Photo Courtesy from goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.-The Illinois State Redbirds fall 74-67 to the University of Northern Iowa. The Redbirds have not won against UNI since 2020 so the team looked to come out strong against the Panthers. The Redbirds leaned on DeAnna Wilson, as she was a strong component in the paint and in midrange looks. Wilson fought through defenders racking up 20 points and working for 13 rebounds. “You […]
NORMAL, ILL. - Illinois State has seen it’s volleyball team and men’s basketball team get their long awaited return to a packed redbird arena. Now, it’s time for the women’s basketball team to get their chance to show out in front of their home crowd. Purdue University is making a trip to Normal, Illinois to play Illinois State tonight at 6 p.m. The Redbirds are coming off of their first […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL- Redbird hoops is just around the corner ladies and gentlemen. Women’s Basketball head coach Kristen Gillespie announced today the non-conference schedule for 2021-2022 season. With travel restrictions relaxed from the previous season, the Redbirds have some exciting matchups in store. To begin the campaign Illinois State takes a road trip to Dekalb, Illinois to face Northern Illinois on November 9th. ISU also faces Purdue in […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, ILL. - Illinois State Women’s basketball star JuJu Redmond will be taking her extra year of NCAA eligibility and will return for her final season with the Redbirds. After spending her first two year at Tallahassee Community College Redmond has blossomed into an excellent two-way player for Illinois State. She looks to finish her Redbird career in style. “Next season I’m looking to be great, […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- Redbird Women’s Basketball had it’s best season since 2013 and had much to be proud of. Playing through a pandemic and maintaining continuity, along with success is no easy challenge. This group of Redbirds had as much success off the court as they did on it. Here are just a few Redbirds who made an impact this season. Mary Crompton, Sophomore: Mary Crompton had […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.-The annual Hoops in the Heartland tournament is just around the corner, and the Illinois State Women’s basketball team has shown mixed results against conference foes thus far. After dropping two straight against the conference-best Missouri State Lady Bears, and three of their last four, Illinois State has a chance to prove they can compete with the best in the Valley. That opportunity comes tomorrow […]
Coming off a 69-52 loss to nationally ranked Missouri State the Illinois State Women’s basketball team looked for a bounce back effort Saturday at Redbird Arena to avoid losing three straight games. The Redbirds set the tone early by storming out to a 15-4 lead early in the first quarter. The hot start was an opposite of what plagued the ‘Birds in their previous outing against the Bears. Terrion Moore led the way in […]
photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics Looking to continue their recent success against the No. 23 ranked Missouri State Lady Bears proved too daunting for the Illinois State women's basketball team. A brutal first quarter by ISU that saw the Lady Bears lead 24-9 showed too much to overcome for the Redbirds. Beginning the game in a zone defense allowed Missouri State to tear through the Redbirds shooting 52%. […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. -- “The War on 74” raged on tonight as the Illinois State Redbirds Women’s Basketball team played host to the Bradley Braves. The Braves came into the contest-winning six of their last seven and hoping to continue the winning. The ISU Redbirds has other plans. The Redbirds came out with the goal of shutting down the potent 1-2 punch of Lasha Petree […]
