MATCH 3
Illinois volleyball welcomes Illinois State to Huff Hall for Pride Night on Tuesday. The home opener is slated for 7 p.m. CT on B1G+.
The 2024 campaign marks the 51st season of Illinois volleyball, with the Illini holding an overall record of 1,068-624-7 (.630). Chris Tamas enters his eighth season at the helm for the Orange and Blue, boasting a 133-81 (.621) mark.
An audio stream of the matches will be available on FightingIllini.com/live with Tim Ditman.
LAST TIME OUT
Two matches equaled two wins for the Fighting Illini at the Best Western Invitational last weekend, as the team topped Cincinnati and Bowling Green in straight sets. Raina Terry was named the tournament MVP, while Laynie Smith and Brooke Mosher also received all-tournament honors.
REIGN OF TERROR
Two-time AVCA all-region selection and two-time All-Big Ten First Team member Raina Terry returns for her final season in the Orange and Blue. The outside hitter announced her return for a fifth year during her Senior Day following the Illini’s triumph over Michigan in 2023.
Terry closed out her senior campaign leading the Big Ten with 618 total points and finishing third with 539 total kills. At the end of the regular season, the outside hitter’s 4.69 kills per set ranked sixth nationally and second in the conference, while her 5.37 points per set were seventh in the country and second in the league. At the end of 2023, the marks ranked eighth and ninth in the country, respectively.
In conference play alone, the senior placed second with 5.41 points per set and third with 4.72 kills per set. Terry also added 0.37 aces per set to rank 10th in the league. The 28 strikes from the service line were fifth best in the league.
During her reign of terror last season, Terry logged 10 matches with 20 or more kills, including seven against league opponents. The six-rotation outside hitter also registered three double-doubles last year. Terry paced the squad in kills during 28 of 30 matches in 2023.
The Marengo, Ohio, native was the first player in the Big Ten to reach 500 kills last year, eclipsing the mark on her Senior Night in the Illini’s match against Michigan (Nov. 18). In the Orange and Blue’s contest at Ohio State, Terry posted a career-best 28 kills in just four sets against the Buckeyes.
In her final season with the Illini, Terry…
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