2002-03 Schedule Table of Contents DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME 2002-03 Roster & Quick Facts . 2 Mon. Nov. 4 TEAM CONCEPT (Exh.) 7:05 p.m. 2002-03 Season Outlook . 3 Sun. Nov. 10 NEBRASKA-OMAHA (Exh) 4:35 p.m. 2002-03 Roster Information . 4-5 Head Coach Jim Flanery . 6 Fri. Nov. 22 at Michigan 6:00 p.m. Assistant Coaches Jennifer Guilland & Holly Borchers . 7 Sun. Nov. 24 UMKC 5:05 p.m. Assistant Coach Jarrod Olson. 8 Sun. Dec. 1 NEBRASKA 3:05 p.m. Women’s Basketball Support Staff . 9 Wed. Dec. 4 at Texas Tech 7:15 p.m. Sun. Dec. 8 IOWA 3:05 p.m. Meet The Bluejays Sat. Dec. 14 at Kansas 2:05 p.m. Jenny Burns . 11 Mon. Dec. 16 WESTERN ILLINOIS 5:00 p.m. Krystle Campa & Christy Erickson. 12 Fri. Dec. 20 at California-Irvine 9:00 p.m. Laura Ferguson . 13 Sun. Dec. 22 at San Diego State 4:00 p.m. Dayna Finch. 14 Thur. Jan. 2 BRADLEY* 7:05 p.m. Sara Hildebrand . 15 Sun. Jan. 5 NORTHERN IOWA* 3:05 p.m. Christy Neneman. 16-17 Fri. Jan. 10 at Wichita State* 7:00 p.m. Laura Spanheimer . 18 Sun. Jan. 12 at SMS* 2:05 p.m. Jen Rochelle & Sarah Vrbicky . 19 Thur. Jan. 16 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* 7:05 p.m. Codi Walker . 20 Sat. Jan. 18 EVANSVILLE* 5:35 p.m. Teresa Wessling . 21 Brandy Bush & Amy Hoffman . 22 Sun. Jan. 26 DRAKE* 4:35 p.m. Angie Janis & Kristi Woodard . 23 Thur. Jan. 30 at Illinois State* 7:05 p.m. This is Creighton Women’s Basketball . 24 Sun. Feb. 2 at Indiana State* (Fox Sports Midwest) 12:00 p.m. Fri. Feb. 7 SMS* 7:05 p.m. Creighton University Sun. Feb. 9 WICHITA STATE* 3:05 p.m. Omaha, Nebraska . 25 Fri. Feb. 14 at Evansville* 7:00 p.m. Creighton University. 26-27 Sun. Feb. 16 at Southern Illinois* 2:05 p.m. President Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J.. 28 Sun. Feb. 23 at Drake* (Fox Sports Midwest) 2:00 p.m. Athletics Director Bruce Rasmussen. 29 Thur. Feb. 27 INDIANA STATE* (BW) 7:05 p.m. Athletics Department Directory . 30 Sat. Mar. 1 ILLINOIS STATE* (BW) 3:05 p.m. Student-Athlete Support Center . 31 Thur. Mar. 6 at Bradley* 7:05 p.m. Sar. Mar. 8 at Northern Iowa* 3:05 p.m. 2002-03 Opponent Information Thurs.- Bradley, California-Irvine, Drake . 33 Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State. 34 Sat. Mar. 13-15 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Iowa, Kansas, Michigan. 35 Knapp Center - Des Moines, Iowa Nebraska, Northern Iowa, San Diego State. 36 Southern Illinois, SMS, Texas Tech . 37 * Missouri Valley Conference games UMKC, Western Illinois, Wichita State . 38 (BW) Played at Bellevue West High School All-Time Results Against 2002-03 Opponents . 39 Home games in BOLD CAPS and played at Omaha Civic Auditorium Valley Composite Schedule . 40-41 All times are Central and subject to change MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament . 42 Missouri Valley Conference . 43 On The Covers 2001-02 Review Front — Seniors Teresa Wessling (left) and Jenny Burns (right) will com- Final Statistics . 45 bine with 2001-02 MVC Player of the Year, Christy Neneman (center), in Game-By-Game Results. 46 search of a repeat this year. Back — Laura Spanheimer (left) and Dayna Game-By-Game Leaders / Team Season Highs & Lows . 47 Finch (right) both earned MVC honorable-mention honors last season and MVC Standings & Season Review . 48-50 were major contributors to CU’s school and conference three-point record. Box Scores . 51-56 Bluejay Records and History Media Guide Credits All-Time Roster . 58 The 2002-03 Creighton women’s basketball media guide is a production of Coaching Records / Year-By-Year Team Statistics . 59 the Creighton University Sports Information Office, directed by Rob Team Records. 60 Anderson. Interior design, writing and editing by assistant sports informa- Individual Single-Game Records . 61 tion director Rob Simms, using an iMac with QuarkXpress, Ofoto, Individual Single-Season Records . 62 Polacolor Insight and Adobe PhotoShop softwares, with assistance from Year-By-Year Leaders . 63 sports information intern Jeff Seals. Editorial assistance provided by Career Records. 64 Anderson, Seals, Assistant Athletics Director Kevin Sarver and the 1,000-Point Club. 65-66 w o m e n ’s basketball staff. Photos by Creighton University Media All-Time Series Results / Landmark Wins . 66 Services, Chris Donahue, Eric Francis and Dr. Stephanie Wernig. Cover Bluejays at Home. 67 design by A-1 Design of Omaha, Neb., (402) 880-5570. Printing by Multi- All-Time Game-By-Game Results . 68-70 Ad Sports Printing of Peoria, Ill. Media Information . 71-72 2002-03 Creighton • 1 • Women’s Basketball Creighton Quick Facts 2002-03 Numerical Roster No. Name Ht. Pos. Cl. Hometown (High School) General Information 0 Jen Rochelle 5-11 F So. Council Bluffs, Iowa (St. Albert) Location . .Omaha, Neb. 2 Sarah Vrbicky 5-6 G So. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk Catholic) Founded . .1878 3 Kristi Woodard 5-10 G Fr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West) Enrollment . .6,297 4 Christy Erickson 6-1 F Fr. Wayzata, Minn. (Wayzata) School Colors . .Blue & White 5 Krystle Campa 5-7 G So. Cottage Grove, Minn. (Woodbury) Nickname . .Bluejays 11 Brandy Bush 5-9 G Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Lincoln College Prep) Affiliation . .NCAA Division I 20 Laura Ferguson 5-6 G So. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) Conference . .Missouri Valley 21 Laura Spanheimer 5-9 G So. Omaha, Neb. (Marian) President . .Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. 22 Christy Neneman 5-10 G Jr. Omaha, Neb. (North) Alma Mater . .Saint Louis, ‘69 23 Dayna Finch 5-6 G Jr. Smith Center, Kan. (Smith Center) Director of Athletics . .Bruce Rasmussen 32 Codi Walker 5-10 G So. Springfield, Mo. (Kickapoo) Alma Mater . .Northern Iowa, ‘71 33 Angie Janis 6-0 F Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) NCAA Faculty Rep . .Dr. Timothy Dickel 40 Amy Hoffman 6-3 C Fr. Carroll, Iowa (Kuemper) Senior Woman Administrator . .Leigh Officer 42 Sara Hildebrand 6-1 F Jr. Norwalk, Iowa (Norwalk) Athletics Phone . .(402) 280-2720 43 Teresa Wessling 6-0 F Sr. Bayard, Iowa (Guthrie Center) 52 Jenny Burns 5-11 F Sr. Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka) Basketball Facts Head Coach . .Jim Flanery Alma Mater . .Creighton, ‘87 2002-03 Alphabetical Roster Career Record . .First Year No. Name Ht. Pos. Cl. Hometown (High School) Creighton Record . .First Year 52 Jenny Burns 5-11 F Sr. Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka) Assistant Coach . .Jennifer Guilland 11 Brandy Bush 5-9 G Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Lincoln College Prep) Alma Mater . .Montana State, ‘94 5 Krystle Campa 5-7 G So. Cottage Grove, Minn. (Woodbury) Assistant Coach . .Holly Borchers 4 Christy Erickson 6-1 F Fr. Wayzata, Minn. (Wayzata) Alma Mater . .Creighton, ‘97 20 Laura Ferguson 5-6 G So. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) Assistant Coach . .Jarrod Olson 23 Dayna Finch 5-6 G Jr. Smith Center, Kan. (Smith Center) Alma Mater . .Doane College, ‘97 42 Sara Hildebrand 6-1 F Jr. Norwalk, Iowa (Norwalk) Facility . .Omaha Civic Auditorium 40 Amy Hoffman 6-3 C Fr. Carroll, Iowa (Kuemper) Capacity . .9,377 33 Angie Janis 6-0 F Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) 2001-02 Overall Record . .24-7 22 Christy Neneman 5-10 G Jr. Omaha, Neb. (North) 2001-02 MVC Record/Finish . .16-2 / 1st 0 Jen Rochelle 5-11 F So. Council Bluffs, Iowa (St. Albert) Po s t s e a s o n . .NC A A first round, L 58-73, Fla. Int’l 21 Laura Spanheimer 5-9 G So. Omaha, Neb. (Marian) Letterwinners Returning/Lost . .11/3 2 Sarah Vrbicky 5-6 G So. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk Catholic) Starters Returning/Lost . .3/2 32 Codi Walker 5-10 G So. Springfield, Mo. (Kickapoo) Basketball Office Phone . .(402) 280-1795 43 Teresa Wessling 6-0 F Sr. Bayard, Iowa (Guthrie Center) 3 Kristi Woodard 5-10 G Fr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West) Sports Information Sports Information Director . .Rob Anderson Head Coach: Jim Flanery (Creighton, ‘87), First Season Office Phone . .(402) 280-5544 Assistant Co a c h e s : Jennifer Guilland (Montana State, ‘94); Holly Borchers (Creighton, ‘97); Jarrod Assistant SID / WBB Contact . .Rob Simms Olson (Doane College, ‘97) Office Phone . .(402) 280-2433 Home Phone . .(402) 697-1068 Cell Phone . .(402) 659-3783 Email . [email protected] Sports Information Intern . .Jeff Seals Office Phone . .(402) 280-5801 Office FAX . .(402) 280-2495 Pronunciation Guide Press Row Phone . .(402) 444-3208 CU Sports Hotline . .(402) 280-5555 Jennifer Guilland Gull • AND MVC Scoreboard Phone . .(314) 997-9877 Sara Hildebrand HILL • duh • brand Christy Neneman NEN • uh • men Jen Rochelle ROW • shell www.gocreighton.com Laura Spanheimer SPAN • hy • mer Sarah Vrbicky Ver • BICK • ee 2002-03 Creighton • 2 • Women’s Basketball reighton enters the 2002-03 season like no F e r g u s o n and Codi Wa l k e r both played Cother Bluejay team before it - as the important minutes for the Bluejays as fresh- defending Missouri Valley Conference cham- men. Those two.