NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State Volleyball staves off elimination by defeating the UIC flames in five sets to advance to the Semi-finals of the MVC tournament. Despite being out hit, out defended, and out scored on the match, ISU was able to win a thrilling match in the opening round of the MVC tournament against instate rival UIC. The Redbirds took set number one by the score of 25-21 in […]
NORMAL, Ill. -In a gritty, momentum-swinging battle that went the distance, Illinois State came out on top in five sets against Valparaiso, earning a revenge victory after dropping the earlier meeting in Normal this season. The match featured long runs, clutch points and standout defensive play on both sides, as six Redbirds reached at least six kills in a balanced offensive effort. Illinois State weathered an early Valparaiso surge in […]
Image via Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State volleyball team capped off its 2025 home slate in dominant fashion, sweeping both Evansville and Indiana State inside CEFCU Arena to close senior weekend on a high note. The Redbirds have now won four straight matches and six consecutive sets, led by a balanced attack, elite defense and inspired performances from their four graduating seniors: Arianna Rossi, Colleen Hege, […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF REDBIRD ATHLETICS NORMAL, Ill. – Despite a strong effort from Illinois State, the visiting Drake Bulldogs came out on top Friday night in straight sets (25-15, 25-22, 25-22). Drake set the tone early, jumping ahead in the opening frame and never looking back. The second set turned into a battle with 11 ties and four lead changes, before the Bulldogs closed it out late. ISU opened the […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State volleyball team wrapped up an intense weekend on the road, first sweeping Belmont in impressive fashion before battling all the way to a five-set thriller at Murray State. The weekend opened with a statement victory at Belmont, where the Redbirds controlled the match from start to finish in a 3–0 sweep (25–18, 25–20, 25–21). ISU’s offense was firing on […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – After a season-high six-game win streak, Illinois State Volleyball is looking to get back on track. They have lost four matches in a row. After a disappointing loss to UNI last weekend, the Birds struggled to find consistency and lacked the ability to finish games, including a gut-wrenching five-set loss at UIC. Though there is room for improvement, ISU has run into […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State Volleyball continues to rally forward with another weekend series sweep, extending its win streak to 5 in a row and being back over .500 (10-9) for the first time in almost 2 months. The Redbirds began their weekend with the annual whiteout game against the Indiana State Sycamores. In front of 1,700 fans at CEFCU arena, they chopped down the […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – After a slow start to conference play at home last weekend, Illinois State Redbird Volleyball went on the road and dominated the weekend, sweeping the road trip and improving to 8-9 on the season and 3-1 in the conference play. The Redbirds' weekend was full of travel. They spent Friday in Springfield, Missouri, taking on Missouri State and then made the […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State Volleyball saw a weekend of success in Florida, raising their overall season record to (5-8) as they look ahead to the beginning of MVC play this weekend. After a rough road trip to Wisconsin last week, the Redbirds went to Florida with purpose and came away with key victories, including their first sweep of the season, as they beat Stetson […]
