By Avanti Chajed
Gargoyle staff reporter
Posted Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, The OG, sports

URBANA — The visiting Shiloh Raiders defeated the Uni girls varsity basketball team 45-25 Tuesday night at Kenney Gym.

The loss, Uni's third in a row, drops the team's record to 3-4.

Shiloh, a member of the Little Okaw Valley Conference, got off to a fast start and controlled most of the first half. The Illineks didn't make the bulk of their points until the third quarter.

Junior Ruthie Welch led the Illineks in scoring with 5 points. Junior Aran Yoo and sophomores Jessi Sullivan, Rachel Skoza, and Kaylie Dastrup each contributed 4 points.

Welch grabbed a team-high 13 rebounds, while Sullivan added 9.

The girls will host Villa Grove Thursday night.

[UPDATE: The Villa Grove game was canceled Thursday afternoon due to weather considerations and will be made up later this season.]

VARSITY RECORD: 3-4
(Home games in bold)

Season Preview: Illineks ready for season opener tonight

Nov. 16: Atwood-Hammond, W 37-35
— leading scorer: Rachel Skoza, 14 pts
— story: Illineks triumph in season opener

Nov. 18: Hoopeston (at Oakwood/Westville Thanksgiving Classic), W 45-23
— leading scorer: Ruthie Welch, 13 pts
— story: Illineks win one, lose one in Oakwood

Nov. 18: Chrisman (at Oakwood/Westville Thanksgiving Classic), L 50-48

— leading scorers: Rachel Skoza & Jessi Sullivan, 15 pts each
— story: Illineks win one, lose one in Oakwood

Nov. 20: Blue Ridge (at Oakwood/Westville Thanksgiving Classic), W 52-47

— leading scorer: Sarah Pfander, 13 pts

— story: Illineks down Blue Ridge in tournament action

Nov. 21: Oakwood (at Oakwood/Westville Thanksgiving Classic), L 72-39

— leading scorer: Rachel Skoza, 16 pts
— story: Shorthanded Uni loses to undefeated Oakwood

Nov. 24: Milford (at Oakwood/Westville Thanksgiving Classic), L 44-24
— leading scorer: Aran Yoo, 10 pts
— story: Uni finishes sixth in Thanksgiving Classic

Nov. 28: Shiloh, L 45-25
— leading scorer: Ruthie Welch, 5 pts
— story: see above