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University of Illinois Women’s BasketballGame Notes for PurdueWomen’s Basketball SID: Mike Koon 217/244-1256; Assistant: Derek Neal 217/244-4982

2002-2003 Illinois ScheduleNov. 11 Dominican Republic (ex.) W, 82-74

Nov. 17 Reebok Lady Stars (ex.) W, 98-92

Nov. 22 UW-Green Bay W, 78-65

Dec. 1 at Illinois State W, 71-46Dec. 2 St. Francis (Pa.) W, 55-52

Dec. 4 DePaul W, 71-67

Dec. 7 vs. North Texas W, 92-68(@Fiesta Bowl Women’s Basketball Classic, Tucson, Ariz.)

Dec. 8 at No. 21 Arizona L, 73-75(@Fiesta Bowl Women’s Basketball Classic, Tucson, Ariz.)

Dec. 11 Eastern Michigan W, 65-57

Dec. 14 Mississippi State L, 67-72(@United Center, Chicago, Ill.)

Dec. 21 Missouri W, 70-67(@Savvis Center, St. Louis, Mo.)

Dec. 29 Auburn W, 80-68

Jan. 2 Indiana* W, 63-58

Jan. 5 at Michigan* W, 89-57Jan. 9 at Minnesota* L, 62-77Jan. 12 Wisconsin* W, 73-56

Jan. 19 at Wisconsin* L, 59-69Jan. 23 at Ohio State* L, 74-82Jan. 26 Minnesota* W, 94-80

Jan. 30 Purdue* 7:00 p.m.

Feb. 2 at Iowa* 2:00 p.m.Feb. 6 Penn State* 7:00 p.m.

Feb. 9 Iowa* 5:00 p.m.

Feb. 13 UC-Santa Barbara 7:00 p.m.

Feb.16 at Purdue* 1:00 p.m.Feb. 19 Ohio State* 7:00 p.m.

Feb. 24 at Michigan State* 6:00 p.m.Feb. 27 Northwestern* 7:00 p.m-FSN

March 2 at Indiana* 1:00 p.m.March 6-10 Big Ten Tournament @ Indianapolis, Ind.*Big Ten game

Home games listed in boldface type

Dates and times subject to change.

ILLINOIS HOSTS PURDUE ON THURSDAYIllinois looks to carry momentum from Sunday’s 94-80 win overMinnesota on Sunday as the Illini take on Purdue at the Assembly Hall onThursday. Illinois brings an 8-0 record at home into the contest and arelooking to vault into contention in the Big Ten race with the victory.Purdue is 1-2 on the road in the Big Ten, defeating Wisconsin and losing atMichigan State and Minnesota. Illinois is 3-0 in the Big Ten at home. Inaddition to defeating the Gophers on Sunday, the Illini hold victories overWisconsin and Indiana at Assembly Hall.

MORE ON ILLINOIS’ THUMPING OF THE GOPHERSNotes on Illinois’ win over Minnesota on Sunday:• Aminata Yanni scored a career-high 30 points in the victory making 5 of11 three-point shots. Yanni also guarded Lindsey Whalen and held thedefending Big Ten Player of the Year to just 13 points, most late in thegame when the game was already decided.• Illinois used a 26-7 run to start the second half after leading 45-42 at half.• The Illini are now 12-3 vs. Minnesota under Head Coach TheresaGrentz. The win snapped a three-game losing streak to the Gophers.• Brett Leonard scored a career-best 12 points and was perfect from thefield (3-for-3) while making two three points shots.• The 94 points were the most by Illinois this season bettering the 92points scored vs. North Texas in the Fiesta Bowl Classic.• The Illini made 27 of 30 free throws in the game (90 percent).• Cindy Dallas posted her 18th double double of the season (13 points, 11rebounds.).

No. 13 Purdue (16-3, 5-2) at Illinois (12-5, 4-3)Jan. 26, 2003, 2 p.m., Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill.Radio: Illini Sports Network (Dave Loane and Laura Bleill)

Probable Illini Line-up Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APGG 12 Brett Leonard 5-5 Jr. 3.4 1.6 2.1G 33 Angelina Williams 6-0 So. 14.9 4.8 2.7C 55 Cindy Dallas 6-2 Sr. 12.5 9.4 1.6F 30 Aminata Yanni 6-1 Jr. 12.2 3.4 1.6F 32 Karen Hagberg 6-3 Sr. 8.7 5.9 1.2

ReservesPos. No. Name Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APGG 1 Janelle Hughes 5-8 Fr. 1.8 0.6 0.6G 3 Jessica Wright 6-0 Fr. 1.3 0.7 0.1G 4 Allison Guth 5-9 Jr. 0.0 1.0 0.0G 21 Maggie Acuna 5-6 Fr. 0.8 1.2 1.0G 22 Tiffanie Guthrie 5-10 So. 11.6 4.2 2.1G 25 Jeré Issenmann 5-10 So. 5.9 1.6 1.3F 44 Brittney Daugherty 6-2 Fr. 1.0 1.8 0.0C 45 Brenda Blackburn 6-6 Jr. 0.0 0.5 0.0

In just eight years, Grentzbecame the winningest coachin Illinois history. She currently

has a record of 143-91 at Illinoisand 604-246 overall

Grentz has achieved on thecourt. Her uniform number (#12in high school) has been retired atall levels. She has won a nationalchampionship as a coach and beenhonored to coach the U.S. OlympicTeam.

Last summer she wasinducted into the Women’s

Basketball Hall of Fame.The sixth winningest women’s basketball coach in NCAA his-

tory, Grentz led the Illini to a program-best 24-8 mark in 1996-97,a 20-10 record in 1997-98 and 23-11 in 1999-2000. Her success atIllinois has earned her back-to-back Big Ten Coach of the Yearand WBCA District Coach of the Year honors.

Grentz led the Fighting Illini to the program’s first-ever BigTen title in 1997 and first-ever appearances in the NCAA SweetSixteen in both ’97 and ’98. The team’s No. 5 ranking in the APand USA Today polls in December, 1997 marked the highestranking ever for an Illinois team.

Since Grentz arrived in Champaign, Illinois has broken everyattendance record and achieved almost 10 times the total atten-dance before she took the helm at UI. The Fighting Illini’s 1999-00 season attendance total of 104,000-plus broke the previousmark of 81,000 set the year before.

During 19 seasons at Rutgers (1976-95), Grentz’s teams com-piled an outstanding record of 434-150 (.743), including nine con-secutive NCAA tournament appearances from 1986-94. Fourteenof Grentz’s 19 Lady Knight teams won at least 20 games. Her1981-82 team finished with a 25-7 record and won the AIAWNational Championship.

With Grentz coaching the 1992 Olympic Team, the U.S. wonits first three games by an average of 45.6 points at the Barcelonagames. After a heartbreaking 79-73 loss to the Unified Team, theU.S. squad came back to defeat Cuba, 88-74, and earned a bronzemedal.

Grentz’s storied coaching career began as soon as she gradu-ated from college in 1974. She was hired as the head part-timecoach at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia later that year.After guiding the Hawks to two winning seasons, including an18-3 mark in 1975-76, Grentz was hired at Rutgers, becoming thefirst full-time women’s basketball head coach in the nation.

Her success and national prominence began while she was astandout player at Immaculata College. During her four years atthe Pennsylvanian college, the Mighty Macs won a remarkablethree AIAW National Championships, from 1972-74.


ILLINI TRY TO END STREAK VS. PURDUEIllinois will to turn the tide on Purdue in Thursday’s game.The Boilers have won the last eight meetings between thetwo schools and 26 of the last 28 meetings dating back to the1987 season. The Illini’s only victories in the stretch were an84-78 victory on Jan. 31, 1993 and a 78-76 win on Dec. 28,1997. In the game in 1997, Ashley Berggren hit a last-secondshot in front of a sold out crowd at Huff Hall to start the BigTen season.• Purdue is 32-13 overall against the Illini. Illinois won 11 ofthe first 17 meetings, including seven in a row from Feb. 28,1980-Jan. 23, 1987.• Illinois has had some tight games with Purdue, the mostnotable came on March 1, 1999 in the championship game ofthe Big Ten Tournament. The Illini led late in the gamebefore falling 80-76. Purdue was ranked No. 1 and went onto win the national championship that year. In front of 6,606fans on Jan. 21, 2001, Illinois led much of the first half. AfterPurdue had extended its lead to 47-36, Illinois went on a 10-0run to cut the gap to 47-26 with 10:26 to play, but Purdueheld on the for a 72-64 victory.

ILLINOIS AND RANKED OPPONENTS• With the victory over No .10 Minnesota, Illinois defeated aranked opponent for the seventh straight season. Illinois alsodefeated a team ranked in the top 10 for the third time infour seasons.• Last season Illinois kept the streak alive with an 81-75 winover #25 Penn State. The Illini have 20 wins over rankedteams under Theresa Grentz after posting only 13 wins overranked teams in the previous 21 years of the program.• In 2000-2001, the Illini downed #14 Auburn (73-56) and #9Penn State (75-71)• In 1999-2000, the Illini defeated #6 Notre Dame (77-67),#20 Kansas (61-59), and #5 Georgia (82-65)• In 1998-99, Illinois downed #17 Stanford (76-58), #13Florida (97-77), #17 Penn State (94-85), and #15 Penn State(77-75).• In 1997-98, Illinois defeated #15 Duke (77-65), #22 Purdue(78-76), #11 Wisconsin (83-75) and #21 Colorado (88-48)• In 1996-97, Illinois defeated #16 Wisconsin (73-67), #10Arkansas (100-81), and #20 Michigan State (77-66).• In 1995-96, Illinois downed #23 Florida (67-53) and #14Arkansas.

YANNI SHINES IN BIG TEN PLAYAminata Yanni scored 49 points last week in two Big Tengames, making 9 of 17 from the three-point arc.• Yanni has scored 17 and 19 points in the first half vs. OhioState and Minnesota, respectively. That is the not the firsttime she has had that kind of outburst. Yanni had 13 of her16 points against Arizona in the first half after scoring 27 vs.North Texas the day before.

• Yanni has really been on a tear in BigTen play, ranking sixth in the league at17.0 points per game in Big Ten games.• Yanni is leading Illinois in scoringduring conference play, averaging 17.0points per game. Yanni is 10th in theleague in field-goal percentage (.537)and has 15 assists in six games. Yanniaveraged 8.9 points per game duringnon-conference play and has raised heroverall average to 12.2 ppg for the sea-son. • Yanni is also 15 for 37 from the three-point arc in Big Ten play (.405).

HOME COOKING FAVORABLEFOR ILLINIIllinois is a perfect 8-0 at home this sea-son with the three of the six wins inAssembly Hall coming down to thefinal minute. The Illini came frombehind to defeat St. Francis, EasternMichigan, and Indiana. The eight winsin a row at home are the most sincewinning a school-record 18 home gamesin a row from Dec. 28, 1997-Jan. 4, 1999.All-Time Longest Home CourtWinning Streaks:18 Dec. 28, 1997-Jan. 4, 199911 Feb. 14, 1986-Feb. 1, 198710 Nov. 20, 1981-Jan. 29, 198210 Nov. 26, 1996-Feb. 21, 19978 Nov. 21, ‘2002-7 Nov. 22, 1980-Jan. 14, 1981

WILLIAMS BECOMESCOMPLETE PLAYERAngelina Williams can score, rebound,pass, steal, and shoot. She plays thewing, but can play any number of posi-tions. Consider these stats from the 6-1Williams --

Team Big TenRank Rank

Scoring (14.9) 1st 10thRebounding (4.8) 3rd 28thSteals (1.1) 1st 11thAssists (2.12) 1st NAFT Pct. (.784) 3rd NABlocks (1.00) 1st 13th

HOME COOKING BIG IN BIG TENHow important is the home court in theBig Ten, you ask? Consider this: Thehome team is 25-8 in conference playthis year with seven of those eight loss-es belonging to the bottom three teamsin the conference, Northwestern,Indiana and Wisconsin. The only teamto win on the road against a team in thetop 8 teams in the league is Illinois, awinner at Michigan. Michigan Stateholds wins over Purdue and Minnesotaat home. Indiana has beaten Ohio State,just to name a few of the conference“surprises” won by the home team.Overall, seven teams, including Illinoisare still undefeated at home.

A NEW HERO EVERY NIGHTFive different players have led Illinois inscoring this season and three differentplays have led the team in rebounding.A look those players who have ledIllinois in scoring:Cindy Dallas 6 timesTiffanie Guthrie 3 timesAngelina Williams 5 timesKaren Hagberg 1 timesAminata Yanni 4 times


Moving Up the Ranks

Career Scoring1. Ashley Berggren 2,089 1994-982. Jonelle Polk 1,984 1983-873. Lisa Robinson 1,906 1978-8218. Sonya Waters 900 1988-9219. Iveta Marcauskaite 891 2000-0220. Becky Beach 878 1975-7821. Cindy Dallas 860 1998-

Career Rebounding1. Jonelle Polk 933 1983-872. Lynette Robinson 896 1978-823. Tauja Catchings 825 1997-006. Ashley Berggren 779 1994-987. Alicia Sheeler 680 1996-998. Sarah Sharp 644 1987-919. Cindy Dallas 632 1998-

Career Steals1. Allison Curtin 252 1998-012. Jill Estey 246 1989-933. Shavonna Hunter 213 1999-8. Sarah Sharp 180 1987-919. Jenny Johnson 173 1984-8810. Kendra Gantt 161 1981-8511. Janelle Polk 158 1983-8712. Cindy Dallas 156 1998-

Career Blocked Shots1. Kendra Gantt 156 1981-852. Jonelle Polk 135 1983-873. Ann Henderson 119 1993-977. Iveta Marcauskaite 70 2000-028. Susan Blauser 62 1998-009. Alicia Sheeler 60 1996-9910. Cindy Dallas 56 1998-

Career Three-Pointers1. Krista Reinking 194 1994-982. M. Cunningham 168 1990-943. Melissa Parker 135 1996-004. Allison Curtin 114 1998-015. Katie Coleman 86 1996-986. Shavonna Hunter 75 1999-027. Jeré Issenmann 50 2001-7. Tonya Booker 50 1990-949. Aminata Yanni 45 2000-10. Sarah Sharp 39 1987-9111. Kris Dupps 37 1991-9512. Doris Carie 35 1986-9013. Ashley Berrgren 31 1994-98

Jenny Johnson 31 1984-8815. Tiffanie Guthrie 29 2001-15. Angelina Williams 29 2001-

Career Field Goals Made1. Jonelle Polk 815 1983-872. Lisa Robinson 748 1978-823. Ashley Berggren 648 1994-98

Kendra Gantt 648 1981-8518. Sonya Waters 358 1988-92

Iveta Marcauskaite 358 2000-0220. Nicole Vasey 342 1994-9821. Kristen Haynes 338 1986-9022. Cindy Dallas 333 1998-

Career Free Throws Made1. Ashley Berggren 562 1994-982. Lisa Robinson 410 1978-823. Tauja Catchings 371 1996-0011. Susan Blauser 243 1998-0012. Kendra Gantt 230 1981-8513. Krista Reinking 227 1994-9814. Cindy Dallas 194 1998-


Associated Press Poll (Jan. 27)School Rec Pts Pvs

1. Duke (41) 19-0 1,073 12. Connecticut (2) 18-0 1,033 23. Kansas State 18-1 965 34. Tennessee 16-3 937 45. LSU 17-1 914 66. Stanford 15-2 808 57. North Carolina 16-2 791 98. Texas Tech 16-2 788 79. Louisiana Tech 14-2 740 1110. Purdue 16-3 711 1211. Texas 12-5 554 1712. Arkansas 16-4 540 813. Mississippi St. 14-4 532 1414. Penn State 16-5 472 1315. Minnesota 15-3 438 1016. South Carolina 14-4 431 1517. Vanderbilt 12-6 316 1818. Georgia 14-4 276 2419. Oklahoma 13-5 251 2220. Villanova 14-3 186 2021. Wisc. Green Bay 16-3 183 1622. Santa Barbara 13-3 181 2123. Ohio State 14-3 175 NR24. Arizona 13-5 149 1925. Washington 15-3 124

USA Today/ESPN Poll (Jan. 28)School Rec Pts Pvs

1. Duke (35) 19-0 994 12. Connecticut (5) 18-0 963 23. Kansas State 18-1 907 34. Tennessee 16-3 874 45. LSU 17-1 841 66. North Carolina 16-2 716 97. Stanford 15-2 695 58. Texas Tech 16-2 683 79. Purdue 16-3 669 1110. Louisiana Tech 14-2 640 1211. Arkansas 16-4 574 712. Mississippi St. 14-4 541 1313. Texas 12-5 503 1614. Minnesota 15-3 439 1015. Penn State 16-5 423 1516. South Carolina 14-4 395 1417. Vanderbilt 12-6 314 1718. Oklahoma 13-5 272 2219. Santa Barbara 13-3 211 2120. Georgia 14-4 169 NR21. Villanova 14-3 163 2422. Arizona 13-5 157 1923. Wisc. Green Bay 16-3 126 1824. Notre Dame 11-6 115 2325. Boston College 13-4 113 25

ILLINOIS-PURDUE TEAM COMPARISON(Big Ten Rank -- All Games)

Illinois Purdue72.7 (5th) PPG 75.2 (3rd)65.6 (6th) Opp. PPG 61.0 (3rd)+7.1 (6th) Scoring Margin +14.2 (3rd).414 (9th) FG Pct. .452 (6th).415 (7th) FG Pct. Def. .421 (9th).740 (6th) FT Pct. .755 (4th).345 (8th) 3 Pt. FG Pct. .354 (6th).294 (1st) 3 Pt. FG Pct. Def. .360 (9th)

+0.1 (10th) Rebound Margin +5.3 (2nd)3.65 (2nd) Blocked Shots 3.05 (8th)13.82 (8th) Assists 16.16 (5th)10.59 (2nd) Steals 10.42 (4th)+2.18 (4th) Turnover Margin +4.58 (1st)0.74 (9th) Asst./Turn. Ration 1.03 (4th)

EIGHT HAS BEEN ENOUGHIllinois still has one more non-conference game to play (Feb.13 vs. UC-Santa Barbara), but the Illini have tied the secondmost wins in the non-conference since Big Ten play began in1982-83 and is tied for the best non-conference winning per-centage in school history (.800). This is just the fifth time thatIllinois has won eight non-conference games in a season. Theprevious four resulted in NCAA Tournament bids.Illinois all-time non-conference marks:

ILLINI-PURDUE ON ESPN2 RegionalThe Illinois-Purdue game in West Lafayette, Ind., will be tele-vised regionally by ESPN2. The ESPN family of networks isbroadcasting every game of this year’s NCAA Tournamentand will have several games on at the same time during thetournament. The games on Feb. 16 give the network a runthrough at the regionalization format before the actual tour-nament. GRENTZ GANG TICKETSOnce again this year Illinois women’s basketball is offeringgeneral admission tickets on the floor in the Grentz Gang. Toreserve tickets (which are only $2), call the Illini Box Office at217-333-3470 and ask specifically for general admission floorseats. Many of these spots are members of groups. To buygroup tickets for the Grentz Gang or other sections in theAssembly Hall, contact Allison Berg at 333-8782.

1982-83 5-51983-84 6-41985-86* 8-41986-87* 8-31987-88 6-41988-89 5-61989-90 6-41990-91 3-71991-92 3-71992-93 5-41993-94 5-4

1994-95 7-41995-96 6-41996-97* 8-21997-98* 6-41998-99* 6-41999-00* 10-42000-01 6-72001-02 7-32002-03 8-2*qualfied for NCAATournament

COACH GRENTZ JOINS 600 WIN CLUBIllinois Head Coach Theresa Grentz posted her 600th win onDec. 29 becoming just the eighth coach in women’s basketballhistory to reach that milestone. The coach has a 603-246record in 29 seasons overall and a 142-91 mark in eight sea-sons at Illinois.When Grentz career victory milestones..50 wins -- Rutgers 83, Williams Patterson 57 (1/10/78)100 wins -- Rutgers 75, Pen State 62 (1/19/1980)150 wins -- Rutgers 86, Cheney 82 (12/20/1981)200 wins -- Rutgers 109, Queens 53 (2/2/1984)250 wins -- Rutgers 85, West Virginia 65 (2/22/1986)300 wins -- Rutgers 81, Temple 65 (2/2/1988)350 wins -- Rutgers 68, Massachusetts 55 (2/10/1990)400 wins -- Rutgers 93, S. Mississippi 63 (3/18/1992)450 wins -- Rutgers 88, St. Bonaventure 75 (1/19/1995)500 wins -- Illinois 106, Providence 74 (11/29/1997)550 wins -- Illinois 86, Iowa 60 (1/7/2000)600 wins -- Illinois 80, Auburn 68 (12/2/2002)

Active Women’s Basketball Coaching Leaders (as of 1/20)School Years Wins

Pat Summitt Tennessee 29 802Jody Conradt Texas 34 800Sue Gunter LSU 33 667C. Vivian Stringer Rutgers 31 662Kay Yow North Carolina St. 32 634Sylvia Hatchell North Carolina 28 618Rene Portland Penn St. 27 610Theresa Grentz Illinois 29 603Mike Granelli St. Peter's 31 587Andy Landers Georgia 24 577Joe Ciampi Auburn 26 575Debbie Ryan Virginia 26 568Robin Selvig Montana 25 564Tara VanDerveer Stanford 24 562Marian Washington Kansas 30 547Cindy Russo Florida Int'l 26 539Joan Bonvicini Arizona 24 530Jim Foster Ohio St. 25 517Carol Hammerle Northern Ill. 30 511Lynne Agee UNC-Greensboro 25 491

PROMOTIONS COMING UP• The Illinois women’s basketball team is striving to pack theAssembly Hall on Feb. 19 for their game against Big Ten con-tender Ohio State. The Illini are calling this promotion “Do ItFor the Seniors,” a tribute to the dedication and commitmentof this year’s senior class. Tip-off for the game is 7 p.m.• The University of Illinois has designated Sunday, Feb. 9 asteam at “Team Night” at Assembly Hall. The Illini women’sbasketball team meets Iowa in a key Big Ten game. Teamsfrom across the state will verge on Champaign that night.Free bus parking is available. Teams interested in reservingtickets or who are looking for more information can contactKatie Moore at 217-333-8782.


2002-03 RPI Ratings Rankings of 324 Division I Schools Through 1/27

School Rec. RPI Sched. Str. AP USA1 Tennessee 15-3 0.7238 1 0.6873 4 42 Connecticut 18-0 0.7217 4 0.6290 2 23 Duke 19-0 0.7056 14 0.6075 1 14 Texas Tech 17-2 0.6913 7 0.6234 8 75 Kansas St 18-1 0.6862 21 0.5992 3 36 North Carolina 17-2 0.6791 15 0.6073 7 97 Mississippi St 14-4 0.6629 5 0.6246 13 138 LSU 17-1 0.6605 51 0.5658 5 69 Stanford 15-2 0.6580 34 0.5832 6 510 Oklahoma 13-5 0.6526 3 0.6294 19 2211 Penn State 16-5 0.6506 10 0.6135 14 1512 Arkansas 16-4 0.6459 25 0.5945 12 713 Purdue 16-3 0.6454 38 0.5798 10 1114 Villanova 14-3 0.6425 35 0.5822 20 2415 Boston College 13-4 0.6370 26 0.5944 2516 Xavier 13-5 0.6313 20 0.601017 Illinois 12-5 0.6303 17 0.605018 La Tech 15-2 0.6286 77 0.5440 9 1219 Rutgers 11-5 0.6280 13 0.608120 Minnesota 15-3 0.6262 58 0.5571 15 1021 Georgia 14-4 0.6243 44 0.5731 1822 Arizona 13-5 0.6239 28 0.5912 24 1923 Auburn 14-4 0.6229 47 0.571224 Colorado 14-3 0.6226 60 0.555625 Ohio State 14-3 0.6221 64 0.5549 2328 Michigan 11-6 0.6186 11 0.609144 DePaul 14-6 0.5943 57 0.5590 2045 Iowa 10-7 0.5935 24 0.595346 Wis-Green Bay 16-3 0.5930 135 0.5100 21 1869 Michigan St 11-7 0.5694 61 0.555570 UC Santa Barbara 13-3 0.5664 180 0.4844 22 2197 Indiana 9-8 0.5413 75 0.5452113 St. Francis-PA 11-5 0.5348 182 0.4839114 Missouri 9-8 0.5341 92 0.5357130 North Texas 8-9 0.5198 91 0.5362140 Northwestern 6-13 0.5127 39 0.5784154 Wisconsin 4-14 0.5036 23 0.5974206 Eastern Mich 7-11 0.4615 178 0.4857232 Illinois St 5-11 0.4464 170 0.4911

Illinois opponents in italics. Records are vs. Division I opponents only.


SUGAR AND SPICE ANDEVERYTHING NICECoach Grentz will tell you that she has more than fivestarters. Indeed seven players have between 20 and 28 min-utes per game this year. Every now and then, however, youhave to mix it up.

Following the Auburn game, the coach said, “It’s just a mat-ter of mixing it up a little bit. Sometimes when you’re cookingsomething and it doesn’t have that certain flavor, you mix itup a little and use different spices.”

Coach Grentz has juggled the line-up twice this season andboth times have created positive results. At the Fiesta BowlClassic, the coach inserted Aminata Yanni for Tiffanie Guthrie.Yanni went out and scored 27 points vs. North Texas and 14of her 16 points in the first vs. Arizona. Guthrie, meanwhile,poured in the 30 points off the bench vs. Arizona.

In the next six games, Jeré Issenmann started for AngelinaWilliams. Issenmann scored 11 points vs. Mizzou, tying acareer-high, then topped it with 12 points and three treyswhile Williams had 24 off the bench vs. Auburn. Issenmannhad 14 points, including four three-pointers vs. Indiana and23 points vs. Michigan.

Angelina Williams returned the line-up on Jan. 26 andtotaled 22 points, 7 rebounds, five assists, four blocks and sixassists vs. Minnesota.

ILLINOIS AND THE THREE-POINT SHOTIllinois ranks eighth in the Big Ten in three-point shooting(.345), but have the two best three-point shooting days of anyBig Ten team this season.• Illinois has had some impressive performances from the arc.Illinois had its second-best three-point shooting day in schoolhistory, making 11 of 22 against Arizona. The Illini were 12 of25 from the arc vs. Providence in Puerto Rico on Nov. 29,1997. Besides Guthrie’s 7 for 8 shooting, Brett Leonard was 2for 3 and Aminata Yanni went 2 for 5. • Then vs. Auburn, Illinois made 12 of 25 to tie its best three-point day. Angelina Williams made her first six three-pointsshots and finished the day 6 of 7 from the arc.• Illinois has made 102 three-pointers in 17 games, on pace tomake 180 in a 30-game season. The school record for mostthree-points in a season is 142 in the Big Ten Championshipseason of 1996-97. Last year Illinois made just 97 three-point-ers on the entire season. • The Illini have been feast or famine from the arc. On thepositive side are performances of 9 for 15 (.600) vs. UW-GreenBay, 11 for 22 vs. Arizona and 12 for 25 vs. Auburn. On theother side are performances of 0 for 21 vs. St. Francis, 2 for 12at Illinois State, 5 for 24 vs. E. Michigan, and 3-19 vs.Wisconsin.• Illinois is second in the Big Ten in three-pointers made(102).

2002-2003 Illinois record when....Scoring 100+ points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Scoring 90-99 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0Scoring 80-89 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0Scoring 70-79 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2Scoring 60-69 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2Scoring less than 60 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1Giving up 90-99 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Giving up 80-89 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1Giving up 70-79 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-3Giving up less than 60-69 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1Giving up less than 60 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-0Field goal shooting at least 60 percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Field goal shooting at least 55 percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Field goal shooting at least 50 percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0Field goal shooting less than 50 percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-5Field goal shooting less than 45 percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5Field goal shooting less than 40 percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-0Opponents shooting at least 60 percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Opponents shooting at least 55 percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Opponents shooting at least 50 percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2Opponents shooting less than 50 percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-3Opponents shooting less than 45 percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1Opponents shooting less than 40 percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-0Opponents shooting less than 35 percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-0Shoots better than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-0Shoots worse than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5

Illini out-rebound opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-1Teams have equal number of rebounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1Opponents out-rebound Illini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3Illini have fewer turnovers than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2Teams have same number of turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0Illini have more turnovers than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3When leading at halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1When tied at halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-3When trailing at halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1When Illini shoot more free throws than opponent . . . . . . .12-1When opponents shoot as many free throws as Illinois . . . . .0-0When opponents shoot more free throws than Illinois . . . . .0-4

Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-5Big Ten Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3Record at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-0Record on Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4Record in Neutral Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1Record vs. Ranked Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3Record in Overtime Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Wins the Game Before . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3Wins the Game After . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-4

Record by MonthNovember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-2January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0


NEVER OUT OF ITA close look at last year’s season saw avery competitive Illini team. Of theIllini’s 14 losses, only six were by dou-ble-digit, and Illinois lost five gameswhen leading at halftime.

That trends reversed itself this season.

Illinois has trailed at halftime in fivegames and has won four times --six ifyou count the exhibition season. Thattrend started in the exhibition season.Illinois trailed at the half in both gamesexhibition games-- 37-30 to theDominican Republic and 50-48 to theReebok Lady Stars. The Illini prevailedin both.

Then against St. Francis, the Illini fol-lowed that trend when in counted, over-coming an 0-21 mark from three-pointrange and 28.8 percent field-goal shoot-ing, to prevail 55-52 after trailing at half-time and much of the second half.

Against DePaul, Illinois saw its leads dipto a precarious two points late in thegame, but again found a way to win.

Although Illinois spotted Arizona a 25-15 lead in the first half, the Illini camecharging back to take a 40-36 advantage.Arizona surged in front again in the sec-ond half, only to see the Illini chargetheir way back to two points falling 75-73.

• Illinois trailed Eastern Michigan, 34-32before winning 65-57.

• At Missouri, Illinois trailed 38-33 at thehalf and 50-43 midway through the sec-ond half before prevailing, 70-67.

• In the Big Ten opener vs. Indiana,Illinois trailed 33-22 at the half aftershooting just 25 percent. Illinois trailed41-28 with 15:20 left in the game, thenbegan to whittle away, out-scoringIndiana 35-17 the rest of the game. JeréIssenmann hit four three-pointers, threein the second half.

• Against Ohio State, Illinois trailed by17 points, only to trim the lead to fivewith under a minute to play. OSU won82-74.

Illinois trailing at the halfHalftime Final

vs. St. Francis down 26-24 Won 55-52vs. E. Michigan down 34-24 Won 65-57vs. Missouri down 38-33 Won 70-67vs. Indiana down 33-22 Won 63-58vs. Ohio State down 45-36 Lost 82-74

WILLIAMS NAMED BIG TENPLAYER OF THE WEEKIllinois reaped the rewards of the victoryover Auburn with sophomore forwardAngelina Williams being named Big Tenco-Player of the Week. Williams nailedher first six three-point shots and fin-ished 6 of 7 from the arc for the game enroute to a career-high 24 points. Thesophomore added six rebounds, made 8of 10 from the field, and canned both ofher free throw attempts.

Williams previous best game cameagainst Ohio State last season when shehad 23 points, seven rebounds, sixassists and six steals.

Williams leads four Illinois players whoaverage in double figures, now averag-ing 14.4 points per game. She is tops onthe squad with 30 steals, averages 4.7rebounds game, and is shooting.794from the free-throw line.

DUNKIN’ ILLINIDuring the Pre-season MidnightMadness, the Illini unveiled its pre-sea-son “freestyle” video, which showcasedseveral of Illinois’ ball handling skillsand a dunk from Angelina Williams

SIGNING CLASS of 2003Illinois Head Coach Theresa Grentzannounced the signing of 5-5 point guardMissy Mitidiero from Illinois state runner-upMarian Catholic High School in ChicagoHeights, Ill., and 6-1 forward Erin Wigleyfrom Moon, Pa.

• Mitidiero led her team to second place at theIHSA State Tournament a year ago. Mitidierowas called one of the “Top 10 point guards inthe nation” by the Chicago Sun-Times andRegional/National Scouting Services.Statistically, Mitidiero had the best season ofher high school career, averaging a career-best13.0 points per game, while converting 116assists to just 76 turnovers. Mitidiero alsobecame an even more potent three-pointthreat, with 47 treys to go along with a team-best 76 steals.

As far as individual accolades are concerned,Mitidiero was named First Team All-State bythe Chicago Sun-Times in addition to Second-Team All-State honors from the ChampaignNews-Gazette, The Chicago Tribune, and theIllinois Basketball Coaches Association(IBCA). Mitidiero was the MVP of the RichSouth Tournament and was named all-ESCC.

• Erin Wigley’s high school team, Moon Area,has seen its record improve each year, from13-11 in 2000 to 23-6 in 2001 and 26-3 in2002. Wigley is the big reason why. As a jun-ior, the 6-1 forward averaged 17.0 points andover seven rebounds per game while earningPittsburgh Post-Gazette and Tribune ReviewAAA Player of the Year honors as well as beingnamed AAA Section 2 Player of the Year. Heraccolades continued at the national level asStreet & Smith’s named Wigley Pre-SeasonAll-America Honorable Mention.

Moon and Wigley reached the peak in 2002 asMoon claimed the WPIAL Championshipwhile Moon topped the 1,000-point plateaubefore the end of her junior year. Super GirlsScouting Report named Wigley to the KruelChristmas Classic All-Tournament Team andone of the Top Five Juniors.

The honors poured in for Wigley. TheTribune-Review and one named her to theTerrific Ten All Star Team and the South/WestAll-Star First team the Fab Five (All-Around)players by the Post-Gazette.


GUTHRIE, YANNI NAMED TO FIESTA BOWLALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMTiffanie Guthrie and Aminata Yanni were each named to theAll-Tournament Team at the Fiesta Bowl Classic. Guthriescored 30 points in the championship game vs. Arizona andposted the second most three-pointers in school history bynailing 7 of 8 from three-point range. Guthrie also had fivesteals and four rebounds and made 10 of 14 from the field inthe championship game. Guthrie is now 10 of 19 from three-point range for the year.• Yanni scored 27 points off the bench in the win over NorthTexas. Besides points, Yanni also set a a career high for freethrows made, going 8 of 9 from the line. Her previous careerhigh was 17 points vs. UW-Green Bay. She almost had that inthe first half with 15 points. Yanni didn’t stop there, scoring13 of her 16 points in the first half in the championship game.For the weekend, Yanni was 14 of 26 from the field (53.8 per-cent), 5 of 11 from three-point range (45.4 percent), 10 of 11from the free-throw line (90.9 percent).

THERESA GRENTZ SHOWThe Theresa Grentz TV show airs on WCIA Channel 3 eachSunday The show airs at 10 a.m. each of the subsequentSundays until the Big Ten Tournament. The show will bebroadcast in front of an audience of kids at the UbbenBasketball Complex each Friday.

DAILY DOUBLECindy Dallas posted her 18th career double double with a 13points, 11-rebound performance vs. Minnesota. Dallas hasalso moved into 9th on the Illinois all-time rebounding list.Dallas continues as one of the top rebounders in the Big Ten,ranking second in the conference with 9.4 rebounds per game.

Last year Dallas had 10 double doubles, including six to endthe regular season. She led the Big Ten and ranked 32nd inthe nation in rebounding at 9.4 boards per game. Dallasscored in double figures in 24 of 29 games a year ago andcame close to five more double doubles with five nine-rebound games during those double-digit scoring games. Sheaveraged 14.1 points and 12.0 rebounds per game in the lastnine games of the 2002 season.

Dallas is in her fifth season after missing all but three gamesof her freshman and sophomores seasons with a pair of tornACL injuries.

Illini in Big Ten Individual Rankings

Category Cindy Tiffanie Jeré Karen Angelina AmniataDallas Guthrie Issenmann Hagberg Williams Yanni

All GamesScoring 17th (12.5) 23rd (11.6) 10th (14.9) 20th (12.2)Rebounding 2nd (9.4) 17th (5.9) 28th (4.8)Free-Throw Pct. 13th (.794)Steals 11 (2.12)3-Point Pct. 8th (.303)3-Point FG Made 7th (1.59) 10th (1.47)Blocked Shots 14th (0.76) 13th (0.76) 12th (1.00)

Conference Games OnlyScoring 20th (12.0) 9th (15.6) 6th (17.0)Rebounding 2nd (8.9) 16th (5.4) 19th (4.9)Field-Goal Pct. 10th (.537)Assists 13th (3.00)Free-Throw Pct. 11th (.824) 9th (.857) 6th (.882)Steals 9th (2.14) 6th (2.43)3-Point Pct. 7th (.364) 3rd (.432)3-Point FG Made 4th (2.29) 4th (2.29)Blocked Shots 12th (0.86)Asst/Turn. Ratio 14th (0.88)


ILLINI DOUBLE-DOUBLESCindy Dallas (18- career; 6 season): 12 points, 10 rebounds vs.Kansas (11/28/00); 11 points, 12 rebounds vs. Northwestern,(2/08/01); 19 points 11 rebounds at Duquesne (11/27/01); 17points, 10 rebounds at DePaul (12/4/01); 19 points, 17 reboundsvs. Missouri (12/22/01); 13 points, 10 rebounds vs.Northwestern (12/30/01); 18 points, 12 rebounds vs. Purdue(2/7/02); 18 points, 13 rebounds at Michigan St. (2/9/02); 15points, 14 rebounds vs. Ohio State (2/13/02); 10 points, 14rebounds at Penn State (2/17/02); 18 points, 14 rebounds vs.Indiana (2/21/02); 14 points, 10 rebounds at Iowa (2/24/02); 11points, 13 rebounds vs. UW-Green Bay (11/22/02); 15 points, 13rebounds vs. E. Michigan (12/11/02); 22 points and 12rebounds vs. Auburn (12/29/02); 15 points, 16 rebounds vs.Indiana; 13 points, 10 rebounds vs. Wisconsin (1/12/03); 13points, 11 rebounds vs. Minnesota (1/26/03).Tiffanie Guthrie (1-career, 1 season): 12 points, 10 rebounds. vs.E. Michigan (12/11/02)Karen Hagberg (2 - career, 1 season): 17 points, 11 rebounds vs.North Texas (12/7/02) 15 points, 10 rebounds vs. Michigan St.(1/30/00).

Big Ten Tournament InformationWHAT: Illinois in the 2003 Big Ten Women's Basketball TournamentCoach Theresa Grentz's Fighting Illini will get March Madness startedin Indianapolis at the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament. Thetop five seeds, as determined by the regular season standings, willreceive first-round byes. The tournament winner will be rewardedwith the Big Ten's automatic NCAA tournament berth; however, theteam with the best regular season Conference win-loss record is theactual Big Ten champion. The tournament is a Big Ten Conferenceevent, hosted by Indiana Sports Corporation.

Illinois is 10-9 all-time in the tournament and reached the champi-onship game in 1997 and 1999. The Indiana University Hoosiers arethe defending tournament champions.

WHEN: March 6-10, 2003Thursday, March 6Game 1 -- #8 Seed vs. #9 Seed ( 2 p.m. CST) -- FSNGame 2 -- #7 Seed vs. #10 Seed (4:30 p.m. CST) -- FSNGame 3 -- #6 Seed vs. #11 Seed (7 p.m. CST) -- FSN

Friday, March 7Game 4 -- #1 Seed vs. Winner Game 1 (11 a.m. CST) -- FSNGame 5 -- #4 Seed vs. #5 Seed (1:30 p.m. CST) -- FSNGame 6 -- #2 Seed vs. Winner Game 2 (6 p.m. CST) -- FSNGame 7 -- #3 Seed vs. Winner Game 3 (8:30 p.m. CST) -- FSN

tape delay broadcast

Saturday, March 8Game 8 -- Winner #4 vs. Winner #5 (2:30 p.m., CST) -- FSNGame 9 -- Winner #3 vs. Winner #6 (5 p.m. CST) -- FSN

Monday, March 9

Game 10 -- Winner #8 vs. Winner #9 (6 p.m. CST) -- ESPN2

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TICKET INFORMATION:All-session tickets are on sale for $55 in the Illini fan block and can beobtained by picking up a ticket brochure at the University of IllinoisTicket Office or by calling (217) 333-3470.

All-session tickets in neutral seating can be purchased at allTicketmaster outlets, charged by phone through Ticketmaster at (217)351-2626 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

WHERE: Indianapolis, Ind., Conseco Fieldhouse (1999)

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION: More than 5,000 hotel rooms and 42,000 parking spaces are locatedwithin a 10-minute walk of the Fieldhouse. In addition, many of thosehotels are linked by a system of enclosed skywalks.

NIGHTLIFE:Downtown Indy bustles with shopping, restaurants, bars, theatre andentertainment, again all within easy walking distance of theFieldhouse and the hotels.

NCAA Tournament Dates and SiteFirst and Second RoundPalo Alto, Calif. (March 22 & 24)Boulder, Colo. (March 22 &24)Stors, Conn. (March 23 & 25)Athens, Ga. (March 22 & 24)West Lafeyette, Ind. (March 22 &24)Manhattan, Kan. (March 23 & 25)Ruston, La. (March 23 &25)Raleigh, N.C. (March 23 & 25)Cincinnati, Ohio (March 23 & 25)Norman, Okla. (March 23 &25)Eugene, Ore. (March 22 &24)State College, Pa. (March 23 & 25)Knoxville, Tenn. (March 22 & 24)Lubbock, Tex. (March 23 & 25)Norfolk, Va. (March 22 & 24)

RegionalsEast -- Dayton, Ohio (March 30, April 1)West-- Palo Alto, Calif. (March 30 & April 1)Mideast --Knoxville, Tenn. (March 22 & 24)Midwest -- Albuquerque, N.M. (March 29 & 31)

Final Four -- Atlanta, Ga.East winner vs. West Winner (April 6)Midwest winner vs. Mideast Winner (April 6)Championship -- April 8


2001-2002 INDIVIDUAL STATS (POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS)Game #1 #3 #4 #12 #21 #22 #23 #25 #30 #32 #33 #44 #45 #55

Hughes Wright Guth Leonard Acuna Guthrie Hunter Issenmann Yanni Hagberg Williams Daugherty Blackburn DallasDom. Rep. (ex.) 2-3-1 DNP DNP 5-5-5 0-0-2 9-2-1 DNP 9-0-1 21-3-1 3-9-5 0-4-1 0-3-0 0-1-0 33-19-4Lady Stars (ex.) 0-0-0 3-1-0 DNP 5-3-3 0-0-0 24-7-4 DNP 9-2-4 14-1-2 10-5-1 18-3-1 3-2-0 DNP 12-9-1UWGB 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 5-0-0 0-0-0 19-3-1 DNP 9-2-1 17-5-2 3-2-0 14-4-3 0-0-0 DNP 11-13-1at Illinois State 2-0-0 2-3-0 0-2-0 2-2-1 DNP 16-4-4 DNP 5-0-2 6-3-1 7-9-2 14-7-2 1-3-0 DNP 16-8-0St. Francis (Pa.) DNP DNP DNP 2-1-1 DNP 10-7-1 DNP 0-6-3 0-5-1 21-8-1 14-4-1 DNP DNP 8-13-1DePaul 2-1-0 DNP DNP 7-2-2 DNP 13-6-3 DNP 2-1-2 5-4-1 9-5-1 16-4-0 0-0-0 DNP 17-7-1vs. North Texas 0-1-2 2-1-0 DNP 5-3-4 DNP 8-3-1 DNP 6-3-4 27-2-1 17-11-1 18-4-3 1-4-0 DNP 8-11-4at Arizona 0-0-1 DNP DNP 6-6-3 DNP 30-4-1 DNP 0-0-1 16-0-2 9-6-1 6-8-2 2-3-0 DNP 4-7-2E. Michigan 0-1-1 0-0-0 DNP 2-0-5 5-4-0 12-10-2 DNP 2-3-0 10-4-2 9-6-1 10-3-2 0-0-0 DNP 15-13-1Mississippi State DNP DNP DNP 3-1-1 0-1-0 9-3-2 DNP 3-1-1 2-3-0 16-8-2 9-3-5 8-3-0 DNP 17-7-0Missouri 0-0-1 DNP DNP 2-1-1 0-2-3 17-5-2 DNP 11-4-1 4-2-2 7-4-1 19-5-4 0-0-0 DNP 10-7-0Auburn DNP DNP DNP 0-0-1 3-2-0 6-4-5 DNP 12-0-3 2-3-1 11-3-1 24-6-1 0-1-0 DNP 22-12-6Indiana 0-0-0 3-0-0 DNP 0-0-1 0-2-1 11-6-3 DNP 0-0-0 10-1-2 2-7-0 8-2-3 0-1-0 DNP 15-16-1at Michigan 3-1-0 2-0-0 DNP 0-1-4 0-1-0 14-3-3 DNP 12-0-1 22-8-6 4-2-0 23-9-4 0-4-0 DNP 9-4-0at Minnesota 0-0-0 DNP DNP 3-3-3 0-0-2 4-4-3 DNP 12-3-2 5-4-2 8-5-0 13-4-3 0-2-0 DNP 17-7-1Wisconsin 8-2-1 0-1-0 DNP 2-2-3 0-1-2 4-2-0 DNP 3-1-0 16-5-3 8-7-1 17-8-1 2-0-0 DNP 13-10-3at Wisconsin 2-0-0 DNP DNP 6-0-1 2-1-3 5-1-2 DNP 10-1-0 17-3-0 4-7-2 7-0-3 0-2-0 DNP 6-5-3at Ohio State 8-2-1 DNP DNP 0-2-3 0-0-1 4-0-0 DNP 0-0-1 19-3-2 11-5-2 19-4-4 2-4-0 0-0-0 11-9-2Minnesota 0-0-0 DNP DNP 12-3-2 0-0-0 15-7-2 DNP 0-0-0 30-3-0 2-5-4 22-7-5 0-1-0 DNP 13-11-2

Media InformationGrentz Teleconference Schedule The Theresa Grentz teleconference for this Friday (Jan.10) has been changed to 10:30 a.m.Theresa Grentz and sometimes a player will be availablevia teleconference at 11:30 a.m. on the following days.

The number for the teleconference is 217/265-8030.

Big Ten TeleconferenceCoach Grentz participates in the Big Ten Teleconference eachTuesday at 9:40 a.m. To participate on the weekly teleconfer-ence, call the Big Ten office 847/696-1010 to get the phonenumber. Playback will be available for play-back for 24hours following each call. To access the play-back, dial: 1-800-818-7067; no access code required.

Illinois on the WebFor all your women’s basketball information needs, checkout the University of Illinois’ official web site, at www.fight-ingillini.com. The site features the most current releases andinformation, including rosters and player bios, as well asgame and season statistics. All women’s basketball gamescan be heard live on the site by using Real Audio.

Illinois Interview PolicyAll interview requests for Illinois players and coachesshould be directed to Mike Koon in the Athletic PublicRelations Office at 217/333-1391. At no time, shouldmedia representatives contact student-athletes at theirresidence.

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Starting Line-ups Guard Guard Forward Forward CenterUW-Green Bay Leonard Yanni Williams Hagberg Dallasat Illinois State Leonard Yanni Williams Hagberg DallasSt. Francis (Pa.) Leonard Yanni Williams Hagberg DallasDePaul Leonard Yanni Williams Hagberg Dallasvs. North Texas Leonard Guthrie Williams Hagberg Dallasat Arizona Leonard Guthrie Williams Hagberg DallasEastern Michigan Leonard Guthrie Williams Hagberg DallasMississippi State Leonard Guthrie Williams Hagberg Dallasvs. Missouri Leonard Issenmann Yanni Hagberg DallasAuburn Leonard Issenmann Yanni Hagberg DallasIndiana Leonard Issenmann Yanni Hagberg Dallasat Michigan Leonard Issen mann Yanni Hagberg Dallasat Minnesota Leonard Issenmann Yanni Hagberg DallasWisconsin Leonard Issenmann Yanni Hagberg Dallasat Wisconsin Leonard Issenmann Yanni Hagberg Dallasat Ohio State Leonard Issenmann Yanni Hagberg DallasMinnesota Leonard Williams Yanni Hagberg Dallas

ILLINOIS TEAM SEASON HIGHSPoints -- 94 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Rebounds -- 51 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02 and North Texas,12/7/02)Steals -- 21 (vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)Assists -- 20 (vs. North Texas, 12/7/02)Blocks --8 (vs. Eastern Michigan, 12/11/02)Turnovers -- 26 (vs. DePaul, 12/4/02)Fouls -- 21 (at Illinois State, 12/1/02)Field Goals -- 31 (at Michigan, 1/5/03)FG Att. -- 75 (vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)Field Goal Pct. .511 (vs. UW-Green Bay, 11/22/02)Free Throws -- 27 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)FT Att. -- 34 (vs. North Texas, 12/7/02)Free-Throw Pct. -- .900 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)3-Pointers --12 (vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)3-Pointers Att. -- 25 (vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)Three-Point Pct. -- .600, 9-15 (vs. UW-Green Bay, 11/22/02)

ILLINOIS TEAM SEASON LOWSPoints -- 55 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)Rebounds -- 21 (at Wisconsin, 1/19/03)Steals -- 7 (vs. North Texas, 12/7/02, at Arizona, 12/8/02, and vs.Mississippi State, 12/14/02)Assists -- 9 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)Blocks --1 (vs. Missouri, 12/29/02 and Ohio State, 1/23/03)Turnovers -- 11 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)Fouls -- 11 (vs. Missouri, 12/29/02 and Indiana, 1/2/03)Field Goals -- 19 (vs. Indiana, 1/2/03)FG Att. -- 47 (vs. UW-Green Bay, 11/22/02)Field Goal Pct. .288 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)Free Throws -- 5 (at Minnesota, 1/9/03)FT Att. -- 8 (at Minnesota, 1/9/03)Free-Throw Pct. -- .533 (at Wisconsin, 1/19/03)3-Pointers --0 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)3-Pointers Att. -- 3 (vs. DePaul, 12/4/02)Three-Point Pct. -- .000 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)

ILLINOIS INDIVIDUAL HIGHS

Points -- 30, Tiffanie Guthrie (at Arizona, 12/8/02); AminataYanni (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Rebounds --16, Cindy Dallas (vs. Indiana, 1/2/02)Steals -- 6, Cindy Dallas (vs. DePaul, 12/2/02); AngelinaWilliams (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Assists -- 6, Cindy Dallas (vs. Auburn, 12/29/02); AminataYanni (at Michigan, 1/5/03)Blocks -- 4, Cindy Dallas (vs. UW-Green Bay, 11/22/02); 4,Karen Hagberg (12/14/02 vs. Mississippi State); AngelinaWilliams (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Field Goals -- 11, Aminata Yanni (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)FG Att. -- 21, Angelina Williams (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03);

Aminata Yanni (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Field Goal Pct. .800, Angelina Williams (vs. North Texas,12/8/02); Angelina Williams (vs. Auburn , 12/29/02); CindyDallas (vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)Free Throws -- 9, Cindy Dallas (vs. Mississippi State,12/14/02); Tiffanie Guthrie (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)FT Att. -- 13, Cindy Dallas (vs. E. Michigan, 12/11/02)Free-Throw Pct. -- 1.000, Tiffanie Guthrie (vs. Minnesota,1/26/03)3-Pointers --7, Tiffanie Guthrie (at Arizona, 12/8/02)3-Pointers Att. -- 11 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Three-Point Pct. -- .875, Tiffanie Guthrie (at Arizona, 12/8/02)


#21 Maggie Acuna (5-6, Fr., G, Oak Brook, Ill.)High School Highlights• Point Guard for State Champion Hinsdale Central in 2002• Had 7 assists in state title game vs. Marian Catholic• Two-time all-state selection• Hinsdale Central posted a 114-14 record in her years• Totaled 754 assists, fourth best all-time in Illinois State history

Season Highlights• Returned to play vs. Eastern Michgan after missing four games dueto injury.• Scored her first career point vs. Eastern Michigan and ended thegame wih five points and four rebounds.

Season/Career Bests Points: 5 (vs. Eastern Michigan, 12/11/02)Rebounds: 4 (vs. Eastern Michigan, 12/11/02)Field Goals: 1 (three times, last at Wisconsin, 1/19/03)Field Goals Attempted: 2 (vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)Free Throws: 2 (vs. Eastern Michigan, 12/11/02)Free Throws Attempted: 3 (vs. Eastern Michigan, 12/11/02)3 Pt. FG: 1 (twice, last vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)3 Pt. FG Att.: 1 (three times, last vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)Assists: 3 (twice, last at Wisconsin, 1/19/03)Blocks: 0Steal: 2 (twice, last vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)

#45 Brenda Blackburn (6-6, Jr., C, Ardmore, Okla.)Career Highlights• Named Most Improved on the Illinois Team in 2002• Played on Big Ten traveling team in Holland and Belgium in 2002• Totaled 9 points and 17 rebounds in her career• Tallest Player in Illinois history

Career BestsPoints: 2 (three times, last vs. Michigan, 1/27/02)Rebounds: 3 (vs. Clemson, 11/18/00)Field Goals: 1 (three times, last vs. Michigan, 1/27/02)Field Goals Attempted: 3 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01)Free Throws: 1 (vs. Missouri, 12/22/01)Free Throws Attempted: 2 (vs. UConn, 12/10/00)3 Pt. FG: 03 Pt. FG Att.: 0Assists: 2 (twice, last vs. James Madison, 11/23/01)Blocks: 1 (vs. Michigan, 1/27/02)Steals: 1 (twice, last vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01)

Season Highlights • Saw her first action of the season vs. Wisconsin after missing thefirst 13 games due to injury.

Season Bests (Has not played -- injured foot)Points: 0 (vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)Rebounds: 1 (vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)Field Goals: 0 (vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)Field Goals Attempted: 1 (vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)Free Throws: 0 (vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)Free Throws Attempted: (vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)3 Pt. FG: 0 (vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)3 Pt. FG Att.: 0 (vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)Assists: 0 (vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)Blocks: 0 (vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)

Steals: 0 (vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)

#55 Cindy Dallas (6-2, r-Sr., F, Pittsburgh, Pa.)Career Highlights • Sidelined for two straight years with a torn ACL• Played in three games before injury struck during 1998-99 seasonaveraging 8.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per game • Went 6-7 from the floor to score 16 points against Wisconsin in the2001 Big Ten Tournament. • In 2002 a second-team All-Big Ten selection, led the Big Ten inrebounding (9.4) during conference while ranking 32nd in the nationin rebounding for the season (9.3) • Has posted 18 career double-doubles. • Also grabbed a career-best 17 boards against the Tigers • Named Big Ten Player of the Week after performances vs. EasternIllinois and Missouri •Reached double figures in rebounding 12 times as well as leading S•Set career-highs of 22 points and six assists in a victory overAuburn on 12/29/02.

Career BestsPoints: 22 (vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)Rebounds: 17 (vs. Missouri, 12/22/01)Field Goals: 8 (six times, last vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)Field Goals Attempted: 17 (vs. Indiana, 2/21/02)Free Throws: 10 (vs. Purdue, 2/7/02)Free Throws Attempted: 13 (twice, last vs. E. Michigan, 12/11/02)3 Pt. FG: 03 Pt. FG Att.: 1 (vs. St. Francis, 12/1/02)Assists: 6 (vs. Auburn, 12/29/02Blocks: 4 (twice, last vs. UW-Green, Bay, 11/22/02)Steals: 6 (twice, last vs. DePaul, 12/4/02)

Season Highlights • Tri-captain•Set career-highs of 22 points and six assists in a victory overAuburn on 12/29/02.• Started the year by posting her seventh straight regular seasondouble double with 11 points and 13 rebounds vs. UW-Green Bay• Also tied a career-high with four blocks vs. UW-Green Bay• Tied a career-high with six steals vs. DePaul• Totaled 33 points and 19 rebounds vs. the Dominican RepublicNational Team in the first exhibition game of the year.• Notched her sixth double-double of the year with 13 points and 11rebounds vs. No. 10 Minnesota.• Currently second in the Big Ten with 9.3 rebounds per game andrankes fourth in conference games only at 8.4 rebounds per game.

Season BestsPoints: 22 (vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)Rebounds: 16 (vs. Indiana, 1/2/03)Field Goals: 8 (vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)Field Goals Attempted: 15 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)Free Throws: 9 (vs. Mississippi State, 12/14/02)Free Throws Att.: 13 (vs. E. Michigan, 12/11/02)3 Pt. FG: 03 Pt. FG Att.: 1 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)Assists: 6 (vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)Blocks: 4 (vs. UW-Green Bay, 11/22/02)Steals: 6 (vs. DePaul, 12/4/02)


#44 Brittney Daugherty (Fr., F, Peoria, Ill.)High School Highlights• Helped Peoria Central to back-to-back state tournaments in 2000and 2001.• Averaged 12.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game while shooting.523 from the field as a junior• Scored 20 points in the 2001 supersectional win over Urbana• Peoria Journal-Star All-Area three straight years.

Season Highlights•Saw a career-high 20 minutes of action at Ohio State 1/23/03•Netted her first career FG vs. Arizona in the Fiesta Bowl Classic•Went 4-5 for the field for a career high eight points vs. MSU at theUnited Center.

Season/Career Bests Points: 8 (vs. Mississippi State, 12/14/02)Rebounds: 4 (three times, last at Ohio State 1/23/03)Field Goals: 4 (vs. Mississippi State, 12/14/02)Field Goals Attempted: 5 (vs. Mississippi State, 12/14/02)Free Throws: 1 (at Illinois State, 12/1/02)Free Throws Attempted: 2 (four times, at Ohio State 1/23/03)3 Pt. FG: 03 Pt. FG Att.: 0Assists: 0Blocks: 1 (six times, at Ohio State 1/23/03)Steals: 1 (at Wisconsin, 1/19/03)

#4 Allison Guth (5-9, Jr., G, Arlington Heights, Ill.)Career Highlights• Made her first appearance against James Madison on Nov. 23. • Scored seven points and added four rebounds on 3 of 5 shootingvs. Club Volna in St. Petersburg, Russia • Appeared in four games during the 2001-2002 regular season

Career Bests Points: 0Rebounds: 2 (at Illinois State, 12/1/02)Field Goals: 0Field Goals Attempted: 2 (vs. Missouri, 12/22/01)Free Throws: 0Free Throws Attempted: 03 Pt. FG: 03 Pt. FG Att.: 1 (twice, last vs. Missouri, 12/22/01)Assists: 0Blocks: 0Steals: 1 (at Illinois State, 12/1/02)

Season Highlights• Played six minutes and collected two rebounds at Illinois State

Season Bests Points: 0Rebounds: 2 (at Illinois State, 12/1/02)Field Goals: 0Field Goals Attempted: 1 (at Illinois State, 12/1/02)Free Throws Attempted: 03 Pt. FG: 03 Pt. FG Att.: 0Assists: 0Blocks: 0Steals: 1 (at Illinois State, 12/1/02)

#22 Tiffanie Guthrie (5-10, So., G, Trotwood, Ohio)Career Highlights • Recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and 10boards vs. Eastern Michigan on Dec. 11, 2002 • Led the Illini with a career-high 19 points while also grabbing nineboards and five steals and dishing out four assists at Minnesota on1/3/02• Made her first career start against Penn State on Jan. 7, 2002 • Tied with Angelina Williams for a team-high 16 points at PennState.•Scored a career high 30 points on 10-14 from the field and 7-8 frombehind the arc vs. Arizona in the Fiesta Bowl Classic Championship.•Also collected a career high five steals in that contest.

Career BestsPoints: 30 (at Arizona, 12/8/02)Rebounds: 10 (vs. E. Michigan, 12/11/02)Field Goals: 10 (at Arizona, 12/8/02)Field Goals Attempted: 18 (vs. Minnesota, 1/3/02)Free Throws: 8 (at Illinois State, 12/1/02)Free Throws Attempted: 12 (vs. DePaul, 12/4/02)3 Pt. FG: 7 (at Arizona, 12/8/02)3 Pt. FG Att.: 8 (at Arizona, 12/8/02)Assists: 5 (vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)Blocks: 3 (vs. E. Michigan, 12/11/02)Steals: 5 (twice, last at Arizona, 12/8/02)

Season Highlights• Scored 19 points and made a career-high three three-pointers vs.UW-Green Bay in season opener• Had a steal with two seconds remaining and knocked down a pairof free throw to seal the 71-67 win over DePaul on 12/4/02• Named to the Fiesta Bowl Classic All-Tournament Team after drop-ping a career high 30 points and netting a career high 10 FG’s andseven three-pointers vs. #21 Arizona in the title game.• Set career highs of 10 rebounds and three blocks vs. E. Michigan.• Dished a career-best five assists vs. Auburn.

Season BestsPoints: 30 (at Arizona, 12/8/02)Rebounds: 10 (vs. E. Michigan, 12/11/02)Field Goals: 10 (at Arizona, 12/8/02)Field Goals Attempted: 14 (at Arizona, 12/8/02)Free Throws: 9 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Free Throws Attempted: 12 (vs. DePaul, 12/4/02)3 Pt. FG: 7 (at Arizona, 12/8/02)3 Pt. FG Att.: 8 (at Arizona, 12/8/02)Assists: 5 (vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)Blocks: 3 (vs. E. Michigan, 12/11/02)Steals: 5 (at Arizona, 12/8/02)

#32 Karen Hagberg (6-3, Sr., F-C, Palatine, Ill.)Career Highlights • Saw action in 27 games last season and has appeared in 79 gamesoverall for Illinois• Recorded season highs with seven points and seven boards againstMinnesota on Feb. 4, 2001• Played a total of 223 minutes or 4.2 minutes per game coming intothis season.• Scored 11 points in her Illini debut, going 5-for-6 from the field andgrabbing seven rebounds vs. Western Michigan.• Recorded a double double during Super Bowl Sunday of her fresh-man year -- 15 points and 10 rebounds vs. Michigan State on Jan. 30,2000.

Career BestsPoints: 21 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)Rebounds: 11 (vs. North Texas, 12/7/02)Field Goals: 8 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)Field Goals Attempted: 13 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)Free Throws: 7 (twice, last vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)Free Throws Attempted: 11 (vs. Michigan State, 1/30/00)3 Pt. FG: 03 Pt. FG Att.: 1 (vs. Illinois State, 12/6/01)Assists: 4 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Blocks: 4 (vs. Mississippi State, 12/14/02)Steals: 4 (vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)

Season Highlights• Tri-captain• Made her first ever start vs. UW-Green Bay and played 15 minutes• Scored a career-high 21 points to go along with eight rebounds in acomback win over St. Francis. She made the two free throws that putIllinois on top for goodwith 30 seconds to play.•Collected a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds in thewin over North Texas in the Fiesta Bowl Classic.•Set a career high with four blocked shots vs. Mississippi State whileadding 16 points and a team-high eight rebounds. • Dished a career-high four assists vs. Minnesota on 1/26/03

Season Bests Points: 21 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)Rebounds: 11 (vs. North Texas, 12/7/02)Field Goals: 8 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)Field Goals Attempted: 13 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)Free Throws: 7 (vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)Free Throws Att.: 8 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)3 Pt. FG: 03 Pt. FG Att.: 0Assists: 4 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Blocks: 4 (vs. Mississippi State, 12/14/02)Steals: 4 (vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)

#1 Janelle Hughes (5-8, Fr., G, Country Club Hills, Ill.)High School Highlights• Ranked the No. 52 best senior in her class nationally by Blue StarReport. • Named one of 100 finalist for McDonald’s All-America game• Named to Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times all-state teams.

Career Highlights•Played in seven minutes in the season opener vs. UW-Green Bay• Played 13 minutes and scored first career points at Illinois State.• Scored a career high 8 points in 15 minutes vs. Wisconsin on1/12/03 and then match that performance with 8 points vs. OhioState on 1/23/03.

Season/Career Bests Points: 8 (twice, last at Ohio State 1/23/03Rebounds: 2 (twice, last at Ohio State 1/23/03)Field Goals: 3 (twice, last at Ohio State 1/23/03)Field Goals Attempted: 6 (vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)Free Throws: 2 (three times, last vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)Free Throws Attempted: 2 (three times, last vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)3 Pt. FG: 2 (at Ohio State 1/23/03)3 Pt. FG Att.: 3 (at Ohio State 1/23/03)Assists: 2 (vs. North Texas, 12/8/02)Blocks: 1 (at Wisconsin, 1/19/03)Steals: 2 (vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)


#25 Jeré Issenmann (5-10, So., G, Mason, Ohio)Career Highlights • Made her first start in the season opener at Clemson on Nov. 19,2001• Made the game-tying shot to send it into overtime in the Illini’s 77-71 victory over Pepperdine at the United Center • Scored a then career-high 11 points in playing all 40 minutesagainst Ohio State in 2001-02•Made 10 starts during the 2001-02 season, including the first fiveand the last two

Career BestsPoints: 14 (vs. Indiana, 1/2/03)Rebounds: 6 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)Field Goals: 4 (five times, last vs. Minnesota, 1/9/03)Field Goals Attempted: 10 (three times, last vs. Minnesota, 1/9/03)Free Throws: 2 (three times, last vs. Indiana, 1/2/03)Free Throws Attempted: 2 (three times, last vs. Indiana, 1/2/03)3 Pt. FG: 4 (three times, last vs. Minnesota, 1/9/03)3 Pt. FG Att.: 10 (vs. Minnesota, 1/9/03)Assists: 5 (vs. Ohio State, 2/13/02)Blocks: 1 (twice, last vs. DePaul 12/4/02)Steals: 3 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)

Season Highlights• Has played an average of 22 minutes per game• Scored 9 points on a career-best three three-pointers in seasonopener vs. UW-Green Bay.• Had career bests in steals (3) and rebounds (7) vs. St. Francis• Nailed a three-pointer with :39 seconds left to put Illinois up threeover Indiana and would later knocked down two freethrows to sealthe win with :19 seconds left. • Currently ranks sixth in the Big Ten in three-point FG’s made with27 (1.80 per game). She is fourth in that catagory in conference gameswith 16 (3.2 per game). • Currently ranks fifth in three-point FG percentage in Big Tengames only at .390 (16-41).

Season BestsPoints: 14 (vs. Indiana, 1/2/03)Rebounds: 6 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)Field Goals: 4 (five times, last vs. Minnesota, 1/9/03)Field Goals Attempted: 10 (three times, last vs. Minnesota, 1/9/03)Free Throws: 2 (twice, last vs. Missouri, 12/21/02)Free Throws Attempted: 2 (twice, last vs. Missouri, 12/21/02)3 Pt. FG: 4 (three times, last vs. Minnesota, 1/9/03)3 Pt. FG Att.: 10 (vs. Minnesota, 1/9/03)Assists: 4 (vs. North Texas 12/7/02)Blocks: 1 (twice, last vs. Minnesota, 1/9/03)Steals: 3 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)

#12 Brett Leonard (5-5, Jr., G, Glenview, Ill.)• Tri-captainArizona State Highlights•Appeared in all 31 games for ASU in 2001, averaging 3.1 points and1.6 rebounds per game with 51 assists, 18 steals, and 11 three-point-ers.

Illinois Career Highlights• Has started at point guard in each of the 17 games and played anaverage of 27 minutes per game.• Is 21 for 22 (.955) from the free-throw line.• Hit two big free throws down the stretch vs. St. Francis• Reached double figures for the first time vs. Minnesota on1/26/03, with a career-high 12 points on 3-3 FG’s, 2-2 three FG’s and4-4 FT’s.

Season/Career Bests Points: 12 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Rebounds: 6 (at Arizona 12/8/02)Field Goals: 3 (twice, last vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Field Goals Attempted: 8 (at Wisconsin, 1/19/03)Free Throws: 4 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Free Throws Attempted: 4 (twice, last vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)3 Pt. FG: 2 (twice, last vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)3 Pt. FG Att.: 4 (vs. St. Francis, 12/2/02)Assists: 5 (vs. E. Michigan, 12/11/02)Blocks: 1 (vs. DePaul, 12/4/02)Steals: 5 (at Michigan, 1/5/03)

#33 Angelina Williams (6-0, So., F, Chicago, Ill.)2001-02 Highlights• Offers versatility because she scores, rebounds, dishes off and with

her long arms provides an imposing force on the top of the press• Scored 15 points on 6-11 shooting against Michigan on 1/27/2002• Scored a then career-high 23 points as well as leading the Illiniwith six assists and six steals against Ohio State in 2002 • Led the Illini offense for the second straight game with 16 points(tie with Guthrie) at Penn State in 2002.• Won the Ralf Woods Trophy for the team’s best free-throw shootingduring Big Ten play a year ago (.818).

Career BestsPoints: 24 (vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)Rebounds: 10 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 12/19/01)Field Goals: 10 (at Michigan, 1/5/03)Field Goals Attempted: 21 (at Ohio State 1/23/03)Free Throws: 6 (vs. UW-Green Bay, 11/22/02)Free Throws Attempted: 6 (twice, last vs. Missouri, 12/21/02)3 Pt. FG: 6 (vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)3 Pt. FG Att.: 7 (twice, last at Ohio State 1/23/03)Assists: 7 (vs. Michigan State, 2/9/02)Blocks: 4 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Steals: 6 (twice, last vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)



Season Highlights• Shown dunking in Illini’s pre-season “Freestyle Video.”• Set a new career high with 24 points and 6-7 three-point shootingvs. Auburn on 12/29/02 • Last year’s Ralf Woods winner, has started this season by making21 of 27 (.778) from the free-throw line.• Led the Illini to 70-67 win over Mizzouri with team highs in points(19), assists (4) and steals (3)• Set a new career high with 24 points and 6-7 three-point shootingvs. Auburn on 12/29/02 and was named “Big Ten Player of theWeek” for her performance. • Had a great all-around game vs. Minnesota on 1/26/03 with 22points, seven rebounds, six steals, five assists and four blocks.• Currently ranks 11th in the Big Ten in scoring (14.1).

Season BestsPoints: 24 (vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)Rebounds: 8 (at Arizona, 12/8/02)Field Goals: 10 (twice, last vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Field Goals Attempted: 21 (twice, last vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Free Throws: 6 (vs. UW-Green Bay, 11/22/02)Free Throws Attempted: 6 (twice, last vs. Missouri, 12/21/02)3 Pt. FG: 6 (vs. Auburn, 12/29/02)3 Pt. FG Att.: 7 (twice, at Ohio State 1/23/03)Assists: 5 (twice, last vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Blocks: 4 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Steals: 6 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)

#3 Jessica Wright ( Fr., G, Indianapolis, Ind.)High School Highlights• Helped Indianapolis Cathedral to back-to-back 2000 and 2001 statetitles, after finishing runner-up in 1999.• Cathedral had an 83-3 record from 1998-2000.• Named Indiana Class 3A State Finals MVP in 2001.• Ranked No. 28 best senior by Blue Star Report

Season Highlights:• Played 16 minutes in her first four games and scored her first twopoints at Illinois State.

Season/Career Bests Points: 3 (vs. Indiana, 1/2/03)Rebounds: 3 (at Illinois State, 12/1/02)Field Goals: 1 (twice, last vs. North Texas, 12/7/02)Field Goals Attempted: 3 (at Illinois State, 12/1/02)Free Throws: 0Free Throws Attempted: 03 Pt. FG: 1 (vs. Indiana, 1/2/03)3 Pt. FG Att.: 1 (four times, last vs. Indiana, 1/2/03)Assists: 1 (three times, last vs. North Texas, 12/7/02)Blocks: 1 (vs. Indiana, 1/2/03)Steals: 1 (three times, last vs. Indiana, 1/2/03)

#30 Aminata Yanni (6-1, Jr., F, Machesney Park, Ill.)Career Highlights • Started three games as a freshman • Set an Illinois freshman record by connecting on 40 percent (12 of30) of her thee-pointers in 2000-01• Suffered a season-ending ACL injury at Minnesota on Jan. 28, 2001.• Started 13 games as a sophomore and reached double figures inscoring four times.• Had one of her top career games vs. Western Kentucky in the firstround of the WNIT, scoring 13 points, grabbing seven rebounds,dishing five assists, while making two three-pointers.

Career BestsPoints: 30 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Rebounds: 8 (at Michigan, 1/5/03)Field Goals: 11 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Field Goals Attempted: 21 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Free Throws: 8 (vs. North Texas, 12/7/02)Free Throws Att.: 9 (vs. North Texas, 12/7/02)3 Pt. FG: 5 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)3 pt. FG Att.: 11 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Assists: 6 (at Michigan, 1/5/03))Blocks: 2 (vs. Northwestern, 1/20/02)Steals: 4 (vs. vs. Illinois State, 12/7/00)

Season Highlights• Tied a career-high with 17 points vs. UW-Green Bay, while making2 of 3 from the three-point line.• Set a new career high with 27 points vs. North Texas in the FiestaBowl Classic• Set a new career highs in points (30), field goals made (11), fieldgoals attempted (21), three-points FG’s made (5) and three-point FG’sattempted (11) vs. Minnesota on 1/26/03.

Season Bests Points: 30 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Rebounds: 8 (at Michigan, 1/5/03)Field Goals: 11 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Field Goals Attempted: 21 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Free Throws: 8 (vs. North Texas, 12/7/02)Free Throws Att.: 9 (vs. North Texas, 12/7/02)3 Pt. FG: 5 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)3 pt. FG Att.: 11 (vs. Minnesota, 1/26/03)Assists: 6 (at Michigan, 1/5/03)Blocks: 0Steals: 3 (twice, last vs. Wisconsin, 1/12/03)

2002-2003 GAME BOXES & SUMMARIES2002-2003 GAME BOXES & SUMMARIES

UWGB (65) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINDudley 2-7 1-4 2-2 5 4 7 35Loiselle 6-10 4-5 1-1 6 3 17 35Johnson 3-8 0-0 4-4 3 4 10 19Yudt 2-8 1-6 2-3 1 1 7 39Boyer 3-13 0-4 0-0 2 1 6 23Grassell 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1Kulenkamp 1-3 1-1 2-2 2 0 5 7Scharlow 0-6 0-1 0-0 3 3 0 23Mor 5-5 1-1 2-2 6 3 13 16Fieck 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0+Witkowski 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1Dixon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1Totals 22-60 8-22 13-14 34 20 65 200

FG%: .367 FT%: .929

Assists (9): Dudley, 2; Loiselle; Yudt, 3; Boyer; Kulenkamp;Scharlow. Blocks (1): Mor. Steals (9): Dudley; Loiselle, 2;Johnson, 3; Kulenkamp; Scharlow, 2. Turnovers: 18

ILL (78) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINWilliams 4-8 0-1 6-6 4 1 14 25Dallas 3-7 0-0 5-9 13 3 11 34Hagberg 1-3 0-0 1-2 2 3 3 15Leonard 1-3 1-1 2-2 0 2 5 32Yanni 6-10 2-3 3-5 5 2 17 30Hughes 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 7Wright 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 4Guth 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0+Acuna 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2Guthrie 6-8 3-4 4-6 3 2 19 25Issenmann 3-5 3-5 0-0 2 2 9 24Daugherty 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2Totals 24-47 9-15 21-30 33 16 78 200

FG%: .511 FT%: .700

Assists (10): Williams, 3; Dallas; Yanni, 2; Hughes; Wright;Guthrie; Issenmann. Blocks (5): Dallas, 4; Hagberg. Steals(8): Williams, 3; Dallas; Hagberg, 2; Yanni; Wright.Turnovers: 19.

Halftime score: Illinois 30, UWGB 26. Attendance: 1,613

Illinois 78, UW-Green Bay 65Nov. 22, 2002 • Assembly Hall • Champaign, Ill.

For the fourth time in five years, Illinois started the yearoff on a winning note. Nine three-pointers - threeapiece from Jeré Issenmann and Tiffanie Guthrie off thebench were key in a 78-65 season opening win.

Cindy Dallas provided her seventh straight regular sea-son double double with 11 points and 13 rebounds andalso added four blocked shots. Tiffanie Guthrie was thehigh point player for the Illini on the night with 19points off the bench, leading four players in double fig-ures. Aminata Yanni had 17 points, two three-pointers,and five rebounds. Angelina Williams had 14 points.

Illinois led 30-26 at halftime, but broke open the gameat the start of the second half with an 18-8 run over thefirst six minutes of the second half to take a command-ing 49-34 lead. Green Bay got as close as eight at 60-52,but the stifling Illinois defense held UW-Green Baywithout a field goal for the next five minutes to take acommanding 73-54 lead.

The Illini spotted UW-Green Bay a 10-2 lead. ThenIllinois began to step it up defensively, holding thePhoenix to just seven points over the next ten minutes,while they continued to score by making threes and get-ting to the free-throw line. The Illini made five threes inthe first half and took their first lead at 17-16 with 7:48left. The Illini would not trail the rest of the way.

GAME #1

ILL (71) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINLeonard 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 0 2 27Yanni 3-10 0-1 0-0 3 3 6 26Hagberg 2-6 0-0 3-4 9 2 7 23Williams 5-11 1-4 3-4 7 1 14 26Dallas 5-10 0-0 6-8 8 3 16 25Hughes 0-3 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 13Guthrie 4-10 0-3 8-10 4 4 16 25Issenmann 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 5 15Wright 1-3 0-1 0-0 3 0 2 6Guth 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 6Daugherty 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 3 1 8Totals 22-58 2-12 25-32 45 21 71 200

FG%: .379 FT%: .781

Assists (12): Leonard;, Guthrie, 4; Issenmann, 2; Yanni;Hagberg, 2; Williams, 2. Blocks (5): Hagberg, 2; Daugherty;Dallas, 2. Steals (11): Leonard, 2; Guthrie; Issenmann;Wright; Yanni, 3; Hagberg, 1; Guth; Dallas; Issenmann.Turnovers: 18

ISU (46) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINHarakas 5-9 0-0 0-0 1 1 10 21Donovan 0-2 0-0 2-4 3 0 2 21Skrabalova 4-8 0-0 2-2 14 4 10 24White 1-6 0-2 0-0 5 3 2 16O’Brien 3-11 1-5 1-2 1 5 8 27Huston 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 2Gutierrez 1-3 0-0 3-4 0 5 5 24McCormacck 1-5 1-3 0-0 2 2 3 11Tirtiaux 0-3 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 11Blade 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 7Keeney 2-9 0-4 2-4 5 3 6 29Stevenson 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 7Totals 17-60 2-16 10-16 39 28 46 200

FG%: .283 FT%: .625

Assists (11): Harakas, 2; Donovan, 2; O’Brien; Gutierrez,2;McCormack; Tirtiaux; Kenney, 2. Blocks (1): Skrabalova.Steals (10): Harakas; Donovan; Skrabalova, 2; O’Brien, 3;Gutierrez, 2; Tirtiaux. Turnovers: 23.

Halftime score: Illinois 40, Illinois State 25 . Attendance: 959

Illinois 71, Illinois State 46Dec. 1, 2002 • Redbird Arena • Normal, Ill.

Illinois' full-court game received another positivereturn. The Illini's defense forced 23 turnovers in animpressive 71-46 victory over Illinois State in Normal.

The Illini defense didn't allow Illinois State to get intoits half-court game in holding the Redbirds scoreless forover five minutes and turning a 6-5 lead into a 19-5lead. Illinois led 40-25 at the half.

Cindy Dallas was relentless on the boards with 16points and eight rebounds in just 25 minutes of action.Illinois State's top scorer, Zora Skrabalova, was heldscoreless for the first 32 minutes of the game and miredin foul trouble, before scoring 10 points after the gamewas already decided. The Illini post players did a greatjob of denying the post.

Tiffanie Guthrie came alive in the second half, scoring13 of her 16 points in the second half and made 8 of 10from the line. As a team the Illini were 25 for 32 fromthe line for the game, including 15 of 16 from the stripein the second half. Illinois State, meanwhile, made just10 of 16. The Illini led in rebounds, 45-39

The Illini then held Illinois State scoreless for the firstfour-and-a-half minutes of the second half to take firmcontrol of the game. Illinois led 55-32 following a three-point play from Tiffanie Guthrie with 12 minutes toplay in the game.

GAME #2

St. Fran (52)FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINMason 1-2 0-0 0-0 5 3 2 15Chesick 7-18 2-4 0-0 8 4 16 33Swink 3-7 0-0 3-4 7 3 9 30Hewitt 2-8 0-1 0-0 8 3 4 36Ward 8-21 2-8 0-0 4 2 18 39Enyeart 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1Gompers 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 0 3 11Allison 0-5 0-5 0-0 1 0 0 8VanderLeest 0-1 0-0 0-0 8 1 0 19Burnham 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 8Totals 22-67 5-22 3-4 47 18 52 200

FG%: .328 FT%: .750

Assists (11): Chesick; Hewitt, 5; Ward, 2; Gompers; Allison;VanDerLeest. Blocks (2): Chesick; Allison. Steals (6): Chesick;Swink, 2; Hewitt; Ward, 2. Turnovers: 19

ILL (55) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINWilliams 6-17 0-2 2-4 4 1 14 31Dallas 3-15 0-1 2-2 13 3 8 37Hagberg 8-13 0-0 5-8 8 2 21 36Leonard 0-4 0-4 2-2 1 1 2 24Yanni 0-7 0-4 0-0 5 1 0 19Guthrie 4-10 0-3 2-5 7 3 10 27Issenmann 0-7 0-7 0-0 6 0 0 26Totals 21-73 0-21 13-21 51 11 55 200

FG%: .511 FT%: .700

Assists (9): Williams; Dallas; Hagberg; Leonard; Yanni;Guthrie; Issenmann, 3. Blocks (4): Williams; Dallas; Hagberg;Guthrie. Steals (8): Williams, 2; Hagberg; Guthrie, 2;Issenmann, 3. Turnovers: 15.

Halftime score: St. Francis 26, Illinois 24. Attendance: 1,147.

Illinois 55, St. Francis (Pa.) 52Dec. 2, 2002 • Assembly Hall • Champaign, Ill.

Illinois survived a cold shooting night to defeat St.Francis, 55-52 The Illini committed just 15 turnoversand 11 fouls and won the rebounding war, 51-47. Theball just didn’t fall in the hoop. The Illini shot just 28.8percent from the field and was 0-21 from the three-point line.

Senior Karen Hagberg played a career-high 36 minutesand poured in a career-best 21 points to go along witheight rebounds. She was a cool as a cucumber down thestretch, making a pair of free throws to break a 50-50 tiewith just 30 seconds to play. That helped give the Illinithe momentum at the end.

Illinois forced a critical St. Francis turnover on the nextpossession, and Brett Leonard scored her only twopoints of the game, by sinking both ends of the one-and-one to put Illinois up 54-50 with 15 seconds left.St. Francis got a quick two from Karen Hewitt, fouledHagberg, who made one of two from the line with sixseconds remaining. That left the Red Flash with onemore shot, but a three-pointer from the left base linejust missed.

Perhaps the game was won midway through the firsthalf when Illinois fought off a sluggish start in spottingSt. Francis an 18-8 lead only to go on a 12-2 run of itsown to tied it at 20. St. Francis led 26-24 at the half.

St. Francis led most of the second half, taking its biggestlead of the half at 34-26 with 17:31 to play. Illinoiskept battling, going back in front at 45-44 on a basketfrom Angelina Williams. The game was tied at 46, 48and 50 before Illinois went in front for good. AngelinaWilliams’ pretty fade-away jumper with 1:15 left tied itat 50.

GAME #3


DePaul (67) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINDant 4-7 0-2 7-8 2 4 15 34Smith, K. 1-3 0-0 2-2 7 5 4 17Smith, J. 4-10 0-0 3-4 9 4 11 27Kustok 2-5 1-3 1-1 2 1 6 29Luke 4-8 4-7 0-0 2 1 12 27Sobieszcyk 2-8 1-6 0-0 2 1 5 31Forsberg 0-7 0-5 2-2 4 2 2 16Smith, C. 5-9 0-0 2-3 2 21 12 19Totals 22-57 6-23 17-20 32 21 67 200

FG%: .386 FT%: .850

Assists (7): Dant (2), J. Smith (2), Sobieszcyk (2), Luke (1).Blocks (2): J. Smith (2). Steals (11): Dant (3), Sobieszcyk (2),C. Smith (2), K. Smith , Kustok, Luke, Forsberg. Turnovers:25

ILL (71) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINWilliams 6-12 0-0 4-5 4 3 16 27Dallas 7-11 0-0 3-4 7 4 17 31Hagberg 4-9 0-0 1-2 5 1 9 22Leonard 2-3 1-1 2-2 2 0 7 34Yanni 2-8 0-0 1-2 4 3 5 20Hughes 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 2 2 10Guthrie 3-6 0-0 7-12 6 4 13 22Issenmann 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 32Daugherty 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2Totals 25-53 1-3 20-29 35 19 71 200

FG%: .472 FT%: .690

Assists (10): Guthrie (3), Issenman (2), Leonard (2), Dallas,Hagberg, Yanni. Blocks (4): Hagberg, Leonard, Issenman,Daugherty. Steals (12): Dallas (6), Yanni (2), Guthrie (2),Williams, Hughes. Turnovers: 26.


Illinois 71, DePaul 67Dec. 4, 2002 • Assembly Hall • Champaign, Ill.

The Illini, in the midst of five games in eight days, wonits third game in the last four days on Wednesday witha victory over the DePaul Blue Demons.Senior CindyDallas scored 17 points to pace three Illinois players indouble figures. Sophomores Angelina Williams (16)and Tiffanie Guthrie (13) followed Dallas. bubba

Illinois used a 14-0 run late in the first half to go infront 36-24. The Illini never trailed after that. The Illiniout-rebounded their third opponent in four games by a35-32 margin. Cindy Dallas led the way on the glass forthe Orange and Blue with seven boards.

The Illini held DePaul scoreless for over five minuteslate in the first half and went on a 14-0 run to take a 36-24 lead. The run started when Brett Leonard nailed athree-pointer, Karen Hagberg converted a short jumperand Cindy Dallas scored on a rebound basket.Freshman Janelle Hughes got into the act with a stealand two free throws to close the rally and give the Illiniat 10-point advantage at the half, 36-26.

Although Illinois never lost the lead, DePaul made sev-eral charges in the second half. Illinois jumped to a 49-38 lead with 15 minutes to play in the second half, onlythe to see the lead cut to a precarious 49-46 after an 8-0 DePaul run. The Illini had a season-high 26turnovers for the game.

Angelina Williams scored 10 of 16 points in the secondhalf. DePaul got as close as two at 69-67 with 55 secondleft a basket from Charlene Smith (12 points), butGuthrie came up with a huge steal with two seconds left

GAME #4

N. Texas (68)FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINBlanton 4-8 0-0 3-5 4 5 11 18Lewis 4-10 0-1 0-0 4 3 8 19Grismanausk. 1-5 0-0 0-0 4 3 2 21Bobo 2-8 0-1 2-2 4 4 6 25Trout 4-7 3-4 1-2 3 1 12 21Brown 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2Mireles 0-4 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 12Armstrong 1-10 0-2 0-0 5 1 2 18Williams, K. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 5Wilson 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 10Carter 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 2Britt 5-13 1-2 2-2 5 2 13 19Haskin 2-4 0-0 2-2 2 0 6 10Williams, J. 2-4 0-0 0-0 4 2 4 18Totals 27-80 4-12 10-13 45 25 68 200

FG%: .338 FT%: .769

Assists (13): Bobo (5), Lewis (4), Mireles (2), Trout (1),Armstrong (1). Blocks (3): Grismanauskaite (1), Bobo (1),Haskin (1). Steals (4): Bobo (2), Blanton (1), Lewis (1).Turnovers: 23

ILL (92) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINWilliams 8-10 2-2 0-0 4 3 18 26Dallas 2-5 0-0 4-7 11 4 8 22Hagberg 6-10 0-0 5-6 11 3 17 28Leonard 1-3 0-2 3-4 3 0 5 36Guthrie 2-9 0-1 4-6 3 3 8 19Hughes 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 7Issenman 2-7 2-6 0-0 3 0 6 24Wright 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 3Yanni 8-15 3-6 8-9 2 0 27 21Daugherty 0-2 0-0 1-2 4 3 1 14Totals 30-65 7-19 25-34 51 17 92 200

FG%: .462 FT%: .735

Assists (20): Dallas (4), Leonard (4), Issenman (4), Williams(3), Hughes (2), Hagberg (1), Guthrie (1), Yanni (1). Blocks(3): Williams (3). Steals (7): Leonard (2), Williams (1),Dallas (1), Hughes (1), Wright (1), Yanni (1). Turnovers: 25.

Halftime score: Illinois 49, UWGB 37. Attendance: 520

Illinois 92, North Texas 68Dec. 7, 2002 • McKale Center • Tempe, Ariz.

Illinois defeated North Texas, 92-68, in the openinggame of the Fiesta Bowl Women's Basketball Classic.Illinois advanced to meet Arizona in the championshipgame the next day.

Tiffanie Guthrie replaced Aminata Yanni in the Illinoisstarting line-up and the strategy worked for the Illini.Yanni had a career afternoon with 27 points, 15 ofwhich came in the first half. Karen Hagberg posted hersecond career double double with 19 points and 11rebounds.

Illinois didn't trail in the final 30 minutes of the game,out-scoring the Lady Eagles by 12 points in each half.The Illini used several runs at the end of each half topull in front. Trailing 24-23, Illinois went on a 26-13run to close the half and lead 49-37 at the break.

Illinois continued to extend its lead, holding NorthTexas scoreless for the first four minutes of the secondhalf while scoring six of its own. Angelina Williams'three-pointer made it 55-37 Illinois with 16 minutes toplay in the game.

North Texas was able to stay in the game thanks to forc-ing 25 Illinois turnovers. The Eagles got as close as tenat 74-64, but the Illini out-scored North Texas, 15-4 toclose out the game thanks to the three-point shot.

GAME #5

Arizona (75) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINWarren 6-11 0-1 2-5 6 3 14 37Polk 10-15 0-0 3-5 11 3 23 36Wheeler 5-9 2-2 3-5 5 3 15 36Grzyb 7-11 0-0 0-0 0 1 14 36Brase 1-9 1-5 3-4 4 1 6 31Jones 1-4 1-2 0-0 2 3 3 14Roberson 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 8Sanford 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2Totals 30-61 4-10 11-19 36 14 75

FG%: .403 FT%: .800

Assists (16): Polk (3), Grzyb (3), Brase (3), Warren (2),Wheeler (2), Jones (2), Roberson (1) . Blocks (5): Polk (3),Warren (2). Steals (3): Warren (1), Wheeler (1), Grzyb (1).Turnovers: 23

ILL (73) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINWilliams 3-16 0-3 0-0 8 1 6 31Dallas 1-4 0-0 2-2 7 4 4 23Hagberg 2-8 0-0 5-6 6 3 9 25Leonard 2-4 2-3 0-0 6 2 6 38Guthrie 10-14 7-8 3-4 4 2 30 34Hughes 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1Issenman 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 12Yanni 6-11 2-5 2-2 0 1 16 22Daugherty 1-1 0-0 0-1 3 2 2 14Totals 25-62 11-22 12-15 36 15 73 200

FG%: .403 FT%: .800

Assists (13): Leonard (3), Williams (2), Dallas (2), Yanni (2),Hagberg (1), Guthrie (1), Hughes (1), Issenman (1). Blocks(5): Williams (3), Guthrie (1), Daugherty (1). Steals (7):Guthrie (5), Williams (1), Hagberg (1). Turnovers: 24


#21 Arizona 75, Illinois 73Dec. 8, 2002 • Mckale Center • Tempe, Ariz.

Tiffanie Guthrie scored a career-high 30 points, but itwas not enough to hold No. 21 Arizona, 75-73, in thetitle game of the Fiesta Bowl Women's BasketballClassic on Sunday.

Guthrie was 7-of-8 from three-point range. AminataYanni scored 13 of 16 points in the first half. BothGuthrie and Yanni were named to the All-TournamentTeam. The Illini made 11 of 22 three-pointers in thegame.

Illinois had to control Shawntinice Polk, who scored 23points and 11 rebounds for Arizona and was named thetournament MVP.

Illinois battled right down to the final buzzer. Despitefalling behind 27-15 eight-and-a-half minutes into thefirst half, the Illini came roaring back thanks to somebig guns from downtown. Brett Leonard had the first ofher two three-pointers to start a 25-11 run, which putIllinois in front 40-36.

Arizona jumped to a 61-52 lead midway through thefirst half, then Guthrie fired two triples to make it 61-58. The Arizona lead reach one when Yanni hit a three-pointer, making it 67-66. After the Wildcats extendedthe lead to 71-66, baskets from Cindy Dallas andGuthrie made it 71-70. Arizona went up 75-70, butGuthrie's seventh and final three of the game made it75-73 with just over a minute to play.

The Illini had one last chance at the end, but turned itover with one second left.

GAME #6


EMU (57) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINBishop 1-7 1-5 0-0 3 2 3 24Wiseman 5-11 0-0 3-3 3 5 11 25Knapp 6-9 0-1 4-6 6 1 16 30Crandell 2-9 0-3 0-1 4 2 4 40Coleman 7-16 0-2 0-0 10 3 14 38Houston 1-5 0-2 1-2 3 3 3 26Ulker 3-4 0-0 0-0 3 2 6 17Totals 25-61 1-13 6-12 36 18 57 200

FG%: .410 FT%: .500

Assists (12): Coleman (4), Crandell (2), Bishop (2), Wiseman(1), Knapp (1), Houston (1), Ulker (1). Blocks (2): Knapp(1), Uker (1). Steals (12): Crandell (4), Bishop (2), Coleman(2), Knapp (1), Wiseman (1), Houston (1), Uker (1).Turnovers: 18

ILL (65) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINWilliams 5-11 0-3 0-0 3 1 10 25Dallas 5-10 0-0 5-13 13 5 15 31Hagberg 3-6 0-0 3-4 6 3 9 19Leonard 0-3 0-2 2-2 0 0 2 25Guthrie 4-11 2-5 2-4 10 3 12 28Hughes 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 6Wright 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3Acuna 1-1 1-1 2-3 4 2 5 15Issenmann 1-6 0-5 0-0 3 0 2 17Yanni 4-11 2-7 0-0 4 3 10 27Daugherty 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 4Totals 23-61 5-24 14-26 47 18 65 200

FG%: .377 FT%: .538

Assists (14): Leonard (5), Williams (2), Guthrie (2), Yanni (2),Dallas (1), Hagberg (1), Hughes (1). Blocks (8): Guthrie (3),Williams (2), Dallas (2), Hagberg (1). Steals (11): Dallas (3),Williams (2), Yanni (2), Acuna (2), Hagberg (1), Issenmann.Turnovers: 18

Halftime score: EMU 34, Illinois 32. Attendance: 1,513

Illinois 65, E. Michigan 57Dec. 11, 2002 • Assembly Hall • Champaign, Ill.

Illinois struggled but fought back for a 65-57 victoryover Eastern Michigan at the Assembly Hall. The Illinibattled from behind much of the first half, but tookcharge in the second half and pulled away to move to 6-1 on the year, a mark that only three other Illinois teamshave reached.

Cindy Dallas garnered her second double double of theseason and 14th of her career with 15 points and 13rebounds, while teammate Tiffanie Guthrie picked upher first ever double double with 12 points and 10rebounds. This coming after notching 30 points againstArizona on Sunday.

The win didn't come easy for the Illini (12th in latestRPI rankings) against EMU (2-5). EMU led 6-0 out ofthe gates and 20-12 at the 11:12 mark. The Illini wenton an 11-2 run to take a 23-22 lead. The Illinois leadreached 30-25, but EMU scored 9 of the last 11 pointsof the half to take a 34-32 lead into halftime.

It wasn't the best of shooting nights for Illinois. TheIllini struggled from the field (37.7 percent), the three-point arc (5 of 24, 20.8 percent) and the line (14 of 26,53.8 percent), Illinois, however, had its best reboundinggame of the season, with a 47-36 advantage over theEagles on the boards.

Illinois took charge of the game early in the second half,bolting to a 49-40 lead with 12:37 to play. The leadhovered around ten points the rest of the way beforeIllinois won by eight.

GAME #7

MSU (72) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINChekwa 4-5 0-0 0-0 1 4 8 21McKinney 4-6 0-0 2-2 3 2 10 26Kates 2-6 1-4 0-0 7 5 5 31Jones 3-5 1-1 0-0 1 1 7 22White 6-15 0-4 7-11 8 0 19 38Carter 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 4Warren 5-6 1-1 4-6 1 3 15 24Anderson 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 10Burton 3-11 1-2 1-2 5 2 8 21McGhee 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2Moore 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1Totals 27-59 4-15 14-21 31 17 72 200

FG%: .458 FT%: .667

Assists (17): White (5), Jones (3), Warren (3), Kates (2),Anderson (2), Chekwa (1), Burton (1) . Blocks (1): McKinney(1). Steals (13): White (6), Chekwa (2), Burton (2),McKinney (1), Warren (1), Anderson (1). Turnovers: 17

ILL (67) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINWilliams 4-11 1-2 0-0 3 4 9 35Dallas 4-11 0-0 9-10 7 4 17 28Hagberg 5-7 0-0 6-7 8 3 16 36Leonard 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 1 3 30Guthrie 3-10 1-4 2-5 3 4 9 25Acuna 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 8Issenmann 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 1 3 8Yanni 1-7 0-2 0-0 3 0 2 20Daugherty 4-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 8 10Totals 23-55 4-11 17-22 39 18 67 200

FG%: .418 FT%: .773

Assists (11): Williams (5), Hagberg (2), Guthrie (2),Issenmann (1), Leonard (1). Blocks (5): Hagberg (4), Dallas(1). Steals (7): Dallas (2), Williams (2), Hagberg (1), Gurthrie(1), Yanni (1). Turnovers: 23

Halftime score: Illinois 30, MSU 30. Attendance: 2500

Mississippi State 72, Illinois 67Dec. 14, 2002 • United Center • Chicago, Ill.

The Fighting Illini put up a valiant effort against No.15 Mississippi State at the United Center but came upshort, falling 72-67. It was a seesaw contest the wholeway with neither team leading by more than sevenpoints.

MSU was without the services of All-American LaToyaThomas, who is averaging 29.8 points and 9.7rebounds so far this season. Thomas did not make thetrip for the Bulldogs because of a family tragedy.

Without Thomas' presence in the middle, Illinois'Cindy Dallas and Karen Hagberg were able to takeadvantage. Dallas finished the game with a team-high17 points and also pulled down seven rebounds, whileHagberg poured in 16 points, grabbed a team-higheight boards and swatted four MSU shots. The Illiniheld a 39-31 advantage on the glass.

Mississippi State took the lead early and held it for mostof the first half. MSU twice opened up leads of sixpoints, 25-19 and then 28-22 at the 5:19 mark of thehalf. However, the Illini defense then tightened up andheld the Bulldogs to just two points the final five min-utes and pulled into a 30-30 tie at the break.

Illinois went on a 11-0 run to open up a 52-47 lead atthe midpoint of the second half. The game went backand forth down the stretch with the two teams tradingthe lead several times. The Illini led by three, 60-57,with just 3:13 left in the game, but MSU went on a 12-2 spurt in the final minutes to put the game away.

GAME #8

Mizzou (67) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINUranu 5-12 1-1 3-4 6 5 14 30James 6-11 0-0 0-0 8 1 12 18Fisher 2-9 0-0 1-1 7 2 5 27Lozier 0-4 0-4 1-2 4 0 1 19Barr 4-10 0-3 0-0 5 4 8 39Bond 5-7 0-1 1-3 6 3 11 23Perkins 4-13 0-2 0-0 4 3 8 27Smith 2-2 0-0 2-2 2 1 6 9Mack 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 8Totals 29-69 1-11 8-12 46 19 67 200

FG%: .420 FT%: .667

Assists (13): Barr (8), Perkins (3), Unrau (1), James(1). Blocks(3): Barr (1), Bond (1), Perkins (1). Steals (7): Fisher (2),Perkins (2), Unrau (1), James (1), Smith (1). Turnovers: 19

ILL (70) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINYanni 2-8 0-1 0-0 2 0 4 23Dallas 3-6 0-0 4-5 7 3 10 20Hagberg 2-5 0-0 3-5 4 2 7 26Leonard 0-2 0-2 2-2 1 1 2 17Issenmann 4-8 1-5 2-2 4 0 11 25Hughes 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 5Acuna 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 22Guthrie 5-14 0-1 7-8 5 3 17 34Williams 7-16 1-2 4-6 5 3 19 27Daugherty 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1Totals 23-60 2-11 22-29 36 16 70 200

FG%: .383 FT%: .759

Assists (15): Williams (4), Acuna (3), Yanni (2), Guthrie (2),Hagberg (1), Leonard (1), Issenmann (1), Hughes (1). Blocks(1): Hagberg. Steals (9): Williams (3), Guthrie (2), Acuna (1),Issenmann (1), Hagberg (1), Dallas (1). Turnovers: 11

Halftime score: Mizzou 38, Illinois 33. Attendance: 1420

Illinois 70, Missouri 67Dec. 21, 2002 • Savvis Center • St. Louis, Mo.

Although this year's tussle between Illinois andMissouri was closer than the first two, the Illini hung onfor the third straight year to reclaim the Braggin' Rightstrophy. The win left Theresa Grentz just one win shy of600 for her Hall of Fame career.

The Illinois sophomores were the difference in thegame, combining for 47 of Illinois' 70 points, led by 18from Angelina Williams. Tiffanie Guthrie scored eightpoints in each half to finish with 16. Jere Issenmann,making her first start of the season, scored 11 points,including seven in the early minutes of the game.

Trailing by seven in the second half, Williams jump-started the Illini attack, scoring on a drive to make it 50-45 then stole a ball and fed Aminata Yanni for a streak-ing lay-up to cut the deficit to three.

From there the Illinois defense kicked in, forcingMissouri into two shot clock violations and nearly athird. Missouri forward Chinyere James, who wasinstrumental in scoring 10 first-half points in the post,was held to just two points in the second half thanks toa beefed up Illinois defense.

The Illini took their first lead of the second half at 56-54 on a basket from Karen Hagberg. With the leadextended to four points, the Tigers' hit their only three-pointer of the game and moded to within one. That's asclose as Missouri would get as Illinois went back up 67-61 culminating a 24-11 run over a 12-minute span.

Missouri managed to close to within three with threeseconds left, but the Tigers turned the ball over on itsfinal possession.

GAME #9


AU (68) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINMiller 4-8 0-0 4-8 4 1 12 28Willingham 1-3 0-1 2-4 3 1 4 24Stevenson 4-8 0-1 0-0 5 3 8 26Derrick 2-8 2-4 0-0 1 1 6 35Brackett 9-20 1-5 0-0 5 2 19 33Brown 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5Louden 0-1 0-1 2 2 0 0 7Payne 3-3 0-0 2-2 3 3 8 12Johnson 3-5 2-3 1-2 4 0 9 16Kubik 0-1 0-0 0-0 5 3 0 14Totals 26-58 5-15 11-18 31 14 68 200

FG%: .448 FT%: .611

Assists (15): Brackett (5), Willingham (3), Brown (3), Derrick(2), Miller (1), Stevenson (1) . Blocks(4): Stevenson (2), Payne(2). Steals (10): Stevenson (3), Derrick (2), Willingham (1),Brown (1), Louden (1), Payne (1), Johnson (1). Turnovers: 14

ILL (80) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINYanni 1-6 0-3 0-0 3 0 2 16Dallas 8-10 0-0 6-9 12 4 22 37Hagberg 2-7 0-0 7-7 3 2 11 30Leonard 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 20Issenmann 4-10 3-9 1-1 0 0 12 21Acuna 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 0 3 13Guthrie 2-8 2-4 0-0 4 3 6 27Williams 8-10 6-7 2-2 6 2 24 28Daugherty 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 8Totals 26-54 12-25 16-19 32 12 80 200

FG%: .481 FT%: .842

Assists (18): Dallas (6), Guthrie (5), Issenmann (3), Yanni (1),Williams (1), Hagberg (1), Leonard (1). Blocks (4): Williams(2), Hagberg (1), Guthrie (1). Steals (11): Williams (4),Hagberg (4), Dallas (3). Turnovers: 16

Halftime score: Illinois 34, Auburn 25. Attendance: 1848

Illinois 80, Auburn 68Dec. 29, 2002 • Assembly Hall • Champaign, Ill.

Illinois Head Coach Theresa Grentz recorded her 600thcareer victory on Sunday afternoon as her Illini knockedoff previously unbeaten Auburn, 80-68, at AssemblyHall. Grentz, in her 29th year overall and eighth atIllinois, becomes just the eighth women's coach in his-tory to record 600 wins.

The milestone victory wasn't the only storyline on theday. Illinois (8-2) defeated an 11-0 Auburn team thathad just knocked off Clemson on Friday afternoon. TheIllini were sizzling from the three-point arc, making 12of 25. In a twist of irony, the 12 three’s tie a schoolrecord set on Nov. 29, 1997 -- in a 106-74 win overProvidence, when Coach Grentz earned win No. 500.

No one was feeling it more than Angelina Williams whomade her first six three-pointers and finished six ofseven from the arc for the afternoon. Williams was 8 of10 from the field and finished with a career-best 24points to go along with six rebounds and four assists.Jeré Issenmann, making her second straight start, fol-lowed up an 11-point performance in the victory overMissouri with a career-best 12 points vs. Auburn,including three triples.

Illinois had the perfect inside-outside game going.Matching the long-range game were the inside duo ofcaptains Cindy Dallas and Karen Hagberg. Dallas hadher 15th career double-double with 22 points and 12rebounds and came within four assists (she had sixassists) of a triple double. Karen Hagberg had 11 pointsand four steals. Illinois out-rebounded their seventhopponent in 10 games with a 32-31 edge over Auburn.

GAME #10

IU (58) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINBodine 1-6 0-1 0-0 3 3 2 38Eckart 4-12 2-6 0-2 7 1 10 30Hawkins 3-4 0-0 2-4 5 5 8 16Valentin 3-12 2-4 0-0 5 4 8 30DeMuth 6-9 3-4 2-3 4 2 17 36Hartman 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 2 13Skapin 1-4 0-0 0-0 3 2 2 10Branson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4Gathing 4-6 0-0 1-4 5 3 9 23Totals 23-56 7-17 5-13 35 20 58 200

FG%: .441 FT%: .412

Assists (14): Bodine (7), DeMuth (3), Eckart (2), Valentin (1),Hartman (1). Blocks(5): DeMuth (3), Hawkins (1), Gathing(1). Steals (11): DeMuth (4), Bodine (3), Eckart (2), Hawkins(1), Skapin (1). Turnovers: 24

ILL (63) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINYanni 2-4 1-3 5-6 1 1 10 15Dallas 4-10 0-0 7-8 16 2 15 30Hagberg 1-7 0-0 0-0 7 2 2 22Leonard 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 23Issenmann 4-10 4-9 2-2 2 0 14 24Hughes 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2Wright 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 3 4Acuna 0-1 0-0 0-1 2 1 0 14Guthrie 4-12 1-5 2-2 6 0 11 32Williams 3-9 0-1 2-2 2 3 8 30Daugherty 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 4Totals 19-56 7-21 18-21 40 11 63 200

FG%: .339 FT%: .857

Assists (11): Williams (3), Guthrie (3), Yanni (2), Dallas (1),Leonard (1), Acuna (1). Blocks (2): Dallas (1), Wright (1).Steals (10): Dallas (3), Guthrie (3), Hagberg (1), Wright (1),Acuna (1), Williams (1). Turnovers: 24

Halftime score: Indiana 33, Illinois 22. Attendance: 1678

Illinois 63, Indiana 58Jan. 2, 2003 • Assembly Hall • Champaign, Ill.

The Fighting Illini Women's basketball team foughtback from an 11-point halftime deficit to downIndiana, 63-58, on Thursday at the Assembly Hall inChampaign. Illinois trailed 33-22 at the break and wasdown by as many as 13 points in the second half, butrallied behind an outstanding performance by CindyDallas, who finished with 15 points and 16 rebounds.

Dallas' double-double was her fourth of the season andthe 16th of her career. The senior from Pittsburgh, Pa.,shot 7-8 from the free throw line and also added threesteals. Jere Issenmann (14 points), Tiffanie Guthrie (11points) and Aminata Yanni (10 points) were also in dou-ble figures for the Illini.

After jumping out to an early 13-3 lead, the Orange andBlue went cold and let Indiana go on a 20-2 run over a10 minute span to give the Hoosiers a 23-15 lead. Theywould extend that lead to 33-22 at the break.

After the intermission, Indiana extended its lead to 41-28 at the 15:20 mark, the Hoosiers' largest lead of thegame. From that point on, though, the Illini began tochip away at the deficit and got to within one at 46-45at the 8:37 mark following a 17-5 run capped by a JereIssenmann three-pointer.

Then, with the two teams tied and less than a minute toplay, Issenmann nailed another three to put the Illini up59-56 with just a 39 seconds remaining. After anIndiana lay-up, Issenmann then calmly knocked downtwo free throws to push the lead back to three with 19seconds left. The Hoosiers had one last chance to tie,but Cyndi Valentin's three was not on target.

GAME #11

MU (57) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINGandy 3-9 0-1 0-0 2 4 6 35Smith 4-7 1-1 2-4 10 2 11 30Bies 3-6 0-0 4-6 5 3 10 22Andrews 2-3 0-1 0-1 1 0 4 14Pool 5-12 2-4 2-3 9 4 14 22Reams 2-8 0-0 1-2 2 0 5 19Goodlow 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 10Burlin 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 3 3 14Carney 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 13Hauser-Price 1-3 0-2 0-2 0 3 2 17Cortis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2McPhilamy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2Totals 22-57 4-12 9-18 37 21 57 200

FG%: .386 FT%: .500

Assists (12): Goodlow (5), Bies (2), Gandy (1), Andrews (1), Pool(1), Reams (1), Hauser-Price (1). Blocks(2): Gandy (1), Pool (1).Steals (9): Pool (3), Gandy (2), Bies (2), Andrews (1), Hauser-Price(1). Turnovers: 29

ILL (89) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINYanni 9-14 2-3 2-4 8 0 22 30Dallas 3-7 0-0 3-4 4 5 9 23Hagberg 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 4 4 20Leonard 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 25Issenmann 4-8 4-8 0-0 0 0 12 18Acuna 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 15Guthrie 3-12 1-3 7-9 3 2 14 20Williams 10-14 1-1 2-2 9 1 23 26Daugherty 0-2 0-0 0-0 4 4 0 16Hughes 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 0 3 3Wright 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 2 4Totals 31-62 9-16 18-23 35 18 89 200

FG%: .500 FT%: .783

Assists (18): Yanni (6), Leonard (4), Williams (4), Guthrie (3),Issenmann (1). Blocks (3): Leonard (1), Williams (1), Daugherty(1). Steals (16): Leonard (5), Guthrie (4), Issenmann (2), Yanni(1), Dallas (1), Acuna (1), Williams (1), Hughes (1). Turnovers: 18

Halftime score: Indiana 46, Illinois 21. Attendance: 2,978

Illinois 89, Michigan 57Jan. 5, 2003 • Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, Mich.

The Illinois women's basketball team looked impressivein an 89-57 rout of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Sunday.The Illini shot 50% and forced 29 Wolverine turnoversto runaway with the victory.

Illinois trailed only once in the contest as Michigan helda 5-3 lead in the early going. However, after a JereIssenmann three-pointer gave UI an 8-5 lead at the16:46 mark of the first half, it was all Illinois. AfterMichigan got to within 24-18 at the 8:21 mark, theIllini would embark on a 16-0 run, sparked by AminataYanni, over the next six minutes to blow the game open.

After an MU free throw, the Illini scored six more unan-swered points to finish off the run at 22-1, giving theIllinois a 46-19 lead with 1:04 left in the half. TheOrange and Blue had held the Wolverines without afield goal for nearly eight minutes.

Yanni finished the half with 14 points, all of whichcame in the game breaking run. The Illini defensehounded Michigan to the tune of 17 first-half turnoversand would force 29 for the game.

The second half was more of the same as the Illiniquickly pushed the lead to 29 points following anotherIssenmann three to put UI up 53-24 at the 17:06 mark.The Illini cruised to the win from there.

Angelina Williams finished as the Illini's leading scorerwith 23 points and also grabbed a team-high ninerebounds. Yanni finished with 22 points and recordedcareer highs in rebounds (eight) and assists (six).Tiffanie Guthrie (14 points) and Issenmann (12 points)were also in double-figures for the Illini.

GAME #12

MINN (77) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINWon Wald 7-17 0-1 0-1 5 2 14 39Andersson 4-6 0-0 2-3 5 3 10 37Prince 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 14Whalen 5-12 0-3 11-12 12 1 21 37Lieser 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 9McCarville 10-12 0-0 3-5 9 2 23 29Schonrock 3-4 3-3 0-2 0 2 9 27Gilbert 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 8Totals 29-58 3-8 16-23 36 13 77 200

FG%: .500 FT%: .696

Assists (18): Whalen (8), Won Wald (4), Andersson (4),McCarville (1), Schonrock (1). Blocks (2): Prince (1),McCarville (1). Steals (11): Von Wald (4), Andersson (2),Gilbert (2), Prince (1), Whalen (2), McCarville (1).Turnovers: 14


FG%: .417 FT%: .625

Assists (16): Williams (3), Guthrie (3), Leonard (3), Yanni (2),Acuna (2), Issenmann (2), Dallas (1). Blocks (4): Dallas (2),Hagberg (1), Issenmann (1). Steals (7): Dallas (2), Williams(2), Yanni (2), Leonard (1). Turnovers: 17

Halftime score: Illinois 30, Minn. 26. Attendance: 6049

Minnesota 77, Illinois 62Jan. 9, 2003 • Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minn.

Sophomore Janel McCarville scored 15 of her game-high 23 points in the second half to lead No. 9Minnesota to a 77-62 victory over Illinois on Thursdaynight in Minneapolis.

Illinois got off to a fast start, jumping to an 8-0 advan-tage and leading for the first 28 minutes of the game.Illini sophomore Jere Issenmann (12 points) set thetone early with three three-pointers in the first 12 min-utes as Illinois jumped in front 18-13.

Illinois held Minnesota to just 38.5 percent shooting inthe first half and forced eight Gopher turnovers in thefirst ten minutes.

The Illini also held last year's Big Ten Player of the Year,Lindsay Whalen scoreless for the first 14 minutes of thegame. Yanni answered a Minnesota basket with one ofher own to give the Illini a 30-26 lead at the half.

Karen Hagberg kept Illinois in front by scoring the firstsix Illini points in the second half. A basket by CindyDallas (17 points, 7 rebounds) gave Illinois its biggestlead of the second-half at 46-40 with 14:04 left.

That's when Minnesota began to take control of thegame. The Gophers were able to get the ball intoMcCarville and scored the next 13 points to take itsfirst lead of the game and go in front 53-46.

Whalen came alive as well and nearly totaled a tripledouble with 21 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. Inall Minnesota out-scored Illinois 37-16 in the final 14minutes of the game.

GAME #13

WIS (56) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINGebisa, E. 5-8 1-1 3-5 9 0 14 36Ashbaugh 2-7 0-0 1-2 3 4 5 15Gebisa, L. 4-10 0-0 1-2 6 5 9 28Rich 4-6 1-3 0-1 5 2 9 36Josephson 4-15 0-2 0-0 4 1 8 36Wilson 2-5 0-0 0-1 3 1 4 24Nelson 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 2 3Bakke 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 2Nicols 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 7Seeger 1-3 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 13Totals 24-57 2-6 6-14 41 15 56 200

FG%: .421 FT%: .429

Assists (9): Josephson (4), Rich (2), Gebisa, L. (1), Nelson (1),Seeger (1) . Blocks (7): Gebisa, L. (5), Nelson (2). Steals (7):Bakke (2), Rich (2), Josephson (2), Wilson (1). Turnovers: 30

ILL (73) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINYanni 7-14 1-5 1-2 5 0 16 28Dallas 5-11 0-0 3-4 10 4 13 34Hagberg 3-6 0-0 2-3 7 4 8 19Leonard 0-2 0-2 2-2 2 1 2 18Issenmann 1-9 1-7 0-0 1 1 3 20Hughes 3-6 0-0 2-2 2 1 8 15Wright 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 3Acuna 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 16Guthrie 0-7 0-1 4-4 2 2 4 15Williams 7-16 1-3 2-2 8 1 17 25Daugherty 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 5Blackburn 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2Totals 27-75 3-19 16-19 44 16 73 200

FG%: .360 FT%: .842

Assists (14): Yanni (3), Dallas (3), Leonard (3), Acuna (2),Williams (1), Hagberg (1), Hughes (1). Blocks (1): Williams(1). Steals (21): Yanni (3), Hagberg (3), Guthrie (3), Dallas(2), Leonard (2), Issenmann (2), Hughes (2), Acuna (2),Williams (2). Turnovers: 17

Halftime score: Illinois 34, Wisconsin 33. Attendance: 3544

Illinois 73, Wisconsin 56Jan. 12, 2003 • Assembly Hall • Champaign, Ill.

After Illinois' 73-56 win over Wisconsin in women'sbasketball on Sunday, Head Coach Theresa Grentzthanked the fans over the public address system. That'show important she believes the crowd is to her team'ssuccess.

The 3,544 fans at the Assembly Hall witnessed Illinois'stifling defensive pressure and athleticism in the secondhalf in blowing open what was a close game in the firsthalf. Illinois forced 17 turnovers in the second half and30 for the game.

Illinois set the tone for the second half by scoring thefinal four points in the last 47 seconds of the first half.Aminata Yanni streaked past the defense for a glidinglay-up as time expired. The first half had been nip andtuck and included four ties and four lead changes.

Neither team scored in the first three minutes of the sec-ond half. Then the Illinois defensive pressure really tookits toll. With Illinois leading 36-35, the Illini went on a22-6 run to take a commanding 58-41 lead.

Illinois took advantage of its wing players the entireafternoon. Angelina Williams came close to her firstcareer double double with 17 points and eightrebounds. Aminata Yanni added 16 points.

Cindy Dallas recorded her 17th career double doublewith 13 points and 10 rebounds. The Illini out-rebounded the taller Wisconsin team, 44-41.

GAME #14


WIS (69) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINGebisa, L. 5-10 0-0 2-2 12 3 12 34Gebisa, E. 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 4 7Ashbaugh 3-9 0-0 4-5 6 3 10 25Rich 5-14 2-7 2-2 0 2 14 38Nicols 3-6 1-2 2-3 6 2 9 38Wilson 2-4 0-0 0-0 5 0 4 13Bakke 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 26Seeger 6-9 1-1 3-6 11 2 16 29Totals 26-55 4-10 13-18 45 15 69 200

FG%: .473 FT%: .722

Assists (12): Nicols (5), Rich (3), Bakke (2), Gebisa, L. (1),Wilson (1) . Blocks (2): Gebisa, E. (1), Ashbaugh (1). Steals(12): Rich (5), Gebisa, L. (2), Nicols (2), Ashbaugh (1), Bakke(1), Seeger (1). Turnovers: 21


FG%: .360 FT%: .842

Assists (14): Dallas (3), Williams (3), Acuna (3), Hagberg (2),Guthrie (2), Leonard (1). Blocks (3): Daugherty (1), Guthrie(1), Hughes (1). Steals (16): Williams (3), Yanni (2), Dallas(2), Leonard (2), Issenmann (2), Guthrie (2), Hagberg (1),Acuna (1), Daugherty (1). Turnovers: 16

Halftime score: Illinois 33, Wisconsin 33. Attendance: 7,778

Wisconsin 69, Illinois 59Jan. 19, 2003 • Kohl Center • Madison, Wis.

One week after Illinois topped the Badgers 73-56 inChampaign, Wisconsin returned the favor in Madisonwith a 69-59 win over the Illini in front of 7,778 fans atthe Kohl Center. The game was tied at 33 at the half,but the Badgers used a huge advantage on the glass totake control of the game in the final 20 minutes.

The two teams went back and forth for most of the firsthalf. Wisconsin jumped out to a 17-9 lead in the firstseven minutes, but the Illini responded with a 14-0 runto take a 23-17 lead. Jere' Issenmann scored the finalseven points of the run with a pair of three-pointers anda free throw. The Badgers battled back to knot the gameat 33-33 going into the break.

In the second half, Wisconsin used three big runs of 8-0, 10-0 and 13-1 to pull away from the Illini and pulloff the upset. The first came with Illinois up 38-33 atthe 17:17 mark of the second. The 8-0 run put theBadgers up 41-38 with 14:44 left to play. After the Illinibattled back to take a 49-43 lead, the Badgers went ona 10-0 run to regain the lead at 53-49 with just overseven minutes remaining.

The last Badger run finally put the Illini away. With thegame tied at 56-56 and five minutes left to play, theBadgers would score 13 of the next 14 points to seal thevictory.

Aminata Yanni led the way for the Orange and Bluewith 17 points on 6-9 shooting. Jere' Issenmann was theonly other Illini in double figures. She finished with 10points.

GAME #15

OSU (82) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINColeman 7-7 0-0 4-5 7 2 18 37Turner 3-6 0-0 4-6 6 4 10 23Wilburn 7-11 0-0 1-2 1 1 15 39Allen 3-9 1-5 3-5 3 0 10 35Matter 6-12 4-9 0-0 4 1 16 30Reynolds 1-6 0-3 5-5 2 2 7 16Shackleford 3-6 0-0 0-0 10 4 6 20Totals 30-57 5-17 17-23 38 14 82 200

FG%: .581 FT%: .739

Assists (22): Allen (5), Coleman (4), Turner (4), Wilburn (4),Shackleford (3), Matter (1), Reynolds (1). Blocks (2): Turner(1), Allen (1). Steals (6): Wilburn (3), Allen (2), Coleman (1).Turnovers: 22

ILL (74) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINHagberg 3-5 0-0 5-6 5 1 11 23Dallas 4-10 0-0 3-3 9 4 11 32Leonard 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 22Issenmann 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 11Yanni 7-11 4-6 1-2 3 1 19 33Hughes 3-5 2-3 0-0 2 2 8 9Acuna 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 4 5Guthrie 1-5 0-1 2-3 0 2 4 14Williams 8-21 3-7 0-0 4 4 19 29Daugherty 1-2 0-0 0-2 4 3 2 20Blackburn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2Totals 27-63 9-21 11-16 30 18 74 200

FG%: .429 FT%: .688

Assists (16): Williams (4), Leonard (3), Hagberg (2), Dallas(2), Yanni (2), Issenmann (1), Hughes (1), Acuna (1). Blocks(1): Daugherty. Steals (8): Dallas (2), Williams (2), Hagberg(2), Leonard (1). Turnovers: 17

Halftime score: Ohio State 45, Illinois 36. Attendance: 3,468

Ohio State 82, Illinois 74Jan. 23, 2003 • Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio.

The Fighting Illini dropped their third straight Big Tenroad game on Thursday night, this one an 82-74 loss toOhio State in front of 3,468 fans at Value City Arena inColumbus, Ohio.

The Illini led for most of the first half with their largestlead being 20-15 at the 10:46 mark, but the Buckeyeswent a 14-1 spurt in the final 4:37 before the break toopen up a 45-36 lead at the half and would never lookback. OSU shot a sizzling 58.1% (18-31) in the firsthalf, including 50% (5-10) from three-point land.

Ohio State was able to maintain a double-digit lead formost of the second half and led 74-61 with just 3:00remaining in the game when the Illini finally made arun. A pair of three's by Angelina Williams, a BrittneyDaugherty lay-up and a trey by Janelle Hughes got theIllini within five at 77-72 with :32 seconds left, but theBuckeyes would hit 5-6 free throws in the final secondsto seal the victory.

Williams and Aminata Yanni led the way for the Illini;each finished with 19 points. Yanni scorched theBuckeyes for 17 of her 19 points in the first half, whileWilliams netted 15 of her 19 in the second frame.Cindy Dallas and Karen Hagberg also reached doublefigures for Illinois with 11 points apiece. Guard JanelleHughes provided a spark off the bench with a career-high tying eight points in just nine minutes played.

Cindy Dallas finished just one board short of earningher 18th career double-double by pulling down ninerebounds to lead the Illini.

GAME #16


Minn. (80) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINLieser 2-3 2-3 0-0 1 0 6 10Andersson 4-7 0-0 3-4 5 4 11 20McCarville 2-5 0-0 0-2 7 4 4 21Whalen 5-10 1-4 2-4 2 3 13 36Von Wald 5-12 2-2 3-4 6 5 15 29Prince 3-7 0-0 4-5 6 2 10 22Schonrock 1-6 1-6 0-0 0 0 3 19Bolden 4-5 1-2 2-2 2 2 11 21Gilbert 3-10 1-2 0-0 3 1 7 22Totals 29-65 8-19 14-21 36 21 80 200

FG%: .446 FT%: .667

Assists (16): Whalen (8), Gilbert (2), Lieser(1), Andersson (1),Von Wald (1), Prince (1), Schonrock (1), Bolden (1). Blocks(1): Andersson (1). Steals (6): Prince (3), McCarville (2),Bolden (1). Turnovers: 17

ILL (94) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF TP MINYanni 11-21 5-11 3-4 3 1 30 38Dallas 3-6 0-0 7-8 11 4 13 29Hagberg 0-1 0-0 2-2 5 5 2 21Leonard 3-3 2-2 4-4 3 1 12 32Williams 10-21 0-2 2-3 7 2 22 37Hughes 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 4Acuna 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3Guthrie 3-9 0-1 9-9 7 1 15 24Issenmann 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 6Daugherty 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 6Totals 30-64 7-18 27-30 38 15 94 200

FG%: .469 FT%: .900

Assists (15): Williams (5), Hagberg (4), Dallas (2), Leonard(2), Guthrie (2). Blocks (4): Williams (4). Steals (11):Williams (6), Dallas (3), Yanni (2). Turnovers: 12

Halftime score: Illinois 45, Minnesota 42. Attendance: 3,253

Illinois 94, No. 10 Minnesota 80Jan. 26, 2003 • Assembly Hall • Champaign, Ill.

The Fighting Illini returned to the friendly confines ofAssembly Hall and got back to their winning ways byblasting No. 10 Minnesota 94-80.

The fired up Illini led by a slim margin for most of thefirst half, paced by Aminata Yanni's 19 points.Minnesota took a 40-37 lead with 3:12 left in the half,but the Illini would score eight of the final 10 points ofthe half, capped by a Yanni lay-up, to take a 45-42 leadat the break.

The second half was all Illinois, as the Illini began thefinal 20 minutes with a 26-7 run to blow the game wideopen at 71-49. The Orange and Blue opened up theirbiggest lead of the game, 80-57 at the 6:46 mark of thesecond half. The Golden Gophers tried to get back inthe game, and pulled within nine, after a 14-0 runtrimmed the margin to 80-71 with 2:20 remain, but theIllini pulled away in the final minutes to seal the victo-ry.

Yanni was spectacular in the game, finishing with acareer-high 30 points on 11-21 shooting and 5-11 frombehind the arc. Angelina Williams also had a big day,pouring in 22 points, grabbing seven rebounds, totalingsix steals and dishing five assists. Cindy Dallas notchedthe 18th double double of her career by scoring 13points and pulling down 11 boards.

Just as important as Yanni's offensive output was herdefense on the second-leading scorer in the Big Ten,Minnesota's Lindsey Whalen. Last year's Big Ten Playerof the Year didn't score her first point until the 6:24mark of the first half and finished with just 13 points.

GAME #17

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