Illinois head coach Shauna Green is convinced her youthful roster pieces contributing to the program’s first Top 10 win and 13-1 start is not phased by the underdog label.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Staff Writer
January 2, 2026
(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — On one of the most historic days of her four-year tenure at Illinois, Shauna Green might be learning the advantages of youth is not knowing you’re an underdog when facing a historical powerhouse program.
For the first time since Green was hired in March 2022 and the first time for the . . .
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