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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 ELLY MAIER NORMAL, Ill. – A strong 29-save performance from Callum Tung proved to be not enough as the Bison fell to the Cincinnati Cyclones 2-1 at Heritage Bank Center on Wednesday evening. The Bison started this game out dictating the tone offensively, highlighted by Brad Morrison’s early opportunity in front of […]
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 […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. NORMAL, Ill. – Over the past two weeks, the Illinois State University baseball team experienced a mix of explosive offense, standout individual performances, and inconsistent results, finishing the period with notable wins and a series victory. The Redbirds started with a tough 12–5 loss at Southern Indiana, despite a […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. CORALVILLE, Iowa — After a hard fought and grueling game that saw two dozen turnovers, overtime, and a player attempting to make her first three of the season, Illinois State Women’s Basketball’s Missouri Valley Conference tournament run ended, falling 75-70 to the No. 10 seeded Evansville Purple Aces. Evansville […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. CORALVILLE, Iowa — The Illinois State University women’s basketball team took away the March Madness hopes of the surging Drake University Bulldogs with a 69-62 win in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinals. The Redbirds entered the matchup after losing at Drake, 73-55, in their second-to-last regular-season game of the […]
Image Courtesy of Kayla Piper ST. LOUIS – The Illinois State Men’s Basketball season came to an end Friday night as the Redbirds fell to Northern Iowa, 74-52, in the quarterfinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at Enterprise Center. Entering Arch Madness as the No. 3 seed with a first-round bye, Illinois State struggled […]