Illinois State Women’s Basketball
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbirds women’s basketball team managed to defeat the St. Thomas Tommies 71-56 in their home opener on Tuesday night. While the box score may indicate a blowout, it took the Redbirds a whole half to gain momentum on their side of the ball. The […]
Image is courtesy of goredbirds.com. NORMAL, Ill.- It was a remarkable season for the Illinois State Women’s Basketball team as they were Missouri Valley Champions for the first time since 2008, earning a bid to the NCAA tournament for the first time under head coach Kristen Gillespie. In a season such as this one, there […]
MOLINE, Ill- Playing in the Hoops in the Heartland semi-final for the second time under Coach Kristen Gillespie the Illinois State Women’s basketball team was also trying to avoid losing to the Southern Illinois Salukis for the third time this season. Gillespie’s squad took care of business and flipped the script as they dispatched the […]
This image is courtesy of goredbirds.com. NORMAL, Ill – The Illinois State women’s basketball team looks to bounce back after a tough outing last weekend. The Redbirds dropped from first place in the Missouri Valley Conference down to third place after dropping games to Missouri State and Southern Illinois. The Redbirds struggled last weekend, getting […]
NORMAL IL. – Senior day for Illinois State University ended in a loss as Southern Illinois University displayed why they are the number one seed in the Missouri Valley Conference. The one-sided contest was controlled by Southern Illinois forward, Abby Brockmeyer. With 20 points 2 assists and 12 rebounds, Brockmeyer proved to be a formidable […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State Redbirds take the win over the Indiana State University Sycamores with a score of 72-64. Juju Redmond and the Birds make Play4Kay day even more special at the Redbird Arena with the victory. Illinois State enters the contest against Indiana state with a 5-0 history with […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill,-The Illinois State University women’s basketball team closed the book on their busy weekend in the win column after defeating Drake 70-58. Bouncing back from a slow start where they trailed by as many as twelve, the Redbirds relied on three-point shooting and crucial defensive stops en route to the […]
Photo Courtesy from goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.-The Illinois State Redbirds fall 74-67 to the University of Northern Iowa. The Redbirds have not won against UNI since 2020 so the team looked to come out strong against the Panthers. The Redbirds leaned on DeAnna Wilson, as she was a strong component in the paint and in midrange […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- Illinois State Women’s Basketball came into the game against Loyola with a 5 game winning streak and now with this win the streak is now at 6 games. The final score for the game was 68-50. Offensively, the Redbirds started off the first half with with scores at the […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbirds fell to 1-2 in the 2021 season at Redbird Arena against the Purdue Boilermakers with a final score of 76-64. “Anytime you can have a Big Ten opponent come to your home floor and compete against them is something special for these young women,” said Redbird […]