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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 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 […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – The Bloomington Bison played the Toledo Walleye twice over the last weekend of the month and fell in both games, being outscored a total of 2-9. The first game took place on Friday. The Bison almost gained momentum to start, as they appeared to score […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – Despite a high shooting match between both teams, the Bloomington Bison only managed to find the back of the net once, thanks to an elite performance from goalie Brad Arvanitis.  The first period belonged to the Mariners, as they outshot the Bison 11-5. McKay remained solid, not allowing any point until […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – Bloomington lost their first match to the Utah Grizzlies 5-3 on Friday the 13th but came away with a victory on Valentine’s Day, getting a 3-1 road win. The Bison came out aggressive to start the game getting two shots off in the first two […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill.—Stellar goaltending and a two-score performance from Sullivan Mack propel the Bloomington Bison to a 5-0 victory over the Fort Wayne Komets at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Sunday afternoon. The Bison began this matchup in control right from puck drop. Mere 104 seconds in, […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – The 27-year-old from Lithuania, Mark Kaleinikovas, recorded his season-high three points against the Kalamazoo Wings on Friday night, with two goals and an assist. The Bison got off to a slow start, giving up a goal from Colin Bilek just 2:13 into the game. The first […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – The Bloomington Bison outlasted the Kalamazoo Wings 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at Wings Event Center behind a two-point and shootout goal performance from Ayden MacDonald and 36 saves from netminder Hugo Ollas. Right from the beginning, physical play dominated the contest, with both sides trading […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – After only getting off eight shots in the first 40 minutes, the Bloomington Bison took control in the third period and over doubled their total shots. But it was not enough as the Bison fell short 2-1 against the Cincinnati Cyclones. At five minutes, the Cyclones got […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill.- On Wednesday night, the Illinois State Redbirds gutted out a 70–65 victory at Murray State, snapping a key test on the road and keeping pace in the MVC race. From the opening tip at the CFSB Center, this one had the feel of a classic conference clash […]