Illinois State Volleyball
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Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- The Illinois State Redbirds Volleyball team beat Valparaiso 3 sets to 1. Taking sets 1, 3, and 4. Led by Kaylee Martin with eighteen kills. Stef Jankiewicz led the team with forty-eight assists. The team received a spark with the return of Sydney Holt back after missing over a […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics After a five-set battle on Sunday that Illinois State stood tall in, the after-effects may have exhausted a few Redbirds heading into Monday’s encounter with the Indiana State Sycamores. Failing to secure a sweep of their Missouri Valley counterpart, the Sycamores figured the Redbirds out in four sets. Suffering […]
Story contributed by Jake Fogal NORMAL, Ill. – Following a .500 start through the first two weeks, the 1-1 (3-3 overall) Illinois State volleyball team heads to Terre Haute, Ind. to take on the 1-1 (1-2 overall) Indiana State Sycamores on Sunday and Monday. The Redbirds have split meetings with Marquette, Cincinnati, and Bradley, last being in action on Monday, as […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- A competitive mindset potentially lacking Friday was in full-effect on Saturday as the Illinois State Redbirds swept past the Cincinnati Bearcats 3-0. Leading the way for ISU was freshman Kaitlyn Prondzinski, who posted a career-high 12 kills. Kaylee Martin had 11 and Sarah Kushner added 10 kills to Prondzinski output. […]
Story by Jake Fogal Image courtesy of goredbirds.com A first set win turned disaster for the Illinois State Redbirds, who dropped its next three sets to the Cincinnati Bearcats, falling apart in the process. Head coach Leah Johnson when talking about the fourth set, attributed the loss more to what Cincinnati did right compared to what the […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com Story by Jake Fogal NORMAL Ill.- Playing in their third match in four days, the Illinois State volleyball team made quick work of the Bradley Braves on Monday, sweeping their I-74 rival 3-0. Bradley had a night filled with errors, as crucial moments towards the end of each set cost the Braves. Kaylee […]
Phot courtesy of goredbirds.com Story by Jake Fogal NORMAL Ill.- Bouncing back, a skill set that will be of the utmost importance for any volleyball squad suiting up in the Missouri Valley this season was put on display by the Illinois State Redbirds on Saturday, as they took down No. 20 Marquette in five sets. A day prior, the Redbirds found themselves […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com Story by Jake Fogal NORML, Ill.- On the heels of winning a Missouri Valley Conference title, the Illinois State Redbird volleyball team has its eyes locked on repeating. Feeling more confident than ever, head coach Leah Johnson enters her fourth season in an audibled spring season. Johnson holds a 65-and-33 record and has the utmost confidence that this team could do some special things […]
NORMAL- Despite being without two of their stars, the Illinois State Redbirds (12-7, 5-2) handed Loyola (13-7, 6-1) their first conference loss when they defeated the Ramblers in four sets, (19-25, 25-19, 25-13, 26-24), Friday night at Redbird Arena. Loyola opened the match on a 7-1 scoring run that ultimately forced Illinois State Head Coach, […]
NORMAL- On Tuesday afternoon, Illinois State Volleyball Head Coach, Leah Johnson announced that Junior Kendal Meier who missed yesterday’s match vs. Evansville, will miss 6-8 weeks with an undisclosed injury. Coach Johnson says the team will know more about the extent of the injury next week but hopes Meier will be back in time for […]