Normal, Ill. - For the first time since 2008, the Redbirds Women's Basketball team has punched their ticket to the big dance with a 50-48 win over the UNI Panthers. The Redbirds continued their hot starts at Hoops as they quickly jumped out to a 10-2 lead over the Panthers. Juju Redmond and Maya Wong had four points apiece at the five-minute mark of the 1st. Coming out of […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill.--The Illinois State Women’s Basketball team defeated Loyola Chicago 68-52 to advance to the semifinal of Hoops in the Heartland. The Birds were propelled by a 29-point performance from Redbird star Juju Redmond and a double-double from senior DeAnna Wilson. The first quarter of play belonged solely to the Redbirds. After a little bit of back and forth in the first two minutes, […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State Softball team hosted their I-74 rivals, the Bradley Braves in a double-header. After a tough 3-2 loss to Southern Illinois on Sunday, the Redbirds bounced back on Thursday afternoon, beating the braves not once, but twice in a double-header sweep. The Redbirds shut out the braves in both games, winning game one 8-0 in six innings, and game two 7-0 in a full seven innings. […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. The title ‘back-to-back Missouri Valley Champions’ has a good ring to it. Fans better get used to it as the Illinois State volleyball team will now have that as their new moniker. That new label did not come without adversity, postponements, and empty arenas. The 2021 MVC title will mean something different than any other has before. “You have adversity every year, but this year is unique.” Johnson […]
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 […]
Normal, ILL. - The Illinois State football team ran it’s way to it’s first win of the season, improving to 1-3. The final score being 26-18 over the Western Illinois Leathernecks. Head coach Brock Spack relied on his rushing attack to sparkplug it’s inconsistent offense, attempting 56 rushes for 274 yards. Quarterback Bryce Jefferson played his most efficient game thus far, completing 17 of his 23 attempts for 167 passing […]
Photo is courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Fresh off a 4-1 match victory 24 hour prior, the Illinois State Redbirds volleyball team suited up for their second encounter with Valparaiso University. Performing well as of late, ISU came in with a three-game winning streak, but fell into problems in the fourth and fifth set against the Brown and Gold, causing a 3-2 loss. Johnson attempted to refrain […]
photo courtesy of goredbirds.com This weekend the Redbirds men’s basketball team will take on the Southern Illinois Salukis. The program is coming off a tough weekend where they dropped two games to Missouri State and remain at the bottom of the valley. However, they look to change their fortune against another young team. The Redbirds are 2-11 in conference play this season but can make up some ground with a […]
