Right now it doesn't seem Elmhurst has any leaders? I was thinking Merklein would be that leader this year. But, in the 2 games she only has a total of 19 points with 18 shot attempts. She is a big/strong presence that can and I believe will take over games. She just needs the confidence and leadership to do so. One thing that needs to be addressed is their free throw shooting. Avg. 56%; not gonna win many ball games. Yes, they are going to miss Long this season, but with 4 returning starters there's no reason they shouldn't be a top 3 team in the conference. Their team chemistry just needs to fuse together, and that starts in practice.

All American Team was announced today! Lyndsie Long was 1 of 10 D3 women to receive the top honor  ! Here is the link for all to see: http://www.wbca.org/releases/2010DIIISFCAATPR.html. Now that her career has come to an end I can now say on this blog that I am a proud oldest brother to have a wonderful and talented sister in Lyndsie. All those youth years of my brother and I picking on her on and off the court have paid off in one of the biggest ways I never thought could be possible;). It's a great Friday and soon I will be soaking up the sun at today's White Sox/Cubs game in Glendale, AZ! What else could be better than that?

Also, I want to say Congrats the the CCIW ladies that received honorable mention in the Al-American voting! Way to go CCIW!!

Well, our 2 CCIW nominees were not selected to the Josten's award. But, it's an honor in itself for being 2 of the 12 nominees in such a great award! Congrats again to Long and Solari for being nominated  ... Here is the link of the winners http://www.odaconline.com/jostens/10winners

Quote from: Titan Q on March 02, 2010, 11:29:50 AM
Congratulations to Christina Solari and Lyndsie Long on the Jostens Award nominations....what an honor.

It's great to see 2 nominees from the same conference. CCIW representing!! Congrats ladies and best of luck.

When does All-Region and All-American Usually come out?

Mr. Ypsi, I don't think anyone thought Solari was chopped liver... Yes, she is a great player but her team is 10+ deep. They do not need her to put up the kind of number that Long did and that's why Long received POY. To me, POY is someone that is a game changer and a producer on the court. Again, I know Solari can do all of these things but she didn't have to because of her supporting cast. Us Bluejay fans saw day in and day out that Long needed to do these things to help her team win. Except, for the last game against Carthage when her teammates stepped up when she had a hard time getting open. This shows that these girls will be a force to be re-conned with in the coming years. Werner has built a solid team in her 3 years of coaching at Elmhurst. They will be back in the conference championship next year, I can feel it.

On another note, I agree with your last post with Elmhurst being able to play with some of those teams that did make the NCAA tourney. I mean, they beat Carthage twice (almost 3 times) and they are a top 10 team IN THE NATION! I would have thought the NCAA would want to see Long perform on the "big stage" .

Bluejays route Carthage 68-56! Meghan Merklein (3rd Team All Conference ) and Kelsey Monroe had a great game! Go get em tomorrow! By the way IWU did not have live audio or live telecast on this game? A little disappointed since I am in a different state trying to watch or listen to this game. The host should provide all teams in the tournament in this matter... Anyone have any idea why this game was not broadcasted? 

It's kind of strange to see 3 centers in the first team  How does that happen?

All Conference is up on CCIW.org!! Check it out!

I would consider my source VERY reliable 

Just found out from a source that Lyndsie Long did receive Player of the Year! So proud of her and her accomplishments. Megan Ney receive 2nd Team and Megan Merklin received 3rd Team honors for the Bluejays!! Good luch lady Jays; beat Carthage!!

Very awesome acknowledgment for Lyndsie Long. WBCA's So You Want To Be A Coach Class of 2010 Announced. Visit this site and read further: http://www.wbca.org/releases/2010SoClassPR.html. Also, I was told most likely All-Conference will be announced tomorrow and not today. Stay tuned.

This is fun! These blogs are very interesting and competitive. The anticipation is killing me and I'm sure all of you for POY! I was told by a source that we should know tomorrow on All Conference and POY! CANT WAIT!

Lyndsie Long is 11 points away from being the Bluejay Women's all time leading scorer! She had 30 points tonight in the victory over North Park. She also broke the Bluejays career record for 3 pointers with 160 (and counting). Along with all of that it was senior night for Long and 2 other Bluejays. It was a great day to be a BLUEJAY!

Elmhurst Blujays' Lyndsie Long broke 3 records tonight in a buzzer beater loss to Carthage! She scored 45 points, breaking the Bluejays old record of 41 set by Shannon Forgue in 1986. Most 3 pointers in a game (8); previous was six for school record. Lastly, breaking the CCIW's single-game scoring record; the previous record held by North Park's Rachel Pearson Bernero in 1994. She added 11 boards. Bluejay's total points in a career record is in the midst... (Rumor Alert) CCIW Player of the year (Rumor Alert)...