Honors 

• 2017 Winter Academic All-Big Ten
• 2016 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar 
• 2016 Winter Academic All-Big Ten 
• 2015 Winter Academic All-Big Ten

Senior - 2016-17

• Played in all 31 of Illinois' matchups, earning two starts
• Posted a season-best six points in two contests
• Played a season-high 23 minutes against Indiana, also earning her second start of the season

Junior - 2015-16

• Appeared in 23 games averaging 6.2 minutes on the court per game
• Ranked first in the Big Ten for her 2.5 assist turnover ratio
• Scored a season-high six points against UT Martin (Nov. 21), also grabbing a season-best three rebounds
• Played a season-high 26 minutes at Michigan, contributing five points and two assists

Sophomore - 2014-15

• Shot 67-percent from distance, making 8-of-12 triples in the season
• Appeared in 22 games for Illinois, averaging 8.9 minutes per contest
• Drained a career high-tying three three-pointers against Wisconsin (2/1), good for a season-best nine points
• Hit her first triple of the 2014-15 season against Virginia on Dec. 3. 

Freshman - 2013-14

• Played in 20 games on the season, starting the final eight
• Averaged 2.5 points, 1.0 assists and 0.7 rebounds per game
• Shared the team’s Most Improved Player Award with Jacqui Grant at the annual postseason banquet
• Made multiple three-pointers in each of the last four games and in five of the last six, averaging 7.8 ppg & going 12-of-27 (44.4 percent) over that span after starting her career 0-of-14 from beyond the arc
• Shot 42.9 percent from the field in the season’s last six games (15-of-35) after starting her career 0-of-16
• Made 2-of-5 three-pointers at Indiana (Feb. 22) and also had a career-high three steals against the Hoosiers
• In her third career start, McConnell made her first collegiate field goals, including her first three-pointers, scoring a career- and team-high 13 points at Iowa (Feb. 13) on 4-of-7 shooting from the field and 3-of-5 from beyond the arc
• Made her first career start against Michigan State (Feb. 5) and scored her first collegiate points on 3-of-4 free-throw shooting in a career-best 36 minutes, also tying her career high with three assists
• Made her collegiate debut against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 14)

High School

• Named a first-team All-State selection by the Champaign News-Gazette in 2013
• Second-team Class 3A & 4A All-State selection by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association in 2013
• Honorable mention All-State Class 4A selection by the Associated Press in 2013
• Third-team All-State selection by the Chicago Tribune in 2013
• All-Area honoree by the Chicago Sun-Times in 2013
• Two-time Mid-Suburban League Player of the Year (2012, 2013)
• Averaged 18.9 points and 3.0 assists per game, while making a school-record 68 three-pointers in 2012-13
• Named the 2012 Daily Herald Player of the Year
• Four-time Daily Herald Cook County All-Area selection
• Scored over 1,000 points in her career
• Named to the 2012 ESPNChicago.com All-Area team after averaging 15.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals for Fremd
• Led Fremd to a runner-up finish in the 2013 IHSA Class 4A state tournament and a 26-8 record
• Played in four Mid-Suburban League title games
• Was a four-year starter
• Also a standout midfielder on Fremd’s soccer team.

Personal

• Born on Sept. 21, 1994
• Parents are Steve and Lonnie McConnell
• Has two sisters, Jennifer and Megan
• Intends to major in math education
• Was a member of National Honor Society at Fremd
• Plans to become a high school math teacher