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Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- Redbird Women’s Basketball had it’s best season since 2013 and had much to be proud of. Playing through a pandemic and maintaining continuity, along with success is no easy challenge. This group of Redbirds had as much success off the court as they did on it. Here are just […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The fourth-seeded Illinois State women’s soccer team heads to the Windy City for the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Soccer Championship semifinal play against the number one seed Loyola Chicago Ramblers on Wednesday, April 14. These two teams are no strangers to each other as the last time they met […]
Photo Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL,Ill.- “You’re best is enough,” said Illinois State volleyball head coach Leah Johnson as she congratulated her team in the bleachers a day after winning the Missouri Valley Conference title. The inspiring words lead the Redbirds to Omaha, Neb. in hopes to accomplish something that has alluded the team in the last […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbirds softball team captured an impressive win against the DePaul Blue Demons Tuesday with a score of 7-2. The Redbirds recorded nine hits on the day. Mack Leonard and Emme Olson led the way with two hits each. Pitcher Morgan Day was impressive as well, […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The number four seed Illinois State Redbirds defeat the fifth seed Northern Iowa Panthers after finishing regulation in a 1-1 draw, playing through two-ten minute overtime periods, and heading to penalty kicks where they converted their first three shots (3-0) to advance to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- Today, the Illinois State Redbird baseball team was defeated by the Indiana State Sycamores 8-7 in extra innings. Great starting pitching from Sean Sinisko and powerful offense were some themes we saw from ISU early, but ultimately their momentum stalled. The Sycamores were able to claw their way back […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL,Ill.- Following their 1-0 loss against Valparaiso to end the regular season, the Illinois State women’s soccer team now enters the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament as the number four seed finishing with a 4-4 conference record and 4-6 overall. The Redbirds are set to host the fifth seeded Northern Iowa Panthers […]
This photo is courtesy of goredbirds.com. NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State baseball team dropped both games Friday against Indiana State. The Redbirds fell 4-2 and 6-1 in the first two games of their four game weekend series against Indiana State. Illinois State had a great outing from pitcher Colton Johnson in game one. Johnson threw […]
Photo courtesy of ISU Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Scoring runs and stealing bases aren’t the only things Michele Calabrese can do. Calabrese, a junior utility player for the ISU softball team, is a teaching assistant for professor Erik Rankin. She helps teach his “POL 106 – United States Government and Civic Practices” class. After starting […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL,Ill.- The Illinois State women’s soccer team (4-5, 4-3 MVC) host the visiting Valparaiso Crusaders (3-3-4, 2-2-3 MVC) at Adelaide Street Field for the Redbird’s final regular season game on Wednesday, April 7. With a win or tie in Wednesday’s matchup against the Crusaders, the Redbirds can secure a third-place finish […]