CHAMPAIGN — Don’t get it twisted.
Illinois isn’t happy about Saturday night’s loss to Missouri State in the finale of the Illini Classic.
Kevin Hambly was disappointed in his team’s defense.
The players said they didn’t play to their potential and dropped a home nonconference match — just one of five in the last 20 years.
But one loss does not a season make.
The 17th-ranked Illini (2-1) are confident they have more to give and realize they’ll have to this weekend in the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge with matches against No. 9 Stanford (1-1) and host Colorado (2-1).