OSU defeated No. 11 Illinois 4-2 on Saturday after entering Big 12 play on a two-match win streak.
The No. 31 Cowboys have beaten two top-ranked opponents this season, No. 5 USC and No. 11 Illinois. With Big 12 play on the horizon, coach Dustin Taylor said that the Cowboys’ ranked matches prove they’re right there with the best in the country.
“You just want to continue to put yourself in positions to win,” Taylor said. “And there hasn't been a match this year where we haven't felt like there was a position at some point that we could win or that we could flip it.