NORMAL Ill.- Illinois State volleyball has prevailed against Green Bay in a 3-2 set. Coming into the game the Redbirds had a 3-1 victory against Oral Roberts earlier in the day, with Kaitlyn Prondzinski posting a career-high 21 kills. Prondzinski continued that stellar performance into the Green Bay match with 17 kills. Assists weren’t an issue for the Redbirds thanks to Katelyn Lefler, who earned 39 of the 61 assists […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill - Head Coach Allie Matters has a win at Redbird Arena in her first attempt, Kaitlyn Prondzinski has a new career-high 21 kills, and the Illinois State University volleyball team is back to an even overall record...all before noon on Friday. In a four-set contest, the Redbirds took down the Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles in the Redbird Classic's opening matchup, […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- With the 71st pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, the Tampa Bay Rays select Ryan Cermak. Cermak has become the highest Major League Baseball Draft pick out of Illinois State University since Neal Cotts in 2001. The Redbird outfielder is coming off one of the best individual seasons in Illinois State baseball history. Players that have gotten drafted into professional sports have unique stories […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State Redbird baseball team defeated in-state foe Illinois by a score of 10-1 at Duffy Bass Field Tuesday night. It was all Redbirds from the second inning and on in the first matchup between Illinois State and Illinois since 2019. Illinois State scored in five straight innings to get up to their 10 total runs for the ballgame. An offensive explosion for […]
Photo courtesy from ISU Athletics NORMAL, Ill.--The Illinois State Redbirds baseball team lost to the Saint Louis University Billikens by a score of 8-2. The Redbirds got an early start in the first inning. Ryan Cermak scored as Connor Olson grounded out to second base in the bottom of the first which led to an RBI. Sean Sinisko was able to hold off the Billikens for four straight innings until […]
Photo Courtesy of ISU Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - The NCAA Gymnastics Regionals will feature three Redbirds when the meet takes place in Oklahoma. Angelica Labat, Jaye Mack and Alana Laster will be the trio competing in the meet. For Labat, this will be her second year competing in the meet. As for the other two, their years as freshmen are wrapping up with their first appearance in the regional.“We are […]
IOWA CITY, IA. - In their first appearance at the big dance since 2008, the Illinois State Women’s basketball team fell in the first round of the NCAA tournament to the two-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes, 98-58. “One game does not define them. What defines this group and what their legacy is is that they are Missouri Valley Champions. They got Illinois State back on the map. Back where it should be. […]
Image courtesy Kodiak Creative NORMAL, Ill. – After an impressive win streak through March Madness, the Illinois Wesleyan Titans’ season was ended by the Wabash Little Giants in the Elite Eight with a final score of 81-75. The Titans kept Wabash just out of reach after the first half, leading 39-34. Wabash came storming back in the second half however, with the Titans allowing a 47 point half which tied […]
NORMAL, Ill.--It does not get much better than pitching a perfect game in softball. On Thursday, March 10th that’s exactly what Hannah Ross did. Ross became the third Illinois State University softball player to ever throw a perfect game while wearing a Redbirds jersey in a 1-0 victory over UT-Martin.With this accomplishment Ross recognizes she could not have done it without her teammates. “I'm a ground ball pitcher, the defense […]
