2005 (W) Volleyball Roster
Roster
Brittany Coleman
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Beatrice, Neb.
- High School:
- Beatrice
2004 ? Second-team all-Missouri Valley Conference and a first-team member of the MVC Scholar-Athlete team ...Started all 29 matches and all 106 games ...Second in the MVC and 41st nationally with 12.72 assists per game ...Had 12 assist/dig double-doubles ...Broke her own single-season assist mark she set as a freshman, finishing with 1,348 assists ...Only sophomore named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team ...Had a season-high 64 assists in five-game win at Bradley (10/15) ...Had 62 assists and 21 digs in four games at Southern Illinois (10/29), the second CU player ever with a “60-20” in a four-game match ...Had 54 assists in three games at Evansville (10/30), a CU record for a three-game contest ...Recorded 1,000th assist of the year in CU’s 22nd match, fastest in CU history ...Notched 2,000th career assist on Oct. 2 vs. Southern Illinois, becoming the first sophomore in CU history to ever do so while also doing it in a record-low 45 matches ...Named MVC Player of the Week (11/1) and Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (11/3) after averaging 16.57 assists, 4.71 digs, 0.57 aces, 0.57 blocks and hitting .533 (8-0-15) in road wins over Southern Illinois and Evansville ...Named to the Comcast Lobo Invitational All-Tournament Team (9/4) ...Also named to the Quality Inn Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team (9/11) ...Had four straight double-doubles from Oct. 29-Nov. 12.
2003 ? A member of the Missouri Valley Conference’s all-Freshman Team ...Became first Creighton true freshman to start a season-opener since 1998 ...Her 1,347 assists set a single-season Bluejay record ...Second player in school history to debut with a double-double, she started her career with a record three straight double-doubles ...Led team with 15 double-doubles, including 34 assists and 15 digs vs. Wichita State in the MVC Tournament (11/28) ...Ranked sixth in the MVC with 11.71 assists per game ...Had 14 matches with 45 or more assists, including 69 at Evansville on Oct. 25 ...Those 69 assists rank fourth in CU single-match history and were the most by any MVC player in a four-game match in 2003 ...Had career-high 22 digs in four-game defeat at Illinois State on Oct. 18 ...Had season-high four service aces and 59 assists in five-game win over McNeese State on Aug. 30 ...Named to Creighton University Dean’s List both semesters.
HIGH SCHOOL: Won four letters each in volleyball, basketball and tennis ...Named first-team all-state in 2002 and second-team all-state in 2001 after earning honorable-mention plaudits in 2000 in volleyball ...A three-time all-River Cities Conference pick ...Finished her career with Lady Orange records for assists in a match, season (886) and career (2,277), as well as season and career marks for both aces (83, 148) and digs (303, 757) ...Two-time all-tourney and Peru Tournament champion ...Team went a combined 95-28 in four years ...Also a talented tennis player who won state as a sophomore and junior at #2 doubles and advanced to the quarterfinals as a senior at #1 doubles ...Volleyball coach was mom, Vicki, while tennis coach was Amy Altman, sister of CU men’s basketball coach Dana Altman ...Four-year letterwinner in basketball too, she was an honorable-mention all-state cager her final two seasons and owns school career records for assists, free throw percentage and three-pointers made ...Was first recruit signed by Kirsten Bernthal Booth at Creighton ...Ranked fifth in her class of 164 with a 3.98 GPA ...Two-time Academic all-State and three-time Academic all-Conference ...Played for the Nebraska Juniors 171’s and 181’s on the AAU circuit.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Randy and Vicki Coleman ...Has one sister, Lindsay (23) and a brother, Justin (14) ...A finance major ...Born Feb. 4, 1985 in Hazen, N.D. ...Active in Operation Bluejay.
Personal Notes
Full Name: Brittany Lyn Coleman
Nicknames: Britt, Brittles
Parents: Randy & Vicki Coleman
Sister & Brother: Lindsay (23) & Justin (14)
Major: Finance
Birthdate: February 4, 1985
Birthplace: Hazen, North Dakota
High School VB Coach: Vicki Coleman
Volleyball Club Team: Nebraska Juniors
Career Ambition: Corporate Law
Favorite Quote: “Either get busy living, or get busy dying” - The Shawkshank Redemption
Favorite Athlete: Kevin Garnett
Favorite Professor at Creighton: Dr. Abrams
Favorite Spot on Campus: My dorm room
Hobbies: Coaching club volleyball, shopping, reading
Awards & Honors
2003 MVC all-Freshman Team
2003-04 Dean’s List
2004 Comcast Lobo Invitational All-Tournament Team
2004 CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team
2004 Quality Inn Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team
2004 MVC Player of the Week, Nov. 1
2004 MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
2004 Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week, Nov. 3
2004 Second Team all-Missouri Valley Conference
2004-05 Dean’s List
2004-05 MVC Honor Roll
2004-05 MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award
Career Highs
Kills
7 at Wichita State Sept. 24, 2004
Attempts
16 at Missouri State Sept. 25, 2004
Attack Pct. (min. 10 att.)
.333 (7-3-12) at Wichita State Sept. 24, 2004
Assists
69 at Evansville Nov. 21, 2003
Digs
22 at Illinois State Oct. 18, 2003
Service Aces
4 vs. McNeese State Aug. 30, 2003
Block Solos
1 (3x), last at Bradley Oct. 15, 2004
Block Assists
4 at Southern Illinois Nov. 22, 2003
Total Blocks
4 at Southern Illinois Nov. 22, 2003
