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Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- Redbird volleyball entered Friday evenings matchup against Ohio searching for their first victory of the season and accomplished that task, although it did not come easily. The Redbirds started the match firing on all cylinders. After facing some early turbulence in set one they prevailed by a score of […]
Photo courtesy of Ashley Piraino NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State women’s soccer team continue their home stay as they host the visiting University of Utah on Thursday, September 2. The Redbirds are looking to snap their losing streak as they have lost the last three games, putting their overall record at 1-3. The Redbirds are […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State men’s basketball released its non-conference schedule Wednesday, which includes a trip to Cancun and a true road game against a Big Ten Conference foe for the second straight season. The Redbirds will open their season on Nov. 9 as they welcome North Carolina-Wilmington of the Colonial Athletic […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL- Redbird hoops is just around the corner ladies and gentlemen. Women’s Basketball head coach Kristen Gillespie announced today the non-conference schedule for 2021-2022 season. With travel restrictions relaxed from the previous season, the Redbirds have some exciting matchups in store. To begin the campaign Illinois State takes a road trip […]
TOKYO – Jada Stinson will be on her way to Tokyo to compete for her home country of Puerto Rico in the Tokyo Olympic Games. She is the first to represent Illinois State at the Olympics since Cathy Boswell suited up for team USA in 1984. It is Puerto Rico’s first ever appearance in an […]
Photo courtesy of Nickolas Parra NORMAL, Ill. – Wind, rain, and seasonally low temperatures were felt at Duffy Bass Field Saturday. But the Redbirds and Bears played on, and ISU claimed victory in both games of the day. The first game was scheduled to be a seven-inning contest. Seven innings weren’t enough to determine the […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- Great pitching and a huge run in the bottom of the sixth inning helped propel the way for Illinois State baseball on Friday, as the Redbirds (19-29, 9-12 MVC) defeated Missouri State (16-20, 6-11 MVC) to take the weekend series opener against the Bears. Redshirt senior Colton Johnson tossed six […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Saturday saw the Redbirds host conference-rival Northern Iowa in doubleheader action. Illinois State won game one in comeback fashion, while game two ended after five innings in a blowout. In game one, the ‘Birds fell down 4-2 after five-and-a-half innings. In the bottom of the sixth, though, ISU […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- Clutch hitting and elite defense led the way for Illinois State baseball on Sunday, as the Redbirds (16-22, 7-5 MVC) defeated Evansville (20-18, 5-10 MVC) 3-1 to capture a game and series win against their conference foe. Third-year freshman Sean Sinisko tossed seven scoreless innings with six strikeouts, five […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- Saturday the Illinois State baseball team (15-22, 6-5 MVC) swept Evansville (20-17, 5-9 MVC) in both games of a doubleheader, only a day after falling 12-0 in Friday’s series opener. They took a rainy first game 6-3, behind a home run and two RBIs from Ryan Cermak and a six inning, five-strikeout, two-run winning outing from pitcher Jordan […]