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Illinois expects “slugfest” in Sweet 16 battle vs. Marquette

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — If you’re now just tuning into Illinois Volleyball, there’s a few things you should know.

  1. They have 30 wins.
  2. They only have 3 losses.
  3. They avenged two of those losses, but not the one vs. Minnesota.
  4. Only two teams sit ahead of them in the national seeds: Stanford and.... Minnesota.

Easy enough, right?

Second-year head coach Chris Tamas wants you to know a few more things about the sport and his team, too.

“[Volleyball] is a fantastic sport,” Tamas said on Thursday, ahead of Illinois’ Sweet 16 matchup with Marquette on Friday morning at 11 a.