WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[iwumichigander]

Ypsi,

Here's the link for live stats:
http://www.iwu.edu/~iwunews/sports/live/Basketball/xlive.htm

And the student broadcasters will be on www.wesn.org at least for the IWU game.  I haven't heard them, so I don't know how "professional" they are, but they'll have the call.

WJBC2.com (link below) will broadcast the game "joined in progress" as the ISU Redbirds show up tonight at the Men's Basketball MVC Tournament.  Of course, what else would we expect; and, who knows maybe the Redbirds will play!!
http://www.wjbc2.com/

[Mr. Ypsi]

Thanks to both of you!  I guess my evening is now set.

[Mr. Ypsi]

UWW won easily (as expected) - let's not blow the opportunity to meet them!

[iwumichigander]

34-21 IWU 9:21 remaining 1st half;  at this pace, these teams could set an NCAA tournament records for most points scored

[Mr. Ypsi]

Titans up 63-42 at the half - what is this, Grinnell?

[iwumichigander]

Titans up 63-42 at the half - what is this, Grinnell?

Groan, I really am going to have to look-up the most points scored in an NCAA tournament game

[Mr. Ypsi]

Titans up 63-42 at the half - what is this, Grinnell?

Groan, I really am going to have to look-up the most points scored in an NCAA tournament game

Maybe the subs will ease up - 84-52 w/ 12 to go.

[iwumichigander]

Titans up 63-42 at the half - what is this, Grinnell?

Groan, I really am going to have to look-up the most points scored in an NCAA tournament game

Maybe the subs will ease up - 84-52 w/ 12 to go.

90-63 7:45 remain IWU single game Most Point Scored Record - 109

[Mr. Ypsi]

They hit the century mark with 6 to go - I'd say 109 is toast!

[iwumichigander]

They hit the century mark with 6 to go - I'd say 109 is toast!

I don't think they are scoring at a fast enough rate/minute to break the men's record of: 132 vs. Grinnell, March 1, 2001 (132-91) [also NCAA D-III tournament record] which was a 3.3 pt/min rate

[iwumichigander]

They hit the century mark with 6 to go - I'd say 109 is toast!

TOAST with 1:30 remaining!!!!!

[iwumichigander]

Final IWU 111 Maryville 77 
A very nice win for the Lady Titans who break the program's previous single game high of 109 (at Rockford, 1995-96). The Titans were led by Christina Solari; and, wow, what numbers FG 10-11 FT 5-7 Reb 15 Pts 25; and, by IWU's Claire Sheehan who led all scorer's with 26 points (in 27 minutes of play) hitting 10 of 16 FG including 4-7 behind the arc.  Mallory Heydorn had 15 pts and 9 assits and Sarah Bull contributed 13 points.  IWU out rebounded Maryville 40 to 27.

Maryville had four players record double figures with Allie Wilhelm (fouled out) and Courtney
Bergheger scoring 14 each.

[Hoosier Titan]

You guys have stayed on top of things nicely tonight!  I'll add what I can as an eyewitness.

The Titans came out shooting, and hitting--in the first 2:05, Sarah Bull had 2 3's, and Mallory Heydorn and Claire Sheehan each had one.  I knew Christina Solari was scoring almost at will, but I didn't realize she only missed one shot all night to go 10-11 and set a new single game shooting percentage record.  Claire Sheehan burned Maryville all over the court, on threes and via the patented "Sheehan shimmy" to the basket. 

Maryville did not play as badly as the score might seem to indicate.  Their style is not dissimilar to the Titans'--they like to run and shoot the three.  The threes were not falling, though (they shot 29% for the game).  What pushed the lead from 20 at the half to close to 40 early in the second half was the Titans' zone defense--Maryville tried to shoot threes and they would not go down.  So there was defense being played, regardless of what the score might suggest!

The IWU students made a good showing tonight.  Most of the season the pep band have been almost the only students in attendance, but there were several hundred students in attendance--including several members of the men's team leading cheers--and the Titan faithful had a good time.

Whitewater will be a tough test tomorrow--it will be the Warhawks' size and strength against the Titans' speed.  We shall see!

[Titan Q]

Here is the Pantagraph's article on the IWU/Maryville (Mo) game and the boxscore...

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/03/08/usports/doc47d22929edda5269720473.txt

http://www.iwu.edu/~iwunews/sports/wbb2008/NCAA2.HTM


"They shot 65 percent," Saints' coach Chris Ellis said of IWU's 23 of 35 first half. "That's ridiculous. Nobody does that. It's not like we weren't guarding them."

Two Solari three-point plays were part of a 10-0 Wesleyan second-half surge that put the Titans ahead 82-50.

"I'm really impressed with Christina's ballgame," said Smith. "Lately she's been unstoppable. I like her mentality looking for her shot more. And there's not a player on the floor who wants a rebound more than she does right now."

On tonight:

"You're going to see strength and power (in Whitewater) versus speed and finesse," Smith said of today's matchup. "We have to be a little quicker."



1700 at the Shirk Center - what a great feeling that must have been for the IWU women, who have been playing in an awfully big shadow for a long time now.  Tonight's game vs UW-Whitewater is probably the biggest game in the history of the program.  The Titans will have to shoot it well and get the tempo in their favor (fast!) to win.  Best of luck, Titans!

[Hoosier Titan]

Apologies if this sounds repetitive, but the student support was indeed excellent last night.  There were far more women involved in active cheering than is usual at the men's games--not a surprise, I guess--but there was a healthy contingent of men as well. 

One of the officials had also called the Millikin-Carthage game in the CCIW tourney last week, and his view of traveling is, well, interesting and creative.  That is, he often sees it where I don't and he doesn't see it where I do, and he doesn't seem to see it the same way all the time.  It worked both ways in each game, so it's not really an issue.   But the students noticed it too, and after a particularly egregious call they started chanting "That was a bad call"--far better than the more frequently heard obscenity.  Within a minute a call went IWU's way and they chanted "That was a good call."  Of course, lopsided victories make being in good spirits easier. 

The Titans will need every bit of that support tonight!  Congratulations to the Augustana and Wheaton men--a good night for the CCIW.