NORMAL, IL. - ISU volleyball lost control of a two to nothing lead against the University of North Texas this morning. After winning the first two sets 25-22, and 25-23, the mean green stormed back and took three consecutive sets to complete the comeback. North Texas outside Rhett Robinson had a career high 32 kills. One bright spot for the redbird was starting middle blocker Nicole Lund, who had a […]
NORMAL,ILL. - Illinois State Volleyball is set to host the Redbird Classic tournament this Friday and Saturday. Play begins for the redbirds tomorrow morning against North Texas at 10 a.m, followed by Illinois at 6 p.m. Last time ISU hosted this tournament was back in 2019, and the ‘Birds went 2-1. For tomorrow night’s match against U of I, Illinois State will be honoring school legend Linda Herman with a […]
Normal, ILL. - The Redbirds concluded the weekend with a loss to #25 ranked Marquette in the Red & White Championship. ISU took down both Ohio and UIC Friday and Saturday, but the undefeated Golden Eagles took down the Redbirds in three sets. The final scores were 25-22 in the first set, 25-20 in the second, and 25-22 in the third. Illinois State falls to 2-4 on the season. Bright […]
Image is courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State Volleyball team won their second consecutive game Saturday afternoon after taking down the University of Illinois Chicago three sets to one. The Redbirds hosted the Flames in their second match of the Red and White invitational. This was a close contest that saw neither team wanting to back down. The Redbirds took game one in a back-and-forth matchup that went […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- Redbird volleyball entered Friday evenings matchup against Ohio searching for their first victory of the season and accomplished that task, although it did not come easily. The Redbirds started the match firing on all cylinders. After facing some early turbulence in set one they prevailed by a score of 25-16. In the second set the Redbirds took control from the start and weathered a […]
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 […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. NORMAL Ill.- Following a weekend sweep over last-place Southern Illinois, Illinois State secured the N0. 1 seed in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament set to take place this coming Thursday. The Redbirds enter the tournament as the MVC defending champions, after running the table as the No. 3 seed back in December of 2019. Head coach Leah Johnson is no stranger to success, as […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics Normal, Ill. - Having not played a match away from Normal in 47 days, the Illinois State Redbirds traveled down to Carbondale on Friday, to which head coach Leah Johnson described as a ‘weird’ feeling. In a season that has been beyond weird, the 9-3 (11-5 overall) Redbirds challenge the 1-15 (2-16 overall) Southern Illinois Salukis in the regular season finale. Getting hot at the right time, the Redbirds are riding a […]
