WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[GoPerry]

Hard to tell from just the stat line, but it looks like a pretty solid win for the Thunder today, 70-57 over Wilmington (6-4).  Good contributions from several players: Jen Berg 16 pts, 7 rebs; Hannah Frazier 15 pts, 4 rebs; Kristi Demski 12 pts, Jordan Myroth, 8 pts, 6 rebs, 6 assts. 

Another win tomorrow against either Bluffton (3-6) or Waynesburg (3-7) would be welcome heading back to conference play next week.

[duckfan41]

Thunder 70, Wilmington 57 is your final from Bluffton College.

Jennifer Berg- 16 points and 7 rebounds
Hannah Frazier- 15 points 4 rebounds and 4 blocks
Jordan Myroth- 8 points 6 rebounds 6 assists and 4 blocks
Devin Kyler- 9 points 8 rebounds
Kristi Demski- 12 points on 4-6 shooting beyond the arc

Solid win for the Thunder. I was never able to figure out if there was a broadcast of any kind so I can't touch on how the pace of play looked, but the Thunder won every quarter except the 1st (the 4th also was tied 18-18).

[Gregory Sager]

North Park 62, Agnes Scott 45

Matti Zander: 16 pts
Jayla Johnson: 16 pts
Josie Summerville: 19 rebs, 3 blks
Jacki Rapp: 7 rebs, 3 stls
Sinead Molloy: 4:2 a:to

This was a tough game to watch, as NPU put on a less-than-sparkling performance against a winless and intermittently competent Agnes Scott team down in Decatur, GA. The Christmas layoff might've had something to do with that, but the more pertinent explanation was likely the absence of Lauryn Alba Garner and Angelina Villasin, neither of whom were in uniform or even on the bench. (They're both still on the roster.) Without them, the Vikings lost both a sizeable portion of their ballhandling ability and their perimeter and dribble-penetration punch on offense. The first quarter was especially brutal, as NPU didn't score until there was only 4:09 left in the period; fortunately, the Scotties were just as inept, as the score was 1-0 when Jayla Johnson finally made two free throws at the 4:09 mark to put the Vikings on the scoreboard and in the lead.

From there, however, the Vikings did manage to forge an adequate offense. With no Alba Garner and no Villasin, it made sense to work the ball into the post as often as possible, and Johnson and Matti Zander were more than up to the task. While Josie Summerville, no doubt playing in front of friends and family down there in the Peach State, had trouble scoring the basketball, her rebounding was a key factor in North Park's ability to slowly pull out in front and stay there, which the Vikings did from the end of the first quarter onward. And Sinead Molloy did a little bit of everything for the Vikings in an attempt to fill in for the absence of Alba Garner and Villasin.

It will be a very different story tomorrow afternoon in Atlanta, as Oglethorpe is infinitely more skilled than Agnes Scott. The Vikings are going to have to seriously step up their game tomorrow.

[iwu70]

Boo Whittier College -- paywall for D3 women's hoops video -- in CA.  Bad form.

I won't pay, sorry.

Go TITANS.

'70

[iwu70]

and no Live Stats either . . . only for the Whittier game later.  Double bad form.  Not exactly "classic."

'70    

[Gregory Sager]

Boo Whittier College -- paywall for D3 women's hoops video -- in CA.  Bad form.

I won't pay, sorry.

Way to go, Mark! Stick it to The Man!

[iwu70]

Greg, glad NPU doesn't have a pay wall . . .  IWU either.

Came down the hill at 6 a.m. to watch my Titans, so there you go.  Early morning HK frustration!   

Maybe I'll watch the men vs, Whitman later . . . we'll see how Cal Lutheran does! 

Happy New Year Greg, to you and all the CCIW Board chatsters.

'70

[duckfan41]

Boo Whittier College -- paywall for D3 women's hoops video -- in CA.  Bad form.

I won't pay, sorry.

Go TITANS.

'70

Learned that the hard way last season or the one before...

[Gregory Sager]

Well, since it's Richard Nixon's alma mater, even if you were to watch the game via Whittier's livestream there would be an eighteen-and-a-half-minute gap somewhere in the transmission.

[iwu70]

Indeed so, Greg.  Well done, well done.    Maybe Mueller should investigate further . . .

I'm sure the IWU score will be out soon.

On to Cal Lutheran . . .

'70

[iwu70]

Game completed in Whittier now, Box posted by IWU:

IWU over Kings of PA.  IWU76  Kings 65

IWU trailed for 3Qs, then turned on the jets in the 4Q, outscoring Kings 24-8.

For IWU:
Merritt 24 and 10
Hughes 16 and 6
Anderson 12

For Kings:
Steeber 17
Yori 15
Prociak 12

Titans won the rebounding battle decisively, 47-25, but lost the TOs and steals battle to Kings. 

Nice to have win #10 before the New Year.  IWU now 10-2, 4-0, with a game tomorrow vs. the host, Whittier College.  I'll watch for the 18 1/2 minute lapse in the video -- likely when the Titans are going on a 24-8 run!      LOL

Keep it rolling TITANS . . . and enjoy the California sunshine.  I recommend Nepali, Thai or Vietnamese food.  Stay off the burgers! 

'70

[iwu70]

Sydney Shanks also had 7 pts., 5 assists, and 12!! RBs.

'70

[RogK]

Bouvier Simpson 92, Elmhurst 57.
Simpson shot very well : team .623 eFG%.
Lisa Logan led Elmhurst with 13 pts, adding 3 assists and 2 steals.

[Gregory Sager]

Not only are Lauryn Alba Garner and Angelina Villasin MIA again today, but Matti Zander apparently isn't dressed for the Vikings, either.

Despite missing a considerable amount of the firepower available on the roster, NPU is nevertheless hanging tough against a very good Stormy Petrels team, as Oglethorpe leads NPU at the half, 30-26.

[Gregory Sager]

Oglethorpe 50
North Park 47

Kayla Patterson: 12 pts
Josie Summerville: 13 rebs, 5 asts
Jayla Johnson: 7 rebs

The Vikings had the ball with the shot clock turned off at the end of the game, but Sophia Lehocky's trey attempt with seven seconds rimmed out. The Stormy Petrels grabbed the rebound, and that was the ballgame.

I don't believe in moral victories, but, if I did, this one would be right up there. Missing three of their top players, the Vikings hung in right up to the final buzzer against a team that's sitting just outside the Top 25 (Oglethorpe is atop the Others Receiving Votes category).