design, writing and editing by Assistant Sports Information Director Glen Sisk, using an iMac with Adobe CS 6.0 software. Editorial assistance provided by Sports Information Director Rob Anderson, Anthony Robinson Associate Athletics Director Kevin Sarver, Beth Sisk, Assistant Sports Information Director Jeremy Strachan, Creighton Marketing and Public Relations and the women’s basketball staff. Photos courtesy of Creighton Media Services, Steven Branscombe, Eric Francis, Dennis Hubbard, Mark Kuhlmann, Donald Page, Wade Rackley, Glen Sisk and Mike Spomer. Front Cover designed by Creighton Athletics Marketing. Printing by Creighton University Print Center. Creighton Women’s Basketball 1 2014-15 Media Guide Ryan Center & D.J. Sokol Arnea On Oct. 16, 2007, an important milestone was reached when Creighton broke ground for a new on-campus facility at the northeast corner of 19th and Webster, just north of Michael G. Morrison, S.J., Stadium, thanks to the generous donations of Wayne and Eileen Ryan and family as well as Dave and Peggy Sokol. The facility was fully-funded by private dollars and was dedicated on Aug. 28, 2009. The facility is home to Creighton women’s basketball and volleyball, hosting its first regular-season basketball game on Nov. 13, 2009, a Bluejay win over Arkansas State. The Wayne and Eileen Ryan Athletic Center and D.J. Sokol Arena, a 75,000 square-foot facility, seats 2,500 fans for sporting events, as well as coaches’ offices and locker rooms for women’s basketball, volleyball as well as men’s & women’s soccer. It also houses areas for ticketing, athletic Eileen and Wayne Ryan D.J. Sokol training, meeting rooms, hospitality functions, additional academic space and a media workroom. In addition, the arena is used for other campus and community events, including assemblies, coaching camps & clinics, concerts, speakers and graduations. The Ryans have been long-time supporters of Creighton University. Wayne Ryan, BS’49, MS’51, chairman and CEO of Streck Laboratories, Inc., began his career teaching at Creighton before pursuing his passion for research that led to the founding of his company. The Ryans are also Jaybackers and their daughter, Connie, serves on Creighton University’s Board of Trustees. David and Peggy Sokol honored their son, David L. Sokol, Jr. “D.J.”, who died in 1999 following a battle with Hodgkin’s disease, by naming the gymnasium the D.J. Sokol Arena. David Sokol served as chairman and CEO of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company and recently served on Creighton University’s Board of Trustees. “Visionary donors like the Ryans and Sokols make our dreams of an even stronger athletics program, championed by intensely loyal fans, more of a reality,” said Creighton Athletics Director Bruce Rasmussen. “This Bluejay spirit is a unifying characteristic that enhances the institution’s visibility and reputation.” The opening of the Ryan Athletic Center and D.J. Sokol Arena in 2009 marked the first time that a Creighton women’s basketball team played a regular-season game on campus since the 1991-92 season. A view from the northeast corner of D.J. Sokol Arena during Creighton’s win over Illinois State on Senior Day in 2011. Creighton Women’s Basketball 2 2014-15 Media Guide Ryan Center & D.J. Sokol Arnea Located on the east side of Creighton’s campus on Florence Boulevard (19th Street), the arena is just one block north of the nationally recognized Michael G. Morrison, S.J., Stadium, where Creighton soccer plays. More than 182,000 bricks, 654 tons of steel and 30 miles of electrical wire were used during construction. The height of the roof ridge is 78’-10” above the arena floor, with a unique ceiling fan measuring 20 feet in diameter spinning high above the playing surface. Creighton opened D.J. Sokol Arena with a 77-54 win over Arkansas State on Nov. 13, 2009. The Bluejays have posted a 57-13 (.814) record in the first five seasons inside their home (D.J. Sokol Arena firsts and records on pages 93-95). Creighton owns a 57-13 record in five seasons at D.J. Sokol Arena. The Bluejays can relax or study in the team lounge Creighton women’s basketball will have an expanded lounge including area connected to their locker room. several amenities. Creighton Women’s Basketball 3 2014-15 Media Guide Ryan Center & D.J. Sokol Arnea Ryan Athletic Center and D.J. Sokol Arena 701 Florence Boulevard • Omaha, NE 68178 Omaha, Neb., is located just west of the convergence of Interstates 29 and 80 on the west bank of the Missouri River. To get to D.J. Sokol Arena, follow the directions below: Going West on I-80 Traveling west on Interstate 80 from Des Moines as you approach the state line, take Interstate 29 North. Go 1.4 miles before getting in the left lane and exit left onto Interstate 480 West, crossing into Nebraska. Take the 14th Street exit (# 3). Stay straight to go onto Cass Street. Turn right onto Florence Boulevard. Facility will be on your right. From I-29 North Traveling north on Interstate 29, take I-80 West at the convergence of the two interstates in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Follow the above directions from I-80 West. Going East on I-80 Traveling east on Interstate 80 from Lincoln, take Interstate 480 North to downtown Omaha. Continue on I-480 North to I-480 East, taking the Capitol/Civic Auditorium exit. At the stop light, turn left (north) on 19th Street. D.J. Sokol Arena will be on your right in 0.4 miles. From Eppley Airfield When leaving the terminal, turn left (south) on Abbott Drive and follow toward downtown Omaha. Abbott Drive will turn into Cuming Street. Take Cuming Street to 19th Street and turn left (south). Proceed two blocks and the facility will be on your left. Media Will Call/Entrance Media may enter through any ticketed gate at D.J. Sokol Arena. Credentials will be left with the attendant on the east side of the build- ing. Requests should be made 24 hours in advance by calling Assistant Sports Information Director Glen Sisk at (402) 280-2433. Media Parking Limited media parking is available near D.J. Sokol Arena in a lot on the northeast corner of the intersection of 18th and Burt Streets. From that intersection, go north and the lot entrance will be on your right. Requests must be made to Glen Sisk at least 24 hours in advance. Media should cross the street and enter through the east side of the building. Creighton Women’s Basketball 4 2014-15 Media Guide Bluejays at Home Entering its 42nd year, Creighton women’s basketball begins its sixth season The Bluejays at Home at D.J. Sokol Arena in 2014-15. The opening of D.J. Sokol Arena ended decades of roaming the Omaha area for an on-campus home court and a Overall Overall Avg. stretch of 18 seasons without playing a home game on campus. Year Record Home Conf. Record Home Att. 1973-74 11-6 8-1 — — Nine off-campus sites and two venues on-campus hosted home games 1974-75 5-8 4-2 — — for the Bluejays in their first 36 seasons of competition before D.J. Sokol 1975-76 10-8 NA — — Arena in the Wayne and Eileen Ryan Athletic Center opened to rave 1976-77 10-10 6-2 — — reviews during the 2009-10 season. It has provided a unique game atmo- 1977-78 12-8 5-1 — — sphere and powerful home court advantage while helping the Bluejays 1978-79 11-9 7-5 — — post a 57-13 (.814) record in the first five seasons at their new home.