This story was contributed to by both WZND's Cason Shingoethe and Liam Lyons. NORMAL, Ill. – After beginning the season 5-14, the Redbirds softball team has begun to right the ship, winning six out of their last seven contests. With the redbirds sitting at that dismal 5-14 record after the Owl Classic in Boca Raton Florida, the 'Birds season looked to be almost over, however since heading to Kentucky, the […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Soccer on Twitter NORMAL Ill.- The Illinois State University Redbirds soccer team is now on a five-game losing streak, making their record 2-11 on the season. The team's most recent loss came against Belmont, with the final score being 1-0. Belmont scored early in the first half, and was able to hold any Redbird from scoring opportunity in the second half. The Redbirds out-shot Belmont […]
Photo Courtesy Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team found themselves trailing in most of their matchup against Valparaiso Wednesday night at Redbird Arena. The Beacons were getting timely buckets to extend their lead late in the second half. It looked as if the Redbirds were about to lose their sixth straight game. Enter Antonio Reeves. The junior guard scored a career-high 34 points and was […]
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 […]
NORMAL – The Illinois State Men’s Basketball team watched their reign over the Missouri Valley Conference comes to an end as they fell to the Valparaiso Crusaders 69-53. The Redbirds came into Tuesday night’s contest with a 7-3 conference record and riding a 3-game win streak. Despite the momentum coming into the game the Birds struggled to find any offensive production with Zac Copeland being their only double-digit scorer tallying […]
