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Game 24 at Northern Iowa • Sunday, Feb. 21 • 7:05 p.m.
Creighton Bluejays at UNI Panthers
McLeod Center • Cedar Falls, Iowa
Radio: 1180 AM, www.koilam1180.com • TV: ESPNU
Series History: Creighton leads 30-12
Last Meeting: Creighton won 62-58, Jan. 24, in Omaha

• This game is the third of four televised Creighton games on the MVC TV package this season. The contest will air live nationally on ESPNU, with Dan McLaughlin and Renee Montgomery on the call.

• The game can be heard on KOIL AM 1180 in Omaha and online at www.koilam1180.com. Brad Burwell and Rob Simms will call the action.

• Live stats for this game and select road games can be found on the CU athletics website at www.gocreighton.com.

• Creighton overcame an 18-point second-half deficit to defeat UNI 62-58 last month in Omaha – the second largest comeback win under Jim Flanery.

• Fifth-year seniors Megan Neuvirth and Chevelle Herring led the comeback win over UNI last month, as the duo accounted for seven of CU's final eight field goals and 19 of its final 23 points.

• Both Megan Neuvirth and Sam Schuett recorded double-doubles against UNI last month, while Schuett averages a double-double (11.4 p, 10.6 r) in her career vs. UNI.

• Schuett ranks 15th in the NCAA in free-throw percentage (.878) and is second in school history with a career 82.9 free-throw percentage.

• Chevelle Herring has 992 career points, eight shy of becoming the third Bluejay this year and 22nd in school history to reach 1,000 in a career.

• CU is 11-9 all-time in Cedar Falls, including two straight wins at the McLeod Center. The Jays have won the last five meetings with UNI.

Scouting the Bluejays
Creighton entered its game at Bradley on its third three-game winning streak of the season, equalling its longest ... CU was 5-1 on the road in MVC play before its game at BU on Friday ... The Bluejays lead the MVC and rank 21st in the NCAA with 7.3 three-pointers per game ... CU tops the MVC, allowing just 57.4 ppg (44th in the NCAA) and only 53.8 ppg in league play ... Creighton leads the MVC with a +7.9 rebounding margin in MVC play, out-rebounding 11 of its first 13 Valley opponents this year ... Four Bluejays are averaging double figures, led by junior forward Sam Schuett, who leads the team in scoring (13.0), rebounds (7.9), free-throw percentage (.878), 3FG percentage (.411), 3FG made (46), blocks (27) and double-doubles (6) ... Schuett also leads the team with 15.2 points per game in MVC play ... MVC Preseason Player of the Year, senior forward Megan Neuvirth, the reigning MVC Defensive Player of the Year, averages 12.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game and tops all active MVC players in career rebounds (863) and steals (260) ... Junior guard Kelsey Woodard (10.7) and junior center Kellie Nelson (10.4) also score in double figures.

Scouting the Panthers
UNI enters the game on a five-game winning streak ... The Panthers are 7-3 at home, including 5-1 in MVC play ... UNI is second in the MVC in free-throw percentage (79.8) overall, and leads the MVC, shooting 83.5 percent at the line in Valley play ... The Panthers also lead the MVC with 6.7 three-pointers per game in Valley action (edging CU's 6.5) ... UNI ranks ninth in blocked shots (2.4) and steals (7.0) per game overall ... Jacqui Kalin leads UNI with 15 points (16.8 ppg in MVC) and 3.0 assists per game, and tops the Panthers with 51 3-pointers and a 90.6 free-throw percentage ... Lizzie Boeck adds 10.9 points (12.2 in MVC) and 5.5 boards per game ... Erin Brocka leads UNI with 7.8 rebounds per game (9.3 in MVC), 38 steals and 17 blocked shots.

The Coaches
Jim Flanery (Creighton, 1987) is in his eighth season as head coach, where he has led his team to five WNIT postseason appearances and four 20-win seasons. He owns a career record of 146-99 (.596). In 2003 he became the winningest rookie coach in school and MVC history and led the Jays to the 2004 WNIT Championship. Prior to serving as CU's head coach, Flanery served as CU's top assistant for a decade. He is 11-5 all-time against UNI.    UNI is coached by Creighton athletics Hall of Famer Tanya Warren (Creighton, 1988). Warren, one of two CU players with her number retired, is 35-49 (.417) in her third season as a collegiate head coach. Prior to UNI, Warren spent three seasons at Creighton as the associate head coach and was an assistant at UNI from 1995-2001. Creighton is the only team in the MVC that Warren has not defeated.

CU-UNI Series History
Creighton owns the all-time series lead with UNI, 30-12, including 11-9 in Cedar Falls. Creighton has won the last five meetings after UNI swept the season series in 2006-07. Four of the last 11 games between these teams have gone into overtime, including three of the last four in Cedar Falls.

Last Month Against UNI
Creighton overcame an 18-point second-half deficit to top the Panthers 62-58. Megan Neuvirth and Chevelle Herring led the charge, with Neuvirth scoring 15 of her 20 points in the second half and Herring scoring all 12 of her points after halftime. CU trailed by 18 with 14:09 left and still trailed by double figures with just over six minutes to play. The Jays used a 9-0 run and a 10-0 run as part of their game-ending 28-10 burst. UNI made 7-of-11 three-pointers in the first half, building to a 33-17 halftime lead. Both Neuvirth (20 p, 10 r) and Sam Schuett (14 p, 11 r) had double-doubles in the win. K.K. Armstrong did not play in the game for UNI because of an injury, while Jacqui Kalin topped the Panthers with 17 points.

Bluejay Individuals vs. Panthers
Sam Schuett averages a double-double with 11.4 points and 10.6 rebounds in her career against UNI, shooting 19-of-36 (.528) from the field and 15-of-18 (.833) at the free-throw line in five games vs. UNI. Megan Neuvirth adds 12.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game against UNI, including 20.3 points and 9.0 rebounds in the last three meetings. Chevelle Herring is averaging 14.3 points per game in her last three contests against UNI and 10.7 ppg in her career against the Panthers. Kelsey Woodard was held scoreless for the first time in her career against UNI last month and averages only 6.2 points against the Panthers. All active Bluejays have combined to shoot just 24-of-85 (.282) from three-point range against the Panthers.

D, D, D, Defense
Last weekend, the Bluejays allowed both SIU and Evansville to score just 41 points, while the pair of teams combined to shoot 28-of-126 (.222) from the field. The Bluejays continue to lead the MVC in defense, allowing just 53.8 points per game in MVC play and 57.4 point per game on the season to rank 44th in the NCAA in scoring defense. Half of CU's 14 MVC opponents this year have failed to score 50 points. Through their first 13 MVC games, the Bluejays allowed just 48.4 points per game in their 10 MVC wins, while opponents average 71.7 points in their three Valley losses.

Neuvirth Misses First Game
Senior forward Megan Neuvirth had played in 120 consecutive games before missing Creighton's game with Evansville last Saturday due to a sprained ankle. Neuvirth had started 55 consecutive games before needing to sit out because of injury. The school record for games played is 126, set by Codi Walker (2001-05).

Block Party
Creighton hosted a block party against Evansville last Saturday, swatting a season-high 10 shots in the one-point win. Kellie Nelson blocked a career-high five shots in the win, the first Bluejay with at least five blocks in a game since Megan Neuvirth had six against Colorado State on Dec. 21, 2008. The five blocks for Nelson are tied for fifth most in a game in school history (seventh time it has occurred). CU's 10 blocks were the most by the Jays since blocking 10 at South Dakota State on March 20, 2008.

Close Calls
The Bluejays notched their first one-point win since 2005 last Saturday, topping Evansville 42-41. The Jays are now 3-0 in games decided by five points or less this year and are 40-23 (.635) all-time under Jim Flanery in such situations. The one-point win was CU's first since a 79-78 triumph over Illinois State on Jan. 8, 2005. Since that win in 2005, the Jays had lost seven straight one-point games. The Jays are now 6-8 (.429) in one-point games under Flan.

The Worst (or best) Ever
Southern Illinois shot 21.7 percent (13-60) from the field against Creighton on Feb. 11, the lowest recorded field goal percentage by an opponent in Creighton history. The Salukis went the final 9:17 of the first half without a field goal and made just 5-of-27 (.185) shots in the first half.

New Lows
Creighton's point total in its 42-41 win marked the fewest points scored by the Jays under Jim Flanery and the fewest scored by the Jays since a 50-35 loss to Eastern Michigan on Dec. 21, 2000. The 42 points were the fewest scored in a Bluejay win since Creighton topped Doane College (Neb.) 40-23 on Feb. 21, 1977.

Woodard is Grand
Last week Kelsey Woodard joined Megan Neuvirth in reaching the 1,000 career-point club this season. With her 10 points against Southern Illinois (Feb. 11) she became the 21st player in school history to score 1,000 career points (Kelsey's older sister Kristi is also a member of the club).   Woodard is the first junior to reach 1,000 career points at Creighton since Angie Janis did so in 2004-05.

Herring Next in Line
Chevelle Herring hopes to join Neuvirth and Herring with 1,000 career points this year and in doing so will become the first trio of Bluejays to reach the 1,000 point plateau in the same season. Herring entered the road trip with 978 career points.

Schuett's Shooting
Sam Schuett ranks 15th in the NCAA with her 87.8 free-throw percentage this season, while her career 82.9 free-throw percentage (175-211) ranks second in school history. She has missed just two free-throws in MVC play, shooting 40-of-42 (.952) to rank second in free-throw percentage in league play.
Schuett has made exactly three three-pointers in five straight games, making 15-of-32 (.469) from long range in that span. She now leads the team with 46 three-pointers made this year and a 41.1 three-point field goal percentage. Her career three-point percentage of 38.4 ranks eighth in CU history (ahead of Kelsey Woodard's 10th-place 37.7 percent).
Her 22 points in CU's 42-41 win over Evansville (Feb. 13) marked the first time a Bluejay had scored more than half of her team's points in a win since Christy Neneman poured in 39 in CU's 77-74 win over Drake in the 2002 MVC Tournament championship game.

Schuett Enjoys Streaking
Junior forward Sam Schuett has scored in double figures in 15 straight games, the longest streak by a Bluejay since Angie Janis scored 10+ in 20 straight games to open the 2004-05 season. Schuett has also made exactly three three-pointers in her last five games, the first Bluejay to make at least three three-pointers in five straight since Laura Spanheimer did so Dec. 1-16, 2002. Earlier this season Schuett established a school record by making 40 consecutive free-throw attempts.

Sam's Record FT Streak Ends
Junior forward Sam Schuett made a school-record 40 straight free-throw attempts between Dec. 13 and Jan. 29, missing her second attempt against Drake on Jan. 29. Her streak ranks third in league history, behind Katie Miller's (UNI, 2000) 53 and Indiana State's Kelsey Luna's 44, which was set earlier this year.

Do Call it a Comeback
Creighton trailed by 18 in the second half of its win over UNI on Jan. 24. The Jays were down 42-24 with 14:09 left, were down by 14 (48-34) with 8:17 remaining and were still down by double figures with 6:05 to play before closing the game on a 28-10 run to win 62-58. The comeback was the second-largest deficit overcome for a win under head coach Jim Flanery. (The Jays overcame a 19-point second-half deficit against Indiana State in the 2007 MVC Tournament quarterfinals). The win was also Creighton's first this year when trailing at the half.

Senior Citizens
Fifth-year seniors and roommates Megan Neuvirth and Chevelle Herring took control of Creighton's come-from-behind 62-58 win over UNI (Jan. 24). Neuvirth scored 15 of her game-high 20 points after halftime and Herring scoring all 12 of her points after the half. The duo accounted for seven of Creighton's final eight field goals and 19 of its final 23 points, to help the Bluejays overcome an 18-point second-half deficit and end the game on a 28-10 run. Herring's 12 points marked her highest scoring game in her last dozen, reaching double figures for the first time since Nov. 27. Neuvirth logged her third double-double of the year with 20 points and 10 rebounds, along with three steals.

Double the Double-Doubles
For the second time in their careers, Megan Neuvirth and Sam Schuett recorded a double-double in the same game on Jan. 24, doing so against Northern Iowa both times. Neuvirth had 10 rebounds and a team-high 20 points, while Schuett had 14 points and team-best 11 rebounds against UNI. The pair also logged double-doubles against UNI in Cedar Falls on Feb. 3, 2007. It marked the first pair of double-dimes in the same game for the Jays since Neuvirth and Kristina Voss turned the trick at Saint Louis on Nov. 25, 2008.

Birds Clean the Glass, Don't Run Into It
Creighton leads the league with a plus-7.9 rebounding margin in MVC play . The Jays out-rebounded each of their first 10 MVC opponents this season, before Wichita State edged the Jays 28-25 on the glass on Feb. 7. CU has out-rebounded its MVC foes in 39 of its last 49 regular-season conference games (11 of 13 this year), while the 10 straight games with a rebounding advantage were the longest stretch under Jim Flanery.

Neuvirth is the Only One
Megan Neuvirth is the only player in Creighton history with 1,000 points, 800 rebounds and 200 steals in a career.

Bluejays are No Bird Brains
Four of the 10 spots on CoSIDA's ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII Teams were claimed by Bluejays when the teams were announced on Feb. 4. Juniors Kellie Nelson (3.88 GPA, Mathematics) and Sam Schuett (3.77 GPA, Accounting) were honored on the first team and senior Megan Neuvirth (3.36 GPA, Marketing) and junior Kelsey Woodard (3.79 GPA, Finance) were named to the second team. The Jays had never had more than two players honored in one season and never had two players on the first-team in one season. Becky Flynn (1996), Carrie Welle (1997, '98) and Dayna Finch (2004) were the only three previous first-team all-district honorees.

Schuett Joins the 100 3FG Club
Junior Sam Schuett drained her 100th career three-pointer in CU's game at Missouri State (Feb. 5), becoming the 15th player in school history to reach that mark. She now ranks 13th in CU history with 108 treys, joining Chevelle Herring (122) and Kelsey Woodard (182) as current Jays in the club.

Fifty-Fifty
Creighton has shot better than 50 percent in a game four times this season, winning each contest. The Jays have now won 12 consecutive games when shooting at least 50 percent from the field, dating to a loss at UALR to open the 2006-07 season. The Bluejays are 22-1 when shooting at least 50 percent from the floor under Jim Flanery.

Rebounding Record in Sight
With 863 career boards, Megan Neuvirth remains on pace to challenge for the Creighton career rebounding record. Already in second place in CU history, she is currently 61 rebounds shy of the school record 924 set by Pam Gradoville. Neuvirth can break the record if she averages 7.6 rebounds per game over CU's final five regular-season games and the Bluejays play at least three postseason games.
    Her 863 rebounds are tops among active MVC players and rank 14th in Valley history. She is 37 caroms shy of becoming the 12th player in league history with 900 rebounds in a career.

Live and Die by the Three
Creighton leads the MVC and ranks 21st in the NCAA with 7.3 three-pointers per game on the year. The Jays have done considerably better from long range in wins than losses. CU is shooting 38.1 percent (129-339) from three-point range, an average of 8.6 threes per game, in wins. In losses, the Jays have made only 32-of-127 for 25.2 percent at an average of 4.6 per game.

Whistle While You Work
Bradley was whistled for 32 fouls in Creighton's 63-57 loss on Jan. 22, parading the Bluejays to the line for 48 free-throw attempts – the most attempted by an MVC school this year. Creighton made a season-high 34 freebies, the most since making 31 on Jan. 1, 2001 against Wichita State. The 48 attempts were the most by the Jays since they set the MVC record with 56 attempts in that same WSU game.

Breaking Down the Percentages
In addition to its free-throw parade against Bradley (Jan. 22), Creighton logged season lows in field goal percentage (.227) and three-point percentage (.130). The Jays shot an identical 5-of-22 from the field in each half for a season-low 10 field goals made (the fewest field goals in the Jim Flanery era). Four of Creighton's starters had perfect nights at the free-throw line, combining to shoot 23-of-23 (Schuett and Neuvirth 8-for-8, Herring 4-for-4, Woodard 3-for-3), while Kellie Nelson attempted a career-high 14, but only made seven. Kelsey Crites went 3-for-9 at the free-throw line as the Jays shot 70.8 percent (34-48) at the stripe.

Peaks and Valleys
In Creighton's first nine MVC games, the Bluejays shot better than 56 percent three times, but also shot below 29 percent twice. In that same span, Bluejay opponents shot at least 50 percent from the field three times and shot less than 27 percent twice. CU set a school record by shooting 64 percent from the field against Wichita State (Jan. 9), only to shoot 22.7 percent against Bradley (Jan. 22) less than two weeks later. Missouri State shot an opponent season-high 54.5 percent and scored an opponent season-high 82 points against the Jays on Jan. 9, only to see the Jays turn around and limit Evansville to CU opponent lows of 37 points and 25.5 field goal percentage in its next game (Jan. 14).

X-X First-Half Leads to X-X Finish
Creighton started MVC play 7-2 for the second straight season. The previous four times CU had at least seven wins in the first half of conference play, it finished first or second in the league. This marks the 15th time in 18 seasons as a member of the MVC that the Jays have posted a winning record through the first half of the league schedule. In each of the previous two seasons, the Jays have posted identical MVC marks in the first and second half of Valley play.
    Season    1st Half    Overall    Finish
    2009-10    7-2    10-3    ??
    2008-09    7-2    14-4    2nd
    2007-08    6-3    12-6    4th
    2006-07    5-4    8-10    6th
    2005-06    4-5    5-13    T-9th
    2004-05    8-1    13-5    T-2nd
    2003-04    8-1    15-3    2nd
    2002-03    6-3    13-5    T-1st
    2001-02    8-1    16-2    1st
    2000-01    5-4    11-7    4th
    1999-00    4-5    7-11    6th
    1998-99    5-4    9-9    7th
    1997-98    7-2    11-7    3rd
    1996-97    4-5    7-11    8th
    1995-96    6-3    10-8    T-4th
    1994-95    6-3    12-6    4th
    1993-94    8-0    14-2    2nd
    1992-93    7-1    12-4    T-2nd

Good Losses?
Creighton lost its final three non-conference games, but each of the three opponents were ranked in the top 25. The average RPI of Creighton's four non-conference losses is currently 21.8 – Nebraska (4), Oklahoma (7), Kansas (24) and Marquette (52).

Bluejays Set School Record for FG%
Creighton shot a school record 64 percent from the field in their win over Wichita State (Jan. 7), surpassing the old mark of 63.9 percent set at Bradley on Jan. 24, 1994. The Bluejays made 32-of-50 shots, including 16-of-22 (.727) in the second-half of the record-setting performance. It proved to be Creighton's best shooting performance since shooting 63.2 percent from the field at Bradley on Feb. 8, 1996.

Largest Valley Win
Creighton's 89-48 win over Wichita State (Jan. 7) marked the largest winning margin in an MVC game in school history, besting the 37-point margin over Missouri State on Jan. 6, 2002. The margin was also the largest in any game under head coach Jim Flanery, just one game after the Jays notched their largest winning margin in a road game under Flan (+25 at Illinois State) – only to see that road winning margin topped at Evansville (+26) on Jan. 14.

Team Highs
Creighton established numerous season-highs in its 89-48 win over Wichita State (Jan. 7). The Jays had season highs in points (89), points in a half (45), field goals (32), assists (25), field goal percentage (.640) and three-point percentage (.583).

Winning Big
Creighton's 89-48 win over Wichita State (Jan. 7) was its largest MVC win in school history and the largest margin of victory under Jim Flanery. Two of Creighton's first three MVC road wins had the largest road winning margin by the Jays under Flanery. CU's first four MVC road wins over Illinois State, Wichita State, Evansville and Southern Illinois came by an average of 28.5 points per game, with none closer than 22 points.

No Longer Blue Herring
Chevelle Herring led the Bluejays 13 points per game last year, but ranks fifth on the team with 6.7 ppg this year. Before her 12 points against UNI (Jan. 24), Herring had gone 11 straight games without scoring in double figures – including two scoreless games – averaging 3.3 points per game in that span. She had not scored in double figures since scoring 10 points at UC Davis on Nov. 27. The senior guard now has 16 single-digit scoring games of CU's 22 contests this year, after she had 12 single-digit scoring games in 34 contests all of last year.

Defensive Lapse
Creighton allowed Missouri State to score 82 points on Jan. 9, the most points scored by a Bluejay opponent in more than two years. No Bluejay foe had reached 80 points in a game since Kansas scored 91 points on Nov. 27, 2007. The 82 points were the most scored by a Bluejay foe in MVC play since Indiana State's 89 points on Dec. 31, 2006 and the most scored by a Bluejay visitor since Wichita State had 83 (in a CU win) on Jan. 7, 2006.

Nelson Named MVC Player of the Week
Kellie Nelson was named the MVC Player of the Week and Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Jan. 18 after two career-high scoring games at Evansville (Jan. 14) and Southern Illinois (Jan. 16). The center scored 19 points at UE and followed with 24 points at SIU. For the week she made 17-of-20 (.850) shots from the field and averaged 21.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.

At Home in The Valley
Creighton is 21-4 at home in MVC play since the start of the 2007-08 season, going 8-1 in both of the previous two seasons, before starting 5-2 this year. Prior to their loss to Missouri State (Jan. 9), they were 17-0 in Valley play at home against teams not from Des Moines in that span, as Drake handed the Jays their lone MVC home loss in both 2007-08 and 2008-09.

Home is Where the Wins Are
The Bluejays have won 20 of their last 24 home games and are 81-27 (.750) at home under Jim Flanery. The Jays are now 75-23 (.765) all-time on-campus (9-3 at D.J Sokol Arena, 26-12 at Kiewit Fitness Center and 40-8 at Vinardi Athletic Center). The Bluejays played 301 of their first 428 recorded home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium where they posted a 213-88 (.708) record. Despite all of the moving, Creighton has managed to post a 320-120 (.727) recorded home record all-time at 12 different “home” sites.

Neuvirth Returns After Missing Half
All Bluejay fans held their collective breath when Megan Neuvirth left the game at Evansville (Jan. 14) with about two minutes remaining in the first half, heading straight to the locker room with an apparent right knee injury. Neuvirth did not return to the court in the second half at UE. After a limited practice on Jan. 15 she was back in the lineup at Southern Illinois (Jan. 16), notching a double-double with 12 rebounds, 10 points and season-high six assists in 32 minutes.

Career Milestone Update
• Kelsey Woodard scored her 1,000 career point against Southern Illinois (Feb. 11), becoming the 21st player to reach that plateau. • She was the eighth player in school history to reach 150 career three-point field goals earlier this season, and has moved from eighth into fifth in CU history with 182 career triples.
• Sam Schuett recorded her 500th career rebound against Wichita State (Jan. 7) and enters the weekend with 587 career caroms.
• Schuett drained her 100th career three-pointer at Missouri State (Feb. 5), becoming the 15th player to reach that mark.
• Megan Neuvirth started the season ranked sixth in school history with 211 career steals, and now ranks fifth with 260 swipes.
• Neuvirth grabbed her 800th career rebound against Missouri State (Jan. 9), ranking second in CU history with 863 after starting the season ranked seventh with 714 boards.
• Neuvirth became the 20th player in CU history to score 1,000 career points, doing so against Wichita State (Jan. 7) and she now ranks 17th in CU history in scoring.
• Chevelle Herring scored her 900th career point against Oklahoma (Dec. 20) and enters the weekend with 978 career points.

The State of Basketball in Nebraska
Creighton's starting lineup in 19 of its 20 games this year featured all Nebraska natives – the first time in recorded school history the Bluejays have started five home state players (in one game, let alone 16 straight to open the season). In fact, seven of CU's 10 players on this year's roster are from Nebraska – Bellevue natives Chevelle Herring (East) and Kelsey Woodard (West), Omaha products Jasmin Corbin (Millard West) Kellie Nelson (Westside) and Sam Schuett (Millard West), along with Katie Frank (South Sioux City) and Megan Neuvirth (West Point Central Catholic).

Neuvirth Reaches 1,000 Career Points
Senior forward Megan Neuvirth became the 20th player in school history to surpass 1,000 career points when she made a layup early in the second half against Wichita State (Jan. 7). She's the first new member of the 1,000-point club since Ally Thrall in 2008 and is now ranked 17th in school history with 1,111 career points.

Schuett Named MVC Player of the Week
Junior Sam Schuett enjoyed her return to MVC play for the first time in two years by being named MVC Player of the Week (Jan. 4) after averaging 17 points and nine rebounds in wins at Indiana State (Dec. 31) and Illinois State (Jan. 2) to open the MVC season. Against the Sycamores, Schuett scored a season-high 19 points and made a career-best five three-point field goals. At Illinois State she had 15 points and a career-best 14 rebounds for her second double-double of the season, eighth career.

By the Boards
Creighton out-rebounded Wichita State 42-20 on Jan. 7, the largest rebounding margin by the Bluejays since they were plus-23 against Evansville on Feb. 17, 2008. Sam Schuett actually out-rebounded the Shockers in the first half 9-7, as WSU did not have a rebound until nearly six minutes into the contest. WSU's 20 boards were the fewest by an opponent under Jim Flanery and the fewest dating back to box scores through 1991-92.

Flan Likes Jan.
Head coach Jim Flanery went 6-2 in January, moving his record in the month to 46-18 (.719) all-time. It is by far his most successful month, as his next best winning percentage in a single month is .636 (March). Flan's all-time record in the other four months of the basketball season is 99-81 (.550).

Three For All
Creighton continues to lead the MVC and ranks 17th in the NCAA this week with 7.5 three-point field goals per game. Of the Bluejays' 15 field goals at Indiana State (Dec. 31), 11 were three-pointers and they followed with 10 more at Illinois State. They have now posted back-to-back games with at least 10 three-pointers twice this year and six times under Jim Flanery. The Bluejays are 5-0 this year when making at least 10 three-pointers and 29-11 when making 10-plus threes under Flanery.

Jays Post Largest Road Wins Since 2002
Creighton's 25-point win (69-44) at Illinois State (Jan. 2) was the largest winning margin in a Bluejay road game since Jan. 14, 2002 and the largest under head coach Jim Flanery. That mark stood for 12 days, before the Jays won at Evansville (Jan. 14) 63-37 for a 26-point winning margin. The previous best road margin under Flan was a 23-point win at UC Irvine (80-57) on Dec. 20, 2002. The Jays did post a 27-point win against Stephen F. Austin on a neutral court in Nov. 2003. CU has logged 22 20-plus point victories under Flanery, including seven on the road.

Steady Chevy
Chevelle Herring had a solid four-assist, zero-turnover game for the Bluejays in their win at Illinois State (Jan. 2), marking the first time in her career she had more than two assists in a game with zero turnovers. It was also just the second time in her last 47 games she did not have a turnover and the sixth time in her career finishing without a turnover while playing at least 20 minutes.

Let's Be Frank
Senior forward Katie Frank earned her first career start at UC Davis on Nov. 27, after coming off the bench in her first 73 career games. She's been helpful this season, with 18 assists in 20 games, including a career-best four against Wichita State (Jan. 7). She has already eclipsed her single-season high of eight helpers, which she needed 31 games to reach last year. She had 13 career assists in 69 games, before dishing 18 this year.

Bluejays & Bison Can't Beat Blizzard
The Christmas Blizzard that hit much of the midwest cost Creighton its final non-conference game of the season, as its game with North Dakota State on Dec. 28 was cancelled. The contest was called off when NDSU notified Creighton it was unable to get its players back to Fargo from Christmas break in time to make the trip down I-29 to Omaha. The teams were unable to find a suitable date to reschedule this year and the Bison will be put back on the Creighton home schedule next season. Fans with tickets to that game can redeem them for any home game this season.

Jensen Ties School Record
Freshman Ally Jensen tied a school record by making a three-point field goal in each of her first seven career games. The guard equalled the school mark established by Laura Spanheimer in 2001-02, before going 0-for-2 from long range at Kansas (Dec. 13).

Hot Starts
Creighton got off to one of its best starts under eighth-year head coach Jim Flanery this year. CU's 5-1 start was its best start through six games since the 2000-01 team opened 5-1. At 5-2, the Jays matched the 2002-03 team, which went on to open the year 9-2. Of the previous seven teams to open the season with at least four wins in their first five games, six have gone on to win at least 20 games.

Neuvirth's High-Scoring Double-Double
Megan Neuvirth grabbed her 14th career double-double, first of the season, at Nebraska (Dec. 9), finishing one point shy of a career-high with 25 points and 12 rebounds. Her 11 field goals and 21 field goal attempts were both career-highs.

Record Setting Day From Long Range
Creighton tied and set school records and tied an MVC record in its 63-61 overtime win at UC Davis on Nov. 27. The Bluejays unloaded a school-record 41 three-point attempts (surpassing the former mark by four), which also tied the MVC record set by Illinois State against Air Force on Nov. 26, 2003. CU tied the school record by making 16 three-pointers, originally done against Oral Roberts on Dec. 16, 1989. The 16 treys tie for the fourth-most ever by an MVC team.

More Three Info
In Creighton's record-tying effort against UC Davis, the Bluejays made 10-of-20 three-point shots in the first half alone. But it was after halftime they truly relied on the three-ball, as the Jays did not make any “two-point” field goals in the second half, all of their 15 points came from behind the arc and their only non-three-point field goal after halftime was Kelsey Woodard's game-winning, left-handed layup at the buzzer in overtime. Woodard finished 6-for-12 from three-point range, while Sam Schuett made four, Ally Jensen added three, Chevelle Herring had two and Megan Neuvirth had one triple to contribute to tying the school record.

Not Done With 3FG Notes Just Yet
Creighton's 55 three-pointers through its first five games were the most ever in a five-game span in school history. In addition to the school-record tying 16 triples at UC Davis (Nov. 27), the Bluejays also set a school record for three-pointers in a two-game span, draining 28 over its first two games this year – 13 against Arkansas State (Nov. 13) and 15 against Davidson (Nov. 15).

It's Raining Threes
Creighton made 28 three-pointers in its first two games of the season – setting a school record for three-pointers in a two-game span. The previous mark also came in the first two contests of a season, when the 2004-05 team drained 27 threes (14,13) in its first two games. The Jays have now made at least 10 three-pointers in a game 38 times under Jim Flanery (since 2002-03).

Players Mentioned

Jasmin Corbin

Kelsey Crites

Katie Frank

Chevelle Herring

Ally Jensen

Kellie Nelson

Megan Neuvirth

Sam Schuett

Kristina Voss

Kelsey Woodard

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