UIS softball opens the GLVC Tournament on Wednesday afternoon, entering as the No. 6 seed in a double-elimination field against No. 3 McKendree at 1:00 p.m. at EastSide Centre in East Peoria, Ill.

The tournament has been held at EastSide Centre for the 22nd consecutive year, with the Prairie Stars making their 11th appearance in the GLVC postseason. The top eight teams by conference winning percentage earned spots in the bracket.

UIS senior golfer Elaine Grant has been named First Team All-GLVC, earning her third career all-conference honor.

While the top five finishers at the GLVC Championship receive automatic selection, Grant was voted onto the first team by the league's head coaches following a strong postseason performance.

Grant finished tied for seventh at the GLVC Championship, carding rounds of 78, 79, and 72, highlighted by a comeback final round to secure a top-10 finish. She helped lead UIS to a sixth-place finish out of 13 teams.

The NCAA Division II East Regional gets underway Monday morning in Findlay, Ohio, with 18 teams and six individuals competing for a berth at the NCAA Championships.

UIS golfer Elaine Grant will represent the Prairie Stars at the regional, competing as an individual qualifier in her fourth NCAA regional appearance.

UIS softball swept Upper Iowa on Senior Day Sunday, taking game one 2-0 before completing the doubleheader with a 7-2 win.

In the opener, the Prairie Stars scored in the third and fourth innings to back a complete-game shutout from Calista Stahlhut. Senior Jaden Watts scored the first run after reaching on a walk and coming home on a catcher's error, while Bailey Masching later doubled and scored on an RBI single from senior Olivia DeLuca. 

UIS closed out its weekend at the GLVC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, finishing 11th of 13 scoring teams. All team points came from Madelyn Miller-Ross, who delivered a championship performance in the 10,000 meters on Thursday night.

Miller-Ross captured the GLVC title in the 10K with a winning time of 35:09. Her season-best mark of 35:02 ranks top-25 in NCAA Division II. In the same race, Olivia Thomsen placed 18th in 41:16, followed by Allison Thompson in 19th at 41:57.