The Illinois Springfield women's golf team earned a third-place team finish at the Bill Crabtree Invitational, hosted by Kentucky Wesleyan at The Pearl Club in Owensboro, Ky. The Prairie Stars finished at +42 after rounds of 304 and 314, trailing only Maryville (+35) and McKendree (+38) in the seven-team field.
Illinois Springfield women's tennis player Alisha Deogaonkar capped an impressive weekend with a semifinal appearance in Flight C singles at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships.
Deogaonkar earned three straight wins to reach the final four, including a hard-fought three-set victory over Hillsdale's Sydney Singh in the second round. Her run ended Monday morning after dropping a competitive 6-4, 6-3 battle against Lara Sener (Roosevelt).
Weekend play continues into the start of the new week for women's golf and tennis. Looking ahead to the weekend, soccer is on the road and volleyball returns to TRAC, both in GLVC play. It's also a big weekend for UIS cross country at the Lewis Crossover.
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Monday, Oct. 6
The UIS men's soccer team fell 3-2 to Missouri S&T in a thrilling Great Lakes Valley Conference matchup on Sunday afternoon at Kiwanis Stadium. The Prairie Stars drop to 2-6-2 overall and 1-5-1 in GLVC play, while the Miners improved to 5-3-1 overall and 3-3-0 in conference play.
The UIS women's soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision to Missouri S&T in Great Lakes Valley Conference play on Sunday afternoon at Kiwanis Stadium. The Prairie Stars fall to 1-6-3 overall and 0-5-2 in GLVC play.
The UIS women's tennis team wrapped up a strong weekend of competition at the ITA Midwest Regional, highlighted by Alisha Deogaonkar's run to the Flight C singles semifinals.
Singles
Deogaonkar opened play with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Tiffin's Ashley Reinhart, then battled back for a 1-6, 6-3, [10-8] win against Sydney Singh of Hillsdale in the Round of 16. She advanced to the semifinals after defeating McKendree's Diana Calzada 6-3, 6-3, and will face Roosevelt's Lara Sener on Monday morning.
The Illinois Springfield women's golf team is in strong position after the opening round of the Bill Crabtree Invitational, sitting in a tie for second place at +16 (304). The Prairie Stars are just two shots back of leader Maryville heading into Monday's final round at The Pearl Club.
UIS performed consistently across all scoring categories, tied for second in par-3 scoring (3.40), second in par-4 scoring (4.36), and second in par-5 scoring (5.00). As a team, the Prairie Stars totaled 10 birdies and 51 pars on the day.
The Illinois Springfield volleyball team fell 3-1 to McKendree on Saturday afternoon in Lebanon, Ill., dropping to 6-8 overall and 0-4 in GLVC play.
"I am very proud of the resilience this group is showing through a tough couple of injury-ridden weeks." said Coach Ulrich. "They are still learning and growing and I'm grateful to work alongside side a group that works hard through adversity."
The UIS women's golf team will travel to Owensboro, Ky., to compete in the Bill Crabtree Invitational on Sunday, Oct. 5, and Monday, Oct. 6. The two-round event will be played at The Pearl Club and is hosted by Kentucky Wesleyan College.
UIS will face a competitive field that includes Young Harris, Maryville (Mo.), McKendree, Kentucky Wesleyan, Thomas More, and John A. Logan.
The Prairie Stars' lineup features Fizreen Ahmadfadzir, Yi-Ting Hsieh, Valentina Torrealba, Lia Rody, and Elaine Grant.
The Illinois Springfield men's soccer team showed grit and late-game fight on Friday night, earning a 2-2 draw with Drury in GLVC play. The result moves UIS to 2-5-2 overall and 1-4-1 in conference action.
Drury struck first less than five minutes into the match after a failed UIS clearance left the ball loose near the top of the box. The Panthers capitalized to take a quick 1-0 lead. Despite the early setback, UIS outshot Drury 5-3 before halftime, though the visitors maintained their advantage through the break.
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