MINNEAPOLIS — Another week, another top five opponent. It’s the nature of the Big Ten. But for Illinois, Friday night’s match against Minnesota was another loss — a third straight against an elite team in the conference.
The frustration for the seventh-ranked Illini is how close they’ve been to knocking off one of the Big Ten’s best. Illinois never let No. 3 Minnesota run away with Friday night’s match at the Maturi Pavilion, but the Gophers (13-2, 7-0 Big Ten) simply made more plays in a 25-22, 25-19, 25-20 sweep.
“It’s kind of the same place we were last week,” Tamas said, referring to losses to top 10 teams Nebraska and Wisconsin.