Illinois State Redbirds
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Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Trailing by 13 points after the first quarter and down ten with just five minutes remaining, the Illinois State women’s basketball team stormed back Friday night to defeat Abilene Christian 59–55 in the WNIT Super 16 from CEFCU Arena. The Redbirds struggled to get going early, […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics HOLLISTER, Mo. — Illinois State women’s golf wrapped up play at the 2026 Ozarks National Invitational in Hollister, Missouri, finishing eighth overall behind a steady three-day performance and a strong final round. Day 1 The Redbirds opened the tournament in 10th place after the first round, setting themselves up […]
Image from Illinois State women’s basketball. NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball faces Abilene Christian University at 6:30 p.m. on Friday at CEFCU Arena in a WNIT Super 16 matchup. The Wildcats look to avenge last season’s loss to the Redbirds as the teams battle each other in the Super 16 for the second […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill.- Illinois State walked into a No. 1 seed’s home floor and walked out with one of its biggest postseason wins in decades. In a 78–75 victory over Wake Forest in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament, the Redbirds erased a second-half deficit, executed down the stretch, […]
NORMAL, Ill.- Last week Illinois State Gymnastics was defeated by Pittsburgh and West Virginia. But the weekend was not a total loss with sophomore Savannah Ray being named gymnast of the week and freshman Mia Leblanc named MIC newcomer of the week. Illinois State Head Coach Cassandra Ringer spoke on Leblanc’s success “… she has […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State University baseball team open Missouri Valley Conference play with a three-game sweep over the Belmont Bruins this weekend. Game one on March 20 saw Sophomore Brayden Bakes go 4-5 with three home runs, five total RBIs and three runs of his own. Bakes […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics. NORMAL, Ill. — The Illinois State University basketball team flew to a 79-59 victory over Kent State on Wednesday night at CEFCU Arena, marking the Redbirds’ first National Invitational Tournament win since the 2016-17 season. Landon Wolf scored a career-high 24 points in the impressive win. ISU pulled away […]
Image courtesy Redbird_MBB on X NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbirds look to make another postseason run for the second season, this time in the NIT. For the first time since the 2016-17 season, ISU is in the NIT as they host the Kent State Golden Flashes. Last season, the Redbirds won the CBI tournament and […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Women’s Basketball social media NORMAL, Ill. — For the sixth straight season, Illinois State Redbirds women’s basketball will be playing in the postseason. The Redbirds were selected to compete in the 28th annual Women’s National Invitation Tournament. Last year, ISU was just one game away from the championship game but […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. NORMAL, Ill.- Illinois State women’s golf closed out the 2026 Valspar Augusta Invitational on Sunday in Augusta, Georgia, with a strong final-round push that featured standout invitational efforts and a late move up the team leaderboard. Day 1 The Redbirds made a push during the second round of the […]