2005-06 BKW at Illinois -- Notes & Quotes
12/29/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
N O T E S
Katie Dierdorf finished with a team-high seven rebounds, which matches the career high she set in Michigan's previous game at St. Bonaventure (Dec. 23).
Janelle Cooper finished with a team-high 11 points. Cooper has posted double figures in scoring in five of the last six games.
Carly Benson dished out a career-high three assists against Illinois.
Ashley Jones scored a career-best six points against the Illini. Jones' previous career high was four, which she set twice against Toledo (Nov. 26) and Central Michigan (Nov. 30).
Michigan's 17 field goals against Illinois are a season low.
The Wolverines launched a season-high 22 triples against the Illini.
Michigan turned the ball over just 13 times tonight, which matches a season low. U-M also had 13 turnovers against Maine (Dec. 3).
Michigan drops to 19-34 all-time against Illinois.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Cheryl Burnett
Opening statement ... "I thought our kids played hard and gave a good effort. We've had a string where we've really been trying to limit our turnovers. The statistic that jumps out at me the most is probably the rebounding. I thought we did some great things late in the first half to try to get back in the game. We knew that Illinois is very post-oriented, but their perimeter players hit a few shots early on. I thought Illinois did a really great job of stepping up in the second half. Their athleticism created a lot of differences that affected the game, specifically with the rebounding. We didn't do a good job of moving the defense as much as we need to, what we call our motion or execution. It was enough to make a difference in this game."
On Michigan's season-high 22 three-point attempts ... "I thought early on in the game that Illinois would step out and pressure us more. Instead, they were a sagging man and our players didn't do a good job of screening the sag. That really jammed the lane a bit. There were some moments when we had kick the ball back out once we got it into the post. Our execution was not very good, we had a lot of players standing and watching rather than moving away from the basketball, which is always a tendency of young teams."
