NORMAL, Ill - Illinois State women’s basketball was preparing for a big run at Hoops in the Heartland before their season abruptly ended due to the COVID-19 outbreak. “We actually found out during our practice at the TaxSlayer Center the day before our game against UNI,” said Head Coach Kristen Gillespie. “ Needless to say, it was extremely emotional. There were a lot of tears and hugs. The hardest part […]
NORMAL - Redbird Women's Basketball beat the Southern Illinois Salukis in a must-win game in the MVC standings. The Redbirds started off the game with freshman Mary Crompton scoring 2 3-pointers. However, both teams struggled offensively as the Redbirds shot 43% from the field and the Salukis shot 34% from the field. Despite 13 turnovers from the Redbirds, the defense was what separated the teams as Illinois State held their […]
Photo Courtesy: goredbirds.com NORMAL - The Illinois State Women’s Basketball Team (16-10, 8-7 MVC) defeated the No. 21 Missouri State Lady Bears (23-4, 13-2 MVC) by a score of 78-66. The Redbird defense was on full display as it held the Lady Bears to 35% shooting from the field.The Redbird offense was also holding their own shooting a staggering 56% from the field and 58% from the 3-point line. Illinois State […]
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 - Redbird Women's Basketball showed heart on Valentine's Day after nearly taking down the Loyola Ramblers 86-85 in a double overtime thriller. Illinois State came into the contest 1/2 a game behind the Ramblers in the MVC standings and looked to end a 2-game skid. Head Coach Kristen Gillespie said the Ramblers deserved to win given the team's slow start, but the Redbirds came up big in crunch time […]
NORMAL - The Illinois State Redbirds 8-0 start at home came to an end with a 67-69 loss to the Drake Bulldogs in OT. In her third season at the helm of the Redbirds, Head Coach Kristen Gillespie helped the team inch closer to beating Drake, has not had any luck. Coach Gillespie was confident in her team's ability to earn the victory this time around. "I really believed we […]
NORMAL - Doug Collins Court exchanged the nets for hoops as the Men's and Women's Basketball teams hosted their annual Hoopfest Friday night. The event began with player introductions. The Women's team welcomed 5 new faces to Redbird Arena while the Men's team welcomed 11 new players, the majority of which redshirted last season. Once both teams took the court, 3 players on each side took part in a 3-point […]
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 […]
The Redbirds have now lost two games straight (Photo by Sarah Feltes). NORMAL - Illinois State Women's Basketball (10-8, 3-4) fell to the Bradley Braves (14-4, 4-3) on Saturday afternoon, 79-68. The Redbirds started out with momentum but quickly lost the pace and fell behind 18-15 at the end of the first Quarter. The second quarter was much of the same, as the Redbirds were outscored 17-12. They would come […]
