Illinois State Redbirds
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics PEORIA, Ill. — The Illinois State cross-country team will compete in their final meet of the regular season at the Bradley Pink Classic on Friday at Newman Golf Course. The Redbird men’s team will begin at noon, with two runners competing in the men’s white 8k race. The rest […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics EVANSVILLE, Ind. — After a four-match homestand, Illinois State senor libero Sammi Bunch was named MVC Libero of the Week after ranking eighth in digs in the NCAA over the past week. This week, Illinois State volleyball hits the road to take on Evansville on Friday at 6 p.m. […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics / Story written by Rafe English NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State soccer is looking to get back into the win column thisThursday against Belmont after suffering its first Missouri Valley Conference loss last weekend. The Redbirds fell 1-0 to Southern Illinois on Saturday. Now, all eyes turn to Thursday’s matchup […]
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 […]