RICE BOWL

In 1995, the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign Womens' Rice Bowl Team won it's first championship and continued to be a dominant force to end the decade:
1995- Champions
1996- Second Place
1997- Champions
1998- Champions
1999- Second Place
2000- Champions

Led by me and Mike Battung, the ladies will enter the new millenium striving to keep the tradition alive: Go ILLINI!!!

UPDATE: WE DID IT!!!!!
NOVEMBER 4, 2000
GAME 1; UIUC 6 LOYOLA 0
GAME 2: UIUC 18 NIU 0
GAME 3: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: UIUC 4 UIC 0

Practice makes perfect

The Illini Rice Bowl Mascot

I think this is the 1996 team. I'm not sure.

The 1997 Championship Team

The 1998 Championship Team

The 1999 U of I RICE BOWL team

Bernard, Leah, B.J., and Mark 1999

Joe, Note, Romel, Claudine, Eric and John 1999

The Senior girls of 1999 w/B.J & Bernard.

The 2000 Women's Bracket

Mrs. Ardiente, Norway, Cris, and Ray

Mrs. Ardiente, Cris and the fans of Rice Bowl 2000.

Arthur and the trophy presentation.

Let the celebration begin!!!

The 2000 Championship Team.

So good they deserve another picture. The 2000 Championship Team.

The Men's 2000 Champions and The Women's 2000 Champions

Another picture of The Men's 2000 Champions and The Women's 2000 Champions

Kathy, Pam, Girlie, Joni, Keshia, Emmy and Maribel with the championship trophy

Kathy and Mrs. Ardiente

Many thanks to Samahan Sa Baryo for generously supplying the pizza at Rice Bowl 2000.

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