AMES, Iowa – Brooke Mosher recorded Illinois volleyball’s first triple-double since 1998 as the Fighting Illini topped Wake Forest in a five-set thriller at Hilton Coliseum in the Cyclone Invitational finale.
The Fighting Illini improved to 6-0 on the year and 2-0 in five-set matches. Wake Forest fell to 3-3 with the loss.
Mosher tallied 32 assists, 10 kills and 10 digs en route to her first-career triple-double. Raina Terry amassed an impressive 20 kills to pace the Illini. Defensively, Ashlyn Philpot recorded five blocks and Caroline Barnes notched 17 digs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Illinois went back and forth with Wake Forest to open the match, but a 5-0 scoring run with Averie Hernandez serving helped the Illini gain the 8-6 advantage and led to a Wake Forest timeout. The Illini added three out of the break to build upon the five-point edge. The Deamon Deacons cut into the Illini’s advantage, resulting in a timeout with the Orange and Blue clinging to the 17-14 lead. The team bounced back out of the break, taking the opening frame, 25-17.
The Illini fell behind early, trailing 14-9 before using a timeout. Out of the break, the Orange and Blue tacked on three-straight points, including an ace from Terry, leaving the Demon Deacons in need of a timeout with the Illinois deficit cut to a pair. Late in the set, back-to-back kills by Laynie Smith knotted the frame at 20 apiece, but it was not enough as the Fighting Illini dropped the set, 25-22.
Illinois held all the momentum following a kill by Christina Martinez Mundo that put the Orange and Blue ahead, 12-9. Back-to-back Illini scores, including a kill from Mosher,…
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