EVANSTON, Ill. (Interstat) — The Illinois women’s basketball team cruised to a 92-65 victory over Northwestern on Sunday at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Fighting Illini improved to 19-8 overall, while the Wildcats fell to 8-19.

Illinois seized control with a 57-point first half, leading by 24 at halftime and never relenting. Cearah Parchment led Illinois with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Destiny Jackson added 19 points and seven assists. Northwestern’s Tayla Thomas scored a game-high 25 points in the loss.

Illinois capitalized on turnovers, scoring 27 points off them compared to Northwestern’s six. A crowd of 3,046 attended the Big Ten Conference game.