Friday, January 10, 2020

Women's Basketball: Ladowski’s 18 plenty for Prairie Stars

Lauren Ladowski scored a game-best 18 points, made 6 of 9 field goals to lead the University of Illinois Springfield to a 71-46 Great Lakes Valley Conference win over William Jewell on Thursday at The Recreation and Athletic Center.

Ladowski was 6 for 8 at the free-throw line, grabbed three rebounds and finished with a 26 plus-minus in just 25 minutes played. Tehya Fortune netted 14 points and had two steals for UIS while teammate Makenna Fee tallied 11 off the bench.

This story appeared in The State Journal-Register on January 10, 2020.

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Men's Basketball: Efficient Johnson leads UIS to win

Keymonta Johnson shot 75 percent and finished with a game-high 23 points to lead the University of Illinois Springfield men’s basketball team to a 92-63 win over William Jewell at The Recreation and Athletic Center on Thursday.

Johnson made 8 of 12 shots and was 5 for 6 at the free-throw line. Athens High School graduate Matt Wendling added 14 points for the Prairie Stars while Daniel Soetan added 12.

Lanphier graduate Aundrae Williams added eight points for UIS while Rochester’s Collin Stallworth had two.

This story appeared in The State Journal-Register on January 10, 2020.

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Monday, January 6, 2020

Men's Basketball: UIS men score big upset at No. 11 Indy

The University of Illinois Springfield men’s basketball team picked up its first Great Lakes Valley Conference victory thanks to its defense.

The Prairie Stars held Indianapolis to 36.8 percent shooting from the field and upset the No. 11-ranked Greyhounds 79-69 at Nicoson Hall on Saturday.

UIS shot 45 percent itself from the floor and 44 percent from beyond the arc, sinking 14 of 32 3-point attempts.

UIS had everything clicking early, jumping out by as many as 25 points midway through the first half. Daniel Soetan had 15 of his team-high 24 points in the first half. The longball fell early as well, going eight of 18 from 3-point range in the first half. Jesus Castillo went 6 for 10 from 3-point range, scoring 23 points and grabbing eight rebounds off the bench. Soetan and Keymonta Johnson each had 10 rebounds.

This story appeared in The State Journal-Register on January 4, 2020.

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