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Women's Basketball
2008-09 - Junior: Named to the Big Ten All-Defensive Team ... Also named third team All-Big Ten by the media and honorable mention All-Big Ten by the coaches ... Led the Big Ten in steals (2.89) in conference games and for all games (3.13) ... Broke the Illinois career steals record against Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament and ended her junior year with 255 career thefts ... Played and started in all 31 games ... Ranked third in rebounding (9.1) and tied for third in the Big Ten with seven double-doubles in conference play ... Came close to averaging a double-double in Big Ten play (10.7 pts / 9.4 reb) ... One of only three players in the nation to average over 9.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game ... Was the only player to rank in the top-10 in the conference in rebounding, steals and assists ... Had a monster game in the Big Ten Tournament win over Penn State, breaking UI single-game tournament records for rebounds (14) and assists (7), while also scoring a career-high 19 points and adding four steals and two blocks ... Dished out a season-high seven assists on Feb. 22 against Penn State ... Was named Big Ten Player of the Week on Feb. 10 for averaging 14.0 points, 13.0 rebounds 5.0 steals and 2.5 blocks in games against Michigan State and Indiana ... Had 12 points and a career-high 15 rebounds against Iowa on Jan. 15 ... Pulled down 12 rebounds and tied her career-high with five blocks against Minnesota on Jan. 3 ... Just missed a double-double against #2 North Carolina on Dec. 20, scoring 15 points and pulling down nine rebounds while also recording four assists and four steals ... Scored 18 points against Missouri on Nov. 11, also recording six steals and five rebounds ... Just missed a triple-double in season-opener at IPFW on Nov. 14, scoring 17 points while shooting 89 percent from the field (8-of-9), pulling down nine rebounds and recording a career-high nine steals ... Named Illinois' Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree ... Won the Coaches Award and named the team's Best Defensive Player at the postseason awards banquet. 2007-08 - Sophomore: Played in all 35 games, starting 24 ... Led the team and ranked fifth in the Big Ten in steals (2.37 per game), and her total of 83 thefts ranks fifth on the UI single-season steals list ... Ranked third in the Big Ten in assist-turnover ratio (1.64) ... Won the team award for Most Courageous Player ... Notched a double-double in the WNIT Third Round game at Marquette with 12 points and a season-high 14 rebounds ... Led the Illini in scoring for the first time of the season with 14 points and eight rebounds in the WNIT Second Round win over Drake ... Scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the Big Ten Tournament championship game vs. Purdue ... Had perhaps her best game of the season in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament vs. Wisconsin, recording 15 points, six rebounds, six assists and a season-high five blocks ... Played all 40 minutes on Feb. 24 vs. Michigan, grabbing a season-high 10 rebounds and totaling five steals and two blocks ... Had a career-high 12 assists on Dec. 8 vs. Chicago State, also scoring 10 points for a double-double ... Approached a triple-double on Nov. 23 against South Carolina, with 12 points, nine rebounds and seven steals ... Academic All-Big Ten selection for the second-straight season . 2006-07 - RS Freshman: Played in all 35 games, starting 24 ... Led the team and ranked fifth in the Big Ten in steals (2.37 per game), and her total of 83 thefts ranks fifth on the UI single-season steals list ... Ranked third in the Big Ten in assist-turnover ratio (1.64) ... Won the team award for Most Courageous Player ... Notched a double-double in the WNIT Third Round game at Marquette with 12 points and a season-high 14 rebounds ... Led the Illini in scoring for the first time of the season with 14 points and eight rebounds in the WNIT Second Round win over Drake ... Scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the Big Ten Tournament championship game vs. Purdue ... Had perhaps her best game of the season in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament vs. Wisconsin, recording 15 points, six rebounds, six assists and a season-high five blocks ... Played all 40 minutes on Feb. 24 vs. Michigan, grabbing a season-high 10 rebounds and totaling five steals and two blocks ... Had a career-high 12 assists on Dec. 8 vs. Chicago State, also scoring 10 points for a double-double ... Approached a triple-double on Nov. 23 against South Carolina, with 12 points, nine rebounds and seven steals ... Academic All-Big Ten selection for the second-straight season . 2005-06 - Freshman: Athletic wing played in four of the first five games before undergoing internal surgery ... Sat out the rest of the season recovering from the surgery and was granted a medical hardship waiver ... Had four points, a team-high four rebounds and three assists in her Illini debut on Nov. 18 at Loyola ... Grabbed four boards in a career-high 13 minutes vs. Northern Iowa on Nov. 26 ... Had 19 steals and five blocked shots in four games on Illinois' Tour of Italy in May. HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL
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updated November 2009
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