Redbird women, Thunder hockey on WJBC tonight

Posted on January 22, 2016

Millie Stevens and the Illinois State women play Bradley tonight at Redbird Arena. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)

By WJBC Staff

The Illinois State women’s basketball team returns home from a three-game road trip for a pair of Missouri Valley Conference contests this weekend on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.

The Redbirds will host Bradley in their annual “We Back Pat” game tonight at 7 p.m., before taking on in-state foe Loyola in their annual “PACK the Arena” game on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Listen live at 7 p.m. on WJBC 1230 AM, WJBC.com and the WJBC app.

Nick McClintock will host Sportstalk starting at 6 on WJBC.

The Bloomington Thunder play the first of back-to-back home games against the Youngstown Phantoms tonight at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. Bloomington has won four consecutive games and 12 of their last 14 to force a tie for third place in the Eastern Conference with the Green Bay Gamblers.

WJBC.com will have the call starting at 6:45 p.m.

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