Creighton Women’s Basketball TM 2004-05 Schedule Table of Contents Date Opponent Time General Information 2004-05 Opponent Information N 1 SOUTH DAKOTA (Exh) 7:05 p.m. 2004-05 Roster & Quick Facts 2 Opponent Information 48-53 N 6 UN-KEARNEY (Exh) 3:05 p.m. 2004-05 Season Outlook 3 All-Time Results Against N 19 NORTHWESTERN 7:05 p.m. 2004-05 Roster Breakdown 4 2004-05 Opponents 54 N 22 UMKC - KVSS 7:05 p.m. Television & Radio Roster 5 State Farm MVC Tournament 55 N 24 at Houston 7:00 p.m. Head Coach Jim Flanery 6-7 MVC Composite Schedule 56-57 Associate Head Coach Tanya Warren 8 N 28 MINNESOTA - KVSS 3:05 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference 58 Assistant Coach Holly Borchers 9 D 2 at Oregon State - KVSS 9:00 p.m. Assistant Coach Jarrod Olson 10 2003-04 Season Review D 4 at Colorado - KVSS 8:00 p.m. Graduate Manager Jenny Burns 11 Final Statistics 60 D 10 IOWA - KVSS 7:05 p.m. Women’s Basketball Support Staff 11 Game-By-Game Results 61 D 18 NEBRASKA - KVSS 3:05 p.m. Bluejay Academics 12 Game-By-Game Leaders 62 D 21 KANSAS - KVSS 7:05 p.m. Team Season Highs & Lows 62 D 31 at Southern Illinois* 6:05 p.m. Meet the Bluejays MVC Standings & Honors 63 J 2 at Evansville* 2:00 p.m. Jen Rochelle 14-15 Season Review 64-65 J 6 INDIANA STATE* - KVSS 7:05 p.m. Laura Spanheimer 16-17 Box Scores 66-76 J 8 ILLINOIS STATE* - KVSS 3:05 p.m. Codi Walker 18-19 J 15 DRAKE* - KVSS 3:05 p.m. Christy Erickson 20-21 The Record Book Sarah Vrbicky 22 J 21 at Wichita State* - KVSS 7:00 p.m. All-Time Coaching Ledger 78 Brandy Bush 23 Year-By-Year Team Statistics 78 J 23 at SMS* - KVSS 2:05 p.m. Amy Hoffman 24-25 Team Records 79 J 27 NORTHERN IOWA* - KVSS 7:05 p.m. Angie Janis 26-27 Individual Single-Game Records 80 J 30 BRADLEY* - KVSS 1:05 p.m. Kristi Woodard 28-29 Individual Single-Season Records 81 F 4 at Indiana State* - KVSS 6:00 p.m. Deanna Castro 30 Year-By-Year Leaders 82 F 6 at Illinois State* - KVSS 2:05 p.m. Lucy Lapito 31 Career Records 83 F 13 at Drake* - KVSS 2:05 p.m. Tyrai Bronson 32 1,000-Point Club 84-85 F 18 WICHITA STATE* 7:05 p.m. Sara Cain 32 NCAA Tournament Teams 86 F 20 SMS* - KVSS 12:05 p.m. Ally Thrall 33 NIT Teams 87 F 24 at Bradley* - KVSS 7:05 p.m. Creighton in the Community 33 All-Time Roster 88 F 26 at Northern Iowa* - KVSS 4:05 p.m. Career Game-by-Game Statistics 34-40 All-Time Series Results 89 M 3 SO. ILLINOIS* - KVSS 7:05 p.m. This Is Creighton Basketball 41 Landmark Victories 89 M 5 EVANSVILLE* - KVSS 3:05 p.m. Bluejays at Home 90 Creighton University All-Time Game-By-Game Results 91-94 March 10-12 State Farm MVC Tournament in Creighton University 42-43 Media Information 95-96 Normal, Ill. President Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. 44 Athletics Director Bruce Rasmussen 45 KVSS - Games broadcast on Spirit 88.9 FM Omaha, Nebraska 46 * - Missouri Valley Conference games All home games in BOLD CAPS played at the Athletics Department Directory 47 Omaha Civic Auditorium on ConAgra Foods Court; All times Central and subject to change. Media Guide Credits The 2004-05 Creighton women’s basketball media guide is a production of the Creighton Inside Front Cover University Sports Information Office. Interior design, writing and editing by Assistant Sports Located on the inside front cover is a tribute to Information Director Rob Simms, using an iMac with QuarkXpress 6.1, Ofoto, and Adobe the 2004 WNIT Champion Creighton Bluejays. PhotoShop CS softwares, with assistance from sports information intern Brandon Holtz and stu- Featured in the photographs are: the Omaha dent assistant Peter Della Penna. Editorial assistance provided by Sports Information Director Civic Auditorium scoreboard displaying the final Rob Anderson, Holtz, Assistant Athletics Director Kevin Sarver, Joan McLaughlin and the women’s score, 73-52, over UNLV in the championship game; Christy Neneman, the tournament MVP, basketball staff. Photos by Creighton University Media Services, Corporate 3 Design, Dean reaching in for a steal; the team claiming their Borchers, Scott Bruhn, Chris Donahue, Eric Francis, Jon Gardiner (Duke University), University of tournament trophy and posing in their champi- Missouri SID, Christopher Petit and Dave Weaver. Cover design by Creative Reservoir of Omaha, onship shirts; celebration shots; Head Coach Neb. Printing by MSM Printing of Omaha, Neb. J i m Flanery with WNIT A l l - Tournament Te a m members, Dayna Finch, Laura Spanheimer and On The Covers Neneman. A complete recap of the champi- Front — Seniors Jen Rochelle (#0), Codi onship season can be found on pages 64-65. Walker (#32) and Laura Spanheimer (#21). Back — Juniors Kristi Woodard (#3) and 2004 WNIT Champions Angie Janis (#33) www.gocreighton.com 1 Bluejay Roster and Quick Facts TM Creighton Quick Facts 2004-05 Numerical Roster No. Name Ht. Pos. Cl. Hometown (High School) General Information 0 Jen Rochelle 5-11 F Sr. Council Bluffs, Iowa (St. Albert) Location . .Omaha, Neb. 2 Sarah Vrbicky 5-6 G Jr. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk Catholic) Founded . .1878 3 Kristi Woodard 5-9 G Jr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West) Enrollment . .6,723 4 Christy Erickson 6-1 F Jr. Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata) School Colors . .Blue & White 5 Lucy Lapito 5-6 G So. Billings, Mont. (Billings) Nickname . .Bluejays 11 Brandy Bush 5-9 G Jr. Kansas City, Mo. (Lincoln College Prep) Affiliation . .NCAA Division I 12 Ally Thrall 5-6 G Fr. Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling Catholic) Conference . .Missouri Valley 20 Deanna Castro 5-9 G So. Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek) President . .Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. Director of Athletics . .Bruce Rasmussen 21 Laura Spanheimer 5-9 G Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Marian) Associate A.D. / SWA . .Sharon Hanson 23 Tyrai Bronson 5-7 G Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. (North) NCAA Faculty Rep . .Dr. Timothy Dickel 32 Codi Walker 5-10 G Sr. Springfield, Mo. (Kickapoo) Athletics Phone . .(402) 280-2720 33 Angie Janis 6-1 F Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) Ticket Office . .(402) 280-JAYS 40 Amy Hoffman 6-2 C Jr. Carroll, Iowa (Kuemper) 42 Sara Cain 6-1 F Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Prairie) Basketball Facts Head Coach . .Jim Flanery 2004-05 Alphabetical Roster Alma Mater . .Creighton, ‘87 Career Record / Years . .48-18 / Two No. Name Ht. Pos. Cl. Hometown (High School) Creighton Record . .Same 23 Tyrai Bronson 5-7 G Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. (North) Associate Head Coach . .Tanya Warren 11 Brandy Bush 5-9 G Jr. Kansas City, Mo. (Lincoln College Prep) Alma Mater . .Creighton, ‘88 42 Sara Cain 6-1 F Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Prairie) Assistant Coach . .Holly Borchers 20 Deanna Castro 5-9 G So. Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek) Alma Mater . .Creighton, ‘97 4 Christy Erickson 6-1 F Jr. Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata) Assistant Coach . .Jarrod Olson 40 Amy Hoffman 6-2 C Jr. Carroll, Iowa (Kuemper) Alma Mater . .Doane College, ‘97 33 Angie Janis 6-1 F Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) Graduate Manager . .Jenny Burns 5 Lucy Lapito 5-6 G So. Billings, Mont. (Billings) Alma Mater . .Creighton, ‘03 0 Jen Rochelle 5-11 F Sr. Council Bluffs, Iowa (St. Albert) Facility . .Omaha Civic Auditorium 21 Laura Spanheimer 5-9 G Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Marian) Capacity . .9,377 12 Ally Thrall 5-6 G Fr. Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling Catholic) 2003-04 Overall Record . .24-9 2 Sarah Vrbicky 5-6 G Jr. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk Catholic) 2003-04 MVC Record/Finish . .15-3 / 2nd P o s t s e a s o n . .W N I T C h a m p i o n s 32 Codi Walker 5-10 G Sr. Springfield, Mo. (Kickapoo) Letterwinners Returning/Lost . .10/3 3 Kristi Woodard 5-9 G Jr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West) Starters Returning . .Three Basketball Office Phone . .(402) 280-4741 Head Coach: Jim Flanery (Creighton, ‘87), Third Season Associate Head Coach: Tanya Warren (Creighton, ‘88) Sports Information Assistant Coaches: Holly Borchers (Creighton, ‘97); Jarrod Olson (Doane College, ‘97) Sports Information Director . .Rob Anderson Graduate Manager: Jenny Burns (Creighton, ‘03) Office Phone . .(402) 280-5544 Assistant SID / WBB Contact . .Rob Simms Office Phone . .(402) 280-2433 Home Phone . .(402) 827-3060 Cell Phone . .(402) 660-5853 Email . [email protected] Sports Information Intern . .Brandon Holtz Office Phone . .(402) 280-5801 Office FAX . .(402) 280-2495 Pronunciation Guide Press Row Phone . .(402) 444-3208 Tyrai Bronson Ty • RAY CU Sports Hotline . .(402) 280-5555 Lucy Lapito La • PEE • toe Mailing Address Creighton University Sports Information Jen Rochelle Row • SHELL 2500 California Plaza Laura Spanheimer SPAN • hy • mer Omaha, NE 68178 Sarah Vrbicky Ver • BICK • ee 2 2004-05 Creighton Women’s Basketball 2004-05 Season Outlook TM he Bluejays ended last season on a five- in school history to score 1,000 career points. Tgame winning streak while capturing the She already ranks third in school history in first national postseason tournament title by three-point field goals and has ranked among any athletic program in school history. After the NCAA’s best in three-point accuracy dur- winning the 2004 W N I T and winning 24 ing her career. games for three consecutive seasons, the Kristi Woodard earned the starting nod in Creighton women’s basketball program 17 games last year and showed flashes of expects to extend its most successful span of greatness while an injury sidelined two-time play in school history this season.