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%. […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Redbirds took to the court tonight to face the Evansville Purple Aces in hopes to keep their four year winning streak against them going. The Purple Aces entered the court with no wins thus far in the Missouri Valley Conference. Leading the Redbirds tonight was Mary Crompton with 14 points and 5 rebounds, followed by Deanna Wilson with 12 points and a stunning 12 rebounds beating her […]
Photo courtesy Lauri Riddell/ISU Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - The echoes of basketballs bouncing off the hardwood of Doug Collins Court was heard on Wednesday as the Illinois State women’s basketball team returned to practice in anticipation of the 2020-21 season. That season is set to start in late November, as the Redbirds will compete in six non-conference contests ahead of their Missouri Valley Conference season. The Redbirds will be on the road against Northern Illinois, Southern […]
NORMAL- The Illinois State Redbirds hope to even the season series match-up when they host the Bradley Braves at Redbird Arena Friday night. The two teams faced off earlier this season at the Renaissance Coliseum in Peoria where we saw the Braves took the win 76-61. The Braves come into tomorrow's match-up with an overall record of 16-4 and 2nd in the MVC with a 7-2 record. Head Coach Kristen […]
