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0 6 - 0 7 ILLINOIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 12: ILLINOIS (9-2) at Bradley (4-6) Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006 // 7 p.m. // Robertson Field House (5,000) // Peoria, Ill. Women’s Basketball Contact: Derek Neal // 217-244-3707(o) // 309-241-0804(c) // [email protected] // www.fightingillini.com ON THE AIR 2006-07 UI SCHEDULE TV: WTVP Channel 47 in Peoria 9-2 overall, 0-0 Big Ten Radio: Illini Sports Network - WDWS-AM 1400 - Tape Delayed after Illini Men’s Basketball (Dave Loane and Derek Neal) (6-0 Home, 2-2 Away, 1-0 Neutral) Internet: Fightingillini.com live streaming audio and Gametracker 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 Rebound: 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 free throw 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- 2006-07 University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes • 1 FIGHTING ILLINI NOTES 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.