CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois fell to Iowa in five sets at sold-out Huff Hall on Sunday afternoon.
Four Fighting Illini finished with double-digit kills, led by a team-high 14 kills from Alyssa Aguayo, who hit at a .375 clip. The freshman outside hitter registered her seventh double-double of the season with 10 digs while also posting two aces.
Auburn Tomkinson tallied 12 kills, her second-most in Big Ten play this season, while making four total blocks and adding three digs and an assist.
Ashlyn Philpot also recorded 12 kills with a .458 hitting percentage, while Taylor de Boer totaled 11 kills, two blocks, and a dig.
Taryn Kirsch collected a team-most 13 digs, while Averie Hernandez accumulated 10 digs and four aces. Kayla Burbage bagged five total blocks.
NOTES
- Auburn Tomkinson tallied 12 kills, four total blocks, three digs, and an assist.Â
- Had 10+ kills for the seventh time this season.
- Made at least four blocks for the fifth time this season.
- Logged the fifth solo block of her career.
- Taryn Kirsch collected a team-most 13 digs while adding two assists and an ace.
- Had double-digit digs for the 10th time this season.
- Has 9+ digs in each of the last four matches.
- Has an ace in back-to-back matches for the first time in her career.
- Marked her third-career ace.
- Taylor de Boer totaled 11 kills, two blocks, and a dig.
- Had double-digit kills for the 19th time this season.
- Has 10+ kills in all 12 Big Ten matches and in 14 of her last 15 appearances overall.
- Has at least one block in 11 of the Illini's 12 conference matches.
- Tallied her fifth solo block of the season.
- Made multiple blocks for the seventh time this season.
- Averie Hernandez accumulated 10 digs, four aces, and two kills.
- Equaled her career-high with four aces.
- Had four aces for the second time this season.
- Posted multiple aces for the sixth time.
- Made double-digit digs for the sixth time.
- Ashlyn Philpot recorded 12 kills and a dig.
- Had 10+ kills for the fifth time this season.
- Alyssa Aguayo finished with 14 kills, 10 digs, and two aces.
- Registered the seventh double-double of her career/of the season.
- Had 10+ kills for the 15th time this season.
- Amassed double-digit digs for the eighth time.
- Collected multiple aces for the sixth time.
- Head coach Chris Tamas moved to 161-103 overall during his time at the helm of the Illini.
- Illinois moved to 72-15 all-time against Iowa.
- The Illini are now 2-1 in five-set matches this season.
- Illinois is now 3-4 at Huff Hall this season.
- The Illini moved to 3-2 when wearing orange jerseys.
- Attendance was called at 4,352, the first sellout of the season.
UP NEXT
Illinois (12-9, 7-5Â B1G) heads west for a midweek matchup at #1 Nebraska on Thursday night. First serve between the Fighting Illini and the top-ranked and undefeated Cornhuskers is set for 7 p.m. on FS1.
