Illinois prepares to take on conference season
By Gabby Hajduk, Staff Writer
December 11, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Top Stories, Women's Sports
Following back-to-back home wins against Eastern Michigan and Indiana State, the Illinois women’s basketball team will continue their home-stretch hosting the Murray State Racers Tuesday night. While still in non-conference play, the Big Ten season is quickly approaching Illinois, which acted as t...
Illinois remains undefeated at home with victory over Indiana State
By Gabby Hajduk, Staff Writer
December 6, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
Almost halfway through a six-game homestand, the Illinois women’s basketball team is on a two-game win streak after defeating Indiana State University on Wednesday night 75-57. Coming into the night, Illinois had a perfect (4-0) home record, while Indiana State had a perfect (4-0) road record. The...
Women’s basketball gets overtime win, moves to 5-2 on the season
By Gabby Hajduk, Staff Writer
December 4, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Sports Top Stories, Top Stories, Women's Sports
After a two-game losing streak on the road, the Illinois women’s basketball team got back in the win column at home this weekend beating Eastern Michigan 72-66 in overtime. Senior Alex Wittinger and junior Ali Andrews led Illinois to its six-point victory, both scoring in the double-digit range....
McNicholas’ first basket is three years in making
By Gabby Hajduk, Staff Writer
November 29, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
She’s the only walk-on player on the 15-person roster for the Illinois women’s basketball team, but junior Meagan McNicholas earned her spot just like every other team member. McNicholas knows her role on head coach Nancy Fahey’s squad, and while she isn’t a starter or the first player off the bench...
Illini look to recover, travel to Clemson
By Gabby Hajduk, Staff Writer
November 28, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Top Stories, Women's Sports
Fresh off a 1-1 performance at the Cal Poly ShareSlo Holiday Beach Classic, the Illinois women’s basketball team (4-1) will continue its road trip, traveling to Clemson on Wednesday night. After collecting their first loss of the season in California, head coach Nancy Fahey and her team are look...
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...
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 ...
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...
Ubben Basketball Complex to undergo $30 million renovation
By Gavin Good, Staff writer
June 11, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports, Women's Sports
Illinois director of athletics Josh Whitman announced a $30 million renovation project for Ubben Basketball Complex, the practice facility for the Illinois men’s and women’s basketball programs. The renovations are expected to be completed about three years after the plan is approved by the Univ...
Illini looking to the future on Senior day
By Miles Powers-Huang, Assistant sports editor
February 25, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
While the season has probably not quite gone the way Alex Wittinger thought it would in the win-loss column, the Illinois junior forward has had a breakout year, averaging 14 points and 9 rebounds. A few individual performances that stand out are her 18 point, 11 block, 10 rebound triple-double on Jan....
Wittinger’s career high not enough
By Miles Powers-Huang, Staff Writer
February 15, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
No matter how close the Illinois women’s basketball team tried to make the game against Ohio State on Tuesday, Buckeye senior guard Kelsey Mitchell, the Big Ten’s all-time leading scorer and NCAA all-time leader in made three-point shots, responded with timely shot after timely shot. While many...
