Illinois volleyball has announced that they are adding Eastern Illinois to its non-conference schedule on September 14.

The Illini will travel to Charleston to play the Eastern Illinois Panthers.

This is the first time the two teams have played each other since 2005. It is the first time that Illinois is playing at Lantz Arena since 1995.

Illinois has only lost one time when they played at Eastern. They are 7-1 on the road and 19-4 altogether.

The Illini have won the last 10 matches against Eastern dating back to 1984.

Series Notes:

• 24th meeting
• Illini leads the series 19-4
• 10-2 at Huff Hall, 7-1 on the road, 2-1 at neutral sites
• The first meeting was on Sept. 23, 1974
• The last meeting was on Sept. 16, 2005