No. 4 Illinois State (10-8-2, 4-3-0) will face off with top-seeded Loyola (9-6-1, 6-1-0) in Chicago Friday in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Soccer Championships. Kick off at Loyola Soccer Park is set for 6 p.m.
The Redbirds lead the all-time series with the Ramblers, 14-4, and have won eight of their last nine encounters. Most recently, Illinois State stunned Loyola in overtime, when junior Mikayla Unger scored the golden goal from 30 yards out to put the 'Birds up 3-2 and hand the Ramblers their only conference loss this season.
The match will be streamed through The Valley on ESPN on ESPN+.