blog posts Women's Gymnastics earns NCAA Regional berth to Ann Arbor Mar 26, 2019 8:00 am Illinois has advanced to NCAA Regionals in each of the past 16 seasons. 2019 also marks the sixth consecutive season the squad has advanced to an NCAA Regional under head coach Nadalie Walsh. Women's Golf takes third at Minnesota invitational Sep 16, 2015 10:15 am Fighting Illini women's golf closed out the opening tournament of the 2015-16 season with a third place finish at the Minnesota Invitational. Illinois finished just three strokes off of the lead. Women's Golf swings for Big Ten Championship this weekend Apr 23, 2021 9:15 am A Big Ten title will be on the line for Illini women's golf at TPC River's Bend in Maineville, Ohio. Illinois is led by senior Tristyn Nowlin and junior Crystal Wang, who are both ranked among the top 10 of Big Ten golfers. Women's Golf sits in fourth place at Cardinal Cup Oct 24, 2016 11:30 am At the conclusion of the first round of the Cardinal Cup, the Fighting Illini find themselves in fourth place with a 17-over-par score. Women's Golf set for Big Ten Championships Apr 21, 2017 11:00 am The Illinois women's golf team will play in the Big Ten Women's Golf Championships in Mainesville, Ohio, this weekend Women's Golf: Liu, Park lead Illinois at Albuquerque Regional May 11, 2017 8:00 am The Illinois women's golf team finished in 11th place at the Albuquerque Regional on Wednesday, recording a 901 (+37) after three rounds of play. Women's Basketball welcomes SIUE to State Farm Center tonight Nov 18, 2021 9:15 am This is the third of a four-game home stand to open the season. It will be the fifth time the Fighting Illini have faced the Cougars. Illinois leads the overall series, 4-0. Women's Basketball welcomes Nebraska Saturday Feb 11, 2022 5:15 pm The Fighting Illini continue a three-game home stand - all against foes ranked or receiving top-25 votes - hosting the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. CT at State Farm Center. Women's Basketball welcomes Cydnee Kinslow for 2016 Jul 6, 2016 9:30 am A 6-foot-2 native of Oakley, California, Kinslow was a varsity captain all four years of her high school career and helped her club team, the Cal Stars, to a 56-1 record during her career. Women's Basketball welcome return of alumni on Saturday Nov 17, 2017 9:45 am Saturday's game again the Bradley Braves will mark Alumni Weekend, welcoming back former Illini women's basketball program members, including former head coach Theresa Grentz Women's Basketball to host Florida State for Big Ten/ACC Challenge Aug 4, 2021 11:30 am The matchup, slated for Thursday, Dec. 2, will mark just the second meeting in the series between the Illini and the Seminoles. FSU captured the first contest, 78-66, in a neutral-court battle played Dec. 7, 1990 in Charlottesville, Va. Women's Basketball sets school three-pointer record Apr 5, 2016 10:00 am The Illini have continued to rewrite the record books since head coach Matt Bollant has stepped on campus. Once again, Illinois set a school record for three-pointers made in the 2015-16 season, knocking down 224 triples in 30 games. Women's Basketball's annual Pack the House game, Sunday Jan 13, 2017 1:45 pm Admission is free for all fans, and the Illini will host a Teddy Bear Toss at halftime. Fans are encouraged to bring a new, stuffed toy to toss on the court at halftime as a donation to Toys for Tots. Women's Basketball runs past Murray State Racers, 84-52 Dec 12, 2018 12:45 pm Senior Alex Wittinger led Illinois with 22 points on 11-of-13 shooting from the field, also pulling down a team-leading seven rebounds Women's Basketball returns for two-game homestand starting tonight vs Purdue Jan 26, 2023 9:15 am Illinois women's basketball (6-3 B1G) is set to host the program's first Philanthropy Night on Thursday as the Illini host Purdue (5-4 B1G) for a 7 p.m. game at State Farm Center. Women's Basketball plays at Minnesota tonight Jan 18, 2017 12:30 pm The Illini women are will head out for back-to-back road trips this week, traveling to Minnesota and Ohio State. The Illini and the Gophers play Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. Women's Basketball Pack the House game Sunday Jan 26, 2018 9:15 am Help 'Pack the House' for the Illini as they host the Wisconsin Badgers live on the Big Ten Network. Admission to the game is free for all fans Women's Basketball opens NCAA Tournament against Mississippi State tonight Mar 15, 2023 8:45 am Illinois has secured the biggest one-year Big Ten win improvement in program history, and for the first time since 2003, the Illini have earned a berth in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. Women's Basketball opens Big Ten play at Nebraska tonight Dec 10, 2020 8:00 am The Fighting Illini face their first road test of the 2020-21 season, opening Big Ten Play against the host Nebraska Cornhuskers at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska. Women's Basketball opens Big Ten play at Michigan State Dec 8, 2021 9:30 am The Illini enter Thursday conference opener at Michigan State with a record of 4-4 and are looking for their first road win of the season. They are coming off of a 71-57 victory over Eastern Kentucky on Sunday. Women's Basketball in Australia: Exploring the Great Barrier Reef Aug 13, 2019 9:30 am Student-athletes, coaches and staff had the opportunity to snorkel along the Great Barrier Reef and check out what happens under the waves. See their photos. Women's Basketball: Illini top Austin Peay, 76-62 Nov 14, 2019 8:30 am Redshirt junior Petra Holešínská and freshman Jada Peebles led Illinois on Wednesday night, in a 76-62 victory over the Austin Peay Governors. Women's Basketball: Illini, Spartans set for Thursday tip Jan 13, 2021 11:00 am Sunday's matchup is the 73rd in the series between the Illini and the Spartans. Michigan State leads the all-time series, 44-28, including an 18-15 advantage in games played in Champaign. Women's Basketball: Illini close out Evansville, 59-44 Dec 16, 2019 8:30 am Petra Holešínská led Illinois with 25 points and set a career high with seven three-pointers made. The Illini (8-2) outscored the Purple Aces (2-7) 11-0 over the game's final five minutes to seal the victory. Women's Basketball hosts Pride Night tonight against Maryland Jan 23, 2020 8:00 am The Illini own a 10-8 overall record on the season after finishing off the nonconference portion of their schedule with a 9-2 record - the best 11-game start for Illinois since the 2006-07 season. Women’s Basketball hosts Northwestern tonight at State Farm Center Feb 4, 2016 2:45 pm The Illini stay home to host Northwestern at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4. The game will mark Dads & Daughters Date Night, featuring a ticket deal: $20 for two tickets, two concessions vouchers and two Fighting Illini packs. Women's Basketball hosts Florida State in Big Ten/ACC Challenge tonight Dec 2, 2021 8:45 am The Illini are 3-1 at home this season with wins over NC Central, Miami (OH), and UC Riverside. The team's lone setback at home this year was a 71-62 decision vs. SIUE. Women's Basketball hosts Chicago tonight Nov 15, 2017 10:00 am UI welcomes Chicago State to the State Farm Center on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Students in attendance can check into the Oskee Rewards app to earn extra points. Women's Basketball Coach Shauna Green's debut at B1G Media Day Oct 12, 2022 10:00 am The name of the game will be defense: It prevent opponents from scoring and allows the Illini to play fast. 'We want to play really, really fast, but...you can't run and play fast if you're playing off of a dead ball and a make, so gotta get stops.' Women's Basketball coach Nancy Fahey: A proven winner Apr 4, 2017 8:30 am A Hall of Fame coach, Fahey has won five Division III National Championships and boasts more than 730 career victories. The Illini are in good hands under Fahey's direction. Women's 400 medley relay breaks school record on B1G Championships day two Feb 17, 2023 8:00 am The swimming and diving team completed day two action of the B1G Championships on Thursday. The 400 medley relay team of Athena Salafatinos, Kaleigh Haworth, Isabelle Guerra and Lily Olson set a new school record time of 3:41.32. Wittinger nets career high in loss to Buckeyes Feb 14, 2018 8:00 am Alex Wittinger led Illinois' Women's Basketball team with a career-high 30 points Tuesday night, but the Illini lost to Ohio State, 88-69. Wittinger also had 16 rebounds and three blocks Wittinger, Beasley lead Illini in win over Wisconsin Feb 11, 2019 8:45 am Senior Alex Wittinger and junior Brandi Beasley combined for 40 of Illinois' points on Sunday afternoon, helping to lift the Illini over the Wisconsin Badgers, 78-68 With sprint to $1 Million in 48 hours, Illini fundraising hits milestone Aug 2, 2021 8:45 am Athletics Development has secured more than $30 million in new business production for the fourth consecutive year. To hit that mark, they had to do another thing that had not happened before: securing $1 million dollars in two days. With four career-highs, beam program shatters records against Michigan State Feb 28, 2023 9:00 am No. 24 Illinois women's gymnastics broke its program best beam score. Amelia Knight, Mallory Mizuki, Abby Mueller and Ruthuja Nataraj shattered their career-highs in a 197.450-196.425 loss to No. 13 Michigan State Monday night. Witherspoon fifth overall pick by Seattle, becomes highest drafted DB in Illini history Apr 28, 2023 9:30 am Witherspoon joins an elite group of Illini to be drafted in the top 5. Only Jeff George (No. 1, 1990), Kevin Hardy (No. 2, 1996), Simeon Rice (No. 3, 1996), Dick Butkus (No. 3, 1965), and Joe Rutgens (No. 3, 1961) were selected higher. With 5-3 Win over Redbirds, Illini Softball has 9 game winning streak Mar 30, 2017 8:45 am The Fighting Illini softball team powered their way to a 5-3 win over Illinois State as senior Nicole Evans, junior Annie Fleming and sophomore Stephanie Abello each homered With 18 game winning streak, Illini Baseball was perfect in April Apr 30, 2015 11:45 am No. 6 Illinois completed a perfect month and extended its school-record winning streak to 18 games with a 7-5 victory over Southern Illinois. Why do Illini Football players wear 'Grey Ghost' uniforms for Homecoming? Oct 11, 2018 9:45 am Facts and history from the Illini Football Homecoming games Whitman's vision driving Illinois athletics Apr 20, 2018 10:00 am 'When I see our students succeed, when I see our teams succeed, when I see our staff succeed, then I take a lot of pride in that success knowing that I had, hopefully, some small role to play.' Whitman's message to Illini: You can shock the world Aug 6, 2018 9:30 am Illinois AD Josh Whitman talked to the 2018 Fighting Illini football team following the team's first practice of Training Camp 'Where everyone feels accepted.' For Illini Athletics, inclusion means more Oct 5, 2018 9:45 am AD Josh Whitman has a larger goal in mind - changing not only the Illinois Athletics culture of winning, but improving the culture of inclusion and acceptance as well When courage moved the needle for Illini Women’s Athletics Jul 18, 2022 10:15 am The addition of seven varsity sports in 1974 was undoubtedly a milestone moment for U of I women's athletics, but a more significant moment occurred three years later when a pair of student-athletes filed a sexual discrimination lawsuit. What you need to know to attend the Braggin' Rights game on Wednesday Dec 21, 2021 8:00 am Everyone 12 and older will be required to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination OR a negative COVID-19 test to attend the Men's Basketball 'Braggin' Rights' between Illinois and Missouri. What you need to know for Friday night football vs Nebraska Sep 27, 2017 11:30 am It's also Illinois Athletics HOF weekend. Details on special giveaways and promotions, as well as parking, etc. Come early, be loud, and wear ORANGE What you need to know about the Grange Grove tailgating area for football gamedays Aug 18, 2016 9:45 am Grange Grove is a free, high-energy tailgating area directly west of Memorial Stadium on Fighting Illini football game days, starting with the 2016 season opener against Murray State on Sept. 3. What's happening on Illini Football gameday? Oct 13, 2017 9:30 am Fighting Illini Football returns home to Memorial Stadium to host Rutgers at 11 AM this Saturday, October 14 Wenninger, Gowens selected on day two of MLB draft Jul 11, 2023 10:15 am The University of Illinois had two players taken in during day two of the 2023 MLB Draft, both right-handed pitchers. Jack Wenninger is heading to the New York Mets, and Riley Gowens will join the Atlanta Braves organization. Welcome back to the State Farm Center for Illinois vs. Notre Dame Dec 2, 2015 9:30 am Check out the visitor's guide for the refurbished State Farm Center 'We have a great opportunity to finish strong': Illini seek first postseason title Apr 3, 2024 10:30 am After taking down Washington State in the final four, Illini Women's Basketball booked their ticket in the WBIT championship game, their first appearance in a non-conference postseason title game ever. They face Villanova tonight at 6 p.m.