https://goredbirds.com/rss.aspx?path=wvballLatest news items for Illinois State University Athleticsen-us60https://goredbirds.com/news/2026/1/14/volleyball-adds-quartet-of-transfers-for-2026.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2026/1/14/volleyball-adds-quartet-of-transfers-for-2026.aspxVolleyball

Illinois State volleyball coach Allie Matters has added four transfers for the 2026 season, Emilija Arsic, Ayla Klinbeberg, Addisyn Pohl, and Peyton Turner.]]>ISU VB netWed, 14 Jan 2026 10:00:00 CST1860482https://goredbirds.com/news/2025/12/16/volleyball-quartet-named-to-academic-all-district-team.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2025/12/16/volleyball-quartet-named-to-academic-all-district-team.aspxVolleyball

A quartet of Illinois State volleyball student-athletes – Oliwia Caputa, Hannah Reichensperger, Aida Shadewald, and Ruth Ziegler – have been named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, announced by the organization on Tuesday afternoon.]]>VB stockTue, 16 Dec 2025 11:00:00 CST1860428https://goredbirds.com/news/2025/12/2/volleyball-five-redbirds-named-to-mvc-scholar-athlete-team.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2025/12/2/volleyball-five-redbirds-named-to-mvc-scholar-athlete-team.aspxVolleyball

Five Redbirds – Oliwa Caputa, Abby Reck, Hannah Reichensperger, Aida Shadewald, and Ruth Ziegler – have been named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team, announced by the conference office on Tuesday morning.]]>volleyball ball stockTue, 2 Dec 2025 11:00:00 CST1860392https://goredbirds.com/news/2025/11/22/volleyball-redbirds-battle-with-panthers-fall-in-mvc-semifinal.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2025/11/22/volleyball-redbirds-battle-with-panthers-fall-in-mvc-semifinal.aspxVolleyball

The Illinois State volleyball squad took top-seeded Northern Iowa to a fifth set in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinal, and despite strong performance, the Redbirds fell in a five-set battle 25-23, 18-25, 23-25, 25-23, 5-15.]]>Volleyball at Northern IowaSat, 22 Nov 2025 20:36:00 CST1860373https://goredbirds.com/news/2025/11/21/volleyball-redbirds-and-panthers-to-battle-in-mvc-semifinal.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2025/11/21/volleyball-redbirds-and-panthers-to-battle-in-mvc-semifinal.aspxVolleyball

After a thrilling come-from-behind win over the UIC Flames in the opening round of the 2025 MVC Tournament, the Redbirds travel west to Cedar Falls, Iowa, to face off against the top-seeded Northern Iowa Panthers on Saturday afternoon at 6 p.m.]]>UIC CelebrationFri, 21 Nov 2025 10:52:00 CST1860367https://goredbirds.com/news/2025/11/19/volleyball-redbirds-rally-push-into-mvc-semifinals.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2025/11/19/volleyball-redbirds-rally-push-into-mvc-semifinals.aspxVolleyball

Trailing 16-9 in the fourth set, the Illinois State volleyball squad rallied, closing the fourth set on a 16-7 run, and then finished off the fifth set for a 15-13 win, advancing to the MVC Tournament Semifinals following a 3-2 win over the UIC Flames (25-21, 13-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15-13).]]>VB MVC TournamentWed, 19 Nov 2025 16:55:00 CST1860362https://goredbirds.com/news/2025/11/19/volleyball-khenedi-guest-named-first-team-all-mvc.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2025/11/19/volleyball-khenedi-guest-named-first-team-all-mvc.aspxVolleyball

Illinois State sophomore middle hitter Khenedi Guest has been named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team, announced by the Conference office on Wednesday morning.]]>Khenedi Guest ActionWed, 19 Nov 2025 10:20:00 CST1860356https://goredbirds.com/news/2025/11/18/volleyball-redbirds-open-mvc-play-in-chicago-on-thursday.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2025/11/18/volleyball-redbirds-open-mvc-play-in-chicago-on-thursday.aspxVolleyball

The Illinois State volleyball squad has won five of its last six matches heading into the 2025 Missouri Valley Conference tournament, which opens on Wednesday with the Redbirds' battle at UIC in a 2 p.m. first serve.]]>VB Action GroupTue, 18 Nov 2025 15:06:00 CST1860354https://goredbirds.com/news/2025/11/17/volleyball-arianna-rossi-named-mvc-defensive-player-of-the-week.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2025/11/17/volleyball-arianna-rossi-named-mvc-defensive-player-of-the-week.aspxVolleyball

Illinois State senior libero Arianna Rossi has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week after her performances against Valparaiso and UIC, as her 52 digs on the week were the eighth-most in the NCAA during the span.]]>Arianna Rossi ActionMon, 17 Nov 2025 10:00:00 CST1860349https://goredbirds.com/news/2025/11/15/volleyball-redbirds-drop-regular-season-finale-stage-set-for-mvc-tournament-rematch.aspxhttps://goredbirds.com/news/2025/11/15/volleyball-redbirds-drop-regular-season-finale-stage-set-for-mvc-tournament-rematch.aspxVolleyball

The Illinois State volleyball team put a close on the 2025 regular season, as the team gears up towards the MVC Championship after tonight's four-set loss to the UIC Flames. These same two schools will meet again on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the opening round of the MVC Tournament, back in Chicago inside CreditUnion1 Arena.]]>UIC Postgame ImageSat, 15 Nov 2025 19:29:00 CST1860347