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IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – As the team enters the month of April with a limited number of games left, the Bloomington Bison got a commanding home win against the Indy Fuel. Despite taking 14 fewer shots, the Bison remained efficient, as the buzzer sounded with a 4-2 final score. […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF ELLY MAIER TOLEDO, Ohio — Zach Faremouth’s overtime game winner paired with 35 saves from Dryden McKay helped the Bloomington Bison outlast the Toledo Walleye 4-3 on Saturday night at Huntington Center. The Bison were on the loose from the start in this contest, as they arrived out to a 3-0 lead […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – The Bloomington Bison came back from down 3-1 late in the third period with two straight goals, to send their matchup with the Fort Wayne Komets into overtime. After a scoreless overtime period, the Bison fell in a shootout to lose their second straight game. […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF ELLY MAIER NORMAL, Ill. – The Bloomington Bison dropped the final game of their three‑game home-stand Sunday night, falling 6–4 to the Iowa Heartlanders despite another strong outing from Grant Porter, who scored for the third straight contest at Grossinger Motors Arena. Bloomington couldn’t have asked for a better start. Just two […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill.- Illinois State walked into a No. 1 seed’s home floor and walked out with one of its biggest postseason wins in decades. In a 78–75 victory over Wake Forest in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament, the Redbirds erased a second-half deficit, executed down the stretch, […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – After a close win on Friday with a dull offensive performance, the Bloomington Bison flipped the script with a 7-2 win over the Iowa Heartlanders after scoring seven straight goals. Unlike Friday’s match, the start of Saturday’s game was full of action from both sides. […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – After a close win on Friday with a dull offensive performance, the Bloomington Bison flipped the script with a 7-2 win over the Iowa Heartlanders after scoring seven straight goals. Unlike Friday’s match, the start of Saturday’s game was full of action from both sides. […]
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 […]