WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

bflong · December 17, 2009, 04:17:04 PM

RogK, I agree to some extent with your comments regarding the Elmhurst RMC game last night. However, I do not think the defense was guarding six to eight feet away. I think the help side defense was not there at all. I also feel boxing out down low killed Elmhurst as far as second chance points are concerned. I think Elmhurst did a good job at maintaining composure throughout the latter minutes of the game, something they struggled with a year ago. I also think Elmhurst can be competitive with Carthage, Wheaton and others in the CCIW given that every team has an off night...

RogK · December 17, 2009, 05:05:33 PM

Good point about the Jays maintaining composure at the end, bflong.
And since Lyndsie L attracts the most defensive attention from the opposition, it was good for Elmhurst that a couple of other players stepped forward and scored key baskets down the stretch.

RogK · December 18, 2009, 10:52:41 AM

Millikin defeated Adrian 47-42 yesterday in wet Ft Lauderdale (over seven inches of rain in the recent 24 hrs).
Elise Wildman scored 16 of her 18 in the 1st half.
Cecily Aldridge and Beth Wellbaum then scored 16 of Millikin's 23 2nd half pts, preserving the lead for the duration of the game.
The Big Blue starters played almost the entire game: 40, 40, 36, 36, 36.

Moser · December 18, 2009, 09:39:10 PM

North Park falls 59-45 to #4 Wash. U on the road in St. Louis. Lyndsey Thompson scored 18 points for the Vikings. Sarah Peterson tallied 11 points and 13 rebounds. 10 Wash U. players scored out of the 14 who saw floor time. The Bears largest lead was 21 points with 6:10 to play, but it looks like the Vikings hung in there pretty well.

Titan Q · December 19, 2009, 10:13:01 PM

A big addition for the #1-ranked Titans....

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/college/illinois-wesleyan/article_bc404b18-eceb-11de-8a78-001cc4c002e0.html

http://siusalukis.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/lett_olivia00.html

http://www.sj-r.com/college/x1945267111/Former-Pana-star-Lett-bids-farewell-to-basketball-at-SIU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2TiwtQCKwY

Mr. Ypsi · December 19, 2009, 10:30:19 PM

WOW! If she's as good as advertised (and a good fit), I think 7 other coaches in the conference just suffered migraines!

And come March (knock on wood) we may need all the help we can get - Hope knocked off Chicago today by 19. And last year we also knocked off WashU in the regular season, only to have them return the favor in the tourney.

Titan Q · December 20, 2009, 09:41:57 AM

From The State Journal-Register on Lett...

http://www.sj-r.com/sports/x1145295090/Lett-goes-from-SIU-to-Illinois-Wesleyan

It notes her decision came down to SIU-E, Millikin, and IWU.

bflong · December 20, 2009, 01:35:58 PM

How ironic?!

Moser · December 20, 2009, 04:09:34 PM

Titan Q posted something like this on the men's board. It is a look at CCIW stats by position, sorted by points per game:

PG (1)
Lindsey Brenneman (Wheaton, 5-8 So.)- 8.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.4 apg, 2.9 turnovers/game
Katie Klemke (Carthage, 5-7 Sr.)- 7.8 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 4.0 apg, 2.5 turnovers/game
Kristin Warnken (Augustana, 5-5 Fr.)- 7.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.0 apg, 5.5 turnovers/game
Rashida Joiner (Elmhurst, 5-7 Sr.)- 5.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.3 apg, 2.3 turnovers/game
Bethany Wellbaum (Millikin, 5-7 So.)- 5.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.3 apg, 3.0 turnovers/game
Larissa Coldebella (North Park, 5-8 Sr.)- 5.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.4 apg, 1.9 turnovers/game
Brittany Hasselbring (IWU, 5-8 So.)- 4.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 3.0 apg, 2.1 turnovers/game
Jenny Swanson (North Central, 5-7 Fr.)- 5.1 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.3 apg, 2.6 turnovers/game

SG (2)
Christine Karl (North Central, 5-10 Jr.)- 12.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.4 apg, 3.1 turnovers/game
Kamauria Acree (North Park, 5-5 Fr.)- 11.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.1 apg, 3.7 turnovers/game
Sarah Jones (Wheaton, 5-7 Sr.)- 8.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.3apg, 3.9 turnovers/game
Hope Schulte (IWU, 5-10 Jr.)- 10.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.1 apg, 2.5 turnovers/game
Kristen Fox (Augustana, 5-8 Sr.)- 11.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.0 apg, 2.4 turnovers/game
Dani Ripkey (Carthage, 5-9 So.)- 10.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.9 turnovers/game
Julia Robert (Millikin, 5-7 So.)- 6.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.1 turnovers/game
Maggie McTeague (Elmhurst, 5-8 Sr.)- 2.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 0.6 apg, 1.4 turnovers/game

SF (3)
Lyndsie Long (Elmhurst, 5-10 Sr.)- 22.8 ppg, 6.9 rpg
Latrice Newson (North Central, 5-7 Fr.)- 13.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg
Breanna Bohlen (Wheaton, 5-10 Fr.)- 12.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Nikki Preston (IWU, 5-10 Jr.)- 10.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Crystal Zeigler (Millikin, 5-9 So.)- 9.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Heather Gilmore (Carthage, 5-9 Sr.)- 8.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Dori Gills (Augustana, 5-10 Fr.)- 5.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Hilary Kuhl (North Park, 5-8 So.)- 4.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg

PF (4)
Jackie Errico (North Central, 5-11 Jr.)- 12.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg
Meghan Merklein (Elmhurst, 5-11 So.)- 12.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Natalie Runge (Augustana, 5-10 So.)- 10.1 ppg, 7.0 rpg
Cecily Aldridge (Millikin, 5-9 So.)- 9.9 ppg, 5.8 rpg
Rosie Dorn (Carthage, 5-10 Sr.)- 9.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Elisabeth Potts (Wheaton,5-11 So.)- 7.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Sarah Peterson (North Park, 5-11 Fr.)- 6.4 ppg, 7.1 rpg
Stacey Arlis (IWU, 5-11 Jr.)- 6.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg

C (5)
Elise Wildman (Millikin, 6-1 Jr.)- 17.0 ppg, 9.7 rpg
Diana Jacklin (Carthage, 6-0 So.)- 15.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg
Christina Solari (IWU, 6-0 Sr.)- 15.1 ppg, 9.0 ppg
Megan Ney (Elmhurst, 6-0 So.)- 10.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg
Lyndsey Thompson (North Park, 6-0 Jr.)- 9.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg
Lani Kasten (Augustana, 5-11 So.)- 7.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg
Annie Bowen (Wheaton, 5-9 Jr.)- 6.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg
Terra Musgrove (North Central, 6-0 Fr.)- 3.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg

Reserves averaging 5.0 ppg or more
1. Kaitlin Brassil G (Millikin, 5-7 So.)- 9.0 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.6 turnovers/game (22.8 min/game)
2. Karen Solari G (IWU, 5-8 So.)- 7.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.0 apg, 2.1 turnovers/game (15.7 min/game)
3. Kelly Brooks C (Wheaton, 6-0 Jr.)- 7.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 0.8 apg, 0.8 turnovers/game (16.5 min/game)
4. Jenna Hoffman F/C (North Central, 6-1 Fr.)- 6.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.2 apg, 1.4 turnovers/game (13.2 min/game)
5. Melissa Gardner G (IWU, 5-8 Fr.)- 5.8 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 1.0 apg, 0.9 turnovers/game (11.6 min/game)
6. Brooke Olson G (Wheaton, 5-9 Fr.)- 5.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.9 apg, 3.1 turnovers/game (22.9 min/game)
7. Sarah Cotner C (IWU, 6-0 Jr.)- 5.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.8 turnovers/game (11/1 min/game)

RogK · December 20, 2009, 04:40:16 PM

Nice work, Moser. But, please add Minutes per game next time! That'll make the comparisons fairer.
Maggie McTeague should be called a 4, bumping Merklein into the 3 and Long into the 2. If you replaced McTeague with a guard such as Monroe or Gentry, then Merk would certainly be a 4 and Long a 3.
Some weekend highlights:
Millikin over Mt St Vincent 59-39 as Elise Wildman had 20 pts, 13 reb and Beth Wellbaum had 10 assists.
North Park won the consolation game 53-48 over Fontbonne. Kamauria Acree had 15 pts, 8 rebs, 3 steals. Lyndsey Thompson added 14 pts and 3 steals.
Augustana took a step backward after playing pretty well this year, getting smushed by 44 vs Coe.
North Central lost a pair in Ft Lauderdale.
Elmhurst whipped Rockford 79-59. Lyndsie Long had 20 and 7 rebs and Meghan Merklein was outstanding, with 27 pts (10/14, 6/6), 10 rebs and 4 steals.

Moser · December 20, 2009, 05:15:30 PM

Edited to include minutes per game, and incorporating RogK's corrections

Titan Q posted something like this on the men's board. It is a look at CCIW stats by position, sorted by points per game:

PG (1)
1. Lindsey Brenneman (Wheaton, 5-8 So.)- 8.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.4 apg, 2.9 turnovers/game (31.3 min/game)
2. Katie Klemke (Carthage, 5-7 Sr.)- 7.8 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 4.0 apg, 2.5 turnovers/game (28.9 min/game)
3. Kristin Warnken (Augustana, 5-5 Fr.)- 7.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.0 apg, 5.5 turnovers/game (25.5 min/game)
4. Rashida Joiner (Elmhurst, 5-7 Sr.)- 5.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.3 apg, 2.3 turnovers/game (24.8 min/game)
5. Bethany Wellbaum (Millikin, 5-7 So.)- 5.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.3 apg, 3.0 turnovers/game (30.6 min/game)
6. Jenny Swanson (North Central, 5-7 Fr.)- 5.1 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.3 apg, 2.6 turnovers/game (26.5 min/game)
7. Larissa Coldebella (North Park, 5-8 Sr.)- 5.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.4 apg, 1.9 turnovers/game (18.3 min/game)
8. Brittany Hasselbring (IWU, 5-8 So.)- 4.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 3.0 apg, 2.1 turnovers/game (21.8 min/game)

SG (2)
1. Lyndsie Long (Elmhurst, 5-10 Sr.)- 22.8 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 2.0 apg, 2.8 turnovers/game (31.8 min/game)
2. Christine Karl (North Central, 5-10 Jr.)- 12.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.4 apg, 3.1 turnovers/game (34.4 min/game)
3. Kamauria Acree (North Park, 5-5 Fr.)- 11.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.1 apg, 3.7 turnovers/game (32.3 min/game)
4. Kristen Fox (Augustana, 5-8 Sr.)- 11.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.0 apg, 2.4 turnovers/game (27.7 min/game)
5. Hope Schulte (IWU, 5-10 Jr.)- 10.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.1 apg, 2.5 turnovers/game (24.6 min/game)
6. Dani Ripkey (Carthage, 5-9 So.)- 10.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.9 turnovers/game (26.5 min/game)
7. Sarah Jones (Wheaton, 5-7 Sr.)- 8.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.3apg, 3.9 turnovers/game (24.4 min/game)
8. Julia Robert (Millikin, 5-7 So.)- 6.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.1 turnovers/game (27.3 min/game)

SF (3)
1. Latrice Newson (North Central, 5-7 Fr.)- 13.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg (31.2 min/game)
2. Meghan Merklein (Elmhurst, 5-11 So.)- 12.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg (29.8 min/game)
3. Breanna Bohlen (Wheaton, 5-10 Fr.)- 12.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg (27.8 min/game)
4. Nikki Preston (IWU, 5-10 Jr.)- 10.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg (19.0 min/game)
5. Crystal Zeigler (Millikin, 5-9 So.)- 9.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg (23.0 min/game)
6. Heather Gilmore (Carthage, 5-9 Sr.)- 8.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg (25.6 min/game)
7. Dori Gills (Augustana, 5-10 Fr.)- 5.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg (20.6 min/game)
8. Hilary Kuhl (North Park, 5-8 So.)- 4.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg (19.5 min/game)

PF (4)
1. Jackie Errico (North Central, 5-11 Jr.)- 12.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg (34.0 min/game)
2. Natalie Runge (Augustana, 5-10 So.)- 10.1 ppg, 7.0 rpg (25.5 min/game)
3. Cecily Aldridge (Millikin, 5-9 So.)- 9.9 ppg, 5.8 rpg (34.4 min/game)
4. Rosie Dorn (Carthage, 5-10 Sr.)- 9.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg (26.0 min/game)
5. Elisabeth Potts (Wheaton,5-11 So.)- 7.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg (21.8 min/game)
6. Sarah Peterson (North Park, 5-11 Fr.)- 6.4 ppg, 7.1 rpg (30.6 min/game)
7. Stacey Arlis (IWU, 5-11 Jr.)- 6.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg (19.3 min/game)
8. Maggie McTeague (Elmhurst, 5-8 Sr.)- 2.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg (19.0 min/game)

C (5)
1. Elise Wildman (Millikin, 6-1 Jr.)- 17.0 ppg, 9.7 rpg (34.6 min/game)
2. Diana Jacklin (Carthage, 6-0 So.)- 15.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg (27.4 min/game)
3. Christina Solari (IWU, 6-0 Sr.)- 15.1 ppg, 9.0 ppg (23.0 min/game)
4. Megan Ney (Elmhurst, 6-0 So.)- 10.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg (24.5 min/game)
5. Lyndsey Thompson (North Park, 6-0 Jr.)- 9.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg (21.7 min/game)
6. Lani Kasten (Augustana, 5-11 So.)- 7.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg (25.0 min/game)
7. Annie Bowen (Wheaton, 5-9 Jr.)- 6.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg (22.8 min/game)
8. Terra Musgrove (North Central, 6-0 Fr.)- 3.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg (22.6 min/game)

Reserves averaging 5.0 ppg or more
1. Kaitlin Brassil G (Millikin, 5-7 So.)- 9.0 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.6 turnovers/game (22.8 min/game)
2. Karen Solari G (IWU, 5-8 So.)- 7.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.0 apg, 2.1 turnovers/game (15.7 min/game)
3. Kelly Brooks C (Wheaton, 6-0 Jr.)- 7.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 0.8 apg, 0.8 turnovers/game (16.5 min/game)
4. Jenna Hoffman F/C (North Central, 6-1 Fr.)- 6.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.2 apg, 1.4 turnovers/game (13.2 min/game)
5. Melissa Gardner G (IWU, 5-8 Fr.)- 5.8 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 1.0 apg, 0.9 turnovers/game (11.6 min/game)
6. Brooke Olson G (Wheaton, 5-9 Fr.)- 5.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.9 apg, 3.1 turnovers/game (22.9 min/game)
7. Sarah Cotner C (IWU, 6-0 Jr.)- 5.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.8 turnovers/game (11/1 min/game)

Mr. Ypsi · December 20, 2009, 05:57:50 PM

Interesting that the national #1 Titans only average between 5th and 6th in the CCIW in ppg by starters, despite leading the conference in scoring by nearly 14 ppg. It is largely explained by looking at the reserves, where 3 of the 7 listed are Titans.

Moser · December 20, 2009, 06:19:17 PM

Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on December 20, 2009, 05:57:50 PM
Interesting that the national #1 Titans only average between 5th and 6th in the CCIW in ppg by starters, despite leading the conference in scoring by nearly 14 ppg. It is largely explained by looking at the reserves, where 3 of the 7 listed are Titans.

And IWU also has two more players averaging just under 5.0 ppg, which is all that list includes. Looking at ppg and minutes pergame, IWU and Wheaton get the most out of their respective benches. Wheaton has 8 players averaging 14.1 minutes per game or more, and IWU has 7 in that category (with two others averaging 11 or more).

RogK · December 21, 2009, 11:31:30 AM

An observation and two questions:
A small oddity is that Carthage plays the next three games involving any CCIW team.
Question for Moser - when you select the players to list by position, do you take the ones with the five highest minutes played on each team, or some other method?
Question for anyone - what's happened to NC's Christine Karl?
She averaged 16.2 pts in her first 6 games, but since then has scored 6, 8, 4 and a DNP. I wonder if one of our readers/posters can tell us if she's injured or what. From what I've seen, she's one of our league's best players.

Moser · December 21, 2009, 11:37:54 AM

Quote from: RogK on December 21, 2009, 11:31:30 AM
Question for Moser - when you select the players to list by position, do you take the ones with the five highest minutes played on each team, or some other method?

I look first at the games played-games started breakdown. Most teams have at least three players who have started all of their games. To fill in the remaining spots I looked at whoever had played in or started the most games, as well as minutes played. I also just went off of what I know about certain teams' lineups.