CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois dropped its penultimate match of the 2025 campaign to #15 Indiana at Huff Hall on Wednesday night.
Averie Hernandez accumulated a season-high nine kills on 23 swings while making just one error. Swinging at a .348 clip, Hernandez also added six digs and a season-best three blocks.
Taylor de Boer finished with a team-most 11 kills, while Taryn Kirsch tallied 10 digs and two aces for her sixth straight outing with double-digit digs.
Sophi Randall registered 14 assists and eight digs, both of which are new career-best marks.
NOTES
- Taryn Kirsch tallied 10 digs, six assists, and two aces,
- Has 10+ digs in 15 matches this season.
- Has double-digit digs in five straight appearances.
- Collected multiple aces for the second time in her career.
- Taylor de Boer finished with a team-most 11 kills while making four digs.
- Has 10+ kills in 15 Big Ten contests and in 22 matches overall.
- Tied her career-high with four digs.
- Has four digs in two matches this season.
- Averie Hernandez accumulated nine kills, six digs, and three blocks
- Set a new season-high with nine kills.
- Her three blocks marked a new season-best.
- Made multiple blocks for the second time this season.
- Sophi Randall registered 14 assists and eight digs.
- Set career-highs in both assists and digs.
- Had 10+ assists for the first time in her career.
- Head coach Chris Tamas moved to 162-109 overall during his time at the helm of the Illini.
- Illinois moved to 76-21 all-time against Indiana.
- The Illini are now 6-8 in three-set matches this season.
- Illinois is now 4-7 at Huff Hall this season.
- The Illini moved to 1-4 when wearing white sleeveless jerseys.
UP NEXT
Illinois (13-15, 8-11 B1G) hosts Northwestern on Friday for Senior Night to close the 2025 season. The Fighting Illini will welcome the Wildcats to Huff Hall at 7 p.m. CT on B1G+, with the Senior Night ceremony set to take place after the match.
