Illini hope to win against Badgers Wednesday
By Gabby Hajduk, Staff writer
February 20, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Top Stories, Women's Sports
Less than three weeks ago, Illinois snapped a nine-game losing streak, earning its second Big Ten win of the season against Wisconsin. Now on a two-game losing streak, the Illini will head to Madison on Wednesday night in an attempt to complete the sweep. Both teams suffered losses on Sunday, with Ill...
Illinois hopes to continue winning streak against Iowa
By Gabby Hajduk, Staff Writer
February 14, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
In a battle at the bottom of the Big Ten, Illinois women’s basketball defeated Wisconsin 78-68 at home on Sunday to earn its second Big Ten win of the season. The Illini will now head to Iowa City on a high note instead of a 10-game losing streak to take on the No. 14 Hawkeyes this Thursday. After...
Wittinger balances playing on team, school
By JJ Kim, Staff writer
February 14, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
Following another hard- fought game, senior forward Alex Wittinger headed to the locker room to call her father. He was her first coach and is still a key figure in her life, always going over the game and discussing what adjustments to make going forward. After a frustrating loss, Wittinger has to decomp...
Women’s basketball gets major win over Badgers
By Gabby Hajduk, Staff Writer
February 12, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
The Illinois women’s basketball team defeated Wisconsin 78-68 Sunday, snapping a nine-game losing streak and winning their second Big Ten contest this season. Thanks to senior Alex Wittinger’s 24 points and 12 boards, the Illini fought off a tough Badger team at the State Farm Center. “It’s...
Bezhanishvili: A basketball love story
By Eli Schuster, Sports Editor
February 11, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports, Sports Top Stories
Giorgi Bezhanishvili drives a Lambo. Turning heads around campus, the breakout freshman big man is rolling high and mighty. To be clear, the heads are turned due to the oversized 7-foot frame waving side-to-side on a black-bike: his Lambo. Bezhanishvili does not hesitate to talk about his prized p...
Shewan brings veteran motivation
By Gabby Hajduk, Staff Writer
February 7, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Sports Top Stories, Women's Sports
Prior to Monday night, graduate transfer Sarah Shewan was shooting 17 percent from 3-point range. Against No. 10 Maryland, Shewan hit five from behind the arc, finishing the game with 16 points and 71 percent three-point shooting. “Honestly I didn’t take as many shots before the game as I usually do, but when ...
Illinois cannot complete comeback effort in loss to Maryland
By JJ Kim, Staff Writer
February 5, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Top Stories, Women's Sports
The Illinois women’s basketball team fell at home Monday night to the No. 11 Maryland Terrapins 80-66 in its seventh-straight Big Ten loss. The Illini came into the game looking to reorient themselves after a tough-fought road loss against Ohio State, but the Terps took control of the game early. I...
Illinois suffers seventh-straight loss at Ohio State
By Gabby Hajduk, Staff Writer
February 2, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
Following a fourth-quarter loss to Northwestern at home on Sunday, the Illinois women’s basketball team headed to Ohio State on Thursday in search of redemption. Instead, the Illini were handed their seventh-straight loss after the Buckeyes pushed past the Illini to a 78-70 victory. Junior Brandi...
Illini hope to recover from recent Big Ten struggles
By JJ Kim
January 31, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Women's Sports
Following a hard-fought 64-56 loss at the State Farm Center against Northwestern, the 9-11 Illinois women’s basketball team looks to right the ship against 8-10 Ohio State as they travel to Columbus. After holding the lead for the first three quarters of the game, the Illini allowed the Wildcats to...
Illinois drops both Big Ten weekend matchups
By Gabby Hajduk and JJ Kim
January 29, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Top Stories, Women's Sports
Michigan State Heading into the conference season at 8-3 and securing a Big Ten victory early on, the Illinois women’s basketball team had strong momentum as it entered the heart of the season. Since that conference win three weeks ago, the Illini have struggled to return to the win column, dropp...
Beasley reaches team milestone
January 28, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Sports Top Stories, Women's Sports
As junior guard Brandi Beasley stood up after drawing a shooting foul, she knew the next two shots were not going to feel like a normal trip to the charity stripe. Beasley came into the game just four points shy of 1,000 for her career. After she drained her first basket, Michigan State sent her to t...
Beasley to join 1,000-point club
By Gabby Hajduk, Staff Writer
January 24, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
The Illinois women’s basketball team has played 80 games since junior Brandi Beasley began her freshman season in fall 2016. Appearing in all 80 games and only coming off the bench twice in that span, Beasley has been the Illini’s top guard since she stepped foot in the State Farm Center. Even though Illinois...
