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Bollant: Mental toughness key in tourney

By: Aaron Bennett

Updated: March 5, 2013

CHAMPAIGN - The Illinois women still have some work to do to ensure themselves a spot in the NCAA Tournament. After dropping their last two games of the regular season, they will head into Big Ten Tournament play on Thursday.

Illinois is all too familiar with this position: playing in the first round on Thursday and having to win four games in four days to win a Big Ten Tournament title.

It may only take one or two wins to seal up an NCAA Tournament spot, but they're not taking any chances.

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