The UIS women's soccer team had two student-athletes earn All-Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Third Team honors for the 2026 season, as announced by the league office on Wednesday. Junior forward Mallory Herber and sophomore defender Riley Lloyd each earned their first career All-GLVC selections.
Herber led the Prairie Stars with six goals scored this season, adding one assist for a team-high 13 points. She appeared in all 17 games, making 14 starts, and ranked among the league's top shot producers throughout the season.
Illinois Springfield Women's Basketball made a statement Tuesday night, knocking off Division I Southern Illinois 75-70 at Banterra Center in its final exhibition game. The Prairie Stars overcame a nine-point third-quarter deficit, using a 12-0 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to take control. Senior Kayla Rice led the way with 30 points.
UIS has an exciting week of athletics ahead from Nov. 2-8, with women's basketball in action and volleyball and men's and women's cross country closing out the week.
Tuesday, Nov. 3
6 p.m. — Women's Basketball at SIUC (Exhibition)
UIS Volleyball (7-18, 1-10 GLVC) lost to Upper Iowa (13-11, 6-6 GLVC) 3-2 on Saturday. The Prairie Stars won the first and third sets 25-19 and 25-20, but Upper Iowa took the second, fourth and fifth sets 25-23, 25-11 and 15-11. The match was Illinois Springfield's final road contest of the season.
Illinois Springfield Women's Basketball played Illinois in an exhibition Friday night at the State Farm Center. The No. 23/22-ranked Fighting Illini won 88-44.
UIS head coach Olivia Birt said the matchup offered valuable experience and a chance to measure the team against a Big Ten opponent.
Illinois Springfield (7-17, 1-9 GLVC) fell to Truman State (12-12, 6-5 GLVC) 3-0 on Thursday at Pershing Arena in Kirksville, Mo. The Prairie Stars were held to 27 kills and a .068 hitting percentage, compared with 36 kills and a .208 percentage for Truman State, in sets of 25-18, 25-13 and 25-17.
The Illinois Springfield volleyball team continues its road swing this week with a pair of GLVC matchups. The Prairie Stars visit Truman State on Thursday at 6 p.m. in Kirksville, Mo., before traveling to Fayette, Iowa, to face Upper Iowa on Saturday at 3 p.m.
UIS (7-16, 1-8 GLVC) looks to bounce back after a close loss at Quincy, where the Prairie Stars came up just short of extending the match to a fourth set.
UIS Athletics looks to another exciting week as the fall season begins to transition into the winter. This week marks the start of basketball for UIS. Both men's and women's teams will be in action this week, highlighted by men's basketball heading to face off against the Iowa Hawkeyes, and women's basketball heading to Champaign to take on the Fighting Illini.
Tuesday, Oct. 27
6:30 pm – Men's Basketball at Iowa (Exhibition)
UIS Men's Basketball faced a Big Ten opponent on Tuesday night, taking on Iowa in an exhibition matchup at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa. The Prairie Stars fell 88-64 in the preseason meeting.
UIS led 5-2 early behind a 3-pointer and a jumper from Isaiah Davis. Alex Stell grabbed the rebound off a missed layup and threw down a dunk to tie the score at 7 before Iowa began to pull away. Jorden Williams scored at the rim in the final seconds of the first half, sending UIS into the break trailing 42-28.
Illinois Springfield (7-16, 1-8 GLVC) lost to Quincy (17-8, 4-5 GLVC) 3-0 on Saturday afternoon. The Prairie Stars cut an 11-point third-set deficit to two before Quincy completed the match, winning 25-17, 26-24, 25-22.