CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois used a team-high 24 kills from Raina Terry to take down Rutgers, 3-1, at Huff Hall on Sunday afternoon.
The Fighting Illini improved to 8-10 on the season and 3-5 in Big Ten play, while the Scarlet Knights dropped to 9-9 overall and 1-7 against conference opponents.
Terry recorded her sixth outing with at least 20 kills and tallied a season-high four aces. Terry also registered four blocks and seven digs.
Jessica Nunge notched a season-high 12 kills alongside two aces.
Brooke Mosher secured her ninth double-double with 43 assists and 11 digs. Her 43 assists marked the sixth time she has finished with at least 40 this season.
Three Illini finished with double-digit digs: Barnes, who led the way with 12, Mosher (11), and Lily Barry (10).
The Orange and Blue recorded 10 blocks, their ninth match with double-digit stuffs. Cari Bohm led the way with five, while Terry and Kennedy Collins each tallied four.
How it happened
Illinois opened the match with two straght points before Rutgers responded with a 3-0 run to take its first lead of the afternoon. The Illini answered with a 4-1 run to retake an early two-point advantage. After Rutgers battled back and took a 14-12 lead, Illinois put together a 6-0 stretch, which included back-to-back Terry aces, to jump out to its biggest advantage of the set at 18-14. The Scarlet Knights knotted the frame at 20 before a 2-0…
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