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 was picked sixth with 124 points in the GLVC Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league's head coaches. Per conference rules, coaches are not permitted to vote for their own teams. Indianapolis was selected as the preseason favorite, earning 12 first-place votes and 194 total points after winning the GLVC regular-season title last year and making back-to-back NCAA World Series appearances. Top Five: Indianapolis – 194 points (12 first-place votes)

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.

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."

The Illinois Springfield women's basketball team built a commanding first-half lead, but McKendree stormed back in the second half to take a 77-70 victory on Thursday night at TRAC. The Bearcats improved to 12-8, 8-6 in the GLVC while UIS slipped to 5-17, 4-10.