WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[GoPerry]

Wheaton 76
Macalester 62

After a mediocre performance against Thomas More, Devin Kyler  (22 pts, 9 rebs, 3 blks, 3 stls) came back with a really terrific game tonight.  The team needed it to pull out the win vs a scrappy Macalester squad.  Hannah Frazier ( 16 pts 8 rebs, 3 blks) was good when her team mates were able to get her the ball.

The Thunder took an astonishing 34 3-pointers and I'm not sure why.  They only made 9 for 26%.  The Scots only took 14 and they actually made them(9/14, 64%).  Wheaton will not win this year shooting that many 3s because that takes shots away from Frazier and Kyler.  Wheaton also had a significant size advantage inside on the Scots but only took 9 free throws to Macalester's 17.  A win is a win and it's early.  But lots of questions after the first 2 games.

[iwu70]

IWU over Wartburg at the half 32-22.  Titans have gotten Wartburg into their pace, putting on the speed and pressure, after a very slow start.

Riley Brovelli having a great game so far.  Titans going with Merritt and Brovelli on the floor at the same time.

Raven Hughes got the start tonight, with Sydney Shanks at the PG.

More to come.

IWU'70

[iwu70]

I think the final 68-52 IWU over #15 Wartburg.

No stats or box yet.  All I can say is the IWU pressure gave Wartburg lots of trouble tonight.

Brovelli, Shanks and Sosa had good games.

Will post details later.

Good win for the TITANS, over a ranked team, going to 1-1 on the season.

More later.

IWU'70

[Gregory Sager]

Wittenberg 71
North Park 52

Jayla Johnson: 15 pts, 6 rebs, 5 stls

The Vikings looked very, very young tonight, as the senior-laden Tigers began pulling away late in the third quarter of what had been a seesaw battle. It was November basketball at its worst, as the two teams combined for 53 turnovers -- and its not as though either team applied much in the way of backcourt pressure, either.

[RogK]

Elmhurst got past Defiance 53-40. Kellee Clay did well, scoring 11 and assisting on 4 other hoops.
The two teams combined for 30% FT shooting. Generally, their respective defenses were more productive than their offenses. It didn't help that traveling was called 833 times.
Carroll topped Cornell 71-45. The victors got 15 pts each from Theresa Wichser and Alyssa Cruz (also had 12 assists).
Close losses for Carthage (72-71 to UW just-slightly-Superior) and Millikin (93-86 in OT to Greenville).

[Gregory Sager]

Close losses for Carthage (72-71 to UW just-slightly-Superior)

[iwu70]

As mentioned, IWU over #15 Wartburg 68-52 in Iowa.

Shanks, opening at PG,  17
Sosa off the bench 13
Merritt 12
Hughes starting 11
Brovelli, probably her best game as a Titan, 4-5 FGs, 9 pts. 7 rebounds in 24 minutes  (Merritt and Brovelli on the floor some at the same time, to counter Wartburg's size)

For Wartburg:

Amanda Brainerd 14
Payton Draper 10

Key to this game was unrelenting defensive pressure by the Titans, causing TOs, and a big swing in the 2Q. 

Good to get in the winning column and turn things now in a strong direction, the Titans' bench depth showing its worth.  Coach Mia using three of the freshmen in the rotation as well.

Game today 2 p.m. vs. host Cornell.

IWU'70

[Mr. Ypsi]

A laugher at Cornell, as Titans are up 45-21 at the half.  12 Titans have already seen the floor.

[Gregory Sager]

North Park 51
Defiance 48

Lauryn Alba Garner: 14 pts, 3 stls
Jayla Johnson: 10 pts, 7 stls
Zakiya Newsome: 6 rebs
Angelina Villasin: 3 stls

NPU gutted out a tough, come-from-behind win, erasing an early 18-6 deficit and using three Alba Garner free throws in the game's final minute to seal the deal. The Vikings again had a beastly time of it trying to put the ball in the basket -- they missed their first six trey attempts of the game, which put them at 0-20 for the season before Mattie Zander finally sunk one from range, and the Vikes only shot 32% from the field as a team for the game. But the smallish Vikings proved pesky as a cloud of gnats, forcing turnover after Defiance turnover; the Yellowjackets coughed it up 28 times, and 19 of those were NPU steals.

Defiance is no world-beater, so this is not the most impressive win in the world. But for a team this young -- NPU has no seniors, and of the three juniors on the roster two are new transfers (the lone third-year junior wasn't in uniform today) -- pulling out a tight win in a game in which they had to erase a double-digit deficit feels like a significant step forward.

[Gregory Sager]

Tough sledding for Millikin in the first season of the post-Kerans era, as the Big Blue dropped one at home today, 68-51, to Westminster (MO). Millikin is now 0-4 on the season.

[iwu70]

IWU over Cornell of Iowa, 66-52

The Maddie Merritt Show:

Merritt 6-10 FGs, 8-8 FTs, 6 boards, 20 points
All others:  9, 7, 7, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 2
You get the picture.

Again, some good stretches of defensive pressure.

Not a beautiful win against not a strong team, but two Ws in Iowa is just what the doctor ordered, esp. the win against then #15 Wartburg.

Titans now 2-1, heading into Tuesday night's game at home vs. UW Whitewater.  A very tough pre-CCIW schedule.

Need some home cook'n.

IWU'70

[RogK]

Nine steals for Sydney Shanks in that game.
Carthage got 16 steals (4 each by Kaelber and Kalis) in their 82-40 win over Marian. It was 35-9 at the half.
Maggie Berigan helped with 10 pts, 10 rebs.
The Lady Reds shot very well : 53% at 2FGs, 42% at 3FGs, 80% at FTs.
Augustana 68, Central 54 -- Alexis Jones made 8/9 2FGs, 3/4 FT, 5 assists, 3 stls, 6 rebs. Mia Lambert scored 14 pts from 8 FG att, an .875 eFG%.
I saw Wittenberg top Elmhurst 65-45. Wittenberg looks pretty good, with size and talent. They didn't allow many (any?) easy shots near the basket. EC's Lisa Logan scored 10 and put outstanding effort into rebounding, grabbing 12, not bad for a 5'7" player.
Carroll was thumped 96-49 by Wartburg. Katie Rossetti had 12 pts and 5 rebs.
Wheaton defeated Hanover 81-72. Jill Berg did very well : 12 rebs, 5 assists, 9 pts, 4 blocks, 2 steals. Hannah Frazier had 17 pts, 6 blocks, 5 rebs. Hannah Williams scored 16 from 12 FG att.
The Thunder shot quite well (mostly), making 61% of their 2FG att, 39% behind the arc, but missed 12 of 22 FTs.

[iwu70]

Thanks for all the updates, RogK. 

I'll be attending the IWU vs. UW WW game Tuesday at The Shirk, then heading out, for Thanksgiving in Minnesota, to LA to see my son, and back to Hong Kong.  I'll have to follow all the action from the Far Side.  Breakfast time basketball.   

Good luck to the CCIW teams this season.  Happy, blessed  Thanksgiving to all.

IWU'70

[Gregory Sager]

Carthage got 16 steals (4 each by Kaelber and Kalis) in their 82-40 win over Marian. It was 35-9 at the half.

I take it that Carthage had the 35 and Marian had the 9. Otherwise, you'd have quite a news story.

[RogK]

Ha! Yeah, I should have specified which team was ahead.
If it was 8:25 pm, that would've also been 35 to 9.