Urbana University Illineks (Urbana, IL) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Blue Ridge/DeLand-Weldon (Farmer City, IL), 51-31 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Urbana University upgrades its record to 14-10 on the season. The Illineks travel to St. Thomas More (Champaign, IL) to play the Sabers in a non-league bout on Tuesday, February 14. The Sabers go into the bout with a record of 23-6. St. Thomas More lost 63-61 in their recent non-league bout against Tri-Valley (Downs, IL)