Women's Basketball: UIS women hold off Rockhurst

Closing out games became a nemesis of the University of Illinois Springfield women’s basketball team last season.

The Prairie Stars have turned things around this season. Thursday night was a case in point.

UIS pulled off a 68-63 win over Rockhurst in a Great Lakes Valley Conference game at The Recreation and Athletic Center.

The victory gives the Stars a 7-1 overall record and a 2-0 conference record.

“They blew us out by 20 last year,” Ramsey said. “So for us in matter of year to be able to beat them that says a lot about the team that we’ve become. I think we’re better than we played (Thursday) so there’s a lot more to come.”

This article appeared in The State Journal-Register on December 7, 2017.

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People in the News: Regina Bolin

University of Illinois Springfield student Regina Bolin, of Kansas City, was recognized as a Student Laureate by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois during the annual Student Laureate Convocation November 11 in Springfield.

The ceremony honors excellence in curricular and extracurricular activities by seniors from each of the state’s universities.

This story appeared in The State Journal-Register on December 4, 2017.

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Women's Basketball: UIS women ranked in regional poll

The University of Illinois Springfield women’s basketball team is ranked in the Division II Sports Information Directors of America Midwest regional poll for the first time in program history.

The Prairie Stars share the No. 9 ranking with Wayne State (Michigan).

UIS is 6-1 overall and 1-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. It is 3-0 against Midwest Region competition. Of the 10 regionally ranked teams, UIS is the only teams that was not ranked last week. 

This story appeared in The State Journal-Register on December 5, 2017.

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