University of Illinois
Saint Peter's
Saint Peter's Visits for Field Trip Day Game
November 14, 2023 | Women's Basketball
Preview
| Illinois vs. Saint Peter's | |
|---|---|
| Date | Time | Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023 | 11 a.m. CT |
| Location | Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center |
| Tickets | Free Admission | Season |
| Promotions | Field Trip Day Game | Free general admission ticket |
| Digital Game Program | Read Here |
| Live Stream | B1G+ | B1G+ App | WATCH |
| Radio | Busey Bank Illini Sports Network | Listen | Varsity Network App | Sirius XM 139/195 |
| Live Stats | StatBroadcast |
| Game Notes | Illinois | Saint Peter's |
| 2023-24 Stats | Illinois | Saint Peter's |
| Record Books | Illinois | Big Ten WBB | NCAA WBB |
| Availability/Interviews | Saint Peter's Availability (11/14/23) | YouTube Playlist |
| Shop | Online Store | Auctions |
| Social Media | @IlliniWBB  | @IlliniWBB  | Facebook  | YouTube  |
| Illinois Starters Last Game (2023-24 Stats) | ||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG | Season Note |
| G | 1 | Genesis Bryant | 5-6 | Sr. | 21.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | Career-high 32 points vs. Morehead St. |
| G | 11 | Jada Peebles | 5-10 | 5th | 5.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 111 career games played at Illinois |
| G | 24 | Adalia McKenzie | 5-10 | Jr. | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 49 career games started at Illinois |
| F | 23 | Brynn Shoup-Hill | 6-3 | Jr. | 5.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 4 blocks in 2023-24 |
| F | 44 | Kendall Bostic | 6-2 | Sr. | 14.5 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 19 career double-doubles |
Head Coach Shauna Green
Career Record: 179-86 (.675), 10th season
Division I Record: 150-61 (.711), Eighth season
At Illinois: 23-11, Second season
Big Ten: 11-7
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- Saint Peter's went 0-30 last season including an 0-10 mark in league play.
- The Peacocks faced a common opponent in Central Connecticut on Monday, winning 61-67.
- Saint Peter's is off to a 1-1 start in 2023-24.
All-Time Series Info
Illinois is 1-0 all-time against Saint Peter's with the lone meeting taking place in Jersey City, N.J. The Illini took the 81-55 decision in the away game.
Field Trip Day 2022
- Illinois hosted its annual Field Trip Day on Nov. 16, 2022, 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 moved 5-1 in Field Trip Day games.
All-Time Field Trip Day Games
Illinois has hosted the promotional event every season besides the COVID year since 2016-17.
| DATE | OPPONENT | ATTENDANCE | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11-17-2016 | Memphis | 2,358 | L, 54-64 |
| 11-10-2017 | IPFW | 1,148 | W, 64-50 |
| 11-07-2018 | Alabama A&M | 2,364 | W, 88-60 |
| 11-05-2019 | Chicago State | 4,189 | W, 96-66 |
| 2020-21 | Not Held | ||
| 11-09-2021 | NC Central | 1,983 | W, 73-56 |
| 11-16-2022 | McNeese State | 8,141 | W, 100-38 |
Returning Scoring
Illinois women's basketball returned 93.4% of its scoring from the 2022-23 season, which is believed to be the second-highest percentage across NCAA WBB. That breaks down to 2,251 of 2,410 points returning for the Illini. In those returners are all five starters from last season and 10 total players.
Season Openers
- The Illini have posted an all-time record of 32-18 (.640) in season openers & have won 7 straight.
- The Illini are 24-6 all-time (.800) when starting the season at State Farm Center (includes 2016 opener played at Parkland during SFC renovations).
Live Stream
Fans unable to attend Wednesday's matinee game can watch Illinois vs. Saint Peter's online by purchasing a subscription to B1G+, a streaming service of non-televised events produced by the Big Ten Network in partnership with the Big Ten Conference schools.
Fans who sign up for the Illinois School Pass can choose either the monthly rate of $9.95 or the annual rate of $79.95. The B1G+ Illinois school pass includes access to live streaming of non-televised Illini games, next day on-demand archives, and access to Big Ten Network's library of Illinois' previous season classics and originals.
The 14 remaining women's basketball games are slated to be streamed via B1G+:
» Nov. 15 at 11 a.m. vs. Saint Peter's
» Nov. 26 at 1 p.m. vs. Canisius
» Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. vs. Central Connecticut State
» Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. vs. Northern Kentucky
» Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. vs. Michigan
» Jan. 7 at 2 p.m. vs. Wisconsin
» Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. at Northwestern
» Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. vs. Rutgers
» Jan. 20 at 12 p.m. at Maryland
» Jan. 28 at 2 p.m. vs. Minnesota
» Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. at Michigan
» Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. vs. Northwestern
» Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. at Penn State
» March 3 at 2 p.m. vs. Nebraska
EXHIBITION EXPOSITION
No. 23 Illinois began the second year of the Shauna Green era in Champaign with a resounding 121-60 victory over Truman State in the team's lone exhibition game of the 2023-24 campaign. Green used the preseason game to give playing time to all 14 players, while 12 different scorers registered at least one point in the blowout victory, including eight Illini in double figures.
The Illini converted 14 of their 26 3-point attempts, and they knocked down eight 3-pointers within the first 10 minutes of play. The Orange and Blue outrebounded the Bulldogs, 53-16, while scoring 26 second-chance points on 25 offensive rebounds. Illinois notched 11 steals and scored 31 points off turnovers, and the hosts registered 20 assists while shooting 55.8% from the field and 53.8% on 3-point attempts.
Illinois is 2-0 in exhibitions since Green's arrival.
COOK LANDS ON LIEBERMAN AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST
For the first time in Illinois women's basketball program history, a Fighting Illini player was named to the Nancy Lieberman Top-20 Preseason Watch List as Makira Cook was announced as an honoree on Oct. 16. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) have given the award annually since 2000 to the top point guard in the country.
A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates must exhibit the floor leadership, play-making, and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lieberman.
NCAA COACHING LIMIT INCREASE
With the NCAA's coaching limit increase going into effect on July 1, Emily Durr and Jenna Giacone have been elevated to assistant coaches on Shauna Green's Illinois women's basketball staff. Durr adds on-court coaching duties in addition to her director of recruiting operations responsibilities, while Giacone adds on-court coaching duties on top of her director of scouting and player development role in year two on Green's Illini staff.
Both Durr and Giacone followed Green from her previous stop at Dayton. Durr served one season as an administrative associate with the Flyers, while Giacone played six seasons under Green at UD.
FIRST SEASONS AT A NEW SCHOOL
Shauna Green quickly took Illinois women's basketball out to a refreshing start and has sustained that success better than anyone. Green was one of 38 head coaches in their first season at a new school last season. The Illinois squad was one of just 10 programs under a new coach last season to have secured 20 or more wins and one of seven to make the NCAA Tournament.
| TEAM | RECORD | COACH | PREVIOUS JOB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | 23-10 | Brooke Wyckoff | Florida St. (Assc. HC) |
| Illinois | 22-10 | Shauna Green | Dayton |
| Mississippi State | 22-11 | Sam Purcell | Louisville (Assc. HC) |
| Georgia | 22-12 | Katie Abrahamson-Henderson | UCF |
| Oklahoma State | 21-12 | Jacie Hoyt | Kansas City |
| Towson | 21-12 | Laura Harper | Coppin State |
| Harvard | 20-12 | Carrie Moore | Michigan (Ast. Coach) |
| Missouri State | 20-12 | Beth Cunningham | Duke (Ast. Coach) |
| Chattanooga | 20-13 | Shawn Poppie | Virginia Tech (Assc. HC) |
| Syracuse | 20-13 | Felisha Legette-Jack | Buffalo |
Cook Named to Naismith Women's Player of the Year Watch List
Preseason accolades continue to roll in for Illinois women's basketball senior Makira Cook, as the point guard has been named to the 50-player 2023-24 Jersey Mike's Naismith Women's Player of the Year Watch List. Cook is the third Fighting Illini player in program history to land on the Naismith preseason list. She joins Tauja Catchings and Susan Blauser, who were both selected to the list ahead of the 1999-2000 season.
Wooden Award Preseason Watch List
Fighting Illini women's basketball senior Makira Cook was been named to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List, the organization announced Tuesday. Chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for the most prestigious honors in college basketball, the Wooden Award All American Team™ and Most Outstanding Player Award.
Cook is one of nine Big Ten representatives to earn a spot on the preseason list this season. She's also the second athlete in Illinois program history named to the prestigious watch list, joining Jenna Smith from the 2009-10 season.
