UI Volleyball Team Advances to Regionals

For the first time since 1992, Illinois's volleyball team is heading to a regional final.

The third-seeded Illini won a fierce battle with fellow Big Ten member Ohio State Friday, advancing to Saturday night's regional final in Gainesville, Fla. The Illini will be looking for its third appearance in the national semifinals and first since 1988. The Illini reach the 30-win mark for the 7th time in school history.

The Illini (30-4) reach the 30-win mark for the seventh time in school history, but the first since that 1992 season. Illinois also end a string of three straight years in which their season has ended in the Sweet 16. Illinois wins its seventh straight match overall and eighth straight against Ohio State in the series between the two schools.