Good evening Illinois volleyball fans and welcome back to the LIVE! Report, which took a brief hiatus with the Illini on the road most of this month and for their Big Ten home opener Saturday against Rutgers. Beat writer Scott Richey (that's me) is back with you for one simple reason. Tonight's match, pitting No. 24 Illinois against No. 1 Nebraska — the defending NCAA champion — is just a skosh more high profile.
It's also "IlliNOISE Night" here at Huff Hall. Illinois set the record for loudest volleyball venue in 2014, hitting 105 decibels in a match against Wisconsin.