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Photo Courtesy from goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team trailed Bucknell by five points with 33 seconds remaining but turned the tables on the Bison to force overtime and clinch a hard-earned 105-100 win Saturday at Redbird Arena. In a game where Antonio Reeves struggled to find his shooting touch, Mark […]
Photo Courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State volleyball team had an opportunity to clinch second place in the Missouri Valley Conference tonight, and they did not disappoint. It was a sweep of the match that gave them their second match of the year over the Braves, including a 25-10 rout in the third […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbird baseball team reloaded their roster this signing day with nine new recruits. The Birds currently have four outgoing seniors on their roster, and with the addition of nine new recruits, it will bolster the team depth greatly for the 2022 season. “We are extremely excited with this […]
Photo Courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State is preparing to take on the Bradley Braves for the final regular season match of the year. Following the game, the Redbirds will honor their three seniors Carley Nicholson, Leigha Malecha and Paige Hilliard as well as student manager Karl Rosch for all of their hard work […]
Image courtesy of illinoisstate.edu NORMAL, Ill.- When life threw us all a curveball in March 2020, Trey Krause was already behind the count. While the world dealt with the anxiety that came with the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Redbirds’ pitcher Trey Krause was already well underway with his own brave fight that was about to get […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbirds fell to 1-2 in the 2021 season at Redbird Arena against the Purdue Boilermakers with a final score of 76-64. “Anytime you can have a Big Ten opponent come to your home floor and compete against them is something special for these young women,” said Redbird […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team hosted a fast-paced Murray State squad that scored early and often to defeat the Redbirds 77-65 on Tuesday night inside Redbird Arena. Antonio Reeves, who entered the game as the nation’s second-leading scorer, guided the Redbirds with a team-high 19 points, while Mark Freeman scored 15 and Sy Chatman 14. ISU […]
NORMAL, ILL. – Illinois State has seen it’s volleyball team and men’s basketball team get their long awaited return to a packed redbird arena. Now, it’s time for the women’s basketball team to get their chance to show out in front of their home crowd. Purdue University is making a trip to Normal, Illinois to […]
Photo Courtesy of goredbirds.com CHICAGO, Ill.- Despite a career night from Sophomore Tamara Otene, the Illinois State volleyball team fell to the Loyola Ramblers in four-sets. “In set one, it was more indicative that they got the better part of us,” said Redbirds Head Coach Leah Johnson. “We just did not make good adjustments, and […]
NORMAL, Ill. — Redbird Arena was the host to some of Illinois’ best athletes this weekend. The arena was host to the IHSA State Volleyball tournament, hosting the final four teams from 1A-4A on Friday and Saturday evening. One of Normal’s very own was featured in this contest, as Normal Community West High School was […]