Go through the ranks
Alex Wittinger (above) and the Illinois women's basketball team will seek their second road win against a ranked foe this season at 6 p.m. today when the Illini (9-9, 1-6 Big Ten) play at No. 23 Michigan State (13-5, 3-4). Beat writer Joe Vozzelli Jr. looks back at four notable road wins against ranked teams:
Nov. 6, 1998
at No. 19 Stanford
Illinois freshman Susan Blauser sure made a great first impression, pulling down an astounding 18 rebounds in her Illini debut, a mark that was a school record at the time for a first-year player.