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Parchment made 8 of 16 shots with three 3-pointers and all four
of her free throws for the Fighting Illini (16-6, 6-5 Big Ten
Conference), who were coming off losses to then-No. 24 Nebraska
and No. 2 UCLA. The 6-foot-3 freshman forward has three
double-doubles in her last four games and six this season.
Wallace sank 8 of 16 shots and made 6 of 8 at the foul line,
adding seven rebounds.
Maddie Webber had 13 points off the bench for Illinois and
Destiny Jackson totaled 11 points, six rebounds and four
assists.
Sayvia Sellers and Avery Howell both scored 17 to lead the
Huskies (17-5, 7-4), who beat No. 16 Maryland on the road last
time out before falling to 12-2 at home. Freshman reserve Brynn
McGaughy had 12 points on 6-for-8 shooting.
Washington shot 57% in a first quarter that saw six lead
changes. Elle Ladine's basket with 1:18 remaining gave the
Huskies a 16-15 lead and capped the scoring in the period.
Parchment sank a 3-pointer in the middle of a 7-0 run and
Illinois moved in front 24-19 in the first three minutes of the
second quarter and never trailed again. Parchment had 13
first-half points, Wallace scored 11 and Illinois shot 48.5% to
take a 37-29 lead into halftime.
Webber scored in the paint to give Illinois its largest lead at
49-35 late in the third quarter before the Huskies pulled within
51-40 heading to the fourth. Washington got no closer than six
in the final 10 minutes.
Up next
Illinois: At Oregon on Wednesday.
Washington: Hosts No. 11 Ohio State on Thursday.
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