Friday, February 6
Springfield, Mo.
7:35 PM
Creighton University
74
at
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Missouri State
Women Win Eighth Straight, Top Lady Bears 74-61
2/6/2009 11:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Kelsey Woodard led four Bluejays in double figures with 18 points, as the Bluejays won their eighth consecutive game Friday night at Missouri State, 74-61. The victory was Creighton's first in Springfield since 2002, snapping a six-game skid on the Lady Bears' home court. The Jays improved to 13-8 on the season and 8-2 in the MVC, while MSU dropped to 6-15 overall, 2-8 in the Valley.
The Lady Bears owned their only lead of the game when Jaleshia Roberson drained a three-pointer 46 seconds into the game to give the home team a 3-2 lead. Megan Neuvirth drained two free-throws on CU's next possession and the Jays never again trailed. Creighton built up to a 10-3 lead after back-to-back three-pointers from Woodard. Chevelle Herring hit CU's third three-pointer on three attempts before the first official timeout.
A three-pointer from MSU's Maggie Dwyer made the score 15-12 in favor of CU with 12:46 left in the first half, the Lady Bears would not get any closer in the game. CU led by as many as 11 in the first half before heading to the locker room up 36-29.
The Bluejays opened the second half with an 11-4 run to push ahead to 47-33. CU maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half, including its largest lead of 18 at 72-54 with just over two minutes to play. The visitors wrapped up their first trip to the new JQH Arena with a 13-point win.
The Jays shot 50 percent from the field in the win, including 59.1 percent after halftime. CU out-rebounded the Lady Bears 38-29 and swiped nine steals in the victory.
Woodard finished with a game-high 18 points, making 3-of-9 three-pointers in addition to her two assists and two steals. Neuvirth added 15 points, team-high eight rebounds and five assists. Herring chipped in 14 points, three assists and three steals, while she was 5-of-7 from the field and made all three of her three-point attempts. Kristina Voss had a dozen points and six boards, making 5-of-6 shots from the floor.
Kelsey Crites added seven points and seven rebounds off the bench, as all five CU reserves played in the victory.
Casey Garrison led the home team with 16 points, with seven coming in the final 3:06 and five in the final minute. The Lady Bears shot just 35 percent in the game and made only 5-of-19 three-pointers (26.3).
Creighton heads to Wichita State on Sunday looking to improve upon its eight-game winning streak. A win on Sunday would mark CU's longest winning streak under Jim Flanery and the longest since the 2001-02 Jays won 10 straight. Fans can listen to Sunday's 2:05 p.m. contest on 88.9 FM KVSS in Omaha and 102.7 KBZR in Lincoln and online at www.kvss.com.
NOTES: The game was televised regionally on FSN Midwest ... CU is now 3-17 all-time in Springfield ... The win was Flanery's first in Springfield ... The Jays have equalled their longest winning streak under Flanery, as they also had an eight-game streak in 2004-05 ... The eight-game winning streak is their longest in MVC play since the 2001-02 team won 10 straight overall and in Valley play ... In two games against MSU this year, Herring was 7-for-7 from the field in the first half, as she was 3-for-3 Friday night ... Herring was 6-for-7 from three-point range against MSU this year ... Neuvirth did not make a three-point field goal, snapping a streak of 19 straight games with a trifecta ... Neuvirth now has 183 steals to move into sole possession of ninth place on the CU career list, ahead of assistant coach Dayna Finch (182).
The Lady Bears owned their only lead of the game when Jaleshia Roberson drained a three-pointer 46 seconds into the game to give the home team a 3-2 lead. Megan Neuvirth drained two free-throws on CU's next possession and the Jays never again trailed. Creighton built up to a 10-3 lead after back-to-back three-pointers from Woodard. Chevelle Herring hit CU's third three-pointer on three attempts before the first official timeout.
A three-pointer from MSU's Maggie Dwyer made the score 15-12 in favor of CU with 12:46 left in the first half, the Lady Bears would not get any closer in the game. CU led by as many as 11 in the first half before heading to the locker room up 36-29.
The Bluejays opened the second half with an 11-4 run to push ahead to 47-33. CU maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half, including its largest lead of 18 at 72-54 with just over two minutes to play. The visitors wrapped up their first trip to the new JQH Arena with a 13-point win.
The Jays shot 50 percent from the field in the win, including 59.1 percent after halftime. CU out-rebounded the Lady Bears 38-29 and swiped nine steals in the victory.
Woodard finished with a game-high 18 points, making 3-of-9 three-pointers in addition to her two assists and two steals. Neuvirth added 15 points, team-high eight rebounds and five assists. Herring chipped in 14 points, three assists and three steals, while she was 5-of-7 from the field and made all three of her three-point attempts. Kristina Voss had a dozen points and six boards, making 5-of-6 shots from the floor.
Kelsey Crites added seven points and seven rebounds off the bench, as all five CU reserves played in the victory.
Casey Garrison led the home team with 16 points, with seven coming in the final 3:06 and five in the final minute. The Lady Bears shot just 35 percent in the game and made only 5-of-19 three-pointers (26.3).
Creighton heads to Wichita State on Sunday looking to improve upon its eight-game winning streak. A win on Sunday would mark CU's longest winning streak under Jim Flanery and the longest since the 2001-02 Jays won 10 straight. Fans can listen to Sunday's 2:05 p.m. contest on 88.9 FM KVSS in Omaha and 102.7 KBZR in Lincoln and online at www.kvss.com.
NOTES: The game was televised regionally on FSN Midwest ... CU is now 3-17 all-time in Springfield ... The win was Flanery's first in Springfield ... The Jays have equalled their longest winning streak under Flanery, as they also had an eight-game streak in 2004-05 ... The eight-game winning streak is their longest in MVC play since the 2001-02 team won 10 straight overall and in Valley play ... In two games against MSU this year, Herring was 7-for-7 from the field in the first half, as she was 3-for-3 Friday night ... Herring was 6-for-7 from three-point range against MSU this year ... Neuvirth did not make a three-point field goal, snapping a streak of 19 straight games with a trifecta ... Neuvirth now has 183 steals to move into sole possession of ninth place on the CU career list, ahead of assistant coach Dayna Finch (182).
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