The Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars men's and women's track & field teams are set for another exciting indoor season. Senior Madelyn Miller-Ross will represent the women's team at this week's GVSU Holiday Open in Allendale, Mich., to kick off the season. The majority of the roster will make their indoor debut at Grand Valley State's Bob Eubanks Open in January.
Illinois Springfield men's basketball (5-2, 2-0 GLVC) edged William Jewell (2-4, 0-1 GLVC) 61-60 in a closely contested GLVC matchup at TRAC on Monday night. UIS overcame a four-point halftime deficit to secure the victory, with a strong second-half performance in the paint. UIS stayed competitive down the stretch and pulled out the win in the final moments.
Illinois Springfield women's basketball (3-4, 1-1 GLVC) picked up its first conference win of the 2025-26 season with a 75-49 victory over William Jewell (0-5, 0-1 GLVC), converting 25 steals into 44 points off turnovers.
The busiest week of the basketball season so far comes to TRAC as conference play moves into full swing. UIS will host three GLVC doubleheaders, each packed with fun for Prairie Stars fans, beginning Monday night.
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Monday, Dec. 1
UIS men's basketball welcomes GLVC opponent William Jewell to the TRAC on Monday night at 7:30 p.m. The matchup is the first of three home GLVC doubleheaders this week, with the game theme set as White Out.
Illinois Springfield (4-2, 1-0 GLVC)
GLVC women's basketball returns to TRAC on Monday evening as the UIS Prairie Stars host the William Jewell Cardinals in a White Out game. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. and marks the first of three GLVC home doubleheaders this week, with additional games on Thursday and Saturday.
Illinois Springfield (2-4, 0-1 GLVC)
Powered by 19 points each from Alex Stell and Isaiah Davis, the UIS men's basketball team earned an 86-76 road win at Missouri-St. Louis on Saturday. The result was the first for UIS over the Tritons since 2022 and the first in St. Louis since 2018. The victory also marked Head Coach Matt Brock's first win at UMSL.
The Illinois Springfield women's basketball team fell to Missouri-St. Louis, 69-46, in the first game of the GLVC slate.
The game commenced with a back-and-forth first quarter, as the Prairie Stars and Tritons traded baskets early on. Allison Wheeler drained a three-pointer early on, assisted by Molly Knight, to narrow the deficit after UMSL opened with early scoring. Kayla Rice contributed significantly, scoring on a jumper from the paint at 7:30, and later facilitated with a steal and an assist to Allysia McDaniel's layup at 3:49.
The Illinois Springfield men's basketball team goes on the road to face Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) on Saturday at 3:00 p.m., opening the GLVC portion of its schedule.
Illinois Springfield (3-2)
On Tuesday night, UIS men's basketball fell 65-62 to Cedarville, slipping in the tense final moments of a back-and-forth matchup between two strong Midwestern programs. The Prairie Stars held a 33-29 lead at halftime, but the game stayed tight throughout, and a 36-point second half helped Cedarville edge ahead for the win.