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Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com Story by Jake Fogal MILWAUKEE Wis.-A tougher schedule was sought out by Illinois State volleyball head coach Leah Johnson, and found was a No. 20 ranked Marquette Golden Eagles team that delivered the Redbirds their first loss on the spring season. Although competitive throughout, ISU could not maintain a lead down the stretch of each of the second and third […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com Story by Jake Fogal NORML, Ill.- On the heels of winning a Missouri Valley Conference title, the Illinois State Redbird volleyball team has its eyes locked on repeating. Feeling more confident than ever, head coach Leah Johnson enters her fourth season in an audibled spring season. Johnson holds a 65-and-33 record and has the utmost confidence that this team could do some special things […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com It’s difficult to top the ISU men’s team ousting arch-rival Bradley for the first time in three years. But with a 6-3 overall record and a talented group of women, the redbird women’s basketball team looks to continue their hot start with games tonight and Friday against the Evansville Purple Aces. […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbirds come out victorious against their Rival, the Bradley Braves, with a final score of 71-56. Leading the way for the Redbirds was Dj Horne with 23 points and Josiah Strong with 14 points and four steals. The Redbirds started sloppily in the first five minutes of the game, down […]
NORMAL Ill- Despite a second half rally the Illinois State Men’s basketball team came up short in their series finale against Indiana State losing to the Sycamores by a score of 74-68. This resulted in Indiana State sweeping the Redbirds following a loss on Saturday. One of the bright spots for the Redbirds was the […]
Sophomore guard DJ Horne’s 16 points were not enough for the Redbirds in their loss to the Indiana State Sycamores. The Redbirds couldn’t stop Cooper Neese, who put up 17 points in the 73-65 Sycamore victory. The first half started by Josiah Strong scoring the first five points for ISU, but the Redbirds could not […]
NORMAL- The Illinois State women’s basketball team fell to Valparaiso Friday evening in Redbird Arena by a score of 75 to 58. The third quarter proved costly for the Redbirds as they were outscored by the Crusaders 29 to 12. After a tight first half the Crusaders came out hot and stayed hot the rest […]
It was a hard fought battle at Redbird Arena, but the Illinois State Women’s basketball team pulled off a thrilling win over the Valparaiso Crusaders. A few trips to the free throw line for both squads led them to a 68-68 tie at the end of regulation. However, Mary Crompton led all overtime scorers with […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill- the Illinois State University athletic department held a press conference over Zoom Thursday morning to welcome new Athletic Director Kyle Brennan to the staff. Brennan comes to ISU after spending time with the University of Utah’s athletic department. Brennan attributed the tradition of Redbird athletics as what drew what […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL , Ill.- Redbird Football quarterback Brady Davis has announced that he will not be participating in the upcoming spring season to prepare for the NFL draft. Davis started 21 games over two seasons for the Redbirds after transferring from Memphis. In 2018 he was named to the Missouri Valley Football […]