2007 Creighton Softball

Kitty Gaughan Pavilion Table of Contents Creighton Quick Facts Recent renovations to the Creighton Sports Introduction Complex and the adjacent Kitty Gaughan Pavilion have made the Bluejays’ home facili- Quick Facts ...... 1 General Information ties some of the finest in the Midwest. Prior to 2007 Roster Information ...... 2 Location ...... Omaha, Neb. the 2007 season, a section of chairback seats 2007 Season Outlook ...... 3 Founded ...... 1878 were added to the seating area and a new Enrollment ...... 6,981 press box was completed. The Kitty Gaughan Staff and Players Pavilion was dedicated in 2001, providing sev- Colors ...... Blue and White Head Coach Brent Vigness ...... 4 eral amenities for the entire athletic depart- Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I Assistant Coaches ...... 6 ment, specifically for the baseball and softball Conference ...... Missouri Valley programs. The pavilion contains the following Player Bios ...... 7-18 President ...... Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. amenities for both programs: • Coaches offices 2006 Season Review Director of Athletics . . . .Bruce Rasmussen • Locker rooms Season in Review ...... 20 SWA ...... Sharon Hanson • Training room Athletics Phone ...... (402) 280-2720 • Umpire locker room 2006 Final Statistics ...... 21 • Indoor batting cages 2006 Game-by-Game Results ...... 22 • Furnished lounge area with television Bluejay Softball • Kitchenette 2007 Opponents Head Coach ...... Brent Vigness • Concession area MVC Opponents ...... 24 Alma Mater .Central College, [Iowa] (‘88) • Public restrooms Non-Conference Opponents ...... 25-26 • Indoor viewing area Career Record / Years . . .546-376-2 / 18 • Viewing deck All-Time Series Results ...... 27 Record at CU / Years . . . .398-305-1 / 13 Photos to the left Assistant Coach ...... Jessica Draemel Records Alma Mater ...... Stanford (‘02) Media Guide Credits Year-by-Year Leaders ...... 30 The 2007 Creighton University Softball Media Assistant Coach ...... Abby Johnson Miscellaneous Records ...... 31 Guide is a production of the Creighton Alma Mater ...... Creighton (‘05) Single-Season Records ...... 32 University Sports Information Office. Interior Home Field . . . . .Creighton Sports Complex design, writing and editing by Assistant Sports Career Records ...... 33 Capacity ...... 1,000 Information Director Rob Simms, using an Creighton All-Americans ...... 34-35 2006 Overall Record ...... 23-27 iMac with QuarkXpress, Ofoto, Polacolor All-Time Roster ...... 36 Insight and Adobe PhotoShop softwares. 2006 MVC Record/Finish . . . . .10-13 / T-7th All-Time Game-by-Game Results ...... 37-42 Editorial assistance provided by Sports Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 12/4 Information Director Rob Anderson, Assistant Starters Returning/Lost ...... 7/2 Athletics Director Kevin Sarver, sports infor- General Information mation intern Kevin Shields, Assistant Vice Creighton University ...... 44-45 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 2/1 President for Marketing and Public Relations Omaha, Nebraska ...... 46 NCAA Tournament Appearances ...... 9 Kim Manning, student assistant Peter Della President Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J...... 47 ...... 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, Penna and the softball staff. Cover design by ...... 1990, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005 Damon Andersen, Creative Reservoir, Athletics Director Bruce Rasmussen ...... 48 Omaha, Neb. Photos by Scott Bruhn, Eric Athletics Department Directory ...... 49 College World Series Appearances . . . . .2 Francis, Devlin Pierce of Sideline Sports, Student-Athlete Support Center ...... 50 1982, 1986 Dave Weaver, Wichita State University and Missouri Valley Conference ...... 51 Creighton University Media Services. Printing Media Information ...... 52 by MultiAd of Peoria, Ill. Sports Information Sports Information Director .Rob Anderson Office Phone ...... (402) 280-5544 Assistant SID/Softball ...... Rob Simms Office Phone ...... (402) 280-2433 Cell Phone ...... (402) 660-5853 Home Phone ...... (402) 827-3060 E-mail ...... [email protected] Sports Information Intern . . . .Kevin Shields Office Phone ...... (402) 280-5801 Press Box Phone ...... (402) 660-5853 SID Fax ...... (402) 280-2495 Creighton Sports Hotline . .(402) 280-5555 www.gocreighton.com www.mvc.org MVC Scoreboard Phone . . .(314) 699-6821 1 Roster Information

Numerical Roster

N o . N a m e Y r. P o s . H t . B - T Hometown (High School / Previous School) 1 Renae Sinkler Fr. IF 5-4 R-R Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) 2 Jamie Reiss Sr. IF 5-4 L-R Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) 4 TJ Eadus Jr. C 5-4 R-R Tucson, Ariz. (Sahuaro / Central Arizona College) 5 Jessica German Sr. 1B 5-11 L-L Cozad, Neb. (Cozad) 6 Jess Stigge Fr. OF/1B 5-11 L-R Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) 7 Michelle Koch Fr. IF 5-6 R-R Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) 8 Bailey Dawson So. SS 5-6 R-R Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 9 Michelle Graner Fr. OF/1B 5-6 R-R Omaha, Neb. (Burke) 10 Laura Fonda So. P 5-6 L-L Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) 11 Jessica Wakasugi So. OF 5-7 L-R Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury) 12 Tara Oltman Fr. P 5-8 R-R Cortland, Neb. (Beatrice) 13 Kaycee Points Fr. OF 5-6 L-R Omaha, Neb. (Fort Calhoun) 14 Cassidy Nee So. P 6-2 R-R Flora Vista, N.M. (Aztec) 15 Kristi Meneely Fr. C 5-5 R-R Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) 16 Mary Egan Jr. 1B 5-10 R-R Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 17 Amanda Hess Jr. P 5-8 R-R Tucson, Ariz. (Sabino / Mesa Community College) 18 Kate Petullo Sr. OF 5-5 R-R Waterloo, Iowa (West) 20 Lau Emmsley-Chang So. OF 5-1 L-R Honolulu, Hawaii (Kamehameha) 22 Caitlin Marcano Sr. IF 5-3 R-R Kansas City, Kan. (Piper) 24 Laura Kratochvil So. C 5-4 R-R Northridge, Calif. (Bishop Alemany)

Head Coach: Brent Vigness (Central College [Iowa], 1988) Assistant Coaches: Jessica Draemel (Stanford, 2002) Abby Johnson (Creighton, 2005) Alphabetical Roster Breakdown By Class Breakdown By State No. Name Pos. Seniors (4) Sophomores (6) Arizona (2) 8 Bailey Dawson SS Jessica German Bailey Dawson TJ Eadus Amanda Hess 4 TJ Eadus C Caitlin Marcano Lau Emmsley-Chang Kate Petullo Laura Fonda California (1) 16 Mary Egan 1B Jamie Reiss Laura Kratochvil Laura Kratochvil 20 Lau Emmsley-Chang OF Cassidy Nee Hawaii (1) 10 Laura Fonda P Juniors (3) Jessica Wakasugi Lau Emmsley-Chang 5 Jessica German 1B TJ Eadus 9 Michelle Graner OF/1B Mary Egan Freshmen (7) Iowa (1) 17 Amanda Hess P Amanda Hess Michelle Graner Kate Petullo Michelle Koch 7 Michelle Koch IF Kristi Meneely Kansas (1) 24 Laura Kratochvil C Tara Oltman Caitlin Marcano 22 Caitlin Marcano IF Kaycee Points Minnesota (1) 15 Kristi Meneely C Renae Sinkler Jessica Wakasugi 14 Cassidy Nee P Jess Stigge 12 Tara Oltman P Nebraska (12) Pronunciation Guide Bailey Dawson Mary Egan 18 Kate Petullo IF German GIR • man Laura Fonda Jessica German 13 Kaycee Points OF Koch Cook Michelle Graner Michelle Koch 2 Jamie Reiss IF Kratochvil CRAT • oh • vill Kristi Meneely Tara Oltman 1 Renae Sinkler IF Petullo Pi • TOO • low Kaycee Points Jamie Reiss Renae Sinkler Jess Stigge 6 Jess Stigge OF/1B Reiss Reese 11 Jessica Wakasugi OF Stigge STIG • ee New Mexico (1) Wakasugi Wah • kah • SUE • gee Cassidy Nee

2 2007 Season Outlook

record-setting three-year postseason run College, was tabbed a first-team junior college At second, freshman Michelle Koch may find Acame to an end last year as Creighton suf- All-American last year after a 26-7 season in herself as the replacement to four-year starter, fered through its first losing season in a decade. which she set a school record with 277 strike- Cisneros. Koch, who runs well, also batted .402 With nine new faces on the roster this season, outs and had a 1.30 ERA. The Tucson, Ariz., as a senior and owns the school record for the Bluejays will be looking to re-emerge as one native also has Division I experience after pitch- career base hits. Koch and Sinkler are also of the Missouri Valley Conference powers. ing in the MVC at Northern Iowa as a freshman options at shortstop. The Bluejays finished 23-27 last year after in 2005. First base resembles a log jam, with four posting consecutive 44-win seasons, due in A Nebraska native, Oltman broke or tied 12 players vying for time at the bag. Senior large part to limited depth and lack of pitching state records at Beatrice High School, finishing Jessica German stepped in to start last year experience. This season the Bluejays return 12 her senior season 29-4, with 380 strikeouts and after junior Mary Egan went down with an arm letterwinners, seven starters and two pitchers a 0.16 ERA. The power right-hander logged a injury. German had a career year in 2006, split- and with the addition of nine new players, 0.27 career ERA and had 13 no-hitters and five ting starting time between the outfield, first base including a pair of junior college All-Americans, perfect games in her career. and DP. Egan started the first 27 games of the success may not be far off. Creighton must find The added depth and talent in the circle this season before breaking her arm and missing a bat to fill the void of departed All-American season could pay dividends in the win column the final 23 contests. Lauren Cisneros and an arm to fill the innings for the Jays. Freshmen Jess Stigge and Michelle Graner vacated by Stephanie Cortese. If it can do that Returning starter Laura Kratochvil is back will also look to claim time at first base. Stigge and improve on a defense which ranked last in behind the plate after a solid rookie season in bats left-handed and has speed, stealing 29 the MVC, CU should improve on its worst con- 2006. She started 37 games at catcher last bases in her final prep campaign. Graner also ference finish (seventh place) since 1996. year and provided a strong bat in the lineup, provides speed (30 steals as a senior) and a An inexperienced pitching staff will be given leading the team with five doubles in conference solid bat. the tough task of leading the Bluejays back on play and finishing second on the season with Senior Caitlin Marcano can play the infield the road to success. Creighton returns sopho- eight two-baggers. when asked to bring her glove, but will be used mores Cassidy Nee and Laura Fonda to the The backstop position will also include junior primarily as a pinch-hitter and designated play- fold, while welcoming junior Amanda Hess and transfer T J Eadus and freshman K r i s t i er, where she started 26 games last year. freshman Tara Oltman. While Nee tossed over Meneely. Eadus, a first-team junior college All- Anchoring the outfield is center fielder 90 innings as a rookie last year, she struggled American last year at Central Arizona, provides Jessica Wakasugi. The sophomore started all with consistency and will need to improve her a powerful bat and strong defensive presence. 50 games for the Jays in center last year, lead- control in order to increase her innings. The tall The Arizona native led her conference with 25 ing all Bluejay outfielders in assists and putouts. right-hander finished 8-13 in 26 appearances doubles last year, while also smashing 17 home The speedster led all MVC freshmen with a .369 and struck out 98, but walked 78 in 90.1 innings runs to go along with her .457 average, 88 RBI average in conference play, while hitting .338 of work. and 71 runs scored in 65 games. Similar to her overall. Fonda, who hurled a perfect game in her first summer teammate, Hess, Eadus played Sophomore Lau Emmsley-Chang r e t u r n s collegiate start, saw limited action as a rookie Division I ball as a freshman at Oregon in 2005, alongside Wakasugi in right field, where she last year. The left-hander went 2-4, tossing 42 leading the Ducks with a .337 average while started 39 contests in her first year. In left field, innings in 13 appearances, while she logged the earning First-Team All-Pacific Region honors. a pair of rookies will hope to prove their worth best strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.6) on the team. Meneely set a Nebraska Class A record with enough to earn time. Graner and Stigge, who Hess, a junior transfer from Mesa Community eight home runs last year for the state champi- are also battling for time at first base, could be on Millard South squad. A second baseman in used in the outfield. Another freshman who will high school, Meneely could see some at bats as provide depth is Kaycee Points. Points broke the designated player as well. or tied 18 school records in high school, but The infield is a mix of several new faces and missed most of fall practice with injury. returners, as youth will blend with experience Senior Kate Petullo can be used in the out- and competition for playing time will be fierce. field as well, but the leader of the Bluejay squad Senior Jamie Reiss has started 144 games will be looked upon to continue her role as CU’s at third base over the past three seasons and primary pinch runner. led the team in assists in each of the past two An always difficult schedule and new State campaigns. Her versatility and the possible Farm MVC Tournament format await the emergence of newcomers, could move her Bluejays in 2007. The Bluejays will play nine glove from the hot corner to second base. Reiss teams which appeared in the 2006 NCAA is also a valuable part of the CU offense, as she Tournament this spring, including Arizona, the led the NCAA with 28 sacrifice bunts last year. defending national champions. Preseason top Renae Sinkler proved capable of manning 15 programs Arizona State and Nebraska also third base during the fall season. The powerful appear on the slate. rookie from Lincoln (Neb.) Northeast set state Eight teams will advance to the MVC records with 18 doubles as a senior and 51 in Tournament this season, in a new single-elimi- her career. nation format. The top four seeds will receive Sophomore B a i l e y D a w s o n will return at first round byes, while the top two seeds will shortstop after starting all 50 games there a advance automatically to the semifinals. The year ago. Named second-team all-MVC as a event will be held in Normal, Ill, and hosted by Senior Jamie Reiss led the NCAA with 28 freshman, Dawson hit .314 and topped the team defending regular-season MVC c h a m p i o n sacrifice hits last year. with nine doubles and eight stolen bases. Illinois State. 3 Head Coach Brent Vigness

with a team earned run average of 0.99. CU’s offense led the Valley in seven categories, including a school-record 282 runs scored, while rank- ing among NCAA leaders in runs, slugging percentage, home runs and triples. The pitching staff led the MVC in nine categories, including ERA, opponents batting average and strikeouts. The Bluejays finished second in the MVC regular-season in 2004, but captured their second straight and third overall tournament title to earn the MVC’s automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. The team respond- ed by winning a school record three NCAA games, topping Florida Atlantic twice and Iowa in a 10-inning classic to finish third in the eight-team rent Vigness enters his 14th season as the head coach of the regional. Creighton Bluejays, leading one of the most successful programs in B In 2003, Vigness led his team to the NCAA regionals after the Jays the Midwest and the Missouri Valley Conference in that span. won the Valley tournament title. With a 3-1 win over Florida International The longest tenured head coach in the Creighton athletic depart- in the second game of regionals, Vigness captured his first postseason ment, Vigness is one of the top-50 winningest active coaches in all of col- NCAA victory and the Jays’ first since 1989. The Bluejay offense excelled lege softball. Under the 1998 MVC Coach of the Year, the Bluejays have in conference play, leading the MVC in runs scored, triples, total bases won three MVC regular-season titles (1998-2000), four MVC tournament and stolen bases. The Jays’ 43 home runs set a school record for the sec- titles (1999, 2003-05), appeared in NCAA regional play four times (1999, ond time in three seasons. 2003-05) and were ranked in both national top 25 polls for the first time in The 2001 Bluejays started CU’s current run of impressive offensive program history in 2005. output. The Jays’ bats exploded, crushing 38 home runs, which at the Under the leadership of Vigness, over the past eight seasons CU’s time was a school and MVC record. The 38 long balls annihilated the for- winning percentage in conference play is an impressive .657. Since the mer CU mark of 18, and the Jays have averaged better than 32 home runs beginning of the 1998 season, the Jays have gone 132-69 in league play, per year since. For the third consecutive season in 2001, the Jays made won three regular-season Valley titles and appeared in six of the last eight an appearance in the MVC title game. MVC tournament championship games. In 13 years at the helm of the After claiming the 1999 MVC Tournament crown and an NCAA tour- Bluejays, Vigness has amassed a 398-305-2 (.566) record and a 163-105 nament appearance, Vigness guided a young Creighton squad through a (.608) mark against MVC foes. The Jays established a school record with hard-fought and injury-riddled 2000 season to a share of the MVC regu- 19 conference wins in 2005 and became just the second team in league lar-season title. Despite losing the opening game in the 2000 MVC tour- history to win three consecutive tournament titles. nament, the Bluejays won three straight games the next day and returned The 2005 team recorded the best start in school history, going 38-4 to the MVC tournament title game for the second straight season. through its first 42 games. Under Vigness’ guidance, the Jays defeated The Bluejays continue to play one of the toughest non-conference top-25 foes Alabama, Nebraska and Oregon. CU’s two wins over in-state schedules in the MVC in order to prepare for conference play. In recent rival Nebraska gave the Jays the first season series sweep in school his- tory. The Jays’ hot start helped them crack both Vigness’ Career Coaching Ledger major polls, reaching as high as 19th in the Assumption College, 1989-1993 NFCA/USA Today poll. Vigness also notched his Year Overall Pct. Conference Pct. Notes 500th career win during CU’s magical start. 1989 27-13 .675 12-4 .750 NE 10 Coach of the Year Vigness and the Bluejays opened 2005 MVC 1990 37-14 .725 14-4 .778 play with a 13-1 mark, the best start ever by a CU 1991 34-15-1 .690 15-3 .833 NE 10 Coach of the Year 1992 31-16 .660 14-4 .778 Led nation with .370 batting average team in Valley play. The Jays’ 19 wins in MVC 1993 19-13 .594 9-9 .500 play set a school record, and CU went on to win at AC 148-71-1 .675 64-24 .727 its third straight MVC tournament title. Outfielder Creighton University, 1994-Present Melanie Dorsey hit .402 to lead the MVC and earn 1994 24-31 .436 6-10 .375 1995 32-19 .627 9-9 .500 Easton First-Team All-America honors and Abby 1996 17-24 .415 6-12 .333 Johnson was named the MVC Player of the Year. 1997 32-30 .516 10-4 .714 Creighton’s 2004 season was one for the 1998 33-15 .688 16-2 .889 MVC Coach of the Year, MVC Champs 1999 31-28 .525 11-3 .786 MVC regular-season & Tourney Champs record books. Led by MVC Player of the Year 2000 34-22 .607 11-7 .611 Third straight regular-season MVC title Stacey Rybar and MVC Pitcher of the Ye a r 2001 30-27 .526 16-10 .615 Fifth consecutive 30-win season Tammy Nielsen, the Bluejays reeled off the sec- 2002 28-28 .500 18-7 .720 ond-longest winning streak in school history. 2003 26-24 .520 14-12 .538 MVC Tournament Champs 2004 44-17-1 .718 17-8 .680 MVC Tournament Champs, 3-2 NCAA Tourney Vigness guided his team to 20 straight wins early 2005 44-13 .772 19-8 .704 MVC Tournament Champs, Top 25 Ranking in the season, led by both outstanding offense and 2006 23-27 .460 10-13 .435 defense. The Bluejays ranked sixth in the NCAA at CU 398-305-1 .566 163-105 .608 Career 546-376-2 .592 227-129 .638

4 Head Coach Brent Vigness years, the Jays have traveled to nationally-ranked Arizona, Baylor and Vigness vs. All Opponents at Creighton Oklahoma for tournaments, as well as battling national powers Nebraska Team W-L Team W-L and Iowa. In 2005, the Jays proved their worth among the NCAA elite by Akron 3-0 Monmouth 1-0 winning their pool at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, defeating traditional pow- Alabama 1-0 Morehead State 1-0 UAB 1-2 Nebraska 6-41 ers Florida Atlantic, Alabama and Oregon, while also battling eventual Arizona 0-2 Nebraska-Omaha 2-0 national champion Michigan. The Jays’ strong schedules have prepared Arizona State 1-0 New Mexico 0-1 them well in recent years, helping Vigness’ teams finish high in the Valley Arkansas 2-1 New Mexico State 0-1 standings and compete with success in NCAA postseason play. Auburn 0-1 Nicholls State 0-1 Austin Peay 3-0 North Carolina 1-0 Vigness arrived at CU after leading Division II Assumption College in Baylor 0-2 UNC-Greensboro 1-0 Worcester, Mass., to a 148-71-1 (.675) mark between 1989 and 1993. Bellevue 2-0 Northern Colorado 2-0 Vigness left as the winningest coach in Assumption College history. He Bethune-Cookman 1-0 Northern Illinois 1-0 Boston College 1-1 Northern Iowa 22-13 guided the Lady Hounds to three consecutive 30-win seasons. The 37 Boston University 0-1 North Texas 2-2 victories posted by the 1990 Assumption College squad is the best single- Bradley 24-9 Northwestern State 1-0 season mark in school history. In 1992, Vigness became the youngest Buffalo 1-0 Notre Dame 1-0 coach in the school's history to amass 100 wins. California 0-5 Oakland 1-0 Cal Poly 0-1 Oklahoma 0-13 Named the Northeast 10 Conference "Coach of the Year" in both Cal State Fullerton 0-1 Oklahoma City 1-1 1989 and 1991 after leading the Lady Hounds to the league regular-sea- Cal State Northridge 0-1 Oklahoma State 0-3 son title, Vigness' 1992 Assumption squad led all Division II teams in bat- Campbell 1-0 Oregon 1-0 Centenary 1-0 Oregon State 0-1 ting average, by hitting an amazing .370 for the season. In his first sea- Central Florida 0-2 Pacific 0-4 son at Assumption (1989) Vigness was hired as head softball coach, Central Michigan 1-0 Pennsylvania 1-0 assistant women's basketball coach and women's trainer before dropping Colorado State 3-8 Portland State 0-1 the latter two positions to concentrate solely on softball. Columbia 1-0 Quinnipiac 1-0 Dayton 2-0 Robert Morris 2-0 From 1986 to 1988 Vigness served as a student assistant softball DePaul 0-2 Sacramento State 0-2 coach at Central College in Pella, Iowa, where he graduated in 1988 with Detroit 5-0 Sacred Heart 2-0 a bachelor of science degree in physical education and recreation. Drake 23-16 St. Bonaventure 1-1 Eastern Illinois 2-0 Saint Louis 2-0 Central College reached the Division III national quarterfinals in each of Eastern Michigan 1-0 Saint Peter’s 1-0 Vigness' three seasons there, finishing as the national runner-up in 1986 Evansville 21-15 College of Saint Mary 4-0 and national champion in 1988. Florida A&M 1-0 Sam Houston State 3-0 A two-year letterwinner in football at Central College, Vigness let- Florida Atlantic 4-0 Samford 1-1 Florida International 1-0 San Diego State 0-1 tered in football, basketball, baseball and track at Nesco High School in Fresno State 0-1 Santa Clara 4-0 Zearing, Iowa. As a senior, he was the captain of both the football and Gardner-Webb 1-0 South Dakota State 2-0 basketball teams and earned all-conference honors in both football and George Mason 1-0 Southeast Missouri State 5-2 Hawaii 0-1 Southern Illinois 19-14 baseball. Hawaii-Hilo 1-1 Stephen F. Austin 3-1 Vigness’ sister, Brenda Coldren, is in her fifth season as head coach Hofstra 0-1 Tennessee-Martin 2-0 at MVC rival, Indiana State. Vigness, 41, and his wife, Cris, have two Holy Cross 2-0 Tennessee State 1-1 sons – 11-year-old Brady and Boyd, who turns two on June 30. Illinois-Chicago 1-2 Texas 0-2 Illinois State 17-22 Texas A&M 2-0 Indiana 1-0 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 0-2 Indiana State 28-4 Texas-Arlington 2-0 Iowa 2-7 Texas-San Antonio 1-1 Iowa State 5-7 Texas State 3-1 IPFW 2-0 Toledo 1-0 IUPUI 1-0 Tulsa 8-2 Kansas 5-16-1 UCLA 0-2 La Salle 1-0 UMKC 37-1 Lipscomb 1-0 Utah 0-1 Long Beach State 1-2 Utah State 0-1 Louisiana-Lafayette 0-1 Valparaiso 1-0 Louisiana Monroe 1-1 Villanova 1-0 Loyola (Ill.) 4-1 Wagner 2-0 Maine 3-0 Washington 0-2 McNeese State 1-0 Western Illinois 1-2 Miami (Ohio) 1-0 Western Kentucky 1-0 Michigan 0-1 Western Michigan 1-0 Middle Tennessee State 1-1 Wichita State 21-18 Minnesota 1-1 Wisconsin-Green Bay 2-0 Mississippi 0-2 Yale 1-0 Missouri 0-4 Youngstown State 1-0 The Vigness Family Missouri State 23-20 5 Bluejay Assistant Coaches

essica Draemel enters her fifth season on the Creighton softball staff. ormer Bluejay standout Abby Johnson is in her second year on the JThe Omaha native returned to her hometown after a collegiate playing FCreighton coaching staff. The 2005 Missouri Valley Conference career at Stanford. Draemel is in charge of outfielders as well as aiding Player of the Year and three-time first-team all-MVC performer works pri- Bluejay hitters. marily with pitchers and catchers.

A 2002 graduate of Stanford, she acquired her degree in psychology after The Omaha native played first base and pitched for the Bluejays during a two-year stint on the Cardinal softball team. The outfielder transferred her record-setting four seasons. In her first season with the Jays, she to Stanford after attending classes and playing two seasons at the was named to the MVC First-Team, leading the team with 28 RBI. She University of Nebraska. Draemel started 48 of the 58 games in which she also topped the team with a school-record 43 RBI as a junior and paced participated as a senior. In 2001, the Cardinal advanced to the College the Jays with 41 RBI in her senior season. The power-hitter concluded World Series where she contributed to Stanford’s third-place finish. While her career as the Jays’ all-time leader with 144 career RBI, while becom- at Stanford she was a scholar-athlete both seasons and earned Pac-10 ing the only player in school history with two 40-RBI campaigns. She All-Academic First-Team honors as a senior. ranks among school career leaders with 30 home runs and 36 doubles.

“Jessica knows what it takes to succeed at the highest level of competi- During her junior season, she not only set the school record for RBI, she tion,” said Vigness. “She is familiar with Omaha and very well-respected notched a 13-3 record with a 1.37 earned run average in her first season in the area. She’s been a great addition to our program.” as a collegiate pitcher. Her stellar ERA helped the Jays rank sixth in the NCAA with a 0.99 team ERA. Johnson’s 126 strikeouts as a junior rank Draemel was a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All- eighth in a single season, while she fanned 116 as a senior. In just two America Scholar-Athlete her entire four-year career. She also was tabbed seasons as a hurler, she went 28-7 with a 1.48 ERA and 243 strikeouts. to the Big 12 All-Academic First-Team twice and appeared in the College World Series with the Huskers. The three-time high school All-American During her career, she was also tabbed to the NCAA All-Regional Team, also earned Dean’s List notice, Big 12 Honor Roll notice and UNL helping the Jays to a school record three wins in NCAA postseason play Student-Athlete Advisory Board Honor Roll accolades. in 2004. In 2005, she was named the MVC Player of the Year, hitting a career-best .323 and going 15-4 in the circle. She was also named to the The 1997 graduate of Millard South High School, served as an academic NFCA All-Midwest Region Second-Team and honored on the ESPN The advising intern at Stanford upon graduation. As the academic advising Magazine Academic All-District VII First-Team for her work in the class- intern she helped coordinate freshmen student-athlete orientation and room as a senior. assisted with the daily operations of the academic advisor. She has also worked in both compliance and academic advising in her time at In the summer of 2005 she enjoyed a stint with the Nebraska Comets, an Creighton. independent professional softball team based in Omaha.

Draemel works several collegiate camps across the country each year, The Westside High School graduate earned her exercise science degree while she helps organize and run Creighton softball camps. from Creighton in December, 2005. She is currently pursuing her mas- ter’s degree in exercise science from the University of Nebraska at She received her master’s degree in college counseling and student Omaha. development services from Creighton in 2005. Draemel is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist as recognized by the NSCA.

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CREIGHTON CAREER: 2006 (Junior) – Started 47 of the 48 games in which she appeared ... Made 22 starts at first base, 14 as the designated player and 11 in right field ... Tied for the team-lead with 12 multiple-hit games ... Ranked second on the team with 22 RBI and seven multiple RBI games ... Had career-highs in at bats, runs, hits, doubles, home runs, RBI and stolen bases ... Recorded 12 games with two hits and 14 games with one hit ... Both of her home runs on the season came during MVC play; at home against Indiana State (April 8) and at No. 25 Southern Illinois (April 22) ... Both home runs were two-out, two-run home runs in the first inning, which provided all of Creighton’s runs in each win, 2-0 over ISU and 2-1 over SIU ... Batted .338 (23-68) through CU’s first 25 games and .181 (15- 83) over CU’s final 25 games ... Hit .375 against left-handers ... Batted .353 as an outfielder, .279 as the DP and .192 as a first baseman ... Hit .355 in non-conference games and .208 in MVC play ... Logged 16 putouts against Indiana State (April 8) ... Hit her second career triple and went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored against Monmouth (March 10). HIGH SCHOOL: Named first-team all-state Class C after her junior and senior seasons, while being tabbed the state honorary captain both cam- 2005 (Sophomore) – Appeared in 33 games, making 19 starts ... Started paigns ... Named Class B first-team as a freshman, second-team as a 17 games in right field and two as the designated player ... Went 1-for-8 sophomore ... Lincoln Journal Star Super State as both a junior and as a pinch-hitter ... Collected her first hit of the year, a double, against senior, and Super State Honorary Captain as a senior ... Helped guide her Saint Peter’s (March 5) ... Also knocked in her first RBI against SPC ... team to two Class C state championships ... Her 11 triples and 49 RBI as Had a two-run single, scored a run and had a stolen base against South a senior set state records for all classes, while setting the Class C record Dakota State (March 17) ... Registered her only multiple-hit game of the with six home runs ... Also batted .438 with 48 runs scored and 19 stolen year, going 2-for-3 with a double, home run and four RBI in CU’s 8-0 win bases in 44 games as a senior ... As a junior, set Class C records by toss- at UMKC (March 30) ... Five of her nine hits came in home games ... Five ing 122 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run and finished of her nine hits came in conference play ... Smashed her third double of the year with a 0.08 earned run average in 165 innings pitched ... Set the the year against Bradley (April 10) ... Had a pinch-hit RBI single against Class C record by fanning 263 batters in 204 innings pitched as a senior No. 22 Southern Illinois (April 24) ... Hit .300 with runners in scoring posi- ... Tied former Bluejay Melanie Dorsey for the school record with 158 tion, with six of her nine hits coming with RISP. career hits ... Her 82 career wins and 731 career strikeouts are school records ... Four-year letter winner in softball, track (200-meter state cham- 2004 (Freshman) – Started 17 of the 44 games in which she appeared pion) and basketball ... Member of National Honor Society, graduating with ... Started 16 games at first base and one in right field ... Was 2-for-9 as a 4.0 grade point average. a pinch-hitter ... Collected first career hit, walked twice and scored twice in her first career start against Texas-Arlington (Feb. 22) ... All of her extra PERSONAL: The daughter of Kerry and Britt German, Jessica was born base hits on the season came at home ... Knocked in her first RBI at December 1, 1984 in Grant, Neb. ... Nursing major ... Has one older broth- Indiana State (April 4) ... Went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a double and a triple er, Jason (30). in game one against Northern Colorado (April 28) ... Lined a two-run home run for her first career long ball against Missouri State (May 1), while adding a sacrifice fly in the 10-2 CU romp.

Jessica German’s Career Hitting Statistics Year G-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA BB SO HBP S/SF PO A E Pct. 2004 44-17 .167 42 12 7 1 1 1 7 0-1 3 12 1 0/1 110 4 3 .974 2005 33-19 .136 66 7 9 3 0 1 8 1-1 2 24 0 1/0 13 0 0 1.000 2006 48-47 .252 151 22 38 6 1 2 22 3-4 7 48 0 0/0 163 6 8 .955 Totals 125-83 .208 259 41 54 10 2 4 37 4-6 12 84 1 1/1 286 10 11 .964

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CREIGHTON CAREER: 2006 (Junior) – Started 26 games as the desig- nated player, while playing in 10 games off the bench, including eight as a pinch-hitter ... Tied for the team-lead with two pinch hits on the season, going 2-for-8 as a pinch-hitter ... Nine of her 12 hits on the season came against MVC opponents ... Recorded a pinch-hit RBI single against Holy Cross (March 9) ... Went 3-for-6 in a doubleheader at Drake (April 5), including her first double of the year and her only multiple-hit game of the season ... Crushed her only home run of the season, a three-run shot, against UMKC on April 11 ... Went 1-for-3 in each of CU’s three games with Southern Illinois ... Had the game-winning RBI on a 10th-inning sin- gle against SIU in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament (May 11).

2005 (Sophomore) – Appeared in 44 of CU’s 57 games, making six starts as the designated player ... Had more RBI (12) than hits (9) ... CU’s top bat off the bench, leading the team with six pinch-hits and 36 pinch-hit at bats ... Had three doubles and eight RBI as a pinch-hitter ... Smacked her first hit of the year, a double, against Robert Morris (March 6) ... Had one hit in three straight games March 17-19, going 3-for-4 with four RBI in that span ... Crushed her first home run of the year in her first start of the three game span ... Hit a solo homer, a two-run shot, a three-run blast and season at Evansville (March 19) ... Her solo home run and game-winning a grand slam ... Her first round-tripper came in game two against Northern RBI on a sacrifice fly gave CU a 2-1 win over the Purple Aces ... Also Colorado (April 28) ... Smashed a pinch-hit grand slam against Missouri swiped her first career stolen base at Evansville (March 20) ... Her next hit State in game one and hit a two-run shot in game two against MSU (May was also a solo home run at UMKC (March 30) ... Had a pinch-hit RBI 1) ... Solo homer came at Wichita State (May 8). double against Bradley (April 10), in a 5-4 CU win ... Collected a pinch-hit two-run single at Indiana State (April 16) ... Crushed a pinch-hit two-RBI HIGH SCHOOL: Twice earned first-team all-state honors ... Named first- double against Wichita State (May 7). team all-Kaw Valley Conference following her sophomore, junior and senior campaigns ... Earned second-team all-conference honors as a 2004 (Freshman) – Named to the MVC All-Tournament Team ... Started freshman ... Tabbed team defensive player of the year after her junior 30 of the 50 games in which she appeared, making 19 starts at third base campaign ... Helped her team to three conference championships ... Team and 11 as designated player ... Honored on the MVC all-tourney team twice won regional championships and finished as state runner-up ... Set after recording CU’s only RBI in a 1-0 win over Evansville (May 13) ... school record with 12 doubles as a senior ... Earned principal’s honor roll Went 3-for-15 with one home run and six RBI as a pinch-hitter ... Had and served on the student council. more RBI (25) than base hits (23) ... Eleven of her 23 hits went for extra bases ... Hit .375 (12-32) in 13 contests at the Rebel Spring Games PERSONAL: The daughter of Carol and Marc Marcano, Caitlin was born (March 6-13) ... Collected her first career hit, a double, and an RBI against on March 21, 1985 in Kansas City, Kan. ... Sociology major ... Has four Texas-Arlington (Feb. 22) ... Went 7-for-10 with five runs scored in a three- brothers, Marc, Chris, Nick and Anthony. game span (March 11-12) ... Was 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI against Sacred Heart (March 12) ... Debuted in MVC play with a 2-for-4, three-RBI performance at Illinois State (March 20) ... Her four home runs came in a five-game span from April 28 through May 8, including a homer in three straight games ... Was 3-for-5 with three home runs and 10 RBI in that

Caitlin Marcano’s Career Hitting Statistics Year G-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA BB SO HBP S/SF PO A E Pct. 2004 50-30 .232 99 9 23 6 1 4 25 0-0 9 36 1 3/1 19 25 8 .846 2005 44-6 .176 51 4 9 3 0 2 12 1-1 2 23 0 1/2 0 0 0 –– 2006 36-26 .160 75 1 12 3 0 1 6 0-0 11 26 7 1/0 0 0 0 –– Totals 130-62 .196 225 14 44 12 1 7 43 1-1 22 85 8 5/3 19 25 8 .846

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CREIGHTON CAREER: 2006 (Junior) – Again the Bluejays’ primary pinch-runner, appearing in 33 games off the bench ... Saw her first action in the field as a Bluejay, playing right field at Kansas (April 20) and record- ing the first putout of her career ... Also had her only at bat of the season 2004 (Freshman) – Appeared in 36 games off the bench as a rookie, 34 at KU ... Scored seven runs coming off the bench, five in her first 11 as the Bluejays’ primary pinch-runner ... Struck out and walked in her only appearances ... Went 2-for-4 in stolen base opportunities, swiping her first two plate appearances ... Of her 14 runs scored, 13 came as a pinch-run- steal against IPFW (March 8) ... Also logged a steal against Illinois State ner ... Was 5-of-6 in stolen base opportunities ... Scored her first run of the (March 19). year in her collegiate debut against Texas-Arlington (Feb. 22) ... Walked and came around to score against Florida A&M (March 6) ... Swiped her 2005 (Sophomore) – Played in 18 games, appearing as a pinch-runner first stolen base against Maine (March 6) ... Scored a run in the MVC tour- in 17 contests ... Her only at bat of the season came at UMKC on March nament championship game against Southern Illinois (May 15) and in the 30 ... Scored five runs as a pinch-runner ... Swiped her first stolen base of NCAA tournament against Florida Atlantic (May 22). the year against Bradley (April 9) ... Also had stolen bases in back-to-back games against Missouri State (May 1) and Wichita State (May 7) ... HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, earned first-team all-district, first-team all- Appeared in three of CU’s four Missouri Valley Conference tournament metro, first-team all-conference and special mention all-state ... Named games ... Scored what proved to be the game-winning run in the MVC her team MVP after junior and senior seasons ... Batted .364, scoring 28 tournament championship game against Wichita State (May 14). runs, 28 RBI, 16 stolen bases and 12 doubles in 44 games as a senior ... Earned four letters in softball, three in track, two in basketball and one in cross country.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Marijo and Bill Petullo, Kate was born on December 26, 1984 in Evanston, Ill. ... Sociology major ... One of six chil- dren; Michael (28), Molly (26), Brian (24), T.J. (18) and Daniel (16) ... Sister, Molly, played softball at DePaul University.

Kate Petullo’s Career Hitting Statistics Year G-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA BB SO HBP S/SF PO A E Pct. 2004 36-0 .000 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 5-6 1 1 0 0/0 0 0 0 –– 2005 18-0 .000 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 3-3 0 1 0 0/0 0 0 0 –– 2006 33-0 .000 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2-4 0 1 0 0/0 1 0 0 1.000 Totals 87-0 .000 3 26 0 0 0 0 0 10-13 1 3 0 0/0 1 0 0 1.000

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CREIGHTON CAREER: 2006 (Junior) – Led the NCAA with 28 sacrifice bunts ... Started all 47 games in which she appeared at third base, miss- ing a three-game series at Illinois State (March 18-19) ... Named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete First-Team with a 3.81 cumulative grade point aver- age ... Led the team with 97 assists ... Doubled her career RBI total with a career-best 10 on the season ... Had six two-hit games on the year, including a 2-for-4 game with an RBI and two runs scored against Robert Morris (March 9) ... Hit .304 (14-for-46) in 16 home games ... Batted .367 (11-for-30) with runners in scoring position ... After missing the MVC open- ing weekend at Illinois State, went 4-for-8 with three RBI and three runs scored in her first MVC weekend against Evansville (March 25-26) ... Was 4-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored in a doubleheader against UMKC (April 11) ... Batted .429 (6-for-14) during a season-best five-game hitting streak from March 10-28 ... Was perfect 3-for-3 on stolen base attempts.

2005 (Sophomore) – Named CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII First-Team ... Started all of the 56 games in which she appeared at third base ... Did not play at Evansville (March 20), after being struck in the face with a ball the previous day ... Led the team with 90 assists ... Hit .283 overall and .283 in MVC games ... Batted .323 in CU wins and just .148 in CU losses ... Was the only player with more than 20 at bats to not collect an extra-base hit ... All but two of her at bats came ... Went 2-for-3 with a run and RBI against George Mason (March 9) ... from the eighth spot in the order ... Had only five RBI, but batted .316 with Was 3-for-5 with two runs scored in a doubleheader at Indiana State on runners in scoring position ... Had six multiple-hit games, including a April 3 ... Scored two runs without getting a hit in game one against career-best three hits against Sacred Heart (March 8) ... Also scored a Northern Colorado (April 28) ... Had a hit and scored two runs in her first career-high two runs against Sacred Heart ... Was 2-for-2 against No. 7 NCAA tournament game against Florida Atlantic (May 20). Alabama (Feb. 26) ... Had a season-long six-game hitting streak from March 6-17, going 8-for-15 (.533) during that span ... Went 4-for-7 in a HIGH SCHOOL: Member of softball dynasty at Papillion-LaVista High three-game series at Indiana State (April 16-17) ... Had the game-winning School, as her team captured four Class A State Championships in her RBI in a 5-4 victory against Bradley (April 10) ... Also had an RBI and a prep career ... Tabbed all-state and all-area first-team as a senior ... stolen base in the MVC tournament championship game against Wichita Named first-team all-conference twice ... Honored on the all-state and all- State (May 12) ... Went 3-for-8 with two runs scored and an RBI in the area second-teams as a junior ... Batted .375 as a senior, scoring 29 runs MVC tournament. with 16 stolen bases in 37 games ... Team went 129-18 in her four sea- sons ... Earned four letters in softball, one in basketball ... Graduated with 2004 (Freshman) – Started 54 of the 56 games in which she appeared ... a 4.0 grade point average, ranked 12th in her class of 563. Started 41 games at third base, while also starting at shortstop and sec- ond base ... Batted .296 in Missouri Valley Conference games ... Her .312 PERSONAL: The daughter of Helena and John Reiss, Jamie was born on average in losses made her the only CU player to hit better than .300 in August 9, 1985 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah ... Public relations major ... defeat ... Was 3-for-10 with three runs scored in NCAA tournament action One of six children; Cherise, Tina, John Jr., Andrew and April. ... Had five multiple-hit games ... Had two five-game hitting streaks during the season ... Singled in her first collegiate at bat at North Texas (Feb. 20) Jamie Reiss’ Career Hitting Statistics Year G-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA BB SO HBP S/SF PO A E Pct. 2004 56-54 .256 121 20 31 1 0 0 5 3-4 13 30 4 7/0 82 64 13 .918 2005 56-56 .283 120 18 34 0 0 0 5 6-10 6 20 4 9/0 57 90 6 .961 2006 47-47 .242 132 19 32 2 0 0 10 3-3 6 19 2 28/0 34 97 13 .910 Totals 159-157 .260 373 57 97 3 0 0 20 12-17 25 69 10 44/0 173 251 32 .930

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Eight of her final 17 hits were doubles ... Went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI against Illinois State in the MVC tournament (May 12) ... Her only triple of the year drove in the game- CREIGHTON CAREER: 2006 (Sophomore) – Started the first 27 games winning run in the of the season at first base before her year was ended against Northern M V C t o u r n a m e n t Iowa on April 1 when her right arm was broken after getting hit by a pitch c h a m p i o n s h i p ... Hit the first CU home run of the season when she hit a two-out, two-run game against home run against Eastern Illinois (March 24) in the season opener ... Had Wichita State (May a four-game hitting streak during the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, 14). Fla., batting .400 (4-for-10) with two doubles and two runs scored ... Hit her second home run of the season in her only two-hit game of the year HIGH SCHOOL: against Evansville (March 25) ... Scored a run and played the field for six Named Super innings despite breaking her right arm in the second inning against UNI State first-team (April 1) ... Team was 14-13 with her in the starting lineup. and first-team all-city as a senior ... Served as team captain while earning first-team Class B all-state honors as a junior ... Named honorable men- 2005 (Freshman) – Walk-on who started 55 of the 56 games in which she tion all-state as a sophomore ... A four-year letterwinner, also earned three appeared as a rookie ... Had 32 starts at first base and 23 as the desig- letters in basketball ... An academic all-state honoree all four years as a nated player ... Had eight multiple-hit and eight multiple-RBI games ... Hit prep ... Team won the Class B state championship her junior season and .421 (8-for-19) in her first eight collegiate games ... Had 25 RBI in her first finished third at state as a sophomore and senior ... Senior year was high- 30 games ... Her first collegiate hit came at No. 13 Oklahoma (Feb. 19) ... lighted by nine doubles, 20 RBI and a .381 average ... Graduated with a Helped CU to the Pool Championship at the NFCA Invite, going 4-for-11 4.0 grade point average and ranked atop her class of 227 ... Member of with seven RBI, four the National Honor Society. runs and two home runs against Florida PERSONAL: The daughter of Mary and Patrick Egan, Mary (MJ) was Atlantic, No. 18 Oregon born on December 26, 1985 in Omaha, Neb. ... Nursing major ... One of and No. 7 A l a b a m a six children; Kathleen (23), Christopher (18), Molly (16) and twins Patrick (Feb. 25-26) ... and Sarah (22) ... Sister, Sarah, is a member of the Creighton rowing team Smacked her first and brother, Patrick plays football at Benedictine (Kan.) College ... Great career home run uncle Dick Harvey played basketball at Creighton (1956-60) and is in the against No. 18 Oregon CU Athletics Hall of Fame. (Feb. 25) and then hit her only other home run of the year against No. 7 Alabama the next day ... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a homer against the Crimson Tide ... Had back-to-back three RBI games against Saint Peter’s (March 5) and Detroit (March 6) ...

Mary Egan’s Career Hitting Statistics Year G-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA BB SO HBP S/SF PO A E Pct. 2005 56-55 .229 157 13 36 11 1 2 30 4-6 14 48 4 4/3 195 4 6 .971 2006 27-27 .197 66 10 13 2 0 2 6 0-0 9 18 2 3/0 179 5 5 .974 Totals 83-82 .220 223 23 49 13 1 4 36 4-6 23 66 6 7/3 374 9 11 .972

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#4 TJ Eadus #17 Amanda Hess Jr. • 5-4 • C • R/R Jr. • 5-8 • P • R/R Tucson, Ariz. Tucson, Ariz. Sahuaro Sabino Central Arizona College Mesa Community College

C O L L E G I AT E C A R E E R : 2006 (Sophomore at Central Arizona) – C O L L E G I AT E C A R E E R : 2006 (Sophomore at Mesa Community Named NJCAA First-Team All-America, first-team all-region and first-team College) – Named NJCAA First-Team All-American, first-team all-region all-conference ... Helped the Vaqueros to a 58-7 record, including a con- and first-team all-conference ... Led the Thunderbirds to a 42-19-1 overall ference championship with a 27-5 mark ... Batted .457 (85-for-186), with record, including a second-place conference finish (behind Central 25 doubles, 17 home runs, 88 RBI and 71 runs scored ... Led the league Arizona) at 23-9 in the ACCAC ... Set a school record and led the confer- with her 25 two-baggers, ranked second in RBI and third in home runs and ence with 277 strikeouts ... Also led the ACCAC with 26 wins, going 26-7 runs scored. with a 1.30 ERA ... Batted .360 as well.

2005 (Freshman at Oregon) – Named First-Team All-Pacific Region after 2005 (Freshman at Northern Iowa) – Led the Panthers in wins, appear- leading the Ducks with a .337 average ...Started 36 of the 46 games in ances, games started, complete games, innings pitched and strikeouts ... which she appeared ... Ranked second on the team with nine doubles ... Went 12-12 with a 2.99 ERA, 113 strikeouts in 27 games, 24 starts and 17 Scored 11 runs, added a triple, three home runs and 19 RBI ... Started 12 complete games in 154.1 innings pitched ... Also batted .228 with 26 hits of the 16 Pac-10 games in which she appeared ... Oregon finished 36-25 in 114 at bats, including three doubles, a triple, three home runs and 14 and advanced to the NCAA regional final ... Went 1-for-1 with a stolen RBI ... UNI’s primary weapon in MVC play, starting 16 of the 27 conference base against Creighton (Feb. 25). games while pitching close to 60 percent of the Panthers’ MVC innings ... Tossed 12 of her 17 complete games in conference play ... Named MVC HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-state honors her first three seasons Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 14 after hurling 15 innings without allowing an before missing her final prep campaign due to injury ... All-state catcher as earned run to start her collegiate career ... Started two games and pitched a freshman and sophomore and all-state shortstop as a junior ... The 17 innings in three games against Creighton (April 2-3) ... Picked up her Cougars won the state championship during her freshman season and first career win with a nine-strikeout complete game against Wisconsin- were state runners-up as a sophomore ... In addition to catcher and short- Green Bay (Feb. 11) ... Also struck out nine against Rhode Island (March stop, also played second and third base in high school. 12) ... Fanned 14 Wichita State hitters in 14 innings (April 16-17).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Sabino ... Hit a team-leading PERSONAL: The daughter of Terri and Johnnie Eadus, TJ was born on .440 her junior year and led her team to a first place tie atop the 5A November 12, 1985 ... Given name is Tabitha J. Eadus ... Interpersonal Southern Division of communications major ... Arizona, regarded as one of Has five sisters and two the toughest high school brothers ... Lists her father leagues in the country ... as the athlete she most Batted .347 with three home admires, while also listing runs and 39 RBI her senior Brett Favre and Roberto year ... Played ASA ball for Clemente as athletes she the Arizona Roadrunners ... admires. Logged a combined high school and A S A E R A o f 0.94.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Helen and Steven Hess, Amanda was born on April 18, 1986 in Tucson, Ariz. ... Exercise science major ... One of four children; Paul, Susan and Katie.

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CREIGHTON CAREER: 2006 (Freshman) – Named all-Missouri Valley CREIGHTON CAREER: 2006 (Freshman) – Appeared in 44 games, Conference Second-Team ... Started all 50 games at shortstop as a rook- making 42 starts ... Made 39 starts in right field and three as designated ie ... Led the team with nine doubles and eight stolen bases and tied for player ... Batted in the eighth spot in 35 games ... Collected a stolen base the team-high with two triples ... Ranked third on the team with 11 multi- in her first game at Tulsa (Feb. 24) ... Recorded her first career hit against ple-hit games, including two three-hit contests ... Second on the team in Boston College (Feb. 26) ... Was 1-for-1 with a sacrifice, a walk and a run hits, runs scored, home runs, walks and assists ... Tied for a team-long 10- scored against Villanova (March 4) ... Scored two runs against La Salle game hitting streak from April 1-11, batting .469 (15-for-32) during the (March 7) and UMKC (March 8) ... Collected her first RBI a g a i n s t streak ... Also had an eight-game streak in which she hit .480 (12-for-25) Monmouth (March 10) ... Had her only two-hit game of the season against with 10 RBI and eight runs scored in that span ... Batted .340 (17-for-50) in 16 home games ... Hit .355 with 27 hits in 27 non-conference games ... UMKC (April 11), going 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored ... Was a per- Had a .366 batting average (15-for-41) with runners in scoring position ... fect 3-for-3 in stolen base opportunities. Batted leadoff for the final 21 games of the year ... Collected her first career hit against Boston College (Feb. 26) ... Had two stolen bases HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner ... Tabbed first-team all- against New Mexico State (March 4) ... Went 2-for-2 with three RBI, three Interscholastic League Hawaii as a sophomore third baseman ... Named runs scored and her first career home run against UMKC (March 8) ... Hit second-team all-conference at catcher as a senior ... Hit .488 with 20 hits an inside-the-park home run at home against Northern Iowa (April 1) ... in 41 at bats as a senior ... Member of the National Honor Society. Went 3-for-4 with a double and triple at Drake (April 5) ... Smacked two doubles against Indiana State (April 9) ... Went 3-for-3 against UMKC on PERSONAL: The daughter of Barbara and Wendell Chang, Lau was born April 11. on May 5, 1987 in Honolulu, Hawaii ... Pre-pharmacy major ... Given name is Crystal ... Lists Lance Armstrong as the athlete she most admires. HIGH SCHOOL: Was the third player in Nebraska prep softball history to earn Super State All-Nebraska honors all four seasons ... First player in state history to earn Super State honors at three different positions (catch- er, third base and shortstop) ... Named first-team all-conference, all-area and all-state all four seasons ... Hit .459, with 264 hits, 170 RBI, 165 runs scored and 129 stolen bases in her prep career ... Owns state records for hits in a season (70) and a career, career RBI, runs in a season (55) and career, and stolen bases in a season (44) and career ... Omaha Echoes Renegades club team placed fifth at ASA nationals in 2004.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Sheri and Douglas Dawson, Bailey was born on December 1, 1986 in Dallas, Texas ... Exercise science major ... Has one younger s i s t e r, Jill (17) ... Father played base- ball at Nebraska W e s l e y a n Univeristy.

Bailey Dawson’s Career Statistics Lau Emmsley-Chang’s Career Statistics Year G-GS Avg. AB R H 2B-3B-HR RBI BB SO PO A E Pct. Year G-GS Avg. AB R H 2B-3B-HR RBI BB SO PO A E Pct. 2006 50-50 .314 153 24 48 9-2-4 19 16 26 59 85 7 .954 2006 44-42 .160 94 13 15 0-0-0 4 10 26 31 1 3 .914

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CREIGHTON CAREER: 2006 (Freshman) – Appeared in 13 games, CREIGHTON CAREER: 2006 (Freshman) – Started 43 of the 46 games making four starts ... Tossed three complete games and pitched 42 innings in which she appeared as a rookie ... Made 37 starts at catcher, three at on the season, recording a 2-4 record ... Had the best strikeout-to-walk third base and three as the designated player ... Led the team with 232 ratio on the team with 29 strikeouts and 11 walks ... Appeared in three putouts and threw out 10 of 41 would-be base stealers from behind the games at home, tossing 6.1 innings and recording a 1.11 ERA ... Was 2-1 plate ... Ranked second on the team with 13 sacrifice bunts and eight dou- with a 1.87 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 15 innings of work at neutral sites ... bles, including a team-best five two-baggers in MVC play ... Hit .308 (12- Made her first career appearance at Tulsa (Feb. 24), pitching three for-39) in 16 home games ... Had five two-hit games, her first coming in a innings, allowing four hits, one run and logged three strikeouts ... Pitched 2-for-3 day with a double and two RBI against Holy Cross (March 9) ... a perfect game in her first career start, hurling five innings and striking out Went 1-for-3 in her first career game, at Tulsa (Feb. 24) ... Hit her first 10 of the 15 batters she faced in an 8-0 win over La Salle (March 7) ... career home run against Robert Morris (March 9) ... Had two RBI and her Hurled a complete game victory over IPFW (March 8), allowing three hits only triple of the season against Tennessee State (March 10) ... Was 6-for- and one run, with five strikeouts ... Made seven appearances in MVC play, 12 (.500) with six RBI during a season-best five-game hitting streak, including the first three Valley contests of the year at Illinois State (March March 9-18 ... Started all three games of the Illinois State series (March 18-19) ... Tossed a complete game at Kansas (April 20) ... Finished 0-2 in 18-19) at third base due to an injury to Jamie Reiss ... Went 2-for-3 with MVC play. three RBI and a double against Northern Iowa (April 2) ... Was 2-for-4 with two RBI, a double and home run against Drake (April 19). 2005 (Redshirt) – Did not appear in a game in her first year with the Bluejays, taking a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Tabbed Mission League MVP as a senior after hitting .409 and leading the team in home runs, doubles, triples, hits, runs and HIGH SCHOOL: Named Super State first-team and all-conference as a RBI ... Guided her team to a conference championship as a senior ... senior ... Team named her MVP after her senior season ... Hit .404 and set Named her team offensive MVP as a junior and senior ... Named CIF school records with 27 stolen bases, 13 doubles and three triples as a Division IV First-Team as a senior ... Second-team all-conference per- senior ... Went 13-9 with 117 strikeouts as a senior in the circle ... Batted former as a junior ... Participated in the Daily News All-Star game as a .405 as a junior and hit .400 as a freshman ... senior ... Twice earned the Scholar-Athlete Team finished second in state as a senior ... Achievement Award ... Member of the Earned four letters in softball and twice lettered National Honor Society. in track ... Member of National Honor Society and student council. P E R S O N A L : The daughter of Marie and Richard Kratochvil, Laura was born on May 1, PERSONAL: The daughter of Sharon and Bill 1987 in Northridge, Calif. ... Biology major ... Fonda, Laura was born on September 9, 1986 Has two brothers, John (22) and Michael (15). in Omaha, Neb. ... Studying in the College of Pharmacy ... Has an older sister, Sara (24), and a younger brother, Greg (18) ... Sara ran cross country at Creighton.

Laura Kratochvil

Laura Fonda’s Career Statistics Laura Kratochvil’s Career Statistics Year G-GS CG ERA W-L SV IP R ER BB SO Sho. HB WP Year G-GS Avg. AB R H 2B-3B-HR RBI BB SO PO A E Pct. 2006 13-4 3 4.33 2-4 0 42.0 34 26 11 29 1 1 3 2006 46-43 .231 117 8 27 8-1-2 15 12 31 232 24 5 .981

15 Player Profiles

CREIGHTON CAREER: 2006 (Freshman) – Appeared in 26 games, CREIGHTON CAREER: 2006 (Freshman) – Started all 50 games for the tying for the team-lead with 23 starts ... Tossed eight complete games, Bluejays in center field ... Batted leadoff in 22 games ... Led the team and including three shutouts along with two combined shutouts ... Also had 11 all MVC freshmen with a .369 average in conference play ... Led Bluejay at bats on the season, going 2-for-11, including 2-for-5 as a pinch-hitter ... outfielders with 59 putouts and five assists ... All of her 46 hits were sin- Both of her RBI on the season came on her pinch hits, as she tied for the gles, including 20 recorded bunts for base hits ... Batted .306 in losses, the team lead with two pinch-hits ... Went 5-4 with a 1.95 ERA in nine home only Bluejay to hit better than .300 in defeat ... Recorded two separate 10- appearances, hurling all three of her shutouts at home ... Walked as many game hitting streaks during the season ... Raised her average from .282 opponents as hits allowed (78) on the season ... Struck out at least five in to .344 during her second streak (April 19-May 11), batting .571 (16-for-28) eight appearances, but walked at least five in five appearances ... Did not during the streak ... Had seven multiple-hit games, including four straight make it out of the first inning in four starts ... Made her first career start at from May 6-11 ... Was 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two runs scored Tulsa (Feb. 24), pitching three innings in a loss ... Picked up her first col- against La Salle (March 7) ... Went 2-for-4 with three RBI against UMKC legiate win against Louisiana Monroe (Feb. 25), in a complete game effort (March 8) ... Went 7-for-10 (.700) with three straight multiple-hit games ... Pitched back-to-back shutouts against Evansville (March 25-26) in her against Bradley (May 6-7) ... Her RBI with two outs in the seventh inning first two home starts ... Allowed three hits with 10 strikeouts in the first tied the game, and CU went on to defeat Bradley 2-1 in extra innings (May shutout over UE and three hits with a season-high 12 Ks in the second UE 6) ... Perfect 3-for-3 with a run in game two against BU on May 6 ... Went blanking ... Had pinch-hit RBI singles against UMKC (March 8) a n d 2-for-3 with a walk and sacrifice against Southern Illinois (May 11) in the Monmouth (March 10). MVC tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL: Led her team to the Class AAAA State Championship as HIGH SCHOOL: Named first-team all-state as a senior ... Two-time all- a senior and runner-up finish as a junior ... Went 24-2 with a 0.43 ERA and conference and all-section performer ... A Minnesota all-star as a senior 322 strikeouts in 177.2 innings pitched as a senior ... Also led the team when she helped guide her team to a conference championship ... Hit .521 with a .490 batting average, 32 RBI, 12 doubles and eight triples in her with 21 stolen bases as a junior ... A standout volleyball player, earning all- final prep campaign ... Named first-team all-district three times ... Logged conference honors twice and all-state honors as a senior ... Helped her a 1.10 ERA with 231 Ks in volleyball team to two conference titles and was named to the state all- 142 innings as a junior ... tournament team in 2004. Struck out 752 hitters in 454.2 innings during her final PERSONAL: The daughter of Katie and Dale Wakasugi, Jessica was born three prep seasons ... on March 4, 1987 in St. Charles, Mo. ... An undeclared major ... Has one Appeared in S p o r t s younger brother, Tyler (15). I l l u s t r a t e d ’ s Faces in the Crowd section on June 6, 2005 ... Member of the National Honor Society.

P E R S O N A L : The daughter of Joy and Martin Nee, Cassidy was born on September 29, 1986 in Albuquerque, N.M. ... Nursing major ... Has two sib- lings; Catlain (22) and Matt (18).

Cassidy Nee’s Career Statistics Jessica Wakasugi’s Career Statistics Year G-GS CG ERA W-L SV IP R ER BB SO Sho. HB WP Year G-GS Avg. AB R H 2B-3B-HR RBI BB SO PO A E Pct. 2006 26-23 8 3.64 8-13 0 90.1 65 47 78 98 3 7 24 2006 50-50 .338 136 12 46 0-0-0 7 9 28 59 5 5 .928

16 Player Profiles

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner and three-year captain in soft- HIGH SCHOOL: Twice named first-team all-state Class B, while earning ball ... Also lettered four years in basketball and soccer ... Tabbed the second-team Super State honors as a senior ... Earned honorable men- Greater Omaha Convention Bureau Athlete of the Year and the Burke tion all-state honors twice ... Four-year starter and letterwinner, earning Booster Female Athlete of the Year ... Tabbed first-team all-state as a her team’s Defensive Player of the Year honor as a sophomore ... Twice senior and participated in the Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star named first-team Sunland Area ... Academic all-state and all-conference Game ... Named first-team all-state as a senior after batting .439 ... She honoree ... Team never finished worse than second in state, finishing as ranked among state leaders with 15 doubles, four home runs, 34 RBI, 34 runners-up three times, while capturing the state title her sophomore sea- runs scored and 30 stolen bases in helping the Bulldogs to a district title son ... Batted .402 as a senior with 32 runs scored and a school-record 49 ... Played club softball for the Omaha Finesse Gold ... Member of the base hits ... Set school career record with 141 hits ... Played ASA ball for National Honor Society. the Omaha Finesse Gold ... Member of student council and National Honor Society ... Class co-valedictorian (with Bluejay teammate Tara PERSONAL: The daughter of Jessica and Gary Graner, Michelle was Oltman), graduating with a 4.0 GPA. born on February 26, 1988 in Omaha, Neb. ... An undeclared major ... Has two older brothers, Matt (23) and Steven (21), and a younger sister, Allison PERSONAL: The daughter of Linda and David Koch, Michelle was born (14). on January 30, 1988 in Beatrice, Neb. ... Intends to major in exercise sci- ence ... Has two older brothers; Nick (28) and Nathan (25).

HIGH SCHOOL: Named first-team Super State performer by both the HIGH SCHOOL: Named first-team Super State and first-team Class B all- Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star after leading the Patriots to state as a junior and senior ... Named her school’s Female Athlete of the the Class A state championship ... Also earned first-team all-conference Year as a senior ... Broke or tied 12 state records as a senior, posting a and all-area as a senior and first-team all-conference accolades as a 29-4 record with a 0.16 ERA and 380 strikeouts, all school records ... In junior ... Set Nebraska Class A record with eight home runs, including a her two seasons as the Lady Orange ace, she set the Class B career grand slam in the district finals ... Also smashed a three-run homer in the records with a 0.27 ERA, 13 no-hitters (10 as a senior) and five perfect state championship game ... Batted .364 with 11 doubles, 36 hits, 29 RBI games (all as a senior) ... Hurled a school-record 96 straight innings with- and 33 runs scored in 36 games as a senior ... Hit .375 with 39 hits and out allowing an earned run and struck out 20 straight hitters at one point, 27 RBI in 33 games as a junior ... Her nine career home runs established including a school-best 19 in one game ... Hurled 25 shutouts, including a school record ... Played ASA ball for the Omaha Finesse Gold. seven straight, during her final prep campaign ... Team finished second at at state three times and won the state title as a sophomore ... Played for PERSONAL: The daughter of Sue and Jay Meneely, Kristi was born on the Omaha Finesse Gold in ASA ball ... Class president, student council August 11, 1987 in Seoul, South Korea ... Intends to major in biology with vice president and member of the National Honor Society ... Class co- a minor in Spanish ... Has two brothers; Todd (23) and Nick (18) ... Brother, valedictorian (with Bluejay teammate Michelle Koch), graduating with a 4.0 Todd, is on the wrestling team at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. GPA.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Carol and Gene Oltman, Tara was born on December 23, 1987 in Lincoln, Neb. ... Plans to major in exercise science ... Has two siblings; Heather (22) and Preston (14).

17 Player Profiles

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for the Roncalli-Fort Calhoun softball team, let- HIGH SCHOOL: Twice named first-team Super State, while being tabbed tering all four years ... Also lettered in track and basketball ... First-team the honorary captain of the team as a senior by the Lincoln Journal Star ... Class B all-state as a junior and senior ... Tabbed first-team all-conference Also twice earned first-team Class A all-state, while earning second-team and all-area twice ... Second-team Super State as a senior ... Tied or broke Class A all-state and Super State as a sophomore ... Three-time all-con- 18 school records during her prep career ... Batted a team-best .358 as a ference pick and four-time all-city selection ... Tabbed team Player of the senior captain, while leading the team in eight other categories, including Year three times ... Led Nebraska and tied a state record with 18 doubles, five triples and 18 stolen bases ... Set school records with .427 average while establishing the state career mark with 51 two-baggers ... Ranked and six triples as a junior ... Holds career records with 15 triples, 41 walks, second in the state with 45 RBI and 42 runs scored as a senior when she .474 slugging percentage and 112 games played ... Class secretary, hit a school-record .486 to rank third in the state ... Also owns school National Honor Society president, FBLA president and team captain for records for career average (.395), single-season hits (67), career hits basketball and softball ... Class valedictorian, graduating with a 4.0 GPA (204), career runs (130), single-season home runs (5), single-season RBI ... Played club softball for the Quakes Fastpitch. (45) and career RBI (108) ... Recorded 27 stolen bases as a freshman and finished with 73 career swipes ... Played club softball for the Echoes PERSONAL: The daughter of Jacque and Dave Points, Kaycee was born Renegades. on April 11, 1988 in Omaha, Neb. ... Plans to major in exercise science ... Has two younger siblings; Kenny (17) and Kylie (14) ... Mother played soft- PERSONAL: The daughter of Sharon and Dave Sinkler, Renae was born ball at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. on January 21, 1988 in Lincoln, Neb. ... Plans to become a pre-med major.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named first-team all-state Class A and second-team Super State as a senior ... Tabbed second-team all-state as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore ... Four-year starter and letterwinner for Nebraska softball powerhouse, winning state titles in her first three Creighton University seasons before finishing as runner-up as a senior ... Batted .333 and ranked among state leaders with 29 stolen bases as a senior ... Hit .312 would like with 13 steals during her junior season ... Team went 131-27 during her career ... Played ASA ball for the Omaha Finesse Gold ... Member of the to thank Easton National Honor Society and student council ... Also earned three letters in basketball and two in soccer. for its continued PERSONAL: The daughter of Judy and Mark Stigge, Jess was born on January 7, 1988 in La Vista, Neb. ... Plans to major in pharmacy ... Has support of two older brothers; Jason (25) and Brian (23). Bluejay softball.

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2006 Season Review

2006 All-MVC Honors 2006 Missouri Valley Conference Standings Conference Overall First Team Team W L Pct. W L T Pct. P Stacy Birk, Jr. Illinois State Illinois State 19 4 .826 38 16 0 .704 P Shannon Buslepp, Sr. Missouri State Missouri State 18 4 .818 40 17 0 .702 P Cassidy Scoggins, Jr. Southern Illinois Southern Illinois 15 6 .714 35 13 0 .729 P Darcy Wood, So. Indiana State Wichita State 11 10 .524 35 23 0 .603 C Joanna Pettit, Sr. Bradley Drake 10 12 .455 24 30 0 .444 1B Samantha Fleeman, Sr. Missouri State Indiana State 12 15 .444 25 26 0 .490 2B Lauren Cisneros, Sr. Creighton Bradley 10 13 .435 25 23 0 .521 SS Britnee Barnett, So. Wichita State Creighton 10 13 .435 23 27 0 .460 3B Shanna Cook, Sr. Drake Evansville 9 18 .333 24 26 0 .480 3B Tricia Gaither, Sr. Illinois State Northern Iowa 2 21 .087 12 38 1 .245 3B Katie Louis, Sr. Southern Illinois OF Katie McGeeney, So. Wichita State MVC Tournament Recap OF Randi Patton, Sr. Illinois State Thursday, May 11 OF Jessica Smith, Fr. Missouri State #5 Drake 1 OF Krystal Stein, So. Southern Illinois #4 Wichita State 0 DP Amber Smith, Fr. Illinois State #6 Creighton 2 (10 innings) #3 Southern Illinois 1 Second Team P Melissa Porche, So. Missouri State #1 Illinois State 4 C Lauren Roney, Sr. Southern Illinois Drake 0 1B Brittany Herald, So. Evansville 2B Tiffany Prager, So. Illinois State #2 Missouri State 4 SS Bailey Dawson, Fr. Creighton Creighton 0 OF Alicia Laraway, Sr. Evansville OF Katie Martin, Jr. Missouri State Friday, May 12 UT Lauren Haas, So. Southern Illinois Drake 4 Southern Illinois 1 MVC Specialty Awards Wichita State 1 (8 innings) Player of the Year - Samantha Fleeman, Missouri St. Creighton 0 Lauren Cisneros (above) tied the school Pitcher of the Year - Cassidy Scoggins, So. Illinois single-season (13) and career (37) home Rookie of the Year - Amber Smith, Illinois State Missouri State 4 run records last year. Bailey D a w s o n Coaching Staff of the Year - Illinois State Illinois State 0 (below) was named all-MVC second-team after starting every game at shortstop. 2006 MVC All-Tournament Team Wichita State 3 Drake 0 Shannon Buslepp, Missouri State (MVP) Melissa Porche, Missouri State Saturday, May 13 Michelle Armentrout, Missouri State Wichita State 3 Jessica Smith, Missouri State Illinois State 1 Britnee Barnett, Wichita State Margo Pruis, Wichita State Missouri State 4 Ashley Lynn, Wichita State Wichita State 0 Tiffany Prager, Illinois State Kelsey Warning, Illinois State Games played at the CU Sports Complex Stacy Birk, Illinois State in Omaha, Neb. Amanda Clifton, Southern Illinois Lauren Roney, Southern Illinois Jessica Hicks, Drake Shanna Cook, Drake Stephanie Cortese, Creighton Beth Ramsey, Creighton

20 2006 Final Statistics

Overall: 23-27 • Home: 8-8 • Away: 5-14 • Neutral: 10-5 Player Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% SB-SBA BB HBP SO SH/SF PO A E FLD% Lauren Cisneros .365 50-50 137 31 50 6 2 13 36 99 .723 6-6 22 4 32 7/0 83 69 8 .950 Jessica Wakasugi .338 50-50 136 12 46 0 0 0 7 46 .338 4-5 9 2 28 10/0 59 5 5 .928 Bailey Dawson .314 50-50 153 24 48 9 2 4 19 73 .477 8-13 16 0 26 7/0 59 85 7 .954 Beth Ramsey .265 50-50 136 15 36 4 0 1 17 43 .316 2-4 4 0 20 6/0 54 2 3 .949 Jessica German .252 48-47 151 22 38 6 1 2 22 52 .344 3-4 7 0 48 0/0 163 6 8 .955 Jamie Reiss .242 47-47 132 19 32 2 0 0 10 34 .258 3-3 6 2 19 28/0 34 97 13 .910 Laura Kratochvil .231 46-43 117 8 27 8 1 2 15 43 .368 1-1 12 1 31 13/1 232 24 5 .981 Mary Egan .197 27-27 66 10 13 2 0 2 6 21 .318 0-0 9 2 18 3/0 179 5 5 .974 Cassidy Nee .182 9-2 11 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 .182 0-0 0 0 4 0/0 8 27 6 .854 Rachel Balkovec .176 32-16 51 4 9 2 0 1 4 14 .275 0-0 7 0 32 0/0 85 11 0 1.000 Caitlin Marcano .160 36-26 75 1 12 3 0 1 6 18 .240 0-0 11 7 26 1/0 0 0 0 –– Lau Emmsley-Chang .160 44-42 94 13 15 0 0 0 4 15 .160 3-3 10 4 26 9/0 31 1 3 .914 Stephanie Cortese .000 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0 0 4 0/0 6 34 5 .889 Kate Petullo .000 33-0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2-4 0 0 1 0/0 1 0 0 1.000 Laura Fonda .000 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0/0 0 13 2 .867

Creighton Totals .259 50-50 1264 166 328 42 6 26 148 460 .364 32-43 113 22 315 84/1 994 379 70 .951 Opponent Totals .222 50-50 1229 157 273 40 1 24 130 387 .315 41-55 162 24 310 46/9 1004 430 55 .963

Left On Base - CU (315), Opp. (321). Double Plays Turned - CU (7), Opp. (9). Catcher’s Interference - CU (1), Kratochvil 1. Intentional Walks - CU (3), Cisneros 3, Opp. (3). Picked Off - Reiss 1, Wakasugi 1

Player ERA W-L SV App. GS CG ShO. IP H R ER BB SO HBP WP 2B 3B HR AB / Avg. Stephanie Cortese 1.69 13-10 2 37 23 18 4 (2) 199.0 140 58 48 73 183 16 2 22 0 16 704 / .199 Cassidy Nee 3.64 8-13 0 26 23 8 3 (2) 90.1 78 65 47 78 98 7 24 8 1 3 343 / .227 Laura Fonda 4.33 2-4 0 13 4 3 1 (0) 42.0 55 34 26 11 29 1 3 10 0 5 182 / .302

Creighton Totals 2.56 23-27 2 50 50 29 10 (2) 331.1 273 157 121 162 310 24 29 40 1 24 1229 / .222 Opponent Totals 2.87 27-23 0 50 50 32 12 (2) 334.2 328 166 137 113 315 22 15 42 6 26 1264 / .259

Passed Balls - CU (12), Balkovec 7, Kratochvil 5. Opp. (17). Pickoffs - CU (0), Opp (2). SB/Attempted - Kratochvil (31-41), Cortese (24-31), Nee (11-18), Balkovec (10-14), Fonda (6-6). Missouri Valley Conference • 10-13, Seventh Place (tie) Player Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% SB-SBA BB HBP SO SH/SF PO A E FLD% Jessica Wakasugi .369 23-23 65 3 24 0 0 0 3 24 .369 1-1 5 0 14 5/0 29 3 3 .914 Lauren Cisneros .355 23-23 62 10 22 3 0 7 18 46 .742 2-2 13 2 12 3/0 44 32 3 .962 Beth Ramsey .277 23-23 65 8 18 2 0 1 9 23 .354 1-3 1 0 12 3/0 29 1 0 1.000 Bailey Dawson .273 23-23 77 10 21 4 1 2 5 33 .429 1-3 8 0 14 1/0 32 42 4 .949 Laura Kratochvil .231 23-23 65 6 15 5 0 1 6 23 .354 1-1 6 0 19 6/0 126 17 3 .979 Jamie Reiss .226 20-20 62 8 14 1 0 0 5 15 .242 1-1 2 0 6 11/0 13 47 4 .938 Mary Egan .211 8-8 19 4 4 0 0 1 1 7 .368 0-0 1 1 4 2/0 45 2 0 1.000 Jessica German .208 23-23 77 9 16 0 0 2 10 22 .286 3-3 4 0 29 0/0 107 3 4 .965 Caitlin Marcano .195 19-15 41 0 8 3 0 0 1 11 .268 0-0 9 2 13 1/0 0 0 0 –– Lau Emmsley-Chang .190 20-19 42 5 8 0 0 0 2 8 .190 1-1 5 1 14 5/0 17 1 2 .900 Rachel Balkovec .000 16-5 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 6 0 13 0/0 15 3 0 1.000 Cassidy Nee .000 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0 0 3 0/0 7 12 3 .864 Stephanie Cortese .000 1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0 0 3 0/0 4 13 4 .810 Kate Petullo .000 16-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1-2 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 ––

Creighton Totals .251 23-23 598 64 150 18 1 14 60 212 .355 12-17 60 6 156 37/0 468 184 31 .955 Opponent Totals .241 23-23 577 75 139 22 0 11 62 194 .336 26-36 81 15 139 21/6 478 192 16 .977

Left On Base - CU (159), Opp. (157). Double Plays Turned - CU (4), Opp. (4). Intentional Walks - CU (3), Cisneros 3, Opp. (1). Player ERA W-L SV App. GS CG ShO. IP H R ER BB SO HBP WP 2B 3B HR AB / Avg. Stephanie Cortese 1.94 6-4 2 18 11 8 2 (2) 97.2 75 31 27 35 88 10 1 14 0 9 348 / .216 Cassidy Nee 2.83 4-7 0 14 12 4 2 (2) 42.0 34 23 17 38 46 4 11 3 0 0 150 / .227 Laura Fonda 6.43 0-2 0 7 0 0 0 16.1 30 21 15 8 5 1 3 5 0 2 79 / .380

Creighton Totals 2.65 10-13 0 23 23 12 6 (2) 156.0 139 75 59 81 139 15 15 22 0 11 577 / .241 Opponent Totals 2.46 13-10 0 23 23 13 5 (0) 159.1 150 64 56 60 156 6 6 18 1 14 598 / .251

Passed Balls - CU (4), Balkovec 2, Kratochvil 2, Opp. (3). SB/Attempted - Kratochvil (22-30), Cortese (15-19), Nee (7-13), Balkovec (4-6), Fonda (4-4)

21 2006 Game-by-Game Results

Date Opponent Score CU R-H-E Opp. R-H-E Inn. Overall Record MVC Record CU Pitcher of Record Att. Time 2-24 ! vs. Eastern Illinois W 4-1 4-6-1 1-4-1 7 1-0 –– Cortese (0-1) 65 1:30 2-24 ! at Tulsa 0-7 L 0-2-1 7-11-0 7 1-1 –– Nee (0-1) 100 2:00 2-25 ! vs. Louisiana Monroe W 3-2 3-8-0 2-6-1 7 2-1 –– Nee (1-1) 100 2:00 2-25 ! vs. North Texas 4-5 L 4-4-3 5-8-2 7 2-2 –– Cortese (1-1) 37 1:40 2-26 ! vs. Boston College 2-5 L 2-5-2 5-6-2 7 2-3 –– Nee (1-2) 100 1:55 3-3 ^ vs. Bethune-Cookman W 4-3 4-5-0 3-5-3 7 3-3 –– Nee (2-2) 61 1:50 3-3 ^ at Central Florida 0-7 L 0-4-7 7-2-0 7 3-4 –– Nee (2-3) 76 1:55 3-4 ^ vs. New Mexico State 1-4 L 1-3-3 4-7-4 7 3-5 –– Nee (2-4) 78 2:20 3-4 ^ vs. Villanova W 9-2 9-11-1 2-4-3 7 4-5 –– Cortese (2-1) 100 1:55 3-5 ^ at Central Florida 0-1 L 0-3-0 1-5-0 7 4-6 –– Cortese (2-2) 81 1:20 3-7 # vs. La Salle W 8-0 8-10-0 0-0-4 5 5-6 –– Fonda (1-0) NA 1:35 3-7 # vs. St. Bonaventure 3-4 L 3-5-3 4-3-2 7 5-7 –– Cortese (2-3) NA 2:00 3-8 # vs. IPFW W 5-1 5-6-3 1-3-2 7 6-7 –– Fonda (2-0) NA 2:00 3-8 # vs. UMKC W 13-0 13-11-0 0-1-1 5 7-7 –– Cortese (3-3) NA 1:45 3-9 # vs. Holy Cross W 10-2 10-14-0 2-5-3 5 8-7 –– Nee (3-4) NA 1:40 3-9 # vs. Robert Morris W 7-2 7-12-2 2-4-0 7 9-7 –– Cortese (4-3) NA 1:55 3-10 # vs. Tennessee State 2-3 L 2-3-1 3-7-0 7 9-8 –– Fonda (2-1) NA 1:55 3-10 # vs. Monmouth W 8-0 8-11-0 0-1-1 6 10-8 –– Cortese (5-3) NA 1:40 3-18 * at Illinois State 5-6 L 5-3-1 6-7-1 7 10-9 0-1 Fonda (2-3) –– 2:02 3-18 * at Illinois State 3-8 L 3-10-0 8-9-0 7 10-10 0-2 Nee (3-5) 182 2:08 3-19 * at Illinois State 0-6 L 0-3-1 6-6-0 7 10-11 0-3 Cortese (5-4) 103 1:49 3-25 * Evansville 2-3 L 2-5-1 3-7-2 7 10-12 0-4 Cortese (5-5) –– 2:08 3-25 * Evansville W 8-0 8-14-0 0-3-0 6 11-12 1-4 Nee (4-5) 174 1:57 3-26 * Evansville W 7-0 7-11-0 0-3-2 7 12-12 2-4 Nee (5-5) 143 1:56 3-28 #17 Nebraska 1-3 L 1-3-1 3-1-0 7 12-13 –– Nee (5-6) 347 2:04 4-1 * Northern Iowa W 4-0 4-5-1 0-1-1 7 13-13 3-4 Nee (6-6) –– 2:02 4-1 * Northern Iowa W 2-1 2-5-1 1-3-0 7 14-13 4-4 Cortese (6-5) 185 1:29 4-2 * Northern Iowa 6-8 L 6-6-6 8-12-1 7 14-14 4-5 Nee (6-7) 110 2:32 4-5 * at Drake 0-1 L 0-5-2 1-3-1 7 14-15 4-6 Nee (6-8) –– 1:35 4-5 * at Drake W 4-0 4-11-0 0-2-0 7 15-15 5-6 Cortese (7-5) 151 1:26 4-8 * Indiana State 0-4 L 0-5-2 4-8-0 7 15-16 5-7 Cortese (7-6) –– 1:32 4-8 * Indiana State W 2-0 2-6-1 0-6-0 7 16-16 6-7 Nee (7-8) 142 1:35 4-9 * Indiana State 1-7 L 1-6-2 7-10-0 7 16-17 6-8 Nee (7-9) 137 1:50 4-11 UMKC W 5-2 5-13-2 2-7-2 7 17-17 –– Cortese (8-6) –– 1:52 4-11 UMKC W 8-0 8-10-0 0-2-2 5 18-17 –– Nee (8-9) 73 1:05 4-14 * at Wichita State 0-1 L 0-2-1 1-5-0 (9) 18-18 6-9 Cortese (8-7) 434 2:00 4-15 * at Wichita State 0-6 L 0-5-4 6-8-0 7 18-19 6-10 Nee (8-10) –– 1:46 4-15 * at Wichita State W 2-0 2-3-1 0-6-2 7 19-19 7-10 Cortese (9-7) 388 1:48 4-19 * Drake 5-6 L 5-8-0 6-7-1 7 19-20 7-11 Nee (8-11) 119 2:14 4-20 at Kansas 0-8 L 0-3-1 8-11-0 6 19-21 –– Fonda (2-3) –– 1:33 4-20 at Kansas 0-10 L 0-5-5 10-9-0 5 19-22 –– Nee (8-12) 340 1:21 4-22 * at #25 So. Illinois W 2-1 2-9-2 1-5-2 7 20-22 8-11 Cortese (10-7) –– 1:53 4-22 * at #25 So. Illinois 2-8 L 2-5-0 8-13-1 7 20-23 8-12 Fonda (2-4) 341 1:45 4-27 at #17 Nebraska 3-4 L 3-4-1 4-5-3 (8) 20-24 –– Cortese (10-8) 608 2:04 5-6 * at Bradley W 2-1 2-6-2 1-3-1 (8) 21-24 9-12 Cortese (11-8) –– 1:58 5-6 * at Bradley 3-5 L 3-8-1 5-5-0 7 21-25 9-13 Nee (8-13) 191 1:37 5-7 * at Bradley W 4-3 4-9-2 3-7-1 (8) 22-25 10-13 Cortese (12-8) 157 2:35 5-11 & Southern Illinois W 2-1 2-9-2 1-7-1 (10) 23-25 –– Cortese (13-8) –– 2:34 5-11 & Missouri State 0-4 L 0-5-0 4-5-0 7 23-26 –– Cortese (13-9) 257 1:42 5-12 & Wichita State 0-1 L 0-3-0 1-5-2 (8) 23-27 –– Cortese (13-10) 195 2:10

! - Holiday Inn Select Festival in Tulsa, Okla. * - Missouri Valley Conference regular-season games ^ - UCF Tournament in Altamonte Springs, Fla. & - Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in Omaha, Neb. # - Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla. Home games in bold played at the Creighton Sports Complex

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2007 MVC Opponents

Bradley Braves Drake Bulldogs Evansville Purple Aces

Location ...... Peoria, Ill. Location ...... Des Moines, Iowa Location ...... Evansville, Ind. Enrollment ...... 6,127 Enrollment ...... 5,366 Enrollment ...... 2,424 Colors ...... Red & White Colors ...... Blue & White Colors ...... Purple, Orange & White Conference ...... Missouri Valley Conference ...... Missouri Valley Conference ...... Missouri Valley Facility ...... Laura Bradley Park Facility ...... Buel Field Facility ...... Cooper Stadium Head Coach ...... Buddy Foster Head Coach ...... Rich Calvert Head Coach ...... Gwen Lewis Career Record ...... 25-23 (1 year) Career Record ...... 105-106 (4 years) Career Record ...... 434-382-1 (15 years) Record at Bradley ...... Same Record at Drake ...... Same Record at Evansville ...... Same 2006 Overall Record ...... 25-23 2006 Overall Record ...... 24-30 2006 Overall Record ...... 24-26 2006 MVC Record/Finish ...... 10-13 / t-7th 2006 MVC Record/Finish ...... 10-12 / 5th 2006 MVC Record/Finish ...... 9-18 / 9th SID Contact ...... Jim Rea SID Contact ...... Anthony Reynolds SID Contact ...... Christine Dieckmann SID Phone/Fax ...... (309) 677-3869 / 2626 SID Phone/Fax ...... (515) 271-3740 / 3015 SID Phone/Fax ...... (812) 479-2350 / 2090 SID E-mail ...... [email protected] SID E-mail ...... [email protected] SID E-mail ...... [email protected] Website ...... www.bubraves.com Website ...... www.drakebulldogs.org Website ...... www.gopurpleaces.com Series vs. Creighton ...... CU leads 27-10 Series vs. Creighton ...... CU leads 43-22 Series vs. Creighton ...... CU leads 22-15

Illinois State Redbirds Indiana State Sycamores Missouri State Bears

Location ...... Normal, Ill. Location ...... Terre Haute, Ind. Location ...... Springfield, Mo. Enrollment ...... 20,261 Enrollment ...... 10,679 Enrollment ...... 20,962 Colors ...... Red & White Colors ...... Royal Blue & White Colors ...... Maroon & White Conference ...... Missouri Valley Conference ...... Missouri Valley Conference ...... Missouri Valley Facility ...... Redbird Softball Complex Facility ...... Price Field Facility ...... Missouri State Softball Field Head Coach ...... Melinda Fischer Head Coach ...... Brenda Coldren Head Coach ...... Holly Hesse Career Record ...... 712-483-3 (23 years) Career Record ...... 159-220 (8 years) Career Record ...... 480-450-2 (18 years) Record at Illinois State . .680-466-3 (21 years) Record at Indiana State . . . . .68-136 (4 years) Record at Missouri State ...... Same 2006 Overall Record ...... 38-16 2006 Overall Record ...... 25-26 2006 Overall Record ...... 40-17 2006 MVC Record/Finish ...... 19-4 / 1st 2006 MVC Record/Finish ...... 12-15 / 6th 2006 MVC Record/Finish ...... 18-4 / 2nd SID Contact ...... Kristen Greenstreet SID Contact ...... Ace Hunt SID Contact ...... Brent Elsasser SID Phone/Fax ...... (309) 438-7748 / 5634 SID Phone/Fax ...... (812) 237-4159 / 4157 SID Phone/Fax ...... (417) 836-5402 / 4868 SID E-mail ...... [email protected] SID E-mail ...... [email protected] SID E-mail . . [email protected] Website ...... www.goredbirds.com Website ...... www.indstate.edu/athletics Website ...... www.missouristatebears.com Series vs. Creighton ...... ISU leads 29-22 Series vs. Creighton ...... CU leads 32-4 Series vs. Creighton ...... CU leads 36-23

Northern Iowa Panthers Southern Illinois Salukis Wichita State Shockers

Location ...... Cedar Falls, Iowa Location ...... Carbondale, Ill. Location ...... Wichita, Kan. Enrollment ...... 12,260 Enrollment ...... 21,003 Enrollment ...... 14,076 Colors ...... Purple & Old Gold Colors ...... Maroon & White Colors ...... Black & Yellow Conference ...... Missouri Valley Conference ...... Missouri Valley Conference ...... Missouri Valley Facility ...... Panther Park Facility ...... Charlotte West Stadium Facility ...... Wilkins Stadium Head Coach ...... Christy Hebert Head Coach ...... Kerri Blaylock Head Coach ...... Mike Perniciaro Career Record ...... 77-117-1 (4 years) Career Record ...... 274-116 (7 years) Career Record ...... 70-51 (2 years) Record at UNI ...... Same Record at SIU ...... Same Record at Wichita State ...... 35-23 (1 year) 2006 Overall Record ...... 12-38-1 2006 Overall Record ...... 35-13 2006 Overall Record ...... 35-23 2006 MVC Record/Finish ...... 2-21 / 10th 2006 MVC Record/Finish ...... 15-6 / 3rd 2006 MVC Record/Finish ...... 11-10 / 4th SID Contact ...... Brian Mason SID Contact ...... Matt Crouch SID Contact ...... Mike Ross SID Phone/Fax ...... (319) 273-3783 / 3602 SID Phone/Fax ...... (618) 453-5465 / 2648 SID Phone/Fax ...... (316) 978-5535 / 3336 SID E-mail ...... [email protected] SID E-mail ...... [email protected] SID E-mail ...... [email protected] Website ...... www.unipanthers.com Website ...... www.siusalukis.com Website ...... www.goshockers.com Series vs. Creighton ...... CU leads 36-13 Series vs. Creighton ...... CU leads 21-16 Series vs. Creighton ...... CU leads 32-21

24 2007 Opponents

Alabama A&M Arizona Arizona State Bulldogs Wildcats Sun Devils Location ...... Hunstville, Ala. Location ...... Tucson, Ariz. Location ...... Tempe, Ariz. Enrollment ...... 6,000 Enrollment ...... 37,000 Enrollment ...... 63,278 Colors ...... Maroon & White Colors ...... Cardinal & Navy Colors ...... Maroon & Gold Conference ...... Southwestern Athletic Conference ...... Pacific-10 Conference ...... Pacific-10 Facility ...... AAMU Complex Facility ...... Hillenbrand Stadium Facility ...... Farrington Stadium Head Coach ...... Diana Kendrick Head Coach ...... Mike Candrea Head Coach ...... Clint Myers Career Record ...... 63-98 (3 years) Career Record ...... 1081-214 (21 years) Career Record ...... 534-48 (20 years) Record at AAMU ...... Same Record at Arizona ...... Same Record at ASU ...... 53-15 (1 year) 2006 Overall Record ...... 13-33 2006 Overall Record ...... 54-11 2006 Overall Record ...... 53-15 2006 Conference Record/Finish . . . .11-9 / 4th 2006 Conference Record/Finish . . . .15-6 / 2nd 2006 Conference Record/Finish . . .11-10 / 4th SID Contact ...... Thomas Galbraith SID Contact ...... Kevin Wittner SID Contact ...... Kerry Howe SID Phone/Fax ...... (256) 372-4005 / 5919 SID Phone/Fax ...... (520) 621-4163 / 2681 SID Phone/Fax ...... (480) 965-9544 / 5408 SID E-mail ...... [email protected] SID E-mail ...... [email protected] SID E-mail ...... [email protected] Website ...... www.aamusports.com Website ...... www.arizonaathletics.com Website ...... www.thesundevils.com Series vs. Creighton ...... First Meeting Series vs. Creighton ...... Arizona leads 6-3 Series vs. Creighton ...... ASU leads 5-1 Central Arkansas Colorado State Bears Rams Location ...... Conway, Ark. Location ...... Fort Collins, Colo. Enrollment ...... 12,238 Enrollment ...... 25,382 Colors ...... Purple & Grey Colors ...... Green & Gold Conference ...... Southland Conference ...... Mountain West Facility ...... Farris Field Facility ...... Ram Field Head Coach ...... Steve Kissel Head Coach ...... Mary Yori Career Record ...... 465-450 (18 years) Career Record ...... 621-304 (17 years) Record at UCA ...... 12-34 (1 year) Record at CSU ...... 162-146 (6 years) 2006 Overall Record ...... 12-34 2006 Overall Record ...... 26-25 2006 Conference Record/Finish . . . .9-24 / 7th 2006 Conference Record/Finish . . . .6-14 / 5th SID Contact ...... Cody Usher SID Contact ...... Kendra McConnell SID Phone/Fax ...... (501) 450-5743 / 5740 SID Phone/Fax ...... (970) 491-5050 / 1348 SID E-mail ...... [email protected] SID E-mail . . . . [email protected] Website ...... www.ucasports.com Website ...... www.csurams.com Series vs. Creighton ...... First Meeting Series vs. Creighton ...... Series tied 18-18

Eastern Illinois Houston Kansas Panthers Cougars Jayhawks Location ...... Charleston, Ill. Location ...... Houston, Texas Location ...... Lawrence, Kan. Enrollment ...... 12,349 Enrollment ...... 35,400 Enrollment ...... 29,624 Colors ...... Blue & Grey Colors ...... Scarlet & White w/Navy trim Colors ...... Crimson & Blue Conference ...... Ohio Valley Conference ...... Conference USA Conference ...... Big 12 Facility ...... Williams Field Facility ...... Cougar Softball Stadium Facility ...... Arrocha Ballpark Head Coach ...... Kim Schuette Head Coach ...... Kyla Holas Head Coach ...... Tracy Bunge Career Record ...... 36-26-1 (1 year) Career Record ...... 201-158 (6 years) Career Record ...... 410-338-1 (13 years) Record at EIU ...... Same Record at Houston ...... Same Record at Kansas ...... 318-271-1 (10 years) 2006 Overall Record ...... 36-26-1 2006 Overall Record ...... 40-23 2006 Overall Record ...... 36-26 2006 Conference Record/Finish . . .16-11 / 3rd 2006 Conference Record/Finish . . .15-9 / t-2nd 2006 Conference Record/Finish . . .8-10 / t-5th SID Contact ...... Ben Turner SID Contact ...... Matt Dunaway SID Contact ...... Laura Lesko SID Phone/Fax ...... (217) 581-7020 / 6434 SID Phone/Fax ...... (719) 743-9408 / 9411 SID Phone/Fax ...... (785) 864-7942 / 7944 SID E-mail ...... [email protected] SID E-mail ...... [email protected] SID E-mail ...... [email protected] Website ...... www.eiupanthers.com Website ...... www.uhcougars.com Website ...... www.kuathletics.com Series vs. Creighton ...... CU leads 2-0 Series vs. Creighton ...... First Meeting Series vs. Creighton ...... KU leads 40-20-1

25 2007 Opponents

Nebraska North Dakota State North Florida Cornhuskers Bison Lady Ospreys Location ...... Lincoln, Neb. Location ...... Fargo, N.D. Location ...... Jacksonville, Fla. Enrollment ...... 22,000 Enrollment ...... 12,258 Enrollment ...... 14,120 Colors ...... Scarlet & Cream Colors ...... Green & Yellow Colors ...... Navy Blue & Grey Conference ...... Big 12 Conference ...... Independent Conference ...... Atlantic Sun Facility ...... Bowlin Stadium Facility ...... Ellig Sports Complex Facility ...... UNF Softball Complex Head Coach ...... Rhonda Revelle Head Coach ...... Darren Mueller Head Coach ...... Sonya Wilmoth Career Record ...... 561-291 (15 years) Career Record ...... 179-88 (5 years) Career Record ...... 466-268 (16 years) Record at Nebraska ...... 553-275 (14 years) Record at NDSU ...... Same Record at UNF ...... 378-157 (10 years) 2006 Overall Record ...... 44-12 2006 Overall Record ...... 28-29 2006 Overall Record ...... 28-29 2006 Conference Record/Finish . . . .13-4 / 2nd 2006 Conference Record/Finish ...... NA 2006 Conference Record/Finish . . .9-11 / t-6th SID Contact ...... Matt Smith SID Contact ...... Jeff Schwartz SID Contact ...... Shawn LaFata SID Phone/Fax ...... (402) 472-7780 / 2005 SID Phone/Fax ...... (701) 231-8332 / 8022 SID Phone/Fax ...... (904) 620-4027 / 2821 SID E-mail ...... [email protected] SID E-mail ...... [email protected] SID E-mail ...... [email protected] Website ...... www.huskers.com Website ...... www.gobison.com Website ...... www.unfospreys.com Series vs. Creighton ...... NU leads 72-31 Series vs. Creighton ...... CU leads 2-0 Series vs. Creighton ...... First Meeting South Dakota State Stephen F. Austin Tulsa Jackrabbits Ladyjacks Golden Hurricane Location ...... Brookings, S.D. Location ...... Nacogdoches, Texas Location ...... Tulsa, Okla. Enrollment ...... 11,377 Enrollment ...... 11,485 Enrollment ...... 4,100 Colors ...... Yellow & Blue Colors ...... Purple & White w/Red trim Colors ...... Old Gold, Royal Blue & Crimson Conference ...... Independent Conference ...... Southland Conference ...... Conference USA Facility ...... Southbrook Park Facility ...... Hoya Field Facility ...... Hardesty Sports Complex Head Coach ...... Shane Bouman Head Coach ...... Jenifer Wells Head Coach ...... John Bargfeldt Career Record ...... 125-162 (5 years) Career Record ...... 156-136 (5 years) Career Record ...... 34-24 (1 year) Record at SDSU ...... Same Record at SFA ...... 20-28-1 (1 year) Record at Tulsa ...... Same 2006 Overall Record ...... 24-36 2006 Overall Record ...... 20-28 2006 Overall Record ...... 34-24 2006 Conference Record/Finish ...... N A 2006 Conference Record/Finish . . . .9-15 / 9th 2006 Conference Record/Finish . . . . .15-8 / 1st SID Contact ...... Ryan Sweeter SID Contact ...... Brian Ross SID Contact ...... Jason West SID Phone/Fax ...... (605) 688-4822 / 5999 SID Phone/Fax ...... (936) 468-5800 / 4593 SID Phone/Fax ...... (918) 631-2492 / 3913 SID E-mail ...... [email protected] SID E-mail ...... [email protected] SID E-mail ...... [email protected] Website ...... www.gojacks.info Website ...... www.sfajacks.com Website ...... www.tulsahurricane.com Series vs. Creighton ...... CU leads 2-0 Series vs. Creighton ...... CU leads 3-1 Series vs. Creighton ...... CU leads 11-2

UC Santa Barbara UMKC Utah Va l l e y S t a t e Gauchos Kangaroos Wo l v e r i n e s Location ...... Santa Barbara, Calif. Location ...... Kansas City, Mo. Location ...... Orem, Utah Enrollment ...... 19,800 Enrollment ...... 14,256 Enrollment ...... 24,000 Colors ...... Blue & Gold Colors ...... Blue & Gold Colors ...... Forest Green, Gold & White Conference ...... Big West Conference ...... Mid-Continent Conference ...... Independent Facility ...... Campus Diamond Facility ...... Cleveland Park Facility ...... Wolverine Field Head Coach ...... Kristy Schroeder Head Coach ...... Meredith Smith Head Coach ...... Todd Fairbourne Career Record ...... 276-167 (8 years) Career Record ...... First Year Career Record ...... 270-166-1 (8 years) Record at UCSB ...... 143-133 (5 years) Record at UMKC ...... Same Record at UVSC ...... Same 2006 Overall Record ...... 24-22 2006 Overall Record ...... 11-44 2006 Overall Record ...... 15-36 2006 Conference Record/Finish . . . .8-10 / 4th 2006 Conference Record/Finish . . . .6-18 / 7th 2006 Conference Record/Finish ...... NA SID Contact ...... Lisa Skvarla SID Contact ...... John Roushkolb SID Contact ...... Steve Schaack SID Phone/Fax ...... (805) 893-8603 / 4537 SID Phone/Fax ...... (816) 235-1053 / 1035 SID Phone/Fax ...... (801) 863-6231 / 8813 SID E-mail . . . [email protected] SID E-mail ...... [email protected] SID E-mail ...... [email protected] Website ...... www.ucsbgauchos.com Website ...... www.umkckangaroos.com Website ...... www.wolverinegreen.com Series vs. Creighton ...... CU leads 1-0 Series vs. Creighton ...... CU leads 39-1 Series vs. Creighton ...... First Meeting

26 All-Time Series Results

Adelphi ...... 3-0 Hastings ...... 1-0 Northern Illinois ...... 3-3 Southern Mississippi ...... 1-0 Akron ...... 3-0 Hawaii ...... 0-4 Northern Iowa ...... 36-13 Southern Utah ...... 4-1 Alabama ...... 1-0 Hawaii-Hilo ...... 1-1 Northwestern ...... 1-1 Stephen F. Austin ...... 3-1 Alabama A&M ...... First Meeting Hofstra ...... 0-1 Northwestern State ...... 1-0 Alabama-Birmingham ...... 1-2 Holy Cross ...... 2-0 Northwest Missouri State ...... 10-3 Tarkio College ...... 4-0 Arizona ...... 3-6 Houston ...... First Meeting Notre Dame ...... 1-1 Temple ...... 1-0 Arizona State ...... 1-5 Tennessee-Martin ...... 2-0 Arkansas ...... 2-1 Idaho State ...... 1-0 Oakland ...... 1-0 Tennessee State ...... 1-1 Auburn ...... 0-1 Illinois Central ...... 2-0 Ohio State ...... 1-0 Texas ...... 0-2 Augustana (S.D.) ...... 4-0 Illinois-Chicago ...... 1-2 Oklahoma ...... 10-16 Texas A&M ...... 8-7 Austin Peay ...... 3-0 Illinois State ...... 22-29 Oklahoma City ...... 10-2 Texas A&M-CC ...... 0-2 Indiana ...... 5-4 Oklahoma State ...... 3-6 Texas-Arlington ...... 12-2 Ball State ...... 2-0 Indiana State ...... 32-4 Oregon ...... 2-0 Texas-San Antonio ...... 1-2 Baylor ...... 7-4 Iowa ...... 20-7 Oregon State ...... 0-2 Texas State ...... 5-2 Bellevue (Neb.) ...... 4-0 Iowa State ...... 21-16 Texas Women’s University ...... 1-0 Bethune-Cookman ...... 1-0 IPFW ...... 2-0 Pacific ...... 1-6 Toledo ...... 4-2 Boston College ...... 1-1 IUPUI ...... 1-0 Pennsylvania ...... 1-0 Truman State ...... 2-1 Boston University ...... 0-1 Penn State ...... 1-0 Tulsa ...... 11-2 Bowling Green ...... 0-1 Kansas ...... 20-40-1 Peru State ...... 11-5 Bradley ...... 27-10 Kansas State ...... 15-0 Pima College ...... 1-0 UCLA ...... 1-9 Briar Cliff ...... 2-0 Pittsburg State ...... 1-0 UMKC ...... 39-1 Buffalo ...... 1-0 La Salle ...... 1-0 Portland State ...... 0-1 UNLV ...... 3-0 Lipscomb ...... 1-0 U.S. International ...... 4-3 California ...... 0-9 Long Beach State ...... 2-4 Quinnipiac ...... 1-0 Utah ...... 13-10 Cal Poly Pomona ...... 2-8 Louisiana-Lafayette ...... 0-1 Utah State ...... 9-8 Cal Santa Barbara ...... 1-0 Louisiana-Monroe ...... 1-1 Robert Morris ...... 2-0 Utah Valley State . . . . .First Meeting Cal State Northridge ...... 0-2 Louisiana Tech ...... 1-4 Cal State Fullerton ...... 0-7 Loyola-Chicago ...... 5-1 Sacramento State ...... 2-4 Valparaiso ...... 1-0 Campbell ...... 1-0 Sacred Heart ...... 2-0 Villanova ...... 1-0 Centenary ...... 2-0 Maine ...... 4-0 St. Bonaventure ...... 1-1 Virginia ...... 1-0 Central Arkansas . . . .First Meeting McNeese State ...... 1-0 Saint Cloud State ...... 1-0 Central Florida ...... 0-2 Miami (Ohio) ...... 1-0 Saint Louis ...... 3-0 Wagner ...... 2-0 Central Michigan ...... 3-2 Michigan ...... 2-2 College of Saint Mary (Neb.) . . . .15-3 Washburn ...... 2-0 Chapman ...... 3-1 Michigan State ...... 5-0 Saint Mary’s (Tex.) ...... 1-0 Washington ...... 1-2 Colorado State ...... 18-18 Middle Tennessee State ...... 1-1 Saint Peter’s ...... 1-0 Wayne State ...... 11-5 Columbia ...... 1-0 Midland (Neb.) ...... 0-3 Saint Xavier ...... 1-0 Western Illinois ...... 7-2 Concordia (Neb.) ...... 7-1 Minnesota ...... 8-7 Samford ...... 2-1 Western Kentucky ...... 1-0 Connecticut ...... 1-0 Minnesota State Mankato ...... 4-1 Sam Houston State ...... 7-4 Western Michigan ...... 3-4 Mississippi ...... 0-2 San Diego ...... 2-0 Wichita State ...... 32-21 Dayton ...... 2-0 Missouri ...... 10-11 San Diego State ...... 7-4 Wisconsin-Green Bay ...... 7-0 DePaul ...... 5-3 Missouri State ...... 36-23 Santa Clara ...... 6-0 Wyoming ...... 6-1 Detroit ...... 6-0 Missouri-St. Louis ...... 1-0 Simpson College ...... 5-1 Drake ...... 43-22 Monmouth ...... 1-0 South Carolina ...... 3-3 Yale ...... 1-0 Morehead State ...... 1-0 South Dakota ...... 8-2 Youngstown State ...... 1-0 Eastern Illinois ...... 2-0 South Dakota State ...... 2-0 Eastern Michigan ...... 2-1 National College of Education . . . .2-2 South Florida ...... 1-1 Bold denotes scheduled Bluejay Emporia State ...... 3-4 Nebraska-Kearney ...... 17-3 Southeast Missouri State ...... 5-2 opponent for 2007 Evansville ...... 22-15 Nebraska-Lincoln ...... 31-72 Southern Illinois ...... 21-16 Nebraska-Omaha ...... 27-8 Florida A&M ...... 2-0 Nebraska Wesleyan ...... 5-2 Overall : 962-603-1 (.615) League Tourn.: 51-28 (.646) Florida Atlantic ...... 4-0 New Mexico ...... 13-12 Home: 333-158 (.678) HCAC: 16-6 (.727) Florida International ...... 1-0 New Mexico Highlands ...... 1-0 Away: 265-256-1 (.509) WAC: 6-4 (.600) Florida State ...... 1-2 New Mexico State ...... 13-7 Neutral: 364-189 (.658) MVC: 29-18 (.617) Fresno State ...... 0-4 Nicholls State ...... 0-1 1970s: 50-38 (.568) NCAA Regionals: 10-14 (.417) Furman ...... 1-0 North Carolina ...... 1-0 1980s: 385-158 (.709) NCAA WCWS: 1-4 (.200) North Carolina-Greensboro ...... 1-0 1990s: 298-249 (.544) AIAW Regionals: 9-2 (.818) Gardner-Webb ...... 1-0 North Dakota State ...... 2-0 George Mason ...... 1-0 North Florida ...... First Meeting 2000s: 229-158-1 (.591) AIAW WCWS: 2-4 (.333) Georgia State ...... 1-0 North Texas ...... 2-2 League Games: 207-143 (.591) vs. Big 12: 124-174-1 (.416) Grandview ...... 4-0 Northeast Louisiana ...... 4-0 HCAC: 27-19 (.587) vs. Big Ten: 43-21 (.672) Northern California ...... 2-0 WAC: 7-13 (.350) Northern Colorado ...... 2-0 MVC: 173-111 (.609)

27 This is Bluejay Softball

28 Bluejay History

TM Year-by-Year Leaders

Offensive Leaders Year Batting Average Hits Runs Batted In Doubles Triples Home Runs Stolen Bases 2006 L. Cisneros - .365 L. Cisneros - 50 L. Cisneros - 36 B. Dawson - 9 Dawson/Cisneros - 2 L. Cisneros - 13 B. Dawson - 8 2005 M. Dorsey - .402 M. Dorsey - 70 A. Johnson - 41 A. Johnson - 13 Egan/Cisneros - 1 L. Cisneros - 10 M. Dorsey - 24 2004 S. Rybar - .374 M. Dorsey - 70 A. Johnson - 43 S. Rybar - 14 S. Rybar - 4 S. Rybar - 13 M. Dorsey - 16 2003 J. Hunt - .306 S. Rybar - 42 S. Rybar - 34 K. Shank - 7 Cisneros/Dorsey - 2 A. Johnson - 12 Ayers/Rybar - 9 2002 J. Hunt - .325 S. Rybar - 44 A. Johnson - 28 D. Kaster - 14 A. Johnson - 3 S. Rybar - 8 M. Dorsey - 7 2001 M. Gieron - .321 M. Gieron - 53 M. Gieron - 36 S. Herbster - 13 M. Gieron - 3 S. Herbster - 11 S. Rybar - 11 2000 M. Gieron - .339 M. Gieron - 59 M. Gieron - 30 Gieron/Nix - 10 Three Players - 1 M. Gieron - 6 G o o d s p e e d / Weigel - 7 1999 H. Geier - .403 H. Geier - 75 H. Geier - 34 F. Nix - 23 T. Windhorst - 6 T. Windhorst - 3 H. Geier - 24 1998 M. Gieron - .346 H. Geier - 48 S. O’Neal - 36 Downen/O’Neal - 7 A. Ficenec - 2 M. Gieron - 7 H. Geier - 15 1997 C. Lunceford - .400 C. Lunceford - 76 C. Lunceford - 29 C. Lunceford - 19 Geier/O’Neal - 3 C. Lunceford - 4 H. Geier - 25 1996 C. Lunceford - .419 C. Lunceford - 52 K. Rivera - 27 C. Lunceford - 13 V. Downen - 2 Lunceford/Kroll - 3 H. Geier - 19 1995 C. Lunceford - .397 C. Lunceford - 62 C. Lunceford - 34 E. Fraser - 13 C. Lunceford - 5 Rivera/Pendleton - 6 S. Esser - 29 1994 T. Rice - .347 C. Lunceford - 55 D. Pendleton - 31 D. Pendleton - 12 D. Pendleton - 4 D. Pendleton - 5 S. Esser - 11 1993 J. Woodley - .376 J. Woodley - 59 T. Rice/Pendleton - 35 J. Woodley - 15 J. Woodley - 3 D. Pendleton - 4 S. Esser - 23 1992 W. Moon - .291 W. Moon - 43 T. Rice - 18 Klinetobe/T. Rice - 4 Three Players - 1 Brown/T. Rice - 2 T. Strnad - 13 1991 K. Brookhart - .332 K. Brookhart - 70 K. Brookhart - 27 K. Brookhart - 15 W. Moon - 5 Four Players - 1 T. Strnad - 29 1990 K. Brookhart - .325 K. Brookhart - 63 K. Rice - 38 K. Rice - 13 K. Brookhart - 2 K. Brookhart - 4 Herod/Konfrst - 10 1989 J. Ream - .325 S. Frederick - 69 J. Ream - 40 J. Ream - 14 Three Players - 3 J. Ream - 5 B. Konfrst - 14 1988 J. Schwartz - .340 Schwartz/Watson - 51 J. Schwartz - 36 J. Schwartz - 10 Three Players - 2 J. Schwartz - 4 S. Frederick - 15 1987 S. Frederick - .423 S. Frederick - 69 J. Schwartz - 27 Schwartz/Schope - 8 M. Panagos - 4 Lavin/Schope - 2 S. Frederick - 14 1986 E. Castro - .244 E. Castro - 42 J. Schwartz - 25 Schwartz/Panagos - 7 Four Players - 1 J. Schwartz - 6 J. Schope - 10 1985 F. Mannix - .349 Schwartz/Mannix - 52 M. Panagos - 31 J. Schwartz - 11 M. Panagos - 7 M. Lucca - 1 T. Fitsimones - 9 1984 A. Rajtora - .336 A. Rajtora - 43 Rajtora/Glines - 16 Four Players - 4 A. Rajtora - 4 Three Players - 1 T. Fitsimones - 6 1983 A. Rajtora - .355 A. Rajtora - 44 A. Rajtora - 21 J. Tierney - 4 A. Rajtora - 6 Rajtora/Mannix - 1 J. Tierney - 5 1982 J. Tierney - .303 J. Tierney - 58 Three Players - 21 J. Tierney - 5 K. Hughes - 6 B. Sather - 2 Tierney/Yori - 6 1981 M. Yori - .354 M. Yori - 67 M. Yori - 36 Hughes/Sather - 5 Three Players - 6 M. Yori - 6 Tierney/Yori - 9 1980 M. Yori - .323 M. Yori - 65 M. Yori - 36 J. Jenison - 7 M. Yori - 13 K. Hughes - 2 J. Tierney - 18 1979 C. Love - .385 C. Love - 45 C. Love - 27 C. Love - 8 K. Hughes - 5 Timmerman/Schatz - 1 J. Christy - 8 1978 A. Timmerman - .538 A. Timmerman - 56 J. Conrad - 42 Conrad/Timmerman - 7 Conrad/Love - 4 J. Conrad - 7 J. Christy - 10 1977 A. Timmerman - .400 A. Timmerman - 30 A. Timmerman - 28 Conrad - 4 J. Conrad - 2 J. Conrad - 2 Three Players - 4

Pitching Leaders Bluejays Year-By-Year Year Record Conf. Notable Year Wins ERA Strikeouts Innings Pitched Head Coach: Mary Higgins (564-298, .654) 2006 S. Cortese - 13 S. Cortese - 1.69 S. Cortese - 183 S. Cortese - 199 1977 8-14 -- 2nd place - Small College State Tour. 2005 T. Nielsen - 28 T. Nielsen - 1.54 T. Nielsen - 319 T. Nielsen - 254.1 1978 20-11 -- Small College State Champions 2004 T. Nielsen - 28 T. Nielsen - 0.67 T. Nielsen - 334 T. Nielsen - 260.1 1979 22-13 -- Small College State Champions 1980 46-17 -- T-9th place - AIAW World Series 2003 T. Nielsen - 20 T. Nielsen - 1.25 T. Nielsen - 261 T. Nielsen - 201.2 1981 51-7 -- T-9th place - AIAW World Series 2002 S. Mellegaard - 11 M. Plog - 2.01 S. Mellegaard - 124 S. Mellegaard - 150 1982 39-13 -- T-7th place - NCAA World Series 2001 S. Mellegaard - 15 S. Mellegaard - 2.05 S. Mellegaard - 165 S. Mellegaard - 184.2 1983 21-18 -- 2000 K. Melton - 14 M. Gieron - 1.14 S. Mellegaard - 108 S. Mellegaard - 145.2 1984 28-12 -- 11-1 at home; Won 15 of last 18 games 1999 R. Woods - 17 R. Woods - 2.36 R. Woods - 134 R. Woods - 204.2 1985 43-18 -- 1st place at UNI-Dome Invitational 1998 Gieron/Farnsworth - 12 M. Gieron - 1.84 M. Farnsworth - 79 M. Gieron - 122 1986 36-22 5-5 T-5th place - NCAA World Series 1997 M. Gieron - 10 M. Farnsworth - 1.51 M. Gieron - 52 M. Gieron - 144.2 1987 34-13 6-4 1st place at UNLV Invitational 1996 Farnsworth/Woods - 6 M. Farnsworth - 2.70 R. Woods - 44 R. Woods - 85.2 1988 38-18 4-2 2nd place - NCAA Regional (Lincoln, Neb.) 1995 S. Byrge - 12 L. Kennedy - 1.42 S. Byrge - 79 S. Byrge - 134.2 1989 49-19 7-3 2nd place - NCAA Regional (Iowa City, Iowa) 1994 S. Byrge - 10 S. Byrge - 1.43 L. Kennedy - 66 L. Kennedy - 137.2 1990 39-23 5-5 2nd place - NCAA Regional (Fresno, Calif.) 1991 38-25 4-6 Longest game in NCAA history (W, 1-0 vs. Utah) 1993 L. Kennedy - 15 W. Parchen - 1.48 W. Parchen - 97 L. Kennedy - 140.2 1992 20-32 3-7 1992 S. Byrge - 8 L. Kennedy - 1.48 W. Parchen - 64 Kennedy/Byrge - 127.2 1993 32-23 10-6 3rd place at MVC Tournament 1991 K. Brookhart - 18 K. Brookhart - 0.66 K. Brookhart - 88 K. Brookhart - 263.1 Head Coach: Brent Vigness (398-305-1, .566) 1990 K. Brookhart - 23 K. Brookhart - 1.16 K. Brookhart - 119 K. Brookhart - 235 1994 24-31 6-10 1st place at Lady Aggie Invitational 1989 K. Brookhart - 20 J. Ruzich - 1.17 C. Cameron - 87 K. Brookhart - 175 1995 32-19 9-9 1st place at Saint Louis Invitational 1988 J. Ruzich - 18 J. Ruzich - 0.86 K. Brookhart - 47 J. Ruzich - 163.1 1996 17-24 6-12 1987 S. Skegas - 11 S. Skegas - 1.32 Skegas/Lavin - 33 S. Lavin - 94.2 1997 32-30 10-4 3rd place in MVC regular season 1986 K. Foust - 16 M. Watson - 0.33 K. Foust - 146 K. Foust - 202 1998 33-15 16-2 1st place in MVC regular season 1985 M. Watson - 19 K. Foust - 1.18 K. Foust - 114 K. Foust - 172 1999 31-28 11-3 NCAA Regionals, MVC champions 1984 Jacobsen/Foust - 13 M. Jacobsen - 0.32 K. Foust - 113 K. Foust - 146.2 2000 34-22 11-7 Third straight MVC regular season title 1983 K. Foust - 7 C. Letts - 0.57 K. Foust - 85 M. Jacobsen - 93.1 2001 30-27 16-10 Third straight MVC title game app. 2002 28-28 18-7 Second Place MVC regular season 1982 M. Jacobsen - 11 A. Coughenour - 0.46 C. Letts - 69 C. Letts - 119 2003 26-24 14-12 NCAA Regionals, MVC champions 1981 M. Jacobsen - 21 H. Hesse - 0.38 M. Jacobsen - 116 M. Jacobsen - 146 2004 44-17-1 17-8 NCAA Regionals, MVC champions 1980 H. Hesse - 16 C. Letts - 0.95 H. Hesse - 95 H. Hesse - 182.1 2005 44-13 19-8 NCAA Regionals, MVC champions 1979 Hesse/Sharar - 11 H. Hesse - 0.97 H. Hesse - 90 H. Hesse - 129.1 2006 23-27 10-13 MVC Tournament hosts 1978 D. Sharar - 11 D. Sharar - 1.08 D. Sharar - 36 D. Sharar - 110.1 High Country Athletic Conference (1986-90); Western A t h l e t i c 1977 T. Tibbitts - 8 T. Tibbitts - 4.13 T. Tibbitts - 27 T. Tibbitts - 144 Conference (1991-92); Missouri Valley Conference (1993-present)

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Miscellaneous Single-Game Single-Season

Most Games Played, Season . . . . .68 (1989) Runs Batting Average Most Wins ...... 51 (1981) 1. 20 - vs. St. Mary’s (Neb.) ...... 2/9/00 1. .322 (275-853) ...... 1978 Most Losses ...... 32 (1992) 2. 18 - at Nebraska Wesleyan ...... 5/1/78 2. .315 (469-1487) ...... 1993 Fewest Wins ...... 8 (1977) 18 - vs. Peru State ...... 4/12/77 3. .296 (380-1282) ...... 1995 Fewest Losses ...... 7 (1981) 4. 17 - vs. Detroit Mercy ...... 2/26/99 4. .294 (362-1231) ...... 1987 17 - vs. College of Saint Mary . . . .4/17/97 5. .291 (467-1605) ...... 1981 Longest Winning Streaks 17 - vs. Bellevue (Neb.) ...... 3/28/78 1. 21 ...... 3/10/81 to 4/4/81 2. 20 ...... 2/22/04 to 3/21/04 Hits Runs 20 ...... 4/14/81 to 5/17/81 1. 22 - at Drake (Game 1) ...... 4/9/02 1. 282 ...... 2004 4. 17 ...... 3/27/05 to 4/23/05 2. 20 - at UMKC ...... 4/18/96 2. 281 ...... 1981 5. 15 ...... 3/5/05 to 3/26/05 3. 18 - vs. Bellevue (Neb.) ...... 2/8/99 3. 269 ...... 1989 18 - vs. Wichita State ...... 4/1/00 4. 253 ...... 1980 Longest Losing Streaks 5. 17 - vs. South Dakota State ...... 3/17/05 5. 245 ...... 1999 1. 10 ...... 3/9/02 to 3/20/02 17 - at Drake (Game 2) ...... 4/9/02 ...... 3/5/99 to 3/12/99 17 - vs. UMKC ...... 3/31/99 Hits 3. 9 ...... 3/28/92 to 4/7/92 17 - vs. Dayton ...... 2/28/99 1. 506 ...... 1989 4. 7 ...... 5/5/95 to 3/9/96 17 - vs. UMKC ...... 3/23/97 2. 469 ...... 1993 7 ...... 3/16/03 to 3/30/03 17 - at New Mexico State ...... 4/8/89 3. 467 ...... 1981 Longest Home Winning Streak: Doubles 4. 439 ...... 2004 20 ...... 5/1/80 to 3/22/82 1. 6 - vs. Detroit ...... 2/26/99 5. 434 ...... 1999 6 - vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay . . . . .3/20/93 Longest Home Losing Streak: 6 - at New Mexico State ...... 4/8/89 Doubles 7 ...... 5/15/93 to 4/15/94 1. 79 ...... 1993 Triples 2. 74 ...... 2001 Longest Road Winning Streak: 1. 4 - at Bellevue (Neb.) ...... 2/8/99 3. 73 ...... 1999 17 ...... 3/10/81 to 4/4/81 2. 3 - nine times, last vs. UNO ...... 3/4/91 4. 71 ...... 2004 5. 65 ...... 1997 Longest Road Losing Streak: Home Runs 65 ...... 1989 9 ...... 3/28/92 to 4/7/92 1. 5 - vs. Northern Colorado ...... 4/28/04 2. 4 - vs. Wichita State ...... 5/7/05 Best Winning % ...... 879 (51-7), 1981 4 - vs. Bradley ...... 4/9/05 Triples 4. 3 - six times, Last at UNI ...... 4/26/03 1. 33 ...... 1980 Worst Winning % ...... 385 (20-32), 1992 2. 29 ...... 1981 Stolen Bases 3. 23 ...... 1999 Largest Margin of Victory: 1. 9 - vs. Connecticut ...... 3/13/91 4. 21 ...... 1982 17 . .(2x), last vs. St. Mary’s (Neb.) (20-3), 2/9/00 2. 7 - vs. Bradley ...... 3/31/01 5. 20 ...... 1985 3. 6 - six times, last at Bellevue (Neb.) .2/8/99 Largest Margin of Defeat Home Runs 14 . . . . .twice, last at UCLA (0-14) 5/21/99 1. 43 ...... 2003 2. 42 ...... 2004 3. 38 ...... 2001 4. 29 ...... 2005 5. 26 ...... 2006

Stolen Bases 1. 89 ...... 1991 2. 83 ...... 1995 3. 82 ...... 2005 4. 79 ...... 1997 5. 74 ...... 1999

The Creighton Bluejays won three straight MVC Tournament titles from 2003-2005, and the 2004 team set a school record with three NCAA Tournament wins. Tammy Nielsen (right), the 2004 MVC Pitcher of the Year, was named the MVC Tournament MVP three times.

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B AT T I N G AVG. (min. 2 AB/game played) Sami Herbster 11 2001 STOLEN BASES GAMES STARTED No. AVG. Name Hits/ABs Year 6. Lauren Cisneros 10 2005 No. Name Steals Year No. Name Starts Year 1 . . 5 3 8 A. Ti m m e r m a n 5 6 - 1 0 4 1 9 7 8 Lauren Cisneros 10 2003 1. Shelly Esser 29 1995 1. Tammy Nielsen 37 2005 2. .423 Sue Frederick 69-163 1987 8. Abby Johnson 8 2004 Tiffany Strnad 29 1991 2. Tammy Nielsen 35 2004 3 . . 4 1 9 C. Lunceford 5 2 - 1 2 4 1 9 9 6 M. Nunnikhoven 8 2004 3. Heidi Geier 25 1997 3. Kelly Brookhart 32 1990 4. .415 Jean Conrad 39-94 1978 Stacey Rybar 8 2002 4. Melanie Dorsey 24 2005 4. Renee Woods 31 1999 5 . . 4 0 3 Heidi Geier 7 5 - 1 8 6 1 9 9 9 Heidi Geier 24 1999 5. Tammy Nielsen 28 2003 6 . . 4 0 2 Melanie Dorsey 7 0 - 1 7 4 2 0 0 5 6. Shelly Esser 23 1993 Shelli Mellegaard 28 2001 7 . . 4 0 0 C. Lunceford 7 6 - 1 9 0 1 9 9 7 7. Heidi Geier 19 1996 Shelli Mellegaard 28 1999 . 4 0 0 A. Ti m m e r m a n 3 0 - 7 5 1 9 7 7 8. Jean Tierney 18 1980 Holly Hesse 28 1980 9 . . 3 9 7 C. Lunceford 6 2 - 1 5 6 1 9 9 5 9. Melanie Dorsey 16 2004 9. Kelly Brookhart 27 1991 10. .385 Cheri Love 45-117 1979 Danielle Fitzgerald 16 1997 Marina Watson 27 1985

HITS WINS COMPLETE GAMES No. Name Hits Year No. Name Wins Year No. Name CG Year 1. Christy Lunceford 76 1997 1. Tammy Nielsen 28 2005 1. Tammy Nielsen 32 2004 2. Heidi Geier 75 1999 Tammy Nielsen 28 2004 2. Kelly Brookhart 30 1990 3. Melanie Dorsey 70 2005 3. Kelly Brookhart 23 1990 3. Tammy Nielsen 28 2005 Melanie Dorsey 70 2004 4. Marcia Jacobsen 21 1981 Renee Woods 28 1999 Heidi Geier 70 1997 5. Tammy Nielsen 20 2003 5. Kelly Brookhart 27 1991 Kelly Brookhart 70 1991 Kelly Brookhart 20 1989 6. Holly Hesse 25 1980 7. Sue Frederick 69 1989 7. Marina Watson 19 1985 7. Shelli Mellegaard 24 1999 Sue Frederick 69 1987 Frenchy Nix clubbed both a 8. Jeni Ruzich 18 1988 8. Tammy Nielsen 22 2003 9. Stacey Rybar 68 2004 school and MVC single-season Kelly Brookhart 18 1991 9. Kandy Foust 20 1986 Jody Ream 68 1989 record 23 doubles in 1999. 10. Holly Hesse 17 1981 10. Jeni Ruzich 19 1990 Renee Woods 17 1999 Kandy Foust 19 1985 DOUBLES No. Name Doubles Year SAVES STRIKEOUTS 1. Frenchy Nix 23 1999 No. Name Saves Year No. Name Strikeouts Year 2. Christy Lunceford 19 1997 1. Candi Letts 9 1982 1. Tammy Nielsen 334 2004 3. Temple Windhorst 17 1999 2. Candi Letts 6 1981 2. Tammy Nielsen 319 2005 4. Julie Woodley 15 1993 Holly Hesse 6 1981 3. Tammy Nielsen 261 2003 Kelly Brookhart 15 1991 4. April Trupp 4 1987 4. Stephanie Cortese 183 2006 6. Stacey Rybar 14 2004 5. By 10 players 3 5. Shelli Mellegaard 165 2001 DeAnn Kaster 14 2002 last by Tammy Nielsen 2004 6. Kandy Foust 146 1986 Jody Ream 14 1989 7. Renee Woods 134 1999 9. Abby Johnson 13 2005 INNINGS PITCHED 8. Abby Johnson 126 2004 Sami Herbster 13 2001 No. Name Innings Year 9. Shelli Mellegaard 124 2002 Christy Lunceford holds the Christy Lunceford 13 1996 1. Kelly Brookhart 263.1 1991 10. Kelly Brookhart 119 1990 Bluejay single-season hits record Erin Fraser 13 1995 2. Tammy Nielsen 260.1 2004 (76) and the career mark (245). Karyn Rice 13 1990 3. Tammy Nielsen 254.1 2005 RUNS BATTED IN 4. Kelly Brookhart 235 1990 No. Name RBI Year TRIPLES 5. Renee Woods 204.2 1999 1. Abby Johnson 43 2004 No. Name Triples Year 6. Kandy Foust 202 1986 2. Stacey Rybar 42 2004 1. Mary Yori 13 1980 7. Tammy Nielsen 201.2 2003 Jean Conrad 42 1978 2. Karla Hughes 7 1980 8. Stephanie Cortese 199 2006 4. Abby Johnson 41 2005 Brenda Sather 7 1980 9. Shelli Mellegaard 184.2 2001 5. Jody Ream 40 1989 Mary Panagos 7 1985 Shelli Mellegaard 184.2 1999 6. Lauren Cisneros 38 2005 5. By six different players 6 last in Karyn Rice 38 1990 1999 EARNED RUN AVERAGE (minimum 50 IP) 8. Lauren Cisneros 36 2006 No. Name ERA Year Marie Gieron 36 2001 RUNS SCORED 1. Marcia Jacobsen 0.32 1984 Summer O’Neal 36 1998 No. Name Runs Year 2. Marina Watson 0.33 1986 Jody Schwartz 36 1988 1. Mary Yori 50 1981 3. Holly Hesse 0.38 1981 Mary Yori 36 1981 2. Stacey Rybar 49 2004 4. Ann Coughenour 0.46 1982 Mary Yori 36 1980 3. Lauren Cisneros 42 2005 5. Marcia Jacobsen 0.47 1981 4. Shelly Esser 41 1995 6. Marcia Jacobsen 0.48 1982 HOME RUNS Sue Frederick 41 1987 7. Candi Letts 0.57 1983 No. Name HR Year 6. Melanie Dorsey 40 2004 8. Kelly Brookhart 0.66 1991 1. Lauren Cisneros 13 2006 Jean Tierney 40 1981 9. Tammy Nielsen 0.67 2004 Stacey Rybar 13 2004 Anne Timmerman 40 1978 Candi Letts 0.67 1981 Tammy Nielsen owns single-sea - 3. Abby Johnson 12 2003 9. Heidi Geier 39 1999 son records for wins, starts, com - 4. Stacey Rybar 11 2003 Mary Yori 39 1980 plete games and strikeouts.

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BATTING AVERAGE (minimum 250 at-bats) RUNS SCORED WINS No. Avg. Name Hits-AB Years No. Name Runs Years No. Name Wins Years 1. .404 Anne Timmerman 116-287 1977-79 1. Stacey Rybar 132 2001-04 1. Tammy Nielsen 76 2003-05 2. .379 Christy Lunceford 245-646 1994-97 2. Jean Tierney 130 1980-83 2. Kelly Brookhart 71 1988-91 3. .358 Heidi Geier 243-678 1996-99 3. Heidi Geier 129 1996-99 3. Jeni Ruzich 57 1988-91 4. .328 Melanie Dorsey 198-604 2002-05 4. Sue Frederick 128 1986-89 4. Holly Hesse 54 1979-82 5. .326 Christine Fukumoto 110-337 2004-05 5. Christy Lunceford 122 1994-97 5. Kandy Foust 51 1983-86 6. .325 Mary Yori 176-542 1980-82 6. Lauren Cisneros 113 2003-06 Marcia Jacobsen 51 1981-84 7. .323 Marie Gieron 166-514 1997-01 7. Melanie Dorsey 112 2002-05 7. Shelli Mellegaard 50 1999-02 8. .312 Angie Rajtora 171-548 1981-84 8. Mary Yori 108 1980-82 8. Candi Letts 43 1980-83 9. .309 Kelly Brookhart 218-706 1988-91 9. Shelly Esser 103 1992-95 9. Stephanie Byrge 40 1992-95 10. .308 Wendy Moon 203-659 1991-94 10. Wendy Moon 100 1991-94 Renee Woods 40 1996-99

HITS SAVES No. Name Hits Years No. Name Saves Years 1. Christy Lunceford 245 1994-97 1. Candi Letts 16 1980-83 2. Heidi Geier 243 1996-99 2. Holly Hesse 10 1979-82 3. Kelly Brookhart 218 1988-91 3. Kandy Foust 6 1983-86 4. Sue Frederick 209 1986-89 4. Tammy Nielsen 5 2003-05 5. Wendy Moon 203 1991-94 Jeni Ruzich 5 1988-91 6. Jean Tierney 201 1980-83 Kelly Brookhart 5 1988-91 7. Melanie Dorsey 198 2002-05 8. Stacey Rybar 194 2001-04 EARNED RUN AVERAGE (minimum 100 IP) 9. Karyn Rice 185 1987-90 No. Name ERA Years 10. Dede Pendleton 184 1991-95 1. Ann Coughenour 0.46 1982-83 2. Marcia Jacobsen 0.62 1981-84 RUNS BATTED IN 3. Candi Letts 0.76 1980-83 No. Name RBI Years 4. Holly Hesse 0.83 1979-82 1. Abby Johnson 144 2002-05 5. Kandy Foust 0.90 1983-86 2. Stacey Rybar 121 2001-04 6. Kelly Brookhart 1.12 1988-91 3. Jody Schwartz 113 1985-88 7. Tammy Nielsen 1.14 2003-05 4. Christy Lunceford 110 1994-97 8. Marina Watson 1.17 1985-88 5. Lauren Cisneros 107 2003-06 9. Jeni Ruzich 1.18 1988-91 6. Dede Pendleton 103 1991-95 10. April Trupp 1.20 1986-87 7. Marie Gieron 99 1997-01 Stacey Rybar, the 2004 MVC Player of the 8. Kelly Brookhart 96 1988-91 STRIKEOUTS Year, owns school records with 37 career 9. Karyn Rice 93 1987-90 No. Name Strikeouts Years Mary Yori 93 1980-82 home runs and 132 runs scored. 1. Tammy Nielsen 914 2003-05 2. Shelli Mellegaard 495 1999-02 HOME RUNS STOLEN BASES 3. Kandy Foust 458 1983-86 No. Name HR Years No. Name SB Years 4. Holly Hesse 308 1979-82 1. Lauren Cisneros 37 2003-06 1. Heidi Geier 83 1996-99 5. Marcia Jacobsen 294 1981-84 Stacey Rybar 37 2001-04 2. Shelly Esser 72 1992-95 6. Kelly Brookhart 289 1988-91 3. Abby Johnson 30 2002-05 3. Melanie Dorsey 54 2002-05 7. Kristan Melton 278 2000-03 4. Sami Herbster 20 2000-03 4. Tiffany Strnad 49 1991-93 8. Candi Letts 276 1980-83 5. Marie Gieron 19 1997-01 5. Sue Frederick 47 1986-89 9. Marie Gieron 264 1997-01 6. Dede Pendleton 16 1991-95 6. Danielle Fitzgerald 41 1995-97 Stephanie Byrge 264 1992-95 7. Nicole Garber 13 2001-02 7. Jean Tierney 38 1980-83 8. Christy Lunceford 11 1994-97 8. Katie Ayers 36 2002-05 APPEARANCES Kellie Rivera 11 1994-97 9. Stacey Rybar 33 2001-04 No. Name App. Years Jody Schwartz 11 1985-88 10. Christy Lunceford 32 1994-97 1. Kelly Brookhart 122 1988-91 Jamie McMurtry 32 1996-99 2. Tammy Nielsen 121 2003-05 DOUBLES 3. Shelli Mellegaard 117 1999-02 No. Name Doubles Years GAMES PLAYED 4. Jeni Ruzich 109 1988-91 1. Christy Lunceford 51 1994-97 No. Name Games Years 5. Kandy Foust 105 1983-86 2. Frenchy Nix 47 1998-01 1. Kelly Brookhart 239 1988-91 6. Lauren Kennedy 101 1992-95 3. Stacey Rybar 43 2001-04 2. Beth Herod 233 1989-93 7. Stephanie Byrge 95 1992-95 4. Kelly Brookhart 40 1988-91 3. Karyn Rice 232 1987-90 8. Renee Woods 94 1996-99 5. Abby Johnson 36 2002-05 4. Brenda Konfrst 230 1987-90 9. Holly Hesse 93 1979-82 Jody Schwartz 36 1985-88 7. Dede Pendleton 34 1991-95 5. Jody Schwartz 222 1985-88 10. Candi Letts 89 1980-83 Erin Fraser 34 1995-98 6. Stacey Rybar 221 2001-04 9. Wendy Moon 33 1991-94 Wendy Moon 221 1991-94 STARTS 10. DeAnn Kaster 32 1999-02 8. Melanie Dorsey 220 2002-05 No. Name Starts Years 9. Lauren Cisneros 219 2003-06 1. Kelly Brookhart 102 1988-91 TRIPLES Mary Panagos 219 1985-88 2. Tammy Nielsen 100 2003-05 No. Name Triples Years Dede Pendleton 219 1991-95 3. Shelli Mellegaard 99 1999-02 1. Karla Hughes 24 1979-82 4. Jeni Ruzich 87 1988-91 2. Mary Yori 23 1980-82 5. Kandy Foust 77 1983-86 3. Angie Rajtora 20 1981-84 6. Holly Hesse 76 1979-82 4. Brenda Sather 13 1980-82 Stephanie Byrge 76 1992-95 Mary Panagos 13 1985-88 Renee Woods 76 1996-99 6. Christy Lunceford 10 1994-97 9. Lauren Kennedy 69 1992-95 10. Marcia Jacobsen 68 1981-84 33 Bluejay All-Americans

Mary Yori Kelly Brookhart 1981 First-Team All-American 1991 Second-Team All-American Yori earned All-America honors dur- Brookhart led the team in six batting ing her junior year, after leading the and nine pitching categories in earn- Bluejays in hitting (.354 average), hits ing second-team All-America honors (67), runs (50), RBI (36) and extra- in 1991. Brookhart was the winning base hits (16). The 50 runs scored in pitcher in Creighton’s historic 1-0, 31- 1981 and her 13 triples in 1980 still inning victory over Utah on May 11. stand as Bluejay single-season The longest game in NCAA history, records. A .325 career hitter at Brookhart pitched all 31 innings to Creighton, Yori struck out only 27 pick up the win, and set a school times in 594 career plate appear- record with 263.1 innings pitched that ances. Yori was inducted into the CU season. A 2003 inductee into the CU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992, along Athletic Hall of Fame, Brookhart still with sister and Bluejay basketball owns school career records for standout, Connie Yori. games played, pitching appearances and pitching starts.

Jean Tierney 1981 First-Team All-American Christy Lunceford 1983 First-Team Academic All-American 1997 First-Team Academic All-American Tierney batted .298 with 15 RBI, nine Lunceford set the Bluejay single-sea- stolen bases and only eight strikeouts son record with 76 hits in 1997. She in over 200 plate appearances in remains the Bluejays’ all-time leader earning first-team All-America honors in hits (245), while ranking second in in 1981. Tierney, who finished her batting average (.379) and fourth in career as the CU career runs scored RBI (110). A three-time first-team all- leader, helped Creighton to two AIAW MVC outfielder, she still owns the CU Wo m e n ’s College World Series record and concluded her career as berths and the inaugural NCAA the Valley’s all-time leader with 51 WCWS in Omaha in 1982. A two- doubles. A two-time first-team all- sport athlete (basketball), Ti e r n e y Midwest region honoree, she is one became the first female student-ath- of only two players in CU history to hit lete in school history to be inducted better than .400 in two seasons, into the CU Athletic Hall of Fame in including a career-best .419 in 1996. 1990.

Heidi Geier 1998 Second-Team Academic All-American Jody Schwartz 1999 Second-Team All-American 1988 First-Team All-American 1999 First-Team Academic All-American Schwartz led the Bluejays to the first C r e i g h t o n ’s all-time stolen base of what would be three straight NCAA leader with 83 thefts, Geier finished Regional appearances in 1988. That her career with a .358 batting average season Schwartz hit .340, with 10 and ended her career ranked second doubles, four home runs and 36 RBI on the career charts with 243 hits and and recorded a .989 fielding percent- 129 runs scored. A three-time first- age. She also posted a 10-5 record team all-MVC pick, Geier is one of on the mound, with a 1.14 earned run five Bluejay players with 200 career average and 12 complete games in hits and 100 runs. Geier hit .403 in 17 starts. She finished her career as 1999 and she was the first player in the school’s career leader with 113 school history with two 70-hit sea- RBI (which still ranks third). sons. She is the only Jay with two seasons of at least 24 stolen bases. She was also honored as a second- team academic All-American in 1998.

34 Bluejay All-Americans

Stacey Rybar Melanie Dorsey 2004 Third-Team All-American 2005 First-Team All-American Rybar earned Easton A l l - A m e r i c a Dorsey was named a First-Te a m T h i r d - Team honors in leading the Easton All-American after leading the highest-scoring offense and most MVC with 68 singles, 24 stolen bases successful postseason run in school and a .402 batting average. She history. Along with a school-record 13 became the first CU player since home runs, she led the team in bat- 1999 to hit .400 in a season and was ting (.374), runs (49), doubles (14) the second player in CU history to and triples (4). She was named the notch two 70-hit seasons. She was MVC Player of the Year and first-team named first-team all-MVC and to the all-MVC for the third straight season. M V C A l l - Tournament Team for her She concluded her career as the standout season. She finished her MVC and school leader with 37 home career with 54 stolen bases and a runs, and owned school records with .328 average, ranking in the CU top 121 RBI and 132 runs scored, start- five. Of her 198 career hits, 140 ing all 221 games in her career. came in her final two seasons.

Tammy Nielsen Christine Fukumoto 2004 Second-Team All-American 2005 First-Team Academic All-American 2005 Third-Team All-American Fukumoto was named E S P N T h e Nielsen ended her three-year Bluejay Magazine First-Team Academic All- career as one of the greatest pitchers American in her final year with the in school and conference history. Bluejays. The catcher hit .348 to end The right-hander earned Easton All- her career fifth in CU history with a .326 career average. She went a per- America honors in her final two sea- fect 9-for-9 in stolen base opportuni- sons at Creighton. In just three sea- ties and led the league with 17 sacri- sons at CU, the rise-ball specialist fice hits. She was named second- set a school and MVC record with team all-MVC and was tabbed to the 914 strikeouts, becoming the only MVC All-Tournament Team as she pitcher in league history with two was the only CU player to collect a hit 300-strikeout seasons. She conclud- in every game at the tournament. Her ed her career ranked 25th in NCAA 57 hits and 12 doubles ranked sec- Division I history with 8.9 strikeouts ond on the team. per seven innings pitched. Her 76 career victories also set a school record, as she is the only player in CU history to record three 20-win sea- Lauren Cisneros sons. She also set CU single-season records for wins, starts, complete 2006 Third-Team All-American games and strikeouts. Her 2004 season was perhaps the best in school Cisneros was honored on the Easton and league history, as she hurled five no-hitters, ranked fifth in the NCAA A l l - A m e r i c a n T h i r d - Team after con- with a 0.67 ERA and was in the NCAA top-20 with 28 wins and 9.0 Ks per cluding a stellar career with her best seven innings. She was named the 2004 MVC Pitcher of the Year and set season. She started all 219 games of single-season CU records with 28 wins and 334 strikeouts. The three-time her career (208 at second base), MVC first-team pitcher was named MVC Pitcher of the Week seven times including 50 as a senior when she led in her career. She earned NFCA Midwest Region Second-Team honors the team with a .365 average, 31 three times and was tabbed to the NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team runs, 50 hits, 13 home runs and 36 twice. The only three-time MVC Tournament MVP, she recorded every out RBI. A two-time first-team all-MVC performer, she tied the school single- for CU in the tournament from 2003-05, going 10-0 with a 0.39 ERA and season (13) and career (37) home 82 strikeouts in 72 innings at the tournament. run records and became the first play- er in school history to hit at least 10 home runs in a season three times. She ended her career ranked fifth in RBI (107) and sixth in runs (113).

35 All-Time Bluejay Roster

Aguilera, Shawnay ...... 1994 Ives, Heidi ...... 1989-91 Rajtora, Angie ...... 1981-84 Amato, Cecily ...... 1994-96 Ramsey, Beth ...... 2005-06 Aust, Michelle ...... 1996 Jacobsen, Marcia ...... 1981-84 Ream, Jody ...... 1989 Ayers, Katie ...... 2002-05 Jenison, Jody ...... 1980-83 Reifert, Louise ...... 1977-78 Johnson, Abby ...... 2002-05 Reiss, Jamie ...... 2004- Balkovec, Rachel ...... 2006 Reuter, Marge ...... 1977-78 Beyerhelm, Ruth ...... 1981 Kaiser, Kate ...... 1996 Rice, Karyn ...... 1987-90 Bohlmann, Lindy ...... 2005 Kaster, DeAnn ...... 1999-02 Rice, Tracy ...... 1991-94 Bonin, Theresa ...... 1979 Kelley, Heather ...... 1994 Rivera, Kellie ...... 1994-97 Boyer, Lisa ...... 1981-83 Kenkel, Jean ...... 1977 Rodham, Laura ...... 1980-82 Brookhart, Kelly ...... 1988-91 Kennedy, Lauren ...... 1992-95 Rodriguez, Sophia ...... 1986 Brown, Wendee ...... 1990-93 Kenney, Michelle ...... 1978-79 Rogers, Anita ...... 1984-85 Byrge, Stephanie ...... 1992-95 Klinetobe, Michelle ...... 1991-92 Roggenstein, Joan ...... 1978 Kandy Foust Koenen, Shelley ...... 1998 Rola, Angie ...... 2001-02 Cameron, Cheryl ...... 1989-90 Konfrst, Brenda ...... 1987-90 Ruiz, Micaila ...... 1995 Carmichael, Bobbi ...... 1984-85 Kraus, Di ...... 1977-78 Ruzich, Jeni ...... 1988-91 Carson, Missy ...... 1979-82 Kratochvil, Laura ...... 2006- Rybar, Stacey ...... 2001-04 Castro, Ellen ...... 1986 Krokker, Kim ...... 1983-86 Christy, Jill ...... 1978-79 Kroll, Becky ...... 1993-96 Sanders, Nina ...... 1991 Cisneros, Lauren ...... 2003-06 Sandwick, Sue ...... 1982-83 Clark, Dee ...... 1977 Lavin, Sylvia ...... 1987 Sather, Brenda ...... 1980-82 Codoni, Susie ...... 1996-98 Lehotak, Carrie ...... 1995 Schatz, Ann ...... 1978-79 Conrad, Jean ...... 1977-78 Letts, Candi ...... 1980-83 Schildberg, Susan ...... 1984 Cormier, Cheryl ...... 1994-95 Lindauer, Laura ...... 1979 Schmitz, Karen ...... 1979-80 Cortese, Stephanie ...... 2003-06 Love, Cheri ...... 1978-80 Schope, Joey ...... 1985-88 Coughenour, Ann ...... 1982-83 Lucca, Mary ...... 1984-85 Schubert, Jenny ...... 1991 Lunceford, Christy ...... 1994-97 Schwartz, Jody ...... 1985-88 Marie Gieron Dawson, Bailey ...... 2006- Schwarzenbach, Jamie ...... 1998 Dickson, Brooke ...... 1984-85 Madison, Tiffany ...... 2004 Schwiekert, Joan ...... 1977 Dorsey, Melanie ...... 2002-05 Maher, Sue ...... 1977-78 Seymour, Alicia ...... 1998 Downen, Valerie ...... 1996-99 Mahoney, Peggy ...... 1978-80 Shank, Kari ...... 2001-04 Manninen, Linda ...... 1995-97 Sharar, Deb ...... 1978-80 Egan, Mary ...... 2005- Mannix, Flo ...... 1982-85 Simpson, Toni ...... 1984 Elwell, Lisa ...... 1986-89 Marcano, Caitlin ...... 2004- Skegas, Stephanie ...... 1987 Emmsley-Chang, Lau ...... 2006- Marshall, Lizanne ...... 1977 Spiezio, Tammi ...... 1999-01 Esser, Shelly ...... 1992-95 Martin, Kelly ...... 1988 States, Kristy ...... 1990 McGill, Lorrie ...... 1990-91 Sterling, Denise ...... 1977 Faaborg, Connie ...... 1979 McMillen, Dawn ...... 1996 St. John, Shannon ...... 2001-02 Farnsworth, Mindy ...... 1995-98 McMurtry, Jamie ...... 1996-99 Strnad, Tiffany ...... 1991-93 Ficenec, Amy ...... 1998-01 Meade, Kelly ...... 2005 Suing, Shelly ...... 1990 Fitsimones, Traci ...... 1983-86 Mellegaard, Shelli ...... 1999-02 Candi Letts Fitzgerald, Danielle ...... 1995-97 Melton, Kristan ...... 2000-03 Tande, Taina ...... 1993 Fitzgerald, Judy ...... 1987-88 Merkel, Jessica ...... 2004-05 Tibbitts, Terri ...... 1977-78 Fonda, Laura ...... 2005- Miller, Stacie ...... 1986 Tierney, Jean ...... 1980-83 Foust, Kandy ...... 1983-86 Mitchell, Marti ...... 1986-87 Timmerman, Anne ...... 1977-79 Fraser, Erin ...... 1995-98 Moffett, Peggy ...... 1977 Tomansky, Kris ...... 1987-89 Frederick, Sue ...... 1986-89 Moon, Wendy ...... 1991-94 Townsend, Emily ...... 1997-2000 Fukumoto, Christine ...... 2004-05 Trapp, Ashlee ...... 2000-03 Furness, Cari ...... 1983-85 Nahrgang, Sheila ...... 1989-90 Trupp, April ...... 1986-87 Nee, Cassidy ...... 2006- Garber, Nicole ...... 2001-02 Nelson, Noelle ...... 1996 Van Winkle, Cara ...... 2000-03 Geier, Heidi ...... 1996-99 Nemeth, Heidi ...... 1996 Vidinha, Ana ...... 1993 & 1995 German, Jessica ...... 2004- Nichols, Morya ...... 1989-90 Gieron, Marie ...... 1997-01 Nielsen, Tammy ...... 2003-05 Wakasugi, Jessica ...... 2006- Glines, Sue ...... 1981-84 Nix, Frenchy ...... 1998-01 Watson, Marina ...... 1985-88 Goodspeed, Rebecca . . . . .1999-02 Nunnikhoven, Meredith . . . .2002-05 Weigel, Brandi ...... 1998-2000 Tracy Rice Weihe, Melissa ...... 2003 Hattrup, Christine ...... 1997-98 Oltmans, Teri ...... 1992 Wiechers, Jennifer ...... 2000 Hayes, Kerry ...... 2002 O’Neal, Summer ...... 1995-98 Wilbur, Teri ...... 1990-92 Hearty, Chris ...... 1977 Wilkins, Kelly ...... 1989-90 Herbster, Sami ...... 2000-03 Panagos, Mary ...... 1985-88 Windhorst, Temple . . . . .1999-2000 Herod, Beth ...... 1989-93 Parchen, Willa ...... 1992-95 Woodley, Julie ...... 1992-94 Hesse, Holly ...... 1979-82 Pawlicki, Elizabeth ...... 2001-02 Woods, Renee ...... 1996-99 Hirai, Brandie ...... 1993-94 Pendleton, Dede ...... 1991-95 Woods, Tina ...... 1998 Hirner, Marcy ...... 1991-92 Peppers, Michelle ...... 1998 Holden, Mary Jo ...... 1978-79 Petullo, Kate ...... 2004- Yakisch, Pam ...... 1980 Holmes, Jennie ...... 1999-02 Pickett, Suzanne ...... 1991-92 Yori, Mary ...... 1980-82 Hoos, Shannon ...... 1996-99 Plog, Melissa ...... 2002-05 Yoshizu, Mandy ...... 2005 Hughes, Karla ...... 1979-82 Hunt, Jenny ...... 2000-03 Current student-athletes in bold Jean Tierney

36 All-Time Game-by-Game Results

4/13 Simpson College L 3-10 5/1 Nebraska L 2-3 # Emporia State Tournament (1st) 1 9 7 7 4/13 Simpson College W 4-1 5/1 Nebraska W 3-2 ! Missouri State Tournament (4th) Overall: 8-14 4/14 Nebraska-Kearney L 6-7 5/2 Kansas State W 5-4 $ Cornhusker Invitational (3rd) Head Coach: Mary Higgins 4/14 Nebraska-Kearney W 8-2 5/2 Kansas State W 3-0 % Minnesota Invitational (1st) 4/17 Tarkio College W 2-0 vs. Missouri State # L 0-2 & Region Six Tournament - Lawrence, Kan. Date Opponent W/L Score 4/17 Tarkio College W 6-2 vs. Nebraska # W 1-0 ( 1 s t ) at College of St. Mary L 5-7 4/18 Northwest Missouri W 3-1 vs. Saint Louis # W (8) 3-2 * A I AW World Series - Norman, Okla. Midland (Neb.) L 4-9 4/18 Northwest Missouri L (15) 0-1 vs. Iowa # W 6-2 Midland (Neb.) L 6-1 4/19 South Dakota L 0-2 vs. Kansas # W 5-4 National College of Ed. L 3-6 4/19 South Dakota W 4-2 vs. Iowa State # W (8) 2-0 1 9 8 2 National College of Ed. L 4-7 4/22 Wayne State L 8-11 vs. Missouri State # L (15) 0-1 at Nebraska-Omaha L 2-16 Overall: 39-13 4/22 Wayne State L 0-2 vs. Cal State Fullerton * L 0-5 Nebraska Wesleyan W 7-6 Head Coach: Mary Higgins 4/23 Nebraska-Omaha L 1-3 vs. Oklahoma * W 3-0 Nebraska Wesleyan L 2-13 Date Opponent W/L Score 4/27 vs. Nebraska-Omaha # W 5-0 Cal Poly Pomona * L 0-3 at Peru State L 3-8 3/8 UCLA W 3-2 4/27 vs. Wayne State # W 6-1 ^ University of Nebraska Tournament (2nd) at Peru State L 11-15 3/8 UCLA L 0-1 4/28 vs. Nebraska # L 1-3 # Region Six Tournament (2nd) at Peru State W 18-17 3/10 Cal State Fullerton L 1-8 4/29 vs. Nebraska-Kearney # L 5-7 * AIAW World Series at Peru State L 3-13 3/10 Cal State Fullerton L 4-6 5/1 College of St. Mary W 4-3 at Concordia (Neb.) L 0-11 3/11 Cal Poly Pomona L (5) 1-3 5/1 College of St. Mary W 10-0 at Concordia (Neb.) W 9-4 3/12 Chapman W 2-1 5/3 Nebraska L 2-6 1 9 8 1 at Hastings W 7-4 3/12 Chapman W 7-3 5/3 Nebraska W 10-3 College of St. Mary W 17-16 Overall: 51-7 3/13 U.S. International W (13) 2-0 5/4 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan *W 5-0 Nebraska Wesleyan L 9-10 Head Coach: Mary Higgins 3/13 U.S. International W 3-0 5/5 vs. Peru State * W 1-0 College of St. Mary L 4-6 Date Opponent W/L Score 3/21 South Dakota W (5) 10-0 5/6 vs. Peru State * W 6-5 Nebraska Wesleyan W 8-6 3/9 vs. New Mexico ^ L 0-2 3/21 South Dakota W 6-0 ^ Husker Invitational at Concordia (Neb.) W 8-7 3/9 vs. New Mexico ^ W 7-0 3/22 Michigan State W 5-0 # State Qualifying Tournament at Peru State W 10-4 3/10 vs. New Mexico State ^ L 0-3 3/22 Western Michigan L 0-2 * Small College State Tournament at Midland (Neb.) L 7-12 3/10 vs. New Mexico State ^ W 1-0 3/25 vs. Idaho State ^ W 2-0 3/11 vs. Wyoming ^ W 3-1 3/26 vs. Michigan State ^ W 5-1 1 9 8 0 3/11 vs. Wyoming ^ W 3-1 3/26 vs. Oklahoma City ^ W 6-1 1 9 7 8 3/12 vs. N. Mexico Highlands ^ W 13-0 3/27 vs. Missouri State ^ W 3-0 Overall: 46-17 Overall: 20-11 3/12 vs. Colorado State ^ W 9-0 3/27 vs. Western Michigan^ L 0-1 Head Coach: Mary Higgins Head Coach: Mary Higgins 3/13 vs. Pima College ^ W 4-0 3/27 vs. Oklahoma State ^ W (8) 6-4 Date Opponent W/L Score 3/13 vs. Arizona ^ W (10) 5-3 3/31 Nebraska W (8) 1-0 Date Opponent W/L Score 3/10 Kansas L 2-5 3/14 vs. Wyoming ^ W 11-2 3/31 Nebraska L 2-5 3/28 Bellevue (Neb.) W 13-0 3/10 New Mexico St. L (12) 3-8 3/14 vs. New Mexico State ^ W 4-2 4/2 vs. Evansville # W 7-4 3/28 Bellevue (Neb.) W 17-7 3/11 Wyoming W 3-1 3/24 Northwest Missouri W 10-0 4/3 vs. Pittsburg State # W 1-0 3/30 at Nebraska-Omaha L 0-3 3/11 Oklahoma State W 4-1 3/24 Northwest Missouri W 6-1 4/3 vs. Missouri # W 1-0 3/30 at Nebraska-Omaha W 1-0 3/12 Oklahoma W 4-0 3/27 vs. Washburn # W 4-0 4/3 vs. Illinois State # W (11) 1-0 4/1 Peru State W 7-1 3/12 Arizona W 1-0 3/27 vs. South Dakota # W 6-0 4/4 vs. Oklahoma State # L 0-2 4/1 Peru State W 6-2 3/13 Wyoming W 12-0 3/27 at Emporia State # W 5-0 4/4 vs. Oklahoma # W 7-0 4/2 College of St. Mary L 10-11 3/14 New Mexico L 2-3 3/28 vs. Kansas State # W 5-0 4/6 Kansas State W 1-0 4/2 College of St. Mary W 10-4 3/14 Arizona L 4-6 3/31 Nebraska-Omaha W 7-1 4/6 Kansas State W 5-0 4/10 National College of Ed. W 12-6 3/15 Arizona State L 3-4 3/31 Nebraska-Omaha W 5-1 4/13 Wichita State W 4-0 4/10 National College of Ed. W 9-2 3/15 Arizona L (10) 0-1 4/3 vs. Truman State ! W 5-2 4/13 Wichita State W 9-0 4/12 at Peru State L 6-10 3/25 Nebraska-Kearney W 10-0 4/3 vs. Southern Illinois ! W 5-0 4/16 vs. Missouri State ! W 6-0 4/12 at Peru State W 8-3 3/25 Nebraska-Kearney W 1-0 4/4 vs. Oklahoma ! W 4-3 4/16 vs. Illinois Central ! W 4-1 4/22 vs. Drake L 0-4 3/29 Simpson College W 11-1 4/4 vs. Texas Women’s U. ! W 7-0 4/16 vs. Nebraska ! L 0-1 4/22 vs. Truman State L 2-3 3/29 Simpson College W 6-0 4/4 vs. Illinois State ! L 3-4 4/17 vs. Missouri-St. Louis ! W 6-2 4/24 Nebraska-Kearney L 0-7 3/30 Drake W 3-2 4/4 vs. Oklahoma ! L 0-1 4/17 at Missouri ! W 4-1 4/24 Nebraska-Kearney W 5-4 3/31 Peru State W 4-1 4/7 College of St. Mary W 1-0 4/17 vs. Kansas State ! W 3-0 4/25 Wayne State L 3-4 3/31 Peru State W 2-1 4/7 College of St. Mary W 8-1 4/20 Northwest Missouri W (10) 6-5 4/25 Wayne State L 2-4 4/2 South Dakota L 1-7 4/9 Minnesota State W 8-0 4/20 Northwest Missouri W 2-0 4/26 Nebraska L 12-1 4/2 South Dakota W 11-0 4/9 Minnesota State W 7-0 4/21 Nebraska-Omaha L 0-1 4/26 Nebraska W 6-5 4/8 Nebraska W 7-2 4/10 vs. Nebraska-Kearney $ W 5-1 4/21 Nebraska-Omaha W 2-0 4/28 at Nebraska-Kearney W 7-6 4/8 Nebraska W 9-7 4/10 vs. Emporia $ W 2-1 4/24 Wayne State W 6-0 4/29 at Nebraska L 2-8 4/10 North Dakota State W 9-7 4/11 vs. Drake $ W 3-0 4/24 Wayne State W 7-1 4/29 at Nebraska L 8-10 4/10 North Dakota State W 10-0 4/11 vs. Mankato State $ W 9-0 5/8 Wyoming $ W 6-0 5/1 at Nebraska Wesleyan W 13-7 4/12 vs. St. Cloud State ^ W 11-1 4/12 at Nebraska $ L 4-8 5/8 Oklahoma City $ W 13-3 5/1 at Nebraska Wesleyan W 18-1 4/13 vs. Wayne State ^ W 3-0 4/14 Wayne State W 1-0 5/8 Missouri $ W 4-1 5/2 at Concordia (Neb.) W 6-5 4/13 vs. Emporia State ^ W 3-0 4/14 Wayne State W 5-1 5/9 Truman State $ W (11) 1-0 5/2 at Concordia (Neb.) W 9-1 4/13 vs. Emporia State ^ L 0-2 4/16 Kansas W 6-5 5/9 Missouri $ L 0-1 5/5 at College of St. Mary W 15-2 4/13 vs. Emporia State ^ L 0-2 4/16 Kansas W 1-0 5/15 vs. South Carolina % W 7-0 5/7 at Peru State W 16-5 4/15 Northwest Missouri W 1-0 4/17 Wichita State W 12-5 5/16 vs. South Carolina % W 3-2 5/8 at Concordia (Neb.) W 3-1 4/15 Northwest Missouri W 1-0 4/17 Wichita State W 9-0 5/27 vs. Nebraska * L (8) 2-3 5/9 at Nebraska-Kearney W 5-3 4/16 Tarkio College W 8-2 4/23 Nebraska-Omaha W 9-0 5/29 vs. Cal State Fullerton * L (8) 1-4 4/16 Tarkio College W 8-0 4/23 Nebraska-Omaha W 3-1 ^ Bartlesville Tournament (3rd) 1 9 7 9 4/18 Emporia State L 0-2 4/24 at Minnesota % W 7-3 # Missouri State Invitational (3rd) 4/18 Nebraska-Omaha W 9-0 4/25 vs. Augustana % W 7-0 ! Missouri Tournament (1st) Overall: 22-13 4/19 South Dakota W 9-3 4/25 vs. Iowa % W 5-0 $ Creighton Tournament (2nd) Head Coach: Mary Higgins 4/19 Emporia State L 2-6 4/25 vs. Iowa % W 11-2 % NCAA First Round Date Opponent W/L Score 4/20 Grandview W 2-0 4/29 Nebraska W 9-0 * NCAA Women’s College World Series 3/25 Briar Cliff W 7-0 4/20 Grandview W 6-3 4/29 Nebraska W 1-0 3/25 Briar Cliff W 14-0 4/22 Nebraska-Omaha W 2-1 5/2 Kansas State W 6-1 3/27 Concordia (Neb.) W 10-4 4/22 Nebraska-Omaha W 7-0 5/2 Kansas State W 3-0 3/27 Concordia (Neb.) W 12-2 4/23 College of St. Mary W 8-0 vs. Iowa & W 1-0 3/29 College of St. Mary W 8-3 4/23 College of St. Mary W 3-1 vs. Iowa State & W 4-0 3/29 College of St. Mary W 4-3 4/25 Kansas State W (8) 2-0 vs. Missouri & W 3-2 3/31 Peru State L 2-5 4/25 Kansas State W 4-2 vs. Missouri & W 5-1 3/31 Peru State W 4-2 4/26 Missouri State W 5-2 vs. Western Michigan * L 0-2 4/6 vs. Mankato State ^ L 0-1 4/26 Kansas L 0-4 vs. New Mexico State * W 4-2 4/7 vs. Iowa ^ W 2-0 4/28 Drake W 10-0 vs. UCLA * L 1-2 4/7 vs. Nebraska-Omaha ^ L 0-1 4/28 Drake W 1-0 ^ Roadrunner Invitational (1st)

37 All-Time Game-by-Game Results

4/20 Missouri W 2-1 3/6 vs. Oregon ^ W 8-2 1 9 8 3 4/20 Illinois State W 2-0 1 9 8 6 3/6 vs. San Diego State ^ W 6-3 Overall: 21-18 4/20 Missouri State W 2-1 Overall: 36-22 • HCAC: 5-5 3/8 at UNLV ^ W 13-1 Head Coach: Mary Higgins 4/21 Missouri W 4-0 Head Coach: Mary Higgins 3/9 at UNLV W 6-3 4/21 Missouri State L 2-5 3/9 at UNLV W 5-3 Date Opponent W/L Score Date Opponent W/L Score 4/24 Nebraska L 0-4 3/11 vs. Texas A&M L 0-1 UCLA L 0-7 2/15 at Louisiana Tech L 0-5 4/24 Nebraska L 0-1 3/11 vs. Texas A&M L 2-6 UCLA L (11) 0-1 2/15 at Louisiana Tech L 2-4 4/28 Kansas State W 3-0 3/12 vs. Kansas # W 6-3 Cal State Fullerton L 1-2 2/16 at Northeast Louisiana W 3-1 4/28 Kansas State W 6-0 3/12 vs. Oklahoma City # W 2-0 Cal State Fullerton L 0-2 2/16 at Northeast Louisiana W 4-0 5/1 Nebraska-Omaha W 8-0 3/12 vs. Texas-Arlington # L 4-5 Chapman L 0-2 2/26 vs. New Mexico State * L 1-3 5/2 Augustana (SD) W 3-0 3/13 vs. Indiana # L 1-7 Chapman W 6-1 2/27 vs. New Mexico State * W 5-0 5/2 Augustana (SD) W 6-4 3/13 vs. Illinois State # L 2-3 Cal Poly Pomona L 0-2 2/28 at Arizona State ^ L 0-2 3/14 vs. Northern Iowa # W 1-0 Cal Poly Pomona L (10) 1-2 2/28 vs. Oregon State ^ L 0-4 3/14 vs. Indiana # W 2-0 U.S. International W 1-0 3/1 vs. Cal Poly Pomona ^ W 3-2 1 9 8 5 3/14 vs. Iowa # W 5-3 U.S. International L (10) 3-4 3/1 vs. U.S. International ^ W 3-2 3/21 Wichita State W 6-1 vs. Oklahoma City ^ W 12-0 Overall: 43-18 3/2 vs. Pacific ^ W 1-0 3/21 Wichita State W 7-0 vs. Minnesota State ^ W 4-1 Head Coach: Mary Higgins 3/8 vs. Texas State # L 0-1 3/22 Wichita State W 5-0 vs. Sam Houston ^ W 11-1 Date Opponent W/L Score 3/8 at Baylor # W 6-1 3/22 Wichita State W 3-2 Kansas L 0-2 Wayne State W 4-2 3/9 vs. Texas-Arlington # W 1-0 4/3 at New Mexico * W 5-2 Kansas L 1-4 Wayne State L 2-4 3/9 vs. Texas A&M # W 3-1 4/3 at New Mexico * W 7-4 Drake W 10-0 Baylor W 4-3 3/12 vs. New Mexico * W 2-1 4/4 at New Mexico State * L 3-4 vs. Missouri State # W 2-0 Baylor W 8-2 3/12 vs. New Mexico * L 0-2 4/4 at New Mexico State * W 5-1 vs. Illinois Central # W 4-1 Texas-Arlington W 4-0 3/13 vs. Baylor ! W 8-0 4/9 Utah * L 0-1 vs. Kansas State # W 7-0 Texas-Arlington W 10-0 3/13 vs. Oklahoma State ! W 7-1 4/9 Utah * L 1-5 vs. Nebraska # L 0-2 Baylor L 0-1 3/14 vs. Northern Iowa ! W 2-0 4/11 at Kansas W 7-2 at Missouri # L 0-3 Baylor W 2-1 3/16 vs. Indiana ! L 0-5 4/11 at Kansas W 6-3 vs. Missouri State # W 1-0 Central Michigan W 4-3 3/25 at Kansas L 0-1 4/15 Drake W 7-0 Nebraska-Omaha W 5-1 Arizona L 3-4 3/25 at Kansas L 0-2 4/15 Drake W 1-0 Nebraska-Omaha W 8-0 Texas-Arlington W 6-0 4/4 vs. Bowling Green $ L 0-1 4/16 Kansas W 2-1 vs. Texas A&M ! W 1-0 Kansas State W 1-0 4/4 vs. Toledo $ W 1-0 4/16 Kansas L 2-3 at Nebraska ! W 7-2 South Carolina W 2-1 4/4 at Northern Iowa $ W 1-0 4/18 at Colorado State * L 2-8 vs. California ! L 0-1 Texas A&M L 0-6 4/5 vs. Missouri State $ W 1-0 4/18 at Colorado State * W 1-0 vs. Texas A&M ! L 0-1 Nebraska-Omaha W 2-0 4/5 vs. Wichita State $ W 5-0 4/21 at Minnesota W 6-0 Wayne State W 13-0 Nebraska-Omaha W 5-0 4/6 vs. Saint Xavier $ W 6-0 4/21 at Minnesota W 9-0 Wayne State W 3-0 Grand View W 1-0 4/6 vs. Washburn $ W 2-1 4/22 at Iowa State L 0-1 Northwest Missouri W 3-2 Grand View W 5-2 4/6 vs. Missouri State $ W 1-0 4/22 at Iowa State W 4-2 Northwest Missouri L 0-2 Iowa W 3-1 4/6 vs. Toledo $ W 6-1 5/2 Utah State * W 3-2 Iowa State L 0-3 Iowa W 4-3 4/11 vs. Georgia State % W 5-3 5/2 Utah State * W 11-0 Iowa State W 3-2 Iowa W 4-3 4/11 vs. Loyola-Chicago % W 9-0 5/7 vs. Utah ! W 9-4 Nebraska-Omaha * W 7-0 Iowa W 5-1 4/11 vs. Bradley % L 1-4 5/8 vs. Utah State ! L 3-8 Oklahoma City * W 7-0 South Dakota W 3-1 4/12 vs. UW-Green Bay % W 11 - 1 5/8 vs. Colorado State ! L 0-4 Indiana * L 2-3 South Dakota W 5-0 4/12 vs. Detroit % W 3-1 ^ Nevada-Las Vegas Invitational Oklahoma * W 1-0 Nebraska L 0-3 4/12 at Western Illinois % W 2-1 # Sooner Invitational Missouri * L 1-2 Nebraska L 1-6 4/16 Iowa State L 1-2 ! High Country Athletic Conference To u r n a m e n t ^ American Legion National To u r n a m e n t Kansas State W 8-1 4/16 Iowa State W 2-1 * HCAC Game # Mizzou Invitational Kansas L 0-1 4/20 Colorado State * W 2-0 ! Husker Invitational Kansas W 4-2 4/20 Colorado State * L 4-5 * Creighton Classic Iowa State L 0-1 4/21 Minnesota L 2-3 1 9 8 8 Iowa State W 5-2 4/21 Minnesota L 0-2 Northern Iowa W 6-0 4/25 Missouri W 3-0 Overall: 38-18 • HCAC: 4-2 1 9 8 4 Northern Iowa W 2-0 4/25 Nebraska-Omaha L 0-1 Head Coach: Mary Higgins Overall: 28-12 Michigan State W 6-1 5/1 at Utah * W 7-4 Date Opponent W/L Score Head Coach: Mary Higgins Central Michigan L 1-4 5/1 at Utah * W 14-1 at Texas-Arlington L 0-1 Colorado State W 4-1 5/2 at Utah State * L 2-3 at Texas-Arlington W 4-0 Date Opponent W/L Score Drake W 3-0 5/2 at Utah State * L 0-1 at Baylor W 5-0 3/11 US International L (8) 2-3 Augustana (S.D.) W 3-0 5/9 vs. New Mexico & L 0-1 at Baylor L 0-1 3/11 US International L (8) 2-3 Drake W 3-1 5/10 at Utah State & W 3-2 at Baylor W 4-1 3/12 San Diego W 3-1 Central Michigan W 3-1 5/10 vs. New Mexico & W 3-0 vs. Missouri ^ L 2-3 3/12 San Diego W 2-1 Nebraska L 0-7 5/11 vs. New Mexico State & W 4-1 vs. Oklahoma ^ W 1-0 3/13 San Diego State W 5-1 Nebraska W 5-3 5/11 vs. New Mexico State & W 2-0 vs. Northern Iowa ^ W 5-4 3/14 San Diego State W 4-2 Simpson College W 15-0 5/22 Texas A&M @ L 0-1 vs. Texas-Arlington ^ W 1-0 3/15 Long Beach State L 0-2 Simpson College W 8-1 5/23 Louisiana Tech @ W 4-3 vs. Indiana ^ L 0-4 3/15 Long Beach State W 1-0 Northwest Missouri W 7-0 5/24 California @ L 0-1 Nebraska-Kearney W 2-0 3/16 UCLA L (14) 0-1 Northwest Missouri W 6-3 ^ Arizona State Tournament Nebraska-Kearney W 3-0 3/16 UCLA L 0-2 Iowa State L 0-1 # Baylor Invitational vs. Adelphi # W 1-0 3/17 Cal Poly Pomona L 1-2 Iowa State L 3-5 ! Sooner Invitational vs. UCLA # L 0-9 3/17 Cal Poly Pomona W 1-0 Kansas L 1-6 $ Northern Iowa Invitational vs. Northwestern # L 0-1 3/22 Northern California W 2-0 Missouri L 2-3 % Western Illinois Tournament vs. Nebraska # L 0-5 3/24 Western Michigan L 0-1 Oklahoma City W 1-0 & High Country Athletic Conf. To u r n a m e n t vs. Utah State # W 5-2 3/24 Northern California W 2-1 Illinois State W 5-2 @ NCAA Wo m e n ’s Softball College World Series UMKC W 8-0 3/30 Kearney State W 11-1 Texas A&M L 0-3 * HCAC Game UMKC W 16-0 3/30 Kearney State W 2-0 Illinois State L 0-7 at Drake W 7-1 3/31 Wayne State W (14) 1-0 Nebraska-Kearney W 1-0 at Drake W 2-0 3/31 Wayne State W 10-0 Nebraska-Kearney W 1-0 1 9 8 7 Northern Iowa ! W 3-2 4/1 Kansas W 2-0 Iowa State L 5-6 Minnesota ! W 4-3 4/1 Kansas L 3-6 Overall: 34-13 • HCAC: 6-4 Oklahoma State W 3-0 Northern Iowa ! W 8-1 4/5 Nebraska L 0-1 Head Coach: Mary Higgins Missouri W 5-4 Minnesota ! W 4-3 4/5 Nebraska W 4-0 Date Opponent W/L Score Missouri L 1-2 New Mexico State * L 4-6 4/7 Iowa W 4-1 2/26 Nebraska-Omaha W 4-0 Iowa State W 1-0 New Mexico State * W 4-3 4/7 Iowa W 7-0 2/26 Nebraska-Omaha W 8-1 at Nebraska W 4-2 4/17 Iowa State W 1-0 3/3 Nebraska-Kearney W 6-4 at Nebraska W 2-1 4/18 Drake W 7-2 3/3 Nebraska-Kearney W 4-0 Kansas W 3-1 4/18 Drake W 15-1 3/6 vs. Utah ^ W 3-2

38 All-Time Game-by-Game Results

Kansas L 2-4 at Iowa State L 5-6 Iowa State L 1-3 Colorado State * W 2-0 Florida State L 0-4 at Nebraska L 2-3 Nebraska L 1-2 Colorado State * L (8) 3-4 Florida State W 2-0 at Nebraska W 7-0 Missouri W 7-0 5/9 vs. Colorado State & L 0-2 Iowa State L 1-2 at Colorado State * L 5-6 Missouri W 5-0 5/10 vs. San Diego State & W (9) 1-0 Iowa State W 3-2 at Colorado State * W 5-1 Kansas L 2-3 5/10 vs. Colorado State & W 1-0 Nebraska-Omaha W 10-0 at Kansas L (17) 2-3 Kansas L 1-2 5/11 vs. New Mexico & W 1-0 Nebraska-Omaha W 1-0 Texas A&M W 2-0 vs. Utah State % W 5-1 5/11 vs. Utah & W (31) 1-0 at Utah * W 2-0 Texas A&M W 4-1 vs. Colorado State % W 7-2 5/12 vs. Utah & L (25) 3-4 at Utah * L 1-5 Missouri State W 6-0 vs. New Mexico % L 1-8 ^ South Florida Invitational at Kansas L 1-2 Missouri State W 2-0 vs. Utah % W 4-1 # Lady Seminole Invitational at Kansas W 5-4 Western Illinois W 2-0 vs. New Mexico % W 2-0 ! NIST at San Jose Nebraska W 2-1 Western Illinois W 5-2 vs. New Mexico % W 4-3 $ Oklahoma State Invitational Nebraska L 1-3 Western Illniois W 2-0 vs. Fresno State & L 1-11 % Creighton Classic Colorado State * W 3-2 Western Illinois W 5-4 vs. Fresno State & L 1-2 & WAC Tournament Colorado State * W 5-1 Iowa W 4-2 ^ Arizona State Invitational * WAC Game Louisiana Tech $ L 1-5 Iowa W 2-0 # Houston Invitational Michigan State $ W 3-1 vs. New Mexico ^ W 4-1 ! NIST at San Jose Michigan State $ W 7-0 vs. Utah State ^ L 0-3 $ Creighton Classic 1 9 9 2 Louisiana Tech $ L 0-1 vs. Utah ^ W (8) 6-5 % High Country Athletic Conf. To u r n a m e n t Overall: 20-32 • WAC: 3-7 vs. New Mexico State % W 7-4 vs. Utah State ^ W 2-1 & NCAA Regionals Head Coach: Mary Higgins vs. Colorado State % W 4-1 vs. Utah State ^ L 1-2 * HCAC Game Date Opponent W/L Score vs. Colorado State % W 4-3 vs. Toledo # W 6-0 3/2 vs. Western Michigan W 2-0 vs. Iowa State & W 3-2 at Iowa # W 6-1 3/2 vs. Western Michigan W 7-1 at Nebraska & W 3-2 vs. Toledo # L 3-8 1 9 9 1 3/4 at New Mexico State W 3-1 at Nebraska & L 2-7 vs. Toledo # L 1-3 Overall: 38-25 • WAC: 4-6 3/5 vs. Utah W 5-1 at Nebraska & L 1-4 ^ High Country Athletic Conf. Tournament Head Coach: Mary Higgins 3/5 vs. Central Michigan L 2-8 ^ Baylor Invitational # NCAA Regionals Date Opponent W/L Score 3/5 vs. Sacramento State L 2-7 # San Jose Invitational * HCAC Game Nebraska-Omaha W 4-3 3/6 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay W 6-0 ! Creighton Budweiser Invitational Nebraska-Omaha W 7-0 3/6 vs. Fresno State L 1-5 $ Creighton Bud Light Classic vs. Oklahoma ^ W 4-1 3/7 vs. Sacramento State W 1-0 % High Country Athletic Conf. To u r n a m e n t 1 9 9 0 vs. South Carolina ^ L (8) 0-1 3/7 vs. Arizona L 0-8 & NCAA R e g i o n a l s Overall: 39-23 • HCAC: 5-5 vs. Samford ^ W 6-2 3/13 vs. Sacramento State W 2-1 * HCAC Game Head Coach: Mary Higgins at South Florida ^ L 1-2 3/13 vs. Cal State Northridge L 0-7 Date Opponent W/L Score vs. Maine ^ W 11-0 3/13 vs. Hawaii L 1-2 1 9 8 9 vs. Cal Poly Pomona ^ L 3-8 vs. Ball State ^ W 2-0 3/14 vs. Pacific L 4-7 at Arizona State ^ L 0-6 vs. Eastern Michigan ^ L 3-4 3/14 vs. San Diego State W 1-0 Overall: 49-19 • HCAC: 7-3 vs. Penn State ^ W 3-1 Southern Illinois L 1-5 3/14 vs. DePaul L 6-7 Head Coach: Mary Higgins vs. Arizona ^ L 0-3 South Carolina L 1-2 3/15 vs. San Diego State W 7-0 Date Opponent W/L Score vs. Iowa State ^ L 1-4 Connecticut W 5-1 3/15 vs. New Mexico W 3-0 vs. Illinois State W 8-3 vs. UC Santa Barbara ^ W 3-2 Florida State L 2-3 3/15 vs. Cal Poly Pomona L 2-4 vs. Sam Houston L 4-5 Nebraska-Kearney W 9-0 vs. DePaul # W 6-2 3/21 Nebraska L 1-2 vs. Ball State W 2-1 Nebraska-Kearney W 7-0 vs. Northern Iowa # W 6-1 3/21 Nebraska W 7-2 vs. Texas-Arlington W 4-0 Sam Houston W 12-5 vs. Furman # W 5-1 3/26 vs. California L 0-7 vs. Oklahoma W 4-2 Sam Houston W Forfeit vs. Indiana # W 2-0 3/27 vs. Michigan W 4-3 vs. Kansas W 5-1 Temple W 3-0 vs. Florida A&M # W 13-3 3/27 vs. Hawaii L 3-5 vs. Texas-Arlington W 4-2 Texas A&M L 0-3 vs. South Florida # W 3-0 3/27 vs. Colorado State W 3-0 vs. Oklahoma City L 2-6 vs. Sam Houston # L 1-3 vs. Adelphi ! W 1-0 3/28 vs. Sacramento State L 2-9 vs. Texas-Arlington W 2-1 vs. South Carolina # L 1-2 vs. Virginia ! W 4-0 3/28 vs. Oklahoma L 1-2 vs. Oklahoma W 3-0 vs. Western Illinois # W 4-2 vs. California ! L 0-3 4/4 vs. Missouri L 0-5 vs. Oklahoma State L 0-2 vs. So. Mississippi # W 8-0 vs. Arizona State ! L (8) 1-2 4/4 at Illinois State L 0-2 vs. Santa Clara W 8-1 vs. Saint Mary’s (Tex.) # W 8-0 vs. Kansas ! L 1-3 4/4 vs. Northern Illinois L 0-3 vs. Adelphi W 2-1 vs. Northeast Louisiana # W 5-0 Nebraska W 4-1 4/5 vs. Northern Illinois L 2-8 vs. Arizona State W 3-1 vs. Ohio State # W 3-0 Nebraska L 1-5 4/5 at Illinois State L 1-3 vs. Oklahoma W 6-0 vs. Long Beach State ! L 0-1 vs. Texas-Arlington $ W (8) 5-4 4/7 at Kansas L 0-1 vs. Indiana W 7-0 vs. Northwestern ! W 7-0 vs. Texas A&M $ W 2-0 4/7 at Kansas L 2-3 vs. Utah State W 4-3 vs. Santa Clara ! W 9-6 vs. Missouri State $ W 1-0 4/9 Colorado State * W 3-0 vs. Michigan L 0-2 vs. Michigan ! W 9-0 vs. Sam Houston $ W 3-0 4/9 Colorado State * L 1-2 Nebraska-Omaha W 7-0 vs. Arizona State ! L 2-3 vs. Nebraska $ L 1-2 4/11 DePaul W 5-4 Nebraska-Omaha W 4-1 Eastern Michigan $ W 8-1 at Oklahoma State $ L (8) 0-1 4/11 Notre Dame L 1-2 Nebraska-Kearney W 4-0 Northern Illinois $ W 8-7 Iowa State W 2-1 4/12 UMKC W 11-0 Nebraska-Kearney W 11-0 DePaul $ W 2-0 Iowa State W 4-1 4/14 Nebraska L 1-3 Wichita State W 7-4 Illinois State $ W 9-0 New Mexico * L 2-8 4/16 San Diego State * L 1-2 Northern Illinois W 5-2 Northern Iowa $ W 6-0 New Mexico * L 1-2 4/16 San Diego State * L 0-1 Bradley W 8-3 Iowa W 2-1 San Diego State * L (11) 1-2 4/18 New Mexico * W 1-0 Northern Illinois L 1-5 Iowa W 7-1 San Diego State * W 3-1 4/18 New Mexico * L 0-1 Drake W 8-1 Colorado State * L 1-2 Kansas W (11) 1-0 5/1 at Southern Utah * W 4-3 Drake W 7-0 Colorado State * L 1-3 Kansas L 0-2 5/1 at Southern Utah * L 4-5 Nebraska W 4-2 Drake L 0-1 Southern Utah * W 7-0 5/2 at Utah * L 0-2 Nebraska W 1-0 Drake W 2-1 Southern Utah * W 5-1 5/2 at Utah * L 1-2 at New Mexico * W 4-3 New Mexico * W 2-0 Utah * L 0-1 5/7 vs. Colorado State ^ W 5-1 at New Mexico * L 3-4 New Mexico * L 0-1 Utah * L 2-5 5/7 at Utah ^ L 0-6 at New Mexico State * W 4-0 New Mexico State * W 3-2 Minnesota L 2-5 5/8 vs. Southern Utah ^ W 12-5 at New Mexico State * W 15-6 New Mexico State * L 0-5 Minnesota W 1-0 5/8 vs. Colorado State ^ L 0-2 Kansas L 1-2 Minnesota L 1-2 Nebraska L (10) 1-2 ^ WAC Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah Kansas L 2-3 Minnesota W 4-1 Nebraska L 1-4 * WAC Game Utah * W 1-0 Nebraska W 7-0 Nebraska-Omaha % W 5-2 Utah * W 4-0 Nebraska W 1-0 Drake % W 3-2 Utah State * L 1-2 Utah * W 2-1 Northern Iowa % W 5-2 Utah State * W 9-3 Utah * W 7-0 Drake % W 4-2 at Minnesota L 2-3 Utah State * W 6-4 Nebraska-Omaha % L 0-1 at Minnesota L 0-2 Utah State * L 3-4 Drake W 3-0 at Iowa State W 6-4 Iowa State W 4-0 Drake W 2-1

39 All-Time Game-by-Game Results

3/9 at Texas State L 3-6 4/14 at Bradley * W 9-3 1 9 9 3 3/10 at Stephen F. Austin W 1-0 4/14 at Bradley * L (6) 1-11 1 9 9 7 Overall: 32-23 • MVC: 10-6 3/10 at Stephen F. Austin W 2-0 4/15 at Illinois State * L 2-4 Overall: 32-30 • MVC: 10-4 Head Coach: Mary Higgins 3/13 at Wichita State * L 2-3 4/15 at Illinois State * L 0-5 Head Coach: Brent Vigness 3/13 at Wichita State * L 4-11 4/16 at Indiana State * W 2-1 Date Opponent W/L Score Date Opponent W/L Score 3/25 vs. Eastern Michigan W 3-0 4/16 at Indiana State * L 6-7 3/5 vs. Nebraska L 7-14 2/21 vs. Colorado State ^ L 0-5 3/25 at Missouri L 0-7 4/19 at Nebraska W 3-0 3/5 vs. Texas-San Antonio L 3-12 2/21 at Texas A&M ^ W 5-2 3/27 vs. Detroit W 7-1 4/19 at Nebraska L (5) 1-9 3/5 vs. Sam Houston L 4-7 2/22 vs. Sam Houston ^ W 12-3 3/27 vs. Missouri State W 3-2 4/21 Drake * W 3-0 3/6 vs. Northeast Louisiana W 7-6 2/22 at Texas A&M ^ W 8-3 3/27 at Missouri L 1-5 4/21 Drake * L 3-4 3/6 vs. Centenary W 6-5 2/23 vs. Colorado State ^ W 4-0 3/30 Nebraska L 1-5 4/22 Northern Iowa * L 4-5 3/6 vs. Sam Houston L 5-9 2/23 vs. Sam Houston ^ W 5-3 3/30 Nebraska L 1-7 4/22 Northern Iowa * W 9-3 3/9 vs. Texas State W 1-0 3/1 vs. Missouri State # W 2-1 4/1 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay W 7-1 4/28 Wichita State * L 2-4 3/9 vs. Texas State W 11-3 3/1 vs. Oklahoma City # W 6-5 4/1 at Western Illinois L 0-5 4/28 Wichita State * W 4-1 3/13 at Texas A&M W 5-0 3/1 at Arkansas # L 1-2 4/2 vs. Northern Iowa L 3-5 5/5 at Missouri State * L (5) 0-8 3/13 vs. Tulsa W 11-0 3/1 vs. Oklahoma City # L 1-4 4/3 vs. DePaul L 0-5 5/5 at Missouri State * L 0-1 3/13 vs. Indiana W 4-2 3/2 at Arkansas # W 1-0 4/3 vs. UMKC W 9-4 5/11 vs. Drake ! L 0-3 3/14 vs. Washington W 2-1 3/8 at Sacramento State L 1-2 4/6 at Iowa State L (16) 4-7 5/11 vs. Missouri State ! L 2-6 3/24 vs. Missouri State W 6-0 3/8 at Sacramento State L 3-6 4/8 at Missouri State * L 1-2 ^ Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla. 3/20 Wisconsin-Green Bay W 5-1 3/9 at Pacific L 2-6 4/8 at Missouri State * L 2-4 # Saint Louis Invitational 3/20 Wisconsin-Green Bay W 8-1 3/9 at Pacific L 3-4 4/9 at Tulsa * L 3-4 ! MVC Tournament in Terre Haute, Ind. 3/21 Wisconsin-Green Bay W 11-5 3/11 at Hawaii-Hilo W 1-0 4/9 at Tulsa * W 5-4 * MVC Game 3/26 vs. New Mexico L 0-1 3/11 at Hawaii-Hilo L 0-1 4/13 Kansas L 2-7 3/26 vs. Pacific L 2-4 3/13 vs. Southeast Missouri ! L 4-5 4/13 Kansas L 1-5 3/26 vs. Iowa W (8) 1-0 3/14 vs. California ! L 0-4 4/15 Bradley * L 3-5 1 9 9 6 3/27 vs. Hawaii L 3-9 3/14 at Hawaii ! L 1-5 4/15 Bradley * L 6-8 4/3 at Southern Illinois * L (8) 0-1 Overall: 17-24 • MVC: 6-12 3/15 vs. Illinois State ! W 3-2 4/16 Illinois State * W 5-3 4/3 at Southern Illinois * W 2-1 Head Coach: Brent Vigness 3/15 vs. Southeast Missouri ! W 5-2 4/16 Illinois State * L 8-9 4/4 at Indiana State * W 11-2 Date Opponent W/L Score 3/15 vs. California ! L 0-7 4/22 at Drake * L 3-4 4/4 at Indiana State * W 12-0 2/24 Nebraska L 8-19 3/16 vs. Southeast Missouri ! W 1-0 4/22 at Drake * W 5-3 4/6 Iowa State L 1-2 2/24 Nebraska L 3-8 3/16 vs. California ! L 1-5 4/23 at Northern Iowa * W 2-0 4/6 Iowa State W 5-1 3/9 vs. Boston University ^ L 0-4 3/22 UMKC $ W 3-1 4/23 at Northern Iowa * L 7-13 4/10 at Illinois State * L 0-3 3/9 vs. Boston College ^ W 5-1 3/22 Drake $ L 3-4 4/23 at Nebraska L 0-1 4/10 at Illinois State * W 1-0 3/10 vs. Tennessee-Martin ^ W 4-3 3/22 Colorado State $ L 1-7 4/23 at Nebraska L 3-7 4/11 at Bradley * L 3-6 3/10 vs. Middle Tennessee St. ^W 7-1 3/23 Drake $ L 0-1 4/29 Indiana State * W 3-0 4/11 at Bradley * W 12-3 3/12 vs. Morehead State ^ W 5-0 3/23 Colorado State $ L 1-2 4/29 Indiana State * W 6-4 4/16 Wichita State * W (8) 1-0 3/12 vs. Valparaiso ^ W 9-3 3/23 UMKC $ W 8-2 5/12 vs. Tulsa ^ W 1-0 4/16 Wichita State * L (12) 4-5 3/14 vs. Tennessee-Martin ^ W 5-4 3/27 at Western Illinois W 6-4 5/12 at Missouri State ^ W 2-1 4/17 Wichita State L (9) 4-6 3/14 vs. Maine ^ W 1-0 3/27 at Western Illinois L 3-4 5/13 vs. Southern Illinois ^ L 6-8 4/17 UMKC W 7-0 3/14 vs. Middle Tennessee St. ^ L 4 - 5 3/29 at Loyola-Chicago W 1-0 5/13 vs. Illinois State ^ W 1-0 4/18 DePaul W 7-4 3 / 1 5 vs. Southeast Missouri ^ L 4-7 3/29 at Loyola-Chicago W 4-1 5/14 at Missouri State ^ L 0-1 4/18 DePaul W 7-6 3/23 vs. Utah State # L 1-2 4/2 Iowa State W 6-0 ^ MVC Tournament in Springfield, Mo. 4/18 Wichita State L 0-8 3/23 at Colorado State # L 2-8 4/2 Iowa State L 0-2 * MVC Game 4/20 Nebraska W 1-0 3/29 vs. Illinois-Chicago ! L 0-2 4/3 at Nebraska L 1-10 4/20 Nebraska W 14-1 4/3 at Kansas W 4-3 4/3 at Nebraska L 2-4 4/21 at Kansas L 0-2 1 9 9 5 4/3 at Kansas L 0-6 4/5 at Wichita State * W 6-1 4/21 at Kansas L 0-1 4/5 Missouri State * L 4-14 4/5 at Wichita State * L 2-5 4/23 Drake * L 2-5 Overall: 32-19 • MVC: 9-9 4/5 Missouri State * L 2-6 4/6 at Missouri State * W 1-0 4/23 Drake * L 8-9 Head Coach: Brent Vigness 4/6 Tulsa * W 8-0 4/6 at Missouri State * L 0-7 4/24 Northern Iowa * W 4-1 Date Opponent W/L Score 4/6 Tulsa * W 5-3 4/14 Indiana State * W 3-0 4/24 Northern Iowa * W 3-1 2/22 College of St. Mary W 8-6 4/12 at Drake * L 2-3 4/14 Indiana State * W 9-0 4/27 Kansas W (9) 1-0 2/22 College of St. Mary W 3-1 4/12 at Drake * L 0-8 4/15 Nebraska L 4-5 4/27 Kansas L 2-3 2/25 Nebraska L 4-6 4/13 at Northern Iowa * L 0-3 4/15 Nebraska W 6-0 4/28 at Nebraska L 0-2 2/25 Nebraska L 0-5 4/13 at Northern Iowa * L 3-4 4/17 at Kansas L 0-4 4/28 at Nebraska L (9) 2-3 3/4 vs. Maine ^ W 7-1 4/17 Kansas L 2-3 4/17 at Kansas L 3-4 5/7 Tulsa * W 8-0 3/4 vs. Illinois-Chicago ^ L 0-3 4/17 Kansas W 3-1 4/19 Bradley * W 8-2 5/7 Tulsa * W 5-2 3/5 vs. UNC-Greensboro ^ W 4-2 4/18 at UMKC W 15-8 4/19 Bradley * W 8-4 5/13 Northern Iowa ^ W 5-2 3/5 vs. Southeast Missouri ^ W 4-3 4/18 at UMKC W 6-0 4/23 Drake * W 1-0 5/13 Missouri State ^ W 5-0 3/7 vs. Loyola-Chicago ^ L 1-2 4/20 at Wichita State * L 0-2 4/23 Drake * W 2-0 5/13 Illinois State ^ L 2-3 3/7 vs. Illinois-Chicago ^ W 4-1 4/20 at Wichita State * L 1-2 4/24 at UMKC W 5-0 5/13 Drake ^ L (10) 2-5 3/9 vs. Campbell ^ W 4-0 4/24 at Nebraska L 1-5 4/24 at UMKC W 12-0 ^ MVC Tournament in Omaha, Neb. 3/9 vs. Florida Atlantic ^ W 6-0 4/24 at Nebraska L 0-3 4/26 at Evansville * W 5-2 * MVC Game 3/10 vs. Southeast Missouri ^ W 7-1 4/27 at Southern Illinois * W 11-6 4/26 at Evansville * W 2-0 3/10 vs. Detroit ^ W 5-0 4/27 at Southern Illinois * L 9-15 4/27 at Southern Illinois * L 2-3 3/15 Nebraska-Omaha W 5-4 5/4 Bradley * W 8-6 4/27 at Southern Illinois * L 3-5 1 9 9 4 3/15 Nebraska-Omaha W 4-3 5/4 Bradley * W 8-6 5/8 vs. Evansville % W 2-1 Overall: 24-31 • MVC: 6-10 3/18 vs. UMKC # W 11-2 5/4 Evansville * L 1-5 5/9 vs. Southern Illinois % L 3-7 Head Coach: Brent Vigness 3/18 at Saint Louis # W 8-1 5/4 Evansville * W 5-2 5/9 vs. Drake % L 5-6 3/18 vs. UMKC # W 4-3 5/5 Illinois State * L 2-4 ^Texas A&M Invitational Date Opponent W/L Score 3/19 at Saint Louis # W (5) 15-0 5/5 Illinois State * L 4-7 # Arkansas Ladyback Invitational 2/18 vs. Tulsa W 2-1 3/19 vs. UMKC # W 8-0 ^ Rebel Spring Games in Orlando, Fla. ! Hawaii Classic 2/18 at Texas-Arlington W (10) 1-0 3/23 Iowa State L 0-4 # Colorado State Tournament $ Creighton Lady Jays Spring Classic 2/19 vs. Nebraska L (8) 0-1 3/23 Iowa State L 0-2 ! Tulsa Festival % MVC Tournament in Cedar Falls, Iowa 2/19 vs. Oklahoma L 5-7 3/29 at UMKC W 5-1 * MVC Game *MVC Game 2/19 vs. Stephen F. Austin L 1-3 3/29 at UMKC W (6) 8-0 2/20 vs. Nebraska L 0-4 4/2 UMKC W 7-0 3/4 vs. Notre Dame W 9-5 4/2 UMKC W (5) 8-0 3/4 vs. Sam Houston W 6-4 4/7 Evansville * W 11-3 3/5 vs. North Carolina W 13-1 4/7 Evansville * W 5-2 3/5 vs. Centenary W 3-2 4/8 Southern Illinois * W 9-1 3/5 vs. Illinois State L 3-10 4/8 Southern Illinois * W 2-1 3/8 at Texas-San Antonio W 6-1 4/12 at Kansas L 2-6 3/8 at Texas-San Antonio L 0-3 4/12 at Kansas W 3-2 3/9 at Texas State W 5-1

40 All-Time Game-by-Game Results

3/6 vs. UCLA ! L 4-16 4/2 Missouri State * W 2-0 4/21 Wichita State * L 1-4 1 9 9 8 3/6 vs. Long Beach State 1 L 2-5 4/4 at Kansas L 0-2 4/22 Wichita State * W 7-6 Overall: 33-15 • MVC: 16-2 3/7 vs. Missouri ! L 1-2 4/4 at Kansas L (8) 0-1 4/24 at #12 Nebraska L 2-8 Head Coach: Brent Vigness 3/10 at Pacific L 0-1 4/6 Nebraska W 2-0 4/25 Kansas L 1-5 3/10 at Pacific L 1-6 4/9 at Illinois State * W 3-1 4/25 Kansas W 7-4 Date Opponent W/L Score 3/12 vs. Cal Poly Pomona $ L 3-9 4/9 at Illinois State * W 3-2 4/28 at Missouri State * W 3-0 2/20 vs. Wichita State ^ W 2-1 3/12 vs. Utah $ L 3-5 4/10 at Indiana State * L 1-2 4/28 at Missouri State * W 5-0 2/20 at Oklahoma ^ L (8) 3-4 3/12 vs. Northern Illinois $ W 3-2 4/10 at Indiana State * W 6-1 4/29 at Missouri State * W 3-0 2/21 vs. Missouri State ^ W 1-0 3/13 vs. Santa Clara $ W 7-5 4/12 Iowa State W 11-10 5/5 Southern Illinois * W 10-5 2/21 vs. McNeese State ^ W 8-2 3/13 vs. Nebraska $ L 1-4 4/15 at Drake * L 2-3 5/5 Southern Illinois * W 6-2 2/22 at Oklahoma ^ L 0-4 3/17 at UMKC W 5-1 4/15 at Drake * W 5-4 5/10 Southern Illinois & W (14) 5-4 3/5 at Arkansas W 3-2 3/17 at UMKC W 7-0 4/19 at Nebraska L 1-3 5/11 Evansville & L 1-5 3/11 at Santa Clara W 4-1 3/23 at Nebraska L 5-6 4/22 at Bradley * W 4-1 5/12 Evansville & W (8) 6-5 3/11 at Santa Clara W 9-0 3/30 Nebraska L 2-3 4/22 at Bradley * W 1-0 5/12 Illinois State & L (12) 3-4 3/13 vs. Santa Clara # W 7-0 3/31 UMKC W (8) 4-3 4/23 at Northern Iowa * L 2-7 ^ Oklahoma/Adidas Classic 3/13 vs. California # L 1-2 3/31 UMKC W 13-1 4/23 at Northern Iowa * L 0-5 # Oklahoma State Classic 3/14 vs. Akron # W 2-1 4/4 at Evansville * W (8) 5-2 4/25 at Iowa State W 3-2 ! Hillenbrand Invitational in Tucson, Ariz. 3/14 vs. Colorado State # L 1-2 4/4 at Evansvile * W (11) 3-2 4/29 Southern Illinois * W 1-0 $ Game played in Tucson, Ariz. 3/14 vs. Drake # W 8-2 4/7 at Nebraska L 0-1 4/29 Southern Illinois * W 4-1 % CU Spring Classic in Shawnee, Kan. 3/14 vs. Colorado State # W 2-1 4/11 Drake * W 1-0 4/30 Evansville * L (8) 3-5 & MVC Tournament in Omaha, Neb. 3/15 vs. Arizona State # W (8) 4-3 4/11 Drake * W 5-0 4/30 Evansville * L 0-6 *MVC Game 3/15 vs. California L 1-8 4/17 Bradley * W 3-1 5/5 vs. Southern Illinois % L 0-1 3/26 at Nebraska W 4-3 4/17 Bradley * L 0-3 5/6 vs. Evansville % W 3-2 3/26 at Nebraska L (9) 4-5 4/18 Northern Iowa * L (10) 3-4 5/6 vs. Northern Iowa % W 4-1 2 0 0 2 3/28 Loyola-Chicago W 6-1 4/18 Northern Iowa * W 3-1 5/6 vs. Southern Illinois % W (13) 2-1 3/28 Colorado State L 2-8 Overall: 28-28 • MVC: 18-7 4/20 at Iowa W 2-0 5/7 vs. Indiana State % W 5-2 3/29 Colorado State L 1-2 Head Coach: Brent Vigness 4/20 at Iowa L 1-3 5/7 vs. Illinois State % L 1-5 3/29 Loyola-Chicago W 2-0 Date Opponent W/L Score 4/24 at Missouri State * W 3-2 ^ Oklahoma/Adidas Classic 4/4 at Drake * W 2-0 2/15 vs. Missouri State ! L 2-3 4/24 at Missouri State * W 1-0 # Southeast Classic 4/4 at Drake * W 4-1 2/15 at #7 Oklahoma ! L 1-6 4/28 Nebraska L 1-8 ! War Eagle Classic 4/5 at Iowa State W (8) 2-1 2/16 vs. Northwestern State !W (8) 4-3 5/1 Illinois State* L 0-3 $ Hawkeye Classic 4/5 at Iowa State L 0-1 2/17 vs. #21 UL-Lafayette ! L 1-3 5/1 Illinois State * W 15-2 % MVC Tournament in Peoria, Ill. 4/11 at Northern Iowa * L 0-2 2/17 vs. Drake ! - FORFEIT W 7-0 5/2 Indiana State * W 8-0 * MVC Game 4/11 at Northern Iowa * W 4-3 2/22 vs. San Diego State # L 1-3 5/2 Indiana State * W 10-4 4/12 at Bradley * W 3-0 2/22 at Baylor # L 0-3 5/7 vs. Bradley % W 8-4 4/12 at Bradley * W 1-0 2/23 vs. Oakland # W 1-0 5/8 vs. Northern Iowa % W 2-0 2 0 0 1 4/18 at Illinois State * W 3-2 2/23 vs. Stephen F. Austin # W 1-0 5/9 vs. Illinois State % W 8-4 4/18 at Illinois State * W 3-0 Overall: 30-27 • MVC: 16-10 2/24 vs. Akron # W (10) 4-3 5/10 vs. Northern Iowa % W 5-4 4/19 at Indiana State * W 5-3 Head Coach: Brent Vigness 3/8 vs. Texas A&M CC $ L (10) 2-3 5/20 vs. Minnesota & L 0-2 4/19 at Indiana State * W 1-0 Date Opponent W/L Score 3/8 vs. Wichita State $ W 4-3 5/21 at UCLA & L 0-14 4/22 UMKC W 8-0 2/17 at #4 Oklahoma ^ L 0-4 3/9 vs. Wichita State $ W 6-2 ^ Sooner Invitational 4/22 UMKC W 12-1 2/18 vs. Wichita State ^ L 1-5 3/9 at #9 Oklahoma $ L 0-8 # Texas State Invitational 4/23 at Iowa L 2-5 2/18 vs. Tulsa ^ W (10) 1-0 3/10 vs. Texas A&M CC $ L 1-10 ! Fresno State Classic 4/23 at Iowa L 1-4 2/25 vs. Mississippi # L (8) 2-3 3/10 at #9 Oklahoma $ L 0-8 $ NIST in San Jose, Calif. 4/25 Missouri State * L 0-2 2/25 vs. Tulsa # W 8-1 3/12 at Oklahoma State L 2-4 % MVC Tournament in Wichita, Kan. 4/25 Missouri State* W 11-0 3/2 at #2 Arizona ! L 0-9 3/12 at Oklahoma State L 2-5 & NCAA Regionals in Los Angeles, Calif. 4/26 Wichita State * W 4-1 3/2 vs. Western Michigan ! W 7-0 3/16 at Illinois State * L (8) 0-1 * MVC Game 4/26 Wichita State * W 6-2 3/3 vs. #23 Baylor ! L 1-5 3/16 at Illinois State * L 0-10 5/2 Evansville * W 9-0 3/3 vs. #4 Oklahoma ! L 3-11 3/17 at Illinois State * L 2-4 5/2 Evansville * W 8-2 2 0 0 0 3/4 vs. Indiana State ! W 9-1 3/19 at #5 Nebraska L 1-3 5/3 Southern Illinois * W 1-0 3/6 vs. Cal State Northridge $ L 0-6 3/20 at UMKC L 0-1 5/3 Southern Illinois * W 5-0 Overall: 34-22 • MVC: 11-7 3/6 at #2 Arizona L 0-3 3/20 at UMKC W 5-3 5/7 vs. Illinois State ! L 1-8 Head Coach: Brent Vigness 3/9 vs. Buffalo % W 1-0 3/23 Evansville * L 2-3 5/7 vs. Wichita State ! L (9) 1-2 Date Opponent W/L Score 3/9 vs. Minnesota % W 3-0 3/23 Evansville * W 4-0 ^ Sooner Invitational 2/9 College of Saint Mary’s W 20-3 3/9 vs. Drake % L (9) 3-4 3/27 #4 Nebraska L 0-7 # NIST in San Jose, Calif. 2/9 College of Saint Mary’s W 13-0 3/10 vs. UMKC % W 11-3 3/29 Northern Iowa * W 1-0 ! MVC Tournament in Evansville, Ind. 2/25 vs. Kansas ^ W 7-1 3/10 vs. #17 Nebraska % L (8) 2-3 3/29 Northern Iowa * W 7-1 * MVC Game 2/25 vs. Nicholls State ^ L (8) 0-1 3/17 at Evansville * L 2-10 3/30 Northern Iowa * L 0-3 2/26 vs. #16 Cal State Fullerton ^ L 0 - 2 3/17 at Evansville * L (10) 3-4 4/4 at Kansas L 1-6 2/26 vs. Missouri State ^ W 5-4 3/18 at Evansville * L 3-5 4/4 at Kansas L 0-2 1 9 9 9 2/27 vs. Mississippi ^ L 4-5 3/20 at UMKC W 6-0 4/6 Indiana State * W 8-0 Overall: 31-28 • MVC: 11-3 2/27 at #7 Oklahoma ^ L 0-2 3/20 at UMKC W 11-0 4/6 Indiana State * W 11-0 Head Coach: Brent Vigness 3/4 vs. Western Kentucky # W 7-4 3/21 #18 Nebraska L 0-4 4/7 Indiana State * W 8-0 3/4 vs. IUPUI # W 6-0 3/24 Illinois State * L 0-3 4/9 at Drake * W 15-3 Date Opponent W/L Score 3/5 vs. Iowa State # W 2-1 3/24 Illinois State * L 3-4 4/9 at Drake * W 13-12 2/8 at Bellevue (Neb.) W 8-0 3/5 at Southeast Missouri # W 1-0 3/25 Illinois State * L 1-6 4/13 at Wichita State * W 9-1 2/8 at Bellevue (Neb.) W 12-4 3/5 vs. Missouri State # W 4-3 3/31 Bradley * L 0-1 4/13 at Wichita State * W 5-0 2/19 at Oklahoma ^ L 0-12 3/7 at UAB W (9) 4-3 3/31 Bradley * W 9-0 4/14 at Wichita State * W 10-3 2/19 at Oklahoma ^ L 2-4 3/8 at Samford L 2-3 4/1 Bradley * W 5-1 4/16 #4 Nebraska L (8) 4-5 2/20 vs. Missouri State ^ L 1-2 3/8 at Samford W 4-1 4/4 at #15 Nebraska L 2-6 4/20 at Southern Illinois * L 1-3 2/20 vs. Missouri State ^ L 1-2 3/10 at Auburn ! L 2-6 4/6 at Drake * W 4-0 4/20 at Southern Illinois * W 2-0 2/21 vs. Colorado State ^ W 1-0 3/12 vs. Akron ! W (8) 3-2 4/7 at Northern Iowa * W 12-3 4/21 at Southern Illinois * L 4-6 2/21 vs. Colorado State ^ L 1-6 3/12 vs. Indiana ! W 3-1 4/8 at Northern Iowa * W (10) 1-0 4/23 Drake * W 10-2 2/25 at Texas L 0-1 3/12 vs. Miami (Ohio) ! W 8-3 4/8 at Northern Iowa * L 0-3 4/25 at Iowa State L 2-6 2/25 at Texas L 0-3 3/22 Nebraska L 0-5 4/10 Drake * L (8) 0-1 4/28 Missouri State * W 6-0 2/26 vs. Detroit # W 17-3 3/22 Nebraska L (8) 2-3 4/10 Drake * W 8-0 4/28 Missouri State * W 4-2 2/26 vs. Detroit # W 9-3 3/25 at #16 Iowa $ L 0-2 4/13 at Indiana State * W (8) 4-1 5/1 at #22 Iowa L 3-4 2/27 at Texas State # W 5-3 3/25 vs. Eastern Illinois $ W 5-4 4/14 at Indiana State * W 7-0 5/4 at Bradley * W 6-1 2/27 at Texas State # W 7-0 3/26 vs. UW-Green Bay $ W 5-1 4/14 at Indiana State * W 7-0 5/4 at Bradley * W (8) 4-2 2/28 vs. Dayton # W 13-0 3/26 at #16 Iowa $ L 0-1 4/17 UMKC W 8-3 5/5 at Bradley * W 3-0 2/28 vs. Dayton # W 13-2 4/1 Wichita State * W 13-6 4/17 UMKC W 3-0 5/9 vs. Missouri State & W 3-2 3/5 vs. DePaul ! L 5-7 4/1 Wichita State * W 9-1 4/18 vs. Missouri L 4-5 5/10 vs. Evansville & L 1-4 3/5 vs. Oregon State ! L 2-9 4/2 Missouri State * L 2-6 4/21 Wichita State * W 5-1 5/10 vs. Northern Iowa & W 3-2 3/5 at Fresno State ! L 0-6

41 All-Time Game-by-Game Results

5/11 vs. Evansville & L 0-2 ! OU/Nike Classic in Norman, Okla. 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 6 # Compass Bank Invitational in Waco, Texas Overall: 44-17-1 • MVC: 17-8 Overall: 44-13 • MVC: 19-8 Overall: 23-27 • MVC: 10-13 $ OU/Worth Invitational in Norman, Okla. Head Coach: Brent Vigness Head Coach: Brent Vigness Head Coach: Brent Vigness & MVC Tournament in Normal, Ill. Date Opponent W/L Score Date Opponent W/L Score Date Opponent W/L Score *MVC Game 2/20 at North Texas # L 0-6 2/18 at #13 Oklahoma # L 0-8 2/24 vs. Eastern Illinois # W 4-1 2/20 vs. Oklahoma State # L 5-7 2/19 vs. North Texas # W 7-1 2/24 at Tulsa # L 0-7 2 0 0 3 2/21 vs. Wichita State # W 5-1 2/19 vs. #13 Oklahoma # L 2-14 2/25 vs. Louisiana-Monroe # W 3-2 2/21 vs. Missouri State # L 1-5 2/20 vs. Lipscomb # W 6-0 2/25 vs. North Texas # L 4-5 Overall: 26-24 • MVC: 14-12 2/22 vs. New Mexico # L (8) 1-2 2/20 vs. North Texas # W (8) 1-0 2/26 vs. Boston College # L 2-5 Head Coach: Brent Vigness 2/22 vs. Texas-Arlington # W 8-5 2/25 vs. Florida Atlantic % W 6-1 3/3 vs. Bethune-Cookman ^ W 4-3 Date Opponent W/L Score 3/6 vs. Florida A&M $ W 4-0 2/25 vs. #18 Oregon % W 4-1 3/3 at Central Florida ^ L 0-7 2/14 vs. Long Beach State ! L 0-4 3/6 vs. Maine $ W (8) 2-1 2/26 vs. #7 Alabama % W 6-4 3/4 vs. New Mexico State ^ L 1-4 2/14 vs. Long Beach State ! W (9) 1-0 3/7 vs. St. Bonaventure $ W 8-0 2/26 vs. #8 Michigan % L 0-7 3/4 vs. Villanova ^ W 9-2 2/15 vs. UAB ! L 3-5 3/7 vs. Central Michigan $ W 5-1 3/5 vs. Wagner $ W (8) 2-1 3/5 at Central Florida ^ L 0-1 2/15 vs. UAB ! L 0-3 3/8 vs. Youngstown State $W (8) 1-0 3/5 vs. Saint Peter’s $ W 8-0 3/7 vs. La Salle $ W 8-0 3/1 at Austin Peay W 3-2 3/8 vs. Yale $ W 4-0 3/6 vs. Detroit $ W 5-0 3/7 vs. St. Bonaventure $ L 3-4 3/1 at Austin Peay W 10-0 3/9 vs. Pennsylvania $ W 9-1 3/6 vs. Robert Morris $ W 12-0 3/8 vs. IPFW $ W 5-1 3/2 at Austin Peay W 5-2 3/9 vs. George Mason $ W 10-2 3/8 vs. Sacred Heart $ W 5-0 3/8 vs. UMKC $ W 13-0 3/7 vs. Portland State $ L 3-4 3/11 vs. Quinnipiac $ W 6-0 3/8 vs. Tennessee State $ W 8-0 3/9 vs. Holy Cross $ W 10-2 3/7 vs. Iowa State $ L 0-1 3/11 vs. IPFW $ W 11-1 3/10 vs. Toledo $ W 5-0 3/9 vs. Robert Morris $ W 7-2 3/8 vs. Bradley $ L 2-3 3/12 vs. Holy Cross $ W 8-0 3/10 vs. Wagner $ W 11-1 3/10 vs. Tennessee State $ L 2-3 3/8 vs. UL-Monroe $ L 10-13 3/12 vs. Sacred Heart $ W 6-1 3/17 South Dakota State W 4-0 3/10 vs. Monmouth $ W 8-0 3/9 at Tulsa $ W 8-1 3/13 vs. Columbia $ W 1-0 3/17 South Dakota State W 10-2 3/18 at Illinois State* L 5-6 3/15 at Missouri State* L 5-6 3/13 vs. Gardner-Webb $ W 3-1 3/19 at Evansville* W (8) 2-1 3/18 at Illinois State* L 3-8 3/15 at Missouri State* W 2-0 3/17 at UMKC W 11-0 3/19 at Evansville* W 2-1 3/19 at Illinois State* L 0-6 3/16 at Missouri State* L (8) 2-3 3/17 at UMKC W 9-1 3/20 at Evansville* W 3-0 3/25 Evansville* L 2-3 3/22 Wichita State* L 0-3 3/20 at Illinois State* W 6-1 3/23 at #18 Nebraska W (9) 6-5 3/25 Evansville* W 8-0 3/22 Wichita State* L 0-1 3/20 at Illinois State* W 4-2 3/26 Illinois State* W 3-1 3/26 Evansville* W 7-0 3/22 Wichita State* L 3-8 3/21 at Illinois State* W 5-2 3/26 Illinois State* L 1-2 3/28 #17 Nebraska L 1-3 3/26 at #6 Nebraska L 2-5 3/24 #20 Nebraska L (8) 0-1 3/27 Illinois State* W 3-0 4/1 Northern Iowa* W 4-0 3/29 Southern Illinois* L (9) 0-2 3/28 Evansville* L 1-4 3/30 at UMKC W 5-2 4/1 Northern Iowa* W 2-1 3/30 Southern Illinois* L 2-4 3/28 Evansville* L 0-9 3/30 at UMKC W 8-0 4/2 Northern Iowa* L 6-8 3/30 Southern Illinois* W 3-2 4/1 at Kansas L 0-2 4/2 at Northern Iowa* W 3-0 4/5 at Drake* L 0-1 4/1 #6 Nebraska L 2-4 4/1 at Kansas T (9) 1-1 4/2 at Northern Iowa* W 5-3 4/5 at Drake* W 4-0 4/5 at Evansville* L (8) 4-5 4/3 Indiana State* W 4-0 4/3 at Northern Iowa* W 4-1 4/8 Indiana State* L 0-4 4/5 at Evansville* W 2-0 4/3 Indiana State* W 13-0 4/6 Drake* W 3-2 4/8 Indiana State* W 2-0 4/6 at Evansville* L 1-3 4/4 Indiana State* W 4-0 4/6 Drake* W 3-1 4/9 Indiana State* L 1-7 4/12 at Indiana State* W 8-2 4/6 at #21 Nebraska L 0-2 4/9 Bradley* W 8-0 4/11 UMKC W 5-2 4/12 at Indiana State* W 10-3 4/9 Northern Iowa* W 2-0 4/9 Bradley* W 3-0 4/11 UMKC W 8-0 4/13 at Indiana State* W 5-3 4/10 Northern Iowa* W 7-3 4/10 Bradley* W 5-4 4/14 at Wichita State* L (9) 0-1 4/15 Drake* W 5-0 4/10 Northern Iowa* L (8) 3-4 4/14 #25 Nebraska W (9) 1-0 4/15 at Wichita State* L 0-6 4/15 Drake* W 6-1 4/14 at Drake* W 5-0 4/16 at Indiana State* W 8-1 4/15 at Wichita State* W 2-0 4/16 at #5 Nebraska L 2-4 4/14 at Drake* L (8) 2-3 4/16 at Indiana State* W 1-0 4/19 Drake* L 5-6 4/19 Illinois State* W 1-0 4/17 at Bradley* L 0-1 4/16 at Indiana State* W 2-0 4/20 at Kansas L 0-8 4/20 Illinois State* L 0-2 4/17 at Bradley* W 5-0 4/21 Kansas W 3-2 4/20 at Kansas L 0-10 4/20 Illinois State* L 0-1 4/18 at Bradley* W 6-0 4/23 #22 Southern Illinois* W 3-0 4/22 at #25 Southern Illinois* W 2-1 4/22 at Drake* W 7-0 4/20 UMKC W 9-0 4/23 #22 Southern Illinois* L 0-8 4/22 at #25 Southern Illinois* L 2-8 4/26 at Northern Iowa* W 11-0 4/20 UMKC W 9-1 4/24 #22 Southern Illinois* L 4-8 4/27 at #17 Nebraska L (8) 3-4 4/26 at Northern Iowa* W (10) 7-6 4/25 at Southern Illinois* L 0-2 4/27 at Drake* L 2-5 5/6 at Bradley* W (8) 2-1 4/27 at Northern Iowa* W 6-1 4/25 at Southern Illinois* W 3-2 4/30 at Missouri State* L (8) 2-3 5/6 at Bradley* L 3-5 4/29 at UMKC W 8-3 4/27 Drake* L (8) 2-3 4/30 at Missouri State* L 0-1 5/7 at Bradley* W (8) 4-3 4/29 at UMKC W 8-0 4/28 Northern Colorado W 13-1 5/1 at Missouri State* W 1-0 5/11 Southern Illinois & W (10) 2-1 5/3 Bradley* W 5-1 4/28 Northern Colorado W 14-1 5/7 Wichita State* W 8-3 5/11 Missouri State & L 0-4 5/3 Bradley* L 1-4 5/1 Missouri State* W 6-0 5/7 Wichita State* L 7-9 5/12 Wichita State & L (8) 0-1 5/8 at Evansville & W 3-2 5/1 Missouri State* W 10-2 5/8 Wichita State* L 4-6 # Holiday Inn Select Festival in Tulsa, Okla. 5/8 vs. Illinois State & W (8) 2-1 5/2 Missouri State* W 5-1 5/12 vs. Illinois State & W 2-0 ^ UCF Tournament in Altamonte Springs, Fla. 5/9 vs. #24 S. Illinois & W 2-1 5/8 at Wichita State* W 2-0 5/12 at Wichita State & W (8) 2-1 $ Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla. 5/10 at Evansville & W 6-2 5/8 at Wichita State* W 1-0 5/13 vs. Missouri State & W 2-1 & MVC Tournament in Omaha, Neb. 5/15 vs. #8 Washington ^ L 1-5 5/9 at Wichita State* L (9) 0-1 5/14 at Wichita State & W 2-0 * MVC game 5/15 vs. Fla. International ^ W 3-1 5/13 vs. Evansville & W 1-0 5/20 vs. #21 Washington ^ L (11) 1-2 Bold indicates home games 5/16 vs. Hofstra ^ L (9) 0-1 5/15 at Southern Illinois & W 5-0 5/21 vs. #22 Iowa ^ L (8) 1-2 ! OU/Nike Classic in Norman, Okla. 5/20 vs. Florida Atlantic ^ W 6-2 # OU/Nike Classic in Norman, Okla. $ Embassy Suites Invitational in Tulsa, Okla. 5/21 at #14 Nebraska ^ L 0-2 % NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga. & MVC Tournament in Evansville, Ind. 5/21 vs. Iowa ^ W (10) 8-4 $ Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla. ^ NCAA Regionals in Lincoln, Neb. 5/22 vs. Florida Atlantic ^ W 1-0 & MVC Tournament in Wichita, Kan. *MVC Game 5/22 at #14 Nebraska ^ L 1-3 ^ NCAA Regionals in Lincoln, Neb. # UNT Betlin Round-Up in Denton, Texas * MVC game $ Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla. & MVC Tournament in Carbondale, Ill. ^ NCAA Regionals in Lincoln, Neb. *MVC Game

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Creighton University

Location The 2006 freshman academic profile Creighton Campus Creighton is located in Omaha, Neb., pop- places Creighton among the top five private At Creighton, we are committed to having ulation 409,416 with a combined metropol- universities in the Midwest, and among the the best campus around. The 130-acre itan population of 1.1 million people in eight top nine Catholic universities in the nation. campus is located within walking distance counties. Creighton ranks fifth in the nation as a “top of downtown Omaha and many recreation- wired college”. Creighton has also been al, cultural and entertainment opportunities. Creighton History cited as outstanding by other publications, To date, Creighton has invested more than including M o n e y, K i p l i n g e r ’s Personal $190 million in on-campus improvements Founded in 1878, Creighton University is a Finance and Peterson's Best 311 Colleges. private co-educational university in the and constructed four new buildings, includ- ing Michael G. Morrison, S.J., Stadium, United States, founded by the Society of Student Life at Creighton Jesus and one of 28 member institutions of which distinguishes Omaha as the exclu- the Association of Jesuit Colleges and • Ten nationally recognized social fraterni- sive host of the region’s only athletic facili- Universities. ties and sororities. ty designed exclusively for soccer. The sta- • More than 180 active student clubs and dium hosts high school, club and interna- organizations. tional soccer events and a variety of • High-speed Internet access in each of Omaha community events. The Hixson- the eight residence halls, apartment living Lied Science Building and the renovated for juniors and seniors, and a special hall Rigge Science Building and Criss Health for graduate and married students. Sciences Building are the centerpiece of a • Creighton is a wireless campus, accom- $56 million initiative providing Creighton’s modating the more than 95 percent of stu- undergraduate and health professions a dents with mobile computing devices. leading edge approach to teaching and • Creighton welcomes students of all reli- research. Davis Square and Opus Hall are gious beliefs and the University encour- new upperclassmen town homes located ages students to participate in faith on the east side of campus. retreats, faith sharing opportunities and At the center of the campus is the his- multi-faith services. toric St. John's Church, the California Street Mall, the Lied Education Center for Student Snapshot the Arts, a modern student center and Creighton students come from every state physical fitness facility. and more than 40 countries. Of our 6,981 Creighton was recognized in 2006 as a students, 4,075 are enrolled as undergrad- “best-neighbor” urban university by the uates, and 2,906 are in the graduate, law, New England Board of Higher Education. Creighton was the only university in Creighton has been ranked No. 1 among medical, dental, pharmacy, physical thera- Midwestern colleges by U.S. News & Wo r l d py and occupational therapy programs. Nebraska and its surrounding states identi- Report for three straight years. fied as an academic institution making a positive contribution to the local city by dra- Creighton Today matically strengthening the quality of life and economy, as well as renewing and The Creighton of today is nationally recog- revitalizing its surrounding community. nized as the leading comprehensive uni- versity in the Midwest. Creighton is syn- onymous with student centered education and the setting for significant undergradu- ate student research. As one of 28 univer- sities in America designed in the Jesuit tra- dition of academic excellence and service to others, Creighton believes in humanistic education through service, reflection and learning. We also seek to create an inclu- sive, diverse community at the University. To d a y, Creighton offers more than 50 majors in the undergraduate divisions of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and the School of Nursing, plus six prestigious professional schools: The medicine, dentistry, law, pharmacy, physi- cal therapy and occupational therapy. Opus Hall upper classmen town homes opened in August 2006. 44 Creighton University

Community Service & Outreach At Creighton, students have the opportuni- ty to live the Jesuit Mission - to become a part of the Jesuit belief of the value and dig- nity of the individual. With an emphasis on service and social justice, the Creighton education will give students the foundation for a life well lived. Last year, Creighton fac- ulty, staff and students volunteered in more than 180 service projects and programs with 39,561 student hours contributed to the community.

Faculty • The men’s basketball program set an CU Athletics On the Web • A total of 649 faculty members. MVC record with its eighth straight 20-win Visit the official home page of the Bluejays • Student-to-faculty ratio of 12:1. season while advancing to the postseason at http://www.gocreighton.com to get the • At Creighton, the faculty is conducting for a ninth consecutive season. latest news on Creighton Athletics. internationally recognized work in many • The men’s soccer team capped its 14th • The site contains updated rosters, sched- areas, including hereditary cancer, osteo- consecutive NCAA Tournament appear- ules, statistics, photo galleries and links on porosis, hearing impairment, bone metabo- ance while remaining the only program with everything related to CU Athletics. lism, regional economics and more. at least one selection in every MLS draft. • Live audio for select home softball games The program has made three College Cup this season. 2005-06 Athletics Highlights showings since 1996. • Live stats for volleyball, basketball, soc- • Creighton serves as the annual host insti- • The women’s soccer team won the State cer, baseball and softball. tution for the NCAA College World Series. Farm MVC Tournament to reach the NCAA June 15-25, 2007 will mark the 58th con- Tournament for the third time in the last four For More Information secutive year the CWS comes to years. For more information on Creighton Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha. Last year • Creighton ranked fifth nationally in men’s University, check out the University’s Web the event once again had record crowds soccer attendance and 20th in men’s bas- site at http://www.creighton.edu, or call the and welcomed its six millionth fan. ketball attendance. Admissions Office at 1-800-282-5835 (toll • Creighton Athletics ranked 15th national- • Creighton will co-host the first two rounds free) or (402) 280-2703. ly with a 95 percent graduation rate. of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament • Creighton student-athletes owned a GPA at Qwest Center OMAHA™ on March 20 & of 3.24 last spring and won a second con- 22, 2008. secutive MVC Academic Award. Creighton Directory Area Code: 402 Campus Operator 280-2700 Admissions (toll free) 800-282-5835 History of Billy Bluejay College of Arts & Sciences 280-2800 Athletics Department 280-2720 “Billy Bluejay” is the official mascot of the Creighton Bookstore 280-2796 University athletics department. The Bluejays were origi- College of Business Admin. 280-2850 nally depicted by a “birdwatcher’s bluejay,” but that was School of Dentistry 280-5060 changed in 1941 when Joseph P. Murphy, a Creighton Financial Aid 280-2731 alumnus, designed the current version of Billy, one with a Graduate School 280-2870 more human stance and expression. Housing Office 280-3016 Prior to 1924, Creighton teams were referred to as the Law School 280-2872 “Hilltoppers,” but that name lost favor because at least six School of Medicine 280-2900 other teams in the country also used the same nickname. School of Nursing 280-2004 The Omaha Bee assisted the University’s Athletic Board Pharmacy & Health Professions 280-2950 and Alumni Association in finding a new nickname by ask- Public Safety 280-2104 ing readers to submit possibilities. After reviewing 200 Registrar 280-2702 entries, the Athletic Board decided upon “Bluejays” Residence Life 280-2717 because of the school’s colors, blue and white. Student Activities 280-1715 Today, Creighton remains the only NCAA Division I ath- Student Support Services 280-2749 letics program known officially as the Bluejays. University College 280-2424

45 Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is a rich cultural city with a dynam- O m a h a ’s unemployment rate has ic business community. Ranked by Forbes remained well under the national average dur- magazine as one of the Top 10 Best Places for ing the past decade. Still, Omaha has accom- Business and Careers, Omaha balances modated new growth. During the 1990s, the Midwest values with big-city life in the heart of Omaha metro area added more than 84,000 America. It showcases numerous nationally jobs, an increase of more than 25 percent. recognized and world-renowned attractions. Omaha is a cultural center of the Great A center for information technology, Plains, with more than 20 live theaters (three telecommunications, transportation and food that produce original works), a professional processing, Omaha is the center of a metropol- opera company, a regional professional sym- itan area of about 734,270, with more than one phony orchestra, a professional children’s the- million people within a 50-mile radius. Omaha ater, a children’s museum and a youth orches- is located near the geographic center of the tra. Joslyn Art Museum and the Durham United States, on the west bank of the Missouri Western Heritage Museum are the two largest River that forms the Nebraska-Iowa border. of many area art and historical offerings. The metro Omaha area has seen steady The Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo has an growth over the past five decades and is now international reputation for its breeding pro- the 42nd largest city and 61st largest metro grams, and its outstanding “no bars” facility area in the nation. boasts the world’s largest indoor rain forest, cat Omaha boasts an outstanding public edu- complex and aviary. Its newest additions are a cation system. Nebraska ranks among the top salt water aquarium, the most technically states nationally for ACT and SAT scores. For advanced in the country, an IMAX theater, the 128 years, Omaha has been home to largest indoor desert in the world and a gorilla Creighton University, which is known as the complex. best comprehensive Jesuit institution in the Outstanding sporting events in the area nation, consistently at the top of U.S. News & include the annual NCAA College Wo r l d World Report annual rankings. Series, for which Creighton serves as host, Omaha serves as headquarters for four Omaha Royals (AAA baseball), the Omaha Forbes 500 companies: Berkshire Hathaway, Lancers (U.S. Hockey League), the Omaha ConAgra Foods, Union Pacific Corp., and Beef (United Indoor Football League), the A view of the Omaha skyline at night. Mutual of Omaha Companies. More than 20 Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights (American Hockey insurance companies, two dozen direct League) and a wide variety of collegiate and response/telemarketing centers and a number individual sports. of other national and international firms also With all the city has to offer, Omaha have headquarters in Omaha. The headquar- enjoys a cost of living ranging up to 13 percent ters of STRATCOM, a vital military nerve cen- below the national average. ter located at Offutt Air Force Base, is located in Omaha.

Qwest Center OMAHA™ is home to Creighton men’s basketball and the 2006 and 2008 NCAA For the 58th consecutive year, Omaha will serve Women’s Volleyball Championships. In 2008 it will host the first-and-second round of the NCAA as host city for the NCAA College World Series Men’s Basketball Tournament as well as the US Olympic Swimming Trials. at Rosenblatt Stadium, June 15-25, 2007.

46 President Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J.

Creighton’s expanding campus offers a He is a member of numerous international, welcoming environment for all students. This national and local boards of directors, executive fall, Creighton opened Opus Hall, one of two committees and associations. Fr. Schlegel is a new Victorian-style town homes offering apart- past member of the board of trustees of ment living for junior and seniors. Creighton also Chicago’s Loyola University, Xavier University, has begun work on a new living-learning center. Loyola University of the South, Saint Louis This unique facility will serve as a dramatic University and Loyola College in Maryland. Fr. “front door” to the University, consolidating tradi- Schlegel also is a director of the American tional student support services into one study- International School of Hong Kong. friendly location. Add to that the new Michael G. In Omaha, he serves on several boards Morrison, S.J., Stadium, which is among the including Creighton University Medical Center, premier college campus soccer facilities in the Creighton Preparatory School, Duchesne nation. Academy, and Opera Omaha. He is a member Prior to his service at the University of San of the board of directors and serves on the Francisco, Fr. Schlegel was Creighton Executive Committees of the Greater Omaha University’s assistant academic vice president Chamber of Commerce, Joslyn Art Museum and (1978-82), academic dean of Rockhurst College Mid-America Council, Boy Scouts of America. (1982-84), dean of arts and sciences at Previously, he has held numerous board Under the leadership of Creighton Marquette University (1984-88), and executive positions with an array of organizations includ- President the Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J., and academic vice president at John Carroll ing St. Mary’s Medical Center Foundation, Il Creighton University is nationally recognized as University (1988-91). Cenacolo, Coro, World A ffairs Council of the leading comprehensive university in the Fr. Schlegel, a native of Dubuque, Iowa, Northern California, the Association of Catholic Midwest and within the Jesuit network of univer- entered the Society of Jesus in 1963 and was Colleges and Universities, the National sities. ordained in 1973. He holds B.A. and M.A. Association of Independent Colleges and Fr. Schlegel became Creighton University’s degrees from Saint Louis University; a B.D. hon- Universities, where he served as chair of the 23rd president in August 2000, following nine ors degree in theology from the University of National Student Aid Task Force, and Heythrop years as president of the University of San London; and a doctorate in international rela- College at the University of London. Francisco. tions from Oxford University. Fr. Schlegel also has served on accredita- Fr. Schlegel is leading Creighton into a tion site visits for the North Central Association, new era of growth and prosperity. Through his and was a consultant to the Organization for vision, the University is embarking on its most Economic Development and Cooperation based ambitious campus expansion in its 128-year his- in Paris. tory. Creighton University will become a nation- In May of 2004 the Woodmen of the World al model showcasing a dynamic faith-based liv- Life Insurance Society Lodge 1 in Omaha pre- ing and learning community in a 21st century sented him with the 2004 Honored Citizen urban environment. Award for his outstanding leadership of In 2005, Fr. Schlegel announced WILLING Creighton University. For his promotion of TO LE A D : TH E CA M PA I G N FO R CR E I G H TO N understanding and respect among all races, reli- UNIVERSITY – an ambitious $350 million capital gions and cultures, Fr. Schlegel received the campaign designed to secure Creighton’s place Otto Swanson Spirit of Service Award from the as one of the premier Jesuit, Catholic universi- National Conference for Community and Justice ties in the United States. in May 2003. Fr. Schlegel also received the first Under Fr. Schlegel’s leadership, the Champion of Greatness Award from Special University has added some 20 acres to its cam- Olympics Nebraska. pus and invested about $170 million in new con- He enjoys opera, classical music, gourmet struction, renovation and campus improvement. cooking, racket sports and the outdoors. Already recognized as a leader in science edu- cation, the University has renovated many of its science-related facilities and is home to the new state-of-the-art Hixson Lied Science Building. This integrated science center and the Creighton University Medical Center provide a national model for interdisciplinary health sci- ences education and research. Fr. Schlegel became Creighton’s 23rd president in August, 2000.

47 Athletics Director Bruce Rasmussen

Additionally, the Creighton volleyball team The successful fund-raising efforts have found a new home at the venerable Omaha allowed Creighton to enhance its soccer, base- Civic Auditorium in 2003. The move closer to ball and softball facilities under Rasmussen’s campus paid big dividends, as the program has leadership. In 1998, the $1.7 million Student- established new average attendance marks Athlete Support Center renovation project was three years running. completed in the Old Gymnasium, resulting in Rasmussen also has continued to make seven new team locker rooms, an expanded outstanding hires at every opportunity. Most athletic training facility, new offices and storage recently, Kirsten Bernthal Booth helped the vol- space and an academic learning center. The leyball team improve by 15 wins in her first two centerpiece of the project is The Parker Family seasons and led the team to a school-record 21 Foundation Academic Learning Center, which wins in 2006, while Ed Servais earned MVC houses the athletic department’s academic sup- Coach of the Year honors in each of his first two port team and features 20 computer stations years with baseball. and private study areas. Another recent hire, women’s basketball’s Rasmussen accepted the associate athlet- Jim Flanery, matched the league record with 48 ics director position in 1992 after a 12-year run wins in his first two seasons. He led his first as the winningest coach in Creighton women’s three teams to the postseason. CU’s 2004 basketball history (196-147), culminating in the Bruce Rasmussen is in his 13th year as women’s basketball team won the school’s first program’s historic 1991-92 season. director of athletics, and 27th overall at postseason national title of any kind when they The 1992 Western Athletic Conference Creighton University. won the WNIT. Coach of the Year, Rasmussen led the 1991-92 During his tenure, Creighton has risen to A member of the College World Series of Bluejay women to a program-record 28 wins prominence with its success on-and-off the field, Omaha, Inc., Executive Committee, Rasmussen (28-4), the WAC regular-season and tourna- impressive new facilities and record-breaking plays a vital role in Creighton and the city of ment championships and a first-round NCAA fundraising efforts. Omaha remaining as host of the College World Tournament victory in the program’s first-ever The men’s soccer team is one of a handful Series. The CWS has established new atten- trip to the “Big Dance.” With that 28-4 record in of schools to appear in each of the last 15 NCAA dance records in each of the past four years at 1991-92, Rasmussen completed his college Tournaments, while the men’s basketball team Rosenblatt Stadium. coaching career with a 196-147 record, good for is just the second team in the 100-year history of Rasmussen was one of four regional win- a .571 winning percentage. the Missouri Valley Conference to reach the ners from the National Association of Collegiate After serving as associate athletics director postseason in nine straight campaigns. Directors of Athletics (NACDA) to take home a for two years, 1992-94, Rasmussen was named Combined, Creighton is the only school in the 2004 GeneralSports TURF Systems AD of the athletics director on Aug. 1, 1994. country that can claim nine consecutive post- Year Award. A 1971 graduate of Northern Iowa, season appearances in men’s soccer and men’s In terms of academics, Creighton’s reputa- Rasmussen came to Creighton from Bettendorf basketball. tion as one of the nation’s top academic institu- (Iowa) High School, where he put together a The Creighton softball team has made tions is reflected in the success the Bluejay stu- three-year girl’s basketball coaching record of three NCAA Tournament appearances in the dent-athletes have had in the classroom during 64-15. His 1978-79 club posted a mark of 27-2 last four years, while the baseball team won its R a s m u s s e n ’s service as athletics director. and finished second at the state tournament. first regular-season league title in 2005 and has C r e i g h t o n ’s baseball, men’s basketball, Rasmussen also coached at Maxwell (Iowa) spent time in the national rankings in each of the w o m e n ’s basketball, volleyball, men’s and High School, with a four-year record of 66-26, past two seasons. women’s cross country, women’s soccer and and Murray (Iowa) High School, with a two-year Four Creighton teams moved to new facili- m e n ’s and women’s tennis teams all have ledger of 31-13. ties in 2003-04. The men’s basketball team received national awards for their academic A native of Webster City, Iowa, Rasmussen moved to the riverfront to play in the brand new, success. Bluejay student-athletes consistently and his wife, Jill, have five children: Megan (21), $291 million, Qwest Center OMAHA™. Last win- own GPA’s of 3.25 or above. David (19), John (15), Katy (11) and Grace (8). ter, the Jays averaged an MVC-record 13,901 C r e i g h t o n ’s primary annual fund-raising fans per game and ranked 20th nationally in events are the Bluejay Bash and the Bluejay attendance. Jamboree. Under Rasmussen’s supervision, Michael G. Morrison, S.J., Stadium opened each of these events continues to raise record- as one of the premier soccer venues in the breaking funds for Creighton athletics. Most c o u n t r y. Located on the east edge of the notably, the 2005 Jamboree generated more Creighton campus, the complex includes 6,000 than $293,000 through its gourmet dinner, raffle seats and served as the home for the 2005 and and auction. 2006 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Soccer Championships.

48 Creighton Athletics Department

Creighton Head Coaches Creighton Athletics Department 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178

Phone: (402) 280-2720 Dana Kirsten Dan Debbie Bruce Jim Fax: (402) 280-5596 Altman Bernthal Chipps Conry Erickson Flanery Men’s Booth Women’s Men’s & Women’s Women’s www.gocreighton.com Basketball Volleyball Crew Women’s Golf Soccer Basketball 280-1795 280-5794 280-1817 280-1722 280-5553 280-4741

Softball Staff

Head Coach Brent Vigness (402) 280-2949 Vigness’ e-mail address [email protected] Assistant Coach Jessica Draemel (402) 280-3286 Draemel’s e-mail address [email protected] Tom Ed Brent Bob John Assistant Coach Abby Johnson (402) 280-5806 Lilly Servais Vigness Warming Wissler Johnson’s e-mail address [email protected] Men’s & Baseball Softball Men’s Soccer Men’s & Kitty Gaughan Pavilion Fax (402) 280-5870 Women’s 280-2483 280-2949 280-5785 Women’s Tennis Cross Country 280-2490 280-3611

Creighton Administration and Support Staff

Rob Margaret Dustin Steve Mark Dr. John Lisa Lou Kevin Dr. Timothy Anderson Bennett Bode Brace Burgers Cernech Chipps D’Ercole Deremer Dickel Sports Administrative Marketing & Asst. AD / Marketing & Creighton Vice Academic Business Athletic Faculty Information Assistant Promotions Internal Ops. Promotions President Support Manager Training Representative 280-5544 280-2720 280-1460 280-2484 280-1475 280-2775 280-5832 280-2125 280-1793 280-2230

Barb Patty Len Bob Sharon T.J. Carol Brandon Satoshi Bruce Epps Galas Gordy Hanson Hanson Isaacs Ketcham McCarville Ochi Rasmussen Administrative Administrative Diversity & Compliance Assoc. AD Ticketing Special Events Facilities Strength & Athletics Assistant Assistant Inclusion 280-3008 SWA 280-5716 Coordinator 280-3562 Conditioning Director 280-5577 280-1795 280-5784 280-5561 280-1794 280-4746 280-2720

Adrian Kevin Kevin Rob Julie Matt Mike Alynne Steve Rider Sarver Shields Simms Tuttle Wallace West Wize Woita Ticketing Asst. AD / Sports Sports Athletic Athletic Asst. AD / Jays Dancers Strength & 280-3371 External Ops. Information Information Training Training Marketing 280-3788 Conditioning 280-5810 280-5801 280-2433 280-5554 280-5563 280-3498 280-4746

49 Bluejay Academics

Academic and Athletic Success Outstanding Student-Athletes • Creighton’s student-athletes combined for a 3.29 GPA in the fall, the highest fall semester GPA on record. The student-athletes also own a 3.29 cumulative GPA. Creighton prides itself on the quality education it provides for • The NCAA recently introduced a new tool for the evaluation of the academic quality of partici- its student-athletes. Those listed below were members of the pating programs. The Academic Progress Report is intended to gauge the progress student- Dean’s List (3.5 GPA) in 2005-06. athletes are making to degree completion and graduation. Eight CU teams scored a perfect Baseball Cross Country (M) Soccer (W) 1,000, with the other six considerably above the 925 cut off. Creighton’s composite score Dan Blair Matt Barnes* Gretta Arvesen ranked in the top 10 percent nationally. Wes Castle Kyle Berens* Katie Brennan* • An impressive 107 of Creighton’s 260 student-athletes (41 percent) earned a 3.50 GPA or bet- Blake Hyde Peter Cole Kristen Casey* ter during the Fall 2006 semester, including seven softball players. Michael Lam* Danny Hames* Heather Currie Ben Mancuso Josh Hansen Heather Duncan* • Seventeen student-athletes earned 4.00 GPA’s in the Fall 2006 semester, including freshman David Merchant Darren Hein* Marcy Gans softball player Tara Oltman. Justin Mosley* Paul Johnson* Chelsea Mackenzie* • Creighton had 124 student-athletes make the Dean’s List at least once last year, including 65 Teddy Ogilvie* Bob Robinson* Shawn Magrum* student-athletes who earned the honor both semesters. Kale Olson Chris Vacek Tristan Moser-Bleil* • Seventy percent (182) of student-athletes earned at least a 3.00 GPA in the Fall 2006 semester. Joey Ortega Brian Werner Ally Peetz* • Sixty-five percent (168) of student-athletes have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher. Darin Ruf Katy Peetz* • Five teams had team GPA’s of 3.40 or better while six others were higher than 3.00. Curtis Smith Cross Country (W) Sydney Reeves* Angela Fisher* Sam Russell* • Creighton owns 24 CoSIDA Academic All-American honors. Basketball (M) Mary Foley* Lindsay Vaught* Pierce Hibma* Megan Foste Lissa Waid* All-Time Academic All-Americans Dustin Sitzmann* Lora Harroff Kristine Willrett Rick Apke, 1978 Dan Lawler, 1999, 2000, 2001 Anthony Tolliver Diana Jantsch Krystle Campa, 2003 Michael Lindeman, 2003, 2004 John Vincent Megan McGrath* Softball Zach Daeges, 2005 Christy Lunceford, 1997 Liz Murray* Mary Egan Brody Deren, 2004 Jessica Powers, 1999 Basketball (W) Keely O’Connell* Lau Emmsley-Chang Brandy Bush* Anne Pick Laura Fonda Becky Flynn, 1995 Ernie Rongish, 1973 Sara Cain Stephanie Righeimer* Jessica German* Christine Fukumoto, 2005 Dave Schrage, 1983 Deanna Castro* Kari Tanimoto Jamie Reiss* Heidi Geier, 1998, 1999 Paul Silas, 1964 Kelsey Crites Jessica Wakasugi Emily Greisch, 2006 Jean Tierney, 1983 Christy Erickson Golf (M) Mandy Yoshizu Bill Hahn, 1993 Carrie Welle, 1998 Amy Hoffman Andy Brooks* Shane Havens, 2003 Matt Wieland, 2005 Brittany Lange Matt Kouri* Tennis (M) Megan Neuvirth Anthony Schwartz* Ross Allen* Ally Thrall Nikita Dudar Academic Learning Kristi Woodard Golf (W) Michael Elson* Center Maureen Gross Jose Guerra Crew Kristin Howard* Ben Kopecky* Student-athletes’ demand for academic Anna Boyle Paige Pahlke* Chris Miller* support has increased dramatically as Sonja Brooks* Leigh Sutton* they attempt to balance a full academic Abby Bruning* Tennis (W) load with athletics. The recruitment, reten- Rebecca Bullard Soccer (M) Jen Burge* Sarah Fredrick* Ian Ankney Katie Chiu* tion and graduation of student-athletes is Brianna Hernandez Brian Biggerstaff Michelle Iwata* vital to the success of collegiate athletics. Sara Jezierski Colin Campbell Lisa Ludwig* Steve Brace Creighton University’s Student-Athlete Nicole Lindseth Ben Katt* Nicole Thurston* Heidi Loebach* Christian Mangrum Jodi Yanagida Assistant AD - Director of Support Center was a major renovation of Kristi Lorenzen* Tyler Stansberry Student-Athlete Support Services existing space in the Creighton Gymnasium, with the goal of enlarging Kathryn Macan* Matt Swartz* Volleyball Dayna Miyashiro* Zach Torgersen* Abby Baumann* and improving locker rooms and support Brittany Riesenberg* Matt Wieland Carolyn Decker* facilities. In addition to new locker rooms, Renee Shirakawa Katy Grady* the 13,000-square-foot Support Center Susan Silverman Emily Greisch* includes The Parker Family Foundation Jill Van Dam Julianne Jackson* Academic Learning Center, staff offices, Molly Lahr an expanded athletic medicine area and Korie Lebeda Leah Ratzlaff* additional athletics storage space. The Parker Family Foundation Academic Learning Center includes staff (*Earned Dean’s List honors both semesters) o ffices, 20 computer stations, study Lisa Chipps tables, sound-proof carrels for tutoring Assistant Academic and partitions to divide the area into sec- Coordinator tions for quiet, individual or group study. The Blue and White Fund was estab- lished by former Creighton student-ath- letes, alumni and friends to support this $1.7 million renovation project, which was completed in the fall of 1998.

50 Missouri Valley Conference

In 2006-07, the Missouri Valley Conference celebrates a cen- The 2000-01 basketball season was highlighted by a tury of excellence as the nation's second-oldest NCAA Division Women's Final Four appearance by Missouri State, while in I conference begins its second centennial as a leader in college 2001-02, the league produced four Sweet 16 teams, including athletics. Southern Illinois (men's basketball), UNI (volleyball), Southern In the league's first 100 seasons, 32 members combined for Methodist (men's soccer), and Drake (women's basketball). A 25 national championships, while 55 Valley student-athletes College World Series appearance by the MSU baseball team captured NCAA individual titles. In addition, Valley student-ath- highlighted the 2002-03 season. In 2003-04, Southern Illinois' letes and coaches earned 48 National Player or Coach of the men's basketball team was one win shy of a perfect 18-0 con- Year honors in their respective sports. And the league had a ference season, losing at UNI on the final day of the regular sea- myriad of student-athletes who collected All-America honors son. And the 2004-05 campaign had three NCAA Tournament and earned national academic distinction in The Valley's first participants in men's basketball, men's soccer, and softball. century. The seeds for this vision were planted by eight administra- The Missouri Valley Conference continues to lead by exam- tors representing five institutions, who met at the Midland Hotel ple as one of college athletics' most progressive conferences. in Kansas City, Mo., on Jan. 12, 1907. The five schools which The Valley emphasizes the importance of the student-athlete formed the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Missouri Valley Conference and is aggressive in its approach to provide opportunities for its were Washington University of St. Louis, and the state universi- 1818 Chouteau Ave member institutions. ties of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Two months after St. Louis, MO 63103 While the success of men's basketball has received the the initial meeting, two more schools -- Drake University and greatest attention, the overall performance of league teams in Iowa State College -- were admitted. Phone: (314) 421-0339 virtually every sport continues to raise the national profile of the Athletic accomplishments on the men's athletics side include Fax: (314) 421-3505 conference. 10 national basketball championships, 16 trips to the NCAA Scoreboard Phone: (314) 699-6821 The 2005-06 men's basketball season was truly one of the Final Four, a 1989 national baseball championship and 19 Internet Address: www.mvc.org most memorable in the first century of competition in the College World Series qualifiers. In 2001, Missouri State added Missouri Valley Conference. A record six teams competed in to The Valley women's accomplishments, as the Lady Bears post-season play and combined for seven post-season wins. advanced to the Women's Basketball Final Four in St. Louis. MVC Staff Bradley and regular-season champion Wichita State represent- Creighton (2004) and Missouri State (2005) have claimed ed the league in the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament, mark- national championships (WNIT) in women's basketball, while Doug Elgin - Commissioner ing the first time that two Valley teams had reached the Sweet MSU also has a 1992 NCAA Women's Final Four appearance, Patty Viverito - Sr. Associate Commissioner 16 in the same season. Tournament champion Southern Illinois and Creighton (2003) and Drake (1999) have made semifinal Joe Mitch - Associate Commissioner and UNI also represented The Valley in the NCAA Tournament, trips to the WNIT postseason tournament. Jack Watkins - Associate Commissioner for giving the league four teams in the Big Dance for the first time Indeed, the inclusion of women's programs under The Valley in conference history. The league finished sixth in the final banner has provided a boost. The Gateway Collegiate Athletic Marketing and Television Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) - an all-time best. Attendance Conference -- which began in 1982 -- merged with the Missouri Mike Kern - Associate Commissioner for marks were set as more than 1.2 million fans attended home Valley Conference and was unveiled as part of the new confer- Communications games in league cities while the State Farm MVC Men's ence on July 1, 1992. And while the inclusion of women's sports Matt Marchal - Assistant Commissioner for Basketball Championship established an all-time attendance under a comprehensive athletic umbrella is a recent develop- Corporate Relations mark for the four-day event. And for the first time in history, CBS ment in the league's storied history, over the years, Valley stu- Rich Steed - Chief Financial Officer Sports carried The Valley title game to a national audience. dent-athletes and coaches have become household names dur- The success of The Valley television package is one of the ing the league's illustrious history, both during their collegiate Erica Stelling - Director of Communications great stories in the league, in terms of the clearance of the careers and, for some, professional careers. Dave Biancamano - Director of Operations men's basketball tournament title game on national broadcast In fact, The Valley began honoring that tradition in the sum- Jeremiah Ingram - Asst. Director of Comm. television, the excellent national and regional coverage for bas- mer of 1997, when the conference began its athletics Hall of Mary Mulvanna - Director of Compliance and ketball and other sports, and the effective sale of advertising Fame. Hersey Hawkins of Bradley, Larry Bird of Indiana State, Community Relations content to a more than 25 companies. The MVC Television Wes Unseld of Louisville, Coach Henry Iba of Oklahoma State, Carla Fight - Assistant to the Commissioner Network has blossomed into a revenue-generating vehicle and Dave Stallworth of Wichita State, Ed Macauley of Saint Louis, The Valley's most visible marketing tool. and Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati were members of the initial Maxine Day - Executive Assistant During the tenure of Doug Elgin, The Valley's ninth and induction class. Currently, more than 30 former players, coach- SuMeyko Jones - Secretary/Receptionist longest-tenured commissioner, The Valley has been aggressive es and alums dot the league's Hall of Fame. in hosting NCAA events in St. Louis. That role came to a spec- Men's basketball, perhaps, has the league's most storied tra- 2006-07 Championships tacular climax in April 2005 as the conference collaborated with dition with the likes of Hall of Famers Bird and Robertson, but local partners to stage the Men's Final Four at the Edward The Valley has also produced national-caliber student-athletes Jones Dome. in its other sponsored sports. In 2001, Missouri State's Jackie S28-Oct. 1 Individual Tennis (W) - Omaha, Neb. This continuing involvement of the MVC in hosting NCAA Stiles became the first Valley woman to earn the Honda- Oct. 28 Cross Country (M/W) - Lincoln, Neb. events represents one of the most concentrated stretches of Broderick Cup, given to the nation's top female collegiate stu- *Nov. 3-5 Soccer (W) - Omaha, Neb. host opportunities for any university or conference in the 68- dent-athlete. In the sport of track and field, Indiana State's Holli Nov. 1-3-5 Soccer (M) - Peoria, Ill. year history of the national championship tournament. The Hyche captured seven national sprint titles in the early 1990s, Nov. 24-25 Volleyball - Normal, Ill. 2005 host opportunity was the sixth in eight years for The Valley and Southern Illinois' Darrin Plab won back-to-back NCAA out- Jan. 26-28 Individual Tennis (M) - Des Moines, Iowa in St. Louis. The league had previously hosted men's regionals door high jump titles in 1991 and 1992. In the fall of 1997, in 1998, 1999 and 2004; a men's first/second round event in Creighton's Johnny Torres was named the collegiate male soc- Feb. 8-10 Swimming & Diving (W) - Carbondale, Ill. 2002 and the Women's Final Four in 2001. The Valley will host cer player of the year for a second-straight year, while SMU's Feb. 24-25 Indoor Track & Field (M/W) - Cedar Falls, Iowa a men's basketball regional in 2007 and a Women's Final Four Luchi Gonzalez (2001) and Tulsa's Ryan Pore (2004) have also Mar. 1-4 MVC Basketball (M) - St. Louis, Mo. in 2009. Additionally, Creighton and The Valley will co-host a earned a National Player of the Year honor in men's soccer. Mar. 8-11 MVC Basketball (W) - Des Moines, Iowa men's basketball first and second round in 2008 in Omaha. Meanwhile league member Wichita State has produced three April 15-17 Golf (W) - Peoria, Ill. And while the Missouri Valley Conference has been progres- national collegiate players of the year in baseball, including Joe April 23-24 Golf (M) - Kansas City, Mo. sive in pursuing NCAA events, it has continued to be a national Carter (1981), Phil Stephenson (1982) and Darren Dreifort leader in the athletic arena. The oldest Division I athletic confer- (1993). April 27-29 Tennis (M) - Omaha, Neb. ence west of the Mississippi River, The Valley has had numer- From its early beginning to its current standing on the map of April 27-29 Tennis (W) - Omaha, Neb. ous successes in its storied history, which includes a myriad of college athletics, The Valley will always continue to be proactive May 10-12 Softball - Normal, Ill. accomplishments since the turn of the century. in its approach. May 11-13 Outdoor Track & Field (M/W) - Des Moines,I o w a May 23-26 Baseball - Springfield, Mo.

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