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No. 23 Illinois Women Beat Southern 99–28 Behind Parchment’s 18

No. 23 Illinois women’s basketball defeated Southern 99–28 on Saturday in Champaign — Cearah Parchment scored 18 on 7-of-9 shooting with four threes.

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No. 23 Illinois women’s basketball defeated Southern 99–28 on Saturday in Champaign.

Illinois guard Cearah Parchment scored 18 points on 7-of-9 field-goal attempts, hitting four three-pointers. Guard Berry Wallace added 13 points. Forward Gretchen Dolan and reserve guard Aaliyah Guyton each scored 12. Guard Jasmine Brown-Hagger contributed 11. The Fighting Illini improved to 2–0.

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Illinois shot 57% from the field and made 11 of 24 three-point attempts. The team outrebounded Southern 49–22, converted 17 offensive rebounds into 25 second-chance points, and forced 21 turnovers — turning them into 40 points. Illinois also outscored Southern by 12 at the free-throw line.

Southern shot 17% (9-of-52) overall. Guard Zaria Hurston led the Jaguars with eight points. Southern fell to 0–2. The Jaguars play at No. 17 Minnesota on Tuesday.

Illinois hosts Southeast Missouri on November 15.

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