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Volleyball Opens BIG EAST Play With Matches at Butler and Xavier
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Release: 10/01/2013
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This Weekend
Oct. 4 6 pm CST #22 Creighton at Butler Indianapolis, Ind. (Hinkle Fieldhouse)
Oct. 5 3 pm CST #22 Creighton at Xavier Cincinnati, Ohio (Cintas Center)
This Weekend
No. 22 Creighton Volleyball opens BIG EAST Conference play with a pair of road matches.
The Bluejays (9-3, 0-0 BIG EAST) will visit Indianapolis, Ind., to take on Butler (13-3, 0-1 BIG EAST) on Friday night. That contest begins at 6 pm Central from Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000).
Creighton then travels to Cincinnati, Ohio, to face Xavier (8-6, 1-0 BIG EAST) for a Saturday afternoon tilt. That match will begin at 3 pm Central at Cintas Center (10,250).
Radio Information
Neither match will be broadcast on radio.
Video Information
Neither match will be video webcast.
Live Stats Information
Both contests this weekend will have live stats. Visit www.gocreighton.com and click on the Live Stats tab on the top of the page for the exact link. Live stats for home matches are also available on your mobile phone at www.gocreightonstats.com.
Scouting #22 Creighton
Creighton is 9-3 on the year, including five wins over NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago (No. 13 BYU, Bowling Green, Northern Colorado, Kansas, Wichita State). The only teams to defeat the Bluejays have been Hawai'i as well as Pac-12 powers California and UCLA.
CU boasts a balanced attack, with five women averaging multiple kills per set. That group is led by outside hitters
Leah McNary
(3.11 kps.),
Melanie Jereb
(2.13 kps., 2.73 dps.) and
Jess Bird
(2.07 kps., 2.44 dps.).
Creighton remains strong in the middle, where
Kelli Browning
(2.13 kps., 1.60 bps., .304%) and
Lauren Smith
(2.29 kps., 1.07 bps., .384%,) roam. Setter
Michelle Sicner
(10.20 aps, 2.51 dps, 1.31 kps.) directs CU's offense.
The Bluejays returned four starters plus libero
Kate Elman
(3.62 dps.) from last year's team that finished 29-4 overall, won the Missouri Valley Conference with a 17-1 league record, and finished 24th in the year-end AVCA poll.
Creighton was picked to win the BIG EAST Conference, while Browning, McNary and Jereb were named preseason all-league picks.
Creighton averages 13.16 kills, 1.11 aces, 14.18 digs and 3.04 blocks per set while hitting .229 as a team.
Scouting Butler
Butler is 13-3 on the season but lost its BIG EAST opener in four sets to Xavier last Friday. The Bulldogs are 8-2 at home and will be playing its 10th straight home match on Friday.
Junior OH Belle Obert leads BU with 3.59 kills per set and also owns 1.11 blocks per set on .280 hitting. Middle blockers Claire Randich (2.36 kps., .345%, 1.27 bps.), Maggie Harbison (1.96 kps., .297%, 1.14 bps.) and Erica Stahl (1.91 kps., .350%) join Obert by averaging more than a block per set.
Junior DS Brooke Ruffolo (4.65 dps.) leads the team in digs, while senior setter Morgan Peterson averages 9.52 assists per set.
As a team, Butler averages 13.06 kills, 1.33 aces, 15.96 digs and 2.91 blocks per set on .258 hitting.
Scouting Xavier
Xavier is 8-6 (1-0 BIG EAST) on the season heading into Friday's home match with Seton Hall after a 3-1 win at Butler last Friday. The Musketeers are 3-1 at home, with the only loss coming to nationally-ranked Michigan in the season-opener.
Freshman OH Abbey Bessler (3.37 kps.), senior MB Alex Smith (2.69 kps., .418%) and senior OH Sarah Brown (2.50 kps., 3.48 dps.) lead the offense, which is directed by Alex's sister, junior S Aubree Smith (10.83 aps.).
Sophomore DS/L Lauren Metzger (3.75 dps.) leads the team in digs, while junior MB Alex Blair (1.00 bps.) is the team's top blocker.
As a squad, Xavier averages 14.23 kills, 1.35 aces, 16.52 digs and 1.99 blocks per set on .235 hitting.
The Coaches
Creighton is coached by Kirsten Bernthal Booth (Truman State, 1997), who owns a 196-122 record in her 11th season with the Bluejays. She became the program's all-time winningest coach 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, and named the CaptainU College Coach of the Year in 2012 following another run to the second round of the NCAA's.
Last 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 29 wins and first-ever MVC regular-season and tournament titles. For her efforts, she was named 2012 MVC Coach of the Year.
Booth came to Creighton after going 112-41 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
Angie Oxley Behrens
and volunteer assistant Amanda (Gates) Sjuts.
Sharon Clark (Sacramento State, 1989) is 218-186 in her 14th year at Butler, which moves her career mark to 320-295 in 21 seasons overall when you factor in one year at Humboldt State (1993) and six seasons at UC Davis (1994-99). The winningest volleyball coach in program history, she is assisted by Lenika Vazquez and Dottie Porch.
Mike Johnson (Washington, 2003) is in his fourth year at Xavier, where he owns a 70-38 record and won 20 or more matches each of his first three seasons. His career record stands at 92-47 in five years when you include one year as head coach at Austin Peay. He is assisted by Kirsta Cobb, Dave Franklin and Ilvanna Hernandez.
Series History vs. Butler
Creighton and Butler have never met.
Series History vs. Xavier
Creighton and Xavier have never met.
Last Action Summary
Creighton had last weekend off, but went 2-1 at the Shocker Volleyball Classic from Sept. 20-22. CU fell in five sets to No. 7 Hawai'i before picking up a 3-0 win vs. South Dakota and a 3-2 win at tournament host Wichita State.
Jess Bird
Kate Elman
were named to the All-Tournament Team for the Bluejays.
Blue October
Creighton enters this weekend with quite a winning streak in October matches. The Jays have won the last 11 times it has taken the floor in the 10th month of the year, dating to a Oct. 15, 2011 setback at No. 12 Northern Iowa. Before the current streak, CU had never won more than five straight in the month of October.
Magic Number
Butler enters Friday's match ranked fourth in the BIG EAST with a team hitting percentage of .258. Creighton has lost 72 straight matches in which it has allowed the opposition to hit .250 or better, dating to a October 6, 2001 win at Southern Illinois.
Creighton is allowing teams to hit .185 against it for the season, including a .153 mark in nine CU victories and a .275 mark in three Bluejay losses.
Non-Conference Gauntlet
Creighton Volleyball finished its non-conference season with a 9-3 record against some of the nation's best teams. Six of the opponents have been ranked in the top-25 this season, and all 12 are currently in the top-135 of the Pablo rankings.
Not counting their result vs. Creighton, the 12 squads are a combined 107-49 (.686).
Strength In Numbers
Creighton finished non-conference play with five victories over teams that reached the 2012 NCAA Tournament. On a national level, Hawai'i and Wisconsin were the only schools more such victories (both six), while Penn State and VCU joined Creighton as the only other schools to claim five such wins.
League Leaders
Creighton has won its last 13 regular-season conference matches. Creighton last lost a league contest at Southern Illinois on Sept. 28, 2012.
Since then, Creighton won its final 13 MVC contests and joined the BIG EAST Conference.
Home On The Road
Creighton is off to a 3-0 start in true road matches this season, with wins over Bowling Green, Denver and Wichita State.
The only other Bluejay teams to win their first three true road contests were in 2004 and 2010.
The 2004 team won its first three road matches before a 3-1 loss at Wichita State.
The 2010 team won its first six road contests before a 3-1 loss at Drake.
One Of The Best
Creighton's been on quite a run since the start of last season to rank among the nation's best clubs. Combine a 29-4 campaign in 2012 with this year's 9-3 start and Creighton is 38-7.
The 38-7 mark gives the Jays a .844 win percentage in that span, tied for ninth-best nationally.
Creighton's 38 wins in the same span rank tied for 12th nationally.
Best Win Percentages, Since 2012 (thru 9/29/13)
Name W L Pct.
Hawai'i 40 4 .909
Penn State 43 5 .896
Florida 40 6 .870
North Carolina 39 6 .867
Stanford 39 6 .867
Texas 37 6 .860
Southern California 42 7 .857
Western Kentucky 45 8 .849
Creighton 38 7 .844
Central Arkansas 42 8 .840
Most Wins, Since 2012 (thru 9/29/13)
Name W L Pct.
Western Kentucky 45 8 .849
Penn State 43 5 .896
Southern California 42 7 .857
Central Arkansas 42 8 .840
Minnesota 41 9 .820
Hawai'i 40 4 .909
Florida 40 6 .870
North Carolina 39 6 .867
Stanford 39 6 .867
Georgia Southern 39 9 .813
College of Charleston 39 12 .765
Creighton 38 7 .844
Oregon 38 9 .809
Michigan State 38 11 .776
Tulsa 38 14 .731
Strong Schedule Ahead
Creighton has never been shy about putting together a challenging schedule under
Kirsten Bernthal Booth
. In fact, each of Creighton's next nine matches (from now until Nov. 1) are against teams currently .500 or better.
BIG EAST Opener
Friday's match vs. Butler will mark Creighton Volleyball's first match in BIG EAST Conference play.
Creighton's first Missouri Valley Conference match was Sept. 9, 1994, a four-set home loss to Bradley.
In other Creighton sports, Creighton men's soccer defeated St. John's in its league lid-lifter, while Creighton women's soccer lost to Marquette in its BIG EAST debut.
League Opener Histories
Creighton is new to the BIG EAST Conference, so let's look back and see how the Bluejays did in past league openers as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
Creighton owned a 12-7 record all-time in Missouri Valley Conference openers, including seven straight wins and a 9-1 record under
Kirsten Bernthal Booth
In the 12 seasons that Creighton won its MVC opener, it never finished worse than 9-9 in league play and owned a combined .662 (143-73) winning percentage in MVC action.
In the seven years in which Creighton lost its MVC opener, the Jays had a losing record five times and own a combined .315 (41-89) winning percentage during league contests.
In MVC road openers, Creighton was 11-8 overall and 8-2 under Booth.
In MVC home openers, Creighton is 14-5 overall and 8-2 under Booth.
Ranked 22nd Nationally
Creighton is ranked 22nd in the AVCA poll this week, collecting 216 points in the voting.
Dating to last season, this is the 10th consecutive week Creighton's been among the nation's top-25.
Creighton in the AVCA Poll, All-Time
Date Votes Received Rank
12/21/10 3 36th
08/27/12 2 T-38th
09/10/12 7 T-36th
09/17/12 34 32nd
09/24/12 14 33rd
10/08/12 2 T-37th
10/15/12 22 32nd
10/22/12 35 28th
10/29/12 31 27th
11/05/12 80 25th
11/12/12 156 23rd
11/19/12 242 21st
12/18/12 172 24th
08/12/13 133 25th
09/02/13 423 19th
09/09/13 180 24th
09/16/13 164 23rd
09/23/13 211 23rd
09/30/13 216 22nd
Poll Position
Creighton has been ranked in the AVCA Top-25 each of the last 10 weeks.
On a national basis, the only other schools that can claim this are Creighton, Florida, Florida State, Hawai'i, Iowa State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Oregon, Stanford, Texas, UCLA, USC and Washington.
Creighton, UCLA and Washington are the only programs with nationally-ranked teams each of the last 10 weeks in the AVCA Volleyball and NSCAA Men's Soccer polls.
Taking The Fifth
One major reason for Creighton's success in recent seasons has been its play on the road in the fifth set.
Creighton has won five straight road matches to go five sets, including wins last year over Northern Iowa, Wichita State and Missouri State, and wins this year at Denver and Wichita State.
Let's Compare
Let's take a look at how Creighton's start in 2013 compares to the last three seasons after 12 matches.
Stat 2013 2012 2011 2010
W-L Thru 12 9-3 10-2 6-6 7-5
Final W-L ? ? ? 29-4 17-14 21-12
Postseason ? ? ? NCAA --- NCAA
Tourney Titles 1 2 0 0
Kills/Set 13.16 13.18 12.38 13.20
Hitting % .229 .254 .196 .194
Aces/Set 1.11 1.22 1.40 0.98
Digs/Set 14.18 16.07 16.36 18.05
Blocks/Set 3.04 3.13 2.44 2.60
Quest For 1,000 Assists
Michelle Sicner
figures likely to become the sixth player in Creighton Volleyball's modern (since 1994) history to reach 1,000 career assists.
Sicner enters the weekend with 963 assists in 71 career matches (263 sets).
When she does it, Sicner will become the first junior in program history to reach the 1,000-assist career mark. Each of the first five players reached that mark as freshmen or sophomores.
Sicner has eclipsed 37 or more assists in seven of 12 matches so far this season.
Give Me Five
Kelli Browning
has compiled five blocks or more in each of her last five matches. That streak is tied for the sixth-longest in CU history, and one behind her personal best done last season.
Browning's current streak does make her the only player in CU history with five straight matches of six or more blocks, as she's had 8, 6, 8, 6 and 8 blocks in the past five contests.
Consecutive Matches, 5 or More Blocks
9 Jessica Houts (Oct. 15-Nov. 19, 2005)
Laurel Sanford
(Oct. 29-Nov. 24, 2011)
6 Melissa Walsh (Sept. 27-Oct. 16, 1998)
6 Jessica Houts (Sept. 1-10, 2006)
Kelli Browning
(Sept. 25-Oct. 2, 2012)
5 Ashley Williams (Oct. 3-11, 2003)
Laurel Sanford
(Oct. 16-30, 2009)
Kelli Browning
(Sept. 13, 2013-Present)
Creighton MB
Kelli Browning
tied for the national lead with 204 blocks last season, and is picking up where she left off. The preseason BIG EAST Co-Player of the Year entered this week with 1.60 blocks per set, third-best nationally, amongst the NCAA stat leaders.
Browning owns 309 career blocks, ninth-most in Creighton history. She set the Creighton record for fewest matches to 300 career blocks against South Dakota on Sept. 21st. That came in her 65th career match, three quicker than the previous mark held by Jessica Houts (68).
Freshmen Phenoms
Creighton boasts two freshmen who are averaging at least 2.00 kills per set,
Jess Bird
(2.07) and
Lauren Smith
There have been just three previous seasons where multiple freshmen averaged 2.00 kills per set or more. It's also happened in 1998 (Melissa Walsh & Erin Swanson), 2004 (Kelly Goc & Carolyn Decker) and 2005 (Amanda Cvejdlik & Jessica Houts).
Those six women listed above combined for eight First-Team all-MVC honors and three additional Second-Team all-MVC accolades in their careers.
Speaking of Freshmen
Lauren Smith
is averaging 2.29 kills and 1.07 blocks per set after 12 career matches. Only one player in CU history has finished her freshmen year surpassing both those marks, Jessica Houts.
Houts averaged 2.84 kills and 1.27 blocks per set as a freshman in 2005. After 12 matches, Houts was averaging 2.65 kills and 1.18 blocks per set.
Smith's Record-Setting Week
Redshirt freshman
Lauren Smith
etched her name in the Creighton record book in two different matches in mid-September. Smith's nine blocks vs. Kansas on September 10th tied the Creighton record by a freshman in one match, previously done by
Megan Bober
on Sept. 4, 2009 vs. Lipscomb.
On September 13 against Cal State Northridge, Smith hit .909 with 10 kills in 11 errorless swings. That ranks as the best hitting percentage in Creighton history by any player with a minimum of 10 swings.
For her efforts, Smith was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on September 16.
Speaking Of Smith
Lauren Smith
is off to a fantastic start to her freshman campaign, with 103 kills and 48 blocks while hitting .384 to date.
Her junior teammate
Kelli Browning
was named an All-American as a sophomore and Preseason BIG EAST Co-Player of the Year as a junior, but Browning recorded season totals of 54 kills and 33 blocks on .197 hitting in 2011 as a freshman.
Higher & Higher
Michelle Sicner
's 51 assists on September 10 vs. Kansas were a career-high for the junior, eight more than her previous best.
Last year, while playing on the right-side, Sicner recorded 60 assists total.
Multiple Choice
Creighton has had seven players earn All-Tournament Team honors at least once this season.
Week one saw
Michelle Sicner
earn MVP honors and join
Kelli Browning
Lauren Smith
on the All-Tournament Team at the Hampton Inn Invitational, while
Melanie Jereb
Leah McNary
earned All-Tourney accolades at the Bluejay Invitational. Sicner and McNary were honored at the Denver Invitational, while
Jess Bird
Kate Elman
picked up recognition at the Shocker Volleyball Classic.
Use The Fours
Creighton went 13-2 last season in four-set matches. According to numbers crunched by Rich Kern of RichKern.com fame, the 13 four-set wins led the country in 2012, one more than Georgia Southern.
This year's team is 2-1 in four-set matches.
Have You Heard?
Freshman OH
Jess Bird
made an immediate impact in her first tournament. Bird had a match-high 14 kills and added 12 digs in Creighton's 3-1 win over No. 13 BYU on August 30th.
Bird's 14 kills were the most ever for a player making their Creighton debut, one more than the 13 by JoDe Cieloha in 1994.
Bird's double-double made her the fourth player in CU history to debut with a double-double, but first with a kill-dig double-dip since Cieloha also did it in 1994. The last CU player with a double-double debut had been setter Korie Lebeda (39 assists, 10 digs) in 2005.
Bird added 10 kills in her second career match, joining Cieloha as the second player in CU history with double-digit kills to start a career. Cieloha did it in eight straight matches to begin her career.
Bird enters this weekend averaging 2.07 kills and 2.44 digs per set. By comparison,
Melanie Jereb
averaged 2.27 kills and 2.58 digs per set after her first 12 matches as a freshman last year when she would go on to be named first-team All-MVC.
No Ordinary Smith
Redshirt freshman MB
Lauren Smith
averaged 2.57 kills and 0.71 blocks per set while hitting a league-best .531 at the season-opening Hampton Inn Invitational. As a result, she became the second CU freshman in program history to earn All-Tournament Team honors in her first event as a collegian, joining JoDe Cieloha in 1994.
Smith had nine kills in 14 errorless swings to hit .643 in her debut, a 3-1 win vs. No. 13 BYU. She added four blocks in the win over the highest-ranked team Creighton has ever beaten.
The following morning, Smith once again had nine kills on .444 hitting while adding a block and two digs in a 3-0 sweep at Mid-American Conference favorite Bowling Green.
Smith is the only CU player ever with nine or more kills on .350 or better hitting in each of the first two matches of her career.
Some Fab Freshmen
Jess Bird
on Aug. 30 vs. BYU, Creighton has started six true freshmen in a season opener in the last four years, and 12 such players since 2000.
Since 2000, the only true freshmen to start CU's season-opener have been Brittany Coleman (2003), Carolyn Decker (2004), Korie Lebeda (2005), Allie Oelke (2007),
Brooke Boggs
Heather Thorson
Julianne Mandolfo
Katie Neisler
Michelle Sicner
Melanie Jereb
Ashley Jansen
(2012) and Bird (2013).
Seven of those 11 women (Coleman, Decker, Lebeda, Oelke, Mandolfo, Sicner and Jereb) went on to land a spot on the MVC's All-Freshman Team.
Home Streak Ends
Creighton Volleyball had its school-record home win streak of 13 straight home wins snapped in a Sept. 7 loss to California.
CU is 15-2 at home the past two seasons, with both setbacks coming during the Bluejay Invitational. Creighton is also now 32-4 in its last 36 home matches against unranked competition.
All four of Creighton's streaks of six straight home wins or longer have been snapped in the Bluejay Invitational.
Creighton's Longest Home Win Streaks
Wins Dates Snapped By
13 Sept. 1, 2012 - Sept. 7, 2013 California, 3-0
8 Sept. 25-Nov. 20, 2010 Northern Illinois, 3-0
7 Oct. 17, 2008-Aug. 28, 2009 #10 Illinois, 3-0
6 Oct. 22, 2005-Sept. 2, 2006 Iowa, 3-2
As A Ranked Team
Creighton enters Friday ranked No. 22 nationally. All-time, Creighton is 16-4 when playing as a ranked team in the AVCA poll, including a 15-1 mark versus unranked teams.
Creighton As A Ranked Team All-Time
Date CU Rank Opponent Result
11/09/12 25 Indiana State W 3-0
11/10/12 25 Illinois State W 3-1
11/16/12 23 at Wichita State W 3-2
11/17/12 23 at Missouri State W 3-2
11/23/12 21 vs. Illinois State W 3-1
11/24/12 21 vs. Wichita State W 3-0
11/30/12 21 vs. Marquette W 3-0
12/01/12 21 at #11 Minnesota L 1-3
08/30/13 25 vs. #13 BYU W 3-1
08/31/13 25 at Bowling Green W 3-0
09/06/13 19 Northern Colorado W 3-0
09/07/13 19 South Florida W 3-0
09/07/13 19 California L 0-3
09/10/13 24 Kansas W 3-1
09/13/13 24 vs. Cal St. Northridge W 3-0
09/13/13 24 at Denver W 3-2
09/14/13 24 vs. #11 UCLA L 1-3
09/20/13 23 vs. #7 Hawai'i L 2-3
09/21/13 23 vs. South Dakota W 3-0
09/22/13 23 at Wichita State W 3-2
Jays vs. Ranked Teams
Creighton's win over No. 13 BYU on Aug. 30 marked the team's third win over a ranked foe in the last five seasons. The Jays defeated No. 25 Wichita State in 2009 and No. 16 Iowa State in 2010. The victory over BYU was the highest-ranked team that Creighton has ever beaten.
Creighton is 3-50 all-time against ranked schools (3-34 under
Kirsten Bernthal Booth
), and 0-18 vs. top-10 clubs. That includes an 0-26 road record, 1-17 at home and 2-7 at neutral sites.
Creighton vs. Ranked Teams All-Time
Date Opponent Result
09/01/98 at #5 Nebraska L 0-3
09/04/98 vs. #19 Texas A&M (@Pacific) L 0-3
09/05/98 at #11 Pacific L 0-3
09/14/99 at #24 Kansas State L 0-3
10/16/99 #19 Northern Iowa L 0-3
09/08/00 at #6 Hawai'i L 0-3
10/03/00 at #1 Nebraska L 0-3
09/08/01 at #24 Santa Clara L 1-3
09/09/01 vs. #13 UC Santa Barbara (at Santa Clara) L 0-3
09/25/01 at #1 Nebraska L 0-3
10/13/01 #16 Northern Iowa L 0-3
11/09/01 at #18 Northern Iowa L 0-3
09/06/02 vs. #13 Pacific (at Columbia, S.C.) L 0-3
09/21/02 at #7 Northern Iowa L 1-3
09/29/02 at #5 Nebraska L 0-3
10/18/02 #10 Northern Iowa L 0-3
10/04/03 at #10 Northern Iowa L 1-3
11/01/03 #12 Northern Iowa L 1-3
10/10/04 vs. #5 Nebraska (North Platte, Neb.) L 0-3
09/06/05 at #24 Kansas State L 0-3
09/10/05 vs. #3 Stanford (Boulder, Colo.) L 0-3
10/11/05 at #1 Nebraska L 0-3
10/29/05 at #25 Wichita State L 1-3
09/24/06 #1 Nebraska L 1-3
08/31/07 at #1 Nebraska L 0-3
09/02/07 #18 Cal Poly L 0-3
09/15/07 at #13 Minnesota L 1-3
11/10/07 at #24 Wichita State L 0-3
08/29/08 #16 Minnesota L 0-3
09/27/08 #14 Wichita State L 1-3
10/05/08 #2 Nebraska L 0-3
10/24/08 at #12 Wichita State L 0-3
08/29/09 #10 Illinois L 0-3
09/01/09 at #6 Nebraska L 0-3
10/02/09 #25 Wichita State W 3-1
11/10/09 #20 Saint Louis L 0-3
11/20/09 at #21 Northern Iowa L 1-3
11/27/09 #20 Northern Iowa L 0-3
09/01/10 #7 Nebraska L 0-3
09/24/10 #16 Northern Iowa L 1-3
10/23/10 at #14 Northern Iowa L 0-3
11/27/10 at #11 Northern Iowa L 1-3
12/03/10 vs. #16 Iowa State (Minneapolis) W 3-2
12/04/10 at #12 Minnesota L 0-3
09/08/11 at #11 Nebraska L 0-3
10/15/11 #12 Northern Iowa L 0-3
11/11/11 at #12 Northern Iowa L 1-3
09/01/12 #21 Kansas State L 0-3
12/01/12 at #11 Minnesota L 1-3
08/30/13 vs. #13 BYU (Bowling Green, Ohio) W 3-1
09/14/13 vs. #11 UCLA (Denver, Colo) L 1-3
09/20/13 vs. #7 Hawai'i (Wichita, Kan.) L 2-3
The Votes Add Up
Creighton had six matches scheduled against teams that received votes in the preseason AVCA Top 25 poll, including five teams in the top-25.
Creighton had matches against teams that were preseason ranked No. 11 (Hawai'i), No. 12 (UCLA), No. 13 (BYU), No. 20 (Kansas) and No. 24 (Wichita State).
Creighton also hosted Cal, which received enough points to finish 37th in the voting.
Among teams in the preseason top-25, Creighton's five non-conference matches vs. top-25 foes was tied for the national lead with Texas, Hawai'i, Florida State and Western Kentucky.
2-0 Better Than 0-2
Creighton is 186-8 (.959) all-time when leading a match 2-0, including a 128-2 mark under
Kirsten Bernthal Booth
. They own an 86-4 all-time mark in home matches they lead 2-0 in.
Conversely, the Jays are 7-173 (.039) all-time when trailing a match 0-2, including an 0-59 mark in those home matches. 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, 15-11 Wallace
09/03/04 vs. Montana 30-20, 30-21, 15-11 Booth
10/15/04 at Bradley 30-22, 30-23, 15-11 Booth
10/15/05 at So. Illinois 30-25, 30-24, 15-8 Booth
09/21/07 at No. Iowa 31-29, 30-26, 15-12 Booth
11/16/12 at Wichita St. 25-16, 25-20, 16-14 Booth
Survival of the Fittest
Creighton has won six matches under
Kirsten Bernthal Booth
after surviving an opponent's match point. Three of those wins have come against Wichita State.
On the other hand, Creighton is 196-1 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 20-18 fifth set loss.
Surviving Match Points, Under Booth
Date Opponent MP(s) Faced Final Set 5
08/30/03 vs. McNeese State 13-14, 15-16 18-16
10/10/03 Wichita State 13-14 16-14
10/13/06 at Wichita State 12-14, 13-14, 14-15 17-15
09/11/07 at Drake 13-14, 14-15 17-15
08/26/11 vs. UTSA 12-14, 13-14 16-14
11/16/12 at Wichita State 13-14 16-14
Booth Picks Up Win 300
Kirsten Bernthal Booth
enters this weekend with 308 career college wins. She picked up victory No. 300 on Aug. 30 vs. No. 13 BYU.
Booth claimed 112 wins at Kirkwood (Iowa) Junior College and has won 196 matches since arriving at Creighton in 2003.
Booth's 196 wins at Creighton are 128 more than the previous recordholder in CU's modern (since 1994 reinstatement) era held by Howard Wallace.
Taking The Fifth
Creighton is 35-18 in five-set matches under
Kirsten Bernthal Booth
, including a 2-1 mark this year and an 11-4 home record in five-setters. 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
1994 0-2 5-20
1995 0-2 11-19
1996 2-6 9-19
1997 3-5 15-13
1998 2-3 7-18
1999 3-3 13-15
2000 3-3 16-12
2001 1-1 14-13
2002 1-3 3-23
2003 5-1 12-18
2004 4-0 18-11
2005 3-1 16-14
2006 4-2 21-10
2007 2-0 21-10
2008 2-3 18-9
2009 1-4 14-17
2010 3-3 21-12
2011 5-2 17-14
2012 4-1 29-4
2013 2-1 9-3
Total 50-46 289-274
Marian Pipeline
This is the 11th straight season that Creighton Volleyball had at least one product of Omaha Marian High School on the roster, as sophomores
Kate Elman
Ashley Jansen
are in the program.
Interestingly, the Jays had never had a volleyball player from Marian between 1994-2002. Here's a look at Creighton's pipeline of players from Marian.
Kate Elman
Ashley Jansen
Kate Elman
Ashley Jansen
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
Production Returning
Creighton returns 9-of-14 letterwinners from last season. Below is a breakdown of the production that returns:
Stat Returners Departures
Points 1705.5 (77.8%) 487.5 (22.2%)
Kills 1164 (70.1%) 496 (29.9%)
Digs 1468 (68.3%) 680 (31.7%)
Aces 104 (67.5%) 50 (32.5%)
Matches Started 126 (63.6%) 72 (36.4%)
Blocks 237.5 (62.7%) 141.5 (37.3%)
Assists 256 (16.9%) 1260 (83.1%)
Just Do It, Again
Eleven of Creighton's 29 wins last year came against 2011 NCAA Tournament teams in Ball State, Tulsa, Marquette, Northern Colorado, Missouri State, (twice), Northern Iowa (twice) and Wichita State (three times).
This year's nine wins include five triumphs over squads that were in the 2012 NCAA Tournament (BYU, Bowling Green, Northern Colorado, Kansas, Wichita State).
Year W-L vs. Previous Season NCAA Teams
1994 0-4
1995 0-2
1996 0-2
1997 0-3
1998 0-5
1999 2-4
2000 0-4
2001 1-6
2002 0-5
2003 0-3
2004 2-2
2005 0-6
2006 4-6
2007 4-9
2008 6-8
2009 1-11
2010 4-7
2011 2-6
2012 11-2
2013 5-3
TOTAL Under Booth 39-63
BIG EAST Preseason Poll
Creighton has been picked to win the BIG EAST Conference in a preseason poll of league coaches.
CU received 63 points in the poll and seven of a possible eight first-place votes. Marquette received the remained votes for first place and was second with 57 points, while Xavier was third with 50 points.
Creighton also led the way with three of the 12 members on the BIG EAST's preseason all-conference team, a trio that included
Kelli Browning
Melanie Jereb
Leah McNary
Browning was named Co-Preseason Player of the Year, an honor she shared with Marquette setter Elizabeth Koberstein.
This is the first time that Creighton Volleyball has ever been picked to win its league, and the school's first team picked to win the BIG EAST in any sport.
Radio Broadcast Information
Brad Burwell and former Bluejay volleyball player Erin (Swanson) Russell will broadcast at least nine home matches this season.
The matches will air on KZOT (1180 AM) and KOIL (1290 AM) and be webcast online at www.gocreighton.com as well. The pre-match show typically starts approximately 5-15 minutes before first serve. The post-match show also lasts about 15 minutes and includes post-match interviews.
A complete list of remaining matches follows:
2013 Volleyball Remaining Broadcast Schedule
Oct. 11 DePaul (KOIL 1290 AM)
Oct. 13 Marquette (KZOT 1180 AM)
Oct. 18 Xavier (KOIL 1290 AM)
Oct. 20 Butler (KZOT 1180 AM)
Nov. 3 Seton Hall (KZOT 1180 AM)
Nov. 22 Georgetown (KOIL 1290 AM)
Set 1 Result = Match Result
Creighton is 167-18 overall under
Kirsten Bernthal Booth
when it wins set one. In that same time span, CU is just 29-104 under Booth when it drops the first set.
Creighton went 24-1 last season when winning the opening set of a match. The season-ending loss to Minnesota was the first time all season that it lost after leading a match after any completed set.
This year's team is 9-0 when leading in sets played at any point of a match.
Friday's foe, Butler, is 11-0 when winning set one this season, while Creighton is 7-0 when up 1-0 in a match.
Last Year Summary
Last year's team finished 29-4 while compiling one of the best seasons from any women's team in Creighton history. The Bluejays closed their 19-year run in the MVC by winning the program's first Valley regular-season and Tournament titles.
CU won early-season tournaments at USF and Northern Colorado before clinching the outright league crown with a memorable 3-2 comeback win at rival Wichita State. The Jays would sweep the Shockers eight days later for the Valley Tourney title, and sweep Marquette to open NCAA Tournament play before falling at Minnesota.
Megan Bober
was named MVC Player of the Year and Tournament MVP, while
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was tabbed MVC Defensive Player of the Year. Both women were named Honorable Mention All-Americans and were joined on the All-MVC First Team by
Melanie Jereb
Kirsten Bernthal Booth
was named MVC Coach of the Year and CaptainU National Coach of the Year. Creighton spent four weeks in the AVCA Top 25 for the first time, reaching as high as No. 21 before finishing No. 24.
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Serves 4
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 cup finely diced onion
1 cup finely dice carrots
1 cup finely dice celery
6 cups power packed chicken stock
½ cup of brown rice
¼ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
3 egg yolks
¼ cup fresh oregano
1 cup finely chopped cooked chicken breast
Heat oil in a heavy stock pot over medium high heat. Add onions carrots and celery. Sauté until vegetables become translucent then add chicken stock and rice. Bring to a boil. Once stock begins to boil turn heat down to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes or until rice is cooked.
Whisk egg yolks and lemon juice together. Slowly add yolk mixture to stock while whisking. Once soup turns cloudy and thickens add oregano and chicken.
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½ cup wheat Bulgur (Bob's Red Mill is good)
2 lb ground turkey (lean)
2 eggs
¼ cup sundried tomatoes diced
¼ cup toasted pine nuts
½ cup yellow onion diced
¼ cup garlic minced
2 teaspoons allspice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup plain Greek yogurt
¼ cup cucumber diced fine
1 teaspoon garlic minced
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Preheat oven to 375o.
In a glass bowl soak the bulgur in 2 cups of hot water. To make it soften faster you can put it in the microwave for 2 minutes on high. Drain remaining water and let cool.
Meanwhile mix together turkey, eggs, sundried tomatoes, pine nuts, onion, ¼ cup garlic and spices. Mix in cooled bulgur to meat mixture and shape into a loaf. Place the loaf in a greased loaf pan or sheet pan and bake for 45 minutes or until the internal temperature reached 155o.
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That said, I take less exception to what was cut/changed (text and content-wise) in this version than some of the things done in the 2001 film. One of my favourite moments is the Fords of Bruinen as it was written, and that spirit is kept in this dramatization.
Five stars for dramatization, but only four as 'The Fellowship of the Ring' since it is missing so very much. It seems 'Fellowship' is usually the part of the trilogy that is cut down the most for dramatization.
"At last, for young kids"
My 8 yr-old has bugged me about LoTR, the movies (too scary) and books (high school reading level). Enter the BBC radio plays: an abridged version of the books, chock full of adventure enhanced by the full cast, music, and effects. We listened to all three in the series.
"Well done but lacking"
I am a fan of the Lord of the Rings series. I have read the books, seen the movies, and bought the T-Shirt. THis audiobook was professionally made, and was an easy listen. It is nice to hear distinct characters in the dramatized versions.
I am disappointed in the this version in the following ways. It is missing a full section with Tom Bombadil. Well, the Movie was missing him too. I guess I was expecting something a little less abridged. There are several specific things lacking in this version that to me, caused me to not buy the remaining books.
"Great dramatization, but read the book first!"
I read The Lord of the Rings twice as a teenager, and watched the movies more than once. When I found this dramatization I thought it would be nice to experience the story again, but in a new way. I was a bit sceptical as I read the reviews, but decided to buy it anyway. And I'm glad I did! I spent most of yesterday with my headphones on, and the story made my Saturday cleaning and laundry quite enjoyable this week.
I listen to a lot of audiobooks and wasn't sure if I'd enjoy a dramatization, but I really did. My boyfriend listened to the beginning of the story with me and was annoyed with how the story wasn't exactly as it is in the book, but I didn't mind. It's a very short version of the story, and they do skip a lot of things that are hard to fit in the "story-told-by-dialogue-and-sounds" style of a dramatization, and for the same reason you miss a lot of details because you can't see anything and no one is explaining what's going on in the action-sequences (but the result of the action is mentioned after by the characters). I still enjoyed it as I could imagine everything based on my memory of the story from the book. I think they did a great job making this, and the narrators/cast are really good.
DON'T buy this if you want the whole book and the whole detailed story, because then you will be disappointed (there are audiobooks available...). Buy this book if you love the story and want to experience it again, but don't mind if it's a short version or that Tom Bombadil is still missing. I loved it, and have already bought Two Towers:-)
I found listening to this a great way to wind down at the end of the day. Hearing the dramatisation made me have mental pictures of the movies in my head, so it was a great way to feel like I was watching it without having to stay up and watch it in the Dvd player. It has all the major plot lines of the movies, so is very familiar, without being long winded like the books can be.
"Very well done."
My only complaint about this series is that some of the voices were a little too close together in sound and it got a little confusing as to whom was speaking.
Prime example is the voices of Gandalf and Aragorn .
"The LOTR dramatisation"
i love this adaptation of the LOTR. all the actors do justice to the characters in this beloved classic. i especially enjoyed the voice of ian holm (who plays bilbo in the movies) giving life to frodo. i highly recommend all three (TLOTR, TTT, and TROTK) dramatisations from BBC.
Hi I am a geologist that now lives in South Australia I work in remote locations and find audiobooks essential for my sanity.
"Great to have this producion online"
I have had this BBC recording on tape for ten years it is wonderful to be able to have a digital version.I still think it is brilliant sound picture of a superb trilogy, the actor's voices match the spirit of each character. It is a production as good in a spoken word sense as the movies are in a visual sense. I can only recomend the three recodings to people who wish to absorb what tolkien was writing about.
"great for kids!!"
I always found tolkien to be a bit hard for kids to grasp. my son, now 8, loves this audio version! its very enjoyable and loses none of the tolkien magic. adults will have a hard time stopping listening as it is very mesmerising and well done.
"Worth buying a second time"
I already have this dramatisation on CD, but I bought it from Audible so I could listen on my mobile device. It has been welll worth the extra money. The acting is credible, drawing you into the story. Not all the incidents from the books are included, so the plot moves along faster. The songs embedded in the story enrich the performance. Having listened to the whole trilogy on CD, I can thoroughly recommend all three books, though I haven't bought the other two from Audible yet.
"A Great Listen"
I have just listened to this again after a gap of 10 years and it is even better than I remember. I thought after having seen the films that it would have lost some of the magic. But, this is not the case. One of the great things about audio is that you still get to fill in the gaps using your own imagination and this BBC Radio 4 version gives you plenty of opportunity to that. The new start to each of the books is a good addition, as is the linking together of the individual episodes. Sam is still my favourite character, with Gandalf a close second. If you have not listened to this yet then don't wait too long before you do!
"A blast from the past"
Listening to the lord of the rings brought back wonderful memories for me because i bought the Lord of the Rings Trilogy on cd. Unfortunately i had those stolen and missed hours of dramatised enjoyment. Thank God for Audible and downloading the trilogy. I can now sit and listen to the lord of the rings for hours on end again. WONDERFUL ENTERTAINMENT.
"Enjoyable Tolkien"
This is a wonderful dramatisation of Tolkien. For me travelling long distances in NZ it turns a great drive into a fantastic experience. The charaters are wonderfully portrayed and I loved it about to play the next book.
"Fantastic production of an epic story"
Fabulous story brought to life by an amazing cast. Some of the sound effects are a bit dated but that's just a speck of dust on an immaculate performance.
"Good, but pales in comparison to BBC's The Hobbit."
This version really felt like it lacked the care and attention that Tolkien's work deserves.
For a much better experience try The Hobbit, also by the BBC, produced in the 60s, but with so much more character, a better performance and a great rendition of The Hobbit.
A classic the first time I heard it on the radio, and still as good today... For me, still the best dramatisation.. Great cast, and stays faithful to the original
"Excellent rendition"
It has kept me enthralled for years I still love the cast, performance and the narration. The music really sets the stage, pulling you into the image set by each chapter. I throughly recommend it as a must listen to.
"Great story. Better cast!"
A wonderful dramatisation of a fantastic story.
It has a great balance between the story and the lore that Tolkien wrote.
Though the production is amazing and the cast is brilliant, the mixing could be better in places. Some bits are just too quiet with other bits being far too loud.
LeMesurier is particularly well cast as Bilbo, though I imagine Frodo sounding a little younger, perhaps because of the movies. Gandalf is very good in this too, possibly my favourite.
"cannot hear it clearly"
It would have been five star if it had been like every other audiobook, from audible, in terms of volume. I have tried contacting audible but the volume is just too low. If it had been all my audiobooks I would have thought it was me or my Kindle but it is not- just this one.
"The best radio dramatisation ever made"
On top of being one of the greatest books every written, the features I liked best about this dramatisation is the characterisation, the authentic feel of every scene and the clever adherence to the source material.
I am sure fantasy novels are not everyones favourite genre, but I believe the fantasy comes second to the characters and plot of this book. You really are immersed into the story of Frodo Baggins and his growing ensemble of friends from the very beginning and feel their struggle as they all have very different stories but one common goal.
The battle between Nazgul and Aragorn on weather top mountain.
No. It is a long book and I feel it is almost wasted if you try to listen to it all together.
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It was the 1960sandndash;andndash;a time of economic boom and social strife. Young women poured into the workplace, but the andldquo;Help Wantedandrdquo; ads were segregated by gender and the andldquo;Mad Menandrdquo; office culture was rife with sexual stereotyping and discrimination.
Lynn Povich was one of the lucky ones, landing a job at Newsweek, renowned for its cutting-edge coverage of civil rights and the andldquo;Swinging Sixties.andrdquo; Nora Ephron, Jane Bryant Quinn, Ellen Goodman, and Susan Brownmiller all started there as well. It was a top-notch jobandndash;andndash;for a girlandndash;andndash;at an exciting place.
But it was a dead end. Women researchers sometimes became reporters, rarely writers, and never editors. Any aspiring female journalist was told, andldquo;If you want to be a writer, go somewhere else.andrdquo;
On March 16, 1970, the day Newsweek published a cover story on the fledgling feminist movement entitled andldquo;Women in Revolt,andrdquo; forty-six Newsweek women charged the magazine with discrimination in hiring and promotion.and#160; It was the first female class action lawsuitandndash;andndash;the first by women journalistsandndash;andndash;and it inspired other women in the media to quickly follow suit.
Lynn Povich was one of the ringleaders. In The Good Girls Revolt, she evocatively tells the story of this dramatic turning point through the lives of several participants. With warmth, humor, and perspective, she shows how personal experiences and cultural shifts led a group of well-mannered, largely apolitical women, raised in the 1940s and 1950s, to challenge their bossesandndash;andndash;and what happened after they did. For many, filing the suit was a radicalizing act that empowered them to andldquo;find themselvesandrdquo; and fight back. Others lost their way amid opportunities, pressures, discouragements, and hostilities they werenandrsquo;t prepared to navigate.and#160;and#160;
The Good Girls Revolt also explores why changes in the law didnandrsquo;t solve everything. Through the lives of young female journalists at Newsweek today, Lynn Povich shows what hasandndash;andndash;and hasnandrsquo;tandndash;andndash;changed in the workplace.
"Feminist history at its best, Povich evokes, with clear-eyed affection and a keen sense of history the heady atmosphere of 'Swinging Sixties'-era Newsweek: a real-life Mad Men with a social conscience and sense of mission. In 1970, when Newsweek's editors, who prided themselves on their progressive views (pro — civil rights, anti — Vietnam War), determined that the women's movement merited a cover story, it didn't occur to them that Newsweek's caste system, which relegated women to dead-end jobs as researchers. was a civil rights violation. An unpleasant surprise awaited them when, on June 16, 1970 — the same day Newsweek's 'Women in Revolt' issue hit the newsstands — 46 female Newsweek employees, Povich among them, filed an EEOC complaint charging Newsweek with systematic discrimination in hiring and promotion. The transformation of Povich — who subsequently became Newsweek's first female senior editor — and her colleagues from polite, deferential girls to women of courage forms the heart of this lively, engaging book. Their successful lawsuit paved the way for similar suits at the New York Times, NBC, and others, expanding opportunities for women journalists while underscoring how attitudes are often more resistant to change than laws. Forty years later, women are discovering for themselves that the fight for equal rights is not over. (Sept.)" Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
The untold story of an uprising that transformed the Mad Men office culture: its bittersweet impact on the women involved, and what hasandmdash;and hasn'tandmdash;changed
On March 16, 1970, Newsweek magazine hit newsstands with a cover story on the fledgling feminist movement entitled "Women in Revolt." That same day, 46 Newsweek women, Lynn Povich among them, announced they'd filed an EEOC complaint charging their employer with "systematic discrimination" against them in hiring and promotion.
In The Good Girls Revolt, Povich evocatively tells the story of this dramatic turning point through the lives of several participants, showing how personal experiences and cultural shifts led a group of well-mannered, largely apolitical women, raised in the 1940s and 1950s, to stand up for their rights—and what happened after they did. For many, filing the suit was a radicalizing act that empowered them to "find themselves" and stake a claim. Others lost their way in a landscape of opportunities, pressures, discouragements, and hostilities they weren't prepared to navigate.
With warmth, humor, and perspective, the book also explores why changes in the law did not change everything for today's young women.
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Lynn Povich is an award-winning journalist who has spent more than 40 years in the news business. She began her career at Newsweek as a secretary. In 1970, she was one of 46 women who sued Newsweek for sex discrimination. Five years later, Povich was appointed the first woman Senior Editor in the magazines history. Povich left Newsweek in 1991 to become Editor-in-Chief of Working Woman magazine, the only national business magazine for women. She joined MSNBC.Com in 1996 to help launch the 24-hour news and information cable/internet venture, overseeing the web content of NBC News as well as MSNBC Cable.
Povich has received numerous honors, including a 1976 Matrix Award from Women in Communications for Exceptional Achievement in Magazines. In 2005, she edited a book on her father, famed Washington Post sports columnist Shirley Povich, called All Those Mornings At the Post. A native of Washington, D.C., Povich graduated from Vassar College, where she served as Executive-in-Residence in 1996. She is married to Stephen B. Shepard, former Editor-in-Chief of Business Week and Founding Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism of the City University of New York. They have two children
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Looking at a WARM down jacket for winter use. I usually take my synthetic for climbing, this one would be used for the ice season, ski huts, winter camping into Northern MN. So, WARM with occasional belay duty. Thinking about the RAB Neutrino Endurance, Neutrino Plus, and the Montbell Permafrost. Any first hand experience with any of these? Cheers.
Golite Bitterroot is on sale for $150 and is a well reviewed jacket.
Wow, nice price on that Bitterroot! I already have a Montbell Alpine Light Down Parka that is very similar. Looking to up the warmth to 7+ ounces of down. Thanks for the suggestion though.
Based on reviews on Coldthistle and Gear:30 blogs, I bought a Neutrino Endurance. It's well made, fits me well, and looks to be very warm for the weight. I planned on using it as a belay parka and also for winter camping, but I'm scaling back my plans, so I may end up selling it...
Rab down jackets are really, really nice. I have the Infinity, 7oz. of down and weighs only 16oz. for a men's large. Currently it's on sale at Moosejaw for $240 (although I paid about $140 from Campsaver last spring). They also have the Neutrino Endurance on sale for $260, with 8oz. of down. With my layering system here in the PacNW the Infinity will be great in the winter, but if I were someplace colder I might have gone with the Neutrino
Rab is on sale at campsaver.com right now. The endurance is around $245 and the neutrino plus is $320. If you have a mrrebates account then the sale rabs over at backcountry.com could be cheaper.While the Permafrost and Neutrino Plus both have more down, they, more importantly, also have box baffle construction instead of the lighter/cheaper sewn through construction of the endurance. This means they'll be a lot warmer for their weight of down because you won't have any cold spots (ie they are warmer because of both construction and extra down, double win!). So really you listed two classes of jackets. The endurance will surely be "warm enough" for anything you want but the permafrost and neutrino plus will be furnaces.I'm a big montbell fan (I feel like they're an underdog here in the US) but reading the glowing praises of the neutrino plus it's hard to not imagine it's the best deep cold jacket out there. A bit heavier than the windproof permafrost but very smart design with nothing missed.
Winter camping (as in a tent) in full on winter in MN? Where? Winter before last I was at -31 in MN. I had a true winter parka, not a nice down sweater, like the Bitterroot. (It is nice, don't get me wrong.)Usually I take a "mid" sized parka (but still a baffled, hooded parka like the Marmot Greenland) if just overnighting in deep winter but if it is a long trip I break out the Mountain Hardwear Absolute Zero. Of course I don't really think about weight in winter. Dave has a Marmot 8000 Meter Parka and it is nice too.Remember that weather could trap you at any time. Carry enough to survive in winter.Hike safe,
What Raymond says is absolutely spot on. I have tried the Neutrino plus and it's was really nice. I ended up buying a Crux Lava (event shell 330g down) and a Gooses Feet Parka (M90 shell 250g down) both have box wall.
Also, take a look at the down clothing at Nunatak.
Raymond, I usually take at least one trip up to the BWCA for winter camping. I also like to do a couple trips a year in the winter months into the San Juans or Sangre de Cristo Range in CO. Last year I climbed Ellingwood and Blanca in January.The warmest parka I own right now is the Feathered Friends Frontpoint. It's a VERY nice well made parka, but the fit on me has never been optimal. I have at the house right now a Montbell Permafrost and a RAB Neutrino.. and will keep one of them. I also ordered a Neutrino Plus becuase I found it on sale and will consider keeping that one too.I'm impressed with both the Permafrost and the Neutrino. Even though the Permafrost is baffled, I'm leaning towards the Neutrino. PERMAFROST: Better pockets! Slimmer fit than Neutrino Shorter fit Warmer, more loft Slightly heavierNEUTRINO: Better hood, more insulation surprisingly than Neutrino, wire brim rocks Better cuffs Like the length better Slightly roomier Lighter Not quite as much loft, sewn throughThey are both made VERY well! Comparable quality and materials, no difference there. The Permafrost in Med is almost too restrictive a cut for me, if I though I preferred that over the Neutrino I think I'd try a Large. The collar area is different on them, I don't know if I like the Montbell 'separate' collar or not. I like that it's fleece lined but I donn't think it'd be noticablily warmer. I like how high up my face the Neutrino can zip!So, I will wait until Monday when I get the Neutrino Plus and that may be a better comparison to the Perafrost, although maybe even another small step up in warmth. I know I'm going ot be tempted to keep both RAB parkas!
I tried on both the Neutrino and the Plus last year, the fit is similar but the plus felt far warmer.
Thanks Steven, that's kind of what I was hoping for... I didn't want it to be a noticably larger cut. Looking forward to trying the Plus on Monday.
What temperatures are you anticipating?
They don't list fill weights, but it seems mountain hardwear is getting in to 7d fabrics. Seems like a solid choice to me, but that will probably depend on your temps and the desired function of the jacket as it looks a little thin to me.
Tim,I think the Plus may be a bit longer, it's always nice to be able to cover up ones tail end.
What temperatures are you anticipating?the most important question ever ... which one or two asked ... rather than just going bitteroot, neutrino, rah rah rah ;)
Eric,Tim had asked for experiences of specific parkas.
he asked for "WARM" ... which i of course relative to the temp ... a bitterroot may be fine for winter in a more temperate location but be perfectly inadequate for somewhere else ...the first step in determining what insulation you need is always looking for the expected temperature and work from there ... or you could just buy a TNF down suit they use in the himalayas and call it a day ;)
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DR. JEAN-JACQUES SÈNE is Assistant Professor of History, Cultural, and Conflict Studies. He also coordinates the Global Focus program. In his native Senegal, he spearheaded a number of community development initiatives with the regional bureaus of UNICEF and UNESCO in the late 1980s-early 1990s. His doctoral dissertation (Université de Rennes 2 Haute Bretagne, Brittany, France, 1999) explored the patterns of survival of ancient myths and rituals in post-colonial Africa, and how they can help establish the matrix of a new social consciousness to meet the global challenges of today. He has lived and worked in Japan and the Netherlands. Dr. Sène also holds a degree in Social Anthropology (Paris XIII), and a Certificate in Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies (Duquesne University, 2001). His current research focuses on myth, religion, power, sub-regional integration programs in West Africa, the African renaissance movement, and neo-Marxist movements in the global arena. Jean-Jacques is married to a compatriot, Valerie. They are raising 2 young girls in Squirrel Hill.
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Mali: The Most Evocative Name in Occidental Africa, The International Encyclopedia of Protest and Revolution, Blackwell (2009)
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November 2012
Bride to the King of Underworld, Fengdu
Xiling Gorge
November 2012
Sailing through the Xiling Gorge, we passed by a Tujia ethnic minority village located on the bank of the Yangtze, which is opened to visitors.
November 2012
The uppermost 3 levels of the pagoda tower above the hilltop. Here from the highest level ( 12th floor ), we can overlook the temple which sits atop the hill.
November 2012
Now we are at the highest level ( 12th floor ) of the Shibaozhai Pagoda
Shibaozhai Pagoda
November 2012
Shore excursion to Shibaozhai Pagoda
November 2012
fengdu ghost city
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May 2012
Fengdu Ghost City fun activity! If you can stand still on that round rock for more than 10 seconds, that means you are a loyal man!
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May 2012
Our Tujia minority guide signing a local song for us during our excursion to Shennong Stream....She was amazing!
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May 2012
'Roll, roll, roll your boat' - Our boatman
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May 2012
Fly kites:)
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May 2012
Those trackers getting ready to pull our small boat at the very shallow area.
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May 2012
Before we board on the cruise, we also visited the amazing Hongyadong right by the dock.