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Illinois adds Bruna Vrankovic, two others for 2019 season

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois officially added three players to its roster for the 2019 season on Tuesday afternoon, including former professional volleyball Bruna Vrankovic.

Vrankovic is an outside hitter from Croatia who had her eligibility denied last year because of her professional background. According to The News-Gazette, Vrankovic is serving a nearly two-year FIVB doping suspension through July 3, 2019.

Illinois also officially added Alyssa Eske and Madison Chi, per the team’s Twitter account. Both Eske and Chi are liberos/defensive specialists.

We will add more to this story later this afternoon.

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