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1 Illinois Basketball The Fighting Illini Roster...34 Roster Breakdown...35 Junior Macie Blinn Junior Lydia McCully Junior Eboni Mitchell Junior Lana Rukavina Sophomore Adrienne Godbold Sophomore Kersten Magrum Sophomore Karisma Penn RS Freshman Amber Moore Freshman Alexis Burke...52 Freshman Centrese McGee Illinois Women s BAsketball // 33

2 Roster Numerical Roster No. Player Pos. Ht. Elig. hometown/high School/Prev. College 00 Karisma Penn* F 6-2 So. Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights H.S. 2 Centrese McGee G 5-8 Fr. Calumet City, Ill./Thornton Fractional North H.S. 11 Eboni Mitchell** G 5-7 Jr. Decatur, Ga./Southwest DeKalb H.S. 12 Lydia McCully** G 5-9 RS Jr. Bedford Heights, Ohio/Bedford H.S. 20 Alexis Burke F 5-11 Fr. Bainbridge, Ga./Bainbridge H.S. 21 Macie Blinn** G 5-11 Jr. Greenville, Ohio/Greenville H.S. 24 Adrienne GodBold* G 5-11 So. Chicago, Ill./Marshall H.S. 34 Lana Rukavina** F 6-3 Jr. Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling H.S. 42 Amber Moore G 5-11 RS Fr. Detroit, Mich./Country Day H.S. 44 Kersten Magrum* F 6-1 So. Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way East H.S. AlphaBetical Roster No. Player Pos. Ht. Elig. hometown/high School/Prev. College 21 Macie Blinn** G 5-11 Jr. Greenville, Ohio/Greenville H.S. 20 Alexis Burke F 5-11 Fr. Bainbridge, Ga./Bainbridge H.S. 24 Adrienne GodBold* G 5-11 So. Chicago, Ill./Marshall H.S. 44 Kersten Magrum* F 6-1 So. Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way East H.S. 12 Lydia McCully** G 5-9 RS Jr. Bedford Heights, Ohio/Bedford H.S. 2 Centrese McGee G 5-8 Fr. Calumet City, Ill./Thornton Fractional North H.S. 11 Eboni Mitchell** G 5-7 Jr. Decatur, Ga./Southwest DeKalb H.S. 42 Amber Moore G 5-11 RS Fr. Detroit, Mich./Country Day H.S. 00 Karisma Penn* F 6-2 So. Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights H.S. 34 Lana Rukavina** F 6-3 Jr. Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling H.S. * Denotes letters earned Coaching Staff Head Coach: Jolette Law (fourth season) Assistant Coach: Lisa Cermignano (second season) Assistant Coach: Michael Peck (first season) Assistant Coach: Usha Gilmore (first season) Assistant to the Head Coach: Diane Hobin (sixth season) Video Coordinator: Jason Sweet (first season) Athletic Trainer: Paul Schmidt (fifth season) Strength Coach: Jimmy Price (eighth season) 34 // Illinois Women s Basketball

3 Fighting Illini Seated (l-r): Video Coordinator Jason Sweet, Assistant Coach Michael Peck, Head Coach Jolette Law, Assistant Coach Lisa Cermignano, Assistant Coach Usha Gilmore, Assistant to the Head Coach Diane Hobin. Standing (l-r): Eboni Mitchell, Lydia McCully, Macie Blinn, Alexis Burke, Karisma Penn, Lana Rukavina, Kersten Magrum, Adrienne GodBold, Amber Moore, Centrese McGee. Roster Breakdown By Eligibility Seniors (0): None Juniors (4): Blinn, McCully (RS), Mitchell, Rukavina Sophomores (3): GodBold, Magrum, Penn Freshmen (3): Burke, McGee, Moore (RS) By Position Guards (6): Blinn, GodBold, McCully, McGee, Mitchell, Moore Forwards (2): Burke, Magrum Posts (2): Penn, Rukavina By State Illinois (4): GodBold, Magrum, McGee, Rukavina Ohio (3): Blinn, McCully, Penn Georgia (2): Burke, Mitchell Michigan (1): Moore Pronunciation Guide Adrienne GodBold... Adrian GOD-bold Kersten Magrum... KERR-stin MAG-rum Centrese McGee... sen-treece Lana Rukavina...LAH-na ROO-ka-VEE-na Lisa Cermignano... sir-min-ya-no Usha Gilmore... YOU-sha Illinois Women s BAsketball // 35

4 Macie Blinn 5-11 // Junior // Guard Greenville, Ohio Greenville HS 21 At Illinois Sophomore: Appeared in 28 games, making five starts... Averaged 2.6 points per game and was fourth on the team with 15 three-pointers made... Came off the bench to score six points at Iowa on Feb. 14, hitting all four free throw attempts... Played 12 minutes against Northwestern on Feb. 11, hitting a three-pointer and grabbing two rebounds... Scored five points off the bench in three consecutive appearances from Jan. 10-Jan Was key in Illinois comeback win against Minnesota on Jan. 10, scoring five points and contributing an assist in the second-half run that got the Illini back in the game... Hit two three-pointers for six points against Marquette on Dec Made her first start of the season on Nov. 24 at Illinois State, scoring five points and grabbing two rebounds... Set a career-high with four threepointers against Central Michigan on Nov. 18, shooting 4-of-7 behind the arc and scoring a season-high 12 points... Had nine points in 16 minutes against Siena on Nov. 15, shooting 4-of-7 from the field... Dished out three assists in 10 minutes at Temple on Nov Academic All-Big Ten selection Freshman: Played in all 31 games, starting Averaged 5.6 points per game and was second on the team with 28 three-pointers... Stepped up her game in the last 11 games, taking over for the injured Chelsea Gordon in the starting lineup on Jan Had a career-high five rebounds against Northwestern on Feb Scored in double figures for the second time in three games with 10 points against Michigan State on Feb Played all 40 minutes for the first time in her career on Jan. 25 against Indiana, scoring 12 points and hitting two three-pointers... Played the entire 40 minutes for the second straight game on Jan. 29 at Northwestern, hitting threethree pointers for nine points... Had 10 points at Michigan on Jan. 8, also dishing out a career-high four assists... Scored a career-high 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting on Jan. 3 against Minnesota... Scored 12 points at UW-Milwaukee on Dec. 10, hitting a career-best three three-pointers and dishing out three assists in 34 minutes... Broke out against Missouri on Nov. 19, scoring 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting, hitting two three-pointers and grabbing three rebounds in 29 minutes... Started and made her Illinois debut at IPFW on Nov. 14, contributing five points, three assists and two rebounds in 21 minutes. High School Named Division II second team All-State by the Associated Press as a sophomore and junior and earned Division I honorable mention honors as a senior... McDonald s All- American nominee... Averaged 22.5 points per game as a senior and 20.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game as a junior while knocking down 37-of-93 threepointers (.398)... Earned first team All-District honors as a junior and senior... Holds Greenville High School records for most points in a game (42), most points in a season (450) and career points (1,511)... Team captain as a senior... Also lettered in volleyball and softball... High school coach was Tom Rettig... Played for the Dayton Lady Hoops Stars on the AAU circuit... Also considered Iowa, Vanderbilt, George Washington and Ball State. Personal Born Aug. 4, Major is recreation, sport and tourism... Daughter of John and Robin Blinn... Has one brother... Hobbies include shopping and hanging out with friends... Illini hero growing up was James Augustine... Says her parents and her first AAU coach, Dave Green, most influenced her athletic career. Blinn Game-By-Game // Sophomore 11/13 at Temple /15 Siena /18 C. Michigan /22 Bradley /24 at Illinois State * /28 at Cal Poly * /29 vs. Alabama * /2 at Wake Forest * /9 Marquette * /19 Oakland /28 Ohio State /31 Penn State /3 Wisconsin DNP 1/7 at Indiana /10 Minnesota /14 at Ohio State /17 at Wisconsin DNP 1/21 Iowa /24 at Penn State /28 Michigan /31 at Minnesota /4 at Purdue /7 Indiana /11 Northwestern /14 at Iowa /18 at Michigan St /21 Purdue /28 at Northwestern /4 vs. Indiana /5 vs. Ohio State DNP 3/19 at W. Kentucky /22 Marquette DNP 3/25 at Missouri State DNP 3/28 at Illinois State DNP // Freshman 11/14 at IPFW * /16 Eastern Illinois /19 Missouri /23 Temple * /26 vs. Montana * /27 vs. SDSU * /28 vs. Maryland * /4 Virginia /6 vs. Bradley /10 at Milwuakee /20 vs. UNC /22 Purdue /28 at Penn State /1 Wisconsin /3 Minnesota /8 at Michigan /12 Ohio State * /15 Iowa * /18 at Wisconsin /22 at Ohio State /25 Indiana * /29 at Northwestern * /5 Michigan State * /8 at Indiana * /12 Northwestern * /15 at Purdue * /22 Penn State * /26 at Iowa * /1 at Minnesota * /5 vs. Penn State * /6 vs. Ohio State * // Illinois Women s Basketball

5 career Bests Pts: 16 (vs Minnesota, 1/3/09) Rebs: 5 (vs Northwestern, 2/12/09) FGM: 7 (vs Minnesota, 1/3/09) FGA: 12 (3x, last vs Penn State, 2/22/09) FTM: 5 (vs Penn State, 2/22/09) FTA: 6 (vs Penn State, 2/22/09) 3FGM: 4 (vs Central Michigan, 11/18/09) 3FGA: 7 (2x, last vs C. Michigan, 11/18/09) Asst: 4 (at Michigan, 1/8/09 Blk: 2 (at Purdue, 2/15/09) Stl: 2 (2x, last vs Ohio State, 1/12/09) Min: 40 (2x, last at Northwestern, 1/29/09) Blinn s Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / / /2.0 52/ / / / / / /0.6 16/ /2.6 TOTAL ,028/ / / / /1.3 68/ / Illinois Women s BAsketball // 37

6 Lydia McCully 5-9 // Junior // Guard Bedford Heights, ohio Bedford HS At Illinois RS Sophomore: Played in all 34 games, starting Has started 61 of 65 career games at the point guard spot... Averaged 5.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game and was second on the team with 75 assists... Averaged 9.0 points and 5.4 rebounds in six postseason games... Had nine points and six boards in the WNIT quarterfinal loss at Illinois State on March Scored a season-high 14 points in the WNIT third round win at Missouri State on March Played all 45 minutes in the OT win over Marquette in the WNIT second round on March 22, contributing seven points, six rebounds and three assists... Scored 11 points and hit three three-pointers against Ohio State in the Big Ten Quarterfinal on March 5... Had eight points, a career-high eight rebounds and three assists in the Big Ten Tournament win over Indiana on March 4... Was 3-for-3 from behind the arc at Iowa on Feb. 14, scoring 11 points and adding four rebounds and three assists... Tied her career-high with five assists against Northwestern on Feb Played all 40 minutes for the first time of the season on Feb. 7 against Indiana, contributing eight points, five rebounds and a career-high four steals... Had seven rebounds and tied her career high with five assists at Purdue on Feb Played one of her best games of the season in the win at Minnesota on Jan. 31, scoring 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting... Scored nine points on Jan. 7 at Indiana, also tying her career-high with five assists in 36 minutes... Assisted on Karisma Penn s game-winning lay-up as time expired against Wisconsin on Jan Tied her career-high with five assists against Marquette on Dec Named the team s Most Improved Player at the annual postseason banquet RS Freshman: Played in all 31 games, starting Ranked fifth in the Big Ten in minutes played (35.48) and 13th in three-point field goal percentage (.337)... Was fifth among all Big Ten freshmen in scoring (7.5)... Hit the game-winning jumper against Milwaukee with 3.4 seconds left... Scored 14 points against Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament, just missing her career-high... Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds and also notched eight points against Northwestern on Feb Scored 11 points and had a career-high three steals at Ohio State on Jan Scored 13 points on Dec. 6 against Bradley and recorded a career-high five assists... Hit a career-best four three-pointers while playing all 40 minutes against Maryland in the Cancun Caribbean Challenge finale on Nov Scored a career-high 15 points against South Dakota State on Nov. 27 in the Cancun Caribbean Challenge... Played all 45 minutes in the Cancun Caribbean Challenge opener on Nov. 26 against Montana... Made the first start of her career on Nov. 19 against Missouri, playing all 40 minutes and contributing 10 points, four rebounds and three assists... Had five points, two steals and two assists in her Illinois debut on Nov. 14 at IPFW... Named the team s Most Courageous Player at the postseason awards banquet Freshman: Redshirted the season. 12 High School Ranked as the No. 46 senior in the class of 2007 by Blue Star Report... Ohio District One Player of the Year in 2007 after averaging 13.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 4.1 steals per game and shooting 44 percent from behind the arc as a senior... Team captain in Two-time Lake Erie Leauge MVP, two-time first team All-Lake Erie League and two-time Northeast Ohio first team All-District (2006 and 07) at Bedford High School... Averaged 15.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 4.0 steals per game as a junior... Earned a spot on the Lake Erie League All-Academic Team in Played freshman and sophomore seasons at Villa Angela-Saint Joseph High School in Cleveland, where she was twice named team MVP and All-Ohio... Also played for the Score More Athletic Club (SMAC) Lady Ballers AAU team... High school coach was Patrick Griffis... AAU coach was Carlos Shea-Ron. Personal Born Dec. 5, Majoring in communication... Daughter of Quin and Fay McCully... Has one brother... Wants to be a news or sports broadcaster after finishing school... Chose Illinois after considering a scholarship offer from Ohio State. McCully Game-By-Game // RS Sophomore 11/13 at Temple * /15 Siena * /18 C. Michigan * /22 Bradley * /24 at Illinois State * /28 at Cal Poly * /29 vs. Alabama * /2 at Wake Forest * /9 Marquette * /19 Oakland * /28 Ohio State /31 Penn State * /3 Wisconsin * /7 at Indiana * /10 Minnesota * /14 at Ohio State * /17 at Wisconsin * /21 Iowa * /24 at Penn State /28 Michigan * /31 at Minnesota * /4 at Purdue * /7 Indiana * /11 Northwestern * /14 at Iowa * /18 at Michigan St * /21 Purdue * /28 at Northwestern * /4 at Indiana * /5 vs. Ohio State * /19 at W. Kentucky * /22 Marquette * /25 at Missouri State * /28 at Illinois State * // RS Freshman 11/14 at IPFW /16 Eastern Illinois /19 Missouri * /23 Temple * /26 vs. Montana * /27 vs. SDSU * /28 vs. Maryland * /4 Virginia * /6 vs. Bradley * /10 at Milwuakee * /20 vs. UNC * /22 Purdue * /28 at Penn State * /1 Wisconsin * /3 Minnesota * /8 at Michigan * /12 Ohio State * /15 Iowa * /18 at Wisconsin * /22 at Ohio State * /25 Indiana * /29 at Northwestern * /5 Michigan State * /8 at Indiana * /12 Northwestern * /15 at Purdue * /22 Penn State * /26 at Iowa * /1 at Minnesota * /5 vs. Penn State * /6 vs. Ohio State * // Illinois Women s Basketball

7 career Bests Pts: 15 (vs SDSU, 11/27/08) Rebs: 8 (vs. Indiana, 3/4/10) FGM: 6 (2x, last at UW-Milwaukee, 12/10/08) FGA: 15 (3x, last vs Northwestern, 2/12/09) FTM: 4 (3x, last at MIssouri State, 3/25/10) FTA: 4 (7x, last at MIssouri State, 3/25/10) 3FGM: 4 (vs Maryland, 11/28/08) 3FGA: 7 (vs Maryland, 11/28/08) Asst: 5 (5x, last vs Northwestern, 2/11/10) Blk: 1 (8x, last vs Illinois State, 3/28/10) Stl: 6 (vs Indiana, 2/7/10) Min: 45 (2x, last vs Marquette, 3/22/10) McCully s Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / / /2.8 76/ / / / / / /3.0 68/ /5.0 TOTAL / / / / / / / Illinois Women s BAsketball // 39

8 Eboni Mitchell 5-7 // Junior // Guard Decatur, Ga. Southwest Dekalb HS 11 At Illinois Sophomore: Played in 24 games on the season... Averaged 1.3 points and 0.4 rebounds per game... Played 12 minutes off the bench at Michigan State on Feb. 18, tying her season highs with four points, two made field goals and a steal... Hit her first three-pointer of the season and blocked the first shot of her career against Michigan on Jan Tied her career-high with three assists against Minnesota on Jan. 10, also scoring two points in eight minutes... Contributed two points, a rebound and an assist against No. 6 Ohio State on Dec Scored a season-high four points against Oakland on Dec. 19, shooting 2-of-2 from the field... Had two points, one rebound and a steal against Bradley on Nov Scored three points off the bench against Siena on Nov Played the final 24 games with a face mask after breaking her nose in practice prior to the Dec. 28 game against Ohio State Freshman: Played in 21 games despite being limited in practice because of a stress fracture in her shin... Hit the first three-pointer of her career on Feb. 26 at Iowa, her first points since Dec. 6 against Bradley... Played 22 minutes on Nov. 26 against Montana in the Cancun Caribbean Challenge opener, scoring the first six points of her career and dishing out three assists... Made her Illinois debut on Nov. 16 against Eastern Illinois, playing two minutes... Missed significant time in the offseason and in preseason practices due to the stress fracture. High School Named second team All-State by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution after leading Southwest DeKalb H.S. to the Georgia 4A State Championship and a 31-2 record... Scored 32 points and had 10 assists in the state semifinal win over Westlake and had 12 points and 10 assists in the title game victory over Fayette County... First team All-City (Atlanta) and named one of DeKalb County s Top-20 players... McDonald s All- America nominee... Attended Adidas Top-10 All-America Camp... Played in the Atlanta All-State Classic... Averaged 10.7 points, 4.2 assists and 3.2 steals as a senior... High school coach was Kathy Ritchi-Walton... Played for FBC Black and coach Brian Harmon on the AAU circuit... Played soccer and volleyball and ran cross country in high school... Also considered Indiana, Temple and James Madison. Personal Born Dec. 10, Daughter of Darrell and Valencia Mitchell... Majoring in sport management... Hobbies include listening to music and shopping... Lists Kobe Bryant as her favorite athlete because he works hard and is a leader on the court... Says her mom, grandma and Charles Earls most influenced her athletic career because of their support. Mitchell Game-By-Game // Sophomore 11/13 at Temple /15 Siena /18 C. Michigan /22 Bradley /24 at Illinois State DNP 11/28 at Cal Poly DNP 11/29 vs. Alabama /2 at Wake Forest /9 Marquette /19 Oakland /28 Ohio State /31 Penn State /3 Wisconsin DNP 1/7 at Indiana /10 Minnesota /14 at Ohio State /17 at Wisconsin /21 Iowa DNP 1/24 at Penn State /28 Michigan /31 at Minnesota /4 at Purdue /7 Indiana /11 Northwestern /14 at Iowa /18 at Michigan St /21 Purdue DNP 2/28 at Northwestern DNP 3/4 vs. Indiana /5 vs. Ohio State DNP 3/19 W. Kentucky /22 Marquette DNP 3/25 at Missouri State DNP 3/28 at Illinois State DNP // Freshman 11/14 at IPFW DNP - Injured 11/16 Eastern Illinois /19 Missouri DNP 11/23 Temple /26 vs. Montana /27 vs. SDSU /28 vs. Maryland /4 Virginia /6 vs. Bradley /10 at Milwuakee /20 vs. UNC DNP 12/22 Purdue /28 at Penn State /1 Wisconsin /3 Minnesota DNP 1/8 at Michigan /12 Ohio State DNP 1/15 Iowa DNP 1/18 at Wisconsin /22 at Ohio State DNP 1/25 Indiana /29 at Northwestern /5 Michigan State /8 at Indiana DNP 2/12 Northwestern /15 at Purdue DNP 2/22 Penn State DNP 2/26 at Iowa /1 at Minnesota /5 vs. Penn State /6 vs. Ohio State // Illinois Women s Basketball

9 career Bests Pts: 6 (vs Montana, 11/26/08) Rebs: 2 (3x, last at Ohio State, 1/14/10) FGM: 2 (2x, last at Michigan St, 2/18/10) FGA: 7 (vs Maryland, 11/28/08) FTM: 4 (vs Montana, 11/26/08) FTA: 6 (vs Montana, 11/26/08) 3FGM: 1 (2x, last vs Michigan, 1/28/10) 3FGA: 2 (vs Montana, 11/26/08) Asst: 3 (2x, last vs Minnesota, 1/10/10) Blk: 1 (2x, last at Iowa, 2/14/10) Stl: 1 (8x, last at W. Kentucky, 3/19/10) Min: 22 (vs Montana, 11/26/08) Mitchell s Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / /.417 7/0.3 18/ / / / / / /0.4 10/ /1.3 TOTAL / / / / /0.4 28/ / Illinois Women s BAsketball // 41

10 Lana Rukavina 6-3 // Junior // Forward Wheeling, Ill. Wheeling HS 34 At Illinois Sophomore: Played in 23 games on the season, including one start against Michigan on Jan Averaged 0.8 points and 0.7 rebounds per game... Made two free throws and got a steal against Northwestern on Feb Contributed three points and two rebounds in four minutes at Wisconsin on Jan Grabbed a season-high three rebounds in 10 minutes against Oakland on Dec Scored four points in five minutes against Central Michigan on Nov Scored a season-high seven points and was 3-of-4 from the field against Siena on Nov. 15, also grabbing three rebounds in a season-high 16 minutes Freshman: Played in 28 games, making one start against Bradley on Dec Provided valuable minutes on the bench as the only back-up to posts Jenna Smith and Lacey Simpson... Played a career-high 26 minutes on Dec. 4 against Virginia, pulling down a career-high seven rebounds and scoring six points... Scored a career-high eight points in seven minutes on Nov. 26 against Montana in the Cancun Caribbean Challenge opener, going a perfect 4-of-4 from the field... Made the first field goal of her career on Nov. 19 against Missouri... Pulled down five rebounds and scored her first career point in her Illinois debut on Nov. 14 at IPFW. High School Scored 1,260 career points for Wheeling High School... Helped lead the Wildcats to a record in her four years as a starter... Averaged 13.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game as a senior and 13.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.0 blocks per game as a junior... Earned All-State honors by the Champaign News-Gazette as a junior and senior... Three-time All-Area and Mid-Suburban East All-Conference selection... High school coach was Shelly Wiegel... Played for Full Package on the AAU circuit... Also considered Iowa, Wisconsin, Northwestern and Miami (Fla.). Personal Born Sept. 11, Majoring in psychology... Daughter of Davor and Mirella Rukavina... Has three brothers and one sister... Brother, Dan, played basketball at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill.... Hobbies include traveling, reading and swimming... Lists Kevin Garnett as her favorite athlete because he came from nothing and achieved everything... Says her dad most influenced her athletic career. Rukavina Game-By-Game // Sophomore 11/13 at Temple /15 Siena /18 C. Michigan /22 Bradley /24 at Illinois State /28 at Cal Poly DNP 11/29 vs. Alabama /2 at Wake Forest /9 Marquette /19 Oakland /28 Ohio State /31 Penn State /3 Wisconsin DNP 1/7 at Indiana DNP 1/10 Minnesota DNP 1/14 at Ohio State DNP 1/17 at Wisconsin /21 Iowa DNP 1/24 at Penn State /28 Michigan * /31 at Minnesota /4 at Purdue DNP 2/7 Indiana DNP 2/11 Northwestern /14 at Iowa DNP 2/18 at Michigan St /21 Purdue /28 at Northwestern /4 vs. Indiana DNP 3/5 vs. Ohio State DNP 3/19 at W. Kentucky /22 Marquette /25 at Missouri State /28 at Illinois State // Freshman 11/14 at IPFW /16 Eastern Illinois /19 Missouri /23 Temple /26 vs. Montana /27 vs. SDSU /28 vs. Maryland /4 Virginia /6 vs. Bradley * /10 at Milwuakee /20 vs. UNC DNP 12/22 Purdue /28 at Penn State /1 Wisconsin /3 Minnesota /8 at Michigan /12 Ohio State /15 Iowa /18 at Wisconsin /22 at Ohio State /25 Indiana /29 at Northwestern DNP 2/5 Michigan State /8 at Indiana /12 Northwestern /15 at Purdue /22 Penn State /26 at Iowa /1 at Minnesota DNP 3/5 vs. Penn State /6 vs. Ohio State // Illinois Women s Basketball

11 career Bests Pts: 8 (vs Montana, 11/26/08) Rebs: 7 (vs Virginia, 12/4/08) FGM: 4 (vs Montana, 11/26/08) FGA: 8 (vs Virginia, 12/4/08) FTM: 2 (3x, last vs Northwestern, 2/11/10) FTA: 3 (vs Siena, 11/15/09) 3FGM: - 3FGA: 2 (vs Ohio State, 12/28/09) Asst: 1 (5x, last vs Michigan, 1/28/10) Blk: 1 (4x, last vs Alabama, 11/29/09) Stl: 1 (6x, last vs Illinois State, 3/28/10) Min: 26 (vs Virginia, 12/4/08) Rukavina s Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / / /1.3 27/ / / / / / /0.7 13/ /0.8 TOTAL / / / / /1.0 40/ / Illinois Women s BAsketball // 43

12 Adrienne GodBold 5-11 // Sophomore // Guard Chicago, Ill. Marshall HS 24 At Illinois Freshman: Played in 33 games, including four starts early in the season... Averaged 5.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game... One of the team s top perimeter defenders, averaging 0.9 steals per game... Converted the game-winning three-point play with 10.3 seconds left against Minnesota on Jan. 10, giving Illinois the win... Scored 11 points and grabbed four rebounds in the WNIT win over Marquette on March Missed the March 19 WNIT game at Western Kentucky due to a violation of team rules... Scored seven first-half points at Northwestern on Feb Grabbed a careerhigh seven rebounds at Penn State on Jan. 24, also scoring 12 points and dishing out a career-high tying three assists... Scored nine points and had two steals at Wisconsin on Jan Contributed 11 points, five rebounds, two assists and a block at Indiana on Jan. 7, shooting 2-of-2 from the three-point line... Had a career-high three blocks against No. 6 Ohio State on Dec Shot 6-of-7 from the field on Dec. 19 against Oakland for a career-high 15 points to go along with three steals and two assists... Played a career-high 34 minutes against Marquette on Dec. 9, contributing seven points, four rebounds, a career-high three assists and two steals... Scored 14 points against Siena on Nov. 15, shooting 5-of-6 from the field and hitting two three-pointers... Made her first career start in the season-opener at Temple on Nov. 13, contributing six points and four rebounds... Awarded the team s Sixth Man Award at the annual postseason banquet. High School Ranked as the No. 36 senior nationally and the top-ranked senior in the state of Illinois according to ESPN HoopGurlz... Also ranked No. 101 by Blue Star Champaign News-Gazette and Chicago Sun Times Player of the Year... Consensus Illinois Class 3A first team All-State selection as a senior, earning honors from the Associated Press, IBCA, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune and Champaign News-Gazette... Explosive athlete averaged a double-double of 18.3 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.0 steals per game her senior season... Helped Marshall to the Illinois Class 3A state championship in 2008 and the state third place crown in Was named Marshall s Athlete of the Year in and was a McDonald s All-America nominee... As a junior, averaged 14.9 points and 9.1 rebounds per game and earned Champaign News-Gazette All- State honors... Played in the post in high school but is projected to play more on the perimeter in college... Is the first player from the Chicago Public League to sign with Illinois since Angelina Williams in the fall of Attended the same high school as WNBA star Cappie Pondexter, a former Jolette Law pupil at Rutgers... High school coach was Dorothy Gators... Played for the Illinois Hustle AAU team and coach Derril Kipp... Also ran track and cross country and played softball at Marshall and was homecoming queen... Considered DePaul, Michigan State and Seton Hall, among others, before choosing Illinois. Personal Born May 1, Major is undecided... Daughter of Rodney GodBold and Christel Pierce... Has two sisters, Arielle and Alexis... List hobbies as drawing and writing... Her earliest basketball memory is how nervous she was before her first game in sixth grade... Says her parents most influenced her athletic career because they always kept her focused and on the right track and were always positive and there for her whenever she needed them. GodBold Game-By-Game // Freshman 11/13 at Temple * /15 Siena * /18 C. Michigan * /22 Bradley * /24 at Illinois State /28 at Cal Poly /29 vs. Alabama /2 at Wake Forest /9 Marquette /19 Oakland /28 Ohio State /31 Penn State /3 Wisconsin /7 at Indiana /10 Minnesota /14 at Ohio State /17 at Wisconsin /21 Iowa /24 at Penn State /28 Michigan /31 at Minnesota /4 at Purdue /7 Indiana /11 Northwestern /14 at Iowa /18 at Michigan St /21 Purdue /28 at Northwestern /4 vs. Indiana /5 vs. Ohio State /19 at W. Kentucky DNP 3/22 Marquette /25 at Missouri State /28 at Illinois State // Illinois Women s Basketball

13 career Bests Pts: 15 (vs Oakland, 12/19/09) Rebs: 7 (at Penn State, 1/24/10) FGM: 6 (vs Oakland, 12/19/09) FGA: 12 (vs Marquette, 3/22/10) FTM: 4 (at Penn State, 1/24/10) FTA: 5 (at Minnesota, 1/31/10) 3FGM: 2 (2x, last at Indiana, 1/7/10) 3FGA: 5 (at Cal Poly, 11/28/09) Asst: 3 (2x, last at Penn State, 1/24/10) Blk: 3 (vs Ohio State, 12/28/09) Stl: 3 (2x, last vs Oakland, 12/19/09) Min: 34 (vs Marquette, 12/9/09) GodBold s Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / / /2.7 80/ / Illinois Women s BAsketball // 45

14 Kersten Magrum 6-1 // Sophomore // Forward Mokena, Ill. Lincoln-Way East HS 44 At Illinois Freshman: Played in 31 games on the season, making 15 starts... Made her first start Jan. 28 against Michigan and started every game the rest of the season... Averaged 4.3 points and 1.5 rebounds on the season... Second on the team in FT percentage at 80.9 percent... Averaged 6.9 points and 21.5 minutes per game while shooting 46 percent from the field after moving into the starting role... Scored 11 points in the WNIT loss at Illinois State on March Scored five points in the WNIT second round win over Marquette on March 22, including the first three-pointer of her career at a crucial point during the final minutes... Hit both of her shots from the field for six points and pulled down four rebounds in the WNIT first round win at Western Kentucky on March Played a career-high 37 minutes at Northwestern on Feb. 28, scoring four points... Scored 11 points in 33 minutes against Purdue on Feb Led Illinois in scoring at Iowa on Feb. 14, scoring a career-high 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting... Had 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting against Northwestern on Feb Scored 12 points at Purdue on Feb Had six points and grabbed four rebounds at Minnesota Jan. 31 in her second career start... Made the first start of her career on Jan. 28 against Michigan, playing 18 minutes and contributing six points and three rebounds... Scored seven points against No. 6 Ohio State on Dec. 28, also recording the first block of her career... Was a spark off the bench at Cal Poly on Nov. 28, scoring seven points, all in the first half, and grabbing three rebounds in 15 minutes... Grabbed five rebounds against Siena on Nov Played 15 minutes in the opener at Temple on Nov. 13 with four points and three rebounds... Illinois 2010 Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree... Winner of the Coaches Award at the annual postseason banquet. High School Ranked as the No. 149 senior in the country by Blue Star... Consensus Illinois Class 4A All-State selection as a senior, earning first team honors from the Associated Press, IBCA, Chicago Tribune and Champaign News-Gazette and second team honors from the Chicago Sun-Times... The Herald News Girls Basketball Area Player of the Year in both 2008 and Averaged 23.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as a senior while shooting 58 percent from the field... Scored a school-record 43 points in regional-title win over Providence, shooting 15-of-17 from the field... Set Lincoln-Way East career records in both points (1,907) and rebounds (743)... As a junior, earned first team Champaign News-Gazette and second team IBCA All-State honors after averaging 17.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game... First team All-Area and All-Conference her sophomore through senior seasons... Team MVP all four years... Named Lincoln-Way East Female Athlete of the Year in High school coach was Jim Martin... Played for the Illinois Wolverines AAU team and coach Ron Newquist... Also played soccer in high school, sharing the team lead in goals scored as a senior... Maintained a 4.0 GPA and was named to High Honor Roll all four years... Considered DePaul and Nebraska before choosing Illinois. Personal Born June 11, Major is undecided... Daughter of Gregory and Kari Magrum... Gregory wrestled and Kari played basketball and softball at Grand Valley State University in Michigan... Has two brothers, Greg (18) and Joel (17), and one sister, Shawn (23)... Shawn, played soccer for Creighton from Her earliest basketball memory was playing Horse in the driveway with her mom... Says her parents and club coach Ron Newquist most influenced her athletic career because they taught her to believe in herself and gave her every opportunity to succeed. Also credits high school coach Jim Martin for helping her develop during her four years at Lincoln-Way East. Magrum Game-By-Game // Freshman 11/13 at Temple /15 Siena /18 C. Michigan /22 Bradley /24 at Illinois State /28 at Cal Poly /29 vs. Alabama /2 at Wake Forest /9 Marquette /19 Oakland /28 Ohio State /31 Penn State /3 Wisconsin DNP 1/7 at Indiana /10 Minnesota DNP 1/14 at Ohio State DNP 1/17 at Wisconsin /21 Iowa /24 at Penn State /28 Michigan * /31 at Minnesota * /4 at Purdue * /7 Indiana * /11 Northwestern * /14 at Iowa * /18 at Michigan St * /21 Purdue * /28 at Northwestern * /4 vs. Indiana * /5 vs. Ohio State * /19 at W. Kentucky * /22 Marquette * /25 at Missouri State * /28 at Illinois State * // Illinois Women s Basketball

15 career Bests Pts: 14 (at Iowa, 2/14/10) Rebs: 5 (vs Siena, 11/15/09) FGM: 6 (at Iowa, 2/14/10) FGA: 11 (at Iowa, 2/14/10) FTM: 5 (vs Purdue, 2/21/10) FTA: 6 (2x, last vs Purdue, 2/21/10) 3FGM: 1 (2x, last vs Illinois State, 3/28/10) 3FGA: 2 (2x, last vs Illinois State, 3/28/10) Asst: 1 (11x, last at W. Kentucky, 3/19/10) Blk: 1 (2x, last vs Iowa, 1/21/10) Stl: 1 (4x, last vs Marquette, 3/22/10) Min: 37 (at Northwestern, 2/28/10) Magrum s Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / / /1.5 47/ / Illinois Women s BAsketball // 47

16 Karisma Penn 6-2 // Sophomore // Forward Shaker Heights, Ohio Shaker Heights HS 00 At Illinois Freshman: Played in all 34 games, starting Averaged 10.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game... Named to the the Big Ten All-Freshman Team... Four-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Nov. 23, Dec. 7, Jan. 4 and March 1), tied for the most in the conference this season... Broke the Illinois freshman blocks record with Led the team with 13 points in the WNIT quarterfinal loss at Illinois State... Had 17 points, nine rebounds and four blocks in the WNIT third round win at Missouri State on March Had a big all-around game Feb. 28 at Northwestern, hitting 4-of-6 field goals for 10 points along with six rebounds, a career-high six assists, four blocks and three steals... Scored 14 points against Purdue on Feb. 21, including a driving lay-up with 21 seconds left to give the Illini a lead... Led Illinois with 15 points and eight rebounds against Michigan on Jan Tied her career-high with 21 points against No. 5 Ohio State on Jan. 14, also adding eight rebounds while playing all 40 minutes for the first time in her career... Scored the game-winning lay-up over Wisconsin as time expired on Jan. 3 and also contributed 10 points and eight rebounds in the Illini win over the Badgers to earn her third Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor... Notched the first double-double of her career in the win over Penn State on Dec. 31 with 17 points and 11 rebounds, also blocking five shots... Had an all-around game against Oakland on Dec. 19, scoring 14 points and grabbing nine rebounds while tying her career-high in blocks (5)... Scored all of her 15 points at Wake Forest in the second half, including hitting 9-of-10 from the free throw line, to help the Illini to the comeback win and to earn her second conference Freshman of the Week honor... Averaged 19.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 2.5 blocks per game in wins over Central Michigan (Nov. 18) and Bradley (Nov. 22) to earn her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor... Scored a career-high 21 points against Bradley on Nov. 22, shooting 7-of-7 from the free throw line... Played one of the best games of her career on Nov. 18 vs. Central Michigan, with 18 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks... Scored a game-high 18 points and had four steals against Siena on Nov. 15, shooting 8-of-13 from the field... Had 10 points, six rebounds and two blocks in her Illini debut at Temple on Nov Awarded the team s Most Courageous Award at the annual postseason awards banquet. High School Ranked 17th nationally and as the No. 2 forward in the country by ESPN HoopGurlz... Also ranked as the No. 70 player in the country by Blue Star... WBCA Honorable Mention All-American... Associated Press Division I first team All-State selection, Division I All- Ohio team and Northeast Lakes All-District Co-Player of the Year as a senior Lake Erie League Lake Division Co-Player of the Year and first-team All-League honoree McDonald s All-America Nominee and member of OGBR 2009 Dream Team... Averaged 19.9 points, 12.6 rebounds, 3.8 blocks and 2.9 steals per game as a senior... Averaged 19.4 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game as a junior to earn third team All-State and Lake Erie League MVP honors... Scored over 1,000 points in her high school career despite missing her sophomore season because of an ACL injury... Was special mention All-State as a freshman in Named first team All-Lake Erie League all four years... Led team to LEL titles in 2007 and 2008 and sectional titles from High school coach was Don Readance... Played for All-Ohio Black AAU team for coach Jay Bee... Also lettered in volleyball at Shaker Heights... Also considered Louisville and Rutgers before choosing Illinois. Personal Born May 31, Major is undecided... Daughter of Charles and Grace Radford... Had two brothers, Roderick (23) and Chance (21), and two sisters, Tanicha (27) and Jade (20). Penn Game-By-Game // Freshman 11/13 at Temple * /15 Siena * /18 C. Michigan * /22 Bradley * /24 at Illinois State * /28 at Cal Poly * /29 vs. Alabama * /2 at Wake Forest * /9 Marquette * /19 Oakland * /28 Ohio State * /31 Penn State * /3 Wisconsin * /7 at Indiana * /10 Minnesota * /14 at Ohio State * /17 at Wisconsin * /21 Iowa * /24 at Penn State * /28 Michigan * /31 at Minnesota * /4 at Purdue * /7 Indiana * /11 Northwestern * /14 at Iowa * /18 at Michigan St * /21 Purdue /28 at Northwestern * /4 at Indiana * /5 vs. Ohio State * /19 at W. Kentucky * /22 Marquette * /25 at Missouri State * /28 at Illinois State * // Illinois Women s Basketball

17 career Bests Pts: 21 (2x, last at Ohio State, 1/14/10) Rebs: 11 (vs Penn State, 12/31/09) FGM: 8 (3x, last vs Alabama, 11/29/09) FGA: 19 (vs Bradley, 11/22/09) FTM: 9 (at Wake Forest, 12/2/09) FTA: 11 (vs Penn State, 12/31/09) 3FGM: 1 (5x, last vs Indiana, 2/7/10) 3FGA: 3 (2x, last at Ohio State, 1/14/10) Asst: 6 (at Northwestern, 2/28/10) Blk: 5 (3x, last vs Penn State, 12/31/09) Stl: 4 (vs Siena, 11/15/09) Min: 40 (4x, last at Missouri State, 3/25/10) Penn s Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / / / / / Illinois Women s BAsketball // 49

18 Amber Moore 5-11 // RS Freshman // Guard Detroit, Mich. Country Day HS 42 At Illinois Freshman: Suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee during the season-opener against Temple on Nov Played 22 minutes before the injury, scoring eight points and hitting two three-pointers... Had surgery in December 2009 to repair the torn ACL and was granted a medical hardship waiver to regain the year of eligibility... Awarded the team s Most Inspiriational Award at the annual postseason awards banqeut. High School Ranked as the No. 109 senior in the country by Blue Star... Ranked No. 2 in the state of Michigan by MichLadyBallers.com... Helped lead Country Day to the Michigan Class B state title in both 2009 and Michigan Class B Player of the Year and Associated Press All-State first team honoree, averaging 16.0 points per game and shooting 40 percent on three-pointers and leading team to a 24-1 record as a senior... Finalist for Michigan Miss Basketball and was a McDonald s All-American Nominee in Averaged 13.5 points per game and led team to a 25-1 record as a junior in First team All-State selection by the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press as a junior... Averaged 15 points per game as a sophomore to earn first team All-State honors by the Associated Press... Averaged 16 points and seven rebounds per game as a freshman for a team that went 25-1 on the season... Was the first female basketball player in school history to be named All-State all four years of high school... High school coach was Frank Orlando... Played for Team Michigan AAU team and coach Kevin McAdoo... Also, participated in track and field at Country Day... Considered Michigan, Michigan State and Purdue before choosing Illinois. Personal Born Dec. 21, Majoring in kinesiology... Daughter of Stacy and Kimberly Moore... Has three sisters, Brandi (25), Stacia (10) and Gabrielle (9), and one brother, Stacy (12)... Plans to major in kinesiology... Hobbies include hanging with friends, bowling, sudoku and watching television... Earliest basketball memory is being the only girl playing boys from third through eighth grade and winning team MVP every year... Says her father most influenced her athletic career because he bought a basketball and Fisher-Price rim for her when she was three years old and she s played ever since. Moore Game-By-Game // Freshman 11/13 at Temple /15 Siena DNP (Injured) 11/18 C. Michigan DNP (Injured) 11/22 Bradley DNP (Injured) 11/24 at Illinois State DNP (Injured) 11/28 at Cal Poly DNP (Injured) 11/29 vs. Alabama DNP (Injured) 12/2 at Wake Forest DNP (Injured) 12/9 Marquette DNP (Injured) 12/19 Oakland DNP (Injured) 12/28 Ohio State DNP (Injured) 12/31 Penn State DNP (Injured) 1/3 Wisconsin DNP (Injured) 1/7 at Indiana DNP (Injured) 1/10 Minnesota DNP (Injured) 1/14 at Ohio State DNP (Injured) 1/17 at Wisconsin DNP (Injured) 1/21 Iowa DNP (Injured) 1/24 at Penn State DNP (Injured) 1/28 Michigan DNP (Injured) 1/31 at Minnesota DNP (Injured) 2/4 at Purdue DNP (Injured) 2/7 Indiana DNP (Injured) 2/11 Northwestern DNP (Injured) 2/14 at Iowa DNP (Injured) 2/18 at Michigan St DNP (Injured) 2/21 Purdue DNP (Injured) 2/28 at Northwestern DNP (Injured) 3/4 vs. Indiana DNP (Injured) 3/5 vs. Ohio State DNP (Injured) 319 at W. Kentucky DNP (Injured) 3/22 Marquette DNP (Injured) 3/25 at Missouri State DNP (Injured) 3/28 at Illinois State DNP (Injured) 50 // Illinois Women s Basketball

19 career Bests Pts: 8 (at Temple, 11/13/09) Rebs: - FGM: 3 (at Temple, 11/13/09) FGA: 7 (at Temple, 11/13/09) FTM: - FTA: - 3FGM: 2 (at Temple, 11/13/09) 3FGA: 5 (at Temple, 11/13/09) Asst: 1 (at Temple, 11/13/09) Blk: - Stl: 1 (at Temple, 11/13/09) Min: 22 (at Temple, 11/13/09) Moore s Career Statistics YR G-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTM-FTA/% REB/AVG PF/DQ A TO B ST PTS/AVG / / / /.000 0/0.0 0/ / Illinois Women s BAsketball // 51

20 Alexis Burke 5-11 // Freshman // Forward Bainbridge, Ga. Bainbridge HS 20 High School Ranked No. 50 nationally by ESPN HoopGurlz and No. 56 nationally by Blue Star... Ranked as the No. 11 small forward in the nation by HoopGurlz... Ranked No. 12 nationally, No. 2 in the Southeast and No. 1 in the state by peachstatehoops.com... Named Georgia Class 4A Player of the Year, first team All-State and Region Player of the Year as a senior in 2010 after leading Bainbridge High School to a 25-4 record and a perfect 8-0 sub-region mark... Averaged 22.5 points and 12.3 rebounds per game as a junior while leading Bainbridge to the 2009 Georgia Class 4A Final Four... Named first team All-State, Region Player of the Year and first team All-Region as a junior in Helped her club team, Essence, win the Nike National Championship in Named one of the Top 12 performers in the summer of 2009 by HoopGurlz... High school coach was Latreisha Moon... AAU coach was Kimberly Davis-Powell... Also lettered in softball at Bainbridge HS. Personal Full name is Alexis Prijhay Burke... Nickname is Lex... Born March 12, Daughter of Grechelle Blocker and and the late Charles Burke Sr.... Has one brother, Charles, Jr., and three sisters, Brittney (20), TiAndria (17) and Tyra (10)... Says her late father most influenced her basketball career because of his love for the game... Plans to major in kinesiology and become a physical therapist after her basketball career is over... Chose Illinois over Florida, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Rutgers. Centrese McGee 5-8 // Freshman // Guard Calumet City, Ill. Thornton Fractional North HS 2 High School Ranked No. 86 nationally by Blue Star, No. 102 by All Star Girls Report and No. 126 by ESPN HoopGurlz... Named Third Team All-State by the IBCA and Special Mention All-State by the Champaign News-Gazette as a senior... Averaged 13.1 points, six rebounds, five steals and 2.4 assists as a junior All-State selection by the IBCA (fourth team) and Chicago Tribune (Special Mention) and All-Area by the Chicago Sun-Times, Northwest Times and Daily Southtown... Spent her first two years of high school at Chicago Washington, the same school that former Illini great Angelina Williams attended... Averaged 15 points, 5.5 rebounds, five steals and four assists as a sophomore and was named All-City, All-Chicago Public League and All-Area... Averaged 14.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 5.2 steals and 4.3 assists to earn All-City and All-Public League honors as a freshman... High school coach was Tim Zasada... Also played for the Chicago Express AAU team and coach Jeral Davis. Personal Full name is Centrese Tenille Evelyn McGee... Nickname is Tee Tee... Born July 24, Daughter of Jessie (mother) and Terry (father) Mcgee... Has three brothers, Timmy Jordan, Michael McGee and Terry McGee, and one sister, Terhonda McGee... Says her mom most influenced her athletic career because she has always been there for her and pushed her to get better... Lists former men s basketball star Deron Williams as favorite Fighting Illini athlete... Plans to major in kinesiology... Chose Illinois over DePaul, Marquette, Minnesota and Northwestern. 52 // Illinois Women s Basketball