Chambana Sun

Illinois volleyball faced a challenging match against the top-ranked Nebraska team, resulting in a four-set loss at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Illini's season record now stands at 14-12, with a 9-7 record in Big Ten play. Meanwhile, Nebraska remains undefeated with a 25-0 overall record and a perfect 16-0 in the league.

Raina Terry led Illinois with 20 kills, marking her 24th time as the team's leading scorer this season. Brooke Mosher achieved her 12th double-double of the year by recording 33 assists and 13 digs. Caroline Barnes contributed with a team-high of 14 digs, while Cari Bohm secured six blocks. Jessica Nunge, Vanessa Pan, Barnes, and Mosher each added an ace to their stats during the match.

The match began with Illinois struggling to keep pace with Nebraska's momentum. In the first set, they fell behind early and despite brief rallies could not close the gap, losing 25-14. The second set saw similar challenges for Illinois as they hit -.167 as a team and allowed Nebraska to finish on a 6-0 run for another 25-14 defeat.

In the third set, Illinois showed resilience by taking an early lead thanks to Nunge's service run. The teams exchanged points until Terry's decisive plays helped Illinois secure a narrow 26-24 victory. However, in the fourth set, despite closing in on Nebraska's lead multiple times, Illinois ultimately lost 25-22.

Looking ahead, Illinois will host Ohio State at Huff Hall on Wednesday night. The match is scheduled for an 8 p.m. start and will be broadcast on Big Ten Network.

Additional notes from Sunday's game include:

- The starting lineup consisted of Brooke Mosher, Raina Terry, Kayla Burbage, Kennedy Collins, Lily Barry, Cari Bohm, and Caroline Barnes.

- This lineup has resulted in a 6-4 record for Illinois.

- Wearing long-sleeved navy jerseys has brought them to a record of 4-2.

- Historically against Nebraska, Illinois holds an all-time record of 8 wins to Nebraska’s dominant tally.

- In four-set matches this season, Illinois is now at six wins against three losses.

- Head coach Chris Tamas has one win out of twelve encounters against Nebraska.

- Barnes achieved double-digit digs for the fourteenth time this season.

- Terry reached or exceeded twenty kills for the nineteenth time in her career; ten of those came without error during the third set where she hit .625.

Attendance was recorded at 8,584 spectators.