As the season winds down, Illinois volleyball (17-9, 9-7) is looking to improve its resume for postseason play. Over the weekend, Illinois had an opportunity to improve but fell to No. 8 Purdue in straight sets. The loss marks the second straight defeat over the weekend, as Illinois also lost to ... Read more
Published on Tuesday, November 19, 2024By Eric Brewer
The No. 8 Purdue volleyball team delivered a strong performance, sweeping the Fighting Illini 25-17, 25-20, 25-19. The Boilermakers showcased their dominance by ... Read more
Published on Sunday, November 17, 2024By BVM Sportsdesk
A tough weekend awaits Illinois volleyball (17-8, 9-6) as it has a quick turnaround against No. 8 Purdue after its game against No. 4 Penn State. This is the first and only time the programs will face each other this season. Last year, Illinois split the games against the opponents. ... Read more
Published on Sunday, November 17, 2024By Eric Brewer
After dropping its 15-match winning streak against then-No. 7 Wisconsin last week, No. 4 Penn State still holds a 16-match home winning streak and the squad put that on the ... Read more
Published on Friday, November 15, 2024By Andrew Deal | The Daily Collegian
Illinois women’s volleyball holds an impressive 17-7 overall record and a 9-5 conference record after a two-game comeback rally. After an amazing win against No. 20 USC and a victory over Ohio State, Illinois proved that it can stack up against the best. Illinois has two crucial matches against top 10 ... Read more
Published on Friday, November 15, 2024By Lexie Breymeyer
Illinois volleyball (17-7, 9-5) has been making waves in the Big Ten this season. Following a good weekend, Illinois is riding a two-game win streak, capped by a 3-0 sweep of Ohio State (11-13, 4-10). Game leaders Highlights from the match include junior outside hitter Averie Hernandez and freshman middle ... Read more
Published on Monday, November 11, 2024By Lexie Breymeyer
The Buckeyes appeared to lose all of their momentum against the Illini after a thrilling rivalry win on Friday. Illinois (17-7, 0-5 Big Ten) swept (25-18, 27-25, 25-20) Ohio State (11-13, 4-10 Big Ten) in the second game of the Buckeyes’ weekend road trip Saturday at Huff Hall. In the ... Read more
Published on Sunday, November 10, 2024By Samuel Ing
Filed under: Illinois News and Links Illinois Fighting Illini Volleyball Illinois Volleyball looks well on its way to the NCAA Tournament It’s been a while sinc ... Read more
Published on Sunday, November 10, 2024By Stephen Cohn
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – Illinois volleyball picked up a big win on Friday. The Illini battled back, after dropping the first set, to beat No. 20 USC in five sets. Raina Terry led the way wit ... Read more
Published on Saturday, November 9, 2024By WCIA.com
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A five-set thriller against #20 USC favoring the Fighting Illini as Illinois volleyball pulled out the upset at Huff Hall on Friday night. ... Read more
Published on Thursday, November 7, 2024By University of Illinois Athletics
Illinois volleyball (15-6, 7-4) took a season sweep over Northwestern this weekend. Both times these teams have competed this season, Illinois came out victorious in four sets. The team is now one game behind its win total count from last season. The 2023 campaign finished with Illinois having 16 total ... Read more
Published on Monday, November 4, 2024By Eric Brewer
Northwestern dropped its weekend matches against Illinois and No. 2 Nebraska at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Mirroring their Oct. 6 loss to their in-state rivals on Friday, the Wildcats (4-16, 2-10 Big Ten) won the match’s first set before falling in straight sets to the Fighting Illini (15-7, 7-5 Big Ten). Offensive ... Read more
Published on Monday, November 4, 2024By Paloma Leone-Getten