The UIS men's soccer team (1-10-3, 1-7-3) lost to Lewis (4-7-2, 3-6-2) 4-2 on Wednesday night in Romeoville. The Prairie Stars held Lewis without a goal across five attacking actions from 77:44 to 88:01 while the score remained 3-2, but the late stretch was not enough to change the result.
UIS Women's Soccer (7-5-2, 5-4-2) lost to Lewis (6-7-1, 5-5-1) 1-0 Wednesday. The Prairie Stars put seven of their 10 shots on goal but were shut out as Lewis scored the match's only goal in the second half.
UIS generated six shots in the first half, including saved attempts from Mallory Herber, Kalli Drexler, Riley Lloyd and Josie Sparks. Lloyd and Herber each had early looks in the opening seven minutes, while Gigi Yurevich made two saves to keep Lewis off the board. The half ended scoreless.
UIS Volleyball steps away from GLVC play this weekend for the 18th annual Midwest Region Volleyball Crossover in Hammond, Ind. The Prairie Stars will face Thomas More and Lake Superior State on Friday before closing the weekend against Purdue Northwest on Saturday afternoon at the Hammond Sportsplex.
The Illinois Springfield men's soccer team returns to the road Wednesday for a 7:30 p.m. matchup at Lewis before hosting Southwest Baptist on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Kiwanis Stadium for the annual Cancer Awareness Game.
UIS enters the week at 1-9-3 overall and 1-6-3 in Great Lakes Valley Conference play, sitting 13th in the standings. The Prairie Stars fell 2-1 at home to Indianapolis last Wednesday before dropping a 4-1 decision at Maryville. UIS remained within reach against the Saints before Maryville pulled away late.
The Illinois Springfield women's soccer team takes its four-game unbeaten streak on the road Wednesday, visiting Lewis at 5 p.m. before returning home Saturday to host Southwest Baptist at noon for its annual Cancer Awareness Game.
UIS (7-4-2, 5-3-2 GLVC) went 3-0-1 over its last four matches, including a scoreless draw against Maryville last week. Defender Riley Lloyd contributed a goal and an assist during the week, while the shutout against the Saints highlighted the Prairie Stars' defensive execution.
The UIS men's tennis team competed at the Dwight Davis Open at Forest Park in St. Louis over the weekend, highlighted by singles consolation titles from Lukas Pieringer and Miran Todorovic.
The UIS women's cross country team placed 21st out of 26 teams at the Lewis Crossover on Saturday morning, scoring 625 points in the 6K race.
Junior Josslyn Gaona led the Prairie Stars, finishing 71st overall with a time of 23:27. Senior Kaleigh Inniss followed in 148th place at 24:45, while senior Marissa Roggensack finished 157th in 24:55.
Olivia Thomsen crossed the finish line in 25:28 to place 184th, and senior Allison Thompson rounded out the team's top five with a time of 25:52.
The UIS men's cross country team placed 14th out of 27 teams at the Lewis Crossover on Saturday morning, scoring 409 points in the 8K race.
Senior Matt Padilla led the Prairie Stars, finishing 57th overall with a time of 25:28. Senior Joey Karlesky followed in 66th at 25:34, giving UIS two runners in the top 70.
Owen Whelan crossed the finish line in 25:50 to place 92nd, while sophomore Charlie Borlin finished 103rd in 25:56. Ryan Kries rounded out the team's top five, placing 113th in 26:02.
UIS Men's Soccer lost to Maryville 4-1 on Saturday. The Prairie Stars put all 10 of their shots in the first half, while Maryville finished with a 24-10 shot advantage.