Saturday, September 8
Cleveland, OH
8:00 AM
UC Irvine
3-6
0
vs
3
Illinois
8-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 14 | 13 | 23 | 0 |
| Illinois | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
UC Irvine Falls 3-0 To No. 11 Illinois
September 08, 2018 | Women's Volleyball
CLEVELAND, Ohio – UC Irvine fell 3-0 to No. 11 Illinois in the final match of the CSU Invitational at Woodling Gynmasium.
The Illini, who improve to 8-0 overall, took the match by the scores of 25-14, 25-13, 25-23. UCI snapped a two-match winning streak and is 3-6 on the year.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>Freshman Abby Marjama paced UCI with 10 kills
>The Anteaters were out-hit (.155-.364), out-blocked (9-4) and out-aced (10-1)
>Illinois' Megan Cooney did not have a hitting error, recording a match-high 15 kills on 21 swings (.714)
SET 1
>Illinois jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead and never looked back, winning the set 25-14
SET 2
>A 6-0 streak that included four UCI errors helped the Illini to a 14-7 lead
>Two more Anteater mistakes were part of another four in a row to extend the Illinois lead to 18-8
>The Illini would cruise to a 25-13 victory
SET 3
>UCI scored six in a row with the help of kills by Loryn Carter, Abby Marjama, Harlee Kekauoha, Idara Akpakpa and an ace by Carter, to get out to a 6-3 lead
>A kill and block by Makayla Wolfe was part of a 4-0 run to push the advantage to 14-8
>Illinois rallied with five kills in a row to force a UCI timeout, 14-13
>Out of the timeout, the Illini out-scored UCI 6-2 to take a 19-16 lead
>A kill by Marjama narrowed the deficit to 19-18, but Illinois responded with the next three points, the last two UCI attack errors, 22-19
>A pair of kills by Marjama gave UCI one last push, but the Illini responded with a block, 24-22
>Following a UCI kill, Beth Prince recorded the match-winner 25-23
NOTES
>Loryn Carter and Ali Koumelis were named to the All-Tournament team
>Over the three tournament matches, Carter averaged a team-high 3.78 kills and 1.22 digs per set, while Koumelis averaged 11.56 set assists and 3.22 digs. Carter also had a team-best four aces
>Libero Haley DeSales continued her streak of digs in double figures with 11
UP NEXT
>UCI returns home to host Pepperdine Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
The Illini, who improve to 8-0 overall, took the match by the scores of 25-14, 25-13, 25-23. UCI snapped a two-match winning streak and is 3-6 on the year.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>Freshman Abby Marjama paced UCI with 10 kills
>The Anteaters were out-hit (.155-.364), out-blocked (9-4) and out-aced (10-1)
>Illinois' Megan Cooney did not have a hitting error, recording a match-high 15 kills on 21 swings (.714)
SET 1
>Illinois jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead and never looked back, winning the set 25-14
SET 2
>A 6-0 streak that included four UCI errors helped the Illini to a 14-7 lead
>Two more Anteater mistakes were part of another four in a row to extend the Illinois lead to 18-8
>The Illini would cruise to a 25-13 victory
SET 3
>UCI scored six in a row with the help of kills by Loryn Carter, Abby Marjama, Harlee Kekauoha, Idara Akpakpa and an ace by Carter, to get out to a 6-3 lead
>A kill and block by Makayla Wolfe was part of a 4-0 run to push the advantage to 14-8
>Illinois rallied with five kills in a row to force a UCI timeout, 14-13
>Out of the timeout, the Illini out-scored UCI 6-2 to take a 19-16 lead
>A kill by Marjama narrowed the deficit to 19-18, but Illinois responded with the next three points, the last two UCI attack errors, 22-19
>A pair of kills by Marjama gave UCI one last push, but the Illini responded with a block, 24-22
>Following a UCI kill, Beth Prince recorded the match-winner 25-23
NOTES
>Loryn Carter and Ali Koumelis were named to the All-Tournament team
>Over the three tournament matches, Carter averaged a team-high 3.78 kills and 1.22 digs per set, while Koumelis averaged 11.56 set assists and 3.22 digs. Carter also had a team-best four aces
>Libero Haley DeSales continued her streak of digs in double figures with 11
UP NEXT
>UCI returns home to host Pepperdine Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
Team Stats
UCI
ILL
Kills
33
40
Errors
18
8
Attempts
97
88
Hitting %
.155
.364
Points
38.0
59.0
Assists
32
38
Aces
1
10
Blocks
4.0
9.0
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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