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The Illinois Springfield women's basketball team battled toe-to-toe with Maryville but couldn't withstand a dominant fourth quarter from the Saints, falling 81-68 at TRAC on Saturday afternoon. The Prairie Stars held a five-point lead heading into the final period, but Maryville's red-hot shooting down the stretch proved decisive.

The Illinois Springfield baseball team opened the 2025 season with a series split against Tusculum. After falling 12-8 in the first game on Saturday, the Prairie Stars bounced back in the second with a strong offensive performance and steady bullpen work, securing a 14-5 victory.

The UIS women's track & field team delivered several standout performances at the Lewis Invite on Friday night, highlighted by Madelyn Miller's historic mile run. Miller became the first UIS runner to break the 5-minute barrier in the indoor mile with a time of 4:57.00, marking a new milestone for the program. Her performance currently ranks No. 55 in NCAA Division II as of Friday night.

The UIS baseball team opened its weekend series with Tusculum with a wild split on Friday, securing a dramatic 10-5 extra-inning victory in game one before falling 14-5 in game two. The Prairie Stars, now 1-1, showed resilience in a back-and-forth first game but struggled to contain the Pioneers' offense in the second, as Tusculum, now 1-4, took advantage of UIS' defensive miscues to claim the win.

The UIS softball team fought hard in two tightly contested matchups on Friday but came up just short, falling 9-7 to Central Missouri and 7-6 to Northwest Missouri State. Despite strong offensive efforts and late-inning pushes, the Prairie Stars were unable to complete their comebacks in the opening day of the Alvy Early Memorial Classic.