University of Illinois
SEMO
November 14, 2026 | Women's Basketball
Preview
| #22/21 Illinois (2-0) vs. SEMO (0-4) | |
| Date | Time | Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026 | 2 p.m. CT |
|---|---|
| Location | Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center |
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| 2026-27 Stats | Illinois | SEMO |
| Game Notes | Illinois | SEMO |
| Availability/Interviews | Media Availability (11/13/26) | YouTube Playlist |
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| Illinois Starters Last Game (Southern) | ||||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | Season Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 2 | Destiny Jackson | 5-6 | So. | 6.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 16/5 assist-to-turnover ratio |
| G | 4 | Gretchen Dolan | 5-11 | Sr. | 11.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 4-for-8 3-point shooting |
| G | 8 | Jasmine Brown-Hagger | 5-9 | Sr. | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | Zero turnovers |
| F | 23 | Berry Wallace | 6-1 | Jr. | 17.0 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2nd career double-double in season-opener |
| F | 30 | Cearah Parchment | 6-3 | So. | 20.0 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 16-of-16 in 2FG attempts |
COACH GREEN
Career Record: 243-122 (.666), 13th season
Division I Record: 214-97 (.688), 11th season
At Illinois: 87-47 (.649), Fifth season
Big Ten Record: 39-33 (.542), Fifth season
THE NEXT WIN WOULD...
- Move Green's career record to 244-122 in 13 seasons
- Move Green's DI record to 215-97 in 11 seasons
- Move Green's Illinois record to 88-47
- Mark the third 3-0 start to a season for UI under Green
- Improve Green to 54-15 in games at State Farm Center
- Improve Green to 39-7 in regular season nonconference games
- Move Illinois to 3-0 all-time vs. SEMO
- Improve Shauna Green to 2-0 all-time vs. SEMO
- Give Illinois WBB an all-time record of 734-787
LIVE STREAM
Fans unable to attend Sunday's game can watch Illinois vs. SEMO 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 can choose either the monthly rate of $12.99 or the annual rate of $89.99. The B1G+ subscription includes access to live streaming of non-televised games, next day on-demand archives, and access to Big Ten Network's library of Illinois' previous season classics and originals.
OPENING TIP
No. 22/21 Illinois faces SEMO on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. CT in State Farm Center. Action will be on B1G+ with Jean-Luc Charles (PxP), Jordan Triplett (color), and Sofia Boddy (sideline) on the call.
Mike Koon (PxP) and Kendall Bostic (analyst) will call the action for the Illini on the Busey Bank Illini Sports Network (1400 AM/93.9 FM). The pregame show will start 30 minutes prior to tipoff. Streaming, audio, and stats links are also available at FightingIllini.com/WBB.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
SEMO went 14-18 overall last season and 8-12 in OVC play. The Redhawks enter their third season under head coach Briley Palmer in 2026-27. SEMO was picked to finish sixth in the preseason coaches poll. Sunday's tilt marks SEMO's third game in six days as the Redhawks enter the game with a 0-4 record.
ALL-TIME SERIES INFO
Illinois and SEMO will square off for the third all-time meeting on Sunday with the two most recent outings taking place in Champaign after opening the series in Carbondale, Ill. The Illini lead the series 2-0. Green's squad took down SEMO 91-67 in the 2025-26 season-opener. The initial meeting between the sides occurred in 1975, with Illinois earning a 60-50 win.
INTERNATIONAL GAME
Seven Fighting Illini have ties to basketball programs outside the United States, representing Brazil, Spain, Serbia and Canada. Six have played for their country in FIBA competition, and four (Aaliyah Guyton, Manuella Alves, Lety Vasconcelos and Cearah Parchment) have been called up at the senior national team level.
Guyton led Brazil in scoring at both the 2026 FIBA South American Women's Championship and the 2026 Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament. She follows her mother, Adriana Mafra, a longtime member of Brazil's national team. Alves made her senior debut for Brazil at the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup, and Vasconcelos joined Guyton on Brazil's 2026 Olympic pre-qualifying roster. Parchment earned her first invitation to Canada's senior training camp in 2026 after winning silver at the U16 and U17 levels. Irene Noya Catoira helped Spain finish third at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup. Lana Brenjo has played in four FIBA European youth events for Serbia.
| Fighting Illini International Players | ||||
| # | Player | National Team | Hometown | National Team Experience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Irene Noya Catoira | Spain | Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Spain | 2026 FIBA U20 World Cup (bronze); 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup (bronze); 2023 FIBA 3x3 U17 Europe Cup (silver) |
| 9 | Lana Brenjo | Serbia | Nevesinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina | FIBA U16 European Championships (2022, 2023); FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket (2024, 2025) |
| 11 | Aaliyah Guyton | Brazil | Peoria, Illinois | Senior: led Brazil in scoring at 2026 FIBA South American Women's Championship (bronze) and 2026 FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament (bronze) Youth: 2021 FIBA U16 Americas Championship |
| 21 | Manuella Alves | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Senior: 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup Youth: seven events, including two FIBA U19 World Cups |
| 24 | Ona Riopedre | Spain | Barcelona, Spain | None listed |
| 30 | Cearah Parchment | Canada | Whitby, Ontario, Canada | Senior: 2026 FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament (gold) Youth: 2023 FIBA U16 Americas Championship (silver, All-Star 5); 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup (silver); 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup (Fourth place) |
| 35 | Lety Vasconcelos | Brazil | Miguel Calmon, Bahia, Brazil | Senior: 2026 FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament (bronze) Youth: 2021 FIBA U16 and 2022 FIBA U18 Americas Championships; 2020 South American Championships (gold) |
RANKED ILLINI
Illinois has appeared in an AP Top-25 poll at some point during the season all five years under Green. The Illini have been ranked in 13 combined AP polls under Green. In 2022-23, the Illini appeared in four Top-25 polls, followed by the preseason rankings in 2023-24, five weeks across 2024-25, on Jan. 12, 2026, and most recently in the first two polls of the 2026-27 campaign.
The Illini were ranked No. 23 in the AP Preseason ranking and climbed on spot after a 2-0 opening week to No. 22.
LAST TIME OUT
A well-rounded team effort led the Fighting Illini to a 99-28 trouncing of Southern on Saturday from State Farm Center. A crowd of 4,768 was on hand, including many Illinois women's basketball alumni as the program hosted a 30-year reunion for the Big Ten champion team. The 99-28 victory marked the second-largest margin of victory (71 points) of the Shauna Green era and the third-largest in program history.
Cearah Parchment led six Illini in double figures with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Berry Wallace added 13, Gretchen Dolan and Aaliyah Guyton had 12 apiece, Jasmine Brown-Hagger scored 11, Maddie Webber tallied 10, and all 12 Illinois players who appeared scored.
The Illini shot 57.4% from the field (35-of-61) and 11-of-24 from 3-point range, assisting on 19 of their 35 baskets. The defense did as much damage as the offense. Southern shot 17.0% (9-of-53), went 4-of-23 from beyond the arc and committed 21 turnovers, which Illinois turned into 40 points.
GREEN CLIMBS PROGRAM'S ALL-TIME WIN LIST
Fifth-year head coach Shauna Green continued to move up the program's all-time wins list. Illinois' latest win saw Green post her 87th win at the helm of the program, giving her sole possession of the second-most victories by an Illinois women's basketball head coach.
| Illinois Women's Basketball All-Time Wins by Head Coach | ||||
| Rank | Head Coach | Wins | Seasons | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theresa Grentz | 210 | 12 | 1995-2007 |
| 2 | Shauna Green | 87 | 5 (active) | 2022-Present |
| 3 | Laura Golden | 83 | 6 | 1984-1990 |
| 4 | Jane Schroeder | 73 | 5 | 1979-1984 |
| 5 | Jolette Law | 69 | 5 | 2007-2012 |
| 6 | Matt Bollant | 61 | 5 | 2012-2017 |
| 7 | Kathy Lindsey | 50 | 5 | 1990-1995 |
| 8 | Nancy Fahey | 42 | 5 | 2017-2022 |
| 9 | Carla Thompson | 33 | 3 | 1976-1979 |
| 10 | Steven Douglas | 12 | 3 | 1974-1976 |
FOUR YEARS UNDER COACH GREEN
Illinois' 85 wins through Green's first four seasons are the second-most in a four-year span while also marking the most by a head coach in their first four years with the Orange and Blue. Across that period, Illinois is 51-15 at home under Green, and the program has secured double-digit wins in four straight seasons for the first time in program history. The Illini won 11 consecutive games from Nov. 18, 2025-Jan. 1, 2026, a new single-season program record despite being the youngest team in the Big Ten and third-youngest Power 4 team in the country.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
In Illinois' 2026-27 season-opening win, Cearah Parchment (22 points, 11 rebounds) and Berry Wallace (21 points, 11 rebounds) became the first Illini teammates to post 20-point double-doubles (20+ points, 10+ rebounds) in the same game since Feb. 10, 2013, vs. Minnesota, when Adrienne GodBold (20 points, 10 rebounds) and Karisma Penn (22 points, 11 rebounds) did so.
Parchment and Wallace are the first Big Ten teammates to achieve that feat since March 8, 2025, when USC's Kiki Iriafen (25 points, 11 rebounds) and JuJu Watkins (20 points, 11 rebounds) did so against Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals.
CRASH OUT QUEENS
Illinois has adjusted its offensive rebounding approach for the 2026-27 campaign, and the impact has been seen immediately. Through two games, Illinois has secured 55.6% of its missed shots (offensive rebounding percentage), which ranks third in NCAA. At the same time, the Illini are shooting 51.7% from the field to start the season. Only LSU owns better marks in both categories (57.2 ORB%, 57.5 FG%). Illinois' defensive rebounding percentage of 80.0 ranks 12th in the NCAA.
| Top Offensive Rebounding Teams (Superscript numbers indicate NCAA national rank) | ||||
| Team | Offensive Rebound % | Defensive Rebound % | Rebounds (Offensive) | Field Goal % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU | 57.2, NCAA rank 1 | 82.0, NCAA rank 6 | 224 (83) | 57.5, NCAA rank 2 |
| N. Colorado | 56.7, NCAA rank 2 | 71.6, NCAA rank 75 | 137 (59) | 48.2, NCAA rank 33 |
| Illinois | 55.6, NCAA rank 3 | 80.0, NCAA rank 12 | 103 (35) | 51.7, NCAA rank 12 |
| Oklahoma | 54.9, NCAA rank 4 | 72.5, NCAA rank 64 | 178 (73) | 43.7, NCAA rank 93 |
| Minnesota | 52.3, NCAA rank 5 | 67.0, NCAA rank 134 | 126 (73) | 47.4, NCAA rank 41 |
THE RETURN
Envied by many, the Illinois staff has done a remarkable job with roster retention year after year. From the 2025-26 squad, 11 of 14 players with remaining eligibility returned to Illinois for the 2026-27 campaign. In terms of production, that equates to the top nine scorers as well as 99.27% of points scored, 97.65% of minutes played, and 100% of games started.
PRESEASON RANKING
For the second time under head coach Shauna Green, Illinois women's basketball is ranked in the Associated Press Preseason Poll. The Fighting Illini come in at No. 23, matching their 2023-24 ranking under Green.
Prior to the ranking ahead of Green's second season at the helm of the Orange and Blue, Illinois had not appeared in an AP Preseason Top-25 Poll since the 1999-2000 campaign.
The 2026-27 season marks the fifth time in program history that Illinois has appeared in the AP Preseason Poll. Prior to this year, the Illini had appeared ahead of the 1997-98 (No. 7), 1998-99 (No. 25), 1999-2000 (No. 12), and 2023-24 (No. 23) campaigns – with the first three occurrences coming under Hall of Fame head coach Theresa Grentz.
Illinois has now appeared in an AP Top-25 poll at some point during the season all five years under Green.
TALLEST PLAYER IN PROGRAM HISTORY
Listed at 6'7", Lety Vasconcelos is the tallest player in Fighting Illini program history. While the Illini have had various student-athletes at 6'6", 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 is also listed at the same height. Across the NCAA, Vasconcelos is tied as the fifth-tallest player with at least nine other athletes.
