UIS baseball opens play in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament on Wednesday morning, facing No. 8 seed Rockhurst at 9:00 a.m. at Mountain Dew Park. in Marion, Ill.
The Prairie Stars (33-17, 21-11 GLVC) enter as the No. 5 seed under a new tournament format. The top four seeds receive first-round byes, while seeds 5-8 meet in single-elimination games to open the event.
Illinois Springfield senior Elaine Grant is tied for fourth place after two rounds at the NCAA Division II Women's Golf East Regional on Monday.
Competing as an individual, Grant posted rounds of 76 and 75 for a 36-hole total of 151, placing her in a three-way tie for fourth in the field. Monday's play was adjusted to 36 holes, and Grant delivered steady results across both rounds.
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.
The UIS softball team completed a doubleheader sweep against Lewis (21-27, 10-14) on Saturday, winning the first game 3-0 and edging out a victory in the second game with a score of 8-7.
The UIS baseball team edged out McKendree 7–6 on Saturday, clinching the series with a Senior Day victory behind a pair of home runs and a 12-hit performance.
McKendree struck first with a solo home run in the opening inning and held a 1-0 lead after one. They added an unearned run in the top of the fourth on a single followed by an error. UIS got on the board in the fourth when Tyler Thompson reached on a fielder's choice to bring in Kaden Griffitts.