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1 Creighton Volleyball Notes Creighton Sports Information Rob Anderson (VB Contact) (o) Rob Anderson (c) Glen Sisk (o) Jeremy Strachan (o) CU Sports Information Fax On The Web Volleyball Schedule August 17 Fri. BLUE-WHITE SCRIMMAGE (Ex.) Blue 4-0 USF Invitational (Tampa, Fla.) 24 Fri. vs. Central Florida W Sat. at South Florida W Sat. vs. Wisconsin W 3-1 Bluejay Invitational (Omaha, Neb.) 31 Fri. SYRACUSE W 3-0 September 1 Sat. #21 KANSAS STATE L Sat. DENVER W 3-1 Northern Colorado Classic (Greeley, Colo.) 7 Fri. vs. Ball State W Sat. vs. Tulsa W Sat. at Northern Colorado W Fri. MISSOURI STATE* W Sat. WICHITA STATE* W Wed. at Kansas (Cox 2) L Sat. DRAKE* W Tue. SOUTH DAKOTA (Cox 2) W Fri. at Southern Illinois* L Sat. at Evansville* W 3-1 October 5 Fri. NORTHERN IOWA* W Sat. BRADLEY* W Fri. at Illinois State* W Sat. at Indiana State* W Sat. at Drake* W Fri. EVANSVILLE* W Sat. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* (Pink Out) W 3-1 November 2 Fri. at Bradley* W Sat. at Northern Iowa* W Fri. INDIANA STATE* W Sat. ILLINOIS STATE* (Cox 2) W Fri. at Wichita State* W Sat. at Missouri State* W 3-2 MVC Tournament (Springfield, Mo.) 23 Fri. vs. Illinois State or Southern Illinois 5 pm 24 Sat. Finals (FSN) 7 pm *Denotes Missouri Valley Conference matches. All Times Central. Home matches in BOLD CAPS played at D.J. Sokol Arena. For more information contact Sports Information Director Rob Anderson at (402) or Assistant SID Glen Sisk at (402) MVC Tournament Springfield, Mo. Hammons Student Center Nov. 22 (Quarterfinals) Match 1 #5 Illinois State (17-11,11-7) vs. #4 Southern Illinois (21-8, 11-7) (ESPN3.com) 5 pm Match 2 #3 Wichita State (20-8, 13-5) at #6 Missouri State (16-14, 10-8) (ESPN3.com) 7:30 pm Nov. 23 (Semifinals) Match 3 Match 1 Winner vs. #1 Creighton (26-3, 17-1) (ESPN3.com) 5 pm Match 4 Match 2 Winner vs. #2 Northern Iowa (24-8, 15-3) (ESPN3.com) 7:30 pm Nov. 24 (Championship) Match 5 Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner (Fox Sports Midwest) 7 pm This Weekend Creighton Volleyball heads to Springfield, Mo., to take part in the 2012 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, as Hammons Student Center (8,846) hosts the action. The six-team event begins on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22) with a pair of matches. Fourthseeded Southern Illinois (21-8) opens the event with a 5 pm match against fifth-seeded Illinois State (17-11). That match will be followed by third-seeded Wichita State (20-8) taking on sixthseeded host institution Missouri State (16-14) at 7:30 pm. Friday s first semifinal features the Southern Illinois/Illinois State winner against top-seeded Creighton (26-3) at 5 pm, followed by the Wichita State/Missouri State victor taking on secondseeded Northern Iowa (24-8) at 7:30 pm. Saturday s title match starts at 7 pm. Radio Broadcast Information All of Creighton s MVC Tournament matches will be broadcast on radio. Brad Burwell and Glen Sisk will call Friday s action on KOIL (1290 AM) and it will also be streamed on-line via a link at gocreighton.com. Should Creighton make the final, Saturday s match would air on KOZN (1620 AM), with Burwell and Sisk again on the call. Video Webcast Information Both the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the MVC Tournament will be video webcast at with Greg Halbleib and Linda Dollar on the call. Those matches can also be watched on ESPN3.com. Saturday s final will be video webcast on ESPN3.com outside the six-state MVC footprint, so it won t be available in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana or Missouri. Live Stats Information All MVC Tournament matches will have free live stats. Visit and click on the Live Stats tab on the left-hand side of the page for links the exact link to Creighton s matches. Live stats from Creighton s matches are also available on your mobile phone by clicking on Television Information Listed below are clearance information, satellite coordinates and on-air talent assignments for the 2012 MVC Volleyball Championship. Matches played on November 22 through 23 will be cleared live nationally on ESPN3 ESPN s web-based platform that has 70 million unique users and an additional 21 million unique users on college campuses and military bases. WebStream Productions will produce the first two days of the tournament for ESPN3. Satellite coordinates for the ESPN3 telecasts follow: MVC VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP THURSDAY-FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ESPN3 Satellite Coordinates: SES 2 Transponder K5 Slot: A Format: SD 16:9 Bandwidth: 18 Megahertz Modulation: DVB-S QPSK Video Compression: 4:2:2 Parameters: FEC Symbol Rate: Ms Data Rate: Mbps Uplink Frequency: Megahertz Vertical Downlink Frequency: Megahertz Horizontal Announcers: Greg Halbleib, Linda Dollar #21 Creighton (26-3, 17-1 MVC) Probable Starters No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. Hometown KPS Pct. DPS OTHER 2 Melanie Jereb 6-2 Fr. OH Cary, Ill bps. 3 Katie Neisler 5-11 So. DS/OH Double Oak, Texas saps. 4 Heather Thorson 6-3 Sr. MB Mead, Neb bps. 5 Kelli Browning 6-4 So. MB Waukesha, Wis bps. 7 Megan Bober 6-0 Sr. S Murdock, Neb aps. 8 Michelle Sicner 6-2 So. RS/S Omaha, Neb bps. 11 Kate Elman 5-5 Fr. L Omaha, Neb saps.

2 Creighton Quick Facts General Information Location.... Omaha, Neb. Founded Enrollment....7,736 President... Timothy R. Lannon, S.J. Director of Athletics....Bruce Rasmussen Senior Woman Administrator...Carol Ketcham Colors... Blue and White Affiliation....NCAA Division I Conference... Missouri Valley Ticket Office...(402) 280-JAYS Bluejay Volleyball Information Head Coach....Kirsten Bernthal Booth Alma Mater....Truman State, 1997 Record at CU (Years) (10th year) Career Record...Same Office Phone... (402) kbooth@creighton.edu Assistant Coach...Angie Oxley Behrens Alma Mater....Nebraska-Lincoln, 2002 Office Phone... (402) aoxley@creighton.edu Assistant Coach...Tom Mendoza Alma Mater.... Lewis, 2007 Office Phone... (402) thomasmendoza@creighton.edu Volunteer Coach.... Amanda (Gates) Sjuts Athletic Trainer...Megan Hoeft Home Court... D.J. Sokol Arena Capacity...2, Overall Record (.548) 2011 MVC Record (Place) (4th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 9 / 5 Starters Returning..Five (Libero does not return) Creighton Sports Information SID / Volleyball Contact...Rob Anderson Office Phone... (402) Home Phone... (402) Cell Phone... (402) randerson@creighton.edu Assistant SID...Glen Sisk Office Phone... (402) Assistant SID...Jeremy Strachan Office Phone... (402) Sports Information Fax... (402) Press Row... (402) Web Site... gocreighton.com Twitter...@gocreighton Facebook....facebook.com/gocreighton The championship telecast on November 24 will be aired live at 7:07 p.m. Central on FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports Indiana and FOX Sports Kansas City (combined 5.9 million homes), ESPN3 (outside the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska), DirecTV (Channel 671), Dish Network (Channel 418) and AT&T U-Verse (Channel 748). The telecast will also be shown at 11:59 p.m. Central on November 24 on FOX College Sports Central (56 million digital homes) and at 7 p.m. Central on November 25 on Comcast SportsNet Chicago (4.9 million homes). Kansas City-based Niles Media Group the Missouri Valley Conference s production company will televise the match digitally in SD 16:9 format via satellite. MVC VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE MATCH -- NOVEMBER 24 Clearances: FOX Sports, FOX College Sports, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, ESPN3 Test Time: 6:30 p.m. Central On-Air: 7 p.m. Central First Serve: 7:07 p.m. Central Satellite Coordinates: AMC 16 Transponder K16 Digital Slot A Band: Digital KU Band Format: SD 16:9 Video Compression: 4:2:2 Modulation: QPSK Bandwidth: 18 Megahertz Parameters: FEC Symbol Rate: Data Rate: Uplink Frequency: Megahertz Vertical Downlink Frequency: Megahertz Horizontal Announcers: Greg Halbleib, Linda Dollar Scouting No. 21 Creighton Creighton (26-3, 17-1 MVC) has set a schoolrecord with 14 straight wins to earn the program s first MVC title. Creighton is ranked for just the third time ever, moving up two spots to a best-ever No. 21 in this week s AVCA poll. Creighton s has won nine matches against NCAA Tournament qualifiers from a year ago (Tulsa, Northern Colorado, Ball State once each, and Wichita State, Missouri State and Northern Iowa twice each), and its only losses have come to Kansas State, Kansas and Southern Illinois. Two-time First-Team All-MVC pick Megan Bober (9.65 aps., 2.97 dps., 1.86 kps., 0.99 bps.,.297%) has four triple-doubles in the last three weeks and is in line for All-America honors for the second time in three seasons. She was the lone Bluejay to earn Preseason All-MVC accolades this fall, has started a Creighton record 124 straight matches, and is the team s active leader in assists, blocks, digs, kills and aces. Creighton s leading attackers have been soph- Series History vs. Southern Illinois & Illinois State Southern Illinois Bluejays lead series, Home: 15-4 Away: 13-6 Neutral: 1-0 Illinois State Redbirds lead series, Home: 9-10 Away: 8-13 Neutral: 0-2 Date Site W L Score Date Site W L Score 10/8/94 at Southern Illinois* L 0-3 9/10/94 at Creighton* L /6/94 at Creighton* L /12/94 at Illinois State* L 0-3 9/16/95 at Creighton* L 0-3 9/8/95 at Illinois State* L /14/95 at Southern Illinois* L /11/95 at Creighton* L /5/96 at Southern Illinois* L 0-3 9/20/96 at Creighton* L /1/96 at Creighton* W /19/96 at Illinois State* L /11/97 at Creighton* W 3-2 9/27/97 at Creighton* L /8/97 at Southern Illinois* W /24/97 at Illinois State* L 0-3 9/11/98 at Southern Illinois* L 1-3 9/19/98 at Creighton* L /13/98 at Creighton* L /17/98 at Illinois State* L 0-3 9/10/99 at Creighton* W 3-1 9/24/99 at Creighton* W /13/99 at Southern Illinois* W /23/99 at Illinois State* W /7/00 at Creighton* W /13/00 at Illinois State* L /3/00 at Southern Illinois* W /11/00 at Creighton* L /6/01 at Southern Illinois* W 3-1 9/21/01 at Creighton* W /2/01 at Creighton* W /20/01 at Illinois State* L 1-3 9/28/02 at Creighton* L /23/01 at Illinois State# L /25/02 at Southern Illinois* L /12/02 at Creighton* L 0-3 9/19/03 at Creighton* W /8/02 at Illinois State* L /22/03 at Southern Illinois* W /18/03 at Illinois State* L /2/04 at Creighton* W /14/03 at Creighton* L /29/04 at Southern Illinois* W 3-1 9/18/04 at Creighton* L /15/05 at Southern Illinois* W /19/04 at Illinois State* L /11/05 at Creighton* W /26/04 at Wichita, Kan.# L 0-3 9/16/06 at Creighton* W 3-1 9/25/05 at Illinois State* L /17/06 at Southern Illinois* W /21/05 at Creighton* L /6/07 at Southern Illinois* W 3-0 9/29/06 at Illinois State* W /2/07 at Creighton* W /28/06 at Creighton* W /23/07 at Missouri State# W /24/06 at Illinois State# W /18/08 at Creighton* W 3-1 9/28/07 at Creighton* W /14/08 at Southern Illinois* W /27/07 at Illinois State* W /17/09 at Southern Illinois* W /10/08 at Illinois State* W /13/09 at Creighton* W /8/08 at Creighton* W 3-1 9/17/10 at Southern Illinois* W 3-0 9/26/09 at Illinois State* L /20/10 at Creighton* W /23/09 at Creighton* W 3-1 9/24/11 at Southern Illinois* W /1/10 at Illinois State* W /21/11 at Creighton* W /30/10 at Creighton* W 3-1 9/28/12 at Southern Illinois* L 1-3 9/30/11 at Creighton* W /27/12 at Creighton* W /29/11 at Illinois State* W 3-2 *MVC regular season match 11/24/11 at Northern Iowa# L 1-3 #MVC Tournament match 10/12/12 at Illinois State* W /10/12 at Creighton* W 3-1 *MVC regular season match #MVC Tournament match

3 AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Week #13 Poll November 19, 2012 Rk School Points W-L LW 1 Penn State (56) Stanford (4) Texas USC Washington Oregon UCLA Hawai i Louisville Nebraska Minnesota Florida State Dayton Ohio State Florida BYU Western Kentucky Iowa State San Diego Kansas Creighton Purdue Miami (FL) North Carolina Kansas State Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Saint Mary s (Calif.) 68; Tennessee 60; Michigan State 36; Texas A&M 36; Marquette 26; Pepperdine 22; Kentucky 9; Michigan 4; Colorado State 2. Bolid italic indicates 2012 opponents Libero Tracker When Libero When Not Libero Name MP-SP DIG DPS MP-SP DIG DPS Elman Matches Started Name 2012 Career Consec. Megan Bober Heather Thorson Kelli Browning Melanie Jereb Michelle Sicner Katie Neisler Ashley Jansen Leah McNary Brooke Boggs Natalie Hackbarth Savannah Smith Brittany Moon Match by Match Team Category Leaders Name KILL ACE DIG BLK Leah McNary Kelli Browning Melanie Jereb Megan Bober Heather Thorson Michelle Sicner Kate Elman Brooke Boggs Lizzy Stivers Ashley Jansen Katie Neisler Savannah Smith *includes all ties omores Leah McNary (2.93 kps.,.231%) and Kelli Browning (2.88 kps., 1.68 bps.,.381%). McNary owns 10 or more kills in 14 of CU s last 21 matches, while Browning tied an MVC record with 15 block assists vs. Tulsa (Sept. 8th) and ranks fourth in the nation in blocking. Creighton s freshman class is also making an impact, as Kate Elman (5.13 dps.), Ashley Jansen (1.99 dps.), Melanie Jereb (2.42 kps., 2.78 dps.) and Lizzy Stivers (0.19 saps.) own 72 of the team s 137 aces thus far. As a team, Creighton averages kills, 1.25 aces, digs and 3.05 blocks per set while hitting.249. This Year vs. Southern Illinois Creighton and Southern Illinois split two matches this season, with the home team taking a 3-1 decision each time. Kelli Browning led Creighton with 30 kills and 13 blocks on.568 hitting in the two matches. Kate Elman had 38 digs, while Megan Bober paced the team with 87 assists and five aces. Alysia Mayes paced SIU with 33 kills, while Taylor Pippen hit.419 and had 22 kills. Bailey Yeager topped the Saluki defense with 50 digs. This Year vs. Illinois State Creighton defeated Illinois State (3-0) on Oct. 12 in Normal and 3-1 on Nov. 10 in Omaha. Melanie Jereb led Creighton with 23 kills in the two matches, adding 25 digs. Kate Elman dug 45 balls to pace the defense, Kelli Browning had 10 blocks, and Megan Bober dished 69 assists. Brooklyn Hlafka paced ISU with 22 kills, but also had 17 errors and hit.075 in the two losses. Jenny Menendez led ISU with 49 digs. The Coaches Creighton is coached by Kirsten Bernthal Booth (Truman State, 1997), who owns a record in her 10th season with the Bluejays. She became the program s all-time winningest coach Overall Record at the MVC Tournament: 6-13 Home: 1-1 Away: 1-3 Neutral: 4-9 Date Opponent W L Score 11/20/97 vs. Indiana State W 3-0 Normal, Ill , 15-10, /21/97 vs. Northern Iowa L 1-3 Normal, Ill , 10-15, 15-11, /18/99 vs. Missouri State L 1-3 Cedar Falls, Iowa 7-15, 15-6, 12-15, /24/00 vs. Evansville L 1-3 Terre Haute, Ind. 9-15, 15-2, 11-15, /23/01 at Illinois State L 0-3 Normal, Ill , 24-30, /28/03 vs. Wichita State L 1-3 Springfield, Mo , 26-30, 27-30, /26/04 vs. Illinois State L 0-3 Wichita, Kan , 27-30, /25/05 at Northern Iowa L 0-3 Cedar Falls, Iowa 24-30, 19-30, /24/06 at Illinois State W 3-1 Normal, Ill , 30-23, 33-35, on Aug. 25, 2007 with a 3-0 win over Stephen F. Austin and joined the 100-win club with an Oct. 31, 2008 win at Drake. She was named the 2010 CVU.com National Coach of the Year after leading Creighton to the second round during its first NCAA Tournament appearance. This season, Booth helped Creighton move into the top-25 for the first time in program history while also leading the team to a program-record 26 wins and first ever MVC title. Booth came to Creighton after going in three years at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A native of Lincoln, Neb., Booth played volleyball at Truman State, where she was named conference MVP, an Academic All-American and Missouri s 1997 NCAA Woman of the Year. She ranked third in Division II history with 6,077 assists when she graduated. Booth is helped by assistant coaches Tom Mendoza and Angie Oxley Behrens and volunteer assistant Amanda (Gates) Sjuts. Series History vs. Southern Illinois Creighton is all-time vs. Southern Illinois, including a 1-0 mark on a neutral floor. That victory took place at the 2007 MVC Tournament, which also took place in Springfield, Mo. CU s 29 wins against SIU are one shy of its most against any opponent (Indiana State). The Bluejays streak of 19 straight wins against SIU, its best run against any team in program history, was snapped on Sept. 28, This season is just the second time in 19 years of that the teams split the regular-season series, and first time it s happened since Kirsten Bernthal Booth is 20-1 against Southern Illinois and 1-1 against Justin Ingram. Series History vs. Illinois State Though Illinois State leads the all-time series with Creighton by a margin, it s been mostly Bluejays of late. The Jays have won 14 of the Creighton s MVC Tournament History 11/24/06 vs. Northern Iowa L 0-3 Normal, Ill , 31-33, /23/07 vs. Southern Illinois W 3-1 Springfield, Mo , 16-30, 30-24, /23/07 vs. Northern Iowa L 1-3 Springfield, Mo , 17-30, 30-22, /28/08 vs. Northern Iowa L 2-3 Wichita, Kan , 24-26, 25-18, 27-25, /26/09 Drake W 3-1 Omaha, Neb , 26-24, /27/09 #20 Northern Iowa L 0-3 Omaha, Neb , 16-25, /25/10 vs. Drake W 3-1 Cedar Falls, Iowa 25-11, 21-25, 25-18, /26/10 vs. Wichita State W 3-1 Cedar Falls, Iowa 25-21, 25-19, 17-25, /27/10 at #11 Northern Iowa L 1-3 Cedar Falls, Iowa 18-25, 19-25, 25-20, /24/11 vs. Illinois State L 1-3 Cedar Falls, Iowa 23-25, 25-23, 16-25, 15-25

4 Creighton s Record When Booth Total Home Away Neutral Non-Conference MVC MVC Home MVC Away In August In September In October In November In December Set Matches Set Matches Set Matches In Set In Set In Set In Set In Set As A Ranked Team Against Ranked Teams On Creighton Radio On CU Web Radio Only On TV When Up When Down When Up When Tied When Down When Up When Down When Tied Against Opponents CU posts higher hitting pct CU posts lower hitting pct CU hits.250 or better Opp. hits.250 or better CU hits.300 or better Opp. hits.300 or better CU holds opp. below CU has 10 or more aces CU has 10 or more SE CU has more aces than SE CU posts more kills CU posts fewer kills CU posts same kills CU posts more aces CU posts fewer aces CU posts same aces CU posts more digs CU posts fewer digs CU posts same digs CU posts more blocks CU posts fewer blocks CU posts same blocks Streaks Longest Winning Streak Longest Losing Streak 1 6 past 16 meetings in the series since snapping an 11-match losing streak to the Birds in Creighton s five-match win streak in the series came to an end at the 2011 MVC Tournament, when the Redbirds won 3-1 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Jays avenged that defeat with a 3-0 sweep in Normal on Oct. 12th, CU s first sweep in 41 alltime meetings vs. ISU. Creighton also won the rematch in Omaha in four sets, giving CU seven straight home wins over ISU by an identical 3-1 margin. Kirsten Bernthal Booth is 12-9 against Illinois State and 7-2 versus Melissa Myers. Last Weekend Summary Creighton closed out the regular-season by going 2-0 on the Wichita State/Missouri State trip for the first time ever. Creighton trailed 0-2 on Friday night in Wichita and would save a match point before rallying for a fifth set triumph. One night later, Creighton trailed 2-1 heading to the fourth set, only to win in the fifth set at Missouri State. Leah McNary led Creighton with 34 kills and.337 hitting last weekend, including 23 kills on.448 hitting in the win at MSU. Kelli Browning had kill-block double-doubles in both contests, averaging 2.70 kills and 2.20 blocks per set in teh wins. MVC Tournament History Creighton owns a 6-13 all-time record at the MVC Tournament, which includes a 5-9 mark under Kirsten Bernthal Booth. Creighton is 4-9 in neutral site matches, including a 1-2 mark in Springfield, Mo. This will be the first time that Creighton is the No. 1 seed in the event. Creighton is 0-1 in the event when coming off a quarterfinal round bye. High Five One reason that Creighton won the MVC was its 4-0 record in five-set matches. Creighton opened league play with a 3-2 win over Missouri State and also won its final three road contests (at Northern Iowa, at Wichita State, at Missouri State) in five sets as well. Creighton is 4-1 in fiveset matches this season and overall under Kirsten Bernthal Booth in such contests. Comebacks of Note Did you know that the only two teams to rally from an 0-2 deficit to win an MVC Tournament match were Illinois State over Bradley in the 1999 semifinals and Illinois State over Southern Illinois in the 1983 finals. Since the start of the 1995 format still in use today, set one winners have won 67 of 80 matches, including 10 straight contests. Creighton is 21-0 this year when it wins the first set. Records By Seed The chart below showcases the record by seed in each MVC Tournament since the current sixteam format was adopted in Year-by-Year Tourney Record, By Seed Year Totals Championship Game W-L Records Five Sets Favor Recent Upsets? Each of the last five MVC Tournament matches to go five sets have been won by the lower (worse)- seeded team. The last time a higher-seeded team won a five-set match at the MVC Tournament was the 2004 championship match. Creighton is 4-1 in five-set matches this fall, and the Jays have played five-set matches each of their last three contests away from home. With A Win on Friday... -Creighton would improve to 27-3 on the fall, improving its school-record win total. -Creighton would extend its school-record win streak to 15 straight victories. -Creighton would win its ninth straight match away from home this fall, going to 15-2 overall (10-2 away, 5-0 neutral). -Creighton would improve to 7-0 in November. -Creighton would reach the title match of the MVC Tournament for the second time in three seasons. -Creighton would improve to 7-13 all-time in the MVC Tournament, including a 2-6 mark in the semifinal round. Career at the MVC Tournament Last Four Years at the MVC Tournament: (3-3) 2009: (1-1) 2010: (2-1) 2011: (0-1) 2012: (0-0) Name GP K E TA PCT. A SA DIG TB KPG DPG BPG APG Megan Bober Heather Thorson Leah McNary Natalie Hackbarth Katie Neisler Michelle Sicner Kelli Browning Brooke Boggs

5 2012 MVC Standings (11/21) MVC only All matches Team W L W L #21 Creighton Northern Iowa Wichita State Southern Illinois Illinois State Missouri State Evansville Drake Bradley Indiana State Honors & Awards Megan Bober CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team CVU.com National Player of the Week, 8/28 MVC Player of the Week, 8/27 MVC Player of the Week, 10/8 MVC Player of the Week, 11/5 MVC Defensive Player of the Week, 10/29 MVC Defensive Player of the Week, 11/12 MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week, 8/29 MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week, 9/12 MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week, 10/10 MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week, 11/7 MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week, 11/15 Northern Colorado Classic All-Tournament Team Preseason all-missouri Valley Conference Lowe s Senior CLASS Award Candidate (1 of 30) USF Invitational All-Tournament Team USF Invitational MVP Brooke Boggs CoSIDA Academic All-District VII Second Team MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team MVC Service & Leadership Award Kelli Browning Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team MVC Defensive Player of the Week, 9/10 MVC Defensive Player of the Week, 11/19 Northern Colorado Classic All-Tournament Team Kate Elman MVC Freshman of the Week, 8/27 MVC Freshman of the Week, 10/8 MVC Freshman of the Week, 10/15 Melanie Jereb MVC Freshman of the Week, 9/17 MVC Freshman of the Week, 10/1 MVC Freshman of the Week, 11/5 Michelle Sicner USF Invitational All-Tournament Team Heather Thorson Northern Colorado Classic All-Tournament Team Finalists Advance To NCAA s The Missouri Valley Conference has earned 18 NCAA Tournament bids in the past six seasons. Notably, every team to reach the MVC Tournament final has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in that time. The top two seeds have both advanced to the finals just twice since 2002 (2005 and 2003), but the last time the top seed beat the second seed in the final was Vote For CU Creighton moved into the national rankings for the first time in program history on Nov. 5th, as moved into the No. 25 spot in the poll. Last week (Nov. 12), Creighton moved up to 23rd, earning 156 points in the poll. This week, the team is a best-ever 21st, earning a new best with 242 points in the poll. Prior to this season, Creighton had only received votes in the AVCA poll once, in the year-end 2010 poll when it got three points after an NCAA Tournament victory. Creighton has received at least two votes for the top times this season, and 12 times overall in school history when you count the 2010 appearance among those also receiving votes. With men s soccer ranked eighth and men s basketball ranked No. 12 nationally by the coaches this week, it marks the first year in the history of Creighton Athletics that three different teams are in the top-25 at the same time. Creighton in the AVCA Poll, All-Time Date Votes Received Rank 12/21/ th 08/27/12 2 T-38th 09/10/12 7 T-36th 09/17/ nd 09/24/ rd 10/08/12 2 T-37th 10/15/ nd 10/22/ th 10/29/ th 11/05/ th 11/12/ rd 11/19/ st Win/Win Situation Creighton Volleyball has won a program record 14 straight matches and is ranked 21st nationally, while the Creighton men s soccer team entered this week ranked eighth nationally and as the winners of its last 11 matches, including MVC regular-season and tournament titles. Creighton is the nation s only school to have both its volleyball and men s soccer teams owning an active win streak of 10 or longer. This is the first time in MVC history that the school producing the regular-season volleyball champ also won an MVC soccer title (men s or women s, regular-season or tournament) in the same fall. The only four schools to have nationallyranked teams in men s soccer, volleyball and men s basketball this week are Creighton, North Carolina, UCLA and Louisville. Some Serious Streaks Creighton owns a 14-match win streak heading into this weekend, while also owning a 11-match home win streak. Through matches of Nov. 18th, here s where those streaks rank nationally according to RichKern.com. Longest Active Win Streaks Streak School 24 Western Kentucky 22 Jackson State 19 LIU Brooklyn 17 Dayton 17 Hawaii 16 Texas 15 Yale 14 Creighton Longest Active Home Win Streaks Streak School 25 Florida State 23 Dayton 21 Penn State 21 North Carolina 17 Northeastern 18 Miami (Fla.) 13 Stanford 13 San Diego State 12 BYU 11 Creighton 11 Idaho State Survival of the Fittest Creighton has won six matches under Kirsten Bernthal Booth after surviving an opponent s match point, including last Friday s thriller at Wichita State. Three of those wins have come against the Shockers. On the other hand, Creighton is under Booth when it reaches a match point opportunity, falling only when it wasted two match points on Sept. 4, 2010 to Iowa in an eventual fifth set loss. Surviving Match Points, Under Booth Date Opponent MP(s) Faced Final Set 5 08/30/03 vs. McNeese State 13-14, /10/03 Wichita State /13/06 at Wichita State 12-14, 13-14, /11/07 at Drake 13-14, /26/11 vs. UTSA 12-14, /16/12 at Wichita State Creighton Volleyball Streaks of Note Streak What Last Time Not True 547 consecutive matches Creighton has had at least one block Never at CU 69 consecutive Creighton losses when the opponent hits.250 or better 10/6/01 at Southern Illinois 57 consecutive matches Creighton has won when hitting.300 or better 10/4/96 vs. Evansville 29 consecutive matches Kate Elman has had 10 or more digs Never at CU 16 consecutive wins over Indiana State 11/20/04 at Indiana State 14 consecutive wins 9/28/12 at Southern Illinois 11 consecutive wins in October 10/15/11 vs. #12 Northern Iowa 11 consecutive home wins 9/1/12 vs. #21 Kansas State

6 Double Figures Name Kills Digs Blks Dbl-Dbl Leah McNary 18 (25) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Kelli Browning 17 (18) 0 (0) 5 (5) 5 (5) Melanie Jereb 12 (12) 16 (16) 0 (0) 7 (7) Heather Thorson 10 (23) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Megan Bober 7 (20) 19 (48) 1 (1) 20# (53%) Michelle Sicner 2 (3) 0 (8) 0 (0) 0 (7*) Kate Elman 0 (0) 29 (29) 0 (0) 0 (0) Brooke Boggs 0 (0) 10 (41) 0 (0) 0 (0) Ashley Jansen 0 (0) 8 (8) 0 (0) 0 (0) Katie Neisler 0 (0) 6 (15) 0 (0) 0 (0) Natalie Hackbarth 0 (3) 0 (8) 0 (0) 0 (3) %includes 15 triple-doubles; #includes six triple-doubles *includes one triple-double Numbers are in 2012 (career) format 30 or More Kill/Dig Club Kate Elman (1 digs) 35 digs at Wichita State, 11/16 20 or More Kill/Dig Club Kate Elman (15 digs) 35 digs at Wichita State, 11/16 27 digs at Evansville, 9/28 27 digs at Missouri State, 11/17 25 digs vs. Northern Iowa, 10/5 25 digs vs. Evansville, 10/26 25 digs at Bradley, 11/2 23 digs vs. Illinois State, 11/10 22 digs vs. UCF, 8/24 22 digs vs. Wisconsin, 8/25 22 digs at Illinois State, 10/12 22 digs at Drake, 10/20 21 digs at Kansas, 9/19 21 digs at Northern Iowa, 11/3 20 digs vs. Denver, 9/1 20 digs at Southern Illinois, 9/29 Leah McNary (3 kills) 23 kills at Missouri State, 11/17 21 kills vs. Wichita State, 9/15 20 kills vs. South Dakota, 9/25 Melanie Jereb (1 digs) 20 digs at Kansas, 9/19 Brooke Boggs (1 digs) 24 digs at Northern Iowa, 11/3 10 or More Block Club Kelli Browning (5 blocks) 15 blocks vs. Tulsa, 9/8 12 blocks at Missouri State, 11/17 11 blocks vs. Missouri State, 9/14 11 blocks at Kansas, 9/19 10 blocks at Wichita State, 11/16 Pronunciation Guide Angie Oxley Behrens...BEAR-ens Kirsten Bernthal Booth... KEER-sten Megan Bober...BO-burr Leah McNary...MICK-nair-ee Katie Neisler... NICE-ler Michelle Sicner...SICK-ner Amanda (Gates) Sjuts... SUITS Lizzy Stivers...STY-vers 2-0 Better Than 0-2 Creighton is (.957) all-time when leading a match 2-0, including a mark under Kirsten Bernthal Booth. They own an 84-4 all-time mark in home matches they lead 2-0 in. Conversely, the Jays are (.039) all-time when trailing a match 0-2, including an 0-58 mark in those home matches. Last Friday s win at Wichita State was CU s first such comeback since Those seven comebacks from down 0-2 are listed below: Date Opponent Sets 3-5 scores Coach 09/19/97 at Bradley 15-11, 15-13, 15-8 Wallace 10/01/99 at Drake 15-6, 17-15, Wallace 09/03/04 vs. Montana 30-20, 30-21, Booth 10/15/04 at Bradley 30-22, 30-23, Booth 10/15/05 at So. Illinois 30-25, 30-24, 15-8 Booth 09/21/07 at No. Iowa 31-29, 30-26, Booth 11/16/12 at Wichita St , 25-20, Booth Been There, Done That Six of Creighton s last nine wins against Wichita State have been five-set victories. Creighton s last four wins over Missouri State have required five sets. Last weekend marked the first time the Jays won back-to-back road matches on consecutive days, both in five sets, in program history. Number Nine Nine of Creighton s wins this year have come against 2011 NCAA Tournament teams in Ball State, Tulsa, Northern Colorado, Missouri State, (twice), Wichita State (twice) and Northern Iowa (twice). The Jays are now 9-1 against NCAA Tournament teams from That sets a program record for wins against NCAA qualifiers, as the 2008 squad that was 6-8 vs NCAA qualifiers. Year TOTAL TOTAL Under Booth W-L vs. Previous Season NCAA Teams Against The Best Entering this year, either Northern Iowa, Missouri State or Wichita State had won each of the past 14 MVC regular-season and Volleyball Tournament titles. Creighton snapped that regular-season streak, and will look to take care of the tournament streak this weekend. One reason Creighton broke through is the play of Melanie Jereb and Leah McNary against UNI, MSU and WSU. McNary had 10 or more kills in all six matches against the Panthers, Bears and Shockers, hitting.287 while averaging 3.46 kills per set. Jereb also had double-digit kills in all six matches vs. UNI, MSU and WSU, averaging 2.64 kills per set while hitting.236 in six wins. Dead End? You can be sure revenge will on the mind of the Bluejay seniors should it match up against Northern Iowa on Saturday. The Panthers ended Creighton s Valley Tournament run in the finals in 2010, in the semifinals from , and in the quarterfinals in Creighton and UNI have met in six of the past seven MVC Tournaments, with UNI winning each time. The only exception was last year, when CU was eliminated in the quarterfinals to avoid another match-up with UNI. It remains the only time in Valley Volleyball Tournament history that two schools have met in six straight seasons. Set 1 Result = Match Result In its last 163 matches in which it wins set one, Creighton is CU is overall under Kirsten Bernthal Booth when they win set one. In that same time span, CU is just under Booth when it drops the first set. Creighton is 21-0 this season when winning the opening set of a match. Late Sets Key Creighton s saved its best volleyball all season for late in matches. The Bluejays are an impressive 15-3 in the fourth set this season, and 4-1 in the fifth set of matches. Both are good for 80 percent win rates. Put It In Neutral Creighton is 4-0 this season on neutral floors, winning both tournaments it has participated in. The Bluejays beat UCF and Wisconsin to win the USF Invitational in Tampa, then claimed the Northern Colorado Classic title with victories over Ball State and Tulsa. Block Out A Record? Kelli Browning owns a Creighton record 170 block assists this season, a figure that ranks fifth-most in league history. Sabrina Apker owns the record with 188 in 2004, a record within reach seeing as how Browning recorded 19 block assists in two wins last weekend. Here s the complete list Block Assists, Season, MVC History Blocks Name, School Year 188 Sabrina Apker, Missouri State Molly O Brien, Northern Iowa Sabrina Apker, Missouri State Danielle Brazda, Northern Iowa Kelli Browning, Creighton 2012 Title Town? If Creighton could emerge with an MVC Volleyball Tournament title this weekend, it d cap off a pretty successful 13 months for the school.

7 2012 Double Doubles Megan Bober (20) 36 assists, 12 digs vs. UCF, 8/24 22 assists, 14 digs at USF, 8/25 38 assists, 10 kills vs. Wisconsin, 8/25 25 assists, 13 digs vs. #21 Kansas State, 9/1 34 assists, 15 digs, 11 blocks vs. Tulsa, 9/8 44 assists, 11 digs vs. Missouri State, 9/14 43 assists, 15 digs vs. Wichita State, 9/15 42 assists, 12 digs at Kansas, 9/19 43 assists, 17 digs vs. South Dakota, 9/25 43 assists, 17 digs at Evansville, 9/29 35 assists, 14 digs vs. Northern Iowa, 10/5 30 assists, 13 digs, 14 kills vs. Bradley, 10/6 31 assists, 14 digs at Illinois State, 10/12 43 assists, 19 digs vs. Evansville, 10/26 38 assists, 10 digs vs. Southern Illinois, 10/27 45 assists, 12 digs, 11 kills at Bradley, 11/2 47 assists, 14 digs, 10 kills at No. Iowa, 11/3 27 assists, 11 digs, vs. Indiana State, 11/9 38 assists, 19 digs, 12 kills vs. Illinois St., 11/10 42 assists, 11 digs, 14 kills at Wichita St., 11/16 Melanie Jereb (7) 15 kills, 10 digs vs. Missouri State, 9/14 14 kills, 12 digs vs. Wichita State, 9/15 10 kills, 12 digs at Southern Illinois, 9/28 10 kills, 10 digs at Illinois State, 10/12 14 kills, 16 digs at Bradley, 11/2 15 kills, 15 digs at Northern Iowa, 11/3 13 kills, 15 digs vs. Illinois State, 11/10 Kelli Browning (5) 11 kills, 15 blocks vs. Tulsa, 9/8 16 kills, 11 blocks vs. Missouri State, 9/14 15 kills, 11 blocks at Kansas, 9/19 10 kills, 10 blocks at Wichita State, 11/16 17 kills, 12 blocks at Missouri State, 11/ Triple Doubles Megan Bober (6) 34 assists, 15 digs, 11 blocks vs. Tulsa, 9/8 30 assists, 13 digs, 14 kills vs. Bradley, 10/6 45 assists, 12 digs, 11 kills at Bradley, 11/2 47 assists, 14 digs, 10 kills at No. Iowa, 11/3 38 assists, 19 digs, 12 kills vs. Illinois St., 11/10 42 assists, 11 digs, 14 kills at Wichita St., 11/16 It would make Creighton the reigning Valley tournament champions in men s soccer, volleyball, baseball, men s basketball and women s basketball. Both baseball and men s soccer are two-time defending MVC Tournament champs. Full 14 Creighton has won 14 straight matches heading into Friday s MVC Tournament semifinal. That streak is easily the longest in program history. Consecutive Wins Wins Dates Snapped By 14 Sept. 29, 2012-Pres.??? 8 Oct. 25-Nov. 22, 2008 vs. Northern Iowa, Sept. 4-Sept. 17, 2004 Illinois State, Sept. 21-Oct. 6, 2007 Wichita State, Sept. 1-15, 2012 at Kansas, 3-2 Tough To Beat Creighton enters this week with a 26-3 record, good for one of the nation s best winning percentages (.897). The only schools with fewer losses are Penn State, Hawaii and Western Kentucky. Television Turns Out Creighton has had three matches on television this year, the most in any season under Kirsten Bernthal Booth. CU s Sept. 19 match at Kansas was the first to air, while the second contest was CU s Sept. 25 win over South Dakota. CU s Nov. 10 match vs. Illinois State aired on Cox 2 as well. The Jays are 5-8 in 13 previous appearances on the small screen under Booth. Creighton Volleyball on Television, Since 2003 Date Opponent TV Coverage W-L 09/23/03 at UMKC Mediacom W /11/05 at #1 Nebraska Time Warner L /09/07 at Missouri State Mediacom W /10/07 at #24 Wichita State Cox Wichita L /05/08 at #2 Nebraska NET/CBSCS L /03/09 Missouri State NET-HD L /23/10 at #14 Northern Iowa Mediacom L /27/10 at #11 Northern Iowa FSN Midwest L /08/11 at #11 Nebraska NET-HD L /03/11 Wichita State Cox/Kansas 22 W /19/12 at Kansas MetroSports/Cox L /25/12 South Dakota Cox 2 W /10/12 Illinois State Cox 2 W 3-1 Some Special Seniors Creighton honored senior players Megan Bober, Brooke Boggs, Brittany Moon and Heather Thorson, senior manager Brittany Wing, and junior Natalie Hackbarth after its Nov. 10 win vs. Illinois State as part of Senior Day festivities. Hailing from Murdock, Neb., Bober is a twotime all-mvc pick and will be remembered as one of the all-time greats in Bluejay history. She leads all active players in kills, digs, assists, blocks and aces, and has set a school record with 124 starts. She was named Honorable- Mention All-American as a sophomore and last year honored as Creighton s top female athlete. Boggs has played in 120 career matches as a defensive specialist. She owns 910 career digs and 57 aces, and came up big with a careerbest 24 digs in a Nov. 3rd win at UNI. Boggs was recently honored with the MVC s Service & Leadership Award and as an Academic All- District selection. Career vs. Southern Illinois Last Four Years vs. the Salukis: (7-1) 2009: (2-0) 2010: (2-0) 2011: (2-0) 2012: (1-1) Name SP K E TA PCT. A SA DIG TB KPS DPS BPS APS Heather Thorson Megan Bober Leah McNary Kelli Browning Melanie Jereb Michelle Sicner Natalie Hackbarth Savannah Smith Brooke Boggs Ashley Jansen Lizzy Stivers Kate Elman Brittany Moon Katie Neisler Career vs. Illinois State Last Four Years vs. the Redbirds: (7-2) 2009: (1-1) 2010: (2-0) 2011: (2-1) 2012: (2-0) Name SP K E TA PCT. A SA DIG TB KPS DPS BPS APS Megan Bober Leah McNary Heather Thorson Melanie Jereb Kelli Browning Natalie Hackbarth Michelle Sicner Katie Neisler Brooke Boggs Kate Elman Ashley Jansen Lizzy Stivers Brittany Moon Savannah Smith

8 Weekly Rankings Adjusted NCAA Date AVCA RKPI RPI Pablo Preseason Aug. 27 RV (T-40th) Sept Sept. 10 RV (T-36th) 7-14 Sept. 17 RV (32nd) 6-14 Sept. 24 RV (33rd) Oct Oct. 8 RV (T-37th) Oct. 15 RV (32nd) Oct. 22 RV (28th) Oct. 29 RV (27th) Nov. 5 25th Nov rd Nov st MVC Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Northern Iowa (10) Missouri State Wichita State Creighton Illinois State Southern Illinois Bradley Indiana State Evansville Drake 18 First-place votes in parentheses (#) Points awarded Preseason All-MVC Team Emily Adney, Wichita State Ashley Andrade, Wichita State Megan Bober, Creighton Amy Braun, Northern Iowa Krista DeGeest, Northern Iowa Carly Thomas, Missouri State Moon had missed all of her senior season due to lingering knee issues, but donned the jersey for the first time on Senior Night. She made her first career start, serving the first two points, before being lifted to a standing ovation. She s played in 22 matches in her career, owning 10 digs and two assists in that time. She was named the squad s Most Inspirational Player after the 2011 season. Thorson has played in 112 matches in her career, amassing 662 kills and 326 blocks in her career. The Mead, Neb., native has started CU s last 80 matches and was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Northern Colorado Classic earlier this fall. She has been named to the MVC Academic Honor Roll after each of the previous three years. Hackbarth is just a junior, but will graduate in the spring and is not expected to return. She owns 143 kills and 158 digs while serving as an outside hitter the past three years. She was named MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week once in 2011, when she started 16 matches, and remains one of the team s vocal leaders. Over the last four years, Creighton has gone 78-46, made the school s first NCAA Tournament appearance, set a school record for consecutive wins and wins in a season, and led the way for the school s first MVC title as well. The quintet has combined for 4,360 assists, 2,287 digs, 1,634 kills, 770 blocks and 153 aces. The women also combine for an average GPA of Team Match-By-Match Comparisons Records Continue To Fall There s a reason it seems as if with every Creighton victory, another record or two goes by the wayside. Among the marks that Creighton is working on is wins in a season (26), consecutive wins (12) and consecutive MVC wins (14). Creighton is also in the midst of a programrecord 11 match win streak at home and closed out its first 9-0 MVC home slate in program history this season. Swiss Army Knife Megan Bober s versatility was back on display on Nov. 2-3, as the senior setter had consecutive triple-doubles in wins at Bradley and Northern Iowa. Bober had 45 assists, 12 digs and 11 kills at Bradley on Friday night, then added 47 assists, 14 digs and 10 kills one night later at Northern Iowa. Bober had her third triple-double in the past four matches on Nov. 10th vs. Illinois State, as she finished with 38 assists, 19 digs and 12 kills in a 3-1 win over Illinois State. Bober followed that up with her fourth tripledouble in five matches on Nov. 16 at Wichita State, finishing with 42 assists, 14 kills and 11 digs. Bober now owns 15 career triple-doubles, second-most in league history to 2009, 2010 and 2011 MVC Player of the Year Bre Payton (UNI). Payton is also the only other MVC player to own multiple seasons of five or more triple-doubles. Payton finished with 16 career triple-doubles. Date Opponent Score Kills Errors Attacks Pct. Assts. Aces SE Digs Blocks Points 08/24 Central Florida W /50 15/27 141/ / /47 3/5 9/10 77/ / / /25 South Florida W /41 13/24 111/ / /39 5/1 7/6 45/52 8.5/ / /25 Wisconsin W /56 14/23 155/ / /54 5/2 8/9 68/ / / /31 SYRACUSE W /34 8/16 86/93.395/ /34 6/1 7/9 39/33 6.0/ / /01 #21 KANSAS ST. L /45 17/17 114/ / /43 3/6 7/5 58/54 7.0/ / /01 DENVER W /41 22/23 144/ / /37 8/4 5/5 69/63 8.0/ / /07 Ball State W /39 10/23 102/ / /38 2/3 5/2 30/ / / /08 Tulsa W /60 21/30 150/ / /57 2/3 7/17 76/ / / /08 Northern Colorado W /40 9/23 108/ / /39 6/4 5/4 44/54 7.0/ / /14 MISSOURI STATE W /69 16/32 168/ / /66 7/1 6/5 72/ / / /15 WICHITA STATE W /51 17/26 150/ / /49 8/7 8/7 67/66 8.0/ / /19 Kansas L /76 19/41 195/ / /73 0/4 6/3 78/ / / /22 DRAKE W /28 10/20 99/ / /22 4/6 2/5 54/39 8.0/ / /25 SOUTH DAKOTA W /45 21/28 150/ / /44 4/9 6/6 71/ / / /28 Southern Illinois L /54 25/25 139/ / /48 6/4 10/4 58/53 9.0/ / /29 Evansville W /39 15/25 152/ / /38 7/5 9/7 82/ / / /05 NORTHERN IOWA W /55 13/31 157/ / /53 7/1 6/9 78/ / / /06 BRADLEY W /47 18/25 138/ / /46 7/5 6/7 63/ / / /12 Illinois State W /33 12/24 133/ / /28 6/2 6/4 74/ / / /13 Indiana State W /34 13/26 102/ / /29 3/2 9/9 45/49 8.0/ / /20 Drake W /24 10/31 103/ / /21 3/3 7/3 56/ / / /27 EVANSVILLE W /35 12/16 150/ / /32 2/2 4/1 86/74 7.0/ / /28 SO. ILLINOIS W /57 14/34 149/ / /55 4/1 15/10 66/ / / /02 Bradley W /45 15/22 149/ / /43 7/3 6/6 84/64 7.0/ / /03 Northern Iowa W /65 20/21 193/ / /58 3/3 7/2 91/ / / /09 INDIANA STATE W /23 7/21 100/ / /18 6/1 7/4 50/50 7.0/ / /10 ILLINOIS STATE W /51 21/28 171/ / /46 4/5 7/6 90/79 9.0/ / /16 Wichita State W /62 21/29 207/ / /52 5/3 11/6 93/ / / /17 Missouri State W /72 19/35 190/ / /71 4/4 5/2 66/ / /87.0 Match totals displayed in the format Creighton/Opponent for each category Creighton home games listed in bold ALL CAPS

9 Double Down Creighton setter Megan Bober is the nation s only player averaging at least 9.50 assists, 0.90 blocks and 1.75 blocks per set, so it should come as no surprise that she stuffs the stat sheet on a regular basis. Bober has put together seven double-doubles in her last eight outings, a span that includes four triple-doubles. Bober s 20 double-doubles this year are one shy of the school record set by Korie Lebeda (2006). Her 15 career tripledoubles are one shy of the MVC record set by UNI s Bre Payton. Browning On The Prowl Arguably the MVC s most improved player, Kelli Browning set a pair of Creighton single-season records for blocking last weekend. Browning s 185 total blocks break Ashley Williams record of 170 set in 2003, while her 170 block assists are 15 more than the mark set by Jessica Houts in Browning is also on pace to set Creighton single-season records for blocks per set (1.68) and attack percentage (.381) this fall. Browning had 33 blocks while hitting.197 in 21 matches as a freshman. Digging Like Crazy Northern Iowa put senior Brooke Boggs to the test, and the senior from Wildwood, Mo., came through with a career-high effort on Nov. 3rd. Boggs digged a career-best 24 balls in CU s 3-2 win, seven more than her previous high. It marked the third time in her career that Boggs has led Creighton in digs during a match. Boggs was honored on Nov. 5th with the MVC Leadership & Service Award. The award, given to one fall athlete per league school, honors student-athletes in good academic standing who demonstrate good citizenship through good sportsmanship and significant community service. Boggs owns a GPA in Health Administration and Policy, has been a member of the Dean s List all six semesters in college, and has volunteered in more than a dozen community service activities. Big Block, No Errors Creighton has excelled in three areas in 2012, blocking the opposition, finishing with a good hitting percentage, and minimizing its attack errors. Creighton has outblocked its opponent in 28-of- 29 matches this season and owned a better hitting percentage in 27-of-29 matches. In addition, Creighton has yet to have more attack errors than an opponent in 29 matches to date. Creighton had 12 kills and hit.462 the fifth set of its Nov. 3rd win at UNI. It was the first time since Sept. 17, 2011 that the Jays didn t have an attack error in a set. There have been just eight sets since Kirsten Bernthal Booth took over (of 1,115 sets played to date) that the Jays have not had an attack error. Creighton also didn t have any errors (blocking, serving, attacking, ball handling, set) at all in that fifth set, a first since Booth was hired. Minimal Errors Key to Creighton s success this season is its ability to reduce the amount of errors it has made in all facets of the game. Creighton has just 447 attack errors in 120 sets this season (4.06), compared to 746 attack errors by its opponents. When it comes to serve reception, the Jays have been aced just 100 times in 110 sets (0.91). At the service line, Creighton has just 203 service errors (1.84) and has had more errors than aces in just seven of its past 15 matches. By comparison, last season s Bluejay team averaged 5.10 attack errors, 1.14 reception errors and 1.82 service errors per set in a season. In those same categories, the 2010 team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament averaged 4.90 attack errors, 0.88 reception errors and 1.94 service errors per set in a season. Record Watch Megan Bober has broken four school records in recent weeks. She now owns the top spot for sets played (466), starts (124) and consecutive starts (124). She s also played in 78 victories, two more than the previous record held by her predecessor, Korie Lebeda. Getting Better & Better Nov. 10th was Creighton s 300th match Kirsten Bernthal Booth, and it continues to thrive under her direction. Below is a look at Creighton s record under Booth in 50-match segments. Match # W-L Opponent Date Result Missouri State 10/22/04 L So. Illinois 09/16/06 W vs. So. Illinois 11/23/07 W at Missouri St. 10/30/09 L at #11 Nebraska 09/08/11 L Illinois State 11/10/12 W 3-1 Triple-Double, No Errors Megan Bober had one of her most remarkable triple-doubles on Oct. 6 vs. Bradley, finishing with 14 kills, 30 assists and 13 digs. Her 14 kills were the most by a Bluejay setting in a 5-1 system in program history. Remarkably, she tied a career-high by hitting.636 in the match, as she finished without an error in 22 swings. Bober s.636 hitting is tied for eighth-best in CU history for a single-match (minimum 12 kills) and was the best mark ever by a player who recorded a triple-double, eclipsing the.625 by Kailey Reyes at UMKC on Oct. 28, It was also the best mark in CU history by any player for a four-set match at the time, since surpassed by Kelli Browning (.684) vs. Southern Illinois on Oct. 27. Defensive Display Creighton owns just 13 home matches in the last eight years in which it has 90 digs or more, but the Jays have reached that figure in each of Illinois State s last eight trips to town. Since 2005, Creighton has averaged digs in those 33 sets played in Omaha against Illinois State. At all sites, Creighton has 1,587 digs in 74 sets versus the Redbirds since 2005 (21.45 dps.). Creighton s season-high for digs at home has come against Illinois State in five of the last seven seasons, including this year. Illinois State at Creighton, Previous Eight Years Date Sets CU Digs ISU Digs 11/10/ /30/ /30/ /23/ /08/ /28/ /28/ /21/ Most Creighton Digs, Home Matches, Since 2005 Digs Opponent Date CU Result 114 Illinois State 09/28/07 W Illinois State 10/28/06 W Illinois State 11/08/08 W Creighton Volleyball Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown (Last School) 1 Ashley Jansen Fr. 5-7 DS Omaha, Neb. (Marian) 2 Melanie Jereb Fr. 6-2 OH Cary, Ill. (Cary Grove) 3 Katie Neisler So OH Double Oak, Texas (Marcus) 4 Heather Thorson Sr. 6-3 MB Mead, Neb. (Mead) 5 Kelli Browning So. 6-4 MB Waukesha, Wis. (Catholic Memorial) 6 Savannah Smith So. 6-2 MB Oakland, Iowa (Riverside Community) 7 Megan Bober Sr. 6-0 S Murdock, Neb. (Elmwood-Murdock) 8 Michelle Sicner So. 6-2 S Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) 10 Brittany Moon Sr. 5-7 DS Hesperia, Calif. (Sultana) 11 Kate Elman Fr. 5-5 DS Omaha, Neb. (Marian) 12 Leah McNary So OH Tarpon Springs, Fla. (Palm Harbor University HS) 14 Brooke Boggs Sr. 5-8 DS Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette) 15 Natalie Hackbarth Jr. 6-1 OH Algona, Iowa (Algona) 16 Lauren Smith Fr. 6-4 MB Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 17 Lizzy Stivers Fr OH Pebble Beach, Calif. (Carmel) Head Coach: Kirsten Bernthal Booth, 10th season as head coach at Creighton Assistant Coaches: Angie Oxley Behrens, Tom Mendoza, Amanda (Gates) Sjuts

10 103 Northern Iowa 09/17/05 L Iowa 09/02/06 L Illinois State 10/21/05 L Missouri State 10/08/10 W Wichita State 11/04/11 W Illinois State 10/23/09 W Illinois State 09/30/11 W #25 Wichita State 10/02/09 W Illinois State 10/30/10 W Illinois State 11/10/12 W 3-1 Bober Earns Another Megan Bober was honored for the third straight week by the MVC office when the league named her Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 12th. Bober averaged 9.29 assists, 4.29 digs, 1.29 blocks and 2.57 kills per set while hitting.378 in victories over Indiana State and Illinois State. Bober has been named MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week four times this season, MVC Player of the Week three times and now MVC Defensive Player of the Week twice this fall. Academic All-Stars Seniors Megan Bober and Brooke Boggs have earned a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All- District VII teams. Bober, an Exercise Science major with a 3.82 GPA, was a first-team pick for the second time in her career. Boggs was a second-team selection after being a third-team pick in She owns a 3.91 GPA in Health Administration & Policy. Boggs also earned the MVC s Leadership & Service Award on Nov. 5 for her work on the court and in the community. Bober and Boggs also were named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team in Records Go Down Creighton Volleyball continues to set numerous historical marks at an astounding pace. Creighton s 11 straight home wins are a program record. Creighton s Longest Home Win Streaks Wins Dates Snapped By 11 Sept. 1, Present??? 8 Sept. 25-Nov. 20, 2010 Northern Illinois, Oct. 17, 2008-Aug. 28, 2009 #10 Illinois, Oct. 22, 2005-Sept. 2, 2006 Iowa, 3-2 Creighton also set a program record with 12 home victories. Most Home Victories, Season Home Record Year Creighton also tied the program record for wins in the month of October with seven, previously done in 2004, 2008 and Most October Victories, Season October Record Year Creighton also completed the program s third undefeated month ever (7-0), something previously done only in August of 2006 (3-0) and August of 2012 (4-0). Undefeated Months, CU History Undefeated Months Month, Year 7-0 October, (so far) November, August, August, 2006 Creighton has also now reached the 20-win milestone for the fourth time in program history. The 2006, 2007 and 2010 teams all won exactly 21 matches. Matches Won, Season Year MP W L Pct Top Offense and Defense Creighton ranks first in the MVC in opponent hitting percentage at.143, and also first in overall hitting percentage at.249. Only four teams have hit.200 or better against Creighton this year, and none have hit better than.232. CU is on pace to limit the opposition below.200 for the seventh straight campaign. Defense Getting It Done Creighton held Drake to hitting in an Oct. 20th match in Des Moines, the fifth-lowest mark ever by a Bluejay opponent. Creighton won the fifth set despite just six Bluejay kills, which tied a season-low for any set. That was possible thanks in part to forcing the Bulldogs into 17 attack errors in the third set alone. The 17 attack errors in one set tie the mark by a Bluejay opponent previously done by Indiana State on Oct. 14, Lowest Opponent Hitting Pct. vs. CU, Match Pct. Team K E TA Date Jacksonville State /05/ UMKC /15/ Drake /22/ Weber State /09/ Drake /20/ Montana State /25/ Indiana State /24/09 MVC Teams That Started 9-0 or 8-1, Since 1998 Year 9-0 Teams Finish NCAA Bid? 8-1 Teams Finish NCAA Bid? 1998 Northern Iowa 18-0 NCAA Illinois State 16-2 NCAA 1999 Northern Iowa 18-0 NCAA Northern Iowa 18-0 NCAA Missouri State 14-4 no 2001 Northern Iowa 17-1 NCAA Missouri State 15-3 no Northern Iowa 17-1 NCAA 2003 Missouri State 17-1 NCAA Northern Iowa 16-2 NCAA 2004 Wichita State 17-1 NCAA Wichita State 18-0 no Missouri State 14-4 NCAA Northern Iowa 16-2 NCAA Missouri State 14-4 NCAA Wichita State 17-1 NCAA 2008 Wichita State 18-0 NCAA Northern Iowa 18-0 NCAA Missouri State 14-4 no 2010 Northern Iowa 18-0 NCAA Northern Iowa 18-0 NCAA Missouri State 15-3 NCAA Creighton 17-1 TBA Northern Iowa 15-3 TBA MVC Leaders At Midway Point, Last 20 Years Year Mid-Point Leader Record Regular-Season Champ Final Record 1992 Missouri State 8-0 Illinois St./Missouri St Illinois State 8-0 Illinois St./Missouri St UNI 9-1 UNI UNI 10-0 UNI Drake 9-0 Illinois State Illinois State 9-0 Illinois State UNI 9-0 UNI UNI 9-0 UNI UNI 9-0 UNI UNI 9-0 UNI Missouri State/UNI 8-1 UNI Missouri State 9-0 Missouri State Wichita State 9-0 Wichita State Wichita State 9-0 Wichita State Missouri State/UNI 8-1 UNI Missouri St./Wichita St. 8-1 Wichita State Wichita State 9-0 Wichita State UNI 9-0 UNI UNI 9-0 UNI UNI 9-0 UNI Creighton/UNI 8-1 Creighton 17-1

11 Most Attack Errors vs. Creighton, Set KE Team (Set) K TA Pct. Date 17 Indiana State (3) /14/00 17 Drake (3) /20/12 16 Boise State (2) /04/99 15 Drake (3) /21/06 15 Southern Illinois (1) /07/97 MVC Haul Continues The MVC has honored Megan Bober and Melanie Jereb for their play on Nov. 5th while helping Creighton Volleyball to wins at Bradley and Northern Iowa. Bober is the MVC Player of the Week, while Jereb is the MVC Freshman of the Week. This was the third such honor this season for both women, and Bober s sixth career MVC Player of the Week honor, fourth-most in league history. Bober had a pair of triple-doubles and averaged assists, 2.89 digs, 2.33 kills, 0.56 blocks and 0.22 aces per set while hitting.321. For the season, Bober remains the nation s only player to average at least 9.50 assists, 0.90 blocks and 1.50 kills per set. Jereb had a pair of double-doubles, averaging 3.22 kills and 3.44 digs on.300 hitting last week. Finally Over.500 Since restarting its program in 1994, Creighton owns a record. The Jays won their first match of that 1994 season, then proceeded to lose their next nine matches, and hadn t been above the overall.500 mark since until winning on October 27th vs. Southern Illinois. CU s low point came on Nov. 15, 2003, when the Jays lost to drop to and fall 66 matches below.500. Since then, Creighton has gone Uncharted Territory Creighton reached the midpoint of league play with an 8-1 record, the school s best mark at the turn ever. Five Bluejay teams previously had started 7-2, most recently in the 2010 season that saw the Jays reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Creighton has matched or exceeded its first half Valley record in five of the last six seasons (including this year s 9-0 mark) during the second half of league play, going 6-3 or better each of those seasons. Race To Midpoint = Regular Season Champ? Since the inclusion of women s sports under the Valley umbrella in 1992, teams that have reached the midpoint of the season with at least a share of first-place have gone on to claim at least a share of the regular-season championship in 19 of 20 seasons (including 2012). The lone exception was the 1996 Drake team that started the season 9-0, finished in second place at 16-2, a game behind Illinois State (17-1). This year Creighton and UNI were the midpoint leaders at 8-1. The Panthers had been the leader/co-leader at the midpoint 11 previous times, and each time UNI has won the regularseason title. That streak ended this year. Creighton had never previously been the leader at the midpoint of the league race. Since 1992, no team has captured the MVC conference race with more than two league losses. Halfway Home Creighton s 17-1 start is the best in program history for MVC play, and set the school record for Valley wins in a season. In the last 14 years, 18-of-22 teams to start 8-1 or better in league play have gone on to reach the NCAA Tournament. In those same 14 seasons, teams that were in first place at the turn reached the NCAA in 15-of- 17 scenarios. Thorson Passes 300 Stuffs Senior Heather Thorson enters this week with 326 career blocks, becoming the ninth player in school history with 300 or more stuffs. Thorson has also put together her third consecutive season with 90 or more blocks, something only JoDe Cieloha, Laurel Sanford, Kelly Goc or Sarah Beulke have done previously in Bluejay history. Bober Seeks Rare Double Megan Bober enters this weekend with 4,218 career assists and 1,079 career digs. She is the fourth player in school history with at least 1,000 digs and 1,000 career assists, joining Kailey Reyes (1,258 digs, 4,207 assists), Melissa Weisensee (1,223d/4,018a) and Korie Lebeda (1,130d/5,281a). Bober s career totals of 4,218 assists, 1,079 digs, 799 kills and 407 blocks make her the first player in MVC history with at least 4,000 assists, 1,000 digs, 750 kills and 400 career blocks. Bober Earns Defensive Honor Senior setter Megan Bober was named MVC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 29th, the first time she s won that award. Bober averaged assists, 4.14 digs, 1.57 blocks and 1.57 kills last week. She had 43 assists and a career-high 19 digs in the Oct. 26 win over Evansville, adding four kills and two blocks. On Oct. 27th, Bober approached the ultra-rare quadruple-double with 38 assists, 10 digs, nine blocks and seven kills on.263 hitting. History Repeats Itself Creighton s 3-1 win over Northern Iowa on Oct. 5 snapped UNI s remarkable 59-match win streak in MVC play, the second-longest streak in Valley history and 16th longest streak against league opponents in NCAA history. The Panthers hadn t lost a regular-season Valley contest since falling to Creighton on Nov. 21, Creighton s win at UNI on Nov. 3rd gave the Jays two wins over the Panthers for the first time in one season ever. It also snapped UNI s 34-match home win streak in Valley play. Reversing Another Trend Creighton s win on Oct. 5 that snapped UNI s 59-match regular-season Valley win streak came after the Panthers won the opening set, Before that match, UNI had won its last 74 Valley matches after winning the opening set dating to September 21, On that magical night, Creighton became the first team to ever overcome an 0-2 deficit in Cedar Falls to beat UNI. Since the start of 2004, UNI had been in regular-season MVC matches when leading a match 1-0 prior to that evening. Error-Free Volleyball Melanie Jereb combined for 18 kills in 72 swings on Oct. 5-6, and most remarkably, did it without a single attack error. It was part of Jereb s remarkable streak of 139 straight attack attempts without an error, ranging from a miscue midway through the first set on Sept. 29 at Evansville until midway through the third set at Illinois State on Oct. 12th. In her last 19 contests, Jereb owns 187 kills and just 26 attack errors in 668 swings. Gutting It Out Creighton is off to a 26-3 start this season, with 10 of those 26 wins being three-set sweeps. Creighton is 10-1 in three-set matches, 12-1 in four-set matches and 4-1 in five-set matches this year. Creighton s 3-0 win at Illinois State on Oct. 12 as the first time in 41 meetings that CU swept the Redbirds. It s 3-0 win at Drake on Oct. 20 was the team s first sweep in Des Moines since Creighton put together four straight MVC sweeps for the first time in program history from Oct Talented Teammates Only two freshmen in the Missouri Valley Conference are averaging at least 2.40 kills and 2.40 digs per set, Creighton s Melanie Jereb (2.42 kps., 2.78 dps.) and Illinois State s Ashley Rosch (3.10 kps., 2.98 dps.). A year ago at this time, Jereb and Rosch were prep teammates at Cary-Grove (Ill.) High School, part of a team that was state runner-up and also won the 2010 and 2011 AAU Junior National Championships at the club level. Road Block Sophomore MB Kelli Browning ranks fourth in the nation with 1.68 blocks per set, and continues to do much of her damage away from home. In 16 matches away from home this season, Browning averages 1.79 blocks per set and CU averages 3.23 blocks per set as a team. By comparison, in 13 home matches, Browning averages 1.54 blocks per set and CU averages 2.80 blocks per set as a team.

12 Jays Have Duo Honored A pair of Creighton players were honored on Oct. 8 with weekly awards from the Missouri Valley Conference for their work in victories over Northern Iowa and Bradley. Megan Bober was named MVC Player of the Week, while Kate Elman was honored as MVC Freshman of the Week. Bober hit.475 and averaged a triple-double (32.5 assists, 11.0 kills and 13.5 digs) in the two victories. She led the Jays in kills per set (2.75) and assists per set (8.12) while also providing 3.38 digs, 0.75 blocks and 0.38 aces per set. She opened her week with 35 assists, 14 digs, eight kills, three aces and two blocks in CU s 3-1 win over Northern Iowa, snapping the Panthers 59-match win streak in regular-season league play. Bober closed her weekend with 14 kills, 30 assists and 13 digs for her 11th career tripledouble. She also added four block assists and hit.636 in the match, the seventh-best mark in CU history. Bober had 11 kills in 14 swings and seven digs by intermission, earning the tripledouble early in the third set. Bober s 14 kills and 30 assists both led the team in the match. Elman averaged 5.38 digs, 0.88 assists and 0.38 aces per set as Creighton limited Northern Iowa and Bradley to combined.144 hitting in a pair of four-set victories. Elman had 25 digs and four assists in Creighton s 3-1 win over Northern Iowa, snapping UNI s 59-match regular-season win streak in league play. With Elman spearheading the Bluejay defense, CU held UNI to.136 hitting in the match, its second-lowest mark in 44 meetings. One night later, Elman had 18 digs and tied her career-high with three aces in another 3-1 win. At the time, it was the second MVC Freshman of the Week honor for Elman. First of Many? Just a sophomore, MB Kelli Browning has torn up the MVC this year and is quickly approaching several school records for both a single-season and a career. Browning is currently hitting at a.381 clip this season and a.346 mark for her career. Creighton s single-season record stands at.368 by Kelly Goc in Goc also owns the career mark of.296. Browning s 1.68 blocks per set this year is also on pace to shatter a Creighton mark for a single-season, easily outpacing the current mark of 1.48 blocks per set by Ashley Williams in For those wondering, the last MVC player to average 1.70 blocks per set in a season was Missouri State s Sabrina Apker in The only MVC player to finish a year hitting.397 or better was Wichita State s Elizabeth Meyers, also in Net Presence Sophomore Kelli Browning has had five or more blocks in 22 of CU s 29 matches this year, including 13 of the past 16. Her recent streak of six straight matches with five or more blocks was tied for the third-longest streak in program history. Consecutive Matches, 5 or More Blocks 9 Jessica Houts (Oct. 15-Nov. 19, 2005) 7 Laurel Sanford (Oct. 29-Nov. 24, 2011) 6 Melissa Walsh (Sept. 27-Oct. 16, 1998) 6 Jessica Houts (Sept. 1-10, 2006) 6 Kelli Browning (Sept. 25-Oct. 12, 2012) 5 Ashley Williams (Oct. 3-11, 2003) 5 Laurel Sanford (Oct , 2009) Speaking of Streaks... Kate Elman has an impressive streak of her own going on, having recorded 10 or more digs in all 29 matches this season. That is the secondlongest streak in Bluejay history. Consecutive Matches, 10 or More Digs 43 Janeen Piller, Oct. 10, 2003-Nov. 26, Kate Elman, Aug. 24, Present 27 Bianca Rivera, Aug. 24-Nov. 9, Julianne Mandolfo, Sept. 9-Nov. 24, 2011 Midway Mark History Creighton s 8-1 record halfway through league play gave the team a winning record at the turn for the ninth time in 10 seasons under Kirsten Bernthal Booth. League Record by Year Year 1st Half 2nd Half MVC place T-9th T-7th T-6th T-3rd th th T-4th th T-9th T-5th th th th T-2nd nd T-4th rd th st Total Full House Creighton hosted a near-capacity crowd of 2,325 fans on Oct. 5 against Northern Iowa, boosting CU s season average to 1,131 home fans per match. The figure marks the second-largest volleyball crowd in D.J. Sokol Arena history, and was the program s fifth-largest ever. That ranks 35th-best nationally this season, and Creighton s best in any season that hasn t involved a match at CenturyLink Center Omaha. Jereb Named MVC Freshman of the Week Melanie Jereb was named MVC Freshman of the Week on Oct. 1st after averaging 2.67 kills, 2.92 digs and 1.00 bocks per set while hitting.304 in three matches. During the week, she had 32 kills and just four attack errors in 92 swings. She opened her week with 15 digs, four kills and two blocks in a 3-1 win over South Dakota. She then had a double-double in her first career MVC road match, hitting.300 while finishing with 10 kills, 12 digs, four blocks and an ace at Southern Illinois. Jereb closed out her weekend with 18 kills, eight digs, six blocks and an ace on.349 hitting in a 3-1 win at Evansville. Jereb s 18 kills were a career-high and the most by a Bluejay freshman against an MVC foe since Allie Oelke in This was Jereb s second weekly honor of the season, also winning the same award on Sept. 17th. Home Sweet Home Creighton owns a (.727) all-time record in D.J. Sokol Arena, which opened in Seven of those 15 losses have come against ranked teams. The Jays are a perfect 5-0 in five-set matches in the building. The Jays have been at their best in the facility during MVC play, where CU is 31-5 (.861). Northern Iowa owns three of those wins, while Missouri State can claim the other two. Against the other seven MVC rivals, Creighton is a perfect 28-0 at D.J. Sokol Arena in Valley action. Let s Hear It For The Sophomores Creighton s sophomore class earned 41 of Creighton s 56 kills in its Sept. 25th win over South Dakota. Leah McNary had 20 kills, while classmate Kelli Browning chipped in with a career-best 18 kills. In addition, Michelle Sicner had three kills in the victory. For the season, CU s sophomores (which also includes Katie Neisler and Savannah Smith) has been responsible for 749 of the team s 1,471 kills (50.9 percent). Jack Of All Trades Watch Megan Bober play and it s obvious her importance to Creighton. The senior setter and two-time All-Valley pick leads all active Bluejay players in kills (799), assists (4218), aces (81), digs (1079) and blocks (407). Bober ranks in the top-10 in CU history in assists, digs, aces and blocks. Top 30 RPI The latest edition of the NCAA RPI was released on Monday, Nov. 19th. Thanks in part to seven wins over top-65 foes (No. 44 Wichita State (twice), No. 43 Northern Iowa (twice), No. 54 Tulsa and No. 67 Wisconsin), the Jays are 29th in this week s RPI. Kansas and Kansas State, the first two teams to beat CU this fall, are sixth and 17th, respectively, while Southern Illinois is No. 86. CU s schedule is ranked as the No. 93rdtoughest nationally according to RichKern.com. Freshman Digging Pipeline Creighton had two freshmen with 20 or more digs on Sept. 19th, as both Kate Elman (21)

13 and Melanie Jereb (20) reached that plateau at Kansas. Believe it or not, it s the first time since the program s 1994 reinstatement that two Bluejay freshmen have had 20 or more digs in the same match. Let s Compare Let s take a look at how Creighton s start in 2012 compares to the past two seasons, as well as the 2006 club. Stat * Match W-L Set W-L Tourney Titles Kills/Set Hitting % Aces/Set Digs/Set Blocks/Set *sets played to 30 (instead of current 25) CLASS Act Creighton s Megan Bober was one of 30 student-athletes who excel both on and off the court and was announced as an initial candidate for the 2012 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate volleyball. To be eligible for the award, a studentathlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total studentathlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. Bober did not reach the finalist list of 10. Special Freshman Freshman Melanie Jereb had double-doubles in wins vs. both Missouri State (15 kills, 10 digs) and Wichita State (14 kills, 12 digs) on Sept , making her the league s only outside hitter to start with two double-doubles in league play in The last Creighton freshman to open her Valley career with consecutive double-doubles was Allie Oelke in 2007, who remains the only player in CU history to be named MVC Freshman of the Year. Jereb A Past MVC Freshman of the Week Melanie Jereb averaged 3.22 kills, 2.44 digs and 0.89 blocks per set while hitting.338 in wins vs. Missouri State (3-2) and Wichita State (3-1) to earn her MVC Freshman of the Week award on Sept. 17th. She also handled 46 serve receptions without an error, 24 of which the Jays converted directly into a kill. Jereb recorded her first two collegiate doubledoubles in the wins, finishing with 15 kills and 10 digs vs. MSU and 14 kills and 12 digs vs. WSU. Jereb s 15 kills against Missouri State were a career-high, as were her seven blocks. She served the final three points in CU s opening set victory, and would end up the match-clinching kill in the fifth set as well. Against the Shockers, Jereb had kills on the final three points of a set one victory. She would serve a 4-0 run that gave the Jays a lead in the third set and help CU to a 2-1 lead in the match. Air McNary Leah McNary had a (then) career-best 21 kills in the Sept. 15 win over Wichita State, five more than her previous high. She upped that figure to 23 against Missouri State on Nov. 17th in the regular-season finale, finishing with just one error. McNary had seven matches of 10 or more kills a year ago, and has now done it 18 times already this season. The sophomore from Florida currently owns 10 or more kills in 14 of CU s last 21 contests. McNary s 21 kills made her the first Bluejay with 20 or more kills since Laurel Sanford had 20 on Nov. 20, 2010 vs. Southern Illinois, and were the most since Alicia Runge had 21 kills at Wichita State on Nov. 5, McNary is also the first player since Runge in 2010 with three contests of 20 or more kills in the same season. The last player to do it four times in one year was Kelly Goc in Hundred in Hand Creighton head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth owns 184 wins at the helm of the Bluejays. That s 116 more than the previous record held by Howard Wallace, who went as head coach from Booth surpassed Wallace as the program s winningest coach on Aug. 25, Booth s win total has come in 10 years and is made even more impressive when you consider the program won 92 games total from Working On The Weekend Picked fourth in the preseason MVC poll, Creighton turned heads with wins over Missouri State (picked second) and Wichita State (picked third) during the first weekend of league play. It s just the third time ever that CU has toppled the Bears and Shockers on the same weekend, having also done so in 1997 and in This season is also the first time in program history that the Jays have beaten MSU, WSU and UNI in the same campaign. Creighton went 6-0 against that trio this year. Blocking Bluejays Creighton tied a school-record by recording 21 blocks in its Sept. 8 win over Tulsa. CU s 38 block assists matched the high previous set on Sept. 4, 2009 vs. Lipscomb, while its 21 total blocks matched the team s performance on Sept. 19, 2003 vs. Southern Illinois. In addition, sophomore MB Kelli Browning set a CU record and tied an MVC record with 15 block assists in a single match. Browning is the fourth player in league history with 15 block assists in a single contest. Browning Honored By MVC Sophomore Kelli Browning was named MVC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 10 after a huge weekend in Colorado. A middle blocker from Waukesha, Wis., Browning earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Northern Colorado Classic after hitting.362 and averaging 2.80 kills, 2.60 blocks and 0.30 aces per set in wins over three NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago. Browning opened her weekend with a thencareer-best eight blocks in a 3-0 win over Ball State, adding four kills an ace, and a dig. In Saturday (Sept. 8) morning s match vs. Tulsa, Browning had 11 kills on.276 hitting while adding an ace and a dig. She also tied an MVC record with 15 block assists in a match, easily eclipsing her personal best from one day earlier. Nine of her blocks came against All-American Tyler Henderson, the nation s leader in kills in 2010 who was forced into 15 attack errors in the match. Browning closed her weekend with 13 kills, three blocks and.571 hitting against Northern Colorado in a sweep that clinched the Northern Colorado Classic title. Double-Double Day In addition to her MVC record 15 blocks vs. Tulsa on Sept. 8, sophomore Kelli Browning also recorded 11 kills for her first career doubledouble. Browning then had her second career doubledip on Sept. 14 vs. Missouri State when she had 16 kills and 11 blocks. Browning had her third double-double at Kansas on Sept. 19, finishing with 15 kills and 11 blocks. Browning finished her freshman season with 54 kills and 33 blocks in 21 matches played, but already owns 317 kills and 185 blocks after 29 matches in Browning owns five matches this season with 10 or more blocks, more than any other player in school history for one season. NCAA Stats Update The 10th edition of the NCAA Volleyball statistics were released on November 19th, and Creighton is all over those figures. Creighton is ranked fifth in blocks per set (3.05), fifth in winning percentage (.897), 40th in hitting percentage (.249), 31st in digs per set (17.55) and 86th in kills per set (13.37). Individually, sophomore Kelli Browning is fourth in the country in blocks per set (1.68) and is 25th in hitting percentage (.381). Kate Elman ranks 49th with 5.13 digs per set, a figure that ranks fifth-best among the nation s freshmen. Titles x 2 Creighton won the USF Invitational and the Northern Colorado Classic in non-conference play this fall. This is the second time in school history the Jays have won multiple tournaments in the same season, having also done so in 2006 in the team s last 10-2 start.

14 MVC Opener Histories With its Sept. 14 win vs. Missouri State, Creighton improved to 12-7 all-time in Missouri Valley Conference openers, including seven straight wins and a 9-1 record under Kirsten Bernthal Booth. Only Wichita State (9) has a longer active streak of league-opening victories. In the 12 seasons (including 2012) that Creighton has won its MVC opener, it has never finished worse than 9-9 in league play and owns a combined.662 (143-73) winning percentage in MVC action. In the seven years in which Creighton has lost its MVC opener, the Jays have had a losing record five times and own a combined.315 (41-89) winning percentage during league contests. How Do You Win The MVC? Start 1-0 When conference play started, all 10 Missouri Valley Conference schools harbored dreams of a regular-season league title. Since the beginning of the Gateway Conference (which later merged to form the Missouri Valley Conference in 1992) in 1983, no school has ever won the regular-season title after dropping its first league match of the season. Taking it a step further, the 2008 Missouri State team is the only club to win the MVC Tournament after starting 0-1 in league play. The only teams to win their 2012 MVC opener were Creighton, Illinois State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois and Wichita State. Home Losses Are Also Devastating The 2006 Northern Iowa and 2007 Wichita State teams are the only programs in MVC history to lose a home conference match and still win the regular-season title outright in that same season. It s also worth noting that 18 of the last 19 (including 2012) regular-season MVC champions finished the year with one regular-season league loss or fewer. The exception was that 2006 UNI team that was 16-2, with both losses coming against Wichita State. Every team in the MVC except Creighton has already lost at least one MVC home match this fall. Triple-Double, With A Twist Megan Bober moved into second-place on the MVC s all-time list when she earned her 11th career triple-double on Oct. 2nd with 14 kills, 30 assists and 13 digs in a win vs. Bradley. Earlier in the year on Sept. 8th, Bober had 34 assists, 15 digs and 11 blocks vs. Tulsa to become the first Jays player in history to have at least 10 assists and 10 blocks in any match, as Bober s previous high had been nine blocks. Besides her six triple-doubles this season, Bober owns eight other matches where she owned a assist-dig double-double and had between seven and nine kills. Last fall Bober led the nation with nine tripledoubles. Elman Passes 500 Digs Freshman libero Kate Elman continues her strong play in the back row, as she reached 100 career digs in just six matches to equal the quickest to that milestone in Bluejay history. Bianca Rivera had 106 digs through six contests during the 2007 campaign. Elman currently owns 564 digs through 29 matches, good for 5.13 digs per set, and is one of two women in the MVC to have 10 or more digs in every match this season, which also includes Bailey Yeager (Southern Illinois). Elman s 29 straight matches with 10 or more digs is the longest such career-opening streak in Bluejay history, passing Rivera s 27 straight to begin her career in Elman went over 200 career digs in her 13th match, which is tied for second-fastest in CU history. Rivera needed just 11 matches, while Nayka Benitez also took 13 contests to get there. Elman surpassed 300 career digs in her 17th career match, second-quickest in program history. Rivera needed 15 matches to set the record. Elman surpassed 400 career digs in her 22nd career match, second-quickest in program history behind Rivera s 20. Elman surpassed 500 career digs in her 27th career match, second-quickest in program history behind Rivera s 25. Rivera reached 600 career digs in her 31st career match. Marian Pipeline This is the 10th straight season that Creighton Volleyball has at least one product of Omaha Marian High School on the roster, as freshmen Kate Elman and Ashley Jansen have joined the program. Interestingly, the Jays had never had a volleyball player from Marian between Here s a look at Creighton s pipeline of players from Marian. 2012: Kate Elman, Ashley Jansen 2011: Julianne Mandolfo 2010: Lisa Greisch, Julianne Mandolfo 2009: Lisa Greisch 2008: Emily Crowley, Korie Lebeda 2007: Korie Lebeda, Katie Mehal 2006: Korie Lebeda, Katie Mehal, Emily Greisch 2005: Korie Lebeda, Katie Mehal 2004: Katie Mehal, Emily Greisch 2003: Emily Greisch Freshmen Serve It Up Four of Creighton s six most common servers are freshmen, so it should come as little surprise that the Jays own 72 of their 137 aces so far from their highly-regarded freshman class consisting of Melanie Jereb, Ashley Jansen, Kate Elman and Lizzy Stivers Elman leads CU with 28 aces. Title Town Once Again Creighton made its first trip to the state of Florida a memorable one, winning the USF Invitational with victories over UCF (3-1), USF (3-0) and Wisconsin (3-1) on Aug The title was the program s first since winning the Blue Raider Bash in 2006, and school s eighth tournament title all-time. The Jays made it two titles in three weeks with the Northern Colorado Classic crown on Sept It marks the second time in CU history that the Jays have won two tournaments in the same fall, having also done so in Net Gain Creighton continues to lead all MVC teams in blocking, averaging 3.05 stuffs per set. The Jays have three players averaging more than 0.99 blocks per frame (Heather Thorson, Megan Bober and Kelli Browning), the MVC s only school that can claim that. Creighton has outblocked foes thus far, and been out-blocked in just one match all season (Kansas State). Browning s 185 blocks this year are more than the blocks against CU all season long, and her 115 blocks in MVC play would rank her ahead of two teams and tied with another. Preseason MVC Poll Creighton was picked fourth in a preseason poll of Missouri Valley Conference coaches. Defending regular-season champion Northern Iowa was the unanimous pick to win the league, with Missouri State second and Wichita State third. Creighton is fourth and Illinois State fifth. Rounding out the rest of the league was Southern Illinois, Bradley, Indiana State, Evansville and Drake. In addition, Megan Bober was named preseason all-mvc. She joins Wichita State s Emily Adney as the lone players to repeat on last year s preseason All-Valley list. Creighton has finished in the spot predicted of them or better in the preseason poll in eight of the past nine years. Year Preseason Pick Finish Move th 9th # th 7th # th 6th # th 3rd # th 8th i T-7th 5th # th T-4th nd 4th i th 9th i th T-5th # th 5th th 5th th 4th rd T-2nd # rd 2nd # th T-4th th 3rd # rd 4th i th 1st #3 Honors Roll In Creighton had three players honored for their play in the USF Invitational to open the season. Kate Elman was named MVC Freshman of the Week after leading all MVC freshmen by averaging 5.09 digs. Elman also served up three aces and had 14 assists. Sophomore Michelle Sicner averaged 1.91

15 kills and 1.45 blocks per set while hitting a healthy.386 in the three victories. She had 10 kills on.643 hitting in the Saturday win vs. USF. Megan Bober was named USF Invitational MVP after averaging 8.73 assists, 3.09 digs, 2.18 kills and 0.64 blocks per set while hitting.408. Bober was also named MVC Player of the Week, MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week and CVU.com National Player of the Week. New Opportunity at Libero Kate Elman has been the lone libero used by Creighton so far. She s the first freshman in school history to make her debut wearing the libero jersey. Since the libero became legal in 2002, the Jays have used multiple liberos in a season just three times (2005, 2006, 2010), and only used 11 different players in that role (Janeen Piller, Molly Lahr, Emily Greisch, Brittany Coleman, Mallory Lahm, Katie Mehal, Sarah Schulze, Bianca Rivera, Nayka Benitez, Julianne Mandolfo, Kate Elman). Taking The Fifth Creighton is in five-set matches under Kirsten Bernthal Booth, including a 5-2 mark last year and a 4-1 mark this year. That s impressive since Creighton had never finished a season with a winning record in fifth sets prior to Booth s arrival. Below is a list of Creighton s record in five-set matches on a yearly basis: Year Set 5 W-L Total W-L Total Production Returning Creighton returns 9-of-14 letterwinners from last season. Below is a breakdown of the production that returns: Stat Returners Departures Assists 1287 (92.6%) 103 (7.4%) Matches Started 142 (76.3%) 44 (23.7%) Blocks 289 (63.6%) 108 (36.4%) Kills 987 (66.2%) 505 (33.8%) Points (65.7%) (34.3%) Aces 86 (65.2%) 46 (34.8%) Digs 1186 (58.8%) 830 (41.2%) Creighton Ticket Information Tickets to Creighton s home regular-season matches could be purchased at the Creighton Ticket Office located inside the Ryan Athletic Center (19th and Webster) as well as all Ticketmaster outlets. Cost was $8 for adults and $5 for youth (ages 3-18) for reserved seats and $7 (adult) and $4 (youth) for general admission seating. Children two and under are admitted free.

16 #1 Ashley Jansen 5-7 Fr. DS Omaha, Neb. True freshman who has started nine matches as a defensive specialist, including season-opener vs. UCF. Owns 10 or more digs in eight matches, with a high of 17 vs. Wisconsin (8/25). Has at least one ace in 11 matches this season, including three at Evansville (9/29). Served 3-0 run with Creighton down in third set of eventual 3-1 win vs. Illinois State (11/10) that clinched conference title. Ranks fifth on the team in digs. Has owned team lead in aces five different matches. Prep teammate of Kate Elman. #2 Melanie Jereb 6-2 Fr. OH Cary, Ill. Strong contender for MVC Freshman of the Year honors who plays all six rotations and has started every match. Ranks third on the team in digs and kills and second with seven double-doubles. Named MVC Freshman of the Week on Sept. 17, Oct. 1st and Nov. 5th. Among MVC freshmen, ranks second in kills per set, third in hitting percentage and fourth in digs per set. Owns 10 or more kills in all six matches against league heavyweights UNI, Wichita State and Missouri State. Owns 10 kills in each of Creighton s last six matches. Had 14 digs and five kills in debut vs. UCF (8/24). Had 12 kills on.345 hitting in three-set win over Ball State (9/7). Has 10 or more digs in 12 matches this year, including a high of 20 at Kansas (9/19). Finished with six blocks in win over Tulsa (9/8). League s only freshman this year to post a double-double in her MVC debut, recording 15 kills to go with 10 digs and seven blocks in Valley lid-lifter vs. Missouri State (9/14). Became first Jay since Allie Oelke (2007) to have double-doubles in first two MVC matches of career when she followed with 14 kills and 12 digs on career-best.382 hitting vs. Wichita State (9/15). Had 10 kills and 12 digs in first MVC road match at Southern Illinois (9/28). Had career-high 18 kills to go with eight digs and six blocks in win at Evansville (9/29). Had 10 kills and six digs in 3-1 win over Northern Iowa (10/5), then had eight kills, 16 digs and five assists vs. Bradley one night later (10/6). Did not have an attack error in 72 swings on Oct. 5-6 weekend and had a streak of 139 swings from early in first set vs. Evansville (9/29) until early in third set at Illinois State (10/12). Had 11 kills on career-best.550 hitting in 3-0 win vs. Indiana State (11/9). Finished with 13 kills and 15 digs in 3-1 win vs. Illinois State (11/10). Had 14 kills and 16 digs in win at Bradley (11/2), then followed it with 15 kills and 15 digs one night later in win at Northern Iowa (11/3). Has just 26 attack errors in her last 19 matches (668 swings). One of two freshmen in the MVC to average at least 2.40 kills and 2.40 digs per set, along with her high school teammate Ashley Rosch of Illinois State. #1 Ashley Jansen Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Central Florida South Florida Wisconsin SYRACUSE #21 KANSAS ST DENVER Ball State Tulsa No. Colorado MISSOURI ST WICHITA ST Kansas DRAKE SO. DAKOTA Southern Illinois Evansville NO. IOWA Did Not Play BRADLEY Illinois State Indiana State Drake EVANSVILLE SO. ILLINOIS Bradley Northern Iowa INDIANA STATE ILLINOIS STATE Wichita State Missouri State SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 1 (4x), last at Evansville, 9/29... Kills...1 (4x), last at Evansville, 9/29/12 3 (4x), last vs. Denver, 9/1... Attempts...3 (4x), last vs. Denver, 9/1/12...Hitting Pct vs. Wisconsin, 8/25...Digs...Same 3 at Evansville, 9/29...Aces...Same... Blocks at Evansville, 9/29...Points....Same #2 Melanie Jereb Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Central Florida South Florida Wisconsin SYRACUSE #21 KANSAS ST DENVER Ball State Tulsa No. Colorado MISSOURI ST WICHITA ST Kansas DRAKE SO. DAKOTA Southern Illinois Evansville NO. IOWA BRADLEY Illinois State Indiana State Drake EVANSVILLE SO. ILLINOIS Bradley Northern Iowa INDIANA STATE ILLINOIS STATE Wichita State Missouri State SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 18 at Evansville, 9/29... Kills...Same 56 at Wichita State, 11/16... Attempts...Same.550 vs. Indiana State, 11/9...Hitting Pct..... Same 20 at Kansas, 9/19...Digs...Same 3 vs. Wisconsin, 8/25...Aces...Same 7 vs. Missouri State, 9/14... Blocks...Same 22.0 at Evansville, 9/29...Points....Same

17 #3 Katie Neisler 5-11 So. OH Double Oak, Texas Sophomore who has seen time as a defensive specialist and as an outside hitter. Played sparingly in August and September before starting the first six October matches in place of Ashley Jansen. Team is 10-0 when she starts this season. Team is 11-0 when she has seven or more digs this fall. Had 11 digs and an ace in 3-1 win over Northern Iowa (10/5). Also had 11 digs, an ace and a kill at Illinois State (10/12). Had six digs, an ace and her first kill of the season in 3-1 win vs. Bradley (10/6). Had 12 digs and an ace in 3-0 win at Drake (10/20). Dished 14 digs at Bradley (11/2). Produced 14 digs in 3-1 win vs. Illinois State (11/10) that clinched a share of the MVC title. Dug a season-best 15 balls in 3-2 win at Wichita State (11/16). Has led team in aces in four matches this fall. Averaged 2.03 digs per set last year when she played in all 31 matches, including 12 starts. #4 Heather Thorson 6-3 Sr. MB Mead, Neb. Senior middle blocker who has started team s last 80 matches. Ranks second on the team in blocks and fourth in kills per set. Had career-high 18 kills while hitting.500 in four-set win over Tulsa (9/8). Opened season with 12 kills and nine blocks in win over Central Florida (8/24). Had 11 kills without an error on.440 hitting in victory over Wisconsin to clinch USF Invitational title (8/25). Finished with 14 kills and seven blocks at Kansas (9/9). Had 11 kills on.375 hitting at Southern Illinois (9/28), then followed that with 10 kills and six blocks on.381 hitting at Evansville a night later (9/29). Had eight kills and six blocks in 3-1 win vs. Northern Iowa (10/5). Had seven kills and four blocks on.438 hitting in 3-0 win at Drake (10/ 20). Named to All-Tournament Team at the Northern Colorado Classic (9/8). Recorded 12 kills on match-high 12 kills on.385 hitting in 3-0 win at Indiana State (Oct. 13). Had 11 kills on.435 hitting in 3-0 sweep over Evansville (10/26). Tied career-high with nine blocks in 3-1 win vs. Southern Illinois (10/27). Fifth player in CU history with three straight seasons of 90 or more blocks. Owns 10 or more kills in nine of 16 matches away from home this season, but has reached double-figures just once in 13 home contests this year. Does not have a service attempt this season after having just one a year ago. Ranks seventh in the MVC and 144th nationally in blocks per set. Also ranks 17th in the MVC in hitting percentage. Has led team in blocks in seven matches this year. #3 Katie Neisler Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Central Florida Did Not Play South Florida Wisconsin Did Not Play SYRACUSE #21 KANSAS ST DENVER Ball State Did Not Play Tulsa Did Not Play No. Colorado Did Not Play MISSOURI ST. Did Not Play WICHITA ST Kansas Did Not Play DRAKE SO. DAKOTA Did Not Play Southern Illinois Evansville NO. IOWA BRADLEY Illinois State Indiana State Drake EVANSVILLE SO. ILLINOIS Bradley Northern Iowa INDIANA STATE ILLINOIS STATE Wichita State Missouri State SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 1 (2x), last at Illinois State, 10/12... Kills...5 vs. UTSA, 8/26/11 3 (2x) at Indiana State, 10/13... Attempts...24 vs. UTSA, 8/26/11... Hitting Pct..000 (2x), A&M, 8/27/11 15 at Wichita State, 11/16...Digs...18 vs. UTSA, 8/26/11 1 (8x), last at Missouri State, 11/17 Aces...2 (2x), last vs. S. Illinois, 10/21/11... Blocks... 1 (2x), last at Texas A&M, 8/26/ (2x), last at Illinois St., 10/12...Points vs. Texas-San Antonio, 8/26/11 #4 Heather Thorson Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Central Florida South Florida Wisconsin SYRACUSE #21 KANSAS ST DENVER Ball State Tulsa No. Colorado MISSOURI ST WICHITA ST Kansas DRAKE SO. DAKOTA Southern Illinois Evansville NO. IOWA BRADLEY Illinois State Indiana State Drake EVANSVILLE SO. ILLINOIS Bradley Northern Iowa INDIANA STATE ILLINOIS STATE Wichita State Missouri State SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 18 vs. Tulsa, 9/8... Kills...Same 40 at Kansas, 9/19... Attempts...Same.500 vs. Tulsa, 9/8...Hitting Pct at Indiana State, 10/28/11 5 at Missouri State, 11/17...Digs. 5 (2x), last at Missouri State, 11/17/12...Aces... 2 vs. Saint Louis, 9/3/10 9 (2x), last vs. S. Illinois, 10/27... Blocks...9 (3x), last vs. S. Illinois, 10/27/ vs. Tulsa, 9/8...Points.... Same

18 #5 Kelli Browning 6-4 So. MB Waukesha, Wis. Candidate for All-MVC and MVC Defensive Player of the Year. Sophomore middle blocker who has posted one of the nation s biggest improvements from Had 54 kills and 33 blocks total last season in 21 matches played, but currently owns 317 kills and 185 blocks in 29 contests. Already has set Creighton records for blocks in a season and block assists in a season, and on pace to set marks for blocks per set and hitting percentage. Entered this week ranked fourth in the nation in blocking (1.68 bps.), 25th in hitting percentage (.381) and 157th in points per set. Ranks first in MVC in blocking, second in hitting percentage and 10th in kills per set. Owns 5 matches with kill/block double-doubles, compared to 4 by rest of the MVC combined. Named to All-Tournament Team at both the Bluejay Invitational (9/1) and the Northern Colorado Classic (9/8). Had 16 kills on.600 hitting vs. Wisconsin (her home state team she once verbally committed to) in title match of USF Invitational (8/25). Had 15 kills on.542 hitting in final match of Bluejay Invitational vs. Denver (9/1). Had first career double-double vs. Tulsa on Sept. 8, finishing with 11 kills and 15 blocks. Her 15 block assists tied an MVC record for a single-match, and helped her be named MVC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 10. Closed out Northern Colorado Classic with 13 kills on.571 hitting vs. Northern Colorado in 3-0 sweep (9/8). Tied high with 16 kills in five-set win over Missouri State (9/14), adding 11 blocks to notch her second double-double. Earned third double-double at Kansas (9/19) with 15 kills and 11 blocks. Had career-high 18 kills and added six blocks in win over South Dakota (9/25). Had 16 kills and five blocks on.480 hitting at Southern Illinois (9/28). Owned 13 kills and nine blocks at Evansville (9/29). Had 12 kills and seven blocks on.500 hitting in 3-0 win at Drake (10/20). Had 16 kills on.556 hitting in 3-0 win vs. Evansville (10/26). Had 14 kills and eight blocks vs. Southern Illinois (10/27) while setting CU record for hitting percentage (.684) in a four-set match. Hit.714 with 10 kills in 14 swings in 3-0 win vs. Indiana State (11/9). Tallied 17 kills and five blocks on.438 hitting in 3-1 win vs. Illinois State (11/10). Had 10 kills and 10 blocks at Wichita State in victory that clinched MVC outright title (11/16). Produced 17 kills and 12 blocks in 3-2 win at Missouri State (11/17). Named MVC Defensive Player of the Week for second time of fall on Nov. 19th. Has led team in blocks 20 times, kills 10 times and aces on seven occasions. #5 Kelli Browning Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Central Florida South Florida Wisconsin SYRACUSE #21 KANSAS ST DENVER Ball State Tulsa No. Colorado MISSOURI ST WICHITA ST Kansas DRAKE SO. DAKOTA Southern Illinois Evansville NO. IOWA BRADLEY Illinois State Indiana State Drake EVANSVILLE SO. ILLINOIS Bradley Northern Iowa INDIANA STATE ILLINOIS STATE Wichita State Missouri State SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 18 vs. South Dakota, 9/25... Kills...Same 42 at Missouri State, 11/17... Attempts...Same.714 vs. Indiana State, 11/9...Hitting Pct..... Same 5 vs. Illinois State, 11/10...Digs...Same 3 (2x), last at Bradley, 11/2...Aces...3 (2x), last at Bradley, 11/2/12 15 vs. Tulsa, 9/8... Blocks...Same 24.0 at Missouri State, 11/17...Points....Same #6 Savannah Smith 6-2 So. MB Oakland, Iowa Redshirt sophomore who missed all of last season with a shoulder injury. Started in place of Michelle Sicner vs. Ball State (9/7), finishing with a season-high three blocks. Also had three blocks vs. Drake (9/22). Earned first block of 2012 vs. Indiana State (11/9), adding a block. Started 12 matches in 2010 as a true freshman, averaging 1.07 kills and 0.86 blocks per set on.220 hitting. #6 Savannah Smith Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Central Florida Did Not Play South Florida Wisconsin Did Not Play SYRACUSE #21 KANSAS ST DENVER Ball State Tulsa Did Not Play No. Colorado Did Not Play MISSOURI ST. Did Not Play WICHITA ST. Did Not Play Kansas Did Not Play DRAKE SO. DAKOTA Did Not Play Southern Illinois Did Not Play Evansville Did Not Play NO. IOWA Did Not Play BRADLEY Did Not Play Illinois State Did Not Play Indiana State Did Not Play Drake EVANSVILLE SO. ILLINOIS Did Not Play Bradley Northern Iowa INDIANA STATE ILLINOIS STATE Did Not Play Wichita State Did Not Play Missouri State Did Not Play SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 1 vs. Indiana State, 11/9... Kills...8 vs. Wake Forest, 9/4/10 2 (3x), last vs. Indiana St., 11/9.. Attempts vs. Wake Forest, 9/4/10...Hitting Pct vs. Toledo, 9/10/10 1 vs. Syracuse, 8/31...Digs...2 (2x), last at Marquette, 9/10/10...Aces... 3 (2x), last vs. Drake, 9/22... Blocks...7 (2x), last vs. Iowa, 9/4/ (3x), last vs. Indiana St., 11/9..Points vs. Wake Forest, 9/4/10

19 #7 Megan Bober 6-0 Sr. S Murdock, Neb. Preseason All-Missouri Valley Conference after earning First-Team All-Valley honors the past two seasons who is likely to earn MVC Player of the Year and All-America accolades. Only player in MVC history with at least 750 career kills, 4,000 assists, 1,000 digs and 400 blocks. Nation s only player averaging 9.50 assists, 0.90 blocks and 1.75 kills per set. Three-time MVC Player of the Week this year and six times in her career (4th in MVC history). Also 2x MVC Defensive POW this fall. Also five-time MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week this year and a CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team selection. Ranks second in MVC history with 15 career triple-doubles, including six this year. First triple-double of 2012 came vs. Tulsa, when she had 34 assists, 15 digs and career-high 11 blocks in 3-1 win over defending Conference USA champions (9/8). Had 14 kills, 30 assists and 13 digs vs. Bradley (10/6) on.636 hitting (7th-best in CU history, best-ever for a four-set match). Had back-to-back triple-doubles in wins at Bradley (11/2) and Northern Iowa (11/3). Had fifth triple-double on Senior Night with 38 assists, 19 digs and 12 kills in 3-1 win vs. Illinois State that clinched MVC regular-season title (11/10). Had a triple-double with 14 kills (6 in 5th set), 42 assists and 112 digs, while adding seven blocks, in 3-2 win at Wichita State (11/17) that clinched outright MVC title. Named MVP of USF Invitational (8/25), which also helped her earn MVC Player of the Week, MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week and CVU.com National Player of the Week honors. Also named to Northern Colorado Classic All-Tournament Team (9/8), and picked up MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors four days later. Named MVC Player of the Week on Oct. 8 after averaging 32.5 assists, 11.0 kills and 13.5 digs in wins over Northern Iowa and Bradley. Finished with 38 assists, 10 digs, nine blocks and seven kills vs. Southern Illinois (10/27). Named MVC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 29. Led nation with nine triple-doubles in 2011, establishing an MVC single-season record. Owns school-record 124 career starts (every match of her career) and 466 sets played. Owns 53 career double-doubles, with team-best 20 this year. Sixth in the MVC in assists, eighth in hitting percentage, 10th in aces, 11th in blocking and 15th in digs per set. Had 44 assists, 11 digs, seven kills and six blocks vs. Missouri State (9/14). Honorable-mention All-American in 2010, when she set Creighton s NCAA Tournament team to the second round. Was one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. CU s active career leader in kills, digs, aces, blocks and assists. #7 Megan Bober Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Central Florida South Florida Wisconsin SYRACUSE #21 KANSAS ST DENVER Ball State Tulsa No. Colorado MISSOURI ST WICHITA ST Kansas DRAKE SO. DAKOTA Southern Illinois Evansville NO. IOWA BRADLEY Illinois State Indiana State Drake EVANSVILLE SO. ILLINOIS Bradley Northern Iowa INDIANA STATE ILLINOIS STATE Wichita State Missouri State SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 14 (2x), last at Wichita St., 11/16... Kills..19 (2x), last at Illinois State, 10/29/11 34 at Northern Iowa, 11/3... Attempts at Illinois State, 10/29/ vs. Bradley, 10/6...Hitting Pct (3x), last vs. Bradley, 10/6/12 19 (2x), last Illinois State, 11/10...Digs. 19 (2x), last vs. Illinois State, 11/10/12 4 at Southern Illinois, 9/28...Aces.4 (2x), last at Southern Illinois, 9/28/12 11 vs. Tulsa, 9/8... Blocks...Same 49 at Southern Illinois, 9/28...Assists vs. Missouri State, 10/8/ at Wichita State, 11/16...Points vs. Southern Illinois, 10/21/11 #8 Michelle Sicner 6-2 So. RS/S Omaha, Neb. Versatile sophomore who has played as a right-side hitter, defensive specialist and setter since arriving on campus. Has seen all of her time this year on the right side. Had 10 kills on.643 hitting in sweep over USF (8/25). Had eight blocks and six kills without an error in season-opener vs. UCF (8/24). Had seven kills, six blocks and four digs vs. Northern Iowa (10/5), then had six kills and six blocks vs. Bradley one night later (10/6). Slammed season-best 11 kills in four-set win at Bradley (11/2). Voted to USF Invitational All-Tournament Team (8/25). Ranks 17th in the MVC in blocks per set, sixth-most among sophomores. Named to 2011 MVC All-Freshman Team. Led team with 30 aces last season (fifth in the MVC) but has yet to have a serve attempt this year. #8 Michelle Sicner Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Central Florida South Florida Wisconsin SYRACUSE #21 KANSAS ST DENVER Did Not Play -- Injured Ball State Did Not Play -- Injured Tulsa No. Colorado MISSOURI ST WICHITA ST Kansas DRAKE SO. DAKOTA Southern Illinois Evansville NO. IOWA BRADLEY Illinois State Indiana State Drake EVANSVILLE SO. ILLINOIS Bradley Northern Iowa INDIANA STATE ILLINOIS STATE Wichita State Missouri State SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 11 at Bradley, 11/2... Kills...11 (2x), last at Bradley, 11/2/12 28 at Bradley, 11/2... Attempts...Same.643 at South Florida, 8/25...Hitting Pct..... Same 5 at Evansville, 9/29...Digs...20 vs. Illinois State, 9/30/11...Aces...7 vs. McNeese State, 9/17/11 8 vs. Central Florida, 8/24... Blocks...Same 4 (5x), last vs. Evansville, 10/26...Assists...27 vs. Illinois State, 9/30/ at Bradley, 11/2...Points vs. McNeese State, 9/17/11

20 #10 Brittany Moon 5-7 Sr. DS Hesperia, Calif. Senior who is sidelined by a knee injury. Played for the only time in 2012 on Senior Night vs. Illinois State (11/10). Served first two points, in her only career start. Has served 32 times in her career without a service ace or service error. #11 Kate Elman 5-5 Fr. DS Omaha, Neb. True freshman who has played libero in every set this season. Leads team and all MVC freshmen in digs and is tied for first among freshmen in aces. Ranks fifth in the MVC and 49th nationally with 5.13 digs per set, which is fifth-best among the nation s freshmen. Also ranks sixth in the MVC in aces per set. Owns 10 or more digs in every match this season, one of two MVC players to do so, and the only freshman. Her 564 digs is fourth in CU history, and most ever by a freshman. Had 22 digs vs. UCF (8/24), most by a player making her debut in program history. Also had 22 digs in title match of USF Invitational vs. Wisconsin (8/25). Had 27 digs and three aces at Evansville (9/29). Dug 25 balls in 3-1 win vs. Northern Iowa (10/5), snapping UNI s 59-match win streak in league play. Dished 22 digs in program s first ever sweep at Illinois State (10/12). Had 22 digs in 3-0 win at Drake (10/20). Had 25 digs in 3-0 win vs. Evansville (10/26) and in 3-1 win at Bradley (11/2). Dug 23 balls in 3-1 win vs. Illinois State that helped CU clinch MVC title (11/10). Had career-best 35 digs in 3-2 win at Wichita State to clinch outright title (11/17). Had 27 digs in five-set win at Missouri State (11/18). Owns 18 or more digs in 14 of the last 16 matches. Named MVC Freshman of the Week on Aug. 27, Oct. 8th and Oct. 15th. Owns 15 matches with 20 or more digs, most in school history by a freshman. Has led team in digs in 26-of-29 matches this season. Prep teammate of Ashley Jansen. #10 Brittany Moon Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Central Florida Did Not Play -- Injured South Florida Did Not Play -- Injured Wisconsin Did Not Play -- Injured SYRACUSE Did Not Play -- Injured #21 KANSAS ST. Did Not Play -- Injured DENVER Did Not Play -- Injured Ball State Did Not Play -- Injured Tulsa Did Not Play -- Injured No. Colorado Did Not Play -- Injured MISSOURI ST. Did Not Play -- Injured WICHITA ST. Did Not Play -- Injured Kansas Did Not Play -- Injured DRAKE Did Not Play -- Injured SO. DAKOTA Did Not Play -- Injured Southern Illinois Did Not Play -- Injured Evansville Did Not Play -- Injured NO. IOWA Did Not Play -- Injured BRADLEY Did Not Play -- Injured Illinois State Did Not Play -- Injured Indiana State Did Not Play -- Injured Drake Did Not Play -- Injured EVANSVILLE Did Not Play -- Injured SO. ILLINOIS Did Not Play -- Injured Bradley Did Not Play -- Injured Northern Iowa Did Not Play -- Injured INDIANA STATE Did Not Play -- Injured ILLINOIS STATE Wichita State Did Not Play -- Injured Missouri State Did Not Play -- Injured SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs... Kills... None... Attempts... None...Hitting Pct..... No matches with 10 attempts...digs..2 (3x), last at Indiana State, 10/28/11...Aces... None... Blocks... None...Assists...1 (2x), last vs. So. Illinois, 11/13/09...Points.... None #11 Kate Elman Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Central Florida South Florida Wisconsin SYRACUSE #21 KANSAS ST DENVER Ball State Tulsa No. Colorado MISSOURI ST WICHITA ST Kansas DRAKE SO. DAKOTA Southern Illinois Evansville NO. IOWA BRADLEY Illinois State Indiana State Drake EVANSVILLE SO. ILLINOIS Bradley Northern Iowa INDIANA STATE ILLINOIS STATE Wichita State Missouri State SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 1 (5x), last at Bradley, 11/2... Kills...1 (5x), last at Bradley, 11/2/12 5 vs. Missouri State, 9/14... Attempts...Same...Hitting Pct at Wichita State, 11/16...Digs...Same 3 (3x), last vs. Bradley, 10/6...Aces...3 (3x), last vs. Bradley, 10/6/12... Blocks at Evansville, 9/29...Points....Same

21 #12 Leah McNary 5-10 So. OH Tarpon Springs, Fla. Explosive sophomore outside hitter with exceptional leaping ability. Leads Creighton in kills this year and ninth in the MVC kills per set and 24th in attack percentage. The only other MVC player with those stats or better is SIU s Alysia Mayes. Owns 18 matches with 10 or more kills this season, compared to seven all of last year. Recorded career-best 23 kills (on.448 hitting) in 3-2 win at Missouri State to close the regular-season (11/17). Recorded 21 kills in 3-1 win over Wichita State (9/15). Also had 20 kills and career-best seven blocks in win over South Dakota (9/25). Had 13 kills vs. Missouri State in MVC opener (9/14). Had 14 kills (on.481 hitting) vs. Northern Colorado (9/8). Had 12 kills on.524 hitting vs. Syracuse (8/31) in home opener. Hit career-best.579 in sweep of Drake, finishing with 12 kills in 19 swings (9/22). Notched 14 kills in consecutive wins vs. Evansville (10/26) and Southern Illinois (10/27). Pounded 19 kills in 3-2 win at Northern Iowa (11/3). Recorded 11 kills in 3-1 win vs. Illinois State that clinched program s first MVC title (11/10). Owns 10 or more kills in 14 of CU s last 21 matches, including seven straight from Sept Named to MVC s All-Freshman Team last year. #14 Brooke Boggs 5-8 Sr. DS Wildwood, Mo. Defensive specialist who has played in every match while starting three. Ranks fourth in program history with 120 matches played. Honored with MVC Service & Leadership Award on Nov. 5th, an award given to a student-athlete in good academic standing, who demonstrates good citizenship through good sportsmanship and significant community service. Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District VII Second Team. Has 10 matches with double-digit digs this season, with a career-high of 24 in 3-2 win at Northern Iowa (11/3). Dug 15 balls in season-opener vs. UCF (8/24). Tied career-high with two kills vs. Syracuse (8/31). Had 10 digs in four-set win over UNI (10/5). Tied season-high with two aces vs. Bradley (10/6). Finished with 12 digs in Senior Night win vs. Illinois State that clinched program s first MVC title (11/10). Dug 14 balls in 3-2 win at Wichita State that clinched outright title (11/16). Leads team in service attempts. Creighton is 18-0 when she has eight or more digs this year. Has led team in aces six times and digs once this fall. Attended same high school (Lafayette HS) as Major Leaguers Ryan Howard and David Freese. #12 Leah McNary Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Central Florida South Florida Wisconsin SYRACUSE #21 KANSAS ST DENVER Ball State Tulsa No. Colorado MISSOURI ST WICHITA ST Kansas DRAKE SO. DAKOTA Southern Illinois Evansville NO. IOWA BRADLEY Illinois State Indiana State Drake EVANSVILLE SO. ILLINOIS Bradley Northern Iowa INDIANA STATE ILLINOIS STATE Wichita State Missouri State SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 23 at Missouri State, 11/17... Kills...Same 51 at Northern Iowa, 11/3... Attempts...Same.579 vs. Drake, 9/22...Hitting Pct.....Same 4 (2x), last vs #21 Kansas St, 9/1... Digs...5 vs. Illinois State, 11/24/11...Aces... 7 vs. South Dakota, 9/25... Blocks...Same 25.5 at Missouri State, 11/17...Points....Same #14 Brooke Boggs Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Central Florida South Florida Wisconsin SYRACUSE #21 KANSAS ST DENVER Ball State Tulsa No. Colorado MISSOURI ST WICHITA ST Kansas DRAKE SO. DAKOTA Southern Illinois Evansville NO. IOWA BRADLEY Illinois State Indiana State Drake EVANSVILLE SO. ILLINOIS Bradley Northern Iowa INDIANA STATE ILLINOIS STATE Wichita State Missouri State SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 2 vs. Syracuse, 8/31... Kills... 2 (4x), last vs. Syracuse, 8/31/12 5 (2x) at Indiana State, 10/13... Attempts...6 vs. UTSA, 8/26/11...Hitting Pct..... No matches with 10 attempts 24 at Northern Iowa, 11/3...Digs...Same 2 (2x) at Indiana State, 10/13...Aces. 2 (10x), last at Indiana State, 10/13/12... Blocks... None 2.0 (8x), last at Indiana St., 10/13.Points (2x), last at So. Illinois, 9/24/11

22 #15 Natalie Hackbarth 6-1 Jr. OH Algona, Iowa Junior who is top reserve among both outside hitters and right-side hitters. Had season-highs with six kills and two blocks vs. Denver (9/1) in lone start of Had two kills and two blocks off the bench vs. Drake (9/22). Will graduate in the spring and was honored during team s Senior Day. Started 16 matches last season, averaging 1.64 kills and 1.94 digs per set. Blogs regularly on the volleyball page at GoCreighton.com. #16 Lauren Smith 6-4 Fr. MB Lincoln, Neb. True freshman who is sidelined with an elbow injury and likely to redshirt. Played on same high school team as Bradley s Allie Falter & Lea Sack and Drake s Cassie Effken & Scarlett Howerter. #15 Natalie Hackbarth Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Central Florida Did Not Play South Florida Wisconsin SYRACUSE #21 KANSAS ST DENVER Ball State Tulsa Did Not Play No. Colorado Did Not Play MISSOURI ST WICHITA ST. Did Not Play Kansas Did Not Play DRAKE SO. DAKOTA Southern Illinois Evansville NO. IOWA Did Not Play BRADLEY Illinois State Did Not Play Indiana State Did Not Play Drake EVANSVILLE Did Not Play SO. ILLINOIS Did Not Play Bradley Did Not Play Northern Iowa Did Not Play INDIANA STATE ILLINOIS STATE Did Not Play Wichita State Did Not Play Missouri State Did Not Play SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs 6 vs. Denver, 9/1... Kills at Drake, 11/19/11 25 vs. Denver, 9/1... Attempts at Drake, 11/19/ vs. Denver, 9/1...Hitting Pct (2x), last vs. Evansville, 10/22/11 2 vs. Denver, 9/1...Digs vs. South Dakota, 9/3/11...Aces. 2 (2x), last vs. Northern Illinois, 9/2/11 2 vs. Drake, 9/22... Blocks...6 at Bradley, 11/ vs. Denver, 9/1...Points at Drake, 11/19/11 #16 Lauren Smith Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Central Florida Did Not Play -- Injured South Florida Did Not Play -- Injured Wisconsin Did Not Play -- Injured SYRACUSE Did Not Play -- Injured #21 KANSAS ST. Did Not Play -- Injured DENVER Did Not Play -- Injured Ball State Did Not Play -- Injured Tulsa Did Not Play -- Injured No. Colorado Did Not Play -- Injured MISSOURI ST. Did Not Play -- Injured WICHITA ST. Did Not Play -- Injured Kansas Did Not Play -- Injured DRAKE Did Not Play -- Injured SO. DAKOTA Did Not Play -- Injured Southern Illinois Did Not Play -- Injured Evansville Did Not Play -- Injured NO. IOWA Did Not Play -- Injured BRADLEY Did Not Play -- Injured Illinois State Did Not Play -- Injured Indiana State Did Not Play -- Injured Drake Did Not Play -- Injured EVANSVILLE Did Not Play -- Injured SO. ILLINOIS Did Not Play -- Injured Bradley Did Not Play -- Injured Northern Iowa Did Not Play -- Injured INDIANA STATE Did Not Play -- Injured ILLINOIS STATE Did Not Play -- Injured Wichita State Did Not Play -- Injured Missouri State Did Not Play -- Injured SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs... Kills Attempts......Hitting Pct Digs......Aces Blocks......Points....

23 #17 Lizzy Stivers 5-11 Fr. OH Pebble Beach, Calif. Redshirt freshman who can play anywhere, but has seen most of her time as a serving specialist. Owns 13 aces, including two each against South Florida (8/25), Northern Colorado (9/8) and South Dakota (9/25). Served up three aces during a 5-0 run in third set to key comeback vs. Northern Iowa (10/5). Served consecutive aces in third set of 3-2 win at Missouri State in regular-season finale (11/17). Ranks 22nd in the MVC in aces per set. Has topped team in aces during seven different matches this fall Individual Player Highs Creighton 3-Set Match Highs Team Individuals Kills...56 vs. Evansville, 10/ , Kelli Browning vs. Evansville, 10/26 Errors...17 vs. #21 Kansas State, 9/1..5 (2x) by L. McNary, last vs. Evansville, 10/26 Attacks vs. Evansville, 10/ , Melanie Jereb at Illinois State, 10/12 Hitting Pct vs. Syracuse, 8/ , Kelli Browning vs. Indiana State, 11/9 Assists...51 vs. Evansville, 10/ , Megan Bober vs. Evansville, 10/26 Aces...6 (5x) last vs. Indiana State, 11/ (9x) Digs...86 vs. Evansville, 10/ , Kate Elman vs. Evansville, 10/26 Block Solos...6 at Indiana State, 10/ (4x) Block Assists...26 vs. Ball State, 9/7...8, Kelli Browning vs. Ball State, 9/7 Total Blocks vs. Ball State, 9/7...8, Kelli Browning vs. Ball State, 9/7 Points vs. Evansville, 10/ , Kelli Browning vs. Evansville, 10/26 Creighton 4-Set Match Highs Team Individuals Kills...61 at Bradley, 11/ , Leah McNary vs. Wichita State, 9/15 Errors...25 at Southern Illinois, 9/28..9 (3x) by Leah McNary last vs. Illinois St., 11/10 Attacks vs. Illinois State, 11/ , Leah McNary vs. Wichita State, 9/15 Hitting Pct at Bradley, 11/ , Kelli Browning vs. Southern Illinois, 10/27 Assists...56 (2x), last at Bradley, 11/ , Megan Bober at Southern Illinois, 9/28 Aces...8 (2x) vs. Wichita State, 9/15...4, Megan Bober at Southern Illinois, 9/28 Digs...90 vs. Illinois State, 11/ , Kate Elman at Evansville, 9/29 Block Solos...2 (2x), last vs. Illinois State, 11/10...2, Megan Bober vs. Tulsa, 9/8 Block Assists...38 vs. Tulsa, 9/ , Kelli Browning vs. Tulsa, 9/8 Total Blocks vs. Tulsa, 9/ , Kelli Browning vs. Tulsa, 9/8 Points at Evansville, 9/ , Leah McNary vs. South Dakota, 9/25 Creighton 5-Set Match Highs Team Individuals Kills...64 vs. Missouri State, 9/ , Leah McNary at Missouri State, 11/17 Errors...21 at Wichita State, 11/ , Kelli Browning at Wichita State, 11/16 Attacks at Wichita State, 11/ , Melanie Jereb at Wichita State, 11/16 Hitting Pct vs. Missouri State, 9/ , Michelle Sicner vs. Missouri State, 9/14 Assists...61, at Northern Iowa, 11/3...48, Megan Bober at Missouri State, 11/17 Aces...7 vs. Missouri State, 9/14...2(4x), last Lizzy Stivers at Missouri State, 11/17 Digs...93 at Wichita State, 11/ , Kate Elman at Wichita State, 11/16 Block Solos... 4 (2x), last at Missouri St, 11/ (2x), last Kelli Browning at Missouri St, 11/17 Block Assists...32 at Kansas, 9/ , Kelli Browning vs. Missouri State, 9/14 Total Blocks at Kansas, 9/ , Kelli Browning at Missouri State, 11/17 Points vs. Missouri State, 9/ , Leah McNary at Missouri State, 11/17 #17 Lizzy Stivers Match-by-Match Date Opponent SP K E TA Pct. A SA Dig BS-A PTS Central Florida South Florida Wisconsin SYRACUSE #21 KANSAS ST DENVER Ball State Tulsa No. Colorado MISSOURI ST WICHITA ST. Did Not Play Kansas DRAKE Did Not Play -- Sick SO. DAKOTA Southern Illinois Evansville NO. IOWA BRADLEY Illinois State Indiana State Drake EVANSVILLE SO. ILLINOIS Bradley Northern Iowa INDIANA STATE ILLINOIS STATE Wichita State Missouri State Opponent Individual Match Highs Team Individuals Kills...76, Kansas, 9/ , Tyler Henderson, Tulsa, 9/8 Errors...41, Kansas, 9/ , Tyler Henderson, Tulsa, 9/8 Attacks...209, Kansas, 9/ , Christine McCartney, Missouri State, 9/14 Hitting Pct...232, Northern Iowa, 11/ , Chelsey Feekin, Wichita State, 11/16 Assists...73, Kansas, 9/ , Erin McNorton, Kansas, 9/19 Aces...9, South Dakota, 9/ (3x), last Meaghan Holmes, Evansville, 9/29 Digs...112, Wichita State, 11/ , Brianne Riley, Kansas, 9/19 Block Solos...4 (5x), Missouri State, 11/17...4, Andrea Beaty, Missouri State, 11/17 Block Assists...16, South Dakota, 9/ , Amber Doolittle, Missouri State, 9/14 Total Blocks (2x), last Missouri State, 11/17..8, Andrea Beaty, Missouri State, 11/17 Points , Kansas, 9/ , Tyler Henderson, Tulsa, 9/8 Note: Hitting percentage requires 10 attacks minimum SEASON Highs Category CAREER Highs... Kills... 1 (2x), last vs. Ball State, 9/7... Attempts... 1 (2x), last vs. Ball State, 9/7/12...Hitting Pct at Evansville, 9/29...Digs...Same 3 vs. Northern Iowa, 10/5...Aces...Same... Blocks vs. Northern Iowa, 10/5...Points....Same

24 Kills Name Sets No. Year 1. Leah Ratzlaff Leah Ratzlaff Alicia Runge Leah Ratzlaff Kelly Goc Melissa Walsh Melissa Walsh JoDe Cieloha Amanda Cvejdlik Kelly Goc Kills Per Set Name Sets No. Avg. Year 1. Leah Ratzlaff Leah Ratzlaff Leah Ratzlaff Melissa Walsh Kelly Goc Melissa Walsh Melissa Walsh Kelly Goc JoDe Cieloha Melissa Walsh Attack Attempts Name Sets No. Year 1. Leah Ratzlaff 115 1, Alicia Runge 124 1, Leah Ratzlaff 105 1, Leah Ratzlaff 106 1, Allie Oelke 124 1, Melissa Walsh 106 1, Allie Oelke 115 1, Melissa Walsh 104 1, Amanda Cvejdlik 116 1, Allie Oelke 107 1, Attack Percentage (Min. 200 kills) Name K E Att. Pct. Year 1. Kelli Browning Kelly Goc Ashley Williams Megan Bober Laurel Sanford Jessica Houts Kelly Goc , Ashley Williams Heidi Higginbotham Heather Thorson Assists Name Sets No. Year 1. Korie Lebeda 116 1, Korie Lebeda 105 1, Brittany Coleman 106 1, Brittany Coleman 115 1, Korie Lebeda 107 1, Megan Bober 124 1, Melissa Weisensee 109 1, Melissa Weisensee 109 1, Kailey Reyes 94 1, Korie Lebeda 115 1, Assists Per Set Name Sets No. Avg. Year 1. Korie Lebeda 105 1, Korie Lebeda 116 1, Brittany Coleman 106 1, Korie Lebeda 107 1, Kailey Reyes 94 1, Kailey Reyes 92 1, Brittany Coleman 115 1, Kailey Reyes 94 1, Melissa Weisensee 109 1, Melissa Weisensee 109 1, Creighton s Single-Season Volleyball Record Book Service Aces Name Sets No. Year 1. Molly Moran Molly Moran Melissa Weisensee Amanda Cvejdlik Nayka Benitez Allie Oelke Nayka Benitez Mallory Lahm JoDe Cieloha Melissa Weisensee Service Aces Per Set (Min. 20 SA) Name Sets No. Avg. Year 1. Molly Moran Molly Moran Melissa Weisensee Melissa Weisensee Amanda Cvejdlik Nayka Benitez JoDe Cieloha Allie Oelke Mallory Lahm Carolyn Decker Digs Name Sets No. Year 1. Julianne Mandolfo Bianca Rivera Janeen Piller Kate Elman Nayka Benitez Julianne Mandolfo Nayka Benitez Bianca Rivera Katie Mehal Allie Oelke Digs Per Set (Min. 200 digs) Name Sets No. Avg. Year 1. Julianne Mandolfo Bianca Rivera Janeen Piller Kate Elman Bianca Rivera Nayka Benitez Nayka Benitez Julianne Mandolfo Katie Mehal Janeen Piller Block Solos Name Sets No. Year 1. JoDe Cieloha JoDe Cieloha Ashley Williams JoDe Cieloha Ashley Williams Megan Waldren Ashley Williams Jessica Houts Rachael Waitt Shelly Kapler Sarah Beulke Sarah Beulke Most Sets Played (2010) Most Matches Played...33 (2010) Most Wins...26 (2012) Most Losses...23 (2002) Most Home Wins...12 (2012) Most Home Losses...9 (1994 and 2002) vs. Ranked Teams (.041) Miscellaneous Records Block Assists Name Sets No. Year 1. Kelli Browning Jessica Houts Ashley Williams Laurel Sanford Laurel Sanford Jessica Houts Jessica Houts JoDe Cieloha Heather Thorson JoDe Cieloha Laurel Sanford Total Blocks Name Sets BS BA Tot. Year 1. Kelli Browning Ashley Williams Jessica Houts Jessica Houts Laurel Sanford JoDe Cieloha Laurel Sanford Jessica Houts JoDe Cieloha Jessica Houts Blocks Per Set (Min. 75 blocks) Name Sets No. Avg. Year 1. Kelli Browning Ashley Williams Jessica Houts Jessica Houts JoDe Cieloha Laurel Sanford Jessica Houts Jessica Houts Laurel Sanford Sarah Beulke Ashley Williams Points, Individual (Category started in 2001) Pts. Name K SA BS BA Year Leah Ratzlaff Leah Ratzlaff Kelly Goc Amanda Cvejdlik Leah Ratzlaff Alicia Runge Kelly Goc Jessica Houts Melissa Walsh Jessica Houts Points Per Set, Individual (min. 50 sets played) PPS Name Pts. SP Year 5.06 Leah Ratzlaff Leah Ratzlaff Melissa Walsh Kelly Goc Leah Ratzlaff Kelly Goc Amanda Cvejdlik Jessica Houts Jessica Houts Alicia Runge Longest Win Streak...14 (Sept. 29, Present) Longest Losing Streak (Sept. 28-Nov. 8, 2002) Longest Home Win Streak.11 (Sept. 1, 2012-Present) Longest Home Losing Streak.. 8 (Sept. 28-Nov. 15, 2002) Largest Home Crowd... 13,081, Cal Poly, Sept. 2, 2007 Largest Road Crowd.. 8,627 at Nebraska, Sept. 29, 2002

25 Kills Name Sets No. Years 1. Leah Ratzlaff 409 1, Melissa Walsh 394 1, Kelly Goc 394 1, Jessica Houts 451 1, JoDe Cieloha 398 1, Allie Oelke 445 1, Amanda Cvejdlik 343 1, Shelly Kapler 388 1, Erin Swanson Ashley Williams Kills Per Set (Min. 350 kills) Name Sets No. Avg. Years 1. Melissa Walsh 394 1, Leah Ratzlaff 409 1, Kelly Goc 394 1, JoDe Cieloha 398 1, Alicia Runge Jessica Houts 451 1, Amanda Cvejdlik 343 1, Erin Swanson Michelle Prorock Ashley Williams Attack Attempts Name Sets No. Years 1. Leah Ratzlaff 409 4, Melissa Walsh 394 4, Allie Oelke 445 3, Kelly Goc 394 3, Jessica Houts 451 3, JoDe Cieloha 398 3, Shelly Kapler 388 3, Erin Swanson 319 2, Amanda Cvejdlik 343 2, Abby Baumann 375 2, Attack Percentage (Min. 250 kills) Name K E Att. Pct. Year 1. Kelli Browning Pr. 2. Kelly Goc 1, , Ashley Williams , Melissa Weisensee Kailey Reyes , Laurel Sanford , Megan Bober Pr. 8. Jessica Houts 1, , Lauren Bloemke , Heather Thorson Pr. Assists Name Sets No. Years 1. Korie Lebeda 428 5, Megan Bober 466 4, Pr. 3. Kailey Reyes 368 4, Melissa Weisensee 411 4, Brittany Coleman 259 2, Michelle Sicner Pr. 7. Jaden Custer Jessica Klein Liz Hagerman Jadee Tanabe Assists Per Set (Min. 250 Asst.) Name Sets No. Avg. Years 1. Korie Lebeda 428 5, Kailey Reyes 368 4, Brittany Coleman 259 2, Melissa Weisensee 411 4, Megan Bober 466 4, Pr. 6. Jessica Klein Michelle Sicner Pr. Service Aces Name Sets No. Years 1. Molly Moran Melissa Weisensee JoDe Cieloha Shelly Kapler Carolyn Decker Allie Oelke Creighton s Career Volleyball Record Book 7. Nayka Benitez Megan Bober Pr. 9. Leah Ratzlaff Kelli Koochi Service Aces Per Set (Min. 40 SA) Name Sets No. Avg. Years 1. Molly Moran Nayka Benitez Melissa Weisensee Carolyn Decker JoDe Cieloha Shelly Kapler Julianne Mandolfo Michelle Prorock Kelli Koochi Mallory Lahm Digs Name Sets No. Years 1. Janeen Piller 336 1, Allie Oelke 445 1, Kailey Reyes 368 1, Melissa Walsh 394 1, Julianne Mandolfo 241 1, Melissa Weisensee 411 1, Korie Lebeda 428 1, Bianca Rivera 207 1, Megan Bober 466 1, Pr. 10. Sarah Schulze 398 1, Digs Per Set (Min. 350 Digs) Name Sets No. Avg. Years 1. Bianca Rivera 207 1, Kate Elman Pr. 3. Julianne Mandolfo 241 1, Nayka Benitez 233 1, Janeen Piller 336 1, Kailey Reyes 368 1, Melissa Walsh 394 1, Allie Oelke 445 1, Melissa Weisensee 411 1, Mallory Lahm Block Solos Name Sets No. Years 1. JoDe Cieloha Ashley Williams Jessica Houts Sarah Beulke Melissa Walsh Kelly Goc Laurel Sanford Korie Lebeda Shelly Kapler Megan Bober Pr. Block Assists Name Sets No. Years 1. Jessica Houts Laurel Sanford Megan Bober Pr. 4. Ashley Williams JoDe Cieloha Melissa Walsh Kelly Goc Heather Thorson Pr. 9. Sarah Beulke Shelly Kapler Total Blocks Name Sets BS BA Tot. Years 1. Jessica Houts Ashley Williams JoDe Cieloha Laurel Sanford Megan Bober Pr. 6. Melissa Walsh Kelly Goc Heather Thorson Pr. 9. Sarah Beulke Shelly Kapler Blocks Per Set (Min. 80 Blocks) Name Sets No. Avg. Years 1. Kelli Browning Pr. 2. Jessica Houts Ashley Williams Taffy Smart Laurel Sanford JoDe Cieloha Sarah Beulke Melissa Walsh Brooke Simmons Kelly Goc Points, Individual (Category started in 2001) Pts. Name K SA BS BA Years Leah Ratzlaff 1, Jessica Houts 1, Kelly Goc 1, Allie Oelke 1, Ashley Williams Amanda Cvejdlik 1, Megan Bober Pr Laurel Sanford Abby Baumann Heather Thorson Pr. Points Per Set, Individual (min. 75 sets played) PPS Name Pts. SP Year 4.91 Melissa Walsh Leah Ratzlaff Kelly Goc Jessica Houts Erin Swanson Amanda Cvejdlik Ashley Williams Alicia Runge Kelli Browning Pr Allie Oelke Sets Played Name SP Year 1. Megan Bober Pr. 2. Jessica Houts Allie Oelke Brooke Boggs Pr. 5. Korie Lebeda Matches Played Name MP Year 1. Jessica Houts Megan Bober Pr. 3. Allie Oelke Brooke Boggs Pr. 5. Korie Lebeda Win-Loss Summary Overall (.506) Home (.571) Marian High School (1.000) D.J. Sokol Arena/Ryan Ath. Ctr (.727) Omaha Civic Auditorium (.629) Omaha South High School (.471) Skutt High School (.444) Kiewit Fitness Center (.382) CenturyLink Center Omaha (.000) Away (.441) Neutral (.518) MVC Only (.534) Home (.584) Marian High School (1.000) D.J. Sokol Arena/Ryan Ath. Ctr (.861) Omaha Civic Auditorium (.648) Omaha South High School (.444) Skutt High School (.400) Kiewit Fitness Center (.310) Away (.480) Regular Season Tournaments (.493) MVC Tournaments (.316) NCAA Tournaments (.500) 3-Set Matches (.491) 4-Set Matches (.524) 5-Set Matches (.516)

26 Creighton s Single-Season Team Records Kills Year Sets No. W-L Assists Per Set Year Sets No. Avg. W-L Block Solos Year Sets No. W-L Kills Per Set Year Sets No. Avg. W-L Attack Attempts Year Sets No. W-L Attack Percentage Year K E Att. Pct. W-L Assists Year Sets No. W-L Service Aces Year Sets No. W-L Service Aces Per Set Year Sets No. Avg. W-L Digs Year Sets No. W-L Digs Per Set Year Sets No. Avg. W-L Block Assists Year Sets No. W-L Total Blocks Year Sets BS BA Tot. W-L Blocks Per Set Year Sets No. Avg. W-L Matches Won Year MP W L Pct Creighton s Single-Match Records Summary Individual Records Category 3-Set Match 4-Set Match 5-Set Match Kills 25 Leah Ratzlaff, 10/30/04 32 Michelle Prorock, 11/2/96 30 Melissa Walsh, 10/16/98 Attack Attempts 60 Leah Ratzlaff, 9/6/03 66 Leah Ratzlaff, 9/16/05 72 Melanie Keolanui, 10/14/00 Attack Pct..750 (2x), last Abby Baumann, 9/3/ Kelli Browning, 10/27/ Melissa Weisensee, 11/9/97 Assists 56 Korie Lebeda, 11/12/05 80 Melissa Weisensee, 11/2/96 76 Kailey Reyes, 10/10/98 Service Aces 8 Carolyn Decker, 9/4/04 7 (2x), last Nayka Benitez, 9/25/10 5 Shelly Kapler (3x), last 10/10/98 Digs 29 Nayka Benitez, 11/13/10 38 Melissa Weisensee, 10/10/97 38 Bianca Rivera, 9/11/07 Block Solos 4 (3x), last Jessica Houts, 10/22/05 7 JoDe Cieloha, 10/21/95 4 Ashley Williams (2x), last 9/3/04 Block Assists 11 JoDe Cieloha, 9/9/95 15 Kelli Browning, 9/8/12 14 Ashley Williams, 10/10/03 Total Blocks 12 (2x), last Jessica Houts, 10/24/09 15 Kelli Browning, 9/8/12 17 Ashley Williams, 10/10/03 Team Records Category 3-Set Match 4-Set Match 5-Set Match Kills 72 (2x), last Illinois State, 11/11/00 98 Evansville, 11/2/ at Indiana State, 10/14/00 Attack Attempts 194 Illinois State, 11/11/ at Wichita State, 10/30/ at Indiana State, 10/14/00 Attack Pct..536 Tulsa, 10/27/ Evansville, 11/2/ at Evansville, 10/4/96 Assists 67 Illinois State, 11/11/00 86 Evansville, 11/2/96 88 at Indiana State, 10/14/00 Service Aces 15 Northeastern Illinois, 9/23/95 15 UMKC, 11/12/95 14 UMKC, 9/28/04 Digs 88 vs. Northeastern, 9/6/ at Illinois State, 10/13/ at Indiana State, 10/14/00 Block Solos 8 Illinois State, 10/12/02 16 Wichita State, 10/21/95 8 Southern Illinois, 9/19/03 Block Assists 34 (2x), last Indiana State, 10/24/09 38 (2x), last vs. Tulsa, 9/8/12 32 (2x), last at Kansas, 9/19/12 Total Blocks 20 Indiana State, 10/24/09 21 Tulsa, 9/8/12 21 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/19/03

27 Creighton s MVC Tournament & Series History Records By Seed As the #1 Seed (0-0) As the #2 Seed (0-1) (#3 seed) Normal, Ill. #3 Creighton def. #6 Indiana State, , 15-10, 15-8 Records By Year 2007 (#3 seed) Springfield, Mo. #3 Creighton def. #6 Southern Illinois, , 30-16, 30-24, As the #3 Seed (4-3) As the #4 Seed (2-4) As the #5 Seed (0-4) As the #6 Seed (0-1) Bianca Rivera was named to the MVC All-Tournament Team in both 2007 and #2 Northern Iowa def. #3 Creighton, , 15-10, 11-15, (#5 seed) Cedar Falls, Iowa #4 Missouri State def. #5 Creighton, , 6-15, 15-12, (#5 seed) Terre Haute, Ind. #4 Evansville def. #5 Creighton, , 2-15, 15-11, (#4 seed) Normal, Ill. #5 Illinois State def. #4 Creighton, , 30-24, (#6 seed) Springfield, Mo. #3 Wichita State def. #6 Creighton, , 30-26, 30-27, (#5 seed) Wichita, Kan. #4 Illinois State def. #5 Creighton, , 30-27, (#5 seed) Cedar Falls, Iowa #4 Northern Iowa def. #5 Creighton, , 30-19, (#4 seed) Normal, Ill. #4 Creighton def. #5 Illinois State, , 30-23, 33-35, #1 Northern Iowa def. #4 Creighton, , 33-31, #2 Northern Iowa def. #3 Creighton, , 30-17, 22-30, (#2 seed) Wichita, Kan. Quarterfinal Round Bye #3 Northern Iowa def. #2 Creighton, , 26-24, 18-25, 25-27, (#4 seed) Omaha, Neb. #4 Creighton def. #5 Drake, , 26-24, #1 Northern Iowa def. #4 Creighton, , 25-16, (#3 seed) Cedar Falls, Iowa #3 Creighton def. #6 Drake, , 21-25, 25-18, #3 Creighton def. #2 Wichita State, , 25-19, 17-25, #1 Northern Iowa def. #3 Creighton, , 25-19, 20-25, (#4 seed) Cedar Falls, Iowa #5 Illinois State def. #4 Creighton, , 23-25, 25-16, All-Time MVC Tourney MVC Championship CU s Overall W-L MVC Tourney W-L Opponent W-L W-L Games W-L under Booth under Booth Bradley Drake Evansville Illinois State Indiana State Missouri State Northern Iowa Southern Illinois Wichita State TOTALS

28 Single-Match Records Kills 23 Melissa Walsh vs. Evansville 11/24/00 22 Kelly Goc at Illinois State 11/24/06 21 JoDe Cieloha vs. Indiana State 11/20/97 Attacks 51 Melissa Walsh vs. Evansville 11/24/00 51 Alicia Runge at Northern Iowa 11/27/10 50 Jodi Bjoin vs. Missouri State 11/18/99 Hitting Percentage (min. 10 attacks).455 Jessica Houts ( ) vs. Drake 11/26/ Ashley Williams ( ) vs. Wichita St. 11/28/ Jessica Houts ( ) vs. No. Iowa 11/27/09 Assists 61 Korie Lebeda vs. Southern Illinois 11/23/07 60 Kailey Reyes vs. Missouri State 11/18/99 50 Korie Lebeda vs. Northern Iowa 11/28/08 Aces 3 Leah Ratzlaff vs. Wichita State 11/28/03 3 Carolyn Decker vs. Northern Iowa 11/28/08 3 Nayka Benitez vs. Drake 11/26/09 3 Julianne Mandolfo vs. Wichita State 11/26/10 Digs 33 Nayka Benitez vs. Wichita State 11/26/10 30 Bianca Rivera vs. Northern Iowa 11/28/08 29 Bianca Rivera vs. Northern Iowa 11/23/07 Total Blocks 9 JoDe Cieloha (0-9) vs. Northern Iowa 11/21/97 9 Melissa Walsh (1-8) vs. Missouri State 11/18/99 9 Jessica Houts (1-8) vs. Northern Iowa 11/28/08 Double-Doubles Melissa Weisensee (38 ast., 14 digs) vs. Indiana St. 11/20/97 JoDe Cieloha (21 kills, 16 digs) vs. Indiana St. 11/20/97 Melissa Walsh (19 kills, 19 digs) vs. Missouri State 11/18/99 Jodi Bjoin (16 kills, 11 digs) vs. Missouri State 11/18/99 Erin Swanson (18 kills, 23 digs) vs. Missouri State 11/18/99 Kailey Reyes (60 ast., 18 digs) vs. Missouri State 11/18/99 Melissa Walsh (23 kills, 22 digs) vs. Evansville 11/24/00 Kailey Reyes (45 ast., 20 digs) vs. Evansville 11/24/00 Melissa Walsh (19 kills, 12 digs) vs. Illinois State 11/23/01 Kailey Reyes (35 ast., 10 digs) vs. Illinois State 11/23/01 Brittany Coleman (34 ast., 15 digs) vs. Wichita St. 11/28/03 Leah Ratzlaff (10 kills, 11 digs) vs. Illinois State 11/26/04 Korie Lebeda (40 ast., 11 digs) vs. Northern Iowa 11/24/06 Allie Oelke (19 kills, 20 digs) vs. Southern Illinois 11/23/07 Sarah Schulze (10 kills, 15 digs) vs. So. Illinois 11/23/07 Allie Oelke (11 kills, 14 digs) vs. Northern Iowa 11/23/07 Allie Oelke (16 kills, 10 digs) vs. Northern Iowa 11/28/08 Carolyn Decker (10 kills, 15 digs) vs. No. Iowa 11/28/08 Korie Lebeda (50 assists, 17 digs) vs. No. Iowa 11/28/08 Allie Oelke (10 kills, 12 digs) vs. Drake 11/26/09 M. Bober (43 assists, 11 digs) vs. Wichita St. 11/26/10 M. Bober (30 assists, 11 digs) vs. Illinois St. 11/24/11 Single-Match Team Records Kills: 80 vs. Southern Illinois, 11/23/07 Kills Per Set: 20.0 vs. Southern Illinois, 11/23/07 (80k/4s) Attacks: 223 vs. Missouri State, 11/18/99 Hit. Pct.:.250 vs. Southern Illinois, 11/23/07 Assists: 75 vs. Missouri State, 11/18/99 Aces: 7 vs. Northern Iowa, 11/28/08 Aces Per Set: 1.67 vs. Indiana State (5a/3s), 11/20/97; vs. Northern Iowa (5a/3s), 11/24/06 Digs: 103 vs. Southern Illinois, 11/23/07 Digs Per Set: vs. Southern Illinois, 11/23/07 (103d/4s) Block Solos: 5 vs. Wichita State, 11/28/03; at Illinois State, 11/24/06 Block Assists: 28 vs. Northern Iowa, 11/28/08 Total Blocks: 16.0 vs.wichita State, 11/28/03; vs. Northern Iowa, 11/28/08 Creighton s MVC Tournament Records MVC Tournament Record Book Single-Tournament Records Kills 42 Alicia Runge (12s) JoDe Cieloha (7s) Kelly Goc (7s) 2006 Attacks 125 Allie Oelke (12s) Alicia Runge (12s) Allie Oelke (8s) 2007 Hitting Percentage (min. 15 attacks).439 Jessica Houts ( ) (6s) Ashley Williams ( ) (4s) Karisa Almgren ( ) (4s) 2011 Assists 132 Megan Bober (12s) Korie Lebeda (8s) Korie Lebeda (7s) 2006 Aces 7 Julianne Mandolfo (12s) Shelly Kapler (7s) Nayka Benitez (6s) 2009 Digs 81 Nayka Benitez (12s) Julianne Mandolfo (12s) Bianca Rivera (8s) 2007 Total Blocks 15 JoDe Cieloha (1-15) (7s) Laurel Sanford (1-12) (12s) Heather Thorson (2-9) (12s) 2010 Double-Doubles 2 Korie Lebeda Allie Oelke Melissa Weisensee JoDe Cieloha Melissa Walsh Jodi Bjoin Erin Swanson Kailey Reyes Melissa Walsh Kailey Reyes Melissa Walsh Kailey Reyes Brittany Coleman Leah Ratzlaff Sarah Schulze Allie Oelke Carolyn Decker Korie Lebeda Allie Oelke Megan Bober Megan Bober 2011 Blocks Per Set: 4.00 vs. Wichita St. (16b/4s), 11/28/03; at Illinois State (16b/4s), 11/24/06 Team Tournament Records Kills: 171 in 2010 (12s) Kills Per Game: in 1999 (4s) Attacks: 525 in 2010 (12s) Hit. Pct.:.230 in 2009 ( ) (6s) Assists: 161 in 2010 (12s) Aces: 13 in 2010 (12s) Aces Per Game: 1.50 in 2003 (4s) Digs: 245 in 2010 (12s) Digs Per Game: in 2004 (3s) Block Solos: 7 in 2006 (7s) Block Assists: 42 in 2010 (12s) Total Blocks: 26.0 in 2010 (12s) Blocks Per Game: 4.00 in 2003 (4s) Career Records Kills 92 Allie Oelke (31s) Kelly Goc (20s) Jessica Houts (21s) Attacks 277 Allie Oelke (31s) Kelly Goc (20s) Jessica Houts (21s) Hitting Percentage (min. 25 attacks).325 JoDe Cieloha ( ) (7s) Ashley Williams ( ) (10s) Karisa Almgren ( ) (16s) Assists 280 Korie Lebeda (18s) Megan Bober (22s) 2009-Pr. 140 Kailey Reyes (11s) Aces 7 Nayka Benitez (18s) Julianne Mandolfo (16s) Shelly Kapler (11s) 1997, Kelly Goc (20s) Digs 111 Nayka Benitez (18s) Allie Oelke (31s) Sarah Schulze (26s) Total Blocks 29 Laurel Sanford (22s) Jessica Houts (21s) Kelly Goc (13s) Megan Bober (22s) 2009-Pr. 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