WELLS LIFTS ILLINI BASEBALL SQUAD

Illinois’ baseball team opened its season by taking two out of three from Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, Texas. Senior first baseman Forry Wells went 5 for 11 with three home runs and two doubles and drove in six runs. The Illini won Friday night’s opener 9-2, lost 6-5 on Saturday and won 7-4 on Sunday.

Senior Mandy Cunningham earned Big 10 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week honors by scoring 43 points last week. Cunningham scored 18 in a a Feb. 16 loss to Northwestern and 25 to lift Illinois (8-14, 3-10) to an 82-79 win over Wisconsin on Sunday.