DELAND — Three days after breaking the school record for volleyball wins, the Uni girls got back to work Tuesday and produced yet another victory, defeating host DeLand-Weldon in two games 25-19, 25-15.

The conference win improves Uni's season mark to 19-9 overall, 8-2 in the East Central Illinois Conference.

Uni is now solidly in command of second place in the ECIC. Only Decatur Lutheran, which was 21-2 overall and undefeated in conference play after the weekend, is ahead of the Illineks.

The girls will get a chance to pull off the upset and hand Decatur Lutheran only its second ECIC loss in four years when they host the Lady Lions on Tuesday. Until then, they will be idle.

The junior varsity, however, will be plenty active Saturday when Uni hosts an eight-team JV tournament.

Against DeLand-Weldon, senior middle hitter Karen Woodley led the Illineks with seven kills.

Junior middle hitter Rachel Skoza, fresh off her MVP performance at Saturday's Crusader Invitational in which Uni went 5-0 and won the tourney title, recorded five kills and a team-high two blocks.

Senior setter Ruthie Welch had nine assists, increasing her school career record for assists to 830. She came into this season with 600 and has added 230 in 28 matches. Junior Sheri Grill was second with four assists, followed by Claire Johnson with two.

Welch also led the team in aces with seven. Johnson had five.

A trio of Illineks finished the match with four digs apiece: Welch, Johnson, and senior outside hitter Sarah Pfander. Junior Annie Machesky had three.

The varsity has only two matches left in the regular season. After the Decatur Lutheran contest, the girls will finish up with Judah Christian on Oct. 19, also at Kenney Gym.

Then comes the Class 2A postseason. Uni is seeded ninth out of 11 teams in Sub-Sectional B of the 20-team Tolono Unity sectional.

The Illineks find themselves in perhaps the toughest Class 2A playoff bracket in central Illinois. The sub-sectional's No. 1 team is undefeated Maroa-Forsyth. The No. 2 seed is Monticello, whose only loss this year was to Maroa-Forsyth. Other teams in the bracket include St. Thomas More, Tolono Unity, and St. Joseph-Ogden.

Uni will begin playoff action Oct. 23 against No. 7 Clinton. The contest is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. at Clinton High School. If the Illineks win, they would face Monticello two days later. That match would be played at Monticello High, beginning at 5 p.m.

THE SEASON SO FAR

2007 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL VARSITY RECORD: 19-9 overall, 8-2 East Central Illinois Conference
(home matches listed in bold)

Aug. 30: at Oakwood, L 18-25, 16-25

• Story: Uni drops season opener
• Kills: Karen Woodley 2, Sarah Pfander 2
• Assists: Ruth Welch 3, Sheri Grill 2
• Blocks: Rachel Skoza 2, Chelsea Freeland 1, Woodley 1
• Digs: Jamie Weiser 2, Annie Machesky 2, Welch 2, Pfander 2
• Aces: Weiser 2, Claire Johnson 1, Freeland 1, Pfander 1
• JV match: Uni def. Oakwood in three games: 25-17, 22-25, 25-13 (JV record: 1-0)

Sept. 1: at DeLand-Weldon Eagle Classic, 2 wins, 3 losses (4th place in 8-team tournament)

• Story: Illineks take fourth place at Eagle Classic tourney
• Match 1: vs. Atwood-Hammond, W 25-21, 25-20
• Match 2: vs. Kincaid South Fork, W 25-14, 25-19
• Match 3: vs. Morrisonville, L 11-25, 17-25
• Match 4: vs. Bement, L 23-25, 16-25
• Match 5: vs. Morrisonville, L 21-25, 23-25
• Kills (Uni leaders for tournament): Rachel Skoza 23, Sarah Pfander 15, Karen Woodley 14, Ruth Welch 13
• Assists (Uni leaders for tournament): Welch 41, Sheri Grill 16, Claire Johnson 7
• Blocks (Uni leaders for tournament): Skoza 8, Woodley 5
• Digs (Uni leaders for tournament): Jamie Weiser 27, Michelle Wong 16, Annie Machesky 13, Pfander 9, Welch 7, Chelsea Freeland 5
• Aces (Uni leaders for tournament): Machesky 8, Johnson 5, Welch 3

Sept. 4: at Buckley Christ Lutheran, W 16-25, 25-19, 25-10 *

• Story: Conference play opens with Uni win
• Kills: Rachel Skoza 7, Sarah Pfander 5, Karen Woodley 4
• Assists: Ruthie Welch 11, Sheri Grill 2
• Blocks: Skoza 3, Woodley 1
• Digs: Annie Machesky 7, Welch 5, Jamie Weiser 5
• Aces: Welch 7, Claire Johnson 3, Weiser 2

Sept. 7: at Decatur Christian, W 25-21, 25-14 *

• Story: Uni wins again in conference play
• Kills: Rachel Skoza 5, Karen Woodley 5
• Assists: Ruthie Welch 7, Claire Johnson 4, Sheri Grill 1
• Blocks: Skoza 1, Woodley 1
• Digs: Jamie Weiser 6, Annie Machesky 5, Welch 5, Sarah Pfander 3
• Aces: Johnson 6, Welch 3, Weiser 1, Pfander 1
• Junior varsity match: W 25-11, 25-16 (JV record: 2-0 overall, 1-0 ECIC)

Sept. 8: at Westville Invitational, 3 wins, 1 loss (2nd place in 5-team tournament)

• Story: Uni meets challenge, places second in tournament
• Match 1: vs. Westville, W 25-22, 20-25, 25-18
• Match 2: vs. Georgetown-Ridge Farm, L 25-13, 18-25, 21-25
• Match 3: vs. Heritage, W 25-17, 23-25, 25-21
• Match 4: vs. Salt Fork, W 25-23, 25-20
• Kills (tournament): Rachel Skoza 21, Karen Woodley 14, Chelsea Freeland 10, Claire Johnson 10, Sarah Pfander 10, Ruthie Welch 10, Annie Machesky 6, Sheri Grill 2
• Assists (tournament): Welch 40, Grill 19, Freeland 1
• Blocks (tournament): Woodley 8, Skoza 4, Pfander 1
• Digs (tournament): Jamie Weiser 45, Pfander 32, Machesky 26, Welch 20, Michelle Wong 20, Freeland 9, Grill 9, Johnson 3, Woodley 2
• Aces (tournament): Welch 9, Machesky 5, Woodley 5, Freeland 2, Pfander 2, Weiser 2, Wong 2, Johnson 1, Skoza 1

Sept. 10: at St. Thomas More, L 10-25, 16-25

• Story: Uni ready for first home match after falling to strong St. Thomas More squad
• Kills: Karen Woodley 2, Rachel Skoza 2
• Assists: Ruthie Welch 4
• Blocks: Skoza 1, Woodley 1, Sarah Pfander 1
• Digs: Jamie Weiser 4, Michelle Wong 4, Annie Machesky 2
• Aces: Welch 2, Machesky 1
• Junior varsity match: L 19-25, 13-25 (JV record: 2-1 overall, 1-0 ECIC)

Sept. 11: Normal Calvary Baptist, L 18-25, 25-13, 22-25 *

• Story: Home debut ends in close loss to Normal Calvary Baptist
• Kills: Rachel Skoza 9, Karen Woodley 6, Chelsea Freeland 5
• Assists: Ruthie Welch 17, Sheri Grill 7
• Blocks: Freeland 2, Skoza 1
• Digs: Annie Machesky 13, Michelle Wong 9, Jamie Weiser 3
• Aces: Welch 3, Woodley 2
• Junior varsity match: W 25-8, 25-15 (JV record: 3-1 overall, 2-0 ECIC)

Sept. 14: DeLand-Weldon, W 25-18, 25-15 *

• Story: Uni makes quick work of DeLand-Weldon
• Kills: Rachel Skoza 7, Karen Woodley 3, Claire Johnson 2
• Assists: Ruthie Welch 8, Sheri Grill 3
• Blocks: Skoza 3, Woodley 2, Sarah Pfander 2
• Digs: Jamie Weiser 7, Michelle Wong 4, Welch 4
• Aces: Welch 3, Machesky 2, Pfander 2
• Junior varsity match: none

Sept. 17: Fisher, L 22-25, 23-25

• Story: Illineks drop match to Bunnies
• Kills: Karen Woodley 5, Rachel Skoza 5
• Assists: Ruthie Welch 9, Sheri Grill 4
• Blocks: Chelsea Freeland 3, Skoza 2
• Digs: Sarah Pfander 10, Jamie Weiser 7
• Aces: Welch 1, Weiser 1, Michelle Wong 1
• Junior varsity match: L 9-25, 13-25 (JV record: 3-2 overall, 2-0 ECIC)

Sept. 21: at Decatur Lutheran, L 7-25, 8-25 *

• Story: Decatur Lutheran stays perfect, defeats Illineks
• Kills: several players with 1
• Assists: Ruthie Welch 3
• Blocks: Karen Woodley 1
• Digs: Jamie Weiser 10, Welch 5
• Aces: Welch 1, Sarah Pfander 1
• Junior varsity match: L 3-25, 25-22, 13-15 (JV record: 3-3 overall, 2-1 ECIC)

Sept. 25: at Judah Christian, W 25-19, 25-9 *

• Story: Illineks bounce back, sweep Judah Christian
• Kills: Rachel Skoza 6, Karen Woodley 5, Sarah Pfander 3
• Assists: Ruthie Welch 12, Sheri Grill 2, Jamie Weiser 1
• Blocks: Skoza 1, Woodley 1
• Digs: Pfander 6, Welch 6, Michelle Wong 6, Grill 5, Annie Machesky 5,
• Aces: Welch 3, Machesky 2, Weiser 2, Claire Johnson 1
• Junior varsity match: W 26-24, 20-25, 25-18 (JV record: 4-3 overall, 3-1 ECIC)

Sept. 27: Atwood-Hammond, W 25-16, 10-25, 25-23

• Story: Uni defeats Atwood-Hammond, reaches 10 wins
• Kills: Rachel Skoza 9, Karen Woodley 8
• Assists: Ruthie Welch 11, Sheri Grill 4
• Blocks: Woodley 3, Welch 3, Skoza 1
• Digs: Jamie Weiser 9, Welch 9, Annie Machesky 8, Michelle Wong 4
• Aces: Weiser 3, Woodley 2
• Junior varsity match: Uni defeats Atwood-Hammond in two games: 25-13, 25-17 (JV record: 5-3 overall, 3-1 ECIC)

Sept. 28: Buckley Christ Lutheran, W 25-16, 25-9 *

• Story: Illineks make quick work of conference foe
• Kills: Rachel Skoza 4, Karen Woodley 2
• Assists: Ruthie Welch 5, Sheri Grill 4
• Blocks: Woodley 1
• Digs: Welch 6, Annie Machesky 4, Michelle Wong 4, Jamie Weiser 4
• Aces: Welch 3, Claire Johnson 2, Wong 2
• Junior varsity match: none

Oct. 2: Decatur Christian, W 25-19, 25-21 *

• Story: Uni takes care of Decatur Christian, closes in on school record for wins
• Kills: Rachel Skoza 7, Karen Woodley 3, Ruthie Welch 2, Claire Johnson 2
• Assists: Welch 10, Sheri Grill 2
• Blocks: Skoza 2
• Digs: Welch 11, Jamie Weiser 6, Sarah Pfander 5
• Aces: Weiser 2, Annie Machesky 2
• Junior varsity match: Uni defeats Decatur Christian in three games: 25-21, 20-25, 15-11 (JV record: 6-3 overall, 4-1 ECIC)

Oct. 5: at Normal Calvary Baptist, W 16-25, 26-24, 25-15 *

• Story: Illineks win nail-biter, defeat Normal Calvary Baptist for 13th victory
• Kills: Rachel Skoza 8, Karen Woodley 5, Chelsea Freeland 4
• Assists: Ruthie Welch 10, Sheri Grill 4
• Blocks: Skoza 3, Woodley 1
• Digs: Michelle Wong 9, Jamie Weiser 8, Sarah Pfander 5
• Aces: Welch 7, Woodley 5, Weiser 3
• Junior varsity match: Uni defeats Normal Calvary Baptist in three games: 25-27, 25-23, 15-11 (JV record: 7-3 overall, 5-1 ECIC)

Oct. 6: at Buckley Christ Lutheran Crusader Invitational, 5 wins, 0 losses (1st place in 4-team tournament)

• Story: Tournament champs set school record for wins, Skoza named MVP
• Match 1: vs. Buckley Christ Lutheran (8 a.m.), W 25-22, 25-24
• Match 2: vs. Cornerstone Christian (10 a.m.), W 25-17, 25-11
• Match 3: vs. Judah Christian (noon), W 25-23, 25-9
• Match 4: vs. Cornerstone Christian (2:15 p.m.), W 25-15, 25-9
• Match 5: vs. Buckley Christ Lutheran (5:15 p.m.), W 24-26, 25-21, 16-14
• Kills (totals for tournament): Rachel Skoza 33, Karen Woodley 27, Chelsea Freeland 13, Sarah Pfander 11, Claire Johnson 9, Ruthie Welch 3, Annie Machesky 2
• Assists (totals for tournament): Ruthie Welch 30, Michelle Wong 20, Sheri Grill 18, Johnson 8
• Blocks (totals for tournament): Skoza 9, Johnson 1
• Digs (totals for tournament): Jamie Weiser 34, Machesky 31, Wong 24, Welch 16, Pfander 15, Freeland 8, Grill 6, Woodley 5, Johnson 5
• Aces (totals for tournament): Wong 16, Machesky 10, Welch 9, Weiser 7, Johnson 7, Woodley 5, Pfander 4, Skoza 3

Oct. 9: at DeLand-Weldon, W 25-19, 25-15 *

• Story: see above
• Kills: Karen Woodley 7, Rachel Skoza 5
• Assists: Ruthie Welch 9, Sheri Grill 4, Claire Johnson 2
• Blocks: Skoza 2
• Digs: Johnson 4, Welch 4, Sarah Pfander 4, Annie Machesky 3
• Aces: Welch 7, Johnson 5
• Junior varsity match: None, but Uni will host an 8-team JV tournament on Saturday. The Uni JV is 7-3 overall, 5-1 ECIC.

* East Central Illinois Conference match

Next match (varsity): Decatur Lutheran, Oct. 16, Kenney Gym, 1402 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana; JV match to begin at 6 p.m.