{"id":110346,"date":"2026-01-29T01:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T01:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/parchment-jackson-combine-to-score-41-illinois-falls-to-ucla-80-67-university-of-illinois-athletics\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T01:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T01:56:00","slug":"parchment-jackson-combine-to-score-41-illinois-falls-to-ucla-80-67-university-of-illinois-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/parchment-jackson-combine-to-score-41-illinois-falls-to-ucla-80-67-university-of-illinois-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Parchment, Jackson Combine to Score 41, Illinois Falls to UCLA 80-67 &#8211; University of Illinois Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"sidearm-story-template-text-aside\" aria-label=\"Related Sport Links\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<\/p>\n<section class=\"sidearm-story-template-links\" aria-label=\"Story Links\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"hide\">Story Links<\/h2>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n   <\/section>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game hide-on-small-down\">\n<div class=\"postgame_1-2_nextgame\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-logo\">\n                \n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent\">\n<h2>Next Game:<\/h2>\n<p>at Washington<\/p>\n<p>2\/1\/2026 | 5 PM CT<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        FS1  &#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postgame_3_nextgame\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-primary\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Feb. 01 (Sun) \/ 5 PM CT&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/d1iubivivot1gj.cloudfront.net\/images\/logos\/Washington_2019.png\" alt=\"Washington\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-text--atVs\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span>Washington<\/span>&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>     &#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/aside>\n<p><b>CHAMPAIGN, Ill. \u2014\u00a0<\/b><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/cearah-parchment\/15260\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15260\" target=\"_blank\">Cearah Parchment<\/a><\/dfn> scored a career-high 26 points and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/destiny-jackson\/15261\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15261\" target=\"_blank\">Destiny Jackson<\/a><\/dfn> added\u00a015 more, but the Fighting Illini fell to the UCLA Bruins 80-67 at home on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The Fighting Illini (15-6, 5-5) had four players score in double figures, led by Parchment, who notched\u00a026 points and seven rebounds. Jackson tacked on 15 points, six assists and two steals and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/maddie-webber\/15264\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15264\" target=\"_blank\">Maddie Webber<\/a><\/dfn> chipped in as well with 12 points and two steals from the bench.<\/p>\n<p>In her first collegiate start, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/lety-vasconcelos\/15255\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15255\" target=\"_blank\">Lety Vasconcelos<\/a><\/dfn> was tasked with guarding All-American center Lauren Betts, holding her to 16 points before fouling out with 5:40 left to play in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois&#8217; defense held UCLA to only 10 percent shooting from beyond the arc, a season-low one made three-pointer for the Bruins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How It Happened<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Illinois battled early, scoring the first three points of the contest, but fell\u00a0behind 23-16 at the end of the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Despite eight points from Wallace in the opening half, Illinois faced a 45-31 deficit through halftime.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After intermission, Illinois cut the lead\u00a0to 51-39 before going on a 7-0 run, punctuated by a basket from Jackson, down by just five points\u00a0with 4:43 to go in the third. UCLA countered with four quick points from Betts, extending its lead to 56-49 heading into the final quarter.<\/p>\n<p>UCLA widened\u00a0its lead in the fourth, constructing a 65-51 advantage before Illinois went on a 5-0 run, finished off by a Webber layup, to shrink the deficit to 65-56 with 5:24 to go in the contest. Illinois fired away from deep in the quarter, knocking down three shots to account for nine of its 18 points. UCLA responded in the final frame with nine points from Lauren Betts and six from Kiki Rice, finishing out the 80-67 win for the Bruins.<\/p>\n<h3>GAME HIGHLIGHTS<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Illinois Women&#039;s Basketball | Highlights vs. No. 2\/2 UCLA (1\/28\/26)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FGPhDO0YPsU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>ILLINOIS POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Illinois Women&#039;s Basketball | HC Green, D. Jackson, M. Webber, C. Parchment Postgame Media (1\/28\/26)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cqUGoY3M2s4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>UCLA POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UCLA Women&#039;s Basketball Postgame Presser at Illinois (1\/28\/26)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2WMYN3yYljw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>POSTGAME NOTES<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><u><strong>Player Notes:<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/berry-wallace\/15256\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15256\" target=\"_blank\">Berry Wallace<\/a><\/dfn> turned in 11 points, six rebounds, three assists, and a steal.&#13;\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Posted her 19th outing with double-digit points this season and the 30th such game of her career.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Has scored in double figures in each of the last 11 games.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Played all 40 minutes for the sixth time this season.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Has played the full 40 minutes in six of the last seven games.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n\t<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;\n\t<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/cearah-parchment\/15260\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15260\" target=\"_blank\">Cearah Parchment<\/a><\/dfn> posted 26 points and seven rebounds.&#13;\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Scored a career-high 26 points against the Bruins.&#13;\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Registered the third 20-point game of the season\/of her career.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Has 20+ points in back-to-back games.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Tallied 10+ points for the 13th time this season\/in her career.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n\t\t<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;\n\t\t<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Knocked down at least three 3-pointers for the second time.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Has multiple 3-pointers in five contests.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Extended her streak to 20 straight games with 5+ total rebounds.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Has at least three offensive rebounds in each of the last nine games.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Connected on double-digit field goals for the second time in her career, shooting 10-for-13 from the field.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n\t<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;\n\t<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/maddie-webber\/15264\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15264\" target=\"_blank\">Maddie Webber<\/a><\/dfn> ended the night with 12 points, two assists, two rebounds, and an assist off the bench.&#13;\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Posted 10+ points for the 13th time this season and for the 53rd time in her career.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Grabbed multiple steals for the second time this season.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n\t<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;\n\t<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/destiny-jackson\/15261\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15261\" target=\"_blank\">Destiny Jackson<\/a><\/dfn> logged 15 points, six assists, two rebounds, and two steals.&#13;\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Totaled double-digit points for the sixth time.&#13;\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Has 10+ points in back-to-back games for the second time this season.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n\t\t<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;\n\t\t<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Had multiple steals for the ninth time in her career\/this season.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n\t<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;\n\t<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/lety-vasconcelos\/15255\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15255\" target=\"_blank\">Lety Vasconcelos<\/a><\/dfn> totaled two points, five rebounds, and one assist.&#13;\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Made the first start of her collegiate career.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Fouled out in the fourth quarter after being tasked with guarding All-American center Lauren Betts all night.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n\t<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;\n\t<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><u><strong>Team Notes:<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">&#13;<\/p>\n<li>UCLA won the opening tip, and Illinois opened the scoring on its first possession with a 2-pointer from <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/cearah-parchment\/15260\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15260\" target=\"_blank\">Cearah Parchment<\/a><\/dfn>.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>For the first time this season, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/hayven-smith\/15254\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15254\" target=\"_blank\">Hayven Smith<\/a><\/dfn> was the first Illini off the bench, checking in at 7:31 in the first quarter.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Four Illini scored in double digits (Parchment [26], Jackson [15], Webber [12], and Wallace [11]).<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Illini used a 7-0 run midway through the third quarter to cut their deficit to single digits, 51-46.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Illinois outscored UCLA on the fast break, 7-2.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">The Illini held the Bruins to a season-low one 3-pointer (1-for-10).<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><u><strong>Misc. Notes:<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Starters: <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/destiny-jackson\/15261\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15261\" target=\"_blank\">Destiny Jackson<\/a><\/dfn>, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/jasmine-brown-hagger\/15251\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15251\" target=\"_blank\">Jasmine Brown-Hagger<\/a><\/dfn>, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/berry-wallace\/15256\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15256\" target=\"_blank\">Berry Wallace<\/a><\/dfn>, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/cearah-parchment\/15260\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15260\" target=\"_blank\">Cearah Parchment<\/a><\/dfn>, and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/lety-vasconcelos\/15255\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"15255\" target=\"_blank\">Lety Vasconcelos<\/a><\/dfn>.&#13;\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">This lineup is now 0-1 this season.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n\t<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;\n\t<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/shauna-green\/2268\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"2268\" target=\"_blank\">Shauna Green<\/a><\/dfn> is now:&#13;\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>49-13 in home games<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>35-29 in Big Ten play<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">78-41 at Illinois<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">205-91 as a Division I head coach<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">234-116 across her career<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n\t<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;\n\t<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Illinois vs. UCLA: 3-3&#13;\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/shauna-green\/2268\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"2268\" target=\"_blank\">Shauna Green<\/a><\/dfn>&#8216;s coaching record vs. UCLA: 0-2<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Illinois is 2-1 when playing UCLA in Champaign<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n\t<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;\n\t<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Illini played a top-2 team in the country at home for the first time since Dec. 10, 2000, when Illinois hosted #1 UConn.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Illinois is now 3-3 when wearing orange uniforms this season and are now 10-10 when doing so under Green.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Illini are 5-4 in night games (after 5 p.m.) this season and 38-17 under Green.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Illinois is 2-2 in games played on Wednesdays this season and 13-7 under Green.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Illinois is 3-5 in the month of January this season and 17-14 under Green when playing in January.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Illinois is now 11-2 in home games this season and 49-13 under <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/shauna-green\/2268\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"2268\" target=\"_blank\">Shauna Green<\/a><\/dfn>.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Illinois is 3-5 during the 2026 calendar year.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Illinois is now 1-5 against AP-ranked teams this season and 7-20 under <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/shauna-green\/2268\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"2268\" target=\"_blank\">Shauna Green<\/a><\/dfn>.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/news\/2026\/1\/28\/womens-basketball-parchment-jackson-combine-to-score-41-illinois-falls-to-ucla-80-67.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; 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