WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Wydown Blvd.]

Ahh, see, my response was going to be along the lines of "Do you really deserve to win if only two players are scoring?"

Isn't that how Wash U. wins some nights anyway?
Check that Wash U. over Manchester stat line. Beehler and Manning combined for 48. The rest of the team combined for 22.

Or the Wash U. over UChicago stat line. Combining for 59 of the teams 87. Don't underestimate the power of fouling out.

[mark_reichert]

Perhaps I'd be less bothered by it if the fans hadn't been rude most of the game.  If WashU treated opposing fans like that I'd be embarrassed.

And as far as the refs go, I don't care who picked them.  When you have different standards for each team, you are officiating badly that game.  When one team can mug another team but that other team gets called for much less contact, that's wrong.  I know what I saw, and I saw the same thing the first half of the Carroll game and it was just as wrong then.

[Wydown Blvd.]

The most obvious thing about the carroll game was the travel call on Kelly Manning in comparison to Carroll's numebr five. Carroll's player took a jump stop and a leap after she caught every pass.

But enough about the Bears.

Depauw had trouble guarding the inside play of Rebecca Parker and Danielle Beehler, both decently athletic big girls. However, Depauw crashed hard with 26 offensive rebounds. Thas a real quick summary. Maybe I'll post more of what I remember later.

[mark_reichert]

The most obvious thing about the carroll game was the travel call on Kelly Manning in comparison to Carroll's numebr five. Carroll's player took a jump stop and a leap after she caught every pass.

But enough about the Bears.

Depauw had trouble guarding the inside play of Rebecca Parker and Danielle Beehler, both decently athletic big girls. However, Depauw crashed hard with 26 offensive rebounds. Thas a real quick summary. Maybe I'll post more of what I remember later.

Oh yeah, I was forgetting the constant travelling by her.

Here's the box score for that DePauw-Bears game:

http://bearsports.wustl.edu/womensbball/du-wu.htm

If DePauw had shot better, they would have won.

[Wydown Blvd.]

The most obvious thing about the carroll game was the travel call on Kelly Manning in comparison to Carroll's numebr five. Carroll's player took a jump stop and a leap after she caught every pass.

But enough about the Bears.

Depauw had trouble guarding the inside play of Rebecca Parker and Danielle Beehler, both decently athletic big girls. However, Depauw crashed hard with 26 offensive rebounds. Thas a real quick summary. Maybe I'll post more of what I remember later.

Oh yeah, I was forgetting the constant travelling by her.

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If DePauw had shot better, they would have won.

well isn't that obvious. that's like saying if they would have scored more points then they would have won?

Parker doesn't travel constantly. She usually maintains her pivot foot, but she is sometimes in the lane for three seconds and it is rarely called. She actually has the nastiest up and under in the UAA, but was in a slight slump most of the conference schedule.

[foul_language]

What happened to Millikin this year? Is this the right conference/board for that question and did I spell Millikiin right?

[Fawkes316]

You spelled it right the first time.    They graduated their point guard last year, but returned their other four starters. I think there was trouble almost from the beginning. A couple of girls quit, and they never really seemed to play as a team the way they usually do.  They had a lot of talent, but were never really able to put it together consistently.

On the other hand, it's not really a surprise that Wheaton won the conference this year. They were co-champions, and beat Millikin by 17 points last year in Millikin's last lost of the year.

I suspect that Millikin will be back near the top again next year. Lindsey Ippel will be a junior and they have a few good young players. Plus, Lori Kerans is a great recruiter, especially when you consider that she recruited 4 out of 5 starters of last year's National Championship team in one year. In fact, they finished 5th their freshman year with all of them starting, first their sophomore and junior seasons, including a National Championship, and finished their career in fifth place.

[RogK]

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[Pat Coleman]

D3hoopsNet, under contract from NCAAsports.com, will be broadcasting the entire DePauw sectional. Coverage starts a half-hour before tipoff and includes a preview of all four sectionals, plus in-game "live look-ins" at other sectionals in progress.

Gordon Mann on the call, with Wes Anderson joining for the sectional opener.

http://www.d3hoops.com/audio/

[Fawkes316]

Trenz made a hook shot this year. 

[Fawkes316]

The great thing about Fox is that you can list her as a forward if you want, but she is as capable of bringing the ball up the floor as anyone on the team. If they can improve their depth at post it would allow Fox to focus even more on the offensive end of the floor, where she really played well this season.

[RogK]

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[RogK]

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[Fawkes316]

RogK-In my opinion and with apologies to Jill Trenz, I think Fox was the best player on the best team this year in the CCIW. When she played well, Wheaton played well. I think her versatility forced a lot of teams into match up problems. By the way, she was Wheaton's only All-Region selection getting third team honors.

In terms of your 5 of each scenario, I think Fox would have an advantage given her versatility and her conditioning (only Wheaton player averaging over 30 minutes a game). 

As far as Trenz and Cooper go they are very good as well. Trenz has the misfortune of not having another pure post player to split time with. There is no one else to play high-low with or take away double teams. Fox scores inside off of the dribble, not really by posting up. Carwell seemed much more comfortable this year shooting threes, than posting people up.

Last year Wheaton had Wingerter who teams had to respect offensively in the post.  I don't think they have to necessarily recruit a post player, they might have one next year in Whitney Edgecombe. Early in the year she seemed to get pushed around especially rebounding, but she made some really good progress and gave Wheaton positive minutes at the end of the year. That could be what the doctor ordered for Trenz offensively. On the defensive side, Jill is a tremendous post defender who really bothers other teams.

Actually, I think working on shots from the key is probably the best thing for Trenz. Late in the season she seemed more willing to score away from the basket.  That would help open the middle a little more and make teams respect her when she comes up top.

Brittnay Cooper is the gutsiest player I have seen in nine years. She is extremely athletic, but she also works harder than anyone else. She plays hurt and doesn't let it affect her game. She battles for rebounds. One time after she hurt her ankle, she twisted it a little during a game. Coach Baker took her out, and Brittnay sprinted off the floor gritting her teeth, and refusing to limp or stop playing with her usual intensity.

I think Wheaton will miss Irene Kim's defensive intensity. She is so fast and so committed to forcing turnovers it's amazing sometimes. Especially if she turns the ball over, it seems like she always takes it back almost immediately.

[CA Mayor]

Thanks to everyone who supported Irene over the years. At the end of the DePauw game she was overwhelmed with the emotion that this was her last game, but she overcome quickly and she is looking forward to her graduation and support for the team. She loves everyone in the team and I am glad she won't forget the love and support from you all. I can't ask more from the team. I thank the coach Baker and Madsen. The Wheaton girls are always welcome in my house. They became our extended family. One thing she learned also was communicating at the host court with more noise. Not only doing the defense and playing ball, but also need to learn from the mistakes they are not familiar. As a parent who watched her over the years, I can say Wheaton Thunder is the best team in our family.