The University of Illinois Springfield volleyball team has had a busy preseason with eight scrimmages, including matches with National Junior College Athletic Association Division II national champion Parkland and five Great Lakes Valley Conference teams.
“It gave us a chance to see the competition and teams in our conference that we are going to play throughout the season, but it doesn’t actually count,” UIS junior outside hitter Tiffany Sunderlin said.
With the Prairie Stars set to kick off the regular season Friday as hosts of the inaugural Capital Classic at The Recreation and Athletic Center, the preseason provided UIS volleyball coach Trey Salinas with a fairly clear vision of what the team should look like.
“We feel like we have a lot of firepower,” he said. “We feel like our defense and serve receive are on point to compete well.
“We’ll continue to be a really good blocking team. Defensively, we’ll be all around a much better defensive team as well. We should be significantly improved from last year.”
“We have six new girls and five of them are hitters, so we’re looking good," UIS sophomore libero Isabela Fonseca said.
We’ve also added some depth in giving us another option for the setter as well as adding another middle to the equation, which has really helped expand our offense.
This story appeared in The State Journal-Register on August 31, 2016.
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Thursday, September 1, 2016
UIS cross country teams upgrade rosters, home course
The University of Illinois Springfield cross country course got an upgrade over the summer and was lengthened from a 2,000-meter (1.24-mile) loop to 3,000 meters (1.86 miles).
UIS cross country coach Mike De Witt also upgraded the men’s and women’s roster in both quality and quantity as the Prairie Stars approach their second season in program history.
“We’re much bigger,” UIS sophomore runner Maddie Logsdon said. “We’re pretty excited because we have so many new recruits who are good that can really help us stand out.”
De Witt has 16 males and 15 females, and the Prairie Stars have gained an increase in talent.
“It’s a very young team all around,” Reynolds said. “The talent is there. "We’re going to be young and improved. The other teams in the conference are going to have to definitely take note because of how young we are and we all are going to probably stay together.”
UIS hosts a home meet Friday with Illinois College, Blackburn and Lindenwood-Belleville participating.
This article appeared in The State Journal-Register on August 31, 2016.
Read the entire article online.
UIS cross country coach Mike De Witt also upgraded the men’s and women’s roster in both quality and quantity as the Prairie Stars approach their second season in program history.
“We’re much bigger,” UIS sophomore runner Maddie Logsdon said. “We’re pretty excited because we have so many new recruits who are good that can really help us stand out.”
De Witt has 16 males and 15 females, and the Prairie Stars have gained an increase in talent.
“It’s a very young team all around,” Reynolds said. “The talent is there. "We’re going to be young and improved. The other teams in the conference are going to have to definitely take note because of how young we are and we all are going to probably stay together.”
UIS hosts a home meet Friday with Illinois College, Blackburn and Lindenwood-Belleville participating.
This article appeared in The State Journal-Register on August 31, 2016.
Read the entire article online.
UIS Students Do Investigative Work As Part Of Course
One class at UIS did some investigative work Wednesday.
A forensic science lab simulated a crime scene in a campus courtyard this afternoon.
Students searched for evidence and looked for clues to help them find suspects throughout the semester.
Students will evaluate and test everything from hair samples, fingerprints, to footprint molds. The forensic class will be busy testing clues for the rest of the semester.
This story appeared on Fox 55 News on August 31, 2016.
Watch the story online.
A forensic science lab simulated a crime scene in a campus courtyard this afternoon.
Students searched for evidence and looked for clues to help them find suspects throughout the semester.
Students will evaluate and test everything from hair samples, fingerprints, to footprint molds. The forensic class will be busy testing clues for the rest of the semester.
This story appeared on Fox 55 News on August 31, 2016.
Watch the story online.
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