Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com Normal, Ill. - As the Illinois State women’s basketball team begin their first game in the WNIT tournament tonight, they seem to have regained their focus from last week’s loss to Loyola Chicago in conference tournament play. After having their best regular season since 2013, the Redbirds could not quite beat the Ramblers for the third time in a row and it came in heartbreaking fashion, […]
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 […]
NORMAL, ILL.- The season has not effectively ended last Friday after all, as ISU women’s basketball still has some hoops left to play. The Redbirds have just received a bid to participate in the annual WNIT tournament. It will be the first postseason play for Illinois State since 2013. The tournament will see 32 teams face off at four separate regional sites. Each team is guaranteed at least two games […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. - Monday night saw the Redbirds volleyball team complete a sweep of the Missouri State Bears. In the opening set, the Redbirds jumped out to an 11-7 lead thanks to a pair of errors by Missouri State's Amelia Flynn and Brooklyn Cink. Later, up 16-10, ISU surrendered a 4-0 scoring run and it was a two point contest, 16-14. The teams proceeded to trade […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State Volleyball came back after missing 3 weeks due to not having enough players medically eligible to play. The Redbirds played host to the Missouri State Bears, who held the best record in the conference at 8-2 on the season. This didn't scare the Redbirds as they would go out and dominate the Bears. Leading the way for the Redbirds, Kaylee Martin […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State women’s soccer team is back home as they are hosting the visiting Indiana State Sycamores on Saturday, March 13. This will be the Redbirds second game at Adelaide Street Field this season. Senior forward Sarah LaFayette explains what it means to the team to finally be able to play at home. “It's been so long and it felt like that,” said […]
Normal, ILL. - It was not the way most expected, but the Illinois State women’s basketball team’s season ended in heartbreaking fashion last night, as they lost to Loyola-Chicago 61-60 in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. It was the third time in the row Loyola-Chicago and Illinois State had locked horns with Illinois State closing their season with five consecutive wins […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State women’s soccer team are on the road as they are set to take on the Drake Bulldogs on Wednesday, March 10. The Redbirds are looking to keep their undefeated Missouri Valley Conference record alive as they currently stand at 2-0. The Redbirds are coming into Wednesday’s matchup following a 3-0 shutout over Missouri State last week. Redshirt sophomore Priya Gillan recorded […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. NORMAL, Ill- As Illinois State sports returned with men’s basketball on Nov. 25, so did a challenge many could not have prepared for, back-to-back conference series. Three Missouri Valley sports that were directed to the two-game series were men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball, and each Redbird coach has recognized the struggles with the adjusting to the newly implemented schedule method. Ahead of their season finale against Northern Iowa […]
