NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State volleyball team will begin its final stretch of road matches this season when it heads to play Missouri Valley Conference matches at Valparaiso on Friday and Loyola Chicago on Saturday. Both matches are scheduled for 7 p.m. starts.
Illinois State (15-11, 8-5 MVC) returns to action after splitting a pair of league matches last weekend. The Redbirds topped then-No. 25 Northern Iowa on Friday before falling to Drake on Saturday. The win over UNI marked Illinois State's first win over a Top 25 opponent in nearly 14 years.