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Illinois had a big week last week, but have fallen short this week with losses to Rutgers and Penn State.
The Illini, now 9-7, are 1-4 in conference play.
January 9: Rutgers 71, Illinois 60
Despite an Illini loss, freshman Courtney Joens showed out with 13 points and matched her career-high with three steals. Junior Ali Andrews followed with 10 points.
#Illini Courtney Joens hits a trey for the Orange and Blue and knocks down three shots from the charity stripe to cut into Rutgers' lead herein the fourth quarter.#LetsGo
— Illinois W Basketball (@IlliniWBB) January 10, 2019
RUT 68, ILL 60 | 55.8 to play
The Illini earned 22 points off of Rutgers turnovers, tying a season-high
January 12: Penn State 62, Illinois 48
Illinois had a strong start against the Lady Lions on Saturday, shooting 44 percent from the field to start off.
Alex Wittinger led with a total of 19 points and had 4 total steals.
#Illini senior Alex Wittinger led all scorers with 19 points on 9-of-10 shooting in today’s game. She also swiped four steals on the day pic.twitter.com/PTrLTwICz7
— Illinois W Basketball (@IlliniWBB) January 13, 2019
Junior Brandi Beasley led Illinois with 5 rebounds and added 7 points. Freshman Aerial Scott also put up 10 points.
#Illini with an early 6-3 lead here at Penn State. Beasley, Wittinger and Rice with buckets for the &
— Illinois W Basketball (@IlliniWBB) January 12, 2019
ILL 6, PSU 3 | 4:51 1Q pic.twitter.com/WujlmNQC8b
The Illini only allowed Penn State 25 percent shooting from distance and forced 12 turnovers.
What’s next:
Illinois will return to the State Farm Center on Jan. 17 where it will host Nebraska (7-8) at 7 p.m.
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