WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[RogK]

A look at some stat leaders for the 1st half of CCIW play as listed in cciw.org :
PTS - Brooke Olson 16.6, Katy Seibring 16.3
REBS - Cailee Corcoran 12.3, Fiona McMahon 11.4
FG PCT - Michelle Wenzel .673, Hannah Considine .610
ASSISTS - Stephanie Kuzmanic 6.0, Shaina Yalda 3.71, B Olson 3.71
FT PCT - S Kuzmanic .880, Colleen McMahon .875
STEALS - Bobbi Johns 2.86, Michelle Todd 2.71
3FG PCT - Karen Senette .565, S Kuzmanic .556
3FG MADE - Melissa Gardner 2.86, Haley Stercic 2.71
BLOCKS - Jasmine Johnson 2.83, F McMahon 2.71
A/TO RATIO - Lexi Baltes 1.85, S Yalda 1.53
O REBS - Ellie Zeller 3.86, C Corcoran 3.57
D REBS - C Corcoran 8.71, F McMahon 8.43
MINUTES - B Olson 39.4, Kamauria Acree 37.7
Hey Greg, will the Vikings beat the Vikings tomorrow?

[RogK]

The half-way-through standings : C 7-0, W and I 5-2, E NP and NC 3-4, A 2-5, M 0-7.
If we double everything, a 6-8 team would make the playoffs. I don't expect Carthage, IWU or Wheaton to stumble out of the top half of the league, so we may have a five-way fight for 1 playoff spot. Millikin had better plan on going 7-0 or 6-1. Can they make such a big turnaround? Not probable, but it wouldn't surprise me if they picked up several wins. Augie will need to go 4-3 or 5-2 to have a shot at it.
Any of the other three, currently at 3-4, could easily go 3-4 again or 4-3, maybe 5-2.
So, the 4th playoff team could be at 8-6, 7-7 or 6-8. 5-9 may be possible, but some weird stuff would have to ensue for 5-9 to be good enough.
Good luck to all!

[Gregory Sager]

Hey Greg, will the Vikings beat the Vikings tomorrow?

I'd bet on the Vikings tomorrow, Rog.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Hey Greg, will the Vikings beat the Vikings tomorrow?

I'd bet on the Vikings tomorrow, Rog.

Personally, I'd bet the entire national debt on the Vikings!  Now, if forced to specify which Vikings, the bet drops to about 3 cents!

[RogK]

Incidentally, last season Carthage set a conference-games season record of .318 Opponents' FG pct. Through seven games this year, they are allowing .298; Wheaton is at .319.
The record for Opponents' scoring avg is 47.6 (2002 Wheaton); Carthage is holding CCIW foes to 48.0 presently.
North Central has a shot at some team season records, too:
they are at 88.4 pts/g (1995 Carthage avg'd 83),
they have made 69 threes in 7 games (IWU hit 121 in 14g in 2008),
they have made 140 FTs (IWU made 279 in 1991).

[Gregory Sager]

Hey Greg, will the Vikings beat the Vikings tomorrow?

I'd bet on the Vikings tomorrow, Rog.

Personally, I'd bet the entire national debt on the Vikings!  Now, if forced to specify which Vikings, the bet drops to about 3 cents!

I'd bet more than three cents on NPU. I don't know how big of a favorite I'd call the Park tomorrow -- Massey's got NPU as a 79% favorite -- but it's still worth more than a three-cent bet.

[keith45]

Just wanted to send a get well to Coach Beinborn down at Augie. Not sure if it's widely known but he had his appendix removed early Tuesday and was on the bench Wednesday against IWU (and subsequently back in the hospital later Wednesday night. The man loves the game). No word on if he is medically cleared to coach tomorrow, wishing him a speedy recovery

[RogK]

Thanks for telling us, keith45. I hadn't heard anything about that.
Assuming that his team dropped in to say Hi to him, the hospital staff probably wondered "hey, who is this guy that gets so many young female visitors?!" (ha ha; just kidding!).
Best wishes to Coach Beinborn from me and the rest of us here.

[Gregory Sager]

Thanks for telling us, keith45. I hadn't heard anything about that.
Assuming that his team dropped in to say Hi to him, the hospital staff probably wondered "hey, who is this guy that gets so many young female visitors?!" (ha ha; just kidding!).
Best wishes to Coach Beinborn from me and the rest of us here.

Ditto.

[iwu70]

LIke Mssr. Sager, I'd also have NP Vikings over Augie Vikings.  Dare I tender a score . . . or rest on my predictive laurels from last week?  I'd say NP 64, AC 57.  Time will tell.  Good luck to the Vikings all!

Agree that IWU, CC and WC are surely to be around the tournament at season's end.  The rest, TBD.  Perhaps NC. 

Katy Seibring is really coming into her own as a major factor in IWU's season.  Still strong years in the making, too, for Gardner, McMahon and Bilek.  The Titans need more from the role players, rotation members.  Baltes is playing well, with a great A/TO ratio.   Hope "run and jump" continues to improve and that the Titans are able to shoot a very good percentage down the stretch, esp. from treyville.  Someone has to put a loss or two on CC, otherwise they run away with it for a clear conference crown. 

Seven games to go . . . second go 'round.

IWU70, from the Far Side.

[Titan Q]

Olivia Lett tweeted that her game today in Spain will be streamed online at noon central...

http://uniferrol.com

[Titan Q]

Lett had 30 points and 4 rebounds in that game...

http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1034562

The site for the league is - http://www.feb.es/inicio.aspx?tabid=36

Her team is UNIVERSITARIO DE FERROL.

[Backseat Driver]

Today's early games:

Illinois Wesleyan 67
Elmhurst 51

North Park 60
Augustana 45

[Backseat Driver]

Lett had 30 points and 4 rebounds in that game...

http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1034562

The site for the league is - http://www.feb.es/inicio.aspx?tabid=36

Her team is UNIVERSITARIO DE FERROL.

I don't know a lick of Spanish, but from what I gathered on the website, she is doing quite well over there. Not surprising, she's an incredible player. Congrats to her!

[iwu70]

Olivia Lett in Spain.  Wow. 

NP gets there win, over the other Vikings. 

Good win for the Titans.  Keep in rolling Titans, scratching our way back and back, to the CCIW tournament.

IWU70