Shannon Dowell - 2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Shannon Dowell
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Last School(s):
- O'Fallon Township
- Hometown:
- O'Fallon, IL
- Major:
- Interdisciplinary Studies
AWARDS & HONORS
- All-MVC Second Team honors
- 2024 All-MVC Freshman Team
- MVC Freshman of the Week
As a Junior in 2025-2026 (at Missouri):
- Appeared in 30 games with 29 starts, logging 876 minutes.
- Averaged 29.0 minutes, 14.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per games - all ranked second on the team.
- Posted two 30-point games: 30 points vs Southern Illinois on Nov. 18 and 33 points vs Oklahoma on Mar. 1.
- Reached 20 points in nine contests.
- Recorded a double-double in her first career Mizzou game and led the team with 21 points, while also grabbing 12 rebounds along with two assists against Central Arkansas on Nov. 3.
- Notched five double-doubles on the season.
- Grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds against Northwestern on Nov. 29.
- Knocked in a season-high four 3-pointers twice - against Southern Illinois and at Arkansas on Feb. 5.
- Attempted a season-high 23 free throws against Central Arkansas on Nov. 3.
As a Sophomore in 2024-2025 (Illinois State):
- Appeared in 37 games with 36 starts, logging 1,118 minutes.
- Led the team in scoring at 17.6 points per game while shooting 49.3% from the field.
- Averaged 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
- Totaled 651 points, which ranks second on Illinois State’s single season scoring list.
- One of four players in program history to tally 600+ points in a single season.
- Reached double figures in 33 games, scoring 20+ points in 14 games and 30+ points in two games.
- Had a career-high 37 points April 2 in the WNIT Fab 4 vs Troy, which is tied for the second-most points by a Redbird in a single game in program history.
- Had a career-high 194 rebounds on the season.
- Grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds at Bradley on Feb. 23.
As a Freshman in 2023-2024 (Illinois State):
- Appeared in all 34 games with 20 starts, logging 650 minutes.
- Averaged 9.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.
- Reached double-figure scoring in 17 games.
- Only true freshman in the MVC to score 20+ points in three consecutive games.
- Recorded two double-doubles on the season.
- Registered her first-career 20-point, 10-rebound double-double and her second overall double-double Feb. 29 at Southern Illinois with 25 points and 10 rebounds.
- Had season-highs of 28 points March 1 at Missouri State and 12 rebounds Jan. 21 at UIC.
High School: Guided O'Fallon to its first State title in program history to cap off her career in 2022-2023...Had 30 points, six rebounds and five assists to lead the Panthers to a 77-60 victory against Arlington Heights Hersey in the State Semifinals...Scored 25 points during a 62-57 win over Lisle Benet Academy in double overtime in the title game to clinch the Class 4A State title for O'Fallon...First team all-state selection by the Associated Press and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association...Named First Team Southwestern All-Conference in 2021-2022; Third Team All State for the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association in 2021-2022... Surpassed 1,000 career points in her junior year as a Panther... Averaged 16 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.4 apg, and 2.3 spg during her junior season to lead the Panthers to a Sectional Semifinal appearance.
