Thursday, March 4
D.J. Sokol Arena
7:05 PM
Creighton University
60
vs
57
Illinois State
Bluejays Upset Redbirds, 60-57, For Season Sweep
3/4/2010 10:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
OMAHA, Neb. – Megan Neuvirth made sure she and her fellow seniors enjoyed their Senior Night, by leading the Creighton women's basketball team with 18 points and 12 rebounds in a 60-57 win over Illinois State Thursday night at D.J. Sokol Arena. The win snapped ISU's 15-game winning streak and gave the Jays the season sweep over the Redbirds.
Creighton is the only MVC team to defeat the regular-season champions his season, as the Redbirds fell to 15-2 in Valley play, 22-6 overall in defeat. The Jays moved to 17-9 overall and remain tied for second in The Valley at 12-5.
The Bluejays won despite missing their first eight field goal attempts and making 1-of-14 from the field to start the game. Illinois State had its own shooting woes, as it could not build any more than a four-point lead during Creighton's slow start. The Redbirds were up 8-4 seven minutes into the game, but the Jays scored six straight to take their first lead of the game with 11:32 left in the half.
Creighton led by as many as six during the first half and took a 23-19 lead into halftime, despite shooting only 17.1 percent from the field (6-35). ISU was just 7-of-29 (.241) and 0-for-6 from three-point range in the first half. CU out-rebounded ISU 28-26 in the first half and converted nine Redbird turnovers into 12 points.
ISU came out of halftime aggressive, grabbing the first six rebounds of the half, while regaining a four-point lead just over four minutes into the stanza, up 29-25 after a pair of Nicolle Lewis free-throws.
Creighton answered with a 14-0 run and would never trail again. Kelsey Woodard started the run with an old-fashioned three-point play and the Jays hit 5-of-7 shots during the run, including three-pointers from Neuvirth, Woodard and Sam Schuett. Woodard's trey with 13:42 to play put the Jays up 39-29.
ISU pulled within four, before the Jays pushed to their largest lead of the game, up 54-43 with 4:54 left. The Redbirds responded with a 10-0 run to bring the score to 54-53 with 37 seconds left. Neuvirth would secure the win by going 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the final 35 seconds. The Jays avoided disaster when they turned the ball over with six seconds to play, allowing ISU a chance to tie the game, but Katie Broadway's desperation three-point attempt was no good at the buzzer.
Both teams shot better in the second half, as ISU hit 14-of-29 shots (.483) after the break, compared to Creighton's 12-of-28 (.429) from the field. The Jays hit 4-of-8 three-pointers after the half and finished 7-of-15 (.467) from long range in the game. ISU made only 1-of-14 (.071) three-pointers in defeat.
Creighton shot just 28.6 percent (18-63) in the game, but made all nine of its free-throw attempts in the second half to hold on for the win.
Neuvirth not only led the Jays with 18 points and 12 boards for her fifth double-double of the year and 18th of her career, but she also led the Jays with three assists and two steals. She made a career-high nine free-throws on 10 attempts to overcome her 4-for-15 day from the field.
Schuett chipped in 11 points, making all three of her three-point attempts. Chevelle Herring and Woodard each had nine points.
Ashleen Bracey led the Redbirds with 17 points, while Lewis had 15 rebounds and 13 points for the visitors.
Creighton will wrap up its regular-season with a home game against Indiana State on Saturday afternoon at 2:05 p.m.
NOTES: The Bluejays honored seniors Kelsey Crites, Katie Frank, Chevelle Herring and Megan Neuvirth following the game ... The 5-foot-4 Herring jumped center to start the game against Illinois State's 6-foot-6 Nicolle Lewis ... Neuvirth is now tied for third in school history with 272 career steals ... Neuvirth moved into 15th in school history in scoring, with 1,183 points and bumped to 12th in MVC history with 894 career rebounds ... CU has won six of the last eight meetings with the three-time reigning MVC Champions ... CU is 17-2 all-time in Omaha against ISU ... CU is now 4-0 in games decided by five points or less this year and 41-23 in such games under Jim Flanery ... ISU's winning streak was the ninth-longest active streak in the NCAA ... CU snapped a 14-game winning streak by ISU during the 2007-08 season.
Creighton is the only MVC team to defeat the regular-season champions his season, as the Redbirds fell to 15-2 in Valley play, 22-6 overall in defeat. The Jays moved to 17-9 overall and remain tied for second in The Valley at 12-5.
The Bluejays won despite missing their first eight field goal attempts and making 1-of-14 from the field to start the game. Illinois State had its own shooting woes, as it could not build any more than a four-point lead during Creighton's slow start. The Redbirds were up 8-4 seven minutes into the game, but the Jays scored six straight to take their first lead of the game with 11:32 left in the half.
Creighton led by as many as six during the first half and took a 23-19 lead into halftime, despite shooting only 17.1 percent from the field (6-35). ISU was just 7-of-29 (.241) and 0-for-6 from three-point range in the first half. CU out-rebounded ISU 28-26 in the first half and converted nine Redbird turnovers into 12 points.
ISU came out of halftime aggressive, grabbing the first six rebounds of the half, while regaining a four-point lead just over four minutes into the stanza, up 29-25 after a pair of Nicolle Lewis free-throws.
Creighton answered with a 14-0 run and would never trail again. Kelsey Woodard started the run with an old-fashioned three-point play and the Jays hit 5-of-7 shots during the run, including three-pointers from Neuvirth, Woodard and Sam Schuett. Woodard's trey with 13:42 to play put the Jays up 39-29.
ISU pulled within four, before the Jays pushed to their largest lead of the game, up 54-43 with 4:54 left. The Redbirds responded with a 10-0 run to bring the score to 54-53 with 37 seconds left. Neuvirth would secure the win by going 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the final 35 seconds. The Jays avoided disaster when they turned the ball over with six seconds to play, allowing ISU a chance to tie the game, but Katie Broadway's desperation three-point attempt was no good at the buzzer.
Both teams shot better in the second half, as ISU hit 14-of-29 shots (.483) after the break, compared to Creighton's 12-of-28 (.429) from the field. The Jays hit 4-of-8 three-pointers after the half and finished 7-of-15 (.467) from long range in the game. ISU made only 1-of-14 (.071) three-pointers in defeat.
Creighton shot just 28.6 percent (18-63) in the game, but made all nine of its free-throw attempts in the second half to hold on for the win.
Neuvirth not only led the Jays with 18 points and 12 boards for her fifth double-double of the year and 18th of her career, but she also led the Jays with three assists and two steals. She made a career-high nine free-throws on 10 attempts to overcome her 4-for-15 day from the field.
Schuett chipped in 11 points, making all three of her three-point attempts. Chevelle Herring and Woodard each had nine points.
Ashleen Bracey led the Redbirds with 17 points, while Lewis had 15 rebounds and 13 points for the visitors.
Creighton will wrap up its regular-season with a home game against Indiana State on Saturday afternoon at 2:05 p.m.
NOTES: The Bluejays honored seniors Kelsey Crites, Katie Frank, Chevelle Herring and Megan Neuvirth following the game ... The 5-foot-4 Herring jumped center to start the game against Illinois State's 6-foot-6 Nicolle Lewis ... Neuvirth is now tied for third in school history with 272 career steals ... Neuvirth moved into 15th in school history in scoring, with 1,183 points and bumped to 12th in MVC history with 894 career rebounds ... CU has won six of the last eight meetings with the three-time reigning MVC Champions ... CU is 17-2 all-time in Omaha against ISU ... CU is now 4-0 in games decided by five points or less this year and 41-23 in such games under Jim Flanery ... ISU's winning streak was the ninth-longest active streak in the NCAA ... CU snapped a 14-game winning streak by ISU during the 2007-08 season.
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