BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Senior Brandi Beasley turned in a team-high 11 points to lead the Illinois women's basketball team in an 83-42 setback to No. 12 Indiana on Monday (January 6) night in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
Beasley posted a 4-for-10 effort from the field, including two three-pointers, while sophomore J-Naya Ephraim contributed six points and redshirt-junior Petra Holešínská added five points – including one trey to move her into sole possession of seventh place all-time in program history.
Freshman Kennedi Myles led the Illini (9-5, 0-3 B1G) effort on the boards with six rebounds, with sophomore Mackenzie Blazek grabbing five boards on the night.
Myles and classmate Jeanae Terry each added two assists, while Blazek swatted two blocks against the Hoosiers (13-2, 3-0 B1G).
After a jumper from senior Ali Andrews brought the Illini with 7-5 in the opening period, the Hoosiers used a 9-0 run to build a 16-5 advantage, before going into the half leading 43-19 and continuing their strong play into the second half.
Illinois returns to State Farm Center for a two-game homestand as it hosts Rutgers on Thursday (Jan. 9) at 7 p.m. CT, before taking on Minnesota on Sunday (Jan. 12) at 2 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network.
Team Notes
- Illinois moves to 9-5 on the season and 0-3 in the Big Ten on the season and goes to 30-41 all-time against Indiana.
- The Illini registered a 40 percent clip from the three-point line, notching the sixth game of the season they have shot 40 percent or higher from beyond the arc.
Individual Notes
- With one three-pointer on the night, redshirt-junior Petra Holešínská took sole possession of seventh place all-time in program history with 131 career three-pointers. Holešínská is just two treys away from tying Melissa Parker (1996-00) for sixth place with 133 threes.
- This is senior Brandi Beasley's third double-digit scoring outing during the 2019-20 season and the 65th of her career and the second game this season that the senior has paced UI in scoring.
- With her 11 points, Beasley moves into 19th all-time with 1,223 career points, passing Krista Reinking (1994-98) with 1,215 career points.
- Freshman Kennedi Myles continues her strong play on the boards and registered her 11th contest of the season and eighth-straight game that she has paced the Illini in that category.
- Sophomore Mackenzie Blazek notched a season-high two blocks against the Hoosiers.
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