Redbird women open road trip; Thunder at home on WJBC

Posted on January 9, 2015

Illinois State women's basketball visit Drake tonight. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)

By WJBC Staff

The Illinois State women’s basketball team returns to the road for the first time in over a month, as the road swing marks the first road games for ISU in the conference season.

ISU will take on Drake Friday at 7:05 p.m., before traveling to Northern Iowa for a 2:05 p.m., game Sunday. ISU is looking for its first win of the season after 12 consecutive losses to start the season.

Southern Illinois defeated Illinois State in the Redbirds’ Missouri Valley Conference opener, 65-56, on Sunday.

Zach Dietmeier and China Antoine have the call at 7 p.m. on WJBC 1230 AM, the Country Financial Illinois State Radio Network, WJBC.com and the WJBC app.

The Bloomington Thunder open a back-to-back home series against the Sioux City Musketeers. The Thunder open the weekend in eighth place in the United State Hockey League's Eastern Conference with a record of 11-13-5.

Listen live at 7 p.m. on WJBC.com.

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