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Illinois State women schedule familiar exhibition opponent

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NORMAL — For the third straight season, the women's basketball teams from Illinois State and Illinois Wesleyan will meet in an exhibition game.

The Division I Redbirds will host the Division III Titans at 2 p.m. on Oct. 26 at CEFCU Arena.

ISU opens the regular season at home on Nov. 3 against Dayton. The Redbirds then face Illinois for the first time since 2019 in a Nov. 9 matchup at the State Farm Center in Champaign.

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Illinois State head coach Kristen Gillespie cheers late in the fourth quarter against Louisiana Tech on Monday, March 31, 2025, during the WNIT at CEFCU Arena.