Kristen Gillespie
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Coming off a 69-52 loss to nationally ranked Missouri State the Illinois State Women’s basketball team looked for a bounce back effort Saturday at Redbird Arena to avoid losing three straight games. The Redbirds set the tone early by storming out to a 15-4 lead early in the first quarter. The hot start was an opposite of what […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – National Signing Day will bring a new flock of redbirds to campus this fall. The women’s basketball program received National Letters of Intent from Lexi Boles (Forward/Center from Des Moines, Iowa), Kenzie Bowers (Guard from Kent City, Mich.), Lauren Cohen (Guard from Wheaton, Ill.) and Chloe Van Zeeland (Forward […]
Photo courtesy Lauri Riddell/ISU Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The echoes of basketballs bouncing off the hardwood of Doug Collins Court was heard on Wednesday as the Illinois State women’s basketball team returned to practice in anticipation of the 2020-21 season. That season is set to start in late November, as the Redbirds will compete in six non-conference contests ahead of their […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Ahead of their first official practice of the 2020-21 season, the Illinois State women’s basketball team has been voted fifth with 223 votes in the Missouri Valley Conference’s preseason poll. Coming off of a 19-10 (11-7 MVC) season, the Redbirds have surpassed their preseason rank in each of Head Coach Kristen Gillespie’s four years […]
NORMAL, Ill – Illinois State women’s basketball was preparing for a big run at Hoops in the Heartland before their season abruptly ended due to the COVID-19 outbreak. “We actually found out during our practice at the TaxSlayer Center the day before our game against UNI,” said Head Coach Kristen Gillespie. “ Needless to say, […]
Photo courtesy to ISU NORMAL, Ill.- The Redbird Women’s Basketball team faced Valparaiso this Sunday afternoon and raised $25,000 for cancer research as part of Play4Kay. The Redbirds went into the game with a record of 14 wins and 8 losses in the season, and ended the game with a final score of 70 to […]
NORMAL – A strong 3rd Quarter wasn’t enough for the Illinois State Redbirds as they fell to the Bradley Braves 62-66 in the War On I-74. The Redbirds were able to hold a lead early in the 2nd, but mistakes on both sides of the ball allowed to Braves to take over and never look […]
NORMAL- The Illinois State Redbirds hope to even the season series match-up when they host the Bradley Braves at Redbird Arena Friday night. The two teams faced off earlier this season at the Renaissance Coliseum in Peoria where we saw the Braves took the win 76-61. The Braves come into tomorrow’s match-up with an overall […]
NORMAL- The Illinois State Redbirds are back on the road again for a very challenging weekend against the Southern Illinois Salukis and the Missouri State Lady Bears. The Salukis come into this weekend with 4-3 in conference play, and Missouri State has a 6-1 record in the MVC. Head Coach Kristen Gillespie said there are a […]
NORMAL – Red and white weren’t the only colors being displayed on Friday night at Redbird Arena. ISU Athletics hosted their first ever Pride Night at the Women’s Basketball game to honor the efforts taken in Bloomington-Normal in support of the LGBTQ+ community. These efforts include education and resources at ISU, such as the LGBTQ+ […]