SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - It is Homecoming Week at UIS and we are ready to go with several home and away events on tap this week. Make sure to come out on Friday for Volleyball and Soccer. 
 

Date	Location	Time	Links
Tuesday, October 7
Volleyball at Oakland City	Oakland City, Ind.	6 p.m.
Wednesday, October 8
Tennis at Missouri S	St. Louis, Mo.	2 p.m.
STARS Club Caravan	Lake Pointe Grill	5-7 p.m.	Information
Friday, October 10
Women's Soccer vs. Rockhurst	Kiwanis Stadium	5 p.m.	Live Stats | Video
Volleyball vs. Belllarmine	TRAC.	7 p.m.	Live Stats | Video
Men's Soccer vs. Rockhurst	Kiwanis Stadium	7:30 p.m.	Live Stats | Video
Saturday, October 4
Volleyball vs. Southern Indiana	TRAC	3 p.m.	Live Stats | Video
Hall of Fame Ceremony	PAC	6:30 p.m.	Video
Sunday, October 5
Women's Tennis vs. Millikin	Decatur, Ill.	10 a.m.
Women's Soccer vs. William Jewell	Kiwanis Stadium	12 p.m.	Live Stats | Video
Men's Soccer vs. William Jewell	Kiwanis Stadium	2:30 p.m.	Live Stats | Video

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Between the women's and men's soccer games on Friday, Razzo's Pizzeria is giving away free slices of pizza to the first 100 people who visit the Razzo's table. Razzo's is located in Rochester, Ill. For more information, visit their website at razzospizza.com.

Women's Soccer
This Week - October 10 vs. Rockhurst - 5 p.m.; October 12 vs. William Jewell- 12 p.m.
Last Week - October 3 at UIndy - L, 2-0; October 5 at Saint Joseph's - T, 1-1

The UIS women's soccer team returns to Kiwanis Stadium for its next two contests. The Prairie Stars host Rockhurst on Homecoming night, Friday at 5 p.m. and Saint Joseph's on Sunday at 12 p.m.

Illinois Springfield dropped a 2-0 decision to UIndy last Friday. Junior goalkeeper Paige Polonus (Plainfield, Ill.) grabbed eight saves in the loss. On Sunday against Saint Joseph's, freshman Regina Bolin (Kansas City, Mo.) scored a late equalizer, her second tally of the season, as the game ended in a 1-1 draw. Senior Kim Tokarski (Hobart, Ind.) continues to lead the team with six points (3 G, 0 A).

Men's Soccer
This Week - October 10 vs. Rockhurst - 7:30 p.m.; October 12 vs. William Jewell- 2:30 p.m.
Last Week - October 3 at UIndy - L, 1-0; October 5 at Saint Joseph's - W, 2-0

The UIS men's soccer team returns to Kiwanis Stadium to host Rockhurst and William Jewell. Game times are set for Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

The Prairie Stars split their games last weekend against Indianapolis and Saint Joseph's. After falling to the Greyhounds, 1-0, on Friday, UIS picked up its first GLVC win of the season, defeating the Pumas, 2-0. Redshirt-freshman Nathan Kingstad (Winchester, Ill.) and redshirt-junior Tyler Stenzel scored their first goals of the season in the victory.

Tennis
This Week - October 8 at Missouri Baptist; Women at Millikin (Oct. 12)
Last Week - Oct. 1 vs. Lindenwood-Belleville Women L, 7-2; Men L, 6-3

On the women's side, Faith Hook and Elizabeth Purcell saved their best tennis for singles play. Hook grabbed a 6-1, 6-2 victory in the No. 2 position, while Purcell won her first collegiate match in a hard-fought win in the No. 6 spot. Purcell outlasted Monika Tisdale, 6-4, 7-5 to give the Prairie Stars another victory.

Sophomore Cole Buehnerkemper grabbed wins in both his singles and doubles matches alongside doubles partner, senior Hayden Esker, against Lindenwood-Belleville.Buehnerkemper and Esker grabbed a convincing 8-1 win at the No. 1 doubles position, but it was the lone win in the pairs spot. In singles play, Buehnerkemper kept his winning ways with a victory in the No. 1 position, while Esker followed suit at the No. 2 spot.

Volleyball
This Week - Oct. 7 at Oakland City - 6 p.m.; Oct. 10 vs. Bellarmine - 7 p.m.; Oct. 11 vs. Southern Indiana - 3 p.m.
Last Week - Sept. 30 vs. McKendree - L, 3-0.; Oct. 3 vs. Saint Joseph's - L, 3-2; Oct. 4 vs. UIndy - L, 3-0

UIS ended its homestand against McKendree before heading out on the road to play St. Joseph's and UIndy. The Prairie Stars fought hard against the Pumas, but it was not enough as they took the five-setter. A powerful UIndy team swept UIS on Saturday. Now the Prairie Stars look to rebound from a six-game skid against non-conference Oakland City on Tuesday before returning home to TRAC for weekend matches. Sophomore Ashley Beaton and junior Nikki Madoch lead the team in kills with 109 and 105, respectlvely. Sophomore Kayla Katarzynski has been on the defense for UIS, digging up a team-best 215 balls from the floor.

Women's Golf
This Week - Off
Last Week - October 4 & 5 - Dan Salisbury Memorial Invite - Fifth place

Play at the Dan Salisbury Memorial Collegiate Invite concluded on Sunday as the Prairie Stars finished in fifth place. Junior Becca Ramirez (Springfield, Ill.) and senior Liz Kesinger (Carrollton, Ill.) placed in the top ten while Ramirez earned All-Tournament team honors for finishing second (81-79-160).

Men's Golf
This Week - Off
Last Week - Sept. 29 & 30 - NCAA Regional Fall Invite #1 - T14th; October 4 & 5 - Dan Salisbury Memorial Invite - T2nd

The UIS men's team wrapped up a busy week at the Dan Salisbury Memorial Collegiate Invite this past weekend. The Prairie Stars finished in second place with two-day total of 611, just four strokes back of tournament champion Bellarmine (607). Sophomore Nathan Goecks earned All-Tournament team honors for his fifth place finish (77-74-151).