The University of Illinois Springfield women's basketball team won its first Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament game Monday night, beating Missouri S&T 60-52 at the TRAC.
The Prairie Stars advance to the GLVC Tournament Quarterfinals in Edwardsville, Ill. on Friday. The Stars will face Missouri-St. Louis.
This story aired on WICS Newschannel 20 on February 28, 2022.
A University of Illinois Springfield men's tennis player is 5,000 miles from home.
Nikita Revin is from Kyiv, Ukraine, the center of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
He tells us what life is like for his family and friends stuck in a country now unrecognizable.
"When I hear news about missiles in my home city, I was really in shock about it," Revin said. "I was like 'my family is there,' so I don't know what to do, to be honest."
The University of Illinois Springfield women’s basketball team already wielded a slew of talented guards such as standouts Lauren Ladowski and Malea Jackson.
That stellar backcourt is even further bolstered by sophomore guard Ally Gietzel, a transfer from Illinois State.
Gietzel converted a crucial jumper and added a pair of late free throws to cement UIS’ first ever Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament victory, 60-52 over Missouri S&T at The Recreation and Athletic Center on Monday.
Illinois and the University of Illinois Springfield softball teams are both 4-1 after the opening weekend of the spring season. Both teams already have stars emerging.
Danielle Dennis (0.529 BAVG, 1.294 SLG%) was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Week. The junior had quite a busy weekend at the plate totaling nine hits, four home runs, six runs, 11 RBI and one double. She was the difference maker in two wins this past weekend.
The University of Illinois Springfield baseball and softball teams both threw out the first pitch of their respective seasons Friday.
The Prairie Stars baseball team beat Tusculum University 13-3. The UIS softball team opened the season with a doubleheader victory.
This story aired on Fox Illinois on Feb. 11, 2022. Watch the story online.
Quincy came to town on a snowy Thursday and UIS sent them home with a 61-43 win. The Prairie Stars, led by Lauren Ladowski, won their fifth straight game, tying a record set by the 2009-2010 team when UIS went D2.
This story aired on Channel1450.com on Feb. 3, 2022. Watch the video online.
The University of Illinois Springfield baseball team was selected as the preseason favorite in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Blue Division. The Prairie Stars are looking to redeem themselves from last season's surprising early exit in a loss to Quincy University in the Midwest Regional Tournament.
The University of Illinois Springfield women’s basketball team surprisingly but justifiably swarmed Lauren Ladowski prior to Thursday’s tip against Quincy at The Recreation and Athletic Center.
A pregame ceremony at midcourt presented the four-year junior guard with a plaque after nabbing the school’s all-time scoring record the previous week at Rockhurst. She beat Megan Bergerud’s mark of 1,348 points set from 2010 to 2014.
Chris Hamil set a school record, making nine three pointers on his way to 35 points to lead UIS to a come from behind 68-64 victory over UMSL on Saturday afternoon in GLVC action.
Watch the game video on Sports Radio AM1450 from Jan. 15, 2022.
Lexi Throne was University of Illinois Springfield’s seventh runner in the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Cross Country Championships. The meet was held in Angel Mounds, Indiana. The junior finished the 6,000-meter run in 25 minutes, 1.9 seconds. She was 177th overall.
This article appeared in The Journal-News on Jan. 10, 2022.