NORMAL — The plethora of potholes that have kept the Illinois State women’s basketball team from opening its season appear to have been filled.
“The players are so excited there is a light at the end of the tunnel,” Redbirds coach Kristen Gillespie said of Sunday’s 1 p.m. game against Saint Xavier at Redbird Arena.
Spectators will not be allowed to attend because of COVID-19 restrictions.
ISU canceled its first three games because of a positive COVID test among its players. Five more players were quarantined through contact tracing. Those six rejoined the rest of the roster on Thursday.