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Coach arrested for DWI

Creighton women’s basketball assistant head coach Carrie Moore was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated early Sunday morning in Bellevue.

The Bellevue Police Department received a phone call at 2:48 a.m. from the employees of the McDonald’s restaurant at 21st Street and Cornhusker Road.

The employees reported that a woman (Moore) had passed out in her car, Chief of Police John Stacey said.

When the officers arrived, they performed a field sobriety test and determined Moore was over the legal limit, Stacey said.Β  Moore’s blood-alcohol content level is unavailable at this time.

Moore was charged with DWI and taken to Sarpy County Jail, where she posted bond, a Sarpy County Courthouse official said.

Creighton women’s basketball head coach Jim Flanery said Moore had contacted him since her arrest but would not give any details, only saying, β€œShe’s extremely remorseful.”

The timeline for Moore’s return to the team is also unclear.Β  Flanery did not know if she would join the team for this weekend’s game at the University of Northern Iowa and Bradley University.

β€œThe decisions are above me,” Flanery said. β€œThe decisions are going to be made at the university level, not by Jim Flanery.”

Moore met with athletic director Bruce Rasmussen before Sunday night’s game against Indiana State University. She was not on the bench for the game and was seen exiting D.J. Sokol Arena shortly before tip-off.

Moore, 26, is currently in her second year in her position at Creighton.Β  Previously, Moore was the director of operations for Princeton University women’s basketball program after graduating from Western Michigan University in 2007.

Moore led the nation in scoring her senior year at Western Michigan and played professionally in Poland for one year.

Moore is scheduled to appear in the Sarpy County Courthouse on March 21 at 1:30 p.m.

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May 2, 2025

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