Ashlyn Fleming

Illinois Piles Up 19 Blocks in 3-1 Win Over Louisville to Advance to Sweet 16

In front a boisterous crowd of over 3,700 Illini fans, the No. 3 seeded and ranked Illinois volleyball team earned its second-straight trip to the NCAA Sweet 16 and ninth in the last 11 seasons with a hard-fought 3-1 (25-22, 28-26, 25-17, 25-18) victory over Louisville.

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Big Ten Tabs Seliger-Swenson, White, Poulter, Parker as 2018 Individual Award Winners

Minnesota’s Samantha Seliger-Swenson was named the Big Ten Player of the Year and Co-Setter of the Year, while Penn State’s Kendall White was tabbed Defensive Player of the Year. Illinois’ Jordyn Poulter also garnered Co-Settter of the Year nods, while Penn State’s Jonni Parker earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors.

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Big Ten: All Five Road Teams Won, Including Purdue at PSU, Illinois at Nebraska

Big Ten Oct. 28, 2018 Purdue picked up an historic win on the road at Penn State, winning in Happy…

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#5 Illinois Leans on Defense in Road Win Over #7 Nebraska

Illinois got their first win against Nebraska since 2014 as they went to Lincoln for a top 10 victory.

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Big Ten: All 6 Home Teams Win, Northwestern Grabs 1st League Victory

All six home sides held court on Friday in the Big Ten, including upset wins by Indiana and Northwestern, who moved past Ohio State and Michigan State respectively. Illinois and Wisconsin each went the distance for wins over Michigan and Nebraska.

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Bastianelli’s Career-High 19 Kills Leads Illinois Past Michigan in 5

Four Illinois players managed double-digit kill tallies led by Ali Bastianelli’s career-high 19 as the Fighting Illini hung on for a five-set win over Michigan.

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Quade’s 26 Kills Leads #7 Illinois Past #5 Wisconsin

Illinois snapped an eight-match losing streak against the Badgers with the four-set win and evened the season series after falling 3-1 in Champaign on Oct. 3.

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Wisconsin Rallies Past Illinois Behind Career Night by Rettke

Wisconsin rallied for a four-set win over Illinois, beating the Illini at their own game, winning the block 8-5 and denying Ali Bastianelli the career total blocks record for another match.

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Big Ten: Stivrins Registers Perfect Hitting Effort, Ranked Teams Sweep

All four ranked teams came out on top via sweep as No. 4 Illinois remained undefeated at 14-0, No. 5 Nebraska won its 12th straight, No. 12 Penn State recorded its first Big Ten win of the year and Michigan stayed perfect at home (9-0).

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#6 Illinois Rallies Past #14 Creighton for Illini Classic Title

The No. 6 Illini recovered after dropping the opening set against No. 14 Creighton in the tournament finale, winning three straight sets to stay perfect on the season at 11-0.

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