Image courtesy of goredbirds.com Normal, IL. - The Redbirds came into tonight’s matchup with a 7-game winning streak and kept it alive with a win over the Evansville Aces. Illinois State led most of the first set with only one lead change. The Redbirds went on three scoring runs of 4 or more points. Tamara Otene led the team in the first set with 6 kills and 2 blocks. The […]
NORMAL Ill.- The Illinois State Redbirds have been killing it in conference play and are heading into the weekend on a 7 game winning streak where they will host Evansville and Indiana State. In addition to their 7 game streak, the Birds are also on a 14 set winning streak. Since playing Valparaiso and Bradley in October, 2 games that were pushed into the 5th set, Illinois State has done […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- The Redbirds are on a 3 match winning streak, now 6-3 in conference play coming off of a win over the Bradley Braves last Monday. The Redbirds look to extend that win streak at home this weekend as they match up against UNI and Drake. Last match against Bradley took the Redbirds into the 5th set. Much like their previous match against Valparaiso, errors […]
Photo Courtesy From goredbirds.com PEORIA, Ill. - The Illinois State volleyball team played their third match in four days as they traveled to Peoria to take on their I-74 rival, the Bradley Braves. “I think there’s always a team that you have a matchup challenge against, and for me it’s been Bradley.” ISU head coach Leah Johnson said. “Part of it was understanding what the rivalry did for them, and […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- After coming off a crushing 3-1 victory over the number one seed Loyola Ramblers on Friday, the Redbirds were tasked with another tough opponent the next day. The Redbirds got off to a good start winning the first set 25-19. The second and third sets were different stories, however. The Beacons got the one-up on ISU offensively as the Birds made many errors. Combining […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- Redbird volleyball is back for homecoming weekend and will face off against the top two seeds in the Missouri Valley Conference, Loyola on Friday and Valparaiso on Saturday. Friday, the Birds will play their toughest opponent, Loyola, who is currently number one in the standings and 6-0 in conference play. Last time these two teams played was last year where ISU beat the Ramblers […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State will take on a pair of M-V-C foes this weekend as their regular season campaign rolls in. Tonight ISU faces the Indiana State Sycamores at 5 p.m. followed by the Evansville Purple Aces tomorrow at the same hour. The Redbird split a pair of games last weekend, falling to Missouri State and beating Southern Illinois. This will be just the 5th and 6th games respectively […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- Redbird Volleyball began their home portion of the conference schedule on Friday against Missouri State. The Redbirds were looking for their second win in MVC play but the Bears proved to be a difficult opponent. Missouri State would topple the Redbirds in five sets in what was a back-and-forth affair. It was the Bears who struck first taking set one by a score of […]
NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State volleyball team started off conference play on the road last week, taking a loss to Drake and a win over UNI. Now sitting at 1-1, the Redbirds come home this weekend to take on Missouri State on Friday, and Southern Illinois on Saturday. The last time Illinois State faced off against the Missouri State Bears, the Redbirds swept in their 2 game series at […]
