2009-10 Creighton Women's Basketball
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2009-10 Creighton Women’s Basketball Game 1 vs. Arkansas State • Friday, Nov. 13 • 8:35 p.m. SID Contact: Rob Simms • Office Phone: (402) 280-2433 • Cell Phone: (402) 660-5853 • Fax: (402) 280-2495 • E-mail: [email protected] Arkansas State Red Wolves at Creighton Bluejays Ryan Athletic Center & D.J. Sokol Arena • Omaha, Neb. Radio: 1180 AM, www.koilam1180.com • Video: www.gocreighton.com Series History: Arkansas State leads 1-0 0-0 Last Meeting: Arkansas State won 73-56 in Jonesboro, Nov. 14, 2008 0-0 2009-10 Schedule News to Know Scouting the Bluejays November The Bluejays are the preseason favorites in 5 Thur. NEBRASKA-OMAHA (Ex.) W, 80-57 • The game can be heard on KOIL AM 1180 in the MVC, earning 34 of 40 first-place votes in Omaha and online at www.kvss.com. Brad 13 Fri. ARKANSAS STATE 8:35 pm the official Valley poll ... Creighton returns Burwell and former Bluejay Sara Cizek Going seven letterwinners and four starters from last 15 Sun. DAVIDSON 1:05 pm will call the action. year’s team which finished 22-12 and 14-4 19 Thur. at Marquette 7:00 pm (2nd place) in the MVC ... The Jays advanced 23 Mon. KANSAS STATE 7:05 pm • Live stats for this game and all home games to the second round of the WNIT for the sec- 27 Fri. at UC Davis 9:00 pm can be found on the CU athletics website at ond straight season last year and played in the www.gocreighton.com. event for the fifth time in seven years ... The December Jays return three of the top nine scorers in the 4 Fri. SAINT LOUIS 7:05 pm • Live video for all home games are available MVC, including 2009-10 MVC Preseason 9 Wed. at Nebraska 7:05 pm for an annual fee of $69.95 or a monthly fee of Player of the Year, senior forward Megan 13 Sun. at Kansas 2:00 pm $11.95. More information is available at Neuvirth ... Neuvirth, the reigning MVC www.gocreighton.com. Defensive Player of the Year, set a school 20 Sun. OKLAHOMA 2:05 pm record with 325 rebounds last year, leading the 28 Mon. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 6:05 pm • The game marks the first regular-season league in rebounds and steals per game, while 31 Thur. at Indiana State* 4:30 pm basketball contest played at D.J. Sokol Arena also topping the team in assists, blocked shots and the first regular-season game on campus and double-doubles ... Senior point guard January since March 7, 1992. Chevelle Herring led the team with 13 points 2 Sat. at Illinois State* 2:05 pm per game last year and was tabbed second- 7 Thur. WICHITA STATE* 7:05 pm • Creighton has played “home” games at 11 team all-MVC ... Junior guard Kelsey 9 Sat. MISSOURI STATE* 2:05 pm venues in the Omaha area, including two on- Woodard topped the MVC in minutes per 14 Thur. at Evansville* 11:00 am campus gyms, since its first women’s basket- game (37.6) and three-pointers made (88) ... ball season in 1973-74. Junior forward Sam Schuett returns after a 16 Sat. at Southern Illinois* 2:05 pm medical redshirt season in 2008-09. 22 Fri. BRADLEY* 7:05 pm • CU is playing its fourth straight season-open- 24 Sun. NORTHERN IOWA* 2:05 pm er against a Sun Belt team from Arkansas and Scouting the Red Wolves 29 Fri. DRAKE* (FSN) 7:35 pm second straight against Arkansas State. The Arkansas State was 16-14 last year, including Jays opened the season with a 73-56 loss at a 10-8 Sun Belt Conference record ... They are February ASU last year. picked to finish third in the west division this 5 Fri. at Missouri State* (FSN) 7:35 pm year, with Ebonie Jefferson named third-team 7 Sun. at Wichita State* 2:05 pm • Creighton is 2-5 in season-openers under preseason all-Sun Belt ... Jefferson led the Jim Flanery, including 2-0 when opening at 11 Thur. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* 7:05 pm team with 11.8 points per game last year ... home under Flanery. 13 Sat. EVANSVILLE* 11:05 am Sherina Scott averaged 9.4 points and team- 19 Fri. at Bradley* 7:05 pm • CU is 23-12 all-time in its first home game of best 6.7 rebounds per game last year ... ASU 21 Sun. at Northern Iowa* (ESPNU) 7:05 pm the year, including 7-2 in its last nine home forced an average of 32 turnovers per game 28 Sun. at Drake* 2:05 pm openers. and averaged 19 steals in exhibition play. Arkansas State Probable Starters March (2008-09 Stats) No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown 4 Thur. ILLINOIS STATE* 7:05 pm 22 Sherina Scott F 6-2 Jr. 8.6 6.6 North Little Rock, Ark. 6 Sat. INDIANA STATE* 2:05 pm 30 Lyndsay Schlup F 6-2 Sr. 4.9 4.2 California, Mo. State Farm MVC Tournament (St. Charles, Mo.) 3 Ebonie Jefferson G 5-9 Sr. 11.8 3.7 Laurel, Miss. 11 Thur. First Round TBA 20 Meghan Lewis G 5-8 So. 1.2 0.3 St. Louis, Mo. 12 Fri. Quarterfinals TBA 21 Shania Hurst G 5-10 So. 8.8 7.0 St. Louis, Mo. 13 Sat. Semifinals TBA Creighton Probable Starters (2008-09 Stats, * - 2007-08 stats) 14 Sun. Championship TBA No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown Key: (*) Missouri Valley Conference regular season games; All 11 Sam Schuett* F 6-0 Jr. 7.9 6.8 Omaha, Neb. times listed are Central and subject to change; (FSN) Game tel- 21 Megan Neuvirth F 5-11 Sr. 12.9 9.6 West Point, Neb. evised on Fox Sports Net; (ESPNU) Game televised on ESPNU; 44 Kellie Nelson C 6-3 Jr. 5.1 3.6 Omaha, Neb. All home games in BOLD CAPS and played at D.J. Sokol Arena 3 Kelsey Woodard G 5-10 Jr. 12.9 5.2 Bellevue, Neb. (19th and Webster) in Omaha. 5 Chevelle Herring G 5-4 Sr. 13.0 2.7 apg Bellevue, Neb. 2008-09 MVC Standings The Coaches Statistical Comparison Jim Flanery (Creighton, 1987) is in his eighth Final Standings season as head coach, where he has led his Category CU ASU Missouri Valley Overall team to five WNIT postseason appearances Overall Record 22-12 16-14 W-L Pct. W-L Pct. and four 20-win seasons. He owns a career Conference Record 14-4 10-8 Illinois State - ! 15-3 .833 27-8 .771 record of 131-92 (.587). In 2003 he became Points Per Game 60.0 63.8 Opponent PPG 56.0 63.3 Creighton - ! 14-4 .778 22-12 .647 the winningest rookie coach in school and Field Goal % 36.5 39.2 Drake 12-6 .667 19-12 .613 MVC history and led the Jays to the 2004 Opponent FG% 37.9 40.2 Bradley 11-7 .611 21-10 .677 WNIT Championship. Prior to serving as CU’s Three-point FG% 34.8 31.2 Indiana State 10-8 .556 14-16 .467 head coach, Flanery served as CU’s top assis- Free Throw % 67.1 66.7 Northern Iowa 9-9 .500 11-19 .367 tant for a decade. Brian Boyer (Missouri Missouri State 6-12 .333 10-20 .333 Rebounds Per Game 39.2 39.4 Western, 1993) begins his 11th season as Rebound Margin +2.5 +1.9 Southern Illinois 5-13 .278 9-19 .321 head coach at Arkansas State, where he is Evansville - ^ 4-14 .222 15-19 .441 Turnovers Per Game 13.5 18.3 168-135 (.554). He has led ASU to four WNIT Turnover Margin +1.6 +0.9 Wichita State 4-14 .222 13-18 .419 appearances and three 20-win seasons. Assists Per Game 12.2 11.8 ^ - NCAA Tournament; ! - WNIT Blocks Per Game 3.7 3.3 CU-ASU Series History Steals Per Game 7.6 10.0 The Red Wolves won the only meeting 2008-09 Statistics between the teams, 73-56, on Nov. 14, 2008 in last year’s season-opener in Jonesboro. ASU openers played at home, including both under opened the game with a 13-0 run, as CU failed Flanery. The Bluejays are 23-12 in their sea- to score until nearly six minutes into the game. son debut at home, including wins in seven of A 19-4 run by the Jays tied the game at 22, but their last nine home openers. CU is 5-2 in the Jays then fell behind 33-25 at half. Kelsey home openers under Jim Flanery, with wins Woodard and Michelle Kaus tied for team-high over UMKC, Michigan, Northwestern, Houston honors with 13 points, while Shania Hurst and Arkansas-Little Rock. 2009-10 Preseason Poll came off the bench to score 18 points in 20 minutes in her collegiate debut. Welcome Home! 1. Creighton (34) 393 The season-opener marks the first regular-sea- 2. Illinois State (6) 340 Sun Belt Opponents son home game on campus for Creighton 3. Drake 296 Creighton is opening the season against a Sun since March 7, 1992 – an 81-69 win over 4. Northern Iowa 253 Belt foe for the fourth straight season, also Wyoming in the Vinardi Athletic Center (Old 5. Indiana State 250 opening with Arkansas State last year following Gym). The 1991-92 team played four of its 14 6.