ILLINOIS (5-0) at DAYTONA BEACH INVITATIONAL
Game 6: Charlotte (3-1)	Friday, Nov. 25, 2022 | 4:45 p.m. CT
Game 7: Delaware (3-1)	Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022 | 2:30 p.m. CT
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Head Coach Shauna Green

Career Record: 161-75 (.682), ninth year
Division I Record: 132-50 (.725), seventh year
At Illinois: 5-0, first year
Big Ten: 0-0

Series Notes vs. Charlotte

All-Time Record: First meeting
Record in Neutral Sites: First meeting
Streak: First meeting
Last Meeting: First meeting
Green vs. Opponent: First meeting

Series Notes vs. Delaware

All-Time Record: First meeting
Record in Neutral Sites: First meeting
Streak: First meeting
Last Meeting: First meeting
Green vs. Opponent: First meeting

Opening Tips

• Illinois has opened its 49th season of women's basketball with a 5-0 record for just the sixth time in program history.
• Shauna Green is the first coach in program history to open her Illinois career with a 3-0 start and has pushed the new mark to wins in her first five games.
• 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.

CHARLOTTE STORY LINES

• Charlotte is off to a 3-1 start, owning wins over App. State (2OT), Coppin State and VCU while losing to No. 10 NC State (96-48).
• Charlotte went 22-10 overall last season (15-3 C-USA)
• The 49ers won the 2021-22 C-USA regular season and tournament championships.

DELAWARE STORY LINES

• Delaware owns a 3-1 record, earning wins over Longwood, VCU and Vermont while falling to Columbia (64-56).
• Delaware went 24-8 overall last season (15-3 CAA)
• The Fightin' Blue Hens won the 2021-22 Colonial tournament championship to earn an NCAA bid.

BEST STARTS TO A SEASON

In the first season under Shauna Green, Illinois women's basketball is off to its best start since the 2014-15 campaign - a 5-0 mark - which ranks tied as the fourth-best start in program history.

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 five games, Illinois has limited opposition to 10 or less points in 8 of 20 chances. Opponents have been held below 15 points in 16 of those 20 periods.

A PERFECT OPENING HOMESTAND

• The Illini closed their season-opening homestand with a perfect 5-0 record for the best start since 2014-15.
• The Illini downed Oakland, 84-55.
• Illinois' last five-game win streak came in 2014-15.
• Four Illini finished in double-figure scoring.
• The win marked the 300th Illini WBB win in State Farm Center.
• Eleven different Illini scored and all 13 saw action.
• Illinois' last five-game home win streak came during the 2019-20 campaign.

4-0 START

• Win four of the 2022-23 campaign came in the form of a 93-54 victory over Evansville.
• Illinois scored 90 or more points for the third-straight game - the first time in program the feat has been achieved.
• The Illini led 50-21 at the half, marking three-straight games with a 50-point half for the first time in program history.
• Five Fighting Illini finished with double-digit points for the third game of the season.
• Illinois recorded 10 combined blocks for the first time since Jan. 23, 2018.
• The Illini secured a 4-0 start to the season for the first time since the 2018-19 campaign.

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.
• Jada Peebles delivered 14 points for the 30th double-digit scoring effort of her career.
• 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).
• 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.

COMPLETE GAME NOTES (PDF)