BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Illinois volleyball fell to Indiana in straight sets at Wilkinson Hall on Friday night
The Fighting Illini dropped to 18-11 this year with an 10-10 Big Ten record. The Hoosiers improved to 15-15 with an 8-12 mark in conference action.
Offensively, Raina Terry led the way with 10 kills and was a dig shy of a double-double. Cari Bohm paced the team at the net with five blocks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Illini opened the match slow with the Hoosiers owning the 15-10 advantage at the media break. Lily Barry served up an ace during a three-point Illini turn, resulting in a Hoosier timeout with the Orange and Blue trailing 16-13. Â Unable to find a rhythm, Illinois burned a timeout down 19-14. The deficit proved to be too much to overcome, with Illinois dropping the opening set, 25-21.
The Fighting Illini asked for a stoppage early in the following frame, trailing 10-9 following a 3-0 scoring run for Indiana. The Illini continued to struggle with the team using its final break of the set down 17-12. Unable to stall the Hoosier offense, the Orange and Blue dropped the set, 25-19.
Indiana kept its momentum from the previous sets, scoring four-straight to take an early 12-8 lead over the Illini. The Orange and Blue chipped away at Indiana's advantage, with a kill from Bohm knotting the set at 14. However, the Illini deficit grew to three, with Illinois using a timeout trailing 18-15. The Orange and Blue continued to battle but ultimately dropped the set 25-18 and the match.
NOTES:
- Starters: Raina Terry, Brooke Mosher, Averie Hernandez, Cari Bohm, Ashlyn Philpot, Laynie Smith, and Christina Martinez Mundo.
- The Illini wore sleeveless navy jerseys, moving to 1-4 while donning those this year.
- The Illinois volleyball program is now 75-20 against Indiana.
- Chris Tamas moved to 11-3 all-time against the Hoosiers.
- Illinois adjusted its offense to a 6-2 for just the second time this year, the first being against #7 Wisconsin.
- Terry ends the regular season with double-digit kills in 29 of the team's 30 matches.
- Attendance was called at 1,683.
