2018–19 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2018–19 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team represented the University of Illinois during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Illini, led by second-year head coach Nancy Fahey, played their home games at State Farm Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Purdue.
Roster
2018–19 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team
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Players |
Coaches
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Pos. |
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Name |
Height |
Year |
Previous school |
Hometown
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G
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0
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J-Naya Ephraim
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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Fr |
Southern Durham
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Saint Croix, USVI
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G
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1
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Brandi Beasley
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5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
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Jr |
Ridgeway
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Memphis, TN
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F
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2
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Lyric Robins
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5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
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So |
Plano West
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Plano, TX
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G
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3
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Arieal Scott
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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Fr |
Urbana
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Urbana, IL
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F
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4
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Mackenzie Blazek
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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Fr |
Whiteland Community
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Franklin, IN
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G
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5
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Cierra Rice
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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RS Jr |
Grosse Pointe South
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Gross Pointe, MI
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G
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11
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Carolyn Waleski
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5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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Fr |
Lincoln-Way East
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Frankfort, IL
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G
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13
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Petra Holešínská
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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Jr |
Sportovni Gzmnazium Ludvika Danka
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Vracov, Czech Republic
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F
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21
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Nancy Panagiotopoulou Andritsopoulou
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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RS Fr |
American Community Schools of Athens
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Athens, Greece
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G
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23
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Jaelyne Kirkpatrick
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5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
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Sr |
St. Ignatius of Loyola
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Oakville, Ontario
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G
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30
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Courtney Joens
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5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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Jr |
City High
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Iowa City, IA
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F
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31
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Sarah Shewan
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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RS Sr |
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Quinnipiac
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Russell, ON
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G
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33
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Meagan McNicholas
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5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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Jr |
Rochester
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Rochester, IL
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F
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35
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Alex Wittinger
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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Sr |
Delano
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Delano, MN
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F
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50
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Ali Andrews
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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Jr |
Huntley
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Lake in the Hills, IL
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- (W) Walk-on
Roster
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Schedule and results
[1]
Date time, TV
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Rank#
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Opponent#
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Result
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Record
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Site (attendance) city, state
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Non-conference regular season
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11/07/2018* 11:00 am
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Alabama A&M
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W 88–60
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1–0
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State Farm Center (2,364) Champaign, IL
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11/14/2018* 7:00 pm
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Valparaiso
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W 73–54
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2–0
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State Farm Center (1,163) Champaign, IL
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11/18/2018* 1:00 pm
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Columbia
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W 76–69
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3–0
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State Farm Center (1,439) Champaign, IL
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11/23/2018* 4:00 pm
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at Cal Poly ShareSLO Holiday Beach Classic
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W 74–51
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4–0
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Mott Athletics Center (548) San Luis Obispo, CA
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11/24/2018* 4:00 pm
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vs. Sacramento State ShareSLO Holiday Beach Classic
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L 107–109
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4–1
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Mott Athletics Center (152) San Luis Obispo, CA
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11/28/2018* 6:00 pm
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at Clemson ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
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L 67–69 OT
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4–2
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Littlejohn Coliseum (412) Clemson, SC
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12/01/2018* 2:00 pm
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Eastern Michigan
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W 72–66 OT
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5–2
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State Farm Center (1,383) Champaign, IL
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12/05/2018* 7:00 pm
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Indiana State
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W 75–57
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6–2
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State Farm Center (981) Champaign, IL
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12/11/2018* 7:00 pm
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Murray State
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W 84–52
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7–2
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State Farm Center (986) Champaign, IL
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12/15/2018* 6:00 pm
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SIU Edwardsville
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W 74–57
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8–2
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State Farm Center (1,335) Champaign, IL
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12/21/2018* 12:00 pm
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Missouri
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L 45–67
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8–3
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State Farm Center (1,288) Champaign, IL
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Big Ten conference season
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12/28/2018 7:00 pm
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Indiana
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L 83–85 OT
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8–4 (0–1)
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State Farm Center (1,622) Champaign, IL
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12/31/2018 2:00 pm, BTN
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at Northwestern
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L 45–68
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8–5 (0–2)
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Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,129) Evanston, IL
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01/06/2019 3:00 pm
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at No. 12 Minnesota
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W 66–62
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9–5 (1–2)
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Williams Arena (6,622) Minneapolis, MN
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01/09/2019 7:00 pm
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Rutgers
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L 60–71
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9–6 (1–3)
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State Farm Center (1,150) Champaign, IL
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01/12/2019 1:00 pm
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at Penn State
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L 48–62
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9–7 (1–4)
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Bryce Jordan Center (2,472) University Park, PA
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01/17/2019 7:00 pm
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Nebraska
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L 67–77
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9–8 (1–5)
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State Farm Center (1,349) Champaign, IL
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01/20/2019 2:00 pm
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No. 22 Iowa
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L 75–94
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9–9 (1–6)
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State Farm Center (3,019) Champaign, IL
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01/24/2019 6:00 pm
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No. 23 Michigan State
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L 60–77
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9–10 (1–7)
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State Farm Center (4,745) Champaign, IL
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01/27/2019 2:00 pm
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Northwestern
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L 56–64
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9–11 (1–8)
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State Farm Center (1,532) Champaign, IL
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01/31/2019 6:00 pm
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at Ohio State
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L 70–78
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9–12 (1–9)
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Value City Arena (3,804) Columbus, OH
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02/04/2019 6:30 pm, BTN
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No. 10 Maryland
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L 66–80
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9–13 (1–10)
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State Farm Center (1,088) Champaign, IL
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02/07/2019 6:00 pm
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at Purdue
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L 50–72
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9–14 (1–11)
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Mackey Arena (6,024) West Lafayette, IN
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02/10/2019 2:00 pm
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Wisconsin
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W 78–68
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10–14 (2–11)
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State Farm Center (1,844) Champaign, IL
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02/14/2019 7:00 pm
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at No. 14 Iowa
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L 66–88
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10–15 (2–12)
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Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,877) Iowa City, IA
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02/17/2019 2:00 pm
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Michigan
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L 56–70
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10–16 (2–13)
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State Farm Center (1,609) Champaign, IL
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02/20/2019 7:00 pm
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at Wisconsin
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L 67–75
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10–17 (2–14)
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Kohl Center (3,866) Madison, WI
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02/24/2019 3:00 pm, BTN
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Penn State
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L 65–76
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10–18 (2–15)
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State Farm Center (1,532) Champaign, IL
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03/02/2019 1:00 pm
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at No. 8 Maryland
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L 62–71
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10–19 (2–16)
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Xfinity Center (8,638) College Park, MD
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Big Ten Women's Tournament
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03/06/2019 3:00 pm, BTN
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(14)
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vs. (11) Purdue First Round
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L 60–72
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10–20
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,014) Indianapolis, IN
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.
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Rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll |
Pre- Season |
Week 2 |
Week 3 |
Week 4 |
Week 5 |
Week 6 |
Week 7 |
Week 8 |
Week 9 |
Week 10 |
Week 11 |
Week 12 |
Week 13 |
Week 14 |
Week 15 |
Week 16 |
Week 17 |
Week 18 |
Week 19 |
Final
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AP
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N/A
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Coaches
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RV
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Legend
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Increase in ranking
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Decrease in ranking
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Not ranked previous week
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(RV)
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Received Votes
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See also
References
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