WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Hoosier Titan]

Congratulations to all the players and to both coaches!  All the honors are well earned.

[OldSchoolHoopsFan]

Wow!  Congratulations to all.  Amazing at the DIII level that there are 11 out of 15 underclasswomen. 

[Mr. Ypsi]

Pat's gonna have fun trying to choose the AA centers - from the MIAA (Snikkers and the freshman, Verkaik, who is favored for MIAA MVP) and the CCIW alone, there are five who probably deserve at least HM!   (And no doubt there are others around the country at least as good as some of them.)

[Bulldog8]

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? 

[RogK]

Congrats to Elmhurst and Illinois Wesleyan for their wins.
As was stated by Bulldog8, Monroe and Merklein did really well. The Jays got valuable contributions from everyone who played. Carthage's Allison Groessl and Heather Gilmore did excellent defensive work, limiting Lyndsie Long to 9 pts, but the rest of the Jays filled in scoring-wise. Diana Jacklin and Rosie Dorn also did particularly well for Carthage.
The second game (87-52 Titans) definitely looked like a 1st place vs 4th place contest. That's more of a compliment for IWU than criticism of Millikin. Hope Schulte (16 pts), Olivia Lett (16), Nikki Preston (14) and Christina Solari (14, 8 reb, 4 a, 4 steals) all had very productive games. IWU also got solid contributions from many others, including good defensive work from players like Britt Hasselbring and Stacey Arlis.
The Big Blue got 19 from Elise Wildman and a dozen each from Cecily Aldridge and Julia Robert. But this one was 'over early.'

[Mr. Ypsi]

WOW - good goin' Bluejays!  If my blood wasn't 100% Green, I'd wish you good luck for the AQ so the CCIW could have three teams!

[What the heck - no one will notice - sorta good luck! ]

[iwu70]

My warm congrats to all the All-Conference players.  And, special congrats to all the Titans and Coach Smith.  Great job.  Now time for the serious run.  Let's really go get them now -- 7 more wins, rolling back to the Shirk for a "home Final Four."  It would be great.

[WESNSports]

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? 

As the home broadcaster, I would like to apologize for this.  There was a misunderstanding between, myself, the TV guys, and the Sports Information Department.  I would have loved to broadcast the game, but usually that game has been carried at least via audio by one of the teams playing.  We were also short staffed this weekend with people out of town, and at the point when I was asked if I was broadcasting I had no one available to actually help me start the broadcast from the studio.  It did really turn out to be an exciting game, and I hope with the Blue Jay win you'll tune in today for the final. 

[RogK]

This is directed to a few people who I was expecting to see at today's game: due to a freight train derailment, my evening Amtrak back to Chicago was cancelled and Amtrak kindly decided not to replace that run with bus service. So, I'm going to exit Bloomington earlier and won't make the game. Plus, I'm a little 'under the weather'.
Good luck to both teams and have an injury-free game!

[Mr. Ypsi]

Lyndsie and Christina are really going at it: 10 minutes in, and CS has 10 points, but LL has 18!!

Oh, and the Jays lead, 24-22.

[Moser]

Elmhurst fell apart in the last two minutes of the half after really controlling the tempo for most of the game.
The Bluejays started throwing the ball away and suddenly IWU seized control

IWU 45 Elmhurst 29 at halftime

Long has 19 points and six boards for Elmhurst

C. Solari with 10 points and four boards

Elmhurst has to settle down and start chipping away early if they want to make this a game again.

[Mr. Ypsi]

WOW, the Titans are explosive!

First 10 minutes: Jays 24 (LL had 18), Titans 17.

Second 10 minutes: Jays 5 (LL had 1), Titans TWENTY EIGHT!

For those refusing to do math on a weekend, that puts the Titans up 45-29 at the half.

(One worrisome note: Hope Schulte has 3 fouls.  But the Titans did most of the damage after she already sat down, so the subs can handle it!)

[Mr. Ypsi]

The Jays are on a 12-0 run of their own, cutting a 62-46 deficit to 62-58 w/ 9 to go.

Titans answer w/ 5 straight over the next minute - lead back to 9.

[Moser]

Elmhurst can't buy a rebound right now.

IWU 76
EC 60

4:01 left

[Mr. Ypsi]

Has anyone ever noted that the Titans are explosive?!

They answered the Jays 12-0 run with a 12-0 run of their own - this one's just about over, as the Titans go back up by 16 with 5 to go.