Missouri Valley Conference
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics / Story by Antoine Randle Illinois State men’s basketball returns to CEFCU Arena Thursday night looking to pick up its first win of the 2026-27 season against Central State University. After opening the season with a 90-85 overtime loss to Saint Mary’s on Nov. 2, the Redbirds will look […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. — In the midst of a four-game winning streak, Illinois State Volleyball is set for two matches this weekend. The Redbirds will take on Southern Illinois on Friday at 6 p.m. in Carbondale, and Belmont on Sunday at 1 p.m. at CEFCU Arena. ISU is coming off […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics / story by Rafe English NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State soccer secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Belmont on Thursday night at Adelaide Street Field. The match was rainy and wild, with the Redbirds narrowly earning a crucial Missouri Valley Conference win. Grace Petrie scored the winning goal in […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics / Story written by Rafe English NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State soccer is looking to get back into the win column thisThursday against Belmont after suffering its first Missouri Valley Conference loss last weekend. The Redbirds fell 1-0 to Southern Illinois on Saturday. Now, all eyes turn to Thursday’s matchup […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State Volleyball defeated Indiana State in four sets Friday, winning by scores of 25-20, 25-10, 18-25 and 25-23 Redshirt senior Sammi Bunch recorded 23 digs on the night, including the 1,000th dig of her career, despite missing last season with an injury. Other statistics leaders […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Although the Redbird swim and dive team suffered a 240-58 road loss to the Indiana State Sycamores on Oct. 9, the team remains positive as performances improve and individual swimmers earn conference-wide recognition. Haley Fris made a splash, finishing second in the 100-yard backstroke with a […]
NORMAL Ill. — After Illinois State volleyball lost back to back matches against Northern Iowa and Drake, the Redbirds got their fire back defeating I-74 rivals, Bradley 3-0. Coach Allie Matters spoke on how the team’s performance against the Panthers and Bulldogs did not affect its preparation for facing the Braves. “I mean, we knew […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — The Redbird swim and dive team hosted the Quincy Hawks for its first meet of the season on Friday, Oct. 2, at Horton Pool. Kicking off the 2026-27 season with a 187-69 victory, the Redbirds took home 14 event victories and two relay wins, with seven […]
Photo Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics After suffering its first loss of the season last week, Illinois State football returns home Saturday for one of its biggest tests of the season. The No. 10 Redbirds will host No. 2 South Dakota State at 6 p.m. at Hancock Stadium in a matchup between two of the […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — No. 4 Illinois State football will face its biggest challenge of the season Saturday when it travels to DeKalb to take on Northern Illinois at 6 p.m. at Huskie Stadium. The Redbirds enter the matchup 2-0 after opening the season with dominant wins over St. Francis and […]