Illini volleyball advances to Sweet 16

Emily Bayci   Sports staff writer, blogger  
December 4th, 2009 - 10:35 PM
December 5th, 2009 - 11:17 PM
Volleyball
Recommend thisPost a commentDecrease Text SizeIncrease Text Size

It was a shaky start for the Illinois volleyball team, but it made it out on top Friday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, beating Dayton in four sets.

The first set went to Dayton, 28-26, going back and forth the entire time.

Related Audio

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialise correctly.

Volleyball reaches second straight Sweet Sixteen 

Also See

The second set had nothing but Illini power, as senior Kylie McCulley led the way with five kills and three blocks. Freshman Erin Johnson had a powerful set, posting four blocks.

Illinois kept its momentum strong in the third set, winning 25-17. DeBruler and sophomore Michelle Bartsch had five kills and four blocks each.

In the final set, the competition was close again but Illinois prevailed 25-18.

The Illini now continue to the Sweet 16, which will take place in Stanford, Calif, on Friday.

Post a commentRecommend this

Reader's Comments

Tired of being anonymous? Put a name to your comments! Login or register. Registered users can use avatar images and create new forum topics.

Post new comment:
All comments are published at the discretion of The Daily Illini. Comments are the opinions of the individuals leaving them and do not reflect the views of The Daily Illini, Illini Media or its affiliated and related entities, or its partners, sponsors, advertisers or content providers. Comments are intended to be a means of reaction to a specific article, podcast, or gallery and will be moderated for obscenity and hateful language. Do not submit commercial, off-topic or other copyrighted material.

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.