Illinois vs. Stanford - Women's Volleyball Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge and Post-Game Family BBQ

ILLINOIS vs. STANFORD WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

BIG TEN/ PAC-12 CHALLENGE

& ULTIMATE ILLINOIS FAMILY BBQ

Illinois Women's Volleyball will be visiting Palo Alto for the 2014 Big Ten/ Pac-12 Conference Challenge. Help us showcase our Bay Area Illini pride as we cheer Illinois to a victory over Stanford and fight for conference bragging rights! After the game, Illini Center West brings you the Ultimate All-You-Can-Eat Family BBQ just steps away from Maples Pavilion at the legendary Jimmy V Sports Cafe. It will be an afternoon to remember for the whole family including some great Illini giveaways!

Sunday, September 7

11:00 a.m. Illinois vs. Stanford Game

Maples Pavilion

655 Campus Drive

Stanford, CA 94305

Immediately following the game...

Ultimate Illinois All-You-Can-Eat Family BBQ

Jimmy V Sports Cafe

Arrillaga Family Sports Center

641 Campus Drive

Stanford, CA 94305

COST

$15 Adults

$10 Children

*Includes premium seating at the game AND a ticket to the Illinois family BBQ!

*Children 2 and under are FREE!

REGISTER TO ATTEND BY

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5!

EVENT DETAILS

TICKETS

Tickets will be available for pick up at will call the day of the game. Please remember to bring a photo I.D.

DIRECTIONS

Google map directions to Maples Pavilion can be found HERE.

PARKING

FREE parking is available at the Maples Pavilion parking lot on Sundays. Additional FREE parking is located within walking distance at the Graduate School of Business and at the Sunken Diamond. A parking and circulation map of Stanford's campus can be found HERE. F-12 is where Maples Pavilion and Arrillaga Family Sports Center are located.

ULTIMATE ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT FAMILY BBQ MENU INCLUDES:

BBQ 1/2 lb. Angus Burgers with Cheese
Grilled BBQ Boneless Chicken Breasts
Jumbo Hebrew National Hot Dogs
Veggie Burgers
Pasta Salad/Pesto Salad/Macaroni Salad
Fresh Fruit - Yosemite Fresh Watermelon,& Maui Gold Pineapple
Classic Lays & BBQ Potato Chips
Assorted Cookies & Brownies
Fountain Drinks - Bottled Water, Coke/Sprite/Pepsi/Hansen Sodas

ABOUT THE TEAM

In 2013, Head Coach Kevin Hambly guided teh Fighting Illini through the most difficult schedule in the nation, in which the Illini captured 10 wins during a school-record 22 matches against ranked opponents. The Illini were the only team in the country to face all four teams that reached the Final Four, and took on eight of the ten teams that finished the year ranked in the AVCA Top 10. Despite the monstrous slate, Hambly lead the Orange and Blue to a fourth-place finish in the Big Ten in a year in which the conference was arguably the best it had ever been and by far the strongest conference in the nation. After a rough non-conference slate, the Illini entered Big Ten play sitting at 4-6 on the year. A tremendous second-half push in which the Orange and Blue won seven of their final nine matches punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament, earning the No.13 overall seed. The Illini defeated Morehead State and No. 22 Marquette to return to the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in five years under Hambly, where No. 19 Purdue ended Illinois' run.

Three Illini earned postseason honors in 2013, as sophomore Jocelynn Birks was names Third-Team AVCA All-America, First-Team All-Northeast Region and was a unanimous All-Big Ten selection. Senior Jennifer Beltran, who became Illinois' all-time career digs leader early in the season and ranked second all-time in the Big Ten, captured All-America honorable mention and All-Region honors. While junior Liz McMahon claimed All-Region and All-Big Ten honorable mentions.

With over 16 home matches in 2013, the Illini brought in the second-largest total fan attendance in school history, with 49,871, and averaged the largest crowd size ever, bringing in 3,117 fans per match!

Quick Facts about the team can be found HERE.

The 2014 Illinois Women's Volleyball Media Guide can be found HERE.

Questions: Contact Erin Marker at emarker@illinois.edu or 415.227.4040

REMEMBER TO WEAR YOUR ORANGE AND BLUE!

GO ILLINI!