WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[RogK]

North Central's schedule is here :
https://northcentralcardinals.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule
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[RogK]

So I was riding on the Chicago Transit Authority #92 Foster Avenue bus this morning. Our Greg Sager and some other North Park guy were toward the back, discussing a Vikings player who is adept at dribbling with either hand.
Greg then blurted out, "I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous!"

[Gregory Sager]

[RogK]

Illinois Wesleyan's new schedule has been posted :
https://www.iwusports.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule
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[iwu70]

Congrats to Kendall Sosa for yet another national award, nominated to be the Honda D3 Athlete of the Year . . . I think five nominations in various sports, but no single award selectee this year, due to limited schedules and Covid disorder.  But, still, another great honor for Kendall's stellar career at IWU.

Let's hope for a full schedule, full season with fans this coming year.   Perhaps a re-building year for IWU. 

IWU'70

[RogK]

Wheaton's six newcomers :
https://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2021/6/23/the-thunder-womens-basketball-program-announces-its-newcomers-for-the-2021-22-season.aspx
I understand that four of them prefer to be called Hannah.

[Jester1390]

Rog  the player from Northfield is ranked 89th in her class.  she did play for a pretty good aau team but she was with North tartan previous to that and they ar eelite but the fact they let her go if that was the case would be concerning. She did play with teamamtes both on her high school team and aau that were d1 players so she will be used and trained to high end basketball.

[RogK]

A promising talent, for certain. Thanks for the info Jester1390.

[Jester1390]

I had a interesting discussion with a head coach and he told me that the 3 pt line for women is moving back 4 ft to the men.  it wa sintersting to hear his take about how its going to affect teams and  gameplans  what percentage of coaches wont adapt.  i think if your program that relies heavily on 3 pt shooting it may be a difficult time.

[ronk]

 It's not moving 4', only 1'4 3/4'', from 20'9" to 22'1 3/4". Still, it should make a difference.

[Gregory Sager]

"Four feet"?

The change is from the current distance of 20' 9" to FIBA's international standard of 22' 1 3/4". That's a move of a foot and 4 3/4 inches, not "four feet."

[Jester1390]

thanks for the correction still a big change

[iwu70]

I don't think that trey-line change would have mattered much to Kendall Sosa . . .

That new group at Wheaton an impressive recruiting class.  Milliken still the pre-season favorite? 

IWU'70

[RogK]

Millikin will be better than Milliken.
I think GoPerry is saying Carroll will be the pre-season favorite.
lmitzel has North Park winning it all, hands down.

[iwu70]

Knew I should have said MU would be the pre-season #1.     And, RogK, you say Wheaton, yes?

Pretty sure it won't be IWU -- perhaps a rebuilding year, with so much senior talent having departed.  One could be surprised, but I think not. 

'70