WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[iwu70]

Four games at The Shirk today = JV women vs. alums, JV men vs. alums, Women vs. NPU at 5 and men vs. NPU at 7.  A full day at the house that Beer Nuts built.

GO TITANS -- all of them.

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[Gregory Sager]

NPU @ IWU has been postponed due to the snowstorm. It has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7 pm.

[iwu70]

Q has the men's game, NPU @IWU re-scheduled for 2/19?  Different dates for men and women?

A rest day for the Titans and the Vikings.

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[Gregory Sager]

Yep. Different dates.

(I love the pic of a basketball half-buried in snow. Hat tip to NPU Sports Information Director Kevin Shepke for the artistic flourish. )

[iwu70]

Carthage escapes at NCC, 80-76 in a very close game.  Tonight, "the system" almost produced a win for NCC.  Had they played with a bit more poise, smarts at the end, they would have pinned one on CC.  Carthage slipped out at the end.

Let's now see what Gramps can do.

IWU70

[Gregory Sager]

Carthage barely nips North Central in the hangar, 80-76. The Cardinals had a chance to tie it or win it on the last possession, but they lost the ball out of bounds with 3.3 seconds left, and Stephanie Kuzmanic made two free throws to ice it.

Wheaton likewise had to eke out a tough road win, downing Augie at Carver by a score of 68-63.

The Elmhurst @ Millikin game has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 19, at 5 pm.

[RogK]

Some stat highlights :
Augie - Chaney Tambling 19 pts
Wheaton - Maris Hovee 12 pts, 14 rebs
Carthage - Alexis Hahn 18 pts, Taylor Boardman 12 pts, 13 rebs
Stephanie Kuzmanic 6 pts in final minute
NC - Maryssa Cladis 14 pts
The standings :
C  8 - 0
IW 7 - 1
W  6 - 3
NP 3 - 4
E  3 - 5
NC 3 - 6
M  2 - 6
A  1 - 8

[RogK]

Congratulations to Katy Seibring, IWU forward, for her 2nd CCIW Player of the Week honor.

[iwu70]

Congrats to Katy Seibring!  Keep it rolling Katy, keep it rolling Titans.  Keep on winning, then CC at home upcoming.  A long long season, a long long journey.

IWU70

[iwu70]

New weekly poll = Carthage up to #9.  Wheaton and IWU with a dabbling of votes in ORVs. 

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[Gregory Sager]

Huge, huge game tomorrow night for NPU. The Vikings take on an Elmhurst team that is just a half-game behind them in the race for fourth place. Considering that the remaining schedule does not favor NPU, this really looks like a game that the Park can't afford to lose. I trust you'll be joining us in the crackerbox for this one, Rog?

[iwu70]

Greg, good luck to NPU tonight.  Titans play @ AC and should come away with another W, but looks like the big storm may intervene on travel to Rock Island.  We'll see.  Perhaps more postponements and more juggling of the schedule for the rest of the conference contests.  Would be nice if winter would give everyone in the Midwest a  break.  Big big game likely at IWU vs. CC coming up on the 15th.  IWU will have to find a way, play much better D against Kuzmanic and company. 

IWU70

[iwu70]

IWU over AC at the half by 5.

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[iwu70]

Good win for the Titans up in Rock Island, against a very tenacious, stubborn AC team.  Close game 'til latter part of the second half.  Titans winning 84-71.  Titans now 14-6, 8-1 in CCIW.

McMahon continues her awesome, consistent season with 27, 6 steals
Baltes 18
Seibring 14
Jackson 12

These seniors are good, putting up some numbers. 

Titans turning 24 TOs, into 44 points.  Run and jump doing its dirt, especially in the second half.  Titans 15-18 FTs. 

Keep it rolling Titans -- gotta grind out the wins, get back home to a re-match with Kuzmanic and company. 

Next at home vs. Elmhurst for the "Pink Zone" Game.  Hope everyone turns out, supports a very good cause.

IWU70 

[iwu70]

What's up with Kuzmanic?  She did not play tonight vs. WC.  Carthage won pretty easily tonight without her. 

Colleen McMahon having a great season -- offensively and defensively -- now leading the CCIW in scoring for the overall season and also in league play.  She got hit, taken down in the game tonight at AC and was out briefly, dusted herself off, and came right back in for 27 points and six steals.  One of her best games as a Titan. 

IWU70