Illinois women's basketball beats Southern 99-28

CHAMPAIGN - Illinois beat Southern 99-28 on Saturday at State Farm Center, according to the official Fighting Illini box score and recap. The Illini are 2-0. Southern is 0-2. Attendance was 4,768.

Illinois led 30-3 after the first quarter and 46-9 at halftime. Southern scored 5 points in the third quarter and 14 in the fourth.

Cearah Parchment scored 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including four 3-pointers. Berry Wallace added 13 points, Gretchen Dolan and Aaliyah Guyton scored 12 apiece, and Jasmine Brown-Hagger had 11. Destiny Jackson finished with seven assists and three steals. Manuella Alves had 10 rebounds, seven offensive, and seven points. All 12 Illinois players who appeared scored.

Illinois made 35 of 61 field goals and 11 of 24 3-pointers, with 19 assists, 49 rebounds and 11 steals. Southern made 9 of 52 shots and committed 21 turnovers; Illinois scored 40 points off those turnovers, according to the box score.

Illinois next hosts SEMO on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. CT.

Source: Fighting Illini official recap; Official box score (read Nov. 7, 2026).