Millikin Women’s Basketball is CCIW Co-Champions

Game Leaders

Millikin
Pts: Elyce Knudsen - 41
Reb: Sophie Darden - 7
Ast: Chelsea Mccullum - 5
Wheaton (Ill.)
Pts: Hannah Swider - 23
Reb: TEAM - 5
Ast: Caroline Sikkink - 5

Team Stats

Millikin
Wheaton (Ill.)

Field Goals

(34-63)
(23-46)

Field Goal %

54.0%
50.0%

Rebounds

36
19

Assists

17
15

Turnovers

21
24

Pts off Turnovers

19
23

2nd Chance Pts

11
4

Pts in the Paint

46
20

Fastbreak Pts

16
8

Bench Pts

22
8
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More news about: Millikin
Feb 19, 2022

The Millikin women's basketball team defeated Wheaton College 83-63 on February 19 in Wheaton, Illinois. Millikin finishes with a 14-2 record in conference play and is College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Regular Season Co-Champions. As the tournament's number one seed, the Big Blue will serve as the host for the CCIW Tournament final rounds on February 25-26.

 

Millikin (20-5, 14-2) had a shaky first quarter trailing at the end of the period 19-17. The Big Blue then took control of the game in the second quarter outscoring Wheaton 32-13 to build a 49-32 advantage at halftime.

Millikin led 71-49 at the end of the third quarter and pushed out to its biggest lead of the game of 26 points (75-49) early in the fourth quarter.

 

Sophomore Elyce Knudsen was the offensive story of the game for Millikin scoring a career high 41 points. Knudsen was 17-19 from the field including going 5-5 from three-point range and 2-2 from the free throw line. Knudsen made her final 11 shots tying the Millikin record for consecutive shots with Susan Wills set in 1995 also against Wheaton.

 

Millikin shot 54 percent (34-63) from the field and made 6-19 from three-point range. The Big Blue were 9-11 from the free throw line. Wheaton shot 50 percent (23-46) from the field making 6-17 from beyond the arc.

Millikin dominated the glass out rebounding Wheaton 36-19.

 

Jordan Hildebrand scored 17 points with four rebounds and four assists for Millikin. Aubrey Staton added eight points. Sophomore Sophie Darden had a team high seven rebounds along with five points.

 

Hannah Swider led Wheaton with 23 points followed by Caroline Sikkink with 14.

 

Millikin will host the CCIW Tournament Semifinals games on Friday, Feb. 25.  Illinois Wesleyan, who shares the regular season title with Millikin, is the number two seed and will play at 5 p.m. against the highest seeded team remaining from Tuesday's opening round games. Millikin will play at 7 p.m. against the lowest remaining seeded team.  The Championship game is set for Saturday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Griswold Center.