NAPERVILLE, Ill. – For the first time since 2006, Augustana and Wheaton will face off for the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women’s Soccer Tournament title at 6 p.m. Saturday in Rock Island, Illinois.
The top-seeded Vikings, winners of their second regular season title in program history this season, beat fourth-seeded North Central at home 3-1 Wednesday evening. On Tuesday, the second-seeded Thunder held off third-seeded Illinois Wesleyan 3-2 in overtime.
Both Augustana and Wheaton last played each other in the tournament championship in 2006 with the Thunder winning 1-0. Wheaton also beat Augustana in the 2003 tournament championship by the same 1-0 score.
The Thunder won tournament titles from 2002 to 2008 and advanced on penalty kicks against Illinois Wesleyan last season. Augustana won its only tournament title in 2009, the same season that the Vikings won their only regular season title.
The winners of Saturday’s match will earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Championship.
2012 CCIW Women's Soccer Tournament
Past CCIW Women's Soccer Tournament Results
2002
Illinois Wesleyan 1, Elmhurst 0
Wheaton 2, Augustana 0
Championship
Wheaton 2, Illinois Wesleyan 1
2003
Wheaton 4, Elmhurst 0
Augustana 0, Illinois Wesleyan 0 (Augustana advances, 2-0, in shootout)
Championship
Wheaton 1, Augustana 0
2004
Illinois Wesleyan 4, Carthage 1
Wheaton 2, Augustana 0
Chamionship
Wheaton 5, Illinois Wesleyan 1
2005
Illinois Wesleyan 3, Augustana 1
Wheaton 1 Carthage 0
Championship
Wheaton 4, Illinois Wesleyan 0
2006
Wheaton 3, Carthage 0
Illinois Wesleyan 3, Augustana 3 (Augustana advances, 7-6, in shootout)
Championship
Wheaton 1, Augustana 0
2007
Carthage 3, Augustana 0
Wheaton 3, Illinois Wesleyan 2 (OT)
Championship
Wheaton 3, Carthage 0
2008
Wheaton 2, Augustana 1
Illinois Wesleyan 1, Carthage 0
Championship
Wheaton 1, Illinois Wesleyan 0
2009
Augustana 5, Millikin 0
Illinois Wesleyan 1, Wheaton 1 (Illinois Wesleyan advances, 4-1, in shootout)
Championship
Augustana 1, Illinois Wesleyan 0
2010
Wheaton 3, Millikin 0
Illinois Wesleyan 1, Augustana 1 (Illinois Wesleyan advances, 5-4, in shootout)
Championship
Illinois Wesleyan 0, Wheaton 0 (Illinois Wesleyan advances, 3-1, in shootout)
2011
Illinois Wesleyan 2, Elmhurst 1 (2 OT)
Wheaton 4, Augustana 0
Championship
Wheaton 2, Illinois Wesleyan 2 (Wheaton advances, 7-6, in shootout)
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services eight member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), 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 2011-12 academic year, the CCIW honored 1,323 academic all-conference recipients, 16 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 1 CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year, 89 all-Americans and three national championship teams.