#12 Illinois (8-21, 3-13 B1G) vs. #13 Nebraska (7-21, 3-13 B1G) March 1, 2017 // 12:30 PM CT // Indianapolis, Ind. // Bankers Life Fieldhouse

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1 WOMEN S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Athletics Communication // 1700 South Fourth Street // Champaign, IL WBB Contact: Jenny Dewar // Office: // Cell: // jdewar2@illinois.edu // @IlliniWBasketball #12 Illinois (8-21, 3-13 B1G) vs. #13 Nebraska (7-21, 3-13 B1G) March 1, 2017 // 12:30 PM CT // Indianapolis, Ind. // Bankers Life Fieldhouse TV: Big Ten Network - Lisa Byington (Play-by-Play), Vera Jones (Analyst), Christy Winters Scott (Sideline) Live Video: Live Stats: Live Audio: Radio: WDWS-AM 1400 Dave Loane (Play-by-Play), Mike Koon (Analyst) SCHEDULE & RESULTS 8-21 Overall, 3-13 Big Ten Home: 8-9; Away: 0-12; Neutral: 0-0 DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE Nov. 6 Drury (Exh.) L, Nov. 11 Marshall ~ L, Nov. 13 UAPB ~ W, Nov. 17 Memphis ~ L, Nov. 20 USC Upstate ~ W, Nov. 22 Mercer ~ L, Nov. 30 Wake Forest ~^ L, Dec. 2 Fort Wayne ~ W, Dec. 4 at George Washington L, Dec. 7 at South Dakota L, Dec. 11 Wright State ~ W, Dec. 17 Florida Gulf Coast ~ W, Dec. 19 at Central Michigan L, Dec. 22 at Ohio L, Dec. 28 Iowa *% W, Jan. 1 at Michigan State *~ L, Jan. 7 Rutgers *% W, Jan. 11 at Iowa *~ L, Jan. 15 Nebraska *~ W, Jan. 18 at Minnesota *~ L, Jan. 22 at #16 Ohio State *~ L, Jan. 26 #3 Maryland *~ L, Jan. 29 at Penn State *~ L, Feb. 1 Michigan *~ L, Feb. 5 Purdue *~ L, Feb. 9 at Maryland *~ L, Feb. 14 Penn State *~ L, Feb. 19 at Northwestern *~ L, Feb. 22 at Wisconsin *~ L, Feb. 25 Indiana *% L, March 1 #13 Nebraska 12:30 PM ^ACC/B1G Challenge * Big Ten Conference Game % Televised on Big Ten Network ~ Streamed via BTN + +Big Ten Tournament PROBABLE ILLINI STARTERS Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. GP/GS PPG RPG Other Notes/Highlights G 1 Brandi Beasley 5-7 Fr. 29 / APG 4th freshman in school history to have over 100 assists G 13 Petra Holešínská 5-9 Fr. 29 / STL Career-best 21 points twice this season G 23 Jaelyne Kirkpatrick 5-7 So. 29 / APG Matched her career-high with 13 points at Maryland G 25 Kennedy Cattenhead 5-10 r-jr. 28 / STL Nabbed four steals at Northwestern F 35 Alex Wittinger 6-1 So. 29 / BLK 10 double-doubles on the season OFF THE BENCH G 5 Cierra Rice 5-9 So. 3 / APG Is sidelined by injury suffered against Memphis F 11 Cydnee Kinslow 6-2 r-fr. --/ Transferred from Pepperdine G 12 Ashley McConnell 5-9 Sr. 29 / FG Illinois' only senior this season F 20 Sarah Overcash 6-1 Fr. 24 / AST Grabbed a rebound in all but 7 games G 30 Courtney Joens 5-10 Fr. 29 / FG Led Illinois with 11 first-half points vs. Penn State G 45 Meagan McNicholas 5-10 Fr. 7 / AST Joined the squad prior to Illinois vs. Fort Wayne F 50 Ali Andrews 6-2 Fr. 29 / STL Scored in double-digits in five games this year THE COACHES ILLINOIS: NEBRASKA: ILLINOIS... Matt Bollant // at Illinois (5th year) // overall (15th year) Amy Williams // 7-21 at Nebraska (1st year) // overall (10th Year) SERIES NOTES VS. NEBRASKA Series Record: Illinois trails, 4-10 Last Meeting: January 15, 2017 // Illinois 79, Nebraska 59 // Champaign, Ill. Series Streak: W-1 Series in Champaign: Illinois trails, 2-3 Series in Lincoln: Illinois trails, 1-6 Bollant vs. Nebraska: is the No. 12 seed in the 2017 Big Ten Tournament...had two players earn All-Big Ten honors...has five players shooting better than 38-percent from the field...ranks 15th in the nation for its 77.7-percent free throw shooting...boasts the best free throw shooting performance in the Big Ten this season...has just four players with Big Ten Tournament playing experience...freshmen are combining for almost 57% of Illinois' scoring QUICK HITS WEDNESDAY'S GAME: The Illini head to postseason play as the 2017 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament will be held March 1-5 at Banker's Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. The 12-seeded Illini will take on No. 13 Nebraska at 12:30 p.m. CT Wednesday. All games will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network, but the championship game on March 5 will air live on ESPN2. COMING UP: The winner of game 1 will advance to take on the No. 5 seed, Purdue at approximately 1:30 p.m. CT Thursday. LAST TIME OUT: Fighting Illini women's basketball celebrated senior day on Saturday, honoring guard Ashley McConnell prior to an afternoon contest against the Indiana Hoosiers. Illinois pulled out to an early lead in the game after an energetic start, but the Hoosiers pushed back to ultimately earn a victory over the Orange and Blue. Freshman Brandi Beasley led Illinois with 16 points and five rebounds, while freshman Petra Holešínská and redshirt junior Kennedy Cattenhead each added 13 points of their own. The Illini closed the regular season with an 8-21 record overall and a 3-13 mark in Big Ten play. SCOUTING NEBRASKA: The Huskers closed regular season play with a 7-21 record and a 3-13 record in league play. Nebraska is coming off of an overtime victory over Michigan State, and has won its last two home contests. Nebraska is 0-10 on the road this season and 0-2 in neutral site contests. The Huskers are led by Jessica Shepard, who averages 18.6 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. The Huskers average 62.5 points per game, allowing 76.2 from their opponents Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 1

2 QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Enrollment ,880 Nickname Fighting Illini Founded Colors Orange and Blue Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Big Ten Home Court (capacity)... State Farm Center (15,544) President Timothy L. Killeen Chancellor Robert J. Jones Athletic Director Josh Whitman Senior Woman Administrator (SWA)....Maria Ochoa Woods Ticket Office TEAM HISTORY First Year Overall Record (42 years) Big Ten Record (33 years) State Farm Center Record (30 years) Years in NCAA (8) 1982, 86, 87, 97, 98, 99, 00, 03 Years in WNIT (8) 2001, 02, 05, 06, 07, 08, 10, 13 Big Ten Titles (1) AT A GLANCE Overall Record Big Ten Record/Place /14th Postseason None AT A GLANCE Starters Returning/Lost /3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost /7 Newcomers in COACHING STAFF Head Coach Matt Bollant (Winona State 94) Career Record (14 seasons) Record at Illinois (4 seasons) Assoc. Head Coach LaKale Malone (Indiana 99) Assistant Coach Jody Martinez (Bethel 90) Assistant Coach... Tianna Kirkland (Ferris State 02) Video Coordinator.....Mark Uitermarkt (2nd Season) Athletic Trainer Sam Laingen (4th Season) Strength & Conditioning Emily Esselman (1st Season) Basketball Office Phone ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION Women s Basketball SID Jenny Dewar Office Phone / Cell Phone jdewar2@illinois.edu Asst. Women s Basketball SID Grace Duggan Office Phone gracead@illinois.edu Press Row Phone Mailing Address Bielfeldt Athletic Building South Fourth Street, Champaign, IL Website Twitter @IlliniWBB Facebook Instagram...IlliniWBB RADIO INFORMATION Flagship Station WDWS-AM 1400 Play-By-Play Dave Loane Analyst Mike Koon BRANDI BEASLEY Beasley is leading the Illini averaging 3.9 assists per game this season and is one of just four freshmen at Illinois to record 100 or more assists in their rookie season. Beasley also averages 35.9 minutes on the court per game, a number that is second in the Big Ten. She has played all 40 minutes in four games this season. ALEX WITTINGER Wittinger ranks 17th in the nation and second all-time at Illinois for her 74 blocked shots this year. She gains momentum throughout matchups as 43 of her 74 blocks have come in the second half of games this season. PETRA Holešínská is averaging 11.7 points per game in conference matchups, shooting 45.6-percent from three-point range to lead all Big Ten freshmen. She has knocked down five treys in four games this year and 36 threes in Big Ten play. KENNEDY Cattenhead has made major improvements to her game over her career at Illinois. She's improved her shooting percentage in each of the last three seasons and is currently shooting 39-percent from the floor. COURTNEY Joens is a major contributor off the bench for the Illini, averaging 5.1 points per game. She scored a career-high 13 points and grabbed a career-best eight rebounds at Ohio while recording her first block. She has a season-best netted 3 treys in 5 games this year. JAELYNE Kirkpatrick is averaging 2.4 assists this season and has totaled 69 so far this year, improving upon her total 42 from last season. She has also improved her scoring numbers, posting almost five points per game this year after averaging 3.7 last season. ALI Andrews has made 24 threes in Big Ten Play after netting just four threes in her first 12 games combined. She ranks third among all Big Ten freshmen for her 42.1-percent 3FG shooting in league play. SARAH Overcash is shooting better than 38-percent from the field for the Illini this year. ASHLEY Illinois' only senior this season, McConnell has made 94 career appearances in the Orange and Blue, earning 10 starts. She has dished 46 assists and nabbed 30 career steals while shooting better than 31-percent from the floor. MEAGAN Walked on to the #Illini squad in early December and has seen action in seven games. She dished her first assist at Ohio and tallied her first steal against Rutgers. CIERRA Returned this season after suffering a knee injury in 2015, but is currently sidelined due to an injury suffered in Illinois' matchup against Memphis. No. Player Pos. Ht. Elig. Hometown/High School/Prev. College Pronunciation 1 Brandi Beasley G 5-7 Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Ridgeway 5 Cierra Rice G 5-9 So. Grosse Pointe, Mich./Grosse Point SEE-air-uh 11 Cydnee Kinslow F 6-2 r-fr. Oakley, Calif./Freedom/Pepperdine sid-knee 12 Ashley McConnell G 5-9 Sr. Palatine, Ill./Fremd 13 Petra Holešínská G 5-9 Fr. Vracov, Czech Republic/ Sportovni Ludvika Danka Pet-RUH HOLE-eh-SHIN-ska 20 Sarah Overcash F 6-1 Fr. Chevy Chase, Md./St. John s College 23 Jaelyne Kirkpatrick G 5-7 So. Oakville, Ontario/St. Ignatius of Loyola JAY-lynn 25 Kennedy Cattenhead G 5-10 r-jr. Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook 30 Courtney Joens G 5-10 Fr. Iowa City, Iowa/City High Jones 33 Meagan McNicholas G 5-10 Fr. Rochester, Ill./Rochester 35 Alex Wittinger F 6-1 So. Delano, Minn./Delano Witt-in-grr 50 Ali Andrews F 6-2 Fr. Lake in the Hills, Ill./Huntley Head Coach: Associate Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Director of Operations: Video Coordinator: Athletic Trainer: Strength Coach: NOW TRENDING : #ILLINI CYDNEE Kinslow transferred to Illinois from Pepperdine ILLINOIS BASKETBALL ROSTER Matt Bollant (fifth season) LaKale Malone (fifth season) Tianna Kirkland (fifth season) Jody Martinez (second season) Tommy Brown (first season) Mark Uitermarkt (second season) Sam Laingen (fifth season) Emily Esselman (first season) Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 2

3 #ILLINI ON THE RUN Illinois has seen several different trends pop up over the last few games. Freshman Brandi Beasley has recorded multiple assists and multiple steals in 13 games this season. She dished a career-high 10 assists against Nebraska, and recorded a career-best four steals in both games against Iowa. Beasley has led the Illini in scoring in nine games this season and in six of the last 10 games. She has scored in double-digits in each of the last 10 games, which includes three-straight 20-point performances. Alex Wittinger is leading the Big Ten with 2.5 blocks per game this season, and recorded all of Illinois' rejections in eight games. She has rejected three or more shots in four of the last six games. Wittinger is one of just eight players in the Big Ten to have recorded 10 or more double-doubles this season. Freshman Courtney Joens has netted two or more threepointers in each of the last four games. Of her 71 points scored in Big Ten play, 35 have come over the last four matchups. She is shooting over 41-percent from distance in that span. Five Illini are shooting better than 38-percent from the field this season, led by Wittinger who is shooting 46.3-percent from the floor. The Illini shot 78-percent from the line in Big Ten games, as three players did not missed a shot in conference play. Illinois has been working on a balanced attack this season. Four or more Illini have posted double-digit scoring numbers in eight games this season, and two or more have scored in double-digits in all but two games. Illinois made a season-high 12 three-pointers in two games this season. The Illini have knocked down four or more treys in all but six games this year, and have netted seven or more in 12 games. Illinois has over 30-percent from behind the arc in six of the last seven games STARTING LINEUPS ILLINI IN THE RECORD BOOKS Several Illini are making their marks in the school record books this season. SOPHOMORE ALEX WITTINGER -Wittinger's 252 rebounds this season check in at No. 20 on Illinois' single-season list. -She is tied for 11th on Illinois' single season offensive rebounds list with 95 so far this season. -Wittinger's 74 blocked shots this season sit in second all-time. She needs just four more rejections to tie Karisma Penn at the top spot (78). -Her 124 career blocks are currently in the No. 6 spot on Illinois' career list. -Wittinger set a new school single-game record with eight rejections against Wright State. FRESHMAN BRANDI BEASLEY -Beasley has racked up 112 assists this season, the second most for an Illini in their rookie year -She also ranks third all-time among freshmen for her 389 points this season. She needs just 11 points to move into the No. 2 spot. -Beasley's 49 steals this season are the sixth-most for an Illini freshman. She will move into the top five with just five more. -Beasley needs 16 more dimes to move into the top-15 on Illinois' single-season assists list. Tonya Booker currently holds the No. 15 spot as she tallied 128 assists in the season. FRESHMAN PETRA HOLESINSKA -Holesinska has knocked down 50 three-pointers this season, which ranks fourth all-time among Illinois freshmen. She is just three away from moving into the No. 3 spot. -Her 37.6-percent three-point shooting this season currently ranks third all-time among Illinois freshmen as well. Opponent G G G F F Record Drury # Beasley Kirkpatrick Rice Andrews Wittinger --- Marshall Beasley Kirkpatrick Rice Andrews Wittinger 0-1 UAPB Beasley Holešínská Rice Andrews Wittinger 1-0 Memphis Beasley Kirkpatrick Rice Andrews Wittinger 1-1 USC Upstate Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Andrews Wittinger 1-0 Mercer Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Andrews Wittinger 1-1 Wake Forest Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 0-1 Fort Wayne Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 1-1 George Washington Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 1-2 South Dakota Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 1-3 Wright State Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 2-3 FGCU Beasley McConnell Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 1-0 Central Michigan Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 2-4 Ohio Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 2-5 Iowa Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 3-5 Michigan State Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 3-6 Rutgers Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 4-6 Iowa Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 4-7 Nebraska Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 5-7 Minnesota Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 5-8 Ohio State Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 5-9 Maryland Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Andrews Wittinger 1-2 Penn State Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 5-10 Michigan Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 5-11 Purdue Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 5-12 Maryland Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 5-13 Penn State Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 5-14 Northwestern Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 5-15 Wisconsin Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 5-16 Indiana Beasley Kirkpatrick Holešínská Cattenhead Wittinger 5-17 Nebraska Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 3 INSIDE THE NUMBERS ILL NEB Points Per Game Points Allowed Per Game Scoring Margin Field Goal % pt Field Goals Made-Att pt Field Goal % Free Throws Made-Att Free Throw % Per Game Rebounding Margin Fouls Per Game Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game BIG TEN STANDINGS Pl. Team Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. Maryland Ohio State Michigan Indiana Purdue Penn State Michigan State Northwestern Iowa Minnesota Illinois Wisconsin Nebraska Rutgers BIG TEN TOURNAMENT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 Game 1: #13 Nebraska vs. #12 Illinois, 12:30 PM Game 2: #14 Rutgers vs. #11 Wisconsin, 25 mins after Game 1 THURSDAY, MARCH 2 Game 3: #9 Northwestern vs. #8 Iowa, 11 AM Game 4: Winner game 1 vs. #5 Purdue Game 5: #10 Minnesota vs. #7 Penn State, 5:30 PM Game 6: Winner game 2 vs. #6 Michigan State FRIDAY, MARCH 3 Game 7: Winner game 3 vs. #1 Ohio State, 11 AM Game 8: Winner game 4 vs. #4 Indiana Game 9: Winner game 5 vs. #2 Maryland, 6:30 PM Game 10: Winner game 6 vs. #3 Michigan SATURDAY, MARCH 4 Game 11: Winner game 7 vs. Winner game 8, 3 PM Game 12: Winner game 9 vs. Winner game 10 SUNDAY, MARCH 5 Championship Game, 6 PM

4 LAST TIME VS. NEBRASKA The Illini used a strong second-half surge to secure a victory over Nebraska on Jan. 15. Holešínská led the squad with 19 points, while Beasley carded her second double-double of the season with 17 points and a career-high 10 assists. Wittinger also added 17 points for the Illini in her 10th consecutive double-digit scoring game. After a close first half (34-33, Illini) Illinois came out hot after the break, knocking down 10-of-12 third-quarter field goals. Both Wittinger (4-4) and Beasley (3-3) were perfect in the period, heading into the fourth quarter already in double-digit scoring numbers. The Huskers continued to test the Illini defense out of the halftime break, but Illini closed the quarter on a 14-4 run to keep a advantage entering the final period. Illinois outscored the Huskers, to close out the game. LAST TIME AT THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT The No. 14-seeded Illini fell to No. 11 Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament last season. Then-sophomore Chatrice White and then-senior Kyley Simmons combined for 47 of Illinois' 66 points, and then-freshman Jaelyne Kirkpatrick dished a careerhigh eight assists, the most for an Illini in a Big Ten Tournament game. Illinois fought to keep the game close throughout, tying the matchup at 53 to head into the final quarter of play. Penn State outscored Illinois in the fourth quarter to advance to the second round of play. ALL-BIG TEN HONOREES Fighting Illini freshman Brandi Beasley and sophomore Alex Wittinger were honored by the Big Ten Conference on Monday, as the league announced its All-Big Ten Awards. Beasley was named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team, as chosen by the league's coaches, and also earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention honors, as chosen by Big Ten media members. Wittinger earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention recognition, marking the second All-Big Ten honor of her career. Senior Ashley McConnell was also recognized by the league as Illinois' Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree. MCCONNELL S SENIOR SEASON Senior Ashley McConnell is Illinois only senior this season. In her time wearing the Orange and Blue, McConnell has made 94 appearances and earned 10 starts. She has dished 45 assists and grabbed 30 steals while scoring 127 points. A HELPING HAND Freshman Brandi Beasley is leading Illinois in assists this season, averaging 4.0 per game. She has recorded 112 dimes this year, becoming one of just four freshmen in Illinois history to tally more than 100 assists in their rookie season. She currently ranks second among all freshmen and needs 28 assists to tie Jenny Johnson ( ) in the top spot (140). Beasley's 112 assists this season are the most for an Illini since Alexis Smith dished 163 during the campaign. NEWCOMERS LEADING THE LEAGUE The Illini freshmen have been making a splash this season, and continue to do so into league play. Both Brandi Beasley and Petra Holešínská are among freshmen leaders in the Big Ten for their scoring numbers. Beasley's 13.4 points per game rank second among Big Ten freshmen while Holešínská's 10.1 points per game rank fifth. Beasley is second among all freshmen in rebounding this season, averaging 5.3 boards, and she sits fifth among freshmen for her 3.9 assists per game. Her 4.6 defensive rebounds and her 35.9 minutes played per game also lead the league's newcomers. She's second among freshmen for her 1.7 steals per game. Beasley sits second among freshmen for her 15.3 points per game in league play as well, Holešínská is third as she averages 11.7 points in Big Ten games. Holešínská currently sits among the top 10 freshmen in the league in several categories as well. She ranks third for her 3.5 defensive boards and seventh for her 4.0 total rebounds per game. Holešínská's 1.7 treys per game rank fifth among Big Ten freshmen and she is fifth for her 37.6-percent three-point shooting and leads the league for her 45.6-percent three-point shooting in league play. Ali Andrews ranks fourth for her 37.7-percent three-point shooting and her 42.1-percent three-point shooting in league play ranks third. TWENTY-TWENTY Freshmen Petra Holešínská and Brandi Beasley led the Illini against Purdue, each earning 20-point games. Holesinska led Illinois with a career-high 21 points on the day, and Beasley finished with 20 points for the third consecutive game. Illinois has not had two freshmen score 20 or more points in the same contest since Jan. 31, 1997 in an victory over Iowa. Both Tauja Catchings and Katie Coleman finished with 20 points in the matchup. LEADING THE WAY Freshman Brandi Beasley had quite the performance against Penn State, leading all scorers with a career-best 28 points. That performance marks the best single-game scoring number for an Illini freshman since Chatrice White scored 30 points against Michigan on Feb. 28, Beasley didn't just rack up the scoring numbers at Penn State, but she also tallied seven rebounds, five assists and two steals on the day. Beasley averages a team-leading 15.3 points per game in league play. She's posted double-digit scoring numbers in each of the last 10 games, leading the Illini in scoring in six of those contests. Beasley went on a scoring streak, posting 20 or more points in three consecutive games from Jan. 29-Feb. 5. She played all 120 minutes in that span, shooting 48-percent from the floor and dishing 12 assists. BEASLEY IS KEY Freshman Brandi Beasley has become a consistent force on the court for the Illini this season. Beasley's six treys at South Dakota set a new Illinois single-game freshman record, as she made 6-of-8 from downtown. She led the Illini with a then-career-best 24 points in the contest. She has reset her career-high scoring number in five games, and has scored in double-digits in 21 games, tallying two double-doubles. Beasley has dished three or more assists in 20 games this year, leading the team in dimes in 18 games. CENTURY MARK Sophomore Alex Wittinger became the eighth player in Illinois history to record 100 career blocks on Thursday, Jan. 26. Wittinger tallied 50 blocks in her freshman season, which rank third among Illinois freshmen and are tied for 12 all-time on Illinois' single-season list. She has 72 rejections so far this year, and sits in 7th for her 122 career blocks. Her 74 rejections this year rank second all-time. HOT HOLEŠÍNSKÁ Freshman Petra Holešínská had quite the start to Big Ten play. Currently, she is among team leaders averaging 11.7 points per game in conference games. She's shooting 46-percent from distance as she's made 36-of-79 shots from three-point range in league play, including a career-best tying five triples against Rutgers, Purdue and Penn State. Holesinska is 19-for-20 from the free throw line in Big Ten play, and led Illinois in scoring against Rutgers, Nebraska and Purdue. A MARGIN TO TALK ABOUT Illinois earned its second conference victory over Rutgers, 78-41, to mark the second-largest margin of victory for an Illini team in Big Ten play. The largest was a 47-point victory over Michigan State (98-51) in The 37-point margin of victory over Rutgers was the highest for an Illini team since a 55-point victory over Tennessee State (98-43) on Nov. 24, Illinois has earned two 20+-point victories over Big Ten opponents this season, marking just the eighth year that an Illinois team has earned two or more Big Ten victories by a margin of 20 or more. The last time the Illini won two or more Big Ten games by 20 or more points was during the season, when the Orange and Blue topped both Northwestern (77-49) and Michigan (65-44) in back-to-back games Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 4 CHART TOPPING The Illini can be spotted at the top of the list in several categories this season, individually and as a team. Category National Rank B1G Rank Blocked Shots (108) 104th 5th Blocks per game (3.7) 112th 5th Fewest Turnovers (403) 69th 3rd Free Throw Percentage (.771) 15th 1st Turnovers per game (13.9) 53rd 4th Alex Wittinger Blocked Shots (74) 17th 1st Blocks per game (2.55) 21st 1st FG Attempts (395) 97th 12th FG Made (183) 61st 10th FG Percentage (46.3) 127th 7th (252) 56th 6th per game (8.7) 71st 6th Offensive (95 / 3.3) 2nd Defensive (157 / 5.4) 8th Brandi Beasley Assists (112) 134th 14th Assists per Game (3.9) 161st 15th FG Attempts (411) 68th 9th Minutes Played (1041:00) 33rd 2nd Minutes per game (35.90) 58th 2nd GOING STREAKING Sophomore Alex Wittinger opened the season posting five straight double-doubles in the first six games of the year. Wittinger's streak marks the second season in a row that Illinois has had a player record five consecutive double-doubles as Chatrice White also matched that number last season. Prior to White, the last time an Illini had recorded five in a row was during the campaign (Karisma Penn). Jenna Smith recorded seven-straight double-doubles at the end of the season. DOUBLE-DOUBLING UP Three Illini have recorded at least one double-double this season. Freshmen Brandi Beasley and Petra Holešínská each posted their first career double-doubles, while Alex Wittinger leads the Illini with nine. Illinois has seen at least two players record a double-double in each of head coach Matt Bollant's five seasons, highlighted by five players each recording one or more during the campaign. Leading Illinois on the double-double front, Wittinger now has 10 double-doubles this year and 14 in her career. With one more double-double she will tie for 10th on Illinois' single season double-doubles list. She needs just six more career double-doubles to move into 12th all-time. BOLLANT'S 60TH The Illini handed head coach Matt Bollant his 60th victory at Illinois on Jan. 15 in a victory over Nebraska. Freshman Petra Holešínská led the squad with 19 points, while freshman Brandi Beasley carded her second double-double of the season with 17 points and a career-high 10 assists. Sophomore Alex Wittinger also added 17 points for the Illini in her 10th consecutive double-digit scoring game. The victory marked Illinois' first home win over Nebraska since an win on Dec. 13, ILLINI OFF THE BENCH Illinois has seen impressive production from it's players off the bench so far this year. Redshirt junior Kennedy Cattenhead started the trend, coming off the bench to score 10 points in Illinois' season opener against Marshall. So far the Illini have seen double-digit production from at least one player off the pine in 13 games. The current leader off the bench is freshman Ali Andrews who averages 5.3 points per game when coming off the bench. The Illini bench has posted 20 or more points in seven games this season and has outscored its opponents bench in 16 games.

5 B1G WEEKLY HONORS Fighting Illini freshman Petra Holešínská was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Jan. 9. The weekly honor was the first for Holešínská in her career and for an Illini this season. She led the Illini with a career-high 21 points on 5-for-6 shooting from threepoint range in a victory over Rutgers. Holešínská has now netted a career-best five three-pointers in two games this season. Holešínská also tallied eight rebounds and a steal in the matchup. Sophomore Alex Wittinger was named to the Big Ten Women's Basketball Player of the Week Honor Roll on Monday, Dec. 26. Wittinger averaged 21.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game on the road against both Central Michigan and Ohio, shooting 62.5-percent from the floor. She had scored in double-digits in five consecutive games, and earned her sixth double-double of the season at Central Michigan. Wittinger carded her third 20-point game of the season and sixth of her career on Thursday night at Ohio after a season-high 25-point performance. She tied her career-high with 12 field goals made in the contest. OPENING B1G WITH A BANG Illinois got off to a successful start to Big Ten play with a victory over Iowa. Prior to this year, Illinois had not won its Big Ten opener since topping Minnesota (64-50) in the season. The Illini opened Big Ten play recording a season-high 15 steals against the Hawkeyes, and forcing the opponents to a season-high 23 turnovers. Illinois shot 43-percent from the floor against the Hawkeyes, good for the seventh time this season the Orange and Blue shot better than 40-percent from the field. Illinois won its first three home conference matchups, topping Iowa, Rutgers and Nebraska, marking the first time since the season that the Orange and Blue have won their first three Big Ten home games. RECORD SETTING Sophomore Alex Wittinger had quite the night against Wright State. Not only was she among team-leaders with her 15-point, eight-rebound performance, but she swatted a career-high eight blocks on the day. That number is an Illinois all-time single-game record, and Wittinger is one of just 22 players in Division I to record eight or more blocks in a single game. Previously, Illinois' record was set at seven by Jenna Smith in 2010 and matched by two more players, three times. FIGHTING FRESHMEN As expected, Illinois has seen major contributions from its freshmen this season. The Illini freshmen are accounting for more than 35 points per game so far this year, good for almost 57-percent of Illinois' scoring, led by Beasley, who averages 13.4 points per game. The freshman class averages 38 points per game in league play as well, which equates to 62-percent of Illinois' scoring. Illinois has seen three freshmen score in double-digits in six games this season, against Wake Forest, USC Upstate, Rutgers, Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State. Prior to this year, the last time an Illinois squad saw that kind of production from its freshmen was Nov. 17, 2013 in a victory over Alcorn State. The Illini freshmen contributed 56 of Illinois' 78 points against Rutgers and 50 of UI's 64 points at Ohio State. At least one freshman has scored in double-figures in Illinois' last 24 games. HOLEŠÍNSKÁ'S CAREER DAYS Illini freshman Petra Holešínská had a breakout performance against Memphis, contributing 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including 3-for-6 from three-point range. Holešínská recorded more points in the first half against Memphis (13) than she did in her first two games combined (8). She also grabbed a career-best four steals in the contest. She saw even more success in Illinois' victory over Fort Wayne as the Czech Republic, native, knocked down a career-best five three-pointers on 5-of-7 shooting from distance. She has led the Illini in scoring in eight games. The freshman grabbed her first career double-double against Wright State, leading the squad with 18 points and 11 rebounds. She again outdid herself against Rutgers, dropping 21 points on 5-for-6 shooting from downtown. Her 17 first-half points surpassed Rutgers' 16 first half-points as a team. Holešínská was named Big Ten Freshman of the week for her performance in the Illini victory. JOENS FOR THREE Freshman Courtney Joens has developed a habit of knocking down three-pointers at just the right time this season. She has hit two or more three-pointers in nine games, and is among Illinois leaders with 32 made this year. Joens has scored in double-figures off the bench six times this season, including a career-best 13 points at Ohio. She combined with Ali Andrews for all of Illinois' 24 bench points at #16 Ohio State and led Illinois with 11 first-half points against Penn State. CATTENHEAD STEPPING UP Redshirt junior Kennedy Cattenhead has continued to build on her improvements from last season. After averaging just 1.1 points per game in her freshman year, Cattenhead showed major improvements last season. She averaged almost seven points per game and earned 27 starts for the Orange and Blue. Cattenhead was an important asset for the Illini as she also recorded 28 steals. After recording just seven assists in her freshman year, Cattenhead dished out 57 dimes last year. Currently, Cattenhead is fourth on the team, posting 6.5 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. She led the team with a career-high five assists against South Dakota, and led the Illini in scoring against Wake Forest. She improved on her career-high with 19 points against Florida Gulf Coast. Cattenhead was also an important contributor at Northwestern, adding four assists and four steals. STRONG START FOR THE ILLINI DEFENSE The Illini have held six opponents to less than 30-percent shooting from the floor this year, including Fort Wayne who shot just 25.6-percent. The last time an Illinois team held six or more opponents to worse than 30-percent shooting was during the campaign when the Orange and Blue held eight opponents to below 30-percent shooting. Illinois held both Marshall and UAPB to less than 30-percent shooting from the floor in consecutive games to start the season. The Illini have not held consecutive opponents to less than 30-percent shooting since the season when the Orange and Blue held Alcorn State to 15.3-percent shooting (11/17/13) and followed that up by holding SIU to 22.6-percent from the floor (11/21/13). Twelve Illini opponents have shot below 40-percent from the floor this season, including the Iowa Hawkeyes in Illinois' Big Ten opener and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights who shot 25.9-percent from the floor. The Illini continued their defensive success, holding Nebraska to 29.2-percent shooting at the annual Pack the House game. FREE THROW FEST The Illini started the season strong from the foul line this season, as six players are shooting 80-percent or better so far. Freshman Petra Holesinska has been the most impressive as she is 38-for- 42 (.905) from the line this year. The Illini were on fire from the free throw line against UAPB, making 18-of-19 shots good for 94.7 percent shooting. The last time the Illini shot better than that from the charity stripe was Jan. 3, 2014 against Wisconsin, going 4-for-4. The Illini made 21-of-22 attempts (95.5-percent) at Wisconsin (2/14/08). The Illini kept up the top shooting, making 8-of-8 from the line against both Nebraska and Ohio State this season as well before netting 13-of- 13 shots at Penn State. The Orange and Blue have shot 85-percent or better in 11 games this season and lead the Big Ten with their 77.0-percent free throw shooting, a number that sits among the top in the nation. WITTINGER S HOT START Illinois' leading scorer, sophomore Alex Wittinger, got off to a strong start to the season. She currently leads the Illini averaging 14.8 points per game, and posted five-straight double-doubles in Illinois' first six games this year. Wittinger has recorded a double-double in three of her seven career 20+ point games and was just one rebound away from a double-double when she dropped 21 points at No. 5 Ohio State last season (2/21/16) Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 5 Wittinger has recorded multiple blocks in 18 of Illinois' games this season, and has carded multiple blocks and multiple steals in six of those 18 matchups. She has posted multiple blocks and multiple steals in eight career games. RICE'S RETURN Sophomore Cierra Rice returned this season after being sidelined just before Big Ten play last year. Rice was off to a strong start last year as she had recorded two 20-point games in just 10 appearances. Rice averaged 13.6 points per game, dished 24 assists and swiped 11 steals last year. She played a career-high 40 minutes in her debut, contributing five points, four rebounds, an assist and two steals. She put up double-figures in Illinois victory over UAPB, knocking down nine of her 11 points in the fourth quarter to lift Illinois to victory. She also grabbed six rebounds and dished an assist in the matchup. Rice's return was shortlived, however, as she suffered a foot injury against Memphis that currently has her sidelined. WITTINGER S WAYS Now in her sophomore season, Alex Wittinger had quite the freshman debut. The Delano, Minnesota, native closed the season among Big Ten leaders for her 3.3 offensive rebounds and her 1.8 blocks per game. Wittinger was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice last season, and was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team following the year. Wittinger grabbed 193 rebounds last season, good for fifth all-time among Illinois freshmen, and her 50 rejections rank third on Illinois all-time freshman records list and 12th all-time. Wittinger averaged 10 points and 6.9 rebounds per game last season, scoring a career-high 27 points and grabbing a personal-best 15 rebounds at Minnesota. She posted four double-doubles on the season, and continues to improve on those numbers this year. EXHIBITION RECAP Several Illini saw their first action in the State Farm Center as freshmen Ali Andrews and Brandi Beasley both earned spots among the starting lineup. It was a young group as the freshmen were joined in the lineup by sophomores Alex Wittinger, Jaelyne Kirkpatrick and Cierra Rice. Freshmen Petra Holešínská, Sarah Overcash and Courtney Joens also made their first appearances for the Illini in a loss to Drury University. Wittinger was in double-figures before the end of the game as she put up 15 points and 13 rebounds before the final period. She also finished with two blocks and three steals. Beasley totaled 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists, while Andrews was also in double-figures, racking up 13 points. She added two blocks and three steals to her line. Rice tallied 10 points in her return for the Illini, and Kirkpatrick finished with eight points and four assists. BOLLANT SIGNS THREE FOR The Illini signed three highly-ranked recruits to the roster this week. Illinois will welcome the following players to the Illini family next season. Channise Lewis // 5-8 // G // Miami, Fla. // Miami Country Day School -Ranked the No. 16 guard in the country and No. 77 overall by ESPN -Two-time FABC 3A All-State first team honoree Miami Herald All-Dade 4A-2A Player of the Year -Led Miami Country Day to three consecutive Florida Class 3A State Championship titles -Led her high school to the 2015 Dick s Girls High School Basketball National Championship USA Today American Family Insurance ALL-USA Florida Girls Basketball Team -Chose Illinois over Virginia Tech and Purdue, among others Addaya Moore // 6-0 // G // Granite City, Ill. // Granite City High School -Led Granite City averaging 19 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game in her junior season -Earned all-tournament honors at Orchard Farm, Jerseyville and Carrollton -Chose Illinois over Clemson, Columbia and Marquette, among others Jnaya Walker // 6-1 // F // Bolingbrook, Ill. // Bolingbrook -No. 19 ranked forward by ESPN IBCA 3A/4A All-State honoree -Averaged almost 14 points per game and five rebounds for Bolingbrook in her junior year

6 HEAD COACH MATT BOLLANT // Fifth Season Now entering his fifth season as head coach of the University of Illinois, Matt Bollant has continues to revive a dormant Illini program after being a part of the best seasons in program history at each of his other four collegiate coaching stops. In just his first season with the program, Bollant led the Orange and Blue to the postseason for the first time in three years in 2013 and Illinois finished with a winning Big Ten record for the first time in 10 seasons. He also has spearheaded the composition of back-toback top-25 recruiting classes during his first two recruiting years in Champaign. Despite taking a step back in wins and losses, the Illini program began to change its culture in the season. The values of hard work, fundamentals, attention to detail and team unity began to pay off as Illinois was much more competitive down the stretch, including a win at Michigan State. The Orange and Blue also broke the school record for three-pointers made with 202 and finished eighth and 13th nationally in steals and turnover margin, respectively. On the recruiting front, two Illini commits earned All-America honors, as Chatrice White became only the second McDonald s All American in Illinois program history and Amarah Coleman earned honorable mention WBCA All-America honors. The season saw the Illini post a 9-3 non-conference record, starting the season with a 5-0 record to mark the best nonconference record to start a season that the program has seen in 12 years. Freshman Chatrice White proved to be a weapon on the floor as she broke the Illinois Freshman All-Time Scoring and Blocked Shots records. With Bollant s coaching, the Illini earned a win over No. 9-ranked Kentucky at the Paradise Jam, and continued to upset No. 17 Iowa later in the season. Defensively, Illinois ranked among the top-15 in the nation, averaging more than 11 steals per game. Seniors Ivory Crawford and Brittany Carter played a major role in those numbers as they each ranked among the top-40 in the nation, individually. Bollant saw seven of his student-athletes earn All-Big Ten Academic honors following the season, proving that the program is headed in the right direction both on and off the court. Additionally, Bollant was recognized as the 2015 Kay Yow Heart of a Coach Award recipient following the season. In , the Illini reached the Women s NIT quarterfinals and saw attendance at the Assembly Hall increase 80 percent from to an average of 1,926, the third-highest average attendance increase in Division I women s basketball. Illinois also defeated three ranked opponents: No. 6 Georgia, No. 24 Iowa and No. 24 Ohio State, with the win over the Buckeyes snapping their 31-game home winning streak. The win over the Hawkeyes also broke an eight-game skid against Iowa. The Illini shattered the Big Ten record for steals, steals per game and turnovers forced in a conference season, and also broke school records for steals, turnovers forced and three-pointers made in a season. Senior forward Karisma Penn became one of the country s most dominant post players, averaging 19.2 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 2.2 blocked shots per game with 50.6 percent field-goal shooting, all of which ranked in the top five in the Big Ten. She was named an Associated Press honorable mention All-American and also earned two national player of the week honors. Senior guard Adrienne GodBold earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honors after posting 55 steals in 16 conference games and routinely guarding opponents top offensive players. Bollant s team continued to shatter school records during the season as the Illini made 224 three-point field goals to reset the school record for the fourth consecutive season. Senior Kyley Simmons was among Big Ten Conference leaders for her 77 threes on the year. Bollant continued to work with Chatrice White, helping her to an outstanding sophomore season in which she became the secondfastest Illini to score 1,000 career points (61 games). White led the Big Ten and was among the top-15 in the country for her 18 doubledoubles on the year, and also earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors. Bollant s recruiting talents were once again on display as freshmen Cierra Rice and Alex Wittinger came in with a bang. The two combined for four Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors throughout the season, and both earned spots in the Illini starting five. Although Rice was sidelined by injury prior to conference play, Wittinger went on to earn Big Ten All-Freshman recognition at the conclusion of the year. As a team, Bollant guided the Illini to a 4-0 start to the season for the second-straight year. In that stretch, his team earned back-to-back 90-point victories over UT Martin and Tennessee State, the first time an Illinois team has done so since Illinois 55-point victory over Tennessee State marks the fourth largest margin of victory for an Illini team in program history. The Orange and Blue also handed Bollant his 50th win at Illinois in a defeat of Central Michigan. Prior to the season, Bollant ranked 10th among active head coaches in the country for his career winning percentage. Not only that, but Bollant has a 100-percent graduation rate in his 14 years of head coaching. Bollant came to Illinois after a successful five-year stint at Green Bay, where he guided the Phoenix to five straight Horizon League titles and four straight trips to the NCAA Tournament. He led Green Bay to a record (.886 winning percentage) in five years, including an 85-5 mark in the Horizon League. The Phoenix were a combined 65-4 in his final two seasons in Green Bay, going 34-2 in Green Bay was ranked as high as No. 9 in the national polls in both and , finishing the 2011 season with that ranking. In , Green Bay went 4-0 against the Big Ten, defeating Minnesota, Wisconsin, Penn State and Michigan State. In , the Phoenix downed Illinois at the San Juan Shootout and had triumphs over No. 25 Georgia Tech - a team that reached the Sweet 16 - Marquette and Wisconsin. Green Bay had four wins over ranked opponents in the last four seasons, including a victory over No. 12/13 Michigan State in the 2011 NCAA second round. The Phoenix entered the tournament as a No. 5 seed, defeating the No. 4 Spartans to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time school history. Green Bay also defeated No. 21 Virginia in the first round of the 2010 tournament. Green Bay lost to Iowa State in Ames by just four points (60-56) in the NCAA second round in In 2012, Green Bay returned to the site for NCAA first and second round play. Entering the tournament as the No. 10 seed, the Phoenix defeated the No. 7 seed Cyclones on the their home floor, 71-57, before seeing a comeback fall short against No. 2 seed Kentucky (65-62) in the second round. Bollant was named the Horizon League Coach of the Year for the fourth time in 2012, guiding Green Bay to a 31-2 record despite losing Horizon League co-players of the Year Kayla Tetschlag and Celeste Hoewisch. Senior Julie Wojta was a finalist for the Wade Trophy and earned WBCA Second Team All-America honors. Bollant has an.837 winning percentage as a collegiate coach, including a record at Bryan (Tenn.) College from the NAIA level. He guided the Lady Lions to four straight NAIA Tournaments, reaching the Sweet 16 in Bryan reached the top 25 rankings each of his last four years, reaching as high as No. 11 at the end of the season. Bollant coached four Appalachian Athletic Conference Players of the Year. Bollant was as an assistant coach under Kathi Bennett, the daughter of former Wisconsin men s coach Dick Bennett, for five seasons before becoming a collegiate head coach. He served three years under Bennett at Evansville, helping the Purple Aces to the 1999 NCAA Tournament, then followed her to Indiana, where the Hoosiers became the lowest seed (5) to win the Big Ten Tournament in A 1994 graduate of Winona State University with a degree in business education, Bollant received a master s degree in education from American Intercontinental University. He served as both the varsity and junior varsity head coach of Depper Life Academy in the Philippines and spent three years as the head coach at Tigerton (Wis.) High School, guiding the Tigers to a record and to three Central Wisconsin Conference Small School titles from Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL (Feb. 27) No. School Record Pts 1 Connecticut (33) Baylor Notre Dame Maryland South Carolina Mississippi State Oregon State Florida State Ohio State Stanford Washington Texas Duke Louisville UCLA Miami NC State DePaul Oklahoma Kentucky Syracuse Drake Missouri Kansas State Temple Others receiving votes: Creighton 41, Tennessee 31, Michigan 15, South Florida 12, Belmont University 7, Green Bay 5, Arizona State 3, Colorado State 1 USA TODAY COACHES POLL (Feb. 21) No. School Pts. Last Week 1. Connecticut (26-0) Mississippi State (27-1) Baylor (26-2) Notre Dame (25-3) Maryland (26-2) Stanford (24-4) South Carolina (22-4) Oregon State (25-3) Ohio State (24-5) Texas (21-6) Florida State (24-4) Washington (25-4) Duke (24-4) Louisville (23-6) UCLA (20-7) Oklahoma (21-6) Miami (Fla.) (19-7) DePaul (22-6) NC State (20-7) Temple (21-5) Syracuse (18-9) Drake (22-4) 89 NR 23. Arizona State (17-10) Michigan (21-7) Creighton (20-6) 50 NR Others receiving votes: South Florida (20-6) 39; Texas A&M (19-8) 39; Kentucky (19-8) 26; Missouri (19-9) 14; Tennessee (17-10) 9; Virginia (18-9) 6; Indiana (18-9) 4; Marquette (20-7) 4; Kansas State (19-8) 3; Arkansas- Little Rock (19-7) 2; Jacksonville (21-7) 2; Tulane (16-11) 2; West Virginia (18-9) 2; Elon (21-6) 1; New Hampshire (23-4) 1; Northwestern (18-9) 1.

7 Illini Women's Basketball Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 25, 2017) 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 35 Alex Wittinger Brandi Beasley Petra Holesinska Kennedy Cattenhead Ali Andrews Courtney Joens Jaelyne Kirkpatrick Sarah Overcash Ashley McConnell Cierra Rice Meagan McNicholas 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 3rd 4th Totals Illinois Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/11/16 MARSHALL L /13/16 UAPB W /17/16 MEMPHIS L /20/16 USC UPSTATE W /22/16 MERCER L /30/16 WAKE FOREST L /02/16 FORT WAYNE W /4/16 at GW L /07/16 at South Dakota L /11/16 WRIGHT STATE W /17/16 FLORIDA GULF COAST W /19/16 at Central Michigan L /22/16 at OHIO L * 12/28/16 IOWA W * 1/1/17 at Michigan State L * 1/7/17 RUTGERS W * 1/11/17 at Iowa L * 1/15/17 NEBRASKA W * 01/18/17 at Minnesota L * 01/22/17 at Ohio State L * 1/26/17 MARYLAND L * 01/29/17 at Penn State L * 2/1/17 MICHIGAN L * 2/5/17 PURDUE L * 02/09/17 at Maryland L * 2/14/17 PENN STATE L * 02/19/17 at Northwestern L * 02/22/17 at Wisconsin L * 2/25/17 INDIANA L * = Conference game Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 7

8 Illini Women's Basketball Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 25, 2017) 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 01 Brandi Beasley Alex Wittinger Petra Holesinska Ali Andrews Kennedy Cattenhead Courtney Joens Jaelyne Kirkpatrick Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Meagan McNicholas 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. * 12/28/16 IOWA W * 1/1/17 at Michigan State L * 1/7/17 RUTGERS W * 1/11/17 at Iowa L * 1/15/17 NEBRASKA W * 01/18/17 at Minnesota L * 01/22/17 at Ohio State L * 1/26/17 MARYLAND L * 01/29/17 at Penn State L * 2/1/17 MICHIGAN L * 2/5/17 PURDUE L * 02/09/17 at Maryland L * 2/14/17 PENN STATE L * 02/19/17 at Northwestern L * 02/22/17 at Wisconsin L * 2/25/17 INDIANA L * = Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals Illinois Opponents Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 8

9 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM COMPARISON Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Score Margin Tot. FG FG% 3-PT FG 3-FG % Free Throws FT % Rebs. Assists TO Blocks Steals Fouls Marshall 17 / 4 10 / / / / / / / / / / / 42 6 / 3 17 / 21 4 / / 8 23 / 18 UAPB 19 / / / / 7 70 / / / / / / / / / 5 21 / 17 6 / 3 10 / / 21 Memphis 18 / 21 9 / 14 8 / 8 19 / / / / / / / / / / / 14 7 / 2 8 / 8 18 / 13 USC Upstate 16 / / / / / / / / / / / / / 8 9 / 11 4 / 0 4 / 2 14 / 14 Mercer 5 / / / 15 7 / / / / / / / / / 42 6 / 9 21 / 6 3 / 1 0 / / 11 Wake Forest 25 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 8 4 / 5 4 / 6 16 / 13 Fort Wayne 16 / 5 12 / / 7 17 / 9 56 / / / / / / / / / 4 8 / 23 4 / 2 8 / 3 17 / 13 at George Washington 10 / / 18 7 / / / / / / / / / / / / 18 2 / 7 7 / 6 14 / 11 at South Dakota 15 / / / / / / 24 / / / / / / / / 18 6 / 13 3 / 0 7 / 4 22 / 9 Wright State 18 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 9 8 / 2 4 / 5 20 / 20 FGCU 21 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 18 4 / 1 7 / 8 17 / 17 at Central Michigan 12 / / 20 6 / / / / / / / / / / 46 9 / / 16 3 / 3 10 / 6 17 / 15 at Ohio 16 / 23 9 / / / / / / / / / / / / / 10 4 / 0 5 / 9 19 / 18 Iowa 23 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 23 2 / 2 15 / 2 15 / 19 at Michigan State 10 / / / 14 6 / / / / / / / / / / / 12 3 / 2 6 / 8 15 / 17 Rutgers 22 / 12 8 / 4 25 / 8 23 / / / / / / / / / / 5 11 / 12 3 / 3 4 / 7 15 / 16 at Iowa 10 / / / / / / / / / / / / 45 6 / / 16 3 / 2 7 / 6 23 / 16 Nebraska 15 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 14 3 / 3 6 / 9 16 / 11 at Minnesota 10 / / / / / / / / / / / / 50 9 / / 12 3 / 4 7 / 7 19 / 13 at Ohio State 14 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 11 2 / / 11 Maryland 10 / / / / / / / / / / / / 61 3 / / 12 5 / 9 7 / / 13 Penn State 18 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 16 2 / 2 13 / 6 22 / 18 Michigan 17 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 7 2 / 4 3 / 8 17 / 9 Purdue 15 / / / / 14 64/ / / / / / / / / / 19 5 / 1 9 / 3 21 / 9 #3/2 Maryland 12 / 26 8 / / / / / / / / / / / / / 18 4 / 2 6 / / 17 Penn State 8 / / / / / / / / / / / / / 15 9 / 12 3 / 1 3 / 7 21 / 15 Northwestern 13 / / / / / / / / / / / / / 16 4 / 4 14 / 6 23 / 13 Wisconsin 11 / 15 7 / / / / / / / / / / / 43 7 / / 16 5 / 5 5 / 3 22 / 14 Indiana 19 / / 24 8 / / / / / / / / / / 46 8 / / 14 3 / 4 2 / 8 16 / 20 Rankings are AP/Coaches on date of game // Totals are displayed in the ILLINOIS / OPPONENT format Double-Doubles Career Alex Wittinger Brandi Beasley 2 2 Petra Holesinska 1 1 Double-Digit Scoring Games Career Alex Wittinger Brandi Beasley Petra Holesinska Kennedy Cattenhead 9 18 Courtney Joens 6 6 Ali Andrews 5 5 Jaelyne Kirkpatrick 3 4 Cierra Rice 1 10 Ashley McConnell Point Games Career Alex Wittinger 4 7 Brandi Beasley 5 5 Petra Holesinska 2 2 Cierra Rice Point Games Career Double-Digit Rebound Games Career Alex Wittinger Brandi Beasley 1 1 Petra Holesinska 1 1 Double-Digit Assist Games Career Brandi Beasley ILLINOIS RECORD WHEN... 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 Coming off a win Coming off a loss 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 Shooting 55% FGs or better Shooting 50-54% FGs Shooting 45-49% FGs Shooting 40-44% FGs Shooting 30-39% FGs Shooting below 30% FGs Opponents shoot 50% FGs or better Opponents shoot 45-49% FGs Opponents shoot 40-44% FGs Opponents shoot 35-39% FGs Opponents shoot under 35% FGs 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 Wearing white uniforms Wearing gray uniforms Wearing blue uniforms Wearing orange uniforms Wearing pink uniforms When leading at halftime When tied at halftime When trailing at halftime When Illini shoot more FTs than opponent When Illini shoot fewer FTs than opponent When teams shoot same number of FTs 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 Playing in November Playing in December Playing in January Playing in February Playing in March In day games (start before 5 PM) In night games (start 5 PM or later) Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 9

10 EXPANDED SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE RECORD B1G RECORD ATTENDANCE HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS HIGH ASSISTS 11/11 Marshall L Wittinger (15) Wittinger (8) Wittinger/Rice (2) 11/13 UAPB W Wittinger (23) Wittinger (12) Kirkpatrick/Beasley (3) 11/17 Memphis L Holesinska (18) Wittinger (12) Beasley (5) 11/20 USC Upstate W Andrews (15) Wittinger(13) Kirkpatrick (6) 11/22 Mercer L Wittinger (12) Wittinger (16) Beasley (3) 11/30 Wake Forest L Cattenhead (16) Beasley (11) Kirkpatrick (5) 12/2 Fort Wayne W Holesinska (17) Wittinger (9) Beasley (5) 12/4 at George Washington L Beasley (16) 3 Players (3) Beasley (5) 12/7 at South Dakota L Beasley (24) Beasley (7) Cattenhead (5) 12/11 Wright State W Holesinska (18) Holesinska (11) Beasley (4) 12/17 FGCU W Wittinger (20) Wittinger (7) Beasley (6) 12/19 at Central Michigan L Beasley (21) Wittinger (10) Beasley/Cattenhead (2) 12/22 at Ohio L Wittinger (25) Wittinger (9) Beasley (6) 12/28 Iowa W Wittinger (18) Beasley (8) Beasley (4) 1/1 at Michigan State L Holesinska (14) Wittinger (8) Kirkpatrick (4) 1/7 Rutgers W Holesinska (21) Holesinska/Wittinger (8) Beasley (9) 1/11 at Iowa L Wittinger (17) Wittinger (7) Beasley/Kirkpatrick (2) 1/15 Nebraska W Holesinska (19) Wittinger (8) Beasley (10) 1/18 at Minnesota L Wittinger (25) Wittinger (8) 3 Players (3) 1/22 at #16 Ohio State L Beasley (17) Wittinger (10) Beasley (4) 1/26 #3 Maryland L Wittinger (21) Wittinger (7) Kirkpatrick (2) 1/29 Penn State L Beasley (28) Wittinger (8) Beasley (5) 2/1 Michigan L Beasley (21) Wittinger (12) Cattenhead/Holesinska (4) 2/5 Purdue L Holesinska (21) Wittinger (7) Beasley/Holesinska (4) 2/9 at #3 Maryland L Wittinger (15) Wittinger (10) Beasley (6) 2/14 Penn State L Beasley/Holesinska (17) Wittinger (12) Beasley (4) 2/19 at Northwestern L Beasley (14) Wittinger (10) Cattenhead/Holesinska (4) 2/22 at Wisconsin L Wittinger (19) Wittinger (9) Beasley (4) 2/25 Indiana L Beasley (16) Three Players (5) Kirkpatrick/Joens (2) SPECIALTY STATS Pts in Paint Pts off TO 2nd Chance Pts Fast Break Pts Bench Pts Largest Largest Lead OPPONENT (ILL-Opp.) (ILL-Opp.) (ILL-Opp.) (ILL-Opp.) (ILL-Opp.) Lead Deficit Changes Ties 11/11 Marshall /13 UAPB /17 Memphis N/A /20 USC Upstate N/A /22 Mercer N/A /30 Wake Forest /2 Fort Wayne N/A /4 George Washington /7 South Dakota /11 Wright State /17 FGCU /19 Central Michigan /22 Ohio /28 Iowa /1 Michigan State /7 Rutgers N/A 0 0 1/11 Iowa N/A /15 Nebraska /18 Minnesota /22 Ohio State /26 Maryland N/A /29 Penn State /1 Michigan /5 Purdue /9 Maryland /14 Penn State N/A /19 Northwestern N/A /22 Wisconsin /25 Indiana Totals Average Margin Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 10

11 THE LAST TIME... Illinois scored 100 points or more...nov vs. Alcorn State (Illinois 112, Alcorn State 28) Illinois scored 90 points or more...nov vs. Tennesee State (Illinois 98, TSU 43) Illinois scored 50 points or less... Feb. 24, 2016 vs. #20 Michigan State (Michigan State 71, 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. 21, 2016, 117, #5 Ohio State (Ohio State 117, Illinois 74) Illinois gave up 90 points or more...feb. 21, 2016, 117, #5 Ohio State (Ohio State 117, Illinois 74) Illinois gave up 40 points or less...dec. 2, 2016 vs. Fort Wayne (Illinois 56, Fort Wayne 33) Illinois won by 40+ points...nov vs. Tennesee State (Illinois 98, TSU 43) Illinois won an overtime game... Jan. 26, 2012 at Michigan State (Illinois 71, Michigan State 62 [OT]) Illinois lost an overtime game... Nov. 29, 2014 vs. Oklahoma (Oklahoma 78, Illinois 76 [OT]) Illinois made 10 or more three-pointers...feb. 9, 2017, 11, at #3 Maryland (Maryland 84, Illinois 59) An Illinois opponent made 10 or more three-pointers....feb. 9, 2017, 10, at #3 Maryland (Maryland 84, Illinois 59) An Illinois player scored 30+ points....feb. 7, 2016, Chatrice White, 35, at Michigan (Michigan 96, Illinois 83) An Illinois player scored 40+ points.... Jan 14, 1996, Ashley Berggren, 43 at Minnesota (Illinois 87, Minnesota 76) An opposing player scored 30+ points...feb. 21, 2016, 2 Players (39, 35) #5 Ohio State (Ohio State 117, Illinois 74) An opposing player scored 40+ points... Dec. 16, 1989, Carol Owens, 41 at Northern Illinois (Northern Illinois 110, Illinois 93) An Illinois player had a triple-double Jan. 22, 1982, Kim Brombolich vs. Eastern Michigan, 13 p, 11 r, 15 a (Illinois 107, Eastern Michigan 73) An opposing player had a triple-double...dec. 2, 2006, Armintie Price, Ole Miss, 34 p, 15 r, 12 st (Ole Miss 75, Illinois 50) No Illini scored double figures...march 2, 2007, vs. Penn State at Big Ten Tournament (Penn State 61, Illinois 49 - Rebecca Harris had 8) No opposing player scored double figures.... Nov. 25, 2011, vs. Arizona State (Arizona State 51, Illinois 50) Two Illini players had a double-double in the same game... Nov. 30, 2016 vs. Wake Forest, Alex Wittinger 14 p, 10 r and Brandi Beasley 14 p, 11 r (Wake Forest 79, Illinois 70) An Illini had 15+ rebounds...nov. 22, 2016, Alex Wittinger, 1d6, vs. Mercer (Mercer 51, Illinois 33) 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, Eastern Illinois 51 [OT]) An opposing player had 15+ rebounds... Feb , Amanda Cahill, 15, vs. Indiana (Indiana 74, Illinois 60) An opposing player had 20+ rebounds...dec. 19, 2016, Reyna Frost, Central Michigan, 21 (Central Michigan 82, Illinois 51) An opposing player had 25+ rebounds...never An Illini had 10+ assists... Jan. 15, 2017, Brandi Beasley, 10 vs. Nebraska (Illinois 79, Nebraska 59) An Illini had 15+ assists... Jan. 15, 2006, Maggie Acuna, 16, at Wisconsin (Illinois 84, Wisconsin 54) An opposing player had 10+ assists... Feb. 9, 2017, Destiny Slocum, 13, #3 Maryland (Maryland 84, Illinois 59) 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...feb. 14, 2017, Holesinska, 5, vs. Penn State (Penn State 80, Illinois 62) An Illini player made 8+ three-pointers... Nov. 29, 1997, Katie Coleman, 9, vs. Providence, at Puerto Rico (Illinois 106, Providence 74) An Illini player made 10+ three-pointers...never An opposing player made 5+ threes.... Feb. 24, 2017, Karlee McBride, 5, Indiana (Indiana 74, Illinois 60) An opposing player made 8+ threes....feb. 21, 2016, K. MItchell, 8, at #5 Ohio State (Ohio State 117, Illinois 74) 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...jan. 26, 2017,.290 (1-17) vs. #3 Maryland (#3 Maryland 94, Illinois 49) An opponent shot 60 pct. FG or better...feb. 21, 2016,.618 (42-68), at #5 Ohio State (Ohio State 117, Illinois 74) An opponent shot 30 pct. FG or lower.... Jan. 15, 2017,..292 (19-65) Nebraska (Illinois 79, Nebraska 59) An opponent shot 25 pct. FG or lower.... Nov. 21, 2013,.226 (14-62), Southern Illinois (SIU 43, Illinois 78) An opponent shot 20 pct. FG or lower....nov. 17, 2013,.152 (7-46), vs. Alcorn State (Illinois 112, Alcorn State 28) Illinois forced 30 or more turnovers.... Feb. 25, 2015, 34, Michigan State (Michigan State 67, Illinois 65) Illinois committed 30 or more turnovers... Dec. 2, 2006, 34, at Ole Miss (Ole Miss 75, Illinois 50) Illinois had 20 or more steals...nov. 14, 2014, 21, vs. IPFW (Illinois 70, IPFW 63) 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...dec. 28, 2011, 10, vs. Alabama A&M (Illinois 83, Alabama A&M 65) Illinois won 5+ games in a row....nov. 14, 2014-Nov. 27, 2014, 5-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. 18, 2017-Feb. 25, 2017, 11-game streak Illinois lost 10+ games in a row...jan. 18, 2017-Feb. 25, 2017, 11-game streak Illinois won 5+ in a row at home...dec. 2, 2016-Jan.15, 2017, 6-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. 26, 2017-Feb. 25, 2017, 5-game streak Illinois lost 10+ in a row at home....never Illinois won 5+ in a row away from home....dec. 9, 2012-Feb. 3, 2013, 6-game streak Illinois won 10+ in a row away from home....never Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 11

12 ILLINOIS TEAM HIGHS Points vs. FGCU (12/17/16) Field Goals Made vs. Nebraska (1/15/17) Field Goals Attempted vs. USC Upstate (11/20/16) Field Goal % (32-57)... vs. Nebraska (1/15/17) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made x, last vs. Rutgers (1/7/17) 3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted vs. Mercer (11/22/16) 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage (12-21)....vs. Rutgers (1/7/17) Free Throws Made vs. FGCU (12/17/16) Free Throws Attempted vs. FGCU (12/17/16) Free Throw Percentage (13-13)... 3x, last at Penn State (1/29/17) vs. USC Upstate (11/20/16) Assists vs. Rutgers (1/7/17) Steals vs. Iowa (12/28/16) Blocked Shots vs. Wright State (12/11/16) Turnovers x, last at Ohio (12/22/16) Fouls x, last at Northwestern (2/19/17) ILLINOIS TEAM LOWS Points vs. Mercer (11/22/16) Field Goals Made vs. Mercer (11/22/16) Field Goals Attempted at Michigan State (1/1/17) Field Goal % (13-57).... vs. Mercer (11/22/16) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made vs. #3 Maryland (1/26/17) 3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted at Iowa (1/7/17) 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage (1-17).... vs. #3 Maryland (1/26/17) Free Throws Made x, last at #3 Maryland (2/9/17) Free Throws Attempted at #3 Maryland (2/9/17) Free Throw Percentage (5-11)... at George Washington (12/4/16) vs. Central Michigan (12/19/16) Assists vs. #3 Maryland (1/26/17) Steals vs. Mercer (11/22/16) Blocked Shots x, last vs. Michigan (2/1/17) Turnovers at South Dakota (12/7/16) Fouls x, last at George Washington (12/4/16) OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS Points #16 Ohio State (1/22/17) Field Goals Made x, last, Michigan (2/1/17) Field Goals Attempted #3 Maryland (1/26/17) Field Goal % (32-61)... Michigan (2/1/17) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made #16 Ohio State (1/22/17) 3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted Ohio (12/22/16) 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage (10-19).... Purdue (2/5/17) Free Throws Made at Northwestern (2/19/17) Free Throws Attempted #3 Maryland (1/26/17) Free Throw Percentage (16-16)... George Washington (12/4/16) #3 Maryland (1/26/17) Assists at #3 Maryland (2/9/17) Steals UAPB (11/13/16) Blocked Shots Marshall (11/11/16) Turnovers x, last Iowa (12/28/16) Fouls UAPB (11/13/16) OPPONENT TEAM LOWS Points Fort Wayne (12/2/16) Field Goals Made Fort Wayne (12/2/16) Field Goals Attempted Fort Wayne (12/2/16) Field Goal % (10-39)... Fort Wayne (12/2/16) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made Mercer (11/22/16) 3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted x, last USC Upstate (11/20/16) 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage (1-16)... Mercer (11/22/16) Free Throws Made x, last Purdue (2/5/17) Free Throws Attempted at #3 Maryland (2/9/17) Free Throw Percentage (10-20)....Purdue (2/5/17) Rutgers (1/7/17) Assists Marshall (11/11/16) Steals x, last Iowa (12/28/16) Blocked Shots x, last Ohio (12/22/16) Turnovers Mercer (11/22/16) Fouls x, last, Purdue (2/5/17) ILLINOIS INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points Brandi Beasley at Penn State (1/29/17) Field Goals Made Alex Wittinger at Ohio (12/22/16) Field Goals Attempted Brandi Beasley at Penn State (1/29/17) Field Goal % (Min. 5 made) (8-10)....B. Beasley vs. Nebraska (1/15/17) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made Brandi Bealsey at South Dakota (12/7/16) 3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted x, last Courtney Joens vs. Penn State (2/14/17) 3-Pt. Field Goal % (Min. 3 made) (4-5)...P.Holesinska vs. Iowa (12/28/16) Free Throws Made K. Cattenhead vs. FGCU (12/17/16) Free Throws Attempted K. Cattenhead vs. FGCU (12/17/16) Free Throw % (Min. 5 made) (5-5)..10x, last B. Beasley vs Penn State (2/14/17) A. Wittinger vs. Mercer (11/22/16) Assists B. Beasley vs. Nebraska (1/15/17) Steals Alex Wittinger vs. Iowa (12/28/16) Blocked Shots Alex Wittinger vs. Wright State (12/11/16) Turnovers x, last B. Beasley at Northwestern (2/19/17) Fouls x, last J. Kirkpatrick at Northwestern (2/19/17) Minutes x, last B. Beasley vs. Purdue (2/5/17) OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points x, last S. Walker Kimbrough at #3 Maryland (2/9/17) Field Goals Made S. Walker Kimbrough at #3 Maryland (2/9/17) Field Goals Attempted x, last A. Stephenson, Wake Forest (11/30/16) Field Goal % (Min. 5 made) (7-10).... 2x, last, J. Alexander, FGCU (12/17/16) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made x, last S. Walker Kimbrough at #3 Maryland (2/9/17) 3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted K. McBride, Indiana (2/25/17) 3-Pt. Field Goal % (Min. 3 made) (4-5) C. Buttenham, Iowa (12/28/16) Free Throws Made N. Coffey, Northwestern (2/19/17) Free Throws Attempted x, last N. Coffey, Northwestern (2/19/17) Free Throw % (Min. 5 made) (10-10)..10x, last N. Coffey, Northwestern (2/19/17) Reyna Frost, Central Michigan (12/19/16) Assists D. Slocum, at #3 Maryland (2/9/17) Steals x, last T. Agler, Ohio (12/22/16) Blocked Shots Talequia Hamilton, Marshall (11/11/16) Turnovers x, last A. Cahill, Indiana (2/25/17) Fouls x, last 2 players, Rutgers (1/7/17) Minutes x, last A. Morrissette, Purdue (2/5/17) Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 12

13 Marshall HAMILTON, Talequia * FRALEY, Logan * BROOKS, Khadaijia * GORE, Shayna * EVANS, Kiana * ALEXANDER, Asheika AKERS, McKenzie SAINTIGENE, Ashley PORTER, Taylor DRIVER, Tana Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % Illinois nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 9,1 01 Brandi Beasley * Cierra Rice * Jaelyne Kirkpatrick * Alex Wittinger * Ali Andrews * Ashley McConnell Petra Holesinska Sarah Overcash Kennedy Cattenhead Courtney Joens Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % MARSHALL 55, ILLINOIS 53 NOV. 11, 2016 // STATE FARM CENTER 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % Officials: Mark Zentz, Rachelle Jones, Nykesha Thompson Technical fouls: Marshall-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 969 Marshall Illinois th: % % % Game: % % % 3,2 UAPB Destiny Brewton * Malaik Muhammad * Aiya El Hassan * Niya Head * Shawntayla Harris * Tyjha McGee Faith Ohanta Erin Boothe Mercy Blanco Noe'll Taylor Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % Illinois nd: % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 5,3 01 Brandi Beasley * Cierra Rice * Petra Holesinska * Alex Wittinger * Ali Andrews * Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Jaelyne Kirkpatrick Kennedy Cattenhead Courtney Joens Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % ILLINOIS 70, UAPB 58 NOV. 13, 2016 // STATE FARM CENTER 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Erika Herriman-Camarota, Talisa Green Technical fouls: UAPB-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 1180 UAPB Illinois Last FG - UAPBW 4th-02:57, ILL 4th-01:30. Largest lead - UAPBW by 6 2nd-06:59, ILL by 12 4th-00:37. UAPBW led for 23:22. ILL led for 12:37. Game was tied for 04:01. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 1,1 UAPBW ILL Score tied - 8 times. Lead changed - 9 times. Memphis WILDER-COCHRAN, B. * WILLIAMS, Taylor * CREIGHTON, Cheyenne * BARNES, Taylor * PORTER, Brianna * MORRIS, Loysha ELMORE, Brea MILLER, Damonique BAJIC, Milena Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % Illinois nd: % % % 3rd: % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 2 01 Brandi Beasley * Cierra Rice * Jaelyne Kirkpatrick * Alex Wittinger * Ali Andrews * Ashley McConnell Petra Holesinska Sarah Overcash Kennedy Cattenhead Courtney Joens Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Brian Hall, John Whitson, Missy Brooks Technical fouls: Memphis-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 2358 MEMPHIS 64, ILLINOIS 54 NOV. 17, 2016 // STATE FARM CENTER 3rd: % % % Memphis Illinois Last FG - MEM 4th-03:40, ILL 4th-00:03. Largest lead - MEM by 18 4th-03:40, ILL None. MEM led for 38:44. ILL led for 00:00. Game was tied for 00:46. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 2,1 MEM ILL Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 0 times. USC Upstate DELVA, Brittney * THORPE, Tamera * JEFFERSON, Raven * POPPLEWELL, Riley * DAVIS, A'Lexxus * JEFFERSON, Breanna PARKHURST, Rylie AGRUSA, Vanessa RITTER, Coco WENSLER, Bailey SWAIN, DeNisha Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % Illinois nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 1,1 01 Brandi Beasley * Petra Holesinska * Jaelyne Kirkpatrick * Alex Wittinger * Ali Andrews * Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Kennedy Cattenhead Courtney Joens Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: ILLINOIS 77, USC UPSTATE 57 NOV. 20, 2016 // STATE FARM CENTER 2nd: % % % Officials: Rod Creech, Bob Enterline, Nykesha Thompson Technical fouls: USC Upstate-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: rd: % % % USC Upstate Illinois Last FG - UPST 4th-00:15, ILL 4th-00:25. Largest lead - UPST None, ILL by 23 4th-00:25. UPST led for 00:00. ILL led for 38:55. Game was tied for 00:20. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 3 UPST ILL Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 13

14 Mercer Amanda Thompson f Sydni Means g Linnea Rosendal g Kahlia Lawrence g KeKe Calloway g Ciarra Edwards Shon Kitchens Kayla Potts Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % Illinois nd: % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 3,3 35 Alex Wittinger f Ali Andrews f Brandi Beasley g Petra Holesinska g Jaelyne Kirkpatrick g Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Kennedy Cattenhead Courtney Joens Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: 2nd: % % Officials: Beverly Roberts, Laura Morris, Kevin Pethtel Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 1051 MERCER 51, ILLINOIS 33 NOV. 22, 2016 // STATE FARM CENTER 3rd: % % % Mercer Illinois Last FG - MER 4th-01:13, ILL 4th-02:10. Largest lead - MER by 18 4th-00:48, ILL None. MER led for 38:56. ILL led for 00:00. Game was tied for 01:04. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 4 MER ILL Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. Wake Forest Milan Quinn f Elisa Penna f Amber Campbell g Alex Sharp g Ariel Stephenson g Tyra Whitehead Ona Udoh Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % Illinois nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 2 35 Alex Wittinger f Brandi Beasley g Petra Holesinska g Jaelyne Kirkpatrick g Kennedy Cattenhead g Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Courtney Joens Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: 2nd: % % % Officials: Cameron Inouye, Barb Smith, Roy Gulbeyan Technical fouls: Wake Forest-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 1243 WAKE FOREST 79, ILLINOIS 70 NOV. 30, 2016 // STATE FARM CENTER 3rd: % % Wake Forest Illinois Last FG - WF 4th-01:03, ILL 4th-00:14. Largest lead - WF by 9 4th-05:20, ILL by 13 2nd-07:40. WF led for 10:54. ILL led for 26:38. Game was tied for 02:22. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 1,1 WF ILL Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 1 time. Fort Wayne KeShyra McCarver * De'Jour Young * Selena Lozada * Zaria Atkins * Rachel Rinehart * Y. Ramirez-Tejeda Nia Thomas Anna Lappenkuper Isis Parker Peyton Fallis Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % Illinois nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 1 01 Brandi Beasley * Petra Holesinska * Jaelyne Kirkpatrick * Kennedy Cattenhead * Alex Wittinger * Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Courtney Joens Meagan McNicholas Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: 2nd: % % % Officials: Dee Kantner, Bob Trammell, Amy Bonner Technical fouls: Fort Wayne-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 1173 ILLINOIS 56, FORT WAYNE 33 DEC. 2, 2016 // STATE FARM CENTER 3rd: % % Fort Wayne Illinois Last FG - FW 4th-07:20, ILL 4th-01:26. Largest lead - FW None, ILL by 26 4th-01:26. FW led for 00:00. ILL led for 37:33. Game was tied for 02:27. 4th: % % Game: % % % 4,1 FW ILL Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. Illinois 56 (3-5) 35 Alex Wittinger f Brandi Beasley g Petra Holesinska g Jaelyne Kirkpatrick g Kennedy Cattenhead g Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Courtney Joens Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: GW 72 (7-2) 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 4 03 WASHINGTON, Caira f PRANGE, Kelli f CUMMINGS, Brianna g SCHAIBLE, Hannah g BAUTISTA, Mei-Lyn g MAHONEY, Kelsi BIRDSONG, Harper CRANSHAW, Shannon FARMER, Mia MATTHEWS, Jada MARTINS, Lexi BRESEE, Kendall Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % GEORGE WASHINGTON 72, ILLINOIS 56 DEC. 4, 2016 // CHARLES E. SMITH CENTER 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % Officials: Mark Behrens, Brandon Marion, Deanna Jackson Technical fouls: Illinois-None. GW-None. Attendance: 466 Illinois GW Last FG - ILL 4th-00:26, GW 4th-00:58. Largest lead - ILL by 2 1st-09:40, GW by 29 3rd-03:50. ILL led for 01:23. GW led for 38:17. Game was tied for 00:20. 4th: % % Game: % % % 0 ILL GW Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 1 time Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 14

15 Illinois Alex Wittinger f Brandi Beasley g Petra Holesinska g Jaelyne Kirkpatrick g Kennedy Cattenhead g Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Courtney Joens Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: South Dakota nd: % % % 3rd: % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 3,1 22 Arens,Bridget f Fogg,Abigail c Arens,Allison g Bradley,Jaycee g Duffy,Ciara g McKeever,Madison Liveringhouse,Kate Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % SOUTH DAKOTA 77, ILLINOIS 68 DEC. 7, 2016 // CHARLES E. SMITH CENTER 2nd: % % % Officials: Doug Knight, Katie Lukanich, Jon Garrow Technical fouls: Illinois-None. South Dakota-None. Attendance: rd: % % % Illinois South Dakota Last FG - ILL 4th-00:11, USD 4th-01:49. Largest lead - ILL by 9 2nd-04:10, USD by 17 4th-01:49. ILL led for 15:10. USD led for 21:06. Game was tied for 03:44. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 3,1 ILL USD Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 4 times. Wright State VOGELPOHL, Emily * TAYLOR, Mackenzie * WELCH, Chelsea * SIMMONS, Symone * SMITH, Lexi * den HEETEN, Myrthe BECK, Jalise THOMAS, Alexyse Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % Illinois nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 5,3 01 Brandi Beasley * Petra Holesinska * Jaelyne Kirkpatrick * Kennedy Cattenhead * Alex Wittinger * Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Courtney Joens Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: ILLINOIS 76, WRIGHT STATE 72 DEC. 11, 2016 // STATE FARM CENTER 2nd: % % % Officials: Tim Daley, Bob Enterline, Nykesha Thompson Technical fouls: Wright State-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 3rd: % % % Wright State Illinois Last FG - WSU 4th-01:01, ILL 4th-01:52. Largest lead - WSU by 3 1st-07:09, ILL by 6 3rd-05:46. WSU led for 16:27. ILL led for 17:39. Game was tied for 05:54. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 5,3 WSU ILL Score tied - 14 times. Lead changed - 12 times. Florida Gulf Coast JULIEN, Rosemarie f CATTANI, Jessica g NELSON, Erica g ALEXANDER, Jordin g GRADINJAN, Taylor g LAUGHTER, Haley MCGHEE, Mikala DOW, China ADDERLY, Tytionia Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % Illinois nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 4,1 35 Alex Wittinger f Brandi Beasley g Ashley McConnell g Petra Holesinska g Kennedy Cattenhead g Sarah Overcash Jaelyne Kirkpatrick Courtney Joens Meagan McNicholas Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % ILLINOIS 82, FGCU 73 DEC. 17, 2016 // STATE FARM CENTER 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % Officials: John Whitson, Angelica Suffren, Julie Krommenhoek Technical fouls: Florida Gulf Coast-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 1051 Florida Gulf Coast Illinois Last FG - FGCU 4th-00:36, ILL 4th-01:55. Largest lead - FGCU by 7 1st-01:25, ILL by 10 4th-00:26. FGCU led for 28:23. ILL led for 06:00. Game was tied for 05:37. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 3 FGCU ILL Score tied - 10 times. Lead changed - 9 times. Illinois Brandi Beasley * Petra Holesinska * Jaelyne Kirkpatrick * Kennedy Cattenhead * Alex Wittinger * Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Courtney Joens Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: Central Michigan nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 3 02 MOORE, Tinara * HUDSON, Presley * SWARY, Aleah * BREEN, Cassie * FROST, Reyna * CORLEY, Amani ROBINSON, Jaeda HILL, Aaliah BIRD, Gabrielle KELLY, MacKenna Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: CENTRAL MICHIGAN 82, ILLINOIS 51 DEC. 19, 2016 // MCGUIRK ARENA 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % Officials: Tom Hallead, Brian Enterline, Michelle Del Duco Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Central Michigan-None. Attendance: 1389 Illinois 13 Holesinska fouled out 4:22 (4) Illinois Central Michigan Last FG - ILL 4th-03:04, CMU 4th-01:18. Largest lead - ILL by 3 1st-09:34, CMU by 31 4th-00:42. ILL led for 03:57. CMU led for 32:57. Game was tied for 03:06. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 2 ILL CMU Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 1 time Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 15

16 Illinois Alex Wittinger f Brandi Beasley g Petra Holesinska g Jaelyne Kirkpatrick g Kennedy Cattenhead g Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Courtney Joens Meagan McNicholas Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % OHIO nd: % % % 3rd: % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 0 15 WEATHERSPOON, Jasm f BOESINGER, Hannah f AGLER, Taylor g LAMPKINS, Quiera g JENKINS, Yamonie g BARKER, Katie BURKE, Amani DOSECK, Dominique BOWER, Olivia STINSON, Tmisht JESSING, Kendall Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % OHIO 80, ILLINOIS 68 DEC. 22, 2016 // CONVOCATION CENTER 2nd: % % % Officials: Angie Enlund, Michael McConnell, Josh Howell Technical fouls: Illinois-None. OHIO-None. Attendance: rd: % % % Illinois OHIO Last FG - ILL 4th-00:14, OHIO 4th-01:58. Largest lead - ILL by 3 1st-05:54, OHIO by 28 4th-09:10. ILL led for 01:53. OHIO led for 35:19. Game was tied for 02:48. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 3 ILL OHIO Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 2 times. Iowa , 0-1 B1G 10 Megan Gustafson f Christina Buttenham f Ally Disterhoft g Tania Davis g Kathleen Doyle g Alexa Kastanek Makenzie Meyer Chase Coley Hannah Stewart Bre Cera Amanda Ollinger Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: Illinois , 1-0 B1G 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 1 35 Alex Wittinger f Brandi Beasley g Petra Holesinska g Jaelyne Kirkpatrick g Kennedy Cattenhead g Ashley McConnell Courtney Joens Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Dee Kantner, Bryan Enterline, Barb Smith Technical fouls: Iowa-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 1584 ILLINOIS 70, IOWA 65 DEC. 28, 2016 // STATE FARM CENTER 3rd: % % % Iowa Illinois Last FG - IOWA 4th-00:09, ILL 4th-01:11. Largest lead - IOWA by 3 1st-06:37, ILL by 9 3rd-07:30. IOWA led for 05:38. ILL led for 31:58. Game was tied for 02:18. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 3 IOWA ILL Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 10 times. MICHIGAN STATE 71, ILLINOIS 47 JAN. 1, 2017 // BRESLIN CENTER ILLINOIS 78, RUTGERS 41 JAN. 7, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER Illinois , 1-1 B1G 35 Alex Wittinger f Brandi Beasley g Petra Holesinska g Jaelyne Kirkpatrick g Kennedy Cattenhead g Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Courtney Joens Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 1 Michigan State , 1-0 B1G 15 Victoria Gaines f Taya Reimer f Tori Jankoska g Taryn McCutcheon g Branndais Agee g Mardrekia Cook Nia Hollie Hana Vesela Lexi Gussert Jenna Allen Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % Officials: Tina Napier, Tim Daley, Angie Enlund Technical fouls: Illinois-Petra Holesinska. Michigan State-Tori Jankoska. Attendance: 5757 Illinois Michigan State Last FG - ILL 4th-04:27, MSU 4th-01:07. Largest lead - ILL by 2 1st-09:40, MSU by 24 4th-01:45. ILL led for 01:13. MSU led for 36:24. Game was tied for 02:18. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 1 ILL MSU Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 3 times. Rutgers , 2-2 B1G 05 Shrita Parker * Aliyah Jeune * Khadaizha Sanders * Kandiss Barber * Desiree Keeling * Jazlynd Rollins Alex Alfano Victoria Harris Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % 3FG %: % % % % % FT %: % % % % 5,1 Illinois , 2-1 B1G 01 Brandi Beasley * Petra Holesinska * Jaelyne Kirkpatrick * Kennedy Cattenhead * Alex Wittinger * Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Courtney Joens Meagan McNicholas Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % Officials: Michael McConnell, Tiara Cruse David Stewart Technical fouls: Rutgers-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: rd: % % % Rutgers Illinois Last FG - RU 4th-01:16, ILL 4th-02:33. Largest lead - RU None, ILL by 44 4th-02:23. RU led for 00:00. ILL led for 38:23. Game was tied for 01:03. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 1,1 RU ILL Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 16

17 Illinois ; Alex Wittinger f Brandi Beasley g Petra Holesinska g Jaelyne Kirkpatrick g Kennedy Cattenhead g Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Courtney Joens Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % Iowa ; 2-2 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 2 10 Megan Gustafson c Ally Disterhoft g Makenzie Meyer g Tania Davis g Kathleen Doyle g Alexa Kastanek Chase Coley Hannah Stewart Christina Buttenham Carly Mohns Bre Cera Hailey Schneden Amanda Ollinger Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Gina Cross, Doug Knight, Tiffany Bird Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Iowa-None. Attendance: 3834 Fouled Out: #25 IL 3:27 4th IOWA 78, ILLINOIS 58 JAN. 11, 2017 // CARVER-HAWKEYE ARENA 3rd: % % % Illinois Iowa Last FG - ILL 4th-00:41, IOWA 4th-00:22. Largest lead - ILL None, IOWA by 20 4th-03:41. ILL led for 00:00. IOWA led for 39:26. Game was tied for 00:29. 4th: % % % Illinois , 3-3 Big Te Game: % % % 2 ILL IOWA Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. 35 Alex Wittinger f Brandi Beasley g Petra Holesinska g Jaelyne Kirkpatrick g Kennedy Cattenhead g Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Courtney Joens Meagan McNicholas Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % 4th: % % % Minnesota , 2-4 Big Te Game: % % % 1 22 Hedstrom, Joanna f Fernstrom, Bryanna c Bell, Kenisha g Wagner, Carlie g Hubbard, Gadiva g Bello, Taiye Edwards, Jessie Starr, Allina Brunson, Jasmine Tinjum, Whitney Lamke, Annalese Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Tina Napier, Barb Smith, Dee Kantner Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Minnesota-None. Attendance: 3009 MINNESOTA 78, ILLINOIS 50 JAN. 18, 2017 // WILLIAMS ARENA 3rd: % % % Illinois Minnesota th: % % % Game: % % % 3 ILL MINN Nebraska , 1-5 B1G 03 Hannah Whitish * Nicea Eliely * Allie Havers * Jessica Shepard * Jasmine Cincore * Rylie Cascio Jensen Esther Ramacieri Emily Wood Grace Mitchell Maddie Simon Darrien Washington Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Illinois , 3-2 B1G 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 3 01 Brandi Beasley * Petra Holesinska * Jaelyne Kirkpatrick * Kennedy Cattenhead * Alex Wittinger * Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Courtney Joens Meagan McNicholas Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Sue Blauch, Felicia Grinter, Dave Stewart Technical fouls: Nebraska-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 2675 ILLINOIS 79, NEBRASKA 59 JAN. 15, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER 3rd: % % Nebraska Illinois Last FG - NEB 4th-00:20, ILL 4th-00:34. Largest lead - NEB by 6 2nd-09:15, ILL by 23 4th-01:35. NEB led for 10:17. ILL led for 23:14. Game was tied for 06:19. Illinois (3-4) 4th: % % % Game: % % % 2 NEB ILL Score tied - 11 times. Lead changed - 7 times. 35 Alex Wittinger f Brandi Beasley g Petra Holesinska g Jaelyne Kirkpatrick g Kennedy Cattenhead g Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Courtney Joens Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: 2nd: % % % Ohio State (7-1) 3rd: % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 0 01 Stephanie Mavunga f Shayla Cooper f Kelsey Mitchell g Sierra Calhoun g Kiara Lewis g Tori McCoy Chelsea Mitchell Linnae Harper Asia Doss Alexa Hart Makayla Waterman Jensen Caretti Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Beverly Roberts, Laura Morris, Rod Creech Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: 5694 #16 OHIO STATE 88, ILLINOIS 64 JAN. 22, 2017 // VALUE CITY ARENA 3rd: % % % Illinois Ohio State th: % % % Game: % % % 2 ILL OSU Last FG - ILL 4th-00:11, MINN 4th-01:35. Largest lead - ILL by 2 1st-07:47, MINN by 31 4th-03:04. ILL led for 01:26. MINN led for 35:07. Game was tied for 03:14. Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 5 times. Last FG - ILL 4th-00:51, OSU 4th-00:39. Largest lead - ILL by 6 1st-08:12, OSU by 35 4th-06:05. ILL led for 03:14. OSU led for 36:09. Game was tied for 00:37. Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 1 time Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 17

18 Maryland , 8-0 B1G 42 Brionna Jones c Kaila Charles g Destiny Slocum g Kristen Confroy g S. Walker-Kimbrough g Ieshia Small Jenna Staiti Kiah Gillespie Sarah Myers Blair Watson Stephanie Jones Brianna Fraser Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Illinois , 3-5 B1G #3 MARYLAND 94, ILLINOIS 49 JAN. 26, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 7,1 35 Alex Wittinger f Ali Andrews f Brandi Beasley g Petra Holesinska g Jaelyne Kirkpatrick g Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Courtney Joens Meagan McNicholas Team Totals Illinois , 3-6 PENN STATE 82, ILLINOIS 66 JAN. 29, 2017 // BRYCE JORDAN CENTER 35 Alex Wittinger f Brandi Beasley g Petra Holesinska g Jaelyne Kirkpatrick g Kennedy Cattenhead g Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Courtney Joens Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % 3FG %: % % % % % FT %: % % % % % 1 Penn State , Ashanti Thomas c Amari Carter g Sierra Moore g Teniya Page g J. Travascio-Green g Siyeh Frazier Lindsey Spann Kaliyah Mitchell Leah Knizner Jaylen Williams Peyton Whitted Sarah McMurtry Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 0,2 1st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 6 Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Bryan Enterline, Roy Gulbeyan Technical fouls: Maryland-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 1126 Officials: Mark Zentz, Sue Blauch, Angelica Suffren Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Penn State-None. Attendance: 3570 Maryland Illinois UMD ILL Illinois Penn State ILL PSU Last FG - UMD 4th-01:00, ILL 4th-03:38. Largest lead - UMD by 45 4th-00:33, ILL None. UMD led for 38:48. ILL led for 00:00. Game was tied for 01:10. Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 0 times. Last FG - ILL 4th-01:07, PSU 4th-02:45. Largest lead - ILL by 2 1st-08:05, PSU by 23 4th-02:07. ILL led for 01:08. PSU led for 36:20. Game was tied for 02:31. Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 2 times. Michigan , 7-2 B1G 01 Kysre Gondrezick * Siera Thompson * Katelynn Flaherty * Jillian Dunston * Hallie Thome * Nicole Munger Danielle Williams Maria Backman Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % 3FG %: % % % % % FT %: % % % % % 4,2 Illinois , 3-7 B1G 01 Brandi Beasley * Petra Holesinska * Jaelyne Kirkpatrick * Kennedy Cattenhead * Alex Wittinger * Ashley McConnell Courtney Joens Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Bob Trammell, Amy Bonner, Tim Daley Technical fouls: Michigan-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 1156 MICHIGAN 86, ILLINOIS 70 FEB. 1, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER 3rd: % % % Michigan Illinois Last FG - MICH 4th-00:25, ILL 4th-00:53. Largest lead - MICH by 17 4th-01:54, ILL by 5 3rd-09:43. MICH led for 36:22. ILL led for 02:53. Game was tied for 00:45. 4th: % % Game: % % % 1,1 MICH ILL Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 4 times. Purdue , 6-4 B1G 13 Perry, Bridget f McBryde, Dominique f Morrissette, Ashley g Keys, Andreona g Oden, Dominique g Harris, Ae'Rianna Cooper, Lamina Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % 3FG %: % % % % % FT %: % % % % 6,1 Illinois , 3-8 B1G 35 Alex Wittinger f Brandi Beasley g Petra Holesinska g Jaelyne Kirkpatrick g Kennedy Cattenhead g Ashley McConnell Courtney Joens Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: 2nd: % % Officials: Bryan Enterline, Lisa Mattingly, Angie Enlund Technical fouls: Purdue-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: rd: % % Purdue Illinois Last FG - PUR 4th-03:23, ILL 4th-01:27. Largest lead - PUR by 15 4th-04:13, ILL by 4 1st-04:14. PUR led for 34:54. ILL led for 04:12. Game was tied for 00:54. PURDUE 72, ILLINOIS 64 FEB. 5, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER 4th: % % % Game: % % % 2 PUR ILL Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 3 times Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 18

19 Illinois , Alex Wittinger f Brandi Beasley g Petra Holesinska g Jaelyne Kirkpatrick g Kennedy Cattenhead g Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Courtney Joens Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: Maryland , 12-0 #3 MARYLAND 84, ILLINOIS 59 FEB. 9, 2017 // XFINITY CENTER 2nd: % % 3rd: % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 0 42 Brionna Jones c Kaila Charles g Destiny Slocum g Kristen Confroy g S. Walker-Kimbrough g Ieshia Small Kiah Gillespie Sarah Myers Stephanie Jones Brianna Fraser Team Totals Penn State , 8-6 B1G 24 Thomas, Ashanti c Carter, Amari g Moore, Sierra g Page, Teniya g Travascio-Green, J. g Frazier, Siyeh Spann, Lindsey Mitchell, Kaliyah Williams, Jaylen Whitted, Peyton Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % PENN STATE 80, ILLINOIS 62 FEB. 14, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Illinois , 3-10 B1G Game: % % % 2,1 35 Alex Wittinger f Brandi Beasley g Petra Holesinska g Jaelyne Kirkpatrick g Kennedy Cattenhead g Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Courtney Joens Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 0,1 1st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 2,2 Officials: Barb Smith, Joseph Vaszily, Michael McConnell Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Maryland-None. Attendance: 4160 Officials: Dee Kantner, Beverly Roberts, Nykesha Thompson Technical fouls: Penn State-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 1288 Illinois Maryland ILL UMD Penn State Illinois PSU ILL Last FG - ILL 4th-01:33, UMD 4th-01:06. Largest lead - ILL by 3 1st-08:33, UMD by 28 4th-02:25. ILL led for 01:10. UMD led for 38:03. Game was tied for 00:47. Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 2 times. Last FG - PSU 4th-00:08, ILL 4th-00:48. Largest lead - PSU by 25 3rd-09:10, ILL None. PSU led for 39:25. ILL led for 00:00. Game was tied for 00:35. Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. Illinois , Alex Wittinger f Brandi Beasley g Petra Holesinska g Jaelyne Kirkpatrick g Kennedy Cattenhead g Ashley McConnell Courtney Joens Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % 4th: % % % Northwestern , 7-7 Game: % % % 2,2 10 Coffey, Nia f Douglas, Lauren f Tuttle, Allie c Inman, Christen g Deary, Ashley g Rohde, Lydia Kunaiyi-Akpanah, P Wolf, Abbie Galernik, Byrdy Jamison, Amber Jonas, Maya Scheid, Abi Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Tina Napier, Sue Blauch, Tiffany Bird Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Northwestern-None. Attendance: 2233 NORTHWESTERN 66, ILLINOIS 53 FEB. 19, 2017 // WELSH-RYAN ARENA 3rd: % % % Illinois Northwestern th: % % % Game: % % % 1,1 ILL NU Illinois , Alex Wittinger f Brandi Beasley g Petra Holesinska g Jaelyne Kirkpatrick g Kennedy Cattenhead g Ashley McConnell Sarah Overcash Courtney Joens Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % Wisconsin , nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 2 11 Howard, Marsha f Young, Avyanna f Van Leeuwen, Kendra g Kuhn, Taylor g McMorris, Cayla g Gilreath, Suzanne Kelsick, Ashley Marble, Roichelle Johnson, Malayna Fredrickson, Courtne Shaw, Kendall Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Laura Morris, Mark Zentz, Gina Cross Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 3255 WISCONSIN 59, ILLINOIS 55 FEB. 22, 2017 // KOHL CENTER 3rd: % % % Illinois Wisconsin th: % % % Game: % % % 5,2 ILL WIS Last FG - ILL 4th-00:36, NU 4th-00:59. Largest lead - ILL None, NU by 17 3rd-05:17. ILL led for 00:00. NU led for 39:43. Game was tied for 00:14. Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. Last FG - ILL 4th-02:16, WIS 4th-00:04. Largest lead - ILL by 3 1st-08:48, WIS by 10 3rd-09:48. ILL led for 06:58. WIS led for 29:09. Game was tied for 03:53. Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 7 times Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 19

20 INDIANA 74, ILLINOIS 60 FEB. 25, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER Indiana , 10-6 B1G 03 Tyra Buss * Karlee McBride * Alexis Gassion * Amanda Cahill * Jenn Anderson * Amber Deane Ria Gulley Kym Royster Darby Foresman Tia Elbert Tyshee Towner Bre Wickware Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Illinois , 3-13, B1G Game: % % % 1,1 01 Brandi Beasley * Ashley McConnell * Petra Holesinska * Kennedy Cattenhead * Alex Wittinger * Sarah Overcash Jaelyne Kirkpatrick Courtney Joens Ali Andrews Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 3,1 Officials: Felicia Grinter, Brian Hall, Brian Garland Technical fouls: Indiana-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: Indiana Illinois Last FG - IND 4th-00:40, ILL 4th-01:33. Largest lead - IND by 16 4th-07:43, ILL by 14 2nd-08:44. IND led for 20:32. ILL led for 18:23. Game was tied for 01:05. IND ILL Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 3 times Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 20

21 2017 BIG TEN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT MARCH 1-5 BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE INDIANAPOLIS, IND. MARCH 1 MARCH 2 MARCH 3 MARCH 4 MARCH 5 #9 Northwestern GAME 3 Noon ET BTN #8 Iowa GAME 7 Noon ET BTN #1 Ohio State #13 Nebraska GAME 1 1:30 p.m. ET BTN #12 Illinois GAME 4 25 min. after Game 3 BTN #5 Purdue GAME 8 25 min. after Game 7 BTN GAME 11 4 p.m. ET BTN #4 Indiana #10 Minnesota GAME 5 6:30 p.m. ET BTN #7 Penn State GAME 9 6:30 p.m. ET BTN GAME 13 7 p.m. ET ESPN TOURNAMENT CHAMPION #2 Maryland #14 Rutgers GAME 2 25 min. after Game 1 BTN #11 Wisconsin GAME 6 25 min. after Game 5 BTN #6 Michigan State GAME min. after Game 9 BTN GAME min. after Game 11 BTN #3 Michigan Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 21

22 ILLINOIS POSTSEASON HISTORY /28/75 W vs. Augustana IAIAW State Tournament, Champaign, Ill. 3/1/75 W vs. Northern Illinois IAIAW State Tournament, Champaign, Ill. 3/1/75 L (OT) vs. Southern Illinois IAIAW State Tournament, Champaign, Ill. 3/2/75 L vs. Eastern Illinois IAIAW State Tournament, Champaign, Ill. 3/6/75 L vs. Indiana AIAW Midwest Regional, Normal, Ill. 3/7/75 L vs. Ball State AIAW Midwest Regional, Normal, Ill /4/76 W vs. Eastern Illinois IAIAW State Tournament, Champaign, Ill. 3/5/76 L vs. Illinois St. IAIAW State Tournament, Macomb, Ill. 3/6/76 W vs. Illinois-Chicago IAIAW State Tournament, Macomb, Ill. 3/11/76 L vs. Indiana State MAIAW Midwest Regional, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 3/12/76 L vs. Ball State MAIAW Midwest Regional, Mt. Pleasant, Mich /3/77 L vs. Illinois-Chicago IAIAW State Tournament, DeKalb, Ill. 3/3/77 W vs. Chicago State IAIAW State Tournament, DeKalb, Ill. 3/4/77 W vs. SIU-Edwardsville IAIAW State Tournament, Dekalb, Ill. 3/5/77 W vs. Eastern Illinois IAIAW State Tournament, DeKalb, Ill /2/78 W vs. SIU Edwardsvile IAIAW State Tournament, Normal, Ill. 3/4/78 L vs. Illinois-Chicago IAIAW State Tournament, Normal, Ill /1/79 W vs. SIU Edwardsville IAIAW State Tournament First Round, Carbondale, Ill. 3/2/79 L vs. Northwestern IAIAW State Championship, Carbondale, Ill /29/80 L vs. DePaul IAIAW State Tournament, Champaign, Ill /5/81 W vs. Illinois-Chicago IAIAW State Tournament, Chicago, Ill. 3/6/81 L vs. Illinois State IAIAW State Tournament, Chicago, Ill. 3/7/81 L vs. DePaul IAIAW State Tournament, Chicago, Ill. 3/13/81 L vs. Illinois State MAIAW Regionals, Normal, Ill /12/82 W vs. Michigan State #Big Ten Tourney First Round, E. Lansing, Mich. 2/13/82 W vs. Indiana #Big Ten Tourney Semifinals, E. Lansing, Mich. 2/14/82 L vs. Ohio State #Big Ten Tourney Championship, E. Lansing, Mich. 3/14/82 L vs. Kentucky NCAA Tournament First Round, Lexington, Ky /12/86 W vs. Ohio University NCAA Tournament First Round, Athens, Ohio 3/15/86 L vs. Georgia NCAA Tournament Second Round, Athens, Ga /11/87 W vs. Bowling Green NCAA Tournament First Round, Champaign 3/13/87 L vs. Auburn NCAA Tournament Second Round, Auburn, Ala /3/95 L vs. Ohio State Big Ten Tournament First Round, Indianapolis /1/96 W vs. Indiana Big Ten Tournament First Round, Indianapolis 3/2/96 L vs. Iowa Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal, Indianapolis /1/97 W vs. Minnesota Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal, Indianapolis 3/2/97 W vs. Michigan State Big Ten Tournament Semifinal, Indianapolis 3/3/97 L vs. Iowa Big Ten Tournament Championship, Indianapolis 3/14/97 W vs. Drake NCAA Tournament First Round, Champaign, Ill. 3/16/97 W vs. Duke NCAA Tournament Second Round, Champaign, Ill. 3/22/97 L vs. Connecticut NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal, Iowa City, Iowa /28/98 L vs. Penn State Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal, Indianapolis 3/14/98 W vs. UW-Green Bay NCAA Tournament First Round, Champaign, Ill. 3/16/98 W vs. UCSB NCAA Tournament Second Round, Champaign, Ill. 3/21/98 L vs. North Carolina NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals, Nashville, Tenn /27/99 W vs. Michigan Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal, Indianapolis 2/28/99 W vs. Penn State Big Ten Tournament Semifinal, Indianapolis 3/1/99 L vs. Purdue Big Ten Tournament Championship, Indianapolis 3/12/99 W vs. Louisville NCAA Tournament First Round, Clemson, S.C. 3/14/99 L vs. Clemson NCAA Tournament Second Round, Clemson, S.C /3/00 W vs. Michigan State Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal, Indianapolis 3/4/00 L vs. Penn State Big Ten Tournament Semifinal, Indianapolis 3/17/00 W vs. Utah NCAA Tournament First Round, Ames, Iowa 3/19/00 L vs. Iowa State NCAA Tournament Second Round, Ames, Iowa /1/01 W vs. Northwestern Big Ten Tournament First Round, Grand Rapids, Mich. 3/2/01 W vs. Wisconsin Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal, Grand Rapids, Mich. 3/3/01 L vs. Iowa Big Ten Tournament Semifinal, Grand Rapids, Mich. 3/15/01 W vs. Green Bay WNIT First Round, Champaign, Ill. 3/17/01 L vs. Mississippi St. WNIT Second Round, Champaign, Ill /28/02 L vs. Michigan Big Ten Tournament First Round, Indianapolis, Ind. 3/14/02 W vs. Western Kentucky WNIT First Round, Champaign, Ill. 3/16/02 L vs. Michigan State WNIT Second Round, Champaign, Ill /6/03 L vs. Michigan Big Ten Tournament First Round, Indianapolis, Ind. 3/22/03 L vs. Virginia NCAA Tournament First Round, Knoxville, Tenn /4/04 L vs. Michigan Big Ten Tournament First Round, Indianapolis, Ind /3/05 W vs. Northwestern Big Ten Tournament First Round, Indianapolis, Ind. 3/4/05 L (OT) vs. Michigan State Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal, Indianapolis, Ind. 3/16/05 L vs. Indiana State WNIT First Round, Terre Haute, Ind /2/06 W vs. Northwestern Big Ten Tournament First Round, Indianapolis, Ind. 3/3/06 L vs. Purdue Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal, Indianapolis, Ind. 3/15/06 W vs. Western Illinois WNIT First Round, Champaign, Ill. 3/17/06 L at Marquette WNIT Second Round, Milwaukee, Wis /2/07 L vs. Penn State Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal, Indianapolis, Ind. 3/19/07 W vs. Utah WNIT Second Round, Champaign, Ill. 3/22/07 L at Kansas State WNIT Third Round, Manhattan, Kan /6/08 W vs. Wisconsin Big Ten Tournament First Round, Indianapolis, Ind. 3/7/08 W vs. Ohio State Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal, Indianpolis, Ind. 3/8/08 W vs. Michigan State Big Ten Tournament Semifinal, Indianapolis, Ind. 3/9/08 L vs. Purdue Big Ten Tournament Championship, Indianapolis, Ind. 3/24/08 W vs. Drake WNIT Second Round, Champaign, Ill. 3/26/08 L at Marquette WNIT Third Round, Milwaukee, Wis /5/09 W vs. Penn State Big Ten Tournament First Round, Indianapolis, Ind. 3/6/09 L vs. Ohio State Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal, Indianpolis, Ind /4/10 W vs. Indiana Big Ten Tournament First Round, Indianapolis, Ind. 3/5/10 L vs. Ohio State Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal, Indianpolis, Ind. 3/19/10 W at Western Kentucky WNIT First Round, Bowling Green, Ky. 3/22/10 W (OT) vs. Marquette WNIT Second Round, Champaign, Ill. 3/25/10 W at Missouri State WNIT Third Round, Springfield, Mo. 3/28/10 L at Illinois State WNIT Quarterfinals, Normal, Ill /3/11 W vs. Wisconsin Big Ten Tournament First Round, Indianapolis, Ind. 3/4/11 W vs. Michigan Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal, Indianpolis, Ind. 3/5/11 L vs. Penn State Big Ten Tournament Semifinal, Indianpolis, Ind /1/12 L vs. Michigan Big Ten Tournament First Round, Indianapolis, Ind /7/13 L vs. Wisconsin Big Ten Tournament First Round, Hoffman Estates, Ill. 3/21/13 W vs. Miami (Ohio) WNIT First Round, Champaign, Ill. 3/25/13 W vs. Eastern Illinois WNIT Second Round, Champaign, Ill. 3/28/13 W at Toledo WNIT Third Round, Toledo, Ohio 3/30/13 L at Kansas State WNIT Quarterfinals, Manhattan, Kan /6/14 L vs. Iowa Big Ten Tournament First Round, Indianapolis, Ind /5/15 L vs. Nebraska Big Ten Tournament First Round, Hoffman Estates, Ill /2/16 L vs. Penn State Big Ten Tournament First Round, Indianapolis, Ind. BIG TEN TOURNAMENT RECORD: NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORD: 8-8 POSTSEASON WNIT RECORD: 11-8 OTHER POSTSEASON TOURNAMENTS: OVERALL POSTSEASON RECORD: Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 22

23 ILLINOIS INDIVIDUAL BIG TEN TOURNAMENT RECORDS SINGLE TOURNAMENT POINTS 75 Allison Curtin (3 games) Jenna Smith (4 games) 2008 REBOUNDS 37 Jenna Smith (4 games) 2008 ASSISTS 13 Lacey Simpson (4 games) Lydia McCully (3 games) 2011 BLOCKS 10 Lacey Simpson (4 games) Casey Leonhardt (3 games) 1997 STEALS 10 Allison Curtin (3 games) Lacey Simpson (2 games) Lacey Simpson (4 games) 2008 CAREER POINTS 179 Allison Curtin (8 games) Jenna Smith (9 games) REBOUNDS 84** Jenna Smith (9 games) Lacey Simpson (9 games) ASSISTS 36 Lacey Simpson (9 games) Tauja Catchings (9 games) BLOCKS 17 Lacey Simpson (9 games) Jenna Smith (9 games) Karisma Penn (5 games) STEALS 25 Lacey Simpson (9 games) Allison Curtin (8 games) ILLINOIS INDIVIDUAL GAME BIG TEN TOURNAMENT RECORDS POINTS 35 Allison Curtin vs. Iowa 3/3/01 26 Chatrice White vs. Penn State 3/2/16 26 Tauja Catchings vs. Purdue 3/1/99 26 Ashley Berggren vs. Penn State 2/28/98 24 Jenna Smith vs. Penn State 3/5/09 24 Allison Curtin vs. Purdue 3/1/99 24 Susan Blauser vs. Michigan 2/27/99 REBOUNDS 19 Jenna Smith** vs. Indiana 3/4/10 14 Lacey Simpson vs. Penn State 3/5/09 13 Centrese McGee vs. Wisconsin 3/3/11 13 Susan Blauser vs. Penn State 3/4/00 12 Jenna Smith vs. Purdue 3/9/08 12 Audrey Tabon vs. Michigan State 3/4/05 ASSISTS 8 Jaelyne Kirkpatrick vs. Penn State 3/2/16 7 Lydia McCully vs. Penn State 3/5/11 7 Lacey Simpson vs. Penn State 3/5/09 6 Brittany Carter vs. Nebraska 3/5/15 6 Lacey Simpson vs. Indiana 3/4/10 6 Lacey Simpson vs. Wisconsin 3/6/08 6 Tiffanie Guthrie vs. Northwestern 3/3/05 6 Allison Curtin vs. Wisconsin 3/2/01 6 Tauja Catchings vs. Michigan State 3/3/00 6 Ashley Berggren vs. Iowa 3/3/97 BLOCKS 5 Karisma Penn vs. Penn State 3/5/11 5 Lacey Simpson vs. Wisconsin 3/6/08 5 Casey Leonhardt vs. Michigan State 3/2/97 4 Jenna Smith vs. Indiana 3/4/10 4 Jenna Smith vs. Penn State 3/5/09 STEALS 8 Lacey Simpson vs. Indiana 3/4/10 5 Ivory Crawford vs. Nebraska 3/5/15 5 Amber Moore vs. Wisconsin 3/7/13 5 Angelina Williams vs. Northwestern 3/3/05 5 Angelina Williams vs. Michigan 3/4/04 5 Allison Curtin vs. Wisconsin 3/2/01 OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME BIG TEN TOURNAMENT RECORDS POINTS 31 Stephanie White-McCarty Purdue 3/1/99 26 Natalie Romeo Nebraska 3/5/15 26 Ifeoma Okonkwo Northwestern 3/2/06 25 Peggy Evans Ohio State 3/3/95 24 Jolene Anderson Wisconsin 3/6/08 24 Jennifer Smith Michigan 2/28/02 REBOUNDS 18 Amanda Brown Penn State 3/2/07 15 Evelyn Lewis Penn State 3/5/09 14 Angie Iverson Minnesota 3/1/97 13 Cassie Rochel Wisconsin 3/7/13 13 Tabitha Pool Michigan 3/4/04 ASSISTS 12 Helen Darling Penn State 3/4/00 11 Anne Thorius Michigan 2/27/99 9 Teniya Page Penn State 3/2/16 9 Samantha Prahalis Ohio State 3/6/09 9 Cara Consuegra Iowa 3/3/01 8 Brandi Jeffrey Nebraska 3/5/15 8 Samantha Prahalis Ohio State 3/5/10 8 Vnemina Reese Michigan State 3/3/00 BLOCKS 4 Danielle Campbell Purdue 3/9/08 4 Allyssa DeHaan Michigan State 3/8/08 4 Rashana Barnes Penn State 3/4/00 4 Kristen Rasmussen Michigan State 3/3/00 4 Clara Carter Penn State 2/28/99 STEALS 6 Shawnta Vanzant Penn State 2/28/99 5 Helen Darling Penn State 3/4/00 5 Katie Douglas Purdue 3/1/99 5 Tangela Smith Iowa 3/3/97 5 Nadine Domond Iowa 3/2/ Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 23

24 1982 (AT MICHIGAN ST.) Double-elimination Tournament 1. Ohio St Illinois Northwestern Indiana Michigan St. 1-1 Wisconsin Michigan 0-1 Minnesota 0-1 Purdue 0-1 Iowa (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (9) Iowa 57, (8) Minnesota 44 (7) Ohio St. 87, (10) Illinois 73 (6) Michigan St. 81, (11) Michigan 59 Quarterfinals (1) Penn St. 69, Iowa 62 (5) Indiana 77, (4) Northwestern 75 Ohio St. 72, (2) Purdue 59 Michigan St. 87, (3) Wisconsin 79 Semifinals Penn St. 72, Indiana 64 Ohio St. 70, Michigan St. 63 Final Penn St. 68, Ohio St. 63 All-Tournament Team Missy Masley, F, PSU (MVP) Peggy Evans, F, OSU Angie Potthoff, F, PSU Katie Smith, F, OSU Tina Nicholson, G, PSU 1996 (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (8) Illinois 84, (9) Indiana 70 (7) Northwestern 89, (10) Michigan 79 (6) Ohio St. 78, (11) Minnesota 64 Quarterfinals (1) Iowa 74, Illinois 56 (4) Purdue 74, (5) Michigan St. 66 (2) Penn St. 85, Northwestern 70 Ohio St. 72, (3) Wisconsin 58 Semifinals Purdue 76, Iowa 68 Penn St. 84, Ohio St. 70 Final Penn St. 71, Purdue 69 All-Tournament Team Angie Potthoff, F, PSU (MVP) Tina Nicholson, G, PSU Jannon Roland, F, PUR Stacey Lovelace, F, PUR Angela Hamblin, F, IOWA 1997 (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (8) Indiana 72, (9) Michigan 54 (10) Ohio St. 80, (7) Penn St. 79 (11) Minnesota 80, (6) Wisconsin 75 Quarterfinals Indiana 61, (1) Purdue 54 (4) Iowa 73, (5) Northwestern 63 (2) Michigan St. 85, Ohio St. 79 (3) Illinois 98, Minnesota 76 Semifinals Iowa 87, Indiana 53 Illinois 77, Michigan St. 66 Final Iowa 63, Illinois 56 All-Tournament Team Angela Hamblin, G, IOWA (MVP) Ashley Berggren, G, ILL Katie Coleman, F, ILL Paula Sanders, F, MSU Tangela Smith, C, IOWA 1998 (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (8) Ohio St. 83, (9) Michigan St. 61 (7) Penn St. 97, (10) Northwestern 76 (6) Wisconsin 65, (11) Minnesota 47 Quarterfinals (1) Iowa 72, Ohio St. 54 (4) Purdue 65, (5) Indiana 56 Penn St. 74, (2) Illinois 71 (3) Michigan 79, Wisconsin 70 Semifinals Purdue 61, Iowa 60 Penn St. 87, Michigan 81 (OT) Final Purdue 59, Penn St. 49 All-Tournament Team Andrea Garner, F/C, PSU (MVP) Ukari Figgs, G, PUR Stephanie White, G-F, PUR Tangela Smith, C, IOWA Molly Murray, F, MICH 1999 (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (9) Northwestern 75, (8) Iowa 71 (7) Michigan St. 88, (10) Indiana 69 (6) Michigan 74, (11) Minnesota 55 Quarterfinals (5) Ohio St. 70, (4) Wisconsin 61 (1) Purdue 79, Northwestern 56 (2) Penn St. 79, Michigan St. 74 (3) Illinois 86, Michigan 73 Semifinals Purdue 72, Ohio St. 59 Illinois 77, Penn St. 75 Final Purdue 80, Illinois 76 All-Tournament Team Stephanie White-McCarty, PUR (MVP) Tauja Catchings, F, ILL Katie Douglas, G/F, PUR Ukari Figgs, G, PUR Allison Curtin, G, ILL 2000 (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (9) Ohio St. 58, (8) Indiana 44 (10) Northwestern 68, (7) Iowa 59 (6) Wisconsin 56, (11) Minnesota 49 Quarterfinals (4) Illinois 72, (5) Michigan St. 67 (1) Penn St. 64, Ohio St. 48 (2) Michigan 72, Northwestern 39 (3) Purdue 74, Wisconsin 65 Semifinals Penn St. 81, Illinois 74 Purdue 74, Michigan 59 Final Purdue 71, Penn St. 63 All-Tournament Team Helen Darling, G, PSU (MVP) Katie Douglas, G/F, PUR Camille Cooper, C, PUR Andrea Garner, C, PSU Tauja Catchings, F, ILL 2001 (AT GRAND RAPIDS) First Round (8) Ohio St. 52, (9) Michigan St. 48 (7) Indiana 78, (10) Minnesota 56 (6) Illinois 75, (11) Northwestern 60 Quarterfinals (5) Michigan 66, (4) Penn St. 60 (1) Purdue 81, Ohio St. 61 (2) Iowa 81, Indiana (76) Illinois 75, (3) Wisconsin 68 Semifinals Purdue 74, Michigan 55 Iowa 86, Illinois 79 Final Iowa 75, Purdue 70 All-Tournament Team Cara Consuegra, G, IOWA (MVP) Allison Curtin, G, ILL Randi Peterson, C, IOWA Camille Cooper, C, PUR Katie Douglas, G/F, PUR 2002 (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (9) Michigan 84, (8) Illinois 63 (7) OSU 89, (10) Michigan St. 82 (2OT) (6) Wisconsin 60, (11) N western 58 Quarterfinals (5) Indiana 78, (4) Iowa 76 (OT) (1) Purdue 74, Michigan 67 (OT) (2) Penn St. 70, Ohio St. 55 Wisconsin 74, (3) Minnesota 64 Semifinals Indiana 55, Purdue 41 Penn St. 76, Wisconsin 62 Final Indiana 75, Penn St. 72 All-Tournament Team Heather Cassady, G, IND (MVP) Jill Champan, C, IND Kelly Mazzante, G, PSU Tanisha Wright, G, PUS Jessie Stomski, F, WIS 2003 (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (8) Indiana 52 (9) Wisconsin 51 (7) Iowa 70 (10) Northwestern 58 (11) Michigan 83, (6) Illinois 59 Second Round (1) Penn St. 67, Indiana 64 (4) Ohio St. 71, (5) Michigan St. 55 Iowa 80, (2) Minnesota, 77 (3) Purdue 72, Michigan 50 Semifinals Ohio St. 72, Penn St. 61 Purdue 87, Iowa 57 Final Purdue 67, Ohio St. 65 All Tournament Team Shereka Wright, Purdue (MVP) Erika Valek, Purdue Kim Wilburn, Ohio St. Caity Matter, Ohio St. Tanisha Wright, Penn St (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (8) Indiana 57 (9) Wisconsin 39 (6) Minn. 68, (11) N western 47 (7) Michigan 62, (10) Illinois 58 Quarterfinals (1) Penn St. 79, Indiana 66 (3) Ohio St. 58, Minnesota 50 (4) Michigan St. 81, (5) Iowa 54 (2) Purdue 78, Michigan 58 Semifinals Penn St. 58, Michigan St. 54 Purdue 67, Ohio St. 61 Final Purdue 59, Penn St. 58 All Tournament Team Shereka Wright, Purdue (MVP) Katie Gearlds, Purdue Jess Strom, Penn St. Janel McCarville, Minnesota Kelly Mazzante, Penn St (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (8) Wisconsin 75, (9) Indiana 74 (2OT) (7) Illinois 66, (10) Northwestern 43 (6) Iowa 70, (11) Michigan 42 Second Round (1) Ohio St. 70, Wisconsin 46 (4) Minnesota 71, (5) Purdue 68 (2) Michigan St. 61, Illinois 50 (OT) (3) Penn St. 68, Iowa 60 Semifinals Minnesota 66, Ohio St. 63 (OT) Michigan St. 83, Penn St. 76 Final Michigan St. 55, Minnesota 49 All Tournament Team Kristin Haynie, Michigan St. (MVP) Kelli Roehrig, Michigan St. Jamie Broback, Minnesota Janel McCarville, Minnesota Brandie Hoskins, Ohio St (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (8) Penn St. 80, (9) Wisconsin 73 (7) Illinois 60, (10) Northwestern 49 (6) Indiana 68, (11) Michigan 52 Second Round (1) Ohio St. 64, Penn St. 46 (4) Michigan St. 79, (5) Iowa 58 (2) Purdue 68, Illinois 57 Indiana 61, (3) Minnesota 46 Semifinals Ohio St. 68, Michigan St. 64 Purdue 67, Indiana 41 Final Ohio St. 63, Purdue 60 All Tournament Team Brandie Hoskins, Ohio St. (MVP) Cyndi Valentin, Indiana Liz Shimek, Michigan St. Jessica Davenport, Ohio St. Katie Gearlds, Purdue Erin Lawless, Purdue 2007 (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (9) Indiana 67, (8) Iowa 53 (7) Wisconsin 81, (10) Michigan 59 (6) Minnesota 60, (11) N western 43 Second Round (1) Ohio St. 72, Indiana 60 (5) Penn St. 61, (4) Illinois 49 (2) Purdue 82, Wisconsin 79 (3) Michigan St. 77, Minnesota 68 Semifinals Ohio St. 73, Penn St. 71 Purdue 64, Michigan St. 61 Final Purdue 64, Ohio St. 52 All Tournament Team Katie Gearlds, Purdue (MVP) Erin Lawless, Purdue Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton, Purdue Jessica Davenport, Ohio St. Allyssa DeHaan, Michigan St (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (9) Illinois 73, (8) Wisconsin 58 (7) Michigan 64, (10) Penn St. 54 (6) Indiana 74, (11) Northwestern 52 Second Round Illinois 64, (1) Ohio St. 58 (5) Michigan St. 56, (4) Minnesota 51 (2) Iowa 58, Michigan 37 (3) Purdue 64, Indiana 54 Semifinals Illinois 55, Michigan St. 41 Purdue 80, Iowa 73 Finals Purdue 58, Illinois 56 All Tournament Team FahKara Malone, Purdue (MVP) Danielle Campbell, Purdue Kalika France, Purdue Keshia Mosley, Purdue Rebecca Harris, Illinois Jenna Smith, Illinois 2009 (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (9) Illinois 58, (8) Penn St. 49 (7) Wisconsin 60, (10) Northwestern 51 (6) Indiana 68, (11) Michigan 50 Second Round (1) Ohio St. 70, Illinois 53 (4) Iowa 79, (5) Minnesota 64 Wisconsin 56, (2) Michigan St. 50 (3) Purdue 68, Indiana 64 Semifinals Purdue 70, Wisconsin 56 Ohio St. 72, Iowa 56 Finals Ohio St. 67, Purdue 66 All Tournament Team Jantel Lavender, Ohio St. (MVP) Jenna Smith, Illinois Star Allen, Ohio St. Brittany Rayburn, Purdue Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton, Purdue 2010 (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (7) Michigan 67, (10) Northwestern 54 (6) Penn St. 63, (11) Minnesota 52 (9) Illinois 59, (8) Indiana 53 Second Round (2) Michigan St. 61, Michigan 50 (3) Iowa 82, Penn St. 75 (1) Ohio St. 66, Illinois 55 (4) Wisconsin 73, Purdue 51 Semifinals Iowa 59, Michigan St. 54 Ohio St. 82, Wisconsin 73 Finals Ohio St. 66, Iowa 64 All Tournament Team Kachine Alexander, Iowa Kelley Krei, Iowa Kamille Wahlin, Iowa Jantel Lavender, Ohio St. (MVP) Samantha Prahalis, Ohio St (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (7) Purdue 66, (10) Indiana 62 (11) Illinois 63, (6) Wisconsin 56 (8) Northwestern 53, (9) Minnesota 44 Second Round (2) Penn St. 73, Purdue 61 Illinois 55, (3) Michigan 47 (1) Michigan St. 56, Northwestern 25 (5) Ohio St. 71, (4) Iowa 61 Semifinals Penn St. 79, Illinois 64 Ohio St. 72, Michigan St. 57 Final Ohio St. 84, Penn St. 70 All Tournament Team Jantel Lavender, Ohio St. (MVP) Tayler Hill, Ohio St. Samantha Prahalis, Ohio St. Alex Bentley, Penn St. Maggie Lucas, Penn St (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (7) Michigan 68, (10) Illinois 53 (6) Nebraska 88, (11) Northwestern 56 (8) Minnesota 81, (9) Wisconsin 49 (5) Michigan St. 97, (12) Indiana 68 Second Round (2) Ohio St. 57, Michigan 48 Nebraska 80, (3) Iowa 68 (1) Penn St. 78, Minnesota 74 (4) Purdue 73, Michigan St. 64 Semifinals Nebraska 77, Ohio St. 62 Purdue 68, Penn St. 66 Final Purdue 74, Nebraska 70 (2OT) All Tournament Team KK Houser, Purdue Brittany Rayburn, Purdue (MVP) Jordan Hooper, Nebraska Lindsey Moore, Nebraska Samantha Prahalis, Ohio St (AT HOFFMAN EST.) First Round (7) Iowa 60, (10) Northwestern 55 (11) Wisconsin 58, (6) Illinois 57 (8) Minnesota 47, (9) Ohio St. 58 (5) Michigan 67, (12) Indiana 40 Second Round (2) Nebraska 76, (7) Iowa 61 (3) Purdue 74, (11) Wisconsin 62 (1) Penn St. 76, (9) Ohio St. 66 (4) Michigan St. 62, (5)Michigan 46 Semifinals Nebraska 64, Purdue 77 Michigan St. 54, Penn St. 46 Final Purdue 62, Michigan St. 47 All Tournament Team Jasmine Thomas, Michigan St. Lindsey Moore, Nebraska Maggie Lucas, PSU KK Houser, Purdue Drey Mingo, Purdue (MVP) Courtney Moses, Purdue 2014 (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (8) Ohio St. 86, (9) Northwestern 77 (5) Iowa 81, (12) Illinois 62 (7) Michigan 82, (10) Indiana 57 (6) Minnesota 74, (11) Wisconsin 68 Second Round (8) Ohio St. 99, (1) Penn St. 82 Iowa 87, (4) Purdue 80 (2) Michigan St. 61, Michigan 58 (3) Nebraska 80, Minnesota 67 Semifinals Iowa 77, Ohio St. 73 Nebraska 86, Michigan St. 58 Final Nebraska 72, Iowa 65 All Tournament Team Ally Disterhoff, Iowa Bethany Doolittle, Iowa Samantha Logic, Iowa Jordan Hooper, Nebraska Rachel Theriot, Nebraska (MVP) Ameryst Alston, Ohio St (AT HOFFMAN ESTATES) First Round (9) Michigan State 69, (8) Michigan 49 (5)Rutgers 63, (12) Indiana 52 (7) Nebraska 86, (10) Illinois 71 (6) Minnesota 82, (14) Purdue 78 Second Round (1) Maryland 70, (9) Michigan State 60 (4) Northwestern 62, (5) Rutgers 57 (2) Iowa 74, (7) Nebraska 65 (3) Ohio State 83, (6) Minnesota 78 Semifinals Maryland 74, Northwestern 63 Ohio State 91, Iowa 85 Final Maryland 77, Ohio State 74 All Tournament Team Bethany Doolittle, Iowa Lexie Brown Maryland (MVP) Amanda Zahui B., Minnesota Alexa Hart, Ohio State Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State 2016 (AT INDIANAPOLIS) First Round (12) Northwestern 76, (13) Wisconsin 72 (OT) (11) Penn State 75, (14) Illinois 66 (9) Iowa 97, (8) Michigan 85 (12) Nnorthwestern 84, (5) Minnesota 74 (10) Rutgers 66, (7) Nebraska 63 (6) Purdue 70, (11) Penn State 59 Second Round (1) Maryland 75, (9) Iowa 55 (12) Northwestern 79, (4) Indiana 73 (2) Ohio State 73, (10) Rutgers 58 (3) Michgian State 65, (6) Purdue 64 Semifinals Mayrland 83, Northwestern 62 Michigan State 82, Ohio State 63 Final Maryland 60, Michigan State 44 All Tournament Team Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State Nia Coffey, Northwestern Aerial Powers, Michigan State Brionna Jones, Maryland Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Maryland (MVP) Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 24

25 1982 First Round // Illinois 79, MSU 64 Michigan St. FG-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S McColgan Carter Preston Jezonski Traxinger Glass Wells Myers Esall Totals Illinois FG-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Brombolich Robinson Eickholt Morency Stein Gantt Vossen Totals Michigan State Illinois Second Round // Illinois 75, Indiana 63 Indiana FG-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S McClurg Bostic Jackson Sparkman Lano Johnson Kronenberger Myers Watts Totals Illinois FG-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Brombolich Robinson Eickholt Morency Stein Vossen Gantt Crotty Totals Indiana Illinois Final // OSU 69, Illinois 66 Ohio State FG-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Robinson Tucker Sivak Angel Pallay Finn Busch Chapman Abdalla Totals Illinois FG-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Brombolich Robinson Eickholt Morency Stein Gantt Vossen Totals Ohio State Illinois First Round // Ohio St. 87, Illinois 73 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Dupps Vasey Hanna Smith Berggren Henderson Reinking Robertson Bond Dill Totals Ohio State FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Ingwersen Evans Negri Alberts Smith Bond Johnson Glosson Fergus Totals Illinois Ohio State First Round // Illinois 84, Indiana 70 Indiana FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Furlin Dittfach Barnes Green Vesel Thrush Porter Malone Kerns Maines Totals Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Vasey Dill Hanna Reinking Berggren Albers Steuby Vandertop Smith Robertson Bond Henderson Totals Indiana Illinois Quarterfinal // Iowa 74, Illinois 56 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Vasey Dill Hanna Reinking Berggren Albers Steuby Henderson Vandertop Bond Totals Iowa FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Perry Hamblin Smith Clayton Domond Frese Koering Willis Noll Totals Iowa Illinois Quarterfinal // Illinois 98, Minnesota 76 Minnesota FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Hansen Ellis Burns Klun Iverson Robinson Hass Seago Nonginthiath Blom O Hearn Strommen Totals Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Catchings Reinking Berggren Vasey Leonhardt Henderson Parker Sheeler Coleman Zurek Albers Apsey Dill Vandertop Smith Totals Minnesota Illinois Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 25

26 1997 Semifinal // Illinois, 77, Michigan St. 66 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Catchings Reinking Berggren Vasey Leonhardt Henderson Coleman Sheeler Parker Albers Vandertop Zurek Apsey Totals Michigan St. FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Matlock Sanders Euler Wesley Rasmussen Reese Engen Winberg Collier Burns Dalgaard Totals Michigan State Illinois Final // Iowa 63, Illinois 56 Iowa FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Domond Hamblin Gooden Smith Herrig Koering Edwards Perry Parker Totals Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Catchings Reinking Berggren Vasey Leonhardt Henderson Parker Sheeler Coleman Totals Iowa Illinois Quarterfinal // Penn State 74, Illinois 71 Penn State FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Parsons Darling Portland Garner Clements Shepherd Carter Falcone Walseth Totals FG% 1st: 12/37/.324 2nd: 14-25/.560 Game:.419 3PT% 1st: 1-10/.100 2nd: 3-4/.750 Game: 286 FT% 1st: 0-1/.000 2nd:18-24/.750 Game:.720 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A O BK S Catchings Parker Berggren Vasey Coleman Albers Guarneri Reinking Bond Sheeler Leonhardt Totals FG% 1st: 8-30/.267 2nd: 18-34/.529 Game:.406 3PT% 1st: 2-12/.167 2nd: 6-12/.500 Game:.333 FT% 1st: 7-11/.636 2nd: 4-7/.571 Game:.611 Penn State Illinois Quarterfinal // Illinois 86, Michigan 73 Michigan FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Thomas Thorius Miller Kipping Ingram Oesterle Goodlow Lemire Dykhouse Totals FG% 1st: 17-37/.459 2nd: 14-35/.400 Game:.574 3PT% 1st: 3-8/.375 2nd: 6-19/.316 Game:.333 FT% 1st: 2-3/.667 2nd: 0-2/.000 Game:.400 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Catchings Guarneri Parker Blauser Sheeler Martin Curtin Vana Totals FG% 1st: 17-30/.567 2nd: 14-24/.583 Game:.431 3PT% 1st: 0-4/.000 2nd: 2-4/.500 Game:.250 FT% 1st: 10-10/ nd: 12-19/.632 Game:.759 Michigan Illinois Semifinal // Illinois 77, Penn State 75 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Catchings Guarneri Parker Blauser Sheeler Martin Curtin Wilson Vana Totals FG% 1st: 15-32/.469 2nd: 14-29/.483 Game:.475 3PT% 1st: 3-7/.429 2nd: 3-6/.500 Game:.462 FT% 1st: 6-8/.750 2nd:: 7-8/.875 Game: 813 Penn State FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Vanzant Shepherd Carter Darling Garner Falcone Barnes Portland Walseth Totals FG% 1st: 15-40/.375 2nd: 13-32/.406 Game:.389 3PT% 1st: 5-15/.333 2nd: 4-9/.444 Game:.375 FT% 1st: 6-11/.545 2nd: 4-7/.571 Game:.556 Illinois Penn State Final // Purdue 80, Illinois 76 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Curtin Catchings Parker Blauser Sheeler Martin Guarneri Vana Totals FG% 1st: 17-35/.486 2nd: 15-25/.600 Game:.533 3PT% 1st: 1-3/.333 2nd 3.5/.600 Game:.500 FT% 1st: 3-3/ nd:5-8/.625 Game: 727 Purdue FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Figgs White-McCarty Douglas Duhart Cooper Komara Young Crawford Totals FG% 1st: 17-36/.472 2nd: 12-26/.462 Game: 468 3PT% 1st: 3-15/.200 2nd: 3-7/.429 Game:.273 FT% 1st: 7-8/.875 2nd: 9-14/.643 Game:.727 Illinois Purdue Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 26

27 2000 Quarterfinal // Illinois 72, MSU 67 Michigan St. FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Reese, M Cummings Reese, V Rasmussen Callier Pung Recker Salscheider Johnson Totals FG%1st: 15-31/.484 2nd: 15-29/.517 Game:.500 3PT%1st: 2-7/.286 2nd: 2-3/.667 Game:.400 FT%1st: 2-3/.667 2nd: 1-4/.250 Game:.429 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Martin Hunter Curtin Catchings Blauser Faulkner Wilson Vana Totals FG% 1st: 14-38/.368 2nd: 13-29/.448 Game:.403 3PT% 1st: 2-3/.667 2nd: 1-2/.500 Game:.600 FT% 1st: 7-10/.700 2nd: 8-12/.667 Game:.682 MSU Illinois Semifinal // Penn State 81, Illinois 74 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Martin Hunter Curtin, A Catchings Blauser Faulkner Wilson Vana Totals FG% 1st: 14-31/.452 2nd: 13-42/.310 Game:.370 3PT% 1st: 2-5/.400 2nd: 1-8/.125 Game:.231 FT% 1st: 4-7/.571 2nd: 13-15/.867 Game:.773 Penn State FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Shepherd Falcone Darling Garner Walseth Carr Graby Barnes Luke Totals FG% 1st: 17-40/.425 2nd: 15-28/.536 Game:.471 3PT% 1st: 1-7/.143 2nd: 3-6/.500 Game:.308 FT% 1st: 1-3/.333 2nd: 12-17/.706 Game:.650 Illinois Penn State First Round // Illinois 75, Northwestern 60 Northwestern FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Sears Leonard Will Butler Dollard Fisher Koester Holland Zylstra Russell Messenger Totals FG% 1st: 9-31/.290 2nd: 13-30/.433 Game:.361 3PT% 1st: 2-10/.200 2nd: 7-9/.778 Game:.474 FT% 1st: 2-4/.500 2nd: 5-6/.833 Game:.700 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S O Neil Curtin, A Hunter Wilson Vana Marcauskaite Curtin, S Hagberg Dallas Totals FG% 1st: 11-27/.407 2nd: 16-27/.593 Game:.500 3PT% 1st: 1-3/.333 2nd: 0-2/.000 Game:.200 FT% 1st: 8-13/.615 2nd: 12-16/.750 Game:.690 Northwestern Illinois Quarterfinal // Illinois 80, Wisconsin 68 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S O Neil Curtin, A Hunter Wilson Vana Marcauskaite Hagberg Dallas Totals FG% 1st: 12-28/.429 2nd: 13-23/.565 Game:.490 3PT% 1st: 2-3/.667 2nd: 1-1/1.000 Game:.750 FT% 1st: 9-10/.900 2nd: 18-22/.818 Game:.844 Wisconsin FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Sims Moore Black Stomski Smith, N Smith, C Hefte Seeger Bird Totals FG% 1st: 10-28/.357 2nd: 13-29/.448 Game:.404 3PT% 1st: 0-6/.000 2nd: 2-7/.286 Game:.154 FT% 1st: 7-9/.778 2nd: 13-15/.867 Game:.833 Illinois Wisconsin Semifinal // Iowa 86, Illinois 79 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S O Neil Curtin, A Hunter Wilson Vana Smith Marcauskaite Hagberg Dallas Totals FG% 1st: 15-31/.359 2nd: 18-38/.474 Game:.478 3PT% 1st: 3-5/.600 2nd: 2-7/.286 Game:.417 FT% 1st: 6-7/.857 2nd: 2-2/1.000 Game:.889 Iowa FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Meder Magner Consuegra Peterson Lillis Watson Berdo Bullock Totals FG% 1st: 14-39/.359 2nd: 17-27/.630 Game:.470 3PT% 1st: 5-16/.313 2nd: 5-5/1.000 Game:.476 FT% 1st: 1-4/.250 2nd: 13-15/.867 Game:.737 Illinois Iowa First Round // Michigan 83, Illinois 63 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Vana Dallas Marcauakaite Hunter Williams Guthrie Issenmann Yanni Hagberg Totals Michigan FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Smith Gandy Bies Ingram Jara Pool Hauser-Price Oesterle Mason McPhilamy Totals Illinois Michigan Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 27

28 2003 First Round // Michigan 83, Illinois 59 Michigan FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Pool Gandy Smith Carney Reams Cortis Ardrews Hauser-Price Goodlow Burlin Bies McPhilamy Totals Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Williams Dallas Hagberg Hughes Yanni Wright Guth Leonard Acuna Guthrie Issenmann Daugherty Blackburn Totals Michigan Illinois First Round // Michigan 62, Illinois 58 Michigan FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Pool Gandy Smith Hauser-Price Helvey Carney Reams McPhilamy Totals Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO BK S Guthrie Williams Dallas Acuna Wigley Hughes Issenmann Daugherty Totals Michigan Illinois First Round // Illinois 66, Northwestern 43 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Williams Wigley Crutcher Acuna Guthrie Hughes Tabon Issenmann Daugherty Chelleen Totals: Northwestern FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Okonkwo Miller Kwasinski McComb Stutz Glasauer Smilie Culver Totals: Illinois Northwestern Quarterfinal // Michigan State 61, Illinois 50 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Crutcher Williams Wigley Acuna Guthrie Hughes Tabon Daugherty Totals Michigan St. FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Shimek Roehrig Haynie Bowen Lucas-Perry Haynes Dwyer Grantham Totals Score by Halves: 1st 2nd OT Game Illinois Michigan State First Round // Illinois 60, Northwestern 49 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Hughes Tabon Bjork Acuna Wigley Crutcher Gordon Daugherty Totals: Quarterfinal // Purdue 68, Illinois 57 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Hughes Tabon Bjork Acuna Wigley Crutcher Gordon Daugherty Totals: Purdue FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Gearlds Traore Wisdom-Hylton Lawless Webb Howell Bogdanova Mioton Capbell Duncan Totals: Illinois Purdue Quarterfinal // Penn State 61, Illinois 49 Penn State FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Brown Renfro O Rourke Williams Gissendanner Grant Molinaro Mark Totals: Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Smith Simpson Crutcher Gordon Bjork McCarthy Harris Wigley Gratton Totals: Penn State Illinois Northwestern FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Bibbs Glasauer Okonkwo Miller Stutz Dickerson Bielawski Roberts Cartwright Totals: Illinois Northwestern Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 28

29 2008 First Round // Illinois 73, Wisconsin 58 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Simpson Gordon Smith Bjork Harris McCarthy Tabon Buher Chelleen Totals: Wisconsin FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Dunham Ward Banks D Alie Anderson Steinbauer Gant Karel Zastrow Totals: Illinois Wisconsin Quarterfinal // Illinois 64, Ohio State 58 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Smith Simpson Gordon Bjork Harris Tabon Totals: Ohio State FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Riley Lavender Trebilcock Little Packer Jackson Moeller Mason-Cox Johnson Walker Totals: Illinois Ohio State Semifinal // Illinois 55, Michigan State 41 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Simpson Gordon Smith Bjork Harris McCarthy Tabon Buher Chelleen Totals: Michigan St. FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Keane DeHaan Piechowski Thomas Johnson Davidson Washington Wilson Wulff Aitch Totals: Illinois Michigan State Final // Purdue 58, Illinois 56 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Simpson Gordon Smith Bjork Harris Tabon Chelleen Totals: Purdue FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Bogdanova Freeman France Campbell Malone Mosley Totals: Illinois Purdue First Round // Illinois 58, Penn State 49 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Josil McCully Smith Blinn Simpson Toone Mitchell Rukavina Totals: Penn State FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Grant O Rourke Williams Trogele Lewis Gray Womack Monroe Wolff Totals: Illinois Penn State Quarterfinals // Ohio State 70, Illinois 53 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Josil McCully Smith Blinn Simpson Toone Mitchell Rukavina Totals: Ohio State FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Little Prahalis Johnson Lavender Allen Trebilcock Jackson Moeller Daniel Schulze Walker Totals: Illinois Ohio State First Round // Illinois 59, Indiana 53 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Penn McCully Smith Simpson Magrum Toone Josil Mitchell Blinn GodBold Totals: Indiana FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S McGuirt Andujar Braun Sinclair Davis Mells Elam Lindsay Chaplin Totals: Illinois Indiana Quarterfinals // Ohio State 66, Illinois 55 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Penn McCully Smith Simpson Magrum Toone Josil GodBold Totals: Ohio State FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Hill Prahalis Johnson Lavender Schulze Moeller Little Daniel Walker Totals: Illinois Ohio State Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 29

30 2011 First Round // Illinois 63, Wisconsin 56 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Penn McGee McCully Rukavina Moore Blinn GodBold Totals : Wisconsin FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Davis Wurtz Karel Zastrow Covington Neal Paige Thomas Stephen Rochel Totals: Illinois Wisconsin Quarterfinal // Illinois 55, Michigan 47 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Penn McGee McCully Rukavina Moore Mitchell Burke Blinn GodBold Totals: Michigan FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Boylan Hicks Ryan Reynolds Sheffer Arnold Thompson Totals: Illinois Michigan Semifinal // Penn State 79, Illinois 64 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Penn McGee McCully Rukavina Moore Mitchell Burke Blinn GodBold Totals: Penn State FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Trogele Gray Bentley Nickson Greene East Womack Edwards Studevent Lucas Wolfe Totals: Illinois Penn State First Round // Michigan 68, Illinois 53 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Penn McCully Burke Crawford Moore Mitchell Blinn Smith Godbold Rukavina Magrum Totals: Michigan FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Boylan Jordan Ryan Reynolds Sheffer Harris Arnold Thompson Elmblad Seto Totals: Illinois Michigan First Round // Wisconsin 58, Illinois 57 Wisconsin FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Gulczynski Rochel Cichy Stephen Paige Whyte Totals: Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Penn Crawford Smith GodBold Moore Tuck Oden Totals: Wisconsin Illinois First Round // Iowa 81, Illinois 62 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Gleason McConnell Crawford Grant Moore Hartwell Tuck Livingston Oden Smith Totals: Iowa FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Disterhoft Dixon Logic Taylor Doolittle Kastanek Till Peschel Reynolds Smith Totals: Illinois Iowa First Round // Nebraska 86, Illinois 71 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Grant White Simmons Carter Crawford Hartwell Coleman McConnell Kissinger Cattenhead Tuck Oden Totals: Nebraska FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Cady Sample Laudermill Jeffrey Romeo Ramacieri Wood Havers Smith Kalenta Cincore Totals: Illinois Nebraska Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 30

31 2016 First Round // Penn State 75, Illinois 66 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Hartwell Simmons Cattenhead White Wittinger McConnell Davis Kissinger Kirkpatrick Viliunas Totals: Penn State FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB F PTS A TO B S Banks Page Spann Mitchell Whitted Agee Williams Thomas Totals: Score by Quarters: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Game Illinois Nebraska Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 31

32 BRANDI BEASLEY 5-7 // FRESHMAN // GUARD MEMPHIS, TENN. RIDGEWAY 1 SEASON BESTS Pts: 28 (at Penn State, 1/29/17) Rebs: 11 (Wake Forest, 11/30/16) FGM: 10 (2x, last vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) FGA: 21 (at Penn State, 1/29/17) FTM: 7 (at Penn State, 1/29/17) FTA: 7 (2x, last at Penn State, 1/29/17) 3FGM: 6 (at South Dakota, 12/7/16) 3FGA: 8 (at South Dakota, 12/7/16) Ast: 10 (vs. Nebraska, 1/15/17) Blk: 1 (2x, last at Ohio State, 1/22/17) Stl: 4 (vs. Iowa, 12/28/16) Min: 40 (4x, last vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) CAREER BESTS Pts: 28 (at Penn State, 1/29/17) Rebs: 11 (Wake Forest, 11/30/16) FGM: 10 (2x, last vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) FGA: 21 (at Penn State, 1/29/17) FTM: 7 (at Penn State, 1/29/17) FTA: 7 (2x, last at Penn State, 1/29/17) 3FGM: 6 (at South Dakota, 12/7/16) 3FGA: 8 (at South Dakota, 12/7/16) Ast: 10 (vs. Nebraska, 1/15/17) Blk: 1 (2x, last at Ohio State, 1/22/17) Stl: 4 (vs. Iowa, 12/28/16) Min: 40 (4x, last vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Put up eight points and grabbed seven rebounds in her Illini debut Earned her first career start against Marshall Carded her first career rejection against Memphis Earned her first double-double against Wake Forest with 14 points and 11 rebounds Led Illinois with a career-high 16 points at George Washington, scoring 10 of Illinois' 15 points in the second quarter of the game Reset her career-highs for the second consecutive game with 24 points on 6-of-8 shooting from three-point range at South Dakota Her six three-pointers mark the most for a freshman in a single-game in school history Contributed a career-high four steals to Illinois' season-high 15 team steals against Iowa to open Big Ten play Posted nine assists against Rutgers, combined with her 13 points she was one assist away from a double-double Dished a career-best 10 assists against Nebraska, adding 17 points for her second-career double-double GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/11 Marshall * /13 UAPB * /17 Memphis * /20 USC Upstate * /22 Mercer * /30 Wake Forest * /2 Fort Wayne * /4 at GW * /7 at South Dakota * /11 Wright State * /17 FGCU * /19 at Central Michigan * /22 at Ohio * /28 Iowa * /1 at Michigan State * /7 Rutgers * /11 at Iowa * /15 Nebraska * /18 at Minnesota * /22 at #16 Ohio State * /26 #3 Maryland * /26 at Penn State * /1 Michigan * /5 Purdue * /9 at #3 Maryland * /14 Penn State * /19 at Northwestern * /22 at Wisconsin * /25 Indiana * Led Illinois in scoring with 17 points at #16 Ohio State Once again reset her career-high, leading all scorers with 28 points at Penn State Has played a full 40 minutes in four games this season Dished six assists at No. 3 Maryland to tally her 100th assist and become one of just four freshmen in school history to record 100 dimes in their rookie year HIGH SCHOOL Recruited as the No. 2-ranked recruit from the state of Tennessee and the No. 27-ranked point guard in the nation by ESPN HoopGurlz...AAA Miss Basketball Finalist...four-time All- Tournament point guard...was named Most Valuable Player at her high school All-Star game... chose Illinois over Florida, MTSU, UT Martin, Vanderbilt and Memphis PERSONAL Daughter of Robert Beasley and Lavonzella Redmond...born June 17, has one brother, Brandon...lists Derrick Rose as her favorite athlete because he is a humble player...aspires to become a coach or a physical therapist in the future BEASLEY S CAREER STATISTICS / / / / / / / 13.4 TOTAL / / / / / / / 13.4 BEASLEY'S CAREER BIG TEN STATISTICS / / / / / / / 15.3 TOTAL / / / / / / / Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 32

33 5 CIERRA RICE 5-9 // SOPHOMORE // GUARD GROSSE POINTE, MICH. GROSSE POINT SEASON BESTS Pts: 11 (UAPB, 11/13/16) Rebs: 8 (UAPB, 11/13/16) FGM: 3 (UAPB, 11/13/16) FGA: 11 (2x last vs. UAPB, 11/13/16) FTM: 5 (UAPB, 11/13/16) FTA: 5 (UAPB, 11/13/16) 3FGM: 1 (Marshall, 11/11/16) 3FGA: 5 (2x, last vs. UAPB, 11/13/16) Ast: 2 (Marshall, 11/11/16) Blk: 1 (Memphis, 11/17/16) Stl: 1 (Marshall, 11/11/16) Min: 40 (Marshall, 11/11/16) CAREER BESTS Pts: 22 (at Miami, 12/2/15) Rebs: 8 (vs. Tennessee State, 11/24/15) FGM: 8 (at Miami, 12/2/15) FGA: 14 (at Miami, 12/2/15) FTM: 6 (vs. UT Martin, 11/21/15) FTA: 9 (2x, last vs. Southern Illinois, 12/8/15) 3FGM: 3 (vs. UT Martin, 11/21/15) 3FGA: 6 (at Memphis, 12/19/15) Ast: 5 (vs. UT Martin, 11/21/15) Blk: 1 (3x, last vs. Memphis, 11/17/16) Stl: 4 (vs. Chicago State, 11/13/15) Min: 40 (Marshall, 11/11/16) HIGHLIGHTS Returned from injury in the season, earning the start against Marshall Scored nine of her 11 points against UAPB in the fourth quarter, helping to lift the Illini to victory Is currently sidelined due to an injury suffered against Memphis GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/11 Marshall * /13 UAPB * /17 Memphis * /20 USC Upstate DNP 11/22 Mercer DNP 11/30 Wake Forest DNP 12/2 Fort Wayne DNP 12/4 at GW DNP 12/7 at South Dakota DNP 12/11 Wright State DNP 12/17 FGCU DNP 12/19 at Central Michigan DNP 12/22 at Ohio DNP 12/28 Iowa DNP 1/1 at Michigan State DNP 1/7 Rutgers DNP 1/11 at Iowa DNP 1/15 Nebraska DNP 1/18 at Minnesota DNP 1/22 at #16 Ohio State DNP 1/26 #3 Maryland DNP 1/29 Penn State DNP 2/1 Michigan DNP 2/5 Purdue DNP 2/9 at #3 Maryland DNP 2/14 Penn State DNP 2/19 at Northwestern DNP 2/22 at Wisconsin DNP 2/25 Indiana DNP RICE S CAREER STATISTICS / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 6.0 TOTAL / / / / / / / Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 33

34 CYDNEE KINSLOW // REDSHIRT FRESHMAN // FORWARD OAKLEY, CALIF. FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL // PEPPERDINE SEASON BESTS Pts: -- Rebs: -- FGM: -- FGA: -- FTM: -- FTA: -- 3FGM: -- 3FGA: -- Ast: -- Blk: -- Stl: -- Min: -- CAREER BESTS Pts: -- Rebs: -- FGM: -- FGA: -- FTM: -- FTA: -- 3FGM: -- 3FGA: -- Ast: -- Blk: -- Stl: -- Min: SEASON HIGHLIGHTS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS AT PEPPERDINE : Graduated high school early to attend Pepperdine for the spring semester...did not see any action. HIGH SCHOOL Four-year Team Captain at Freedom High School...helped her club team, the Cal Stars to a 56-1 record during her career...led the Cal Stars to a Nike National Championship Freedom Girls Basketball Player of the Year...averaged a triple-double every game for the Freedom through the season...three-time team MVP...Twice named Second Team All-League...member of the National Honor Society...earned Principal s Honor Roll recognition.. volunteered with Special Olympics helping to bring the Unified Sports program to the west coast...started a special needs basketball and bowling league in her school district PERSONAL Daughter of Rob and Rosalie Kinslow...Born Aug. 7, has two sisters, Chelbe and Cassidee...is studying in the College of Business...enjoys surfing in her spare time...aspires to work in the sports field after graduation Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 34

35 12 ASHLEY MCCONNELL 5-9 // SENIOR // GUARD PALATINE, ILL. FREMD HIGH SCHOOL SEASON BESTS Pts: 6 (2x, last vs. Wright State, 12/11/16) Rebs: 3 (at Wisconsin, 2/22/17) FGM: 2 (2x, last vs. Wright State, 12/11/16) FGA: 4 (4x, last vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) FTM: -- FTA: -- 3FGM: 2 (2x, last vs. Wright State, 12/11/16) 3FGA: 4 (2x, last vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) Ast: 3 (at Minnesota, 1/18/17) Blk: -- Stl: 2 (at Penn State, 1/29/17) Min: 23 (Indiana, 2/25/17) CAREER BESTS Pts: 13 (at Iowa, 2/13/14) Rebs: 5 (at Michigan, 1/26/15) FGM: 4 (at Iowa, 2/13/14) FGA: 8 (vs. Michigan State, 2/5/14) FTM: 3 (vs. Michigan State, 2/5/14) FTA: 4 (2x, last at Iowa, 2/13/14) 3FGM: 3 (2x, last vs. Wisconsin, 2/1/15) 3FGA: 6 (vs. Michigan State, 2/5/14) Ast: 4 (3x, last vs. Iowa, 3/6/14) Blk: 1 (vs. Michigan State, 2/5/14) Stl: 4 (vs Iowa, 3/6/14) Min: 36 (vs. Michigan State, 2/5/14) CAREER HONORS 2015 Winter Academic All-Big Ten HIGHLIGHTS Made her first appearance of her senior season against Marshall Saw nine minutes of action against Memphis, firing two shots from distance Recorded her first points of the season at George Washington, netting two triples in the contest Swiped her first steal of the season at South Dakota Earned her first start of the year against FGCU Knocked down her first three-pointer of league play against Purdue Played a season-high 23 minutes against Indiana, also earning her second start of the season GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/11 Marshall /13 UAPB /17 Memphis /20 USC Upstate /22 Mercer /30 Wake Forest /2 Fort Wayne /4 at GW /7 at South Dakota /11 Wright State /17 FGCU * /19 at Central Michigan /22 at Ohio /28 Iowa /1 at Michigan State /7 Rutgers /11 at Iowa /15 Nebraska /18 at Minnesota /22 at #16 Ohio State /26 #3 Maryland /29 at Penn State /1 Michigan /5 Purdue /9 at #3 Maryland /14 Penn State /19 Northwestern /22 at Wisconsin /25 Indiana MCCONNELL S CAREER STATISTICS / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 0.9 TOTAL / / / / / / / 1.4 MCCONNELL S CAREER BIG TEN STATISTICS / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 0.4 TOTAL / / / / / / / 1.5 MCCONNELL S CAREER BIG TEN TOURNAMENT STATISTICS / / / / /3.0 0/ / / / / / /0.0 0/ / / / / / /1.0 0/ /3.0 TOTAL / / / / /1.3 0/ / Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 35

36 13 PETRA HOLEŠÍNSKÁ 5-9 // FRESHMAN // GUARD VRACOV, CZECH REPUBLIC SPORTOVNI LUDVIKA DANKA SEASON BESTS Pts: 21 (2x, last vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) Rebs: 11 (vs. Wright State, 12/11/16) FGM: 7 (3x, last vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) FGA: 14 (2x, last vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) FTM: 5 (2x, last vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) FTA: 6 (vs. Wright State, 12/11/16) 3FGM: 5 (4x, last vs. Penn State, 2/14/17) 3FGA: 9 (vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) Ast: 4 (2x, last at Northwestern, 2/19/17) Blk: 2 (2x, last FGCU, 12/17/16) Stl: 4 (Memphis, 11/17/16) Min: 38 (vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) CAREER BESTS Pts: 21 (2x, last vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) Rebs: 11 (vs. Wright State, 12/11/16) FGM: 7 (3x, last vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) FGA: 14 (2x, last vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) FTM: 5 (2x, last vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) FTA: 6 (vs. Wright State, 12/11/16) 3FGM: 5 (4x, last vs. Penn State, 2/14/17) 3FGA: 9 (vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) Ast: 4 (2x, last vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) Blk: 2 (2x, last FGCU, 12/17/16) Stl: 4 (Memphis, 11/17/16) Min: 38 (vs. Purdue, 2/5/17) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Made her first career appearance for the Illini against Marshall, putting up six points and grabbing four rebounds and a block Earned her first start in the Orange and Blue against UAPB, finishing with two points and three rebounds Had a breakout game against Memphis, knocking down 6-of-12 shots from the field to score 18 points and grab four steals and three rebounds Led Illinois over Fort Wayne, knocking down five treys on 5-for-7 shooting from distance. Also tallied a career-best two rejections in the game Earned her first career double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds against Wright State Dished a career-best four assists against Northwestern Matched her career-best with 21 points to lead the Illini against Purdue HIGH SCHOOL Veteran player for the Czech Republic National team...helped the Czech Republic to three National Championships and a second place finish at the European Champion s Cup...won the Gold Medal at the 2014 U-17 World Championships with the Czech Republic team... named MVP of the 2014 World Championship Gold Medal team...averaged 12.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in the Czech Republic women s second division...named to the 2016 European Championship U20 All-Tournament team...averaged 17 points and 5.2 rebounds for the Czech Republic in the 2016 European Championship GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/11 Marshall /13 UAPB * /17 Memphis /20 USC Upstate * /22 Mercer * /30 Wake Forest * /2 Fort Wayne * /4 at GW * /7 at South Dakota * /11 Wright State * /17 FGCU * /19 at Central Michigan * /22 at Ohio * /28 Iowa * /1 at Michigan State * /7 Rutgers * /11 at Iowa * /15 Nebraska * /18 at Minnesota * /22 at #16 Ohio State * /26 #3 Maryland * /29 at Penn State * /1 Michigan * /5 Purdue * /9 at #3 Maryland * /14 Penn State * /19 Northwestern * /22 at Wisconsin * /25 Indiana * PERSONAL Daughter of Petr Holešínský and Markéta Holešínská...born March 12, has one sister, Michaela...aspires to play professional basketball in Europe following graduation...lists Stephen Curry as her favorite athlete because of his ability to shoot HOLESINSKA S CAREER STATISTICS / / / / / / / 10.1 TOTAL / / / / / / / 10.1 HOLESINSKA S CAREER BIG TEN STATISTICS / / / / / / / 11.7 TOTAL / / / / / / / Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 36

37 20 SARAH OVERCASH 6-1 // FRESHMAN // FORWARD CHEVY CHASE, M.D. ST. JOHN S COLLEGE SEASON BESTS Pts: 4 (2x, last vs. Rutgers, 1/7/17) Rebs: 5 (USC Upstate, 11/20/16) FGM: 2 (vs. Rutgers, 1/7/17) FGA: 6 (USC Upstate, 11/20/16) FTM: 2 (2x, last vs. Penn State, 2/14/17) FTA: 2 (2x, last vs. USC Upstate, 11/20/16) 3FGM: -- 3FGA: -- Ast: 2 (vs. Wright State, 12/11/16) Blk: 1 (2x, last at #3 Maryland, 2/9/16) Stl: 1 (2x, last vs. Rutgers, 1/7/17) Min: 16 (at #3 Maryland, 2/9/16) CAREER BESTS Pts: 4 (2x, last vs. Rutgers, 1/7/17) Rebs: 5 (USC Upstate, 11/20/16) FGM: 2 (vs. Rutgers, 1/7/17) FGA: 6 (USC Upstate, 11/20/16) FTM: 2 (2x, last vs. Penn State, 2/14/17) FTA: 2 (2x, last vs. USC Upstate, 11/20/16) 3FGM: -- 3FGA: -- Ast: 2 (vs. Wright State, 12/11/16) Blk: 1 (2x, last at #3 Maryland, 2/9/16) Stl: 1 (2x, last vs. Rutgers, 1/7/17) Min: 16 (at #3 Maryland, 2/9/16) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Made her first career appearance for the Illini against Marshall Had a career performance, putting up four points and grabbing five rebounds in eight minutes against USC Upstate Played a season-high 16 minutes at No. 3 Maryland, in her home state HIGH SCHOOL The top-ranked recruit out of the District of Columbia...named DCSAA First Team All-State in played with Penn State s Amari Carter and Michigan signee Kayla Robbins...chose Illinois over Penn and Princeton...First-Team All-WCAC selection...helped lead St. John s to the 2016 DCSAA Championship title PERSONAL Daughter of Tim and Bridget Overcash...born Aug. 27, has three brothers, Jimmy, Danny and Timmy GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/11 Marshall /13 UAPB /17 Memphis /20 USC Upstate /22 Mercer /30 Wake Forest /2 Fort Wayne /4 at GW /7 at South Dakota /11 Wright State /17 FGCU /19 at Central Michigan /22 at Ohio /28 Iowa DNP 1/1 at Michigan State /7 Rutgers /11 at Iowa /15 Nebraska /18 at Minnesota /22 at #16 Ohio State /26 #3 Maryland /29 at Penn State /1 Michigan DNP 2/5 Purdue DNP 2/9 at #3 Maryland /14 Penn State /19 Northwestern DNP 2/22 at Wisconsin /25 Indiana OVERCASH S CAREER STATISTICS / / / / / / / 1.1 TOTAL / / / / / / / 1.1 OVERCASH S CAREER BIG TEN STATISTICS / / / / / / / 0.5 TOTAL / / / / / / / Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 37

38 JAELYNE KIRKPATRICK 5-7 // SOPHOMORE // GUARD OAKVILLE, ONTARIO ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA 23 SEASON BESTS Pts: 13 (2x, last at #3 Maryland, 2/9/17) Rebs: 7 (at Michigan State, 1/1/17) FGM: 5 (at #3 Maryland, 2/9/17) FGA: 10 (3x, last at Michigan State, 1/1/17) FTM: 4 (3x, last vs. Iowa, 12/28/16) FTA: 4 (5x, last vs. Iowa, 12/28/16) 3FGM: 3 (2x, last at #3 Maryland, 2/9/17) 3FGA: 8 (vs. Mercer, 11/22/16) Ast: 6 (USC Upstate, 11/20/16) Blk: 1 (2x, last vs. Nebraska, 1/15/17) Stl: 3 (4x, last at Michigan State, 1/1/17) Min: 39 (Fort Wayne, 12/2/16) CAREER BESTS Pts: 13 (2x, last at #3 Maryland, 2/9/17) Rebs: 7 (2x, last at Michigan State, 1/1/17) FGM: 5 (at #3 Maryland, 2/9/17) FGA: 10 (5x, last at Michigan State, 1/1/17) FTM: 4 (5x, last vs. Iowa, 12/28/16) FTA: 5 (vs. #20 Michigan State, 2/24/16) 3FGM: 3 (3x, last at #3 Maryland, 2/9/17) 3FGA: 8 (vs. Mercer, 11/22/16) Ast: 8 (vs. Penn State, 3/2/16) Blk: 1 (2x, last vs. Nebraska, 1/15/17) Stl: 3 (6x, last at Michigan State, 1/1/17) Min: 39 (Fort Wayne, 12/2/16) HIGHLIGHTS Got the start for Illinois in the season opener against Marshall Put up a career-high 13 points off the bench against UAPB Played a career-best 37 minutes against Mercer, knocking down two three-pointers, and totaling eight points Dished five of Illinois' 10 assists against Wake Forest Led Illinois with four assists at Michigan State, also grabbing seven rebounds and three steals Was perfect from the field against Nebraska, also adding three rebounds and three assists Knocked down a buzzer-beater three-pointer to give the Illini a first-half lead over Michigan Matched her career-high with 13 points at No. 3 Maryland, going 3-for-3 from threepoint range GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/11 Marshall * /13 UAPB /17 Memphis * /20 USC Upstate * /22 Mercer * /30 Wake Forest * /2 Fort Wayne * /4 GW * /7 South Dakota * /11 Wright State * /17 FGCU /17 Central Michigan * /22 Ohio * /28 Iowa * /1 Michigan State * /7 Rutgers * /11 at Iowa * /15 Nebraska * /18 at Minnesota * /22 at #16 Ohio State * /26 #3 Maryland * /29 at Penn State * /1 Michigan * /5 Purdue * /9 at #3 Maryland * /14 Penn State * /19 at Northwestern * /22 at Wisconsin * /25 Indiana * KIRKPATRICK S CAREER STATISTICS / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 4.7 TOTAL / / / / / / / 4.2 KIRKPATRICK S CAREER BIG TEN STATISTICS / / / / /1.6 57/ / / / / / / / / 4.2 TOTAL / / / / / / / 4.0 KIRKPATRICK S CAREER BIG TEN TOURNAMENT STATISTICS / / / / /2.0 5/ /0.0 TOTAL / / / / /8.0 1/ / Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 38

39 KENNEDY CATTENHEAD // REDSHIRT-JUNIOR // GUARD BOLINGBROOK, ILL. BOLINGBROOK H.S. SEASON BESTS Pts: 19 (FGCU, 12/17/16) Rebs: 8 (3x, last at Northwestern, 2/19/17) FGM: 7 (Fort Wayne, 12/2/16) FGA: 10 (Fort Wayne, 12/2/16) FTM: 8 (FGCU, 12/17/16) FTA: 10 (FGCU, 12/17/16) 3FGM: 2 (2x, last vs. Wake Forest, 11/30/16) 3FGA: 3 (5x, last vs. Wright State, 12/11/16) Ast: 5 (at South Dakota, 12/7/16) Blk: 1 (3x, last vs. Nebraska, 1/15/17) Stl: 4 (at Northwestern, 2/19/17) Min: 32 (Wake Forest, 11/30/16) CAREER BESTS Pts: 19 (FGCU, 12/17/16) Rebs: 8 (3x, last at Northwestern, 2/19/17) FGM: 7 (2x, last vs. Fort Wayne, 12/2/16) FGA: 17 (at Nebraska, 1/10/16) FTM: 8 (FGCU, 12/17/16) FTA: 10 (FGCU, 12/17/16) 3FGM: 2 (3x, last vs. Wake Forest, 11/30/16) 3FGA: 7 (at Nebraska, 1/10/16) Ast: 5 (2x, last at South Dakota, 12/7/16) Blk: 1 (6x, last vs. Nebraska, 1/15/17) Stl: 5 (Nebraska, 3/5/15) Min: 34 (2x, last at Wisconsin, 2/17/16) CAREER HONORS 2015 Winter Academic Honor Roll HIGHLIGHTS Led Illinois off the bench with 10 points in the season opener against Marshall Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds against USC Upstate Led Illinois in scoring with 16 points against Wake Forest, also earning her first start of the season in the matchup Matched her career-best with a team-leading five assists at South Dakota Posted a career-high 19 points in Illinois' victory over FGCU Knocked down nine of her 12 points in the third quarter at Iowa to give the Illini a lift Was sidelined by the flu against Maryland Returned against Penn State and swiped a season-best three steals Shot 50-percent from the field against Michigan, knocking down 10 points for her eighth double-figure scoring game of the season GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/11 Marshall /13 UAPB /17 Memphis /20 USC Upstate /22 Mercer /20 Wake Forest * /2 Fort Wayne * /4 GW * /7 South Dakota * /11 Wright State * /17 FGCU * /19 Central Michigan * /22 Ohio * /28 Iowa * /1 Michigan State * /7 Rutgers * /11 at Iowa * /15 Nebraska * /18 at Minnesota * /22 at #16 Ohio State * /26 #3 Maryland DNP 1/29 at Penn State * /1 Michigan * /5 Purdue * /9 at #3 Maryland * /14 Penn State * /19 at Northwestern * /22 at Wisconsin * CATTENHEAD S CAREER STATISTICS / / / / / 1.0 8/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 6.5 TOTAL / / / / / / / 5.1 CATTENHEAD S CAREER BIG TEN STATISTICS / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 5.1 TOTAL / / / / / / / 5.0 CATTENHEAD S CAREER BIG TEN TOURNAMENT STATISTICS / / / / /3.0 0/ / / / / / /4.2 2/ /5.0 TOTAL / / / / /4.5 2/ / Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 39

40 COURTNEY JOENS 5-10 // FRESHMAN // GUARD IOWA CITY, IOWA CITY HIGH 30 SEASON BESTS Pts: 13 (at Ohio, 12/22/16) Rebs: 8 (at Ohio, 12/22/16) FGM: 4 (4x, last vs. Penn State, 2/14/17) FGA: 9 (2x, last vs. Penn State, 2/14/17) FTM: 4 (2x, last at George Washington, 12/4/16) FTA: 4 (Wake Forest, 11/30/16) 3FGM: 3 (5x, last vs. Indiana, 2/25/17) 3FGA: 8 (vs. Penn State, 2/14/17) Ast: 2 (3x, last vs. Indiana 2/25/17) Blk: 1 (2x, last vs. Rutgers, 1/7/17) Stl: 2 (2x, last at South Dakota, 12/7/16) Min: 24 (vs. Penn State, 2/14/17) CAREER BESTS Pts: 13 (at Ohio, 12/22/16) Rebs: 8 (at Ohio, 12/22/16) FGM: 4 (4x, last vs. Penn State, 2/14/17) FGA: 9 (2x, last vs. Penn State, 2/14/17) FTM: 4 (2x, last at George Washington, 12/4/16) FTA: 4 (Wake Forest, 11/30/16) 3FGM: 3 (5x, last vs. Indiana, 2/25/17) 3FGA: 8 (vs. Penn State, 2/14/17) Ast: 2 (3x, last vs. Indiana 2/25/17) Blk: 1 (2x, last vs. Rutgers, 1/7/17) Stl: 2 (2x, last at South Dakota, 12/7/16) Min: 24 (vs. Penn State, 2/14/17) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Made her first appearance for Illinois against Marshall Netted her first career field goal and a three-pointer for the Illini against Memphis to finish with five points total Had a career day against USC Upstate, going 3-for-6 from distance, good for 11 points Went to the foul line for the first time against Wake Forest, knocking down all four of her free throws Matched her career-best with 11 points at George Washington on 3-for-5 shooting from distance Improved on her career-high with 13 points at Ohio, also grabbing a career-best eight rebounds and swatting her first block Did not miss a shot against Nebraska, finishing with five points Put up double-digits at nationally-ranked Ohio State, as the freshman class contributed 50 of Illinois' 64 points Was a spark off the bench against Penn State, posting a team-leading 11 points in the first half GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/11 Marshall /13 UAPB /17 Memphis /20 USC Upstate /22 Mercer /30 Wake Forest /2 Fort Wayne /4 GW /7 South Dakota /11 Wright State /17 FGCU /19 Central Michigan /22 Ohio /28 Iowa /1 Michigan State /7 Rutgers /11 at Iowa /15 Nebraska /18 at Minnesota /22 at #16 Ohio State /26 #3 Maryland /29 at Penn State /1 Michigan /5 Purdue /9 at #3 Maryland /14 Penn State /19 at Northwestern /22 at Wisconsin /25 Indiana HIGH SCHOOL Ranked the No. 27 point guard in the country by ESPN HoopGurlz, and the top out of the state of Iowa...ranked among the top-5 guards in Iowa by IowaPreps.com...holds City High s singlegame records for points (42) and three-pointers (8)...chose Illinois over Creighton, Drake, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota and DePaul...made 41 three-pointers in her sophomore season while averaging 14.6 points per game...took City High to the 2013 state semifinals... First Team All-Conference selection...two-time Second Team All-Conference honoree...received Second Team All-State recognition following her junior and senior seasons...volunteers at her local elementary school and at her church...consistently appeared on the Iowa City High School Honor Roll...was a member of her high school FCA PERSONAL Daughter of Brian and Lisa Joens...has four younger sisters...mother played basketball at Wright State and her uncle played basketball at Wayne State...lists Steph Curry as her favorite athlete because of the hard work and dedication he showed to become the player he is today...enjoys reading in her spare time...aspires to become an elementary school teacher and basketball coach JOENS CAREER STATISTICS / / / / / / / 5.1 TOTAL / / / / / / / 5.1 JOENS CAREER BIG TEN STATISTICS / / / / / / / 4.4 TOTAL / / / / / / / Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 40

41 MEAGAN McNICHOLAS // FRESHMAN // GUARD ROCHESTER, ILL. ROCHESTER SEASON BESTS Pts: -- Rebs: -- FGM: -- FGA: -- FTM: -- FTA: -- 3FGM: -- 3FGA: -- Ast: 1 (Ohio, 2/22/16) Blk: -- Stl: 1 (Rutgers, 1/7/17) Min: 3 (Rutgers, 1/7/17) CAREER BESTS Pts: -- Rebs: -- FGM: -- FGA: -- FTM: -- FTA: -- 3FGM: -- 3FGA: -- Ast: 1 (Ohio, 2/22/16) Blk: -- Stl: 1 (Rutgers, 1/7/17) Min: 3 (Rutgers, 1/7/17) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Walked on to the Illini squad in early December Suited up and entered her first game for the Illini against Fort Wayne Dished her first assist at Ohio in her third appearance in the Orange and Blue HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/11 Marshall N/A 11/13 UAPB N/A 11/17 Memphis N/A 11/20 USC Upstate N/A 11/22 Mercer N/A 11/30 Wake Forest N/A 12/2 Fort Wayne /4 GW DNP 12/7 South Dakota DNP 12/11 Wright State DNP 12/17 FGCU /19 Central Michigan DNP 12/22 Ohio /28 Iowa DNP 1/1 Michigan State DNP 1/7 Rutgers /11 at Iowa DNP 1/15 Nebraska /18 at Minnesota /22 at #16 Ohio State DNP 1/26 #3 Maryland /22 1/29 at Penn State DNP 2/1 Michigan DNP 2/5 Purdue DNP 2/9 at #3 Maryland DNP 2/14 Penn State DNP 2/19 Northwestern DNP 2/22 at Wisconsin DNP 2/25 Indiana DNP McNICHOLAS CAREER STATISTICS / / / / / / / 0.0 TOTAL / / / / / / / 0.0 McNICHOLAS CAREER BIG TEN STATISTICS / / / / / / / 0.0 TOTAL / / / / / / / Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 41

42 35 ALEX WITTINGER 6-1 // SOPHOMORE // FORWARD DELANO, MINN. DELANO SEASON BESTS Pts: 25 (2x, last at Minnesota, 1/18/17) Rebs: 16 (Mercer, 11/22/16) FGM: 11 (UAPB, 11/13/16) FGA: 23 (vs. #3 Maryland, 1/26/17) FTM: 5 (3x, last at Penn State, 1/29/17) FTA: 6 (2x, last at Minnesota, 1/18/17) 3FGM: 1 (2x, last vs. FGCU, 12/17/16) 3FGA: 3 (vs. #3 Maryland, 1/26/17) Ast: 2 (4x, last at #16 Ohio State, 1/22/17) Blk: 8 (vs. Wright State, 12/11/16) Stl: 6 (vs. Iowa, 12/28/16) Min: 38 (UAPB, 11/13/16) CAREER BESTS Pts: 27 (at Minnesota, 1/26/16) Rebs: 16 (Mercer, 11/22/16) FGM: 12 (at Minnesota, 1/26/16) FGA: 23 (vs. #3 Maryland, 1/26/17) FTM: 5 (4x, last at Penn State, 1/29/17) FTA: 6 (4x, last at Minnesota, 1/18/17) 3FGM: 1 (4x, last vs. FGCU, 12/17/16) 3FGA: 3 (vs. #3 Maryland, 1/26/17) Ast: 3 (vs. CMU, 12/12/16) Blk: 8 (vs. Wright State, 12/11/16) Stl: 6 (vs. Iowa, 12/28/16) Min: 38 (3x, last vs UAPB, 11/13/16) CAREER HONORS 2015 Big Ten All Freshman Team HIGHLIGHTS Led Illinois against Marshall with 15 points, eight rebounds, two blocks and three steals Earned her first double-double of the year in a 23-point, 12-rebound performance that led Illinois over UAPB Has recorded multiple blocks and steals in five of Illinois games this season Posted five consecutive double-doubles in Illinois' first six games of the season Set a new school record and career-high with eight blocks against Wright State Earned her sixth double-double of the season at Central Michigan Led Illinois with 25 points at Ohio, knocking down a career-best 12 field goals Her 124 career blocks sit 6th all-time at Illinois, and her 74 blocks this season are 2nd all-time For the second consecutive season, recorded a season-high scoring number at Minnesota (25 points), also leading the Illini with eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks Earned her seventh double-double of the season at #16 Ohio State and her eighth against Michigan GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/11 Marshall * /13 UAPB * /17 Memphis * /20 USC Upstate * /22 Mercer * /30 Wake Forest * /2 Fort Wayne * /4 GW * /7 South Dakota * /11 Wright State * /17 FGCU * /19 Central Michigan * /22 Ohio * /28 Iowa * /1 Michigan State * /7 Rutgers * /11 at Iowa * /15 Nebraska * /18 at Minnesota * /22 at #16 Ohio State * /26 #3 Maryland * /29 at Penn State * /1 Michigan * /5 Purdue * /9 at #3 Maryland * /14 Penn State * /19 at Northwestern * /22 at Wisconsin * /25 Indiana * Tallied her 100th career block against No. 3 Maryland. She's one of just eight players in Illinois history to record 100 career blocks WITTINGER S CAREER STATISTICS / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 14.4 TOTAL / / / / / / / 12.2 WITTINGER S CAREER BIG TEN STATISTICS / / / / /7.6 42/ / / / / / / / / 14.1 TOTAL / / / / / / / 12.6 WITTINGER S CAREER BIG TEN TOURNAMENT STATISTICS / / / / /8.0 1/ /6.0 TOTAL / / / / /8.0 1/ / Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 42

43 ALI ANDREWS // FRESHMAN // FORWARD LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILL. HUNTLEY SEASON BESTS Pts: 15 (USC Upstate, 11/20/16) Rebs: 6 (3x, last vs. Mercer, 11/22/16) FGM: 4 (4x, last vs. Michigan, 2/1/17) FGA: 9 (Marshall, 11/11/16) FTM: 7 (UAPB, 11/13/16) FTA: 8 (UAPB, 11/13/16) 3FGM: 4 (2x, last at #3 Maryland, 2/9/17) 3FGA: 6 (2x, last vs. Michigan, 2/1/17) Ast: 2 (UAPB, 11/13/16) Blk: 1 (9x, last vs. Michigan, 2/1/17) Stl: 3 (UAPB, 11/13/16) Min: 31 (USC Upstate, 11/20/16) CAREER BESTS Pts: 15 (USC Upstate, 11/20/16) Rebs: 6 (3x, last vs. Mercer, 11/22/16) FGM: 4 (4x, last vs. Michigan, 2/1/17) FGA: 9 (Marshall, 11/11/16) FTM: 7 (UAPB, 11/13/16) FTA: 8 (UAPB, 11/13/16) 3FGM: 4 (2x, last at #3 Maryland, 2/9/17) 3FGA: 6 (2x, last vs. Michigan, 2/1/17) Ast: 2 (UAPB, 11/13/16) Blk: 1 (9x, last vs. Michigan, 2/1/17) Stl: 3 (UAPB, 11/13/16) Min: 31 (USC Upstate, 11/20/16) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Earned the start in her first career appearance for the Illini against Marshall Put up nine points and grabbed six rebounds against Arkansas-Pine Bluff Led Illinois with a career-best 15 points against USC Upstate in a career-best 31 minutes on the court Dropped nine points in the fourth quarter against Nebraska to help Illinois win the annual Pack the House matchup Recorded her third double-digit scoring game of the season at #16 Ohio State, combining with Courtney Joens for 24 total bench points in the matchup Knocked down 4-of-5 shots from three-point range at #3 Maryland to earn her fifth double-figure scoring game of the year HIGH SCHOOL Unanimous Associated Press First-Team All-State selection...ranked the No. 14 forward in the country and No. 1 in Illinois by ESPN HoopGurlz...ranked as the No. 79 recruit in the nation... class 4A All-State Team...helped Huntley to two-straight Fox Valley Conference Valley Division titles...has scored more than 1,800 points in her high school career so far...daily Herald Fox Valley All-Area Team Co-Captain...Associated Press First Team All-State selection...has earned Huntley three consecutive regional titles and two straight sectional titles GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/11 Marshall * /13 UAPB * /17 Memphis * /20 USC Upstate * /22 Mercer * /30 Wake Forest /2 Fort Wayne /4 GW /7 South Dakota /11 Wright State /17 FGCU /19 Central Michigan /22 Ohio /28 Iowa /1 Michigan State /7 Rutgers /11 at Iowa /15 Nebraska /18 at Minnesota /22 at #16 Ohio State /26 #3 Maryland * /29 Penn State /1 Michigan /5 Purdue /9 at #3 Maryland /14 Penn State /19 at Northwestern /22 at Wisconsin /25 Indiana PERSONAL Daughter of Chet and Pam Andrews...has two brothers, Chet and Tony, and her sister, Sam, plays basketball at Truman State...plans to study Journalism...lists Skylar Diggins as her favorite athlete because she is a great player who represents women s basketball very well ANDREWS CAREER STATISTICS / / / / / / / 5.6 TOTAL / / / / / / / 5.6 ANDREWS CAREER BIG TEN STATISTICS / / / / / / / 6.3 TOTAL / / / / / / / Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 43

44 RADIO/TV ROSTER Brandi Beasley 5-6 // Fr. // G Cierra Rice 5-9 // So. // G Cydnee Kinslow 6-2 // Fr. // F Ashley McConnell 5-9 // Sr. // G 13 Petra Holešínská 5-9 // Fr. // G 20 Sarah Overcash 6-1 // Fr. // F 23 Jaelyne Kirkpatrick 5-7 // So. // G 25 Kennedy Cattenhead 5-10 // RJr. // G 30 Courtney Joens 5-10 // Fr. // G 33 Meagan McNicholas 5-10 // Fr. // G Alex Wittinger 6-1 // So. // F Ali Andrews 6-2 // Fr. // F Matt Bollant Head Coach LaKale Malone Associate Head Coach Tianna Kirkland Assistant Coach Jody Martinez Assistant Coach Fighting Illini Women s Basketball // 44