Northwestern
11-3,0-2Big Ten
Illinois
7-5,2-0Big Ten
Northwestern Volleyball Falls at Illinois
9/24/2022 8:58:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The Northwestern volleyball team fell to the Illinois Fighting Illini 3-0 (24-26, 18-25, 20-25) Saturday on the road at Huff Hall.
The loss dropped Northwestern's record to 11-3 overall and 0-2 in Big Ten action, while Illinois improved to 7-5 and 2-0 in Big Ten play.
The Wildcats offense was paced by Temi Thomas-Ailara, who finished with 16 kills on the day while accumulating a hitting percentage of .333, and by Kathryn Randorf, who had 11 while hitting .444. Megan Miller posted a team-high 11 digs. Northwestern received five blocks from Leilani Dodson to lead them defensively.
Game Notes
» Temi Thomas-Ailara had a match-high 16 kills for Northwestern.
» Northwestern got a match-high 11 digs from Megan Miller.
» Northwestern attackers were helped by a team-high 28 assists from Alexa Rousseau.
» Northwestern was outhit, .261 to .187.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Wildcats dropped set one 26-24 despite a strong performance on the attacking end. Northwestern registered a .333 attack percentage with 15 kills in the set loss.
SET 2 | Northwestern then dropped the second set 25-18 to fall behind in the match two sets to none. Northwestern trailed by as many as seven points as Illinois grabbed the advantage for good at 18-17 in a set that was tied up eight times before the Fighting Illini took over in the second half of the stanza.
SET 3 | Northwestern could not win set three and was swept by Illinois. The Wildcats came up short by the score of 25-20. Illinois grabbed the advantage for good at 19-18 in a set that was tied up six times before the Fighting Illini took over in the second half of the stanza.
Northwestern completes its three-match road swing to open Big Ten play as it travels to Minnesota at 8 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The match will air on BTN.
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