What to expect from Illinois women’s NCAA Tournament run
Shauna Green continues to shine.
On Sunday, the Illini were selected to be a No. 7 seed in the NCAA tournament, their second appearance in as many years. This is the first time that Illinois has made back-to-back tournaments since they made four in a row between 1996-2000.
The orange and blue are also the youngest of the 68 teams in the tournament with an average age of 19. 83 years. “I’m just so proud of these guys,” said Illinois head coach Shauna Green.
“Just the entire year we’ve continued to grow, continued to get better, continued to get more chemistry. ” With this selection, the Illini (21-11 11-10 Big Ten) will travel down to Nashville to match up with the No. 10 seeded Colorado Buffaloes (22-10 13-8 Big 12).
Colorado is an impressive team, securing four wins over ranked opponents this season and have a very balanced team. The Buffaloes have three players averaging double digit points per game and six players averaging more than 8. 5 a game.