2017 Schedule and Results 2017 Volleyball Match Notes
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2017 VOLLEYBALL MATCH NOTES Volleyball SID: Libby Knight // Office: 217-265-8171 // Cell: 217-714-1218 // [email protected] Assistant Volleyball SID: Chad Beyler // Office: (217) 300-1449 // [email protected] FIGHTINGILLINI.com @IlliniVBall @IlliniVBall facebook.com/IlliniVBall #ILLINI @IlliniAthletics @IlliniAthletics facebook.com/IlliniAthletics 2017 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Chattanooga Mocs (7-4, 0-0 SoCon) Friday, Sept. 15 • 3:30 p.m. CT • Hammons Student Center • Springfield, Mo. Date Opponent IL Rank Result Time Video: None Montana State Bobcat Classic (Bozeman, Mont.) Radio: Illini Radio Network • Dave Loane and Libby Knight Aug. 25 vs. Gonzaga W, 3-0 25-15, 25-16, 25-12 WDWS 1400 AM in Champaign • Online: http://bit.ly/ILLVBaud-UTC at Montana State W, 3-1 25-17, 22-25, 25-9, 25-21 Live Stats: http://bit.ly/MissouriSt-Stats Aug. 26 vs. Air Force W, 3-0 25-10, 25-20, 25-14 Series: First meeting Cardinal Classic (Louisville, Ky.) Tennessee State Tigers (4-6, 0-0 OVC) Saturday, Sept. 9 • 2:30 p.m. CT • Hammons Student Center • Springfield, Mo. Sept. 1 vs. Kent State W, 3-0 25-22, 25-13, 25-16 Sept. 2 vs. #24 Western Kentucky W, 3-0 25-16, 25-17, 25-13 Video: None Illini Radio Network • Dave Loane and Libby Knight at Louisville W, 3-0 25-18, 25-15, 25-20 Radio: WDWS 1400 AM in Champaign • Online: http://bit.ly/ILLVBaud-TSU Live Stats: http://bit.ly/MissouriSt-Stats Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge (Champaign, Ill.) Series: First meeting SEPT. 8 #4 STANFORD L, 0-3 23-25, 23-25, 22-25 SEPT. 9 COLORADO L, 2-3 23-25, 26-24, 26-28, 25-12, 15-17 Missouri State Bears (6-3, 0-0 MVC) Saturday, Sept. 9 • 2:30 p.m. CT • Hammons Student Center • Springfield, Mo. Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational (Springfield, Mo.) Video: ESPN3 • http://bit.ly/ILLVB-MissouriSt-vid Sept. 15 vs. Chattanooga 3:30 p.m. Radio: Illini Radio Network • Dave Loane and Libby Knight Sept. 16 vs. Tennessee State 9:30 a.m. WDWS 1400 AM in Champaign • Online: http://bit.ly/ILLVBaud-MissouriSt at Missouri State 1:30 p.m. Live Stats: http://bit.ly/MissouriSt-Stats Series: Illinois trails, 3-4-1; Last Match: Illinois lost, 2-3, on 8/27/2016; Streak: Lost 1 Sept. 20 at Indiana* 6 p.m. Sept. 23 at Northwestern* 7 p.m. ILLINOIS MATCH NOTES Sept. 29 at Penn State* 6:30 p.m. DR. MARY JO WYNN INVITATIONAL blocks. Additionally, Bastianelli is 54th with 4.52 Sept. 30 at Rutgers* 6 p.m. points per set. OCT. 6 PURDUE* (BTN) 7 P.M. Illinois is set to travel to Springfield, Missouri, for OCT. 7 INDIANA* 7 P.M. its final nonconference tournament of the season Junior Jordyn Poulter also ranks 26th with a 11.33 at the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational on September assists per set average, while classmate Blayke OCT. 13 OHIO STATE* (BTN) 8 P.M. 15-16 in the Hammons Student Center on the Hranicka sits 55th with a .390 attack percentage. OCT. 14 MARYLAND* 7 P.M. campus of Missouri State. Oct. 20 at Iowa* 7 p.m. PRINCE SETS NEW CAREER HIGH IN KILLS The Illini will take on Chattanooga (7-4) at 3:30 Oct. 21 at Nebraska* 7 p.m. Redshirt-freshman Beth Prince has been coming p.m. CT on Friday, before facing Tennessee State on strong as of late, averaging 4.00 kills per set Oct. 25 at Minnesota* (BTN) 8 p.m. (4-6) at 9:30 a.m., and the host Bears (6-3) at in the last four matches and setting new career OCT. 28 PENN STATE* 7 P.M. 1:30 p.m., on Saturday. highs in three of the last four contests. NOV. 1 NORTHWESTERN* (BTN) 8 P.M. ILLINOIS VS. THE FIELD She opened with a then-career-high 12 kills on a NOV. 4 MICHIGAN* 7 P.M. The Illini have played just one of their three .556 hitting percentage against Western Kentucky Nov. 10 at Michigan State* TBA opponents at the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational and on September 2, before besting that mark with 13 Nov. 11 at Michigan* 6 p.m. will have first-time meetings with Chattanooga kills on a .440 attack clip against No. 4 Stanford and Tennessee State this weekend. NOV. 17 WISCONSIN* 7 P.M. on Friday night. NOV. 18 MINNESOTA* 7 P.M. The Illini trail in the series with Missouri State, Prince then waited little time blowing that number NOV. 22 IOWA* 7 P.M. 3-4-1, including a five-set setback a season ago out of water with a career-high mark of 25 kills on Nov. 25 at Ohio State* 6 p.m. in the finale of the Illini Classic on August 27, a .321 hitting percentage in a five-set battle with 2016. Prior to that meeting, the Illini had last NCAA Tournament Colorado on Saturday night. Nov. 30-Dec. 2 NCAA First and Second Rounds (Campus Sites) faced MSU in 1993 when the University was still going by Southwest Missouri State. Coming into the 2017 season, Prince's career- Dec. 8-9 NCAA Regionals (Campus Sites) high was 11 kills at Iowa on October 29, 2016. Dec. 14 NCAA Semifinals (Sprint Center | Kansas City, Mo.) ILLINI IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS 12TH ANNUAL STUFF HUFF PROMOTION A SELLOUT Dec. 16 NCAA Championship (Sprint Center | Kansas City, Mo.) The Illini continued their strong blocking game in week two and rank third in the NCAA in blocks In front of a soldout crowd of 4,152 raucous Illini BOLD denotes home matches played at Huff Hall // * Big Ten matches per set at a 3.44 clip as well as fourth in hitting fans, the Illinois volleyball team showed its grit () denotes television network // + streamed live on BTN Plus on BTN2Go percentage (.329), while also ranking 25th in despite falling to No. 4 Stanford on Stuff Huff Night at Huff Hall on Friday, September 8. ^ streamed live on host’s website (home matches free on FIGHTINGILLINI.com) total blocks (93) and 29th in opponent hitting percentage (.149). All times are CENTRAL and subject to change Friday night's Stuff Huff match was the ninth Individually, junior Ali Bastianelli paces the official sellout at Huff Hall and first since an all- nation with 2.00 blocks per set, is second with time record of 4,536 fans attended the inaugural a .531 hitting percentage and 12th with 54 total IlliNOISE Night against Wisconsin on October 6, @ILLINIVBALL – PAGE 1 – #ILLINI 2017 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL NOTES FIGHTING ILLINI ROSTER No. Name Ht. Pos. Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous College) Notes 1 Jordyn Poulter 6-2 S Jr. Aurora, Colo./Eaglecrest Named to 2017 Preseason All-Big Ten; 2016 AVCA All-America HM 2 Annika Gereau 5-8 DS So. Oshkosh, Wisc./Winneconne Saw action in 13 matches in 2016, posting 12 digs and four service aces 3 Brandi Donnelly 5-8 DS Sr. Williamsville, Ill./Williamsville 2016 AVCA All-America HM; Selected to U.S. Collegiate National Team this summer 4 Kylie Bruder 5-11 S Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Pine Crest Prepvolleyball.com Top 250 Senior Ace; Miami Herald First-Team All-County 5 Ali Bastianelli 6-3 MB Jr. Marysville, Mich./Marysville Named to 2017 Preseason All-Big Ten; 2016 AVCA All-America HM 6 Marijke Van Dyke 6-2 OH Fr. Munster, Ind./Munster Prepvolleyball.com Senior Ace No. 66; VolleyballMag.com/Triple Crown Sports Girls Fab 50 7 Jacqueline Quade 6-2 OH So. Fort Wayne, Ind./Carroll 2016 B1G All-Freshman Team; 2016 Illinois Athletics Female NewcomerOY 8 Beth Prince 6-3 OH R-So. Avon, Ind./Avon Saw action in 13 matches in 2016; Totaled 30 kills and three blocks 9 Tyanna Omazic 6-2 MB Fr. Lenexa, Kan./Olathe Northwest Prepvolleyball.com Senior Ace No. 51; AVCA) Under Armour Girls HS All-America Third-Team 10 Emmaline Walters 5-7 DS Fr. Huntington Beach, Calif./Huntington Beach AVCA Phenom List honoree; 2014 VHSL All-State 12 Kylie Kuyava-Deberg 6-4 OH Fr. Hudson, Iowa/Hudson PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace No. 15; VolleyballMag.com/Triple Crown Sports Girls Fab 50 14 Emily Hollowell 6-3 OH/OPP Fr. Little Elm, Texas/Little Elm Won 2013 national championship in the 14s Open Division with Dallas Skyline 15 Megan Cooney 6-4 OH/OPP Fr. Topeka, Kan./Shawnee Heights AVCA Under Armour Girls High School All-America Second-Team 16 Morgan O’Brien 5-8 DS Fr. Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville PrepVolleyball.com All-American Special Mention; IHSA All-State First-Team 17 Blayke Hranicka 6-0 MB Jr. Denver, Colo./Mullen/N.C. State Saw action in seven matches in 2016, starting one; Totaled nine kills & 19 blocks 18 Lexie Smith 5-7 DS Fr. Lucas, Texas/Lovejoy 2017 PrepVolleyball.com Defensive Dandy First-Team 21 Caroline Welsh 5-8 DS So. Marietta, Ga./The Westminster Schools 2016 Billiken Invitational All-Tournament Team HEAD COACH: Chris Tamas (1st year as head coach, Pacific ‘03) Ali BASTIANELLI Bas-tee-uh-nell-ee Kylie KUYAVA-Deberg Q-Ya-vah ASSISTANT COACH: Jason Mansfield (2nd year, Ashworth '07) Annika GEREAU Jer-rue Jordyn POULTER POLE-ter ASSISTANT COACH: Rashinda Reed (1st year, Georgia ‘05) Blayke HRANICKA Her-On-Ick-Ah Jacqueline QUADE Quaid VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT: Jen Tamas (1st year, Pacific ‘04) Tyanna OMAZIC Oh-Mah-Zick MARIJKE Van Dyke Ma-RYE-kuh DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Andy Wenstrand (1st year, Florida Tech ‘05) 2014.