WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Mr. Ypsi]

Here's hoping that Wheaton gets selected (I'm pretty confident they will be), and that they DON'T get sent immediately to Holland or Whitewater.  I'm not sure either they or IWU is in the same league as Hope or UWW this season.

If they said on the broadcast I missed it - anyone know why Catie Eck didn't play?  Injury in practice?  Illness?

[RogK]

Eck got injured slamming into the bleachers last evening in pursuit of a loose ball. Possibly hurt hip.
Add my congrats to IWU for winning the CCIW tourney / AQ. I'm sure Wheaton will get in the national tourney too.

[iwu70]

Katie Eck took a hard crash into the bleachers chasing down a loose ball during the OT game vs. Augie.  Don't know if that is the reason, but she must have some pretty good bruises.  All the Titans will need some serious recovery time now.  Some very exciting, tough and physical games.  I can't imagine how tired Sosa, Shanks and Munroe must be.  Crazy good play, crazy good fitness.

On to the tournament.  Would be nice to host some games at The Shirk.

IWU'70

[iwu70]

I'm pretty sure Wheaton gets a bid, gets in too.

IWU'70

[iwumichigander]

Katie Eck took a hard crash into the bleachers chasing down a loose ball during the OT game vs. Augie.  Don't know if that is the reason, but she must have some pretty good bruises.  All the Titans will need some serious recovery time now.  Some very exciting, tough and physical games.  I can't imagine how tired Sosa, Shanks and Munroe must be.  Crazy good play, crazy good fitness.

On to the tournament.  Would be nice to host some games at The Shirk.

IWU'70

never tired after a win like this one.  They will feel Sunday and Monday though.

[GoPerry]

Katie Eck took a hard crash into the bleachers chasing down a loose ball during the OT game vs. Augie.  Don't know if that is the reason, but she must have some pretty good bruises.  All the Titans will need some serious recovery time now.  Some very exciting, tough and physical games.  I can't imagine how tired Sosa, Shanks and Munroe must be.  Crazy good play, crazy good fitness.

On to the tournament.  Would be nice to host some games at The Shirk.

IWU'70

Even though UW-Whitewater lost, I'm pretty sure they and Chicago will remain #1 and #2 in the Central RR.  So those two are likely hosts from the Central.  IWU will not host.  Even if Wheaton had won tonight, they wouldn't have been seeded highly enough to host.

If Wheaton does get in, the best they or IWU can hope for is to be sent to Chicago for least amount of travel.  Otherwise likely travel to Hope, UWW, Wartburg, Bethel, Baldwin Wallace, DePauw.  Hopefully they might at least get to play a first round game against a team other than the host institution.

[iwumichigander]

Katie Eck took a hard crash into the bleachers chasing down a loose ball during the OT game vs. Augie.  Don't know if that is the reason, but she must have some pretty good bruises.  All the Titans will need some serious recovery time now.  Some very exciting, tough and physical games.  I can't imagine how tired Sosa, Shanks and Munroe must be.  Crazy good play, crazy good fitness.

On to the tournament.  Would be nice to host some games at The Shirk.

IWU'70

Even though UW-Whitewater lost, I'm pretty sure they and Chicago will remain #1 and #2 in the Central RR.  So those two are likely hosts from the Central.  IWU will not host.  Even if Wheaton had won tonight, they wouldn't have been seeded highly enough to host.

If Wheaton does get in, the best they or IWU can hope for is to be sent to Chicago for least amount of travel.  Otherwise likely travel to Hope, UWW, Wartburg, Bethel, Baldwin Wallace, DePauw.  Hopefully they might at least get to play a first round game against a team other than the host institution.

Costs, geographic factors and/or relative rankings likely the only way either hosts.

[iwu70]

IWU beat Chicago earlier on, and came within one point of beating DePauw.  They had greater trouble with UW-WW.  Let's hope for a good draw.  I agree very unlikely IWU gets to host at The Shirk.  Nor will WC.   Probably some kind of middling seed for IWU, right?  It would be nice to avoid Hope early in the tournament, let others have a crack at them.  No Trine this year?

Only gotta win six games, right? 

Good fun in the CCIW tournament.  Love watching Sosa, Shanks and Munroe when they are hot and on the move.

IWU'70

[Roundball999]

IWU beat Chicago earlier on, and came within one point of beating DePauw.  They had greater trouble with UW-WW.  Let's hope for a good draw.  I agree very unlikely IWU gets to host at The Shirk.  Nor will WC.   Probably some kind of middling seed for IWU, right?  It would be nice to avoid Hope early in the tournament, let others have a crack at them.  No Trine this year?

Only gotta win six games, right? 

Good fun in the CCIW tournament.  Love watching Sosa, Shanks and Munroe when they are hot and on the move.

IWU'70

Pretty sure Trine will be in.  Very high SoS, they were #4 in Great Lakes in last regional ranking and have only lost to Hope since.  All losses except one early in the year were to top 25 teams.  They don't have AA Brandi Dawson this year but they are a typical Trine team including very hard nosed defense.  Assuming they make it in, some higher seeded team is going to get a tough matchup....

[RogK]

Trine was two years ago.
Last year, IWU was eliminated by Wisconsin Lutheran, who we'll recall couldn't possibly be any good because of the other members of their conference.

[GoPerry]

IWU beat Chicago earlier on, and came within one point of beating DePauw.  They had greater trouble with UW-WW.  Let's hope for a good draw.  I agree very unlikely IWU gets to host at The Shirk.  Nor will WC.   Probably some kind of middling seed for IWU, right?  It would be nice to avoid Hope early in the tournament, let others have a crack at them.  No Trine this year?

Only gotta win six games, right? 

Good fun in the CCIW tournament.  Love watching Sosa, Shanks and Munroe when they are hot and on the move.

IWU'70

Pretty sure Trine will be in.  Very high SoS, they were #4 in Great Lakes in last regional ranking and have only lost to Hope since.  All losses except one early in the year were to top 25 teams.  They don't have AA Brandi Dawson this year but they are a typical Trine team including very hard nosed defense.  Assuming they make it in, some higher seeded team is going to get a tough matchup....

Trine is very safely in.  #1, #2, #3 in the GL are all Pool A.  So Trine will be on the board from the get go.

[gordonmann]

Can IWU drive to Hope?

Here's my somewhat random prediction for Friday's games.

Illinois Wesleyan versus John Carroll; La Roche at Hope.

[lmitzel]

Can IWU drive to Hope?

Here's my somewhat random prediction for Friday's games.

Illinois Wesleyan versus John Carroll; La Roche at Hope.

Yeah. I know it's unofficial, but Google has IWU to Hope at 255 miles.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Rather than Holland, I'd much rather that IWU get sent to Chicago or DePuaw (two other likely host sites that are even closer to B'town).  We earlier beat Chicago on their court by 7, and lost to DePauw by only 2 on a neutral court.  I'm afraid that we may have already used up our allotment of lightning bolts in 2012, when the men went to Holland to face #1 Hope (undefeated against D3, and 23 straight wins overall) - we knocked them out in double OT in one of the best games I've ever seen in person.

[GoPerry]

I seem to recall that the committee will try not to match up teams in a first round pod that have played each other already.  So if this is true, then that would rule out IWU going to potential hosts Whitewater, Chicago or DePauw.  So maybe Hope, Bethel, Wartburg, Baldwin Wallace, possibly Loras?