NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Elmhurst’s Mikaela Eppard was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Tuesday.
 
Eppard, a senior guard/forward from Englewood, Colorado and Cherry Creek High School (Communication Sciences and Disorders major), averaged a double-double of 21.5 points and 11.5 rebounds for the 1-1 Bluejays over the Holiday break. She finished with 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting, 13 rebounds, two steals, one block and one assist in a 76-57 win over Aurora on December 28. Eppard followed up with 19 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals in a four-point loss to Loras on December 30. With 10 rebounds against Loras, Eppard moved into third place on the Bluejays’ all-time rebounding list with 887.
 
2017-18 CCIW Women’s Basketball Players of the Week
Mikaela Eppard – Elmhurst (1/2/18)
Izzy Anderson – Augustana (12/18/17)
Jasmin Bailey – Elmhurst (12/11/17)
Clarissa Ramos – North Park (12/4/17)
Madie Kaelber – Carthage (11/27/17)
Molly McGraw – Illinois Wesleyan (11/20/17)
 
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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 2016-17 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,900 academic all-conference recipients, 10 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 33 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, one CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year and over 100 all-Americans.