(From Illinois Sports Information Office)

Head Coach Shauna Green

Career Record: 203-101 (.668), 11th season
Division I Record: 174-76 (.696), Ninth season
At Illinois: 47-26 (.644), Third season
Big Ten Record: 19-17 (.528), Third season

OPENING TIP

The 51st campaign of Illinois women's basketball continues with No. 19 Illinois traveling to Buffalo, New York to face head coach Shauna Green's alma mater, Canisius. The No. 19-ranked Fighting Illini will visit the Griffins Monday night at 5 p.m. CT on ESPN+. Mike Koon will call the action for the Illini on the Busey Bank Illini Sports Network (1400 AM / 93.9 FM). Streaming, audio, and stats links are also available at FightingIllini.com/wbb. 

• Illinois has earned a win over a ranked opponent for the third consecutive season under Green.
• The Fighting Illini have now been ranked in the Top 25 in all three seasons under Green with the highest ranking (#19) coming in the Nov. 25 poll.
• Illinois returned four 1,000-career point scorers, tied for the most in the NCAA with Baylor, Notre Dame, and Kansas State. All four have now scored 1,000 points as Illini as well.
• Illinois' seniors (Cook, Bryant, McKenzie, Shoup-Hill, Bostic) have a combined 383 career starts (357 at Illinois) and played a combined 525 games (397 at Illinois).
• Illinois has led for a total of 235:22 this season through seven games, while  trailing for 31:45.
• Head coach Shauna Green earned her 200th win as a head coach on Nov. 14, 2024 vs. Eastern Illinois.
• The Illini have held opponents at/below 15 points in 21 of 28 regulation periods.
• Illinois started the season 6-0 for the second time under head coach Shauna Green.
• Seven different Illini scorers have posted double-digit points in a game this season: Bostic, Bryant, Brown-Hagger, Cook, Dolan, McKenzie, Shoup-Hill.
• The Fighting Illini return eight players from last year's WBIT Championship team while adding six newcomers - four freshmen and two transfers - into the mix.

ABOUT CANISIUS

Canisius enters Monday night's game with a 1-5 record on the season under first-year head coach Tiffany Swoffard. The Griffs' win came at St. Francis before losing their last three outings.

ALL-TIME SERIES INFORMATION

Monday's contest between Canisius and Illinois marks the second-ever meeting between the sides. The Illini lead the series 1-0 following a 90-58 win in Champaign during the 2023-24 campaign.