This photo is courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State volleyball team defeated Indiana State three sets to none Thursday afternoon in the quarter final of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. The Redbirds continued their dominate stretch of volleyball they have been playing over the last month. They swept Indiana State winning 25-13, 25-20, and 25-17 to advance in the Missouri Valley tournament. Illinois State was led by a […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL Ill.- A fourth postseason berth in as many seasons proves that Illinois State volleyball coach Leah Johnson was the right woman for the job. Since joining the program, Johnson boasts an 82-and-38 record, and has taken the team to new heights. Flashing back to December of 2019, the No. 3 seeded Illinois State volleyball team had a tough road ahead of them in Cedar Rapids, Iowa during the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Three […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Volleyball teammates on the court, friends wherever life has taken them, and as of Sunday afternoon, the reigning Missouri Valley Conference champions. Illinois State volleyball middle blocker Nicole Lund and outside hitter Kaitlyn Prondzinski have been playing pin to pin together since their high school days. Both Rochester, Minn. natives, Lund and Prondzinski spent time on the same club team for several years before migrating down to Normal, Ill. Separated by a […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Hot bats and steady pitching led the way for Illinois State baseball over the weekend, as the Redbirds (7-14 overall) scored 22 total runs in three games en route to winning two out of three contests against Arkansas State (5-14 overall) in their non-conference series. Illinois State opened the series Friday by snapping a six-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Following a cancellation due to inclement weather Saturday, Sunday afternoon saw a softball double-header between Illinois State and Loyola Chicago. The first inning of the first game saw the visiting Ramblers score first, with Allyson Ivey getting an unearned run due to an ISU error. After a scoreless second inning, the Redbirds put themselves on the board in the third. Star junior Mack Leonard ripped off a […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. NORMAL Ill.- Following a weekend sweep over last-place Southern Illinois, Illinois State secured the N0. 1 seed in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament set to take place this coming Thursday. The Redbirds enter the tournament as the MVC defending champions, after running the table as the No. 3 seed back in December of 2019. Head coach Leah Johnson is no stranger to success, as […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics Normal, Ill. - Having not played a match away from Normal in 47 days, the Illinois State Redbirds traveled down to Carbondale on Friday, to which head coach Leah Johnson described as a ‘weird’ feeling. In a season that has been beyond weird, the 9-3 (11-5 overall) Redbirds challenge the 1-15 (2-16 overall) Southern Illinois Salukis in the regular season finale. Getting hot at the right time, the Redbirds are riding a […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. NORMAL Ill.- For the first time since Nov. 23, 2019, the Illinois State volleyball team will welcome spectators to Redbird Arena for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. In an announcement made on Thursday afternoon, Redbird Athletics made the move to allow 25% of fans, which adds up to 2,400 seats being made available to fans. For safety precautions, physically distanced reserved seating and fans […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State Redbirds are back at Adelaide Street Field as they host the visiting Northern Iowa Panthers on Thursday, March 25. Thursday’s game will also be the program's annual Heidecke Day. Redbird freshman midfielder Arianna Lombardi expands on what Heidecke Day means to her and the program. “To me, this is my first year here so learning all about it is a very […]
