The UIS softball team fought hard in two tightly contested matchups on Friday but came up just short, falling 9-7 to Central Missouri and 7-6 to Northwest Missouri State. Despite strong offensive efforts and late-inning pushes, the Prairie Stars were unable to complete their comebacks in the opening day of the Alvy Early Memorial Classic.

The UIS baseball team opened its weekend series with Tusculum with a wild split on Friday, securing a dramatic 10-5 extra-inning victory in game one before falling 14-5 in game two. The Prairie Stars, now 1-1, showed resilience in a back-and-forth first game but struggled to contain the Pioneers' offense in the second, as Tusculum, now 1-4, took advantage of UIS' defensive miscues to claim the win.

The UIS men's track and field team delivered a strong showing at the Lewis Invite, highlighted by a new indoor school record in the 4x400-meter relay.

The UIS women's track & field team delivered several standout performances at the Lewis Invite on Friday night, highlighted by Madelyn Miller's historic mile run. Miller became the first UIS runner to break the 5-minute barrier in the indoor mile with a time of 4:57.00, marking a new milestone for the program. Her performance currently ranks No. 55 in NCAA Division II as of Friday night.

Despite a career night from Jack Weber and a strong second-half push, the Illinois Springfield men's basketball team couldn't complete the comeback, falling 79-75 to McKendree on Thursday night at TRAC. The Bearcats improved to 11-10 (8-6 GLVC), while UIS dropped to 10-12 (5-9 GLVC). "The difference in the game was perimeter shooting," said Coach Brock. "They started hot from three and seemed to hit a dagger every time we got in striking distance. They did a great job of limiting our shooters."