WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Gregory Sager]

Yep. Mikaela Eppard of Elmhurst grabbed 17 against Wesleyan in a semifinal game three years ago.

[GoPerry]

Huh?

Mark Beinborn shouldn't have had to tell his players not to foul there. It should've been blatantly obvious to any basketball player beyond middle-school ball that you don't reach in on a player putting up a desperation halfcourt buzzer heave when you're about to win the game.

That's not on Mark Beinborn. It's on his kid. I hate to say that, but it's true.

Totally agree about Beinborn- shouldn't have been anywhere near.  But Lansford totally leaned in to her left to try and draw the desperation foul which is honestly never, ever called.  So the official definitely bailed her out.

Still, you cant give officials any excuse to screw things up. A shame for Augie....new life for IWU.  No question they had to have this one at a minimim.

[iwumichigander]

Some great performances, though. Sosa with 28, including a lot of huge drivers in the waning minutes of both regulation and overtime. Shanks with a near triple-double of 21 points, 13 rebounds, and eight steals. And she managed to hang in the game for a long time with four fouls, a feat in and of itself. Beinborn with 14, Loiz with 13, Edell with 10, and -- here's the eye-popping one -- Jones with 14 points and 21 rebounds, not to mention six assists and four steals. Twenty-one rebounds? Are you kidding me? Oh, and she also hit the 18-foot baseline J at the buzzer that sent the game into extras ... and she would've been credited with the game-winning FTs, too, had that dumb halfcourt foul not saved Wesleyan's bacon and yanked defeat out of the jaws of victory for Augie.

Always glad to save da bacon and de feet to play again another game 

[Gregory Sager]

Huh?

Mark Beinborn shouldn't have had to tell his players not to foul there. It should've been blatantly obvious to any basketball player beyond middle-school ball that you don't reach in on a player putting up a desperation halfcourt buzzer heave when you're about to win the game.

That's not on Mark Beinborn. It's on his kid. I hate to say that, but it's true.

Totally agree about Beinborn- shouldn't have been anywhere near.  But Lansford totally leaned in to her left to try and draw the desperation foul which is honestly never, ever called.  So the official definitely bailed her out.

Still, you cant give officials any excuse to screw things up. A shame for Augie....new life for IWU.  No question they had to have this one at a minimim.

Completely agree. That was hardly a 100% obvious foul -- but as a defender you should just never, ever put yourself in a position where a ref can have any conceivable reason to put whistle to mouth on a play like that.

[Gregory Sager]

Boy, I was pretty sure that North Central wouldn't have a second straight out-of-its-mind night this week, but the Cardinals are going full-on in the opposite direction. They're not only getting blown out by Wheaton, they might not even shoot 20% as a team for the night when it's all said and done.

[iwu70]

Wheaton cruising for sure, up over 30 in the 3Q.  All WC starters going to get a nice rest.

Big one tomorrow, as many of us thought would happen.  IWU vs. WC for the AQ.

The TITANS are lucky to be there, no doubt, but they made the plays, over and over and over again in that OT win vs. AC.  Sosa and Shanks refusing to lose.  Lansford, who has struggled of late, making the key FTs when it counted. 

Looking forward to Saturday night. 

IWU'70

[Gregory Sager]

Wheaton, which was flirting with breaking the tournament record for most lopsided win, ended up triumphing by 32. One record that I'm sure would've been broken, had it been a record that the league keeps, was worst team shooting percentage; NCC shot a lamentable 19% (12-63) from the field tonight. Jessica Kowalczyk, the only Cardinal to break double figures with 11 points, shot 3-15, for instance.

Another big night for Hannah Frazier, who had 17 and 15 as well as three blocks and three steals.

[Gregory Sager]

Big one tomorrow, as many of us thought would happen.  IWU vs. WC

It shouldn't be happening. If I was an Augustana fan, I'd be just sick about that outcome.

But it's stuff like that halfcourt foul by Macy Beinborn that makes basketball so interesting. It's not a game played by robots. The human element is always there, for good or for ill.

[RogK]

Several more fine CCIW players concluded their collegiate careers this evening. Congrats to them and THANKS FOR PLAYING!!
The North Central seniors certainly had a varied experience, including System ball for Michelle Roof. I do miss having such a wild style in the league.

[RogK]

After Augie graduated much of their scoring a year ago, I wasn't sure who'd be able to get the ball in the hoop for them this season.
Now with the very valuable production of Alexis Jones, Mia Lambert and others being completed, the Vikings will again need others to step up. Good newcomers will be welcome, too, of course.
But this year also saw very nice development of players like Lauren Hall, Gabriela Loiz and Macy Beinborn, who will be much relied on next season. We saw others make good contributions as well.

[Mr. Ypsi]

I'd imagine that Augustana tonight is 'Mudville' (cue "Casey at the Bat").  First the men lose by 4 after leading most of the game.  Minutes later the women "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory" with a ridiculous foul (when ahead by one) on an off-balance half-court prayer shot by Brooke Lansford, giving her three tries to make one to tie, two to win - she chose to win.

A bad night in Rock Island.

[RogK]

Alexis Jones, by the way, topped 300 rebounds for the season, finishing with 302, and 708 for her career. She played only 96 minutes as a freshman.
She also recorded 1,050 career points, 178 career steals and 23 double-doubles.
She had double-doubles in a majority of the games this season (15 of 27). That's kinda good!

[iwumichigander]

I'd imagine that Augustana tonight is 'Mudville' (cue "Casey at the Bat").  First the men lose by 4 after leading most of the game.  Minutes later the women "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory" with a ridiculous foul (when ahead by one) on an off-balance half-court prayer shot by Brooke Lansford, giving her three tries to make one to tie, two to win - she chose to win.

A bad night in Rock Island.

Lansford deserves some credit for "getting a shot attempt off" then making the free throws.

You have to feel for Macy Beinborn.

A nice night in Bloomington!,

[iwu70]

Greg, I agree, from an Augie point of view, it shouldn't be happening.  Crazy stupid foul to be sure.  But there you go, it is what it is, it is happening.  Lansford played smart and made the FTs.  Most championship runs involve great play -- which both teams surely demonstrated tonight -- but also some luck, which went the Titans way tonight.  Survive and move on.

IWU vs. WC -- what I expected at the end of the day for the AQ. 

What did Yogi say, "deja vu all over again?" 

Sosa and Shanks carrying their team. 

A great day to be a TITAN. 

'70

[iwu70]

Amazing game and season and career by Alexis Jones.  Congrats to her.

IWU'70