NORMAL, Sick. – The reigning Missouri Valley Convention champions, Illinois State, will unofficially start their 2022-23 marketing campaign Tuesday, because the Redbirds welcome in Indianapolis for an exhibition at Redbird Area.
Tip-off is ready for six:30 p.m. CT. Admission is FREE for all attendees. For followers who can not make it, there shall be reside stats out there on GoRedbirds.com or by clicking the hyperlink beneath.
GAME INFORMATION
Illinois State vs. Indianapolis
When: Tuesday, Nov. 1
Tip-off: 6:30 PM
Stay Stats: Live Stats
Location: Regular, Sick.
Facility: Redbird Area
THE CHAMPS ARE HERE!
The Redbirds are primed and prepared for an additional season of hoops after making their sixth (first since 2008) general NCAA Event look in 2022 after capturing their first MVC Event title beneath head coach Kristen Gillespie.
The Redbirds deliver again 10 returners from final season’s MVC Championship and NCAA Event crew, together with All-MVC First Group member and MVC All-Event Group member, DeAnna Wilson. Together with the presence of Wilson and three different returning starters, the ‘Birds added a sleuth of recent faces to Regular in a trio of grad transfers and a deadly freshman duo.
The ‘Birds had reigning NCAA Division II Participant of the Yr, Paige Robinson (Drury), NJCAA All-Area VII Group member, Ta’Shonna Wright-Gaskins (Chipola School), and NJCAA All-American, Daijah Smith (most just lately Wabash Valley School) be part of them through the offseason. Together with the three transfers, the Redbirds welcomed in Taylor Veach and Abbie Aalsma to make up the Redbirds’ freshmen class for the 2022-23 season.
SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS
Situated in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Greyhounds welcomed in a brand new face to this system this offseason within the rent of Marc Mitchell as the following head coach of UIndy girls’s basketball. Mitchell involves UIndy by means of Division I Saint Peter’s and DIII Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham.
The Greyhounds noticed a trio of athletes acknowledged with Nice Lakes Valley Convention postseason honors final yr together with freshman standout Elana Wells.
Wells was named to final yr’s GLVC All-Freshman Group after scoring in double-digits in six of her 11 appearances whereas averaging 9.5 factors and a pair of.8 assists per sport. She returns to UIndy this season because the Greyhounds see 4 of their high 5 scorers from the 2021-22 marketing campaign again on campus, dropping solely their high scorer and GLVC Third-Group choice Taylor Drury.
Main the way in which for returning scorers for the Greyhounds is senior Sadie Hill, who averaged 12.9 factors per sport and 5.2 rebounds per contest final season.
SEASON TICKETS
Season tickets can be found for the 2022-23 season. Comply with this link to buy your season tickets or contact the Athletics Ticket Office at (309) 438-8000 for extra info. Tickets begin at simply $65 for normal admission to the ladies’s season.
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