The Illinois Springfield men's golf team sits in fifth place in a field of 18 teams after the opening day of the Midwest Collegiate at Rock Hollow Golf Club.
The Prairie Stars posted a 296 in the opening round before improving by 12 strokes with a 284 in the second round. UIS finished the day at 580, sitting one stroke behind fourth-place Missouri-St. Louis and 13 strokes behind the team leaders, Maryville and Grand Valley State.
The UIS men's tennis team opened its fall season at the Drury Invitational over the weekend, competing against players from Drury, Rockhurst, Southwest Baptist and Evangel University.
Kai Van-Roon led the Prairie Stars in singles play, winning flight fne with three victories during the tournament. He opened with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Drury's Yuan Lu before defeating Southwest Baptist's Romain Ruiz 6-0, 3-6, 10-6. Van-Roon added another win on the second day, defeating Rockhurst's Tommy Griese 7-5, 6-4, to claim the flight one title.
The Illinois Springfield women's golf team finished ninth at the 18th Annual Gilda's Club Laker Fall Invite, hosted by Grand Valley State at The Meadows in Allendale, Mich.
The Prairie Stars finished with a 54-hole total of 967, placing ninth in the 16-team field.
Valentina Torrealba led the way individually, finishing tied for 27th with a three-round total of 236. She carded rounds of 79, 82 and 75, closing the tournament with UIS' lowest round of the event.
The UIS women's tennis team opened its fall season at the Drury Invitational, competing in singles and doubles action against players from Missouri State, Rockhurst, Drury, Southwest Baptist and Evangel.
The UIS Prairie Stars continue their fall season with a week highlighted by home soccer matches against Upper Iowa on Wednesday.
Monday, Sept. 28
All Day — Women's Golf at Grand Valley StateUIS Women's Golf finished up its trip to Allendale, Mich. on Monday morning. The Prairie Stars finished ninth of 16 teams.
All Day — Men's Golf at Midwest Collegiate
The Illinois Springfield men's golf team returns to action Monday at the Midwest Collegiate, hosted by UMSL at Rock Hollow Golf Club in Peru, Ind. The Prairie Stars will compete against a field featuring several GLVC opponents, including Missouri S&T, UMSL and Quincy, along with Findlay, Grand Valley State and other teams from around the region.
The Illinois Springfield women's golf team has completed two rounds at the 18th Annual Gilda's Club Laker Fall Invite, hosted by Grand Valley State at The Meadows in Allendale, Mich. The Prairie Stars sit in a tie for eighth place at 639 after rounds of 317 and 322.
The Illinois Springfield men's soccer team defeated Missouri-St. Louis 3-2 on Saturday, marking its first win of the season. The Prairie Stars withstood five UMSL attacks from 78:33 to 88:31 of the second half without conceding.
UIS made its shot volume count, putting six of nine attempts on goal while UMSL put four of 17 on frame. Robin Lemke Bergseth gave UIS a two-goal performance, including the game-winner.
The UIS women's soccer team lost to Missouri-St. Louis 4-1 on Saturday evening. The Prairie Stars carried a 1-0 lead into halftime, but UMSL scored all four of its goals after the break.
Mallory Herber gave the Prairie Stars the first-half breakthrough at 43:03, scoring off Bridget Lyons' assist for the lead. Earlier, UIS withstood repeated UMSL chances, including three shots off the woodwork and two saves by Gigi Yurevich before the goal. Yurevich made another save at 44:27, and the Prairie Stars took the 1-0 advantage into halftime.
UIS Volleyball fell to Missouri-St. Louis 3-0 on Saturday, closing out its first weekend at home and moving to .
UIS built a 16-11 lead in the first set, but UMSL erased it and moved ahead 18-17 on a Prairie Stars attack error. Illinois Springfield answered with kills from Kendall Johnson and Alyssa Gray to tie the set at 21-21, but the Tritons scored the final four points to take the set 25-21.