Really hope more Titan fans make the trip up to Appleton now for the Sectional, Elite 8 Final.  Should be no problem with tickets, really making it an IWU home game in the north country.  Can't take UPS lightly, especially after such a tough war with Lawrence.  Congrats to Lawrence on a special season. They certainly proved they can play with the best of the CCIW any time.

Go Titans, another step now toward Salem.

Can't find any link on the boxscore for either sectional game just yet.  I suppose Lawrence will put it up on their website by tomorrow (Saturday US time).  Sounds like the rebounding and second half scoring by Zach Freeman was the real difference.  Our normal scorers couldn't make a shot for anything.  Thank God for Matt Arnold, Mr. Clutch.  Also, very good second half defense and key rebounding, esp. by Cory.

Augie goes down by 6.  Looks like the PS pressure got to them to some degree.  92-86.  Too bad.  A great season by Augustana.

Yes, time to clamp down on Mr. Josten this weekend. 

Hiker and Sager, yes, you guys are Kory's kids, to be sure.  Ypsi and I are of the same vintage and I can assure you it comes with gray hair or no hair.  We have very very fond memories of those runs to KC to follow our Titans and we are the ones that still remember the Fred Evans rebounding prowess, Sheldon Thompson's sky hook and sky jump shot, and, of course, the stop-on-the-dime, full court dash that Tommy Gramkow made to hit the winning shot in "the game," the final game between ISU and IWU.  A great (though long-ago, almost forgotten) era in Titan basketball.   This was all pre-Shirk, pre-Sikma -- games in the hot house of the old Fred Young Field House when fans sat on top the ticket booth to watch games sold out and packed in ways that would probably not be permitted by any reasonable fire marshall today.  

This time of year, all good teams, strong programs, so I don't think it really matters who's a favorite and who isn't.  All the chips are on the table now.  Win or go home, so it's just who happens to focus and play their best when it counts most.  I have no doubt that PSU, Larry and Augie are all very worthy Sectional teams, so let's see how it all comes out on one weekend in northern Wisconsin.  Should be a great set of games.  Go CCIW. 

Q, on your sign re:  Augie:  "Brilliant"

Lawrence's stats indicate that their home attendance average is 1329 so their Gym must be a little bigger than indicated here earlier.  Looks like a very balanced and disciplined team, though IWU appears to have a size advantage on them.