The University of Illinois Springfield women’s basketball team made it two wins in a week with a 70-59 victory Saturday against Lindenwood-Belleville at The Recreation and Athletic Center.
UIS won 74-50 on the road against Oakland City on Wednesday.
“We’re going to try to get a win streak going,” UIS junior guard Megan Bergerud said.
The Prairie Stars (3-4) took control in the second half to win back-to-back games for the first time this season. Bergerud’s layup with eight minutes remaining started a 13-0 run that put the Stars ahead 70-55. Lindenwood-Belleville (7-8) went nearly seven minutes without scoring and only had one field goal in the final 8:15.
The win was featured by the State Journal-Register on December 9, 2012.
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