2004 (W) Volleyball Roster
Roster
Janeen Piller
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Red Oak, Iowa
- High School:
- Red Oak
2003 ? Led the MVC with 3.90 digs per game ...Became the first libero in MVC history to lead the league in digs and dig average ...Finished the year with 14 straight matches of 10 or more digs ...Led the MVC for digs in a three-game (27) and five-game (35) match in 2003 ...Named to the ISU Heritage Classic all-Tournament team after averaging 3.92 digs per game in that event ...Smashed the CU record for digs in a three-game match with 27 vs. Northeastern on Sept. 6 ...Opened the season with 24 digs in four games at Iowa State (Aug. 29) ...Had 19 digs in three games vs. Evansville on Sept. 20, including 13 digs in the second game alone ...Paced team in digs 20 times and now owns 45 matches with 10 or more digs ...Her 799 career digs rank seventh in CU history and her 3.47 career digs per game average is tops in CU history ...Her 3.90 digs per game broke the previous CU record of 3.75 by Kailey Reyes in 2000 ...Had career-high 35 digs vs. Bradley on Oct. 31, the most in MVC history by a libero and second-most in CU history for any match ...Co-captain with senior Jaden Custer ...Remains the only libero in Creighton history.
2002 ? Played in all 26 matches and 92 games as the team’s only libero ...Ranked fourth in MVC with 3.59 digs per game, which improved to third in league-only games at 3.75 ...Her 330 digs tied for fifth in school history and her 3.59 digs per game were third in a single-season ...Led team in digs in 23 of 26 matches and had double-digits in 21 of those contests ...Had season-high 25 digs vs. Bradley (9/20) ...Had 10 or more digs in 10 of the last 11 matches ...Also had seven kills and 20 assists on the season ...Had streaks of 10+ digs in seven straight matches from Sept. 13-28 and eight in a row from Oct. 5-Nov. 1 ...Dean’s List.
2001 ? Played in 12 matches and 23 games off the bench as a freshman ...Compiled 21 digs, four aces and three assists on the season ...Made her debut Sept. 22 vs. Indiana State, recording three digs ...A member of the Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll and the Creighton Dean’s List both semesters.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year volleyball letterwinner and also lettered in tennis (4) and basketball (4) for the Tigers ...MVP of volleyball team as a junior and senior ...Southwest Iowa Player of the Year and Red Oak’s Female Athlete of the Year as a senior in 2000 ...First-team all-state, all-district, all-area and all-Hawkeye 10 Conference as a senior ...As a junior, was named third-team all-state, second-team all-area and first-team all-conference ...Won a state doubles tennis title as a junior and was runner-up as a senior ...Class valedictorian, student council president and member of the National Honor Society ...Owned a 4.067 GPA, ranked first in her class of 70 and a member of the High Honor Roll every year ...Named Nov. 2000 Student of the Month ...Academic all-conference in tennis, volleyball and basketball.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Ed and Mary Jo Piller ...Siblings include Marty (24), Micki (23), Grant (19), Lauren (16) and Kaely (12) ...An exercise science major ...Born Feb. 18, 1983 in Omaha, Neb. ...Sister Micki was on CU’s crew team in 1999 ...Mom played volleyball at Nebraska-Omaha ...Active in Operation Bluejay.
Personal Notes
Full Name: Janeen Mary Piller
Nicknames: Neener, Neenie
Parents: Ed and Mary Jo Piller
Siblings: Marty (24), Micki (23), Grant (19), Lauren (16), Kaely (12)
Major: Exercise Science
Birthdate: February 18, 1983
Birthplace: Omaha, Neb.
High School VB Coach: Angie Spangenberg
Volleyball Club Team: Omaha Momentum
Career Ambition: Physician Assistant
Hobbies: Being outdoors, being with family and friends, traveling
Favorite Quote: “To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.” (Tony Dorsett)
Awards & Honors
2001-02 MVC Honor Roll
2001-02 Dean’s List
2002-03 Dean’s List
2003-04 ISU Heritage Classic All-Tournament Team
2003-04 MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team
Career Highs
Kills
1 (8x), last vs. #12 UNI Nov. 1, 2003
Attempts
6 vs. Eastern Washington Sept. 5, 2003
Attack Pct. (min. 5 att.)
.000 (0-0-6) vs. E. Washington Sept. 5, 2003
Assists
4 (Twice), last vs. Bradley Oct. 31, 2003
Digs
35 vs. Bradley Nov. 1, 2003
Service Aces
1 (4x), last vs. Wichita State Nov. 16, 2001
Total Blocks
None
