On Women's Basketball
Minnesota review
Observations and opinions from a Saturday at the Hall
Read more…2008-2009 Illini Women's Basketball Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov.09 |
vs. SIU-Edwardsville (exhibition)
W: 68-53 |
Noon | |
| Nov.14 |
at IPFW
W: 64-44 |
1 pm | |
| Nov.16 |
vs. Eastern Illinois
W: 49-45 |
Noon | |
| Nov.19 |
vs. Missouri
W: 65-55 |
8:30 pm | BTN |
| Nov.23 |
vs. Temple
L: 66-47 |
7:30 p.m. | |
| Nov.26 |
vs. Montana#
L: 59-57 OT |
3:30 p.m. | |
| Nov.27 |
vs. South Dakota State#
L: 62-60 |
8:30 p.m. | |
| Nov.28 |
vs. Maryland#
L: 79-52 |
8:30 p.m. | |
| Dec.04 |
vs. Virginia (Big Ten/ACC Challenge)
L: 63-39 |
7:30 pm | BTN |
| Dec.06 |
vs. Bradley (Lexus 'December to Remember' Classic)
L: 71-53 |
1:30 pm | |
| Dec.10 |
at UW-Milwaukee
W: 63-61 |
7 pm | |
| Dec.20 |
vs. North Carolina (Carolina Challenge)
L: 68-59 |
2 pm | |
| Dec.22 |
vs. Purdue*
L: 53-42 |
7 pm | |
| Dec.28 |
at Penn State*
L: 54-51 |
11 am | BTN |
| Jan.01 |
vs. Wisconsin*
L: 53-38 |
7 pm | |
| Jan.03 |
vs. Minnesota*
L: 52-48 |
11 am | CBS |
| Jan.08 | at Michigan* | 6 pm | |
| Jan.12 | vs. Ohio State* | 7 pm | BTN |
| Jan.15 | vs. Iowa* | 7 pm | |
| Jan.18 | at Wisconsin* | 5 pm | BTN |
| Jan.22 | at Ohio State* | 6 pm | |
| Jan.25 | vs. Indiana* | 3 pm | BTN |
| Jan.29 | at Northwestern* | 6 pm | BTN |
| Feb.05 | vs. Michigan State* | 8 pm | BTN |
| Feb.08 | at Indiana* | 11:30 am | |
| Feb.12 | vs. Northwestern* | 7 pm | |
| Feb.15 | at Purdue* | Noon | ESPN2 |
| Feb.22 | vs. Penn State* | 2 pm | TBA^ |
| Feb.26 | at Iowa* | TBA | TBA% |
| Mar.01 | at Minnesota* | TBA | TBA% |
| Mar.05 | vs. Big Ten Tournament | TBA | BTN/ESPN2 |
| Mar.21 | vs. NCAA First & Second Rounds | TBA | ESPN/ESPN2 |
| Mar.28 | vs. NCAA Regionals | TBA | ESPN/ESPN2 |
| Apr.05 | vs. NCAA Final Four | TBA | ESPN/ESPN2 |
# Nov. 26-28 Cancun Caribbean Challenge MTE (Location: Cancun, Mexico)
* Big Ten Conference Game
^ ESPN2 Wildcard Game - Will be selected no later than Feb.1
% Big Ten Network Wildcard Game - will be selected no later than Feb. 16
Women's Basketball
Law: Illini have 'opportunity of a lifetime' (Friday, January 2, 2009)
CHAMPAIGN – Jolette Law has spent the past several weeks making sure folks in and around Champaign-Urbana are aware of today's "Pack the Hall" event for the Illinois-Minnesota game at Assembly Hall.
Now she'll find out if she's drilled her message home to her own team.
UI-Minnesota game preview (Friday, January 2, 2009)
Tony Bleill takes a closer look at today's Big Ten matchup at the Assembly Hall.
Wisconsin 53, UI women 38 (Thursday, January 1, 2009)
CHAMPAIGN – If executives at CBS got a glimpse of Wisconsin's beatdown of Illinois on Thursday, they might be rethinking their decision to air the Illini's game Saturday to half of America.
Area year in review (Thursday, January 1, 2009)
The top 10 moments in sports this year in the area
1. Tackled for a loss
Illinois football never was more popular heading into the Jan. 1 Rose Bowl. Then the game started.
UI Women Live (Thursday, January 1, 2009)
Final: Wisconsin 53, Illinois 38 The only good thing for Illinois on Thursday was that the Illini avoided ignominy.
Illinois missing the point (Thursday, January 1, 2009)
CHAMPAIGN – In the 1981-82 season, Illinois' women's basketball team averaged 83.1 points a game.
Barring a drastic change, the current Illini are unlikely to crack the 80-point barrier a single time.
UI women preview (Thursday, January 1, 2009)
A preview of Thursday's women's basketball game at the Assembly Hall
5 O'Clock Shadow (Wednesday, December 31, 2008)
News you can't leave work without: Update on Illinois basketball recruits
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