NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State women's basketball rolled on to four straight wins in Sunday's victory over Evansville 78-50 at CEFCU. ISU held its annual Play for Kay game which recognized and raised money to those who battle against breast cancer. "As good as it is to get a win, I think the community won when I heard the final number of 35,000 dollars raised for cancer research." ISU Head […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State Redbirds take the win over the Indiana State University Sycamores with a score of 72-64. Juju Redmond and the Birds make Play4Kay day even more special at the Redbird Arena with the victory. Illinois State enters the contest against Indiana state with a 5-0 history with the sycamores. Kristen Gillespie and the Redbirds looked to come out with intensity and confidence […]
Photo courtesy: goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. - Redbird women's basketball was named a divisional winner for the money they raised during their annual Play4Kay game in February. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund announced Friday that Illinois State raised the most money out of all competing non-BCS Division I schools. With a grand total of over $27,000, the Redbirds earned divisional recognition for the fifth year in a row. “The Play4Kay game […]
Photo courtesy to ISU NORMAL, Ill.- The Redbird Women’s Basketball team faced Valparaiso this Sunday afternoon and raised $25,000 for cancer research as part of Play4Kay. The Redbirds went into the game with a record of 14 wins and 8 losses in the season, and ended the game with a final score of 70 to 78 points. The Redbirds spent most of the game trailing Valpaiso by 10 points or […]
Redbird Women's Basketball will wear their pink jerseys in support of breast cancer (Photo Courtesy/Goredbirds.com). NORMAL - Breast Cancer Awareness month may be over, but the fight never stops, especially for Redbird Basketball. Sunday afternoon marks the annual Play-4-Kay game, a tradition across NCAA Women's Basketball to help raise money for Breast Cancer. It's a game to honor former NC State Wolfpack Head Coach Kay Yow, who lost her battle […]
A strong quarter by Lexi Wallen helps ISU earn their 6th conference win (Photo courtesy Anthony Ferretti/WZND). NORMAL – The Illinois State Redbirds earned a crucial win on home court to take a step up in the standings Sunday afternoon in the annual Play-4-Kay game. Redbird Women’s Basketball beat the Indiana State Sycamores 78-70 and increased their win streak to three games and move to fifth in the MVC. It's […]
