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Birds Host Illinois Wesleyan Sunday for Exhibition

NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State women's basketball hosts cross-town foe Illinois Wesleyan in a regular-season dress rehearsal Sunday inside CEFCU Arena at 2 p.m. Admission is free for all fans.

No broadcast is available, but fans can listen live on the Varsity Network, WJBC AM 1230 and FM 102.1.

CROSSTOWN SHOOTOUT

Illinois State and Illinois Wesleyan meet for the second-consecutive preseason, after a 94-56 win for the Redbirds prior to the 2023-24 campaign. It unofficially marked the first-ever meeting between the two sides.

ABOUT LAST YEAR

The Redbirds are coming off another strong year under head coach Kristen Gillespie, after a 22-12 campaign that included a trip to the WNIT, Illinois State's fourth-consecutive bid to the postseason.