PEORIA, Ill. – Bradley Volleyball will play its lone home match during the 2019 spring season Friday, when the Braves welcome 2018 NCAA Final Four participant Illinois to Renaissance Coliseum for a 6:30 p.m. exhibition match. 

Admission to Friday's contest between Bradley and the Fighting Illini is free with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. 

Coming off the first post-season appearance in program history, Bradley Volleyball posted the second-biggest win improvement in the country in 2018 and capped a 24-9 season by advancing to the second round of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship. 

Illinois was 32-4 last fall and reached the Final Four, where the Illini fell to Nebraska in five sets in the national semifinals.