Mark Williams scored the lone goal of the match early in the second half and goalkeeper Cole Wardlow and the UIS defense made it stand up as the Prairie Stars defeated Maryville 1-0 in a Great Lakes Valley Conference match Sunday at Maryville Field.
After a scoreless opening half, Williams put the Prairie Stars on the board with a header at the 53:20 mark as he took a cross from Mark Czarny.
Making his first start of the season, Wardlow had eight saves in net to record his first win of 2012.
The Prairie Stars, 3-14 overall and 2-12 in the GLVC.
The team was featured by the State Journal-Register on October 22, 2012.
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