Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL- With both teams coming into the game with a 0-3 record, it will be the first time they have met winless against each other since 1906. The Redbirds have played back-to-back top-five teams on the road but will return home this weekend. In those two games, ISU put up a combined score of just 23 points compared to their opponent's 42 points. The Redbird defense […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. Finding its first cancelation of the 2021 season, Illinois State's volleyball series against Loyola-Chicago set for Feb. 28-March 1 has been postponed until a later date by the Missouri Valley Conference. The announcement was made Friday evening, as ISU is reported to have fewer than the minimum number of players eligible. Head coach Leah Johnson declined to further comment on the situation. The MVC […]
Photo is courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Fresh off a 4-1 match victory 24 hour prior, the Illinois State Redbirds volleyball team suited up for their second encounter with Valparaiso University. Performing well as of late, ISU came in with a three-game winning streak, but fell into problems in the fourth and fifth set against the Brown and Gold, causing a 3-2 loss. Johnson attempted to refrain […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Entering Normal on Sunday the Drake Bulldogs boasted an undefeated Missouri Valley Conference record. As the Bulldogs exit Redbird Arena, the Illinois State Redbirds add two wins to their conference record sweeping the Drake on Sunday and Monday. The Redbirds made quick work of the Bulldogs on Sunday, sweeping the match 3-0, but had a shaky start on day two. Falling […]
photo courtesy of goredbirds.com This weekend the Redbirds men’s basketball team will take on the Southern Illinois Salukis. The program is coming off a tough weekend where they dropped two games to Missouri State and remain at the bottom of the valley. However, they look to change their fortune against another young team. The Redbirds are 2-11 in conference play this season but can make up some ground with a […]
photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics Looking to continue their recent success against the No. 23 ranked Missouri State Lady Bears proved too daunting for the Illinois State women's basketball team. A brutal first quarter by ISU that saw the Lady Bears lead 24-9 showed too much to overcome for the Redbirds. Beginning the game in a zone defense allowed Missouri State to tear through the Redbirds shooting 52%. […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics After a five-set battle on Sunday that Illinois State stood tall in, the after-effects may have exhausted a few Redbirds heading into Monday's encounter with the Indiana State Sycamores. Failing to secure a sweep of their Missouri Valley counterpart, the Sycamores figured the Redbirds out in four sets. Suffering their first loss to the Sycamores since 2013, under head coach Leah Johnson, the Redbirds […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, ILL.- The Illinois state men’s basketball team were unable to stop the 6-0 run by the Bears to end the game as they fell to Missouri State 72-62. DJ Horne led the way for the Redbirds with 18 points, followed by the returning Josiah Strong with 14 points. The game was tight until the twelve minute mark in the second half where the Redbirds went […]
Story contributed by Jake Fogal NORMAL, Ill. - Following a .500 start through the first two weeks, the 1-1 (3-3 overall) Illinois State volleyball team heads to Terre Haute, Ind. to take on the 1-1 (1-2 overall) Indiana State Sycamores on Sunday and Monday. The Redbirds have split meetings with Marquette, Cincinnati, and Bradley, last being in action on Monday, as they were swept by the Braves. The Redbirds may be without three seniors against the Sycamores. […]
