SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The University of Illinois Springfield women's basketball team hosts Oakland City this Wednesday with its eyes a third win this season. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

Wednesday's game is a Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Pack the Place event. Come out and support the Prairie Stars at the B'Luau in your best beach gear.

UIS is 2-3 after defeating Robert Morris Springfield, 81-40, on November 24. The Prairie Stars took on UIC on Saturday in an exhibition, fallling to the Flames 44-61. Senior Cassie Wolfe (Plainfield, Ill.) led the team against Illinois Chicago, scoring nine points and grabbing eight rebounds.

Revenge
On December 3, 2013, Oakland City defeated UIS at TRAC, 73-71. The Prairie Stars look for revenge on December 3, 2014 against the Mighty Oaks.

Hello, My Name Is...
The Prairie Stars have 11 new faces on the roster this season including 9 transfers and two freshmen. Five newcomers were featured in the starting lineup over the weekend, led by freshman Shelbi Patterson (11.5 pts) and Syerra Cunningham (10.5 pts, 8.5 rebs)

Super Sub
Junior Briana Starks has thrived this season, coming off the bench in four of the team's five games. She is averaging 7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. In the Prairie Stars' win against Robert Morris Springfield, she was one rebound shy of a double-double with 12 points and nine boards.

Hometown Hero
The game against Concordia-Chicago on November 19 was played in sophomore Caroline Kelty's hometown of River Forest, Ill. She delivered her best game of the season thus far with 21 points and 10 rebounds in the win.

Magic Number is 45
UIS  shot a season-high 48.5 percent from the field in the November 24 win against Robert Morris Springfield. The Prairie Stars are 2-0 when shooting at least 45 percent and 0-3 when shooting lower than 45 percent.

Replacing Number 14
Freshman Shelbi Patterson now wears the number 14 jersey that all-time leading scorer Megan Bergerud wore for the past four years. Patterson has played well this season, leading the team in scoring (11.4 ppg) and assists (17) while scoring 20 points in two of the team's five games.

Oakland City (Division II Era): UIS Leads 5-3
UIS is 5-3 against the Mighty Oaks since joining Division II in the 2009-10 season. The Prairie Stars won four of the last five contests with the only loss coming last season at home. The last time these teams met, UIS defeated OCU, 76-63, behind double-digit scoring efforts from then-juniors Cassie Wolfe and Courtney Knuckles.

This Season:
This season the Mighty Oaks are 2-4 after three straight losses, two of which came at the hands of BYU-Hawaii. Raven Greer leads the team in scoring (18.7) and assists (29). The team is 0-2 on the road through six games.

Coming Up
The Prairie Stars have a week off before taking on Robert Morris Peoria on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. It is the team's final home game in 2014.