WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Gregory Sager]

Augustana edged North Park in the Quad Cities, 88-85. NPU had a double-digit lead late in the third quarter but coughed it up, and then lost in heartbreaking fashion at the end; NPU led by a point going into the final minute but couldn't make the necessary plays while Augie did. Liz Rehberger had 17 , Shaylee Sloan had 12 and 7, Emmy Gryna had a dozen points as well, and Elise Estelle added 10 for the Park, which got a solid game from Amani Davis, too (9 rebounds, 5 assists). Augie was paced by Izzy Anderson's 22 points, while 6'5 Augie center Kaycee Kallenberger had a 19 and 13 double-double and Jen Van Watermeulen, who sparked the late comeback for the Rock Islanders, added 18, while Corie Rieley had 10.

[lmitzel]

Wow, great game.  Titans win!!! in OT, 118-113.  What a track meet.

McGraw with 37.  #3 Whipple on NCC is a fabulous player, scoring 29. 

Great win for the TITAN women, now 4-3, 1-0 on the year. 

One sad note, Gabrielle Holness was injured and did not return, likely a knee injury.  Not good.  Let's hope only a strain.

Congrats to both teams, a truly wonderful, entertaining D3 game.

IWU'70

This one hurt. NCC missed a bunch of free throws in the second half and got sloppy as the game went on.

Kudos to IWU for executing down the stretch and taking a hard fought road win. Doesn't get any easier heading to Wheaton on Wednesday.

[RogK]

Had my first look at Elmhurst today and will fully agree with GoPerry's compliment toward Wheaton's Devin Kyler; she was outstanding doing her main task of the contest, limiting Eppard to a subpar game. The Thunder also made sure Hannah Lipman didn't get going offensively.
Besides Summerlin's nice 3FG shooting, some other 'jays that I'd give a pat on the back would include Lisa Logan and Hannah Henderson, for sustained effort.
Wheaton makes many teams appear somewhat ineffectual, so I certainly wouldn't draw any conclusions about Elmhurst.
UW Oshkosh topped Carroll 84-51.
Carthage poured in 96, defeating Millikin by 16. Bailey Gilbert's 21 pts led 5 Reds in double figures. Carthage hit 14/27 3FGs. Emily Schultz had 22 pts and 6 rebs for the Big Blue.

[RogK]

No one has noted this here yet, but my prediction of a 68-61 final in the Wheaton - Elmhurst game was exactly correct, except for the 68 part and the 61 part.

[GoPerry]

No one has noted this here yet, but my prediction of a 68-61 final in the Wheaton - Elmhurst game was exactly correct, except for the 68 part and the 61 part.

I did notice the prediction RogK.  I admired its boldness - matched only by its lack of specificity!

[lmitzel]

Congratulations to Augie's Izzy Anderson on winning CCIW Player of the Week honors.

http://www.cciw.org/news/2016/12/5/WBB_1205162402.aspx

[Gregory Sager]

She earned it. She was terrific against NPU.

[iwu70]

I thought the NCC PG, #3 Whipple, was also just fabulous against IWU in that 200+ point track meet at NCC earlier.  She's really mobile and moves with the ball superbly.  Very rare talent.  She scored 29.  Too bad Molly McGraw didn't get recognized this week for her 37 point outburst in that game.  Izzy must have had quite a week.  Congrats to her.

Warm greetings to all from the Far Side now, sunny and in the high 70s here in Hong Kong!   

IWU70

[lmitzel]

I thought the NCC PG, #3 Whipple, was also just fabulous against IWU in that 200+ point track meet at NCC earlier.  She's really mobile and moves with the ball superbly.  Very rare talent.  She scored 29.  Too bad Molly McGraw didn't get recognized this week for her 37 point outburst in that game.  Izzy must have had quite a week.  Congrats to her.

Warm greetings to all from the Far Side now, sunny and in the high 70s here in Hong Kong!   

IWU70

I think Mayson's the perfect point guard for The System. She can shoot from outside a little bit, but she's also very good at dribble penetration to either kick out to an open shooter or take the ball to the rim. She can hit a lot of those tough, off-balance shots that you get from those drives. It makes sense that she didn't get the POTW honors with only that game for the week.

McGraw... hard to say. She was obviously phenomenal on Saturday, but put up just 12 points and five rebounds against Rose-Hulman (albeit in 16 minutes). Anderson shot 18-28 from the floor and had decent floor games in both. Hard to argue against that pick.

Also, if you can send about 10 degrees stateside in about five days or so... that'd be fantastic. 

[RogK]

Although it is very early in CCIW play, I'm guessing the four squads that lost on Saturday may be a tad agitated, hoping to avoid 0-2.
Two such teams confront each other (Millikin @ North Park). North Central goes to Wheaton.
I'm returning to Elmhurst, to see what promises to be a good matchup with Augustana.
The other game features the Wisconsin teams.
It goes without saying that all four games will

[Gregory Sager]

McGraw... hard to say. She was obviously phenomenal on Saturday, but put up just 12 points and five rebounds against Rose-Hulman (albeit in 16 minutes). Anderson shot 18-28 from the floor and had decent floor games in both. Hard to argue against that pick.

Also, without doing extensive research on POW selections, I wouldn't be surprised if the league office grades statistical performances earned against NCC on a curve.

[Gregory Sager]

Although it is very early in CCIW play, I'm guessing the four squads that lost on Saturday may be a tad agitated, hoping to avoid 0-2.
Two such teams confront each other (Millikin @ North Park).

I don't know if "agitated" is the right word. "Hold serve at home and win on the road against the league's bottom half" has always been the recipe for success in the CCIW. I'm not sure who is going to be in the league's bottom half this season (Carroll seems to be the only guarantee), but for NPU the loss at Augie, while unfortunate given the nail-biter circumstances, was hardly either unexpected or a staggering blow. Augie is going to be very tough for any CCIW team to beat in Carver this season.

North Park will be fine, as long as it defends home court tonight against the Big Blue.

[GoPerry]

McGraw... hard to say. She was obviously phenomenal on Saturday, but put up just 12 points and five rebounds against Rose-Hulman (albeit in 16 minutes). Anderson shot 18-28 from the floor and had decent floor games in both. Hard to argue against that pick.

Also, without doing extensive research on POW selections, I wouldn't be surprised if the league office grades statistical performances earned against NCC on a curve.

Nor would I be surprised that SIDs try to spread the award around some with their votes since the pool of potential recipients will tend to be the same week to week.  At least I hope that's the case since it's a weekly award and a nice recognition for a deserving player even if he/she might not have had the best stat line that week. 

[lmitzel]

So I heard this afternoon that if Wheaton breaks the century mark tonight every Wheaton student in attendance gets free Oberweis. So we're adding "preventing free ice cream" to the list of motivations for tonight alongside "get back to .500 in conference" and "snap the 14 game losing streak." I won't be able to watch any of it (or the men's game) because of Lamaze class. Hopefully we can give Wheaton a fight/keep them below 100.

[iwu70]

Yes, I would love to send you'all some South China coast warmth.  It is the best time of the year here -- cool evenings, warm sunny days, little pollution -- what is usually called the "hiking season" in HK.  Too hot in late Spring and summer, more like DC or New Orleans then.  Our holiday break has started now, in exam period, so the campus is also quiet and calm, with that look of fear on the faces of many students facing finals. 

I surely was not complaining about McGraw not getting POW.  She'll have her turn, no doubt.  Yes, I do think the SIDs spread the award around early in the season and then it comes down to the top players on the contending teams later in the year.  Ehresman and McGraw will surely make their mark as the season progresses.

So much more basketball to be played.

Happy holidays to all CCIW chatsters and friends.

IWU70