Illinois State Redbirds
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics / Story by Antoine Randle Illinois State men’s basketball returns to CEFCU Arena Thursday night looking to pick up its first win of the 2026-27 season against Central State University. After opening the season with a 90-85 overtime loss to Saint Mary’s on Nov. 2, the Redbirds will look […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics / Story by Rafe English NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State soccer closes out its regular season this afternoon at 1:00pm, where they will host Valparaiso in a matchup to determine final seeding in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at Adelaide Street Field. Coming into this matchup, the Redbirds sit […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. —Following back-to-back road losses, Head Coach Evans reflects on the successes of the Swim & Dive team this season, leading up to Saturday’s home meet versus Marquette. This being Coach Evans’s first season with the Redbirds, he says fostering connection and building a foundation is something of […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics / Story by Jake Green BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In their last event of the 2026 season, the Illinois State Redbirds Women’s Golf team secured a fourth place competing in the Samford Intercollegiate at the Inverness Country Club. The Redbirds also placed three golfers within the top 20 individually. Cynthia […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball opened up its regular season last night, hosting Chicago State from CEFCU Arena. The Redbirds dominated the Cougars by a score of 106-69, moving their overall record to 1-0. The Redbirds had five different double-digit scorers in their high-powered offensive attack against […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill.— Illinois State men’s basketball dropped their season opener to a top tier Mid-Major team in Saint Mary’s last night in overtime by a score of 90-85. It was a tightly contested game with the largest lead for the Redbirds being ten with 12 minutes to play before […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball kicks off its 2026-27 season with a non-conference matchup with Chicago State tonight from CEFCU Arena Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. The Redbirds come into the season with a lot of familiar faces on the roster: Zanrya Adams, Madison Austin, Morgan […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State soccer lost their last road match of the season, falling 1-0 against the Drake Bulldogs, who are the second-best team in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Bulldogs started the game aggressive on offense, getting early pressure on the Redbird defense, but were unable to come up […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State men’s basketball will travel to California to take on Saint Mary’s Monday night at 9 p.m. to tip off the 2026-27 season. The Redbirds come into the season opener retaining four players from last year’s roster, Chase Walker, Johnny Kinziger, Mason Klabo, and Ty […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State Volleyball went one and one on the weekend, recording a win against Valparaiso 3-1 and a loss against Southern Illinois 2-3. The Redbirds won their game against the Beacons by scores of 23-25, 25-19, 27-25, 25-23. Statistics leaders for ISU this match include Emilija […]