ILLINOIS STATE 1 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL - 2020-21 GAME NOTES ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS GAME 25: ILLINOIS STATE VS. UT MARTIN Lauri Riddell, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications SERIES HISTORY ILLINOIS STATE (16-8, 12-6 MVC) NET: 60 UT MARTIN (21-6, 17-2 OVC) NET: 69 O: (309) 438-3802 | C: (847) 302-8377 | F: (309) 438-3902 Overall ----------------------------------------------------2-3 PTS / GAME ------------------------------------------ 68.7 PTS / GAME ------------------------------------------ 69.0 Email: [email protected] | Website: GoRedbirds.com Normal, Ill. -----------------------------------------------1-1 PTS ALLOWED / GAME --------------------------- 60.0 PTS ALLOWED / GAME --------------------------- 60.8 Away ------------------------------------------------------0-1 FG ------------------------------------------------------- 44.5 FG ------------------------------------------------------- 46.1 Neutral ----------------------------------------------------1-1 FG DEFENSE ---------------------------------------- 38.3 FG DEFENSE ---------------------------------------- 37.9 2020-21 SCHEDULE (16-8, 12-6 MVC) Win Streak -----------------------------------------ISU W1 Last Meeting ------ Nov. 27, 2019 (W 70-47 at ISU) 3-PT FG ------------------------------------------------ 37.5 3-PT FG ------------------------------------------------ 37.4 Date Opponent Result/Time 3-PT FG DEFENSE --------------------------------- 30.9 3-PT FG DEFENSE --------------------------------- 30.9 NOVEMBER FT -------------------------------------------------------- 71.2 FT -------------------------------------------------------- 75.3 REB / GAME ------------------------------------------ 34.7 N25 at Northern Illinois CANCELED REB / GAME ------------------------------------------ 34.2 REB ALLOWED / GAME -------------------------- 33.0 REB ALLOWED / GAME -------------------------- 34.4 N28 at Tulsa CANCELED DECEMBER LEADING SCORER ------------------Redmond, 14.0 LEADING SCORER ------------------------Perry, 23.2 (3-0) LEADING REBOUNDER ----------------- Wilson, 6.3 LEADING REBOUNDER ------------------- Perry, 7.2 D2 DAYTON CANCELED LEADER IN ASSISTS ----------------------Saylor, 3.0 LEADER IN ASSISTS ---------------------Robins, 3.4 D6 SAINT XAVIER W 98-53 HEAD COACH -------Kristen Gillespie (4th season) HEAD COACH -------Kevin McMillan (12th season) D13 at Western Illinois W 85-55 ISU RECORD ------------------------------68-46 (.596) UTM RECORD ------------------------- 239-142 (.627) D17 OMAHA W 69-38 CAREER RECORD ------------------- 173-111 (.609) CAREER RECORD ------------------- 239-142 (.627) D19 GREEN BAY CANCELED D20 SAINT LOUIS CANCELED QUICK HITS JANUARY (6-3) ‘BIRDS ADVANCE TO WNIT CONSOLATION CROMPTON SETS SOPHOMORE THREE- J1 at UNI* L 71-82 FINAL WITH WIN OVER SAMFORD POINT RECORD J2 at UNI* L 67-72 J7 at Indiana State* W 74-60 ♦ Illinois State defeated Samford, 68-62, on Satur- ♦ With her first three in Friday’s game vs. Tulane, J8 at Indiana State* W 62-32 day afternooon to move on to the Memphis Region Mary Crompton set a new program sophomore J14 VALPARAISO* W 81-75 (OT) consolation final on Monday versus UT Martin. three-point record and is currently at 61 threes J15 VALPARAISO* L 58-75 ♦ Senior guard JuJu Redmond paced the Red- on the year (10th all-time in ISU’s single-season J21 EVANSVILLE* W 73-48 birds with 17 points, going 6-of-11 (54.5%) from the three-point records). J22 EVANSVILLE* W 2-0 (FORFEIT) floor and adding five rebounds, three assists, two ♦ Crompton is ranked fifth nationally, shooting J27 BRADLEY* W 66-54 steals and a career-high three blocks. 45.7% from deep. ♦ Joining Redmond in double figures was Terrion FEBRUARY (4-3) REDBIRD IN THE WNIT F5 at Southern Illinois* W 57-50 Moore (14), Maya Wong (12) and Mary Cromp- F6 at Southern Illinois* L 41-43 ton (10). Moore also led ISU with eight rebounds. ♦ This marks ISU’s 13th WNIT and 18th all-time F12 NO. 23/25 MISSOURI STATE* L 52-69 ♦ After a quick start by Samford, ISU led for the postseason appearance with the ‘Birds holding a F13 NO. 23/25 MISSOURI STATE* L 72-73 final 35 minutes of the game, building its largest 21-19 overall record in the WNIT. F19 DRAKE* W 76-68 lead at 44-30 in the 3Q. The Bulldogs came within ♦ This is also the first postseason appearance F20 DRAKE* W 81-71 four points three times in the final 3:17 but came for head coach Kristen Gillespie at the NCAA DI F25 at Bradley* W 79-59 no closer as the ‘Birds converted six free throws in level and the first for the program in eight years MARCH (3-2) that span to ice the game. (since the 2012-13 season). M5 at Loyola Chicago* W 64-61 M6 at Loyola Chicago* W 60-45 GAME INFORMATION FOLLOW ALONG M12 vs. Loyola Chicago% L 60-61 March 22, 2021 / 4 p.m. CT / Collierville High School M19 vs. Tulane& L 67-75 Stream: FloHoops GoRedbirds.com or at M20 vs. Samford& W 68-62 Radio: Illinois State Radio Network / FM 93.7 / TuneIn @RedbirdWBB on: M22 vs. UT Martin& 4 p.m. CT Talent: Greg Halbleib SCHEDULE KEY * Missouri Valley Conference Game Live Stats: SIDEARM Stats % MVC Tournament & WNIT LAST GAME'S STARTERS E R D R LO ON Y OO PTON ILSON M M DM W O E E SA R G ION CR RR PAI RY JUJU A TE DEANNA M Jr. / 5-10 / G Sr. / 5-5 / G R-So. / 5-8 / G Sr. / 5-11 / G So. / 6-2 / F Kansas City, Kan. Martinsville, Ind. Iowa City, Iowa Chicago, Ill. St. Louis, Mo. PPG FG% APG SPG PPG FG% APG SPG PPG FG% 3FG% 3FGM PPG FG% APG RPG PPG FG% 3FG% RPG 11.0 42.8 1.3 2.2 6.4 46.2 3.0 1.0 11.1 42.3 45.9 2.7 14.0 46.0 2.7 6.2 9.0 46.2 33.3 6.3 2 ILLINOIS STATE ROSTER 2020-21 ILLINOIS STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER BY ELIGIBILITY ALPHABETICAL ROSTER SENIORS (2): Redmond, Saylor NO. NAME POS HT. YR HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (LAST SCHOOL) JUNIORS (3): Moore, Koudelka, Newland 32 Kate Bullman F 6-2 Fr. Grayslake, Ill. / Grayslake Central HS SOPHOMORES (5): Call, Crompton, Gietzel, Kelle, Wilson 12 Cameron Call G 5-8 So. Mt. Vernon, Mo. / Mt. Vernon HS FRESHMEN (2): Bullman, McGinnis-Taylor 3 Mary Crompton G 5-8 R-So. Iowa City, Iowa / Regina HS 33 Hannah Kelle F 6-1 So. Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln Southwest HS BY STATE 5 Lexy Koudelka F 6-1 Jr. Nevada, Iowa / Nevada HS 21 Ally Gietzel G 5-10 R-So. Fond du Lac, Wisc. /Fond du Lac HS ILLINOIS (3): Bullman, Redmond, Wong 1 Jasmine McGinnis-Taylor F 6-3 Fr. Omaha, Neb. / Westside HS INDIANA (1): Saylor 0 Terrion Moore G 5-10 Jr. Kansas City, Kan. / Leavenworth HS (Little Rock) IOWA (2): Crompton, Koudelka 13 Kayel Newland G 6-0 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. / Liberty HS KANSAS (1): Moore 23 Juliunn Redmond G 5-11 Sr. Chicago, Ill. / John Marshall HS (Tallahassee CC) MISSOURI (3): Call, Newland, Wilson 14 Paige Saylor G 5-5 Sr. Martinsville, Ind. /Roncalli HS NEBRASKA (2): Kelle, McGinnis-Taylor 24 DeAnna Wilson F 6-2 So. St. Louis, Mo. / Cardinal Ritter College Prep (Moberly Area CC) WISCONSIN (1): Gietzel 2 Maya Wong G 5-8 R-Fr. Normal, Ill. / Normal Community HS PRONUNCIATIONS NUMERICAL ROSTER See roster page on GoRedbirds.com for audio recordngs of pronunciations. NO. NAME POS HT. YR HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (LAST SCHOOL) #0 Terrion Moore - “TARE-eee-on” 0 Terrion Moore G 5-10 Jr. Kansas City, Kan. / Leavenworth HS (Little Rock) 1 Jasmine McGinnis-Taylor F 6-3 Fr. Omaha, Neb. / Westside HS #5 Lexy Koudelka - “kuh-DELL-kuh” 2 Maya Wong G 5-8 R-Fr. Normal, Ill. / Normal Community HS #13 Kayel Newland - “cale” 3 Mary Crompton G 5-8 R-So. Iowa City, Iowa / Regina HS #21 Ally Gietzel - “GEET-zull” 5 Lexy Koudelka F 6-1 Jr. Nevada, Iowa / Nevada HS #23 Juliunn Redmond - “JOO-lee-en” 12 Cameron Call G 5-8 So. Mt. Vernon, Mo. / Mt. Vernon HS #24 DeAnna Wilson - “dee-ANN-uh” 13 Kayel Newland G 6-0 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. / Liberty HS #33 Hannah Kelle - “KELL-ee” 14 Paige Saylor G 5-5 Sr. Martinsville, Ind. /Roncalli HS 21 Ally Gietzel G 5-10 R-So. Fond du Lac, Wisc. /Fond du Lac HS COACH GILLESPIE AT ISU 23 Juliunn Redmond G 5-11 Sr. Chicago, Ill. / John Marshall HS (Tallahassee CC) OVERALL MVC 24 DeAnna Wilson F 6-2 So. St. Louis, Mo. / Cardinal Ritter College Prep (Moberly Area CC) 2020-21 16-8 12-6 32 Kate Bullman F 6-2 Fr. Grayslake, Ill. / Grayslake Central HS 2019-20 19-10 11-7 33 Hannah Kelle F 6-1 So. Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln Southwest HS 2018-19 19-12 11-7 2017-18 14-16 8-10 TOTAL 68-46 42-30 COACHING STAFF KRISTEN GILLESPIE / Head Coach / Fourth Season Kristen Gillespie enters her fourth season at the helm of the Illinois State program, after leading the Redbirds to a 19-10 finish last year and back-to-back 19 win seasons for the first time in six years. Gillespie came to Illinois State after leading Lewis University to a 51-12 record over her last two seasons, including a pair of trips to the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Tournament and one appearance in the GLVC Championship game. In her first season in Romeoville, Illinois, the Flyers won the GLVC East Division with a record of 18-0, which led Gillespie to be selected as the 2016 GLVC Coach of the Year, the WBCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year and the IBCA Division II Coach of the Year. JESSICA KELLER / Associate Head Coach / Fourth Season Jessica Keller joined the women’s basketball staff as an assistant coach April 24, 2017 and was promoted to the role of associate head coach prior to the 2020-21 season. Keller comes to Normal after a three-year head coaching stint at Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri. She compiled an overall record of 75-24 in three seasons at Columbia, including a 55-17 mark in the American Midwest Conference.