No. 17 Ducks Host Illinois Sunday at MKA

EUGENE, Ore. — The No. 17 Oregon volleyball team closes out its home weekend against Illinois this Sunday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena. The Ducks are coming off Friday's reverse sweep of 10^th-ranked Purdue while Illinois picked up its third-consecutive win over a ranked opponent with a sweep over No. 22 Washington in Seattle.

Oregon takes an 11-2 record and 2-1 conference mark into Sunday's match. Illinois, receiving votes in this week's AVCA poll, is 11-3 overall and 3-0 in Big Ten play.

Series History vs Illinois
Oregon and Illinois will be playing for the seventh time. Each team has swept on its own home floor in the previous two meetings as Big Ten opponents. The series is tied 3-3.

Last Time Out
Sjakkie Donkers put down a season-high 23 kills and Alanah Clemente added 15 kills in a comeback win over No. 10 Purdue in Eugene. Donkers also had 13 digs to complete her third double-double in as many matches while Marina Crownover tallied 47 assists and 10 digs for her team-leading fifth double-double of the season. Oregon moved to 2-1 against Purdue since joining the conference; all three matches have played out over five sets.

Reverse, Reverse
Facing its first 0-2 match deficit of the season, Oregon rallied past Purdue for the program's first reverse sweep since 2022. The Ducks now have four wins this season when dropping the first set.

Behind the Block
Sophomores Reese Sheppard and Maila Ribeiro had 18 and 17 digs, respectively, in Friday's victory over No. 10 Purdue. Twenty-one of their combined 35 digs came in the third and fourth sets while the Ducks were climbing out of an 0-2 match hole. The figure for Ribeiro also doubles as a career high. Collectively, Oregon has four players with 10 or more digs against Purdue with Sheppard, Ribeiro, Sjakkie Donkers (13) and Marina Crownover (10).

Up Next
After Sunday's match, the Ducks will turn their attention to a road trip with matches at Michigan State and Michigan on back-to-back nights.

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