Terry’s First Team Selection Highlights All-Conference Honors

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois volleyball’s Raina Terry was named First Team All-Big Ten, the league announced on Thursday. This is the second straight time Terry has been bestowed the honor.

Terry closed out her senior campaign leading the conference with 618 total points and finishing second with 539 total kills. 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. Terry tallied 13.18 attacks per set and 1,516 total attacks, both placing her third in the nation and atop the Big Ten.

During her reign of terror this 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 this year. Terry paced the squad in kills during 28 of 30 matches in 2023.

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 10^th in the conference. The 28 strikes from the service line were fifth best in the league.

The Marengo, Ohio, native was the first player in the Big Ten to reach 500 kills this 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.

After four years with the Illini, Terry sits 10th all-time with 1,634 career kills. She currently sits between AVCA All-America honorable mention Megan Cooney and 2020 Olympic gold medalist Michelle Bartsch-Hackley. Terry is also fourth all-time with 164 career aces. She is the only active player in the Big Ten with over 1,500 kills and 150 aces.

Terry is the 13th Illini to take home multiple first team accolades. She is the first player to earn the award in back-to-back seasons since Jacqueline Quade, who earned the distinction in 2018 and 2019.

Additionally, Kennedy Collins was selected as the Fighting Illini’s Sportsmanship Award winner.

Collins closed out her five-year career with the Illini in 2023. The middle blocker recorded 475 blocks, including 426 block assists. Both marks rank eighth all-time in the Illinois record books. The Zion, Ill., native played in 131 matches during her…