WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Gregory Sager]

GoPerry, no Southwest out of Bloomington.  Not sure what the IWU women were booked on.  So far their games are still listed on the IWU schedule as being played in Southern California.   I hope they bused to Chicago and perhaps flew on United.   We'll see soon enough.  Men's games cancelled, the two games in Oregon.

No, they weren't. They were postponed and have now been rescheduled.

As for the IWU women, they must've reached SoCal somehow. Their game at LaVerne is scheduled to tip off in an hour and a half, and the LaVerne women's basketball page shows that the game is still on and is prepped for livestreaming.

[iwu70]

Another game the Titans could have, should have won . . . losing to La Verne 65-62.  Again, TOs.  Poor FT shooting.  Just not valuing every possession.

La Verne:
Gill 16
Johnson 10

IWU:
Huber 24 and 9
Knutson 12
Powers 9

IWU now 7-5.  Playing another game out there tomorrow.

'70

[Gregory Sager]

Carthage fell to Webster, 58-45, in Gallatin, TN despite a 14-point performance from Marianna Morrissey. The Firebirds dropped to 5-6.

Carroll trounced fellow MWC refugee St. Norbert, 71-43, at Van Male. Brooke Foster led the way with 19, while Olivia Rangel and Kate Christian each chipped in 13. The Pioneers are now 6-5 on the campaign.

The CCIW is now 35-35 in non-conference play. The weakness of the league is evident in the fact that not a single CCIW team appeared on a pollster's ballot in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 poll. Honestly, the only team that I think is going to have a substantial chance at a Pool C berth if it needs it at the conclusion of the CCIW tournament is Millikin.

[RogK]

In that Carthage game, Bridget Barrett started and played one minute. I didn't see the beginning of the webcast, but it may be likely that she was injured. She hasn't played as yet in this morning's game. Barrett is one of the best rebounders in the league at .315 per minute.

[iwu70]

In a hugely disappointing loss, the Titans go down in OT to CMS 79-77  (guess we needed to get to 78 and a bit more . . . )

Again, not able to finish, way way too many TOs at 28, and giving CMS many chances to get back into the game in regulation and OT, before losing.   The Titans are just out of sorts, two starters sitting most of the second half -- coach must be pissed.  Mia Smith using a stranger rotation.  Sad road trip.

For CMS:
Chong 27
Dalia 13
Greg 11
Heckman 10

For IWU:
Huber 28 and 9
Knutson 14
White 11

I think Coach Smith has some tough decisions now with several starters playing poorly . . . and a big decision about starting White over Heller at PG.  The Titans just have poor decision-making, so many bad passes, dribbling into traffic . . .  nothing really crisp about their play right now.  Give all credit to CMS for hanging tough, playing tough defense, coming back to win.  They played more deliberately, more within their skills and system. 

The Titans were supposed to be a good trey shooting team, but that hasn't materialized, so they rely mostly on big games from Huber.  She can't carry the load entirely herself.

Titans now 7-6.

IWU'70

[Gregory Sager]

Carthage whomped Meredith on Day Two of the Music City Classic in Gallatin, TN by a score of 61-31. Marianna Morrissey had a 10 and 10 double-double and Lauren Knight also contributed eight rebounds. Tim Bernero got 17 players into the game, twelve of whom scored. None of those 17 were Bridget Barrett, which leads me to believe that Rog's surmise about Barrett getting hurt yesterday is probably true.

(Meredith's nickname, by the way, is the Angels. They blew a golden opportunity in declining to name themselves the Dandy Dons.)

Kenyon defeated North Central in the hangar, 73-61. Natalie Stavropoulos paced NCC in the losing cause with 17; Grace Kieffer had 12 and Megan Duffy chipped in 11 for the Cards, who got great rebounding afternoons out of Mitrese Smith (11) and Megan McClure (10).

Coe knocked off Elmhurst, 72-47, in Cedar Rapids. Kendall Schieppe had 14 and Anna Kleszynski had 10 for the 'jays, who were without leading scorer and rebounder Taylor Harazin today.

Calvin beat Wheaton, 72-68, in Dubuque at Loras's tourney. Caroline Sikkink paced WC with 20, and was joined in double figures by Caylee Hermanson (12), Anna Fernandez (11), Annika Richardson (10 and 7), and Ellie Cassel (10).

Augustana held off Monmouth, 71-68, in a tight one in Monmouth, IL. Big day for Macy Beinborn, who notched 21. Corey Whitlock had 12 and 10, and Presley Case added 11 and 7.

[ronk]

Carthage whomped Meredith on Day Two of the Music City Classic in Gallatin, TN by a score of 61-31. Marianna Morrissey had a 10 and 10 double-double and Lauren Knight also contributed eight rebounds. Tim Bernero got 17 players into the game, twelve of whom scored. None of those 17 were Bridget Barrett, which leads me to believe that Rog's surmise about Barrett getting hurt yesterday is probably true.

(Meredith's nickname, by the way, is the Angels. They blew a golden opportunity in declining to name themselves the Dandy Dons.)

Kenyon defeated North Central in the hangar, 73-61. Natalie Stavropoulos paced NCC in the losing cause with 17; Grace Kieffer had 12 and Megan Duffy chipped in 11 for the Cards, who got great rebounding afternoons out of Mitrese Smith (11) and Megan McClure (10).

Coe knocked off Elmhurst, 72-47, in Cedar Rapids. Kendall Schieppe had 14 and Anna Kleszynski had 10 for the 'jays, who were without leading scorer and rebounder Taylor Harazin today.

Calvin beat Wheaton, 72-68, in Dubuque at Loras's tourney. Caroline Sikkink paced WC with 20, and was joined in double figures by Caylee Hermanson (12), Anna Fernandez (11), Annika Richardson (10 and 7), and Ellie Cassel (10).

Augustana held off Monmouth, 71-68, in a tight one in Monmouth, IL. Big day for Macy Beinborn, who notched 21. Corey Whitlock had 12 and 10, and Presley Case added 11 and 7.

Took a second to figure out your reference   

[RogK]

And Howard University could be the Cosells. I couldn't find any Gifford U or College.
Carroll topped Beloit 64-53, thanks to a fine game by Kate Christian : 20 pts, 6 rebs and 4 assists.
Chloe Halverson grabbed 9 rebs, while Allison Thompson had 4 steals and 2 blocks.
The CCIW went a blah 3-4 for the day, yielding a 38-39 regular season nonconference record, with probably only 2 more to go.

[GoPerry]

Calvin   72
Wheaton  68

Caroline Sikkink   20 pts
Caylee Hermanson  12 pts, 6 rebs
Anna Fernandez  11 pts

Gabby Timmer 21 pts, 11 rebs

Despite the same outcome, this was a night/day vastly better performance from the Thunder ladies today.  They came out with much better energy against a better team with a distinct height advantage.  They trailed the Knights by as much as 15 mid way through the 3rd and then played their best 4th quarter of the season so far and pulled within 3 with 30 secs left.  The team is still susceptible to much-too-frequent scoring droughts – they were stuck on 14 pts for about 5 ½ mins in 1st/2nd Q.  But if they can bottle that last 13 minutes of play . . .

Props to Sikkink at 5'10" giving up 5 inches but still went right at Calvin's pre-season All American Gabby Timmer at 6'3".  Sikkink had to constantly adjust her shot but she had some decent success despite a few blocked shots.  The determination was impressive.   Defensively, Wheaton had no answer to match Timmer.

[lmitzel]

Kenyon defeated North Central in the hangar, 73-61. Natalie Stavropoulos paced NCC in the losing cause with 17; Grace Kieffer had 12 and Megan Duffy chipped in 11 for the Cards, who got great rebounding afternoons out of Mitrese Smith (11) and Megan McClure (10).

Biggest thing for me was the Owls hitting seven of their eight second half threes (4-4 in the third, as they were able to build on their five point halftime lead). The Cardinals managed to pull within three late in the period, but a 13-0 Kenyon run bridging the third and fourth quarters sealed the deal.

NCC was also without the services of Alli Pearson tonight. She was on the bench in civvies but I don't have a timeline on potential return.

[iwu70]

Dandy Dons . . .  very good, Greg!   I got it right away!     Of a certain age . . .

Happy New Year to all here on the boards.  May your 2023 be filled with happiness and good health.

'70

[WLCALUM83]

Carthage whomped Meredith on Day Two of the Music City Classic in Gallatin, TN by a score of 61-31. Marianna Morrissey had a 10 and 10 double-double and Lauren Knight also contributed eight rebounds. Tim Bernero got 17 players into the game, twelve of whom scored. None of those 17 were Bridget Barrett, which leads me to believe that Rog's surmise about Barrett getting hurt yesterday is probably true.

(Meredith's nickname, by the way, is the Angels. They blew a golden opportunity in declining to name themselves the Dandy Dons.)

Kenyon defeated North Central in the hangar, 73-61. Natalie Stavropoulos paced NCC in the losing cause with 17; Grace Kieffer had 12 and Megan Duffy chipped in 11 for the Cards, who got great rebounding afternoons out of Mitrese Smith (11) and Megan McClure (10).

Coe knocked off Elmhurst, 72-47, in Cedar Rapids. Kendall Schieppe had 14 and Anna Kleszynski had 10 for the 'jays, who were without leading scorer and rebounder Taylor Harazin today.

Calvin beat Wheaton, 72-68, in Dubuque at Loras's tourney. Caroline Sikkink paced WC with 20, and was joined in double figures by Caylee Hermanson (12), Anna Fernandez (11), Annika Richardson (10 and 7), and Ellie Cassel (10).

Augustana held off Monmouth, 71-68, in a tight one in Monmouth, IL. Big day for Macy Beinborn, who notched 21. Corey Whitlock had 12 and 10, and Presley Case added 11 and 7.

Took a second to figure out your reference   

And Howard University could be the Cosells. I couldn't find any Gifford U or College.
Carroll topped Beloit 64-53, thanks to a fine game by Kate Christian : 20 pts, 6 rebs and 4 assists.
Chloe Halverson grabbed 9 rebs, while Allison Thompson had 4 steals and 2 blocks.

Then there's Jackson College (Jackson, Hillsdale and Adrian, MI branches)-- for Keith.

Ultimate team nickname opposite matchups:  Meredith Avenging Angels vs. Alverno Inferno and Meredith vs. FDU Florham Devils (too apt to pass up) --

[Gregory Sager]

Final from Lisle:

North Park 72
Benedictine 63

Esther Miller: 23 pts, 6 rebs
Victoria Perry: 16 pts (4-9 trey)
Elisha Dunlap: 12 pts (6-7 FG), 4 stls
Kathryn Keehn: 10 pts, 8 rebs
Chantel Hairston: 10 rebs, 6:1 a:to

The Vikings erased a 12-point third quarter deficit in large part by going on a furious 27-12 run in the fourth quarter. The key was keeping Esther Miller on the floor despite foul trouble -- as Miller goes, the Vikings go -- and Victoria Perry finally finding the range after a cold thirty minutes. Solid -- dare I say "breakout"? -- games from Kathryn Keehn and Elisha Dunlap as well, both of whom were instrumental in breaking down BU's zone.

The Vikings improve to 5-7 as they head into the new year.

[Gregory Sager]

Millikin smothered Greenville at the Griz, 81-63, as Elyce Knudsen led the way with 17 points. Sophie Darden had 16 and 12, Chelsea McCullum had 16 and four steals, and Sarah Ness had four steals as well.

[RogK]

Millikin's Bailey Coffman returned from pre-season injury and played 16 minutes.
But, Emily White didn't play; she scored 22 in their prior game on Dec 19. I watched only the 2nd half of today's Big Blue contest and don't recall mention if she is injured.
Greenville entered the game 7-2 vs D3 (and 0-1 vs NAIA).