WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Mr. Ypsi]

Congratulations to Millikin's Dick Marshall. Tomorrow, he'll be inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame (and I assume they'll let him go home later in the day).
Prior to his current 15 years as an assistant at Millikin, he worked 33 years as a head coach at the high school level. That's quite a history for a guy who's only 52 years of age!

He was a HS HC at age 4?!  What a prodigy!

[Titan Q]

IWU recruit...

http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/marengo/features/x1042552649/Easts-Baltes-to-ink-with-Illinois-Wesleyan-today

[RogK]

IWU's web site lists some Class of 2014 WBB players :
Lexi Baltes, point guard, St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles East HS)
Annie Brown, forward, Bloomington, Ill. (Normal West HS)
Colleen McMahon, guard, Orland Park, Ill. (Sandburg HS)
Taylor Reaber, forward, (Immaculate Conception HS)
Katy Seibring, forward, Bloomington, Ill. (Normal Community HS)
Abby White, guard, (Glenbard West HS)
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I did a quick look at the rest of the league, but didn't see any news of other new players.

[Titan Q]

Article on IWU's class...

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/college/illinois-wesleyan/article_fba58942-597b-11df-8f55-001cc4c03286.html

[RogK]

Wheaton has a '10-'11 schedule posted :
http://athletics.wheaton.edu/schedule.aspx?path=wbball&
Only nine nonconference games are accounted for, so they could still add two.
Of the 14 CCIW games, seven are on Saturdays, five are on Wednesdays and just two on Tuesdays (vs Augustana).

[RogK]

Carthage has a good pile of players set to arrive in the fall :
"The six are guard Gabby Chapa (5-9, Barrington, Ill./Lake Zurich), forward Ashley Hermanson (6-0, Monroe, Wis.), guard Stephanie Kuzmanic (5-8, Mount Prospect, Ill./Wheeling), forward Kristi Schmidt (5-9, Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community), guard Haley Stercic (5-4, Chicago, Ill./Marist) and center Michelle Wenzel (6-0, Darien, Wis./Delavan-Darien)."
http://athletics.carthage.edu/news/2010/5/28/Womens_Basketball_0528105903.aspx
And 16 Augie players (and coaches) are departing for Athens on June 1. They will play three games in Greece, on June 4, 7 and 9. Happy travels!
http://www.augustana.edu/x19923.xml

[iwu70]

Warm congrats to the Track and Field Lady Titans, bringing home the DIII National Outdoor Championship/Title, outright.  A super achievement. 

[billys]

Carthage has a good pile of players set to arrive in the fall :
"The six are guard Gabby Chapa (5-9, Barrington, Ill./Lake Zurich), forward Ashley Hermanson (6-0, Monroe, Wis.), guard Stephanie Kuzmanic (5-8, Mount Prospect, Ill./Wheeling), forward Kristi Schmidt (5-9, Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community), guard Haley Stercic (5-4, Chicago, Ill./Marist) and center Michelle Wenzel (6-0, Darien, Wis./Delavan-Darien)."
http://athletics.carthage.edu/news/2010/5/28/Womens_Basketball_0528105903.aspx
And 16 Augie players (and coaches) are departing for Athens on June 1. They will play three games in Greece, on June 4, 7 and 9. Happy travels!
http://www.augustana.edu/x19923.xml

I think Hermanson will be a very good player for them. True 5 player with long arms and a decent 15-foot jump shot.
I saw Kuzmanic a little bit and feel like she could help to; just not as convinced she'll transition to the college game like Hermanson should.

[CCIWFAN10]

North Central College has hired Michelle Roof from Aurora University as Head Coach.   Megan McGuire is transferring to NIU for her senior year. 

[RogK]

Thanks for providing that news, CCIWFAN10.
I hadn't even heard that Kendra Hunter had left NC.
Here's my un-asked-for advice to the new coach (and to all coaches throughout basketball, for that matter!) : get the ball down the court before the other team's defense has a chance to set up.

[RogK]

Natalie Runge, Jessica Scott and Allie Scaggs have already posted some reports on the Augie team trip to Greece :
http://www.augustana.edu/x19947.xml
The initial travel itinerary got lengthened further, with St John's Newfoundland added between Atlanta and Athens.
(for some Newfie jokes, see http://www.upalong.org/newfieJokes.asp )
Sounds like (and looks like -- check the photos) the Augie girls are having a lot of fun.

[RogK]

IWU assistant coach (and recent North Central player) Katherine Menendez has left the CCIW, taking an assistant coach position at Emory U in Atlanta.
Wasn't Bloomington-Normal southerly enough? Evidently not.
Well, good luck to her, anyway.

[Titan Q]

IWU schedule...

http://www.iwusports.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball

[Titan Q]

Christina Solari will be an assistant coach at Maine South while pursuing her teaching certificate and master's at DePaul...

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/parkridge/sports/highschools/2442542,park-ridge-solari-070110-s1.article

[Pat Coleman]

Very nice schedule.