Photo courtesy: Missouri Valley Conference NORMAL - The Missouri Valley Conference has canceled Hoops in the Heartland in spite of the coronavirus. The MVC released the following statement Thursday afternoon: "The Missouri Valley Conference announced today that it has canceled the MVC Women's Basketball Tournament scheduled to begin today at TaxSlayer Center in Moline, Ill. The main priority of the Conference continues to be the well-being and safety of its […]
Photo courtesy to ISU NORMAL,Ill.- The ISU baseball team has had a pretty packed non-conference road trip. Their 18-day road trip started a little shaky with a series loss to University of Louisiana Monroe. The redbirds bounced back with a huge win against nationally ranked Arkansas. Head Coach Steve Holm expanded how this team has improved its pitching this season, "Yeah I mean I like our guys and we set […]
ST. LOUIS - Redbird Men’s Basketball fell 75-65 to the Drake Bulldogs in the first round of Arch Madness. The Redbirds started off the game hot from behind the 3-point line with Jaycee Hillsman and Zach Copeland scoring the first 12 points of the game. The Bulldogs took a large lead halfway through the 1st half, but the Redbirds were able to bounce back. Antonio Reeves hit a 3-pointer to […]
Photo Courtesy: goredbirds.com NORMAL - For Redshirt Senior Jaycee Hillsman, this will be his first and last chance to play in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament also called "Arch Madness." Hillsman transferred from San Jose State to ISU following the 2017/18 year and was forced to sit out in 2018/19 due to NCAA rules. The 6'6 230 pound guard Hillsman averaged 8.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and shot 33% from three […]
NORMAL - Redbird Men’s Basketball may not have put together the most glamorous of seasons, but an opportunity resides in the annual Arch Madness tournament. The Redbirds had a disappointing 10-20 regular season, including tallying just one road win. The narrative can all be changed with a run beginning tomorrow night when they take on the Drake Bulldogs. In their last meeting with Drake ISU took home the 57-53 victory behind […]
NORMAL - Redbird Women's Basketball beat the Southern Illinois Salukis in a must-win game in the MVC standings. The Redbirds started off the game with freshman Mary Crompton scoring 2 3-pointers. However, both teams struggled offensively as the Redbirds shot 43% from the field and the Salukis shot 34% from the field. Despite 13 turnovers from the Redbirds, the defense was what separated the teams as Illinois State held their […]
Photo Courtesy: goredbirds.com NORMAL - The Illinois State Women’s Basketball Team (16-10, 8-7 MVC) defeated the No. 21 Missouri State Lady Bears (23-4, 13-2 MVC) by a score of 78-66. The Redbird defense was on full display as it held the Lady Bears to 35% shooting from the field.The Redbird offense was also holding their own shooting a staggering 56% from the field and 58% from the 3-point line. Illinois State […]
Photo Courtesy: goredbirds.com NORMAL - Redbird Track & Field senior Jack Anstey was recognized as Missouri Valley Conference athlete of the week following his performance at the Last Chance College Elite Meet in Seattle last weekend. Anstey ran a sub four-minute mile for the second time in his career. The prior experience of reaching that mark before helped him persevere. “With a barrier like that it’s super intimidating so if […]
NORMAL- The Illinois State Redbirds fell to the Bradley Braves in their last home game of the season 74-71 in overtime. Zach Copeland has carried the Redbirds this season but struggled offensively against Bradley Wednesday night. The senior shot just 3 of 19 from the field and 2 of 11 from beyond the arc. “He’s got to make better decisions at the rim number one a lot of his shots at […]
