NORMAL, IL. - ISU volleyball lost control of a two to nothing lead against the University of North Texas this morning. After winning the first two sets 25-22, and 25-23, the mean green stormed back and took three consecutive sets to complete the comeback. North Texas outside Rhett Robinson had a career high 32 kills. One bright spot for the redbird was starting middle blocker Nicole Lund, who had a […]
NORMAL,ILL. - Illinois State Volleyball is set to host the Redbird Classic tournament this Friday and Saturday. Play begins for the redbirds tomorrow morning against North Texas at 10 a.m, followed by Illinois at 6 p.m. Last time ISU hosted this tournament was back in 2019, and the ‘Birds went 2-1. For tomorrow night’s match against U of I, Illinois State will be honoring school legend Linda Herman with a […]
NORMAL Ill.- This Friday the Normal West Wildcats will be home against the Bloomington Purple Raiders in an anticipated in-conference football matchup. Both teams come into the game only losing once and look to extend their records to 3-1. The Wildcats are coming off an impressive 21-0 win over the Centennial Chargers last Friday night. The Wildcats look to remain focused as a team heading into this highly anticipated […]
image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Just eight weeks away from tipoff, the Illinois State University men’s basketball schedule is officially finalized as the Missouri Valley Conference released its full slate Tuesday. The Redbirds will host Missouri State on Dec. 1, a rare MVC matchup in the middle of the non-conference part of the schedule and the earliest conference opener in ISU history. Otherwise, the MVC will return to its […]
Image is courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State Football team heads to Charleston, Illinois this Saturday, looking to revive their rivalry with the Eastern Illinois Panthers. The Redbirds and Panthers didn’t get to play each other last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but when the two teams last met in 2019, the Redbirds took care of business, defeating the Panthers 21-3. The Redbirds lead the series […]
Normal, ILL. - The Redbirds concluded the weekend with a loss to #25 ranked Marquette in the Red & White Championship. ISU took down both Ohio and UIC Friday and Saturday, but the undefeated Golden Eagles took down the Redbirds in three sets. The final scores were 25-22 in the first set, 25-20 in the second, and 25-22 in the third. Illinois State falls to 2-4 on the season. Bright […]
goredbirds.com NORMAL,Ill.- The Illinois State football team defeated the Butler Bulldogs Saturday evening at Hancock Stadium. It was all Redbirds from start to finish as they defeated the Bulldogs 49 to 7. The Redbirds were dominant in both the passing and rushing game. ISU quarterback Bryce Jefferson finished the evening with four touchdowns, two in the air and two with his legs. Jefferson threw for 193 yards and rushed for […]
Image is courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State Volleyball team won their second consecutive game Saturday afternoon after taking down the University of Illinois Chicago three sets to one. The Redbirds hosted the Flames in their second match of the Red and White invitational. This was a close contest that saw neither team wanting to back down. The Redbirds took game one in a back-and-forth matchup that went […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- Redbird volleyball entered Friday evenings matchup against Ohio searching for their first victory of the season and accomplished that task, although it did not come easily. The Redbirds started the match firing on all cylinders. After facing some early turbulence in set one they prevailed by a score of 25-16. In the second set the Redbirds took control from the start and weathered a […]
