| Illinois Starters Last Game (vs. Le Moyne) |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
Season Note |
| G |
2 |
Destiny Jackson |
5-6 |
Fr. |
8.1 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
10 points, 8 assists vs. Le Moyne |
| G |
4 |
Gretchen Dolan |
5-11 |
Jr. |
13.7 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
Career-high 25 points at Florida State |
| G |
8 |
Jasmine Brown-Hagger |
5-9 |
Jr. |
6.0 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
Season-high 12 pts, 3 rebs, 2 stls at FSU |
| F |
23 |
Berry Wallace |
6-1 |
So. |
19.7 |
6.7 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
Four straight 20-point games to start season |
| F |
30 |
Cearah Parchment |
6-3 |
Fr. |
10.4 |
7.1 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
17 points, 10 steals vs. Le Moyne |
Career Record: 225-111 (.670), 12th season
Division I Record: 196-86 (.695), 10th season
At Illinois: 69-36 (.657), Fourth season
Big Ten Record: 30-24 (.556), Fourth season
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Bellarmine is off to a 2-7 start on the 2025-26 season, owning wins over Spalding University and Wright State. The Knights are 1-3 on the road this season and enter Tuesday's game losing four straight games. Bellarmine is in its sixth year at the Division I level and has seven returners on this year's squad.
HISTORY VS. BELLARMINE
Tuesday's game between Illinois and Bellarmine is the first meeting between the programs.
FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS
Illinois climbed to 6-1 on the season with a 100-28 onslaught over Le Moyne to close November action. Six Fighting Illini scored in double figures including Cearah Parchment (17), Berry Wallace (17), Maddie Webber (15), Gretchen Dolan (11), Aaliyah Guyton (10), and Destiny Jackson (10). The 72-point margin of victory is the largest under Shauna Green and the third-widest margin in program history. Mia Zenere's first bucket of the season put the Illini into triple digits for the third time under Green.
YOUNG AND HUNGRY
Cearah Parchment added a few more milestones to her young career in Illinois' Nov. 30 win over Le Moyne. The Whitby, Ontario, Canada native matched the program's single-game record of 10 steals set during the 1999-2000 campaign. Parchment added 17 points to secure the second points-steals double-double in Illinois women's basketball history. The forward was the fifth player in the NCAA this season to record a points-steals double-double and is the lone representative from the Big Ten and only freshman on that list.
Parchment needed just 24 minutes of playing time to achieve the feat, four minutes less than any of the previous occurrences. The freshman added seven rebounds and a block as well.
| NCAA POINTS-STEALS DOUBLE-DOUBLES (chronological) |
| DATE |
PLAYER |
TEAM |
SCORE |
PTS |
STLS |
| 11/12/25 |
Fanta Kone |
Sam Houston St. |
SHST 78, Arkansas PB 44 |
18 |
12 |
| 11/12/25 |
Hannah Hidalgo |
Notre Dame |
ND 85, Akron 58 |
44 |
16 |
| 11/23/25 |
Cristina Jones |
Cal St. Fullerton |
CSF 68, Pacific 56 |
15 |
10 |
| 11/27/25 |
Indya Nivar |
North Carolina |
UNC 83, South Dakota St. 48 |
13 |
10 |
| 11/30/25 |
Cearah Parchment |
Illinois |
Illinois 100, Le Moyne 28 |
17 |
10 |
BERRY WALLACE'S SOPHOMORE SURGE
Through seven games of the 2025-26 campaign, Fighting Illini sophomore Berry Wallace ranks sixth in the Big Ten in scoring at 19.7 points per game. That mark ranks 29th-best in the NCAA through Nov. 30 games.
Along with her 19.7 points, Wallace is averaging 6.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.4 steals, and 0.1 blocks across 33.3 minutes per game. The Pickerington, Ohio, native opened the season with four consecutive 20-point outings, including the first double-double of her career in the Orange and Blue's season opener. Wallace is shooting a scorching 53.4% FG, 42.9% 3FG, and 89.7 FT% through seven games.
Wallace's four straight 20-point games to open the season made her the only player in a P5 conference to do so. Additionally, she is the only player in the country with 4+ 20-point games against all D1 teams to start the season.
FANTASTIC FRESHMEN
Fighting Illini rookies Destiny Jackson and Cearah Parchment have started all seven games for Illinois and are averaging a combined 18.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 3.5 steals, and 0.4 blocks per game. Parchment was one of two Big Ten freshman to record a double-double in the first three weeks of the season (Layla Hays, Iowa) while Jackson's six assists in her collegiate debut (SEMO) is a program record for a freshman in a season opener.
Parchment added a points-steals double-double with 17 points and 10 steals vs. Bellarmine on Nov. 30. Parchment's showing was just the second of the sort in Illinois program history while also tying the single-game record with 10 steals. Parchment was just the fifth player - and first freshman - in the NCAA to record a points-steals double-double this season.
FRESHMAN STANDOUTS
Destiny Jackson is one of 4 freshmen averaging at least 8.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game in the NCAA and leads that group with the fewest turnovers per game (2.0). Jackson is averaging 28.4 minutes per game, the fewest minutes among the group of 4.
| ALL NCAA DI FRESHMEN |
| PLAYER |
TEAM |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
TO/GAME |
| D. Jackson |
Illinois |
8.1 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
| A. Galvan |
Vanderbilt |
10.9 |
3.9 |
6.9 |
2.4 |
| C. DeVillasee |
Cincinnati |
14.9 |
3.9 |
6.0 |
2.5 |
| A. Chavez |
Oklahoma |
18.0 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
2.4 |
DEFENSIVE STAND VS. WKU
On Thanksgiving Eve, Illinois held Western Kentucky to just 12.5% from deep in a 2-for-16 shooting performance, and recorded a season-high 13 steals on the way to a 70-41 win against the Lady Toppers at State Farm Center on Wednesday evening. Illinois' 17-0 scoring run between the 7:06 mark and the 0:53 mark of the fourth quarter was the team's longest of the season.
The Illini turned their 25 takeaway into a 25-11 edge in points off turnovers. The Orange and Blue also posted big advantages in the paint (28-22), in fast-break scoring (11-2) and outscored WKU 28-12 off the bench to climb to 5-1 on the season.
TAKING OVER TALLAHASSEE
An all-around team effort led Illinois to a 86-63 win at Florida State on Nov. 23. Four Illini scored double figures led by Gretchen Dolan's 25. Illinois shot 52.9% from 3-point range and 50% from the field while committing just eight turnovers.
Florida State got out to a 21-9 lead before Illinois closed the first half on a 17-3 run for a 42-34 halftime lead. The 12-point comeback ties the largest deficit overcome by a Shauna Green-coached team.
The Illini ultimately flipped the script with a 35-point swing for a 23-point victory. The margin was the program's largest non-conference road win since achieving the same margin at Cal Poly in 2018.
GO OFF GRETCHEN DOLAN
In Illinois' 23-point win at Florida State, Gretchen Dolan went off for a career-day, tallying a career-high 25 points (the first 20-point game of her career), 3 rebounds, and 1 assist in just 27 minutes of play, scoring nearly a point a minute. Dolan shot 11-for-19 (57.9%) from the field, 1-for-3 (33.3%) from deep, and 2-for-2 (100%) from the free throw line.
Twenty of Dolan's 25 points came in the second quarter on as the Fighting Illini turned that 12-point deficit (tied for the largest comeback under Shauna Green) into a 23-point win.
LETY VASCONCELOS' CAREER DAY
Lety Vasconcelos turned in a career day of her own at Florida State. The 6'7" center recorded new bests in six different categories including: field goals made (4), steals (2), blocks (5), points (8), rebounds (9), and minutes (24). Vasconcelos' five rejections were the most by an Illini since Kendall Bostic's five at Butler on Dec. 11, 2022. The redshirt-sophomore put on this performance in just her fifth game back after going 611 days between game action.
TOP ILLINOIS TALENT
With the addition of Destiny Jackson and Aaliyah Guyton for the 2025-26 campaign, Illinois basketball now has the top-ranked Illinois recruits from the classes of 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Jasmine Brown-Hagger was the state's No. 1 player in the class of 2023, and the no. 54 prospect in the nation, according to espnW HoopGurlz. In her senior season at Example Academy, she averaged 19.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 3.2 steals. While she played her freshman season at Mississippi State, she came home to Illinois the following year.
Illinois' No. 1 in the class of 2024, Aaliyah Guyton is originally from Peoria, Illinois. She enters her first season at Illinois after transferring from Iowa over the offseason.
After earning the titles of Illinois Ms. Basketball and Illinois Gatorade Player of the year in 2025, Destiny Jackson comes from Chicago as a five-star recruit, ranked sixth nationally at her position. The top-ranked player in Illinois, Jackson played at Whitney Young Magnet H.S. while playing club for Example Sports GUAA.
YOUNGEST TEAM
Green's fourth Illini squad is by far her youngest, with an average age of 19.91 years as of the start of the 2025-26 campaign. This places Illinois in the top-five for youngest rosters in Power 5 Women's Basketball.
Only two players — Gretchan Dolan and Gisela Segura — are above the age of 21. Segura is the team's oldest, with her 23rd birthday approaching in December.
Meanwhile Cearah Parchment is the youngest player on the team, at 18 years and four months. She was born on July 4, 2007, just five days after the launch of the iPhone.
THE SHAUNA GREEN EFFECT
Illinois' 63 wins through Green's first three seasons match the program record in that span while also marking the most by a head coach in their first three years with the Orange and Blue. Across that period, Illinois is 38-11 at home under Green, and the program has secured double-digit wins in three straight seasons for the first time in program history. The Illini won 11 consecutive games from March 21-Nov. 26, 2024, a new program record and the longest active win streak in the country at the time. Additionally, Illinois strung together a program-record eight-game Big Ten winning streak en route to an 11-7 record in league play.
LAND OF LINCOLN
Entering the 2025-26 season, five Illini proudly representing the Orange and Blue hail from their home state of Illinois.
Native to Shorewood, Ill, junior Jasmine Brown-Hagger started her high school career with two years at Joliet Catholic Academy, followed by two seasons of prep ball at Example Academy, in Frankfort, Ill.
Aaliyah Guyton represented the Peoria Lions throughout her high school career and earned two Big-12 Player of the Year awards in the process. She was ranked as the top player in the state in 2024.
Chicago's Destiny Jackson comes to Illinois directly after being named Illinois Ms. Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year in her senior year at Whitney Young Magnet High School. Averaging 21.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.8 steals, in her senior season, Jackson was nationally-ranked No. 28 in her class by 247Sports.
6'6" Hayven Smith hails from Frankfort, Ill, where she represented Lincoln-Way East for four years. In her senior season, Smith led the school to its first regional championship in seven years.
Mokena, Ill. native Mia Zenere notched one year at Lincoln-Way Central before heading to Example Academy for her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons.
INTERNATIONAL TIES
Going into Green's fourth year at Illinois, the Illini have six international athletes listed on their roster.
6'3" forward Manuella Alves is home to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She played her freshman and sophomore high school seasons in Brazil before playing the other two at Florida's IMG Academy.
Irene Noya Catoira hails from Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Spain. She Played for Segle XXI in the Spain-LF2 league from 2022-24 helping the team win the Group B regular season championship both seasons.
Freshman Erica Finney journeys to Champaign from Sydney, Australia, where she played high school ball at Cammeraygal High School. Finney represented Australia in the FIBA U17 2024 World Cup.
Cearah Parchment is from Whitby, Ontario, Canada. She attended Fort Erie International Academy and represented her country twice in FIBA World Cups.
Graduate student Gisela Segura hails from Cervera, Spain, where she graduated from Institut Joaquim Blume. She comes to Illinois after three years at Division II Franklin Pierce and one season at LIU.
Despite playing four high school seasons in the United States, Lety Vasconcelos is native to Miguel Calmon, Bahia, Brazil. She was a three-time member of the Brazilian national team, winning the South American Championship in 2020.
TALLEST PLAYER IN PROGRAM HISTORY
Listed at 6'7", Lety Vasconcelos is the tallest player in program history. While the Illini have had various student-athletes at 6'6" in the past — including Aicha Ndour from 2022-2024 — the extra inch makes Vasconcelos the tallest Illini ever.
While she's the tallest Illini, Vasconcelos is tied for tallest in the conference, as Purdue's Avery Gordon and UCLA's Lauren Betts are also listed at the same height.
