NORMAL — A disappointing loss was followed by a rousing response last weekend from Illinois State’s volleyball team. The latter has ISU coach Leah Johnson believing her team is “trending back up again” heading into a stretch of three Missouri Valley Conference matches in four days at Redbird Arena.
The Redbirds (13-5, 5-1) play host to Valparaiso at 6 p.m. Friday, Loyola at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Bradley at 6 p.m. Monday.
After falling in straight sets last Friday at Northern Iowa, ISU won at Drake the next night in four sets. The Redbirds had gone 0-4 against Drake the previous two seasons.