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Strong Finish Leads Illini to Home-Opening Win Over Maryland – University of Illinois Athletics
CHAMPAIGN, Sick. – Illinois volleyball closed its first match in Huff Corridor in over 300 days with a late 5-0 run to safe a 3-1 victory over Maryland to open Large Ten Convention play Friday evening. The Preventing Illini noticed Raina Terry cleared the path with 20 kills for the primary time this season whereas Diana Brown added her sixth double-double outing of 2022.
With the victory, the Orange and Blue improved to 6-5 on the season and 1-0 in Large Ten play whereas Maryland moved to 9-4 general and 0-1 in convention motion. Illinois now leads the all-time sequence with the Terrapins, 13-0.
Moreover, Illinois is now 40-9 all-time in its first dwelling match of the season together with wins in 23 of the final 26 dwelling openers.
First-set motion opened with a fast 4-0 lead on four-straight kills from Terry for the Orange and Blue. The Illini hit double digits first with a 10-5 benefit and compelled a Maryland timeout with an 11-5 lead. A 5-1 run by Illinois, capped by back-to-back factors from Kennedy Collins pressured the Terps’ second timeout at 16-7. The Orange and Blue took the opening body with a 25-17 determination.
Maryland returned the favor of main wire-to-wire in set two, in the end night the match with a 25-18 second-set victory. The Illini battled inside one on a number of events, together with as late because the 18-17 mark following a mixed block by Brooke Mosher and Kyla Swanson. Maryland would rating the subsequent three factors and pressure Illinois’ second timeout with the Illini trailing 21-17. The Terps would rating seven of the ultimate eight factors of the set to knot the match at 1-1.
Out of the break, the edges labored out to a 3-3 tie – the lone tie of the third set. On the subsequent play, Collins struck for a kill and the Illini would lead the remainder of the best way. Maryland was pressured into an early timeout trailing 9-4 and the Orange and Blue hit double digits on the subsequent serve. Late within the body, Illinois used a 6-0 run on Kayla Burbage’s serve to push its result in double digits and in the end gained the set, 25-15.
Set 4 opened with one other fast 3-3 tie earlier than the Illini took a 3-0 run out to a 6-3 lead. Maryland battled again and tied issues up at 8-8 earlier than a Burbage kill pushed Illinois into double digits. The Orange and Blue owned a lead as giant as six at 15-9 however Maryland flipped the tables and would surge late for a 23-20 benefit. Out of an Illini timeout, Illinois fired off 4 straight kills earlier than a Swanson solo block closed the match at 25-23.
Illinois operated at a collective .229 hitting clip on the evening whereas holding Maryland to a .131 charge. Brown dished out 41 assists to go together with 11 digs for the 46th double double of her profession.
Terry led the Illini with a match-high 20 digs whereas working at a .283 clip on 53 assaults. Collins and Burbage every added eight kills whereas Collins tallying three blocks as effectively.
Working in a distinct position than standard, Mosher racked up a career-high 14 kills on .346 hitting whereas including 5 digs and a block.
Caroline Barnes registered 19 digs, 5 assists and two aces.
Illinois will host [RV] Northwestern Saturday evening with first serve going up at 7 p.m. CT from Huff Corridor.
Notes:
– Starters: Kennedy Collins, Diana Brown, Kyla Swanson, Kayla Burbage, Caroline Barnes, Raina Terry and Sophie Gregus.
– The Illini wore lengthy sleeve white jerseys for the fourth time of the season and at the moment are 2-2 when carrying these.
– Illinois is now 40-9 all-time in its first dwelling match of the season together with wins in 23 of the final 26 dwelling openers.
– Diana Brown recorded her sixth double double of the season (41 assists, 11 digs) and 46th of her profession.
– Brooke Mosher racked up a career-high 14 kills on a .346 hitting proportion.
– Illinois is now 13-0 all-time towards Maryland and 12-0 because the Terps joined the Large Ten.