Women's Basketball Opener
November 12, 2007 1:00 AM
Lori Bjork scored a team high 22 points (10 for 10 at the free throw line).
In the season opener, Illinois defeated Eastern Illinois 86-56 in Charleston.
Recap.
Illinois' Chelsea Gordon connects on a three pointer. Gordon finished with 17 points.
Illinois Women's basketball coach Jolette Law won her head coaching debut
Illinois forward Jenna Smith battles for a loose ball. Smith finished with a double-double, scoring 16 points and grabbing a team high 19 rebounds.
Lacey Simpson defends against an inbounds pass. Illinois full court pressure defense forced Eastern Illinois into committing 16 turnovers, out rebounded Eastern 46 to 24 and held them to 31% shooting from the field.
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2008 Illini Football Results
Home 2-1 | Away 1-1 | Neutral 0-1 Record: 3-3 (1-2) |
| Date |
Opponent |
Results |
| Sat, Aug 30 |
Missouri |
L 52-42 |
| Sat, Sept 6 |
Eastern Illinois |
W 47-21 |
| Sat, Sept 13 |
Louisiana |
W 20-17 |
| Sat, Sept 27 |
at Penn St |
L 38-24 |
| Sat, Oct 4 |
at Michigan |
W 45-20 |
| Sat, Oct 11 |
Minnesota |
L 27-20 |
| Sat, Oct 18 |
Indiana |
7:00pm
BTN |
| Sat, Oct 25 |
at Wisconsin |
11:00am
TBD |
| Sat, Nov 1 |
Iowa |
TBD |
| Sat, Nov 8 |
Western Michigan
Detroit, MI |
11:00am
TBD |
| Sat, Nov 15 |
Ohio St |
TBD |
| Sat, Nov 22 |
at Northwestern |
TBD |
All times CST.
2008 Big Ten Football Standings
| Team |
Conf |
All |
| Penn State (3) |
3-0 |
7-0 |
| Michigan State (20) |
3-0 |
6-1 |
| Ohio State (12) |
3-0 |
6-1 |
| Minnesota |
2-1 |
6-1 |
| Northwestern |
1-1 |
5-1 |
| Michigan |
1-1 |
2-4 |
| Iowa |
1-2 |
4-3 |
| Illinois |
1-2 |
3-3 |
| Purdue |
0-2 |
2-4 |
| Wisconsin |
0-3 |
3-3 |
| Indiana |
0-3 |
2-4 |
The AP poll is used for ranking info.
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2008-2009 Illini Basketball Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Time/TV |
| Sun, Oct 26 |
Orange & Blue Scrimmage |
4:30pm |
| Sun, Nov 2 |
Florida Southern
Exhibition |
4:30pm/BTN |
| Sun, Nov 9 |
Lewis
Exhibition |
4:30pm/BTN |
| Fri, Nov 14 |
Eastern Washington |
8:30pm/BTN |
| Sun, Nov 16 |
Texas A&M CC |
4:30pm/BTN |
| Thu, Nov 20 |
at Vanderbilt |
7:00pm/FSN Midwest |
| Sun, Nov 23 |
Jackson St |
3:00pm/BTN |
| Fri, Nov 28 |
Kent St
South Padre |
5:00pm/Fox College Sports |
| Sat, Nov 29 |
Texas A&M or Tulsa |
4:30pm or 7:30pm/TBA |
| Tue, Dec 2 |
Clemson |
6:30pm/ESPN |
| Sat, Dec 6 |
Georgia
Chicago,IL |
11:00am/ESPNU |
| Mon, Dec 8 |
Hawaii |
7:00pm/BTN |
| Wed, Dec 10 |
Chicago St |
7:00pm/BTN |
| Sat, Dec 20 |
Detroit |
7:00pm/BTN |
| Tue, Dec 23 |
Missouri
St Louis, MO |
6:30pm/ESPN2 |
| Sun, Dec 28 |
Eastern Michigan |
1:00pm/BTN |
| Tue, Dec 30 |
at Purdue |
6:00pm/ESPN2 |
| Sun, Jan 4 |
at Michigan |
11:00am/BTN |
| Sat, Jan 10 |
Indiana |
2:00pm/BTN |
| Wed, Jan 14 |
Michigan |
7:30pm/BTN |
| Sat, Jan 17 |
at Michigan St |
3:00pm/ESPN |
| Tue, Jan 20 |
Ohio St |
6:00pm/ESPN |
| Sat, Jan 24 |
Wisconsin |
3:00pm/ESPN |
| Thu, Jan 29 |
at Minnesota |
8:00pm/BTN |
| Wed, Feb 1 |
Iowa |
1:00pm/BTN |
| Sun, Feb 5 |
at Wisconsin |
8:00pm/ESPN/ESPN2 |
| Wed, Feb 8 |
Purdue |
12:00pm/CBS |
| Sun, Feb 12 |
at Northwestern |
8:00pm/ESPN/ESPN2 |
| Wed, Feb 15 |
at Indiana |
12:00pm/CBS |
| Sat, Feb 18 |
Penn St |
6:00pm/BTN |
| 2/21 or 2/22 |
at Ohio St |
TBD |
| Sun, Feb 26 |
Minnesota |
6:00pm/BTN |
| 2/28 or 3/1 |
Michigan St |
TBD |
| 3/3,4,5 |
at Penn St |
TBD |
All times CST.
