Illinois volleyball team and first-year head coach Chris Tamas released its 2017 schedule, featuring 31 matches, including 12 contests at Huff Hall. The 2017 slate is highlighted by 11 opponents that participated in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, with three of the four teams that advanced to the Final Four on the schedule, including defending National Champion Stanford.
For the first time since the 2013 season, the Illini will be opening the season on the road as they start the 2017 campaign with back-to-back road tournaments. The Illini first travels to Bozeman, Mont., for the Montana State Bobcat Classic, hosted by Montana State on August 25-26, with the Illini facing the host Bobcats, as well as Gonzaga and Air Force.