2005 (W) Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 11
Katie Mehal
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Marian HS
Bio
2006 — Team’s only left-hander played as the libero in all but three games ...A strong and accu - rate server who had 18 aces and just 20 service errors ...Made huge strides defensively and owned team-highs with 26 matches of 10 or more digs, including 1 1 contests with 20 or more digs ...Became second player in school history with 400 or more digs in a season, as her 488 digs ranks second in single-season history ...Ranked seventh in the MVC with 4.24 digs per game, which was second-best in school history and 175th nationally ...Ended year with 15 straight matches with 10 or more digs, matching the sec- ond-longest streak in program history ...Had 20 digs vs. Iowa on Sept. 2 and at Drake (Oct. 21) ...Had 24 digs in four games against #1 Nebraska (Sept. 24) ...Added 22 digs in four-game win at Illinois State (Sept. 29) ...Dug 26 balls in five- game win at Wichita State (Oct. 13), then pro- duced 23 one night later at Missouri State (Oct. 14) ...Had 25 digs in win over Illinois State (Oct. 28) ...Dug a career-best 27 balls on Nov . 18 in five-game win at Evansville ...Had 20 digs in MVC Tourney win over Illinois State (Nov. 24) ...Dean’ s List.
2005 — A defensive and serving specialist, she played in 27 matches and 71 games ...Frequently checked in late in the game when Creighton was leading to serve ...Played libero for the first time in win over Indiana State (Oct. 22) ...Had a season- high 18 digs in that match vs. the Sycamores, beating her previous best of 12 ...Ended team’s Oct. 4 win over South Dakota State with her sec- ond service ace of the season ...Had 12 digs at Southern Illinois (Oct. 15) ...Made first and only career start on Nov . 1 1 vs. Southern Illinois in place of an ill Abby Baumann ...Notched first and only career kill in regular-season finale at Bradley (Nov . 19) ...Had 12 assists, six digs and an ace in C r e i g h t o n ’s exhibition match with the A l u m n i (Aug. 20) ...Named to Creighton Dean’ s List and MVC Honor Roll.
2004 — Played in 20 matches, including 15 of the final 17 contests ...T eam was 14-6 in matches she appeared in and won 25 of 41 games she played ...Saw more time late in the year while coming in to serve and play defense in the Bluejay back row ...Started game five in Creighton’s win over W ichita State (Oct. 23) ...Had just four errors in 71 serving attempts ...Had four digs on Oct. 1 vs. Evansville and a season-best seven digs at Illinois State on Nov . 19.
HIGH SCHOOL: Team went 33-6 and was fourth in state as a senior ...Named honorable-mention all-state as a senior ...Named team captain for the Crusaders ...Had 289 digs (3.4 dpg), 62 kills (.8 kpg), 32 aces and 57 assists as a senior ...T eam also went 33-1 1 and state runner-up as a junior ...Had 175 digs and three kills in 80 games as a junior ...Lettered three years in volleyball and once in tennis ...Played for coach Rochelle Rohlfs ...Owned a 3.78 GP A ...Played club volleyball for the River City Juniors and coach Deb Grafentin.
PERSONAL : Full name is Katherine Jeanne Mehal ...Daughter of Rick and Mary Sue Mehal ...Born July 14, 1986 in Omaha, Neb. ...Has one sister, Annie (19) ...W as a high school teammate of Korie Lebeda ...Has worked at the Cox Classic golf tournament the last two summers ...A mar- keting and graphic design double major ...Favorite quote is “Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” (Joshua J. Marine) ...Favorite TV show is Grey’s Anatomy ...Hobbies include art, shopping and reading ...Best memory from last year was playing at Qwest Center Omaha and taking a game from Nebraska.
Mehal’ s Career Highs
Kills 1 at Bradley 11/19/05
Attempts 4 at Southern Illinois 11/17/06
Assists 5 vs. Iowa 9/2/06
Digs 27 at Evansville 11/18/06
Aces 3 vs. Drake 9/22/06
Blocks None
Points 3.0 vs. Drake 9/22/06
Creighton Awards & Honors
2005-06 Dean’s List
2005-06 MVC Honor Roll
2006-07 Dean’s List
2006-07 MVC Honor Roll
2005 — A defensive and serving specialist, she played in 27 matches and 71 games ...Frequently checked in late in the game when Creighton was leading to serve ...Played libero for the first time in win over Indiana State (Oct. 22) ...Had a season- high 18 digs in that match vs. the Sycamores, beating her previous best of 12 ...Ended team’s Oct. 4 win over South Dakota State with her sec- ond service ace of the season ...Had 12 digs at Southern Illinois (Oct. 15) ...Made first and only career start on Nov . 1 1 vs. Southern Illinois in place of an ill Abby Baumann ...Notched first and only career kill in regular-season finale at Bradley (Nov . 19) ...Had 12 assists, six digs and an ace in C r e i g h t o n ’s exhibition match with the A l u m n i (Aug. 20) ...Named to Creighton Dean’ s List and MVC Honor Roll.
2004 — Played in 20 matches, including 15 of the final 17 contests ...T eam was 14-6 in matches she appeared in and won 25 of 41 games she played ...Saw more time late in the year while coming in to serve and play defense in the Bluejay back row ...Started game five in Creighton’s win over W ichita State (Oct. 23) ...Had just four errors in 71 serving attempts ...Had four digs on Oct. 1 vs. Evansville and a season-best seven digs at Illinois State on Nov . 19.
HIGH SCHOOL: Team went 33-6 and was fourth in state as a senior ...Named honorable-mention all-state as a senior ...Named team captain for the Crusaders ...Had 289 digs (3.4 dpg), 62 kills (.8 kpg), 32 aces and 57 assists as a senior ...T eam also went 33-1 1 and state runner-up as a junior ...Had 175 digs and three kills in 80 games as a junior ...Lettered three years in volleyball and once in tennis ...Played for coach Rochelle Rohlfs ...Owned a 3.78 GP A ...Played club volleyball for the River City Juniors and coach Deb Grafentin.
PERSONAL : Full name is Katherine Jeanne Mehal ...Daughter of Rick and Mary Sue Mehal ...Born July 14, 1986 in Omaha, Neb. ...Has one sister, Annie (19) ...W as a high school teammate of Korie Lebeda ...Has worked at the Cox Classic golf tournament the last two summers ...A mar- keting and graphic design double major ...Favorite quote is “Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” (Joshua J. Marine) ...Favorite TV show is Grey’s Anatomy ...Hobbies include art, shopping and reading ...Best memory from last year was playing at Qwest Center Omaha and taking a game from Nebraska.
Mehal’ s Career Highs
Kills 1 at Bradley 11/19/05
Attempts 4 at Southern Illinois 11/17/06
Assists 5 vs. Iowa 9/2/06
Digs 27 at Evansville 11/18/06
Aces 3 vs. Drake 9/22/06
Blocks None
Points 3.0 vs. Drake 9/22/06
Creighton Awards & Honors
2005-06 Dean’s List
2005-06 MVC Honor Roll
2006-07 Dean’s List
2006-07 MVC Honor Roll
Creighton Volleyball Highlights vs. USC, 9/7/25
Sunday, September 07
Creighton Volleyball Highlights vs. UCSB - 9/6/25
Sunday, September 07
Creighton Volleyball Postgame Interview vs. UCSB - 9/6/25
Sunday, September 07
Creighton Volleyball's Brian Rosen Postgame Interview vs. San Diego - 9/5/25
Saturday, September 06
