Does anyone know when All-Region/ All-American teams will be announced?!

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I don't think anyone was trying to put down C.S.  If you go back and look at the previous posts, no where does it state any sort of negative comment regarding C.S. as an individual nor athlete.  
However, as bloggers and supporters of the CCIW we are all entitled to our individual opinions.  With that being said, when the subject regarding CCIW POY was being discussed many people were giving their opinions and expressing their feelings on who they thought was more deserving of the award, and that is when individual opinions were expressed!
PERSONALLY, looking at both players (LL and CS, with no team involvement) LL had an overall better year as an individual, setting both school and conference records to show it.  In my opinion, when coaches were nominating the POY candidate of course it was not easy, but they saw that INDIVIDUALLY, LL was the over POY!!!

Agreed... However, all of that is hypothetical... the reality is she didn't play those minutes, they didn't need her too, and LL did and proved to sustain those numbers game in and game out... the question as mentioned before is: would Solari maintain those numbers had she played 33 minutes per game?  IDK...

Congratulations to LL for being named CCIW POW... Good luck to all teams participating in the conference tournament this weekend!  It is going to be a fun weekend!!!

Mr Ypsi... When you say that you don't believe that high scoring alone makes someone an 'OBVIOUS' choice... look at the statistics again, it's not only scoring that LL does well... and regarding Solari and ball handling skills, I have watched an awful lot of IWU games, and I don't remember her ever bringing the ball upm showing her 'point-guard-like ball handling skills...

Continuing with the MOP of the CCIW discussion, I think Moser and thunder38illini hit the nail on the head.  I really do not see the vote going any other way.  When one looks at individual stats it is clear that the success(es) of Long do not even compare to those of Solari, on and invidual level.  As both have mentioned before, if you take Solari out the the line up, IWU will still be an above average team... it is evident in this years season- looking strictly at minutes played.  When Solari plays 25 mpg and the team is still winning by 20-40pts, it basically says for itself that IWU has the athleticism and talent in other players, thus leading me to believe Solari is not the MOP. 
As far as the talk about MVP vs. MOP, I tend to agree with Moser again.  I don't really see the difference between the two, and if one is DEFINITELY MVP, then it is hard to say they are not the MOP...  I think overall at the individual level, LL has set the bar and is putting up numbers similar to Millikin's Lindsay Ippel, who was a unanimous MOP canidate. 

In regards to the previous posts mentioned about POY... I would have to agree with Old Hoosier Baller... while I do tip my hat to Christina Solari, you have to take into consideration the shots each are taking... Solari is a post player, Lyndsie is a small forward/big guard... their shot selections don't compare!  When one is choosing a player to be POY they have to look at every angle.  Although Solari does have better stats in three of the categories mentioned before: rebounds, assists, steals than Long- Look at the percentage of shots each are taking.  Lyndsie is constantly having to create, shoot higher percentage of shots, and is multi-dimensional on the court (can drive, shoot the J, and post up---- ALL WHILE BEING DOUBLE, SOMETIME TRIPLE TEAMED)... While one looks at rebounds- it is somewhat expected for Solari to grab more boards due to the size and postion she is playing.  However, being a fan of the CCIW and watching many different games against different apponents, I have never seen Solari shoot outside the 5-7 ft. mark?  When looking at other statistics throughout conference play, you see that Lyndsie is ranked higher in FT%, 3pt%, 3pt FG made, and is still very high up there there in FG% (while taking a more difficult percentage of shots).  In regards to the playing time--- I don't feel that has anything to do with a individual's performance, but rather gauges how well the team is performing!  BIG DIFFERENCE!  There is no doubt that they are both deserving, however LYndsie Long's season has been way more remarkable and historic on an individual level, which is what POY should reperesent...

I agree with Old Hoosier Baller in that their comes a time when the little fouls need to be overlooked and the game needs to be played out by both teams (the only way to do that is for the refs to let them play the game).  More times than not the refs were calling fouls, traveling calls, double dribble; thus making it hard for either team to get into a rythm.  I have a feeling that next time these two teams meet it is going to be played very close, down to the wire!  Great game to watch--- two very good teams!

LADY JAYS BEAT CARTHAGE!!! On a 7 game winning streak now... They played touch defense and made smart decisions on offense.

Congratulations to both LL and Solari for being named Co-players of the week!! Much deserved for leading tboth of their teams to a 2-0 record for the week!!

Congratulations to the Lady Jays as they defeated a much improved Augustana Vikings team (by 20).  Meghan Merklein led the Jays with 24 shooting 8 of 10 from the field. Lyndsie Long had 19 with 9 boards-- they announced at the game that LL is now only 4 points away from 1500 in her career... congrats to her!! Kelsey Monroe had another consistant performance with 10 points and 4 steals!!!

Milikin and North Park played a close game, Milkin came away with the W, winning by 10 points.  Congratulations to Wheaton as they defeated NCC... North Central's Erricko led the chace again with 22 points!!!

Good Luck to all the CCIW teams as we lead into the 2nd week of conference play!!

How ironic?!

RogK,  I agree to some extent with your comments regarding the Elmhurst RMC game last night.  However, I do not think the defense was guarding six to eight feet away.  I think the help side defense was not there at all.  I also feel boxing out down low killed Elmhurst as far as second chance points are concerned.  I think Elmhurst did a good job at maintaining composure throughout the latter minutes of the game, something they struggled with a year ago.  I also think Elmhurst can be competitive with Carthage, Wheaton and others in the CCIW given that every team has an off night...

Congratulations to Elmhurst College Bluejay, Lyndsie Long on earning CCIW Player of the Week!!!