LINCOLN, Neb. – Illinois fell in straight sets at #1 Nebraska on Thursday night at the Devaney Center.
With the win, the Huskers remained perfect on the season, while the Fighting Illini are now 12-10 overall and 7-6 in Big Ten play.
Taylor de Boer tallied a team-high eight kills while equaling her career-high with three blocks.
Auburn Tomkinson totaled six kills, a block, an assist, and a dig, while Ashlyn Philpot posted five kills and a block.
Gabby Dean set career-highs with two kills and two blocks, all of which came in the third set, while Kayla Burbage also notched two blocks. Taryn Kirsch collected a team-most six digs.
NOTES
- Taylor de Boer tallied a team-high eight kills while making three blocks.
- Tied her career-high with three blocks.
- Has at least one block in 12 of the Illini's 13 conference matches.
- Made multiple blocks for the eighth time this season.
- Gabby Dean totaled two kills and two blocks.
- Set career-highs in both kills and blocks in the contest.
- Marked the second and third blocks of her career.
- Also marked the second and third kills of her career.
- Head coach Chris Tamas moved to 161-104 overall during his time at the helm of the Illini.
- The Illini are now 2-27 in program history when playing against the #1 team.
- Illinois moved to 8-37-1 all-time against Nebraska.
- The Illini are now 6-5 in three-set matches this season.
- Illinois is now 7-4 in true road matches this season.
- The Illini moved to 2-4 when wearing navy long-sleeved jerseys.
UP NEXT
Next up for Illinois (12-10, 7-6 B1G) is the Huff Hall Centennial match on Sunday afternoon, when #25 Penn State makes the trip to Champaign. First serve between the Fighting Illini and the Nittany Lions is slated for 3:30 p.m. CT and will air nationally on Big Ten Network.
