URBANA — In what was already a record-setting season, the Uni girls volleyball team reached two more milestones tonight.

In a senior night victory over conference foe Judah Christian, the Illineks won their 20th match of the season and finished with their best-ever conference record.

Uni defeated the visiting Tribe 25-14, 25-15. With the win, the Illineks finished the regular season 20-10 overall, 9-3 in the East Central Illinois Conference.

The Illineks' previous best conference record was last year's 8-4 mark. As for overall wins, Uni has been in uncharted territory since Oct. 6, when the girls broke last year's record for most victories (15).

Tonight's win also secured second place in the ECIC behind powerhouse Decatur Lutheran, which finished undefeated in the conference and 27-2 overall.

Judah Christian finished the regular season 7-12, 5-7.

Six Illinek seniors were honored before the match: Chelsea Freeland, Claire Johnson, Sarah Pfander, Jamie Weiser, Ruthie Welch (Uni's career leader in assists), and Karen Woodley.

They are the winningest class in Uni volleyball history. During each of their last three seasons, the team has set a school record for wins: 14 in 2005, 15 in 2006, and 20 (and counting) this year.

Woodley led the Illineks tonight with eight kills and two blocks. Junior Rachel Skoza added five kills, followed by Welch with three and Freeland with two.

Welch had eight assists and four aces to lead Uni in both categories. Junior setter Sheri Grill had five assists.

Weiser led the team in digs with six. Pfander added five, Welch three, and junior Annie Machesky three.

Woodley scored three aces, Johnson two, and Weiser one.

The girls will begin postseason action on Tuesday when they visit Clinton High School for the first round of Class 2A regionals. Uni is the No. 9 seed in subsectional B of the Tolono Unity sectional; Clinton is No. 7. The match will begin at 6 p.m. If the Illneks win, they will play No. 2 Monticello on Thursday.

In JV action, Uni lost to Judah Christian 14-25, 18-25.

MORE PHOTOS: UNI VS. JUDAH CHRISTIAN

Junior middle hitter Rachel Skoza makes a kill against Judah Christian. She had five during the match, second only to teammate Karen Woodley's eight. Gargoyle photo (click to enlarge)

THE SEASON SO FAR

2007 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL VARSITY RECORD: 20-10 overall, 9-3 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
• Junior varsity match: none

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: Illineks add to school record with win over DeLand-Weldon
• 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.

Oct. 16: Decatur Lutheran, L 16-25, 17-25 *

• Story: Illineks lose to conference champ Decatur Lutheran
• Kills: Karen Woodley 3, Rachel Skoza 2, Ruthie Welch 2, Sarah Pfander 2, Claire Johnson 2
• Assists: Welch 5, Sheri Grill 3, Johnson 1
• Blocks: Woodley 1
• Digs: Annie Machesky 5, Johnson 5, Pfander 5, Welch 4
• Aces: Welch 2, Macheskey 1
• Junior varsity match: Uni lost to LSA 20-25, 20-25. (JV record: 7-4 overall, 5-2 ECIC, not including results from Oct. 13 JV tournament)

Oct. 19: Judah Christian, W 25-14, 25-15 *

• Story: see above
• Kills: Karen Woodley 8, Rachel Skoza 5, Ruthie Welch 3, Chelsea Freeland 2
• Assists: Welch 8, Sheri Grill 5
• Blocks: Woodley 2
• Digs: Jamie Weiser 6, Sarah Pfander 5, Welch 3, Annie Machesky 3
• Aces: Welch 4, Woodley 3, Johnson 2, Weiser 1
• Junior varsity match: Uni lost to Judah Christian 14-25, 18-25. (Final JV record: 7-5 overall, 5-3 ECIC, not including results from Oct. 13 JV tournament)

* East Central Illinois Conference match

Next match: Clinton (Class 2A regional first-round match), Oct. 23, Clinton High School, directions here; match to begin at 6 p.m.