Kristen Gillespie
Image courtesy of Illinois State women’s basketball. NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball starts their two-game road campaign Friday night in a 6 p.m. battle against Southern Illinois at the Banterra Center. ISU is coming off a home win against Drake, increasing its win streak to four games, one of only two teams in […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Women’s Basketball social media NORMAL, Ill. – Sophomore forward Doneelah Washington is putting together an impressive season for Illinois State women’s basketball, with plenty of games still left to be played this season. Washington has taken a big step forward in her second year with the Redbirds, becoming a consistent presence on […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Women’s Basketball social media NORMAL, Ill. – The I-74 rivalry is back in action this afternoon as the Illinois State Redbirds women’s basketball team takes on the Bradley Braves in the program’s annual Play4Kay game, an event where Illinois State has had strong success raising funds for the Kay Yow […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State women’s basketball NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball is back in action on Thursday at CEFCU Arena for another Missouri Valley Conference matchup against Valparaiso. ISU is 8-0 in front of their home crowd this season and the Beacons have yet to win a game in the 2025-26 campaign, […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State women’s basketball NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball was unable to complete the comeback against Illinois on Sunday afternoon, suffering a 75-65 loss at the State Farm Center. The Redbirds were coming off a strong 87-76 team win against Dayton in their season opener. Four players scored in the […]
NORMAL, Ill.- Illinois State women’s basketball tipped off its 2025-26 season Monday night against Dayton at CEFCU Arena. The Redbirds had four players finish in double figures. Sophomore forward Doneelah Washington led the way with 21 points on a perfect 8-for-8 shooting night. Senior Addison Martin added 20 points, while sophomore point guard Trista Fayta […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — To kick off postseason play for the Redbirds, Shannon Dowell and Elyse Knudsen combined for 51 points as ISU beat Western Illinois, 90-80. Aside from Dowell and Knudsen, 3 other Redbirds Maya Wong (15 pts), Addison Martin, and Neveah Thomas (12 pts each) finished the game with […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Illinois State Redbirds kicked off their Missouri Valley Conference Tournament run with a huge victory over the Southern Illinois Salukis. The Redbirds’ came into this contest sweeping the Salukis during the season with a 78-60 win in the first matchup and a 99-86 win in the […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill – This weekend, Bloomington-Normal was no exception from a world full of passionate postseason collegiate basketball. The Illinois State University women’s basketball team, riding a streak of four straight postseason appearances and a first round bye, hosted Charleston for a Sunday second round battle in the Women’s National […]
MOLINE, Ill. – Shot takers shoot double-digit shots in the first quarter. Shot makers hit all but one. The Illinois State Redbirds women’s basketball team returned to the bench Thursday against Evansville after ten minutes up 23-11, and never looked back on their way to a 85-64 win. They shot 9-10 in the first, and […]