SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The University of Illinois Springfield women's basketball team travels to Lincoln University on Saturday, its final regular season game of 2014. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m.
Quick HitsUIS is on a three-game winning streak and is now 4-3 after defeating Robert Morris Peoria, 104-17. It was a historic night for the Prairie Stars as six school records were broken.
Junior guard
Meredith Marti set multiple school records against the Eagles on Wednesday with 36 points on 12-of-20 shooting. All 12 of her makes came from three-point land.
UIS' 104 points on Wednesday is the most it has ever scored in a game.
The Prairie Stars enter the 2014-15 season with a fresh look. 11 of the 14 players on the roster are newcomers. The athletic department also has a new logo.
Hello, My Name Is...The Prairie Stars have 11 new faces on the roster this season including 9 transfers and two freshmen. Five newcomers have cracked the starting lineup at one point or another this season, led by freshman
Shelbi Patterson (11.0 pts) and
Syerra Cunningham (8.8 pts, 7.9 rebs)
Dialing Long DistanceIn Wednesday's win against Robert Morris Peoria, junior
Meredith Marti hit a school-record 12 three-pointers, a part of the team's record 17 makes in the game.
Replacing Number 14Freshman
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 (11.0 ppg) and assists (32) while scoring 20 points in two of the team's seven games.
Coming Up NextThe Prairie Stars close out 2014 with an exhibition at Southeast Missouri State on December 21.
Owning the GlassUIS owns a plus-11.7 rebounding margin through six games this season. Last Wednesday against Oakland City, the Prairie Stars set a team record (since joining Division II) for most rebounds in a single game with 57. On Wednesday against Robert Morris Peoria, seven Prairie Stars grabbed at least six boards.
Super-SubJunior
Briana Starks has thrived this season, coming off the bench in five of the team's six games. She is averaging 8.3 points and 6.5 rebounds in 25 minutes per game this season. Last Wednesday against Oakland City, she scored a career-high 15 points and helped UIS rally for the victory.