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iwu70

#8897
January 23, 2021, 11:48:19 AM
Q, is this Covid-related . . . or some other reason.

Glad to see Kaia Bowen as the 5th starter.  Congrats to her . . .

'70

Gregory Sager

#8898
January 23, 2021, 12:33:36 PM
This afternoon marks the first official -- and first public -- game behind the mic for me since a North Park men's volleyball match back on March 11. It's been far, far too long. It'll be good to get back into the saddle.

North Park has some payback due to North Central for that upset the Cards handed NPU in the conference tourney last season. We'll see how it goes.
"To see what is in front of one's nose is a constant struggle." -- George Orwell

Titan Q

#8899
January 23, 2021, 01:47:48 PM
Quote from: iwu70 on January 23, 2021, 11:48:19 AM
Q, is this Covid-related . . . or some other reason.

Glad to see Kaia Bowen as the 5th starter.  Congrats to her . . .

'70

I have not officially heard...but, I mean, what else would it be?

PauldingLightUP

#8900
January 23, 2021, 04:21:10 PM
Only two officials in Rock Island. We will have to wait until maybe 2nd or 3rd postponement to see if CCIW releases ever say positive test or related to COVID 19. Carroll/IWU could be official related if they are playing Monday.

RogK

#8901
January 23, 2021, 05:04:53 PM
I watched portions of the three webcasts.
One thing I was curious about was mask wearing. One of the 2 refs at Augie wore a mask. One of the 3 at Millikin wore one. All 3 at North Park wore masks, with whistles built-in it appeared.
All the players wore masks at North Park as well. Maybe Greg can say if subbing was more frequent for players' breathing purposes. Perhaps a bit, but not a lot.
North Park and Millikin look like they have a high ceiling this season performance-wise. Wheaton may also, but Augie looked not good.

Gregory Sager

#8902
January 23, 2021, 06:21:43 PM
North Park 59
North Central 47

Josie Summerville: 13 pts, 9 rebs, 3 stls
Jayla Johnson: 11 pts
Chantal Hairston: 9 rebs
Lauren Lee: 3:1 a:to

Haydn Braun: 14 pts

This was the sort of rust-covered performance from both teams that one would expect under the circumstances. The difference is that NPU really brought the defense (nine steals, a bunch of forced-misdirected shots by NCC, and who knows how many pass deflections out of bounds) and the rebounding (41-25 disparity in favor of the Vikings), while the Cardinals didn't look as though they are clicking yet in any aspect of the game.

Josie Summerville was a revelation. Not only was she her usual active self on the boards, she was running the floor and scoring in transition. Most importantly, her touch around the basket has vastly improved. She's much more patient and does a much better job at reading and using backboard angles on her shots. Her screening was impeccable and impactful. And her free throws! Three-of-three, and all of them swishes! If this is what we're going to see out of Josie as a junior, it will certainly spell bad news for the rest of the league. It got to where Maggie McClosky-Bax had her players double-team Summerville, in spite of the fact that Jayla Johnson was on the floor at the same time.

I'm impressed as well by the two newcomers for NPU who saw extensive time on the floor, freshman guard Chantal Hairston and sophomore forward Ashton Hudson. Once the Vikings get Zakiya Newsome back, Amanda Crockett's going to have some nice depth and some nice options with which to work.

Great to finally work a real game again. (Also great to finally eat a postgame Italian beef at Charcoal Delights again, as the city's restaurant seating ban has been lifted.)
"To see what is in front of one's nose is a constant struggle." -- George Orwell

Gregory Sager

#8903
January 23, 2021, 06:40:05 PM
Quote from: RogK on January 23, 2021, 05:04:53 PM
All the players wore masks at North Park as well. Maybe Greg can say if subbing was more frequent for players' breathing purposes. Perhaps a bit, but not a lot.

It's an interesting question, but I suspect that it had more to do with conditioning and the plethora of fouls racked up by both squads than with mask-induced oxygen deprivation.
"To see what is in front of one's nose is a constant struggle." -- George Orwell

RogK

#8904
January 23, 2021, 08:48:08 PM
We shouldn't be surprised if one or more of Monday's games get postponed due to blizzard conditions either at the game city or on the visiting team's homeward route.
Safe travels are wished to those who do so.

lmitzel

#8905
January 25, 2021, 10:29:31 AM
To Rog's point, crossposting from the men's board.

Quote from: Titan Q on January 25, 2021, 10:03:07 AM
Millikin/Carthage MBB and WBB games postponed due to weather.

https://athletics.millikin.edu/news/2021/1/25/mens-basketball-jan-25-basketball-games-posponed.aspx

We'll have to see if anyone else gets pushed back.
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RogK

#8906
January 25, 2021, 11:04:17 AM
Augustana at Elmhurst has now been postponed too.
Looking at the hourly forecast for Chicago and Naperville, travel should be do-able in the metro area for the short rides for NCC and NPU.

lmitzel

#8907
January 25, 2021, 12:55:01 PM
As of now, snow for Naperville has been pushed back to probably not starting until about 6:00, and even the total amount has gone down (it was 3-5 inches when I looked early this morning, now down to 1-3). I'm more or less refreshing my email periodically/checking my Twitter DM's for a "Hey, we're postponing" note from Clark, though at this point I'm assuming we're on.

Just might make my drive 20 minutes tonight rather than 10.
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Gregory Sager

#8908
January 25, 2021, 01:31:21 PM
I've just heard from the North Park AD's office, and I'm pretty sure that it's a go at both sites tonight.

Getting home will probably be a bigger deal than getting to the gym for both the crackerbox and the airplane hangar.
"To see what is in front of one's nose is a constant struggle." -- George Orwell

iwu70

#8909
January 25, 2021, 06:41:10 PM
IWU at CC postponed.  Covid again, it seems.

'70
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