SPRINGFIELD, IL --- The Prairie Stars are coming off a three game home stand in which they picked up their first conference win over William Jewell in between two tough losses to Rockhurst and McKendree. The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) will now head on the road for two games against the University of Indianapolis (UINDY) and Saint Joseph's on Thursday and Saturday.

SETTING THE SCENE
Overall Records (GLVC)

• UIS // 7-10 (1-6) // 8^th in East
• UINDY // 12-3 (6-1) // 2^nd in East
• Saint Joseph's // 8-9 (3-4) // 6^th in East

Inside the GLVC, the Prairie Stars have played a tough schedule so far, opening up with the top-two teams from either side of the conference before their games last weekend. In their last three, they fell to Rockhurst and McKendree although they were within three points with under two minutes to go in each game.

KEY STATS AND RANKINGS (GLVC)
Scoring Offense:

• UINDY - 83.2 (3^rd)
• St. Joes - 82.6 (5^th)
• UIS - 78.1 (11^th)

Scoring Defense:

• UINDY - 74.5 (7^th)
• UIS - 76.1 (11^th)
• St. Joes - 88.2 (16^th)

Turnover Margin:

• UIS -- 2.18 (4^th)
• UINDY -- 1.93 (5^th)
• St. Joes -- -2.44 (15^th)

3-Pt FG Made:

• UIS - 137 (4^th)
• UINDY -125 (T-7^th)
• St. Joes - 119 (12^th)

SPREADING THE WEALTH
Over the last three games, the Prairie Stars have had three different leading scorers, all of which topped the 20-point mark in their respective game. UIS now has seven players averaging at least seven points per game, led by Jamall Millison and Davi Austin who average 13.9 and 11.0, respectively.

DIALING LONG DISTANCE
The Prairie Stars now have seven different players who have made at least ten three's on the season, led by Millison, who has made 31. UIS has made 37 over their last four games, including back-to-back games in which they hit 11 - which gives them four games this season with at double-digit three's. Freshman standout Zach Steinberg leads the way, shooting 57.1 percent from deep, which with one more make would put him atop the conference statistics.

DAVI DOES IT ALL
Currently, Davi Austin ranks in the top-seven in four categories in the GLVC.

• 7^th - FG % -- 56.6%
• 7^th - Assists/game - 4.12
• T-3^rd - Assists - 70
• 5^th - Steals/Game - 1.88

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS

UINDY
The Greyhounds are 12-3 on the season and 6-1 in the GLVC with their only loss coming to Drury on the road. Ranked as high as 20^th in the national rankings, UINDY fell out of the top-25 in the most recent poll after the loss to Drury. They now sit at #28 with back-to-back home games against UIS and McKendree. UINDY is 7-1 at home this season.

Leading Scorer: Jordan Loyd - 19.6 (2^nd in GLVC)
Leading Rebounder: Jordan Loyd - 6.8
Leading Assists: Lucas Barker - 4.27

SAINT JOSEPH'S
The Puma's are coming off consecutive losses to Drury and UINDY by a combined 12 points. St. Joseph's lost by nine to a Drury team that knocked off UINDY before playing the Greyhounds to a three-point defeat on Monday. Now 8-9 on the season and 3-4 in the GLVC, the Puma's host McKendree before toeing it up with the Prairie Stars on Saturday.

Leading Scorer: Nathan Tidwell - 11.5
Leading Rebounder: Nathan Tidwell - 8.8 (3^rd in GLVC)
Leading Assists: David Hill - 3.1


SERIES HISTORY
The Prairie Stars have an 0-6 all-time record against UINDY, as the six games have been split between road and home contests. Twice the Prairie Stars have fallen by five points or less but were bested 74-57 last year in Indianapolis.

UIS owns a 3-4 record over Saint Joseph's, winning the last three games of the series. Every game of this series has been decided by 12 points or less with the last five being decided by seven or less. Last year, UIS traveled to Rensselaer, Indiana and came away with a 6-60 victory.

COMING UP NEXT
Following the two-game road swing, UIS will come back home to face Lewis and Wisconsin - Parkside, who just jumped into the top-25, ranking 24^th in the latest coaches poll. UIS will take on Lewis on Thursday before hosting Wisconsin - Parkside on Saturday.