Bluejays Shoot to Keep Streak Alive Against Shockers
2/7/2009 8:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game 22 at Wichita State ? Sunday, Feb. 8 ? 2:05 p.m.
Creighton Bluejays at Wichita State Shockers
Charles Koch Arena ? Wichita, Kan.
Radio: 88.9 FM & 102.7 FM, www.kvss.com ? Video: www. gocreighton. com
Series History: Creighton leads 24-19
Last Meeting: Creighton won 53-45 in Omaha, Jan. 10, 2009
? The game can be heard on 88.9 FM KVSS in Omaha and 102.7 FM KBZR in Lincoln and online at www.kvss.com. Nick Handley and Rob Simms will call the action.
? Live video and live stats for this game and select road games can be found at www.gocreighton.com.
? Creighton began the week ranked sixth in the NCAA in three-point field goal percentage (.387) and eighth in the nation in fewest turnovers per game (14.0).
? CU has the toughest scoring defense in the MVC, allowing 57.5 points per game on the year and just 52.4 per game in Valley play.
? The Bluejays are on an eight-game winning streak in which opponents were averaging 50.4 points per game, including five which failed to score 50.
? DaNae Moore had career-highs with 12 rebounds and nine points against Wichita State last month in Omaha.
? Sunday is head coach Jim Flanery's birthday.CU has won five straight games on Feb. 8, including one (47-46 at Indiana State,2004) during Flan's head coaching tenure.
? Creighton has won 11 of the last 12 meetings with Wichita State. The Jays are 9-12 all-time in Wichita, but have won four of their last five trips on the Shockers home court.
Scouting the Bluejays
Creighton is on an eight-game winning streak, its longest since the 2004-05 team won eight straight, while its streak in MVC play is its longest since the 2001-02 squad won 10 straight ... CU had the strongest non-conference strength of schedule in the MVC, includingfive games with Big 12 foes and three top-25 opponents ... While CU ranks sixth in the nation in three-point field goal percentage, the Jays are ninth in the MVC in field goal percentage (.374) and free-throw percentage (.681) ... The Jays lead the MVC and rank 19th in the NCAA with 7.2 three-point field goals per game ... CU is averaging 8.7 steals per game in Valley play, including 12 per game in its last four contests ... Junior Megan Neuvirth leads the MVC with 9.4 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game, while she also tops the team in assists, blocked shots and double-doubles ... Sophomore Kelsey Woodard leads the team with 13.8 points per game in MVC play ... Junior Chevelle Herring is averaging 13 points and 3.3 assists per game during the seven game winning streak ... That trio makes up 66.4 percent of the Bluejay scoring.
Scouting the Shockers
Wichita State put together an 8-3 non-conference record before going 2-8 through its first 10 Valley games ... Both of WSU's MVC wins have come at home, over Northern Iowa and Missouri State ... WSU is 9-5 at home this year ... The Shockers rank last in the MVC, shooting 66 percent from the free-throw line and 58.6 percent from the line in Valley play ... WSU is second in the MVC with 9.1 steals per game ... Marcy Sudbeck leads the team with 13.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, along with 35 blocked shots ... Daria Frazier is second on the team with 12.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per game ... Val Siemens tops the team with 31 three-pointers ... Marisah Henderson, leads the MVC and is sixth in the NCAA with 6.6 assists per game.
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