NORMAL, Ill. – No. 4 Illinois State soccer is set to travel to Des Moines, Iowa, to take on the No.1 seed Drake in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Thursday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
The Redbirds advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament after a 2-1 overtime victory over the No. 5 seed Southern Illinois. Sophomore Chloe Cline secured her first collegiate brace in the contest with goals in the 59th and 93rd minutes. Cline became the first player since former Redbird Kate Del Fava to record a postseason brace.