Trista Fayta
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball continues to build momentum, soaring past Green Bay with a strong performance that showed the Redbirds’ determination on both ends of the court. The Redbirds won 75-66 on Wednesday night at CEFCU Arena following a second-half comeback, improving to 4-0 on the […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State Women’s Basketball looks to stay hot as they take on Green Bay at CEFCU Arena on Wednesday night aiming for its fourth consecutive win to start the season. The Redbirds have opened up the season 3-0 for the first time since the 2022-23 season. Their […]
Image from Illinois State women’s basketball NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbirds defeated the South Dakota Coyotes 67–60 on Wednesday night to punch their ticket to the WNIT Championship game for the first time in program history. Leading the way for the Redbirds was sophomore forward Doneelah Washington, who recorded a game-high 21 points […]
Image from Illinois State women’s basketball. Normal, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball advanced to its second-straight WNIT Fab 4 appearance after a 61-53 win over George Washington University Monday night at CEFCU Arena. The win was ISU’s 17th win in front of its home crowd this season, tying the program record from the 2010-11 […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. CORALVILLE, Iowa — The Illinois State University women’s basketball team took away the March Madness hopes of the surging Drake University Bulldogs with a 69-62 win in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinals. The Redbirds entered the matchup after losing at Drake, 73-55, in their second-to-last regular-season game of the […]
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 social media NORMAL, IL – The Illinois State Redbirds women’s basketball team was home at CEFCU Arena last night as to take on conference opponent Belmont Bruins basketball. The Redbirds entered the game with a 15–10 overall record on the season and a 9–5 mark in conference play. […]
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 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 Illinois State Women’s Basketball social media NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball was back in action Thursday night, hosting the Valparaiso Beacons in Missouri Valley Conference play. The Redbirds came out on top 93-74. The Redbirds showed up ready to play, with four players scoring in double figures. Sophomore forward Doneelah […]