WBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Mr. Downtown]

From what I saw last night, Stout has it's best team ever.

OH...Awesome!!


Not. 

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Surprisingly, the 2 traditional powers, EC and UWO, could both end up in the lower half.

buf, based on the past few years you might want to make that 3 traditional powers, or 4 actually. Hard to leave out Point.

From what I saw last night, Stout has it's best team ever.

I was thinking more in the 90s when EC and UWO would continually meet in the Elite 8.  Stout and Point have definately been at or near the top the last few years.

[Rico 21]

Got to watch part of the Stout game last night w/BDB.  Very impressed with the recruits added to an already good team.   The competition wasn't much but barring injury this has the makings of a VERY solid squad.

[badgerwarhawk]

The WARHAWKS defeat Millikin 80-75.  WW came out hot and built a 18 point lead, 28-10, in the first 11 minutes of play as Millikin struggled to find the basket.  The half ended with WW comfortably in control 41-27.  But it was Millikin who came out hot in the second half and the WARHAWKS lost their shooting touch.  Gradually the lead dwindled as everything Millikin threw up dropped (68% for the half) and with 5 1/2 minutes remaining Millikin took their first lead 64-63 on a pair of free throws.  After the lead grew to 4 points, 67-63, WW rallied back to gain the lead 72-71 and made a three pointer, an inside basket and 3 of 4 free throws down the stretch to preserve it.

Lindsey Buecher led the way with 16 points and Heidi Sonntag added 13.  WW improves to 3-1. 

[Voice of the Titans]

Two things:

1) "Stout may have their best team ever."

Does that mean talent-wise, or did they move their roster up to 40 from the usual 30?

2) (Schumacher) will have to "learn to recruit on her own."

What does that mean? Its her second season, and she was hired in August last year. She wasn't able to recruit last year. She got some good kids this year. Had an injury of another. From her days in HS and WBCA President, she knows EVERYONE. And anyone that knows her knows she's a great coach. She'll recruit just fine.

[crazy4hoops]

I agree on this one...Schumacher has too much of a name in the state not to be able to recruit good kids


so who have been the big impact players so far? are the transfers really making big differences on their teams?

I am also curious as to how Stout is a "solid squad" is it the large roster....or because this year so far they are averaging 18 TO's as opposed to last years 20....I don't think any team 3 games into the season is going to be solid by any means.....do they have potential....obviously.....but solid is a stretch for any team at this time in the season

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so who have been the big impact players so far? are the transfers really making big differences on their teams?

Stout seems to have a good newcomer in Hirrsig?
UWO has Sharpee
Point has Webber (transfer)

Houselog and Fremstad have logged some decent minutes for UWEC.

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UWO wins over #5 ranked Wheaton by about 20

Point wins by about 15 over North Central

A couple good wins for the WIAC over the CCIW!!!


Whats up with UWO?  They lose 2 against the MWC but destroy 2 CCIW teams.  Good win for them tonight

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Ec wins tonight by about 10 over a pretty decent Otterbein team.  Golds played really well the first 30min or so, the last 10min were pretty sloppy.  What a performance from Missy Fremstad.  She was all over the court, shooting well, rebounding and hustling.  EC actually made some 3s tonight.  What a difference it makes when you can knock down a few from the outside.

Morningside looked tough, absolutely destroying Viterbo.  It should be a tough but good game for the Golds tomorrow.

[Mr. Downtown]

Whats up with UWO?  They lose 2 against the MWC but destroy 2 CCIW teams.  Good win for them tonight 

First off, one of the worse calls I have ever seen while watching a basketball game ruined the Ripon game for Oshkosh. How can you call a shooting foul by half court? Who does that? And no...she wasn't shooting the ball, because she threw a baseball pass...to her teammate!

So that chance of coming from behind and beating Ripon fell through.

Tonight, Oshkosh came out fearless and attacked Wheaton. Holy Cow did the Thunder look lethargic and slow. That's what surprised me the most, is how slow Wheaton is as a team. Every player on the court for Oshkosh was faster than their defender and it showed.

It looked like in the second half, Wheaton finally woke up, and was coming back to trim a once 20 point lead, to 8. But Oshkosh kept pulling off mini 5 point runs and the Thunder just couldn't answer back.

Kayla Sharpee reminds me a whole lot of Brittney Herrick. Strong, athletic, and a shooting touch. Along with Arin Lane (6'2"), who needs stronger hands, Oshkosh has a pretty good 1-2 punch down low. We'll see how they do offensively in the WIAC, but they won't be push overs on defense.

Which brings tonights match up again. Wheaton had Jill Trenz, whose a preaseason All-American center, as a good test for another center that the Titans will have to deal with, Ms. Duoss in Stout.

I think the combination of Tyriver and Sharpee can take care of Duoss. But Duoss is not how Stout beats you. Instead, they throw about 14 girls at you, and run you to death.

Even though everyone knows this is a restocking year for Oshkosh, I think tonight is the type of game this unit needed.

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UWO defeats North Central 67-56, shooting 58% from the field.  Tyriver and Sharpee were a combined 16-22 from the field.

UWSP whips Wheaton 71-44 despite a poor shooting 1st half.  UWSP shot well from the FT line and pounded the boards.

WIAC sweeps the 4-game series!! 


What has happened to preseason ranked #5 Wheaton?  A team that only lost 5 games last year and returns 4 of 5 starters this season.  They have already lost 3 times (almost 4) this year.

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Golds play another good game tonight to defeat Morningside College.  Three good performances by Burns, Heidi Arc, and Fremstad, who all made the "all-tournament team."  EC took the lead late in the 1st half and held it to the end of the game.

Only 4 more days until conference starts.  Two big games: Stout vs EC and Point vs UWO

[badgerwarhawk]

WHITEWATER beat Luther convincingly on Saturday afternoon.  The final was 82-59.   After WW built a twelve point lead in the first eight minutes on an upbeat tempo and the strong inside play of Tiffany Morton and Emily Peters the Norse were able to close the gap and trailed by only three at the half 42-39.  But WW dominated the second stanza quickly building the lead back to double digits behind two quick baskets by Morton and Thrisa Thrill's three-pointer and layup.  The lead balloned after that as the WARHAWKS shot nearly 58% from the floor for the half.  Morton took scoring honors with 15 points.  She also had 7 rebounds.  Peters added 12 points and Rachel Woolever 10. 

The win improves WW to 4-1 with a rare Sunday afternoon, parent's day matchup with the University of Chicago today.   Not sure how that one turned out.

[Just Bill]

An important note about Wheaton.  They were missing two starters due to injury this weekend, so I don't think their performance this weekend was indicitive of the kind of team they are.

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Chicago defeated WW by about 10pts this afternoon.

Stout won handily over Northland

Lax loses to Simpson at home by 4.  Simpson is a good team that Stout beat last year in the 2nd round of the national tourney.

RF beats St Thomas