0 6 - 0 7 ILLINOIS WOMEN’S GAME 12: ILLINOIS (9-2) at Bradley (4-6) Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006 // 7 p.m. // Robertson Field House (5,000) // Peoria, Ill.

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N 12 BUTLER W, 65-47 THE SERIES N 14 at Illinois-Chicago W, 53-48 Illinois leads 7-1 - Last Meeting: Illinois 80, Bradley 64 (12/5/2005 @ Peoria, Ill.) N 18 LOYOLA W, 87-59 N 20 at Northern Illinois L, 63-69 THE COACHES N 22 NORTHERN COLORADO W, 76-39 Illinois: Theresa Grentz, 661-301 overall (33rd season), 200-146 at Illinois (12th season) N 25 ST. JOSEPH’S W, 69-56 Bradley: Paula Buscher, 119-139 overall (10th season), 76-101 at Bradley (7th season) N 29 at St. Louis W, 84-75 PROBABLE STARTERS D 2 at Ole Miss L, 50-75 Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG Quick Notes D 5 FLORIDA W, 80-57 G 20 Lori Bjork 5-11 So. 14.5 3.0 3.2 Made at least two three-pointers in every game this season D 9 vs Rhode Island$ W, 73-48 G 33 Chelsea Gordon 6-0 So. 10.8 3.9 1.7 Blew up for a care e r-high 21 points at ole Miss D 17 IPFW W, 74-47 F 22 Lacey Simpson 6-0 r-Fr. 8.6 7.5 3.0 A l l - a round player ranks fifth in BT in blocks and steals D 21 at Bradley 7 p.m. F 32 Danyel Crutcher 6-2 Jr. 9.4 6.4 1.3 Shooting .808 from FT line and .526 from field this year D 28 PENN STATE* 7 p.m. C 13 Jenna Smith 6-3 Fr. 10.1 6.9 2.3 Posted first double-double of career vs. Florida (22 p, 10 r) D 31 at Minnesota* 2 p.m. OFF THE BENCH J 4 at Michigan* 6 p.m. C 00 Erin McCarthy 6-5 So. 1.2 1.1 0.3 Tallest Illini alters many shots in the lane J 7 INDIANA* 2 p.m. G 30 Rebecca Harris 5-8 Jr. 5.9 2.4 1.7 Averaging 10.7 ppg and 24.7 mpg in last thre e J 14 at Wisconsin* 1:30 p.m. F 34 Erin Wigley 6-2 Sr. 7.2 4.7 1.4 Scored double-figures for the 2nd time this season vs. URI J 18 MINNESOTA* 7 p.m. F 50 Stephanie Chelleen 6-2 Jr. 3.1 1.7 0.5 Had six rebounds in nine minutes vs. IPFW J 21 at Ohio State* 1 p.m. J 28 NORTHWESTERN* 2 p.m. OUT FOR THE GAME G 14 Megan Nyquist 5-10 So. *2.3 0.8 0.8 Recovering from back injury F 1 MICHIGAN* 7 p.m. F/C 15 Audrey Tabon 6-2 Sr. *7.4 7.2 0.8 Out for season with torn ACL in right knee F 4 at Michigan State* 1 p.m. G 35 Danielle Gratton 6-0 So. 3.0 3.5 1.5 Out 4-6 weeks with foot injury (11/18) F 8 at Purdue* 6 p.m. * Stats are from 2005-06 season F 11 OHIO STATE* 2 p.m. F 15 at Iowa* 6:30 p.m. F 18 at Indiana* 1 p.m. QUICK HITS the three, holding opponents to just .255 from behind the arc, F 22 MICHIGAN STATE* 7 p.m. • For Openers: The Fighting Illini (9-2) close out the non- which leads the Big Ten. F 25 PURDUE* 2 p.m. conference season on Thursday when they travel to Peoria, Ill., M 1-5 at Big Ten Tournament to face the Bradley Braves (4-6) at 7 p.m. Illinois is playing • Rebounding on the : Just four games ago, Illinois Indianapolis, Ind. (Conseco Fieldhouse) well as of late, winning three straight games by 20+ points ranked dead last in the Big Ten in total rebounds and eighth including Sunday’s 74-47 rout of IPFW at Assembly Hall. It is in defensive rebounds. However, after pulling down 48, 54, 51 $ United Center, Chicago, Ill. the third three-game winning streak this season by the and 50 boards in the last four games, Illinois has upped its * Big Ten Conference game Orange and Blue, but they have yet to extend one of those overall rebounding average from 37.3 to 42.2, which now • All Times are CENTRAL and subject to change streaks to four. ranks third in the league, and its defensive rebounding aver- • Home games in CAPS played at Assembly Hall age from 26.1 to 30.2, which leads the league. Illinois ranks • Ranking are AP/Coaches • Non-Conference Record: A win over Bradley would give fourth in the Big Ten and 25th in the nation in rebounding Illinois its best-ever non-conference record at 10-2. Illinois margin (+8.0). has finished the non-conference portion of the schedule with TALE OF THE TAPE two losses on three other occasions since 1982-83, when the • No Harm, No Foul: According to the Dec. 18 NCAA statis- ILL vs. BU Big Ten started sponsoring women’s basketball - 2004-05 (9- tics, Illinois ranks second in the nation in fewest personal 70.4 ...... Points Scored ...... 73.4 2), 1996-97 (8-2) and 1986-87 (7-2). fouls committed per game (12.5) behind only Fordham’s aver- 56.4 ...... Points Allowed ...... 75.9 age of 12.1. As a result, opponents are averaging just 12.5 +14.0 ...... Scoring Margin ...... -2.5 • Grentz Gets #200: Illinois’ 74-47 victory over IPFW on attempts per game. .460 ...... FG% ...... 412 Sunday was the 200th win at Illinois for head coach Theresa .339 ...... FG% Defense ...... 450 Grentz. Grentz is 200-146 in her 12th season with the Illini • Dishing the Rock: Illinois racked up a season-high 27 .364 ...... 3FG% ...... 349 and is 661-301 overall in her 33-year career, which ranks her assists on 33 made baskets in the Dec. 9 won over Rhode .255 ...... 3FG% Defense ...... 369 10th on the all-time Division I wins list. She is already the Island. Lori Bjork (7), Lacey Simpson (6), Jenna Smith (5) and .719 ...... FT% ...... 771 Illinois career wins leader. Rebecca Harris (4) all set career-highs for assists in the 42.2 ...... Rebounds ...... 38.0 game, while the team total was the most for an Illini team +8.0 ...... Reb. Margin ...... +1.5 • Trey-mendous: Illinois ranks second in the Big Ten in 3FG since March 14, 2002, when they had 27 assists in a first 15.4 ...... Assists ...... 16.5 made per game (5.82) and fourth in 3FG percentage (.364). round WNIT win over Western Kentucky. -2.5 ...... Turnover Margin ...... -1.7 Lori Bjork leads the way, hitting 29-of-73 (.397), which 5.9 ...... Steals ...... 8.1 makes her the conference leader in three’s made per game • Home Sweet Home: Illinois is 6-0 at home this season, has 4.9 ...... Blocks ...... 2.7 (2.64). The Illini have also done a tremendous job defending won seven straight games at home dating back to last sea-

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son and holds an all-time record of 222-118 (.653) at game while her big sis is chipping in 8.0 points for the HEAD COACH home and 183-96 (.656) at Assembly Hall. Braves. The duo led Des Moines Lincoln HS to a 24-1 THERESA GRENTZ record in 2003, including a No. 1 state ranking and a No. SCOUTING THE BRAVES 7 national ranking. 661-301 (.687) Bradley is 4-6 on the season after dropping three of its 33RD SEASON last four, including its most recent game, an 85-75 loss BJORK MAKES POINT Theresa Grentz is in her 12th at home to Northern Illinois despite a career-high 25 • Sophomore sharpshooter Lori Bjork has been on fire all season at the University of points from senior guard Erika Nelson. Nelson leads the season for the Orange and Blue. She has hit at least two Illinois and her 33rd year of Braves on the season, averaging 14.3 points per game three-pointers in every game this season and leads the coaching overall. Entering the and shooting a sizzling 47 percent from behind the arc Big Ten in threes made per game at 2.64. Her .397 shoot- 2006-07 season she was already the winningest coach in Illinois history with a record of 191- (31-66). Sophomore forward Kelly Krumwiede (13.7 ppg) ing percentage beyond the arc (29-of-73) ranks fifth in 144 for the Orange and Blue and 652-299 overall. The 10th- and junior guard Devyn Flanagan (12.6) also score in the league, while her scoring average of 14.5 is 10th in winningest women’s basketball coach in NCAA history, double figures, while Krumwiede pulls down 8.2 rebounds the conference. Grentz led the Illini to a program-best 24-8 mark in 1996- per game to lead the team. Bradley is coached by Paula 97, a 20-10 record in 1997-98 and 23-11 in 1999-00. Her Buscher, who is in her seventh season with the Braves. • Bjork has scored in double figures in nine consecutive success at Illinois earned her back-to-back Big Ten Coach of games, which is the second-longest current streak in the the Year and WBCA District Coach of the Year honors. • Common Foes: Illinois and Bradley have played four Big Ten behind only Jessica Davenport’s streak of 14. common opponents so far this season - Butler, Loyola, Grentz led the Fighting Illini to the program’s first-ever Big Ten title in 1997 and first-ever appearances in the NCAA Illinois-Chicago and Northern Illinos. The Fighting Illini • The Johnston, Iowa, native has been especially hot as Sweet Sixteen in both ’97 and ’98. The team’s No. 5 ranking went 3-1 against those four teams, falling only to NIU, of late, shooting .500 (32-of-64) and averaging 17.5 in the AP and USA Today polls in Dec. 1997, marked the 69-63, while the Braves are 1-3 against the four teams points per game over the last six games, including a highest ranking ever for an Illinois team. with their lone win coming against Loyola, 79-59. team season-high 25 points at Saint Louis to go along with six assists. During 19 seasons at Rutgers (1976-95) prior to coming to THE ILLINOIS-BRADLEY SERIES Illinois, Grentz’s teams compiled an outstanding record of Illinois leads the all-time series 7-1 over Bradley. This • Bjork has had to make the transition to point guard this 434-150 (.743), including nine consecutive NCAA tourna- ment appearances from 1986-94. Fourteen of Grentz’s 19 will be the fourth year in a row the two teams matchup, season after the Illini lost Maggie Acuna and Janelle Lady Knight teams won at least 20 games. Her 1981-82 with Illinois winning on Dec. 10, 2003, in Champaign Hughes to graduation last spring. She has flourished in team finished with a 25-7 record and won the AIAW National (78-50) and last season in Peoria (80-64), and the the role, leading the team in scoring (14.5), assists (35), Championship. Braves picking up a 70-67 upset win, their lone win of three-point field goals (29) and minutes (33.5). the series, at Assembly Hall on Dec. 7, 2004. The Illini are With Grentz coaching the 1992 Olympic Team, the U.S. won 3-0 against BU in Peoria, while Theresa Grentz is 2-1 FRESHMAN PHENOM its first three games by an average of 45.6 points at the against the Braves in her 33-year career. • Illinois’ lone true freshman, Jenna Smith, has wasted Barcelona games. After a heartbreaking 79-73 loss to the Unified Team, the U.S. squad came back to defeat Cuba, 88- no time making an impact with her new team. Her dou- 74, and earn a bronze medal. • Family Affair: For the third year in a row junior forward ble-double vs. Florida on Dec. 5 (22 p, 10 r) was the first Stephanie Chelleen will face-off against her sister, of her career and the 22 points shattered her previous Grentz’s storied coaching career began as soon as she grad- Ashley, when the Illini face Bradley Thursday night. career high of 14. For the season, she is averaging 10.1 uated from Immaculata College in 1974. She was hired as Stephanie did not play in last season’s matchup, while points and 6.9 rebounds per game while shooting .570 the head part-time coach at St. Joseph’s University in Ashley, a senior for the Braves, scored seven points for from the field, which ranks fifth in the Big Ten. Philadelphia later that year. After guiding the Hawks to two BU. So far this season Steph is averaging 3.1 points per winning seasons, including an 18-3 mark in 1975-76, Grentz was hired at Rutgers, becoming the first full-time women’s basketball head coach in the nation. 2006-07 ILLINOIS BASKETBALL ROSTER Her success and national prominence began while she was a standout player at Immaculata. During her four years at NO. PLAYER POS HT YR/ELIG HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL the Pennsylvanian college, the Mighty Macs won a remark- 00 Erin McCarthy C 6-5 So./So. Tulsa, Okla./Bishop Kelly H.S. able three AIAW National Championships, from 1972-74. 13 Jenna Smith F/C 6-3 Fr./Fr. Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy H.S. ALL-TIME WINNINEST DIV. I COACHES 14 Megan Nyquist G 5-10 Jr./So. Lee's Summit, Mo./Lee's Summit H.S. (Through Dec. 3, 2006) 15 Audrey Tabon F/C 6-2 Sr./Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Oakland Catholic H.S. 20 Lori Bjork G 5-11 So./So. Johnston, Iowa/Johnston H.S. No. Coach School Yrs. Wins 22 Lacey Simpson F 6-0 So./Fr. Zion, Ill./Zion-Benton H.S. 1. Pat Summitt* Tennessee 33 919 30 Rebecca Harris G 5-8 Jr./Jr. Belleville, Ill./Mascoutah H.S./Rend Lake College 2. Jody Conradt* Texas 38 888 3. C. Vivian Stringer* Rutgers 35 752 32 Danyel Crutcher F 6-2 Jr./Jr. Orange, N.J./Orange H.S. 4. Sylvia Hatchell* North Carolina 32 725 33 Chelsea Gordon F 6-0 So./So. Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep H.S. 5. Sue Gunter LSU 34 708 34 Erin Wigley F 6-2 Sr./Sr. Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area H.S. 6. Kay Yow* NC State 36 699 35 Danielle Gratton F 6-0 So./So. Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park H.S. 7. Rene Portland* Penn State 31 686 50 Stephanie Chelleen F 6-2 Jr./Jr. Des Moines, Iowa/Des Moines Lincoln H.S. 8. Tara Vanderveer* Stanford 28 664 9. Andy Landers* Georgia 28 664 10. Theresa Grentz* Illinois 33 658 Head Coach: Theresa Grentz (12th season) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 11. Robin Selvig* Montana 29 649 Associate Head Coach: Marsha Frese (4th season) Lori Bjork ...... BYORK 12. Debbie Ryan* Virginia 30 638 Assistant Coaches: Stacie Terry (3rd season) Stephanie Chelleen ...... Shell-LEAN 13. Jim Foster* Ohio State 29 613 Blaine Patterson (3rd season) Danyel Crutcher ...... Dan-YELL CRUTCH-ur 14. Mike Granelli St. Peter’s 32 607 Danielle Gratton ...... GRAH-ton Joe Ciami Auburn 27 607 Asst. to the Head Coach: Diane Hobin (2nd season) Audrey Tabon ...... TAY-bun *active Athletic Trainer: Paul Schmidt (first season) Marsha Frese ...... FREEZE

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THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE • The Bloomington, Minn., native scored double figures MORE ILLINI TIDBITS in each of her first two games as an Illini (10 vs. Butler • UC Dominance: Illinois’ 73-48 win over Rhode Island STANDINGS (thru games of Dec. 18) and 11 vs. UIC) and poured in a game-high 14 points on Dec. 9 was Illinois’ fourth in a row in the annual Lexus against Northern Colorado, including making 6-of-6 from December To Remember Classic at the United Center in Team Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. the line. She has also had three near double-doubles (12 Chicago. Illinois is now 6-2 overall at the home of the 1 Ohio State 0-0 .000 9-1 .900 points and nine rebounds vs. Saint Joseph’s, eight points Chicago Bulls, and has won the last four in-a-row at the 2 Wisconsin 0-0 .000 11-2 .846 and 11 rebounds vs. Rhode Island, and 11 points and UC by an average of 34.3 points per game. 3 ILLINOIS 0-0 .000 9-2 .818 eight rebounds vs. IPFW). Indiana 0-0 .000 9-2 .818 • Postseason Streak: Entering 2006-07, Illinois had Purdue 0-0 .000 9-2 .818 GORDON HAS CAREER NIGHT...AGAIN advanced to postseason play in nine of the last 10 years. 6 Michigan State 0-0 .000 7-2 .778 • Sophomore Chelsea Gordon was the lone bright spot in The Illini have advanced to the NCAA Tournament five 7 Minnesota 0-0 .000 8-3 .727 the loss to Ole Miss on Dec. 2, scoring a career-high 21 times during that streak and to the WNIT the other four. 8 Iowa 0-0 .000 7-4 .636 points and pulling down seven rebounds. It was the third 9 Michigan 0-0 .000 7-5 .583 time in a five-game span that Gordon eclipsed her previ- • Giant Killers: Entering the season, Illinois had beaten 10 Penn State 0-0 .000 7-6 .538 ous career-high in points. In the victory at Saint Louis, at least one ranked opponent in each of the last 12 sea- 11 Northwestern 0-0 .000 6-6 .500 the Erie, Pa., native hit 6-of-7 from the field and 3-of-3 sons. Last year, the Illini toppled 15th-ranked Oklahoma from behind the arc for what was then a career-best 17 86-75 to extend the streak. Illinois has yet to face a PLAYERS OF THE WEEK points, and on Nov. 20, she poured in 16 points at ranked foe this season. Nov. 13 ...... Janese Banks, Wisconsin Northern Illinois, which was a career-high at the time. Nov. 20 ...... Katie Gearlds, Purdue She is second on the team and 25th in the Big Ten for the INJURY REPORT Nov. 27 ...... Jessica Davenport, Ohio State season at 10.8. • Sophomore forward Danielle Gratton is out 4-6 weeks Dec. 4 ...... Allyssa DeHaan, Michigan State (as of Nov. 18) with an injury to her left foot. The Bethel Dec. 11...... Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton, Purdue SIMPSON SIZZLES Park, Pa., native has already missed nine games after Dec. 18 ...... Jolene Anderson, Wisconsin • Redshirt freshman Lacey Simpson has shown that she scoring six points and grabbing seven rebounds off the Dec. 25 will be a force to be reckoned with in 2006-07. Simpson bench in the first two games. Jan. 1 posted game-highs in points (17) and rebounds (7) in Jan. 8 Illinois' season-opening win over Butler, then followed Jan. 15 that up with her first career double-double (12 p, 12 r) in Jan. 22 the UIC victory and hasn’t let up since. BIG TEN STATISTICS Jan. 29 (through games of 12/17) Feb. 5 • Simpson ranks in the top-11 in the Big Ten in four cat- Feb. 12 Team Stats Big Ten Only All Games egories: blocked shots (5th - 1.73), steals (5th - 2.64), Scoring Offense - 70.4 (6) Feb. 19 defensive rebounding (6th - 5.45) and overall rebounding Scoring Defense - 56.4 (5) Feb. 26 Scoring Margin - +14.0 (4) (11th - 7.5). She has led the team in rebounding a team- FT Percentage - .719 (6) high six times this season. FG Percentage - .460 (4) THIS WEEK IN THE BIG TEN FG Pct. Defense - .339 (3) 3-FG Percentage - .364 (4) Tuesday, December 19 • The Zion, Ill., native played four games early last sea- 3-FG Pct. Defense - .255 (1) Northern Iowa at Iowa 7 p.m. son before missing the rest of the year after having inter- Rebounding Offense - 42.2 (3) nal surgery and taking a medical redshirt. Rebounding Defense - 34.2 (4) Wednesday, December 20 Rebounding Margin - +8.0 (4) Northwestern at Utah 1 p.m. Blocked Shots - 4.91 (3) CLUTCH CRUTCH Assists - 15.36 (7) Purdue vs. Texas-San Antonio 5 p.m. Steals - 5.91 (10) Ohio State at Oklahoma 7 p.m. • Junior forward Danyel Crutcher has stepped up big TO Margin - -2.55 (9) Michigan State at UC Santa Barbara 7 p.m. thus far for the Illini, especially after starting center /TO Ratio - 0.89 (7) Audrey Tabon went down with a season-ending knee Offensive Rebounds - 12.00 (8) Defensive Rebounds - 30.18 (1) Thursday, December 21 injury before the season. Crutcher is averaging 9.4 points Purdue vs. Boise State/UNLV 5/7:30 p.m. 3-FG Made - 5.82 (2t) ILLINOIS at Bradley 7 p.m. and 6.4 rebounds thus far, and against UIC early in the season she had a key putback with just eight seconds Individual Leaders Category Big Ten Only All Games Kansas at Indiana 7 p.m. Bjork, Lori Scoring - 14.5 (10) remaining to seal the 53-48 victory. The Orange, N.J., FT% - .762 (12) Friday, December 22 native had a team-high 14 points in the win and is 3FG% - .397 (5) Michigan State at Cal State Northridge 2 p.m. shooting .526 (41-of-78) for the season with one double- 3FG Made - 2.64 (1) Iowa at Drake 7 p.m. Minutes - 33.55 (6) St. Bonaventure at Michigan 7 p.m. double (11 p, 12 r at Northern Illinois). Minnesota at North Dakota State 7 p.m. Crutcher, Danyel FG% - .526 (9) Rebounding - 6.4 (15) JUCO TRANSFER HARRIS COMING ON Defensive Rebounds - 4.64 (11) • Rebecca Harris, a 5-8 point guard who transferred from Rend Lake College prior to this season, scored a UI Gordon, Chelsea Scoring 10.8 (25) career-high 12 points vs. IPFW and has been coming on Simpson, Lacey Rebounding - 7.5 (11) 2007 BIG TEN offensively as of late. After scoring just 27 points in her Steals - 2.64 (5) first seven games (3.9 ppg), she has poured in 32 in her Blocks - 1.73 (5) TOURNAMENT A/T Ratio - 1.03 (13) last three (10.7). She is averaging 5.9 points in just 17.6 March 1-5 Defensive Rebounds - 5.45 (6) minutes per game this season. Conseco Fieldhouse Smith, Jenna Scoring - 10.1 (27t) Indianapolis, Ind. FG% - .570 (5) • Harris was slowed early in the season by a sprained Rebounding - 6.9 (13) For Tickets call: ankle and missed the game vs. Saint Joseph’s due to a Off. Rebounding - 2.36 (14) death in the family, but has played 20+ minutes in each Defensive Rebounds - 4.55 (13t) 1-866-Illini-1 Blocks - 1.18 (12t) of the last four games.

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Associated Press Poll • Senior center Audrey Tabon tore her ACL in her right knee mer months, giving the team a jump-start on the 2006-07 in the Orange and Blue Scrimmage on Oct. 29 and will miss season. (Dec. 18, 2006) the entire 2006-07 season. Tabon started 26 games last No. School Rec. Votes Pvs. 1 Maryland 12-0 1243 1 season and ranked fifth in the Big Ten in rebounding (7.2 per ANGEL WINS WNBA TITLE WITH SHOCK 2 North Carolina 11-0 1187 2 game). The Pittsburgh, Pa., native has won the team’s Most Angelina Williams, a 2005 Illinois alum, became the first 3 Oklahoma 9-0 1149 3 Improved Award in each of the last two seasons. She had Illini to win a WNBA title when the defeated the 4 Duke 9-0 1110 4 surgery on the knee on Nov. 21 and will return next season Sacramento Monarchs, 70-65, on Sept. 9, 2006 in Detroit. In 5 Tennessee 9-1 1039 5 for a fifth year. April of 2005, Williams was chosen by Phoenix in the second 6 Connecticut 6-0 1012 6 round of the 2005 WNBA Draft. As the 18th overall selection 7 LSU 11-1 943 7 • Redshirt-sophomore guard Megan Nyquist hasn’t prac- and the fifth pick of the second round, Williams was the 8 Ohio State 9-1 844 8 ticed yet because of a bad back. Nyquist sat out all of her highest-ever UI draft pick. When she took the court in the 9 Baylor 11-1 834 9 10 Arizona State 9-1 775 10 freshman season with a torn ACL and missed all but four Mercury’s season opener in June of ’05, she became the first 11 Georgia 9-1 751 11 games in 2005-06 after re-injuring the knee. The Lee’s former Illini to play in a WNBA game. Just prior to the 2006 12 Vanderbilt 9-1 648 12 Summit, Mo., native was the 74th-ranked senior in 2004 season, Williams was traded to Detroit for a pair of third 13 Purdue 9-2 636 13 according to Blue Star Report. round picks. 14 Stanford 5-3 560 14 15 California 8-1 537 15 STANDING TALL Williams had a stellar career at Illinois, finishing fourth on 16 Louisville 11-0 535 16 With nine of 12 players measured at 6-0 or taller, Illinois is the UI career scoring list with 1,639 points while also finish- 17 DePaul 9-1 501 17 one of the tallest teams in the country. Led by 6-5 freshman ing among the career leaders in rebounds, assists, steals 18 Texas A&M 6-2 322 19 19 George Washington 9-2 292 20 center Erin McCarthy, the Illini have an average height of 6 and blocked shots. She was a three-time All-Big Ten hon- 20 Michigan State 7-2 286 18 feet, 0.75 inches, which makes Illinois the third-tallest team oree, including first team honors by the media in 2004-05. 21 Marquette 10-1 230 21 in the nation. Wake Forest tops the list with an average 22 Pittsburgh 10-0 175 24 height of 6 feet, 1.27 inches. 23 New Mexico 8-2 171 22 RPI RATINGS (From CollegeRPI.com through games of Dec. 17, 2006) 24 Arkansas 11-1 134 25 Below is a pre-season listing of the tallest teams in the 25 Bowling Green 7-1 73 _ country this season by average height: SOS Polls Rk School Rec. RPI RK Rating AP USA OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Texas 62, Middle Tennessee 38, 1 Tennessee 9-1 0.7455 1 0.6940 5 5 Rutgers 29, Hofstra 28, Iowa St. 22, Florida St. 13, Missouri Rk. Team Avg. Ht. (Inches) 2 George Washington 9-2 0.7074 3 0.6705 20 20 12, Washington 10, INDIANA 9, Kentucky 7, South Florida 7, 1. Wake Forest 73.27 3 Purdue 9-2 0.6969 4 0.6565 13 13 Delaware 5, Nebraska 5, WISCONSIN 5, N.C. State 4, Notre 2. Marquette 72.82 4 Maryland 12-0 0.6919 31 0.5892 1 1 Dame 2, Army 1, BYU 1, Montana 1, Oklahoma St. 1, Virginia 3. ILLINOIS 72.75 5 Marquette 10-1 0.6907 9 0.6178 21 25 1. 6 Pittsburgh 9-0 0.6820 40 0.5760 24 22 4. Auburn 72.62 7 Duke 9-0 0.6769 54 0.5692 4 4 5. Texas 72.57 8 Georgia 9-1 0.6768 20 0.6024 11 10 ESPN/USA Today Poll 6. Duke 72.55 9 Stanford 5-3 0.6732 2 0.6892 14 15 (Dec. 18, 2006) 7. Florida State 72.42 10 DePaul 9-1 0.6717 25 0.5955 17 18 11 Wis-Green Bay 7-3 0.6650 5 0.6533 1 Maryland (30) 12-0 773 1 8. UCLA 72.21 12 Connecticut 6-0 0.6647 75 0.5529 6 6 2 North Carolina (1) 11-0 739 2 9. Stanford 72.11 13 LSU 11-1 0.6603 42 0.5748 7 7 3 Oklahoma 9-0 706 3 10. Purdue 72.10 14 Delaware 9-1 0.6537 49 0.5716 4 Duke 9-0 686 4 15 Arizona St 9-1 0.6535 50 0.5713 10 11 5 Tennessee 9-1 647 6 16 North Carolina 11-0 0.6532 92 0.5375 2 2 6 Connecticut 6-0 631 7 ILLINI SIGN TWO FOR 2007 17 Iowa State 8-1 0.6525 44 0.5737 7 LSU 11-1 562 9 Illinois signed two student-athletes to national letters of 18 Louisville 11-0 0.6503 96 0.5338 16 14 8 Ohio State 9-1 523 5 intent on Nov. 8, the first day of the early signing period. 19 California 8-1 0.6499 51 0.5702 15 16 9 Baylor 11-1 499 12 20 Vanderbilt 9-1 0.6490 62 0.5653 12 12 10 Georgia 9-1 483 8 Chelsea Buher, a 5-11 guard from Lawrenceville, Ill., and 21 Ohio State 9-1 0.6483 63 0.5645 8 8 11 Arizona State 9-1 463 13 Lydia McCully, a 5-9 point guard from Bedford Heights, 22 Baylor 11-1 0.6469 72 0.5570 9 9 12 Vanderbilt 9-1 449 11 Ohio, will both join the Fighting Illini for the 2007-08 season. 23 James Madison 6-1 0.6438 46 0.5727 13 Purdue 9-2 413 10 24 Middle Tenn St 8-3 0.6410 11 0.6123 McCully is ranked No. 46 in the senior class by Blue Star 25 Missouri 10-1 0.6405 80 0.5510 14 Louisville 11-0 353 17 Report, while Buher comes in at No. 85 on the list. As a 15 Stanford 5-3 322 14 ------28 Indiana 9-2 0.6304 57 0.5678 16 California 8-1 289 16 class, Blue Star ranks the duo 21st in the nation and fourth in the Big Ten. It is the eighth Top-25 recruiting class for 32 Michigan St 7-2 0.6256 41 0.5748 18 17 17 Michigan State 7-2 244 20 37 Minnesota 8-3 0.6153 39 0.5779 18 DePaul 9-1 240 18 Grentz in her 12 seasons at Illinois. 39 Northern Illinois 7-2 0.6123 71 0.5571 19 Texas A&M 6-2 227 15 40 Iowa 7-4 0.6075 23 0.5979 20 George Washington 9-2 226 21 ILLINI TABBED SEVENTH IN BIG TEN PRESEASON POLL 52 Penn State 7-6 0.5937 12 0.6121 21 Bowling Green 7-1 128 31 66 Wisconsin 11-2 0.5780 180 0.4886 22 Pittsburgh 10-0 97 26 Illinois was picked seventh in both the coaches and media 72 Saint Joseph's 5-4 0.5726 37 0.5783 23 Florida State 10-2 80 26 Big Ten preseason women’s basketball polls. Ohio State was 78 Mississippi 8-3 0.5667 139 0.5132 24 Texas 7-3 69 22 the top pick in both polls and OSU’s Jessica Davenport was 83 ILLINOIS 9-2 0.5615 210 0.4759 25 Marquette 10-1 60 24 93 Northwestern 6-5 0.5536 73 0.5563 named Preseason Player of the Year by both sets of voters. 119 Michigan 7-5 0.5365 122 0.5209 Last season Illinois was picked ninth in the preseason poll 136 Saint Louis 7-4 0.5130 214 0.4719 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Rutgers 37, New Mexico 33, and finished the season in seventh place. 142 Illinois-Chicago 5-6 0.5093 111 0.5276 South Florida 25, Arkansas 21, Middle Tennessee 15, TCU 7, 144 Florida 4-6 0.5086 85 0.5448 Delaware 5, Boston College 4, Nebraska 4, Brigham Young 162 IPFW 4-5 0.4902 151 0.5054 3, Montana 3, Xavier 2, Hofstra 1, Marist 1, Missouri 1, ARRIVEDERCI ITALY 193 Butler 2-7 0.4697 77 0.5522 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 1, Texas Tech 1, Utah 1, Washington 1. The Illini went on a foreign tour of Italy May 22-June 1, going 250 Rhode Island 1-10 0.4302 86 0.5433 279 Loyola (Chicago) 1-7 0.4062 160 0.4999 4-0 against Italian professional club teams. The trip includ- 287 Northern Colorado 1-8 0.3963 176 0.4914 *Illinois opponents in BOLD ed stops in Rome, Vatican City, Florence, Pisa, Venice, Milan 302 Bradley 4-6 0.3741 325 0.3655 and Stressa. The foreign excursion offered the Illini a chance ILL opponents in BOLD. Records are vs. D-I opponents only. to practice and participate in competition during the sum-

2006-07 University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes • 4 FIGHTING ILLINI NOTES

WOMEN’S BASKETBLOG RETURNS Checkout fightingillini.com for Women’s BasketBlogs written by an 2006-07 STARTING LINE-UPS Illinois student-athlete throughout the season. Different Illini players Game G G G/F F F/C will rotate writing the blog each week and will discuss what’s going on BUTLER Bjork Gordon Simpson Wigley Crutcher in their lives, both on and off the court. at UIC Bjork Gordon Simpson Wigley Crutcher LOYOLA Bjork Gordon Simpson Wigley Crutcher WATCH ILLINOIS ON F I G H T I N G I L L I N I . C O M at Northern Illinois Bjork Gordon Simpson Wigley Crutcher For the third straight season, fans unable to make it to Assembly Hall NORTHERN COLORADO Bjork Gordon Simpson Wigley Crutcher can catch live streaming video of Illinois women’s basketball home SAINT JOSEPH’S Bjork Gordon Simpson Wigley Crutcher games on the web. All 14 home games and post-game press confer- at Saint Louis Bjork Gordon Simpson Wigley Crutcher ences can be viewed with the purchase of an Illini All-Access subscrip- at Ole Miss Bjork Gordon Simpson Wigley Crutcher tion ($6.95 per month, $49.95 per year). FLORIDA Bjork Gordon Simpson Crutcher Smith vs. Rhode Island Bjork Gordon Simpson Crutcher Smith Subscribers will have access to all Illinois multimedia offerings, plus IPFW Bjork Gordon Simpson Crutcher Smith broadcasts for any other teams within the College Sports Network (over at Bradley 140 schools). All audio and video is archived on the site. For more infor- PENN STATE mation, go to fightingillini.com and look for the “Audio/Video” link on at Minnesota the left-hand menu. The user must be on a PC and use Internet Explorer at Michigan 6.0 or 7.0 as their operating system. As always, GameTracker, as well as INDIANA statistics, box scores, recaps, game notes, feature stories and much at Wisconsin more are updated daily on fightingillini.com. MINNESOTA at Ohio State ILLINI ON THE TUBE NORTHWESTERN At least two Illinois games will be seen on regional or national television MICHIGAN this season. Both games will be televised by Comcast Sports Net at Michigan State Chicago (Penn State at home on Dec. 28 and Minnesota at home on Jan. at Purdue 18.) OHIO STATE at Iowa 2006-07 televised games: at Indiana Dec. 28 Penn State CSN Chicago MICHIGAN STATE Jan. 18 Minnesota CSN Chicago PURDUE

THE THERESA GRENTZ SHOW The Theresa Grentz television show is filmed every Friday morning and ILLINOIS RECORD WHEN.... is aired on WCIA-TV on Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. The show fea- Scoring 80+ points ...... 3-0 When Illini shoot more free throws than opponent . . . . .6-1 tures game highlights and analysis, a preview of upcoming games, Scoring 70-79 points ...... 3-0 When teams shoot same number of FTs ...... 0-1 coaching tips and behind-the-scenes footage of some of your favorite Scoring 60-69 points ...... 2-1 When opponents shoot more FT than Illinois ...... 3-0 Illini. Scoring less than 60 points ...... 1-1 Giving up 80+ points ...... 0-0 Game goes to Overtime ...... 0-0 BIG TEN TELECONFERENCE Giving up 70-79 points ...... 1-1 Margin is five points or less ...... 1-0 Coach Grentz will participate in the weekly Big Ten coaches teleconfer- Giving up 60-69 points ...... 0-1 Margin is 6-10 points ...... 1-1 ence every Tuesday morning beginning Jan. 9. Grentz will be available Giving up 50-59 points ...... 3-0 Margin is 11-15 points ...... 1-0 Giving up less than 50 points ...... 5-0 Margin is 16-20 points ...... 1-0 to take questions for eight minutes beginning at 9:32 a.m. (CST) each shooting 55 percent or better ...... 2-0 Margin is 20+ points ...... 5-1 Tuesday. Media wishing to participate should call the Big Ten office for Field goal shooting 50-54 percent ...... 3-0 details (847-696-1010). Archived audio of each teleconference is avail- Field goal shooting 45-49 percent ...... 2-0 Overall Record ...... 9-2 able online at www.bigten.org. Field goal shooting 40-44 percent ...... 1-0 Big Ten Record ...... 0-0 Field goal shooting under 40 percent ...... 1-2 Record at Home ...... 6-0 Opponents shooting 50 percent or better ...... 0-0 Record on Road ...... 2-2 Opponents shooting 45-49 percent ...... 0-0 Record in Neutral Site Games ...... 1-0 Opponents shooting 40-44 percent ...... 1-0 Record vs. Ranked Teams ...... 0-0 Opponents shooting 35-39 percent ...... 1-2 Coming off a win ...... 7-2 Opponents shooting under 35 percent ...... 7-0 Coming off a loss ...... 2-0 RETURNING IN 2006-07 Shoots better than opponent ...... 9-0 Shoots worse than opponent ...... 0-2 Wearing White jerseys ...... 5-0 Statistic 05-06 Returning Lost %Returning Wearing Blue jerseys ...... 1-1 Minutes 6200 4130 2070 66.6 Illini out-rebound opponent ...... 6-1 Wearing Orange jerseys ...... 3-1 Points 1939 1419 520 73.2 Teams have equal number of rebounds ...... 1-0 Field Goals 727 524 203 72.1 Opponents out-rebound Illini ...... 2-1 In Day Games ...... 5-1 In Night Games ...... 4-1 3-pt. FG 139 88 51 63.3 Illini have fewer turnovers than opponent ...... 4-0 Free Throws 346 283 63 81.8 Teams have same number of turnovers ...... 1-0 Record by Month Rebounds 1181 925 256 78.3 Illini have more turnovers than opponent ...... 4-2 November ...... 6-1 Assists 375 171 204 45.6 December ...... 3-1 Blocks 100 86 14 86.0 When leading at halftime ...... 9-0 January ...... 0-0 When tied at halftime ...... 0-0 February ...... 0-0 Steals 245 128 117 52.2 When trailing at halftime ...... 0-2 March ...... 0-0

2006-07 University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes • 5 EXPANDED SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT RESULT REC. ATTEN. HIGH PTS. HIGH REB. 11/12 Butler W, 65-47 1-0 1,296 17 - Simpson 7 - Simpson 11/14 at Illinois-Chicago W, 53-48 2-0 426 14 - Crutcher 12 - Simpson 11/18 Loyola W, 87-59 3-0 894 15 - Bjork, Crutcher 6 - Crutcher 11/20 at Northern Illinois L, 63-69 3-1 878 16 - Gordon 12 - Crutcher 11/22 Northern Colorado W, 76-39 4-1 856 14 - Smith 6 - Crutcher, Smith 11/25 Saint Joseph’s W, 69-56 5-1 1,001 21 - Bjork 9 - Smith 11/29 at Saint Louis W, 84-75 6-1 772 25 - Bjork 9 - Crutcher 12/2 at Ole Miss L, 50-75 6-2 1,522 21 - Gordon 8 - Simpson 12/5 Florida W, 80-57 7-2 1,403 22 - Smith 11 - Simpson 12/9 vs. Rhode Island (@ Chicago) W, 73-48 8-2 2,133 16 - Bjork 11 - Simpson 12/17 IPFW W, 74-47 9-2 1,147 16 - Bjork 8 - Simpson, Smith 12/21 at Bradley 12/28 Penn State 12/31 at Minnesota 1/4 at Michigan 1/7 Indiana 1/14 at Wisconsin 1/18 Minnesota 1/21 at Ohio State 1/28 Northwestern 2/1 Michigan 2/4 at Michigan State 2/8 at Purdue 2/11 Ohio State 2/15 at Iowa 2/18 at Indiana 2/22 Michigan State 2/25 Purdue 3/1-5 at Big Ten Tournament

CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES NUMBER OF TIMES... Led Team in Scoring Double-Digit Scoring Games DANYEL CRUTCHER (6) PTS REBS OPP Lori Bjork 5 Lori Bjork 9 11/20/04 11 11 Ark-PB Danyel Crutcher 2 Danyel Crutcher 7 12/19/04 12 11 UCLA 12/18/05 24 11 Oklahoma Chelsea Gordon 2 Chelsea Gordon 6 12/22/05 12 10 Illinois St. Jenna Smith 2 Lacey Simpson 6 3/15/06 16 11 W. Illinois Lacey Simpson 1 Jenna Smith 6 11/20/06 11 12 N. Illinois Rebecca Harris 2 Led Team in Rebounding Erin Wigley 2 LACEY SIMPSON (1) PTS REBS OPP Lacey Simpson 6 Stephanie Chelleen 1 11/14/06 12 12 UIC Danyel Crutcher 4 Jenna Smith 3 Double Digit Rebound Games JENNA SMITH (1) PTS REBS OPP Lacey Simpson 2 12/5/06 22 10 Florida Jenna Smith 2 Danyel Crutcher 1 AUDREY TABON (2) PTS REBS OPP 12/5/05 15 11 Bradley 12/9/05 13 15 Florida

ATTENDANCE SUMMARY ERIN WIGLEY (3) PTS REBS OPP 2/13/05 14 10 Penn St. GAMES TOTAL AVG. HIGH 2/22/05 11 10 IPFW HOME 6 6,597 1,100 1,403 3/4/05 10 11 Michigan St. BIG TEN HOME - - - - Double-doubles from 2006-07 are in BOLD AWAY 4 3,598 900 1,522 NEUTRAL 1 2,133 2,133 2,133 TOTAL 11 12,328 1,121 2,133

2006-07 University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes • 6 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM COMPARISON

Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar. Tot. FG FG% 3-Ptrs. 3-FG % FT FT % Rebs. Assts. TO Blk Stl Fouls BUTLER 33/27 32/30 65/47 +18 27-48/17-51 .563/.333 6-9/7-22 .667/.318 5-10/6-12 .500/.500 37/23 13/9 15/14 3/1 4/8 10/15 at UIC 32/21 21/27 53/48 +5 22-61/18-58 .361/.310 4-17/3-14 .235/.214 5-8/9-15 .625/.600 45/41 15/12 19/19 8/3 6/12 16/14 LOYOLA 45/35 42/24 87/59 +28 28-52/19-58 .538/.328 8-15/6-22 .533/.273 23-31/15-19 .742/.789 34/34 16/10 16/20 5/0 6/5 15/25 at Northern Illinois 32/35 31/34 63/69 -6 25-67/25-65 .373/.385 5-19/8-24 .263/.333 8-13/11-13 .615/.846 45/42 12/13 13/11 4/10 8/11 14/14 N. COLORADO 40/23 36/16 76/39 +37 28-55/14-47 .509/.298 5-19/8-29 .263/.276 15-17/3-3 .882/1.000 35/25 16/10 18/28 4/0 11/6 11/18 SAINT JOSEPH’S 31/28 38/28 69/56 +13 24-51/24-60 .471/.400 6-16/6-23 .375/.261 15-18/2-3 .833/.667 31/32 12/12 11/14 7/0 5/2 7/18 at Saint Louis 45/31 39/44 84/75 +9 31-54/27-68 .574/.397 9-17/9-24 .529/.375 13-22/12-14 .591/.875 34/35 19/12 15/14 6/0 8/7 14/17 at Ole Miss 27/36 23/39 50/75 -25 16-51/31-80 .314/.388 4-14/2-11 .286/.182 14-21/11-20 .667/.550 48/49 7/10 34/11 3/5 3/26 17/20 FLORIDA 39/22 41/35 80/57 +23 27-59/20/69 .458/.290 7-19/2-22 .368/.091 19-24/15-22 .792/.682 54/33 17/5 21/10 6/2 5/15 16/20 vs. Rhode Island 32/25 41/23 73/48 +25 33-63/20-64 .524/.313 5-16/3-15 .313/.200 2-5/5-12 .400/.417 51/27 27/12 18/10 2/2 4/13 8/8 IPFW 31/24 43/23 74/47 +27 25-61/19-70 .410/.271 5-15/5-25 .333/.200 19-23/4-4 .826/1.000 50/36 15/3 9/10 6/5 5/5 9/18 at Bradley PENN STATE at Minnesota at Michigan INDIANA at Wisconsin MINNESOTA at Ohio State NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN at Michigan State at Purdue OHIO STATE at Iowa at Indiana MICHIGAN STATE PURDUE

Note: Totals are displayed in the ILLINOIS/OPPONENT format ILLINOIS INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points ...... 25 ...... Lori Bjork at Saint Louis (11/29/06) Field Goals Made ...... 9 ...... Jenna Smith vs. Florida (12/5/06) Field Goals Attempted ...... 19 ...... Chelsea Gordon at Ole Miss (12/2/06) Field Goal % (Min. 5 made) ...... 857 (6-7) ...... Danyel Crutcher vs. Loyola (11/18/06) ...... 857 (6-7) ...... Chelsea Gordon at Saint Louis (11/29/06) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made ...... 4 ...... Lori Bjork at Saint Louis (11/29/06) ...... 4 ...... Lori Bjork vs Rhode Island (12/9/2006) 3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted ...... 9 ...... Lori Bjork at Northern Illinois (11/20/06) ...... 9 ...... Lori Bjork vs Rhode Island (12/9/2006) 3-Pt. Field Goal % (Min. 3 made) ...... 1.000 (3-3) ...... Chelsea Gordon at Saint Louis (11/29/06) Free Throws Made ...... 7 ...... Lori Bjork at Saint Louis (11/29/06) Free Throws Attempted ...... 10 ...... Lori Bjork at Saint Louis (11/29/06) Free Throw % (Min. 6 made) ...... 1.000 (6-6) ...... Chelsea Gordon vs. IPFW (12/17/06) ...... 1.000 (6-6) ...... Jenna Smith vs. Northern Colorado (11/22/06) Rebounds ...... 12 ...... Danyel Crutcher at Northern Illinois (11/20/06) ...... 12 ...... Lacey Simpson at Illinois-Chicago (11/14/06) Assists ...... 7 ...... Lori Bjork vs Rhode Island (12/9/2006) Steals ...... 5 ...... Lacey Simpson vs. Northern Colorado (11/22/06) ...... 5 ...... Lacey Simpson at Saint Louis (11/29/06) Blocked Shots ...... 5 ...... Lacey Simpson vs. Florida (12/5/06) Turnovers ...... 9 ...... Lori Bjork at Ole Miss (12/2/06) Fouls ...... 5 ...... Chelsea Gordon vs. Florida (12/5/06)

2006-07 University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes • 7 2006-07 PROMOTIONS THE LAST TIME...

Courtside Parties! Illinois scored 100 points or more ...... Feb. 4, 2001 vs. Minnesota (Illinois 101, Minnesota 91) Illinois women’s basketball initiated courtside parties for Illinois scored 90 points or more ...... Feb. 1, 2004 vs. Michigan (Illinois 94, Michigan 78) fans young and old four years ago and they have since Illinois scored 50 points or less ...... M a rch 17, 2006 at Marquette (Marquette 64, Illinois 44) become a big hit! For just $135 ($120 for Kids Club mem- Illinois scored 40 points or less ...... J a n u a ry 14, 1994 at Iowa (Iowa 53, Illinois 37) bers), the honoree and a group of seven friends will sit Illinois gave up 100 points or more ...... Feb. 15, 2001 at Penn State (Penn State 101, Illinois 80) courtside, have their picture taken with Coach Grentz, and Illinois gave up 90 points or more ...... Jan. 2, 2004 at Iowa (Iowa 91, Illinois 73) receive a personalized birthday cake and card, plus cokes, Illinois gave up 40 points or less ...... November 22, 2006 vs. Nort h e rn Colorado (Illinois 76, N. Colorado 39) hot dogs, popcorn, pom poms and game posters for their Illinois won by 40+ points ...... November 18, 2005, 40, at Loyola (Illinois 79, Loyola 39) group. Additional guests cost $13 each. For more informa- tion or to reserve a party, call Allison Berg at 217-244-0062, or visit fightingillini.com. Illinois played an overtime game ...... M a rch 4, 2005, vs. Michigan St. in the Big Ten To u rnament (Michigan St. 61, Illinois 50)

Autographs Illinois made 10 or more thre e - p o i n t e r s ...... Jan. 15, 2006, 11-16, at Wisconsin (Illinois 84, Wisconsin 54) The team will sign autographs on the court after the following An Illinois opponent made 10 or more thre e - p o i n t e r s ...... Jan. 29, 2006, 11-17, at Ohio State (Ohio State75, Illinois 49) games: (Jan. 7, Jan. 28, Feb. 11, Feb. 25) An Illinois player scored 30+ points ...... Dec. 19, 2004 vs. UCLA, Angelina Williams, 30, (Illinois 78, UCLA 63) Dec. 17 • Daddy Daughter Date Night An Illinois player scored 40+ points ...... Jan. 14, 1996 at Minnesota, Ashley Berg g ren, 43, (Illinois 87, Minnesota 76) Dads and daughters have an opportunity to have a digital An opposing player scored 30+ points ...... Dec. 2, 2006, Armintie Price, Ole Miss, 34 (Ole Miss 75, Illinois 50) picture taken before the game. The photos will be posted on An opposing player scored 40+ points ...... Dec. 16, 1989, Carol Owens, N. Illinois, 41(NIU 110, Illinois 93) fightingillini.com. An Illinois player had a triple-double ...... Jan. 22, 1982, Kim Brombolich vs. E. Mich., 13 p, 11 r, 15 a (ILL 107, E. Mich. 73) Dec. 28 • Public Safety Day An opposing player had a triple-double ...... Dec. 2, 2006, Armintie Price, Ole Miss, 34 p, 15 r, 12 st (Ole Miss 75, ILL 50) Honor the men and women working in the public safety fields No Illini scored double figure s ...... Jan. 10, 1995 at Alabama (Alabama 84, Illinois 47 (Dupps, Smith each had 8) such as fire, police, ambulance, and EMT. No opposing player scored double figure s ...... Dec. 17, 2006 vs. IPFW (Illinois 74, IPFW 47)

Jan. 7 • Men's Basketball Ticket Redemption An Illini had 15+ re b o u n d s ...... Dec. 9, 2005, Audrey Tabon, 15, at Florida (Florida 69, Illinois 64) Fans can use their Illinois-Ohio State men's basketball tick- An Illini had 20+ re b o u n d s ...... Dec. 21, 1989, Sonya Waters, 21, vs. St. Joseph (Illinois 78, St. Joseph 65) et stub for free admission to the women's game. An Illini had 25+ re b o u n d s ...... Jan. 23, 1975, Betty Anderson, 30, vs. Eastern Illinois (Illinois 57, EIU 51 OT) An opposing player had 20+ re b o u n d s ...... Jan. 4, 1985, Laura Coener, Minnesota, 21, (Minnesota 77, Illinois 61) Jan. 28 • Team Day/1997 Big Ten Champ. Ten Year Reunion Teams should pre-register with the marketing department by An opposing player had 25+ re b o u n d s ...... N e v e r Jan. 22. For more information, contact Allison Berg at 217- 244-0062 or [email protected]. An Illini had 10+ assists ...... Jan. 15, 2006, Maggie Acuna, 16, at Wisconsin (Illinois 84, Wisconsin 54) An Illini had 15+ assists ...... Jan. 15, 2006, Maggie Acuna, 16, at Wisconsin (Illinois 84, Wisconsin 54) Feb. 11 • National Girls and Women in Sports Day/Girl An opposing player had 10+ assists ...... Feb. 12, 2006, Brianne O’Rourke, 10, at Penn State (Penn State 78, Illinois 52) Scout Day/Camper Reunion An opposing player had 15+ assists ...... M a rch 12, 1983, Debbie Hunter, 15, vs. Minnesota (Minnesota 89, Illinois 65) Girl Scout Day - Admission for Girl Scouts is $1. Tickets must be purchased in advance by Nov. 13. For more information, An Illini player made 5+ thre e - p o i n t e r s ...... Jan. 15, 2006, Lori Bjork, 5, at Wisconsin (Illinois 84, Wisconsin 54) contact Allison Berg at 244-0062 or [email protected]. An Illini player made 8+ thre e - p o i n t e r s ...... N o v. 29, 1997, Katie Coleman, 9, vs. Providence, at Puerto Rico (UI 106, PC 74) An Illini player made 10+ thre e - p o i n t e r s ...... N e v e r Camper Reunion - Summer campers are invited to return to An opposing player made 5+ thre e s ...... Feb. 12, 2006, Adrienne Squire, 7, Penn State (Penn State 78, Illinois 52) campus. To receive free admission, campers should RSVP by An opposing player made 8+ thre e s ...... N e v e r Feb. 5th. Illinois shot 60 pct. FG or better ...... Dec. 19, 2004, .608 (31-51), vs. UCLA (Illinois 78, UCLA 63) Feb. 22 • Heroes of Health Day Illinois shot 30 pct. FG or lower ...... Feb. 15, 2004, .279 (17-61), vs. Minnesota (Minnesota 63, Illinois 54) Honor the men and women working in the health fields. An opponent shot 60 pct. FG or better ...... Feb. 13, 2003, .608 (31-51), vs. UCSB (UCSB 77, Illinois 72) An opponent shot 30 pct. FG or lower ...... December 17, 2006, .271 (19-70), vs. IPFW (Illinois 74, IPFW 47) Feb. 25 • Senior Night An opponent shot 20 pct. FG or lower ...... December 3, 2005, .190 (12-63), vs. St. Louis (Illinois 75, St. Louis 40) Recognize the outstanding contributions of the senior class at the last regular season game at Assembly Hall. Illinois forced 30 or more turn o v e r s ...... November 18, 2005, 36, at Loyola (Illinois 79, Loyola 39) An Illinois opponent forced 30 or more turn o v e r s ...... December 2, 2006, 34, at Ole Miss (Ole Miss 75, Illinois 50) Illinois had 20 or more steals ...... November 18, 2005, 20, at Loyola (Illinois 79, Loyola 39) BY THE NUMBERS An Illinois opponent had 20 or more steals ...... December 2, 2006, 26, at Ole Miss (Ole Miss 75, Illinois 50) 2 ...... Seniors on this year’s Illinois squad 2 ...... Newcomers on this year’s Illinois squad Illinois won 5+ games in a ro w ...... Dec. 11, 2004-Dec. 30, 2004, 5-game stre a k 9 ...... Post-season appearances in the last 10 years Illinois won 10+ games in a ro w ...... N o v. 20, 1981-Jan. 2, 1982, 10-game stre a k 9 ...... U I ’s nat’l rank for largest attendance increase last year Illinois lost 5+ games in a ro w ...... Jan. 19, 2006-Feb. 12, 2006, 8-game stre a k Illinois lost 10+ games in a ro w ...... Jan. 3, 1988-Feb. 12, 1988, 11-game stre a k 1 0 ...... G re n t z ’s rank on the all-time wins list 1 0 ...... Games against 05-06 NCAA To u rney teams this year Illinois won 5+ in a row at home ...... M a rch 15, 2006-current, 7-game stre a k 1 2 ...... Consecutive years with a win over a ranked opponent Illinois won 10+ in a row at home ...... Dec. 20, 1997-Jan. 5, 1999, 18-game stre a k 1 4 ...... Regular season home games this season Illinois won 15+ in a row at home ...... Dec. 20, 1997-Jan. 5, 1999, 18-game stre a k 3 0 ...... Seasons over .500 in Gre n t z ’s 32 year care e r Illinois lost 5+ in a row at home ...... Jan. 22, 2006-Feb. 23, 2006, 5-game stre a k 5 3 . . . . .3FG made by Lori Bjork in 05-06, 3rd most in UI history Illinois lost 10+ in a row at home ...... N e v e r 7 1 ...... % increase in attendance from ’04-05 to ’05-06 7 2 . 7 5 ...... Average height, in inches, of the Illini Illinois won 5+ in a row away from home ...... Dec. 4, 2004-Jan. 9, 2005, 5-game stre a k 6 6 1 ...... C a reer wins by Theresa Gre n t z Illinois won 10+ in a row away from home ...... N e v e r

2006-07 University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes • 8 PLAYER BIO UPDATES 20 LORI BJORK 5 0 STEPHANIE CHELLEEN 5-11 // SOPHOMORE // GUARD 6-2 // JUNIOR // FORWARD JOHNSTON, IOWA DES MOINES, IOWA JOHNSTON HS DES MOINES LINCOLN HS

06-07 QUICK HITS 06-07 QUICK HITS • Leads Big Ten in 3FG made per game (2.64) as of Dec. 18 • Hit 5-of-7 from the field to pour in 11 points in 12 minutes of action vs. • Scored a season-high 25 points and dished a career-high six assists at Saint Northern Colorado on 11/22 Louis on 11/29 • Sharpshooter has made the switch to point guard after Maggie Acuna and Janelle Hughes graduated

SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Pts: 25 (at Saint Louis, 11/29/06) 27 (vs. Wisconsin, 2/9/06) Pts: 11 (vs. N. Colorado, 11/22/06) 13 (vs. IP-Fort Wayne, 2/22/05) Rebs: 6 (at Ole Miss, 12/2/06) 6 (3 times, last at Ole Miss, 12/2/06) Rebs: 6 (vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) 6 (twice, last vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) FGM: 7 (twice, last at SLU, 11/29/06) 9 (at Wisconsin, 1/15/06) FGM: 5 (vs. N. Colorado, 11/22/06) 5 (twice, last vs. N. Colorado, 11/22/06) FGA: 14 (3 times, last vs SJU, 11/25/06) 14 (4 times, last vs SJU, 11/25/06) FGA: 7 (vs. N. Colorado, 11/22/06) 7 (vs. N. Colorado, 11/22/06) FTM: 7 (twice, last vs SJU, 11/25/06) 9 (vs. Illinois State, 12/22/05) FTM: 2 (vs Florida, 12/5/06) 4 (twice, last at Northwestern 2/16/06) FTA: 10 (at Saint Louis, 11/29/06) 10 (twice, last at Saint Louis, 11/29/06) FTA: 2 (twice, last vs Florida, 12/5/06) 4 (3 times, last at Northwestern, 2/16/06) 3FGM: 4 (twice, last vs Rhode Island, 12/9/2006) 5 (at Wisconsin, 1/15/06) 3FGM: 2 (vs. St. Joseph’s, 11/25/06) 2 (vs. St. Joseph’s, 11/25/06) 3FGA: 9 (twice, last vs Rhode Island, 12/9/2006) 9 (twice, last vs URI, 12/9/2006) 3FGA: 3 (vs. N. Colorado, 11/22/06) 1 (four times, last vs. Loyola, 11/18/06) Asst: 7 (vs Rhode Island, 12/9/2006) 7 (vs Rhode Island, 12/9/2006) Asst: 2 (twice, last vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) 2 (3 times, last vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) Blk: 1 (vs. St. Joseph’s, 11/25/06) 2 (twice, last vs. Wisconsin, 2/9/06) Blk: 1 (vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) 3 (vs. Central Michigan, 12/28/04) Stl: 1 (twice, last at SLU, 11/29/06) 3 (twice, last at Northwestern, 2/16/06) Stl: 0 1 (at Iowa, 1/1/06) Min: 40 (vs. St. Joseph’s, 11/25/06) 40 (vs. St. Joseph’s, 11/25/06) Min: 12 (vs. N. Colorado, 11/22/06) 16 (vs. Pacific, 12/11/04)

2006-07 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2006-07 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 11/12 Butler * 3-7 2-3 1-2 3 0 9 3 5 0 0 36 11/12 Butler 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11/14 at UIC * 3-14 2-7 0-1 2 3 8 3 4 0 1 33 11/14 at UIC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11/18 Loyola * 4-8 2-4 5-6 2 1 15 1 4 0 0 29 11/18 Loyola 1-2 1-1 1-2 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 7 11/20 at NIU * 4-14 3-9 1-3 2 1 12 5 1 0 0 38 11/20 at NIU Did Not Play 11/22 N. Colorado * 3-7 2-5 2-2 2 3 10 1 3 0 0 26 11/22 N. Colorado 5-7 1-3 0-1 2 0 11 2 0 0 0 12 11/25 St. Joseph’s * 7-14 2-8 5-6 4 1 21 3 1 1 0 40 11/25 St. Joseph’s 2-4 2-3 0-0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 9 11/29 at St. Louis * 7-12 4-7 7-10 1 4 25 6 6 0 1 36 11/29 at St. Louis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12/2 at Ole Miss * 4-7 3-6 4-5 6 2 15 0 9 0 0 35 12/2 at Ole Miss 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 12/5 Florida * 3-9 3-8 4-4 4 1 13 3 3 0 0 32 12/5 Florida 1-3 0-1 2-2 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 11 12/9 vs. Rhode Island * 6-12 4-9 0-0 3 3 16 7 4 0 0 36 12/9 vs. Rhode Island 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 7 12/17 IPFW * 5-10 2-7 3-3 4 0 15 3 0 0 0 28 12/17 IPFW 1-2 0-1 0-1 6 0 2 2 0 1 0 9 12/21 at Bradley 12/21 at Bradley 12/28 Penn State 12/28 Penn State 12/31 at Minnesota 12/31 at Minnesota 1/4 at Michigan 1/4 at Michigan 1/7 Indiana 1/7 Indiana 1/14 at Wisconsin 1/14 at Wisconsin 1/18 Minnesota 1/18 Minnesota 1/21 at Ohio State 1/21 at Ohio State 1/28 Northwestern 1/28 Northwestern 2/1 Michigan 2/1 Michigan 2/4 at Michigan St. 2/4 at Michigan St. 2/8 at Purdue 2/8 at Purdue 2/11 Ohio State 2/11 Ohio State 2/15 at Iowa 2/15 at Iowa 2/18 at Indiana 2/18 at Indiana 2/22 Michigan St. 2/22 Michigan St. 2/25 Purdue 2/25 Purdue

2006-07 University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes • 9 PLAYER BIO UPDATES 32 DANYEL CRUTCHER 3 3 CHELSEA GORDON 6-2 // JUNIOR // FORWARD 6-0 // SOPHOMORE // FORWARD ORANGE, NJ ERIE, PA. ORANGE HS MERCYHURST PREP HS

06-07 QUICK HITS 06-07 QUICK HITS • Posted sixth career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds at NIU on • Has set a new career-high on three different occasions this season, most 11/20 recently a 21-point performance at Ole Miss on 12/2

SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Pts: 14 (at UIC, 11/14/06) 24 (vs. Oklahoma, 12/18/05) Pts: 21 (at Ole Miss, 12/2/06) 21 (at Ole Miss, 12/2/06) Rebs: 12 (at NIU, 11/20/06) 12 (twice, last at at NIU, 11/20/06) Rebs: 7 (at Ole Miss, 12/2/06) 8 (vs. Wisconsin, 2/9/06) FGM: 6 (twice, last vs. Loyola, 11/18/06) 10 (vs. Oklahoma, 12/18/05) FGM: 8 (at Ole Miss, 12/2/06) 8 (at Ole Miss, 12/2/06) FGA: 12 (at UIC, 11/14/06) 16 (at Penn State, 2/12/06) FGA: 19 (at Ole Miss, 12/2/06) 1 9(at Ole Miss, 12/2/06) FTM: 6 (vs. St. Joseph’s, 11/25/06) 6 (twice, last at SJU, 11/25/06) FTM: 6 (vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) 6 (vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) FTA: 7 (twice, last at SJU, 11/25/06) 7 (4 times, last at SJU, 11/25/06) FTA: 7 (at Ole Miss, 12/2/06) 7 (at Ole Miss, 12/2/06) 3FGM: 0 1 (vs. Oklahoma, 12/18/05) 3FGM: 3 (at Saint Louis, 11/29/06) 3 (at Saint Louis, 11/29/06) 3FGA: 0 2 (vs. Oklahoma, 12/18/05) 3FGA: 6 (at NIU, 11/20/06) 6 (at NIU, 11/20/06) Asst: 3 (twice, last at SLU, 11/29/06) 3 (3 times, last at SLU, 11/29/06) Asst: 4 (vs. N. Colorado 11/22/06) 4 (vs. N. Colorado 11/22/06) Blk: 3 (at UIC, 11/14/06) 4 (at Saint Peter’s, 11/27/04) Blk: 2 (at Saint Louis, 11/29/06) 2 (twice, last at Saint Louis, 11/29/06) Stl: 1 (3 times, last vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) 3 (vs. UAPB, 11/20/04) Stl: 3 (at NIU, 11/20/06) 3 (three times, last at NIU, 11/20/06) Min: 34 (at NIU, 11/20/06) 36 (vs.UCLA, 12/19/04) Min: 39 (at NIU, 11/20/06) 39 (at NIU, 11/20/06)

2006-07 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2006-07 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 11/12 Butler * 5-7 0-0 0-0 4 2 10 0 1 0 0 19 11/12 Butler * 5-9 2-3 0-0 4 1 12 2 1 0 0 36 11/14 at UIC * 6-12 0-0 2-2 5 4 14 1 3 3 0 28 11/14 at UIC * 1-5 0-3 0-0 5 3 2 3 2 0 2 28 11/18 Loyola * 6-7 0-0 0-0 6 2 12 2 0 0 1 26 11/18 Loyola * 3-8 2-4 3-6 5 1 11 3 4 1 0 32 11/20 at NIU * 3-7 0-0 5-7 12 3 11 0 2 0 0 34 11/20 at NIU * 7-16 2-6 0-0 3 2 16 1 2 0 3 39 11/22 N. Colorado * 3-6 0-0 2-2 6 0 8 0 2 0 1 26 11/22 N. Colorado * 3-9 0-3 0-0 4 1 6 4 2 0 1 30 11/25 St. Joseph’s * 3-9 0-0 6-7 6 0 12 3 4 2 0 32 11/25 St. Joseph’s * 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 25 11/29 at St. Louis * 4-8 0-0 0-0 9 1 8 3 3 1 0 29 11/29 at St. Louis * 6-7 3-3 2-2 3 4 17 2 2 2 0 31 12/2 at Ole Miss * 1-3 0-0 2-4 7 1 4 1 2 0 0 31 12/2 at Ole Miss * 8-19 1-5 4-7 7 4 21 1 0 1 1 32 12/5 Florida * 1-2 0-0 2-2 3 3 4 2 3 0 0 16 12/5 Florida * 4-13 1-4 5-6 5 5 14 0 5 0 0 33 12/9 vs. Rhode Island * 5-8 0-0 0-0 7 2 10 2 2 0 0 24 12/9 vs. Rhode Island * 4-6 0-1 0-2 3 1 8 1 2 0 1 27 12/17 IPFW * 4-9 0-0 2-2 5 0 10 0 2 0 1 19 12/17 IPFW * 1-6 1-2 6-6 3 2 9 1 0 0 0 25 12/21 at Bradley 12/21 at Bradley 12/28 Penn State 12/28 Penn State 12/31 at Minnesota 12/31 at Minnesota 1/4 at Michigan 1/4 at Michigan 1/7 Indiana 1/7 Indiana 1/14 at Wisconsin 1/14 at Wisconsin 1/18 Minnesota 1/18 Minnesota 1/21 at Ohio State 1/21 at Ohio State 1/28 Northwestern 1/28 Northwestern 2/1 Michigan 2/1 Michigan 2/4 at Michigan St. 2/4 at Michigan St. 2/8 at Purdue 2/8 at Purdue 2/11 Ohio State 2/11 Ohio State 2/15 at Iowa 2/15 at Iowa 2/18 at Indiana 2/18 at Indiana 2/22 Michigan St. 2/22 Michigan St. 2/25 Purdue 2/25 Purdue

2006-07 University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes • 10 PLAYER BIO UPDATES 35 DANIELLE GRATTON 3 0 REBECCA HARRIS 6-0 // SOPHOMORE // FORWARD 5-8 // JUNIOR // GUARD BETHERL PARK, PA. BELLEVILLE, ILL. BETHEL PARK HS MASCOUTAH HS // REND LAKE COLLEGE

06-07 QUICK HITS 06-07 QUICK HITS • Out 4-6 weeks due an injury to her left foot (as of 11/18) • Scored a season-high 12 points in 25 minutes vs. IPFW on 12/17 • Junior College All-American last season backs up Lori Bjork at the point

SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS SEASON BESTS/CAREER BESTS Pts: 4 (vs. Butler, 11/12/06) 9 (twice, last vs. Michigan, 12/29/05) Pts: 12 (vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) Rebs: 4 (at UIC, 11/14/06) 6 (vs. Penn St., 1/12/06) Rebs: 5 (vs. Loyola, 11/18/06) FGM: 1 (vs. Butler, 11/12/06) 4 (at Bradley, 12/5/05) FGM: 4 (twice, last vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) FGA: 2 (vs. Butler, 11/12/06) 7 (vs. Michigan, 12/29/05) FGA: 12 (vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) FTM: 2 (twice, last at UIC, 11/14/06) 3 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) FTM: 4 (vs. N. Colorado, 11/22/06) FTA: 2 (twice, last at UIC, 11/14/06) 4 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) FTA: 4 (vs. N. Colorado, 11/22/06) 3FGM: 0 1 (9 times, last vs. Penn St., 1/12/06) 3FGM: 2 (3 times, last vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) 3FGA: 1 (twice, last at UIC, 11/14/06) 2 (8 times, last vs. Penn St., 1/12/06) 3FGA: 6 (vs. N. Colorado, 11/22/06) Asst: 2 (at UIC, 11/14/06) 3 (4 times, last at Ohio State, 1/29/06) Asst: 4 (vs Rhode Island, 12/9/2006) Blk: 0 1 (at Rhode Island, 1/5/06) Blk: 0 Stl: 0 3 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) Stl: 2 (twice, last vs. Florida, 12/5/06) Min: 17 (at UIC, 11/14/06) 23 (at Florida, 12/9/05) Min: 27 (vs. IPFW, 12/17/06)

2006-07 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2006-07 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 11/12 Butler 1-2 0-1 2-2 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 11 11/12 Butler 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 11/14 at UIC 0-1 0-1 2-2 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 17 11/14 at UIC 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 14 11/18 Loyola Did Not Play - Injured 11/18 Loyola 2-4 2-3 2-2 5 1 8 1 3 0 0 17 11/20 at NIU Did Not Play - Injured 11/20 at NIU 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 11/22 N. Colorado Did Not Play - Injured 11/22 N. Colorado 2-7 1-6 4-4 2 3 9 3 3 0 2 23 11/25 St. Joseph’s Did Not Play - Injured 11/25 St. Joseph’s Did Not Play 11/29 at St. Louis Did Not Play - Injured 11/29 at St. Louis 2-5 0-2 2-2 1 1 6 1 0 0 1 13 12/2 at Ole Miss Did Not Play - Injured 12/2 at Ole Miss 0-5 0-2 2-2 4 4 2 2 8 0 0 25 12/5 Florida Did Not Play - Injured 12/5 Florida 4-9 2-4 1-3 4 1 11 1 3 0 2 22 12/9 vs. Rhode Island Did Not Play - Injured 12/9 vs. Rhode Island 3-8 1-3 2-2 4 0 9 4 3 0 1 25 12/17 IPFW Did Not Play - Injured 12/17 IPFW 4-12 2-5 2-2 2 2 12 3 2 0 0 27 12/21 at Bradley 12/21 at Bradley 12/28 Penn State 12/28 Penn State 12/31 at Minnesota 12/31 at Minnesota 1/4 at Michigan 1/4 at Michigan 1/7 Indiana 1/7 Indiana 1/14 at Wisconsin 1/14 at Wisconsin 1/18 Minnesota 1/18 Minnesota 1/21 at Ohio State 1/21 at Ohio State 1/28 Northwestern 1/28 Northwestern 2/1 Michigan 2/1 Michigan 2/4 at Michigan St. 2/4 at Michigan St. 2/8 at Purdue 2/8 at Purdue 2/11 Ohio State 2/11 Ohio State 2/15 at Iowa 2/15 at Iowa 2/18 at Indiana 2/18 at Indiana 2/22 Michigan St. 2/22 Michigan St. 2/25 Purdue 2/25 Purdue

2006-07 University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes • 11 PLAYER BIO UPDATES

00 ERIN MCCARTHY 2 2 LACEY SIMPSON 6-5 // SOPHOMORE // CENTER 6-0 // RS FRESHMAN // FORWARD TULSA, OKLA. ZION, ILL. BISHOP KELLEY HS ZION-BENTON HS

06-07 QUICK HITS 06-07 QUICK HITS • Tallest Illini can affect shots in the lane • Leads the team in steals and blocked shots • Took an injury redshirt last season after having internal surgery only four games into the season

SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Pts: 4 (vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) 12 (vs. St. Louis, 12/3/05) Pts: 17 (vs. Butler, 11/12/06) 17 (vs. Butler, 11/12/06) Rebs: 3 (vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) 5 (twice, last vs. WIU, 3/15/06) Rebs: 12 (vs. UIC, 11/14/06) 12 (vs. UIC, 11/14/06) FGM: 2 (vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) 4 (vs. St. Louis, 12/3/05) FGM: 7 (vs. Butler, 11/12/06) 7 (vs. Butler, 11/12/06) FGA: 3 (vs. Florida, 12/5/06) 5 (twice, last vs. St. Louis, 12/3/05) FGA: 10 (twice, last vs. Loyola, 11/18/06) 10 (twice, last vs. Loyola, 11/18/06) FTM: 2 (vs. Loyola, 11/18/06) 4 (vs. St. Louis, 12/3/05) FTM: 5 (vs. Loyola, 11/18/06) 5 (vs. Loyola, 11/18/06) FTA: 4 (vs. Loyola, 11/18/06) 6 (vs. St. Louis, 12/3/05) FTA: 5 (vs. Loyola, 11/18/06) 5 (vs. Loyola, 11/18/06) 3FGM: 003FGM: 2 (3 times, last at SLU, 11/29/06) 2 (3 times, last at SLU, 11/29/06) 3FGA: 003FGA: 5 (at UIC, 11/14/06) 5 (at UIC, 11/14/06) Asst: 2 (vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) 3 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) Asst: 6 (vs Rhode Island, 12/9/2006) 6 (vs Rhode Island, 12/9/2006) Blk: 1 (3 times, last vs Rhode Island, 12/9/06) 3 (twice, last at Indiana, 1/26/06) Blk: 5 (vs. Florida, 12/5/06) 5 (vs. Florida, 12/5/06) Stl: 1 (vs. N. Colorado, 11/22/06) 1 (4 times, last vs. N. Colorado, 11/22/06) Stl: 5 (twice, last at SLU, 11/29/06) 5 (twice, last at SLU, 11/29/06) Min: 13 (twice, last vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) 23 (vs. Northern Illinois, 11/29/05) Min: 38 (at NIU, 11/20/06) 38 (at NIU, 11/20/06)

2006-07 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2006-07 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 11/12 Butler 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11/12 Butler * 7-9 2-2 1-2 7 1 17 0 1 0 3 32 11/14 at UIC 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 11/14 at UIC * 5-10 2-5 0-2 12 3 12 2 3 3 1 28 11/18 Loyola 0-0 0-0 2-4 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 10 11/18 Loyola * 4-10 1-3 5-5 2 2 14 4 2 2 4 30 11/20 at NIU Did Not Play 11/20 at NIU * 5-7 0-2 0-1 9 3 10 4 3 2 2 38 11/22 N. Colorado 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 13 11/22 N. Colorado * 5-7 1-2 1-2 5 2 12 2 3 0 5 27 11/25 St. Joseph’s 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 9 11/25 St. Joseph’s * 2-5 1-3 0-1 4 1 5 1 1 3 2 34 11/29 at St. Louis 0-1 0-0 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 11/29 at St. Louis * 4-9 2-4 1-2 5 1 11 4 4 1 5 29 12/2 at Ole Miss 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 12/2 at Ole Miss * 0-5 0-1 0-0 8 2 0 1 4 0 1 21 12/5 Florida 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 12/5 Florida * 1-3 1-2 1-2 11 4 4 5 4 5 3 34 12/9 vs. Rhode Island 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 7 12/9 vs. Rhode Island * 3-7 0-3 0-0 11 2 6 6 4 1 1 31 12/17 IPFW 2-2 0-0 0-0 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 13 12/17 IPFW * 2-8 0-0 0-0 8 1 4 4 3 2 2 35 12/21 at Bradley 12/21 at Bradley 12/28 Penn State 12/28 Penn State 12/31 at Minnesota 12/31 at Minnesota 1/4 at Michigan 1/4 at Michigan 1/7 Indiana 1/7 Indiana 1/14 at Wisconsin 1/14 at Wisconsin 1/18 Minnesota 1/18 Minnesota 1/21 at Ohio State 1/21 at Ohio State 1/28 Northwestern 1/28 Northwestern 2/1 Michigan 2/1 Michigan 2/4 at Michigan St. 2/4 at Michigan St. 2/8 at Purdue 2/8 at Purdue 2/11 Ohio State 2/11 Ohio State 2/15 at Iowa 2/15 at Iowa 2/18 at Indiana 2/18 at Indiana 2/22 Michigan St. 2/22 Michigan St. 2/25 Purdue 2/25 Purdue

2006-07 University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes • 12 PLAYER BIO UPDATES 13 JENNA SMITH 3 4 ERIN WIGLEY 6-3 // FRESHMAN // CENTER 6-2 // SENIOR // FORWARD BLOOMINGTON, MINN. MOON TOWNSHIP, PA. KENNEDY HS MOON AREA HS

06-07 QUICK HITS 06-07 QUICK HITS • Netted career-high 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting vs. Florida on 12/5 and also • Scored 15 points vs. Loyola on 11/18 grabbed 10 rebunds for her first career double-double • Scored double figures in each of her first two college games

SEASON BESTS/CAREER BESTS SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Pts: 22 (vs. Florida, 12/5/06) Pts: 15 (vs. Loyola, 11/18/06) 22 (vs. Illinois St., 12/22/05) Rebs: 10 (twice, last vs Rhode Island, 12/9/06) Rebs: 8 (vs. Florida, 12/5/06) 11 (vs. Michigan St., 3/4/05) FGM: 9 (vs. Florida, 12/5/06) FGM: 5 (twice, last vs Rhode Island, 12/9/06) 8 (3 times, last at Iowa, 1/1/06) FGA: 11 (twice, last vs Rhode Island, 12/9/06) FGA: 13 (at NIU, 11/20/06) 16 (twice, last vs. Wisconsin, 2/9/06) FTM: 6 (vs. N. Colorado, 11/22/06) FTM: 5 (vs. Loyola, 11/18/06) 7 (at Michigan State, 1/19/06) FTA: 7 (vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) FTA: 6 (vs. Loyola, 11/18/06) 7 (5 times, last vs. Wisconsin, 2/9/06) 3FGM: 0 3FGM: 0 2 (3 times, last at Iowa, 1/1/06) 3FGA: 1 (at NIU, 11/20/06) 3FGA: 1 (twice, last at SLU, 11/29/06) 5 (at Iowa, 1/1/06) Asst: 5 (vs Rhode Island, 12/9/06) Asst: 3 (vs. Loyola, 11/18/06) 4 (vs. Mich., 2/1/04) Blk: 2 (5 times, last vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) Blk: 1 (7 times, last vs. IPFW, 12/17/06) 4 (twice, last vs. Michigan St., 2/5/06) Stl: 2 (vs. St. Joseph’s, 11/25/06) Stl: 3 (at NIU, 11/20/06) 4 (twice, last at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) Min: 32 (vs. Butler, 11/12/06) Min: 30 (at Ole Miss, 12/2/06) 41 (vs. Michigan St. 3/4/05)

2006-07 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2006-07 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 11/12 Butler 5-9 0-0 0-1 6 3 10 4 3 2 1 32 11/12 Butler * 0-4 0-0 1-3 6 2 1 2 4 1 0 23 11/14 at UIC 5-8 0-0 1-1 6 0 11 3 3 2 1 24 11/14 at UIC * 2-7 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 15 11/18 Loyola 3-6 0-0 0-0 5 1 6 2 1 0 1 20 11/18 Loyola * 5-7 0-0 5-6 4 3 15 3 2 1 0 26 11/20 at NIU 3-8 0-1 0-0 9 3 6 1 1 2 0 24 11/20 at NIU * 3-13 0-0 2-2 3 2 8 1 3 0 3 23 11/22 N. Colorado 4-5 0-0 6-6 6 0 14 2 1 2 0 20 11/22 N. Colorado * 3-6 0-0 0-0 3 1 6 1 3 1 1 25 11/25 St. Joseph’s 4-8 0-0 4-4 9 1 12 3 1 0 2 24 11/25 St. Joseph’s * 4-7 0-1 0-0 3 1 8 1 2 1 1 28 11/29 at St. Louis 4-5 0-0 0-2 4 0 8 2 0 1 1 22 11/29 at St. Louis * 4-7 0-1 1-2 5 3 9 1 0 1 0 28 12/2 at Ole Miss 1-3 0-0 1-1 3 0 3 0 3 1 0 14 12/2 at Ole Miss * 2-7 0-0 1-2 5 3 5 2 7 1 1 30 12/5 Florida * 9-11 0-0 4-5 10 0 22 3 0 1 0 29 12/5 Florida 3-6 0-0 0-0 8 1 6 2 2 0 0 19 12/9 vs. Rhode Island * 4-11 0-0 0-1 10 0 8 5 0 0 1 25 12/9 vs. Rhode Island 5-6 0-0 0-0 6 0 10 2 2 0 0 18 12/17 IPFW * 3-5 0-0 5-7 8 1 11 0 1 2 1 22 12/17 IPFW 3-7 0-0 1-2 6 1 7 0 1 1 1 22 12/21 at Bradley 12/21 at Bradley 12/28 Penn State 12/28 Penn State 12/31 at Minnesota 12/31 at Minnesota 1/4 at Michigan 1/4 at Michigan 1/7 Indiana 1/7 Indiana 1/14 at Wisconsin 1/14 at Wisconsin 1/18 Minnesota 1/18 Minnesota 1/21 at Ohio State 1/21 at Ohio State 1/28 Northwestern 1/28 Northwestern 2/1 Michigan 2/1 Michigan 2/4 at Michigan St. 2/4 at Michigan St. 2/8 at Purdue 2/8 at Purdue 2/11 Ohio State 2/11 Ohio State 2/15 at Iowa 2/15 at Iowa 2/18 at Indiana 2/18 at Indiana 2/22 Michigan St. 2/22 Michigan St. 2/25 Purdue 2/25 Purdue

2006-07 University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes • 13 GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES AND SUMMARIES GAME 1: ILLINOIS 65, BUTLER 47 GAME 3: ILLINOIS 87, LOYOLA 59 NOV. 12, 2006 // ASSEMBLY HALL, CHAMPAIGN, ILL. NOV. 18, 2006 // ASSEMBLY HALL, CHAMPAIGN, ILL. Illinois was tested against Butler in the season opener at Assembly Hall, but the defense tightened the Illinois' offense came to life at Assembly Hall in an 87-59 victory over Loyola University of Chicago. The Illini screws when it needed to as the Illini pulled away for a 65-47 victory. Redshirt freshman Lacey Simpson led shot 54-percent from the field and 53-percent from three-point land to improve to 3-0 on the season. Senior the Orange and Blue with 17 points and seven rebounds, both game-highs, as Illinois improved to 15-1 in Erin Wigley and sophomore Lori Bjork had 15 points apiece to lead five Illini in double figures. Illinois got season openers at home in its history. Illinois shot .563 (27-48) from the field and .667 (6-9) from three- the line often, hitting 23-of-31 free throws. The Orange and Blue also forced 20 Loyola turnovers and con- point land for the game in addition to holding a 37-23 advantage on the glass. verted that in 24 points.

VISITORS: Butler 0-1 VISITORS: Loyola 0-3 # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 20 FREEMAN, Cassie f 4-8 3-6 0-0 0-1-1 2 11 0 2 0 3 31 45 REAL, Jenna f 2-8 0-0 3-4 2-4-6 2 7 1 5 0 2 24 55 AKANDE, Lade c 4-16 0-0 2-4 1-5-6 4 10 0 3 1 1 33 55 PONDER, Emily c 1-3 0-0 4-4 2-3-5 3 6 0 1 0 1 25 04 JONES, Candace g 5-8 1-2 0-0 1-4-5 1 11 2 1 0 1 34 10 HANSER, Marquise g 5-15 3-7 0-0 0-1-1 5 13 2 3 0 0 28 10 CLOSSER, Jackie g 2-12 2-9 3-4 0-2-2 0 9 3 2 0 0 40 12 McCLOSKEY, Maggie g 1-7 1-6 0-0 1-0-1 1 3 5 1 0 0 17 23 HAMILTON, Ellen g 1-5 1-5 1-2 1-0-1 3 4 2 1 0 1 25 31 JUERGENS, Jennifer g 4-11 0-2 4-7 7-1-8 4 12 1 3 0 1 34 21 BROWN, Candyce 0-1 0-0 0-2 2-0-2 5 0 2 3 0 2 21 00 VanBOGAERT, Elyse 3-5 1-2 2-2 0-1-1 3 9 0 1 0 1 17 22 BAIN, Candace 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 11 FINNEGAN, Shannon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 42 THORNTON, Mel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 13 GARCIA, Nicole 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 TEAM 2-2-4 1 25 THURMAN, Cierra 0-1 0-0 0--0 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals...... 17-51 7-22 6-12 7-16-23 15 47 9 14 1 8 200 32 HYLTON, Jessica 3-6 1-3 0-0 1-1-2 2 7 0 3 0 0 23 33 NABOLOTNY, Danielle 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd Half: 6-21 28.6% Game: 33.3% DEADBALL 42 LUCAS, Jana 0-2 0-2 2-2 0-2-2 2 2 0 2 0 0 16 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd Half: 3-11 27.3% Game: 31.8% REBOUNDS TEAM 3-1-4 1 F Throw % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 5-8 62.5% Game: 50.0% 3 Totals...... 19-58 6-22 15-19 17-17-34 25 59 10 20 0 5 200

HOME TEAM: Illinois 1-0 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 2nd Half: 7-28 25.0% Game: 32.8% DEADBALL # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd Half: 1-9 11.1% Game: 27.3% REBOUNDS 22 Simpson, Lacey f 7-9 2-2 1-2 3-4-7 1 17 0 1 0 3 32 F Throw % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 9-11 81.8% Game: 78.9% 2,1 32 Crutcher, Danyel f 5-7 0-0 0-0 0-4-4 2 10 0 1 0 0 19 34 Wigley, Erin f 0-4 0-0 1-3 1-5-6 2 1 2 4 1 0 23 HOME TEAM: Illinois 3-0 20 Bjork, Lori g 3-7 2-3 1-2 1-2-3 0 9 3 5 0 0 36 # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 33 Gordon, Chelsea g 5-9 2-3 0-0 0-4-4 1 12 2 1 0 0 36 22 Simpson, Lacey f 4-10 1-3 5-5 1-1-2 2 14 4 2 2 4 30 00 McCarthy, Erin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 32 Crutcher, Danyel f 6-7 0-0 0-0 2-4-6 2 12 2 0 0 1 26 13 Smith, Jenna 5-9 0-0 0-1 1-5-6 3 10 4 3 2 1 32 34 Wigley, Erin f 5-7 0-0 5-6 2-2-4 3 15 3 2 1 0 26 30 Harris, Rebecca 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 20 Bjork, Lori g 4-8 2-4 5-6 0-2-2 1 15 1 4 0 0 29 35 Gratton, Danielle 1-2 0-1 2-2 0-3-3 1 4 1 0 0 0 11 33 Gordon, Chelsea g 3-8 2-4 3-6 4-1-5 1 11 3 4 1 0 32 50 Chelleen, Stephanie 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 00 McCarthy, Erin 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-2-2 3 2 0 0 1 0 10 TEAM 1-2-3 13 Smith, Jenna 3-6 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 1 6 2 1 0 1 20 Totals...... 27-48 6-9 5-10 7-30-37 10 65 13 15 3 4 200 30 Harris, Rebecca 2-4 2-3 2-2 1-4-5 1 8 1 3 0 0 17 50 Chelleen, Stephanie 1-2 1-1 1-2 0-0-0 1 4 0 0 0 0 7 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-22 63.6% 2nd Half: 13-26 50.0% Game: 56.3% DEADBALL TEAM 0-3-3 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd Half: 3-4 75.0% Game: 66.7% REBOUNDS Totals...... 28-52 8-15 23--31 11-23-34 15 87 16 16 5 6 200 F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 50.0% 3 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-27 51.9% 2nd Half: 14-25 56.0% Game: 53.8% DEADBALL Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 53.3% REBOUNDS Butler 27 20 47 F Throw % 1st Half: 13-17 76.5% 2nd Half: 10-14 71.4% Game: 74.2% 3,1 Illinois 33 32 65 Attendance: 1,296 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Loyola 35 24 59 GAME 2: ILLINOIS 53, ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 48 Illinois 45 42 87 Attendance: 894 NOV. 14, 2006 // UIC PAVILION, CHICAGO, ILL. GAME 4: NORTHERN ILLINOIS 69, ILLINOIS 63 Despite shooting just 36.1% from the field and 23.5% from behind the arc, Illinois was able to hold off a second half push by Illinois-Chicago to earn a 53-48 victory at UIC Pavilion. Illinois was led by Lacey NOV. 20, 2006 // CONVOCATION CENTER, DEKALB, ILL. Simpsons first career double-double (12 points, 12 rebounds) and Jenna Smith’s second consecutive dou- Chelsea Gordon scored a career-high 16 points, but it wasn't enough as Northern Illinois clawed its way to ble-figure scoring performance. a 69-63 upset of the Fighting Illini in DeKalb. Trailing most of the second half, Illinois battled back to tie the VISITORS: Illinois 2-0 score at 60 with 1:59 remaining on a Lori Bjork jumper, but NIU responded on the next possession to put NIU # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN back on top for good. Danyel Crutcher had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. 22 Simpson, Lacey f 5-10 2-5 0-2 4-8-12 3 12 2 3 3 1 28 32 Crutcher, Danyel f 6-12 0-0 2-2 3-2-5 4 14 1 3 3 0 28 VISITORS: Illinois 3-1 33 Gordon, Chelsea f 1-5 0-3 0-0 3-2-5 3 2 3 2 0 2 28 # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 34 Wigley, Erin f 2-7 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 1 4 0 1 0 0 15 22 Simpson, Lacey f 5-7 0-2 0-1 4-5-9 3 10 4 3 2 2 38 20 Bjork, Lori g 3-14 2-7 0-1 0-2-2 3 8 3 4 0 1 33 32 Crutcher, Danyel f 3-7 0-0 5-7 6-6-12 3 11 0 2 0 0 34 00 McCarthy, Erin 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 33 Gordon, Chelsea f 7-16 2-6 0-0 1-2-3 2 16 1 2 0 3 39 13 Smith, Jenna 5-8 0-0 1-1 1-5-6 0 11 3 3 2 1 24 34 Wigley, Erin f 3-13 0-0 2-2 1-2-3 2 8 1 3 0 3 23 30 Harris, Rebecca 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 1 1 0 1 14 20 Bjork, Lori g 4-14 3-9 1-3 0-2-2 1 12 5 1 0 0 38 35 Gratton, Danielle 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-4-4 0 2 2 2 0 0 17 13 Smith, Jenna 3-8 0-1 0-0 5-4-9 3 6 1 1 2 0 23 50 Chelleen, Stephanie 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 30 Harris, Rebecca 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 TEAM 3-4-7 TEAM 1-5-6 Totals...... 22-61 4-17 5-8 14-31-45 16 53 15 19 8 6 200 Totals...... 25-67 5-19 8-13 19-26-45 14 63 12 13 4 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-35 37.1% 2nd Half: 9-26 34.6% Game: 36.1% DEADBALL TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-35 40.0% 2nd Half: 11-32 34.4% Game: 37.3% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 0-8 0.0% Game: 23.5% REBOUNDS 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 2-12 16.7% Game: 26.3% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 62.5% 0 F Throw % 1st Half: 1-1 100% 2nd Half: 7-12 58.3% Game: 61.5% 2

HOME TEAM: Illinois-Chicago 1-1 HOME TEAM: Northern Illinois 2-1 # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 55 HOLMES, Jacquay f 4-9 0-0 2-2 1-7-8 1 10 1 0 1 0 26 11 LOWE, Whitney f 4-9 2-5 1-1 2-3-5 1 11 0 1 0 3 25 30 GROBBECKER, Nikki c 3-4 0-0 1-2 4-7-11 0 7 1 1 2 1 26 40 WIENER, Kristin c 6-14 0-0 2-2 4-5-9 2 14 2 1 7 1 38 22 GRANT, LaShonda g 5-19 1-4 4-6 1-2-3 4 15 5 6 0 3 30 10 WILCOX, Jessie g 3-8 2-5 2-4 1-3-4 3 10 1 3 0 0 34 32 TRUE, Kelly g 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0-0 1 2 2 3 0 0 13 12 RAYMOND, Stephanie g 8-18 2-7 6-6 1-5-6 2 24 8 2 2 5 40- 42 HUGELIER, Krystal g 3-8 2-5 1-2 0-2-2 3 9 2 5 0 3 33 23 BASIC, Mary g 2-6 1-2 0-0 1-3-4 4 5 0 1 0 1 15 12 HINKLE, Briana 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 01 CANNON. Terriel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 21 JOHNSON, Cassie 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 22 BATTEAST, Margaret 1-5 1-4 0-0 2-3-5 2 3 0 1 0 1 24 3 MILLER, Jessie 0-5 0-3 0-0 0-6-6 2 0 0 2 0 2 17 31 MICHELS, Tara 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 33 PARKER, Jackie 0-5 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 34 SMITH, Becky 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 0 2 2 1 1 0 18 34 HLUSKA, Ashley 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 4 0 0 0 0 10 TEAM 4-2-6 54 RINALDI, Nicole 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-0-1 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 Totals...... 25-65 8-24 11-13 15-26-41 14 69 13 11 10 11 200 Team 4-3-7 Totals...... 18-58 3-14 9-15 13-28-41 14 48 12 19 3 12 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-32 46.9% 2nd Half: 10-33 30.3% Game: 38.5% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-14 21.4% Game: 33.3% REBOUNDS TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-24 29.2% 2nd Half: 11-34 32.4% Game: 31.0% DEADBALL F Throw % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd Half: 11-13 84.6% Game: 84.6% 1 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 0-6 0.0% Game: 21.4% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 60.0% 2 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Illinois 32 31 63 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Northern Illinois 35 34 69 Attendance: 878 Illinois 32 21 53 Illinois-Chicago 21 27 48 Attendance: 426

2006-07 University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes • 14 GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES AND SUMMARIES GAME 5: ILLINOIS 76, NORTHERN COLORADO 39 GAME 7: ILLINOIS 84, SAINT LOUIS 75 NOV. 22, 2006 // ASSEMBLY HALL, CHAMPAIGN, ILL. NOV. 29, 2006 // BAUMAN-EBERHARDT CENTER, ST. LOUIS, ILL. Illinois avenge a 65-55 loss to Northern Colorado a year ago with a 76-39 rout of the Bears at Assembly Hall. The Illini’s hot shooting earned them their sixth victory of the year with a 84-75 win over Saint Louis. Illinois The Illini shot 51 percent for the game and never allowed the guests to get close, pulling out to a 17-3 lead shot 57.4% from the field including a 52.9% shooting effort from behind the arc. They were led by Lori in early going and never looking back. Freshman Jenna Smith had a game-high 14 points for Illinois, who Bjork’s 25 points, 6 assist performance, as well as Chelsea Gordon’s career-high 17 points. Lacey Simpson forced 28 UNC turnovers and converted those into 37 points on the offensive end. wrapped up 11 points and also had 5 of the Illini’s eight steals.

VISITORS: Northern Colorado 1-4 VISITORS: Illinois 6-1 # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 25 Barbour, Heather f 3-14 2-9 2-2 0-5-5 0 10 1 4 0 1 33 22 Simpson, Lacey f 4-9 2-4 1-2 1-4-5 1 11 4 4 1 5 29 30 Drangmeister, Mel f 2-4 2-4 0-0 1-1-2 2 6 0 3 0 0 19 32 Crutcher, Danyel f 4-8 0-0 0-0 3-6-9 1 8 3 3 1 0 30 54 Fox, Tina f 4-8 1-1 1-1 0-0-0 4 10 0 2 0 0 23 33 Gordon, Chelsea f 6-7 3-3 2-2 2-1-3 4 17 2 2 2 0 31 10 Lambrecht, Kendra g 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-1-1 2 3 2 4 0 3 20 34 Wigley, Erin f 4-7 0-1 1-2 1-4-5 3 9 1 0 1 0 28 23 Dillon, Bailey g 0-5 0-5 0-0 1-0-1 3 0 0 2 0 0 23 20 Bjork, Lori g 7-12 4-7 7-10 0-1-1 4 25 6 6 0 1 36 12 Edwards, Achlee 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 0 0 2 0 1 6 00 McCarthy, Erin 0-1 0-0 0-2 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 14 Martinson, Amy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13 Smith, Jenna 4-5 0--0 0-2 2-2-4 0 8 2 0 1 1 22 20 Hemmings, Sara 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 1 0 1 1 0 0 9 30 Harris, Rebecca 2-5 0-2 2-2 0-1-1 1 6 1 0 0 1 13 22 Fosdick, Jena 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0-0 1 6 2 2 0 0 17 50 Chelleen, Stephanie 0-0 0--0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 24 Christopherson, A. 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 2 1 0 0 13 TEAM 1-4-5 40 Hoover, Kaley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 2 0 2 4 0 1 18 Totals...... 31-54 9-17 13--22 11-23-34 14 84 19 15 6 8 200 51 Ford, Nicole 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 2 4 0 1 0 0 17 TEAM 3-1-4 1 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 18-32 56.3% 2nd Half: 13-22 59.1% Game: 57.4% DEADBALL Totals...... 14-47 8-29 3-3 8-17-25 18 39 10 28 0 6 200 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% 2nd Half: 3-4 75.0% Game: 52.9% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 10-16 62.5% Game: 59.1% 4 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-26 30.8% 2nd Half: 6-21 28.6% Game: 29.8% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-15 26.7% 2nd Half: 4-14 28.6% Game: 27.6% REBOUNDS HOME TEAM: St. Louis 5-3 F Throw % 1st Half: 3-3 100% 2nd Half: 0-0 0.0% Game: 100% 0,1 # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 05 HENNEGAN, Maggie f 4-5 2-2 2-2 2-2-4 2 12 1 2 0 0 30 HOME TEAM: Illinois 4-1 55 KEMEZYS, Amanda c 4-6 0-0 0-0 3-1-4 1 8 0 3 0 1 16 # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 03 LISCH, Theresa g 7-19 3-7 6-6 3-1-4 3 23 4 3 0 2 35 22 Simpson, Lacey f 5-7 1-2 1-2 2-3-5 2 12 2 3 0 5 27 10 DIENER, Rachel g 1-5 0-4 1-2 3-2-5 2 3 2 1 0 0 26 32 Crutcher, Danyel f 3-6 0-0 2-2 1-5-6 0 8 0 2 0 1 26 21 MCILWRAITH, Tyler g 4-17 1-6 0-0 1-4--5 3 9 2 2 0 2 39 34 Wigley, Erin f 3-6 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 1 6 1 3 1 1 25 00 VICKROY, Amy 1-3 0--0 1-2 0-2-2 0 3 0 0 0 0 14 20 Bjork, Lori g 3-7 2-5 2-2 0-2-2 3 10 1 3 0 0 26 11 GILBERT, Jackie 0--1 0-0 0-0 1-0--1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 33 Gordon, Chelsea g 3-9 0-3 0-0 1-3-4 1 6 4 2 0 1 30 15 YOUNG, Cara 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 00 McCarthy, Erin 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 1 1 1 1 13 23 PAGANELLI, Katie 6-11 3--4 2-2 1-2-3 4 17 3 1 0 1 27 13 Smith, Jenna 4-5 0-0 6-6 2-4-6 0 14 2 1 2 0 20 32 KLOTZ, Amy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 30 Harris, Rebecca 2-7 1-6 4-4 0-2-2 3 9 3 3 0 2 23 TEAM 4-3-7 50 Chelleen, Stephanie 5-7 1--3 0-1 2-0-2 0 11 2 0 0 0 12 Totals...... 27-68 9-24 12-14 18-17-35 17 75 12 14 0 7 200 TEAM 2-1-3 Totals...... 28-55 5-19 15-17 11-24-35 11 76 16 18 4 11 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd Half: 14-39 35.9% Game: 39.7% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd Half: 7-16 43.8% Game: 37.5% REBOUNDS TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-23 56.5% 2nd Half: 15-32 46.9% Game: 50.9% DEADBALL F Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 9-10 90.0% Game: 85.7% 2 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 26.3% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: 12-12 100% 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 88.2% 0,1 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Illinois 45 39 84 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Saint Louis 31 44 75 Attendance: 772 Northern Colorado 23 16 39 Illinois 40 36 76 Attendance: 856 GAME 8: OLE MISS 75, ILLINOIS 50 DEC. 2, 2006 // TAD SMITH COLISEUM, OXFORD, MISS. GAME 6: ILLINOIS 69, SAINT JOSEPH’S 56 Illinois headed to SEC country for its biggest test of the season and came away with a disappointing 75-50 NOV. 25, 2006 // ASSEMBLY HALL, CHAMPAIGN, ILL. defeat at the hands of the Ole Miss Rebels. Sophomore Chelsea Gordon was the lone bright spot for the Illini, scoring a career-high 21 points, but the Ole Miss defensive pressure forced 34 turnovers as Illinois fell to 6- The Orange and Blue wrapped a busy Holiday week with a hard-fought 69-56 victory over Saint Joseph's at 2 on the season. Illinois pulled down a season-high 48 rebounds on the afternoon, 15 offensive, but shot Assembly Hall. The see-saw game saw 15 ties and 18 lead changes, but Illinois pulled away with a 16-0 run only 31 percent from the field. in the final six minutes to get the win. Lori Bjork played all 40 minutes and scored 21 points for the short- VISITORS: Illinois 6-2 handed Illini, who dressed only eight players due to injuries or family issues. # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN VISITORS: Saint Joseph’s 1-3 22 Simpson, Lacey f 0-5 0-1 0-0 3-5-8 2 0 1 4 0 1 21 # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 32 Crutcher, Danyel f 1-3 0-0 2-4 1-6-7 1 4 1 2 0 0 31 32 GOMEZ, Timisha f 7-12 1-4 0-0 1-3-4 1 15 2 4 0 0 34 34 Wigley, Erin f 2-7 0-0 1-2 2-3-5 3 5 2 7 1 1 30 33 POLLOCK, Erica f 1-4 0-0 0-0 4-3-7 2 2 0 0 0 0 31 20 Bjork, Lori g 4-7 3-6 4-5 1-5-6 2 15 0 9 0 0 35 34 PAVLOVSKAYA, Zoya c 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 3 0 2 2 0 0 25 33 Gordon, Chelsea g 8-19 1-5 4-7 4-3-7 4 21 1 0 1 1 32 01 FFRENCH, Whitney g 2-8 0-3 1-1 0-1-1 4 5 0 1 0 0 13 00 McCarthy, Erin 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 21 CORNISH, Ayahna g 3-11 0-2 1-2 1-4-5 3 7 5 2 0 2 33 13 Smith, Jenna 1-3 0-0 1-1 1-2-3 0 3 0 3 1 0 14 03 OYLER, Jen 5-10 3-7 0-0 1-2-3 3 13 0 0 0 0 21 30 Harris, Rebecca 0-5 0-2 2-2 1-3-4 4 2 2 8 0 0 25 50 Chelleen, Stephanie 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 04 WOLD, Amy 4-5 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 1 9 2 2 0 0 20 TEAM 2-4-6 05 MCDADE, Mary Kate 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 2 1 1 0 0 7 Totals...... 16-51 4-14 14-21 16-32-48 17 50 7 34 3 3 200 10 FORD, Brittany 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 25 LOSCHIAVO, Jenna 1-5 1-4 0-0 0-1-1 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-24 33.3% 2nd Half: 8-27 29.6% Game: 31.4% DEADBALL 30 GILLESPIE, Amy 0-1 0--1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 28.6% REBOUNDS TEAM 3-3-6 1 F Throw % 1st Half: 9-12 75.0% 2nd Half: 5-9 55.6% Game: 66.7% 0 Totals...... 24-60 6-23 2-3 10-22-32 18 56 12 14 0 2 200 HOME TEAM: Ole Miss 6-2 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd Half: 11-31 35.5% Game: 40.0% DEADBALL # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 4-14 28.6% Game: 26.1% REBOUNDS 34 Jada Mincy f 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 20 F Throw % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd Half: 2-3 66.7% Game: 66.7% 1,1 40 Danetra Forrest f 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11 03 Ashley Awkward g 2-13 0-2 0-0 0-5-5 1 4 3 0 0 5 30 HOME TEAM: Illinois 5-1 24 Armintie Price g 11-24 1-3 11-15 7-8-15 1 34 4 4 1 12 35 # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 32 Alliesha Easley g 12-16 1-1 0-3 3-1-4 3 25 1 1 0 2 28 32 Crutcher, Danyel f 3-9 0-0 6-7 1-5-6 0 12 3 4 2 0 32 02 Lindsay Roy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 33 Gordon, Chelsea f 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 3 1 2 0 0 25 10 Carla Bartee 4-8 0-3 0-0 0-2-2 2 8 1 1 0 1 18 34 Wigley, Erin f 4-7 0-1 0-0 1-2-3 1 8 1 2 1 1 28 11 Shantell Black 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 2 1 1 0 0 6 20 Bjork, Lori g 7-14 2-8 5-6 0-4-4 1 21 3 1 1 0 40 14 Elizabeth Robertson 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 22 Simpson, Lacey g 2-5 1-3 0-1 0-4-4 1 5 1 1 3 2 34 15 Daphnee Frieson 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-2-4 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 00 McCarthy, Erin 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 2 0 0 0 0 9 13 Smith, Jenna 4-8 0-0 4-4 3-6-9 1 12 3 1 0 2 24 22 Tasi Worsham 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 50 Chelleen, Stephanie 2-4 2-3 0-0 0-1-1 0 6 0 0 0 0 9 33 Brandi Tipton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 TEAM 0-2-2 35 Shawn Goff 0-6 0-0 0-2 1-4-5 2 0 0 0 4 2 23 Totals...... 24-51 6--16 15-18 5-26-31 7 69 12 11 7 5 200 45 Bianca Thomas 1-4 0-0 0-0 3-1-4 1 2 0 2 0 0 8 TEAM 4-1-5 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd Half: 13-24 54.2% Game: 47.1% DEADBALL Totals...... 31-80 2--11 11-20 23-26-49 20 75 10 11 5 26 200 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 37.5% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd Half: 9-11 81.8% Game: 83.3% 2 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-45 28.9% 2nd Half: 18-35 51.4% Game: 38.8% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 0-4 0.0% Game: 18.2% REBOUNDS Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total F Throw % 1st Half: 8-14 57.1% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 55.0% 3 Saint Joseph's 28 28 56 Illinois 31 38 69 Attendance: 1,001 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Illinois 27 23 50 Ole Miss 36 39 75 Attendance: 1,522

2006-07 University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes • 15 GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES AND SUMMARIES GAME 9: ILLINOIS 80, FLORIDA 57 GAME 11: ILLINOIS 74, IPFW 47 DEC. 5, 2006 // ASSEMBLY HALL, CHAMPAIGN, ILL. DEC. 17, 2006 // ASSEMBLY HALL, CHAMPAIGN, ILL. Illinois was dominating in an 80-57 win over the Florida Gators at Assembly Hall to improve the 5-0 at home Illinois returned to the Assembly Hall court after eight days off for final exams and looked impressive in a on the season. Jenna Smith blew up for 22 points and 10 rebounds, marking the first double-double of the 74-47 victory over the IPFW Mastodons. Sophomore Lori Bjork led four Illini in double-figures with 15 points freshman's career. The Illini held the Gators to just 29 percent shooting and held a 54-33 rebounding edge as the Illini improved to 9-2 on the season. The win was the 200th at Illinois for head coach Theresa Grentz. in the game to improve to 7-2 overall. llinois went on runs of 11-0 and 17-0 in the first half to take control Illinois turned the ball over a season low nine times and held a 50-36 rebounding edge for the game. of the game. VISITORS: IPFW 4-5 VISITORS: Florida 4-5 # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 33 EDWARDS, Samantha f 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 1 4 0 2 3 1 26 44 Dotson, Marshae f 1-6 0-0 3-3 1-6-7 2 5 0 1 0 3 28 13 MALFAIT, Lieselot c 0-3 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 3 0 1 1 1 1 19 50 Phillips, Briana f 3-5 0-1 0-0 0-3-3 3 6 0 3 0 0 19 03 JOHNSON, Ashley g 3-10 0-2 2-2 2-2-4 1 8 0 4 0 1 30 03 Brooks, Sha g 8-22 2-9 9-12 3-2-5 3 27 0 0 0 3 35 11 LEWIS-CARLISLE, John g 3-15 1-5 0-0 0-3-3 3 7 2 1 0 1 25 04 Dye, Kim g 1-9 0-6 0-0 0-0-0 3 2 0 2 0 2 32 23 MOORE, Nanyamka g 3-7 2-3 0-0 2-2-4 3 8 0 0 0 0 25 20 Bowden, Depree g 4-13 0-2 1-3 4-8-12 4 9 2 2 1 2 33 02 THIEKE, Hannah 1-7 0-6 0-0 2-1-3 0 2 0 1 0 0 17 12 Thomas, Brittaney 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 12 ROBERTS, Natalie 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 Critton, Kim 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 WILLIAMS, Starla 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 12 22 Mossor, Jennifer 3-7 0-3 1-2 0-2-2 4 7 1 0 1 3 17 22 O'CONNELL, Hilary 3-9 2-8 0-0 0-2-2 2 8 0 0 1 1 20 23 Bullard, LaToya 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 2 1 0 1 12 24 PLETKOVA, Pavla 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 24 Smith, Sharielle 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 31 MOEN, Tina 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 31 Jackson, Jessica 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 50 HOHNE, Juliane 3-7 0-0 0-0 1-3--4 2 6 0 0 0 0 13 33 Phillips, LaKendra 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 TEAM 5-4-9 TEAM 1-0-1 Totals...... 19-70 5-25 4-4 14-22-36 18 47 3 10 5 5 200 Totals...... 20-69 2-22 15-2 11-22-33 20 57 5 10 2 15 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-37 27.0% 2nd Half: 9-33 27.3% Game: 27.1% DEADBALL TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-29 24.1% 2nd Half: 13-40 32.5% Game: 29.0% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd Half: 3-15 20.0% Game: 20.0% REBOUNDS 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd Half: 1-13 7.7% Game: 9.1% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100% 2nd Half: 2-2 100% Game: 100% 0,3 F Throw % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd Half: 8-12 66.7% Game: 68.2% 4 HOME TEAM: Illinois 9-2 HOME TEAM: Illinois 7-2 # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 32 Crutcher, Danyel f 4-9 0-0 2-2 1-4-5 0 10 0 2 0 1 19 22 Simpson, Lacey f 1-3 1-2 1-2 0-11-11 4 4 5 4 5 3 34 33 Gordon, Chelsea f 1-6 1-2 6-6 1-2-3 2 9 1 0 0 0 25 32 Crutcher, Danyel f 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-3-3 3 4 2 3 0 0 16 13 Smith, Jenna c 3-5 0-0 5-7 1-7-8 1 11 0 1 2 1 22 13 Smith, Jenna c 9-11 0-0 4-5 4-6-10 0 22 3 0 1 0 29 20 Bjork, Lori g 5-10 2-7 3-3 1-3-4 0 15 3 0 0 0 28 20 Bjork, Lori g 3-9 3-8 4-4 0-4-4 1 13 3 3 0 0 32 22 Simpson, Lacey g 2-8 0-0 0--0 2-6-8 1 4 4 3 2 2 35 33 Gordon, Chelsea g 4-13 1-4 5-6 2-3-5 5 14 0 5 0 0 33 00 McCarthy, Erin 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 2 4 2 0 0 0 13 00 McCarthy, Erin 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 30 Harris, Rebecca 4-12 2-5 2-2 0-2-2 2 12 3 2 0 0 27 30 Harris, Rebecca 4-9 2-4 1-3 0-4-4 1 11 1 3 0 2 22 34 Wigley, Erin 3-7 0-0 1-2 1-5--6 1 7 0 1 1 1 22 34 Wigley, Erin 3-6 0-0 0-0 2-6-8 1 6 2 2 0 0 19 50 Chelleen, Stephanie 1-2 0-1 0-1 3-3-6 0 2 2 0 1 0 9 50 Chelleen, Stephanie 1-3 0-1 2-2 3-2-5 1 4 1 1 0 0 11 TEAM 2-3-5 TEAM 2-2-4 Totals...... 25-61 5-15 19-23 12-38-50 9 74 15 9 6 5 200 Totals...... 27-59 7-19 19-24 13-41-54 16 80 17 21 6 5 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd Half: 14-32 43.8% Game: 41.0% DEADBALL TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-33 45.5% 2nd Half: 12-26 46.2% Game: 45.8% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd Half: 2-5 40.0% Game: 33.3% REBOUNDS 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 36.8% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd Half: 13-14 92.9% Game: 82.6% 2 F Throw % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 13-16 81.3% Game: 79.2% 2 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total IPFW 24 23 47 Florida 22 35 57 Illinois 31 43 74 Attendance: 1147 Illinois 39 41 80 Attendance: 1,403 GAME 10: ILLINOIS 73, RHODE ISLAND 48 DEC. 9, 2006 // UNITED CENTER, CHICAGO, ILL. Illinois won its fourth-straight game at the United Center with its 73-48 victory over Rhode Island in the annual Lexus December to Remember Classic in Chicago. The Illini dished out a season-high 27 assists on 33 made baskets in the victory. Sophomore point guard Lori Bjork led the way with 16 points and a career- high seven assists on the day. The victory also improved Illinois' record at Chicago's United Center to 6-2 overall, including wins in the last four annual games by an average of 34.3 points.

VISITORS: Rhode Island 1-9 # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 21 McGREW, Amanda f 1-6 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 12 35 MAGLEY, Jessica f 4-6 0-0 1-2 2-2-4 0 9 2 1 0 0 29 03 LICINA, Tanja c 3-10 0-0 1-1 0-5-5 3 7 0 1 1 0 27 11 MARCUS, Mia g 2-7 0-4 0-0 0-3-3 0 4 2 0 0 2 26 20 MOJIDI, Safi g 6-20 2-6 2-4 2-3-5 0 16 1 1 0 3 34 05 BRANDON, LaQuanda 1-3 0-0 1-4 1-1-2 1 3 2 2 0 1 21 12 BOISVERT, Justine 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 15 HARRIS, Lindsey 3-10 1-2 0-1 1-1-2 0 7 0 3 0 6 21 30 COOPER, Sierra 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 44 COURNOYER, Erin 0-1 0--0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 2 1 1 1 13 TEAM 2-2-4 1 Totals...... 20-64 3-15 5--12 8-19-27 8 48 12 10 2 13 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-33 30.3% 2nd Half: 10-31 32.3% Game: 31.3% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 20.0% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 41.7% 4,1

HOME TEAM: Illinois 8-2 # Player GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A OR-DR-TOT PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 22 Simpson, Lacey f 3-7 0-3 0-0 2-9-11 2 6 6 4 1 1 31 32 Crutcher, Danyel f 5-8 0-0 0-0 1-6-7 2 10 2 2 0 0 24 13 Smith, Jenna c 4-11 0-0 0-1 5-5-10 0 8 5 0 0 1 25 20 Bjork, Lori g 6-12 4-9 0-0 0-3-3 3 16 7 4 0 0 36 33 Gordon, Chelsea g 4-6 0-1 0-2 0-3-3 1 8 1 2 0 1 27 00 McCarthy, Erin 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 2 0 0 1 0 7 30 Harris, Rebecca 3-8 1-3 2-2 1-3-4 0 9 4 3 0 1 25 34 Wigley, Erin 5-6 0-0 0-0 3-3-6 0 10 2 2 0 0 18 50 Chelleen, Stephanie 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 4 0 1 0 0 7 TEAM 1-4-5 Totals...... 33-63 5--16 2-5 13-38-51 8 73 27 18 2 4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-29 48.3% 2nd Half: 19-34 55.9% Game: 52.4% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 31.3% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100% 2nd Half: 0-3 0.0% Game: 40.0% 0,1

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Rhode Island 25 23 48 Illinois 32 41 73 Attendance: 2,133

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