CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois volleyball pushed No. 5 Purdue to a fifth set after falling behind 2-0 in the match and would lead early in the final frame before ultimately dropping the Friday night meeting. Raina Terry would lead four Illini into double-digit kills with a season-best 24 on the night. The five-set thriller was the third for the Orange and Blue over the past five matches.
With their first loss in Big Ten play, the Illini now sit at 2-1 in the league and 7-6 overall while Purdue improved to 12-1 and 3-0. The Orange and Blue are the first conference squad to push the Boilermakers to five sets after Purdue swept No. 8 Minnesota and downed Iowa in four sets last weekend.
The Boilermakers jumped out to a 6-2 lead to start the match following a 6-0 run and that ultimately was the difference in a back-and-forth opening set win, 25-17. The Illini held Purdue to just .152 hitting in the first set posting four blocks.
Purdue struck first in the second set and would be the first to double digits as well, owning a 10-8 advantage. Neither side would string together a run longer than three points, with Purdue scoring three-straight just once to open up a 15-10 lead. Illinois battled back within three at 17-14 before the Boilermakers responded with back-to-back kills to force the Illini into a timeout trailing 19-14. Purdue sent the next serve out but would score six of the following eight points to secure another 25-17 set victory. Set two would be the only frame that did not have a tie or lead change on the night.
Out of the break, the visitors struck first again but Illinois willed its way out to a 10-5 advantage. Purdue battled back and forced an Illini timeout at 16-14 before eventually tying the match at 17-17. Illinois' lead had grown as large as seven at 12-5 ahead of the Boilermaker surge. A Kennedy Collins ace pushed the Orange and Blue's lead up to three at 22-19 and forced Purdue's second timeout but after back-to-back PU points, Illinois called for a stop as well. Out of the stoppage, UI tallied back-to-back points (24-21) before Purdue returned the favor to make it 24-23. On the next point, Kyla Swanson would find the floor for one of her five kills of the match for the 25-23 win. Illinois operated at a .286 hitting clip while adding three aces from the service line.
Set four saw Purdue take a quick 2-0 lead before Illinois strung together a 7-2 run to turn the tables for a 7-4 advantage and would not trail again. The Illini hit double digits first with a 10-6 lead and would go on to force Purdue timeouts at 17-12 and 20-13. The Illini finished strong for a 25-17 victory to even the match at 2-2 and force a fifth set. Illinois worked at a team-high .429 hitting percentage, racking up 18 kills while limiting Purdue to just 10 kills and a .200 efficiency.
In Illinois' third five-set match in the squad's last five matches, the Illini opened up a quick 7-3 advantage. Illinois owned an 8-6 lead at the mid-set switch. Beginning at 8-8, the benches would knot the match at each point out to 14-14, when Purdue would strike for a 3-0 run to secure the 16-14 fifth-set victory.
The Illini operated at a .230 hitting percentage across the night while Purdue notched a .266 efficiency mark. Diana Brown dished out 51 assists – a season high – while recorded seven digs, three blocks and an ace.
Four Illini recorded double-digit kills in Raina Terry (24), Brooke Mosher (13), Kennedy Collins (10) and Kayla Burbage (10).
Next up, Illinois will head up to Madison, Wis., for its first Big Ten road match of the season. First serve between the Fighting Illini and eighth-ranked Badgers is slated for 1 p.m. CT on Sunday from the UW Field House. The match will be available to watch on B1G+.
Notes:
- Starters: Kennedy Collins, Diana Brown, Kyla Swanson, Kayla Burbage, Caroline Barnes, Raina Terry and Sophie Gregus.
- The Illini wore white sleeveless jerseys for the second time of the season and are now 1-1 when wearing those.
- Raina Terry struck for season highs of 24 kills (two shy of career high) and 58 attacks. She's now delivered 20+ kill outings in two of Illinois' last three matches.
- Brooke Mosher came one kill shy of matching her career high, finishing with 13 on a career-best 47 swings.
- Diana Brown delivered a season-best 51 assists in the five-set match.
- Caroline Barnes tallied 20 digs in the match, her third 20-dig effort of the season and her career.
- Four Illini recorded double-digit kills in Raina Terry (24), Brooke Mosher (13), Kennedy Collins (10) and Kayla Burbage (10).
- Illinois is now 50-44 all-time against Purdue, including a 25-16 mark when playing in Huff Hall.
- Attendance Friday night was called at 2,648.
"Short" - Google News
October 01, 2022 at 12:17PM
https://ift.tt/5jtk7zP
Illini Comeback Falls Short in Five-Set Heartbreaker vs. No. 5 Purdue - University of Illinois Athletics - Fighting Illini
"Short" - Google News
https://ift.tt/VFzwvJk
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Illini Comeback Falls Short in Five-Set Heartbreaker vs. No. 5 Purdue - University of Illinois Athletics - Fighting Illini"
Post a Comment