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Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill – This weekend, Bloomington-Normal was no exception from a world full of passionate postseason collegiate basketball. The Illinois State University women’s basketball team, riding a streak of four straight postseason appearances and a first round bye, hosted Charleston for a Sunday second round battle in the Women’s National […]
MOLINE, Ill. – Shot takers shoot double-digit shots in the first quarter. Shot makers hit all but one. The Illinois State Redbirds women’s basketball team returned to the bench Thursday against Evansville after ten minutes up 23-11, and never looked back on their way to a 85-64 win. They shot 9-10 in the first, and […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics ST. LOUIS – It was a tough defeat for Illinois State University as they suffered a 59-53 defeat to the Evansville Purple Aces. Being a seventh seed, the fanbase had expectations of seeing past the first round of the Arch Madness Tournament. However, for the second year in a row, […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL Ill. – In a thrilling matchup against the Missouri State Bears, Illinois State men’s basketball faced a nail-biting second half with less than three seconds remaining, trailing by just one point. The spotlight turned to Johnny Kinziger, a freshman emerging as a standout player in the Missouri Valley Conference. […]
Image courtesy of ISU Roller Hockey NORMAL, Ill. – Only two hockey Redbirds were in action this weekend, as D1 took on the University of Illinois in back-to-back games, and Roller Hockey had regional their playoffs, as both end their season until nationals. D1 started their weekend slow, as they would go down 1-0 in […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State women’s basketball rolled on to four straight wins in Sunday’s victory over Evansville 78-50 at CEFCU. ISU held its annual Play for Kay game which recognized and raised money to those who battle against breast cancer. “As good as it is to get a win, I think the community won […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics In a 48-45 Saturday night battle, the Illinois State Redbirds fell short to the Bradley Braves for the second time this season. Both teams struggled in three-point land. The first half was filled with physicality and not much offense as the game was tied at 21 points a piece. ISU […]
NORMAL, Ill. – All levels of Redbird hockey were back in action this weekend, as D1 played NIU, D2 faced the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, D3 took on Drake, and Roller Hockey took on 3 teams in Palatine. D1 had a dominant weekend against NIU as they closed out their regular season. Game 1 was dominant […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The I-74 rivalry’s latest chapter was a forgettable one for the Redbirds as Bradley won 73-60. ISU never once led in the game and allowed the Braves to stretch the lead up to 25 at one point midway through the second half. Malevy Leons led the Bradley offense with 23 points and […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The very first NCAA tournament to feature female athletes took place in 1981. From there, women’s sports slowly integrated into the mainstream, albeit facing its fair share of stigma in its fight to be recognized as legitimate. Women’s sports are now a regular fixture in professional and collegiate athletics, still fending off […]