Illinois Fighting Illini vs. No. 22 Tennessee Lady Volunteers | Game Highlight | 2026 SEC Volleyball

Illinois 1, Tennessee 3 Food City Center, Knoxville, TN. September 1, 2026 22nd-ranked Tennessee remained perfect on the season, sweeping Illinois 25-19, 25-17, 25-11 in the inaugural Allstate Big Ten/SEC Volleyball Challenge, doing so in front of a new program-record crowd of 8,212, breaking the mark of 7,924 set just days earlier at the season-opening win over Colgate. Tennessee didn’t dominate from the opening point, needing to grind out the first set before finding its rhythm. Head coach Eve Rackham Watt credited the team’s balanced attack afterward, noting that the offense had been clean and effective without relying on any…