NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State soccer program revealed its 17-game 2021 schedule on Thursday, which features matchups with the eight other Missouri Valley Conference programs, in addition to nine non-conference matches.
The Redbirds will also play Butler (Aug. 8) and SIUE (Aug. 11) in exhibition matches before a Red vs White intrasquad scrimmage (Aug. 15) to tune up for the regular season.
Illinois State will open the season at Eastern Michigan (Aug. 19) before playing host to Illinois (Aug. 22) and traveling to Western Illinois (Aug. 26). The Redbirds then host Saint Louis (Aug.