Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics The Illinois State University volleyball team has faced many challenges in their 2022 campaign. Allie Matters was named Head Coach after five years with Leah Johnson, many new freshmen faces were added to the roster, and now the medical retirement of impactful veteran leaders in Nicole Lund and Kaitlin Prodzinski. Nicole Lund announced her retirement on October 15, after dealing with a series of recurring […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- For the third time in four years, the Illinois State Volleyball team captured the Missouri Valley Conference title as they defeated Loyola three sets to two. The Redbirds got off to a slow start in the first set as they trailed early committing six errors to go along with a low hitting percentage of .130 to allow the Ramblers to take away the first […]
NORMAL, IL. - For the third time in three years Redbird volleyball will compete in the championship round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. Illinois State defeated the Indiana State Sycamores in three sets at redbird arena. ISU will face the Loyola Chicago Ramblers tomorrow at 4 p.m. for a chance at a three-peat. The story of the game was defense from the get-go for the Redbirds. Starting middle blocker […]
NORMAL,Ill.- The Illinois State volleyball team defeated the Northern Iowa Panthers in three sets Friday evening at Redbird Arena. The Illinois State Redbirds swept the Northern Iowa Panthers 25-22, 25-21, and 25-19. ISU sweeps Northern Iowa in the season series and extend their winning streak to four matches. The first two sets between ISU and UNI were back and forth but the third set the Redbirds controlled most of the […]
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. - 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 […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Volleyball teammates on the court, friends wherever life has taken them, and as of Sunday afternoon, the reigning Missouri Valley Conference champions. Illinois State volleyball middle blocker Nicole Lund and outside hitter Kaitlyn Prondzinski have been playing pin to pin together since their high school days. Both Rochester, Minn. natives, Lund and Prondzinski spent time on the same club team for several years before migrating down to Normal, Ill. Separated by a […]
