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The Illinois Fighting Illini Women’s Volleyball Team displayed a remarkable display of offensive prowess on 10 November to beat the Iowa Hawkeyes. The confident and splendid team of Illinois was on the road against the Hawkeyes when they trounced their counterparts.

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The Illini completely subdued their opponents and snuffed out both their kills as well as their digs throughout the game. A social media post broke the news of Illinois’ victory and showcased the match points as well. In fact, while the Fighting Illini registered a clean sweep, they also rendered their rivals weaker with each set.

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A dominating display of volleyball that choked Iowa

The Illinois Fighting Illini Women’s Volleyball Team landed vicious strikes on the Iowa Hawkeyes throughout the games. The Fighting Illini won the wipeout game with scores of 25-20, 25-16, and 25-13. Illinois Volleyball made a tweet breaking the news of the victory of its team on its official X handle.

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The tweet carried the caption, “Break out the brooms” as the Hawkeyes stood without answers for the Illinois offense. The Fighting Illini landed a total of 11 aces against the Hawkeyes.

The utterly dominating display of offense greatly decreased the number of kills recorded by Iowa to a meager 29. On the other hand, Illinois led with 47 kills and controlled the narrative of the game. This isn’t the first time Iowa has found itself in such a situation. In fact, to the dismay of fans and players alike, this was the 15th consecutive loss registered by the Hawkeyes in this season.

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The never-ending saga of losing for the Iowa Hawkeyes

The Iowa Hawkeyes have been facing disappointment this season. While the Hawkeyes are already on a 15-match losing streak, 11 of those losses have come off clean sweeps. With another loss, Iowa now finds itself with a season campaign carrying 19 big losses. 

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It is no news that the Iowa Hawkeyes isn’t a powerhouse team in women’s volleyball. However, with the season coming to an end, every team is trying to pull its weight and improve its record. While their 2022-23 season wasn’t very impressive either, they ended the season with two wins. Will the Hawkeyes be able to end the season on a winning note and improve their strength and confidence for the next season?

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Ankit Singh is a senior Olympic Sports correspondent at EssentiallySports who covers gymnastics, track and field, and the NCAA Women's Division 1 Volleyball. In his early days at ES, Ankit covered two prime track and field events - the 2023 World Athletics Championships and the 2023 Prefontaine Classic. During the 2023 NCAA Division 1 women’s Volleyball championships, Ankit covered the Nebraska Huskers and the Wisconsin Badgers rivalry, and later covered the transfer portals after the Texas Longhorns lifted the victory. A basketball player himself, Ankit clinched a silver medal in the divisional-level championships and continues to bring the same thrill to his written content. Find more about Ankit on:-

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