Veteran effort gives Illinois 73-54 win over Valparaiso
By Gabby Hajduk, Staff Writer
November 16, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
The Illinois women’s basketball team picked up its second win of the season this Wednesday against Valparaiso University by a margin of 19 points (73-54). Illinois came out with a strong first quarter, making an improvement from last Wednesday’s slow start. While Illinois and Valparaiso went...
McGrath steps up in fall season
By Claire O'Brien, Staff Writer
November 15, 2018
Filed under Cross Country, Sports, Sports Top Stories, Top Stories, Women's Sports
Sophomore Allison McGrath led the Illini in Friday’s NCAA Midwest Regional meet. Despite her underclassman status, McGrath has improved over the last 12 months and stepped into a leadership role on the team this season. McGrath improved her time compared with last year at the 2017 NCAA regionals fro...
Georgetown upends Illinois despite Dosunmu’s high scoring effort
By Gavin Good, Staff writer
November 14, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
Illinois had an up-and-down battle against Georgetown Tuesday night in the team's second game of the season. The Illini led early, but the Hoyas owned the boards and the paint, easily working the ball in from the perimeter for high-percentage scoring opportunities. Georgetown went 20-for-21 at the rim, with five...
Women’s basketball hopes to get back on winning path
By Gabby Hadjuk, Staff Writer
November 14, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Top Stories, Women's Sports
The Illinois women's basketball team will play its second game of the season, hosting Valparaiso at the State Farm Center on Wednesday. Valparaiso, coming off a six-point loss to North Dakota on Sunday, will be looking for its first win of the season. Last Wednesday, the Illini opened the ...
Team bonding brings victory at Midwest Regional
November 13, 2018
Filed under Cross Country, Sports, Women's Sports
Regional Recap The Illinois women’s cross country team ran to a fourth-place finish at Friday’s NCAA Midwest Regional meet. The team as a whole saw a lot of improvement this season despite the Illini running only freshmen and sophomores. Sophomore Allison McGrath finished improved from 133rd to 18t...
Volleyball takes down Penn State
By Brian Binz, Staff writer
November 12, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Sports Top Stories, Top Stories, Volleyball, Women's Sports
https://youtu.be/BtRn-vwwhNs Against Wisconsin, it was 2013. As for Nebraska and Penn State, it was 2014. Those were the last years the Illinois volleyball team beat its Big Ten opponents until this month, when the Illini beat all three, finishing off the trifecta with a dramatic five-set win over ...
Fahey begins second season
By Gabby Hajduk, Staff writer
November 8, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
As reigning head coach Nancy Fahey enters her second year coaching the Illinois women’s basketball team, the team is looking to move forward after a 9-22 record in the 17-18 season. While the Illini had a rough start to the Fahey era, the teammates embraced their experience and are excited to st...
Volleyball to face Rutgers, Penn State
By Rachel Spencer, Staff Writer
November 8, 2018
Filed under Uncategorized, Volleyball, Women's Sports
It’s been almost two weeks since the Illini played their last match at Huff Hall. While away, Illinois beat the reigning national champions and extended its overall winning streak to seven games with victories over Nebraska, Ohio State and Maryland. The team’s conference record stands at 11-3,...
Unified training produces breakthrough season for women’s team
By Ashleigh Lefevre, Contributing Writer
November 5, 2018
Filed under Cross Country, Sports, Women's Sports
The Illinois women’s cross country team has had a turn-around season — it finished in the top 5 every meet except for the Big Ten Championships last week. The stats speak for themselves, and the women have seen a steep rise in their USTFCCCA Midwest regional rankings from 24th last season to a n...
Bulldog Classic to be a performance indicator for women’s tennis
By Gabby Vazquez, Contributing Writer
November 2, 2018
Filed under Sports, Tennis, Women's Sports
The Bulldog Classic is known as a “hidden dual” for the women’s tennis teams at Vanderbilt, Wake Forest Georgia and Illinois. The Illinois team is set to compete in the doubles round in the morning and singles in the afternoon. As far as recent performances, the Illini didn’t compete the w...
Illinois caps off successful fall season
By Gabby Hajduk, Staff Writer
November 1, 2018
Filed under Golf, Sports, Women's Sports
The No. 18 Illinois women’s golf team closed out its fall season in Dallas at the Trinity Forest Invitational. Appearing in the tournament for the first time, the Illini outpaced top-50 ranked teams like Tennessee and Oregon State by at least nine strokes to take the title. The first-place finish...
O’Brien’s play aids in recent victory
By Rachel Spencer, Staff Writer
November 1, 2018
Filed under Sports, Volleyball, Women's Sports
After defeating reigning national champions Nebraska on Saturday, the Illinois volleyball team has plenty of reasons to be proud. Illinois saw itself rise to the fourth-ranked team in the nation after the win. The only Big Ten team ranked ahead of them is No. 3 Minnesota, as the Illini continue to ...
