Western Illinois University Athletics

At Western Illinois
2007-08: Led the Westerwinds in scoring with 11.5 points per game...also led the team in steals (56), and was second in three-point shooting percentage (.372 (35-94)), rebounds (5.2 per game), and assists (3.1 per game)...for her efforts she was named to the All-Summit League Second Team for the second consecutive season...was second in the conference during league games with her .828 (53-64) free throw shooting percentage...ranked 77th in the nation for her .809 season free-throw percentage...was named Summit League Player of the Week January 8 after tallying a season-high 23 points and career-high 11 rebounds at Southern Utah...made the top-10 list in four categories...she is ranked sixth on Western’s three-point shooting percentage charts with a .365 (70-192) mark...also ranks 10th in three-point shots attempted (192) and 10th in three-point shots made (70)...is tied for the No. 3 spot on the Westerwinds career free-throw percentage charts with a .800 (144-180) mark.

2006-07: Started the final 13 games of the season ... named Mid-Con Co-player of the Week February 27 and then earned a spot on the All-Mid-Con Second Team ... improved her season averages from 1.2 points and 0.8 points during the 2006 portion of the season to 7.4 points and 2.9 rebounds at the end of the year ... tallied a career-high 28 points in the final game of the year against UMKC (February 26), including a career high seven field goals and 12 free throws ... recorded a 78.0 free-throw shooting percentage (45-57) and was second on the team with 30 steals ...led the team in scoring during Mid-Con action, with 11.5 points ... tallied her first career double-double February 24 vs. Southern Utah with 13 points and a career-high 10 rebounds.

2005-06: Saw action in 15 games in her first season at Western Illinois ... averaged 1.3 points per game ... recorded a personal-high eight points, three rebounds, and one blocked shot against Hannibal-LaGrange November 19 ... played a career-high 14 minutes against Missouri State December 7... named to Mid-Continent Academic All-Conference Team.

2004-05: Sat out the 2004-05 season due to Division I transfer rules after transferring to Western from Illinois-Chicago.

At Illinois-Chicago
Averaged 3.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in 27 appearances for the Flames ... started five games, three against Horizon League teams ... averaged 3.6 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game while recording 14 steals ... was a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line.

High School
A two-year starter at York and a two-year starter at Immaculate Heart of Mary ... became York’s all-time leading assist leader in 2003 ... named to the Daily Herald All-Area and All-Conference teams in 2002 and 2003 ... tallied 1,198 career points ... named the Sun Times co-Player of the Year and to the All-State team in 2003 ... York finished 56-8 in her two seasons ... also participated in volleyball and softball as a prep.

Personal
Daughter of Michael Hugelier and Janet Rusch ... born March 7, 1985 ... major is law enforcement and justice administration.

According to Crane
“Gina has a great knowledge of the game and can shoot the three extremely well. Her experience of playing a year on the Division I level has helped her to adjust to our system of play.”