We praise some current Illini athletes on this site (i.e. Reggie Corbin, Ayo Dosunmu, Giorgi Bezhanishvili, Jacqueline Quade).
And we forget about some others.
In this case, that’s a massive mistake.
Before Sunday’s game, Alex Wittinger could be seen dancing in the layup lines to whatever song the pep band was playing.
After the 76-65 loss to Penn State on Senior Day, Wittinger attempted to compose her emotions before ultimately leaving the press conference room with teammate Cierra Rice still speaking.
And how could one blame her? The senior from Delano, Minnesota, ranks in the top seven all-time for Illinois women’s basketball in terms of points (1,565 entering Sunday), rebounds (940), blocks (268) and double-doubles (34).