NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State volleyball team (13-5, 5-1 MVC) finished the first half of Missouri Valley Conference play on Monday night against Bradley with its best record since 2014, when the Redbirds went 18-0 in the league, and won the regular-season outright.
The Redbirds will close out their longest home stand in at least a decade this weekend, when Southern Illinois (4-17, 0-8 MVC) and Missouri State (11-10, 4-4 MVC) visit Redbird Arena. Both matches are set to begin at 7 p.m.
Scouting the Opponents
Illinois State took the first match-up of the 2018 MVC season against the Salukis and Bears, and holds a commanding 75-12 series record over Southern Illinois.