Well, our Illini didn’t have quite the weekend they wanted – or that I was expecting. With back-to-back losses at home to No. 3 Penn State and No. 9 Ohio State, Illinois fell to 11-6 on the season, and 2-4 in the Big Ten.
Friday: Penn State, 3 v. Illinois, 1
Illinois ended a 5-week away stretch on Friday as they returned home to Huff Hall for the first time since August, and played host to Penn State. Both of the first two sets opened in similar fashion with both teams going point for point and alternating leads.