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2001-2002 Illinois Schedule Illinois (11-4, 4-1) at No. 5 Wisconsin (15-1, 6-0) 11/5 OGBM Legends (ex.) W, 105-90 Jan. 17, 2002, 7:00 p.m., Kohl Center, Madison, Wis . 11/11 LKKA-Kuanas (ex.) W, 97-34 TV : FoxSportsNet North (Marni Gellner & Craig Koshun) 1119 at Clemson L, 62-73 Radio: Illini Sports Network (Dave Loane and Mike Koon) 11/23 vs. James Madison W, 85-45 (@ S. Mary’s, Cal., Tournament) Probable Illini Line-up 11/24 vs. St. Mary’s, Cal. Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG (@ St. Mary’s Tourney) W, 66-53 G 23 Shavonna Hunter 5-7 Jr. 12.6 2.3 4.3 F 30 Aminata Yanni 6-1 So. 5.7 1.2 1.1 11/27 at Duquesne W, 74-71 C 11 Iveta Marcauskaite 6-4 So. 16.3 6.4 1.9 12/4 at DePaul L, 62-69 F 52 Dawn Vana 6-2 Sr. 9.0 4.3 4.9 12/6 Illinois State W, 75-57 F 55 Cindy Dallas 6-2 r-So. 12.9 8.5 0.7 12/8 Pepperdine W, 77-71 OT (@ United Center, Chicago) Reserves 12/16 at Oklahoma L, 69-91 Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG (Big Ten/Big XII Challenge) G 00 Yolanda Smith 5-10 Sr. 0.3 0.5 0.3 G 4 Allison Guth 5-9 So. 0.0 0.0 0.0 12/19 Eastern Illinois W, 91-49 G 22 Tiffanie Guthrie 5-10 So. 6.1 3.6 1.0 12/22 Missouri (@St. Louis) W, 74-53 F 24 Holly Wilson 6-2 Sr. 0.5 0.0 0.0 12/28 at Michigan W, 85-81 G 25 Jeré Issenmann 5-10 Fr. 2.9 1.5 1.1 12/30 Northwestern W, 68-53 F 32 Karen Hagberg 6-3 Jr. 2.7 2.7 0.7 1/3 at Minnesota L, 75-89 F 33 Angelina Williams 6-1 Fr. 6.5 4.4 0.7 1/7 Penn State W, 81-75 C 45 Brenda Blackburn 6-6 So. 0.4 0.6 0.1 1/13 Michigan State W, 72-66 1/17 at Wisconsin 7 p.m. 1/20 at Northwestern 2 p.m. FIRST-PLACE SHOWDOWN NEXT FOR ILLINOIS The Illinois women’s basketball team is gearing up for a first-place show- 1/24 at Purdue 6 p.m. down with the Wisconsin Badgers this Thursday in Madison, Wis. This is 1/27 Michigan 2 p.m. the only meeting between Wisconsin and Illinois this season. The Illini 1/31 Minnesota 7 p.m. come into the contest winners of eight of their last ten games, including a 2/7 Purdue 7 p.m. 4-1 start to the Big Ten conference. Wisconsin is 15-1, 6-0 in the Big Ten and ranked No. 5 in nation. 2/9 at Michigan State 6 p.m. 2/13 Ohio State 7 p.m. JANUARY IN THE KOHL CENTER 2/17 at Penn State Noon This is just Illinois’ fourth trip to the Kohl Center. The two teams did not 2/21 Indiana 7 p.m. meet in Madison last year. The Badgers hold a 2-1 advantage in the series, 2/24 at Iowa 2 p.m. but both of Wisconsin’s wins came in February. The only other time the 2/28- Big Ten Tournament two teams met in January at the Kohl Center was Jan. 4, 2000 -- an 80-74 Illinois victory. All three meetings between the two schools in Madison 3/3 (@ Indianapolis, Ind.) TBA went down to the wire. The Badgers won on the last week of the season, 3/15-18 NCAAFirst/Second Round 73-69, in 1998, and the Badgers had to come from behind to post an 82-78 (Campus Sites) TBA victory over the Illini the following year. 3/23-25 NCAA Regional TBA 3/30-4/1 NCAAFinal Four THE SERIES Illinois leads the all-time series, 24-18. The Illini have won seven of the last (@ San Antonio, Texas) TBA ten meetings. The Illini are 7-12 all-time in Madison. Theresa Grentz has a Home games in bold 7-4 record vs. Wisconsin while at Illinois. Both Grentz and Wisconsin coach began in the same year, thus Albright’s record vs. Illinois is 4-7. Of those 11 meetings, only two have been decided by double digits, both Illinois victories (90-72 on 12/30/1998 and 80-68 on 3/2/2001. University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes for Wisconsin Women’s Basketball SID: Mike Koon 217/244-1256; Assistant: Kara Stachowiak 217/244 - 4 9 8 2

heresa Grentz is more than a ILLINI UPSET BADGERS AT BIG TEN TOURNEY basketball coach. In her six Illinois and Wisconsin last met at the Big Ten Tournament years in Champaign, Grentz last year. The Illini came in as sixth seed and Wisconsin as T the third seed, but Illinois prevailed, 80-68, to advance to the has made over 800 public appear- ances at various functions. She semifinals. Illinois has been in the semifinals of the confer- takes time to talk one-on-one with ence tournament five of the last six seasons. boys and girls. She shares stories with the morning disc jockeys. Cindy Dallas had a breakout game in that contest with 16 In just seven years, Gre n t z points and six rebounds. After Illinois led 35-27 at halftime, became the winningest coach in Wisconsin exploded for 16 points in less than four minutes Illinois history. She curre n t l y to take a 43-41 lead. That’s when Dallas took charge, scoring has a record of 127-76 at Illinois seven straight points as the Illini took the lead for good. and 588-231 overall Grentz has achieved on the DRIBBLE, PASS, AND SHOOT court. Her uniform number (#12 in high school) has been retired Illinois Head Coach Theresa Grentz often quotes a basketball at all levels. She has won a national championship as a coach authority who says that to be successful in basketball, you and been honored to coach the U.S. Olympic Team. Last summer she was inducted into the Women’s Basketball have to be able to dribble, pass and shoot. The Illini have Hall of Fame. done both in winning six of their last seven games. On Dec. The sixth winningest women’s basketball coach in NCAAhis- 16, Illinois stood 5-3 after a 91-69 loss at Oklahoma. Since tory, Grentz led the Illini to a program-best 24-8 mark in 1996-97, that game, the Illini are 6-1 with the only loss coming at a 20-10 record in 1997-98 and 23-11 in 1999-2000. Her success at Minnesota. Several things have changed: Illinois has earned her back-to-back Big Ten Coach of the Year • The most notable difference has come in turnovers. In the and WBCADistrict Coach of the Year honors. first eight games, the Illini turned the ball over an average of Grentz led the Fighting Illini to the program’s first-ever Big 21 times per game compared to 19.8 for its opponents. In the Ten title in 1997 and first-ever appearances in the NCAA Sweet past six games Illinois is averaging just 17.7 turnovers per Sixteen in both ’97 and ’98. The team’s No. 5 ranking in the AP game compared to 23.0 for its opponents. and USA Today polls in December, 1997 marked the highest • Rebounding has made a slight improvement. In the first ranking ever for an Illinois team. eight games the Illini and their opponents had the same Since Grentz arrived in Champaign, Illinois has broken every number of rebounds. Since then the Illini are out-rebounding attendance record and achieved almost 10 times the total atten- opponents by an average of 2.0 per game. dance before she took the helm at UI. The Fighting Illini’s 1999- • Dawn Vana has been key to the success. In the first eight 00 season attendance total of 104,000-plus broke the previous games, she had 30 assists and 30 turnovers. Since then, she mark of 81,000 set the year before. has been a passing machine with 44 assists to just 17 During 19 seasons at Rutgers (1976-95), Grentz’s teams com- turnovers, a ratio 2.6:1. piled an outstanding record of 434-150 (.743), including nine con- secutive NCAAtournament appearances from 1986-94. Fourteen • Shavonna Hunter averaged 2.4 steals and the team 10.5 of Grentz’s 19 Lady Knight teams won at least 20 games. Her steals per game prior to Dec. 16. Since then Hunter has 4.0 1981-82 team finished with a 25-7 record and won the AIAW steals per game and the team 13.9. National Championship. • Illinois is also getting to the free-throw line more often. In With Grentz coaching the 1992 Olympic Team, the U.S. won the first eight games, the Illini averaged 16.5 free-throw its first three games by an average of 45.6 points at the Barcelona attempts per game while their opponents went to the line games. After a heartbreaking 79-73 loss to the Unified Team, the 19.9 times. Since then, Illinois is shooting 20.3 free throws to U.S. squad came back to defeat Cuba, 88-74, and earned a bronze its opponents 18.1. medal. • The shooting already good, has gotten even bet- Grentz’s storied coaching career began as soon as she gradu- ter -- .460 in the first eight games and .490 in the last six. ated from college in 1974. She was hired as the head part-time coach at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia later that year. After guiding the Hawks to two winning seasons, including an MARCAUSKAITE ON FIRE FROM THE FIELD 18-3 mark in 1975-76, Grentz was hired at Rutgers, becoming the Iveta Marcauskaite has moved into first in the Big Ten in first full-time women’s basketball head coach in the nation. field-goal shooting at .632 (98 of 155) She set Illinois’ all-time Her success and national prominence began while she was a standout player at Immaculata College. During her four years at single-season field-goal shooting record by making 59.1 per- the Pennsylvanian college, the Mighty Macs won a remarkable cent of her field goal attempts (152 of 257) in 2000-2001. That three AIAW National Championships, from 1972-74. makes her career percentage at .607 (250 of 412). Nicole Vasey holds the Illinois career record at .573. In four Big Ten games, Marcauskaite is shooting .685 (37of 54). 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ILLINOIS CRACKS RPI TOP 20 ter on the road and a combined 20-96 Moving Up the Ranks Illinois has moved up steadily in the (.172) conference road record. Since RPI rankings this year. The RPI factors then the Illini are 26-24 (.520). Career Three-Pointers heavily strength of schedule and wins 1. Krista Reinking 194 1994-98 against quality opponents. Illinois has TALKING STATS 2. M. Cunningham 168 1990-94 moved up to a season-best 20th in the 3. Melissa Parker 135 1996-00 • Shavonna Hunter has a least one- 4. Allison Curtin 114 1998-01 rankings. The Big Ten actually has five three pointer in 12 of 15 games. 5. Katie Coleman 86 1996-98 teams in the top 28. The Big Ten ranks • Dawn Vana has six games with at 6. Shavonna Hunter 63 1999- third in the conference RPI between the least seven assists and thee games with 7. Tonya Booker 52 1990-94 SEC and the Big XXII, but the gap is at least nine assists. narrowing. • Cindy Dallas had a career-best four Career Steals 1. Allison Curtin 252 1998-01 blocks vs. Penn State then Iveta 2. Jill Estey 246 1989-93 THE I Marcauskaite had four blocks against 3. Tauja Catchings 201 1996-00 Illinois is suddenly becoming a force at Michigan State. 4. Shavonna Hunter 197 1999- blocking shots. Iveta Marcauskaite had • Illinois is 9-0 when leading at half. 5. Ashley Berggren 183 1994-98 four blocks on Sunday vs. Michigan St. • The Illini are shooting .490 from the 6. Angie McClellan 182 1984-87 6. Kristen Haynes 182 1986-90 and Cindy Dallas four blocks vs. Penn field in Big Ten play. St. The Illini have moved into fourth in • Dawn Vana has 37 assists and just 13 Career Assists the conference in that category. Illinois turnovers in the Big Ten play. 1. Jill Estey 550 1989-93 has 22 blocks in the last four games or • Iveta Marcauskaite has made 19 of 26 2. Jenny Johnson 507 1984-88 5.5 per contest. field goals (.731) in the last three games. 3. Michelle Vossen 391 1980-84 • Shavonna Hunter has had at least two 9. Allison Curtin 311 1998-01 steals in 13 of 15 games this season. 10. Krista Reinking 301 1994-98 QUICK STARTS IN BIG TEN 11. Angie McClellan 274 1985-87 The Illini have traditionally started well 12. Shavonna Hunter 273 1999- in conference play. Illinois has sprung to THE ORANGE SHIRTS 14. Liz White 245 1982-86 fast starts in Big Ten play the past few Illinois Head Coach Theresa Grentz 15. Tonya Booker 232 1990-94 seasons. In 1996-97, the Illini started believes every player on this 2001-2002 16. Sarah Sharp 231 1987-91 17. Dawn Vana 230 1998- conference play 5-1 en route to the Big team important on her basketball team. Ten title. The following year, Illinois Each home game four players (who see Career Blocked Shots began 8-0 and finished 12-4 and second limited playing time) sit at the end of 1. Kendra Gantt 156 1981-85 in the conference. The Illini then began the end bench and act as assistant 2. Jonelle Polk 135 1983-87 3-1 in 1998-1999, 4-0 in 1999-2000 and 4- coaches if you will. 3. Ann Henderson 119 1993-97 0 last season. 7. Susan Blauser 62 1998-00 Donning special orange shirts, they are 8. Alicia Sheeler 60 1996-99 9. Nicole Vasey 50 1994-98 ELITE BIG TEN COMPANY in charge of running the scout team 10. Iveta Marcauskaite 44 2000- during practice and during the game Illinois is one of two teams to post win- helping the rest of the team understand ning Big Ten seasons each of the last six the game plan in stopping the oppo- seasons. Illinois went 12-8 in 1997, 12-4 nents. The “Orange Shirts” as Coach Guth, likewise, is living her dream of in ‘98, 10-6 in ‘99, 11-5 in 2000 and 9-7 Grentz calls them include Holly Wilson, playing Division I college basketball. A last season. Purdue is the only other Allison Guth, Yolanda Smith and walk-on, who joined the team this sum- team with that distinction. Brenda Blackburn. mer after playing on the golf team last year, decided to pursue the dream this BIG TEN ROAD WARRIORS Wilson has stayed upbeat despite only summer. She led her high school, One of the reasons for Illinois’ success playing two games during her senior Buffalo Grove, to the Division I state under Theresa Grentz has been the abil- year because of bad feet. Yolanda Smith, title in 2000. ity to play well on the road. Last year likewise is a senior who returned to the Illinois tied a school record by going 5-3 Champaign area after earning Blackburn is a 6-6 sophomore from on the road in conference play. Illinois Champaign News-Gazette “Player of the Ardmore, Okla. The tallest player in has more wins (26) on the road in the Year” honors at Rantoul High School Illinois history spells Iveta Marcauskaite Big Ten in Coach Grentz’s 6+ seasons as and playing two seasons at John A. at times in the Illinois line-up. it had in the first 12 years of Big Ten Logan Junior College. play. 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USA Today/ESPN Poll (Jan. 14) THE DEFENSIVE ILLINI School Rec Pts Pvs Illinois is 11-4 on the season. While the offensive production 1. Connecticut (40) 18-0 1,000 1 has been about the same, the Illini have turned things around 2. Oklahoma 14-1 938 2 with defense. 3. Tennessee 14-1 930 3 • Illinois held Michigan State to just 40 percent shooting in 4. Stanford 16-1 875 4 the second half in staving off a late Michigan State rally on 5. Vanderbilt 16-3 786 6 Sunday. Illinois also blocked six shots 6. Duke 14-3 772 7 • Last year Illinois averaged 71.7 points per game. This year 7. Wisconsin 15-1 741 9 the Illini are averaging 74.4. But last year the Illini gave up 8. South Carolina 16-1 719 10 72.9 points per contest compared to this year’s 66.4. 9. Iowa St 13-3 576 5 • Illinois has held 11 of 15 opponents under 45 percent shoot- 10. Louisiana Tech 11-3 574 13 ing this season and four under 35 percent. Penn State shot 11. Baylor 13-2 541 11 12. Texas 12-2 533 17 just 32 percent. 13. Purdue 13-3 531 14 • Northwestern made just 28.6 percent of its shots in the first 14. Georgia 12-3 485 8 half and just 35.0 percent for the game. 15. Kansas St 16-1 478 18 • Illinois’ defense held James Madison to just .246 shooting, 16. Texas Tech 9-5 403 12 including .125 (4 of 32) in the first half. St. Mary’s shot just 17. North Carolina 14-3 311 16 .268 for the game and .231 (9 of 39) in the second half. Overall 18. Florida 12-5 309 15 the Illini allowed just 98 points in the two games of the St. 19. Colorado 11-6 229 19 Mary’s Tournament while forcing 49 turnovers. 20. Virginia Tech 12-2 201 24 • The Illini had nine blocks vs. Duquesne. 21. Colorado St 13-3 185 23 • Illinois has forced 292 turnovers in 15 games or an average 22. Auburn 12-3 175 22 of 21.3 turnovers per game. The Illini are No. 4 in the Big Ten 23. Michigan 11-6 76 20 turnover margin (+1.73). 23. Tulane 14-4 76 21 • The Illini also average 12.07 steals per game which leads 25. LSU 8-6 59 NR the Big Ten.

ASSOCIATED PRESS (Jan. 14) CINDY DALLAS BIG TEN CO-PLAYER OF WEEK School Rec Pts Pvs Cindy Dallas earned co- Big Ten Player of the Week in 1. Connecticut (43) 18-0 1,075 1 women's basketball for the week ending Dec. 23 2. Tennessee 14-1 1,021 2 Dallas had a stellar game in lifting the Illini to a 74-53 win 3. Oklahoma 14-1 999 3 over Missouri on Saturday at the Savvis Center in St. Louis. 4. Stanford 16-1 947 5 The sophomore from Pittsburgh posted 19 points, 17 5. Wisconsin 15-1 863 12 rebounds and five steals. The 17 rebounds were the most by 6. Duke 14-3 813 11 an Illinois player since Susan Blauser grabbed 18 boards in a 7. Vanderbilt 16-3 794 6 win over Stanford on Nov. 19, 1998. Dallas also had 13 points, 8. South Carolina 16-1 788 14 five rebounds and six steals in a 91-49 victory over Eastern 9. Kansas St 16-1 689 NR Illinois on Wednesday and made 14 of 20 shots from the field 10. Louisiana Tech 11-3 670 13 in the two games. 11. Purdue 13-3 643 10 12. Texas 12-2 607 21 13. Baylor 13-2 549 7 BY COMPARISON 14. Iowa St 13-3 526 4 Illinois closed out the non-conference season with a 7-3 15. Texas Tech 9-5 419 9 record. That was the second best mark in the seven seasons 16. Georgia 12-3 368 8 under Theresa Grentz with only the 1997 Big Ten champion 17. North Carolina 14-3 367 19 team having a better record. A look at the Illini’s regular sea- 18. Florida 12-5 313 15 son non-conference record under Theresa Grentz: 19. Auburn 12-3 247 17 1995-96 -- 6-4 20. Colorado St 13-3 224 20 1996-97 -- 8-2 21. Virginia Tech 12-2 197 NR 1997-98 -- 6-4 22. Colorado 11-6 181 16 1998-99 -- 7-4 23. Arizona St 14-4 97 NR 1999-2000 -- 10-4 24. Old Dominion 9-5 93 24 2000-2001 -- 5-6 25. Boston College 12-3 79 NR University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes for Wisconsin Women’s Basketball SID: Mike Koon 217/244-1256; Assistant: Kara Stachowiak 217/244 - 4 9 8 2

FG SHOOTING ON TARGET ILLINI DOUBLE-DOUBLES Illinois has been a consistent field-goal shooting team this sea- Karen Hagberg (1 - career): 15 points, 10 rebounds vs. son, shooting over 50 percent six times and over 45 percent Michigan State (1/30/00). four other times in five outings. Illinois shot a season best 61.1 Shavonna Hunter (1 - career): 13 points, 10 steals vs. Kansas percent from the field against Michigan State, including mak- (12/18/99) ing 70 percent (14 of 20) from the field in the second half. The Iveta Marcauskaite (3-career, 2 season): 16 points, 10 Illini have shot below 40 percent just once (Pepperdine, .368). rebounds vs. Wisconsin (1/25/01); 19 points, 14 rebounds vs. As a result the Illini’s season average is .474. The 1996-97 James Madison (11/23/01); 14 points, 11 rebounds vs. St. team shot .456, the best by an Illini team under Theresa Mary’s (11/24/01) Grentz. The Illinois record is .490 in 1986-87. Cindy Dallas (6- career, 4 season): 12 points, 10 rebounds vs. Kansas (11/28/00); 11 points, 12 rebounds vs. Northwestern, THE TALENTED ILLINI 2/08/01; 19 points 11 rebounds at Duquesne (11/27/01); 17 Illinois players don’t just have talent on the basketball floor. points, 10 rebounds at DePaul (12/4/01); 19 points, 17 Cindy Dallas and Holly Wilson share the love of singing as rebounds vs. Missouri (12/22/01); 13 points, 10 rebounds vs. members of The University of Illinois Black Choir. Aminata Northwestern (12/30/01) Yanni demonstrates her dancing skills with Special Effects, a Dawn Vana (1-career): 14 points, 14 boards vs. OSU (1/11/01) university sponsored urban dance team. STRONG SUPPORT FIGHTING TO THE END Three new faces who joined the Illinois team this year bring Illinois hasn’t folded its tents late in the ball game, coming even more winning. Brett Leonard, who is transferring from from behind in the final seconds three times. Arizona State, and athletic trainer Lisa Himmelspach, who In a half that had nine ties and 15 lead changes, Illinois was the trainer, at ASU, were members of the Pac-10 champi- was left standing at the end in an 85-81 triumph at No. 12 ons a year ago. Assistant coach Jennifer Jacoby was the start- Michigan on Dec. 28. ing point guard on the Purdue Final Four team in 1994. After trailing by double digits, Duquesne took a one-point lead, 71-70 with 54 seconds to play.A lay-up by Iveta REMEMBERING THE FINALS Marcauskaite and two Vana free-throws put the Dukes away, Allison Guth and Angelina Williams have a special place in 74-71. Then trailing, 62-59 against Pepperdine, Jeré Issenmann the annals of the state tournament. Now teammates, Guth hit a three-pointer to tie and send the game into overtime. and Williams squared off in the state finals in 2000. Guth and Even against St. Mary’s, the host Gaels made several runs, Buffalo Grove defeated Williams and the heavily favored before Illinois put the game away. And against Penn State, the Chicago Washington team, 60-51 in overtime. Guth scored Illini held on after the Lions closed the gap to five. Michigan seven of the nine Bison points in overtime. Williams starred State, likewise, took a brief lead in the second half. as well with 17 points and 16 rebounds in the contest.

GUTHRIE MAKES FIRST START ILLINOIS WINS ST. MARY’S TOURNAMENT Tiffanie Guthrie made her first start in an Illinois uniform Illinois defeated James Madison, 85-45, and host St. Mary’s, against Penn State. Guthrie earned the start after a 19-point, 66-53, to capture the St. Mary’s College Tournament on Nov. 9- performance at Minnesota. Guthrie is averaging 23-24. Shavonna Hunter was named MVP after scoring 21 6.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game. points on 9 of 16 shooting and converting two assists and two steals in the championship game. Iveta Marcauskaite was also WINNING STAFF named to the All-Tournament Team. Marcauskaite had two Blue Star Report ranks Illinois’ recruiting class for the Class of double doubles with 19 points and 14 rebounds vs. JMU and 2006 as the No. 5 ranked class in the nation. One of the rea- 14 point and 11 boards vs. St. Mary’s. sons has been a strong stable staff. Associate Head Coach • Illinois won its first tournament since 1998-99 when the LaVonda Wagner is in her eighth year with Illinois and sev- Illini defeated Duke to claim the title in Puerto Rico. enth with Theresa Grentz. Assistant Coach Renee Reed is working her eighth season with Coach Grentz, two at Rutgers THE SCHEDULE and six at Illinois. The Illinois schedule includes nine teams who played in the NCAA Tournament last season. Purdue advanced to the championship game before falling to Notre Dame. Other NCAA teams on the slate include Clemson, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Penn St., St. Mary’s and Wisconsin. University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes for Wisconsin Women’s Basketball SID: Mike Koon 217/244-1256; Assistant: Kara Stachowiak 217/244 - 4 9 8 2

2001-2002 Illinois record when.... BENCH PLAY SPARKS ILLINI Illinois has received some great minutes off the bench this Scoring at least 100 points ...... 1-0 Scoring at least 90 points ...... 2-0 season and that is reflected in not only scoring, but other Scoring at least 80 points ...... 4-0 intangibles. Scoring less than 70 points ...... 1-2 Each game it seems that a different Illinois post player really Scoring less than 60 points ...... 0-0 shines. Giving up at least 90 points ...... 1-0 • Angelina Williams, Tiffanie Guthrie, and Karen Hagberg Giving up more than 80 points ...... 1-1 have combined for 221 points (14.7), 154 rebounds (10.3), 39 Giving up less than 70 points ...... 5-2 steals (2.6) in 616 (41.0) combined minutes of action. Giving up less than 60 points ...... 7-0 A look at some of the big games off the bench. Field goal shooting at least 60 percent ...... 1-0 • Angelina Williams made the most of her minutes off the Field goal shooting at least 55 percent ...... 2-0 bench with seven points, six rebounds and four steals vs. Field goal shooting at least 50 percent ...... 4-1 Clemson. Williams scored a caree r -high 13 points vs. St. Field goal shooting less than 50 percent ...... 6-3 Mary’s. She had made 3 of 4 three-pointers and shot 8 of 11 Field goal shooting less than 45 percent ...... 4-1 (.727) for the tournament. Williams is a complete player, aver- Field goal shooting less than 40 percent ...... 2-0 aging 6.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, just over one per game, Opponents shooting at least 60 percent ...... 1-0 making the most of 16.2 minutes per contest average. Opponents shooting at least 55 percent ...... 1-2 • Tif fanie Guthrie has also given the Illini some quality min- Opponents shooting at least 50 percent ...... 1-2 utes, coming close to a double-double with nine points and Opponents shooting less than 50 percent ...... 10-3 nine rebounds at Duquesne. She added seven points and five Opponents shooting less than 45 percent ...... 9-2 rebounds vs. Pepperdine, then 9 points and boards vs. EIU. Opponents shooting less than 40 percent ...... 7-0 • Another freshman, Jeré Issenmann hit the game-tying shot -- Opponents shooting less than 35 percent ...... 4-0 a three pointer in the final seconds to send Illinois’ game with Pe p p e r dine into overtime. The Illini went on to win, 77-71. Illini out-rebound opponent ...... 6-2 Teams have equal number of rebounds ...... 0-0 Opponents out-rebound Illini ...... 5-2 COACH GRENTZ REACHES OUT TO KIDS Illini have fewer turnovers than opponent ...... 9-0 Illinois Head Coach Theresa Grentz wants the kids to be a Teams have same number of turnovers ...... 0-1 part of Illinois basketball. She understands how important Illini have more turnovers than opponent ...... 1-3 they are to her program. Here are the ways the Coach Grentz When leading at halftime ...... 9-0 is reaching out to the youth of the Champaign-Urbana area: When tied at halftime ...... 0-0 • Coach Grentz is presenting an all-school assembly at an ele- When trailing at halftime ...... 2-4 mentary school 2-3 times per week. When Illini shoot more free throws than opponent ...... 5-0 • Coach Grentz is sponsoring the "Afor Apple Program." When opponents shoot as many free throws as Illinois . . . . .0-0 That means that Coach Grentz will buy any student who gets When opponents shoot more free throws than Illinois . . . . .6-4 straight A’s and has perfect conduct a ticket to the games. •The Grentz Gang continues underneath the Illinois basket. Overall Record ...... 11-4 • The coach is inviting junior high and grade school teams to Record at Home ...... 5-0 practice. call 217/333-8612 for an appointment. Record on Road ...... 3-4 • The women’s basketball team is a part of the literacy pro- Record in Neutral Games ...... 3-0 Record vs. Ranked Teams ...... 1-1 gram where the players are reaching out by reading to youth.

Record by Month GRENTZ VISITS SCHOOLS November ...... 3-1 Coach Grentz is visiting several area schools this year. If a December ...... 6-2 Champaign area school would like the coach to visit, please January ...... 2-1 call 217/244-8021. Here is a list of what she has upcoming: -- Jan. 16, Garfield School (Danville), 9:30 a.m. -- Jan. 23, St. Joseph Grade School, St. Joseph, 9:15 a.m. -- Jan. 28, Unity Junior High, Tolono, 9:30 a.m. -- Jan. 29, Prairie Elementary, Urbana, 9 a.m. -- Jan. 30, Holy Family Grade School, Danville, 9:30 a.m. -- Feb. 5, Southeast Elementary School, Decatur, 9:30 a.m. -- Feb. 19, Johns Hill Magnet School, Decatur, 10 a.m. -- Feb. 26, Franklin School, Decatur, 10 a.m. University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes for Wisconsin Women’s Basketball SID: Mike Koon 217/244-1256; Assistant: Kara Stachowiak 217/244 - 4 9 8 2

THERESA GRENTZ TV SHOW RPI Ratings (as of Jan. 15) The Theresa Grentz Show is going to school, literally. Beginning Jan. 6 and the following eight weeks, the Grentz Rankings of 321 Division I Schools Show will be aired on WCIA-TV Sunday morning at 10 a.m.. School Rec. RPI Sched. Str. AP USA The shows will be taped at local grade schools and junior 1 Tennessee 14-1 0.7507 1 0.6898 2 3 high schools the Friday before. Coach Grentz is issuing a life 2 Oklahoma 14-1 0.7001 7 0.6224 3 2 message to kids in each of the shows. 3 Wisconsin 15-1 0.6987 9 0.6192 5 9 -- Jan. 4, Dr. Howard Elementary, Champaign -- Jan. 11, Robeson Grade School, Champaign 4 South Carolina 16-1 0.6975 11 0.6162 9 10 -- Jan. 18, Southside Grade School, Champaign 5 Connecticut 18-0 0.6947 24 0.5929 1 1 -- Jan. 25, King Grade School, Urbana 6 Stanford 16-1 0.6918 16 0.6087 4 4 -- Feb. 1, St. Matthews, Champaign 7 Texas 12-2 0.6873 3 0.6307 16 17 -- Feb. 8, Countryside School, Champaign 8 Kansas St 16-1 0.6826 21 0.5965 14 18 -- Feb. 15, High Cross Christian, Urbana 9 Vanderbilt 16-3 0.6783 6 0.6237 8 6 -- Feb. 22, Barkstall Elementary, Champaign 10 Iowa State 13-3 0.6749 4 0.6290 6 5 -- March 1, Leal School Grade School, Urbana 11 Duke 14-3 0.6628 15 0.6092 7 7 • This week’s show is on trust. Included will be a feature on Shavonna Hunter and Aminata Yanni’s trip to the After 12 Purdue 13-3 0.6619 13 0.6117 13 14 School Program at Canaan Academy in Urbana. 13 Virginia Tech 12-2 0.6510 31 0.5823 24 14 Texas Tech 9-5 0.6404 2 0.6396 10 12 GRENTZ GANG CONTINUES 15 Minnesota 12-3 0.6354 32 0.5805 Illini Fans are encouraged to join the Hometown Heroes Kids 16 Georgia 12-3 0.6270 44 0.5693 15 8 Club. Members of the Hometown Heroes Kids Club will be 17 Florida Intl 14-4 0.6267 36 0.5763 able to get into women’s basketball games for free and sit 18 Colorado 11-6 0.6262 8 0.6193 21 19 behind the Illinois basket as part of the Grentz Gang. Other 19 Florida 12-5 0.6251 19 0.5982 18 15 kids will be able to sit in the Grentz Gang by purchasing a $2 20 Illinois 11-4 0.6250 27 0.5888 ticket and being one of the first 400 kids through the door. 21 North Carolina 14-3 0.6241 54 0.5577 17 16 22 Boston College 12-3 0.6236 49 0.5648 24 GRENTZ RADIO SHOW BACK in 2002 23 Drake 11-4 0.6216 30 0.5843 The Theresa Grentz Radio Show is every Monday at 5:35 24 Syracuse 9-5 0.6208 12 0.6135 p.m. during the school year across the Illini Sports Network 25 Auburn 13-3 0.6152 61 0.5495 19 22 (WDWS, AM-1400 locally). The host is Brian Barnhart. 28 Penn State 11-7 0.6106 14 0.6104 31 Michigan 11-6 0.6056 25 0.5918 22 20 GRENTZ EYES 600 36 Michigan St 10-6 0.5993 26 0.5907 Illinois Head Coach Theresa Grentz, fresh off her induction 39 Iowa 11-5 0.5920 51 0.5602 into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, eyes yet another 41 DePaul 10-6 0.5907 34 0.5793 milestone. The winningest coach at both Rutgers and Illinois, has 588 victories, just 12 wins shy of 600. 43 Pepperdine 11-4 0.5897 74 0.5418 46 James Madison 10-3 0.5859 105 0.5248 When Grentz reached other milestones: 47 Clemson 10-6 0.5851 39 0.5718 50 wins -- Rutgers 83 Wm. Patterson 57; Jan. 10, 1978 48 Missouri 11-3 0.5851 118 0.5182 100 wins -- Rutgers 75, Penn State 62; Jan. 19, 1980 101Indiana 8-8 0.5355 65 0.5474 150 wins -- Rutgers 86, Cheney 82; Dec. 20, 1981 200 wins -- Rutgers 109, Queens 53; Feb. 2, 1984 109Ohio State 9-8 0.5328 84 0.5339 250 wins -- Rutgers 85, W. Vir ginia 65; Feb. 22, 1986 121St. Mary's 7-7 0.5230 91 0.5307 300 wins -- Rutgers 81, Temple 65; Feb. 2, 1988 155Duquesne 7-8 0.4957 141 0.5054 350 wins -- Rutgers 68, UMASS 55; Feb. 10, 1990 400 wins -- Rutgers 93, So. Miss 63; March 18, 1992 164Northwestern 4-13 0.4873 40 0.5714 (NCAAFirst Round) 201Illinois St 3-11 0.4626 70 0.5454 450 wins -- Rutgers 88, St. Bonaventure 75; Jan. 19, ‘95 296Eastern Ill 1-13 0.3854 161 0.4900 500 wins -- Illinois 106, Providence 74; Nov. 29, 1997 550 wins -- Illinois 86, Iowa 60; Jan. 7, 2000. Illinois opponents in italics. Records are vs. Division I opponents only. University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes for Wisconsin Women’s Basketball SID: Mike Koon 217/244-1256; Assistant: Kara Stachowiak 217/244 - 4 9 8 2

GRENTZ TO HALL OF FAME while attending the Russian Ballet in St. Petersburg. In Theresa Grentz was elected to the women’s basketball Hall of Lithuania the team toured the world famous Hill of the Fame. Grentz made it to the Hall in just the third class of hon- Crosses outside Sialiaui, Lithuania. The last four days were orees. Counting the Class of 2001, just 61 people have that spent in Riga, Latvia, during the 800th anniversary of the City distinction. The formal induction ceremony was June 8-9 in of Riga celebration. Knoxville, Tenn. • One of the highlights of the trip was a visit to Iveta Coach Grentz is being honored not only for her accom- Marcauskaite’s hometown of Sialiaui. Illinois played a team plishments as a coach but also for her accolades as a player. of university all-stars preparing for a trip to China while in The coach was an imposing player on the Immaculata AIAW Lithuania. Marcauskaite stole the show by scoring 29 points National Championship teams from 1972-74 and was the and eight rebounds on 12 of 18 shooting. She scored 18 of her coach of the Olympic Team. points in the first half. Grentz is in her 28th season as a head coach and seventh as the head coach for the Fighting Illini. She has compiled a MARCAUSKAITE HAS HOMECOMING 586-230 record overall and a 125-75 mark at Illinois. Illinois sophomore Iveta Marcauskaite competed in the Junior Besides her impressive credentials, Grentz is honored for World Championships July 14-22 in the Czech Republic. In her advancement of the game of basketball. Her 1992 the six-game tournament, Marcauskaite had the second-best Olympic Team was the catalyst for the present day women's scoring average of any player in the entire tournament, scor- professional league. ing 128 points in six games for an average of 21.3 points per game. In other statistical categories, Marcauskaite led the WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES tournament in two-point field goals (46) and was fourth in Coach Team Years Wins offensive rebounds (32). She was 46 of 91 from the field (.505) Texas 33 778 and 5 of 10 in three-pointers in six games. Marcauskaite then Tennessee 28 772 scored 29 points in the Illini’s 99-75 win over the Lithuanian C. Vivian Stringer Rutgers 29 648 LSU 32 641 University All-Star team in August. N.C. State 31 618 Theresa Grentz Illinois 28 588 ATTRACTING WINNERS North Carolina 27 588 Penn St. 27 581 Although Illinois has always attracted talent from winning Mike Granelli St. Peter's 30 563 teams, that is no more apparent then in this year’s freshmen Auburn 24 557 and the recent signees. Georgia 23 555 • Jeré Issenmann played for Mason, Ohio, the 2000 Ohio state Virginia 25 552 champion which finished the season ranked second in the Robin Selvig Montana 24 546 Kansas 29 540 nation after placing second in 1999. Mason lost a total of five Tara VanDerveer Stanford 23 531 games in four seasons with Issenmann on the squad. • Tiffanie Guthrie played for Trotwood-Madison, which won DALLAS PROGRESS STARTED IN SUMMER four GMVC titles and made three straight tournament Cindy Dallas has emerged as a dominating force on the appearances. inside. The emergence really began last season when she • Angelina Williams played for George Washington in scored a career high 16 points in an 80-68 upset of third-seed- Chicago, which advanced to the championship game of the ed Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament. 2000 state tournament, posting a 31-4 record. Over the summer Dallas scrimmaged with some men’s • In the Class of 2006, which just signed letters of intent on players at Point Park College in her hometown of Pittsburgh, Nov. 14, Jessica Wright has played Indiana Class 3Afinalists Pa. She gives a lot of credit to that experience in the advance- and one runner-up at Indianapolis Cathedral High School; ment of her game. Brittney Daugherty and Peoria advanced to the Elite Eight the • Dallas played 661 minutes last season after playing just 48 last two years; Maggie Acuna has a combined for a record of minutes combined in her first two years with Illinois. Dallas 80-13, including 60-3 in the last two years; Kari Embree is in the same class as seniors Holly Wilson and Dawn Vana. played for Loyola when the Ramblers reached the Elite 8 (‘ 9 9 ) ; Janelle Hughes' Hillcrest team combined for an 80-9 record, TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE three regional and two sectional titles the past three years. Illinois competed in six games over 13 days in an internation- al tour of Russia, Latvia and Lithuania from Aug. 7-19. Playing against players ages 25 and up, Illinois posted a 2- 4 record and nearly won the last three games of the trip. • Illinois visited the Hermitage and St. Isaac’s Cathedral University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes for Wisconsin Women’s Basketball SID: Mike Koon 217/244-1256; Assistant: Kara Stachowiak 217/244 - 4 9 8 2

WISCONSIN-ILLINOIS TEAM COMPARISON to win the top class at the Gus Macker tournament in Peoria. (Big Ten Rank) As a member of the Chicago Hoops Express, Daugherty Illinois Wisconsin played on teams that participated in the prestigious Loyola 74.4 (5th) PPG 76.2 (3rd) Blue Chip Tournament and won the Deep South Classic. 66.3 (7th) Opp. PPG 63.0 (3rd) Daugherty was the team MVP. +8.1 (5th) Scoring Margin +13.2 (2nd) In helping Peoria Central to the state tournament the last two .474 (2nd) FG Pct. .448 (6th) years, Daugherty averaged 12.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per .397 (7th) FG Pct. Def. .379 (1st) game while shooting .523 from the field last season. She led .690 (8th) FT Pct. .723 (3rd) the Lions in rebounding 19 times. She was also named to the .254 (11th) 3 Pt. FG Pct. .347 (4th) all-tournament team at Galesburg and garnered all-Mid-State .353 (11th) 3 Pt. FG Pct. Def. .276 (1st) Six first team accolades. Daugherty scored 20 points in the +0.9 (11th) Rebound Margin +1.9 (8th) supersectional win over Urbana in 2001. 4.27 (4th) Blocked Shots 4.44 (3rd) Kari Embree, 6-4, Center, Wheeling, Ill. (H.S.) 16.60 (4th) Assists 17.19 (3rd) Embree is a two-time NIKE All-American and was named a 9.44 (5th) Steals 12.07 (1st) Street and Smith’s All-American in both 2000 and 2001. +1.06 (6th) Turnover Margin +1.73 (4th) Embree is ranked No. 34 in the latest Blue Star ratings of 0.85 (6th) Asst./Turn. Ration 0.95 (4th) incoming seniors. Embree played two years at Loyola, play- ing on the Ramblers Elite Eight team in 1999 before transfer- IN THE BIG TEN... ring to Wheeling. Embree was tenacious, averaging a double double -- 18.2 Shavonna Hunter, 3rd in steals (3.00), 8th in assists (4.33), points, 10.7 rebounds per game. What’s even more amazing 12th in /turnover ratio (1.14), 8th in blocked shots (1.14), were her 108 blocks. Embree earned all-state accolades from 15th in 3-point percentage (.294), and 20th in scoring (12.6) the Chicago Sun-Times and is a three-time all-conference Cindy Dallas, 5th in rebounding (8.5), 6th in steals (2.53), 9th selection. in blocked shots (1.07) 11th in field-goal percentage (.537), and Janelle Hughes, 5-8, G, Country Club Hills, Ill. (Hillcrest) 16th in scoring (12.9); Hillcrest Head Coach John Maniatas called Hughes "the best Iveta Marcauskaite, 1st in field-goal percentage (.632), 9th in point guard I’ve ever coached." Hughes will give Illinois ver- scoring (16.3), and 13th in rebounding (6.4); 10th in blocked satility at the guard spot. She averaged 20.1 points, 5.1 shots (1.00) rebounds, 4.9 assists and 4.1 steals per game for Hillcrest last Dawn Vana, 3rd in free-throw shooting (.861) 4th in season playing the point. This year Hughes will be an off- assist/turnover ratio (1.57); and 6th in assists (4.93) guard. She is listed among the state’s all-time best with 65 Angelina Williams, 15th in blocked shots (0.80) three-pointers last year, also a school record. Hughes did so in 135 attempts for a 48 percent clip. ILLINOIS CLASS OF 2006 Jessica Wright, 6-0, F, Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) Maggie Acuna, 5-6, G, Hinsdale, Ill. (Hinsdale Central) Wright, ranked 45th in the nation by StudentSports.com, aver- Illinois found the point guard it was looking for in Acuna. An aged 12.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game in 2001 for the all-state selection, Acuna averaged 8.5 points and 3.4 Indiana High School Class 3A state champions. Wright was rebounds per game for her career, including 10.5 points and invited to attend the NIKE camp in 2001 and earned Pre-sea- 4.5 rebounds per contest last season. Acuna’s strength is run- son First Team All-State honors by Hoosier Basketball ning the offense and distributing the basketball. Acuna had Magazine. Wright was named the state tournament MVP last 475 assists for her career compared to just 236 turnovers, over season after scoring a game-high 16 points vs. Plymouth for a 2:1 ratio. Acuna has also amassed 381 steals, including 137 the 29-1 Lady Irish. She earned all-city honors by the last season. Indianapolis. Acuna earned all-state honors in 2001 and three times was named to the All-West Suburban Silver team. She also was named all-tournament at both Wheaton North and Hinsdale South three times each. The Hinsdale Central Red Devils won sectional titles in 2000 and 2001 and have claimed regional titles all three years with Acuna on the roster. Brittney Daugherty, 6-2, F, Peoria, Ill. (Peoria Central) Brittney Daugherty is the latest to commit to Illinois. A 6-2 center, she joins godbrother, Jerrance Howard, as basketball players for Illinois. This summer she teamed up with some of her teammates and assistant coach and ex-Illini Anita Clinton University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes for Wisconsin Women’s Basketball SID: Mike Koon 217/244-1256; Assistant: Kara Stachowiak 217/244 - 4 9 8 2

Starting Line-ups Guard Guard Forward Forward Center at Clemson Hunter Issenmann Marcauskaite Vana Dallas James Madison Hunter Issenmann Marcauskaite Vana Dallas St.Mary’s College Hunter Issenmann Marcauskaite Vana Dallas Duquesne Hunter Issenmann Marcauskaite Vana Dallas at DePaul Hunter Issenmann Marcauskaite Vana Dallas Illinois State Hunter Yanni Marcauskaite Vana Dallas Pepperdine Hunter Yanni Marcauskaite Vana Dallas at Oklahoma Hunter Yanni Marcauskaite Vana Dallas Eastern Illinois Hunter Yanni Marcauskaite Vana Dallas Missouri Hunter Yanni Marcauskaite Vana Dallas at Michigan Hunter Yanni Marcauskaite Vana Dallas Northwestern Hunter Yanni Marcauskaite Vana Dallas at Minnesota Hunter Yanni Marcauskaite Vana Dallas Penn State Hunter Yanni Guthrie Vana Dallas Michigan State Hunter Yanni Marcauskaite Vana Dallas Media Information

Grentz Teleconference Schedule Fax-On-Demand Theresa Grentz and sometimes a player will be available Media may access the Illinois women’s basketball release, via teleconference at 11 a.m. on the following days. or any athletic news release, by using Info Connection Dec. 18 11 a.m. Jan. 18 11 a.m. Feb. 15 11 a.m. Fax-on-Demand System. Using the hand set on your fax Dec. 27 1 p.m. Jan. 25 11 a.m. Feb. 22 11 a.m. machine, simply call 1-800-300-2050 and supply your per- Jan. 4 11 a.m. Feb. 1 11 a.m. sonal identification number (PIN) for access. The Big Ten Jan. 11 11 a.m. Feb. 8 11 a.m. passcode is 282. If you have any questions about obtain- The number for the teleconference is 217/265-9181. ing a PIN, call Pivotal Communication at 770/399-0096. Illinois women’s basketball directory: Big Ten Teleconference Entire release: 1230 Stats/results: 1231 Coach Grentz participates in the Big Ten Teleconference Roster/schedule: 1232 Last Game Report: 1233 each Tuesday at 9:40 a.m. To participate on the weekly teleconference, call the Big Ten office 847/696-1010 to get Illinois Interview Policy the phone number. Playback will be available for play- All interview requests for Illinois players and coaches back for 24 hours following each call. To access the play- should be directed to Mike Koon in the Athletic Public back, dial: 1-800-818-7067; no access code required. Relations Office at 217/333-1391. At no time, should media representatives contact student-athletes at their Illinois on the Web residence. For all your women’s basketball information needs, check out the University of Illinois’ official web site, at www.fightingillini.com. The site features the most cur- rent releases and information, including rosters and play- er bios, as well as game and season statistics. All women’s basketball games can be heard live on the site by using Real Audio. University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes for Wisconsin Women’s Basketball SID: Mike Koon 217/244-1256; Assistant: Kara Stachowiak 217/244 - 4 9 8 2 2001-2002 INDIVIDUAL STATS (POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS) Game #00 #4 #11 #22 #23 #24 #25 #30 #32 #33 #45 #52 #55 Smith Guth Marcauskaite Guthrie Hunter Wilson Issenmann Yanni Hagberg Williams Blackburn Vana Dallas OGBM Legends 0-1-0 DNP 17-10-5 1-3-1 9-2-8 2-2-1 12-0-1 7-4-2 7-6-0 2-4-0 0-1-0 9-2-8 23-9-0 LKKA Kaunas 2-0-0 0-0-0 13-11-3 4-1-0 20-2-5 DNP 0-2-5 6-2-0 8-5-1 10-5-4 0-0-0 10-8-7 24-9-0 at Clemson 11-4-0 DNP 17-5-3 0-0-0 10-2-5 DNP 3-1-2 0-0-0 0-3-1 7-6-0 DNP 14-6-9 11-4-0 James Madison 0-0-0 0-0-0 19-14-2 7-3-0 9-1-2 DNP 0-1-0 5-0-0 8-6-1 9-2-1 0-0-1 12-6-2 16-8-0 St. Mary’s College DNP DNP 14-11-1 DNP 21-2-2 0-0-0 6-3-1 1-4-0 2-0-0 13-5-1 DNP 4-4-0 5-13-0 at Duquesne DNP DNP 4-8-4 9-9-0 17-3-1 DNP 3-4-2 6-0-2 0-0-0 2-2-1 0-0-0 10-4-3 19-11-2 at DePaul DNP DNP 16-2-3 0-1-1 8-1-3 DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 4-5-2 8-5-0 DNP 9-8-4 17-10-0 Illinois State 1-1-1 0-0-0 18-8-2 6-2-0 7-2-6 0-0-0 5-2-2 2-1-1 5-9-1 9-1-2 0-1-0 4-2-7 18-7-1 Pepperdine DNP DNP 16-7-3 7-5-1 15-3-9 1-0-0 3-2-0 8-3-1 4-0-0 4-6-1 DNP 13-4-3 6-15-0 at Oklahoma DNP DNP 16-7-1 10-4-3 13-1-5 DNP 8-1-1 6-2-1 2-1-1 6-3-0 0-1-0 2-3-2 6-3-0 Eastern Illinois 0-0-0 0-0-0 14-3-3 9-6-0 15-2-8 DNP 5-2-3 14-2-3 1-2-0 7-10-0 2-2-0 11-3-1 13-5-0 Missouri 0-1-0 0-0-0 14-2-3 4-1-0 15-2-4 DNP 0-0-1 12-1-1 1-2-2 4-4-0 1-0-0 4-2-6 19-17-2 at Michigan DNP DNP 24-4-1 6-3-2 15-2-9 DNP 0-0-0 4-1-0 2-0-0 0-3-0 DNP 14-7-9 20-6-1 Northwestern DNP DNP 19-7-1 0-1-2 12-3-1 DNP 3-2-0 2-1-1 7-6-1 2-5-1 0-0-0 10-6-6 13-10-1 at Minnesota DNP DNP 13-6-1 19-9-3 4-1-3 DNP 5-3-1 5-0-1 0-3-1 4-1-1 0-0-0 10-3-9 15-9-0 Penn State DNP DNP 18-8-1 3-5-0 13-8-5 DNP DNP 16-2-5 DNP 12-9-1 DNP 13-3-7 6-4-2 Michigan State DNP DNP 21-8-0 6-2-2 15-3-1 DNP 0-0-1 4-1-1 0-1-0 11-4-3 DNP 5-3-6 10-5-2 (italics indicate exhibition games)

ILLINOIS TEAM SEASON HIGHS ILLINOIS TEAM SEASON LOWS Points -- 91 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Points -- 49 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Rebounds -- 50 (vs. Pepperdine, 12/8/01) Rebounds -- 28 (vs. Michigan State, 1/13/02) Steals -- 23 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Steals -- 3 (vs. DePaul, 12/4/01) Assists -- 23 (vs. Illinois State, 12/6/01) Assists -- 4 (vs. St. Mary’s 11/24/01) Blocks -- 7 (vs. James Madison, 11/23/01), (vs. Illinois State, 12/6/01) Blocks -- 0 (vs. Duquesne, 11/27/01) (vs. Penn State, 1/7/02) Turnovers -- 9 (at Michigan, 12/28/01) Turnovers -- 28 (vs. Oklahoma, 12/16/01) Fouls -- 10 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01); (vs. Northwestern, 12/30/01) Fouls -- 27 (at Minnesota, 1/3/02) Field Goals -- 25 (vs. Clemson, 11/19/01), 25 (vs. Pepperdine, 12/8/01) Field Goals -- 37(at Michigan, 12/28/01) FG Att. -- 44 (vs. Michigan St., 1/13/02) FG Att. -- 73 (at Michigan, 12/28/01) Field Goal Pct. .368 (vs. Pepperdine, 12/8/01) Field Goal Pct. .614 (vs. Penn State, 1/13/02) Free Throws -- 7 (vs. Oklahoma, 12/16/01) Free Throws -- 22 (vs. Pepperdine, 12/8/01) FT Att. -- 8 (vs. Oklahoma, 12/16/01) FT Att. -- 32 (vs. Penn State, 1/7/02) Free-Throw Pct. -- .563 (vs. Clemson, 11/19/01) Free-Throw Pct. -- .900 (vs. James Madison, 11/27/01); .900 (at 3-Pointers --0 (vs. DePaul, 12/4/01); (vs. Misouri 12/22/01) Michigan, 12/28/01) 3-Pointers Att. -- 6 (vs. Missouri, 12/22/01) 3-Pointers --8 (vs. Oklahoma, 12/16/01) Three-Point Pct. -- .000 (vs. DePaul, 12/4/01) 3-Pointers Att. -- 23 (at Minnesota, 1/3/02) Three-Point Pct. -- .421 (vs. Pepperdine, 12/8/01)

ILLINOIS INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Points -- 24, Iveta Marcauskaite, (at Michigan, 12/28/01) FG Att. -- 18, Tiffanie Guthrie (at Minnesota, 1/3/02) Rebounds -- 17, Cindy Dallas vs. Missouri (12/8/01) Field Goal Pct. .875, Cindy Dallas (vs. DePaul, 12/4/01) Steals -- 6, Cindy Dallas (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01); 6, Shavonna Free Throws -- 10, Iveta Marcauskaite (vs. Pepperdine 12/8/01) Hunter (vs. Northwestern, 12/30/01) FT Att. -- 12, Iveta Marcauskaite (vs. Pepperdine, 12/8/01) Assists -- 9, Dawn Vana (vs. Clemson, 11/19/01), 9 (Cindy Dallas vs. Free-Throw Pct. -- 1.000, Dawn Vana, 6-6 1.000, (vs. Clemson, Pepperdine, 12/8/01); 9, Dawn Vana (at Minnesota, 1/3/02) 11/19/01) Blocks -- 4, Cindy Dallas (vs. Penn State, 1/7/02); 4, Iveta Marcauskaite 3-Pointers --3, Shavonna Hunter(vs. Oklahoma, 12/16/01) (vs. Michigan State, 1/13/02) 3-Pointers Att. -- 7, Shavonna Hunter (vs. Oklahoma, 12/16/01); 7, Field Goals -- 11, Iveta Marcauskaite (vs. Michigan, 12/28/01) Tiffanie Guthrie (at Minnesota, 1/3/02) Three-Point Pct. -- .667, Shavonna Hunter (vs. Eastern Ill., 12/19/01) University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes for Wisconsin Women’s Basketball SID: Mike Koon 217/244-1256; Assistant: Kara Stachowiak 217/244 - 4 9 8 2

45 Brenda Blackburn (6-6, So., C, Ardmore, Okla.) boards in eight contests. Career Highlights: Scored first career points against Northwestern on Jan. 9 • Grabbed three rebounds in her first career contest against Season Bests Clemson. Points: 19 (vs. Duquesne, 11/27/01) Rebounds: 17 (vs. Missouri, 12/22/01) Career Bests Field Goals: 8 (four times, last at Michigan, 12/28/01) Points: 2 (twice, last vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Field Goals Attempted: 14 (three times, last at Michigan, 12/28/01) Rebounds: 3 (vs. Clemson, 11/18/00) Free Throws: 4 (twice, last at Michigan, 12/28/01) Field Goals: 1 (twice, last vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Free Throws Att.: 6 (vs. Duquesne, 11/27/01) Field Goals Attempted: 3 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) 3 Pt. FG: Free Throws: 1 (vs. Missouri, 12/22/01) 3 Pt. FG Att.: Free Throws Attempted: 2 (vs. UConn, 12/10/00) Assists: 2 (three times, last vs. Michigan State, 1/13/02) 3 Pt. FG: Blocks: 4 (vs. Penn State, 1/7/02) 3 Pt. FG Att.: Steals: 6 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Assists: 2 (twice, last vs. James Madison, 11/23/01) Blocks: 4 Allison Guth (5-9, So., G, Arlington Heights, Ill.) Steals: 1 (twice, last vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Season Highlights: Made her first appearance against James Madison on Nov. 23. Season Bests Points: 2 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Season/Career Bests Rebounds: 2 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Points: Field Goals: 2 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Rebounds: Field Goals Attempted: 3 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Field Goals: Free Throws: 1 (vs. Missouri, 12/22/01) Field Goals Attempted: 2 (vs. Missouri, 12/22/01) Free Throws Attempted: 1 (vs. Missouri, 12/22/01) Free Throws: 3 Pt. FG: Free Throws Attempted: 3 Pt. FG Att.: 3 Pt. FG: Assists: 1 (vs. James Madison, 11/23/01) 3 Pt. FG Att.: 1 (twice, last vs. Missouri, 12/22/01) Blocks: Assists: Steals: 1 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Blocks: Steals: #55 Cindy Dallas (6-2, r-Fr., F, Pittsburgh, Pa.) Career Highlights: Sidelined for two straight years with a torn ACL 22 Tiffanie Guthrie (5-10, Fr., G, Trotwood, Ohio) • Played in three games before injury struck during 1998-99 season Season Highlights: Nearly recorded her first career double-double averaging 8.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per game • Posted first career with nine points and nine boards at Duquesne • Led the Illini with a double-double last season with 12 points and 10 rebounds against career-high 19 points while also grabbing nine boards and five steals Kansas • Went 6-7 from the floor to score 16 points agaisnt Wisconsin and dishing out four assists at Minnesota • Made her first career in the Big Ten Tournament. start against Penn State on Jan. 7.

Career Bests Season/Career Bests Points: 19 (twice, last vs. Missouri, 12/22/01) Points: 19 (vs. Minnesota, 1/3/02) Rebounds: 17 (vs. Missouri, 12/22/01) Rebounds: 9 (twice, last vs. Minnesota, 1/3/02) Field Goals: 8 (three times, last vs. Missouri, 12/22/01) Field Goals: 6 (vs. Minnesota, 1/3/02) Field Goals Attempted: 14 (twice, last vs. Missouri, 12/22/01) Field Goals Attempted: 18 (vs. Minnesota, 1/3/02) Free Throws: 5 (vs. Texas, 12/5/00) Free Throws: 5 (vs. Minnesota, 1/3/02) Free Throws Attempted: 7 (vs. Wagner, 11/22/98) Free Throws Attempted: 6 (vs. Minnesota, 1/3/02) 3 Pt. FG: 3 Pt. FG: 2 (twice, last vs. Minnesota, 1/3/02) 3 Pt. FG Att.: 3 Pt. FG Att.: 7 (vs. Minnesota, 1/3/02) Assists: 4 (vs. Illinois Sate, 12/7/00) Assists: 3 (twice, last vs. Minnesota, 1/3/02) Blocks: 4 (vs. Penn State, 1/7/02) Blocks: 1 (vs. Penn State, 1/7/02) Steals: 6 (twice, last vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Steals: 4 (vs. Minnesota, 1/3/02)

Season Highlights: Led the Illini with 19 points and 11 rebounds, ten off the defensive boards, in her homecoming at Duquesne • Also tied #32 Karen Hagberg (6-3, Jr., F-C, Palatine, Ill.) a career-high with five steals against the Dukes • Recorded her sec- Career Highlights: Saw action in 32 games last season • Recorded ond straight double-double with 17 points and 10 boards at DePaul • season highs with seven points and seven boards against Minnesota Grabbed 15 rebounds against Pepperdine at the United Center • Tied on Feb. 4 • Recorded her first career double-double her freshman a career high with 19 points against Missouri • Also grabbed a year with 15 points and 10 rebounds in the home contest against career-best 17 boards against the Tigers• Named Big Ten Player of Michigan State. the Week after performances vs. Eastern Illinois and Missouri • Has recorded five double-doubles this season • Has reached double fig- Career Bests ures in rebounding six times as well as leading the Illini on the Points: 15 (vs. Michigan State, 1/30/00) University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes for Wisconsin Women’s Basketball SID: Mike Koon 217/244-1256; Assistant: Kara Stachowiak 217/244 - 4 9 8 2

Rebounds: 10 (vs. Michigan State, 1/30/00) Free Throws: 3 (vs. Pepperdine, 12/8/01) Field Goals: 4 (twice, last vs. Michigan State, 1/30/00) Free Throws Att.: 4 (vs. Pepperdine, 12/8/01) Field Goals Attempted: 9 (vs. Michigan State, 1/30/00) 3 Pt. FG: 3 (twice, last vs. Michigan State, 1/13/02) Free Throws: 7 (vs. Michigan State, 1/30/00) 3 Pt. FG Att.: 8 (vs. Duquesne, 11/27/01) Free Throws Attempted: 11 (vs. Michigan State, 1/30/00) Assists: 9 (twice last at Michigan, 12/8/01) 3 Pt. FG: Blocks: 2 (vs. DePaul, 12/4/01) 3 Pt. FG Att.: 1 (vs. Illinois State, 12/6/01) Steals: 5 (five times, last vs. Minnesota, 1/3/02) Assists: 3 (vs. Northwestern, 2/10/00) Blocks: 3 (twice, last vs. Illinois State, 12/6/01) Steals: 2 (vs. Western Michigan, 11/15/99) 25 Jeré Issenmann (5-10, Fr., G, Mason, Ohio) Season Highlights: Made her first start in the season opener at Clemson • Made the game-tying shot to send it into overtime in the Season Highlights: Scored eight points and grabbed six boards Illini’s 77-71 victory over Pepperdine at the United Center. agaisnt James Madison • Tied her career-high with three blocks against Illinois State • Had nine points and six rebounds vs. Northwestern. Season/Career Bests Points: 8 (vs. Oklahoma, 12/16/01) Season Bests Rebounds: 4 (vs. Duquesne, 11/27/01) Points: 9 (vs. Northwestern, 12/28/01) Field Goals: 3 (vs. Oklahoma, 12/16/01) Rebounds: 9 (vs. Illinois State, 12/6/01) Field Goals Attempted: 7 (vs. Oklahoma, 12/16/01) Field Goals: 3 (twice, last vs. Northwestern, 12/30/01) Free Throws: 2 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Field Goals Attempted: 5 (twice, last vs. Minnesota, 1/3/02) Free Throws Attempted: 2 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Free Throws: 2 (twice, last vs. Pepperdine, 12/8/01) 3 Pt. FG: 2 (twice, last vs. Oklahoma, 12/16/01) Free Throws Att.: 4 (twice, last vs. Northwestern, 12/30/01) 3 Pt. FG Att.: 6 (twice, last vs. Duquesne, 11/27/01) 3 Pt. FG: Assists: 3 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) 3 Pt. FG Att.: 1 (vs. Illinois State, 12/6/01) Blocks: Assists: 2 (vs. Missouri, 12/22/01) Steals: 2 (twice, last vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Blocks: 2 (vs. DePaul, 12/4/01) Steals: 1 (four times, last vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) #1 1 Iveta Marcauskaite (6-4, So., F, Siauliai, Lithuania) Career Highlights: Scored 18 points against Northern Iowa • Led the Illini with 16 points against Texas and 12 against UConn • Tied her #23 Shavonna Hunter (5-7, Jr., G, Hazelcrest, Ill.) then career-high with 18 points against Missouri • Also grabbed a Career Highlights: Scored a career-high 23 points to lead the Illini season-high nine rebounds against the Tigers • Recorded a career- past UW-Green Bay in the opening round of the WNIT last season • high two blocks in first Big Ten game against Michigan • Scored a Broke Illinois’ record with 10 steals vs. Kansas her freshman year • career-high 24 points to lead the Illini in their 73-56 upset over Recorded her first career double-double with 11 points and 10 steals Auburn • Scored 20 points to lead the Illini against Purdue in against the Jayhawks • Hit for 15 points and dishes out a team-high January, and scored 21 points to pace Illinois against Purdue in six assists vs. Indiana in 2000 • Started at point guard in 18 contests February • Recorded her first career double-double with 16 points as a freshman, averaging 30.3 minutes per contest. and 10 rebounds to lead the Illini against Wisconsin. Career Bests Career Bests Points: 23 (vs. UW-Green Bay, 3/15/01) Points: 24 (twice, last at Michigan, 12/28/01) Rebounds: 8 (vs. Penn State, 1/7/02) Rebounds: 14 (vs. James Madison, 11/23/01) Field Goals: 10 (vs. UW-Green Bay, 3/15/01) Field Goals: 11 (twice, last at Michigan, 12/28/01) Field Goals Attempted: 17 (vs. Duquesne, 11/27/01) Field Goals Attempted: 16 (twice, last at Michigan, 12/28/01) Free Throws: 8 (vs. Northwestern, 1/23/00) Free Throws: 10 (vs. Pepperdine, 12/8/01) Free Throws Attempted: 9 (vs. Cal State-Northridge, 12/21/99) Free Throws Att.: 12 (vs. Pepperdine, 12/8/01) 3 Pt. FG: 3 (four times, last vs. Oklahoma, 12/16/01) 3 Pt. FG: 3 (vs. UW-Green Bay, 3/15/01) 3 pt. FG Att.: 8 (vs. Duquesne, 11/27/01) 3 pt. FG Att.: 5 (vs. James Madison, 11/23/01) Assists: 9 (three times, last at Michigan, 12/28/01) Assists: 5 (vs. Auburn, 12/30/00) Blocks: 2 (three times, last vs. DePaul, 12/4/01) Blocks: 4 (twice, last vs. Michigan State, 1/13/02) Steals: 10 (vs. Kansas, 12/18/99) Steals: 4 (vs. James Madison, 11/23/01) Season Highlights: Scored a season-high 21 points to lead the Illini Season Highlights: Has scored in double figures in 14 of Illinois’ 15 past St. Mary’s • Grabbed a season-high five steals in the season contests this season, leading the Illini offense eight times • Recorded opener at Clemson • Tied her career-high with nine assists against two double-doubles this season • Currently 10th on Illinois’ career Pepperdine at the United Center • Needs three steals to reach the 200 blocked shots list with 44 • Leads the Big Ten shooting 68.5 percent career steals mark • Currently fourth (197) on Illinois’ career steals from the floor in conference contests. list, needing just five swipes to move into third. Season Bests Season Bests Points: 24 (twice, last at Michigan, 12/28/01) Points: 21 (vs. St. Mary’s, 11/24/01) Rebounds: 14 (vs. James Madison, 11/23/01) Rebounds: 8 (vs. Penn State, 1/7/02) Field Goals: 11 (twice, last at Michigan, 12/28/01) Field Goals: 9 (vs. St. Mary’s, 11/24/01) Field Goals Attempted: 16 (twice, last at Michigan, 12/28/01) Field Goals Attempted: 17 (vs. Duquesne, 11/27/01) University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes for Wisconsin Women’s Basketball SID: Mike Koon 217/244-1256; Assistant: Kara Stachowiak 217/244 - 4 9 8 2

Free Throws: 10 (vs. Pepperdine, 12/8/01) • Had six assists at Michigan • Led the Illini in assists seven times Free Throws Att.: 12 (vs. Pepperdine, 12/8/01) this season including in each of the past five contests • Averaging 7.4 3 Pt. FG: 2 (vs. James Madison, 11/23/01) assists per game over that stretch • Tied her career high with nine 3 pt. FG Att.: 5 (vs. James Madison, 11/23/01) assists three times this season • Scored in double figures in each of Assists: 4 (vs. Duquesne, 11/27/01) the last four games averaging 11.8 points and 7.8 assists per game Blocks: 4 (vs. Michigan State, 1/13/02) during that stretch • Did not miss in her first 20 attempts Steals: 4 (vs. James Madison, 11/23/01) of the season • Currently shooting 76.2 percent from the charity stripe. #00 Yolanda Smith (5-10, Sr., G, Rantoul, Ill.) Career Highlights: Appeared in 15 games last season • Scored her Season Bests first seven points of the season against Northwestern on Jan 9. Points: 14 (vs. Clemson, 11/19/01) Career Bests Rebounds: 8 (vs. DePaul, 12/4/01) Points: 7 (vs. Northwestern, 1/9/01) Field Goals: 6 (vs. Penn State, 1/7/02) Rebounds: 4 (vs. Northwestern, 1/9/01) Field Goals Attempted: 11 (vs. Penn State, 1/7/02) Field Goals: 3 (vs. Northwestern, 1/9/01) Free Throws: 6 (vs. Clemson, 11/19/01) Field Goals Attempted: 3 (vs. Northwestern, 1/9/01) Free Throws Att.: 7 (vs. Penn State, 1/7/02) Free Throws: 1 (twice, last vs. Illinois State, 12/6/01 ) 3 Pt. FG: Free Throws Att.: 4 (vs. Northwestern, 1/9/01) 3 Pt. FG Att.: 2 (vs. Minnesota, 1/3/02) 3 Pt. FG: Assists: 9 (three times, last vs. Minnesota, 1/3/02) 3 Pt. FG Att.: Blocks: 2 (vs. Clemson, 11/19/01) Assists: 1 (twice, last vs. Illinois State, 12/6/01) Steals: 3 (vs. Clemson, 11/19/01) Blocks: Steals: 33 Angelina Williams (6-0, Fr., F, Chicago, Ill.) Season Bests Season Highlights: Scored a season-high 13 points on 5-8 shooting Points: 1 (vs. Illinois State, 12/6/01) against St. Mary’s • Key player off the bench • Offers versatility Rebounds: 1 (twice, last vs. Missouri, 12/22/01) because she scores, rebounds, dishes off and with her long arms pro- Field Goals: vides an imposing force on the top of the defense • Recorded two Field Goals Attempted: 2 (vs. Missouri, 12/22/01) blocks against Penn State on Jan. 7 • Has recorded two blocks in each Free Throws: 1 (vs. Illinois State, 12/6/01) of the last two games. Free Throws Att.: 1 (vs. Illinois State, 12/6/01) 3 Pt. FG: Season/Career Bests 3 Pt. FG Att.: Points: 13 (vs. St. Mary’s, 11/24/01) Assists: 1 (vs. Illinois State, 12/6/01) Rebounds: 10 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Blocks: Field Goals: 5 (twice, last vs. Penn State, 1/7/02) Steals: Field Goals Attempted: 10 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Free Throws: 3 (vs. Michigan State, 1/13/02) Free Throws Attempted: 4 (vs. Michigan State, 1/13/02) #52 Dawn Vana (6-2, Sr., F, Des Plaines, Ill.) 3 Pt. FG: 2 (vs. St. Mary’s, 11/24/01) Career Highlights: Earned team’s Most Improved Player award at 3 Pt. FG Att.: 4 (vs. Minnesota, 1/3/02) the end of the 2001 season • Averaged nearly 30 minutes per game Assists: 3 (vs. Michigan State, 1/13/02) last season • Scored in double figures in 18 games in 2000-01 • Blocks: 2 (twice, last vs. Michigan State, 1/13/02) Scored a career high 18 points against Missouri at the Savvis Center Steals: 4 (vs. Clemson, 11/19/01) in the first Women’s Braggin’ Rights contest • Recorded her first career double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds against Ohio State on Jan. 11, 2001. #24 Holly Wilson (6-2, Jr., F, Reynoldsburg, Ohio) Career Highlights: Returned from a stress fracture injury vs. Kansas Career Bests and scored her first points of the season • Made her first start of the Points: 18 (vs. Missouri, 12/20/00) season on Jan. 14 at Michigan State • Shot a career-high 12 free Rebounds: 14 ( vs. Ohio State, 1/11/01) throw attempts while playing a career-high 30 minutes vs. Ohio State Field Goals: 6 (three times, last vs. Penn State, 1/7/02) 12/30/99 •Shot 66.7% from the floor against Kansas at the United Field Goals Attempted: 13 (twice, last vs. Penn State, 2/15/01) Center in 1999. Free Throws: 7 (vs. Northwestern, 2/8/01) Free Throws Attempted: 8 (three times, last vs. N’western, 2/8/01) Career Bests 3 Pt. FG: 1 (vs. Penn State, 1/7/01) Points: 13 (vs. Iowa, 2/25/01) 3 Pt. FG Att.: 1 (three times, last vs. Illinois State, 12/6/01) Rebounds: 5 (three times, last vs. Iowa, 2/25/01) Assists: 9 (four times, last vs. Minnesota, 1/3/02) Field Goals: 6 (vs. Iowa, 2/25/01) Blocks: 3 (vs. Texas, 12/5/00) Field Goals Attempted: 8 (vs. Yale, 11/28/98) Steals: 4 (vs. Penn State, 1/7/01) Free Throws: 4 (three times, last vs. Michigan, 2/11/01) Free Throws Attempted: 12 (twice, last vs. Ohio State, 12/30/99) Season Highlights: Scored 14 points in the season-opener at 3 Pt. FG: Clemson •Also tied a career-high with nine assists against the Tigers. 3 Pt. FG Att.: 1 (vs. Missouri, 12/20/00) University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes for Wisconsin Women’s Basketball SID: Mike Koon 217/244-1256; Assistant: Kara Stachowiak 217/244 - 4 9 8 2

Assists: 3 (twice, last vs. Ohio State 12/30/99) Blocks: 2 (four times, last vs. Indiana, 2/22/01) Steals: 3 (vs. Connecticut, 11/30/99)

Season Highlights: Recorded a block and a steal against St. Mary’s.

Season Bests Points: 1 (vs. Pepperdine, 12/8/01) Rebounds: Field Goals: Field Goals Attempted: Free Throws: 1 (vs. Pepperdine, 12/8/01) Free Throws Att.: 2 (vs. Pepperdine, 12/8/01) 3 Pt. FG: 3 Pt. FG Att.: Assists: Blocks: 1 (vs. St. Mary’s, 11/24/01) Steals: 1 (vs. St. Mary’s, 11/24/01)

#30 Aminata Yanni (6-1, So., F, Machesney Park, Ill.) Career Highlights: Had five points in her collegiate debut vs. Clemson • Scored 12 points on six break-away lay-ups at Illinois State • Scored 14 points to lead the Illini in the Big Ten opener against Michigan • Scored 15 points in victory over Northwestern on Jan. 9 • Set a new career-high of 17 points to lead the Illini to vitory at Michigan State on Jan. 14 • Suffered a season-ending ACL injury at Minnesota on Jan. 28.

Career Bests Points: 17 (vs. Michigan State, 1/14/01) Rebounds: 5 (vs. UConn, 12/10/00) Field Goals: 7 (twice, last vs. Penn State, 1/7/02) Field Goals Attempted: 11 (three times, last vs. Eastern Ill., 12/19/01) Free Throws: 5 (vs. Ohio State, 1/11/01) Free Throws Att.: 7 (vs. Ohio State, 1/11/01) 3 Pt. FG: 4 (vs. Michigan State, 1/14/01) 3 pt. FG Att.: 7 (vs. Missouri, 12/20/00) Assists: 5 (vs. Penn State, 1/7/02) Blocks: 1 (three times, last vs. Northwestern, 1/9/01) Steals: 4 (vs. vs. Illinois State, 12/7/00)

Season Highlights: Made her first start of the season Dec. 6 vs. Illinois State and has started every game since, a stretch of nine games • Scored a season-high 16 points, including going 7-8 from the floor, against Penn State on Jan. 7 • Also recorded a career-high five assists against the Nittany Lions.

Season Bests Points: 16 (vs. Penn State, 1/7/02) Rebounds: 4 (vs. St. Mary’s, 11/24/01) Field Goals: 7 (vs. Penn State, 1/7/02) Field Goals Attempted: 11 (twice, last vs. Missouri, 12/22/01) Free Throws: 4 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) Free Throws Att.: 5 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01) 3 Pt. FG: 2 (vs. Oklahoma, 12/16/01) 3 pt. FG Att.: 5 (vs. Oklahoma, 12/16/01) Assists: 5 (vs. Penn State, 1/7/02) Blocks: Steals: 3 (twice, last vs. Missouri, 12/22/01) Clemson 73, Illinois 62 Illinois vs. James Madison Nov. 19, 2001 • Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, S.C. Nov. 23, 2001 • McKeon Pavillion • Moraga, Calif.

The Fighting Illini women's basketball team opened the season with a Illinois used a 20-0 first half run and tenacious defense to defeat James 73-62 loss at Clemson. The Tigers held a six point advantage at half- Madison, 85-45, in the first round of the St. Mary's College time, 37-31. Illinois took a one-point lead midway through the second Tournament. half, but they were unable to pull it out down the stretch. Iveta Marcauskaite led a strong inside game with 19 points and 14 Four Illini put up double figures in the contest. Sophomore Iveta rebounds. Cindy Dallas added 16 points and eight boards. Dawn Vana Marcauskaite shot a stellar 61.5 percent from the field going 8-13 to was also in double figures with 12 points. lead the Illini with 17 points. Senior Dawn Vana was not only the sec- ond leading scorer with 14 points, she also dished out nine assists and The talk after the game, however, was the job the Illini did defensive- grabbed six rebounds. Sophomore Cindy Dallas added 11 points for ly. "The key tonight was the fact that we played through our defense," the Illini while junior Shavonna Hunter tallied 10. said Head Coach Theresa Grentz. "I'm excited that we didn't let them get into their half court sets." In her Illinois debut, freshman Angelina Williams scored seven points and grabbed six boards. James Madison shot just .125 from the field in the first half (4 of 32) and just .246 for the game. Illinois also out-rebounded the Dukes, 27- With 11:52 remaining in the contest the Illini went on a 6-0 run to take 13 in taking a 44-13 lead at the intermission. the lead at 55-54. The score remained within four until late in the con- test when the Tigers began to pull away. In the last 8:20 of the contest Illinois jumped to a 13-0 lead. After James Madison scored the next six Clemson went on a 10-3 run to seal the victory. points, the Illini scored 20 consecutive points and held the Dukes scoreless for eight minutes.

ILL(62) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN Clem. (73)FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN The Illini also were impressive from the free-throw line, making 90 Vana 4-8 0-0 6-6 6 2 14 37 Glenney 2-8 0-3 5-6 2 2 9 24 Dallas 5-10 0-0 1-2 4 5 11 25 Aderhold 3-6 1-1 1-2 3 0 10 23 percent of the charity shots (18 of 20). Slosser 5-5 0-0 0-2 7 3 10 23 Marcauskaite 8-13 0- 2 1- 5 5 1 17 28 Scott 3-8 1-3 7-8 3 4 14 29 ILL(85) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN J.M. (45) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN Hu n t e r 4- 9 2- 6 0- 1 2 4 10 38 Floyd 7-21 2-5 1-1 6 0 17 37 Marcauskaite 8-12 2- 5 1- 2 14 3 19 25 Cichowicz 2-5 0-1 1-2 2 2 5 19 Is s e n m a n n 1- 5 1- 5 0- 0 1 3 3 29 Andrew 1-1 0-0 1-2 8 2 3 13 Hu n t e r 3- 8 1- 2 2- 2 2 2 9 28 Morgan 1-8 0-0 2-4 2 3 4 19 Gu t h r i e 0- 1 0- 1 0- 0 0 1 0 3 Queen 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 5 Is s e n m a n n 0- 6 0- 6 0- 0 0 2 0 24 Alexander 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 2 13 Yan n i 0- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 5 Stokes 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 4 Van a 4- 8 0- 0 4- 4 6 1 12 29 Keener 1-6 1-6 2-2 2 4 5 21 Ha g b e r g 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 3 2 0 11 Roper 4-7 0-0 2-2 7 4 10 26 Da l l a s 6- 8 0- 0 4- 4 8 4 16 25 Franklin 0-4 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 15 Shafer 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Warner 1-4 1-3 2-2 0 1 5 16 Wil l i a m s 3- 7 0- 0 1- 2 6 3 7 24 Sm i t h 0- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0 2 0 4 Totals 26-59 4-13 17-23 40 17 73 200 Lauder 0-4 0-0 3-4 3 2 3 17 Totals 25-55 3-14 9-16 31 21 62 200 Gu t h 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 3 FG%: .441 FT%: .739 Liburd 1-2 0-0 0-6 7 1 2 14 FG%: .455 FT%: .563 Gu t h r i e 2- 5 0- 2 3- 3 3 3 7 13 Ching 2-2 1-1 0-2 0 0 5 6 Yan n i 2- 6 1- 4 0- 0 0 0 5 13 Williams 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 1 11 Assists (16): Glenney, Aderhold, 4; Scott, 6; Floyd, 3; Assists (20): Vana, 9; Marcauskaite, 3; Hunter, 5; Ha g b e r g 3- 4 0- 0 2- 3 6 3 8 18 Price 1-10 0-1 0-0 4 2 2 19 Stokes, Roper. Blocks (2): Andrew, 2. Steals (9): Issenmann, 2; Hagberg.. Blocks (5): Vana, 2; Dallas, Wil l i a m s 3- 3 1- 1 2- 2 2 0 9 10 Hardbarger 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 9 Hagberg, Williams. Steals (16): Vana, 3; Dallas, 2; Glenney, Scott, 3; Floyd, 2; Andrew; Stokes; Roper. Bl a c k b u r n 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 1 3 0 8 Brooks 4-8 0-0 1-3 8 1 9 21 Hunter, 5; Issenmann; Hagberg; Williams, 4. Turnovers: 23 Totals 31-61 5-20 18-20 44 23 85 200 Totals 14-57 3-12 14-29 38 20 45 200 Turnovers: 23 FG%: .508 FT%: .900 FG%: .246 FT%: .483

Halftime score: Clemson, 37, Illinois 31 Assists (9): Marcauskaite 2, Vana 2, Hunter, Assists (3): Keener, Warner, Liburd. Blocks (1): Attendance: 2,159 Issenmann, Hagberg, Williams, Blackburn. Blocks (7): Brooks. Steals (12): Cichowicz 5, Keener 3, Brooks 2, Marcauskaite 3, Dallas 3, Hagberg. Steals (13): Alexander, Liburd Turnovers: 32 Marcauskaite 4, Hunter 2, Dallas 2, Guthrie 2, Vana, Yanni, Williams. Turnovers: 26 Halftime score: Illinois 44, James Madison 13 Attendance: n/a

Illinois vs. St. Mary’s Marcauskaite had her second straight double-double with 14 points Nov. 24, 2001 • McKeon Coliseum • Moraga, Calif. and 11 rebounds. Cindy Dallas was tenacious on the boards with a team leading 13 rebounds. For the second night in a row the Illini D stifled an opponent in a 66- 53 win over St. Mary's College in the championship game of the Holiday Inn/St. Mary's Thanksgiving Classic. ILL(66) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN St. M. (53)FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN Marcauskaite 5-11 1- 4 3- 6 11 2 14 34 Morris 2-13 1-6 1-2 3 3 6 35 St. Mary's shot just .268 from the field for the game (19 of 71), includ- Hu n t e r 9- 1 6 1- 4 2- 2 2 0 21 40 Davis 5-17 0-10 2-3 8 1 12 36 ing a measly .231 in the second half, all do to a rugged 1-3-1 zone that Is s e n m a n n 2- 6 2- 5 0- 0 3 1 6 28 Mizusawa 2-8 1-6 1-2 3 1 6 30 Van a 2- 2 0- 0 0- 0 4 5 4 16 Dosty 2-12 0-0 5-9 12 5 9 29 made the Gaels work for every shot. Da l l a s 2- 1 0 0- 0 1- 2 13 4 5 35 Dosty 7-18 2-3 0-1 12 2 16 35 Noakes 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Gu t h r i e 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 Lopez 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 0 3 9 Wil s o n 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 3 0 7 Shavonna Hunter was named the tournament MVP after scoring 21 Davis 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 1 9 Yan n i 0- 4 0- 2 1- 1 4 0 1 12 Kelly 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 14 points on 9 of 16 shooting. Hunter had two steals for break away lay- Ha g b e r g 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0 2 2 13 Totals 19-71 5-27 10-19 48 12 53 200 Wil l i a m s 5- 8 2- 3 1- 2 5 1 13 15 ups and constantly drove around opposing guards for easy baskets. FG%: .268 FT%: .526 Hunter was on the floor for all 40 minutes. Totals 26-59 6-18 8-13 46 18 66 200 FG%: .441 FT%: .615 Assists (9): Morris 3, Mizusawa 2, Dosty 2, Davis, Dosty. Blocks (1): Kelly. Steals (8): Mizusawa 4, Illinois led 37-25 at the half. Twice St. Mary's made runs to cut the mar- Assists (4): Hunter 2, Marcauskaite, Issenmann. Morris, Davis, Dosty, Kelly. Turnovers: 15 gin to seven, but Hunter and the Illini were not to be denied. Illinois Blocks (4): Hunter, Wilson, Hagberg, Williams. Steals (6): Hunter 2, Issenmann, Dallas, Wilson, Yanni. extended a 51-44 lead back to 12 at 58-46 with 6:58 remaining, and St. Halftime score: Illinois 37, St. Mary’s 25 Turnovers: 17 Mary's could get no closer. Attendance: 1,397

Iveta Marcauskaite was also named to the all-tournament team. Illinois 74, Duquesne 71 DePaul 69, Illinois 62 Nov. 27, 2001 • Palumbo Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. Dec. 4, 2001 • DePaul Athletic Center • Chicago, Ill.

In her return to her hometown of Pittsburgh, sophomore forward Sophomore Cindy Dallas went 7-8 from the floor and a perfect 3-3 from Cindy Dallas led the Illini past Duquesne, 74-71. Dallas recorded a the line scoring 17 points while also leading the Illini with 10 rebounds, double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds as the Illini earned but it was not enough as DePaul handed the Illini their second road loss their third straight road victory. of the season, 69-62.

Shavonna Hunter added 17 points for the Illini while Dawn Vana Dallas’ second straight double-double was overshadowed by the out- went 4 of 4 from the free-throw line, improving to a perfect 14-14 on standing play of DePaul’s Lenae Williams. She hit 15 of her 29 shots from the season, to add 10 points. Freshman Tiffanie Guthrie was on the the field to score a game-high 39 points. verge of her first career double-double with nine points and nine boards. The Illini turned the ball over 20 times compared to just seven mishaps for the Blue Demons. DePaul scored 14 points off of the Illinois The Illini held a 42-34 halftime advantage behind 12 first half points turnovers. from Dallas. In the second half the Dukes fought back, as Shiri Sharon hit three treys in the final three minutes to give Duquesne a 71-70 lead Iveta Marcauskaite added 16 points for the Illini while Dawn Vana with 54 seconds to play.A lay-up by Iveta Marcauskaite and two Vana scored nine points and grabbed eight boards. Chicago-native Angelina free-throws put the Dukes away, 74-71, as the Illini earned their third Williams recorded eight points and five rebounds. Shavonna Hunter also straight road victory. scored eight for the Illini. The Blue Demons took a one-point, 28-27, lead into the halftime break. A Dallas free-throw with 9:42 remaining tied the game at 50, but Williams came back with a three to give the Blue Demons the lead for good. ILL(74) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN Duq. (71) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN Vana 3-8 0-0 4-4 4 3 10 28 Pender 4-13 1-5 0-0 2 3 9 37 ILL(62) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN DePaul (69)FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN Dallas 8-14 0-0 3-6 11 5 19 35 Friday 7-10 0-0 1-3 11 4 15 37 Vana 4-10 0-0 1-1 8 4 9 38 Williams 15-29 4-7 5-6 2 0 39 36 Shetko 5-10 2-3 0-0 9 2 12 27 Lewis 3-4 0-0 1-2 5 3 7 34 Marcauskaite 3-5 0- 1 2- 5 4 2 8 23 Dallas 7-8 0-0 3-3 10 2 17 31 Jennings 1-3 0-0 2-2 0 0 4 27 Smith 2-7 0-0 2-2 7 2 6 34 Hu n t e r 7- 1 7 2- 8 1- 1 1 2 17 39 Marcauskaite 7-11 0- 0 2- 2 2 1 16 35 Futrell 5-14 3-9 7-9 4 2 20 38 Sobieszczyk5-9 2-5 0-1 4 0 12 36 Hu n t e r 4- 1 3 0- 5 0- 0 1 3 8 40 Is s e n m a n n 1- 6 1- 6 0- 0 4 0 3 28 Sharon 3-9 3-6 0-0 6 4 9 35 Kustok 1-8 1-3 0-0 3 3 3 23 Gu t h r i e 3- 6 0- 0 3- 4 9 2 9 11 Timol 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 3 Is s e n m a n n 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 13 Forsberg 0-5 0-2 2-2 5 2 8 17 Yan n i 3- 6 0- 3 0- 0 0 1 6 21 Delibasic 0-2 0-0 2-4 3 1 2 6 Gu t h r i e 0- 0 0- 0 0- 2 1 1 0 9 Towers 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 10 Ha g b e r g 0- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1 Wehrle 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 7 Yan n i 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 3 Dant 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 10 Wil l i a m s 1- 3 0- 0 0- 1 2 1 2 10 Totals 25-62 9-23 12-18 42 19 71 200 Ha g b e r g 2- 3 0- 0 0- 2 5 1 4 14 Totals 26-64 7-17 10-13 28 14 69 200 Bl a c k b u r n 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 4 FG%: .441 FT%: .739 Wil l i a m s 3- 7 0- 2 2- 2 5 2 8 17 FG%: .406 FT%: .769 Totals 29-66 3-18 13-21 39 16 74 200 Totals 27-52 0-7 8-12 38 14 62 200 FG%: .439 FT%: .619 Assists (21): Sharon 9, Futrell 8, Pender 2, Friday, FG%: .519 FT%: .667 Assists (11): Williams 3, Sobieszczyk 2, Forsberg 2, Shetko. Blocks (9): Shetko 4, Friday 3, Futrell, Towers 2, Kustok, Dant. Blocks (4): Smith 3, Forsberg. Assists (17): Marcauskaite 4, Vana 3, Hunter 3, Dallas Delibasic. Steals (6): Futrell 2, Pender, Shetko, Assists (14): Vana 4, Marcauskaite 3, Hunter 3, Steals (15): Sobieszczyk 4, Williams 3, Lewis 3, 2, Issenmann 2, Yanni 2, Williams. Blocks (0). Steals Jennings, Sharon. Turnovers: 18 Hagberg 2, Issenmann, Guthrie. Blocks (5). Hunter 2, Forsberg 2, Dant 2, Smith 1. Turnovers: 7 (12): Dallas 5,Marcauskaite 3, Vana, Hunter,Yanni, Vana, Marcauskaite, Williams. Steals (3): Marcauskaite Hagberg. Turnovers: 17 Halftime score: Illinois 42, Duquesne 34 2, Williams. Turnovers: 20 Halftime score: DePaul 28, Illinois 27 Attendance: 1,061 Attendance: n/a

Illinois 75, Illinois State 57 those points in just seven-and-a-half minutes. Marcauskaite scored 14 Dec. 6, 2001 • Assembly Hall • Champaign, Ill. points in the first half.

After five games on the road, the Illini opened their home schedule Illinois State (0-7) whittled into the lead somewhat, closing to within 41- against Illinois State with a solid 75-57 victory over Illinois State. 27 at halftime, then scored the first six points of the second half to move within six at 41-35 with 16:36 remaining. Illinois wore the Redbirds, who Good interior passing and the lack of turnovers were keys in the game. were playing their sixth game in 12 days, down somewhat in the second Dawn Vana had some nifty passes, some on one-touch en route to seven half, while the Illini continued to take high percentage shots. In a span of first half assists. To show just how great the Illini were in that depart- about six minutes, Illinois went on a 20-2 run to put the game away. ment, Illinois had 23 assists on its 32 field goals made for the night. And as Coach Grentz pointed out in the post-game press conference, taking Aminata Yanni got her first start in the game and played a season-high 16 away the three-pointers, Illinois shot 61.7 percent (29 of 47) from the field. minutes. Even with the three-pointers, the Illini managed their third 50+ percent ILL(75) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN ISU (57) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN shooting game in six contests (32 of 64). Marcauskaite 9-14 0- 3 0- 0 8 4 18 27 O’Brien 3-7 1-4 2-3 0 0 9 35 Hu n t e r 2- 8 1- 4 2- 2 2 0 7 28 Donovan 4-13 0-2 1-3 10 1 9 32 White 4-8 1-3 4-4 5 1 13 34 Yan n i 1- 4 0- 3 0- 0 1 1 2 16 Coach Grentz also stressed the importance of the bench. Angelina Reichle 2-10 0-1 3-6 4 1 7 30 Van a 2- 5 0- 1 0- 0 2 3 4 26 Williams had nine points, two assists and two steals. Jeré Issenmann had Blade 1-5 0-0 0-0 7 5 2 14 Da l l a s 8- 1 2 0- 0 2- 3 7 3 18 24 Harakas 2-3 0-0 2-2 2 0 6 9 five points, two rebounds, and two assists. Tiffanie Guthrie tallied six Sm i t h 0- 0 0- 0 1- 2 1 1 1 2 Harnisch 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 points, two rebounds and two steals, while junior Karen Hagberg Gu t h 0- 1 0- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 2 Huston 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 11 amassed five points, nine rebounds, and a career-high three blocked Gu t h r i e 2- 5 0- 0 2- 2 2 0 6 16 Nickerson 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Is s e n m a n n 2- 4 1- 3 0- 0 2 2 5 18 Kutchinski 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 6 Larson 5-9 0-0 1-4 2 3 11 27 shots. Ha g b e r g 2- 5 0- 1 1- 4 9 3 5 16 Totals 21-62 2-11 13-22 40 12 57 200 Wil l i a m s 4- 6 1- 1 0- 0 1 1 9 18 FG%: .339 FT%: .591 Cindy Dallas and Iveta Marcauskaite continue to shine and were the ben- Bl a c k b u r n 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 1 1 0 7 Totals 32-64 3-17 8-13 39 19 75 200 eficiaries of many of the great interior passes. Dallas and Marcauskaite Assists (15): . O’Brien 6, Donovan 4, White 2, Reichle FG%: .500 FT%: .615 led the club with 18 points apiece. The duo managed eight and seven 2, Larson. Blocks (2): White, Larson. Steals (3): Reichle 2, White 1. Turnovers: 17 rebounds, respectively. Assists (23): Vana 7, Hunter 6, Marcauskaite 2, Issenmann 2, Williams 2, Yanni, Dallas, Smith, Hagbetg. Halftime score: Illinois 41, Illinois State 27 Illinois (4-2) used a spurt in each half to pull away. Leading 11-7, the Illini Blocks (7). Hagberg 3, Dallas 2, Marcauskaite, Attendance: 2204 went on a 19-2 run to take a commanding 30-11 lead. The Illini scored Williams. Steals (8): Hunter 2, Guthrie 2, Williams 2, Marcauskaite, Yanni. Turnovers: 12 Illinois 77, Pepperdine 71 (ot) #3 Oklahoma 91, Illinois 69 Dec. 8, 2001 • United Center • Chicago, Ill. Dec. 16, 2001 • Lloyd Noble Arena • Norman, Okla.

Jere Issenmann made one basket the entire game, but she made that one Three Illini scored in double figures, but it was not enough as the Illini fell to count in the end. Issenmann hit a three-pointer with five seconds left in reg- Oklahoma, 91-69, in the Big Ten/Big XII Challenge. The Sooners scored 52 ulation to tie the score and send it to overtime. From there her teammates first half points, holding a 52-31 advantage at the break. The Illini were able took over in a 77-71 OT victory. to even things up in the second half though, scoring 38 in the second period while holding Oklahoma to 39. Balance was again a key for the Illini who had three players in double fig- ures and ten players in the scoring column. Cindy Dallas, who tallied just six Sophomore Iveta Marcauskaite led the Illini going 6-8 from the floor and 4-4 points, was one of the MVPs of the game with career-high 15 rebounds and from the line for 16 points. She also grabbed a game-high seven rebounds. five steals. Iveta Marcauskaite had 16 points and seven rebounds while Junior Shavonna Hunter hit four shots, including three from behind the arc, Shavonna Hunter added 15 points and a career-best nine assists. Dawn Vana to contribute 13 points, while freshman Tiffanie Guthrie added 10 for the added 15 points and kept her streak of consecutive free throws made alive. Illini. Vana made 3 of 3 from the line and is now 18 for 18 for the season. The Sooner offense was powered by 28 points from LaNeishea Caufield, who Pepperdine had a 32-29 halftime lead. From there the game was a back and went 11-18 from the floor. Stacey Dales added 21 for Oklahoma. The Sooners forth affair. Illinois led by as many seven at 50-43 thanks to some great min- shot 48.5 percent from the floor in the contest (33-68), while also hitting 18 of utes from Tiffanie Guthrie. Guthrie hit the second of her two three pointers 19 free throw attempts. Illinois shot 46.6 percent for the game (27-58), also during the stretch and had seven points and five rebounds for the game. only missing one charity shot (7-8). That's when Pepperdine went on a 9-0 run to vault in front 52-50. The lead changed hands three times before Pepperdine took a 60-57 lead with 1:51 Illinois turned the ball over 28 times. Oklahoma capitalized on the mistakes left. scoring 41 points as a direct result of the mishaps. The Illini tallied 25 points off the 19 Sooner ball-handling errors. Illinois was also outrebounded by a Iveta Marcauskaite's lay-up brought Illinois back to within one point. The 37-29 margin. two teams traded stops before a lay-up from Shannon Mayberry gave the ILL(69) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN Okla. (91) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN Waves a three-point advantage. Yanni 2-5 2-5 0-0 2 0 6 20 Hill 3-8 2-4 6-6 4 3 14 36 Vana 1-4 0-0 0-0 3 0 2 21 Talbert 2-5 0-0 0-0 6 1 4 34 That set up the big shot from Issenmann. The freshman took the pass from Dallas 3-7 0-0 0-0 3 4 6 28 Caufield 11-18 1-2 5-5 5 2 28 34 Marcauskaite 6-8 0- 0 4- 4 7 3 16 29 Dales 8-14 2-3 3-4 4 1 21 31 Vana at the top of the key and buried the shot sending the game into the Hu n t e r 5- 1 0 3- 7 0- 0 1 2 13 37 Ross 7-13 2-5 2-2 5 1 18 31 extra session. Gu t h r i e 4- 8 0- 0 2- 2 4 2 10 19 Simon 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 2 2 Is s e n m a n n 3- 7 2- 5 0- 0 1 0 8 12 Shoush 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 6 Illinois trailed just once in the overtime after Tamara McDonald hit a trey to Ha g b e r g 1- 3 0- 0 0- 0 1 2 2 9 Jackson 2-8 0-0 0-0 6 1 4 18 make it 69-68 Waves with 1:51 left in the extra session. Marcauskaite, who Wil l i a m s 2- 6 1- 2 1- 2 3 2 6 21 Selmon 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 6 Bl a c k b u r n 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 1 1 0 4 Scott 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 hit 10 of 12 from the line for the game, nailed two free throws on the next Totals 27-58 8-19 7-8 29 16 69 200 Totals 33-68 7-16 18-19 37 10 91 200 trip to put the Illini ahead for good. The Illini outscored Pepperdine 9-2 to FG%: .466 FT%: .875 FG%: .485 FT%: 947 close the game. Assists (14): Hunter 5, Guthrie 3, Vana 2, Yanni, Assists (22): Dales 7, Jackson 6, Caufield 4, Hill 3, ILL(77) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN Pep. (71) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN Marcauskaite, Issenmann, Hagberg. Blocks (2) Hunter, Ross 2. Blocks (0): Steals (14): Hill 4, Dales 4, Ross Vana 5-10 0-0 3-3 4 2 13 37 Spencer 4-15 0-0 0-0 7 3 8 29 Williams. Steals (9): Marcauskaite 2, Hunter 2, Yanni, 2, Talbert, Caufield, Jackson, Selmon. Turnovers: 19. Dallas 2-10 0-0 2-3 15 4 6 43 Hinojosa 7-14 4-7 4-4 2 2 22 39 Dallas, Guthrie, Issenmann, Hagberg. Turnovers: 28. Marcauskaite 3-8 0- 0 10 - 1 2 7 3 16 27 Christians 1-4 1-1 0-0 7 0 3 22 Halftime score: Oklahoma 52, Illinois 31 Hu n t e r 5- 1 4 2- 4 3- 4 3 3 15 39 McDonald 3-6 1-3 2-5 5 5 9 27 Attendance:4,733 Yan n i 4- 9 0- 3 0- 0 3 0 8 19 Lee 3-9 1-3 1-2 4 3 8 37 Gu t h r i e 2- 4 2- 4 1- 3 5 1 7 16 Law 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 was Iveta Marcauskaite with 14, Aminata Yanni with 14, Cindy Wil s o n 0- 0 0- 0 1- 2 0 0 1 2 McCutche 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 8 Dallas with 13 and Dawn Vana with 11 points. Is s e n m a n n 1- 3 1- 2 0- 0 2 1 3 21 Lacy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Ha g b e r g 1- 1 0- 0 2- 2 0 3 4 5 Mayberry 7-11 0-0 1-2 6 5 15 23 Wil l i a m s 2- 9 0- 0 0- 0 6 0 4 16 Richen 2-8 0-3 1-1 3 3 5 20 Yanni's 14 points as well as her 26 minutes were both season highs. Totals 25-68 5-15 22-29 50 17 77 225 Morgan 0-1 0-0 1-2 4 4 1 17 Dallas had a career-best six steals. Illinois shot .486 from the field, increasing FG%: .368 FT%: .759 Totals 27-69 7-18 10-16 45 26 71 225 its overall season percentage to .463, the best under Theresa Grentz. FG%: .391 FT%: .625 Assists (18): Hunter 9, Vana 3, Marcauskaite 3, Yanni, The Illini went on a 16-0 run to start the second half. Illinois Guthrie, Williams. Blocks (2) Dallas, Williams. Steals Assists (21): Hinojosa 5, Mcdonald 4, Lee 4, Spencer (17): Dallas 5, Hunter 3, Vana 2, Marcauskaite 2, Yanni 3, Mayberry 2, Christians, Law 1, Morgan 1. Blocks (6): forced eight turnovers during that stretch. 2, Issenmann 2, Guthrie. Turnovers: 26. Mayberry 3, Hinojosa, McDonald, Lee. Steals (14): Hinojosa 5, Spencer 2, Christians 2, McDonald 2, Lee Coach Grentz was able use the bench. Nine different players saw at least 16 Halftime score: Pepperdine 32, Illinois 29 2, Mayberry. Turnovers: 28. minutes of action and ten different Illini reached the scoring column. Attendance: n/a ILL(91) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN EIU (49) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN Marcauskaite 6-8 0- 0 2- 2 3 1 14 20 Karos 1-3 1-1 0-0 3 4 3 15 Illinois 91, Eastern Illinois 49 Van a 4- 6 0- 0 3- 5 3 2 11 20 Bloemer 0-4 0-0 0-0 4 3 0 19 Dec. 19, 2001 • Assembly Hall • Champaign, Ill. Da l l a s 6- 8 0- 0 1- 3 5 2 13 20 O’Conner 6-13 0-0 1-4 11 4 13 34 Hu n t e r 6- 1 3 2- 3 1- 2 2 0 15 28 Dailey 5-11 2-5 2-4 0 1 14 34 Illinois out-scored visiting Eastern Illinois, 48-18 in the second half and Yan n i 5- 1 1 0- 3 4- 5 2 2 14 26 Lewis 1-3 1-1 0-0 1 2 3 18 pulled away to an easy 91-49 victory over the Panthers. Sm i t h 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 1 0 3 Evans 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Gu t h 0- 1 0- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 1 Gossett 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 2 3 15 Gu t h r i e 4- 6 0- 0 1- 2 6 0 9 24 Riva 2-6 2-5 0-0 3 1 6 23 The Illini trailed as late as the 7:28 mark of the first half, but used pressure Is s e n m a n n 1- 3 1- 1 2- 2 2 0 5 16 Dowell 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 1 3 10 defense to pull away. Tiffanie Guthrie's basket put the Illini up for good at Ha g b e r g 0- 3 0- 0 1- 2 2 0 1 17 Franklin 1-3 0-0 0-0 4 1 2 22 27-26. Guthrie had another solid night with nine points and six rebounds. Wil l i a m s 2- 1 0 1- 2 2- 2 10 1 7 16 Collins 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 7 Bl a c k b u r n 1- 3 0- 0 0- 0 2 1 2 9 Totals 19-52 7-15 4-10 36 19 49 200 Illinois was simply dominant in the final 27 minutes of the game, Totals 35-72 4-10 17-25 37 10 91 200 FG%: .365 FT%: 400 FG%: .486 FT%: .680 out-scoring the Panthers, 68-23 to close the game. The Illini forced 35 EIU Assists (12): Dailey 4, Bloemer 2, Gossett 2, Dowell 2, turnovers for the night, 23 on steals. Assists (18): Hunter 8, Marcauskaite 3, Yanni 3, Lewis, Franklin. Blocks (1): Dailey. Steals (8): Gossett Issenmann 3, Vana. Blocks (5) Dallas 2, Marcauskaite, 2, Bloemer, O’Connell. Dailey, Evans, Riva, Dowell. Five players scored in double figures for the first time this season, led by Vana, Williams. Steals (23): Dallas 6, Hunter 5, Yanni Turnovers: 35. junior point guard Shavonna Hunter, who had an all-conference type 3, Guthrie 2, Issenmann 2, Marcauskaite, Vana, Hagberg, Williams, Blackburn. Turnovers: 12. Halftime score: Illinois 43, Eastern Illinois 31 performance with 15 points, eight assists and five steals. Following Hunter Attendance: 2,107 Illinois 74, Missouri 53 Illinois 85, #12 Michigan 81 Dec. 22, 2001 • Savvis Center • St. Louis, Mo. Dec. 28, 2001 • Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, Mich. Sophomore forward Cindy Dallas knocked down 19 points and grabbed 17 Sophomore Iveta Marcauskaite tied her career-high with 24 points as the rebounds to lead the Fighting Illini past the Missouri Tigers in the second Illini defeated the 12th-ranked Michigan Wolverines, 85-81, in the Big annual women's Braggin' Rights contest, 74-53. The 17 rebounds by Dallas Ten opener. Cindy Dallas continued to play hard, setting a career high were the most by and Illini since Susan Blauser grabbed 18 boards against with 20 points. Stanford in 1998. While Marcauskaite shot 11-16 from the floor for 24 points, the Illini put Illinois began to take control midway through the first half. Trailing 18-16 forth a total team effort in the victory. Along with scoring 20 points, with 7:58 to play, the Illini out-scored Missouri 16-5 to close the half, then Dallas also grabbed a team high six rebounds. Vana (15) and Shavonna went on a 27-13 run to start the second half for a combined 43-18 run. That Hunter (14) not only scored in double figures, they each dished out nine put the Illini ahead 59-36 and in firm control. assists.

Dallas got the Illini started with a steal on Missouri's opening possession. The Wolverines set a Michigan school record shooting 66.7 percent from She passed the ball ahead to Aminata Yanni for the lay-up. The Tigers soon the floor. Illinois was not bad either hitting on 50.7 percent of its shots. took a lead, which they held until just after the 10:00 mark in the first half. Dallas hit two straight jumpers in the eleventh minute of the contest to tie The Wolverines held a five-point advantage at the break, 40-35, but the the game at 16. The lead changed hands a few times before the Illini went on Illini used transition baskets and 50 second half points to defeat the that run to close out the first half with a 32-23 lead. Dallas had a double-dou- Michigan in Ann Arbor. ble by the break with 12 points and 10 boards.

The Illinois offense picked up where it left off in the second period scoring 42 points. The Illini hit on nearly 50 percent of their shots from the floor in ILL(85) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN Mich. (81) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN the contest (32-65, .492) as four individuals reached double figures. Along Yan n i 2- 6 0- 1 0- 0 1 1 4 16 Pool 5-11 1-3 0-0 2 0 11 28 Van a 6- 1 2 0- 0 2- 2 7 2 14 37 Smith 9-11 0-0 0-0 6 1 18 38 with the 19 points from Dallas, Shavonna Hunter added 15, Iveta Da l l a s 8- 1 4 0- 0 4- 4 6 4 20 39 McPhilamy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Marcauskaite recorded 14 and Yanni contributed 12. Marcauskaite 11- 1 6 1- 2 1- 2 4 2 24 36 Jara 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Hu n t e r 7- 1 5 1- 4 0- 0 2 3 15 37 Ingram 4-8 2-3 0-0 5 3 10 40 While the Illinois offense was on fire, the defense was on a roll as well, hold- Ha g b e r g 1- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 2 5 Bies 7-10 0-2 3-7 3 4 17 32 ing the Tigers to 36.5 percent shooting (19-52) and forcing them to commit 28 Gu t h r i e 2- 6 0- 0 2- 2 3 0 6 17 Gandy 6-6 0-0 5-5 4 2 17 34 Is s e n m a n n 0- 3 0- 3 0- 0 0 1 0 10 Oesterle 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 3 15 turnovers. Illinois recorded 21 steals led by five each from Dallas and Wil l i a m s 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 3 0 0 3 Mason 2-3 0-0 1-2 3 2 5 9 Hunter. Totals 37-73 2-10 9-10 30 13 85 200 Totals 34-51 4-9 9-14 26 12 81 200 FG%: .507 FT%: .900 FG%: .667 FT%: .643

ILL(74) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN Mizzou (53)FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN Assists (22): Vana 9, Huner 9, Guthrie 2, Dallas, Assists (19): Ingram 10, Gandy 3, Oesterle 2, Pool, Marcauskaite 6-11 0- 0 2- 2 2 3 14 22 Unrau 5-11 2-4 1-2 7 1 13 34 Marcauskaite. Blocks (3) Vana, Marcauskaite,Williams. Simth, Jara, Bies. Blocks (1): Bies. Steals (2): Ingram, Van a 1- 3 0- 0 2- 4 2 3 4 26 Smith 0-3 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 17 Steals (11): Marcauskaite 3, Dallas 2, Hunter 2, Guthrie Bies. Turnovers: 18. Da l l a s 8- 1 4 0- 0 3- 4 17 4 19 33 Fisher 2-3 0-0 4-9 6 3 8 35 2, Yanni, Vana. Turnovers: 9. Hu n t e r 7- 1 2 0- 4 1- 3 2 1 15 37 Barr 5-12 1-3 1-2 4 3 12 38 Halftime score: Michigan 40, Illinois 35 Yan n i 6- 1 1 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 12 20 Bright 2-9 1-7 2-2 5 2 7 32 Attendance: 2,144 Sm i t h 0- 2 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 2 Lozier 1-4 0-2 0-0 4 2 2 14 Gu t h 0- 2 0- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 3 Podratz 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Gu t h r i e 2- 4 0- 0 0- 0 1 3 4 15 Carter 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 14 Is s e n m a n n 0- 1 0- 1 0- 0 0 1 0 16 Roney 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 2 3 Ha g b e r g 0- 0 0- 0 1- 1 2 3 1 8 Wolford 3-4 2-2 0-0 2 2 8 8 Wil l i a m s 2- 4 0- 0 0- 0 4 0 4 15 Loftus 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 4 Bl a c k b u r n 0- 1 0- 0 1- 1 0 2 1 3 Totals 19-52 6-18 9-18 38 17 53 200 Totals 32-65 0-6 10-15 39 20 74 200 FG%: .365 FT%: .500 FG%: .492 FT%: .667 Assists (9): Barr 5, Unrau, Fisher, Bright, Carter. second half thanks in part to solid free throw shooting (Illinois was 14-20 for Assists (19): Vana 6, Huner 4, Marcauskaite 3, Dallas Blocks (1): Fisher. Steals (11): Unrau 4, Fisher 2, Barr the game). Northwestern never got closer than 13 points after that. 2, Hagberg 2, Yanni, Issenmann. Blocks (2) 2, Bright 2, Smith. Turnovers: 28. Marcauskaite, Dallas. Steals (21): Dallas 5, Hunter 5, Yanni 3, Guthrie 3, Williams 2, Marcauskaite, Halftime score: Illinois 32, Missouri 23 Four Illinois players scored in double figures – Marcauskaite (17), Dallas (13), Issenmann, Hagberg. Turnovers: 18. Attendance: n/a Hunter (13), and Vana (10). Each game at least one player off the bench puts some impressive numbers as well. Sunday that was Karen Hagberg, who had nine points and six rebounds.

Illinois 68, Northwestern 53 NU (53) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN ILL(91) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN Dec. 30, 2001 • Assembly Hall • Champaign, Ill. Mo r r i s o n 2- 8 0- 0 1- 2 8 1 5 28 Marcauskaite 7-12 1- 1 2- 2 7 2 17 30 Wil l 2- 8 0- 1 1- 2 4 3 5 28 Van a 3- 7 0- 0 4- 5 6 0 10 31 After a thrilling 85-81 upset at No. 12 Michigan on Friday, the Illini backed up Mc C o m b 1- 4 0- 1 0- 0 2 1 2 18 Da l l a s 5- 1 4 0- 0 3- 5 10 3 13 32 their effort with a 68-53 grind it out win over Northwestern on Sunday. Kw a s i n s k i 7- 1 4 0- 0 0- 1 6 2 14 32 Hu n t e r 5- 1 4 0- 4 2- 2 3 0 12 36 Cu l v e r 5- 1 3 5- 8 1- 2 1 4 16 32 Yan n i 1- 4 0- 0 0- 0 1 1 2 18 Wal k e r 2- 3 1- 2 0- 0 0 0 5 9 Gu t h r i e 0- 0 0- 0 0- 2 1 2 0 11 Illinois’ defense continues to be impressive. The Illini held Northwestern to Da n i e l s 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 4 1 2 26 Is s e n m a n n 1- 5 1- 5 0- 0 2 2 3 18 just 28.6 percent shooting in the first half and 35.0 percent for the game, all Mc C a r t h y 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 2 Ha g b e r g 3- 5 0- 0 3- 4 6 0 9 9 while forcing 28 turnovers for the third time this season. Illinois also out- Zy l s t r a 0- 2 0- 0 0- 0 1 2 0 7 Wil l i a m s 1- 5 0- 0 0- 0 5 0 2 14 rebounded its second straight Big Ten opponent, 45-38. Ru s s e l l 0- 1 0- 0 2- 2 0 0 2 4 Bl a c k b u r n 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1 Do l l a n d 1- 5 0- 0 0- 0 3 4 2 14 Totals 26-66 2-10 14-20 45 10 68 200 Totals 21-60 6-12 5-9 38 18 53 200 FG%: .394 FT%: .700 Cindy Dallas posted her fourth double-double of the season with 13 points FG%: .350 FT%: .556 and 10 rebounds. Dawn Vana put up what is becoming Vana-like numbers, Assists (14): Marcauskaite; Vana, 6; Dallas; Hunter; which includes a team-best six assists. That went along with her 10 points, six Assists (113): Will, 2; McComb, 2; Kwasinski; Culver, 2; Yanni; Guthrie, 2; Hagberg; Williams. Blocks (5) Vana; rebounds and three steals. Walker; Daniels, 3; Zylstra; Russell. Blocks (5) Will, 2; Dallas, 2; Hagberg, 2. Steals (16): Marcauskaite, 2; Kwasinski, 3. Steals (12): Will, 3; McComb; Culver, 4; Vana, 3; Dallas, 3; Hunter, 6; Guthrie; Hagberg. Walker, 2; Daniels, 2. Turnovers: 28. Turnovers: 19. Shavonna Hunter was again a key component defensively with a season-best six steals. taking a 30-18 lead into halftime. Attendance: 3,436 Halftime Score: Illinois 30, Northwestern 18 The Illini methodically increased the margin to 47-29 at the 10:58 mark of the Minnesota 89, Illinois 75 Illinois 81, Penn State 75 Jan. 3, 2002 • Sports Pavilion • Minneapolis, Minn. Jan. 7, 2002 • Assembly Hall • Champaign, Ill.

Freshman guard Tiffanie Guthrie was one of three Illini who nearly reached The Illini got out of the gates early jumping to a 40-23 lead with 29 seconds a double double. She led the Illini with a career-high 19 points grabbed nine left in the first half. But Penn State responded in the second half closing to rebounds to lead the Illini in their second road contest of the Big Ten season. within 45-40 with 16:21 left in the game. For Illinois, a steady defensive effort Cindy Dallas and Dawn Vana each came within an eyelash of double dou- and some nice transition baskets insured Penn State could get no closer than bles as well as Dallas scored 15 points and grabbed nine boards while Vana five points the rest of the way. recorded 10 points and dished out nine assists. Despite the tremendous efforts, the Illini fell short, falling to Minnesota 89-75. It was the Illini's first Iveta Marcauskaite came off the bench to again lead Illinois in scoring with loss in conference play. 18 points to go along with eight rebounds. Aminata Yanni scored a season- high 16 points, one off her career best. Dawn Vana had 13 points and seven Guthrie and Dallas combined for 18 rebounds as the Illini out-rebounded assists marking the fifth time this season that the senior has had at least that the Gophers 37-32. While the Illini held the advantage on the glass, they many assists. Shavonna Hunter did it all with 13 points, eight rebounds, five could not overcome the 42-36 halftime deficit or the great shooting per- assists and three steals. Hunter is now five steals away from 200 for her formance by the Gophers. Minnesota hit 28-49 shots (.571) while the stingy career. Gopher defense held the Illini to 29-69 (.420). The difference in the game was field-goal shooting. Illinois shot a season- Guthrie shot 6-18 from the floor including hitting two three-pointers. best .577 from the field compared to Penn State's .329. The Lions shot .289 Coming off the bench, she also went 5-6 from the charity stripe en route to from the field in the first half. recording the career-best performance and pacing the Illinois offense in her 25 minutes on the court. Along with Guthrie, Dallas and Vana, Iveta Illinois methodically built its lead from 13-11 to 20-12 to 26-16 to 30-19. The Marcauscaite also reached double figures with 13 points in the contest while Illini then went on a 10-0 run to take a 40-23 lead, keeping Penn State score- blocking three shots. Shavonna Hunter contributed to the Illinois cause by less for just over four minutes. swiping a team-high five steals. It didn't take long for the Lady Lions to get back in the game. Counting ILL(75) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN Minn. (89)FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN Mazzante's half-ending trey, Penn State went on a 17-5 run to close the gap Vana 4-7 0-2 2-2 3 3 10 35 Von Wald 6-11 0-1 7-9 7 4 19 37 Dallas 7-11 0-0 1-2 9 5 15 31 Andersson 3-5 0-0 1-2 3 3 7 29 to 45-40. Marcauskaite 5-7 1- 3 2- 2 6 4 13 24 McCarville 6-10 0-0 11-16 11 3 23 34 Hu n t e r 1- 6 1- 4 1- 3 1 4 4 28 Whalen 7-14 0-1 6-7 4 4 20 38 Illinois didn't panic and managed to hold the advantage the entire second Yan n i 2- 5 1- 2 0- 0 0 1 5 13 Leiser 5-8 4-6 0-0 0 0 14 37 half, all while continuing to play solid defense. Illinois' aggressive play on Gu t h r i e 6- 1 8 2- 7 5- 6 9 4 19 25 Hemberg 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 5 offense led to 33 free throw attempts (The Illini made 20) to Penn State's 16. Is s e n m a n n 2- 2 1- 1 0- 0 3 2 5 14 Piroglu 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Ha g b e r g 0- 5 0- 0 0- 0 3 2 0 10 Prince 1-1 0-0 4-4 1 0 6 17 ILL(81) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN PSU (75) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN Wil l i a m s 2- 8 0- 4 0- 0 1 1 4 19 Hill 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 Yanni 7-8 0-0 2-3 2 0 16 30 Brungo 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 12 Bl a c k b u r n 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 28-49 4-8 29-38 32 15 89 200 Vana 6-11 0-1 1-7 3 1 13 35 Barnes 1-6 0-0 0-0 4 5 2 27 Totals 29-69 6-23 11-15 37 27 75 200 FG%: .571 FT%: .763 Dallas 1-4 0-0 4-5 4 2 6 23 Shook 3-8 0-0 1-2 9 3 7 31 FG%: .420 FT%: .733 Guthrie 0-4 0-2 3-4 5 5 3 22 Mazzante 12-32 5-14 1-2 7 3 30 36 Assists (19): Whalen 12, Von Wald 2, Lieser 2, Hunter 4-7 1-2 4-8 8 2 13 40 Strom 2-9 1-4 8-8 5 2 13 37 Assists (20): Vana 9, Hunter 3, Guthrie 3, Andersson, McCarville, Prince. Blocks (2): McCarville, Marcauskaite 7-10 0- 1 4- 4 8 2 18 26 Sc h u m a c h e r 3-5 0-0 2-2 6 4 8 12 Marcauskaite, Yanni, Issenmann, Hagberg, Williams. Prince. Steals (19): Von Wald 7, Prince 4, McCarville Wil l i a m s 5- 8 0- 1 2- 2 9 4 12 24 Carr 5-10 0-1 0-0 4 3 10 21 Blocks (4) Marcauskaite 3, Hagberg. Steals (14): 3, Andersson 2, Whalen 2, Lieser. Turnovers: 24. Totals 30-52 1-7 20-33 43 16 81 200 Joseph 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Hunter 5, Guthrie 4, Williams 2, Dallas 2, Yanni. FG%: .577 FT%: .606 Wright 2-10 0-1 1-2 5 1 5 16 Turnovers: 25. Halftime score: Minnesota 42, Illinois 36 Upshaw 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 5 Attendance: 1,512 Assists (21): Vana 7, Yanni 5, Hunter 5, Dallas 2, Schwab 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Marcauskaite, Williams. Blocks (7) Dallas 4, Willaims 2, Totals 28-85 6-21 13-16 46 23 75 200 Guthrie. Steals (6): Hunter 3, Dallas 2, Marcauskaite. FG%: .329 FT%: .813 Illinois 72, Michigan State 66 Turnovers: 22. Jan. 13, 2002 • Assembly Hall • Champaign, Ill. Assists (11): Strom 4, Barnes 2, Shook 2, Wright 2, Halftime score: Illinois 40, Penn State 26 Carr. Blocks (3): Shook 2, Wright. Steals (10): llinois once again demonstrated the ability to play well down the stretch Attendance: 2,330 Mazzante 3, Barnes 2, Shook 2, Schumacher 2, Strom. and record yet another down-to-the-wire victory. Turnovers: 13. six points as Illinois built an insurmountable 70-65 lead in the final minute. Iveta Marcauskaite scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds and proved her worth as a go-to player inside. The Big Ten leader in field-goal Angelina Williams, who scored 11 points off the bench, got a couple of big percentage added to her lead by making 7 of 9 field goals including a big rebounds in the final minutes as well. Cindy Dallas added ten points for 15-footer from the base line late in the game. Illinois. Illinois shot 61.4 percent from the field for the game, including .700 (14 of 20) in the second half. llinois jumped to a 27-16 lead thanks to blistering shooting. Michigan State ILL(72) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN MSU (66) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MIN fought back to within 29-28 at the 2:34 mark, but Illinois out-scored the Vana 2-5 0-1 1-2 3 3 5 24 Pagel 6-7 0-0 6-7 6 5 18 34 Spartans 7-1 to close the half and led 36-29 at the break. Dallas 4-5 0-0 2-4 5 4 10 23 Recker 3-11 3-7 1-2 2 2 10 23 Marcauskaite 7-9 0- 0 7- 1 1 8 2 21 35 Roehrig 7-14 0-0 2-10 6 2 16 36 Michigan State's Kelli Roehrig (16 points) and Julie Pagel (18 points) scored Hu n t e r 6- 1 1 3- 7 0- 0 3 3 15 38 Haynie 2-4 1-2 0-2 3 3 5 31 all but three points in a 14-5 run to start the second half. That put Michigan Yan n i 2- 4 0- 0 0- 0 1 2 4 20 Reese 1-3 0-0 3-4 2 2 5 29 Gu t h r i e 2- 3 0- 1 2- 3 2 4 6 29 Jackson 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 13 State ahead 43-41. The lead was short lived as Hunter came up big with Is s e n m a n n 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 1 0 3 Callier 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 4 another three-pointer on the next possession. The lead reached 56-50 after Ha g b e r g 0- 2 0- 0 0- 0 1 1 0 5 Bromfield 2-9 1-3 3-4 6 1 8 24 two free throws from Tiffanie Guthrie. Wil l i a m s 4- 5 0- 0 3- 4 4 1 11 23 Johnson 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 5 Totals 27-44 3-9 15-24 28 21 72 200 Ellis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 A pair of three-pointers from Maria Recker (10 points) helped bring FG%: .614 FT%: .625 Totals 28-49 4-8 29-38 32 15 89 200 FG%: .571 FT%: .763 Michigan State to within one point at 62-61 and Julie Pagel tied it at 62-62 Assists (16): Vana 6, Williams 3, Dallas 2, Guthrie 2, by making one of two free throws setting up the exciting finish. Hunter,Yanni, Hagberg. Blocks (6) Marcauskaite 4, Assists (14): Roehrig 4, Haynie 4, Reece 2, Bromfield Williams 2. Steals (6): Dallas 2, Hunter 2, Guthrie, 2, Recker, Jackson. Blocks (1): Roehrig. Steals (14): Marcauskaite's baseline jumper gave the Illini a lead, but MSU's Kristin Williams. Turnovers: 19. Haynie 4, Pagel 3, Roehrig 2, Bromfield 2, Recker, Haynie's three-pointer gave MSU a 65-64 lead with 4:19 to play. Those were Reece, Jackson. Turnovers: 15. the last points Michigan State would score. Hunter scored four of the next Halftime score: Illinois 36, Michigan State 29 Attendance: 2,698