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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 […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. -Illinois State headed into its regular-season finale on a 5-game winning streak and an 8-3 record, aiming for a lower seed heading into the FCS playoffs. That was the hope and thought process of the Redbirds on their Senior Day, but the Salukis of Southern Illinois had […]
Image courtesy of Redbird women’s basketball. NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball came out victorious over SLU 81-75 Friday night after a hard-fought battle. SLU earned possession to start the game but quickly turned it over after a steal by Doneelah Washington. Bella Finnegan put the Redbirds on the board first with a 3-pointer. […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State women’s basketball NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball looks to get back in the win column on their home court this Wednesday against Chicago State. The Redbirds are coming off a disappointing away loss, 75-65, against Illinois. The Redbirds had a 9-0 scoring run in the fourth to close […]
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 […]