UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS WOMEN’S GAME NOTES

GAME 5: Illinois (2-2) vs. Northern Illinois (1-3) November 29, 2005 • 6 p.m. • Assembly Hall • Champaign, Ill.

Women’s Basketball SID Contact: Derek Neal • 217-244-3707 (office) • 309-241-0804 (cell) • [email protected] • www.fightingillini.com

2005-06 UI SCHEDULE ON THE AIR 2-2 overall, 0-0 Big Ten Radio: Illini Radio Network - WDWS-AM 1400 - Tape Delayed after Illini men’s basketball (0-0 Home, 1-1 Away, 1-1 Neutral) (Dave Loane, play-by-play; Steve Layman, analysis) Internet: Fightingillini.com live video, audio and Gametracker N 18 at Loyola W, 79-39 N 23 at Northern Colorado L, 55-65 THE SERIES N 25 vs. Utah State (@ Colorado) W, 62-43 N 26 vs. Northern Iowa (@ Colorado) L, 47-71 Illinois leads 7-3 – Last meeting: Northern Illinois 110, Illinois 93 (in DeKalb, Dec. 16, 1990) N 29 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 6 p.m. THE COACHES D 3 vs. St. Louis (@ Chicago) 10:30 a.m. Illinois: Theresa Grentz, 636-284 overall (32nd season), 175-129 at Illinois (11th season) D 5 at Bradley 7 p.m. NIU: Carol Owens, 1-3 overall (1st season) D 9 at Florida 5 p.m. D 18 OKLAHOMA Noon D 22 ILLINOIS STATE 7 p.m. ILLINOIS (2-2) D 29 MICHIGAN 7 p.m. Probable Starters J 1 at Iowa 2 p.m. Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG Notes J 5 at Rhode Island 6 p.m. G 21 Maggie Acuna 5-6 Sr. 5.5 5.5 4.0 Perfect 4-4 for career-high 11 pts. in opener J 8 NORTHWESTERN 2 p.m. G 1 Janelle Hughes 5-8 Sr. 8.3 3.3 Had career-high 7 rebounds at N. Colorado J 12 PENN STATE 7 p.m. G 20 Lori Bjork 5-11 Fr. 11.3 4.5 Named to Coors Classic All-Tournament Team J 15 at Wisconsin 1:30 p.m. J 19 at Michigan State 6 p.m. F 34 Erin Wigley 6-1 Jr. 8.0 3.8 Notched 13 pts. on 5-7 FGs vs. USU J 22 PURDUE 2 p.m. F/C 15 Audrey Tabon 6-2 Jr. 7.0 3.0 Tied career high with 10 pts vs. N. Iowa J 26 at Indiana 6 p.m. Off the Bench J 29 at Ohio State 1 p.m. C 00 Erin McCarthy 6-5 Fr. 3.8 1.8 Has five blocks this season F 2 MINNESOTA 7 p.m. F 11 Victoria Arndt 6-2 Fr. - - Redshirting 2005-06 season F 5 MICHIGAN STATE Noon G 14 Megan Nyquist 5-10 r-Fr. - - Recovering from knee injury F 9 WISCONSIN 7 p.m. F 22 Lacey Simpson 5-11 Fr. 2.7 3.3 Swiped three steals vs. Utah State F 12 at Penn State Noon F 32 Danyel Crutcher 6-2 So. 2.5 2.5 Named to Big Ten All-Frosh team in ’05 F 16 at Northwestern 7 p.m. F 33 Chelsea Gordon 6-0 Fr. 3.3 1.3 Has seven steals already this season F 23 IOWA 7 p.m. F 26 at Michigan 1 p.m. G 35 Danielle Gratton 6-0 Fr. 4.5 1.5 Scored eight pts. in 13 minutes at UNC F 44 Brittney Daugherty 6-2 Sr. 2.0 1.7 Started half of UI’s games in 04-05 M 2-6 Big Ten Tournament F 50 Stephanie Chelleen 6-3 So. 3.3 1.8 Had 6 pts, 4 rebs. in 6 min. vs. N. Iowa (Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.)

• Home games in CAPS and played at Assembly Hall. Quick Hits scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. • Times listed are Central subject to change • For Openers: Illinois, 2-2 after finishing its Colorado Thanksgiving trip with a 1-2 mark, • Illini on Rocky Mountain Low: After stumbling www.fightingillini.com opens its home season against Northern Illinois in two of the three games on the western swing, (1-3). Illinois is 25-6 all-time in home openers the Illini look to rebound at home against NIU. TALE OF THE TAPE and has a current string of seven home-opening Illinois shot 39 percent on the road trip but made wins in a row. 19 fewer three-pointers than its opponents. ILL vs. NIU 60.8 Points Scored 54.5 • UI-NIU Series: Illinois leads the all-time series • Getting Defensive: Illinois held Loyola to just 54.5 Points Allowed 61.2 7-3. Illinois has lost three of the last four, but the 12 points in the first half of the opener and forced +6.3 Scoring Margin -6.7 most recent meeting - a 110-93 NIU victory in 36 Rambler turnovers for the game. On the sea- .420 FG% .396 DeKalb - was in 1990. son, Illinois is holding opponents to 54.5 points .379 FG% Defense .366 per game, third lowest in the Big Ten. .327 3FG% .324 • Doubleheader Tuesday: The game vs. NIU will .422 3FG% Defense .242 • Going Inside: The Illini held a 42-8 advantage .735 FT% .694 be the front end of a UI basketball doubleheader 33.5 Rebounds 42.8 at Assembly Hall. After the women’s game, a over Loyola in points in the paint. +0.0 Reb. Margin +11.0 Game Watch Party featuring the Illini men at 13.5 Assists 11.0 North Carolina will be shown on the Assembly • The Big 5-0: Illinois’ 50-point second half at +5.8 Turnover Margin -12.0 Hall video board. The ACC/Big Ten Challenge Loyola was the most the Illini scored in a half since 14.0 Steals 7.3 match-up is a rematch of the 2005 NCAA Illinois torched Michigan for 54 points in the sec- 3.5 Blocks 3.0 Championship game. The ESPN broadcast is ond half of a 94-78 victory on Feb. 1, 2004.

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Scouting the Huskies ing for both tournament games, averaging 14.0 EAD OACH H C Northern Illinois enters Tuesday’s match-up hav- points and shooting .583 from the field. Bjork is THERESA GRENTZ ing lost three straight and with an overall record currently second among Big Ten freshmen in 638-286 (.690) of 1-3. After a five-point opening win over North scoring average (11.3) and has led the Illini in 32ND SEASON Dakota State, NIU has dropped games to scoring in three of four games thus far. n 10-plus years, Grentz has Wisconsin-Green Bay, Western Illinois and become the winningest Illinois State in the past week. The Huskies are Instant Offense Icoach in Illinois history. led in scoring by junior guard Stephanie Sophomore forward Stephanie Chelleen has She currently has a record of Raymond (13.5 ppg), who is shooting a sizzling made the most of her limited minutes so far. The 176-129 at Illinois and 637- .586 from the field and .636 from downtown. Des Moines, Iowa, native has provided a spark 284 overall. The eighth-winningest women’s basketball coach in NCAA history, Grentz led the Illini to a pro- Sophomore center Kristin Wiener is a force off the UI bench, averaging 3.3 points per game gram-best 24-8 mark in 1996-97, a 20-10 record in inside, averaging 10.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in only 5.5 minutes of action. Chelleen had a 1997-98 and 23-11 in 1999-2000. Her success at per game. NIU is coached by Carol Owens, who three point play to jump-start the offense after a Illinois earned her back-to-back Big Ten Coach of the is in her first year with the Huskies. sluggish start at Loyola and scored six points in Year and WBCA District Coach of the Year honors. Grentz led the Fighting Illini to the program’s first- just six minutes of action vs. Northern Iowa. For ever Big Ten title in 1997 and first-ever appearances in All-Around Acuna the season, Chelleen is shooting .750 from the the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in both ’97 and ’98. The Senior point guard Maggie Acuna has done it all field and is averaging 23.6 points per 40 minutes. team’s No. 5 ranking in the AP and USA Today polls in so far this year. In addition to running the show Dec., 1997, marked the highest ranking ever for an Illinois team. at the point, Acuna has led the team in rebound- Frosh Start During 19 seasons at Rutgers (1976-95) prior to ing in three of four games and currently leads in Illinois’ highly touted freshman class is off to a coming to Illinois, Grentz’s teams compiled an out- rebounding (5.5) and steals (4.0) and is second in fast start so far this season. All five active fresh- standing record of 434-150 (.743), including nine con- steals (2.5). The Oak brook, Ill. native has even men played and scored in the opener. Lori Bjork secutive NCAA tournament appearances from 1986-94. given the Illini a lift in the scoring department. A Fourteen of Grentz’s 19 Lady Knight teams won at least has started all four games and leads the team in 20 games. Her 1981-82 team finished with a 25-7 career 1.0 point per game scorer, Acuna hit for a scoring (11.3) and minutes played (29.75). record and won the AIAW National Championship. career-high 11 points in the opener and is cur- Chelsea Gordon, Erin McCarthy, Lacey Simpson With Grentz coaching the 1992 Olympic Team, the rently averaging 5.5 points while shooting .636 and Danielle Gratton all average over 10 minutes U.S. won its first three games by an average of 45.6 from the field and hitting both of her three point per game and, combined, account for nearly 15 points at the Barcelona games. After a heartbreaking 79- 73 loss to the Unified Team, the U.S. squad came back attempts. She currently ranks in the top-12 in points per game. Freshman Victoria Arndt has to defeat Cuba, 88-74, and earn a bronze medal. the Big Ten in five categories, including steals decided to redshirt the 2005-06 and redshirt- Grentz’s storied coaching career began as soon as she (fourth) and defensive rebounds (fifth). freshman Megan Nyquist is recovering from a graduated from Immaculata College in 1974. She was knee injury. hired as the head part-time coach at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia later that year. After guiding Bjork All-Tournament the Hawks to two winning seasons, including an 18-3 Freshman phenom Lori Bjork has made quite an Season of Youth mark in 1975-76, Grentz was hired at Rutgers, becom- impact early in her UI career. The Johnston, With nine underclassmen on the roster, the Illini ing the first full-time women’s basketball head coach in Iowa, native was named to the Coors Classic All- register as one of the youngest teams in the coun- the nation. Her success and national prominence began while Tournament Team after leading the Illini in scor- try. The Illini have six true-freshmen, joining she was a standout player at Immaculata. During her four years at the Pennsylvanian college, the Mighty 2005-06 ILLINOIS BASKETBALL ROSTER Macs won a remarkable three AIAW National Championships, from 1972-74. No. Player Pos Ht Yr Hometown/HS/Prev. College 00 Erin McCarthy C 6-5 Fr./Fr. Tulsa, Okla./Bishop Kelly H.S. All-Time Winningest Div. I Coaches 1 Janelle Hughes G 5-8 Sr./Sr. Country Club Hills, Ill./Hillcrest H.S. (Entering 2005-06 season) 11 Victoria Arndt F 6-2 Fr./Fr. Damascus, Ohio/West Branch H.S. No. Coach School Yrs. Wins 14 Megan Nyquist G 5-10 So./Fr. Lee's Summit, Mo./Lee's Summit H.S. 1. * Tennessee 32 882 2. * Texas 37 869 15 Audrey Tabon F/C 6-2 Jr./Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Oakland Catholic H.S. 3. C. Vivian Stringer* Rutgers 34 723 20 Lori Bjork G 5-11 Fr./Fr. Johnston, Iowa/Johnston H.S. 4. LSU 34 702 21 Maggie Acuna G 5-6 Sr./Sr. Oak Brook, Ill./Hinsdale Central H.S. 5. * North Carolina 31 684 6. * NC State 35 674 22 Lacey Simpson F 5-11 Fr./Fr. Zion, Ill./Zion-Benton H.S. 7. * Penn State 30 668 32 Danyel Crutcher F 6-2 So./So. Orange, N.J./Orange H.S. 8. Theresa Grentz* Illinois 32 636 33 Chelsea Gordon F 6-0 Fr./Fr. Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep H.S. 9. Tara Vandeveer* Stanford 26 634 34 Erin Wigley G 6-1 Jr./Jr. Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area H.S. 10. * Georgia 27 634 11. Robin Selvig* Montana 28 624 35 Danielle Gratton G 6-0 Fr./Fr. Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park H.S. 12. * Virginia 29 612 44 Brittney Daugherty F/C 6-2 Sr./Sr. Peoria, Ill./Peoria Central H.S. 13. Mike Granelli St. Peter’s 32 607 50 Stephanie Chelleen F 6-3 So./So. Des Moines, Iowa/Des Moines Lincoln H.S. 14. Joe Ciami Auburn 27 602 15. Joan Bonvicini Arizona 25 583 Head Coach: Theresa Grentz (11th season) *active Associate Head Coach: Marsha Frese (third season) Assistant Coaches: Stacie Terry (second season), Blaine Patterson (second season) Theresa Grentz Milestone Victories Assistant to the Head Coach: Diane Hobin (first season) 100 wins -- Rutgers 75, Penn State 62 (1/19/1980) Athletic Trainer: Caroline Johnson (first season) 200 wins -- Rutgers 109, Queens 53 (2/2/1984) 300 wins -- Rutgers 81, Temple 65 (2/2/1988) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 400 wins -- Rutgers 93, S. Mississippi 63 (3/18/1992) Maggie Acuna ...... Uh-COON-uh Danyel Crutcher . . . .Dan-YELL CRUTCH-ur 500 wins -- Illinois 106, Providence 74 (11/29/1997) Lori Bjork ...... BYORK Danielle Gratton ...... GRAH-ton 600 wins -- Illinois 80, Auburn 62 (12/29/2003) Stephanie Chelleen ...... Shell-LEAN Audrey Tabon ...... TAY-bun

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THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE sophomores Stephanie Chelleen and Danyel week. Arndt was the 91st ranked senior in last Crutcher and redshirt freshman Megan Nyquist year's class according to All-Star Girls Report. She CURRENT STANDINGS (thru games of 11/27) as underclassmen. That total ties Illinois as the led West Branch HS to the 2004 Ohio Division 15th youngest team in the country in terms of II state title and graduated as the all-time leading Pl. Team Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. most underclassmen on the roster. scorer. 1 Minnesota 0-0 .000 4-0 1.000 Wisconsin 0-0 .000 4-0 1.000 Watch Illinois on fightingillini.com Nyquist Sidelined Again 3 Ohio State 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 For the second straight season, fans unable to Redshirt-freshman guard Megan Nyquist, who 4 Northwestern 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 make it to Assembly Hall can catch live stream- sat out all of last season with a torn ACL, will Purdue 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 ing video of Illinois women’s basketball home miss the first few weeks of this season while Michigan 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 games on the web. All 11 home games and post- recovering from another knee injury. She had 7 Michigan State 0-0 .000 3-2 .600 game press conferences can be viewed with the successful arthroscopic surgery in October and is 8 ILLINOIS 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 purchase of an Illini All-Access subscription in the process of rehabbing the repaired knee. Iowa 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 ($6.95 per month, $49.95 per year). The Lee’s Summit, Mo., native was the 74th- 10 Penn State 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 11 Indiana 0-0 .000 1-3 .250 ranked senior in 2004 according to Blue Star Subscribers will have access to all Illinois multi- Report. media offerings, plus broadcasts for any other PLAYERS OF THE WEEK teams within the College Sports Network (over Reaching New Heights Nov. 14 ...... Stephany Skrba, Michigan 140 schools). All audio and video is archived on With nine players measured at 6-0 or taller, Nov. .21...... Liz Shimek, Michigan State the site. For more information, go to fightingilli- Illinois has become one of the tallest teams in the Nov. 28...... Crystal Smith, Iowa ni.com and look for the “Audio/Video” link on country. Led by 6-5 freshman center Erin the left-hand menu. As always, GameTracker, as McCarthy, the Illini have an average height of 6 well as statistics, box scores, recaps, game notes, feet, 0.21 inches, which ties New Mexico as the THIS WEEK IN THE BIG TEN feature stories and much more is updated daily seventh-tallest team in the nation. Tennessee tops **All Times local to host site on fightingillini.com. the list with an average height of 6 feet, 1.55 NOVEMBER 29 inches. Central Michigan at MICHIGAN 7 p.m. Arndt to Redshirt Northern Illinois at ILLINOIS 6 p.m. Freshman Victoria Arndt (Damascus, Ohio) Below is an unofficial pre-season listing of the INDIANA at Belmont 7 p.m. plans to redshirt the 2005-06 season, head coach tallest teams in the country this season by average PENN STATE at Old Dominion 7 p.m. Theresa Grentz said before the season opener last height: Arkansas State at PURDUE 7 p.m. Rk. Team Avg. Ht. (Inches) 1. Tennessee 73.55 NOVEMBER 30 BIG TEN STATISTICS 2. Auburn 73.18 UW-Green Bay at IOWA 5:30 p.m. 3. Duke 72.69 MINNESOTA at New Mexico 7 p.m. Team Stats Big Ten Only All Games Scoring Offense - 60.8 (11) 4. Iowa State 72.58 NORTHWESTERN at Valparaiso 7 p.m. Scoring Defense - 54.5 (3) 5. Oregon 72.46 Dayton at OHIO STATE 7 p.m. Scoring Margin - +6.2 (7) 6. Georgia 72.43 FT Percentage - .735 (5) FG Percentage - .420 (6) 7t. ILLINOIS 72.21 DECEMBER 1 FG Pct. Defense - .379 (5) 7t. New Mexico 72.21 PURDUE at Western Michigan 7 p.m. 3-FG Percentage - .327 (7) 3-FG Pct. Defense - .422 (9) 9. Syracuse 72.17 10. Utah 72.14 DECEMBER 2 Rebounding Offense - 33.5 (10) Rebounding Defense - 33.5 (4) INDIANA at Southern Illinois 7 p.m. Rebounding Margin - +0.0 (7) Pittsburgh at PENN STATE 7 p.m. Blocked Shots - 3.5 (6) Marquette at WISCONSIN 7 p.m. Assists - 13.5 (9) Steals - 14.0 (1) Miami (Ohio) at NORTHWESTERN 7:30 p.m. TO Margin - +5.75 (3) Assist/TO Ratio - 0.78 (8) Offensive Rebounds - 9.5 (10) Defensive Rebounds - 24.0 (9) 3-FG Made - 4.25 (3) ILLINI BY THE NUMBERS

Individual Leaders Category Big Ten Only All Games 2 ...... Big Ten ranking of the Maggie Acuna Assists - 4.0 (11) ...... freshman class by Blue Star Report Rebounds - 5.50 (17) 8 ...... Post-season trips in the last nine years Def. Rebs. - 5.50 (5) Steals - 2.5 (8t) 8 ...... Grentz’s rank on the all-time wins list A/TO Ratio - 2.67 (4) Minutes - 29.75 (12t) 11 ...... Consecutive years with a win ...... over a ranked opponent Lori Bjork Points - 11.3 (19) 3FGM - 1.75 (4t) 12. . . . Players that played and scored vs.Loyola BIG TEN Minutes - 29.75 (12t) TOURNAMENT 18 ...... National ranking of the Janelle Huges Steals - 2.75 (4t) ...... freshman class by Blue Star Report March 2-6 3FG% .357 (14) Conseco Fieldhouse 3FGM 1.25 (13t) 36 . . . Turnovers forced vs. Loyola in the opener Indianapolis, Ind. Erin McCarthy Blocks - 1.25 (13) 59.9. . points allowed by UI defense in 2004-05 ...... (the fewest by the Illini since 1976-77) For Tickets call: Erin Wigley Steals - 2.25 (11) 1-866-Illini-1 638...... Career wins by Coach Grentz

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Preseason Recap ing 2.5 points, 1.4 rebounds in 9.3 minutes per Associated Press Poll Illinois cruised in both its preseason contests giving game. She is currently playing pro ball in Israel dur- (Nov. 22, 2005) Coach Grentz a chance to experiment a bit with her ing the WNBA offseason. No. School Rec. Votes Pvs. lineups and get her young squad some experience. 1 Duke 2-0 1101 1 The Illini topped the OGBR Legends 75-55 and In April, Williams was chosen by Phoenix in the sec- 2 Tennessee 1-0 1082 2 3 LSU 1-0 1023 3 then followed that up with a 91-60 win over Lewis ond round of the 2005 WNBA Draft. As the 18th 4 Ohio State 0-0 956 4 University. overall selection and the fifth pick of the second 5 Baylor 3-0 937 6 round, Williams was the highest-ever UI draft pick. 6 Rutgers 0-0 900 5 Junior center Audrey Tabon was the star of the two When she took the court in the Mercury’s season 7 North Carolina 1-0 860 7 exhibitions, scoring 16 points and grabbing eight opener in June, she became the first former Illini to 8 Connecticut 4-0 837 9 9 Michigan State 2-0 746 10 rebounds in each game. Point guard Maggie Acuna play in a WNBA game. 10 Maryland 2-0 653 14 also had two stellar games, averaging 10 assists and 11 Georgia 1-1 630 8 5.5 steals in the two games. Women’s BasketBlog on the Web 12 Minnesota 2-0 586 16 Checkout fightingillini.com for a weekly Women’s 13 Notre Dame 2-0 516 15 Illini Ninth in Big Ten Preseason Poll BasketBlog written by an Illinois student-athlete. 14 Texas Tech 1-1 509 13 15 Stanford 1-1 500 11 Illinois was picked ninth in both the coaches and Lori Bjork, Maggie Acuna and Danielle Gratton will 16 Arizona State 3-0 398 20 media Big Ten preseason women’s basketball polls. rotate writing the blog each week and will discuss 17 DePaul 2-0 386 18 Ohio State was the top pick in both polls and OSU’s what’s going on in their lives, both on and off the 18 Texas 0-1 370 12 Jessica Davenport was named Preseason Player of the court. 19 Purdue 1-0 323 19 Year by both sets of voters. Illinois was ranked ahead 20 Vanderbilt 2-1 256 17 21 Temple 3-0 250 21 of Michigan and Northwestern by the voters. 22 Oklahoma 3-1 193 25 23 Utah 1-0 190 22 BIG TEN PRESEASON COACHES POLL 24 USC 2-0 151 24 1 Ohio State 25 New Mexico 3-1 95 _ 2005-06 RPI Ratings 2 Michigan State (From CollegeRPI.com as of Nov. 27, 2005) Others Receiving Votes: UCLA 59, N.C. State 3 Minnesota 34, Louisville 27, Boston College 13, Virginia 4 Purdue SOS Polls Tech 10, Wake Forest 7, Arizona 6, Virginia 6, School Rec. RPI RK Rating AP USA 5 Iowa 1 DePaul 4-0 0.8576 3 0.8102 17 19 TCU 4, Florida St. 3, Saint Joseph's 3, W. 6 Wisconsin 2 Connecticut 4-0 0.8138 13 0.7518 8 9 Kentucky 2, Bowling Green 1, Kansas 1, 7 Penn State 3 Iona 2-0 0.7865 21 0.7153 Mississippi 1. 4 North Carolina 4-0 0.7797 26 0.7063 7 8 8 Indiana 5 St. John's 3-0 0.7662 34 0.6883 9 Illinois 6 Washington 4-0 0.7626 36 0.6834 7 Saint Joseph's 2-0 0.7552 37 0.6736 ESPN/USA Today Poll 10 Michigan 8 Miami-Florida 3-0 0.7396 47 0.6528 (Nov. 22, 2005) 11 Northwestern 9 New Mexico 5-1 0.7383 24 0.7066 25 Rk. School Rec. Pts. Pvs. 10 Western Kentucky 3-0 0.7361 52 0.6481 1. Tennessee (25) 2-0 767 1 Illini Sign Jenna Smith 11 Texas A&M 2-1 0.7326 12 0.7546 12 Tulsa 2-0 0.7323 54 0.6431 2. Duke (4) 2-0 745 2 Jenna Smith, a 6-3 Power forward from Kennedy 3. LSU (1) 1-0 693 3 13 Texas St 3-0 0.7271 60 0.6361 4. Ohio State (1) 1-0 667 4 High School in Bloomington, Minn. signed a letter 14 James Madison 3-1 0.7215 22 0.7120 5. Baylor 3-0 641 5 of intent to join the Fighting Illini in the fall of 2006. 15 Air Force 3-0 0.7185 67 0.6247 6. Connecticut 4-0 623 7 16 Wyoming 2-0 0.7135 69 0.6181 7. Rutgers 0-0 593 6 17 Temple 4-0 0.7087 76 0.6116 21 20 8. North Carolina 2-0 560 8 Smith is ranked as the 69th senior in the class of 18 Southern Illinois 3-0 0.7037 78 0.6049 9. Michigan State 2-0 488 11 19 Virginia Tech 4-0 0.7036 79 0.6048 2006 by Blue Star Report and is listed as the No. 24 20 Oklahoma 5-1 0.7008 46 0.6566 22 25 10. Maryland 2-0 433 14 center in the class by All-Star Girls Report. She is a 11. Georgia 2-1 422 10 21 South Florida 4-0 0.7005 85 0.6007 12. Minnesota 2-0 386 17 physical, left-handed post player who is considered 22 Villanova 4-0 0.6998 87 0.5998 13. Stanford 1-1 380 9 by many to be the frontrunner for this year’s 23 Baylor 5-0 0.6980 88 0.5973 5 7 14. Arizona State 3-0 376 15 24 Liberty 1-1 0.6979 9 0.7639 Minnesota Ms. Basketball. Smith averaged 20.8 25 Boston College 4-1 0.6976 43 0.6635 15. Notre Dame 2-0 292 16 ------16. Texas Tech 1-2 274 13 points and 8.6 rebounds as a junior last year while 26 Minnesota 4-0 0.6961 91 0.5948 12 17 17. DePaul 2-0 272 18 leading Bloomington Kennedy to the Minnesota 27 Wisconsin 4-0 0.6953 92 0.5938 18. Texas 1-1 263 12 Class AAAA State Title with a 28-2 record. She was 33 Illinois St 3-0 0.6806 108 0.5741 19. Temple 3-0 247 19 56 Penn State 1-2 0.6372 15 0.7384 20. Utah 1-0 181 21 named first team All-State, All-Metro and All-Lake 78 Northern Colorado 3-2 0.6031 80 0.6042 21. Southern California 2-0 162 23 Conference. During her sophomore campaign in 84 Michigan 2-3 0.5951 45 0.6602 22. Vanderbilt 2-1 160 20 2003-04, Smith averaged 16.7 points, 9.5 rebounds 111 Northern Illinois 1-3 0.5642 41 0.6690 23. Oklahoma 3-1 137 22 116 Bradley 2-2 0.5599 101 0.5799 24. Purdue 1-0 126 24 and 4.5 blocks. 117 Northern Iowa 2-1 0.5590 147 0.5231 25. New Mexico 3-1 68 NR 119 Indiana 1-3 0.5584 44 0.6611 Smith also played for the Minnesota Sugga Storm 154 Florida 2-1 0.5104 191 0.4583 Others receiving votes: UCLA 35; North 161 Purdue 2-1 0.5035 199 0.4491 19 23 Carolina State 25; Louisville 18; Boston College AAU Team under coach Willie Tyler. Smith chose 164 Rhode Island 1-3 0.5026 93 0.5868 6; Western Kentucky 6; Villanova 5; Florida Illinois over Minnesota, Iowa, Iowa State and 167 Michigan St 3-2 0.4997 185 0.4662 9 11 State 4; Kansas State 3; Rice 3; Kansas 2; Nebraska. 192 Ohio State 2-0 0.4688 298 0.2917 4 4 Kent State 2; Kentucky 2; Oregon 2; South 212 Iowa 2-2 0.4441 219 0.4255 Florida 2; Arkansas State 1; Mississippi 1; 239 Northwestern 2-1 0.4138 284 0.3294 Southern 1; TCU 1.e 2; Kentucky 1; Louisiana ‘Angel’ One Tough Rookie 241 ILLINOIS 2-2 0.4095 251 0.3794 Tech 1; Southern 1. 2005 Illinois alum Angelina Williams recently 243 Loyola (Chicago) 0-4 0.4080 130 0.5440 *Illinois opponents in BOLD 268 Utah St 0-3 0.3507 184 0.4676 wrapped up her rookie season WNBA. Williams saw 291 Saint Louis 1-2 0.3160 291 0.3102 action in 16 games for the Phoenix Mercury, averag- ILL opponents in italics. Records are vs. D-I opponents only.

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Illini on the Tube Three Illinois games can be seen on regional or national tel- 2005-06 Starting Line-ups evision this season. The Illini have one game on Fox Sports Game G G G/F F F/C Net Florida (at Florida) and two games will be televised by at Loyola Acuna Hughes Bjork Wigley Tabon Comcast Sports Net Chicago (Michigan State at home and at Penn State). at N. Colorado Acuna Hughes Bjork Wigley Tabon vs. Utah State Acuna Hughes Bjork Wigley Tabon 2005-06 televised games: vs. N. Iowa Acuna Hughes Bjork Wigley Tabon Dec. 9 at Florida FSN Florida N. ILLINOIS Feb. 5 Michigan State CSN Chicago vs. St. Louis Feb. 12 at Penn State CSN Chicago at Bradley at Florida The Theresa Grentz Show OKLAHOMA The Theresa Grentz television show is filmed every Friday ILLINOIS STATE morning and is aired on WCIA-TV on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. The show features game highlights and analysis, a MICHIGAN preview of upcoming games, coaching tips and behind-the- at Iowa scenes footage of some of your favorite Illini. at Rhode Island NORTHWESTERN Big Ten Teleconference PENN STATE Coach Grentz will participate in the weekly Big Ten coaches at Wisconsin teleconference every Tuesday morning beginning Dec. 27. at Michigan St. Grentz will be available to take questions for eight minutes PURDUE beginning at 9:32 a.m. (CT) each Tuesday. Media wishing to at Indiana participate should call the Big Ten office for details (847- 696-1010). Archived audio of each teleconference is avail- at Ohio State able online at www.bigten.org. MINNESOTA MICHIGAN STATE WISCONSIN at Penn State at Northwestern IOWA at Michigan

2005-06 Illinois record when.... Scoring 90+ points ...... 0-0 Illini have more turnovers than opponent ...... 0-1 Scoring 80-89 points ...... 0-0 When leading at halftime ...... 2-0 Scoring 70-79 points ...... 1-0 When tied at halftime ...... 0-0 Scoring 60-69 points ...... 1-0 When trailing at halftime ...... 0-2 Scoring less than 60 points ...... 0-2 When Illini shoot more free throws than opponent . . . .0-1 Giving up 90-99 points ...... 0-0 When teams shoot same number of FTs ...... 0-0 Giving up 80-89 points ...... 0-0 When opponents shoot more FT than Illinois ...... 2-1 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Giving up 70-79 points ...... 0-1 Margin is five points or less ...... 0-0 Giving up 60-69 points ...... 0-1 Margin is 6-10 points ...... 0-1 Location ...... Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Giving up 50-59 points ...... 0-0 Margin is 11-15 points ...... 0-0 Nickname ...... Fighting Illini Giving up less than 50 points ...... 2-0 Margin is 20+ points ...... 1-1 Field goal shooting 60 percent or better ...... 0-0 Colors ...... Orange and Blue Field goal shooting 55-59 percent ...... 0-0 Overall Record ...... 2-2 Conference ...... Big Ten Field goal shooting 50-54 percent ...... 0-0 Big Ten Record ...... 0-0 Field goal shooting 45-49 percent ...... 1-0 Record at Home ...... 0-0 Home Court: ...... Assembly Hall (16,500) Field goal shooting 40-44 percent ...... 1-0 Record on Road ...... 1-1 Athletic Director ...... Ronald E. Guenther Field goal shooting under 40 percent ...... 0-2 Record in Neutral Site Games ...... 1-1 Opponents shooting 60 percent or better ...... 0-0 Record vs. Ranked Teams ...... 0-0 Ticket Office Phone ...... (217) 333-3470 Opponents shooting 55-59 percent ...... 0-0 Record in Overtime Games ...... 0-0 Opponents shooting 50-54 percent ...... 0-0 Coming off a win ...... 0-2 UI SPORTS INFORMATION Opponents shooting 45-49 percent ...... 0-0 Coming off a loss ...... 1-0 Opponents shooting 40-44 percent ...... 0-2 Main Contact ...... Derek Neal ([email protected]) Opponents shooting 35-39 percent ...... 0-0 Wearing White jerseys ...... 1-0 Office Phone ...... (217) 244-3707 Opponents shooting under 35 percent ...... 2-0 Wearing Blue jerseys ...... 1-2 Shoots better than opponent ...... 2-0 Wearing Orange jerseys ...... 0-0 Cell Phone ...... (309) 241-0804 Shoots worse than opponent ...... 0-2 Assistant ...... Ben Taylor ([email protected]) Record by Month Illini out-rebound opponent ...... 1-1 November ...... 2-2 Office Phone ...... (217) 244-4982 Teams have equal number of rebounds ...... 1-0 December ...... 0-0 SID Fax ...... (217) 333-5540 Opponents out-rebound Illini ...... 0-1 January ...... 0-0 Press Row Number ...... (217) 333-1227 Illini have fewer turnovers than opponent ...... 2-0 February ...... 0-0 Teams have same number of turnovers ...... 0-1 March ...... 0-0

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2005-06 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 Illinois scored 90 points or more ...... Feb. 1, 2004 vs. Michigan (Illinois 94, Michigan 78) Illinois scored 60 points or less ...... Nov. 26, 2005 vs. Northern Iowa (Northern Iowa 71, Illinois 47) parties for fans young and old three years ago Illinois scored 50 points or less ...... Nov. 26, 2005 vs. Northern Iowa (Northern Iowa 71, Illinois 47) and they have since become a big hit! For just Illinois gave up 100 points or more ...... Feb. 15, 2001 at Penn State (Penn State 101, Illinois 80) $135 ($120 for Kids Club members), the hon- Illinois gave up 90 points or more ...... Jan. 2, 2004 at Iowa (Iowa 91, Illinois 73) oree and a group of seven friends will sit court- Illinois gave up 50 points or less ...... November 23, 2005 vs. Utah State (Illinois 62, Utah State 43) Illinois gave up 40 points or less ...... November 18, 2005 at Loyola (Illinois 79, Loyola 39) side, have their picture taken with Coach Grentz, Illinois won by 40+ points ...... November 18, 2005, 40, at Loyola (Illinois 79, Loyola 39) and receive a personalized birthday cake and card, plus cokes, hot dogs, popcorn, pom poms An Illinois player scored 30 points ...... Dec. 19, 2004 vs. UCLA, Angelina Williams, 30, (Illinois 78, UCLA 63) and game posters for their group. Additional An Illinois player scored 40 points ...... Jan. 14, 1996 at Minnesota, Ashley Berggren, 43, (Illinois 87, Minnesota 76) An Illinois player scored 50 points ...... Never guests cost $13 each. For more information or to An opposing player scored 30 points ...... Jan. 30, 2005, Jessica Davenport, 34 (Ohio State 69, Illinois 55) reserve a party, call Matt Simeone at 217-333- An opposing player scored 40 points ...... Dec. 16, 1989, Carol Owens, N. Illinois, 41(NIU 110, Illinois 93) 8782, or visit fightingillini.com. An opposing player scored 50 points ...... Never No Illini in double figures ...... Jan. 10, 1995 at Alabama (Alabama 84, Illinois 47 (Dupps, Smith each had 8) No opposing player in double figures ...... Dec. 28, 2004 vs. Central Michigan (Illinois 82, Central Michigan 44) Autographs The team will sign autographs after all Sunday An Illini had 20 rebounds ...... Dec. 21, 1989, Sonya Waters, 21, vs. St. Joseph (Illinois 78, St. Joseph 65) afternoon games (Dec. 18, Jan. 8, 22 and Feb. An Illini had 25 rebounds ...... Jan. 23, 1975, Betty Anderson, 30, vs. Eastern Illinois (Illinois 57, EIU 51 OT) 5). An opposing player had 20 rebounds ...... Jan. 4, 1985, Laura Coener, Minnesota, 21, (Minnesota 77, Illinois 61) An opposing player had 25 rebounds ...... Never

Nov. 29 Men’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge Watch An Illini had 10 assists ...... Feb. 15, 2001, Allison Curtin, 10, at Penn State (Penn St. 101, Illinois 80) Party An Illini had 15 assists ...... Jan. 22, 1982, Kim Brombolich, 15, vs. Eastern Michigan (Illinois 107, EMU 73) Come for the women’s game and stay and An opposing player had 10 assists ...... Jan. 9, 2005, A.J. Glasauer, vs. Northwestern (Illinois 73, Northwestern 65) watch a rematch of the 2005 Men’s NCAA Title An opposing player had 15 assists ...... March 12, 1983, Debbie Hunter, 15, vs. Minnesota (Minnesota 89, Illinois 65) game on the Assembly Hall video board as the An Illini made 5 three-pointers ...... Nov. 23, 2004, Jeré Issenmann, 5, at Saint Joseph’s (Illinois 64, St. Joe’s 50) Illinois men face North Carolina in Chapel Hill at An Illini made 8 three-pointers ...... Nov. 29, 1997, Katie Coleman, 9, vs. Providence, at Puerto Rico (UI 106, PC 74) 8 p.m. An Illini made 10 three-pointers ...... Never An opposing player made 5 threes ...... Jan. 13, 2005, Jennifer Harris, 5, at Penn State (Penn St. 76, Illinois 41) An opposing player made 8 threes ...... Never Jan. 8 Campus Charitable Fund Drive An opposing player made 10 threes ...... Never The University of Illinois thanks the faculty and staff that donated to the Campus Charitable Illinois shot 60 percent FG or better ...... Dec. 19, 2004, .608 (31-51), vs. UCLA (Illinois 78, UCLA 63) Fund Drive. Illinois shot 55 percent FG or better . . . . .Dec. 28, 2004, .574 (35-61) vs. Central Michigan (Illinois 82, Central Michigan 44) Illinois shot 35 pct. FG or lower ...... Nov. 23, 2005, .345 (19-55) at Northern Colorado (Northern Colorado 65, Illinois 55) Illinois shot 30 pct. FG or lower ...... Feb. 15, 2004, .279 (17-61), vs. Minnesota (Minnesota 63, Illinois 54) Jan. 22 Girl Scout Day/Fraternity Day An opponent shot 60 pct. FG or better ...... Feb. 13, 2003, .608 (31-51), vs. UCSB (UCSB 77, Illinois 72) Admission for Girl Scouts is $1. Tickets must be An opponent shot 55 pct. FG or better ...... Jan. 30, 2005, .588 (30-51), vs. Ohio State (Ohio State 69, Illinois 55) purchased by Jan. 26. Grentz Gang seating An opponent shot 35 pct. FG or lower ...... November 25, 2005, .313 (15-48), vs. Utah State (Illinois 62, Utah State 43) while available. Contact Allison Berg for more An opponent shot 30 pct. FG or lower ...... Feb. 10, 2005, .299 (20-67), at Wisconsin (Wisconsin 65, Illinois 60) information at 217-244-0062 or Illinois forced 30 or more turnovers ...... November 18, 2005, 36, at Loyola (Illinois 79, Loyola 39) [email protected] Illinois won five games in a row ...... Dec. 11, 2004-Dec. 30, 2004, 5-game streak Illinois won ten games in a row ...... Nov. 20, 1981-Jan. 2, 1982, 10-game streak Feb. 5 National Girl and Women in Sports Illinois won 15 games in a row ...... Never Day/High School Team Day Illinois lost 5 games in a row ...... Feb. 15, 2004-March 4, 2004, 6-game streak Women’s athletes will be invited to the game Illinois lost 10 games in a row ...... Jan. 3, 1988-Feb. 12, 1988, 11-game streak and recognized for the contribution to Fighting Illinois lost 15 games in a row ...... Never Illini athletics. Team Day tickets must be pur- Illinois won 10 in a row at home ...... Dec. 20, 1997-Jan. 5, 1999, 18-game streak chased by Jan. 30. Grentz Gang seating while Illinois won 15 in a row at home ...... Dec. 20, 1997-Jan. 5, 1999, 18-game streak available. Contact Allison Berg for more infor- Illinois lost 5 in a row at home ...... Jan. 3-Feb. 12, 1988, 6-game streak mation at 217-244-0062 or [email protected] Illinois lost 10 in a row at home ...... Never Illinois won 5 straight away from home ...... Dec. 4, 2004-Jan. 9, 2005, 5-game streak Illinois won 10 straight away from home ...... Never Feb. 9 Daddy Daughter Date Night Dads and Daughters receive a carnation and can have a digital photo taken before the game. ILLINI BIRTHDAYS Photos will be posted on fightingillini.com Feb. 13 Blaine Patterson May 16 Danielle Gratton Aug. 30 Janelle Hughes Mar. 1 Audrey Tabon May 19 Victoria Arndt Sept. 2 Danyel Crutcher Mar. 2 Marsha Frese May 25 Brittney Daugherty Oct. 2 Diane Hobin Feb. 23 Senior Day Mar. 24 Theresa Grentz June 10 Chelsea Gordon Oct. 8 Stacie Terry Come recognize the outstanding careers of April 10 Maggie Acuna July 9 Megan Nyquist Nov. 10 Lacey Simpson Maggie Acuna, Brittney Daugherty and Janelle April 17 Erin McCarthy Aug. 10 Erin Wigley Hughes. April 19 Lori Bjork Aug. 15 Stephanie Chelleen

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2005-06 EXPANDED RESULTS

DATE OPPONENT RESULT REC. ATTEN. HIGH PTS. HIGH REB. 11/18 at Loyola W, 79-39 1-0 743 13 - Bjork 4 - Wigley, Hughes, Simpson, Acuna, Crutcher 11/23 at Northern Colorado L, 55-65 1-1 510 18 - Hughes 7 - Hughes, Acuna 11/25 vs. Utah State (@ Colorado) W, 62-43 2-1 836 17 - Bjork 8 - Acuna 11/26 vs. N. Iowa (@ Colorado) L, 47-71 2-2 1979 11 - Bjork 5 - Wigley 11/29 Northern Illinois 12/3 vs. St. Louis (@ Chicago) 12/5 at Bradley 12/9 at Florida 12/18 Oklahoma 12/22 Illinois State 12/29 Michigan 1/1 at Iowa 1/5 at Rhode Island 1/8 Northwestern 1/12 Penn State 1/15 at Wisconsin 1/19 at Michigan State 1/22 Purdue 1/26 at Indiana 1/29 at Ohio State 2/2 Minnesota 2/5 Michigan State 2/9 Wisconsin 2/12 at Penn State 2/16 at Northwestern 2/23 Iowa 2/26 at Michigan 3/2-3/6 Big Ten Tournament

Number of Times... Career Double-Doubles

Led Team in Scoring Double-Digit Scoring Games Lori Bjork 3 Lori Bjork 3 Danyel Crutcher (2) Pts. Reb. Opp. Janelle Hughes 1 Audrey Tabon 2 11/20/04 11 11 Ark-Pine Bluff Janelle Hughes 1 12/19/04 12 11 UCLA Led Team in Rebounding Erin Wigley 1 Maggie Acuna 3 Maggie Acuna 1 Erin Wigley (3) Pts. Reb. Opp. Janelle Hughes 2 2/13/05 14 10 Penn State Erin Wigley 2 Double Digit Rebound Games 2/22/05 11 10 IP-Fort Wayne Danyel Crutcher 1 None 3/4/05 10 11 Michigan State Lacey Simpson 1

ATTENDANCE SUMMARY GAMES TOTALS AVG./HIGH GAME HOME - - - BIG TEN HOME - - - AWAY 2 1,253 626/743 NEUTRAL 2 2,815 1,408/1,979 TOTAL 4 4,068 1,017/1,979

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2005-06 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM COMPARISONS

Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar. Tot. FG FG% 3-Ptrs. 3-FG % FT FT % Rebs. Assts. TO Blk Stl Fouls at Loyola 29/12 50/27 79/39 +40 34-71/14-42 .479/.333 5-15/4-10 .333/.400 6-7/7-8 .857/.875 33/33 22/7 13/36 5/4 20/8 7/10 at N. Colorado 21/31 34/34 55/65 -10 19-55/22-53 .345/.415 3-18/15-32 .167/.469 14-16/6-8 .875/.750 37/33 12/18 16/16 4/3 10/10 14/18 vs. Utah State 35/17 27/26 62/43 +19 24-54/15-48 .444/.313 6-13/7-17 .462/.412 8-11/6-15 .727/.400 35/34 15/7 16/24 4/2 15/9 21/14 vs. N. Iowa 23/36 24/35 47/71 -24 18-46/23-52 .391/.442 3-6/9-24 .500/.375 8-15/16-22 .533/.727 29/34 5/16 24/16 1/3 11/6 21/16 N. ILLINOIS vs. St. Louis at Bradley at Florida OKLAHOMA ILLINOIS STATE MICHIGAN at Iowa at Rhode Island NORTHWESTERN PENN STATE at Wisconsin at Michigan St. PURDUE at Indiana at Ohio State MINNESOTA MICHIGAN STATE WISCONSIN at Penn State at Northwestern IOWA at Michigan

Note: Totals are displayed in the ILLINOIS/OPPONENT format 2005-06 ILLINOIS INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Points ...... 18 ...... Janelle Hughes at Northern Colorado (11/23/05) Field Goals Made ...... 7 ...... Janelle Hughes at Northern Colorado (11/23/05) Field Goals Attempted ...... 13 ...... Lori Bjork at Loyola (11/18/05) ...... 13 ...... Janelle Hughes at Northern Colorado (11/23/05) Field Goal % (Min. 4 made) ...... 1.000 ...... Maggie Acuna at Loyola (11/18/05) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made ...... 3 ...... Lori Bjork at Loyola (11/18/05) ...... 3 ...... Lori Bjork vs. Utah State (11/25/05) 3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted ...... 8 ...... Lori Bjork at Loyola (11/18/05) 3-Pt. Field Goal % (Min. 1 made) ...... 1.000 ...... Maggie Acuna at Loyola (11/18/05) ...... 1.000 ...... Danielle Gratton at Northern Colorado (11/23/05) ...... 1.000 ...... Maggie Acuna vs. Northern Iowa (11/26/05) Free Throws Made ...... 4 ...... Lori Bjork at Northern Colorado (11/23/05) Free Throws Attempted ...... 5 ...... Erin Wigley vs. Utah State (11/25/05) Free Throw % (Min. 4 made) ...... 1.000 ...... Lori Bjork at Northern Colorado (11/23/05) Rebounds ...... 8 ...... Maggie Acuna vs. Utah State (11/25/05) Assists ...... 7 ...... Maggie Acuna at Loyola (11/18/05) Steals ...... 5 ...... Maggie Acuna at Loyola (11/18/05) ...... 5 ...... Janelle Hughes at Loyola (11/18/05) Blocked Shots ...... 2 ...... Audrey Tabon at Loyola (11/18/05) ...... 2 ...... Chelsea Gordon at Loyola (11/18/05) ...... 2 ...... Erin McCarthy at Northern Colorado (11/23/05) ...... 2 ...... Erin McCarthy vs. Utah State (11/25/05) Turnovers ...... 5 ...... Janelle Hughes at Northern Colorado (11/23/05) ...... 5 ...... Erin Wigley vs. Northern Iowa (11/26/05) Fouls ...... 5 ...... Erin Wigley at Northern Colorado (11/23/05)

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Fighting Illini Bio Updates #21 #11 MAGGIE ACUNA VICTORIA ARNDT Senior Freshman 5-6 Guard 6-2 Forward Oak Brook, Ill. Damascus, Ohio Hinsdale Central HS West Branch HS

SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS 2005-06 NOTES Pts: 11 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 11 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) Redshirting the 2005-06 season. Rebs: 8 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) 8 (twice, last vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) FGM: 4 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 5 (at Michigan, 12/30/04) SEASON/CAREER BESTS FGA: 4 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 7 (vs. Bradley, 12/7/04) Pts: - FTM: 2 (3 times, last vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) 3 (at Northwestern, 1/9/05) Rebs: - FTA: 3 (vs. Utah State, 11/25//05) 4 (twice, last vs. Indiana, 1/27/05) FGM: - 3FGM: 1 (twice, last vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) 1 (6 times, last vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) FGA: - 3FGA: 1 (twice, last vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) 2 (vs. Mich., 2/1/04) FTM: - Asst: 7 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 7 (twice, last at Loyola, 11/18/05) FTA: - Blk: 1 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 1 (4 times, last at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 3FGM: - Stl: 5 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 6 (vs. UAPB, 11/20/04) 3FGA: - Min: 37 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 43 (vs. Michigan State, 3/4/05) Asst: - Blk: - 2005-06 Game-By-Game Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN Stl: - 11/18 at Loyola * 4-4 1-1 2-2 4 0 11 7 0 0 5 29 Min: - 11/23 at N. Colorado * 2-3 0-0 2-2 7 4 6 4 2 1 2 37 11/25 vs. Utah State * 0-2 0-0 2-3 8 3 2 4 1 0 2 25 11/26 vs. N. Iowa * 1-2 1-1 0-0 3 2 3 1 3 0 1 28 2005-06 Game-By-Game 11/29 Northern Illinois Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 12/3 vs. St. Louis 11/18 at Loyola DNP 12/5 at Bradley 11/23 at N. Colorado DNP 12/9 at Florida 11/25 vs. Utah State DNP 12/18 Oklahoma 11/26 vs. N. Iowa DNP 12/22 Illinois State 11/29 Northern Illinois 12/29 Michigan 12/3 vs. St. Louis 1/1 at Iowa 12/5 at Bradley 1/5 at Rhode Island 12/9 at Florida 1/8 Northestern 12/18 Oklahoma 1/12 Penn State 12/22 Illinois State 1/15 at Wisconsin 12/29 Michigan 1/19 at Michigan State 1/1 at Iowa 1/22 Purdue 1/5 at Rhode Island 1/26 at Indiana 1/8 Northestern 1/29 at Ohio State 1/12 Penn State 2/2 Minnesota 1/15 at Wisconsin 2/5 Michigan State 1/19 at Michigan St. 2/9 Wisconsin 1/22 Purdue 2/12 at Penn State 1/26 at Indiana 2/16 at Northwestern 1/29 at Ohio State 2/23 Iowa 2/2 Minnesota 2/26 at Michigan 2/5 Michigan State 2/9 Wisconsin 2/12 at Penn State 2/16 at Northwestern 2/23 Iowa 2/26 at Michigan

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Fighting Illini Bio Updates #20 #50 LORI BJORK STEPHANIE CHELLEEN Freshman Sophomore 5-11 Guard 6-3 Forward Johnston, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa Johnston HS Lincoln HS

SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS 2005-06 NOTES Pts: 6 (vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) 13 (vs. IP-Fort Wayne, 2/22/05) Named to the Coors Classic All-Tournament Team Rebs: 4 (vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) 6 (vs. Pacific, 12/11/04) FGM: 3 (vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) 5 (vs. IP-Fort Wayne, 2/22/05) SEASON/CAREER BESTS FGA: 3 (vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) 6 (vs. Pacific, 12/11/04) Pts: 17 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) FTM: 1 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 4 (at Saint Peter’s, 11/27/04) Rebs: 6, twice last vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) FTA: 1 (twice, last vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) 4 (twice, last vs. C. Michigan, 12/28/04) FGM: 6 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) 3FGM: 0 1 (vs. IP-Fort Wayne, 2/22/05) FGA: 13 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 3FGA: 0 1 (three times, last vs. Northwestern, 3/3/05) FTM: 4 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) Asst: 0 2 (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/20/04) FTA: 4 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) Blk: 0 3 (vs. Central Michigan, 12/28/04) 3FGM: 3 (twice, last vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) Stl: 00 3FGA: 8 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) Min: 7 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) 16 (vs. Pacific, 12/11/04) Asst: 5 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) Blk: 1 (three times, last vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) 2005-06 Game-By-Game Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN Stl: 2 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) 11/18 at Loyola 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 Min: 32 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 11/23 at N. Colorado 1-1 0-0 0-0 10 200004 11/25 vs. Utah State 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 11/26 vs. N. Iowa 3-3 0-0 0-1 4 1 6 0 1 0 0 6 2005-06 Game-By-Game 11/29 Northern Illinois Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 12/3 vs. St. Louis 11/18 at Loyola * 5-13 3-8 0-0 3 2 13 5 0 0 1 32 12/5 at Bradley 11/23 at N. Colorado * 0-10 0-7 4-4 6 1 4 0 4 1 1 27 12/9 at Florida 11/25 vs. Utah State * 6-11 3-6 2-2 6 2 17 1 4 1 2 30 12/18 Oklahoma 11/26 vs. N. Iowa * 4-6 1-2 2-4 3 1 11 0 3 1 0 30 12/22 Illinois State 11/29 Northern Illinois 12/29 Michigan 12/3 vs. St. Louis 1/1 at Iowa 12/5 at Bradley 1/5 at Rhode Island 12/9 at Florida 1/8 Northestern 12/18 Oklahoma 1/12 Penn State 12/22 Illinois State 1/15 at Wisconsin 12/29 Michigan 1/19 at Michigan State 1/1 at Iowa 1/22 Purdue 1/5 at Rhode Island 1/26 at Indiana 1/8 Northestern 1/29 at Ohio State 1/12 Penn State 2/2 Minnesota 1/15 at Wisconsin 2/5 Michigan State 1/19 at Michigan State 2/9 Wisconsin 1/22 Purdue 2/12 at Penn State 1/26 at Indiana 2/16 at Northwestern 1/29 at Ohio State 2/23 Iowa 2/2 Minnesota 2/26 at Michigan 2/5 Michigan State 2/9 Wisconsin 2/12 at Penn State 2/16 at Northwestern 2/23 Iowa 2/26 at Michigan

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Fighting Illini Bio Updates #32 #44 DANYEL CRUTCHER BRITTNEY DAUGHERTY Sophomore Senior 6-2 Forward 6-2 Center/Forward Orange, N.J. Peoria, Ill. Orange HS Peoria Central HS

SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Pts: 6 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 13 (vs. C. Michigan, 12/28/04) Pts: 4 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 9 (vs. Northwestern, 2/16/05) Rebs: 4 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 12 (at St. Joe’s, 11/23/04) Rebs: 4 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) 8 (at Wisconsin, 2/10/05) FGM: 3 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 6 (twice, last vs. C. Mich., 12/28/04) FGM: 2 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 4 (twice, last vs. Wayne St., 11/21/03) FGA: 3 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 9 (twice, last at La. Tech, 12/4/04) FGA: 4 (twice, last vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) 9 (vs. Wayne St., 11/21/03) FTM: 2 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 4 (at Saint Peter’s, 11/27/04) FTM: 0 5 (vs. Northwestern, 2/16/05) FTA: 2 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 5 (at Saint Peter’s, 11/27/04) FTA: 0 7 (vs. Northwestern, 2/16/05) 3FGM: 003FGM: 00 3FGA: 0 0 3FGA: 0 1 (vs. Iowa, 1/23/05) Asst: 1 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) 2 (twice, last vs. IP-Fort Wayne, 2/22/05) Asst: 0 2 (vs. Alabama St., 11/21/03) Blk: 0 4 (at Saint Peter’s, 11/27/04) Blk: 0 4 (vs. Purdue, 1/30/03) Stl: 1 (twice, last vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) 3 (vs. UAPB, 11/20/04) Stl: 1 (twice, last vs. Utah St., 11/25/05) 2 (twice, last at Northwestern, 1/9/05) Min: 11 (twice, last vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) 36 (vs. UCLA, 12/19/04) Min: 12 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) 28 (at Michigan, 12/30/04)

2005-06 Game-By-Game 2005-06 Game-By-Game 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 11/18 at Loyola 3-3 0-0 0-0 4 0 6010110 11/18 at Loyola 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 4 0 2 0 1 7 11/23 at N. Colorado 0-2 0-0 2-2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 11/23 at N. Colorado DNP 11/25 vs. Utah State 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 11 11/25 vs. Utah State 1-4 0-0 0-0 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 12 11/26 vs. N. Iowa 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 11 11/26 vs. N. Iowa 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 11/29 Northern Illinois 11/29 Northern Illinois 12/3 vs. St. Louis 12/3 vs. St. Louis 12/5 at Bradley 12/5 at Bradley 12/9 at Florida 12/9 at Florida 12/18 Oklahoma 12/18 Oklahoma 12/22 Illinois State 12/22 Illinois State 12/29 Michigan 12/29 Michigan 1/1 at Iowa 1/1 at Iowa 1/5 at Rhode Island 1/5 at Rhode Island 1/8 Northestern 1/8 Northestern 1/12 Penn State 1/12 Penn State 1/15 at Wisconsin 1/15 at Wisconsin 1/19 at Michigan State 1/19 at Michigan State 1/22 Purdue 1/22 Purdue 1/26 at Indiana 1/26 at Indiana 1/29 at Ohio State 1/29 at Ohio State 2/2 Minnesota 2/2 Minnesota 2/5 Michigan State 2/5 Michigan State 2/9 Wisconsin 2/9 Wisconsin 2/12 at Penn State 2/12 at Penn State 2/16 at Northwestern 2/16 at Northwestern 2/23 Iowa 2/23 Iowa 2/26 at Michigan 2/26 at Michigan

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Fighting Illini Bio Updates #33 #35 CHELSEA GORDON DANIELLE GRATTON Freshman Freshman 6-0 Forward 6-0 Guard Erie, Pa. Bethel Park, Pa. Mercyhurst Prep Bethel Park HS

SEASON/CAREER BESTS SEASON/CAREER BESTS Pts: 8 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) Pts: 8 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) Rebs: 3 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) Rebs: 3 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) FGM: 3 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) FGM: 3 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) FGA: 11 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) FGA: 5 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) FTM: 2 (vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) FTM: 3 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) FTA: 2 (twice, last vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) FTA: 4 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 3FGM: 1 (twice, last vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) 3FGM: 1 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 3FGA: 3 (twice, last at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 3FGA: 1 (twice, last vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) Asst: 1 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) Asst: 3 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) Blk: 2 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) Blk: 0 Stl: 3 (twice, last vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) Stl: 3 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) Min: 21 (vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) Min: 18 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05)

2005-06 Game-By-Game 2005-06 Game-By-Game 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 11/18 at Loyola 3-11 1-3 1-2 3 0 8 1 0 2 3 19 11/18 at Loyola 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 8 11/23 at N. Colorado 0-4 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 15 11/23 at N. Colorado 2-3 1-1 3-4 3 0 8 2 1 0 0 13 11/25 vs. Utah State 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 0 3 0 20016 11/25 vs. Utah State 3-5 0-1 0-0 1 0 6 0 00318 11/26 vs. N. Iowa 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 2 0 2 0 3 21 11/26 vs. N. Iowa 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 11/29 Northern Illinois 11/29 Northern Illinois 12/3 vs. St. Louis 12/3 vs. St. Louis 12/5 at Bradley 12/5 at Bradley 12/9 at Florida 12/9 at Florida 12/18 Oklahoma 12/18 Oklahoma 12/22 Illinois State 12/22 Illinois State 12/29 Michigan 12/29 Michigan 1/1 at Iowa 1/1 at Iowa 1/5 at Rhode Island 1/5 at Rhode Island 1/8 Northestern 1/8 Northestern 1/12 Penn State 1/12 Penn State 1/15 at Wisconsin 1/15 at Wisconsin 1/19 at Michigan State 1/19 at Michigan State 1/22 Purdue 1/22 Purdue 1/26 at Indiana 1/26 at Indiana 1/29 at Ohio State 1/29 at Ohio State 2/2 Minnesota 2/2 Minnesota 2/5 Michigan State 2/5 Michigan State 2/9 Wisconsin 2/9 Wisconsin 2/12 at Penn State 2/12 at Penn State 2/16 at Northwestern 2/16 at Northwestern 2/23 Iowa 2/23 Iowa 2/26 at Michigan 2/26 at Michigan

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Fighting Illini Bio Updates #1 #00 JANELLE HUGHES ERIN McCARTHY Senior Freshman 5-8 Guard 6-5 Center Country Club Hills, Ill. Tulsa, Okla. Hillcrest HS Bishop Kelly HS

SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS SEASON/CAREER BESTS Pts: 18 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 21 (vs. Northwestern, 2/16/05) Pts: 6 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) Rebs: 7 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 7 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) Rebs: 3 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) FGM: 7 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 9 (vs. Northwestern, 2/16/05) FGM: 3 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) FGA: 13 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 13 (twice, last at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) FGA: 5 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) FTM: 2 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 7 (at MSU, 2/24/03) FTM: 1 (vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) FTA: 2 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 8 (at MSU, 2/24/03) FTA: 2 (vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) 3FGM: 2 (twice, last vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) 3 (three times, last vs. NW, 2/16/05) 3FGM: 0 3FGA: 6 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 6 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 3FGA: 0 Asst: 3 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 7 (vs. UCLA., 12/19/04) Asst: 3 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) Blk: 0 2 (at UCLA, 11/30/03) Blk: 2 (twice, last vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) Stl: 5 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 5 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) Stl: 1 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) Min: 29 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 36 (at Ohio State, 2/22/04) Min: 20 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05)

2005-06 Game-By-Game 2005-06 Game-By-Game 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 11/18 at Loyola * 1-8 0-2 0-0 4 2 2 2 1 0 5 21 11/18 at Loyola 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 6 0 1 1 0 10 11/23 at N. Colorado * 7-13 2-6 2-2 7 3 18 3 5 0 1 29 11/23 at N. Colorado 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 4 0 1 2 0 17 11/25 vs. Utah State * 2-7 2-4 0-0 2 2 6 2 2 0 2 16 11/25 vs. Utah State 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 4 4 3 0 2 1 20 11/26 vs. N. Iowa * 3-9 1-2 0-0 0 27110320 11/26 vs. N. Iowa 0-4 0-0 1-2 1 4 1 0 3 0 0 8 11/29 Northern Illinois 11/29 Northern Illinois 12/3 vs. St. Louis 12/3 vs. St. Louis 12/5 at Bradley 12/5 at Bradley 12/9 at Florida 12/9 at Florida 12/18 Oklahoma 12/18 Oklahoma 12/22 Illinois State 12/22 Illinois State 12/29 Michigan 12/29 Michigan 1/1 at Iowa 1/1 at Iowa 1/5 at Rhode Island 1/5 at Rhode Island 1/8 Northestern 1/8 Northestern 1/12 Penn State 1/12 Penn State 1/15 at Wisconsin 1/15 at Wisconsin 1/19 at Michigan State 1/19 at Michigan State 1/22 Purdue 1/22 Purdue 1/26 at Indiana 1/26 at Indiana 1/29 at Ohio State 1/29 at Ohio State 2/2 Minnesota 2/2 Minnesota 2/5 Michigan State 2/5 Michigan State 2/9 Wisconsin 2/9 Wisconsin 2/12 at Penn State 2/12 at Penn State 2/16 at Northwestern 2/16 at Northwestern 2/23 Iowa 2/23 Iowa 2/26 at Michigan 2/26 at Michigan

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Fighting Illini Bio Updates #14 #22 MEGAN NYQUIST LACEY SIMPSON Redshirt Freshman Freshman 5-10 Guard 5-11 Forward Lee’s Summit, Mo. Zion, Ill. Lee’s Summit HS Zion-Benton HS

2005-06 NOTES SEASON/CAREER BESTS Recovering from a knee injury. Pts: 4 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) Rebs: 4 (twice, last vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) SEASON/CAREER BESTS FGM: 2 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) Pts: - FGA: 4 (vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) Rebs: - FTM: 0 FGM: - FTA: 0 FGA: - 3FGM: 0 FTM: - 3FGA: 1 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) FTA: - Asst: 3 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 3FGM: - Blk: 0 3FGA: - Stl: 3 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) Asst: - Min: 13 (vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) Blk: - Stl: - 2005-06 Game-By-Game Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN Min: - 11/18 at Loyola 2-3 0-1 0-0 4 1 4 3 1 0 1 12 11/23 at N. Colorado DNP 2005-06 Game-By-Game 11/25 vs. Utah State 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 9 Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 11/26 vs. N. Iowa 1-4 0-0 0-0 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 13 11/18 at Loyola DNP-Injured 11/29 Northern Illinois 11/23 at N. Colorado DNP-Injured 12/3 vs. St. Louis 11/25 vs. Utah State DNP-Injured 12/5 at Bradley 11/26 vs. N. Iowa DNP-Injured 12/9 at Florida 11/29 Northern Illinois 12/18 Oklahoma 12/3 vs. St. Louis 12/22 Illinois State 12/5 at Bradley 12/29 Michigan 12/9 at Florida 1/1 at Iowa 12/18 Oklahoma 1/5 at Rhode Island 12/22 Illinois State 1/8 Northestern 12/29 Michigan 1/12 Penn State 1/1 at Iowa 1/15 at Wisconsin 1/5 at Rhode Island 1/19 at Michigan State 1/8 Northestern 1/22 Purdue 1/12 Penn State 1/26 at Indiana 1/15 at Wisconsin 1/29 at Ohio State 1/19 at Michigan St. 2/2 Minnesota 1/22 Purdue 2/5 Michigan State 1/26 at Indiana 2/9 Wisconsin 1/29 at Ohio State 2/12 at Penn State 2/2 Minnesota 2/16 at Northwestern 2/5 Michigan State 2/23 Iowa 2/9 Wisconsin 2/26 at Michigan 2/12 at Penn State 2/16 at Northwestern 2/23 Iowa 2/26 at Michigan

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Fighting Illini Bio Updates #15 #34 AUDREY TABON ERIN WIGLEY Junior Junior 6-2 Forward/Center 6-1 Forward Pittsburgh, Pa. Moon Township, Pa. Oakland Catholic HS Moon Area HS

SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Pts: 10 (twice, last vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) 10 (twice, last vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) Pts: 13 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) 19 (vs. Bradley, 12/7/04) Rebs: 3 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 12 (vs. Michigan St., 3/4/05) Rebs: 5 (twice, last vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) 11 (vs. Michigan St. 3/4/05) FGM: 4 (twice, last vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) 4 (3 times, last vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) FGM: 5 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) 8 (vs. Bradley, 12/7/04) FGA: 8 (vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) 8 (twice, last vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) FGA: 12 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 15 (twice, last vs. Michigan St. 3/4/05) FTM: 2 (twice, last vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) 5 (three times, last vs N. Iowa, 11/26/05) FTM: 3 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) 6 (vs. Iowa, 2/24/05) FTA: 4 (vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) 8 (vs. Bradley, 12/7/04) FTA: 5 (vs. Utah State, 11/25/05) 7 (vs. Iowa, 2/24/05) 3FGM: 003FGM: 0 2 (twice, last at La. Tech, 12/4/05) 3FGA: 1 (vs. N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 1 (twice, last vs. N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 3FGA: 1 (vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) 3 (at La. Tech, 12/4/05) Asst: 0 2 (twice, last at NU, 1/9/05) Asst: 3 (3 times, last vs. N. Iowa, 11/26/05) 4 (vs. Mich., 2/1/04) Blk: 2 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 2 (four times, last at Loyola, 11/18/05) Blk: 0 4 (at Oklahoma, 12/28/04) Stl: 1 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 3 (vs. UAPB, 11/20/04) Stl: 4 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 4 (twice, last at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) Min: 25 (at Loyola, 11/18/05) 31 (vs. Michigan St., 3/4/05) Min: 31 (at N. Colorado, 11/23/05) 41 (vs. Michigan St. 3/4/05)

2005-06 Game-By-Game 2005-06 Game-By-Game 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 11/18 at Loyola * 4-7 0-0 2-2 3 1 10 0 4 2 1 25 11/18 at Loyola * 4-8 0-0 0-0 4 1 8 1 3 0 2 22 11/23 at N. Colorado * 1-5 0-1 1-2 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 23 11/23 at N. Colorado * 4-12 0-0 0-0 5 5 8 3 2 0 4 31 11/25 vs. Utah State * 2-6 0-0 1-1 3 4 5 0 0 1 0 15 11/25 vs. Utah State * 5-7 0-0 3-5 1 3 13 3 4 0 0 21 11/26 vs. N. Iowa * 4-8 0-0 2-4 4 3 10 0 2 0 1 21 11/26 vs. N. Iowa * 1-7 0-1 1-2 5 3 3 3 5 0 3 30 11/29 Northern Illinois 11/29 Northern Illinois 12/3 vs. St. Louis 12/3 vs. St. Louis 12/5 at Bradley 12/5 at Bradley 12/9 at Florida 12/9 at Florida 12/18 Oklahoma 12/18 Oklahoma 12/22 Illinois State 12/22 Illinois State 12/29 Michigan 12/29 Michigan 1/1 at Iowa 1/1 at Iowa 1/5 at Rhode Island 1/5 at Rhode Island 1/8 Northestern 1/8 Northestern 1/12 Penn State 1/12 Penn State 1/15 at Wisconsin 1/15 at Wisconsin 1/19 at Michigan State 1/19 at Michigan State 1/22 Purdue 1/22 Purdue 1/26 at Indiana 1/26 at Indiana 1/29 at Ohio State 1/29 at Ohio State 2/2 Minnesota 2/2 Minnesota 2/5 Michigan State 2/5 Michigan State 2/9 Wisconsin 2/9 Wisconsin 2/12 at Penn State 2/12 at Penn State 2/16 at Northwestern 2/16 at Northwestern 2/23 Iowa 2/23 Iowa 2/26 at Michigan 2/26 at Michigan

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2005-06 Illinois Box Scores and Summaries GAME 1: Illinois 79, Loyola 39 GAME 3: Illinois 62, Utah State 43 Nov. 18, 2005 • Gentile Center, Chicago, Ill. Nov. 25, 2005 • Coors Events Center, Boulder, Colo. Illinois’ defense forced 36 turnovers in a 79-39 season-opening victory over Loyola in Illinois put USU away early with an 18-0 first half run that gave the Illini a 28-6 lead at Chicago, Ill., Nov. 18. Illini freshman Lori Bjork led the team in scoring in her first colle- the 7:48 mark. Junior forward Erin Wigley had eight points in the spurt, during which giate game with 13 points, including three three-pointers. Senior point guard Maggie the Orange and Blue held the Aggies scoreless for 6:45. Illinois took a 35-17 lead into Acuna had a career game with a career-best 11 points and seven assists to go along with halftime behind 10 points from Wigley and a defense that forced 15 first half turnovers. her five steals. Illinois used a 17-2 run at the end of the first half to take a 29-12 lead at Lori Bjork led the Illini with 17 points on 6 for 11 shooting, including 3 for 6 from the break and then started the second half with an 11-1 run to put the game away. behind the arc. Wigley finished with 13 and Maggie Acuna led the Illini with a career Illinois’ 50 points in the second half were the most for a UI team since netting 54 in the high-tying eight rebounds. second half vs. Michigan on Feb. 1, 2004.

GAME 2: Northern Colorado 65, Illinois 55 GAME 4: Northern Iowa 71, Illinois 47 Nov. 23, 2005 • Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion, Greeley, Colo. Nov. 26, 2005 • Coors Events Center, Boulder, Colo. Northern Colorado poured in three-pointers from all over the court in a stunning 65-55 The Illini finished its Colorado trip on a disappointing note, finishing second in the 19th victory over Illinois on Nov. 23 in Greeley, Colo.. The Bears buried 15 of 32 shots Annual Coors Classic after a 71-47 loss to Northern Iowa. Although it never led, Illinois (46.9%) from behind the arc to take control early on and hold on for a victory against stayed close for most of the first class before UNI went on a 10-0 late to turn a slim 24- the favored Illini. Janelle Hughes led all scorers with 18 points and also added a career- 19 lead into a 34-19 cushion with 3:45 left. The Panthers opened the second half with a high seven rebounds. Illinois managed to hit only 3 of 18 treys (16.7%) and trailed 31-21 17-1 run and cruised from there, never letting their lead fall below 19 points the rest of at halftime. Maggie Acuna added seven rebounds for the Illini, who made 14 of 16 free the way. Lori Bjork, who was the lone Illini named to the All-Tournament Team, led throws in the game (87.5%). Illinois with 11 points, the third time in four games she has been the team’s top scorer.

Illinois Women’s Basketball Game Notes• Page 16 THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 26, 2005) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (2-2) (0-0) (1-1) (1-1) CONFERENCE...... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (2-2) (0-0) (1-1) (1-1)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------20 Bjork, Lori...... 4-4 119 29.8 15-40 .375 7-23 .304 8-10 .800 2 16 18 4.5 6 0 6 11 3 4 45 11.3 01 Hughes, Janelle.... 4-4 86 21.5 13-37 .351 5-14 .357 2-2 1.000 2 11 13 3.3 9 0 8 9 0 11 33 8.3 34 Wigley, Erin...... 4-4 104 26.0 14-34 .412 0-1 .000 4-7 .571 6 9 15 3.8 12 1 10 14 0 9 32 8.0 15 Tabon, Audrey...... 4-4 84 21.0 11-26 .423 0-1 .000 6-9 .667 5 7 12 3.0 9 0 0 6 3 3 28 7.0 21 Acuna, Maggie...... 4-4 119 29.8 7-11 .636 2-2 1.000 6-7 .857 0 22 22 5.5 9 0 16 6 1 10 22 5.5 35 Gratton, Danielle.. 4-0 47 11.8 7-11 .636 1-2 .500 3-4 .750 2 4 6 1.5 0 0 5 1 0 3 18 4.5 00 McCarthy, Erin..... 4-0 55 13.8 7-14 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 4 3 7 1.8 8 0 3 5 5 1 15 3.8 33 Gordon, Chelsea.... 4-0 71 17.8 4-20 .200 2-8 .250 3-4 .750 3 2 5 1.3 1 0 1 5 2 7 13 3.3 50 Chelleen, Stephanie 4-0 22 5.5 6-8 .750 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 3 4 7 1.8 1 0 0 2 0 0 13 3.3 22 Simpson, Lacey..... 3-0 34 11.3 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 5 4 9 3.0 2 0 4 2 0 4 8 2.7 32 Crutcher, Danyel... 4-0 36 9.0 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 3 7 10 2.5 3 0 1 4 0 2 10 2.5 44 Daugherty, Brittney 3-0 23 7.7 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 1.7 3 0 0 3 0 2 6 2.0 TEAM...... 2 3 5 1.3 0 1 ------Total...... 4 800 95-226 .420 17-52 .327 36-49 .735 38 96 134 33.5 63 1 54 69 14 56 243 60.8 Opponents...... 4 800 74-195 .379 35-83 .422 35-53 .660 34 100 134 33.5 58 - 48 92 12 33 218 54.5

TEAM STATISTICS ILL OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 243 218 11.18.05 at Loyola W 79-39 743 Points per game...... 60.8 54.5 11/23/05 at Northern Colorado L 55-65 510 Scoring margin...... +6.3 - #11/25/05 vs Utah State W 62-43 836 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 95-226 74-195 #11/26/05 vs Northern Iowa L 47-71 1979 Field goal pct...... 420 .379 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 17-52 35-83 3-point FG pct...... 327 .422 3-pt FG made per game.. 4.3 8.8 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 36-49 35-53 Free throw pct...... 735 .660 REBOUNDS...... 134 134 Rebounds per game...... 33.5 33.5 Rebounding margin...... +0.0 - ASSISTS...... 54 48 Assists per game...... 13.5 12.0 TURNOVERS...... 69 92 Turnovers per game..... 17.3 23.0 Turnover margin...... +5.8 - Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.8 0.5 STEALS...... 56 33 Steals per game...... 14.0 8.3 BLOCKS...... 14 12 Blocks per game...... 3.5 3.0 WINNING STREAK...... 0 - Home win streak...... 0 - ATTENDANCE...... 0 4068 Home games-Avg/Game.... 0-0 2-626 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 2-1408

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------Illinois...... 108 135 - 243 Opponents...... 96 122 - 218