Men's Basketball: Former CS8 standouts lead Prairie Stars as UIS holds off Lindenwood Belleville in a non-conference play

Aundrae Williams and Cole Harper both scored in double figures for the University of Illinois Springfield as they hosted Lindenwood Belleville Wednesday afternoon.

Multiply buckets by Williams and Harper in the second half helped the Prairie stars extend their lead and beat Lindenwood Belleville 76-65.

This story aired on Channel1450.com on December 19, 2018.

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Men's Basketball: Harper earns GLVC Player of the Week

University of Illinois Springfield guard Cole Harper was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Week after posting 19 points and 11 rebounds in the Stars’ 97-67 victory over Purdue Northwest on Saturday.

Harper, a Chatham Glenwood High School graduate, was seven of 11 from the field and 3-for-3 from long distance. He currently averages 7.7 points and eight rebounds per game this season.

This story appeared in The State Journal-Register on December 17, 2018.

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Women's Basketball: Brianna Mefford breaks UIS record in blowout victory

The University of Illinois Springfield women’s basketball team raced to a 48-14 lead at halftime and clobbered Robert Morris Springfield 104-40 Monday in a home non-conference game.

Brianna Mefford broke a school record for rebounds in a game, grabbing 20 to go along with 10 points.

Val Meissner, Tehya Fortune and Ellie Mitchell each had three 3-pointers for UIS, which converted 13 of 25 3-point attempts.

Mitchell led UIS with 26 points and nine rebounds while Meissner and Fortune finished with 19 and 16 points, respectively.

This story appeared in The State Journal-Register on December 17, 2018.

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