In a hard fought, Big Ten matchup Wednesday night, the Illini volleyball team battled the No. 10 Wisconsin Badgers at Huff Hall. The five-set loss took Illinois to 18-10 on the season, and 9-8 in the Big Ten, while Wisconsin moved to 21-6 and 13-4.
“It was tough,” said head coach Kevin Hambly, “That’s a good team, we gave ourselves a chance. It just would have been nice to finish one of those.”
After jumping out to a fast five point lead, Wisconsin took the first set 25-22. Despite closing the gap to within 2, the Illini weren’t able to battle back.