The Illinois Springfield baseball team returns to the Midwest this weekend for a four-game, split-site series against Missouri-St. Louis. The Prairie Stars and Tritons will share hosting duties in a non-conference set featuring two games Friday and two more Saturday.

The Illinois Springfield women's track and field team will wrap up the indoor regular season Friday evening at the Illinois College Hilltop Classic in Jacksonville, Ill. The meet serves as the final tune-up before postseason competition as the Prairie Stars look to build momentum across the sprints, middle distance and throws.

UIS will have strong representation in the 60-meter dash, with freshmen Madelyn Festerling and Addison Wittenberg joined by sophomore Ellie Najarro in the open section.

With postseason positioning still in play, UIS Men's Basketball returns home this week for a pair of Great Lakes Valley Conference matchups at TRAC. The Prairie Stars will host Lewis on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. before welcoming Upper Iowa on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. as part of Senior Day.

Illinois Springfield (15-9, 11-5 GLVC)

With postseason positioning on the line, UIS Women's Basketball closes the regular-season home schedule this week with a pair of Great Lakes Valley Conference matchups at TRAC. The Prairie Stars host the Lewis Flyers on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. before welcoming Upper Iowa on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Illinois Springfield (11-13, 8-8 GLVC)

UIS Softball will host the Capital City McDonald's Classic this week at the Springfield Clinic Dome at Scheels Sports Park. The three-team event runs Thursday and Friday and features Ohio Dominican and Davenport.

Each team will face the others once per day, with one field in use throughout the tournament.

Illinois Springfield (7-3)
UIS enters the weekend riding momentum after winning four games last weekend, sweeping doubleheaders against Lake Erie and Thomas More at the UIS Springfield Clinic Classic.

The UIS Prairie Stars baseball series against the UMSL Tritons has been adjusted for this weekend with a flip of game days.

The series will still be played as split-site doubleheaders, but the home and away dates have changed.

UIS will now open the series on Friday, Feb. 20, with a doubleheader at UMSL in St. Louis. First pitch is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., with game two to follow. 

Senior Madelyn Miller-Ross of Illinois Springfield has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for the third time this season, the league office announced Wednesday.

At the GVSU Big Meet on Feb. 13–14, Miller-Ross ran a 9:35 in the 3,000 meters, setting a new UIS school record. Then, on Saturday, she posted a time of 2:21 in the 800 meters, the top UIS performance in the event at the meet. She currently ranks No. 1 in the GLVC and No. 16 in NCAA Division II in the 3K.

As part of UIS Athletics' 15 Years of NCAA Division II Membership celebration, the department is highlighting 15 standout teams and 15 standout student-athletes who have shaped the Prairie Stars' Division II era. Each week, UIS features one team and one student-athlete, honoring the accomplishments, championship moments, and legacy-building performances that have defined Prairie Stars Athletics.