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Image courtesy of Illinois State women’s basketball NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball prepares for a 6 p.m. battle against Drake inside the Knapp Center on Thursday. The matchup could be crucial for the Redbirds’ seeding ahead of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The two MVCf foes saw each other last on Feb. 7 when […]
Image from Illinois State women’s basketball. NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball earned their first back-to-back road win of the season and started off their three-game road stretch with a 83-42 win over Valparaiso Saturday afternoon at the Athletics-Recreation Center. The 41-point victory ties the Redbirds’ largest Missouri Valley Conference win, the flock defeated […]
Image from ISU women’s basketball NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball returns to CEFCU Arena tonight for the final time of the 2025-26 season. The Redbirds battle Southern Illinois at 6:30 p.m. and look to split the season series. ISU is coming off its first home loss after falling 73-62 to Murray State on […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State women’s basketball. NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball hosts Belmont Friday night at 6 p.m. inside CEFCU Arena. The Bruins are the No. 2 team in the Missouri Valley Conference and defeated the Redbirds 75-68 in their Jan. 4 matchup. Doneelah Washington and Grace Nelson were the leading scorers […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State women’s basketball. NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball overcame an eight-point deficit to defeat Evansville 88-75 on Sunday afternoon at the Meeks Family Fieldhouse. ISU trailed eight points late in the second quarter, but a resilient second-half effort sent the flock home with their ninth conference win of the […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State women’s basketball. NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball defeated their I-74 rival, Bradley, 58-54 in the annual Play4Kay game. The Braves started on a 10-0 run to shutdown the Redbirds, but Bella Finnegan led a resilient comeback to remain undefeated at home. ISU fans packed the stands wearing pink […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Women’s Basketball. NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball returns home from a two-game away trip to take on Northern Iowa at 6 p.m. on Thursday at CEFCU Arena. The Redbirds are coming off a strong 85-69 win against Indiana State on the road where Doneelah Washington earned a career high […]
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 football NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State football travels to Villanova Stadium to battle No. 12 Villanova at noon on Saturday for a spot in the Football Championship Subdivision National Championship Game. The Redbirds have not been in the semi-finals since 2014, when they beat the University of New Hampshire and […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State football. NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State football turned the horns down and defeated No. 1 ranked North Dakota State University 29-28 in the second-round of the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs on Saturday. The Redbirds marched into the Fargodome and ended the Bison’s 20 home-game win streak with under one minute […]