blog posts Fighting Illini tame Wildcats to earn sixth-straight win Nov 2, 2023 10:15 am Illinois volleyball picked up its sixth-straight victory when the team swept Northwestern at Huff Hall on Wednesday night. With the win, the Fighting Illini own a 13-10 on the year with a 8-5 mark in Big Ten play. Illini take down Indiana in overtime behind historic offensive explosion Nov 13, 2023 8:15 am John Paddock, making his first start with the Orange and Blue, put together one of the greatest passing performances in program history, totaling 507 passing yards - a Memorial Stadium record and the second-most in program history. Illinois dominates the paint in blowout win over Southern Nov 20, 2023 8:30 am The Fighting Illini recorded 62 points in the paint, their most since 2019. Their 88 points is the season high, shooting a season-best 57.1% from the field. Luke Goode had his third straight game scoring at least three treys. Illini dominate Northwestern, 41-3, in regular season finale Nov 27, 2022 3:45 pm The Illini defense forced six turnovers, including a scoop and score and pick six from Sydney Brown, while Devon Witherspoon recorded two interceptions. With an 8-4 overall record, they'll learn their bowl destination next week. Five Illini score in double figures in win over Canisius Nov 27, 2023 8:30 am The Fighting Illini began a five-game homestand with a 32-point triumph over head coach Shauna Green's alma mater, a school she played at for four years. Lights-out three-point shooting gives Women's Basketball a big road win over Pitt Dec 1, 2022 9:45 am Sophomore Adalia McKenzie scored a career-high 25 points, shooting 81.8 percent. The Illini improved to 7-1 on the season, tying their win total from one season ago. Theu open Big Ten on Sunday afternoon at No. 5 Indiana. McKenzie, Cook lead Illini to win over Rutgers Dec 8, 2022 9:30 am Behind a double-double from Adalia McKenzie and a 20-point performance from Makira Cook, Illinois fought off Rutgers, 80-62, at State Farm Center on Wednesday night to pick up its first Big Ten win of the season. McKenzie, Bryant lead scoring as Illini win Braggin’ Rights over Missouri Dec 19, 2022 9:15 am Adalia McKenzie deliver a game-high 21 points, Genesis Bryant turned in a career-best 20 points, and Kendall Bostic turned in her third double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds to go along with three assists. Four Illini in double figures lead Illinois over UTEP, 81-71 Dec 20, 2023 9:45 am The Illinois women's basketball team had four players score in double figures on the way to an 81-71 win over the Miners at Thursday to close out play in the West Palm Beach Classic. Illinois closes non-conference slate with decisive win over FDU Dec 30, 2023 10:00 am Hitting triple figures for the first time this season, the Orange and Blue finished 9-2 against out-of-conference opponents ahead of the return of Big Ten play on Tuesday night. Illini cruise past Nebraska on the road, 76-50 Jan 11, 2023 8:45 am Five different Illini finished in double figures, and Illinois took advantage of a big second half, outscoring the Cornhuskers, 42-27, in the final 20 minutes of play, to cruise to victory in Lincoln. Dominant second half leads Illini to win at Minnesota Jan 17, 2023 7:00 am Illinois Men's Basketball extended its winning streak to four games with a 78-60 road win over Minnesota at Williams Arena on Monday night. Four different Illini finished with double figures. Illini beat No. 10 Spartans in thriller Jan 26, 2022 8:30 am Tuesday night's victory against the Spartans - despite missing stars Kofi Cockburn and Andre Curbelo - moves the Illini to first place in the Big Ten with seven conference wins. Illini down Badgers for top spot in Big Ten Feb 3, 2022 9:00 am In a battle of top-ranked teams with first place in the Big Ten on the line, the No. 18 Fighting Illini took down the No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers 80-67 Wednesday evening, with Kofi Cockburn erupting for 37 points and 12 rebounds. Illini earn 72-64 win over Nebraska with dominant second-half play Feb 10, 2023 10:30 am Illinois Women's Basketball overcame a double-digit second-half deficit to take down Nebraska, 72-64, on the road at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Thursday night. Fighting Illini battle to 85-80 road win at Maryland Feb 18, 2024 11:45 am Four Illini scorers reached double figures as No. 14 Illinois secured an 85-80 road win over Maryland at XFINITY Center on Saturday, marking the Illini's first away victory over the Terrapins since 2011. Illini earns first ranked win of season in 20-point victory over Indiana Feb 20, 2024 11:00 am Leading for the final three quarters, all six Illini players who saw the court finished in double figures as the Orange and Blue improved to 7-8 in conference play with three regular-season games left on the schedule. Four starters finish in double figures in 75-53 road win over Rutgers Feb 27, 2023 9:00 am No. 25 Illinois Women's Basketball set the tone early and dominated from start to finish en route to a 75-53 road win over Rutgers in the team's final game of the regular season. Illini Women advance with B1G tourney win over Wisconsin Mar 3, 2022 8:45 am All five starters tallied double-figures scoring and the team set a tournament record by shooting 75% from beyond the arc, allowing the Illini to dispatch the Badgers for the second consecutive season and advance to today's second round. Comeback victory over Iowa secures championship Mar 7, 2022 8:30 am Fifth-year seniors Trent Frazier and Da'Monte WIlliams were met with thousands of Illini fans storming the court after securing a share of the regular season Big Ten Title on Senior Night. Second-half surge sends Illini past Morehead State in tournament opener Mar 22, 2024 8:15 am Marcus Domask recorded the sixth triple-double in Illinois' program history, the first by an Illini in the NCAA Tournament, and only the 10th overall in NCAA Tournament history. Illinois now plays Saturday in the second round vs. 11th-seeded Duquesne. Strong start sends Illini Women past Stony Brook, into WBIT quarterfinals Mar 25, 2024 8:00 am Illinois never trailed en route to a dominant 79-62 win over Stony Brook in the second round of the WBIT at State Farm Center on Sunday afternoon. Illini trio named to WBIT All-Tournament team, Cook named Most Outstanding Player Apr 4, 2024 8:30 am Fighting Illini women's basketball's Kendall Bostic, Genesis Bryant, and Makira Cook were all named to the WBIT's all-tournament team. The trio helped guide the Illini to their first postseason title in program history. Illini tally 19 hits in 15-5 win over Northern Illinois Apr 15, 2024 8:45 am Illinois baseball (18-13) opened its weekend series vs. Northern Illinois (11-22) with a 15-5 victory at Illinois Field on Friday night. They went on to sweep the Huskies with wins on Saturday and Sunday. Schroeder's walk-off blast caps dramatic sweep of Minnesota Apr 24, 2023 8:15 am Fighting Illini baseball (18-18, 7-8) completed a series sweep of Minnesota (10-27, 4-8) with a dramatic 6-5 walk-off victory at Illinois Field on Sunday. Illini\ Men's Golf wins eighth straight B1G championship May 1, 2023 8:45 am The No. 3-ranked Fighting Illini men's golf team claimed the 2023 Big Ten Championship on Sunday, cruising to the title by a 17-stroke margin, Illini sweep Purdue, secure outright Big Ten Championship May 20, 2024 9:15 am The Illini's win completed the series sweep of Purdue and put an exclamation point on the program's outright Big Ten championship, clinched by Nebraska's loss to Michigan State earlier in the day. Illini dominate Chattanooga in 31-0 shutout Sep 23, 2022 10:30 am Illinois closed non-conference play with a resounding 31-0 win against Chattanooga in the first Thursday night fame at Memorial Stadium, moving the Fighting Illini to 3-1 on the season. Illinois Football moves up to #18 in the AP Poll Oct 17, 2022 8:45 am Following a 26-14 win over Minnesota, the 6-1 Illini team has moved up to #18 in the AP Poll. Illinois is also ranked in the Coaches Poll for the first time this season, coming in at #20. Fighting Illini Volleyball powers past Indiana in five-set thriller Oct 27, 2023 11:45 am With the victory, the Fighting Illini own a 11-10 on the year with a 6-5 mark in Big Ten play. The Orange and Blue tallied 55 kills and 66 digs in the match. The team added 49 assists and 10 strikes from the service line. Fighting Illini shut down Nebraska for sixth-straight victory Oct 31, 2022 9:15 am Illinois took down Nebraska on the road, 26-9, to move to 4-1 in conference play and remain atop the Big Ten West standings. The Illini moved from #17 to #14 in the AP poll following the win. Illinois takes down Minnesota behind late-game heroics from Paddock, Williams Nov 6, 2023 8:15 am Trailing by five points with under two minutes to play, Illinois needed to go 85 yards and find the end zone if it wanted to secure the victory. That is exactly what the Illini did. Illinois opens Big Ten play with dominant road win over Rutgers Dec 4, 2023 8:15 am The Fighting Illini grabbed 55 rebounds, their fourth straight game with at least 50 boards. They got 19 offensive rebounds and registered 14 second-chance points, and they finished with a +28 rebounding margin on the glass. Hot start lifts #16 Illini to 74-57 win over Colgate Dec 18, 2023 8:00 am Illinois (8-2) led off with a 14-0 run and never looked back. Terrence Shannon Jr. started the scoring with a triple on the Illini's first possession, setting the tone in a 14-point, 5-block performance. Bryant’s triple-double powers Fighting Illini past Florida Atlantic Dec 22, 2022 9:15 am Illinois women's basketball closed out its non-conference slate with an undefeated 7-0 mark at home as the Fighting Illini triumphed over Florida Atlantic, 81-46, on Wednesday afternoon. McKenzie scores career-high 26 points in emphatic road win over Wisconsin Dec 30, 2022 12:45 pm The Illini sit above .500 in conference action for the first time since 2017, and they extend their winning streak to five games with their final game of 2022. Illinois now sits at 12-2 overall and 2-1 in Big Ten play heading into 2023. Illini Men's Basketball downs Wisconsin at State Farm Center, 79-69 Jan 8, 2023 8:45 pm The win halted a three-game skid in conference play for the Illini (10-5, 1-3 B1G), while the league-leading Badgers (11-3, 3-1) suffered their first loss since Nov. 29, snapping a string of six consecutive wins. Balanced attack powers Illini to road win over Minnesota Jan 16, 2023 2:30 pm No. 24 Illinois (15-3, 5-2) went on the road Sunday to beat Minnesota, 70-57, for the Illini's fourth double-digit road win of the season. Four players finished in double figures in the 13-point victory. Illini down Ohio State, 69-60 Jan 25, 2023 9:00 am Illinois brought the energy from start to finish in a bounce-back 69-60 win against Ohio State at State Farm Center on Tuesday night. Fighting Illini down Nebraska in overtime Feb 5, 2024 8:30 am Four Illini reached double figures as No. 14 Illinois came out on the winning end of a back in a back-and-forth battle in front of a sold-out State Farm Center on Sunday evening, taking down Nebraska in overtime, 87-84. Illini complete season sweep over Northwestern in 82-71 home win Feb 9, 2024 11:45 am Adalia McKenzie and Makira Cook both scored in double figures, and Kendall Bostic grabbed 13 rebounds with a steal and a block to boot. It was Bostic's fourth game in the last five that she has reached double-digit boards. Illini rally for win over Northwestern Feb 24, 2023 8:30 am Illinois overcame a 16-point deficit in the final 11 minutes to defeat Northwestern, 66-62, on Thursday night. The Illini trailed by as many as 18 in the contest, but outscored the Wildcats 47-25 in the second half. Westcott powers Illini Baseball to 6-4 win over Bradley Mar 22, 2023 9:15 am The Illini's first home win of the season was No. 517 in head coach Dan Hartleb's career, putting him just one win behind Lee Eilbracht for the most in program history. Illini Baseball scores 13 in win over Wheaton Mar 24, 2022 10:45 am The Illini pitching staff held Wheaton to just five hits while the Illini offense registered 12 hits in the win. Cam McDonald kept his 16-game hitting streak alive. Branden Comia, Jacob Campbell, and Brody Harding each had multi-hit games. Illini Baseball sweeps Purdue, improves to 5-1 in B1G play Apr 4, 2022 9:15 am The Fighting Illini baseball team finished off the series sweep of Purdue on Sunday afternoon at Illinois Field by taking down the Boilermakers, 11-8. Fighting Illini Volleyball triumphs over UIC Sep 7, 2023 12:15 pm Illinois volleyball topped UIC in a four-set battle at Credit Union 1 Arena on Tuesday night, improving to 4-1 this season including a 2-0 record on the road. Illinois Football ranked in the AP Top 25 Oct 10, 2022 10:15 am The Illinois football team comes in at #24 in this week's poll. Illinois (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) is tied for first in the Big Ten West standings thanks to the top scoring defense in the nation and the nation's leading rusher, Chase Brown. Nationally televised volleyball: Illini sweep Rutgers Oct 13, 2022 8:00 am Using its second-best hitting percentage of the season, Illinois swept Rutgers at home on Wednesday night in a match aired live on ESPNU. The team is now 9-8 overall, 4-3 reading in Big Ten play. Illini Men's Golf overcomes elements for Dayton Flyer Invitational title Oct 19, 2022 8:15 am Behind a third-consecutive top-five finish from senior Tommy Kuhl, the Illini recorded the low team score in Rounds 2 and 3 to move past WSU and hold off MU for the four-stroke win, the 80th of Coach Mike Small's career. Gibbs-Lawhorn scores game-high 18 as Illini defeat EIU in season opener Nov 7, 2023 12:15 pm Illinois used multiple big scoring runs to secure an 80-52 win over Eastern Illinois to open the men's basketball team's 2023-24 regular-season campaign at State Farm Center on Monday night.