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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 […]
Normal, IL. – As Illinois State begins their non-conference season there’s a tough road that awaits for the first month of play. The Redbirds got their first taste of hoops away from the MVC in Dekalb, Illinois against Northern Illinois on Tuesday, where ISU lost 77-60. Head Coach Kristen Gillespie said her team needs to […]
NORMAL, Ill- The Illinois State baseball team has concluded a productive fall season as they look to improve on their 23-34 record in the 2021 spring season. Coach Steve Holm has high expectations coming into his fourth season with the Birds’. Coach Holm made the improvements on the infield defense as that was one of […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team outscored North Carolina Wilmington by 14 points in the second half to escape with a 68-63 win on Tuesday night inside Redbird Arena. Junior guard Antonio Reeves sparked the comeback as his career-high 29 points allowed the Redbirds to overcome a 15-point […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State football team put on a defensive clinic in its 17-10 overtime win over No. 13 Northern Iowa on Saturday. This comes a week after blowing a late third quarter lead at Western Illinois. “I was really impressed with the way our team responded in all […]
Photo Courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbirds fell to the Indiana State Sycamores 3-2 tonight at Redbird Arena. This marked the end of the Redbirds 8 game winning streak, putting them at 11-4 in conference and tied for second with Bradley in the Missouri Valley Conference. The game started out relatively equal, […]