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No. 3 Illinois rolled by No. 14 Marquette in front of a rowdy Huff Hall crowd in the first match of the regional semifinals.
The student section rocked in Huff Hall for a matinee match in the Champaign Regional when No. 3 seed Illinois (31-3) advanced to its first regional final since 2011 with a sweep of No. 14 Marquette.
Golden Eagles junior Allie Barber led all players with 14 kills, but Illini senior Ali Bastianelli finished with seven kills and one error, hitting .600. Her final kill was on match point to clinch the match at 25-16 in the third set.