Background
Ilitch was born in Koo Wee Rup, Victoria.
Ilitch was born in Koo Wee Rup, Victoria.
She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 1993. After playing limited games with the Melbourne Kestrels in the 2006 Commonwealth Bank Trophy season, Ilitch announced her retirement.
She has been a frequent member of the Australian national team, playing in her usual positions of goal keeper and goal defence, since being first selected in 1995. Ilitch has also been a key member of the Melbourne Kestrels in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy ever since the competition"s founding in 1997, and served a stint as captain in 2004.