The University of Illinois Springfield women's basketball team will begin the GLVC Conference Tournament against Maryville. The Prairie Stars play the Saints on March 8 at 12:00 p.m. at Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Missouri.
UIS (15-13, 13-9)
The Prairie Stars capped off a historical regular season with a win on Saturday against Quincy, increasing their record for the most conference wins in school history. The Prairie Stars earned the 5 seed in the GLVC Tournament with a 3.41 PRS during the regular season. UIS won the lone matchup between the two on November 30 at Maryville, 79-74. This is only the second time that UIS has made the GLVC postseason, with the first being in 2022.
The Prairie Stars are 2-1 on neutral courts this year. UIS is averaging 77.0 points per game on 39.3% shooting. They allow opponents to score 77.0 points per game on 46.7% shooting. The Prairie Stars average 38.0 rebounds, 14.11 assists, 7.0 three-pointers made, and a league-leading 11.93 steals. UIS is 5-5 in their last 10 games.
Maryville (18-10, 15-7)
The Saints ended the regular season on a four game win streak, which included a win against nationally-ranked Drury. The Saints earned the 4 seed in the GLVC Tournament with a 3.80 PRS during the regular season. MU is making their eleventh appearance in the GLVC postseason and their sixth appearance in a row.
The Saints haven't had a neutral court contest yet this year. Maryville is averaging 73.3 points per game on 40.4% shooting. MU is only allowing opponents to score 64.1 points per game on 39.0% shooting, good enough for second in the conference. The Saints also have a +9.2 points margin. Maryville averages 39.2 rebounds, 13.71 assists, 7.1 three-pointers made, and 8.11 steals. MU is 8-2 in their last 10 games.
How to Follow
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Ticket prices: Adults - $15 per session | students w/ID - $7.50 per session | youths - $5.00 per session | children 5-under = free (*through HomeTown Ticketing on GLVC website)
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Live stream for the tournament will be behind a paywall on GLVCSN