Chambana Sun

Illinois volleyball faced a challenging match against Oregon, resulting in a straight-set defeat at the Big Ten opener on Friday night at Matthew Knight Arena. The loss brought Illinois to an 8-3 record for the season and 0-1 in league play. Meanwhile, Oregon achieved its first-ever Big Ten victory, improving to 9-1 for the year.

Raina Terry led the match with 16 kills and four aces, while Brooke Mosher contributed 23 assists despite the team's loss.

The game began with both teams matching each other point-for-point until a Lily Barry ace tied the set at 11. However, Oregon's subsequent 3-0 rally prompted Illinois to call a timeout as they trailed 17-14. The Ducks extended their lead further, and although Illinois resisted four set points, they eventually lost the first frame 25-21.

In the second set, Laynie Smith and Raina Terry delivered four consecutive kills to level the score at 12. Terry's strong service performance helped Illinois pull ahead with a six-point run, leading 19-15. Yet Oregon managed to tie it at 20 before taking control again to win the set 25-22.

Oregon maintained momentum into the third set, establishing an early lead of 7-1. Despite some efforts from Illinois with Mosher serving, they could not overcome their deficit and ultimately fell short in the final set, losing it by a score of 25-13.

Illinois is now preparing for its next Big Ten match against Washington scheduled for Saturday night.

Notable points from this match include:

- Starters included Raina Terry, Brooke Mosher, Averie Hernandez among others.

- The Illini wore short-sleeved navy jerseys for this match.

- This game marked Illinois' record against Oregon as now being two wins and three losses.

- Raina Terry ranks third all-time in career kills with a total of 1,823.

- Coach Chris Tamas has a current record of zero wins and one loss against Oregon.

- Attendance for this match was recorded at 3,847 spectators.