The Series Iowa leads overall and 24-5 in Iowa City Last Meeting: #18/21 Iowa 80, Illinois 69 on Jan. 30, 2011 in Champaign

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1 Fighting Illini WoMen's Basketball Game Notes SID Contact: Derek Neal // (o) // (c) // // Illinois Schedule 7-20 overall, 2-12 Big Ten (2-9 Home, 3-9 Away, 2-2 Neutral) N 12 Illinois State l, FI.com N 15 at South Carolina L, N 19 at Bradley W, N 22 Cal Poly (Youth Day) W, BTN.com N 26 vs. Long Beach St ^ W, N 27 vs. #14/15 North Carolina ^ L, N 28 vs. Ole Miss ^ L, D 1 N.C. State & l, BTN D 4 at Colorado % W, D 8 at Oakland L, (OT) D 18 vs. UIC (@ United Center) W, D 21 at Marquette L, D 28 California l, BTN.com D 30 Minnesota* W, BTN J 2 at #12/16 Michigan State* L, BTN J 9 Northwestern* l, (OT) BTN.com J 13 at Indiana* W, BTN.com J 16 at Penn State* L, ESPN2 J 20 #25/RV Ohio State* L, BTN.com J 23 at Wisconsin* L, BTN J 27 Penn State* l, BTN.com J 30 #18/21 Iowa* (Pack the Hall) L, BTN.com F 3 at Northwestern* L, BTN F 6 at Michigan* L, BTN.com F 10 Indiana* l, BTN.com F 13 at Purdue* L, F 20 #11/10 Michigan St.* L, BTN F 24 at Iowa* 7:30 pm BTN F 27 Michigan* 2 pm BTN.com M 3-6 Big Ten Tourney (Indianapolis) TBA BTN/ESPN2 M NCAA First and Second Rounds TBA ESPN/ESPN2 M NCAA Regionals TBA ESPN/ESPN2 A 3&5 NCAA Final Four (San Antonio) TBA ESPN/ESPN2 ^ Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown (Honolulu) & Big Ten/ACC Challenge % Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge * Big Ten Conference Game All times Central Standard and subject to change Game 28 Illinois (7-20, 2-12) at Iowa (20-7, 8-6) Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 // 7:30 p.m. // Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) // Iowa City, Iowa On The Air TV: Live on the Big Ten Network (Leah Secondo and Patricia Babcock-McGraw) Streaming Video: None Radio: Live on WDWS-AM 1400 and online at fightingillini.com (pay), Dave Loane and Mike Koon Livestats: fightingillini.com Gametracker The Series Iowa leads overall and 24-5 in Iowa City Last Meeting: #18/21 Iowa 80, Illinois 69 on Jan. 30, 2011 in Champaign The Coaches Illinois: Jolette Law, overall and at Illinois (fourth season) Iowa: Lisa Bluder, overall (27th season) and at Iowa (11th season) Illinois Probable Starters Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. GP-GS PPG RPG Other Notes / Highlights G 12 Lydia McCully 5-9 Jr ast Had 11 points, 9 assists in first meeting vs. Iowa G 42 Amber Moore 5-11 r-fr FG Third among Big Ten frosh in scoring, tops in FT% G 2 Centrese McGee 5-8 Fr stl At 5-8, is the Big Ten s top rebounding freshman F 00 Karisma Penn 6-2 So blk All-America candidate leads BT w/ 16 double-doubles F 34 Lana Rukavina 6-3 Jr ast Averaging 9.0 ppg,.500 from downtown in last 5 Off the Bench G 11 Eboni Mitchell 5-7 Jr ast Backup PG started first 18 games this season F 20 Alexis Burke 5-11 Fr apg Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Nov. 29 G 21 Macie Blinn 5-11 Jr FG Second on team with 18 made threes this season G 24 Adrienne GodBold 5-11 So stl 9 points, 6 rebs, & 4 steals in first meeting vs. Iowa G 32 Courtney Owens 5-10 So blk Walk-on joined team in late November INJURED F 44 Kersten Magrum 6-1 So mpg Out for season with stress injury right foot QUICK HITS Tip-off: The Fighting Illini (7-20, 2-12) begin the final week of the regular season by heading to Iowa (20-7, 8-6) on Thursday night (7:30 p.m. CT, Big Ten Network). Illinois has dropped 10 straight games, including an home loss to Iowa on Jan. 30, while the Hawkeyes have won three straight after a surprisingly slow start to conference play. Career Day: Sophomore All-America candidate Karisma Penn exploded for a career-high 33 points against No. 11 Michigan State on Sunday, marking the highest single-game point total in Big Ten games this season. She hit 14-of-21 from the field (67 percent) and also pulled down 11 rebounds against the Big Ten s, and one of the nation s, top team. Select Company: Penn is one of six players nationally and one of just two in a BCS conference that averages at least 18 points and 10 boards per game. The others are VCU s Courtney Hurt, Buffalo s Kourtney Brown, Ohio State s Jantel Lavender, Alabama State s Tanika Jackson and Xavier s Amber Harris. Freshman Impact: Illinois boasts three of the top six freshman scorers in the Big Ten. Redshirt freshman Amber Moore is third (8.5 ppg), while true freshmen Centrese McGee (6.0 ppg) and Alexis Burke (4.9 ppg) rank fourth and sixth, respectively. McGee, a 5-8 guard, leads all conference freshmen in rebounding (4.9) and is second in steals (1.3 spg), while Moore leads league rookies in FT percentage (.920) and is second in threes made (50) and third in assists (1.7 apg). Block Party: Penn needs five blocks to break Jenna Smith s single-season Illinois blocked shots record. After setting the UI freshman blocks mark with 57 last year, she has 66 rejections so far this season, which is second on the UI list behind only Smith s record of 70 in Penn s career total of 123 already ranks fifth all-time at Illinois and puts her on pace to break Smith s career mark of 231. Jock Jams: UI student-athletes are hosting the second annual Illini Jock Jams, a variety act/talent show featuring Illini athletic teams, on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at Huff Hall (7 pm). Since the Illini will be on their way to Iowa City during the show, the team taped an Orange and Navy music video that will be shown at the event. Look for it at later this week. Tickets to Jock Jams are $5 with proceeds going to local, national and international charities University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 1

2 Fighting Illini Notes Follow the Fighting Illini Fighting Illini Quick Facts University Information Location... Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Enrollment... 42,326 Colors...Orange and Blue Conference...Big Ten Home Court... Assembly Hall (16,618) at a Glance Overall Record Big Ten Record/Place /T-8th Postseason...WNIT Quarterfinals Starters Returning/Lost from Letterwinners Returning/Lost from /5 Newcomers...3 Program History First Year Overall Record (37th year) Big Ten Record (29th year) Assembly Hall Record (25th year) Years in NCAA (8) , 86, 87, 97, 98, 99, 00, 03 Years in WNIT (6) , 02, 05, 06, 07, 08, 10 Big Ten Titles (1) Coaching STaff Head Coach...Jolette Law (Iowa 90) Record at Illinois/Career (4th season)/same Assistant Coaches... Lisa Cermignano (G. Washington 97)... Michael Peck (Marshall 96)...Usha Gilmore (Rutgers 00) Asst. to the Head Coach... Diane Hobin (Hofstra 95) Video Coordinator...Jason Sweet (Michigan State 01) Athletic Trainer...Paul Schmidt (5th Season) Strength & Conditioning...Jimmy Price (8th season) SCOUTING THE HAWKEYES Iowa has won three straight games and is 20-7 overall and 8-6 in Big Ten play after a win over Wisconsin last Wednesday, Feb. 16. The Hawkeyes are receiving votes in both the AP and Coaches Polls and will be taking the court on eight days rest on Thursday night. Iowa is a veteran squad that returned all five starters from last year s NCAA Tournament team. Sophomore Jaime Printy (15.4 ppg,.363 3FG%) leads the team in scoring and three-point shooting, while senior Kachine Alexander (14.1 ppg, 9.5 rpg) is one of the top all-around players in the conference. Juniors Kamille Wahlin (12.3 ppg, 49 3FGM) and Kelly Krei (9.3 ppg, 45 3FGM) are perimeter threats, while sophomore Morgan Johnson (10.7 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 2.4 bpg) patrols the paint. Thursday night s game will be senior night for Alexander and forward Kelsey Cermak. It will also be Break the Record Night, as Iowa needs 7,464 fans at the game to break the program s single-season attendance record. The Illinois-Iowa Series: Iowa owns a advantage over Illinois in the all-time series and has won six straight and 12 of the last 13 over the Illini. The Hawkeyes have been dominant in Iowa City, going 24-5 against the Illini there, including 22 of the last 24 since Illinois last win in the series was a victory at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Feb. 15, Law Faces Alma Mater: Illinois head coach Jolette Law heads back to her alma mater for the third time as a head coach when the Illini travel to Iowa City. As the Hawkeyes point guard from , Law helped Iowa to four consecutive Big Ten titles. She was a two-time first-team All-Big Ten selection (1989 & 90) while playing for former Hawkeye coach and long time mentor C. Vivian Stringer. Law graduated from Iowa in 1990 with a degree in sports studies/corporate fitness. Since taking the reigns at Illinois in , Iowa is the only Big Ten team Law has yet to beat Illinois Basketball Roster No. Player Pos. Ht. Elig. Hometown / High School 00 Karisma Penn F 6-2 So. Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights H.S. 2 Centrese McGee G 5-8 Fr. Calumet City, Ill./Thornton Fractional North H.S. 11 Eboni Mitchell G 5-7 Jr. Decatur, Ga./Southwest DeKalb H.S. 12 Lydia McCully G 5-9 Jr. Bedford Heights, Ohio/Bedford H.S. 20 Alexis Burke F 5-11 Fr. Bainbridge, Ga./Bainbridge H.S. 21 Macie Blinn G 5-11 Jr. Greenville, Ohio/Greenville H.S. 24 Adrienne GodBold G 5-11 So. Chicago, Ill./Marshall H.S. 32 Courtney Owens G 5-10 So. Oak Brook, Ill./York H.S. 34 Lana Rukavina F 6-3 Jr. Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling H.S. 42 Amber Moore G 5-11 RS Fr. Detroit, Mich./Country Day H.S. 44 Kersten Magrum F 6-1 So. Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way East H.S. Head Coach: Jolette Law (fourth season) Assistant Coach: Lisa Cermignano (second season) Assistant Coach: Michael Peck (first season) Assistant Coach: Usha Gilmore (first season) Asst. to the Head Coach: Diane Hobin (sixth season) Video Coordinator: Jason Sweet (first season) pronunciation guide Adrienne GodBold Adrian GOD-bold Kersten Magrum KERR-stin MAG-rum Centrese McGee sen-treece Lana Rukavina LAH-na ROO-ka-VEE-na Lisa Cermignano sir-min-ya-no Usha Gilmore YOU-sha THIS YEAR AGAINST THE HAWKEYES The Fighting Illini hung tough with the 18th-ranked Hawkeyes on Jan. 30, but faded down the stretch in an loss in front of a season-high crowd at Assembly Hall. Karisma Penn led Illinois with 22 points, 12 rebounds, four steals and two blocks and Lydia McCully dished out nine assists to go along with 11 points in defeat. The game was close throughout until Iowa pulled away at the free throw line in the final two minutes. Illinois got within three with 2:09 remaining after five straight points from McCully brought the Illini within 68-65, but Iowa s Kelly Krei hit a dagger three-pointer on the ensuing possession to push the lead back to six. The Hawkeyes then hit 9-of-12 from the line in the final 1:21 to close it out. For the game, Iowa hit 8-of-12 from behind the arc and shot 52 percent overall. For the full box score from the 1/30 game, see page 26 CLOSE, BUT... The Illini have lost four games this season where the opponent has made a shot in the final 10 seconds with the game tied or Illinois leading. Take a look at Illinois buzzer-beating defeats: Dec. 8 at Oakland: Oakland s Bethany Watterworth hit a putback with 2.3 seconds left to give the Grizzlies a one-point lead, then Amber Moore s 35-footer at the buzzer rattled in and out in the OT loss. Jan. 9 vs. Northwestern: NU s Beth Marshall hit a three as time expired to send the game into overtime. In OT, Illinois missed two threes in the final seconds in the defeat. Jan. 27 vs Penn State: PSU s Julia Trogele scored the go-ahead bucket with 9.1 seconds left and then Illinois Lydia McCully missed the potential gametying shot at the buzzer in the loss. Feb. 3 at Northwestern: With Illinois leading 79-78, Northwestern s Amy Jaeschke hit a contested, turnaround, fall-away, 15-foot bank shot with 1.4 seconds left to give the Wildcats an win. PENN FILLING BIG SHOES Heading into the season, many wondered how the Illini would replace Jenna Smith, a three-time first team All-Big Ten selection and the school s all-time leader in points, rebounds and blocks. While Smith left some big shoes to fill, Illinois sophomore Karisma Penn has virtually matched Smith s numbers as a sophomore, when she was named an honorable mention All-American. Take a side-by-side look at their sophomore seasons: Sophomore Stars: Karisma Penn vs. Jenna Smith Stat Penn Smith Points per game per game Blocks per game Steals per game Field Goal Percentage Double-Doubles Minutes per game University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 2

3 STANDINGS (through 2/20) Team Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. 1. Michigan State Penn State Michigan Wisconsin Iowa Ohio State Purdue Northwestern Minnesota Indiana ILLINOIS Big ten Players of the Week Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Jan. 3 Jan. 10 Jan. 17 Jan. 25 Jan. 31 Feb. 7 Feb. 14 Feb. 21 THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE Player: Jantel Lavender, OSU Freshman: Courtney Moses, Purdue Player: K. Alexander, Iowa / Amy Jaeschke, NU Freshman: Maggie Lucas, Penn State Player: Jantel Lavender, OSU Freshman: Alexis Burke, ILL / M. Lucas, PSU Player: L. Johnson, MSU / Jantel Lavender, OSU Freshman: Maggie Lucas, Penn State Player: Amy Jaeschke, Northwestern Freshman: Maggie Lucas, Penn State Player: Karisma Penn, ILL / A. Jaeschke, NU Freshman: Maggie Lucas, PSU / C. Moses, PUR Player: Brittany Orban, Northwestern Freshman: Courtney Moses, Purdue Player: Karisma Penn, ILL / J. Davis, IND Freshman: Courtney Moses, PUR Player: Jantel Lavender, Ohio State Freshman: Courtney Moses, Purdue Player: Veronica Hicks, Michigan Freshman: Maggie Lucas, Penn State Player: Lykendra Johnson, Michigan State Freshman: Ashley Adams, Ohio State Player: Karisma Penn, ILL Freshman: Kionna Kellogg, Minnesota Player: Amy Jaeschke, Northwestern Freshman: Maggie Lucas, Penn State Player: L. Johnson, MSU / J. Lavender, OSU Freshman: Ashley Adams, Ohio State Player: K. Keane, MSU / J. Lavender, OSU Freshman: Courtney Moses, PUR This Week In the big ten Wednesday, Feb. 23 Indiana at Wisconsin Thursday, Feb. 24 Ohio State at Michigan State (BTN) Minnesota at Michigan Purdue at Penn State Illinois at Iowa (BTN) Sunday, Feb. 27 Wisconsin at Ohio State (BTN) Iowa at Indiana (BTN) Michigan at Illinois Michigan State at Minnesota Northwestern at Penn State (BTN) 8 p.m. ET 6:30 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET 8:30 p.m. ET Noon ET 2 p.m. ET 3 p.m. ET 3 p.m. ET 4 p.m. ET 2011 Big Ten Tournament March 3-6 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Ind. For Tickets call: Illini-1 Fighting Illini Notes Seeing Double: Penn has posted 16 double-doubles this season to lead the Big Ten and rank eighth in the nation. That total also ranks fourth on the Illinois single-season double-doubles list. She has posted eight double-doubles during conference play, which also leads the league, and has 17 in her career. All-Around Player: Penn is the only player in the conference that ranks in the top-five in scoring, rebounding, blocks and steals this season. The Shaker Heights, Ohio, native is fourth in the conference in scoring (18.3 ppg), second in rebounding (10.3 rpg), second in blocks (2.4 bpg) and fifth in steals (2.1 spg), while also ranking sixth in FG percentage (.512). She has been even better in conference play, averaging 19.8 points and 11.0 rebounds in Big Ten games. Climbing the Charts: Penn currently ranks second in the Big Ten and 24th in the nation in blocks (2.4 bpg) and is quickly climbing up the program s rejection lists. She is second on the UI single-season blocked shots list with 66, just four short of tying Jenna Smith s school record of 70, and is already fifth on the UI career list with 123, putting her on pace to break Smith s all-time mark of 231 swats. Penn POW: Penn picked up her third Big Ten Player of the Week honor of the season on Jan. 31 after averaging 21.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and 3.0 steals in close losses to Penn State and #18 Iowa. She also won POW honors on Jan. 3 and Dec. 20, tying her for the second most POW honors in a season by an Illini. BOMBS AWAY! After sitting out last season with a torn ACL, redshirt freshman Amber Moore has had come back healthy and has been an explosive outside threat for the Illini this season. Moore has hit 29 threes during conference play (2.1 per game) to rank seventh in the Big Ten. She is averaging 10.0 ppg in Big Ten games, well above her average of 6.8 ppg in non-conference action. Her seven threes at Indiana on Jan. 13 equaled the second most in a game in school history behind only Katie Coleman s school-record of nine in 1997, and her 50 threes this season already put her in eighth place on the UI singleseason three-point field goals list. GOOD AS GODBOLD Sophomore Adrienne GodBold relishes her role coming off the bench and as a defensive stopper, especially as of late. In the last seven games, GodBold is averaging 10.0 points, 2.6 steals and 2.1 blocks per game has set or tied career-highs in all three categories within the last month (16 points and five steals at Michigan on 2/6, six blocks vs. PSU on 1/27, five steals vs. MSU on 2/20). She s also become one of the team s top threepoint threats, hitting.370 from behind the arc in Big Ten play, and ranks sixth in blocks per game during league play. McCULLY ON POINT Junior Lydia McCully has given the Illini excellent point guard play as of late, combining for 30 assists, nine steals and eight turnovers in five games from Jan. 30 to Feb. 13. Her 10 point, 11 assist, zero turnover game at Northwestern on Feb. 3 not only marked her first career double-double, but also is the second-highest assist total in a Big Ten game this season. She currently ranks fifth in assists overall (4.0 apg) and seventh in assist/ TO ratio (1.4) during conference games. CROATION SENSATION Stepping Up Junior forward Lana Rukavina exploded for a careerhigh 22 points at Northwestern on Feb. 3, shattering her previous high of 13. She hit 9-of-14 from the field, including a career-high two three-pointers, and also had a career-high three steals versus the Wildcats. In her first two seasons, Rukavina averaged just 1.0 points and 5.1 minutes per game while playing behind All- American Jenna Smith. This year, she has stepped up to start all 27 games and is averaging 5.7 points and 24.4 minutes per game. In the last five games, she averaging 9.0 points per game and is shooting.500 from behind the three-point line. Illinois Big Ten Statistics (through games of Feb. 10) Team Stats Big Ten Only All Games Scoring Offense 62.5 (9) 63.4 (9) Scoring Defense 70.4 (10) 67.5 (9) Scoring Margin -7.9 (10) -4.1 (10) FT Percentage.679 (11).651 (11) FG Percentage.387 (9).402 (10) FG Pct. Defense.434 (11).418 (11) 3-FG Percentage.304 (10).313 (10) 3-FG Pct. Defense.368 (9).332 (7) Rebounding Offense 35.1 (8) 36.5 (7) Rebounding Defense (8) 37.7 (8) Rebounding Margin -2.4 (8) -1.2 (8) Blocked Shots 4.7 (1) 4.6 (3) Assists 12.3 (7) 13.6 (6) Steals 8.3 (4) 8.1 (5) TO Margin (7) (9) Assist/TO Ratio 0.7 (8) 0.8 (7) Offensive 12.8 (4) 12.6 (5) Defensive 22.4 (10) 23.9 (9) 3-FG Made 4.7 (10) 4.8 (9) Indiv. Leaders Category Big Ten Only All Games Penn, Karisma Scoring 19.8 (4) 18.3 (4) Rebounding 11.0 (2) 10.3 (2) FG Pct..510 (3).512 (6) Steals 2.4 (3) 2.1 (5) Blocks 2.1 (5) 2.4 (2) Offensive Rebs 3.7 (3) 3.3 (3) Defensive Rebs 7.3 (2) 7.0 (3) Minutes Played 37.1 (3) 34.3 (9) McCully, Lydia Assists 3.7 (T-6) 4.0 (5) Steals 1.5 (T-14) - Assist/TO Ratio 1.4 (6) 1.4 (7) Minutes Played (8) GodBold, Adrienne Steals 1.9 (T-7) 1.6 (14) Blocks 1.7 (6) 1.3 (7) McGee, Centrese Offensive Rebs 2.3 (10) 2.4 (10) Moore, Amber Scoring 10.0 (28) - 3-FG Made 2.1 (7) 1.9 (8) University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 3

4 Records To Watch CAREER Blocked Shots Jenna Smith Lacey Simpson Kendra Gantt Jonelle Polk Karisma Penn Season Scoring Ashley Berggren Lisa Robinson Jenna Smith Angelina Williams Susan Blauser Allison Curtin Tauja Catchings Iveta Marcauskaite Lisa Robinson Lynnette Robinson Jonelle Polk Dee Dee Deeken Karisma Penn Season Rebounding Jenna Smith Lynnette Robinson Jenna Smith Lacey Simpson Jonelle Polk Karisma Penn Cindy Dallas SEASON Blocked Shots Jenna Smith Karisma Penn Jenna Smith Jenna Smith Karisma Penn Kendra Gantt Season Double-Doubles Jenna Smith Lynette Robinson Ashley Berggren Karisma Penn Jenna Smith Season Three-Point Field Goals Made Lori Bjork Lori Bjork Krista Reinking Melissa Parker Mandy Cunningham Lori Bjork Aminata Yanni Amber Moore Season Three-Point Field Goals Attempted Krista Reinking Lori Bjork Lori Bjork Melissa Parker Amber Moore Fighting Illini Notes Though she has lived her whole life in Wheeling, Ill., Illinois junior Lana Rukavina has deep roots to her Croatian heritage. Lana actually learned Croatian as a first language when she was little before mastering English. Lana s parents, Davor and Mirella, moved to the U.S. from Croatia in 1983 and each summer they take the family back to the Croatian coastline near the city of Zadar to visit over 20 family members that still live there. A psychology major, Lana hopes to return to her native land to play professionally after she earns her degree from Illinois. CONSISTENCY IS KEY Coach Jolette Law has used just three starting lineups this season. Lydia McCully, Eboni Mitchell, Centrese McGee, Karisma Penn and Lana Rukavina started the first 18 games for the Illini. For the Jan. 20 game against Ohio State, Amber Moore was inserted into the lineup in place of Mitchell and that remained for the next eight of the last nine games. The only exception was Feb. 13 at Purdue when Adrienne GodBold made her first start of the season in place of Moore. UPCOMING PROMOTIONS On Sunday, Feb. 27, the Illini will close the regular season by hosting Michigan at 2 p.m. It will be Bring-A-Buddy Day at Assembly Hall, as Illini Kids Club members can bring a guest to the game for free. It will also be Team Day (teams need to preregister by calling Shanna Diller at ). WHERE ARE THE SENIORS? Illinois is one of only seven Division I teams in the nation without a senior on its roster heading into the season, joining Maryland, Miami (Fla.), Murray State, Oral Roberts, Purdue and Rutgers. With the absence of senior leadership, Illini head coach Jolette Law has singled out redshirt junior Lydia McCully and sophomores Karisma Penn and Kersten Magrum as players who have stepped up as leaders this season. LAST TIME OUT: PENN GOES FOR 33 Karisma Penn scored 21 of her career-high 33 points in the second half and the Illini outscored 11th-ranked Michigan State after the intermission, but the hosts couldn t overcome a sluggish first half in a loss to the Spartans at Assembly Hall Sunday. Penn hit 14-of-21 from the field (67 percent) and 5-of-7 from the free throw line (71 percent) to eclipse her previous high of 30 points set against Cal Poly in November. The 33 points is the highest total by a player in a Big Ten game this season. The Shaker Heights, Ohio, native also added a game-high 11 rebounds, two steals and one block. The double-double is her Big Ten-leading 16th of the season. The Orange and Blue had six turnovers in the first 3:22 of the game and didn t get their first bucket until the 14:27 mark. Later in the half, Adrienne GodBold sparked a 7-0 run that pulled the Illini within 19-15, but MSU countered with a 13-2 run to push lead to 15 and eventually took a lead into halftime. In the second half, Illinois used a 10-2 run to get back within six, 45-39, with 13:52 remaining. However, the Spartans responded with a 9-0 run to push the lead back to 15 and the Illini would get no closer than nine the rest of the way. The game was Illinois fifth annual WBCA Pink Zone game, which raised funds and awareness for breast cancer research. The Illini wore pink uniforms and the Courtsiders booster club held a raffle featuring Illini merchandise to raise money toward finding a cure. FRESH FACES Four newcomers show up on the Fighting Illini roster this season, two players and two coaches. Jolette Law and staff welcome two freshman players to the squad in Centrese McGee (Calumet City, Ill.) and Alexis Burke (Bainbridge, Ga.), while redshirt freshman Amber Moore (Detroit, Mich.) is back in the mix after missing all but one game last season with a torn ACL. All three players have made a big impact early in the season as the three freshmen are combining to average 19.4 points and 9.8 rebounds per game thus far. ROAD WARRIORS The Fighting Illini played nine of their first 13 nonconference games away from home, logging over 15,000 miles of travel during November and December. Illinois made round trips to Honolulu (4,900 miles), Boulder, Colorado (1,000 miles), Columbia, South Carolina (750 miles), Rochester, Michigan (400 miles), Milwaukee (225 miles), Chicago (150 miles) and Peoria (90 miles) in a span of 37 days. MAGRUM OUT FOR SEASON It was announced on Jan. 19 that sophomore Kersten Magrum would miss the rest of the season due to a nagging foot injury. She had surgery on Nov. 10 in hopes of being healthy by the end of December, but had continued problems with the foot after coming back against Marquette on Dec. 21. Magrum saw action in three games during the first half of the season. She will apply for a medical hardship waiver, leaving her with three years of eligibility remaining starting next year. BIG TEN BACK TO 16 After playing 18 conference games for the last three years, the Big Ten has gone back to a 16 game schedule for That means each team will play six teams twice and four teams once during conference play. Illinois one-plays this year are Minnesota and Ohio State at home and Purdue and Wisconsin on the road. LAW ADDS WALK-ON Coach Jolette Law added walk-on Courtney Owens to the Fighting Illini roster in late November. Owens is a 5-10 sophomore guard from Oak Brook, Ill. She was a three-year starter at York High School, where she averaged 15 points and 12 rebounds as a senior in Owens suited up for the first time at Bradley on Nov. 19 and saw her first playing time on Nov. 22 vs. Cal Poly University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 4

5 Fighting Illini Notes Associated Press Poll (Week 15 Feb. 21) No. School Rec. Votes 1 Connecticut (37) Stanford (3) Baylor Tennessee Texas A&M Xavier DePaul Notre Dame Duke Michigan State UCLA Miami (FL) North Carolina Florida State Maryland Oklahoma Green Bay Georgetown West Virginia Kentucky Marist Georgia Gonzaga Marquette Iowa State Others receiving votes: Penn State 63, Iowa 60, Texas Tech 56, Houston 50, Georgia Tech 35, Louisiana Tech 21, Temple 19, Ohio State 9, Brigham Young 7, Boston College 5, St. John s 3, Princeton 2 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll (Week 15 Feb. 22) LAW LOCKS UP FIVE FOR 2011 Coach Jolette Law announced the signing of five talented student-athletes to national letters of intent on Wednesday, Nov. 10, the first day of the early signing period. Ivory Crawford, a 5-9 combo guard from Chicago, Ill., Kierra Morris, a 6-3 post from Chicago, Ill., Nia Oden, a 5-10 wing from Brooklyn, N.Y., Alexis Smith, a 5-9 point guard from West Islip, N.Y., and Taylor Tuck, a 6-0 wing from Bolingbrook, Ill., all will join the Fighting Illini for the season. THE UNITED CENTER - A HOME AWAY FROM HOME Illinois improved to 8-3 all-time the United Center after this year s win over UIC. The Illini have won six their last seven games at the home of the NBA s Chicago Bulls by an average of nearly 29 points. The Illini played one game at the United Center for 10 consecutive years from and then returned there this year to play sister-school UIC there after a one-year hiatus. RECORDS FALL IN CAL POLY VICTORY The Illini put up some impressive numbers in their win over Cal Poly on Nov. 22: The 104 points marked the first time Illinois broke 100 in nine years, since a win over Minnesota on Feb. 4, It was the most points for an Illini squad since a win over W. Michigan on 11/15/99. Illinois 28 assists are the most in a game since Dec. 5, 1987, when they had 31 dimes against Ball State, and tied the six-highest total in school history. Illinois 45 made field goals equal the second-most in a game for an Illini team behind only the school record of 50 vs. Bradley in 1982 The 10 made threes by the Illini ties for the fourth most in school history and is the most since hitting 12 vs. Auburn in The 41-point win marked Illinois largest margin of victory since beating IPFW by 49 (86-37) on 2/22/05. Karisma Penn had a career-game, scoring 30 points on 14-of-22 shooting and pulling down 10 rebounds. BIG TEN TOURNAMENT TICKETS ON SALE All-session tickets for the 2011 Big Ten Women s Basketball Tournament are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased at the Illinois Athletics ticket office, Conseco Fieldhouse box office, Ticketmaster outlets, or by calling Ticketmaster at (800) Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis is the site of the tournament from March 3-6. Single-session tickets go on sale Monday, Feb. 14, while all-session tickets are currently available for $65. Fans wishing to purchase all-session tickets within their university s fan block for their respective team s games only are encouraged to contact their school s ticket office Big Ten Tournament Bracket THURSDAY, MARCH 3 FRIDAY, MARCH 4 SATURDAY, MARCH 5 SUNDAY, MARCH 6 No. School Rec. Votes 1 Connecticut (30) Stanford (1) Baylor Tennessee Texas A&M Xavier Notre Dame Michigan State Duke UCLA DePaul Florida State Green Bay Miami (FL) Oklahoma North Carolina Maryland West Virginia Georgetown Kentucky Marist Marquette Gonzaga Iowa State Houston Others receiving votes: St. John s 45, Texas Tech 29, Louisiana Tech 26, Iowa 26, Georgia 14, Georgia Tech 11, Penn State 9, Northern Iowa 8, Louisville 4, Syracuse 4, Rutgers 3, Kansas State 1, Middle Tennessee 1, Toledo 1 * Illinois opponents in BOLD #7 Seed GAME 1 2 p.m. ET Big Ten Network #10 Seed #6 Seed GAME 2 25 min. after Game 1 Big Ten Network #11 Seed #8 Seed GAME 3 25 min. after Game 2 Big Ten Network #9 Seed #2 Seed GAME 4 11:30 a.m. ET Big Ten Network Game 1 Winner #3 Seed GAME 5 25 min. after Game 4 Big Ten Network Game 2 Winner #1 Seed GAME 6 6 p.m. ET Big Ten Network Game 3 Winner #4 Seed GAME 7 25 min. after Game 6 Big Ten Network #5 Seed Game 4 Winner GAME 8 5 p.m. ET Big Ten Network Game 5 Winner Game 6 Winner GAME 9 25 min. after Game 8 Big Ten Network Game 7 Winner Game 8 Winner GAME 10 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP 3:30 p.m. ET ESPN2 Game 9 Winner 2011 TOURNAMENT CHAMPION University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 5

6 Keeping Up With The Opponents Opponent W-L Ranking RPI SOS Illinois State South Carolina Bradley Cal Poly Long Beach State North Carolina / Mississippi North Carolina St Colorado Oakland Illinois-Chicago Marquette / California Minnesota Michigan State / Northwestern Indiana Penn State 21-7 RV/RV Ohio State 17-9 RV/ Wisconsin Iowa 20-7 RV/RV Michigan Purdue ILLINOIS * Rankings are AP/Coaches Polls from (2/21/11) ** RPI and SOS are from CollegeRPI.com (2/21/11) Fighting Illini Notes ILLINI SEE UNPRECEDENTED TV, INTERNET COVERAGE The Illini will appear on national television at least eight times this season, with seven games slated for broadcast on the Big Ten Network and one set to air on ESPN2 (at Penn State, Jan. 16). In addition, 13 more games will be streamed live online (11 on BigTenNetwork.com and two on FightingIllini.com All-Access). For the season, all 16 Big Ten Conference games and all Illinois home games will be either national televised or streamed online. In addition, all 10 Big Ten Tournament games will be televised, with the Big Ten Network airing the first three rounds and ESPN2 broadcasting the championship game. YOUTH DAY A SUCCESS Illinois first ever Youth Day at the Nov. 22 game vs. Cal Poly was a success. Over 2,500 grade school and junior high students cheered for the Illini and listed to Coach Law and the Illini players speak after the game about sportsmanship, teamwork, quality education, antibullying, fitness and more, all components of Illinois statewide public service announcement campaign called Tough Enough, Smart Enough. The unusual 11 a.m. weekday start allowed for schools to attend the game as a field trip and students were allowed to bring their lunched inside Assembly Hall for the game. Illinois hopes to make Youth Day an annual event. COURTSIDE PARTIES ARE BACK! For the eighth straight year, Illini fans will be able to enjoy courtside parties for eight people. The package costs $135 ($120 for Kids Club members) and includes eight tickets along with hot dogs, popcorn, drinks, pom poms and game posters for each guest, plus a personalized cake, a card autographed by the team, a PA announcement and a team record book for the guest of honor. Additional guests cost $13 per person ($10 for Kids Club members). Parties are available at all women s basketball games. Contact Shanna Diller at or sdiller2@illinois.edu to schedule your party. Watch the Fighting Illini Illinois women s basketball will again see lots of exposure this season. A total of 21 regular season games will be distributed via television or streaming video. At least eight Illini games will be televised nationally this season on the Big Ten Network and at least 13 more regular season games can be seen live at fightingillini.com or video.bigtennetwork.com Illinois Television Schedule D 1 N.C. State 7:30 pm Big Ten Network D 30 Minnesota 7:30 pm Big Ten Network J Michigan State 11 am Big Ten Network J Penn State 3 pm ESPN2 J Wisconsin 5 pm Big Ten Network F Northwestern 7:30 pm Big Ten Network F 20 Michigan State 2 pm Big Ten Network F Iowa 7:30 pm Big Ten Network Illinois streaming schedule N 9 Kentucky Wesleyan 6 pm fightingillini.com N 15 Illinois State 7 pm fightingillini.com N 22 Cal Poly 11 am BigTenNetwork.com D 28 California 7 pm BigTenNetwork.com J 9 Northwestern 2 pm BigTenNetwork.com J Indiana 6 pm BigTenNetwork.com J 20 Ohio State 7 pm BigTenNetwork.com J 27 Penn State 7 pm BigTenNetwork.com J 30 Iowa 2 pm BigTenNetwork.com F Michigan 1 pm BigTenNetwork.com F 10 Indiana 7 pm BigTenNetwork.com F 27 Michigan 2 pm BigTenNetwork.com Illinois In the NCAA Rankings (Feb. 21) Big Ten - All Teams Category Rank Actual National Leader Actual Scoring Offense (333 ranked) Gonzaga 85.7 Scoring Defense (333 ranked) Connecticut 49.7 Scoring Margin (333 ranked) Connecticut 29.6 Field-Goal Percentage (333 ranked) Connecticut 51.0 Field-Goal Percentage Defense (333 ranked) Baylor 31.3 Free-Throw Percentage (333 ranked) Bowling Green 80.1 Rebound Margin (333 ranked) Syracuse 15.5 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (333 ranked) Fresno St Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (275 ranked) Penn St Won-Lost Percentage (333 ranked) Connecticut 96.3 Assists Per Game (333 ranked) Gonzaga 20.3 Blocked Shots Per Game (333 ranked) Baylor 7.3 Steals Per Game (333 ranked) Oral Roberts 15.0 Turnovers Per Game (333 ranked) Marist 11.0 Personal Fouls Per Game (333 ranked) Wyoming 11.6 Three Pt FG Defense (333 ranked) Baylor 24.3 Assist Turnover Ratio (333 ranked) Gonzaga 1.47 Turnover Margin (333 ranked) Miami (FL) 9.23 Category Player Rank Actual National Leader Actual Points Per Game (250 ranked) Karisma Penn Dawn Evans, JMU 23.9 Per Game (250 ranked) Karisma Penn Courtney Hurt, VCU 13.0 Assists Per Game (250 ranked) Lydia McCully Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzga 9.9 Blocked Shots Per Game (250 ranked) Karisma Penn Adrienne GodBold Louella Tomlinson, StMary Steals Per Game (250 ranked) Karisma Penn Kevi Luper, ORobt 3.8 Field-Goal Percentage (250 ranked) Karisma Penn Carolyn Swords, BC 71.6 Free-Throw Percentage (250 ranked) Casey Garrison, Mo.St Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (250 ranked) Cerie Mosgrove, UMass 50.0 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (250 ranked) Amber Moore Ce'Monay Newell, Tex-PA 3.5 Double Doubles (30 ranked) Karisma Penn Courtney Hurt, VCU 21.0 Triple Doubles (30 ranked) Louella Tomlinson, StMary 2.0 Assist Turnover Ratio (250 ranked) Lydia McCully Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzga University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 6

7 Fighting Illini Notes SPecialty Stats 2nd Fast Game In Paint Off TO Chance Break Bench Illinois State at South Carolina at Bradley Cal Poly vs Long Beach St vs. North Carolina vs. Ole Miss N.C. State at Colorado at Oakland vs. UIC at Marquette California Minnesota at Michigan St Northwestern at Indiana at Penn St Ohio State at Wisconsin Penn St Iowa at Northwestern at Michigan Indiana at Purdue N/A Michigan St at Iowa Michigan TOTAL Ave/Game 29.0/ / / / /14.9 Totals are displayed in the Ill-Opp format How Many... Double-Doubles Career Karisma Penn Double-Digit Scoring Games Career Karisma Penn Amber Moore Lydia McCully 8 25 Centrese McGee 7 7 Adrienne GodBold 6 11 Alexis Burke 5 5 Macie Blinn 3 10 Lana Rukavina 3 3 Eboni Mitchell 1 1 Kersten Magrum Point Games Career Karisma Penn Point Games Career Karisma Penn Macie Blinn 1 1 Amber Moore 1 1 Lana Rukavina 1 1 Double Digit Rebound Games Career Karisma Penn Lydia McCully 1 1 Centrese McGee 1 1 Scoring 80+ points Scoring points Scoring points Scoring less than 60 points Giving up 80+ points Giving up points Giving up points Giving up points Giving up less than 50 points Field goal shooting 55 percent or better Field goal shooting percent Field goal shooting percent Field goal shooting percent Field goal shooting under 40 percent Opponents shooting 50 percent or better Opponents shooting percent Opponents shooting percent Opponents shooting percent Opponents shooting under 35 percent Shoots better than opponent Shoots worse than opponent Illini out-rebound opponent Teams have equal number of rebounds Opponents out-rebound Illini Illini have fewer turnovers than opponent Teams have same number of turnovers Illini have more turnovers than opponent When leading at halftime When tied at halftime When trailing at halftime Starting Line-ups Game G G G/F F F/C Illinois State (1) McCully Mitchell McGee Penn Rukavina at South Carolina McCully Mitchell McGee Penn Rukavina at Bradley McCully Mitchell McGee Penn Rukavina Cal Poly McCully Mitchell McGee Penn Rukavina vs Long Beach St. McCully Mitchell McGee Penn Rukavina vs. North Carolina McCully Mitchell McGee Penn Rukavina vs. Ole Miss McCully Mitchell McGee Penn Rukavina N.C. State McCully Mitchell McGee Penn Rukavina at Colorado McCully Mitchell McGee Penn Rukavina at Oakland McCully Mitchell McGee Penn Rukavina vs. UIC McCully Mitchell McGee Penn Rukavina at Marquette McCully Mitchell McGee Penn Rukavina California McCully Mitchell McGee Penn Rukavina Minnesota McCully Mitchell McGee Penn Rukavina at Michigan St McCully Mitchell McGee Penn Rukavina Northwestern McCully Mitchell McGee Penn Rukavina at Indiana McCully Mitchell McGee Penn Rukavina at Penn St McCully Mitchell McGee Penn Rukavina Ohio State (2) McCully Moore McGee Penn Rukavina at Wisconsin McCully Moore McGee Penn Rukavina Penn St McCully Moore McGee Penn Rukavina Iowa McCully Moore McGee Penn Rukavina at Northwestern McCully Moore McGee Penn Rukavina at Michigan McCully Moore McGee Penn Rukavina Indiana McCully Moore McGee Penn Rukavina at Purdue (3) McCully GodBold McGee Penn Rukavina Michigan St McCully Moore McGee Penn Rukavina at Iowa Michigan Illinois record when... When Illini shoot more free throws than opponent When teams shoot same number of FTs When opponents shoot more FT than Illinois Game goes to Overtime Margin is five points or less Margin is 6-10 points Margin is points Margin is points Margin is 21+ points Overall Record Big Ten Record Record at Home Record on Road Record in Neutral Site Games Record vs. AP Ranked Teams Record when on TV (BTN or ESPN2) Coming off a win Coming off a loss Wearing White jerseys Wearing Blue jerseys Wearing Orange jerseys Wearing Pink jerseys In Day Games (start before 5 p.m.) In Night Games (start 5 p.m. or later) Playing in November Playing in December Playing in January Playing in February Playing in March University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 7

8 Expanded Schedule / Results date opponent Result Score Rec. atten. high points High High Assists 11/12 Illinois State L , Penn 11 - Penn 4 - McCully, McGee 11/15 at South Carolina L , Penn 6 - Mitchell 5 - Mitchell 11/19 at Bradley W , Blinn 9 - Penn 7 - McCully 11/22 Cal Poly W , Penn 10 - Penn 8 - Mitchell 11/26 vs. Long Beach State ^ W , Burke, McGee 10 - McCully 4 - McCully 11/27 vs. #14/15 North Carolina ^ L , Burke 8 - Penn 4 - McCully 11/28 vs. Ole Miss ^ L , Penn 14 - Penn 5 - McCully 12/1 North Carolina State & L Penn 12 - Penn 4 - McCully 12/4 at Colorado % W , Penn 9 - Penn 4 - McCully 12/8 at Oakland L (OT) Penn 12 - Penn 5 - McCully 12/18 vs. Illinois-Chicago W , Penn 10 - Penn 4 - McGee 12/21 at Marquette L , Penn 12 - Penn 4 - McCully 12/28 California L Penn 10 - Penn 2 - four players 12/30 Minnesota W , 1-0 1, Penn 16 - Penn 2 - McCully, Penn 1/2 at #12/16 Michigan State L , 1-1 6, Penn 10 - Penn 4 - McGee 1/9 Northwestern L (OT) 6-10, 1-2 1, Moore 17 - Penn 4 - McCully 1/13 at Indiana W , 2-2 1, Moore 9 - Penn, McCully 5 - McCully 1/16 at Penn State L , 2-3 4, Penn 13 - Penn 5 - Moore 1/20 #25/RV Ohio State L , Penn 18 - Penn 5 - Moore 1/23 at Wisconsin L , 2-5 8, Penn 11 - McGee 2 - Moore, McGee 1/27 Penn State L , Penn 13 - Penn 4 - GodBold 1/30 #18/21 Iowa L , 2-7 3, Penn 12 - Penn 9 - McCully 2/3 at Northwestern L , Rukavina 8 - Penn 11 - McCully 2/6 at Michigan L , 2-9 2, Penn 11 - Penn 6 - McCully 2/10 Indiana L , Penn 7 - Penn 5 - Penn 2/13 at Purdue L , , Moore 6 - Penn, McGee, McCully 5 - Rukavina 2/20 #11/10 Michigan State L , , Penn 11 - Penn 4 - GodBold 2/24 at Iowa 2/27 Michigan ^ Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown (Honolulu, HI) & Big Ten/ACC Challenge % Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge Rankings are AP/Coaches on date of game Game-by-game Team Comparison Opponent 1st 2nd OT Score Margin Tot. FG FG% 3-Ptrs. 3-FG % FT FT % Rebs. Assts. TO Blk Stl Fouls Illinois State 29/32 33/37-62/ / / / / / / /41 16/11 17/17 6/2 7/2 22/15 at South Carolina 25/27 23/34-48/ / / / / / / /39 12/11 17/13 4/5 7/8 19/9 at Bradley 28/20 45/31-73/ / / / / / / /35 20/14 17/28 5/5 12/9 17/13 Cal Poly 48/30 56/33-104/ / / / / / / /32 28/11 13/16 5/4 9/6 12/9 vs Long Beach St. 43/30 26/18-69/ / / / / / / /34 12/6 14/17 2/3 7/4 17/13 vs. N. Carolina 29/45 29/42-58/ / / / / / /783 40/51 19/15 23/16 0/9 5/13 16/17 vs. Ole Miss 28/23 33/47-61/ / / / / / / /36 15/17 16/12 0/1 6/4 16/13 N.C. State 24/42 33/31-57/ / / / / / / /46 11/14 26/22 7/7 9/10 18/15 at Colorado 32/28 31/31-63/ / / / / / / /34 14/13 16/17 4/2 7/5 17/15 at Oakland 29/29 26/26 6/7 61/ / / / / / / /31 14/17 26/22 6/12 9/13 17/7 vs. UIC 35/21 30/35-65/ / / / / / / /42 14/11 22/18 9/2 9/10 15/18 at Marquette 29/30 27/43-56/ / / / / / / /29 12/22 22/12 4/1 7/9 12/17 California 25/35 36/30-61/ / / / / / / /43 10/11 11/15 5/2 10/5 20/14 Minnesota 30/20 34/30-64/ / / / / / / /33 8/9 16/16 6/3 9/6 15/20 at Michigan St 32/36 25/34-57/ / / / / / / /31 11/15 21/12 3/2 9/14 20/11 Northwestern 28/29 32/31 6/9 66/ / / / / / / /51 12/14 21/16 7/8 13/13 20/13 at Indiana 29/27 45/40-74/ / / / / / / /37 16/14 13/10 3/1 5/6 13/17 at Penn St 23/41 39/42-62/ / / / / / / /45 12/17 17/16 2/5 11/10 14/18 Ohio State 29/38 33/33-62/ / / / / / / /43 8/15 14/10 2/8 4/9 18/13 at Wisconsin 29/28 18/32-47/ / / / / / / /33 8/14 12/6 7/3 1/2 15/12 Penn St 23/26 42/41-65/ / / / / / / /29 14/6 20/24 13/4 9/11 16/15 Iowa 39/40 30/40-69/ / / / / / / /41 16/14 9/22 5/5 14/3 22/10 at Northwestern 38/39 41/41-79/ / / / / / / /29 20/17 16/21 3/4 13/7 16/13 at Michigan 29/38 30/31-59/ / / / / / / /31 16/12 18/16 2/3 7/6 19/13 Indiana 23/33 29/26-52/ / / / / / / /40 12/7 14/18 7/4 6/4 17/19 at Purdue 41/51 22/41-63/ / / / / / / /29 11/25 15/10 1/3 3/10 20/24 Michigan St 25/39 31/30-56/ / / / / / / /33 8/10 25/22 5/3 12/11 17/19 at Iowa Michigan Note: Totals are displayed in the Illinois/Opponent format University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 8

9 The Last Time Illinois scored 100 points or more...nov. 22, 2010 vs. Cal Poly (Illinois 104, Cal Poly 63) Illinois scored 90 points or more...nov. 23, 2007 vs. South Carolina at FIU Thanksgiving Classic (Illinois 91, S. Carolina 58) Illinois scored 50 points or less...feb. 18, 2010 at Michigan State (Michigan State 64, Illinois 43) Illinois scored 40 points or less...jan. 12, 2009 vs. Ohio State (Ohio State 67, Illinois 35) Illinois gave up 100 points or more...feb. 15, 2001 at Penn State (Penn State 101, Illinois 80) Illinois gave up 90 points or more... Feb. 13, 2011 at Purdue (Purdue 92, Illinois 63) Illinois gave up 40 points or less... Nov. 22, 2006 vs. Northern Colorado (Illinois 76, N. Colorado 39) Illinois won by 40+ points...nov. 22, 2010 vs. Cal Poly (Illinois 104, Cal Poly 63) Illinois won an overtime game...march 22, 2010, vs. Marquette (Illinois 74, Marquette 72) Illinois lost an overtime game...jan. 9, 2011, vs. Northwestern (Northwestern 69, Illinois 66) Illinois made 10 or more three-pointers...nov. 22, 2010 vs. Cal Poly, (Illinois 104, Cal Poly 63) An Illinois opponent made 10 or more three-pointers.... Feb. 14, 2010, Iowa (Iowa 77, Illinois 67) An Illinois player scored 30+ points.... Feb. 20, 2011 vs. Michigan State, Karisma Penn, 33 points (#11 Michigan State 69, Illinois 56) An Illinois player scored 40+ points.... Jan. 14, 1996 at Minnesota, Ashley Berggren, 43, (Illinois 87, Minnesota 76) An opposing player scored 30+ points... Jan. 9, 2011, Amy Jaeschke, Northwestern, 30 (Northwestern 69, Illinois 66) An opposing player scored 40+ points... Dec. 16, 1989, Carol Owens, N. Illinois, 41 (NIU 110, Illinois 93) 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) 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) No Illini scored double figures...march 2, 2007 vs. Penn State at BTT (PSU 61, Illinois 49 - Rebecca Harris had 8) No opposing player scored double figures.... Nov. 22, 2009 vs. Bradley (Illinois 67, Bradley 45) Two Illini Players had a double-double in the same game... Nov. 18, 2009 vs. Central Michigan, Jenna Smith 31 p, 12 r and Lacey Simpson 16 r, 11 a (Illinois 77, Central Michigan 59) An Illini had 15+ rebounds...jan. 20, 2011, Karisma Penn, 18, vs. Ohio State (Ohio State 71, Illinois 62) An Illini had 20+ rebounds... Feb. 7, 2010, Jenna Smith, 20, vs. Indiana (Indiana 67, Illinois 54) An Illini had 25+ rebounds... Jan. 23, 1975, Betty Anderson, 30, vs. Eastern Illinois (Illinois 57, EIU 51 OT) An opposing player had 15+ rebounds... March 19, 2010, Arnika Brown, W. Kentucky, 15 (Illinois 68, WKU 51) An opposing player had 20+ rebounds... Jan. 4, 1985, Laura Coener, Minnesota, 21 (Minnesota 77, Illinois 61) An opposing player had 25+ rebounds...never An Illini had 10+ assists... Feb. 3, 2011, Lydia McCully, 11, at Northwestern (Northwestern 80, Illinois 79) An Illini had 15+ assists... Jan. 15, 2006, Maggie Acuna, 16, at Wisconsin (Illinois 84, Wisconsin 54) An opposing player had 10+ assists... Feb. 12, 2006, Brianne O Rourke, 10, at Penn State (Penn State 78, Illinois 52) An opposing player had 15+ assists... March 12, 1983, Debbie Hunter, 15, vs. Minnesota (Minnesota 89, Illinois 65) An Illini player made 5+ three-pointers...jan. 13, Amber Moore, 7, at Indiana (Illinois 74, Indiana 67) An Illini player made 8+ three-pointers... Nov. 29, 1997, Katie Coleman, 9, vs. Providence, at Puerto Rico (UI 106, PC 74) An Illini player made 10+ three-pointers...never An opposing player made 5+ threes.... Jan. 20, 2011, Brittany Johnson, Ohio State, 7, (Ohio State 71, Illinois 62) An opposing player made 8+ threes....never Illinois shot 60 pct. FG or better....nov. 22, 2010,.616 (45-73) vs. Cal Poly (Illinois 104, Cal Poly 63) Illinois shot 30 pct. FG or lower...feb. 7, 2010,.271 (19-70), vs. Indiana (Indiana 67, Illinois 54) 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....nov. 26, (17-58), vs. Long Beach State (Illinois 69, Long Beach State 48) An opponent shot 25 pct. FG or lower....march 19, (15-67), at W. Kentucky (Illinois 68, WKU 51) An opponent shot 20 pct. FG or lower.... Dec. 3, 2005,.190 (12-63), vs. St. Louis (Illinois 75, St. Louis 40) Illinois forced 30 or more turnovers.... Nov. 15, 2009, 34, vs. Siena (Illinois 85, Siena 53) An Illinois opponent forced 30 or more turnovers... Dec. 2, 2006, 34, at Ole Miss (Ole Miss 75, Illinois 50) Illinois had 20 or more steals...nov. 18, 2005, 20, at Loyola (Illinois 79, Loyola 39) An Illinois opponent had 20 or more steals.... Dec. 2, 2006, 26, at Ole Miss (Ole Miss 75, Illinois 50) Illinois blocked 10 or more shots...jan. 27, 2011, 13, vs. Penn State (Penn State 67, Illinois 65) Illinois won 5+ games in a row....nov. 15, 2009-Dec. 2, 2009, 7-game streak Illinois won 10+ games in a row.... Nov. 20, 1981-Jan. 2, 1982, 10-game streak Illinois lost 5+ games in a row... Jan. 16, 2011-current, 10-game streak Illinois lost 10+ games in a row... Jan. 16, 2011-current, 10-game streak Illinois won 5+ in a row at home... March 15, 2006-Dec. 28, 2006, 8-game streak Illinois won 10+ in a row at home...dec. 20, 1997-Jan. 5, 1999, 18-game streak Illinois won 15+ in a row at home...dec. 20, 1997-Jan. 5, 1999, 18-game streak Illinois lost 5+ in a row at home.... Jan. 9, 2011-current, 6-game streak Illinois lost 10+ in a row at home....never Illinois won 5+ in a row away from home....dec. 4, 2004-Jan. 9, 2005, 5-game streak Illinois won 10+ in a row away from home....never University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 9

10 Macie Blinn 5-11 // Junior // Guard Greenville, Ohio Greenville HS Player Bio Updates 21 season Bests Pts: 22 (at Bradley, 11/19/10) Rebs: 4 (2x, vs Ole Miss, 11/28/10) FGM: 7 (at Bradley, 11/19/10) FGA: 11 (at Indiana, 1/13/11) FTM: 3 (at Bradley, 11/19/10) FTA: 4 (at Bradley, 11/19/10) 3FGM: 5 (at Bradley, 11/19/10) 3FGA: 8 (at Bradley, 11/19/10) Asst: 2 (vs Cal-Poly, 11/22/10) Blk: 1 (4x, last vs Iowa, 1/29/11) Stl: 2 (at Bradley, 11/19/10) Min: 35 (vs Long Beach State, 11/26/10) Career Bests Pts: 22 (at Bradley, 11/19/10) Rebs: 5 (vs Northwestern, 2/12/09) FGM: 7 (2x, last at Bradley, 11/19/10) FGA: 12 (3x, last vs Penn St, 2/22/09) FTM: 5 (vs Penn State, 2/22/09) FTA: 6 (vs Penn State, 2/22/09) 3FGM: 5 (at Bradley, 11/19/10) 3FGA: 8 (at Bradley, 11/19/10) Asst: 4 (at Michigan, 1/8/09 Blk: 2 (at Purdue, 2/15/09) Stl: 2 (3x, last at Bradley, 11/22/10) Min: 40 (2x, last at Northwestern, 1/29/09) Update Had seven points, one rebound and one block against Iowa on Jan. 30 Connected for eight points, including two three-pointers, against #25 Ohio State on Jan. 20 Hit 5-of-11 field goals for 12 points at Indiana on Jan. 13 Went 4-of-4 from three and 6-of-9 overall for 16 points vs. Cal Poly on Nov. 22 Hit a career-high five threes on eight attempts at Bradley on Nov. 19 for a career-high 22 points. For the game, she was 7-of-10 from the field and had two steals. Career Notes Played in 59 games, starting 23, during her first two seasons at Illinois... Academic All-Big Ten selection in Also played volleyball and softball in high school... Majoring in recreation, sport and tourism. Complete bio information can be found in the Record Book or at fightingillini.com Key Statistics Points 3 FG Percent th on team 9th on team 5th on team Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 11/12 Illinois State /15 at S. Carolina /19 at Bradley /22 Cal Poly /26 vs LBSU /27 vs N. Carolina /28 vs Mississippi /1 N.C. State /4 at Colorado /8 at Oakland /18 vs. UIC /21 at Marquette DNP 12/28 California DNP 12/30 Minnesota /2 at Michigan St. DNP 1/9 Northwestern /13 at Indiana /16 at Penn St /20 Ohio State /23 at Wisconsin /27 Penn St /30 Iowa /3 at Northwestern /6 at Michigan /10 Indiana /13 at Purdue /20 Michigan St. DNP 2/24 at Iowa 2/27 Michigan Blinn s Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / / /2.0 52/ / / / / / /0.6 16/ / / / / / /1.2 26/ /3.8 TOTAL / / / / /1.3 94/ / University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 10

11 Alexis Burke 5-11 // Freshman // Forward Bainbridge, Ga. Bainbridge HS Player Bio Updates 20 Season/career Bests Pts: 18 (2x, last vs UNC, 11/27/10) Rebs: 6 (vs Long Beach State, 11/27/10) FGM: 7 (2x, last vsnorthwestern, 1/9/11) FGA: 13 (vs UNC, 11/27/10) FTM: 6 (vs Long Beach State, 11/26/10) FTA: 7 (vs Long Beach State, 11/26/10) 3FGM: 4 (vs UNC, 11/22/10) 3FGA: 6 (vs UNC, 11/22/10) Asst: 2 (2x, last vs Ole Miss, 11/28/10) Blk: 1, 2x (last at Michigan State, 1/2/11) Stl: 1 (vs Illinois State, 11/12/10) Min: 28 (vs Long Beach State, 11/26/10) Update Added six points, three rebounds and one assist against Iowa on Jan. 30 Tallied 11 points in only 17 minutes at Penn State on Jan. 16 Poured in 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting against Northwestern on Jan. 9 Totaled eight points, four rebounds and her first career block against N.C. State on Dec. 1 Named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week on Nov. 29 after averaging 14.3 ppg vs. Cal Poly and in three tournament games in Hawaii. Named to All-Tournament Team at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown Scored 18 points vs. #14 North Carolina on Nov. 27, including 4-of-6 from behind the arc Hit 6-of-11 from the field and 6-for-7 from the line for a season-high 18 points against Long Beach State on Nov. 26. Also pulled down six boards vs. the 49ers. Went 7-of-9 from the field for 17 points against Cal Poly on Nov. 22 Scored six points and pulled down four rebounds at South Carolina on Nov. 15 Had four points and three boards in collegiate debute vs. Illinois State on Nov. 12 Career Notes Ranked No. 50 nationally by ESPN Hoopgurlz and No. 56 by Blue Star coming out of high school...named Georgia Class 4A Player of the year in Also played softball in high school... Says her late father, Charles Burke, Sr., most influenced her basketball career because of his love for the game... Charles died in a car accident when Burke was 10 years old. Complete bio information can be found in the Record Book or at fightingillini.com Key Statistics Points FG Percentage th on team T-7th on team 4th on team Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 11/12 Illinois State /15 at S. Carolina /19 at Bradley /22 Cal Poly /26 vs LBSU /27 vs N. Carolina /28 vs Mississippi /1 N.C. State /4 at Colorado /8 at Oakland /18 vs. UIC /21 at Marquette /28 California /30 Minnesota /2 at Michigan St /9 Northwestern /13 at Indiana /16 at Penn St /20 Ohio State /23 at Wisconsin /27 Penn St /30 Iowa /3 Northwestern /6 at Michigan /10 Indiana /13 at Purdue /20 Michigan St /24 at Iowa 2/27 Michigan Burke s Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / / /1.7 43/ / University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 11

12 Adrienne GodBold 5-11 // Sophomore // Guard Chicago, Ill. / Marshall HS Big Ten All-Defensive Team Candidate Player Bio Updates 24 season Bests Pts: 16 (2x, last at Michigan, 2/7/11) Rebs: 7 (vs Northwestern, 1/9/11) FGM: 6 (3x, last at Michigan, 2/6/11) FGA: 15 (at Colorado, 12/4/10) FTM: 7 (at Indiana, 1/13/11) FTA: 9 (at Indiana, 1/13/11) 3FGM: 2 (5x, last at Michigan, 2/6/11) 3FGA: 5 (at Michigan, 2/6/11) Asst: 4 (2x, last vs. Michigan State, 2/19/11) Blk: 6 (vs Penn State, 1/27/11) Stl: 5 (3x, last vs. Michigan State, 2/19/11) Min: 38 (vs Northwestern, 1/9/11) Career Bests Pts: 16 (2x, last at Michigan, 2/7/11) Rebs: 7 (2x, last vs Northwestern, 1/9/11) FGM: 6 (4x, last at Michigan, 2/6/11) FGA: 15 (at Colorado, 12/4/10) FTM: 7 (at Indiana, 1/13/11) FTA: 9 (at Indiana, 1/13/11) 3FGM: 2 (6x, last at Northwestern, 2/3/11) 3FGA: 5 (2x, last at Michigan, 2/6/11) Asst: 4 (2x, last vs. Michigan State, 2/19/11) Blk: 6 (vs Penn State, 1/27/11) Stl: 5 (3x, last vs. Michigan State, 2/19/11) Min: 38 (vs Northwestern, 1/9/11) Update Tied her career-bests in steals (5) and assists (4) against Michigan State on Feb. 20 while also contributing eight points, three reounds and two blocks Totaled 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting to go with five rebounds and three blocks against Indiana on Feb. 10 Equaled a career high in points at Michigan on Feb. 6, totaling 16 on 6-for-10 shooting from the field, in addition to five steals and three rebounds Tied a career-best by hitting six field goals on only eight attempts for 15 points in only 16 minutes at Northwestern on Feb. 3 Solid game of nine points, six rebounds and four steals vs. #18 Iowa on Jan. 30 Had nine points, a career-high six blocks and a career-high four steals against Penn State on Jan. 27. Scored nine points on a perfect shooting night against Penn State on Jan. 16, hitting all three of her field goals and free throw attempts Hit 7-of-9 from the free throw at Indiana on Jan. 13, finishing with nine points, all in the second half, and also added three rebounds and two blocks Earned a career night against Northwestern on Jan. 9, setting or tying personalbests with 16 points, seven rebounds, five steals and three blocks Had 12 points and six boards at Colorado on Dec. 4 Saw her first action of against #14 North Carolina on Nov. 27, grabbing five rebounds in 17 minutes Was suspended for first five games of for a violation of team rules. Career Notes Played in 33 games as freshman in Ranked as the No. 36 senior nationally and the top-ranked senior in the state of Illinois coming out of high school by ESPN Hoopgurlz... Named Illinois Player of the Year by the Champaign News-Gazette and Chicago Sun-Times and was a consensus first team All-State selection in Led Chicago Marshall High School to the 2008 Class 3A state championship and to a third place finish in Was the first Chicago Public League player to sign with Illinois since Angelina Williams in the fall of Attended the same high school WNBA star Cappie Pondexter, a former Jolette Law pupil at Rutgers. Complete bio information can be found in the Record Book or at fightingillini.com Key Statistics Points Blocks rd on team 4th on team 2nd on team 7th in Big Ten Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 11/12 Illinois State DNP - suspended 11/15 at S. Carolina DNP - suspended 11/19 at Bradley DNP - suspended 11/22 Cal Poly DNP - suspended 11/26 vs LBSU DNP - suspended 11/27 vs N. Carolina /28 vs Mississippi /1 N.C. State /4 at Colorado /8 at Oakland /18 vs. UIC /21 at Marquette /28 California /30 Minnesota /2 at Michigan St /9 Northwestern /13 at Indiana /16 at Penn St /20 Ohio State /23 at Wisconsin /27 Penn St /30 Iowa /3 at Northwestern /6 at Michigan /10 Indiana /13 at Purdue * /20 Michigan St /24 at Iowa 2/27 Michigan GodBold s Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / / /2.7 80/ / / / / / /3.4 63/ /8.4 TOTAL / / / / / / / University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 12

13 Kersten Magrum 6-1 // Sophomore // Forward Mokena, Ill. Lincoln-Way East HS Player Bio Updates 44 season Bests Pts: - Rebs: 1, 2x (last at Michigan State, 1/2/11) FGM: - FGA: 1 (at Marquette, 12/21/10) FTM: - FTA: - 3FGM: - 3FGA: - Asst: - Blk: - Stl: - Min: 6 (at Marquette, 12/21/10) Career Bests Pts: 14 (at Iowa, 2/14/10) Rebs: 5 (vs Siena, 11/15/09) FGM: 6 (at Iowa, 2/14/10) FGA: 11 (at Iowa, 2/14/10) FTM: 5 (vs Purdue, 2/21/10) FTA: 6 (2x, last vs Purdue, 2/21/10) 3FGM: 1 (2x, last vs Illinois State, 3/28/10) 3FGA: 2 (2x, last vs Illinois State, 3/28/10) Asst: 1 (11x, last at W. Kentucky, 3/19/10) Blk: 1 (2x, last vs Iowa, 1/21/10) Stl: 1 (4x, last vs Marquette, 3/22/10) Min: 37 (at Northwestern, 2/28/10) Update Had surgery on Nov. 10 for a stress injury in her right foot and missed six weeks before returning to the court on Dec. 21 at Marquette Has missed three games since returning with complications due to the injury Career Notes Started the final 15 games of her freshman season... Was Illinois 2010 Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree... Consensus Illinois Class 4A All-State selection in also played soccer in high school. Complete bio information can be found in the Record Book or at fightingillini.com Key Statistics Points Minutes Out for season while recovering from foot injury Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 11/12 Illinois State DNP - injured 11/15 at S. Carolina DNP - injured 11/19 at Bradley DNP - injured 11/22 Cal Poly DNP - injured 11/26 vs LBSU DNP - injured 11/27 vs N. Carolina DNP - injured 11/28 vs Mississippi DNP - injured 12/1 N.C. State DNP - injured 12/4 at Colorado DNP - injured 12/8 at Oakland DNP - injured 12/18 vs. UIC DNP - injured 12/21 at Marquette /28 California DNP - injured 12/30 Minnesota /2 at Michigan St /9 Northwestern DNP - injured 1/13 at Indiana DNP - injured 1/16 at Penn St. DNP - injured 1/20 Ohio State DNP - injured 1/23 at Wisconsin DNP - injured 1/27 Penn St. DNP - injured 1/30 Iowa DNP - injured 2/3 at Northwestern DNP - injured 2/6 at Michigan DNP - injured 2/10 Indiana DNP - injured 2/13 at Purdue DNP - injured 2/20 Michigan St. DNP - injured 2/24 at Iowa 2/27 Michigan Magrum s Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / / /1.5 47/ / / / / /.000 2/0.7 2/ /0.0 TOTAL / / / / /1.4 49/ / University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 13

14 Lydia McCully 5-9 // Junior // Guard Bedford Heights, ohio Bedford HS Player Bio Updates 12 season Bests Pts: 18 (vs Minnesota, 12/30/10) Rebs: 10 (vs Long Beach State, 11/26/10) FGM: 7 (vs Cal Poly, 11/22/10) FGA: 14 (vs Iowa, 1/29/11) FTM: 6 (2x, last vs. Michigan St., 2/19/11) FTA: 6 (2x, last vs. Michigan St., 2/19/11) 3FGM: 3 (2x, last at Colorado, 12/4/10) 3FGA: 5 (vs California, 12/28/10) Asst: 11 (at Northwestern, 2/3/11) Blk: 2 (vs California, 12/28/10) Stl: 5 (at Northwestern, 2/3/11) Min: 43 (at Oakland, 12/8/10) Career Bests Pts: 18 (vs Minnesota, 12/30/10) Rebs: 10 (2x, last vs N. Carolina, 11/27/10) FGM: 7 (vs Cal-Poly, 11/22/10) FGA: 15 (3x, last vs Northwestern, 2/12/09) FTM: 6 (2x, last vs. Michigan St., 2/19/11) FTA: 6 (2x, last vs. Michigan St., 2/19/11) 3FGM: 4 (vs Maryland, 11/28/08) 3FGA: 7 (vs Maryland, 11/28/08) Asst: 11 (at Northwestern, 2/3/11) Blk: 2 (vs California, 12/28/10) Stl: 6 (vs Indiana, 2/7/10) Min: 45 (2x, last vs Marquette, 3/22/10) Update Has started 88 of 92 career games at the point guard position Dished out a career-high 11 assists without committing a turnover at Northwestern on Feb. 3. Also had 10 points, to earn her first career double-double, a season-best five steals Scored 11 points to go with nine assists and only two turnovers vs. Iowa on Jan. 31 Totaled nine rebounds, five assists and four points at Indiana on Jan. 13 Set a career high with 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field to go with a 5-for-5 performance from the free-throw line against Minnesota on Dec. 30 Totaled 14 points by hitting 5-of-11 field goal attempts, including three from behind the three-point arc, in addition to four assists and two steals at Colorado on Dec. 4 Hit 3-of-4 three point shots for 13 points, pulled down seven boards and dished out three assists against #14 North Carolina on Nov. 27 Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds to go with nine points and four assists in win over Long Beach State on Nov. 26 Scored what was then a career-high 17 points against Cal Poly on Nov. 22 while also dishing out seven assists Dished out seven assists at Bradley on Nov. 19 to go along with 10 points Tallied 11 points, six rebounds and four assists in season opener vs. Illinois State on Nov. 12 Career Notes Started 61 of 65 games at the point during her freshman and sophomore seasons Named the team s Most Improved Player following the season... Redshirted the season... Ranked as the No. 46 senior on the class of 2007 by Blue Star. Complete bio information can be found in the Record Book or at fightingillini.com Key Statistics Points Assists th on team 3rd on team leads team 5th in Big Ten Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 11/12 Illinois State * /15 at S. Carolina * /19 at Bradley * /22 Cal Poly * /26 vs LBSU * /27 vs N. Carolina * /1 N.C. State * /4 at Colorado * /8 at Oakland * /18 vs. UIC * /21 at Marquette * /28 California * /30 Minnesota * /2 at Michigan St. * /9 Northwestern * /13 at Indiana * /16 at Penn St. * /20 Ohio State * /23 at Wisconsin * /27 Penn St. * /30 Iowa * /3 at Northwestern * /6 at Michigan * /10 Indiana * /13 at Purdue * /20 Michigan St. * /24 at Iowa 2/27 Michigan McCully s Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / / /2.8 76/ / / / / / /3.0 68/ / / / / / /3.6 61/ /7.4 TOTAL / / / / / / / University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 14

15 Centrese McGee 5-8 // Freshman // Guard Calumet City, Ill. / TF North HS Big Ten All-Freshman Team Candidate Player Bio Updates 2 Season/career Bests Pts: 18 (vs. Long Beach State, 11/26/10) Rebs: 11 (at Wisconsin, 1/23/11) FGM: 7 (vs. Long Beach State, 11/26/10) FGA: 14 (vs. Long Beach State, 11/26/10) FTM: 4 (2x, last at Marquette, 12/21/10) FTA: 7 (vs. NC State, 12/1/10) 3FGM: 3 (vs. Long Beach State, 11/26/10) 3FGA: 4 (vs. Long Beach State, 11/26/10) Asst: 4 (3x, last at Michigan State, 1/2/11) Blk: 1 (at Oakland, 12/8/10) Stl: 4 (vs. Michigan State, 2/19/11) Min: 38 (at Purdue, 2/13/11) Update Leads all Big Ten freshmen in rebounding (4.9) and is second in steals (1.3) and fourth in scoring (6.0) Has started the first 27 games of her Illinois career Had 10 points, six rebounds and three assists at Purdue on Feb. 13 Pulled down seven rebounds, including five offensive boards, to go with six points, two assists and two steals against Iowa on Jan. 31 Grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds to go with six points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field at Wisconsin on Jan. 23 Pulled down eight boards, including five in the offensive zone, to go with four points in only 19 minutes against #25 Ohio State Tallied 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field to go with four rebounds and four assists at #12 Michigan State on Jan. 16 Hit all four of her field goals and reached double figures with 10 points against California on Dec. 28 Scored 10 points and pulled down seven boards at Marquette on Dec. 21 Totaled 10 points and pulled down six boards in only 18 minutes against North Carolina State on Dec. 1 Scored a season-high 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting and grabbed nine boards against LBSU on Nov. 26 Had 10 points and nine rebounds in 19 minutes against Cal Poly on Nov. 22 Had five points, four rebounds and four assists in her Illini debut vs. Illinois State on Nov. 12 Career Notes Ranked No. 86 nationally by Blue Star and No. 102 by All Star Girls Report coming out of high school... Spent her first two years of high school at Chicago Washington, the same high school that Illini great Angelina Willams attended... Nickname is Tee Tee... Plans to major in kinesiology. Complete bio information can be found in the Record Book or at fightingillini.com Key Statistics Points Steals th on team 2nd on team 4th on team Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 11/12 Illinois State * /15 at S. Carolina * /19 at Bradley * /22 Cal Poly * /26 vs LBSU * /27 vs N. Carolina * /28 vs Mississippi * /1 N.C. State * /4 at Colorado * /8 at Oakland * /18 vs. UIC * /21 at Marquette * /28 California * /30 Minnesota * /2 at Michigan St. * /9 Northwestern * /13 at Indiana * /16 at Penn St. * /20 Ohio State * /23 at Wisconsin * /27 Penn St. * /30 Iowa * /3 at Northwestern * /6 at Michigan * /10 Indiana * /13 at Purdue * /20 Michigan St. * /24 at Iowa 2/27 Michigan McGee s Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / / /4.9 63/ / University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 15

16 Eboni Mitchell 5-7 // Junior // Guard Decatur, Ga. Southwest Dekalb HS Player Bio Updates 11 season Bests Pts: 11 (at South Carolina, 11/15/10) Rebs: 6 (at South Carolina, 11/15/10) FGM: 4 (at South Carolina, 11/15/10) FGA: 8 (at South Carolina, 11/15/10) FTM: 3 (at South Carolina, 11/15/10) FTA: 3 (2x, last vs LBSU, 11/26/10) 3FGM: 1 (vs UIC, 12/18/10) 3FGA: 2 (vs UIC, 12/18/10) Asst: 8 (vs Cal Poly, 11/22/10) Blk: - Stl: 4 (at Oakland, 12/8/10) Min: 37 (at South Carolina, 11/15/10) Career Bests Pts: 11 (at South Carolina, 11/15/10) Rebs: 6 (at South Carolina, 11/15/10) FGM: 4 (at South Carolina, 11/15/10) FGA: 8 (at South Carolina, 11/15/10) FTM: 4 (vs Montana, 11/26/08) FTA: 6 (vs Montana, 11/26/08) 3FGM: 1 (3x, last vs UIC, 12/18/10) 3FGA: 2 (2x, last vs UIC, 12/18/10) Asst: 8 (vs Cal Poly, 11/22/10) Blk: 1 (2x, last at Iowa, 2/14/10) Stl: 3 (at Oakland, 12/8/10) Min: 37 (at South Carolina, 11/15/10) Update Started the first 18 games of the season but now comes off the bench as the backup point guard Shot 3-for-6 from the field for six points and a career-high three steals at Oakland on Dec. 8 Tallied six points, five rebounds and three assists against Ole Miss on Nov. 28 Dished out a career-best eight assists against Cal Poly on Nov. 22 Totaled four assists, three rebounds and two steals at Bradley on Nov. 19 Had career-highs of 11 points, six rebounds and 37 minutes at South Carolina on Nov. 15 Made first-career start in season-opener vs. Illinois State, totaling five points and two steals Career Notes Combined to play 45 games during her freshman and sophomore seasons as a reserve guard... Majoring in sport management... Led Southwest DeKalb High School to the 2008 Georgia 4A State Championship. Complete bio information can be found in the Record Book or at fightingillini.com Key Statistics Points Assists th on team T-7th on team 2nd on team Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 11/12 Illinois State * /15 at S. Carolina * /19 at Bradley * /22 Cal Poly * /26 vs LBSU * /27 vs N. Carolina * /28 vs Mississippi * /1 N.C. State * /4 at Colorado * /8 at Oakland * /18 vs. UIC * /21 at Marquette * /28 California * /30 Minnesota * /2 at Michigan St. * /9 Northwestern * /13 at Indiana * /16 at Penn St. * /20 Ohio State /23 at Wisconsin /27 Penn St. DNP 1/30 Iowa DNP 2/3 at Northwestern /6 at Michigan /10 Indiana DNP 2/13 at Purdue /20 Michigan St /24 at Iowa 2/27 Michigan Mitchell s Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / /.417 7/0.3 18/ / / / / / /0.4 10/ / / / / / /1.7 33/ /3.0 TOTAL / / / / /0.8 61/ / University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 16

17 Amber Moore 5-11 // RS Freshman // Guard Detroit, Mich. / Country Day HS Big Ten All-Freshman Team Candidate Player Bio Updates 42 season Bests Pts: 27 (at Indiana, 1/13/11) Rebs: 8 (vs Cal Poly, 11/22/10) FGM: 9 (at Indiana, 1/13/11) FGA: 17 (at Indiana, 1/13/11) FTM: 4 (2x, last at Purdue, 2/13/11) FTA: 4 (2x, last at Purdue, 2/13/11) 3FGM: 7 (at Indiana, 1/13/11) 3FGA: 16 (vs Illinois State, 11/12/10) Asst: 5 (vs Ohio State, 1/20/11) Blk: 1 (at Penn State, 1/16/11) Stl: 2 (at Indiana, 1/13/11) Min: 34 (at Indiana, 1/13/11) Career Bests Pts: 27 (at Indiana, 1/13/11) Rebs: 8 (vs Cal Poly, 11/22/10) FGM: 9 (at Indiana, 1/13/11) FGA: 17 (at Indiana, 1/13/11) FTM: 4 (2x, last at Purdue, 2/13/11) FTA: 4 (2x, last at Purdue, 2/13/11) 3FGM: 7 (at Indiana, 1/13/11) 3FGA: 16 (vs Illinois State, 11/12/10) Asst: 5 (vs Ohio State, 1/20/11) Blk: 1 (at Penn State, 1/16/11) Stl: 2 (at Indiana, 1/13/11) Min: 34 (at Indiana, 1/13/11) Update Leads all Big Ten freshmen in FT percentage (.920) and ranks second in threes made (50) and third in scoring (8.5 ppg) Led the Illini with 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field at Purdue on Feb. 13 Connected on five field goals, including three three-pointers, to total 13 points at Michigan on Feb. 6 Contributed 17 points, three assists and one steal against Penn State on Jan. 27 Pulled down six boards while dishing out a career-high five assists against #25 Ohio State on Jan. 20 Had a career game against Indiana on Jan. 13, hitting a career-high seven threepointers for a career-best 27 points, while also adding four assists and two steals with zero turnovers in 34 minutes Finished with a 17 points on 6-for-12 from the field, including five three-pointers, against Northwestern on Jan. 9 Hit two threes and had 12 points at Marquette on Dec. 21 Had 11 points on 3-of-7 shooing, while hitting all four of her free throws and pulling down six rebounds against UIC Dec. 18 Grabbed a career-best eight boards to go with three assists vs. Cal Poly on Nov. 22 Drained four three-pointers on five attempts and scored 16 points in only 16 minutes at Bradley on Nov. 19 Hit five three-pointers and scored 15 points in the season-opener vs. ISU, her first game back from an ACL tear that kept her out most of the season Career Notes Suffered a torn ACL in her left knee during the season-opener at Temple and missed the rest of her freshman season... Granted a medical hardship waiver for the season... Majoring in kinesiology... Ranked as the No. 109 senior in the nation coming out of high school by Blue Star... Led Country Day High School to Michigan Class B state championships in 2008 and Was named Michigan Class B Player of the Year in Complete bio information can be found in the Record Book or at fightingillini.com Key Statistics Points Made 3 FG nd on team 5th on team leads team 8th in Big Ten Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 11/12 Illinois State /15 at S. Carolina /19 at Bradley /22 Cal Poly /26 vs LBSU /27 vs N. Carolina /28 vs Mississippi /1 N.C. State /4 at Colorado /8 at Oakland /18 vs. UIC /21 at Marquette /28 California /30 Minnesota /2 at Michigan St /9 Northwestern /13 at Indiana /16 at Penn St /20 Ohio State * /23 at Wisconsin * /27 Penn St. * /30 Iowa * /3 at Northwestern * /6 at Michigan * /10 Indiana * /13 at Purdue /20 Michigan St. * /24 at Iowa 2/27 Michigan Moore s Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / /.000 0/0.0 0/ / / /232/ / / /3.2 28/ /8.5 TOTAL / / / / /3.2 28/ / University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 17

18 Courtney Owens 5-10 // Sophomore // Guard Oak Brook, Ill. York HS Player Bio Updates 32 season Bests Pts: - Rebs: - FGM: - FGA: 1 (vs. Cal Poly, 11/22/10) FTM: - FTA: - 3FGM: - 3FGA: 1 (vs. Cal Poly, 11/22/10) Asst: - Blk: - Stl: - Min: 4 (vs Cal Poly, 11/22/10) Career Bests Pts: - Rebs: - FGM: - FGA: 1 (vs. Cal Poly, 11/22/10) FTM: - FTA: - 3FGM: - 3FGA: 1 (vs. Cal Poly, 11/22/10) Asst: - Blk: - Stl: - Min: 4 (vs Cal Poly, 11/22/10) Update Joined the team in November as a walk-on Saw her first collegiate action on Nov. 22 against Cal Poly, playing four minutes Also saw playing time against UIC at the United Center on Dec. 18 Complete bio information can be found in the Record Book or at fightingillini.com Key Statistics Points Blocks Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 11/12 Illinois State DNP 11/15 at S. Carolina DNP 11/19 at Bradley DNP 11/22 Cal Poly /26 vs LBSU DNP 11/27 vs N. Carolina DNP 11/28 vs Mississippi DNP 12/1 N.C. State DNP 12/4 at Colorado DNP 12/8 at Oakland DNP 12/18 vs. UIC /21 at Marquette DNP 12/28 California DNP 12/30 Minnesota DNP 1/2 at Michigan St. DNP 1/9 Northwestern DNP 1/13 at Indiana DNP 1/16 at Penn St. DNP 1/20 Ohio State DNP 1/23 at Wisconsin DNP 1/27 Penn St. DNP 1/30 Iowa DNP 2/3 at Northwestern DNP 2/6 at Michigan DNP 2/10 Indiana DNP 2/13 at Purdue DNP 2/20 Michigan St. DNP 2/24 at Iowa 2/27 Michigan Owens Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / /.000 0/0.0 0/ University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 18

19 Karisma Penn 6-2 // Sophomore // Forward Shaker Heights, Ohio // Shaker Heights HS All-America Candidate All-Big Ten Candidate Player Bio Updates 00 season Bests Pts: 33 (vs. Michigan St., 2/19/11) Rebs: 18 (vs. Ohio State, 1/20/11) FGM: 14 (2x, last vs. Michigan St., 2/29/11) FGA: 22 (vs. Cal Poly, 11/22/10) FTM: 8 (vs. Minnesota, 12/30/10) FTA: 12 (vs. Ohio State, 1/20/11) 3FGM: 2 (at Michigan, 2/6/11) 3FGA: 2 (2x, last at Michigan, 2/6/11) Asst: 5 (2x, last vs. Indiana, 2/10/11) Blk: 7 (vs. UIC, 12/18/10) Stl: 6 (vs. Minnesota, 12/30/10) Min: 41 (vs. Northwestern, 1/9/11) Career Bests Pts: 33 (vs. Michigan State, 2/19/11) Rebs: 18 (vs. Ohio State, 1/20/11) FGM: 14 (2x, last vs. Michigan St., 2/29/11) FGA: 22 (vs. Cal Poly, 11/22/10) FTM: 9 (at Wake Forest, 12/2/09) FTA: 12 (vs. Ohio State, 1/20/10) 3FGM: 2 (at Michigan, 2/6/11) 3FGA: 3 (2x, last at Ohio State, 1/14/10) Asst: 6 (at Northwestern, 2/28/10) Blk: 7 (vs. UIC, 12/18/10) Stl: 6 (vs. Minnesota, 12/30/10) Min: 41 (vs. Northwestern, 1/9/11) Update Three-time Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec. 20, Jan. 3, Jan. 31) Needs 5 blocks to break Jenna Smith s single season blocks record of 70 Ranks eighth in the nation in double-doubles with 16 Ranks in the top-5 in the Big Ten in scoring, rebounding, blocks and steals Scored a career-high 33 points, the top point total in a Big Ten game this season, on 14-of- 21 shooting to go with 11 rebounds against #11 Michigan State on Feb. 20 Led the Illini in points (21), rebounds (7) and blocks (4) against Indiana on Feb. 10 Had a double-double at Michigan on Feb. 6 with 23 points and a game-high 11 boards Produced her 14th double-double against Iowa on Jan. 30 with 22 points and 12 rebounds, while also adding four steals and two blocks Had 21 points, 13 rebounds, five blocks and two steals against Penn State on Jan. 27 Poured in 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting at Wisconsin on Jan. 23 Had 26 points and a career-best 18 rebounds against #25 Ohio State on Jan. 20 Had what was then a career-high 17 rebounds against Northwestern on Jan. 9 Named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on Jan. 3 after putting up 23 points, 10 rebounds and four steals while notching her 100th career block at #12 Michigan St. on Jan. 2 Produced a monster game of 20 points, 16 boards, a career-high six steals and five blocks in Big Ten opener against Minnesota on Dec. 30 Totaled 21 points and 12 rebounds at Marquette on Dec. 21 Earned Big Ten Co-Player of the Week honors on Dec. 20 after totaling 16 points, 10 boards and a career-high seven blocks in the win over UIC at the United Center Contributed 24 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, four blocks and three steals at Oakland on Dec. 8 Scored 24 points on 10-of-19 shooting and pulled down 14 rebounds against Ole Miss in Hawaii on Nov. 28 Poured in a career-high 30 points on 14-of-22 shooting to go with 10 rebounds against Cal Poly on Nov. 22 Opened season with 18 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks vs. Illinois State on Nov. 12 Career Notes Big Ten All-Freshman Team member in and four-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week in Broke the Illinois freshman blocked shots record with 57 in Was ranked as the No. 17 player overall and the No. 2 forward by ESPN HoopGurlz coming out of high school... Had two knee surgeries (meniscus) in high school. Key Statistics Points Blocks Double-Doubles leads team leads team leads team leads Big Ten 4th in Big Ten 2nd in Big Ten 2nd in Big Ten 8th in NCAA Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 11/12 Illinois State * /15 at S. Carolina * /19 at Bradley * /22 Cal Poly * /26 vs LBSU * /27 vs N. Carolina * /28 vs Mississippi * /1 N.C. State * /4 at Colorado * /8 at Oakland * /18 vs. UIC * /21 at Marquette * /28 California * /30 Minnesota * /2 at Michigan St. * /9 Northwestern * /13 at Indiana * /16 at Penn St. * /20 Ohio State * /23 at Wisconsin * /27 Penn St. * /30 Iowa * /3 at Northwestern * /6 at Michigan * /10 Indiana * /13 at Purdue * /20 Michigan St. * /24 at Iowa 2/27 Michigan Complete bio information can be found in the Record Book or at fightingillini.com Penn s Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / / / / / / / / / / / /18.3 TOTAL / / / / / / / University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 19

20 Lana Rukavina 6-3 // Junior // Forward Wheeling, Ill. Wheeling HS Player Bio Updates 34 season Bests Pts: 22 (at Northwestern, 2/3/11) Rebs: 8 (vs California, 12/28/10) FGM: 9 (at Northwestern, 2/3/11) FGA: 14 (at Northwestern, 2/3/11) FTM: 2 (4x, last at Purdue, 2/13/11) FTA: 2 (7x, last at Purdue, 2/13/11) 3FGM: 2 (2x, last vs. Indiana, 2/10/11) 3FGA: 3 (2x, last at Purdue, 2/13/11) Asst: 5 (at Purdue, 2/13/11) Blk: 3 (at Wisconsin, 1/23/11) Stl: 3 (at Northwestern, 2/3/11) Min: 40 (vs California, 12/28/10) Career Bests Pts: 22 (at Northwestern, 2/3/11) Rebs: 8 (vs California, 12/28/10) FGM: 9 (at Northwestern, 2/3/11) FGA: 14 (at Northwestern, 2/3/11) FTM: 2 (7x, last at Purdue, 2/13/11) FTA: 3 (vs Siena, 11/15/09) 3FGM: 2 (2x, last vs. Indiana, 2/6/11) 3FGA: 3 (2x, last at Purdue, 2/13/11) Asst: 5 (at Purdue, 2/13/11) Blk: 3 (at Wisconsin, 1/23/11) Stl: 3 (at Northwestern, 2/3/11) Min: 40 (vs California, 12/28/10) Update Has started the first 27 games of the Season Finished with 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting to go with five rebounds and a careerhigh five assists at Purdue on Feb. 13 Had a career game at Northwestern on Feb. 3, draining 9-of-14 field goals for a career-high 22 points. Also added a career-high two three-pointers and a careerhigh three steals. Had a career game at Northwestern on Feb. 3, draining 9-of-14 field goals for a career-high 22 points. Also added a career-high two three-pointers and a careerhigh three steals. Set a career-high in blocks with three at Wisconsin on Jan. 23 Had a career-best 13 points on 6-of-12 shooting against Minnesota on Dec. 30 Pulled down a career-best eight rebounds to go with seven points, two steals and two assists in a career-high 40 minutes on Dec. 28 against Cal Had eight points, hitting 4-of-8 from the field against NC State on Dec. 1 Tallied eight points and six rebounds against Long Beach State on Nov. 26 Hit 3-of-4 field goal attempts for seven points against Cal Poly on Nov. 22 Totaled six points and a career-high three assists at Bradley on Nov. 19 Had a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds in the exhibition win over Kentucky Wesleyan on Nov. 9 Career NOtes Played in 28 games as a freshman in and 23 as a sophomore in as a backup to All-American Jenna Smith... Majoring in psychology... Parents, Davor and Mirella, are natives of Croatia... Lana was born and raised in Wheeling, Ill., but visits family in Croatia each summer... Learned to speak Croatian as a first language before learning English as a child...brother, Dan, played basketball at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill.... Name is pronounced LAH-na ROO-ka- VEE-na. Complete bio information can be found in the Record Book or at fightingillini.com Key Statistics Points Assists th on team 6th on team 7th on team Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B ST MIN 11/12 Illinois State * /15 at S. Carolina * /19 at Bradley * /22 Cal Poly * /26 vs LBSU * /27 vs N. Carolina * /28 vs Mississippi * /1 N.C. State * /4 at Colorado * /8 at Oakland * /18 vs. UIC * /21 at Marquette * /28 California * /30 Minnesota * /2 at Michigan St. * /9 Northwestern * /13 at Indiana * /16 at Penn St. * /20 Ohio State * /23 at Wisconsin * /27 Penn St. * /30 Iowa * /3 at Northwestern * /6 at Michigan * /10 Indiana * /13 at Purdue * /20 Michigan St. * /24 at Iowa 2/27 Michigan rukavina s Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / / /1.3 27/ / / / / / /0.7 13/ / / / / / /3.1 55/ /5.7 TOTAL / / / / /1.7 95/ / University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 20

21 game 1: Illinois State 69, Illinois 62 Nov. 12, 2010 // Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill Illinois opened its season just like the last one ended, with a loss to Illinois State. Last year, the Illini dropped a heartbreaker to the Redbirds on the road in the WNIT quarterfinals. This year, it was a defeat at Assembly Hall. Redshirt freshman Amber Moore had a huge first half, hitting five threes, and sophomore Karisma Penn had the second double-double of her career, but it wasn t enough as the Illini dropped just their second season-opener at home in 16 tries. The Illini turned the ball over only three times in the second half after coughing it up 14 times in the first 20 minutes. ISU controlled the boards with a advantage, and held a huge edge in free throws, hitting 20-of-30 (67 percent) from the charity stripe compared to just 6-of-12 (50 percent) for the Orange and Blue. Illinois State Shelton, Kenyatta f Hanley, Emily f Clifton, Amanda g Broadway, Katie g Spanich, Hannah g Jenkins, Alexis Sykes, Candace Jackson, Shala Grace, Megan Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game-by-game box scores and summaries Game: % Game: % Game: % 6,1 Illinois Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g Mitchell, Eboni g McCully, Lydia g Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie Moore, Amber Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Officials: Sue Blauch, Erika Herriman, jeff Cross Technical fouls: Illinois State-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2,1 game 3: Illinois 73, Bradley 51 Nov. 19, 2010 // Renaissance Coliseum, Peoria, Ill. Macie Blinn hit five three-pointers and poured in a career-high 22 points to spark Illinois in a victory at Bradley s new Renaissance Coliseum. The Illini forced 28 turnovers and led from start to finish to get their first win of the season. Amber Moore also joined in on the three-point barrage, hitting 4-of-5 from beyond the arc to finish with 16 points, all in the second half. Leading at halftime, the Orange and Blue used consistent shooting throughout the second half to put away the Braves, outscoring Brafley Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics over the final 20 minutes. In the final half, the Illini hit 16-of-28 field goal attempts (57.1%), going 6-for-8 from behind the Illinois vs Bradley three-point line while also converting 11/19/10 7-of-8 free 7:05 throw p.m. attempts Peoria, to seal Ill. (Renaissance the victory. Coliseum) Illinois Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g Mitchell, Eboni g McCully, Lydia g Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie Moore, Amber Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 0 Bradley Hollingshed, Latasha f Kassing, Leah c Muegge, Hanna g Niemiera, Lauren g Taylor, Raisa g Budd, Kelsey Allen, Olivia Bisping, Brooke Westcott, MacKenzie Frings, Kelly Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Officials: Beverly Roberts, David Stewart, Rod Creech Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Bradley-None. Attendance: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 0 Illinois State Illinois ILS ILL Illinois Bradley ILL BU Last FG - ILS 2nd-00:58, ILL 2nd-00:05. Largest lead - ILS by 11 2nd-10:33, ILL by 3 1st-16:26. Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 6 times. Last FG - ILL 2nd-00:35, BU 2nd-02:02. Largest lead - ILL by 24 2nd-00:35, BU None. Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. game 2: South Carolina 61, Illinois 48 Nov. 15, 2010 // Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C. Illinois took an early 11 point lead, but South Carolina came roaring back for a win at Colonial Life Arena in Colombia, S.C. Fighting Illini sophomore Karisma Penn led the way with 15 points, but was limited to just 24 minutes and fouled out with 5:21 to play. The Illini closed the gap to one, 30-29, early in the second half after a jumper by junior guard Lydia McCully, but the `Cocks countered with a 12-0 run to take control of the game, leading with 13:42 left. With Penn hampered with foul trouble, Illinois was unable to mount a comeback, as the USC lead ballooned to as high as 23 with 6:04 to play. Junior Eboni Mitchell had career-highs in points (11), rebounds (6), assists (5) and minutes in the game (37). Illinois Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g Mitchell, Eboni g McCully, Lydia g Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie Moore, Amber Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3,1 South Carolina BRUNER, Ashley f MAY, Jewel f WALKER, Ieasia g SUTTON, La'Keisha g STRICKLAND, Marah g WILSON, Ebony GRANT, Markeshia BREWER, Kayla STEPHENS, Charenee NEWTON, Courtney Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Officials: Sue Blauch, Laura C. Morris, Doug Cloud Technical fouls: Illinois-None. South Carolina-None. Attendance: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 game 4: Illinois 104, Cal-Poly 63 Nov. 22, 2010 // Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. Karisma Penn poured in a career-high 30 points to lead Illinois to a victory over Cal Poly in front of 2,534 screaming school children on Youth Day at Assembly Hall. Penn hit 14-of-22 from the field and also pulled down 10 rebounds to help the Illini break the century mark for the first time since The 104 points mark the most for an Illini squad since a win over Western Michigan on Nov. 15, Four more Illini reached double-figures in points during the offensive outburst. Lydia McCully and Alexis Burke each netted 17 while McCully dished out a career-high seven assists. Macie Blinn added 16 points, including going 4-for-4 from behind the three-point line, while Centrese McGee tallied 10 points and pulled down nine rebounds on the day. Cal Poly Bloetscher, Abby f Griffin, Kayla g Clancy, Rachel g Johnston, Desiray g Wells, Tamara g Burns, Ashlee Ervin, Jonae Martin, Christine Reeves, Caroline Geppert, Aly Schlemer, Molly Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 0 Illinois Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g Mitchell, Eboni g McCully, Lydia g Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie Owens, Courtney Moore, Amber Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Officials: Tina Napier, Felicia Grinter, Erika Herriman Technical fouls: Cal Poly-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 2534 Youth Day 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 Illinois South Carolina ILL SC Cal Poly Illinois CP ILL Last FG - ILL 2nd-00:00, SC 2nd-06:04. Largest lead - ILL by 11 1st-11:07, SC by 23 2nd-06:04. Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 3 times. Last FG - CP 2nd-00:53, ILL 2nd-00:27. Largest lead - CP None, ILL by 43 2nd-03:20. Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 0 times University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 21

22 game 5: Illinois 69, LONG BEACH STATE 48 Nov. 26, 2010 // STAN SHERIFF CENTER, HONOLULU, HAWAII True-freshmen Centrese McGee and Alexis Burke combined for 36 points and 15 rebounds to lead Illinois to a victory over Long Beach State in the opening round of the Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown. The Fighting Illini held a rebounding advantage and limited the 49ers to 29 percent shooting en route to their third straight win. Junior guard Lydia McCully managed the game well, finishing with nine points, a career-high 10 rebounds and a team-high four assists. Junior forward Lana Rukavina tied her career-high with eight points and also pulled down six boards on the day. Illinois used a 15-0 run late in the first half to break the game open, turning a deficit into a lead with 3:40 left. The Illini maintained the 13-point lead into halftime, 43-30, and then put the game away with a 13-2 run to start the second half, pushing the lead to and cruising the rest of the way. Long Beach State Bookman, Ashley f Jacob, Courtney f Moorer, Tipesa f Henton, Brandi g Valles, Sendy g Lottinville, Sarah Sims, Amanda Clark, Ella Porter, Jazmyne Starkey, Alyssa Heard, Lyndsay Coffee, Janae Team Totals FG % 1st half: % Game: % Half: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Illinois Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g Mitchell, Eboni g McCully, Lydia g Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie Moore, Amber Team Totals FG % 1st half: % Game: % Half: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 0 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Carla Fujimoto, Lisa Mann, Ethan Kahoano Technical fouls: Long Beach State-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 1764 Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown Long Beach State Illinois Last FG - LBSU 2nd-02:52, ILL 2nd-01:33. Largest lead - LBSU by 2 1st-07:52, ILL by 24 2nd-13:50. Game-by-game box scores and summaries LBSU ILL Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 13 times. game 7: MISSISSIPPI 70, ILLINOIS 61 Nov. 28, 2010 // STAN SHERIFF CENTER, HONOLULU, HAWAII The Fighting Illini were dominating early, leading by as many as 14 late in the first half, but Ole Miss used a big second half to pull away for a win in the third place game of the Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown. Sophomore Karisma Penn had 24 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for the Fighting Illini. Penn hit 10-of-19 from the field for her 24 points, while eight of her 14 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics boards were on the offensive end. It was her fourth career Mississippi double-double vs Illinois and her third this season. Sophomore Adrienne GodBold had eight points and four rebounds, while 11/28/10 juniors 3:45pm Eboni Mitchell at Stan and Sheriff Lana Rukavina Center-Honolulu, each added O`ahu six points for the Orange and Blue. Mississippi Byrd, Nikki f Marbra, Courtney f Nelson, Shae g McFarland, Valencia g Melson, Kayla g Hope, Pa'Sonna Laws, LaTosha Slusher, Tori Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 Illinois Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g Mitchell, Eboni g McCully, Lydia g Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie GodBold, Adrienne Moore, Amber Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Lisa Jones, Julie Krommenhoek, Kirk Hottendorf Technical fouls: Mississippi-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 1942 Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown Third Place Game All-Tournament Team: Alexis Burke (ILL), C. Vandersloot (Gonzaga), V McFarland (Ole Miss), J. Breland (UNC), K. Kanekoa (Hawaii), I. Lucas (UNC) - MVP Mississippi Illinois Last FG - UM 2nd-02:06, ILL 2nd-00:10. Largest lead - UM by 9 2nd-00:23, ILL by 14 1st-05:47. Game: % Game: % Game: % 5,1 UM ILL Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 5 times. game 6: #14 NORTH CAROLINA 87, ILLINOIS 58 Nov. 27, 2010 // STAN SHERIFF CENTER, HONOLULU, HAWAII The Fighting Illini women s basketball team faced its toughest test of the season so far in the semifinals of the Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown, hanging with No. 14 North Carolina for most of the first half before eventually falling to the up-tempo Tar Heels. Sophomore post Karisma Penn scored six points in the first three minutes of play, but was again plagued by foul trouble, playing only 20 minutes for the game. She finished with 11 points and eight rebounds on the night against the tall UNC front line. Illinois Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g Mitchell, Eboni g McCully, Lydia g Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie GodBold, Adrienne Moore, Amber Team Totals FG % 1st half: % Game: % Half: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2,2 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % #14 North Carolina Shegog, Chay f Breland, Jessica f DeGraffenreid, C. g Ruffin-Pratt, Tierra g Lucas, Italee g White, She'la Coleman, Latifah Wood, Candace Powell, Nicole Smith, Shannon Gross, Krista Rolle, Waltiea Broomfield, Laura Team Totals FG % 1st half: % Game: % Half: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 0 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Lisa Jones, Ron Harris, Kirk Hottendorf Technical fouls: Illinois-None. #14 North Carolina-None. Attendance: 1901 Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown game 8: NC State 73, Illinois 57 Dec. 1, 2010 // Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. Illinois fell behind early and could never recover, as North Carolina State pulled away for a win at Assembly Hall in the fourth annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Sophomore Karisma Penn led the travel-weary Illini with 12 points and 12 rebounds, her fourth doubledouble of the season, but that wasn t enough overcome a season-high 26 turnovers. Penn had four blocks and two steals to go along with her double-double. Freshman Centrese McGee joined Penn in double-figures, finishing with 10 points and six rebounds, while sophomore Adrienne GodBold added nine points, three assists and three steals. Junior Lana Rukavina tied her career-high with eight points and freshman Alexis Burke also chipped in eight points and four rebounds. NC State Strachan, Brittany f Holston, Bonae f Burke, Kody f White, Amber g Kastanek, Marissa g Goodwin-Coleman, M Durham, Kim Williams, Breezy Griffin, Devin Tasler, Emili Lliteras, Kelsie Daniel, Lakeesa Team Totals FG % 1st half: % Game: % Half: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 5 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Illinois Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g Mitchell, Eboni g McCully, Lydia g Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie GodBold, Adrienne Moore, Amber Team Totals FG % 1st half: % Game: % Half: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 7,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Mark Zentz, Bryan Enterline, Dawn Marsh Technical fouls: NC State-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 744 ACC/BIG TEN Challenge Illinois #14 North Carolina ILL NC NC State Illinois ST ILL Last FG - ILL 2nd-02:48, NC 2nd-00:41. Largest lead - ILL by 4 1st-19:16, NC by 30 2nd-00:41. Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 5 times. Last FG - ST 2nd-00:57, ILL 2nd-00:45. Largest lead - ST by 32 2nd-11:34, ILL None. Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 0 times University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 22

23 game 9: Illinois 63, Colorado 59 Dec. 4, 2010 // Coors Event Center, Boulder, Colo. Illinois withstood a furious second-half rally by Colorado to come away with a road victory in the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge. Sophomore Karisma Penn made several key plays down the stretch and finished with 17 points, eight rebounds, four blocks and three steals to help the Illini snap a three-game losing streak. Illinois (4-5) led by as many as 11 in the second half, 55-44, after a three-pointer by redshirt freshman Amber Moore and a lay-up by sophomore Adrienne GodBold on back-to-back possessions with 8:15 left. The Buffaloes responded with a 13-0 run, however, holding the Illini scoreless for over five minutes to take a lead with 3:24 left. The Illini defense rose to the occasion in the final three minutes, holding the hosts without a field goal and to just two free throws in the final 3:23 of the game. Illinois Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g Mitchell, Eboni g McCully, Lydia g Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie GodBold, Adrienne Moore, Amber Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game-by-game box scores and summaries Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 Colorado Seabrook, Julie f Spears, Brittany f Blythe, Britney g Malcolm-Peck, Meagan g Jeffery, Chucky g Wilson, Brittany Hargis, Rachel Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Officials: Bob Trammell, Lisa Jones, Teresa Dahlem Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Colorado-None. Attendance: 2082 Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 game 11: Illinois 65, UIC 56 Dec. 18, 2010 // United Center, Chicago, Ill. Illinois got back to its winning ways at the United Center with a win over sister-school Illinois-Chicago. The Illini never trailed and led comfortably most of the way to improve to 5-6 this season and 8-3 all-time at the home of the NBA s Chicago Bulls. Sophomore forward Karisma Penn dominated inside, finishing with 16 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high seven blocked shots. Penn, just a sophomore, moved up to sixth on the UI career blocks list with 90 while registering her sixth double-double this season. The Orange and Blue controlled the game from the start, jumping out to a 15-2 lead early behind strong play from Penn and sophomore Adrienne GodBold, who each had seven points in the first eight minutes. Illinois cruised in the second half, leading by as many as 18 with six minutes left before UIC made a late run to cut it to single digits. Redshirt freshman Amber Moore hit four free throws in the final seconds to close out the victory. UIC Bailey, Jasmine f Strickland, Kiara f Petrinec, Kristin c Hinkle, Briana g Green, Shameia g Foulks, Taylor Higgins, Erin Nix, Cree Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 Illinois Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g Mitchell, Eboni g McCully, Lydia g Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie GodBold, Adrienne Owens, Courtney Moore, Amber Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Officials: Tim Daley, Jeneane Pence, Marissa Whaley Technical fouls: UIC-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 5 Illinois Colorado ILL CU UIC Illinois UIC ILL Last FG - ILL 2nd-00:53, CU 2nd-03:59. Largest lead - ILL by 11 2nd-08:14, CU by 7 1st-13:00. Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 6 times. game 10: Oakland 62, Illinois 61 Dec. 8, 2010 // The O Rena, Rochester, Mich. Sophomore Karisma Penn had 24 points, 12 rebounds, but it wasn t enough as the Fighting Illini dropped a overtime heartbreaker Wednesday night at Oakland. The Golden Grizzlies scored on a putback bucket with 2.3 seconds left to take the lead and then Amber Moore s three attempt at the buzzer from just inside half court rattled in and out. Illinois led for most of the game, jumping out to an eight point lead early in the game before falling victim to 17 first-half turnovers. The two teams were knotted at 29 after junior guard Macie Blinn hit a three at the halftime buzzer to tie the game up. The Illini then scored the first five points of the second half and led most of the way before seeing it tied up once again at the end of regulation. In the overtime, Illinois led by four right of the gates, but couldn t hold on after Penn fouled out with 1:32 remaining and a two-point lead. Illinois Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g Mitchell, Eboni g McCully, Lydia g Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie GodBold, Adrienne Moore, Amber Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % OT: % OT: % OT: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 Oakland PATRITTO, Anna f WATTERWORTH, Bethan f CARNAGO, Brittany c HAMLET, Elizabeth g CALHOUN, Sharise g GLOVER, Malika NELSON, Brittney MINIFEE, Zakiya MALONE, Kirstie Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Ron Dressander, Angie Enlund, Cameron Inouye Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Oakland-None. Attendance: 515 OT: % OT: % OT: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2,1 Last FG - UIC 2nd-00:19, ILL 2nd-01:36. Largest lead - UIC None, ILL by 18 2nd-06:06. game 12: MARQUETTE 73, ILLINOIS 56 Dec. 21, 2010 // AL MCGUIRE CENTER, MILWAUKEE, WIS. Karisma Penn had her seventh double-double of the season with 21 points and 12 rebounds, but it wasn t enough as the Fighting Illini fell at Marquette, 73-56, in front of 3,812 screaming students. The Illini (5-7) trailed by just one at the half, but the Golden Eagles (10-2) pulled away in the second half to win their 10th straight at the Al McGuire Center. The Illini started off hot, hitting their first four shots, as the lead see-sawed back and forth several times in the first half. Marquette opened up a lead at one point, but the Illini responded with a 13-4 run to take a with 1:44 left in the half. Golden Eagles scored the last four points before the break, however, and took a lead into the locker room. The second half was a different story, as the Golden Eagles came out of the locker room clicking on all cylinders. They scored five quick points in the first minutes and didn t let up. By the midpoint of the half, Marquette had hit 13-of-16 shots to open up a 21-point lead. Illinois Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g Mitchell, Eboni g McCully, Lydia g Burke, Alexis GodBold, Adrienne Moore, Amber Magrum, Kersten Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 Marquette PLOUFFE, Katherine f FIEDOROWICZ, Paige f SIMMONS, Sarina f McMORRIS, Tatiyiana g ROBINSON, Angel g COLLINS, Jasmine WEIBEL, Courtney YOUNG, Katie THOMAS, Courtney MINIX, Gabi Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Officials: Wesley Dean, Ron Dressander, Tim Daley Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Marquette-None. Attendance: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 0 times. 1,1 Score by periods 1st 2nd OT Total Illinois Oakland ILL OAKLAN Illinois Marquette ILL MARQ Last FG - ILL OT-02:25, OAKLAND OT-00:03. Largest lead - ILL by 8 1st-14:37, OAKLAND by 3 1st-03:01. Score tied - 10 times. Lead changed - 19 times. Last FG - ILL 2nd-03:30, MARQ 2nd-00:27. Largest lead - ILL by 3 1st-18:44, MARQ by 25 2nd-07:07. Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 9 times University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 23

24 game 13: California 65, Illinois 61 Dec. 28, 2010 // Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. The University of Illinois women s basketball team fell to the California Golden Bears, 65-61, on Tuesday evening despite a furious second-half comeback, which saw the Illini pull within two points on several occasions. Sophomore forward Karisma Penn produced her fourth consecutive double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Orange and Blue. In their final push to tie the game, redshirt-freshman guard Amber Moore hit her only two free throw attempts of the contest with 2:26 remaining to put Illinois within one basket, California answered with an eight-point run, however, including a back-breaking three by Lindsay Sherbert with 2:06 to play to put the game out of reach. California Stallworth, DeNesha f Caldwell, Talia c Pierre, Eliza g Clarendon, Layshia g Sherbert, Lindsay g Jemerigbe, Afure N'diaye, Rama Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game-by-game box scores and summaries Game: % Game: % Game: % 3,2 Illinois Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g Mitchell, Eboni g McCully, Lydia g Burke, Alexis GodBold, Adrienne Moore, Amber Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Officials: Barb Smith, Tim Daley, Frank Steratore Technical fouls: California-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 840 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % California Illinois Game: % Game: % Game: % 3,2 CAL ILL game 15: #12/16 Michigan State 70, Illinois 57 Jan. 2, 2011 // Breslin Center, East Lansing, Mich. The Fighting Illini gave 12th-ranked Michigan State everything it could handle at the Breslin Center, but slow starts to each half were too much to overcome as the Spartans pulled away late for a win. Karisma Penn had her sixth consecutive double-double 23 points and 10 rebounds and Centrese McGee added 12 points for the Orange and Blue. The Illini fell behind 19-3 to start the game but outscored the Spartans the rest of the half to go into the lockerroom down by only four, The second half mirrored the first, with the Spartans coming out of the gates with an 11-2 run to push the lead back to 13 at Illinois fought back to within five once again, MSU would pull away late for the win. Illinois , Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g Mitchell, Eboni g McCully, Lydia g Burke, Alexis GodBold, Adrienne Moore, Amber Magrum, Kersten Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 #12 Michigan State , Thomas, Jasmine Poole, Porsche Pickrel, Annalise Washington, Cetera Thomas, Brittney Bell, Klarissa Schiffauer, Courtney Johnson, Lykendra Keane, Kalisha Alton, Taylor Smith, Kelsey Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Ron Dressander, Dawn Marsh, Billy Smith Technical fouls: Illinois-None. #12 Michigan State-None. Attendance: 6718 Game: % Game: % Game: % 4 Last FG - CAL 2nd-02:06, ILL 2nd-00:01. Largest lead - CAL by 13 2nd-15:48, ILL by 2 1st-08:33. Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 8 times. Illinois #12 Michigan State ILL MSU game 14: Illinois 64, Minnesota 50 Dec. 30, 2010 // Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. The Fighting Illini opened Big Ten Conference play with a convincing win over Minnesota Thursday night. Illinois never trailed and led by as many as 19 while picking up its fourth straight win over the Golden Gophers. Despite a slow start (1-for-5 first-half shooting), Illini sophomore Karisma Penn finished with a monster stat line of 20 points, 16 rebounds, six steals and five blocks. The rebounds and steals both marked new career-highs, while the double-double was her fifth-straight and her conference-leading ninth of the season. Illinois didn t let up in the second half, never letting the lead slip to single digits while pulling away from a comfortable win. McCully finished with a career-high 18 points on 6-of-9 overall shooting and 5-of-5 free throw shooting, while Rukavina also established a new career-high with 13 points on 6-of-12 shooting. The Illini shot 39.0 percent for the game (23-of-59) and shot a season-best 84.2 percent from the free throw line (16-of-19). Minnesota , Loberg, Katie f Voigt, Jackie f Antoine, China g Buford, Kiara g Mastey, Brianna g Kellogg, Kionna Cotton, Leah Riche, Micaella Dockery, Kristen Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 Illinois , Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g Mitchell, Eboni g McCully, Lydia g Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie GodBold, Adrienne Moore, Amber Magrum, Kersten Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Bryan Enterline, Carol Comanita, Kevin Dillard Technical fouls: Minnesota-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 1282 Game: % Game: % Game: % 1,2 Last FG - ILL 2nd-00:23, MSU1 2nd-01:54. Largest lead - ILL None, MSU1 by 16 1st-11:36. game 16: NorthWestern 69, Illinois 66 (OT) Jan. 9, 2011 // Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. The Fighting Illini dropped an overtime heartbreaker to Northwestern, seeing their 21-game winning streak over the Wildcats end in dramatic fashion. NU s Beth Marshall hit a three-pointer as time expired at the end of regulation to send the game to OT, where the `Cats held on for a win. Illinois had two chances to send the game into a second overtime, but redshirt freshman Amber Moore s three with seven seconds left rattled in and out and then junior Lana Rukavina had her game-tying three blocked by NU s Amy Jaeschke with two seconds left to seal the win for the Wildcats. Moore led Illinois with 17 points, while Adrienne GodBold added 16 points and Karisma Penn pulled down a career-high 17 boards. Jaeschke led the Wildcat s with 30 points. Northwestern , Hackney, Kendall f Orban, Brittany f Jaeschke, Amy c Marshall, Beth g Jones, Tailor g Diamant, Dannielle Mocchi, Allison McKeown, Meghan Reed, Meshia Hale, Inesha Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % OT: % OT: % OT: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3,1 Illinois , Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g Mitchell, Eboni g McCully, Lydia g Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie GodBold, Adrienne Moore, Amber Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Officials: Mark Zentz, Gina Cross, Bob Enterline Technical fouls: Northwestern-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % OT: % OT: % OT: % Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 0 times. Game: % Game: % Game: % 4 Minnesota Illinois MINN ILL Score by periods 1st 2nd OT Total Northwestern Illinois NU ILL Last FG - MINN 2nd-00:10, ILL 2nd-00:49. Largest lead - MINN None, ILL by 19 2nd-07:11. Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 0 times. Last FG - NU OT-04:00, ILL OT-00:19. Largest lead - NU by 8 2nd-14:04, ILL by 5 1st-02:39. Score tied - 8 times. Lead changed - 10 times University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 24

25 game 17: Illinois 74, Indiana 67 Jan. 13, 2011 // Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Ind. Amber Moore was on fire, sinking seven three-pointers and scoring a career-high 27 points as the Fighting Illini picked up a road win at Indiana. Moore s seven threes tied for the second most in a game in school history. Illinois looked like it was in trouble late, trailing with 3:10 remaining and sophomore star Karisma Penn heading to the bench after fouling out. However, the Fighting Illini finished the game on a 13-4 run. Junior Macie Blinn hit a huge three-pointer with 1:52 left, giving the Illini a lead, and then Moore provided the dagger, hitting a leaning baseline 12-footer with 54 second left to make the lead Illinois got the line a season-high 27 times and the Illini bench outscored Indiana s Illinois , Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g Mitchell, Eboni g McCully, Lydia g Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie GodBold, Adrienne Moore, Amber Team Totals FG % 1st half: % Game: % Half: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % INDIANA , Elam, Hope f Jones, Georgie f McGuirt, Andrea g Lindsay, Whitney g Davis, Jori g Goodwin, Alisha Newbauer, Andrea Stauere, Kristiana Andujar, Danilsa Sinclair, Aulani Deloach, Simone Taufa, Milika Team Totals FG % 1st half: % Game: % Half: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game-by-game box scores and summaries game 19: #25 Ohio State 71, Illinois 62 Jan. 20, 2011 // Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. Karisma Penn finished with 26 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, but it wasn t enough as the 25th-ranked Buckeyes held off a feisty Illinois squad for a win. Illinois looked like it was on the verge of ending its 10-game losing streak to ranked opponents when it took a lead with 9:29 left. The Illini surged in front with a 14-1 run, capped by an old-fashioned three-point play by Lydia McCully. Fourteen seconds later, however, Buckeye Brittany Johnson hit one of her seven three-pointers on the night, sparking a 12-2 Buckeye run that pushed the OSU Official lead Basketball back to nine, Box Score 61-52, -- Game with Totals under -- five Final minutes Statisticsto play. The Illini had one last surge in them, pulling within with 1:39 left after a pair of Ohio free State throws vs by Illinois Adrienne GodBold, but Johnson provided the dagger with her final three of the night on OSU s next possession 01/20/11 to 7 p.m. put the at Assembly game out of Hall, reach. Champaign, Ill. Ohio State , Ellerbe, Martina f Lavender, Jantel c Hill, Tayler g Prahalis, Samantha g Johnson, Brittany g Stokes, Amber Jackson, Alison Sanders, Brianna Adams, Ashley Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 4 Illinois , Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g McCully, Lydia g Moore, Amber g Mitchell, Eboni Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie GodBold, Adrienne Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 Officials: Tina Napier, Denise Brooks, Bruce Morris Technical fouls: Illinois-None. INDIANA-None. Attendance: 1497 Illinois Penn fouls out 3:10 (2nd half) Officials: Dennis DeMayo, Amy Bonner, Rachelle Jones Technical fouls: Ohio State-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 828 Illinois INDIANA ILL IND Ohio State Illinois OSU ILL Last FG - ILL 2nd-00:54, IND 2nd-00:48. Largest lead - ILL by 9 2nd-11:34, IND by 6 1st-12:22. Score tied - 8 times. Lead changed - 14 times. Last FG - OSU 2nd-01:22, ILL 2nd-00:46. Largest lead - OSU by 12 2nd-14:43, ILL by 6 1st-17:51. Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 5 times. game 18: Penn State 83, Illinois 62 Jan. 16, 2011 // Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pa. Hot shooting by Penn State was too much for Illinois to overcome in a loss to the Lady Lions in University Park, Pa. PSU hit 12-of-20 from three-point range (60 percent), including eight in the first half, to turn a game that was tight early into a blow out. PSU hit 8-of-16 from behind the arc in the first half, equaling the season high against the Illini for a full game entering the day. The hosts would get even hotter in the second half, hitting all four of their threes to finish with 12 for the game, tied for the third-most against the Illini in school history. Illinois sophomore Karisma Penn had her Big Ten-leading 11th double-double of the season with 15 points and 13 rebounds, and also added three steals and a block. Amber Moore, who was coming off a seven three, 27-point performance at Indiana, finished with 10 points and five assists, but was just 3-of-13 from the field and 2-of-10 from downtown. Illinois , (2-3) 00 Penn, Karisma * McGee, Centrese * Mitchell, Eboni * McCully, Lydia * Rukavina, Lana * Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie GodBold, Adrienne Moore, Amber Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 Penn State , (4-1) 11 Trogele, Julia * Gray, Zhaque * Bentley, Alex * Nickson, Mia * Greene, Nikki * East, Talia Womack, Renee Edwards, Ariel Studevent, Gizelle Lucas, Maggie Wolfe, Marisa Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Cameron Inouye, Frank Steratore, Angie Enlund Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Penn State-None. Attendance: 4131 Illinois Penn State Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 ILL PSU game 20: WisconSin 60, Illinois 47 Jan. 23, 2011 // Kohl Center, Madison, Wis. Illinois led second-place Wisconsin at halftime, but went ice cold in the second half in a defeat to the Badgers. Karisma Penn led the Illini with 18 points despite sitting most of the second half in foul trouble. The first half was back and forth with Illinois taking a slim lead to the lockerroom. The Illini shot a sizzling 59 percent in the opening 20 minutes, but weren t able to pull away. Penn had no fouls in the first half, but the Illini star picked up three in the first 3:30 of the second half and went to the bench with the game tied at 33. With Penn on the bench, Wisconsin promptly went on a 10-0 run to open up a lead. Adrienne GodBold hit back-to-back threes to pull the Illini within four, 43-39, with 11:30 remaining, but that would be as close as they would get. The Orange and Blue went on an eight minute scoring drought from 9:39 to 1:37 of the second half while the Badgers built a 15-point lead. Illinois , Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g McCully, Lydia g Moore, Amber g Mitchell, Eboni Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie GodBold, Adrienne Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 4 Wisconsin , Steinbauer, Tara f Zastrow, Lin f Davis, Jade g Wurtz, Taylor g Karel, Alyssa g Paige, Morgan Thomas, Ashley Stephen, Tiera Buggs, Jada Covington, Anya Rochel, Cassie Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Officials: Sue Blauch, Felicia Grinter, Mark Zentz Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Illinois Wisconsin Game: % Game: % Game: % 0 ILL WIS Last FG - ILL 2nd-00:51, PSU 2nd-03:38. Largest lead - ILL by 7 1st-15:16, PSU by 29 2nd-04:39. Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 1 time. Last FG - ILL 2nd-00:16, WIS 2nd-02:53. Largest lead - ILL by 3 1st-02:45, WIS by 15 2nd-01:52. Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 8 times University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 25

26 game 21: Penn State 76, Illinois 65 Jan. 27, 2011 // Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. The Illini dropped a heartbreaker, as Penn State needed a career-night by senior Julia Trogele, who scored a career-high 19 points and hit the game-winning layup with 9.1 seconds left, to escape Assembly Hall with a win. Illinois had a chance to tie it in the final seconds, but Lydia McCully s runner from the right side was off the mark as the buzzer sounded. The Illini led with 1:46 left, but had two costly turnovers in the final minutes while trying to get the ball inside to sophomore Karisma Penn, who had a monster game with 21 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks. Illinois broke the school record with 13 blocked shots, including a career-high six by Adrienne GodBold. Illinois forced 24 turnovers and allowed just two threes to the top three-point shooting team in the nation. Penn State , Trogele, Julia f Nickson, Mia f Greene, Nikki c Gray, Zhaque g Bentley, Alex g East, Talia Womack, Renee Edwards, Ariel Lucas, Maggie Wolfe, Marisa Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game-by-game box scores and summaries Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 game 23: Northwestern 80, Illinois 79 Feb. 3, 2011 // WElsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Ill. The Fighting Illini saw a familiar scene play out when Northwestern s Amy Jaeschke hit a contested, turn-around, fall-away, 15-foot bank shot with 1.4 second left to give the Wildcats the victory. The shot marked the fourth time this season that Illinois lost a game where it led or was tied with less than 10 seconds left. The Illini took a lead with 29.7 seconds left after junior guard Lydia McCully hit a pair of free throws. Illinois defense was stellar after that, forcing an NU timeout with 13.3 seconds left and then forcing the improbable shot by Jaeschke that proved Official to Basketball be the game-winner. Box Score -- Game The Totals Illini had -- Final one Statistics last chance with 1.4 seconds left, but was unable to get a shot off after a full court pass attempt Illinois was picked vs Northwestern off. Junior Lana Rukavina shattered her previous career-high of 13 points by pouring in 22. She hit 9-of-14 from the 02/03/11 field and 7:30 also p.m. added at Welsh-Ryan a career-high Arena three assists. Illinois , Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McCully, Lydia g McGee, Centrese g Moore, Amber g Mitchell, Eboni Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie GodBold, Adrienne Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 4 Illinois , Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g McCully, Lydia g Moore, Amber g Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie GodBold, Adrienne Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Bob Trammell, John Whitson, Erika Herriman Technical fouls: Penn State-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 867 Game: % Game: % Game: % 0,1 Northwestern , Orban, Brittany f Hackney, Kendall f Jaeschke, Amy c Reed, Meshia g Marshall, Beth g Mocchi, Allison Diamant, Dannielle Jones, Tailor Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Bryan Enterline, Roy Gulbeyan, Bob Enterline Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Northwestern-None. Attendance: 489 Game: % Game: % Game: % 4 Penn State Illinois PSU ILL Illinois Northwestern ILL NU Last FG - PSU 2nd-00:09, ILL 2nd-01:46. Largest lead - PSU by 5 2nd-19:21, ILL by 6 2nd-10:14. Score tied - 13 times. Lead changed - 14 times. Last FG - ILL 2nd-01:43, NU 2nd-00:01. Largest lead - ILL by 7 1st-15:47, NU by 7 2nd-17:52. Score tied - 11 times. Lead changed - 15 times. game 22: #18/21 Iowa 80, Illinois 69 Jan. 30, 2011 // Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. The Fighting Illini hung tough with another top-25 team, but faded down the stretch in an loss to 18th-ranked Iowa in front of a season-high Pack the Hall crowd at Assembly Hall. Sophomore Karisma Penn led Illinois with her Big Ten-leading 14th doubledouble of the season and junior Lydia McCully dished out a career-high nine assists in defeat. The game was close throughout until Iowa pulled away at the free throw line in the final two minutes. Illinois got within three with 2:09 remaining after five straight points from McCully brought the Illini within 68-65, but Iowa s Kelly Krei hit a dagger three-pointer on the ensuing possession to push the lead back to six. The Hawkeyes then hit 9-of-12 from the line in the final 1:21 to close out the game. Penn had a game-high 22 points, 12 rebounds, four steals and two blocks, while McCully added 11 points to go along with her nine dimes. 01/30/11 2 p.m. at Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. Iowa , Krei, Kelly f Johnson, Morgan c Wahlin, Kamille g Alexander, Kachine g Printy, Jaime g Hansen, Kalli Nesbitt, Trisha Cermak, Kelsey Draxten, Hannah Rogers, Jade Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3,2 Illinois , Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g McCully, Lydia g Moore, Amber g Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie GodBold, Adrienne Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Officials: Carol Comanita, Gina Cross, Jeff Cross Technical fouls: Iowa-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Iowa Illinois Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 IOWA ILL game 24: Michigan 69, Illinois 59 Feb. 6, 2011 // Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Mich. Karisma Penn and Adrienne GodBold both had big games, but it wasn t enough as the Wolverines broke open a close game late for a win. Penn had her Big Ten-leading 15th double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds, while GodBold tied her career highs with 16 points and five steals in the defeat. In the second half, the Illinois pulled within two of the Wolverines with 9:21 left and trailed just at the under eight media timeout, but Michigan went on a 10-0 run over the next 2:30 to put the game out of reach. Michigan got 22 points off of 18 Illini turnovers and outscored Illinois 18-4 from the free throw line to provide the difference. Amber Moore joined Penn and GodBold in double-figures with 13 points, as the Illini shot a solid 44 percent from behind the arc as a team (8-of-18). Illinois , Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g McCully, Lydia g Moore, Amber g Mitchell, Eboni Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie GodBold, Adrienne Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2,1 Michigan , Sheffer, Rachel f Boylan, Courtney g Hicks, Veronica g Ryan, Jenny g Reynolds, Carmen g Arnold, Sam Thompson, Kate Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Officials: Beverly Roberts, Billy Smith, Angie Enlund Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Michigan-None. Attendance: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Illinois Michigan Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench ILL MICH Last FG - IOWA 2nd-01:55, ILL 2nd-00:32. Largest lead - IOWA by 11 2nd-00:56, ILL by 3 1st-01:31. Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 6 times. Last FG - ILL 2nd-01:15, MICH 2nd-04:41. Largest lead - ILL by 8 1st-16:37, MICH by 13 2nd-05:27. Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 1 time University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 26

27 game 25: Indiana 59, Illinois 52 Feb. 10, 2011 // Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. Sophomore Karisma Penn (21 points, seven rebounds, four blocks) had another impressive game for the Fighting Illini, but it wasn t enough to keep Indiana from earning a win. It marks the eighth consecutive loss for Illinois and ends a nine-game skid for the Hoosiers. Indiana led by 10 at halftime and never trailed in the second half, but Illinois certainly made a game out of it. The Illini used a 14-5 run to cut the Hoosier lead to with 8:08 left, however, IU countered with a quick 7-0 run to push the lead back to eight with 6:37 to play. Indiana later extended the lead to nine, 54-45, with 3:39 left but the Illini used a 7-1 run to get back within three in the final minute. IU s Whitney Lindsay hit all four of her free throws in the last 43 seconds to seal the win for the Hoosiers. INDIANA , Andujar, Danilsa f Sinclair, Aulani f Jones, Georgie f Lindsay, Whitney g Davis, Jori g Goodwin, Alisha McGuirt, Andrea Newbauer, Andrea Elam, Hope Deloach, Simone Taufa, Milika Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game-by-game box scores and summaries Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 Illinois , Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g McCully, Lydia g Moore, Amber g Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie GodBold, Adrienne Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 1,1 game 27: #11/10 Michigan state 69, Illinois 56 Feb. 20, 2011 // Assembly Hall, Champaign, ill. Sophomore Karisma Penn scored 21 of her career-high 33 points in the second half and the Illini outscored MSU after the intermission, but the hosts couldn t overcome a sluggish first half in a loss. Penn hit 14-of-21 from the field (67 percent) and 5-of-7 from the free throw line (71 percent) to eclipse her previous high of 30 points set against Cal Poly in November. The 33 points is the highest total by a player in a Big Ten game this season. In the second half, Illinois used a 10-2 run to get back within six, 45-39, with 13:52 remaining. However, the Spartans responded with a 9-0 run to push the lead back to 15 and the Illini would get no closer than nine the rest of the way. Turnovers (25) and three-point shooting (0-of-12) are what doomed the Orange and Blue as Michigan State outscored the Illini in points off turnovers and shot 8-of-16 from behind the arc for the game. Michigan State , Washington, Cetera f Johnson, Lykendra f Keane, Kalisha f Alton, Taylor f Thomas, Brittney g Thomas, Jasmine Pickrel, Annalise Bell, Klarissa Schiffauer, Courtney Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 4 Illinois , Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g McCully, Lydia g Moore, Amber g Mitchell, Eboni Burke, Alexis GodBold, Adrienne Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2,1 Officials: Laura Morris, Mark Zentz, Rachelle Jones Technical fouls: INDIANA-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 670 Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Felicia Grinter, Teresa Dahlem Technical fouls: Michigan State-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 1616 INDIANA Illinois IND ILL Michigan State Illinois MSU ILL Last FG - IND 2nd-04:20, ILL 2nd-01:35. Largest lead - IND by 12 1st-01:48, ILL by 2 1st-16:40. Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 6 times. Last FG - MSU 2nd-03:24, ILL 2nd-00:17. Largest lead - MSU by 16 2nd-03:24, ILL None. Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. game 26: Purdue 92, Illinois 63 Feb. 13, 2011 // Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, ind. Illinois hasn t fared well historically at Mackey Arena and Sunday was no different as Purdue shot a season-high 61 percent en route to an victory over Illinois. The Boilermakers broke open the game with a 13-1 run to close the first half, turning a two-point deficit into a 10-point halftime lead. The Fighting Illini never recovered. It marked Illinois ninth straight defeat and Purdue s fifth straight win over the Illini in West Lafayette. Redshirt freshman Amber Moore led four Illini in double figures with 14 points, but the Orange and Blue struggled on the defensive end with sophomores Karisma Penn and Adrienne GodBold, two of the team s top defenders, on the bench for much of the game in foul trouble. The 92 points allowed by the Illini are the most since Feb. 15, 2001, when Penn State put up 101 against the Orange and Blue. Illinois (2-11) 00 Penn, Karisma f Rukavina, Lana f McGee, Centrese g McCully, Lydia g GodBold, Adrienne g Mitchell, Eboni Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie Moore, Amber Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 11,1 Purdue (7-6) 24 Mingo, Drey f Guyton, Alex f Rayburn, Brittany g Moses, Courtney g Poston, Chantel g Howard, Antionette Williams, Dee Dee Ostarello, Sam Jones, Chelsea Woods, Samantha Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3,2 Officials: Tim Daley, Carol Comanita, Kevin Dillard Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Purdue-None. Attendance: Illinois Purdue Last FG - ILL 2nd-08:18, PUR 2nd-01:03. Largest lead - ILL by 2 1st-02:46, PUR by 30 2nd-01:03. ILL PUR Score tied - 4 times. 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28 Big Ten Statistics Illinois Women's Basketball Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 20, 2011) Conference games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 00 Penn, Karisma Moore, Amber GodBold, Adrienne McCully, Lydia Rukavina, Lana McGee, Centrese Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie Mitchell, Eboni Magrum, Kersten Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS ILL OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. * 12/30/10 MINNESOTA W * 01/02/11 at #12 Michigan State L * 01/09/11 NORTHWESTERN Lot * 01/13/11 at INDIANA W * 01/16/11 at Penn State L * 01/20/11 #25 OHIO STATE L * 01/23/11 at Wisconsin L * 01/27/11 PENN STATE L * 01/30/11 #18 IOWA L * 02/03/11 at Northwestern L * 02/06/11 at Michigan L * 02/10/11 INDIANA L * 02/13/11 at Purdue L * 02/20/11 #11 MICHIGAN STATE L ^ = Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown (Honolulu) & = ACC/Big Ten Challenge $ = Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge % = United Center, Chicago, Ill. * = Big Ten Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Illinois Opponents University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 28

29 Overall Statistics Illinois Women's Basketball Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 20, 2011) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 00 Penn, Karisma Moore, Amber GodBold, Adrienne McCully, Lydia McGee, Centrese Rukavina, Lana Burke, Alexis Blinn, Macie Mitchell, Eboni Magrum, Kersten Owens, Courtney Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS ILL OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Illinois Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/12/10 ILLINOIS STATE L /15/10 at South Carolina L /19/10 at Bradley W /22/10 CAL POLY W ^ 11/26/10 vs Long Beach State W ^ 11/27/10 vs #14 North Carolina L ^ 11/28/10 vs Mississippi L & 12/01/10 NC STATE L $ 12/04/10 at Colorado W /08/10 at Oakland Lot % 12/18/10 vs UIC W /21/10 at Marquette L /28/10 CALIFORNIA L * 12/30/10 MINNESOTA W * 01/02/11 at #12 Michigan State L * 01/09/11 NORTHWESTERN Lot * 01/13/11 at INDIANA W * 01/16/11 at Penn State L * 01/20/11 #25 OHIO STATE L * 01/23/11 at Wisconsin L * 01/27/11 PENN STATE L * 01/30/11 #18 IOWA L * 02/03/11 at Northwestern L * 02/06/11 at Michigan L * 02/10/11 INDIANA L * 02/13/11 at Purdue L * 02/20/11 #11 MICHIGAN STATE L ^ = Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown (Honolulu) & = ACC/Big Ten Challenge $ = Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge % = United Center, Chicago, Ill. * = Big Ten Conference game University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 29

30 TV / Radio Roster 00 Karisma PENN So. // Forward // 6-2 Shaker Heights, Ohio (Shaker Heights H.S.) 2 Centrese McGEE Fr. // Guard // 5-7 Calumet City, Ill. (Thornton Fractional North) 11 Eboni MITCHELL Jr. // Guard // 5-7 Decatur, Ga. (Southwest DeKalb H.S.) 12 Lydia McCULLY RS Jr. // Guard // 5-9 Bedford Heights, Ohio (Bedford Heights H.S.) 20 Alexis BURKE Fr. // Forward // 5-11 Bainbridge, Ga. (Bainbridge H.S.) 21 Macie BLINN Jr. // Guard // 5-11 Greenville, Ohio (Greenville H.S.) 24 Adrienne GODBOLD So. // Guard // 5-11 Chicago, Ill. (Marshall H.S.) 32 Courtney Owens So. // Guard // 5-10 Oak Brook, Ill. (York H.S.) 34 Lana RUKAVINA Jr. // Forward // 6-3 Wheeling, Ill. (Wheeling H.S.) 42 Amber MOORE RS Fr. // Guard // 5-11 Detroit, Mich. (Country Day H.S.) 44 Kersten MAGRUM So. // Forward // 6-1 Mokena, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East) Jolette LAW Head Coach // 4th Season Lisa CERMIGNANO Assistant Coach // 2nd Season Michael PECK Assistant Coach // 1st Season Usha GILMORE Assistant Coach // 1st Season University of Illinois Women s Basketball Game Notes // 30