2007-08 Carthage Women’s Basketball Travel Plans

 

Nov. 24 at Wisconsin Lutheran:  The Lady Reds will leave campus at 3:45 p.m. and return following the game.  To reach Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee, Wis., take I-94 north to Milwaukee, Wis.  Exit I-94 at I-894 west and exit I-894 at U.S. Highway 45 north toward Fond du Lac, Wis.  Exit U.S. 45 at Bluemound Road east (left off the ramp).  Turn left at 89th Street and turn right at Wisconsin Avenue.  The REX Center is located on the south side of Wisconsin Avenue between 89th and 87th Streets.

 

Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at the CCIW/MIAA Classic at Hope College:  The 2007 CCIW/MIAA Women’s Basketball Classic will be played at Hope College’s DeVos Fieldhouse in Holland, Mich.  To reach that facility, follow I-294 around Chicago.  Exit I-294 at I-80/94 east.  Exit I-80/94 at I-94 east into Michigan.  Exit I-94 at I-196 to Holland, Mich.  At the  U.S. 31 and  I-196 business exit, keep to the left for Washington Avenue, which becomes Michigan Avenue and then becomes River Avenue.  Proceed to 16th Street and turn right.  Turn left at Fairbanks Avenue, and the DeVos Fieldhouse will be on the right.  The team will leave campus on Friday morning, Nov. 30 at 7 a.m., stay overnight at he Haworth Inn (225, College Ave., 616-395-7200) in Holland, Mich., and return following the game on Saturday, Dec. 1.

 

Dec. 5 at Lake Forest:  The team will leave campus at 3:15 p.m. and return following the game.  To reach Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Ill., follow U.S. Highway 41 south from Kenosha and turn left on Deerpath Road.  Follow Deerpath through the Lake Forest business district and across the railroad tracks.  Stay on Deerpath and at the next stop sign you’ll be facing the entrance to North Campus facing the entrance to the College's North Campus.  Turn right on Sheridan Road.  Go past the entrance for the middle campus and go past Rosemary Road on the right.  Turn right on Maplewood Road, and the Sports Center is on your left. 

 

Dec. 28-29 at the Trinity (Texas) Tournament:  The team will leave campus on Thursday, Dec. 27 at 7 a.m. and fly from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for San Antonio, Texas, on American Airlines flight #755, leaving Chicago at 10:40 a.m. and arriving at 1:40 p.m.  The team will stay overnight on Dec. 27-30 at the Comfort Suites-Downtown in San Antonio (1002 S. Laredo Street, 210-472-1002).  The return flight on Monday, Dec. 31 is American Airlines #444, leaving at 6:45 a.m. and arriving in Chicago at 9:20 a.m.

 

Jan. 8 at Millikin:  The team will leave campus at 1 p.m. and return following the game.  To reach Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., follow I-294 around Chicago, Ill.  Exit I-294 at I-55 south to Bloomington.  Exit I-55 at I-74 east in Bloomington.  Exit I-74 at U.S. Highway 51 south to Decatur.  Follow Business U.S. 51 to El Dorado Street (U.S. Highway 36) and turn right.  Turn left on Oakland and follow to the Griswold Center.

 

Jan. 12 at North Park:  The team will leave campus at 11 a.m. and return following the game. To reach North Park University in Chicago, Ill., follow I-94 toward Chicago and exit at Cicero Avenue.  Turn left at first light (Foster Avenue).  Go two or three miles to reach campus and the North Park Gymnasium on the right, at the corner of Foster and Kedzie.

 

Jan. 22 at Augustana (Ill.):  The team will leave campus at 1 p.m. and return following the game.  To reach Augustana College (Ill.) in Rock Island, Ill., follow I-88 west from Chicago (I-88 becomes Illinois Highway 5 after once past I-80).  Follow Highway 5 until 38th Street in Rock Island (go past 38th Street in Moline).  Turn right on 38th Street and follow for two miles, down a hill and turn left on 7th Avenue, then an immediate right into the Carver Physical Education Center parking lot.

 

Feb. 2 at Illinois Wesleyan:  The men’s and women’s teams, traveling together, will leave campus at Noon and return following the men’s game. To reach Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Ill.,, follow I-294 around Chicago, Ill.  Exit I-294 at I-55 south to Bloomington, Ill.  Exit I-55 at Business U.S.-51 south and go past Illinois State University.  Turn left on Emerson Street and cross westbound U.S.-51 to Illinois Wesleyan campus and the Shirk Center.

 

Feb. 9 at North Central:  The team will leave campus at 10:30 a.m. and return following the game. To reach North Central College in Naperville, Ill.,, follow I-294 south to I-88 (East-West Tollway).  Go west on I-88 and exit at Naperville Road.  Turn right (south) at the bottom of the ramp and follow Naperville Road several miles south.  Turn right at Chicago Avenue and continue for several miles.  Turn left on Brainard and follow the road to the right to North Central College’s athletic complex and Gregory Arena.

 

Feb. 12 at Elmhurst:  The team will leave campus at 4:30 p.m. and return following the game.  To reach Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Ill., follow I-294 south.  Exit I-294 at I-290 west and exit immediately at North Avenue (Illinois Highway 64).  Follow North Avenue into Elmhurst and go past York Road.  After York road, take the third left (Maple Avenue).  Follow southbound Maple Avenue across the railroad tracks and turn right at the first street (Walter Street).  The Elmhurst College Physical Education Center faces Walter Street on the right.

 

Feb. 16 at Wheaton (Ill.):  The team will leave campus at 11 a.m. and return following the game.  To reach Wheaton College (Ill.) in Wheaton, Ill., follow I-294 to I-88 (East-West Tollway).  Exit at Naperville Road and turn left at the bottom of the ramp.  Follow Naperville Road north for approximately six miles to Roosevelt Road and turn right.  Turn left at the President Street traffic light.  Cross the railroad tracks and go past College Avenue.  Turn left at University Street, which dead-ends at Chase Street, just north of the student center.  Turn right at Chase to reach the Sports and Recreation Complex parking lots.