URBANA — Led by high scorer Jamie Blue, the host Illineks took care of business over the weekend, handily defeating conference opponents Buckley Christ Lutheran and DeLand-Weldon at Kenney Gym.

The 5-foot-9 freshman recorded a double-double against BCL in Uni's 67-38 win Friday, scoring 23 points and grabbing 15 rebounds, both game highs. She narrowly missed her fourth triple-double of the season, dishing out nine assists.

Senior Rachel Skoza added 15 points and eight boards against the Crusaders; senior Jessi Sullivan had 11 points.

The next day, Blue had 22 points to lead all scorers as the Illineks dispatched the D-W Eagles 60-24.
She and Skoza each had a game-high eight rebounds. Sullivan added 15 points.

Skoza, a career 1,000-point scorer, had a modest day offensively, netting three points, but they came on a rare trey by the 6-1 post player.

The victories raised Uni's record in the East Central Illinois Conference to 7-3. With two league games remaining, Uni is tied for second with Judah Christian behind undefeated ECIC leader Decatur Lutheran.

The wins also raised the team's overall record to 14-8, matching the most wins in a season for head coach Rebecca Murphy.

Her previous best record came in 2004-05, when the Illineks went 14-9 and shared the ECIC title with Decatur Lutheran (both teams were 9-1).

The Illineks have two chances this week to set the record for "Merf," now in her 15th season: tonight during Senior Night when they face Decatur Christian at Kenney Gym, and Thursday on the road against Normal Calvary Baptist.

The Calvary game will end the regular season; the IHSA Class 2A playoffs begin next week.

Uni, seeded third in the five-team St. Joseph-Ogden regional, will face host SJ-O at 8 p.m. Feb. 10; the Spartans are seeded second.

The winner of that game will play for the regional title on Feb. 12, also at SJ-O. The No. 1 seed is St. Thomas More.

Tonight's contest with Decatur Christian will be the Illineks' final home game of the season. The team will honor its six seniors before the game: Skoza, Sullivan, Sheri Grill, Deborah Ladd, Joy Shapley, and Lizzy Warner.

The JV will play St. Thomas More's freshmen at 6 p.m., with the Senior Night ceremonies to begin about 7 p.m. The varsity game is scheduled to begin at 7:15.

At a glance: Uni vs. Buckley Christ Lutheran

Game Summary
Uni defeated the Crusaders in a conference home game Friday

• BCL: 10 14 07 07 — 38
• Uni: 14 19 13 21 — 67

Varsity Record

• Overall: 13-8
• East Central Illinois Conference: 6-3

Uni Individual Statistics
Player: Total Points (2-pointers made - 3-pointers made - free throws made)

• Jamie Blue: 23 pts (7-2-3), 15 rebs, 9 assts, 3 stls
• Rachel Skoza: 15 pts (7-0-1), 8 rebs, 1 asst, 2 blks
• Jessi Sullivan: 11 pts (4-0-3), 4 rebs, 1 asst, 3 stls
• Joy Shapley: 8 pts (4-0-0), 7 rebs, 1 blk
• Michelle Wong: 6 pts (3-0-0)
• Erika Belmont: 2 pts (1-0-0)
• Lizzy Warner: 2 pts (0-0-2)
• Sheri Grill: 0 pts (0-0-0)
• Rachel Harmon: 0 pts (0-0-0)
• Heather Lin: 0 pts (0-0-0)

For BCL, Kelsey Mingee scored a team-high 14 pts (1-2-6); the Crusaders had four three-pointers

Uni Team Statistics (opponent totals in parentheses)

• Total Points: 67 (38)
• 2-pointers made: 26 (7)
• 3-pointers made: 2 (4)
• Free throws made: 9 (12)

At a glance: Uni vs. DeLand-Weldon

Game Summary
Uni defeated the Eagles in a conference home game Saturday

• DW: 05 00 11 08 — 24
• Uni: 11 11 11 27 — 60

Varsity Record

• Overall: 14-8
• East Central Illinois Conference: 7-3

Uni Individual Statistics
Player: Total Points (2-pointers made - 3-pointers made - free throws made)

• Jamie Blue: 22 pts (6-1-7), 8 rebs, 3 stls, 2 assts
• Jessi Sullivan: 15 pts (5-1-2)
• Joy Shapley: 6 pts (3-0-0)
• Erika Belmont: 4 pts (1-0-2), 5 rebs, 3 assts
• Sheri Grill: 4 pts (2-0-0)
• Rachel Skoza: 3 pts (0-1-0), 8 rebs, 3 blks
• Rachel Harmon: 2 pts (1-0-0)
• Heather Lin: 2 pts (1-0-0)
• Michelle Wong: 2 pts (1-0-0), 5 stls, 3 assts
• Lizzy Warner: 0 pts (0-0-0)

For DeLand-Weldon, Brielle Jones had a team-high 16 pts (4-0-8); Neumann had the only other points, 8 (3-0-2)

Uni Team Statistics (opponent totals in parentheses)

• Total Points: 60 (24)
• 2-pointers made: 20 (7)
• 3-pointers made: 3 (0)
• Free throws made: 11 (10)