Saturday, November 19
Champaign, Ill.
2 P.M.
University of Illinois
vs
Evansville
Fighting Illini Host Evansville on Saturday
November 18, 2022 | Women's Basketball
Preview
| ILLINOIS (3-0) vs. EVANSVILLE (2-1) | |
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| Date | Time | Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 | 2 p.m. CT |
| Location | Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center |
| Tickets | FightingIllini.com |
| Promotions | Senior Citizens Day |
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| Radio | Busey Bank Illini Sports Network | Listen |
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| Printable Notes | Illinois | Evansville |
| Availability/Interviews | Post-McNeese Presser (11/16) |
| Stats | Illinois | Evansville |
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| Illinois Starters Last Game (100-38 win vs. McNeese State) | ||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG | Season Note |
| G | 3 | Makira Cook | 5-6 | Jr. | 15.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 8-of-10 3FG, 65.4 FG%, 5 steals |
| G | 12 | Jayla Oden | 5-9 | So. | 6.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3 steals, 23 min/game |
| G | 24 | Adalia McKenzie | 5-10 | So. | 13.7 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 8 OReb, 51.5% FG |
| F | 23 | Brynn Shoup-Hill | 6-3 | So. | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 8 OReb, 3 blocks, 3 steals |
| F | 44 | Kendall Bostic | 6-2 | Jr. | 10.7 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 70% FG%, 2 double doubles |
Head Coach Shauna Green
Career Record: 159-75 (.679), ninth year
Division I Record: 130-50 (.722), seventh year
At Illinois: 3-0, first year
Big Ten: 0-0
Series Notes vs. Evansville
All-Time Record: Illinois leads, 2-0
Record in Champaign: Illinois leads, 2-0
Streak: Win 2
Last Meeting: W, 59-44 on Dec. 15, 2019
Green vs. Opponent: 1-0
Opening Tips
- Illinois has opened its 49th season of women's basketball with a 3-0 record for the 14th time in program history.
- Shauna Green is the first coach in program history to open her Illinois career with a 3-0 start.
- Illinois has five returners on the 2022-23 squad, including: Jada Peebles, Jayla Oden, Geovana Lopes, Adalia McKenzie and Kendall Bostic
- Shauna Green brought in eight newcomers since being hired on March 21, 2022 - four freshmen and four transfers.
- Illinois' transfers include: Genesis Bryant (NC State), Makira Cook (Dayton), Aicha Ndour (NW Florida State College) and Brynn Shoup-Hill. Those three programs went a combined 85-13 last season.
- Shauna Green's trio of assistant coaches are no strangers to her or each other. Green, Calamity McEntire, DeAntoine Beasley and Ryan Gensler were on the Dayton Women's Basketball staff together for four seasons from 2017-21. With those four coaches leading from the sidelines, the Flyers posted a 79-34 overall record across four seasons.
Evansville Story Lines
- Evansville enters Saturday's meeting with a 2-1 record, owning wins over Eastern Kentucky and Chicago State while suffering a loss at No. 4 Iowa.
- UE went 8-22 overall last season.
- The Aces return four starters from 2021-22 that have combined for 392 career games played.
SERIES VS. EVANSVILLE
Illinois leads the all-time series against Evansville, 2-0, with both meetings taking place in Champaign. The Illini claimed a 59-44 victory is the most recent meeting against the Aces on Dec. 15, 2019. Shauna Green is 1-0 against Evansville, owning a 69-30 win during the 2018-19 campaign at Dayton.
NAME OF THE GAME IS DEFENSE
Illinois women's basketball has instilled the goal of holding opponents to 10 points or less per quarter. Through three games, Illinois has limited opposition to 10 or less points in 7 of 12 chances.
| POINTS ALLOWED BY QUARTER | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPPONENT | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
| LIU | 9 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
| Alcorn State | 10 | 15 | 26 | 8 |
| McNeese State | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 |
GOTTA GIVE THE KIDS WHAT THEY WANT
- Illinois hosted its annual Field Trip Day on Nov. 16, when the Illini took on McNeese State.
- Attendance was called at 8,141 - the 11th largest crowd in program history and top mark in the last 20 seasons.
- Early in the fourth quarter, the school kids began a "we want 100" chant. With 31 seconds left in the game, Camille Jackson sank a free throw to push the Illini into triple digits for the 100-38 victory.
- The 62-point margin of victory is the second-largest in program history.
- The Illini are now 5-1 in Field Trip Day games.
ANOTHER 30-POINT WIN
- Illinois women's basketball earned its second win of the season on Nov. 13, taking down Alcorn State, 90-59.
- The Illini connected for 12-of-23 from beyond the arc - tying the third-most 3-pointers made in a game in program history.
- Illinois scored 90 points in the game, the first time reaching the mark since Nov. 5, 2019 vs. Chicago State.
- Held the Braves to 10 or less points in two of the four quarters.
- Jada Peebles delivered 14 points for the 30th double-digit scoring effort of her career and has now started 80 games for the Illini.
- Makira Cook dropped 21 points, marking the eighth 20+ point of her career and first as an Illini.
- Illinois shot better from 3-point territory 52.2% (12-of-23) than the field 45.2% (28-of-62).
- The Illini dished out 16 assists, bringing the team's total to 33 through two games.
- Freshman Kam'ren Rhodes made her Illinois debut in the win.
SHAUNA GREEN ERA BEGINS WITH A WIN
- Illinois dominated in its regular-season opener, defeating Long Island, 75-40, in the team's first game under head coach Shauna Green.
- Kendall Bostic recorded the seventh double-double of her career, recording a game-high and career-best 16 points and 11 rebounds
- Twelve different players registered minutes in the 35-point win, while five Illini recorded at least 10 points.
- The Illinois defense did not allow an LIU player into double-digit scoring - the first time no opposing player scored in double figures since Nov. 25, 2011, vs. Arizona State (Arizona State 51, Illinois 50).
- Seven Illini made their debut in the Orange and Blue in the win, including: Camille Jackson, Genesis Bryant, Makira Cook, Liisa Taponen, Aicha Ndour, Brynn Shoup-Hill and Samantha Dewey.
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