University of Illinois Volleyball Weekly Release for Sept. 8-14, 2008 Volleyball SID: Mike Koon 217/ ; Assistant: Kassie Barry 217/

Transcription

1 ILLINI AT A GLANCE ILLINOIS AT AT GLANCE Illinois heads to Tennessee Classic No. 17 Illinois heads to the Tennessee Comcast Classic this weekend in Knoxville, Tenn. There the Illini face Dayton (11 a.m. CT, Friday), host Tennessee (6 p.m. CT Friday) and Gardner-Webb (9:30 a.m. CT Sunday). Illinois plays Dayton for third straight year Illinois and Dayton face off for the third straight season. The Illini defeated Dayton in Champaign 30-21, 30-19, 23-30, in 2006, then fell to the Flyers 30-28, 21-30, 23-30, 31-29, 15-7 in the championship match of the Dayton Flyer Classic. The match last season, which took place in the first weekend of the season,m saw the Illini had two match points in the fourth set, before the Flyers scored the Final four points to claim the set. Dayton was the last Division I to lose a match last season. This will be the fifth meeting between Illinois and Tennessee and the first since The series is tied at 2-2. Gardner Webb and the Illini will meet for the first time. Illinois moves up two spots Illinois moved up two spots to No. 17 in this week s CBS Sports Network/AVCA Coaches rankings. The Illini entered the rankings on Sept. 1, checking in at no. 19. That marked the first time in four seasons that Illinois has been in the rankings. Illinois received votes in the pre-season poll. Six Big Ten teams are in the rankings this week -- no. 1 Penn State, no. 11 Minnesota, no. 14 Wisconsin, no. 15 Purdue, no. 17 Illinois and no. 25 Michigan. Two Illinois non-conference opponents are in the rankings as well -- no. 7 Stanford and no. 12 Oregon, while Saint Louis and New Mexico State are receiving votes. That gives Illinois 12 matches vs. ranked opponents this season and two against teams receiving votes out of the 31 total on the year. Block I Party One of the biggest reasons for Illinois early-season success has been its huge improvement in the block. The NCAA Rankings, which were released for the first time this year, confirm the turnaround. The Illini are ranked 14th nationally with 2.91 blocks per set. Individually, sophomore Johannah Bangert is 15th at 1.5 per set, while sophomore Abby Nelson is 28th at 1.41 blocks per set. The duo is second and sixth, respectively in the Big Ten. To put the block surge in perspective, last season Illinois ranked 10th in the Big Ten last year at 2.23 blocks per, keeping in mind that ast year the teams played to 30 instead of 25. DeBruler, Edinger also in national rankings Sophomore Laura DeBruler led all freshmen nationally, while ranking 22nd overall in kills per set in She continues that prowess this season, ranking ninth nationally at 4.59 kills per set. Junior libero Ashley Edinger, meanwhile, is 36th with 4.77 digs per set. Illinois posts impressive win over SLU, play competitively vs. no. 3 Stanford Illinois tough schedule continued last weekend at the Billiken Invitational. After dropping the first set against undefeated Saint Louis, the Illini rallied for a 21-25, 25-20, 25-18, victory. The next day vs. no. 3 Stanford, the Illini were soundly defeated in set one, 25-15, but were competitive in the final two sets, dropping them 25-22, The Illini had leads of and vs. Stanford in set two. The Illini also defeated William & Mary 25-23, 25-20, Kylie McCulley led the Illini with 17 kills vs. the Tribe SCHEDULE AND RESULTS UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL SOFTBALL PAGE AUGUST 23 Alumni Match W, , 25-16, STATE FARM ILLINI CLASSIC 29 North Carolina W, , 25-16, No. 23 New Mexico St. W, , 25-21, 25-19, No. 11Oregon W, , 16-25, 26-24, 25-21, SEPTEMBER BILLIKEN Louis 5 vs. Saint Louis W, , 25-20, 25-18, vs. No. 3 Stanford L, , 22-25, vs. William & Mary W, , 25-20, TENNESSEE COMCAST Tenn. 12 vs. Dayton 11:00 a.m. vs. Tennessee 6:00 p.m. 14 vs. Gardner-Webb 9:30 a.m. Illinois State 7:00 pm 19 SIU-Edwardsville 7:00 pm Indiana 6:00 pm Penn State 2:00 pm OCTOBER 3 Minnesota 7:00 pm 4 Iowa 7:00 pm Ohio State 6:00 pm Michigan 5:00 pm 17 Northwestern 7:00 pm 18 Wisconsin 7:00 pm 22 Purdue (BTN) 7:00 pm Michigan State 6:00 pm 31 Michigan 7:00 pm NOVEMBER 1 Ohio State 7:00 pm Iowa 7:00 pm Minnesota 7:00 pm 14 Penn State 7:00 pm 15 Indiana 7:00 pm Purdue (BTN) 7:00 pm 22 Michigan State 7:00 pm Wisconsin 7:00 pm Northwestern 7:00 pm DECEMBER 5-6 NCAA First & Second Rounds 12-13NCAA Regionals 18 NCAA Final Omaha, Neb. 20 NCAA Omaha, Neb. Matches in BOLD are Home Competitions held in Huff Hall All times are CENTRAL

2 2008 BIG TEN S TA N D I N G S Big Ten Overall Michigan Penn State Purdue Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Ohio State Indiana Northwestern Iowa Michigan State September 10 OHIO STATE at Loyola Marymount 4 p.m. September 12 #17 ILLINOIS vs. Dayton Noon #17 ILLINOIS at Tennessee 7 p.m. INDIANA at Kentucky 7 p.m. IOWA at Iowa State (rv) 6:30 p.m. Oakland at #25 MICHIGAN 7:30 p.m. UW-Milwaukee at MICHIGAN STATE Noon Florida A&M at MICHIGAN STATE 6 p.m. #4 Cal at #11 MINNESOTA 7:30 p.m. NORTHWESTERN vs. Montana State 4:30 p.m. OHIO STATE at #6 USC 4 p.m. #1 PENN STATE at Illinois-Chicago 7:30 p.m. #15 PURDUE at St. Louis (rv) 5 p.m. Central Michigan at #14 WISCONSIN 7 p.m. September 13 INDIANA vs. Albany 10 a.m. INDIANA vs. Eastern Kentucky 5 p.m. IOWA vs. Xavier 10 a.m. IOWA vs. Drake 4:30 p.m. Toledo at #25 MICHIGAN 11 a.m. A u b u rn at #25 MICHIGAN 7:30 p.m. Connecticut at MICHIGAN STATE 7 p.m. #16 Cal Poly at #11 MINNESOTA 7:30 p.m. NORTHWESTERN vs. #18 Wichita State 10 a.m. NORTHWESTERN at Washington State 7 p.m. #1 PENN STATE vs. Illinois State 2 p.m. #1 PENN STATE vs. Louisville Noon #15 Purdue vs. Utah State Noon #15 Purdue at Utah (rv) 7 p.m. IUPUI at #14 Wisconsin Noon #23 BYU at #14 Wisconsin 7 p.m. September 14 #17 ILLINOIS vs. Gardner-Webb 10 a.m. Notre Dame at #11 MINNESOTA 2:30 p.m. Players of the Week Offensive Players 9/1: Laura DeBruler, ILL Nicole Fawcett, PSU 9/8: Erica Short, IND Defensive Players 9/1: Christine Tan, MINN. 9/8: Allyson Karaba, MICH A LOOK BACK Illinois went 2-1 at the Billiken Invitational hosted by the University of Saint Louis. The Illini defeated the host school 21-25, 25-20, 25-18, and William & Mary 25-22, 25-20, and fell to No. 3 Stanford 25-15, 25-22, The Illini were competitive against the no. 3 Cardinal, leading the second set and 20-18, before Stanford rallied to win. Sophomore Johannah Bangert and fellow sophomore Laura DeBruler were each named to the alltournament team, DeBruler for the second week in a row. Bangert hit.463 with 25 kills and 10 block assists for the weekend. DeBruler reached double digits in kills all three matches 14 in a win over Saint Louis Friday, 12 vs. Stanford and 10 in the win over William & Mary. NATIONAL POLL CBS Sports Network /AVCA Coaches Poll (Sept. 8) School Points Rec. Pvs 1 Penn State (60) Nebraska Texas California UCLA Southern California Stanford Florida Washington Hawai i Minnesota Oregon Middle Tennessee Wisconsin Purdue Cal Poly Illinois Wichita State Kansas State San Diego Colorado State Long Beach State BYU Pepperdine NR 25 Michigan Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: LSU 141; Saint Louis 134; Iowa State 43; Utah 34; Miami (OH) 25; New Mexico State 25; St. John's 24; Santa Clara 22; Western Kentucky 12; Clemson 9; Georgia Tech 3; Arizona 3. Illinois opponents are underlined. ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI NO. NAME HT. YR. POS. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL) 1 Laura DeBruler 5-10 So. OH Downers Grove, Ill. (Downers Grove North) 2 Rachel Feldman 5-4 Fr. DS Normal, Ill. (Normal Community) 3 Catherine Culligan 5-7 Fr. DS/L Glen Ellyn, Ill. (St. Francis) 4 Abby Nelson 6-3 So. MB Chicago, Ill. (Marist) 5 Ashley Edinger 5-9 Jr. L/DS Michigan City, Ind. (Michigan City) 6 Michelle Bartsch 6-3 Fr. OH/MB Maryville, Ill. (Collinsville) 7 Nicole Kump 6-1 So. OH/MB Joliet, Ill. (Joliet Catholic) 8 Hillary Haen 5-10 So. S Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge) 10 Kristine Anderson 5-4 Sr. DS Clinton, Ill. (Clinton/Parkland College) 11 Kayani Turner 6-2 Sr. OH Bel Air, Md. (John Carroll) 12 Lizzie Bazzetta 5-10 Sr. S Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North) 13 Johannah Bangert 6-1 So. MB Washington, Mo. (Washington) 14 Keelin Bourne 6-3 Fr. RS Omaha, Neb. (Millard North H.S.) 15 Kylie McCulley 5-11 Jr. OH Clinton, Ill. (Clinton) Head Coach: Don Hardin (13th year at Illinois, 21st year overall) Assistant Coaches: Kevin Hambly (fifth year), Jen Oldenburg (fifth year) Volunteer Assistant: Melissa David UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL PAGE 24

3 Edinger approaches career digs record Ashley Edinger holds two of the top three digs seasons in Illinois history, incuding 564 last year. Edinger also topped 1,000 digs in just her 57th match of her career. Tracey Marshall, who is Illinois alltime digs leader with 1,426, recorded her 1,000th career dig in her 80th match. With 26 digs at the Billiken Invitational, Edinger moved past Sandy Scholtens into fifth on the all-time Illinois digs list and within striking distance of the record of 1,426 this year. She now has 1,137. Illinois single-season digs list 1. Ashley Edinger (2007) Beth Vrdsky (2005) Ashley Edinger (2006) Tracey Marshall (1998) Erin Borske (1995) Lauren Harks (2003) Mary Coleman (1998) Shadia Haddad (2000) Shadia Haddad (2001) Mary Coleman (1995) 367 Illinois career digs list 1. Tracey Marshall 1, Mary Coleman 1, Lauren Harks 1, Beth Vrdsky 1, Ashley Edinger 1, Sandy Scholtens 1, Mary Eggers 1, Petra Laverman 1, Kathleen Bazzetta Shadia Haddad 962 Illinois single-match list 1. Petra Laverman (9/30/89) Ashley Edinger (11/2/07) Beth Vrdsky (9/16/05) Ashley Edinger (10/21/07) Ashley Edinger (8/31/07) 32 Rita Schwartz (9/5/84) Ashley Edinger (9/3/06) 31 Beth Vrdsky (11/16/05) Ashley Edinger (9/28/88) 30 Sandy Scholtens (9/28/88) Bazzetta moves up Illinois assists charts Lizzie Bazzetta began the season with 3,206 career assists as a freshman, 1,241 as a sophomore, and 1,141 as a junior. With 107 assists so far this season, Bazzetta now needs 285 to move past Betsy Eiserman for fifth on the Illini career list and could become just the fourth Illinois player to top 4,000 for her career. Illinois begins the year using 6-2 system The Fighting Illini have begun the season using two setters, senior Lizzie Bazzetta and sophomore Hillary Haen. The assists were pretty evenly distributed in the first two weekends -- Haen with 132 and Bazzetta with 107. Illini comeback thwarts Ducks; Illini win State Farm Illini Classic For the first time in Illinois history, the Illini defeated two ranked teams on the same day with victories over no. 23 New Mexico State and no. 11 Oregon in Day Two of the State Farm Illini Classic. The victory over Oregon was especially significant. The Ducks dominated Illinois in the first two sets, winning 25-14, 15-26, Illinois rallied from way down to win the last three sets 26-24, 25-21, The Illini were down 16-9 and in the fourth set. Oregon hit.462 and.444, respectively, in the first two sets, while the Illini tallied no blocks and hit just.072 combined. Illinois out-blocked the Ducks in the final three sets Illinois won its 18th Illini Classic in the 25 years of the event Head Coach Don Hardin Big Ten Coach of the Year 2001, 2003 Has been associated with Illinois volleyball for 15 of the past 23 seasons, serving as an assistant to Mike Hebert from and as the head coach since Has thus been a part of eight of Illinois 16 NCAA appearances, including the 1987 Final Four Has taken teams to the NCAA Tournament in five of the past nine years, including Sweet 16 appearances in 1998 and Posted seven 20-win seasons and won six conference championships at Louisville. Won his 400th match on Nov. 24, 2007 vs. Iowa. Coaching Experience Head Coach, Illinois, 1996-present Head Coach, Louisville, Assistant Coach, University of Illinois, Recreation & Intramural Program Coordinator, Ohio State, Assistant Coach, University of Pittsburgh, United States Air Force, March AFB, Spangdahelm, Germany, Hardin Coaching Record Year Team Record Highlights 2008 Illinois 5-1 Ranked 17th in the nation 2007 Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Defeated No. 1 USC; NCAA First Round 2003 Illinois 26-7 NCAA Sweet 16; Big Ten Coach of the Year 2002 Illinois Illinois 21-9 N C A A 2nd Round; Big Ten Coach of the Year 2000 Illinois Illinois NCAA 2nd Round 1998 Illinois NCAA Sweet Illinois Illinois At Illinois (.577) 1995 Louisville 29-6 C o n f e rence USA Champs; NCAA 2nd Round Conference USA Coach of the Year 1994 Louisville 29-5 M e t ro Conference Champs; NCAA To u rn a m e n t 1993 Louisville NCAA Tournament 1992 Louisville 24-9 M e t ro Conference Champs; NCAA To u rn a m e n t 1991 Louisville 28-8 M e t ro Conference Champs; NCAA To u rn a m e n t Metro Conference Coach of the Year 1990 Louisville 22-8 M e t ro Conference Champs; NCAA To u rn a m e n t 1989 Louisville Metro Conference Champs 1988 Louisville At Louisville (.716) TOTAL (.636) UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL SOFTBALL PAGE 23 45

4 DeBruler earns national, conference Player of the Week honors Laura DeBruler was at the heart of the Illini comeback with 22 kills in the final three sets en route to a match-high 31, which also ties a career high. The honors rolled in all week for DeBruler who not only earned her third Big Ten Player of the Week honor in her young career, but also was named AVCA and CVU.com National Player of the Week. DeBruler becomes the first Illinois player to earn the award since Jessica Belter on Oct. 20, DeBruler averaged 5.4 kills per set to lead Illinois to the tournament s title. The sophomore recorded a double-double in each match with 14 kills and 15 digs against the Tar Heels, 20 kills and 11 digs vs. the Aggies and 31 kills and 12 saves against the Ducks. Against Oregon, DeBruler led the Illini back from a two-set deficit, putting down 22 of her 31 kills in the final three stanzas. In set 4, she recorded nine kills, including six of the final nine Illinois points to key the rally that saw the Illini score 11 of the final 13 points in the set. On the weekend DeBruler totaled 65 kills on a.302 hitting percentage with 38 total digs (3.2 dps) and 11 total blocks (0.9 dps). Welcome to the line-up Sophomores Nicole Kump and Abby Nelson saw limited action in their first season with Illinois in The duo has played prominent roles in leading the Illini to a 5-1 start. Nelson ranks 28th in the nation in blocks per set (1.41). Nelson had eight kills and five blocks while hitting.667 in the victory over New Mexico State, all career highs. She topped that with eight blocks vs. Saint Louis. Nelson also hit.333 at the Billiken Invitational. Kump, meanwhile, is sharing time on the right side with senior Kayani Turner and freshman Michelle Bartsch. She has six kills and nine blocks in the first two weekends of the season. Turner makes miraculous comeback Speaking of Turner, the fact that the fifth-year senior is in the line-up is a true miracle. A knee injury kept Turner out of action during her freshman campaign, then she missed the final six matches in 2005 with a stress fracture. It was out of that injury that Turner developed a condition called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, which essentially sends the same pain signal through the nerves as if the fracture still existed. The condition first surfaced during the spring of 2006, but she felt fine to start the fall season and was named MVP of two tournaments. Turner ranked 15th nationally in kills per game through Oct. 15, but the pain was too much toward the end of the year that she saw limited to no time from there on out. During one weekend in October, it was determined that Turner would only play in one of the two matches that weekend. She had 19 kills and hit.459 in an upset of no. 16 Ohio State. Turner missed all of the 2007 season and it appeared her career might be over. Determined not to have any regrets, Turner decided to give it one last shot and she played well Illinois overseas trip and joins freshman Michelle Bartsch and sophomore Nicole Kump in the rotation at the right side this season. Illinois completes successful European Trip Illinois traveled to Italy, Slovenia and Croatia during the last two weekends in May. The Illini went 9-1, including the Big Ten Conference s first victory over the Italian Junior National Team. The last two times Illinois has taken a foreign trip to Holland and 2003 to Brazil, the Illini reached the NCAA Sweet 16 Several Illinois players collected hardware during the trip. Sophomore Laura DeBruler won Tournament MVP in Belluno, Italy, where the Illini swept Team Belluno, 25-18, 26-24, and Team Sbico 25-23, 25-17, Junior Ashley Edinger earned the award for Best Defensive Player of the Tournament while senior Lizzie Bazzetta was named Best Setter. Illinois won all three matches at a tournament in Rogla, Slovenia, with Johannah Bangert earning Tournament MVP. Illinois fared better than any Big Ten team in recent years against the Italian Junior National Team. Illinois won the first match on May , 23-25, 25-19, 27-29, 15-12, in Ravenna, then lost a hard-fought five-gamer the next night 25-21, 12-25, 18-25, 25-19, HONOR ROLL BIG TEN/NATIONAL HONORS Pre All-Big Ten: Laura DeBruler Big Ten Player of the Week: Laura DeBruler (9/1) AVCA National Player of the Week: Laura DeBruler (9/2) CVU.com National Player of the Week: Laura DeBruler (9/2) ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM HONOREES State Farm Illini Classic: Laura DeBruler (MVP), Ashley Edinger, Kylie McCulley Billiken Invitational: Johannah Bangert, Laura DeBruler Bartsch starts for U.S. Junior National Team Illinois freshman Michelle Bartsch not only made the 12-member U.S. Junior National Team this year, but started every match at middle blocker in the NORCECA Championships in Mexico, leading the United States to the gold medal. She was also named the Most Outstanding Server of the Championships. Bartsch had nine kills, two blocks and an ace while hitting.818 in the gold medal match and was also selected as the best server for the tournament. The native of Maryville, Ill., and graduate of Collinsville High School started at middle blocker in all six matches for the United States team. The Americans placed second to the Dominican Republic in pool A, but stormed back through medal round to win three straight and claim the gold, defeating Dominica in the final, 25-21, 25-20, In the gold medal match, Bartsch served six straight points in the first set, including an ace to turn a three-point deficit into a three-point advantage for the U.S. She also key two rallies with a pair of kills as the American's pulled out the game two victory. The road to the championship match included a three-set victory over Mexico (25-18, 25-17, 25-21) and a four-set win over Cuba (23-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-19). Bartsch led the Americans in points against both Mexico and Cuba with 12 and 10, respectively. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL 2008 PAGE 4

5 De Bruler named Pre - All-Big Te n Illinois sophomore outside hitter Laura DeBruler was named Pre- All-Big Ten by the conference coaches. DeBruler led all freshmen in Division I in kills while ranking first in the Big Ten and 22nd overall nationally with 4.89 kills per game in The graduate of Downers Grove (Ill.) North High School had 28 kills in her Illinois debut vs. Bowling Green, the only player even to reach double figures in her first match as an Illini. DeBruler finished the season with 577 kills, the third most by any player in Illinois history. She tallied 15 matches with at least 20 kills, tied for second most in a season in school history. DeBruler ranked second on the Illinois team with 285 digs while being named to three All- Tournament teams in DeBruler had 20 kills vs. New Mexico State and 31 vs. Oregon to five her kill matches for her career, fifth on the Illini s all-time list Illinois career 20-kill matches 1. Rachel VanMeter ( 01-05) Erin Borske ( 94-95) Tracey Marshall ( 96-99) Mary Coleman ( 95-98) Laura DeBruler (2007) Shadia Haddad ( 98-01) Bridget Boyle ( 86-89) 13 Nancy Brookhart ( 86-89) Betsy Spicer ( ) 11 Petra Laverman ( 88-90) NCAA Freshman Kills leaders (Listed by NCAA Overall Ranking) 22. Laura DeBruler, Illinois Jovanna Blazeski, FAMU Megan York, St. Mary s Juliann Faucette, Texas Krista Kelley, Santa Clara 4.46 UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF OF ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL SOFTBALL PAGE PAGE 4

6 I L L I N O I S A L L - T I M E VS. RANKED OPPONENTS 1982 (0-7) IL Rank vs. #20 Nebraska, 9/10, L (0-2) vs. #20 Nebraska, 9/11, L (0-3) at #12 Purdue, 10/5, L (0-3) #12 Purdue, 10/13, L (0-3) at #17 Northwestern, 10/26, L (0-3) #17 Northwestern, 11/10, L (0-3) 1983 (0-4) vs. #10 Texas, 10/7, L (0-3) vs. #13 Tennessee, 10/8, L (0-3) #1 Hawaii, 10/10, L (0-3) at #8 Purdue, 11/8, L (0-3) 1984 (0-6) at #14 Colorado St., 9/15, L (0-3) vs. #20 Oregon, 9/21, L (0-2) at #12 Illinois St., L (0-3) #19 Purdue, 10/12, L (1-4) #12 Illinois St., 10/17, L (1-3) at #19 Northwestern, 11/10, L (1-3) 1985 (2-2) #16 Purdue, 10/8, W (3-0) 13 at #14 Purdue, 11/5, L (2-3) 9 #14 W. Michigan, 12/6, W (3-1)# 10 #5 USC, 12/13, L (0-3)# (3-3) #2 San Jose St., 9/13, L (1-3) 10 at #10 Nebraska, 9/21, L (1-3) 11 #17 W. Michigan, 11/4, W (3-2) 12 at #6 Texas, 11/22, W (3-2) 12 #18 W. Michigan, 12/12, W (3-0)# 12 at #7 Nebraska, 12/13, L (0-3)# (8-6) #15 Oregon, 9/2, W (3-1) 8 #18 Arizona St., 9/4, W (3-1) 8 #3 BYU, 9/5, L (1-3) 8 #16 USC, 9/13, W (3-0) 8 #11 Kentucky, 9/20, L (2-3) 8 at #6 Nebraska, 9/26, L (2-3) 8 #15 Northwestern, 10/10, W (3-0) 8 at #17 W. Michigan, 10/20, W (3-2) 8 vs. #2 Pacific, 11/21, L (1-3) 7 vs. #9 Texas, 11/22, L (1-3) 7 vs. #9 Texas, 11/28, W (3-0) 7 #15 W. Michigan, 12/10, W (3-2)# 7 #8 Nebraska, 12/11, W (3-0)# 7 vs. #1 Hawaii, 12/17, L (0-3)# (5-4) vs. #5 UCLA, 9/8, L (2-3) 2 at #1 Hawaii, 9/11, L (0-3) 2 #6 Nebraska, 9/17, W (3-1) 4 #19 Minnesota, 9/24, W (3-0) 4 at #7 BYU, 10/1, L (2-3) 4 vs. #9 Kentucky, 10/28, W (3-0) 5 vs. #10 Long Beach, 10/29, W (3-2) 5 #13 Oklahoma, 12/10, W (3-0)# 4 #3 Hawaii, 12/15, L (1-3)# (5-5) IL Rank #8 Texas, 9/15, W (3-0) 5 #3 UCLA, 9/16, L (2-3) 5 at #20 Ohio St., 10/27, L (2-3) 6 at #4 Nebraska, 11/11, W (3-2) 8 at #18 Minnesota, 11/21, L (1-3) 8 vs. #2 UCLA, 11/24, L (1-3) 8 vs. #7 Texas, 11/25, W (3-0) 8 #10 Penn St., 12/1, W (3-0)# 8 vs. #16 Ohio St., 12/9, W (3-1)# 8 at #5 Nebraska, 12/10, L (0-3)# (2-8) #6 Stanford, 9/9, L (2-3) 7 #1 Nebraska, 9/21, L (2-3) 7 #3 Pacific, 9/23, L (2-3) 7 at #16 Wisconsin, 10/13, L (2-3) 9 #13 Ohio St., 10/20, W (3-2) 14 #13 Wisconsin, 11/9, L (1-3) 19 at #15 Ohio St., 11/16, L (1-3) #19 Purdue, 11/21, W (3-0) vs.#1 UCLA, 11/23, L (0-3) #14 Wisconsin, 11/30, L (0-3)# 1991 (1-6) at #8 Texas, 9/20, L (1-3) 14 #14 Penn St., 10/4, W (3-2) 15 at #8 Nebraska, 10/6, L (0-3) 15 #14 Ohio St., 10/18, L (1-3) 15 at #17 Penn St., 11/2, L (0-3) 18 at #13 Ohio St., 11/16, L (0-3) #7 Nebraska, 12/6, L (0-3)# 1992 (9-4) vs. #1 UCLA, 9/3, L (0-3) 16 at #3 Hawaii, 9/4, W (3-0) 16 #5 Nebraska, 9/11, W (3-1) 12 #16 Colorado, 9/12, W (3-1) 12 vs. #11 LSU, 9/18, W (3-1) 5 vs. #2 Stanford, 9/19, L (2-3) 5 at #14 Ohio St., 9/25, W (3-0) 5 at #17 Penn St., 9/26, L (2-3) 5 #9 Penn St., 11/27, W (3-0) 6 #22 Ohio St., 11/28, W (3-0) 6 #22 Ohio St., 12/4, W (3-0)# 6 #7 Nebraska, 12/10, W (3-0)# 6 #2 Stanford, 12/11, L (1-3)# (0-11) vs. #4 UCLA, 9/3, L (1-3) 6 vs. #8 USC, 9/4, L (1-3) 6 vs. #3 Texas, 9/8, L (0-3) 9 vs. #19 Notre Dame, 9/10, L (2-3) 9 vs. #11 Colorado, 9/11, L (2-3) 9 #8 Penn St., 10/15, L (0-3) 21 #14 Ohio St., 10/16, L (0-3) 21 at #16 Ohio St., 11/12, L (0-3) 25 at #7 Penn St., 11/13, L (0-3) 25 at #7 Nebraska, 11/23, L (0-3) #9 Colorado, 12/5, L (0-3)# 1994 (1-9) IL Rank at #13 Hawaii, 9/1, L (0-3) 21 vs. #2 UCLA, 9/2, L (0-3) 21 vs. #19 Georgia, 9/4, L (2-3) 21 #18 New Mexico, 9/9, L (0-3) 21 #19 Wisconsin, 10/7, W (3-0) at #4 Penn St., 10/21, L (0-3) at #5 Ohio St., 10/22, L (1-3) #2 Nebraska, 10/25, L (0-3) #4 Ohio St., 11/18, L (1-3) #5 Penn St., 11/19, L (0-3) 1995 (5-5) vs. #22 Georgia Tech, 9/8, W (3-0) 21 vs. #19 Texas A&M, 9/9, W (3-2) 21 #11 Ohio St., 9/22, L (1-3) 21 #7 Penn St., 9/23, L (2-3) 21 #5 Michigan St., 10/6, L (0-3) 21 at #6 Michigan St., 11/4, L (2-3) 20 at #8 Penn St., 11/24, W (3-2) 16 at #9 Ohio St., 11/25, W (3-1) 16 #25 Georgia, 12/2, W (3-1)# 16 at #4 Texas, L (0-3)# (1-9) vs. #9 Florida, 9/7, L (0-3) at #15 Louisville, 9/13, W (3-0) #9 Wisconsin, 10/4, L (1-3) #7 Michigan St., 10/19, L (1-3) at #15 Ohio St., 10/25, L (0-3) at #7 Penn St., 10/27, L (0-3) at #13 Wisconsin, 11/2, L (0-3) at #9 Michigan St., 11/15, L (0-3) #4 Penn St., 11/22, L (1-3) #10 Ohio St., 11/23, L (0-3) 1997 (2-7) vs. #3 vs. Long Beach St., 9/13, L (0-3) #24 Arkansas, 9/19, W (3-0) at #11 at Wisconsin, 9/24, L (0-3) 25 at #15 Michigan St., 9/28, L (1-3) 25 at #1 Penn St., 10/3, L (0-3) at #25 Indiana, 10/4, W (3-1) #1 Penn St., 11/1, L (1-3) #5 Wisconsin, 11/12, L (1-3) at #24 Ohio St., 11/21, L (2-3) 1998 (6-8) vs. #7 Texas, 9/12, W (3-2) vs. #1 Penn St., 9/12 L (0-3) at #15 Arkansas, 9/18, L (1-3) 22 at #18 Michigan St., 9/25, W (3-1) 23 #1 Penn St., 10/2, L (2-3) 20 #18 Ohio St., 10/3, W (3-1) 20 #24 Indiana, 10/10, W (3-0) 19 at #6 Wisconsin, 10/16, L (0-3) 18 #24 Minnesota, 10/24, W (3-0) 18 at #2 Penn St., 10/31, L (0-3) 17 #14 Michigan St., 11/14, L (1-3) 20 #8 Wisconsin, 11/21, L (0-3) 20 #17 Colorado, 12/5, W (3-0)# 20 #1 Long Beach St., 12/10, L (0-3)# (3-5) IL Rank vs. #11 UCSB, 9/3, L (0-3) 14 at #2 Penn St., 10/1, L (0-3) at #25 Ohio St., 10/3, W (3-2) #18 Wisconsin, 10/9, W (3-0) at #22 Minnesota, 10/16, W (3-1) 23 #1 Penn St., 11/6, L (1-3) #20 Minnesota, 11/26, L (0-3) #4 Florida, 12/3, L (2-3)# 2000 (0-11) #9 Minnesota, 9/23, L (0-3) #25 Michigan, 9/29, L (0-3) #20 Michigan St.,9/30, L (2-3) #11 Ohio St., 10/7, L (0-3) #12 Penn St., 1014, L (0-3) #6 Wisconsin, 10/21, L (0-3) #13 Ohio St., 10/27, L (0-3) #22 Michigan, 11/4, L (0-3) #8 Minnesota, 11/10, L (1-3) #6 Wisconsin, 11/17, L (0-3) #8 Penn St., L (0-3) 2001 (2-9) #11 Florida, L, 9/8, (0-3) at #15 Ohio State, 9/21 L (0-3) at #6 at Penn State, 9/22, L (0-3) #9 Wisconsin, 9/29, L (0-3) at #21 Minnesota, 10/6, L (2-3) #21 Minnesota, 10/26, W (3-0) at #7 Wisconsin, 11/7, L (0-3) 24 #13 Penn State, 11/9, W (3-2) 24 #9 Ohio State, 11/10, L (0-3) 24 at #22 Michigan St., L, 11/23 (0-3) 21 #4 Arizona, 12/1, L (1-3) (2-7) at #7 Florida, 8/31, L (0-3) 19 at #10 Utah, 9/21, L (1-3) #13 Wisconsin, 9/28, W, (3-1) at #9 Penn State, 10/4, L (0-3) at #6 Minnesota, 10/12, W (3-2) #7 Minnesota, 11/1, L (1-3) at #14 Penn State, 11/9, L (0-3) at #14 Wisconsin, 11/15, L (0-3) at #25 Ohio State, 11/29, L (0-3) 2003 (5-2) #11 Penn State, 10/10, W (3-1) at #18 Michigan St., 10/17, W (3-0) at #18 Penn State, 11/1 L (0-3) 25 #20 Minnesota, 11/7W (3-2) #23 Wisconsin, 11/15, W (3-0) 23 #19 Louisville, 12/6, W (3-0)# 18 #2 Hawaii, L (0-3)# (2-4) #1 USC, 9/11, W (3-2) 16 at #2 Minnesota, 10/16, L (1-3) 23 #5 Penn State, 10/22, L (1-3) 24 #7 Ohio State, 10/23, W (3-0) 24 #7 Ohio State, 11/19, L (2-3) #4 Penn State, 11/20, L (0-3) #5 Minnesota, 11/26, L (0-3) UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL 2008 PAGE 6

7 I L L I N O I S A L L - T I M E VS. RANKED OPPONENTS 2005 (2-9) IL Rank #11 Louisville, 9/9. L (0-3) at # 4 Penn State, L (0-3) at #16 Ohio Sate, 9/25, W (3-2) #8 Wisconsin, 10/1, L (0-3) #9 Minnesota, 10/15. L (1-3) at #17 Purdue, 10/19, L (0-3) at #10 Wisconsin, 11/4, L (2-3) #19 Ohio State, 11/11, L (0-3) #3 Penn State, 11/12, L (0-3) #18 Purdue, 11/16, W (3-2) at #17 Minnesota, 11/25, L (0-3) 2006 (1-6) #14 Wisconsin, 9/23, L (0-3) #16 Ohio State, 10/14, W (3-0) #2 Penn State, 10/15, L (0-3) at #14 Purdue, 10/20, L (0-3) at #13 Minnesota, 11/10 L (0-3) at #10 Wisconsin, 11/11 L (1-3) #23 Purdue, 11/18 L (0-3) at #5 Penn State 11/24 L (0-3) at #19 Ohio State 11/25 L (0-3) 2007 (1-5) #22 LSU, 9/31, L (2-3) #9 Wisconsin, 9/19, L (1-3) #10 Michigan, 9/22, L (2-3) #11 Minnesota, 10/13, W (3-1) #2 Penn State, 10/19, L (2-3) 2008 (2-1) #23 New Mexico State, 8/30, W (3-1) #11 Oregon, 8/30, W (3-2) #3 Stanford, 9/6, L (0-3) 19 All-Time: (.314) #NCAA Tournament UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL PAGE 47

8 Illinois in the AVCA rankings: 9/17/ /24/ /1/ /8/ /15/ /22/ /29/ /5/ /12/ /19/85 10 Final 11 Pre /9/ /16/ /23/ /30/ /7/ /14/ /21/ /28/ /4/ /11/ /18/86 12 Final 9 9/22/87 8 9/29/ /6/ /13/ /20/ /3/ /10/ /17/87 7 Final 8 9/6/88 2 9/13/88 4 9/20/88 4 9/27/ /4/ /11/ /18/ /25/ /1/ /8/ /15/88 4 Final 4 9/12/89 5 9/19/89 6 9/26/ /3/ /10/ /17/ /24/ /31/ /7/ /14/89 8 Final 7 Pre /11/90 7 9/18/90 7 9/25/ /2/ /9/ /16/ /23/ /30/ /6/90 19 Pre /10/ /17/ /24/ /1/ /8/ /15/ /22/ /29/ /5/91 20 Pre /8/ /15/92 5 9/22/92 5 9/29/ /6/ /13/ /20/ /27/ /3/ /10/ /17/92 6 Final 6 Pre /7/93 9 9/14/ /21/ /28/ /5/ /12/ /19/ /26/ /9/93 25 Final 23 9/6/ /19/ /25/ /2/ /9/ /16/ /23/ /30/ /6/ /13/95 16 Final 16 9/23/ /7/ /15/ /22/ /29/ /6/ /13/ /20/ /27/ /3/ /10/ /17/ /24/ /1/98 20 Final 14 Pre /6/ /13/ /20/ /27/99 NR 10/11/ /18/ /25/ /29/ /05/ /12/ /19/ /26/ /3/01 20 Final 20 10/27/ /10/ /17/ /24/ /1/ /8/03 15 Final 15 Pre /6/ /13/04 9 9/20/ /27/ /4/ /11/ /18/ /25/ /1/ /8/ /1/ /8/08 17 KILLS-ASSISTS-DIGS-BLOCKS MATCH-BY-MATCH #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 Match DeBruler Feldman Culligan Nelson Edinger Bartsch Kump Haen Anderson Turner Bazzetta Bangert Bourne McCulley Alumni DNP North Carolina DNP DNP DNP New Mexico St DNP DNP DNP DNP Oregon DNP DNP DNP DNP Saint Louis DNP DNP DNP DNP Stanford DNP DNP DNP DNP William&Mary DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP vs. Tennessee vs. Ga rd n e r - We b Illinois State vs. SIU-Ed w a rd s v i l l Penn State vs. Minnesota vs. Ohio Michigan vs. Northwestern vs. Wisconsin vs. Michigan St. vs. Michigan vs. Ohio Minnesota vs. Penn State vs. Purdue vs. Michigan Northwestern UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL SOFTBALL PAGE 28 45

9 MATCH-BY-MATCH LEADERS Match Kills Attacks Assists Digs Aces Blocks Alumni Bartsch (11) DeBruler (22) Haen (14) DeBruler, Edinger (8) Haen (2) Bangert (4) North Carolina DeBruler (14) DeBruler (29) Haen (17) Edinger (19) DeBruler (2) Bangert (3) New Mexico St. DeBruler (20) DeBruler (52) Haen (23) Edinger (20) Nelson (2) Bangert (12) Oregon DeBruler (31) DeBruler (68) Haen (30) Edinger (20) Edinger (2) Bangert (8) Saint Louis DeBruler (14) DeBruler (35) Haen (21) Edinger (20) Edinger (2) Nelson (8) Stanford DeBruler (12) DeBruler (27) Haen (21) Edinger (9) Bazzetta (1) Nelson (5) William&Mary McCulley (17) McCulley (47) Bazzetta (21) Edinger (17) DeBruler (2) Nelson (6) Tennessee Illinois State Penn State Minnesota Ohio Michigan Northwestern Wisconsin Michigan State Michigan Ohio Minnesota Penn State Purdue Michigan Northwestern TEAM STATS/OPPONENT STATS GAME BY GAME Match W/L Kills Errors Attacks Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS-BA-TB BHE Alumni W, /24 9/22 87/88.322/ /21 4/1 5/8 1/4 34/ / /2 North Carolina W, /25 14/23 110/ / /23 5/3 5/5 3/5 62/ /2 New Mexico St. W, /45 19/29 139/ / /44 5/6 8/8 6/5 58/ / /6 Oregon W, /59 29/23 171/ / /54 4/9 10/7 9/4 64/ / Saint Louis W, /47 19/33 13/17.215/ /41 4/4 7/9 4/4 70/ / /0 Stanford L, /47 17/15 98/99.214/ /46 1/4 5/3 4/1 31/ / /0 William&Mary W, /39 12/18 11/12.299/ /37 5/1 4/4 1/5 53/ / /0 Tennessee Illinois State Penn State Minnesota Ohio Michigan Northwestern Wisconsin Michigan State Michigan Ohio Minnesota Penn State Purdue Michigan Northwestern UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL SOFTBALL PAGE 29 4

10 ALL MATCHES Team: Hitting Percentage.232 8th Opponent Hitting Percentage.150 5th Assists Per Game th Kills Per Game th Blocks Per Game rd Aces Per Game th Digs Per Game rd Individual: ILLINOIS IN THE BIG TEN RANKINGS Kills Per Game Laura DeBruler nd Blocks Per Game Johannah Bangert 1.50 t-2nd Digs Per Game Ashley Edinger th Laura DeBruler th Points Per Game Laura DeBruler nd CONFERENCE MATCHES SEASON HIGHS INDIVIDUAL Attack Percentage: Nicole Kump vs. William & Mary Sept. 6 Kills (3 games): 17 Kylie McCulley vs. W&M Sept. 6 Kills (4 games): 20 Laura DeBruler vs. NMSU Aug. 30 Kills (5 games): 31 Laura DeBruler vs. Oregon Aug. 30 Attempts (3 games): 47 Kylie McCulley vs. W&M Sept. 6 Attempts (4 games): 52 Laura DeBruler vs. NMSU Aug. 30 Attempts (5 games): 68 Laura DeBruler vs. Oregon Aug. 30 Assists (3 games): 21 Hillary Haen vs. Stanford Sept. 6 Lizzie Bazzetta vs. W&M Sept. 6 Assists (4 games): 23 Hillary Haen vs. NMSU Aug. 30 Assists (5 games): 30 Hillary Haen vs. Oregon Aug. 30 Digs (3 games): 19 Ashley Edinger vs. UNC Aug. 29 Digs (4 games): 20 Ashley Edinger vs. NMSU Aug. 30 Ashley Edinger vs. SLU Sept. 5 Digs (5 games): 20 Ashley Edinger vs. Oregon Aug. 30 Services Aces: 3 Kylie McCulley vs. Oregon Aug. 30 Total Blocks: 12 Johannah Bangert vs. NMSU Aug. 30 TEAM Attack Percentage:.299 vs. William & Mary Sept. 6 Kills (3 games): 41 vs. North Carolina Aug. 29 Kills (4 games): 54 vs. New Mexico State Aug. 30 Kills (5 games): 61 vs. Oregon Aug. 30 Attempts (3 games): 120 vs. William & Mary Sept. 6 Attempts (4 games): 139 vs. New Mexico State Aug. 30 Attempts (5 games): 171 vs. Oregon Aug. 30 Assists (3 games): 38 vs. North Carolina Aug. 29 Assists (4 games): 49 vs. New Mexico State Aug. 30 Assists (5 games): 60 vs. Oregon Aug. 30 Digs (3 games): 62 North Carolina Aug. 29 Digs (4 games): 70 vs. William & Mary Sept. 6 Digs (5 games): 64 vs. Oregon Aug. 30 Service Aces: 5 vs. North Carolina Aug. 29 vs. New Mexico State Aug. 30 Total Blocks: 16.0 vs. New Mexico State Aug. 30 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL 2008 PAGE 10

11 P L AYER UPDAT E S Johannah Bangert, 6-1, MB, Fr., Washington, Mo. Ranks 15th in the nation in blocks per set (1.50) Named to the All-Tournament team at the Billiken Invitational after hitting.464 with 25 kills and 10 block assists for the tourney. Tallied a career-best 12 block assists in a victory over no. 23 New Mexico State and followed that with eight block assists in the evening in a five-game comeback win over Oregon. Michelle Bartsch, 6-3, OH, Fr., Maryville, Ill. Starter at right-side hitter Starter at middle blocker for the U.S. Junior National that won the gold medal at the NORCECA game. Ranks fourth on the Illini in kills with 35 and third on the squad with 17 blocks. Had nine kills and hit.500 with nine kills in her Illini debut in a three-set victory over North Carolina. Lizzie Bazzetta, 5-10, Jr., S, Naperville, Ill. Starting at setter for the fourth season, sharing time with Hillary Haen. Approaching the top five on Illinois all-time assists list. Had a double-double with 15 assists and 16 digs in a four-set victory over Saint Louis. Laura DeBruler, 5-11, So., OH, Downers Grove, Ill. Ranks ninth in the nation and second in the Big Ten in kills per set at Named AVCA and CVU.com National Player of the Week, the first for Illinois in five years, following the State Farm Illini Classic. That came after posting 65 kills. DeBruler averaged 5.4 kills per set to lead Illinois to the tournament s title. The sophomore recorded a double-double in each match with 14 kills and 15 digs against the Tar Heels, 20 kills and 11 digs vs. the Aggies and 31 kills and 12 saves against the Ducks. She had 22 kills in the final three sets in a comeback victory over no. 11 Oregon. Named to the All-Tournament team at the Billiken Invitational, leading the Illini to a 2-1 finish. Hit.370 with 12 kills vs. no. 3 Stanford. Nicole Kump, 6-1 So, RS, Joliet, Ill. Sharing time with Kayani Turner at the second right side hitter position. Had five block assists vs. no. 23 New Mexico State, which tied a career-high Kylie McCulley, 5-11, Jr., OH, Clinton, Ill. Starting as a pass hitter alongside Laura DeBruler. Named to the All-Tournament Team at the State Farm Illini Classic after amassing 28 kills and 31 digs in the tournament Totaled 17 kills vs. William & Mary Abby Nelson, 6-3, So., MB, Chicago, Ill. Has emerged as a starter and key contributor at middle blocker. Ranks 28th in the nation and sixth in the Big Ten in blocks per set Is a major reason why the Illini are 15th nationally in blocks. Hitting.387 during the last five matches. Hit a career-best.667 with eight kills and five block assists in a victory over no. 23 New Mexico State Totaled a career-high eight blocks in a four-set victory over Saint Louis and finished the tournament with 19 blocks at the Billiken Invitational. Kayani Turner, 6-2, Sr., RS, Bel Air, Md. Has appeared in five of the six matches this season on the right side. Tallied six kills and six blocks in a four-set victory over Saint Louis. Ashley Edinger, 5-9, L, Michigan City, Ind. Ranks 36th in the nation in digs per set (4.77) Holds two of the top three single-season digs marks in school history the past two seasons. Ranks fifth on Illinois all-time digs list (1,137), within striking distance of the school record this season. Named to the All-Tournament team at the State Farm Illini Classic, her third all-tournament honor of her career Hillary Haen, 5-10, S, So., Crystal Lake, Ill. Starting at setter for the Illini in the 6-2 system. Leads the Illini with 132 assists (6.00 aps) UNIVERSITY OF OFILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL SOFTBALL PAGE 211 4

12 Individual Player Highs #1 LAURA DEBRULER 31 vs. Oregon (8/30/08) Highs 31, twice, last vs. Oregon (8/30/08) E: 12 vs. Oregon (8/30/08) 21 vs. Penn State (10/21/07) TA: 68 vs. Oregon (8/30/08) 78 vs. Northwestern (11/2/07) PCT:.448 ( ) vs. UNC (8/29/08).487( ))atNorthwestern (9/29/07) A: 1 vs. North Carolina (8/29/08) 1, 8x, last vs. Ohio State (10/21/07) SA: 2, twice last vs. W&M (9/6/08) 3 vs. Creighton (9/8/07) SE: 3 vs. New Mexico State (8/30/08) 4, twice, last vs. Penn State (10/19/07) D: 17 at Saint Louis (9/5/08) 18, vs. Northwestern (11/2/07) BS: 1 vs. North Carolina (8/29/08) 1 vs. North Carolina (8/29/08) BA: 4, twice, last vs. Oregon (8/30/08) 4, 4x, last vs. Oregon (8/30/08) TB: 4, twice, last vs. Oregon (8/30/08) 4, 4x, last vs. Oregon (8/30/08) #5 ASHLEY EDINGER 0 1, 6x, last at Indiana (10/27/07) E: 0 1, 7x, last vs. Michigan State (11/3/07) TA: 0 5 at Toledo (9/15/07) PCT.: , 4x, last vs. MSU (10/28/06) A: 6 vs. New Mexico State (8/30/08) 9 vs. LSU (8/31/07) SA: 2, twice, last at Saint Louis (9/5/08) 5 vs. Northwestern (9/27/06) SE: 3 vs. Oregon (8/30/08) 6, twice, last vs. Wichita State (9/9/06) D: 20, 3x, last at Saint Louis (9/5/08) 37 vs. Northwestern (11/2/07) E: TA: PCT: A: SA: SE: D: BS: BA: TB: #2 RACHEL FELDMAN / Highs #6 MICHELLE BARTSCH / Highs 9 vs. North Carolina (8/29/08) E: 6, twice, last vs. Oregon (8/30/08) TA: 26, twice, last vs. Oregon (8/30/08) PCT:.500 vs. North Carolina (8/29/08) A: 2 vs. New Mexico State (8/30/08) SA: SE: D: 3 at Saint Louis (9/5/08) BS: BA: 4, 3x, last at Saint Louis (9/5/08) TB: 4, 3x, last at Saint Louis (9/5/08) #3 CATHERINE CULLIGAN / E: 0 1 vs. North Carolina (8/30/08) TA: 1 vs. North Carolina (8/30/08) PCT.: (0-1-1) vs. North Carolina (8/30/08) A: 0 SA: 0 SE: 0 D: 0 BS: 0 BA: 0 TB: 0 #4 ABBY NELSON 8 vs. New Mexico State (8/30/08) 8 vs. New Mexico State (8/30/08) E: 5 vs. North Carolina (8/29/08) 5 vs. North Carolina (8/29/08) TA: 17 vs. North Carolina (8/29/08) 17 vs. North Carolina (8/29/08) PCT:.667 vs. New Mexico State (8/30/08) (3-0-3) vs. IPFW (8/25/07) A: 2 at Saint Louis (9/5/08) 2 at Saint Louis (9/5/08) SA: 2 vs. New Mexico State (8/30/08) 2, twice, last vs. NMSU (8/30/08) SE: 1, 3x, last vs. Oregon (8/30/08) 2, twice, last at Iowa (10/12/07) D: 7 vs. Oregon (8/30/08) 7 vs. Oregon (8/30/08) BS: 1, twice, last vs. Oregon (8/30/08) 2 at Iowa (10/12/07) BA: 8 at Saint Louis (9/5/08) 8 at Saint Louis (9/5/08) TB: 8 at Saint Louis (9/5/08) 8 at Saint Louis (9/5/08) #7 NICOLE KUMP 2, twice, last vs. W&M (9/6/08) 10 at Iowa (10/12/07) E: 1, twice, last vs. Stanford (9/6/08) 7, twice, last vs. Penn State (10/19/07) TA: 5, twice, last vs. Oregon (8/30/08) 26 at Iowa (10/12/07) PCT:.500 vs. North Carolina (8/29/08).667 (2-0-3) vs. SIU (9/12/07) A: 4 vs. LSU (8/31/07) SA: 0 SE: 0 D: 1, vs. Oregon (8/30/08) 3, 3x, last vs. Penn State (10/19/07) BS: 0 0 BA: 5 vs. New Mexico State (8/30/08) 5, twice last vs. NMSU(8/30/08) TB: 5 vs. New Mexico State (8/30/08) 5, twice last vs. NMSU(8/30/08) #8 HILLARY HAEN 3 at Indiana (10/27/07) E: 2 vs. Indiana (10/5/07) TA: 6 at Indiana (10/27/07) PCT: vs. Bowling Green (8/24/07) A: 30 vs. Oregon (8/30/08) 60 at Indiana (10/27/07) SA: 1, twice last vs. W&M (9/6/08) 1, 4x, last vs. W&M (9/6/08) SE: 2, twice last vs. Oregon (8/30/08) 5 at Dayton (8/25/07) D: 9 vs. North Carolina (8/29/08) 13 vs. Indiana (10/5/07) BS: 1 vs. Indiana (10/5/07) BA: 4 at Indiana (10/27/07) TB: 4 at Indiana (10/27/07) UNIVERSITY OF OFILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL SOFTBALL PAGE

13 Individual Player Highs #10 KRISTINE ANDERSON 0 0 E: 0 0 TA: 0 1 vs. UW-Milwaukee (8/26/06) PCT: 0 0 A: 0 3 vs. Indiana (10/5/07) SA: 0 2, twice, last vs. Purdue (10/8/07) SE: 0 4, twice, last vs. Indiana (10/5/07) D: 0 18 vs. Penn State (10/19/07) BS: 0 0 BA: 0 0 TB: 0 0 E: TA: PCT: A: SA: SE: D: BS: BA: TB: / Highs #14 KEELIN BOURNE #11 KAYANI TURNER 6 at Saint Louis (9/6/08) 20 at UNLV (9/9/05) E: 3, twice last vs. Stanford (9/6/08) 10 vs. Wisconsin (11/1/05) TA: 18 at Saint Louis (9/6/08) 49 at UNLV (9/9/05) PCT.:.167 at Saint Louis (9/6/08).515 ( ) at Ohio St. (9/24/05) A: 0 2 vs. Eastern Illinois (9/16/05) SA: 0 3 vs. Austin Peay (9/2/05) SE: 0 4 vs. Austin Peay (9/2/05) D: 1 vs. North Carolina (8/29/08) 8 vs. Austin Peay (9/2/05) BS: 0 2 vs. Eastern Illinois (9/16/05) BA: 6 at Saint Louis (9/6/08) 6, twice last at Saint Louis (9/6/08) TB: 6 at Saint Louis (9/6/08) 7 at UNLV (9/9/05) #15 KYLIE MCCULLEY 17 vs. William & Mary (9/6/08) 22 vs. Indiana (10/21/06) E: 5, 3x last vs. W&M (9/6/08) 10 vs. Indiana (10/21/06) TA: 47 vs. William & Mary (9/6/08) 58 vs. Iowa (11/3/06) PCT.:.255 vs. William & Mary (9/6/08).478 ( ) vs. IPFW (8/25/07) A: 1 vs. New Mexico State (8/30/08) 1, 4x, vs. New Mexico State (8/30/08) SA: 1, 3x, last vs. W&M (9/6/08) 3 vs. Minnesota (11/10/06) SE: 2, vs. William & Mary (9/6/08) 3 vs. Northwestern (11/1/06) D: 11, twice, last vs. Oregon (8/30/08) 11, 3x, last vs. Oregon (8/30/08) BS: 0 2 vs. Penn State (11/24/06) BA: 4 vs. Saint Louis (9/5/08) 4, twice last vs. Saint Louis (9/5/08) TB: 4 vs. Saint Louis (9/5/08) 4, twice last vs. Saint Louis (9/5/08) #12 LIZZIE BAZZETTA 5, twice, last vs. Wisconsin (9/19/07) E: 3, 5x, last at Minnesota (10/13/07) TA: 2 vs. Oregon (8/30/08) 11, twice, last at MINN (10/13/07) PCT:.714 (5-0-7) vs. Wichita State (9/9/06) A: 26 vs. Oregon (8/30/08) 69 vs. Penn State (10/19/07) SA: 1, 3x last vs. Stanford (9/6/08) 5 vs. Michigan State (10/28/05) SE: 3 vs. Oregon (8/30/08) 5, 3x, last vs. Marquette (9/7/07) D: 16 at Saint Louis (9/6/08) 23 vs. Iowa (9/30/06) BS: 2 at Michigan State (9/28/07) BA: 6 vs. Purdue (11/16/05) TB: 6 vs. Purdue (11/16/05) #13 JOHANNAH BANGERT 10 vs. William & Mary (9/6/08) 13 vs. TAMUCC (9/1/07) E: 4, twice last at Saint Louis (9/5/08) 5 at Indiana (10/27/07) TA: 15, twice last vs. Oregon (8/30/08) 24 at Indiana (10/27/07) PCT:.643 vs. William & Mary (9/6/08).765 ( ) vs. TAMUCC (9/1/07) A: 1 vs. New Mexico State (8/30/08) 3 at Toledo (9/15/07) SA: 3 at Michigan State (9/28/07) SE: 5 at Michigan (9/21/07) D: 1, twice last vs. W&M (9/6/08) 5 vs. Michigan State (11/3/07) BS: 0 3 at Michigan (9/21/07) BA: 12 vs. New Mexico State (8/30/08) 12 vs. New Mexico State (8/30/08) TB: 12 vs. New Mexico State (8/30/08) 12 vs. New Mexico State (8/30/08) UNIVERSITY OF OFILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL SOFTBALL PAGE

14 MATCH 1 Illinois 3, North Carolina 0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-12) Aug. 29, 2008 Huff Hall Champaign, Ill. State Farm Illini Classic With a fired up student crowd, including members of the U of I basketball team, pushing every point, the Illini opened the season with a 25-21, 25-14, victory over highly regarded North Carolina in the opening night of the 25th Annual State Farm Illini Classic. Illinois provided almost workmanlike effort in dismantling the Tar Heels in just an hour and 26 minutes. At the center of that efficiency was sophomore Laura DeBruler, the NCAA freshman leader in kills a year ago. DeBruler was determined to not only provide the number of kills, but do so by hitting a higher percentage this season. The left side dynamo made just one hitting error in her 29 swings, providing a team-high 14 kills in hitting.448. The defense was as much of the story as the offense on the night. Using a 6-2 with setters Hillary Haen (17 assists) and Lizzie Bazzetta (15 assists) not only provided three hitters in the front row at all times, but also a pretty formidable right side block. As a result, North Carolina hit just.017 for the night. Freshman Michelle Bartsch, along with both senior Kayani Turner and freshman Nicole Kump, provided a formidable wall against UNC's left side. Offensively, Bartsch was hitting with great precision as well with nine kills and no errors in 18 swings for a.500 percentage. Illinois had seven team blocks, paced by sophomore Abby Nelson, DeBruler and sophomore Johannah Bangert, who had three individual blocks apiece. Libero Ashley Edinger had 19 digs and DeBruler began the season with a double-double following a 15-dig output. Illinois GP K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA PTS DeBruler Nelson Bartsch Haen Bangert McCulley Culligan Edinger Kump Turner Bazzetta Total UNC GP K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA PTS Owens Jansma Johnston Brooks Prussing Hanson Gibson Eskola Kleinert Haydel Vaughen Georgieva Totals A: 1,989 MATCH 2 Illinois 3, #23 New Mexico State 1 (24-26, 25-21, 25-19, 25-14) Aug. 30, 2008 Huff Hall Champaign, Ill. State Farm Illini Classic After taking out No. 23 New Mexico State in four sets during the morning (24-26, 25-21, 25-19, 25-14), the Illini faced the tall task of defeating a seasoned no. 11 Oregon squad, coming off a Sweet 16 appearance, in what turned out to be the title match of the State Farm Illini Classic Saturday night. The evening victory somewhat overshadowed the morning win over 23rd-ranked New Mexico State, a 26-6 team from a year ago. After narrowly dropping the first set, Illinois dominated the last three. DeBruler had 20 kills, giving her 51 kills in 120 swings for the day. The middles provided offensive firepower paced by a career-best eight kills and a.667 attack percentage from Nelson and seven kills and a.429 clip from Bangert. Illinois GP K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA PTS DeBruler Nelson Bartsch Haen Bangert McCulley Edinger Kump Turner Bazzetta Total NMSU GP K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA PTS Birmingham Devries Goodan Yon Altermatt Simpson Torres Rodgers Phillips Brennan Brown Steinmetz Gintant Woods Totals A: --- 1,051 MATCH 3 Illinois 3, Oregon 2 (14-25, 16-25, 26-24, 25-21, 15-13) Aug. 30, 2008 Huff Hall Champaign, Ill. State Farm Illini Classic After taking out No. 23 New Mexico State in four sets during the morning (24-26, 25-21, 25-19, 25-14), the Illini faced the tall task of defeating a seasoned no. 11 Oregon squad, coming off a Sweet 16 appearance, in what turned out to be the title match of the State Farm Illini Classic Saturday night. After Oregon put on a clinic in sets one and two, the Illini rallied from way down to stun the Ducks, 14-25, 16-25, 26-24, 25-21, to win their 18th title in the 25 years of the event. To put the stunner in perspective, Oregon tallied 8.5 blocks and hit.462 and.444, respectively, in the first two sets, while the Illini tallied no blocks and hit just.072 combined. Tournament MVP Laura DeBruler set fire as well with 22 of her match-high 31 kills in the final three sets. For the weekend, DeBruler had 65 kills, an average of 5.42 per set, and hit.302. Illinois also adjusted its blocks and the back row defense refused to be penetrated. All-Tournament member Ashley Edinger had 20 digs and the Illini beat Oregon at its own game by out-blocking the Ducks in the final three sets. Illinois GP K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA PTS DeBruler Nelson Bartsch Haen Bangert McCulley Edinger Kump Turner Bazzetta Total Oregon GP K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA PTS Enesi Maricic Newcombe Djordjevic Meyers Forristall Westrick Yokoyama Swoboda Sedlak Milosevich Totals A: --- 1,051 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL 2008 PAGE 14