Dores Fall to Illini in 4 Sets

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt volleyball suffered a 3-1 (20-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-15) loss to Illinois Sunday night within the third match of the Sprouts’ Farmers Market Broadway Block Party at Bridgestone Arena.

The Commodores (1-2) have been outblocked 11-3 by the Fighting Illini (1-1) who hit .290 as a workforce whereas holding Vandy to a hitting proportion of .174.

Vanderbilt noticed three gamers attain double-digit kills. Kamryn Chaney registered a team-high 14 kills and a kill proportion of .368. Jackie Moore wasn’t far behind, tallying 13 kills and hitting at a .345 clip. With 10 kills and 9 digs, Reese Animashaun was simply shy of her second double-double of the season.

For the third straight match, Hailee Mack recorded double-figure digs with 16. Elli Kinney contributed a season-high 11 digs.

Two Illinois student-athletes reached 10-plus kills, Taylor de Boer with 17 and Alyssa Aguayo with 12. Kayla Burbage posted a team-high six blocks, whereas Vivian Campbell had 12 digs.

Set 1 began forwards and backwards, however the Dores went on a 10-2 run to drag forward, stretching it out to an 8-point lead. At a 20-12 drawback, Illinois reduce into Vandy’s lead, holding the Dores at set level till a kill by Moore sealed the 25-20 set win. In the primary set, Moore recorded six kills off six makes an attempt, and the workforce registered a .452 kill proportion.

The momentum shifted within the second set, wherein the Fighting Illini hit .444 as a workforce. Vandy went on a 4-point run to attempt to reduce Illinois’ 17-8 lead, however the Illini have been capable of draw back and win the set 25-17. The third set was neck-and-neck till the very finish with no workforce main by greater than 5.

Illinois pulled away within the fourth set successful the set and match by a rating of 25-15.

Vanderbilt will look to bounce again when the workforce heads down the highway to Lipscomb on Thursday. First serve will probably be at 6 p.m. and will probably be streamed on ESPN+.