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NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Wheaton will host the 15th installment of the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women’s Basketball Tournament this Friday and Saturday at King Arena inside the Sport and Recreation Center (SRC).
 
The first semifinal game will feature No. 2 seed Illinois Wesleyan against No. 3 seed Elmhurst at 5 p.m., followed by No. 1 seed Wheaton playing No. 4 seed Augustana at 7 p.m.
 
Friday’s winners will play for the CCIW Tournament title on Saturday at 7 p.m. at King Arena with the winner earning the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III postseason tournament. Fans can follow the entire tournament via Wheaton’s live stats and live video feeds.

Wheaton won its ninth regular season title and third straight after a 76-67 win over Illinois Wesleyan Tuesday night. 
 
#1 Wheaton (21-4, 14-2)
Head Coach: Kent Madsen (6th season)
CCIW Regular Season Titles: 9
CCIW Tournament Appearances: 13 (’03, ’04, ’05, ’06, ’07, ’09, ’11, ’12, ’13, ’14, ’15, ’16, ’17)  
CCIW Tournament Titles: 5 (’04, ’06, ’07, ’15, ’16)
 
2016-17 Statistical Leaders
2016-17 Scoring Leader: Katie McDaniels (19.8 ppg, 476 total) 
2016-17 Rebounding Leader: Devin Kyler (8.7 rpg, 218 total)
2016-17 Assists Leader: Katie McDaniels (4.5 apg, 108 total)
2016-17 Steals Leader: Devin Kyler (2.3 spg, 58 total)
 
#2 Illinois Wesleyan (17-8, 12-4)
Head Coach: Mia Smith (19th season)
CCIW Regular Season Titles: 7
CCIW Tournament Appearances: 13 (’03, ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08, ’09, ’10, ’11, ’12, ’13, ’14, ’16, ’17)
CCIW Tournament Titles: 6 ('03, ’08, ’09, ’10, ’11, ’12)
 
2016-17 Statistical Leaders
2016-17 Scoring Leader: Molly McGraw (17.9 ppg, 447 total)
2016-17 Rebounding Leader: Rebekah Ehresman (6.5 rpg, 156 total)
2016-17 Assists Leader: Amanda Kelly (3.6 apg, 86 total)
2016-17 Steals Leader: Rebekah Ehresman (2.5 spg, 59 total)
 
#3 Elmhurst (19-6, 11-5)
Head Coach: Tethnie Carrillo (10th season)
CCIW Regular Season Titles: None
CCIW Tournament Appearances: 7 (’05, ’08, ’10, ’14, ’15, ’16, ’17)
CCIW Tournament Titles: None
 
2016-17 Statistical Leaders
2016-17 Scoring Leader: Mikaela Eppard (21.2 ppg, 529 total)
2016-17 Rebounding Leader: Mikaela Eppard (10.8 rpg, 270 total)
2016-17 Assists Leader: Hannah Lipman (2.5 apg, 62 total)
2016-17 Steals Leader: Hannah Henderson (1.7 spg, 42 total)
 
#4 Augustana (17-8, 10-6)
Head Coach: Mark Beinborn (5th season)
CCIW Regular Season Titles: 5
CCIW Tournament Appearances: 2 (’03, ’17)
CCIW Tournament Titles: None
 
2016-17 Statistical Leaders
2016-17 Scoring Leader: Kaycee Kallenberger (12.4 ppg, 309 total)
2016-17 Rebounding Leader: Kaycee Kallenberger (11.4 rpg, 285 total)
2016-17 Assists Leader: Olivia Mayer (3.3 apg, 83 total)
2016-17 Steals Leader: Jenn VanWatermeulen (1.8 spg, 46 total)
 
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2015-16 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,600 academic all-conference recipients, 14 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 36 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients and over 100 all-Americans.