UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — University of Colorado senior Alexis Austin hammered 15 kills for the No. 21 Buffaloes, but it wasn’t enough as No. 6 Illinois defeated CU 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-17) on Saturday afternoon at the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge.
Austin tied a match-high with her 15 kills as Illinois’ top hitter, Jocelyn Birks, also had 15 kills in the match.
As a team, the Buffs recorded 32 kills, but again they had too many errors (22) on 97 attacks to hit .103. The Illini hit .361 with 39 kills and only nine errors on 83 attacks.