Parchment scores 18, No. 23 Illinois women dominate Southern 99-28
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Cearah Parchment scored 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting with four 3-pointers and No. 23 Illinois cruised to a 99-28 win over Southern on Saturday.
Berry Wallace scored 13 points, Gretchen Dolan and reserve Aaliyah Guyton both had 12 and Jasmine Brown-Hagger added 11 for the Fighting Illni (2-0).
Illinois shot 57% and went 11 of 24 behind the arc while outscoring Southern by 12 at the foul line. The rebounding margin was 49-22 and the Illini turned 17 offensive rebounds into 25 second-chance points. They also forced 21 turnovers and turned those into 40 points.
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Parchment scores 18, No. 23 Illinois women dominate Southern 99-28
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Cearah Parchment scored 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting with four 3-pointers and No. 23 Illinois cruised to a 99-28 win over Southern on Saturday.
Berry Wallace scored 13 points, Gretchen Dolan and reserve Aaliyah Guyton both had 12 and Jasmine Brown-Hagger added 11 for the Fighting Illni (2-0).
Illinois shot 57% and went 11 of 24 behind the arc while outscoring Southern by 12 at the foul line. The rebounding margin was 49-22 and the Illini turned 17 offensive rebounds into 25 second-chance points. They also forced 21 turnovers and turned those into 40 points.
Zaria Hurston scored eight points for the Jaguars (0-2), who played the second of three-straight ranked opponents on the road. They have two more ranked teams on the road in their first six games.
Southern shot 17% (9 of 52).
Illinois scored the first 12 points of the game and after a Southern 3 scored the next 18 to lead 30-3 after one quarter. It was 46-9 at halftime.
Up next
Southern: At No. 17 Minnesota on Tuesday.
Illinois: Home against Southeast Missouri on Nov. 15.
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