Illinois State Redbirds
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State Volleyball defeated Indiana State in four sets Friday, winning by scores of 25-20, 25-10, 18-25 and 25-23 Redshirt senior Sammi Bunch recorded 23 digs on the night, including the 1,000th dig of her career, despite missing last season with an injury. Other statistics leaders […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Although the Redbird swim and dive team suffered a 240-58 road loss to the Indiana State Sycamores on Oct. 9, the team remains positive as performances improve and individual swimmers earn conference-wide recognition. Haley Fris made a splash, finishing second in the 100-yard backstroke with a […]
NORMAL Ill. — After Illinois State volleyball lost back to back matches against Northern Iowa and Drake, the Redbirds got their fire back defeating I-74 rivals, Bradley 3-0. Coach Allie Matters spoke on how the team’s performance against the Panthers and Bulldogs did not affect its preparation for facing the Braves. “I mean, we knew […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State Volleyball is coming off a 3-0 sweep against Bradley and looks ahead to its next match against Indiana State. The Redbirds beat the Braves in straight sets, 25-22, 25-8 and 25-20. The team’s season record is now 12-4 overall and 3-2 in Missouri Valley […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics / Article by Rafe English NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State Soccer marked Julie Heidecke Alumni Day and the retirement of Rachel Tejada’s No. 14 jersey with a 6-0 win over UNI on Sunday at Adelaide Street Field. Mikayla Carkhuff put the Redbirds ahead just 57 seconds into the match […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State Volleyball was at home this week to take on Northern Iowa and Drake. Going into the matches with an 11-2 record. On Thursday, Redbirds were up against a tough competitor in Northern Iowa. The Panthers came into the match with a record of 8-5 […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State football. NORMAL, Ill. — The defense of Illinois State University could not keep up with the powerhouse of No.2 South Dakota State’s offense, and the Redbirds fell 31-14 to their Missouri Valley Football Conference rival on Saturday night. The defense was not the only area of struggle for ISU, as […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State football. NORMAL, Ill. — A total of 556 yards for the offense of Illinois State football paved the way for a 49-13 win over Eastern Illinois, closing out family weekend at Hancock Stadium. A 79-yard punt return from Dylan Lord in the third quarter helped the Redbirds soar to their […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State cross country wrapped up the Redbird invitational on Friday with both the mens and womens teams taking first place, while several recorded top finishes in their first races for Illinois State. Both Redbird squads finished first in their respective fields, with the men’s team […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — No. 4 Illinois State football will face its biggest challenge of the season Saturday when it travels to DeKalb to take on Northern Illinois at 6 p.m. at Huskie Stadium. The Redbirds enter the matchup 2-0 after opening the season with dominant wins over St. Francis and […]