RENSSELAER, Ind. - Sophomore Sam Morin (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) scored in the 13th minute to give the University of Illinois Springfield women's soccer a 1-0 win against St. Joseph's Sunday afternoon at Minielli Field.

The Basics
Final Score: UIS 1, SJC 0
Records: UIS (4-7-1, 3-5-1 GLVC), SJC (1-10-2, 1-9-1 GLVC)
Location: Rensselaer, Ind. - Minielli Field

Stats of the Game

• The win gives the Prairie Stars four on the season and three in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, both tying program records set in 2011. The team also finished with four wins overall in 2014.
• All four wins this season for UIS have been 1-0 victories.
• Sam Morin's goal was her second game-winning goal this season.
• The Prairie Stars are now in 10th place in the GLVC. The top eight teams advance to the GLVC Tournament at the end of the regular season.

UIS Top Performers

• Sam Morin - scored the game-winning goal in the 13th minute of play. It was her only shot of the day and her third goal of the season, tying Karisa Rogers (St. Charles, Mo.) for the team lead.
• Senior Paige Polonus (Plainfield, Ill.) - finished with seven saves and recorded her fifth clean sheet of the season.

How It Happened

• UIS took the first shots of the game, forcing St. Joseph's keeper to make a save on Taylor Mraz's shot at the 11:26 minute-mark. Just 47 seconds later, Sam Morin put the Prairie Stars ahead with her third goal of the season.
• Paige Polonus made three saves in the first period, including one with just 45 seconds left in the half.
• The Pumas outshot UIS 10-3 in the second stanza, but Polonus kept the hosts off the board to preserve the win for the Prairie Stars.

Coming Up Next

• The Prairie Stars host Rockhurst on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 1 p.m. It is a make-up game for the September 18th contest that was called due to lightning.