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NORMAL, Ill. – Volleyball teammates on the court, friends wherever life has taken them, and as of Sunday afternoon, the reigning Missouri Valley Conference champions. Illinois State volleyball middle blocker Nicole Lund and outside hitter Kaitlyn Prondzinski have been playing pin to pin together since their high school days. Both Rochester, Minn. natives, Lund and Prondzinski spent time on […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Hot bats and steady pitching led the way for Illinois State baseball over the weekend, as the Redbirds (7-14 overall) scored 22 total runs in three games en route to winning two out of three contests against Arkansas State (5-14 overall) in their non-conference series. Illinois State opened […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Following a cancellation due to inclement weather Saturday, Sunday afternoon saw a softball double-header between Illinois State and Loyola Chicago. The first inning of the first game saw the visiting Ramblers score first, with Allyson Ivey getting an unearned run due to an ISU error. After a scoreless second inning, the Redbirds […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. NORMAL Ill.- Following a weekend sweep over last-place Southern Illinois, Illinois State secured the N0. 1 seed in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament set to take place this coming Thursday. The Redbirds enter the tournament as the MVC defending champions, after running the table as the No. 3 seed […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics Normal, Ill. – Having not played a match away from Normal in 47 days, the Illinois State Redbirds traveled down to Carbondale on Friday, to which head coach Leah Johnson described as a ‘weird’ feeling. In a season that has been beyond weird, the 9-3 (11-5 overall) Redbirds challenge the 1-15 (2-16 overall) Southern Illinois Salukis in […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. NORMAL Ill.- For the first time since Nov. 23, 2019, the Illinois State volleyball team will welcome spectators to Redbird Arena for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. In an announcement made on Thursday afternoon, Redbird Athletics made the move to allow 25% of fans, which adds up to 2,400 […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State Redbirds are back at Adelaide Street Field as they host the visiting Northern Iowa Panthers on Thursday, March 25. Thursday’s game will also be the program’s annual Heidecke Day. Redbird freshman midfielder Arianna Lombardi expands on what Heidecke Day means to her and the program. “To […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.-Wednesday night, the Illinois State baseball team fell to Eastern Illinois 9-7 in their return to Duffy Bass Field. The Redbirds fall to 5-13 overall in non-conference games, dropping their last six straight. The Redbird’s bats were not completely cold on a brisk night in Normal, scoring seven runs. Hayden […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State softball team defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies Wednesday evening by a score of 6-0. The Redbirds hot start continues as they claimed a victory over NIU and are off to their best start since 1988. Senior Morgan Day continued her great start to the season on […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State volleyball team secured its third sweep of the season, defeating the Evansville Purple Aces 3-0. The win extends ISU’s winning streak to four, now holding a record of 11-5 overall, with a 9-3 conference record. With the win, they are also now the number one […]