WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[RogK]

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[Illinihoops4]

Word is that Parra is in Australia this term and will be back in time for conference play. Not sure what the scoop is with Amber.
Augie over Aurora tonight at the Carver Center.

[RogK]

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[Titan Q]

IWU moved to 4-1 with a 98-72 win over Fontbonne tonight in St. Louis...

http://www.iwu.edu/~iwunews/sports/wbb2008/WB33.HTM

Junior point-guard Mallory Heydorn was 7-10 from beyond the arc, finishing with 22 points.  As a team, the Titans were 18-37 from 3.

All four of IWU's wins have been blowouts...

98-72 over Fontbonne
99-50 over MacMurray
90-40 over Eureka
69-51 over Wash U

The Titans are averaging 84.4 points per game.

[RogK]

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[Titan Q]

Titan Q,
Something else that stands out from last night's IWU stat sheet is the 16 rebounds by Christina Solari. Her 5 assists and 3 steals ain't bad either.
The game I saw was interesting, too.
Wheaton stood up very well to St Xavier, a team that plays similarly to the Titans. Only in OT did the Thunder tire out.
They couldn't handle SXU forward Erin Hannemann throughout the contest, and got done in by quick guards Kathlyn McClain and Alex Barone at the end of the game.
But they did a very good job bothering SXU's numerous three-point shooters into a 5/22 performance.
Claire Glass excelled on the glass (sorry) with 14 rebs in 29 minutes. Katie Heddell played very well in her return to action.
Illinihoops4: to update what we talked about a few days back -- Parra and Cibrario both played in NC's win last night.

Rog, I watched this game on the WETN stream...my parents are big SXU fans (my mom's alma mater and they live a mile away) and wanted the scoop.

I thought the Thunder were going to pull it out.  In the end, that SXU pressure D was just a little too much.

Wheaton played very well.  SXU won @ D1 Illinois-Chicago.

[RogK]

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[HCACBBALL]

Even though it is early I may have to eat my words!  NCC is off to a solid 4-2 start with a nice win over Benedictine.  It will be a test at Franklin today. Franklin is a tough HCAC school and tough place to play for the opposition. 

Seeing IWU play twice they have to be the team to beat.  Their guards are solid and they have so much depth.  The run and jump has paid off early.  We will see how does come conference time. They are a fun team to watch!  Mia is doing another stellar job in Bloomington

[RogK]

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[Titan Q]

Yesterday at Millikin's Harriett Crannell Holiday Classic tournament, IWU jumped out to a 27-0 lead vs Blackburn and cruised to a 86-45 win.  The starters played just 17-18 minutes.

http://www.iwu.edu/~iwunews/sports/wbb2008/HCHC1.HTM

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007/12/16/sports/doc4764a3efa3963723345020.txt

Per IWU's site:

The Titans' scheduled game vs. Robert Morris-Springfield on Sunday, Dec. 16 has been cancelled and not due to weather. RMC is unable to field a team due to injuries sustained in last night's loss to Millikin.

IWU is now 6-1 with a game at Manchester Tuesday.

[RogK]

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[Hoosier Titan]

Word this morning in the Pantagraph is that the IWU-RMS game will be rescheduled Saturday, Jan. 5 at the Shirk Center, time TBD.

We had planned to go to Decatur on Saturday, but the snow was at its peak as we were running errands around town, and it was slippery enough that we turned around and followed the score online. 

Having been in London for the past four months, we were eager to see a game.  Now we will see the IWU men against Hanover Tuesday, and then it's another long hiatus (for us) until the CCIW seasons begin in January. We did see great football (soccer), and I actually watched and enjoyed a few rugby matches as England made it to the finals of the World Cup.

Thanks to Rog and all who have kept the flow of information coming!  It's good to be back.