Jamall Millison and Davi Austin each scored 15 points to lift the University of Illinois Springfield past Maryville 68-59 Thursday in a Great Lakes Valley Conference men's basketball game.
JJ Cravatta added 14 points for the Prairie Stars (9-13 overall, 3-9 in the GLVC), who snapped a two-game losing streak.
UIS won despite making just three of 20 attempts from 3-point range (15.0 percent). The Prairie Stars were 24 of 57 from the field overall (.421).
The win was reported by The State Journal-Register on February 5, 2016.
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Friday, February 5, 2016
Women's Basketball: Prairie Stars rally to beat Maryville
The University of Illinois Springfield outscored Maryville 17-4 over the final 6 minutes 20 seconds of play on Thursday as the Prairie Stars rallied for a 59-57 Great Lakes Valley Conference victory.
UIS, 8-12 overall and 2-10 in the GLVC, trailed the Saints 31-16 at halftime and 49-36 through three quarters. Maryville (9-10 and 3-9) still led 53-42 with 6:20 left.
But the Stars’ Meredith Marti hit two straight 3-pointers to pull UIS within 56-55 with 1:16 to go. Maryville regained the lead with :53 left, but Ashley McHenry’s layup made it 58-57 UIS with :36 remaining.
McHenry later made 1 of 2 free throws for a two-point lead with :23 left, and Maryville’s Stephanie Sherwood missed a jumper that was rebounded by the Stars’ Syerra Cunningham as time ran out.
Cunningham finished with 21 points, 15 rebounds and three blocked shots while Marti hit 4 of 8 3-point attempts and finished with 14 points.
The win was reported by The State Journal-Register on February 5, 2016.
Read the article online.
UIS, 8-12 overall and 2-10 in the GLVC, trailed the Saints 31-16 at halftime and 49-36 through three quarters. Maryville (9-10 and 3-9) still led 53-42 with 6:20 left.
But the Stars’ Meredith Marti hit two straight 3-pointers to pull UIS within 56-55 with 1:16 to go. Maryville regained the lead with :53 left, but Ashley McHenry’s layup made it 58-57 UIS with :36 remaining.
McHenry later made 1 of 2 free throws for a two-point lead with :23 left, and Maryville’s Stephanie Sherwood missed a jumper that was rebounded by the Stars’ Syerra Cunningham as time ran out.
Cunningham finished with 21 points, 15 rebounds and three blocked shots while Marti hit 4 of 8 3-point attempts and finished with 14 points.
The win was reported by The State Journal-Register on February 5, 2016.
Read the article online.
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Area Colleges: UIS soccer signs four
Four players from two states signed with the University of Illinois Springfield women’s soccer team Wednesday.
Pewaukee (Wisconsin) High School’s Courtney Johnson could help fill the void left by all-Great Lakes Valley Conference goalkeeper Paige Polonus. Johnson’s high school team was a sectional finalist and won a conference title in 2015.
UIS coach Molly Grisham has also signed Erin Bolskar and Mariah Nina Rodriguez. She expects to use them as target forwards or wide attacking players. Bolskar plays for Muskego (Wisconsin) High School, which qualified for state the last two years. Rodriguez, a four-year starter, plays for Joliet Catholic Academy.
Kara Lyn Cipolle is an attacking central midfielder from Joliet West High School. She is a four-year starter.
The players were featured by The State Journal-Regsiter on February 4, 2016.
Read the article online.
Pewaukee (Wisconsin) High School’s Courtney Johnson could help fill the void left by all-Great Lakes Valley Conference goalkeeper Paige Polonus. Johnson’s high school team was a sectional finalist and won a conference title in 2015.
UIS coach Molly Grisham has also signed Erin Bolskar and Mariah Nina Rodriguez. She expects to use them as target forwards or wide attacking players. Bolskar plays for Muskego (Wisconsin) High School, which qualified for state the last two years. Rodriguez, a four-year starter, plays for Joliet Catholic Academy.
Kara Lyn Cipolle is an attacking central midfielder from Joliet West High School. She is a four-year starter.
The players were featured by The State Journal-Regsiter on February 4, 2016.
Read the article online.
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