“The combination of a new “I am confident we will have great success there just as coaching staff, a new facility, our men’s and women’s basketball programs have done. As and a great school makes this an Creighton volleyball rises to a national level, players, fans exciting time for the volleyball and recruits will become aware of what an advantage it is program. to call the Civic home. “As head volleyball coach, I “I truly believe with Creighton’s academic reputation, am elated to join Creighton. The along with the direction we are taking the program, we can new coaching staff and I are compete for top-tier recruits on a national level. Finally, the committed to making Creighton wonderful thing about Creighton is that as a school, it sells a top-flight volleyball power. The itself. Creighton’s top academic reputation makes joining current team and top-tier our volleyball program the right decision. A student-athlete recruits will build something special. knows that when she chooses Creighton she will graduate “Additionally, with respect to home-court advantage, with a degree that will take her far in life.” the move to the Civic Auditorium is huge. The Civic pro- --Kirsten Bernthal Booth vides an awesome atmosphere and a first-class facility. TM Table of Contents Table of Contents 2003 Creighton Volleyball Schedule August The 2003 Season 2003 Opponent Information Heritage Classic (Ames, Iowa) 2003 Roster and Quick Facts 2 Arkansas, Auburn, Bradley, 29 Fri. at Iowa State 7 p.m. 2003 Season Outlook 3 Drake, Eastern Washington, Evansville 40 30 Sat. vs. Auburn 9 a.m. Head Coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth 4 Illinois State, Indiana State, Iowa State, 30 Sat. vs. McNeese State 2 p.m. Assistant Coaches Paul Giesselmann, Kansas, Loyola Marymount, McNeese State 41 Angie Oxley and Steve Bymers 5 North Carolina, Northeastern, Northern Iowa, September Volleyball Support Staff 5 Southern Illinois, SMS, UMKC 42 Loyola Marymount Invitational (Los Angeles, Calif.) Wichita State, Wyoming, MVC Tourney Info 43 5 Fri. vs. Eastern Washington 7 p.m. Player Profiles Volleyball Terminology Glossary 43 6 Sat. at Loyola Marymount 2 p.m. Jaden Custer 6 MVC Composite Schedule 44 6 Sat. vs. Northeastern 7 p.m. Sarah Beulke 7 MaryJane Boldt 8 Creighton University Hampton Inn/Jayhawk Classic (Lawrence, Kan.) Janeen Piller 9 Student-Athlete Support Center 45 12 Fri. vs. North Carolina 5 p.m. Ashley Williams 10 University Information 46-47 13 Sat. at Kansas 1 p.m. Katy Grady 11 President Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. 48 13 Sat. vs. Arkansas 5 p.m. Liz Hagerman 12 Athletics Director Bruce Rasmussen 49 Molly Lahr 13 Athletics Department Directory 50 19 Fri. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* (Alumni Night) 7 p.m. Leah Ratzlaff 14 Omaha, Nebraska 51 20 Sat. EVANSVILLE* (Faculty/Staff Night) 7 p.m. Jadee Tanabe 15 Media & Hotel Information 52 23 Tue. at UMKC 7 p.m. Newcomers Coleman, Greisch & Jackson 16 Directions to the Civic 52 27 Sat. at Drake* 7 p.m. Career Match-by-Match Stats 17-18 2003 Team Photo Inside Back Cover 2002 Recap 19 2003 Schedule Outside Back Cover October Creighton Volleyball Timeline 20 3 Fri. at Northern Iowa* 7 p.m. 4 Sat. at Bradley* 5 p.m. Bluejay Volleyball History 6 Mon. WYOMING 7 p.m. 2002 Statistics and Results 21 10 Fri. WICHITA STATE* 7 p.m. 2002 MVC Standings and Statistics 22 11 Sat. SMS* 7 p.m. 2002 MVC Awards and Honors 23 17 Fri. at Indiana State* 7 p.m. Creighton’s MVC Honorees 24 18 Sat. at Illinois State* 7 p.m. Individual Single-Match Records 25-26 25 Sat. DRAKE* (Youth Night) 7 p.m. Team Single-Match Records 27 31 Fri. BRADLEY* 7 p.m. Opponent Individual Single-Match Records 28 Opponent Team Single-Match Records 29 November Individual Single-Season Records 30 1 Sat. NORTHERN IOWA* 7 p.m. Individual Career Records 31 7 Fri. at SMS* 7 p.m. All-Time Stats & Uniform Numbers 32 8 Sat. at Wichita State* 7 p.m. Annual Leaders & Year-by-Year Stats 33 TM 14 Fri. ILLINOIS STATE* (Family/Parents Night) 7 p.m. Year-By-Year Results 34-35 15 Sat. INDIANA STATE* (Senior Night) 7 p.m. Series Records 36-37 21 Fri. at Evansville* 7 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference 39 22 Sat. at Southern Illinois* 7 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (Springfield, Mo.) Media Guide Credits 28 Fri. vs. TBA (MVC Quarterfinals) TBA The 2003 Creighton Volleyball Media Guide is a production of the Creighton University Sports Information Office, 28 Fri. vs. TBA (MVC Semifinals) TBA directed by Robert Anderson. Interior design, writing and editing by Anderson using an eMac with QuarkXPress, 29 Sat. vs. TBA (MVC Finals) 3:05 p.m. Ofoto, Polacolor Insight and Adobe Photoshop software. Editorial assistance provided by Rob Simms, Matt Beltz, Joan McLaughlin, Kevin Sarver and the Creighton Volleyball coaching staff. Photography by Creighton University *Denotes Missouri Valley Conference matches Home matches in BOLD CAPS played at the Omaha Civic Auditorium Media Services, Scott Bruhn, Mark Lauer and Eric Francis. Cover design by A-One Design, Omaha, Neb., phone !Match played at the Vinardi Center 402-880-5570. Printing by Anderson Brothers in Sioux City, Iowa. All times Central and subject to change Creighton University --------------------------------------------------------------- Page 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 Volleyball Roster & Personnel Creighton Quick Facts 2003 Numerical Roster General Information No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. Exp. Hometown (High School) Location . .Omaha, Neb. (390,000) 1 Brittany Coleman 5-6 Fr. S HS Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) Founded . .1878 Enrollment . .6,327 (3,607 undergrads) 2 Jaden Custer 5-11 Sr. OH 3L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Doherty) President . .Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. 3 Emily Greisch 6-0 Fr. OH HS Omaha, Neb. (Marian) Director of Athletics . .Bruce Rasmussen 4 Julianne Jackson 6-1 Fr. MH HS Wadsworth, Ill. (Warren Township) Colors . .Blue and White 5 Sarah Beulke 6-2 Jr. MH 2L Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) Affiliation . .NCAA Division I Conference . .Missouri Valley 8 MaryJane Boldt 6-0 Jr. OH 2L Salt Lake City, Utah (Skyline) 9 Ashley Williams 6-3 Jr. MH 2L Valley, Neb. (Valley) Bluejay Volleyball Information 10 Molly Lahr 5-5 So. DS 1L St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) Head Coach . .Kirsten Bernthal Booth 11 Jadee Tanabe 5-3 So. DS 1L Honolulu, Hawaii (Kalani) Alma Mater . .Truman State, 1997 Record at CU . .First Year 12 Liz Hagerman 5-11 So. S 1L Onaga, Kan. (Onaga) Career Record . .Same 14 Janeen Piller 5-5 Jr. LIB 2L Red Oak, Iowa (Red Oak) Office Phone . .(402) 280-5794 15 Leah Ratzlaff 6-0 So. OH 1L Wichita, Kan. (Kapaun Mount Carmel) E-mail . [email protected] Assistant Coach . Paul Giesselmann 16 Katy Grady 5-10 So. OH 1L LeMars, Iowa (LeMars Community) Alma Mater . .Wayne State (Neb.), 1988 Office Phone . .(402) 280-5781 2003 Alphabetical Roster E-mail . [email protected] Assistant Coach . .Angie Oxley No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. Exp. Hometown (High School) Alma Mater . .Nebraska-Lincoln, 2002 5 Sarah Beulke 6-2 Jr. MH 2L Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) Office Phone . .(402) 280-5812 8 MaryJane Boldt 6-0 Jr. OH 2L Salt Lake City, Utah (Skyline) E-mail . [email protected] 1 Brittany Coleman 5-6 Fr. S HS Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) Volunteer Coach . .Steve Bymers Athletic Trainer . Jill Zagozda 2 Jaden Custer 5-11 Sr. OH 3L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Doherty) Home Court . .Omaha Civic Auditorium 16 Katy Grady 5-10 So. OH 1L LeMars, Iowa (LeMars Community) Capacity . .9,377 3 Emily Greisch 6-0 Fr. OH HS Omaha, Neb. (Marian) 2002 Overall Record . .3-23 (.115) 12 Liz Hagerman 5-11 So. S 1L Onaga, Kan. (Onaga) 2002 MVC Record (Place) . .2-16 (Tie-9th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost . .10 / 3 4 Julianne Jackson 6-1 Fr. MH HS Wadsworth, Ill. (Warren Township) Starters Returning . .Five 10 Molly Lahr 5-5 So. DS 1L St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) 14 Janeen Piller 5-5 Jr. LIB 2L Red Oak, Iowa (Red Oak) Creighton Sports Information 15 Leah Ratzlaff 6-0 So. OH 1L Wichita, Kan. (Kapaun Mount Carmel) SID / Volleyball Contact . .Rob Anderson Office Phone . .(402) 280-5544 11 Jadee Tanabe 5-3 So. DS 1L Honolulu, Hawaii (Kalani) Home Phone . .(402) 935-1807 9 Ashley Williams 6-3 Jr. MH 2L Valley, Neb. (Valley) Cell Phone . .(402) 490-4454 E-mail . [email protected] Head Coach: Kirsten Bernthal Booth (Truman State, 1997), First year at Creighton Assistant SID . .Rob Simms Office Phone . .(402) 280-2433 First Assistant: Paul Giesselmann (Wayne State (Neb.), 1988), First year at Creighton SID Intern . .Matt Beltz Second Assistant: Angie Oxley (Nebraska-Lincoln, 2002), First year at Creighton Office Phone . .(402) 280-5801 Volunteer Assistant: Steve Bymers, First year at Creighton Sports Information FAX . .(402) 280-2495 Web Site . .www.gocreighton.com Pronunciation Guide Creighton Sports Hotline . .(402) 280-5555 Press Row . .(402) 490-4454 Kirsten Bernthal Booth . .KEER-sten Emily Greisch . .GRYSH Mailing Address Sarah Beulke . .BELL-key Molly Lahr . .LAR Creighton University Sports Information Steve Bymers . .BY - murrs Jadee Tanabe . .Jay-DEE Ta-NAH-bee 2500 California Plaza Paul Giesselmann . .GEESE-el-man Janeen Piller . .PILL-er Omaha, NE 68178 Bluejay Volleyball Roster Breakdown Where They’re From By Class Freshmen (3) Setters (2) Bluejay Birthdays Colorado (1) – Jaden Custer, Seniors (1) Brittany Coleman, 5-6, S Brittany Coleman Boldt . .January 10, 1983 Hawaii (1) – Jadee Tanabe Jaden Custer, 5-11, OH Emily Greisch, 6-0, OH Liz Hagerman Ratzlaff . .January 24, 1984 Illinois (1) – Julianne Jackson Julianne Jackson, 6-1, MH Tanabe .