University of Illinois
2-0,0-0Big Ten
Southern
0-2,0-0SWAC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern U. | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| Illinois | 30 | 16 | 29 | 24 | 99 |
November 7, 2026 | Women's Basketball
Recap
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A well-rounded team effort led the Fighting Illini to a 99-28 trouncing of Southern on Saturday from State Farm Center. A crowd of 4,768 was on hand, including many Illinois women's basketball alumni as the program hosted a 30-year reunion for the Big Ten champion team.
Cearah Parchment led six Illini in double figures with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Berry Wallace added 13, Gretchen Dolan and Aaliyah Guyton had 12 apiece, Jasmine Brown-Hagger scored 11, Maddie Webber tallied 10, and all 12 Illinois players who appeared scored.
Illinois never trailed. Parchment opened the scoring with a 3-pointer 25 seconds in, and the Illini made 7-of-11 3-point attempts in the first quarter while Southern (0-2) went 1-for-11 from the field. After a Southern 3-pointer made it 12-3, Illinois closed the quarter on an 18-0 run, with Dolan hitting back-to-back 3s and Guyton scoring the final five points.
Illinois led 46-9 at halftime after holding the Jaguars to 4-of-30 shooting. A 25-0 run that bridged the break — Parchment scored on a pair of fast-break layups and a 3-pointer during it — stretched the margin to 60-9 midway through the third quarter. The lead peaked at 77 when Maddie Webber made two free throws for a 96-19 cushion with 3:49 to play.
The Illini shot 57.4% from the field (35-of-61) and 11-of-24 from 3-point range, assisting on 19 of their 35 baskets. Destiny Jackson had seven assists and three steals.
The defense did as much damage as the offense. Southern shot 17.0% (9-of-53), went 4-of-23 from beyond the arc and committed 21 turnovers, which Illinois turned into 40 points. The Illini had 11 steals, outscored Southern 46-8 in the paint and 19-0 in transition, and allowed the Jaguars only one field goal in each of the first and third quarters.
Illinois also controlled the glass, 49-22. Manuella Alves grabbed 10 rebounds, seven on the offensive end, and scored seven points off the bench. The Illini piled up 25 second-chance points and got 40 points from their reserves, compared with three for Southern's bench.
Wallace made all three of her field-goal attempts and went 6-of-8 at the line. Dolan finished with six rebounds and was plus-53 in 23 minutes.
Illinois is back in action on Sunday, Nov. 15 against SEMO at 2 p.m. CT to close the squad's season-opening homestand. Tickets are available at FightingIllini.com.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE
POSTGAME NOTES
Player Notes:
- Cearah Parchment posted a game-high 18 points on 7-for-9 shooting, including 4-for-6 from 3-point range.
- Scored in double figures for the 27th time in her career.
- Tied her career-high mark with four three-pointers set at Oregon State (11/14/25)
- Also tied her career high with six 3-point attempts
- Berry Wallace was perfect from the floor (3-3 FGs, 1-1 3FGs), finishing with 13 points to go with five rebounds, one assist, and one block.
- Posted double-digit points for the 46th time in her career.
- Has scored in double figures in each of the last 26 games.
- Posted double-digit points for the 46th time in her career.
- Gretchen Dolan finished the day with 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting, including a pair of 3-pointers, while adding six rebounds, two assists, one block, and one steal.
- First Illini in double figures.
- Tallied 10+ points for the 22nd time in her career.
- Led the team with a +/- rating of +53 in 23 minutes of action.
- Aaliyah Guyton scored 12 points on 5-for-9 shooting with two 3-pointers, and added three assists off the bench.
- Guyton's 12th-career double-digit scoring game, and her ninth as an Illini.
- Recorded her eighth game at Illinois with multiple 3-pointers.
- Six games with multiple triples in her last 12 contests dating back to last season.
- Jasmine Brown-Hagger scored in double figures for the first time this season, with 11 points on 5-for-9 shooting while adding two rebounds (both offensive), two steals and one assist.
- Scored in double figures for the 21st time in her college career and the 19th time as an Illini.
- 19th game in her Illinois career with multiple steals.
- Multiple steals in three of her last four games dating back to last season.
- Manuella Alves posted double-digit rebounds with a game-high 10 boards
- Seven of her game-high 10 rebounds came on the offensive glass.
- Destiny Jackson delivered game highs in both assists (7) and steals (3), while chipping in five points and five rebounds (two offensive)
- She has dished out 16 assists across the first two games of the season.
- Maddie Webber posted 10 points, three rebounds, and one block.
- Perfect 4-for-4 performance from the free-throw line.
- Rejected her first shot of the season, the 10th of her Illini career.
- Divine Bourrage tallied four points, seven rebounds, and one steal.
- Set a career high with seven boards.
- Lety Vasconcelos posted four points, three rebounds, and two steals.
- Tied her career high with two steals.
- Ona Riopedre made her Illinois debut, tallying two points and one rebound in two minutes off the bench.
Team Notes:
- The 99-28 victory marked the second-largest margin of victory (71 points) of the Shauna Green era and the third-largest in program history.
- 84 points (112-28) vs. Alcorn State (11/27/2013)
- 72 points (100-28) vs. Le Moyne (11/30/2025)
- 71 points (99-28) vs. Southern (11/7/2026)
- Illinois held Southern to just 17.0% shooting (9-for-53), the lowest mark by the program since holding McNeese State to 15.9% (10-for-63) in a 100-38 victory on Nov. 16, 2022.
- The nine field goals allowed to the Jaguars marked the fewest in program history since giving up just seven buckets to Alcorn State in a 112-28 win on Nov. 27, 2013.
- After pulling down 53 boards in the team's season-opening victory over Detroit Mercy on Wednesday, the Illini posted a 50-22 edge on the glass vs. Southern.
- Illinois turned a 17-9 edge on the offensive glass into a 25-7 scoring advantage in second-chance points.
- The Illinois bench outscored the Jaguars reserves, 40-3.
- All 12 Illini scored in the game.
- Illinois assisted on 19 of 35 field goals (54%), the team's second straight game with an assist rate over 50%.
- Through two games, the Illini have registered a combined 40 assists on 61 field goals (66%)
- The Fighting Illini posted a 40-5 advantage in points off turnovers, forcing the Jaguars into 20, while giving up just 10.
- The Fighting Illini improved to 2-0 to start a season for the third consecutive year, and the fourth time in five seasons, overall, under head coach Shauna Green.
- Illinois owned the first possession of the game and scored first on a Cearah Parchment 3-pointer.
- Illinois opened the game on a 12-0 run, shooting 5-for-8 from the field with a pair of makes from deep.
- Illinois closed the first quarter on an 18-0 run, holding Southern scoreless for the final 6:50 of the frame.
- The first Illini off the bench was Maddie Webber, who checked in at 6:28 in the first quarter.
- To end the second quarter and start the third, Illinois went on a 25-0 run while holding Southern scoreless for 8:57.
- Illinois' lead reached as high as 77 points, 96-19, after a pair of Maddie Webber free-throws that capped a 19-3 scoring run at the 3:49 mark of the fourth quarter.
- Illinois opened the game shooting 7-for-10 from 3-point range.
- Finished 11-for-24 from deep.
- Illinois is 12-4 under Shauna Green when knocking down at least 10 3-pointers in a game.
- Six Illini scored in double figures (Cearah Parchment [18], Berry Wallace [13], Gretchen Dolan [12], Aaliyah Guyton [12], Jasmine Brown-Hagger [11], and Maddie Webber [10].
- First time Illinois had six players score in double figures since Feb. 11, 2026 vs. Wisconsin.
Misc. Notes:
- Starters: Destiny Jackson, Jasmine Brown-Hagger, Gretchen Dolan, Berry Wallace, and Cearah Parchment.
- This lineup is now 2-0 this season.
- Shauna Green is now:
- 53-15 in home games at Illinois
- 87-47 at Illinois
- 214-97 as a Division I head coach
- 243-122 across her career
- Illinois all-time vs. Southern: 3-0
- Shauna Green's career record vs. Southern: 2-0
- Illinois is now 2-0 when wearing white uniforms this season and is now 54-14 when doing so under Green.
- The Illini are 1-0 in day games (before 5 p.m. local) this season and 43-26 under Green.
- Illinois is 1-0 in games played on Saturday this season and 6-5 under Green.
- Illinois is 2-0 in the month of November this season and 25-5 under Green when playing in November.
- Illinois is 12-11 during the 2026 calendar year.
- Attendance was called at 4,768
Score after 1st Quarter: 30-3
Score at Halftime: 46-9 (16-6 2Q)
Score after 3rd Quarter: 75-14 (29-5 3Q)
Score after 4th Quarter: 99-28 (24-14 4Q)
