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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 […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – The Bison shut out the Indy Fuel behind a stellar outing from netminder Dryden McKay and a multi-point performance from Nikita Sedov, as the Bison take this Sunday afternoon game 3-0 at Grossinger Motors Arena. The Bison came out aggressive to start the game, looking […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – The Bloomington Bison played lockdown defense, not allowing a single goal in their Sunday game against the Indy Fuel. Despite taking fewer shots, the offense took advantage of scoring opportunities and gave the Bison a 3-0 victory. Bloomington had played two home games the previous […]
NORMAL, Ill.-Coming off a win last week, Redbird Gymnastics was defeated by Central Michigan over the weekend 194.900-193.625 at McGuirk Arena. Illinois State began on bars with a final score of 48.475 where Freshman Jercy Koliego posted a career high of 9.800 to place fourth overall. Senior Julia Henier finished sixth with a score of […]