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2013–14 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

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2013–14 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record9–21 (2–14 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Divilbiss
  • Tianna Kirkland
  • LaKale Malone
Home arenaState Farm Center
Seasons
2013–14 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Penn State 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
No. 20 Michigan State 13 3   .813 23 10   .697
No. 13 Nebraska 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 17 Purdue 11 5   .688 22 9   .710
No. 19 Iowa 11 5   .688 27 9   .750
Minnesota 8 8   .500 22 13   .629
Michigan 8 8   .500 20 14   .588
Indiana 5 11   .313 21 13   .618
Northwestern 5 11   .313 17 16   .515
Ohio State 5 11   .313 17 18   .486
Wisconsin 3 13   .188 10 19   .345
Illinois 2 14   .125 9 21   .300
2014 Big Ten tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]


The 2013–14 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Illini, led by 2nd year head coach Matt Bollant, played their home games at the State Farm Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished with a record of 9–21 overall, 2–14 in Big Ten play for a last place finish. They lost in the first round of the 2014 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament to Iowa.

Roster

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2013–14 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sarah Hartwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Bellarmine Prep/Georgia Tech Tacoma, Wash.
F 1 Mckenzie Piper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Iowa City West Iowa City, Iowa
G 2 Taylor Gleason 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Goodrich Grand Blanc, Mich.
G/F 3 Taylor Tuck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, Ill.
F 4 Sarah Livingston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Morton Morton, Ill.
F 5 Nia Oden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Christ The King Brooklyn, N.Y.
G 12 Ashley McConnell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Fremd Palatine, Ill.
G/F 13 Mikaala Shackelford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Hopkins Plymouth, Minn.
G 15 Kyley Simmons 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Lewis Central/Missouri Council Bluffs, Iowa
G 22 Ivory Crawford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Proviso East Chicago, Ill.
G 23 Alexis Smith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. John the Baptist Medford, N.Y.
G 25 Kennedy Cattenhead 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, Ill.
F 34 Jacqui Grant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Maine South Park Ridge, Ill.
G 42 Amber Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Country Day Detroit, Mich.
Head coach

Matt Bollant

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Divilbiss
Tianna Kirkland
LaKale Malone


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-08-16

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2013*
1:00 pm
Cardinal Stritch W 78–49 
State Farm Center (1,440)
Champaign, IL
Regular Season
11/08/2013*
11:00 am
at Bradley L 92–98  0–1
Renaissance Coliseum (2,402)
Peoria, IL
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm
Valparaiso W 87–59  1–1
State Farm Center (1,265)
Champaign, IL
11/14/2013*
7:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 93–70  2–1
State Farm Center (1,272)
Champaign, IL
11/17/2013*
1:00 pm
Alcorn State W 112–28  3–1
State Farm Center (2,909)
Champaign, IL
11/21/2013*
7:00 pm
Southern Illinois W 78–43  4–1
State Farm Center (1,459)
Champaign, IL
11/28/2013*
12:00 pm
vs. Arizona State
Cancún Challenge
L 60–84  4–2
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (934)
Cancún, MX
11/29/2013*
12:00 pm
vs. Arkansas State
Cancún Challenge
W 70–54  5–2
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (730)
Cancún, MX
11/30/2013*
2:30 pm
vs. No. 11 North Carolina
Cancún Challenge
L 51–87  5–3
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (934)
Cancún, MX
12/04/2013*
6:00 pm
at Georgia Tech
ACC – Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 69–93  5–4
McCamish Pavilion (670)
Atlanta, GA
12/07/2013*
6:00 pm
at No. 11 Colorado L 56–79  5–5
Coors Events Center (2,090)
Boulder, CO
12/09/2013*
7:00 pm
Seton Hall W 71–70  6–5
State Farm Center (1,358)
Champaign, IL
12/21/2013*
2:00 pm
Tennessee–Martin W 77–62  7–5
State Farm Center (1,514)
Champaign, IL
12/28/2013*
3:00 pm, CSS
at No. 19 Georgia L 60–82  7–6
Stegeman Coliseum (3,886)
Athens, GA
01/03/2014
7:00 pm, BTN
Wisconsin L 64–76  7–7 (0–1)
State Farm Center (1,872)
Champaign, IL
01/09/2014
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 14 Penn State L 76–82  7–8 (0–2)
State Farm Center (1,317)
Champaign, IL
01/12/2014
1:00 pm, BTN
No. 16 Nebraska L 56–75  7–9 (0–3)
State Farm Center (3,306)
Champaign, IL
01/15/2014
8:30 pm
at Northwestern W 76–74  8–9 (1–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,125)
Evanston, IL
01/18/2014
11:00 am, BTN
at Michigan L 60–69  8–10 (1–4)
Crisler Center (2,013)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/23/2014
6:00 pm
at Michigan State W 61–51  9–10 (2–4)
Breslin Center (5,360)
East Lansing, MI
01/27/2014
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 19 Purdue L 68–80  9–11 (2–5)
State Farm Center (1,554)
Champaign, IL
01/30/2014
6:00 pm
at Ohio State L 64–90  9–12 (2–6)
Value City Arena (4,256)
Columbus, OH
02/02/2014
1:00 pm
Indiana L 58–77  9–13 (2–7)
State Farm Center (1,914)
Champaign, IL
02/05/2014
7:00 pm
No. 24 Michigan State L 53–69  9–14 (2–8)
State Farm Center (1,317)
Champaign, IL
02/09/2014
2:00 pm
at Minnesota L 61–66  9–15 (2–9)
Williams Arena (4,306)
Minneapolis, MN
02/13/2014
8:00 pm, BTN
at Iowa L 55–69  9–16 (2–10)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (3,636)
Iowa City, IA
02/16/2014
1:00 pm
Michigan L 63–70  9–17 (2–11)
State Farm Center (3,018)
Champaign, IL
02/22/2014
2:30 pm, BTN
at Indiana L 61–79  9–18 (2–12)
Assembly Hall (3,481)
Bloomington, IN
02/27/2014
7:00 pm
at No. 16 Nebraska L 65–72  9–19 (2–13)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,480)
Lincoln, NE
03/02/2014
3:00 pm, BTN
No. 25 Iowa L 56–81  9–20 (2–14)
State Farm Center (2,201)
Champaign, IL
2014 Big Ten Conference women's tournament
03/06/2014
1:30 pm, BTN
vs. No. 23 Iowa
First Round
L 62–81  9–21
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,070)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[3]

See also

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2013–14 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "2013-14 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball Schedule". Fighting Illini. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.