Jolette Law did not waste any time in adding more numbers to the women’s basketball team on Wednesday, the first day of the spring signing period. After junior guard Lori Bjork and freshman guard Chelsea Buher called it quits, Law announced the signing of four student-athletes in Fabiola Josil, Eboni Mitchell, TeAndrea Smith and Whitney Toone to letters of intent.

The four will join future freshmen Macie Blinn and Lana Rukavina, who signed letters of intent back in November.

“They’re going to bring that excitement and that up-tempo style, and the most important thing is that they want to be at the University of Illinois,” Law said about the newest additions to the program. “They want to play in this league.”

At 5-foot-7, Josil averaged 26 points, eight assists and nine steals per game at Coral Glades High School in Coral Springs, Fla., as a senior. Josil led Coral Glades to a 17-3 record and a District 14 title this year and was ranked the No. 12 senior in Florida this season.

Mitchell, a native of Decatur, Ga., was named second team All-State by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The guard led Southwest DeKalb High School to the Georgia 4A State Championship and a 31-2 record. As a senior, Mitchell averaged 10.7 points and 4.2 assists per contest.

Meanwhile, Smith is known for her jumps and rough play on the defensive end of the court.

The forward from East St. Louis, Ill., was a First-Team Class 4A All-State selection by the Associated Press and named the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Player of the Year in 2008.

She averaged 17.6 points, 17.1 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game as a senior.

Toone will bring experience to the team as a junior college transfer from Okaloosa-Walton College in Florida.

The forward from Brooklyn, N.Y., averaged 7.6 points and 4.8 rebounds this season as a sophomore.

With Bjork’s departure and the graduation of senior guard Rebecca Harris, the new Illini will compete with some of last season’s reserves for the two open starting backcourt positions.

“Right now, it’s up for grabs for everybody,” Law said about the competition ahead. “I’m challenging them to come into here to play and compete. It should be an advantage to the kids that are already here because they know what to expect and they’ve got experience with that.”