Oskee Wow Wow Today is your daily source for all things Fighting Illini. The November 22, 2015 edition....
YESTERDAY'S ILLINI EVENTS
@IlliniFootball at Minnesota // L, 32-23 // Recap // Stats
@IlliniWXC at NCAA Championships (Louisville, Ken.) // Recap
@IlliniMXC at NCAA Championships (Louisville, Ken.) // Recap
@IlliniWBB vs. Tennessee Martin (Parkland College) // W, 94-74 // Recap // Stats
@IlliniVBall vs. Indiana // W, 3-0 // Recap // Stats
@IlliniMBB vs. Chattanooga (Springfield, Ill.) // L, 81-77 // Recap // Stats
ILLINI CELEBRATE SENIOR NIGHT WITH SWEEP OF HOOSIERS
It was a special night in Huff Hall on Saturday (Nov. 21) as the Fighting Illini volleyball team sent its seniors off in style with a 3-0 sweep (25-23, 25-16, 25-20) of Indiana in their regular-season home finale.
@ILLINIWBB OUTLASTS SKYHAWKS, 94-74
Fighting Illini women's basketball improved to 3-0 on the season Saturday (Nov. 21), with a 94-74 win over UT Martin. Three Illini tallied 20-point games on Saturday, as freshmen Cierra Rice and Alex Wittinger joined sophomore Chatrice White to combine for 67 of Illinois 94 points. White has now put up double-figures in three-straight games, while Rice and Wittinger both earned their first-career 20-point games.
@ILLINIFOOTBALL FALLS SHORT AT MINNESOTA, 32-23
Malik Turner caught 11 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown from Wes Lunt for the Fighting Illini (5-6, 2-5), who outgained the Gophers 432-343 in total yardage and had the ball for more than two-thirds of the second half.
@ILLINIMBB ERASES EARLY DEFICIT, BUT FALLS TO CHATTANOOGA, 81-77
Malcolm Hill scored 25 points in Illinois' 81-77 loss to Chattanooga in Springfield on Saturday night.
DYLAN LAFOND EARNS ALL-AMERICA HONOR
Dylan Lafond concluded his first season running for Coach Stewart's team by earning All-America. The redshirt-junior completed the 10K race in 30:18.2, finishing 29thoverall. Lafond is the first to earn All-America accolades since Trent Hoerr placed 16th in 2007. Syracuse took home the team title, while Edward Cheserek of Oregion claimed the individual crown.
ALYSSA SCHNEIDER EARNS ALL-AMERICA HONOR AT CHAMPIONSHIPS
Running for her final time for the Orange and Blue, Alyssa Schneider did not disappoint as she posted a 17th place finish with a time of 20:09.4. The top-40 finish netted the fifth-year senior the first All-America honor for Illinois since Angela Bizzarri won the individual national championship in 2009.
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