COACHING STAFF
Carli Berger
Assistant Coach
Berger begins her 11th season on the Bluejay bench in 2024-25. She is one of just two people to play and coach in an NCAA Women’s Tournament game for the Bluejays, twice as a player (2012 and 2013) and four more as a coach (2017, 2018, 2022 and 2023).
In her four years in uniform, the Bluejays went a combined 83-48, while Creighton is 192-117 with Berger in a coaching role. Berger’s combined record as a Bluejay stands at 275-165 entering the 2024-25 season.
Carli has truly done a little bit of everything for the Bluejays. She was the 2011 MVC Freshman of the Year and the 2012 MVC Tournament MVP as she led the Bluejays to the first NCAA Tournament under head coach Jim Flanery in 2011-12. A veteran that battled injuries to navigate a return trip to the Dance in 2012-13, she immediately moved to the bench for Flanery. Berger spent two years as a graduate assistant (2014-16), one as the video coordinator (2016-17) and is currently in her seventh season as a Bluejay assistant coach.
During her tenure on the bench, Berger is credited with the development of Temi Carda. The Minnesota native (Carda) grew from a role player in her first two seasons, to Creighton’s leader during the 2020-21 season. Carda closed her career with 1,266 points.
In her four years in uniform, the Bluejays went a combined 83-48, while Creighton is 166-111 with Berger in a coaching role. Berger’s combined record as a Bluejay stands at 249-159 entering the 2023-24 season.
Berger’s best performance on the court came when her team needed it the most. During the 2012 MVC Tournament Berger delivered a career-high 29 points in the Bluejays’ semifinal win over Missouri State. One night later in the final against Drake, Berger supplied 19 points to guide Creighton to its first NCAA Tournament since 2001-02. She was named MVC Tournament MVP after averaging 19.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.3 steals per game.
Carli closed her sophomore season with All-MVC First Team honors. Berger set Creighton MVC Tournament records by making 20 and attempting 26 free throws during the tournament. She was the highest scoring sophomore in the MVC (14.4 ppg) and the first sophomore to lead the Bluejays in scoring since MVC Player of the Year Christy Neneman in 2001-02.
Forced to end her playing career (with the exception of a brief appearance on senior night) prior to the 2013-14 season due to chronic knee pain, Berger recorded 1,041 points over 97 games. “Getting hurt really opened my eye to the other side of sports. I enjoy the impact you can have on another person’s life,” said Berger.
Berger earned her a bachelor’s degree in communications from Creighton in 2014. Two years later she earned a master’s degree in leadership at Creighton. Carli married Nate Berger during the summer of 2019. The couple welcomed their first child (Luke) in 2022 and reside in Omaha.
Jordann Reese
Assistant Coach
Entering her fifth season with the Bluejays, Reese continues to impact the Bluejays in positive ways. The former point guard helped Creighton lead the NCAA in assists (668), assists per game (20.2) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.59) as the Bluejays advanced to the Elite Eight in 2022.
Although the Bluejay staff shares the majority of responsibilities, Reese has a direct oversight of personnel matchups. Jordann is also responsible for guiding academic performance for the team. In addition, Reese took on the recruiting coordinator role for Creighton in the fall of 2022.
During Reese’s four seasons at Creighton, the Bluejays have reached the WNIT and three straight NCAA Tournaments. With Reese’s help the Bluejays are 81-37, including four NCAA Tournament wins.
A 13-year coaching veteran, Reese came to Omaha after spending five seasons at Saint Louis. The Billikens went a combined 102-62 and reached the WNIT three times, during Reese’s tenure (2015-16 to 2019-20).
Reese has brought a winning attitude and impact to each of her stops. During her first two seasons at Saint Louis, the Billikens closed the year with at least 25 victories, reaching the second and third round of the WNIT respectively.
Prior to her tenure at SLU, Reese spent two seasons (13-14 & 14-15) as an assistant coach at SIU Edwardsville. She was part of a coaching staff that guided SIUE to a 19-12 record and a second place (13-3) finish in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2014-15.
Reese began her collegiate coaching career with a two-year stint as a graduate assistant at Webster, where she helped lead the Gorloks to the championship game of the 2013 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament.
A highly successful player, Reese was a four-year letterwinner at Drake. She was a Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman selection in 2006, a First Team All-MVC performer in 2009 and an All-MVC Second Team pick the following year.
Reese is a 2010 graduate of Drake with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. The former Jordann Plummer and her husband, Ryan, reside in Omaha with their daughter Bailey.
Jaylyn Agnew
Assistant Coach
Creighton women’s basketball head coach Jim Flanery added another Bluejay legend to his bench as former Bluejay Jaylyn Agnew (2015-20) joined the staff as an assistant coach in the fall of 2023.
“We are fortunate to have one of the most decorated players in school history in Jaylyn on staff,” said Flanery. “She has an ability to immediately connect with current and future student-athletes as she brings such impactful knowledge from her experiences on and off the court.”
The 2020 BIG EAST Player of the Year, Agnew was the Bluejays first WNBA draftee in program history on April 17, 2020, as the Kansas native was taken by the defending WNBA champion Washington Mystics with the final selection of the second round. The overall 24th pick of the WNBA Draft, Agnew was named an Associated Press All-American (Honorable Mention) and also earned a spot on the DI-AAA ADA Scholar-Athlete Team with a GPA of 3.79.
Agnew played professionally for the Atlanta Dream (WNBA) and overseas with WBC Sparta & K Moscow Region - Vidnoye (Vidnoye, Russia), Elitzur Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv, Israel) and Gesam Gas & Luce Le Mura Lucca (Lucca, Italy).
Jaylyn finished her Creighton career in 2020 with 1,552 points, 657 rebounds, 302 assists and 253 made three-pointers. Her 20.8 ppg average during the 2019-20 season is fifth all-time, the most since Kathy Halligan set the mark with 24.2 ppg during the 1989-90 campaign. In her final home game, Agnew set the Creighton record for points in a single-game with 43 against Georgetown, snapping Connie Yori’s program record (42), which had been on the books since 1982.
In addition, Agnew broke the BIG EAST single-season record for free-throw percentage, going 43-of-43 (1.000) from the charity stripe over 14 league contests. She closed the season with 52 consecutive free throws, another Creighton record, claiming the NCAA’s statistical champion in free throw percentage by connecting on 76-of-80 free throws (95.0%).
A six-time BIG EAST Player of the Week in 2019-20, Agnew averaged 20.8 points per game (543 points overall) with 13 contests of at least 20-points to her credit, including four 30-point showings – most in the BIG EAST since 2014-15.
With the addition of Agnew, four of Creighton’s six staff members graduated from Creighton. Agnew, Carli Berger and Jenny Vickers all played for the Bluejays’ women’s squad, while Flanery was on the men’s team.
Agnew earned her undergraduate degree in Marketing in 2019 and her master’s degree in Organizational Leadership in 2020. Jaylyn and her husband Zach reside in Omaha.
Jenny Vickers
Director of Operations
Jenny Vickers returns for her 21st season on the Creighton women’s basketball staff, including her 12th season as the Director of Basketball Operations. Vickers is another of the trio to play a role in each of Flanery’s seven trips to the NCAA Tournament. Vickers and Carli Berger have both played and coached in an NCAA Tournament game for the Bluejays.
Vickers’ responsibilities include coordinating camps, coordinating travel, marketing the team and setting up community outreach. She also served as an assistant coach for the Bluejays from 2006-13 and was the graduate manager for two seasons (2004-06).
Her impact on the Creighton program has been impressive. Vickers coached forwards Megan Neuvirth and Sam Schuett, helping the duo to impressive freshmen campaigns in 2006-07. Neuvirth led the team and the Missouri Valley Conference in steals, topped the team in rebounding and earned league Newcomer of the Year honors. Schuett, meanwhile, led the Bluejays in three-point shooting and earned MVC All-Freshman Team recognition. Neuvirth, the 2008-09 MVC Defensive Player of the Year, had an outstanding career, finishing with more than 1,200 points and a school-record 929 career rebounds. Both Neuvirth and Schuett earned All-MVC First Team honors in 2009-10.
The former Jenny Burns was a forward for the Bluejays from 1999 through 2003. Prior to returning to the Bluejay bench, Vickers spent the 2003-04 season as an intern in the Creighton athletics department working with both marketing and ticketing. The Minnetonka, Minn., native was a starter on Creighton’s back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championship teams in 2001-02 and 2002-03. She was also a major contributor to Creighton’s 2002 NCAA Tournament team and 2003 WNIT Final Four squad.
Vickers was twice named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team and earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District VII Second Team accolades as a senior while graduating with a 3.96 grade-point average. She led the Bluejays in blocked shots as a senior and finished her career ranked in the top-10 in Creighton career blocked shots. Despite battling injuries during her first two seasons, she ranked eighth in games played when she finished her career.
Vickers earned bachelor of arts degrees in history and secondary education in December 2003. She and her husband Steve have three children, Connor, Sam and Walter. The family resides in Omaha.
Mike Jewett
Assistant Coach
Jewett joins the Bluejays after serving as an assistant coach/interim head coach for South Dakota during the 2023-24 season. He also spent nine seasons on the bench at South Dakota State, including eight as the associate head coach, compiling a 223-71 record during his time in Brookings.
"Mike has a ton of relevant experience, has really good relationships with coaches in the areas we recruit and will be a great addition to our staff," said head coach Jim Flanery. "He's a hard worker who knows the game and can push players to their potential. While seamlessly joining our culture, he'll also give different perspectives that will challenge the staff and the players. We look forward to working with him and seeing how he can positively impact our program."
"I'm excited and thankful for the opportunity to join the Creighton Women's Basketball program," said Jewett. "I look forward to building relationships with staff and student-athletes as we continue to grow the strong tradition of the program."
Jewett has coached six NCAA Tournament teams highlighted by the 2019 squad that reached the NCAA Sweet 16. There were five seasons of more than 25 wins, five Summit League Tournament titles, four Summit League regular season crowns and the Jackrabbits qualified for the postseason every year he was on the bench. Jewett's responsibilities included serving as recruiting coordinator, director of scouting and team defense, scheduling games, and working with the post position. He also assisted with practice and game planning, film breakdown, camps and clinics.
In addition to his stint at SDSU, Jewett brings seven years of head coaching experience with four seasons at Southwest Minnesota State and three years at Franklin College (Ind.). He owns a career record of 110-85 as a head coach.
A native of Flandreau, South Dakota, Jewett has coached at the collegiate level throughout the Midwest for more than 25 years. He got his start in collegiate athletics at his alma mater, Augustana, in 1997. He helped the Vikings reach the 1999 and 2001 NCAA Division II Tournaments. He also served as an assistant at St. Cloud State, guiding the Huskies to the NCAA DII Elite Eight in 2005 and the NCAA DII Final Four in 2006.
He also brings experience outside of collegiate coaching. He spent the past two years as the activities director at Brookings High School. He previously served as the head girls' basketball coach at Brandon Valley High School (1994-97) and was an English teacher at Marshall High School (Minn.) for two years. Jewett is a University of South Dakota alumnus, receiving his master's degree in physical education with an emphasis in athletic administration in 1999. He earned his bachelor's degree from Augustana.
Jewett and his wife, Michelle, have three children: Michaela, Kaden and Kate.