EUGENE, Ore. — Well-performed hitting and a solid block at the net Saturday lifted No. 21-ranked Illinois to a 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-18) sweep over the Saint Mary’s volleyball team in the Nike Invitational at Matthews Arena on the campus of the University of Oregon.
No. 21 Illinois (4-4) hit .302 in the match and recorded 14.0 total team blocks en route to the victory. Four Illini had at least five kills and five had at least three blocks. Saint Mary’s (5-3) hit just .063 with seven unforced attack errors coupled with the 14 blocks to total 21 attack errors.