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Birds Host Harvard Sunday at CEFCU

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NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State women's basketball (2-1, 0-0 MVC) caps off a two-game homestand Sunday as Harvard (5-1, 0-0 Ivy) visits CEFCU Arena for a 2 p.m. tipoff inside CEFCU Arena on ESPN+.

SERIES HISTORY

Illinois State is set to take on an Ivy League opponent for just the fifth time in program history and the first time against the Crimson. The Redbirds haven't taken on an Ivy League foe since a 2016 matchup with Yale.

Illinois State is 0-4 all-time against Ivy League Foes.

ISU VS IVY LEAGUE OPPONENTS (Program History)

Date Opponent Result
11/22/16 Yale L, 45-59
12/18/13 at Princeton L, 39-65
12/19/12 Princeton L, 50-67
3/23/86 vs Princeton (in Amarillo, Texas) L, 65-68

BALANCED EFFORT

Illinois State finished with four double-figures in the win over Le Moyne on Sunday, which marked the third-straight game to open the season that the Redbirds have finished with 4+ double-figure scorers in a single game.