Beat writer Scott Richey breaks down today's Sweet 16 matches at Huff Hall in Champaign:
Illinois (30-3) vs. Marquette (28-6), 11 a.m.
Three Illinois players to watch
1. Senior Jordyn Poulter, a 6-foot-2 setter, has put quite the finish on her Illinois career. The stats and awards speak for themselves. She's the third Illini setter to reach 5,000 career assists, but the first to top 400 blocks and 1,000 digs.
2. Senior Ali Bastianelli, a 6-foot-3 middle blocker, claimed her spot atop the Illinois record books for blocks and became just the third Big Ten player to exceed 700 career blocks.