The CCIW Men's Soccer Notebook: Conference Week One

NAPERVILLE, Ill. - After three weeks of non-conference matches, the nine College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin men's soccer teams are now gearing up for the start of the eight-match gauntlet that is CCIW play. On Wednesday night, the first CCIW match of the year takes place when Elmhurst College travels to Carthage College. Carthage is then back in action on Saturday as the rest of the conference kicks off. Highlights from that four-match slate include Illinois Wesleyan University facing North Central College in a clash of the two teams who have put together the best records in the CCIW up to this point. Elsewhere, North Park University welcomes in Wheaton College after receiving votes in the most recent United Soccer Coaches poll. Millikin University traveling to Carthage and Carroll University making the jaunt to Augustana College wrap up the rest of slate on that busy day of action.

Opening Week of Conference Schedule

Wednesday, September 23
Away Home Time Location Links
Millikin Franklin College 6:00 P.M. Franklin, IN Stats
Wheaton University of Chicago 7:00 P.M. Chicago, Ill. Stats Video
Elmhurst Carthage 7:00 P.M. Kenosha, Wis. (Conf.) Stats CCIW Network
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater North Park 7:00 P.M. Chicago, IL Stats CCIW Network
Saturday, September 26
Away Home Time Location Links
Illinois Wesleyan North Central 2:00 P.M. Naperville, Ill. (Conf.) Stats CCIW Network
Carroll Augustana 3:30 P.M. Rock Island, Ill. (Conf.) Stats CCIW Network
Wheaton North Park 4:00 P.M. Chicago, IL (Conf.) Stats CCIW Network
Millikin Carthage 4:30 P.M. Kenosha, WI (Conf.) Stats CCIW Network
Sunday, September 27
Away Home Time Location Links
Wisconsin-Whitewater Elmhurst 7:00 P.M.  Elmhurst, Ill. Stats CCIW Network
Tuesday, September 29
Away Home Time Location Links
Coe Elmhurst 7:00 P.M. Elmhurst, Ill. Stats CCIW Network


Current Records

School Conference Overall
Illinois Wesleyan 0-0 4-1-1
North Central 0-0 6-2-1
North Park 0-0 4-1-2
Augustana 0-0 2-1-2
Elmhurst 0-0 2-2-2
Millikin 0-0 3-3-1
Carthage 0-0 2-3-1
Wheaton 0-0 2-4-1
Carroll 0-0 2-6

CCIW Weekly Award Winners

Week Offensive Defensive
Week 1 Joseph Sargent, North Central
3 goals in 3 matches; 13 shots, 7 on goal; 1 game-winning goal.
Owen Malinowski, Carthage
15 saves, 1 shutout; 270 minutes in goal over 3 matches.
Week 2 Bryce Davis, Millikin
3 goals, 1 assist in 3 matches; contributed to 4 of Millikin’s 8 goals.
Arvid Skoglund, North Park
11 saves, 3 shutouts; 270 scoreless minutes; goalless streak over 300 minutes.
Week 3 Faheem Mujahid, Illinois Wesleyan
3 goals in 2 matches; 1 game-winning goal; scored in both matches.
David Tracewicz, North Park
2 goals, 2 game-winners; helped North Park extend its shutout streak to 5 matches and nearly 500 scoreless minutes.

Statistical Leaders

Millikin leads the CCIW in scoring at 2.57 goals per match with 18 goals through seven contests, while Illinois Wesleyan and North Central are averaging 2.00 goals per match. Illinois Wesleyan has also been the league’s top defensive side statistically, allowing just two goals through six matches for a 0.33 goals-against average.

Individually, Millikin’s Bryce Davis, North Central’s Joseph Sargent and Aleks Duncevic share the conference lead with five goals apiece. Davis has reached the mark in six matches and leads the group with 0.83 goals per game. All three also share the points lead with 11, with Davis averaging a conference-best 1.83 points per match. Millikin’s Aidan Welch, Illinois Wesleyan’s Ben Lyons and Wheaton’s Craig Rusin are tied for the assists lead with three each.

In goal, North Park’s Arvid Skoglund leads the CCIW with four shutouts in seven appearances, followed by Illinois Wesleyan’s Owen Boukalik with three. Boukalik has allowed one goal in 405 minutes and leads the conference with a 0.22 goals-against average. 
 

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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, Ill.), Carroll University (Waukesha, Wis.), Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.), Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Ill.), Millikin University (Decatur, Ill.), North Central College (Naperville, Ill.), North Park University (Chicago, Ill.) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.).




 

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