Image courtesy of goredbirds.com Story by Jake Fogal NORMAL Ill.- Playing in their third match in four days, the Illinois State volleyball team made quick work of the Bradley Braves on Monday, sweeping their I-74 rival 3-0. Bradley had a night filled with errors, as crucial moments towards the end of each set cost the Braves. Kaylee Martin led the attack with 10 kills, but the Redbirds dominance was led on ISU’s front row defense. […]
Phot courtesy of goredbirds.com Story by Jake Fogal NORMAL Ill.- Bouncing back, a skill set that will be of the utmost importance for any volleyball squad suiting up in the Missouri Valley this season was put on display by the Illinois State Redbirds on Saturday, as they took down No. 20 Marquette in five sets. A day prior, the Redbirds found themselves swept by the Golden Eagles. In the fall of 2019, ISU and Marquette met in […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State University Athletics The Illinois State Redbirds entered their second straight game against the Valparaiso Crusaders in as many nights tonight. After last night's 69-60 loss the Birds hope to come out and shock Valpo early. They accomplished that with an early lead off the back of a quick seven points from Antonio Reeves and D.J. Horne. The Birds rested back on their heels […]
Story by Andrew Evola NORMAL Ill. - The ISU men’s basketball team fell to Valparaiso 69-60 Friday evening at Redbird arena in game one of the two game series against the Crusaders. The Redbirds had a slow start to the game trailing 10-2 early in the first half and could not find a way to come back from that, scoring just 23 points in the first half. After a slow […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com Story by Jake Fogal MILWAUKEE Wis.-A tougher schedule was sought out by Illinois State volleyball head coach Leah Johnson, and found was a No. 20 ranked Marquette Golden Eagles team that delivered the Redbirds their first loss on the spring season. Although competitive throughout, ISU could not maintain a lead down the stretch of each of the second and third sets, giving Marquette a sweep victory. As said on Monday, coach Johnson dawned heels for […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Redbirds took to the court tonight to face the Evansville Purple Aces in hopes to keep their four year winning streak against them going. The Purple Aces entered the court with no wins thus far in the Missouri Valley Conference. Leading the Redbirds tonight was Mary Crompton with 14 points and 5 rebounds, followed by Deanna Wilson with 12 points and a stunning 12 rebounds beating her […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com Story by Jake Fogal NORML, Ill.- On the heels of winning a Missouri Valley Conference title, the Illinois State Redbird volleyball team has its eyes locked on repeating. Feeling more confident than ever, head coach Leah Johnson enters her fourth season in an audibled spring season. Johnson holds a 65-and-33 record and has the utmost confidence that this team could do some special things in 2021. “This is a team that is pretty special and has a lot of potential. When […]
NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State Redbirds come out victorious against their Rival, the Bradley Braves, with a final score of 71-56. Leading the way for the Redbirds was Dj Horne with 23 points and Josiah Strong with 14 points and four steals. The Redbirds started sloppily in the first five minutes of the game, down 16-4 with 12 minutes left in the first half. During the media timeout, Coach Muller told […]
NORMAL Ill- Despite a second half rally the Illinois State Men’s basketball team came up short in their series finale against Indiana State losing to the Sycamores by a score of 74-68. This resulted in Indiana State sweeping the Redbirds following a loss on Saturday. One of the bright spots for the Redbirds was the play of Dusan Mahorcic who recorded a double double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. […]
