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Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State soccer ended its 2026 regular season yesterday at home in a scoreless match against Valparaiso. This result sees the Redbirds locked into the third seed in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. With the draw, Valparaiso narrowly missed the conference tournament, finishing with a final […]
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 / 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 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 will travel to Evansville on Sunday for a Missouri Valley Conference matchup against the Purple Aces as the Redbirds push toward the final stretch of the season. Illinois State concluded its last match with a 1-1 draw against Indiana State, but the Redbirds […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics / story by Rafe English NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State soccer secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Belmont on Thursday night at Adelaide Street Field. The match was rainy and wild, with the Redbirds narrowly earning a crucial Missouri Valley Conference win. Grace Petrie scored the winning goal in […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics / Story written by Rafe English NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State soccer is looking to get back into the win column thisThursday against Belmont after suffering its first Missouri Valley Conference loss last weekend. The Redbirds fell 1-0 to Southern Illinois on Saturday. Now, all eyes turn to Thursday’s matchup […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics / Article by Rafe English NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State Soccer marked Julie Heidecke Alumni Day and the retirement of Rachel Tejada’s No. 14 jersey with a 6-0 win over UNI on Sunday at Adelaide Street Field. Mikayla Carkhuff put the Redbirds ahead just 57 seconds into the match […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics / Story by Jakob Stegmiller SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Illinois State cross-country program completed its third event of the season at the Joe Piane Invitational on Friday morning at Burke Golf Course. The women’s team competed in the Blue Division 5K race, finishing in 11th, while the men’s […]