CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois volleyball took down Ohio State in a thrilling five-set match at Huff Hall on Wednesday night.
With the triumph, the Fighting Illini moved to 15-12 this year with a 10-7 record in conference play. The Buckeyes dropped to 10-16 this season with a 7-10 league mark.
As a team, Illinois recorded 66 kills while hitting .291 in the match. The Illini’s 12 aces tied a season best for squad, a record set at Ohio State earlier this year.
Three Illini players tallied double-digit kills with Raina Terry pacing the squad with 27, just one shy of tying her career best. Jessica Nunge finished with 13 kills and Kayla Burbage added 11 of her own. Brooke Mosher recorded her 15th career double-double when she dished out 50 assists and tallied 16 digs. She also led the way with seven aces. Defensively, Caroline Barnes registered a team-high 21 digs and Cari Bohm added five blocks.
How it happened
The Fighting Illini went back-and-forth with the Buckeyes in the beginning of the match, with OSU holding the 15-14 edge at the media break. A 4-0 run including an ace from Mosher helped the Illini gain the 18-15 advantage and led to a timeout from the opposition. The setter added back-to-back strikes from the service line following the timeout, giving the Illini the 20-15 lead late in the set. An attack error by the Buckeyes gave Illinois set point before Terry and Kennedy Collins stuffed the…
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