Photo courtesy goredbirds.com ST. LOUIS, MO. - The Missouri Valley Conference announced Tuesday afternoon that the spring volleyball season will start on that league play for volleyball in early February. The Illinois State Redbirds will open up conference play on the road against Indiana State on Feb. 7-8. Due to the adjusted MVC schedule, matches will be played on Sundays and Mondays rather than on Fridays and Saturdays. Rather than […]
Photo courtesy Jacksonville Jaguars NORMAL, Ill.- Even though there is no Redbird football, two former ISU athletes are heading into their rookie season as the NFL kicks off this week. James Robinson made the Jacksonville Jaguars 53-man roster while Luther Kirk landed on the practice squad of the Dallas Cowboys. Robinson was a running back for the Redbirds from 2016-2019, and put his name on the map with a huge […]
Photo courtesy Redbird Athletics website ST. LOUIS - Redbird senior golfer Becca Black was named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete team Thursday, April 9. According to GolfStat, Black is third in the MVC and averaging about 76 strokes per round. She scored par or under par in three rounds this season. During the 2019-2020 season, Black placed third at the Dayton Invitational and finished within the top-25 in all seven tournaments […]
NORMAL - The Illinois State Redbirds are back home for the final time this season as they take on #21 Missouri State Lady Bears and the Southern Illinois Salukis. Missouri State comes into the game riding a 9-game win streak with an overall record of 13-1 in Missouri Valley Conference play, while Southern Illinois has a 7-7 record in conference play. Redbird Senior forward Megan Talbot expanded on how they […]
NORMAL - The Illinois State Redbirds are on the road again for a very challenging weekend as they take on a pair of Missouri Valley Conference opponents, the Northern Iowa Panthers and the Drake Bulldogs. The Panthers come into this weekend with a 7-6 record in conference play, while the Bulldogs have a 10-3 record in conference play. Redbird Senior Lexi Wallen explained how they have been preparing for this […]
The RedZone opens up the semester by introducing the new crew. RedZone vet Hector Carrion takes the reigns as host and is joined by newcomers Joey Dwyer and Scott Wrzala. The boys opened up the show recapping the Redbirds baseball postseason run and checking on the birds who entered the MLB via the draft this spring (2:23-10:20). Next up were the ISU fall sports as both the football and volleyball […]
This week on The RedZone the crew is finally back together for an entire show! Andy, Julie, and Hector opened up this weeks show talking all things Redbird Softball and Redbird Baseball as both seasons are finally in full swing (2:36-14:19). Next, Andy and Julie sat down with Devin Taylor from Redbird Football as the team begins to wrap up spring practice in preparation for the spring game (14:30-25:02). After, […]
After spending last week in Florida for spring break, the crew is finally back. Andy, Julie, and Hector open up this week's show recapping their experiences covering the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference and what they did over spring break (2:28-15:22). Next, Andy and Hector sat down with News Director, Zach Wilson, to talk MLB baseball (15:34-27:16). After, Andy and Julie welcomed in Redbird baseball star, Jordan Libman, to talk the […]
