March 5, 2010

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Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal Game Notes

#10 Ohio State 66, Illinois 55
March 5, 2010
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.

1. With 11 rebounds tonight, Jenna Smith set the Big Ten Tournament career rebounding record. Smith had 84 boards in nine conference tournament games to surpass former Purdue Boilermaker Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton's previous Big Ten Tournament record of 83 rebounds.

2. Smith's 11 rebounds bring her to 338 for the season, making her the Illinois single-season record-holder. She surpassed Lynette Robinson's former single-season record of 335 set in 1980-81. Smith is already Illinois' career rebounding record-holder and now has 1,168 total boards, which ranks third in Big Ten history.

3. With her 13 points today, Smith now has 2,087 career points, moving her to within three of breaking Ashley Berggren's Illinois career scoring record of 2,089.

4. Smith also moved up to ninth on the Big Ten Tournament points list with 158 for her career and ranks 10th on the tournament career blocks list with 15.

5. Smith's double-double was her 18th of the season and the 50th of her career.

6. Lacey Simpson had one steal against Ohio State to tie the Illinois single-season steals record. She has 102 in 2009-10, matching Allison Curtin's total of 102 thefts during the 2000-01 season.

7. Simpson scored 13 points against the Buckeyes, bringing her career total to 1,129 and moving her into sole possession of 17th place on the UI career scoring list.

8. Simpson still ranks third in Big Ten history with 357 career steals. She is one steal behind former Ohio State Buckeye Kim Wilburn's second-place total of 358 thefts from 2003-06. The all-time Big Ten record if 372 by Michigan's Stacey Thomas.

9. Simpson finished her Big Ten Tournament career with 25 steals in tourney games, making her tied for third with Penn State's Helen Karling and Purdue's Michelle Duhart on the all-time tournament list. She had no blocks against Ohio State and remains tied for fourth on the Big Ten Tournament all-time blocks list with 17.

10. Head coach Jolette Law moves to 5-3 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament, with the Illini being the lower seed in every game.