The University of Illinois Springfield women's soccer team has a big week as it looks to make a final push for a GLVC Tournament bid, as well as setting program records for wins and conference wins. UIS will have to do it on the road with a Friday game at Missouri S&T, and a Sunday contest versus Drury.
 
UIS is currently 7-5-2 overall, and 5-5-1 in GLVC play. The Prairie Stars are in eighth-place in the GLVC standings, with the top eight advancing to the conference tournament. A pair of wins will clinch a spot in the tournament, while anything else would require some help around the league.
 
The Prairie Stars have already secured their second-best winning percentage in program history. They are two victories away from tying the program record for most wins in a season, and are also two wins away from their most GLVC victories in a season.
 
The Prairie Stars went 1-1-0 last week. UIS defeated Southwest Baptist by a 2-1 margin, but fell 1-0 to Rockhurst.
 
On the season, UIS has now allowed one or fewer goal in 10 of its 14 games. The Prairie Stars are ninth in the league with a 1.10 GAA. The program ranks eighth with a 1.36 goals per game average.
 
Sierra Cenek enters the final week of play ranked second in the league with 0.54 goals per game, and fifth with 1.15 points per contest. Lauren Griffin is third with 0.33 assists a contest. Allison Mirimanian is tenth with a 1.10 GAA, ninth with a .802 save percentage, and fourth with 4.64 saves per game.

Each individual GLVC school will determine their own attendance policy for women's soccer. Please check the policies of the home teams if interested in attending a contest. (MST | Drury)
 
UIS vs. Missouri S&T
Date/Time/Location: Friday, Oct. 29, 5:00 p.m. – Rolla, Mo.
Streaming: https://glvcsn.com/mst  
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/mst/wsoc
All-Time Series: Series tied 6-6-0 (Series tied 3-3-0 in Rolla)
 
Missouri S&T enters play this week with a 6-5-3 overall record, and a 5-4-3 mark in GLVC play. The Miners are just ahead of the Prairie Stars in the GLVC standings, and they sit in sixth place overall.
 
Last week, the Miners went 0-1-1 with a scoreless tie against Indianapolis, and a 3-1 loss on the road at Southern Indiana.
 
Missouri S&T has similar numbers on the season as UIS. The Miners have scored one more goal, and allowed one fewer than the Prairie Stars.
 
Sydney Gratz leads the conference with 4.21 shots a game. She has converted those shots into six goals, and she also has four assists. Goalkeeper Kristin Steins is ninth in the league with a 1.01 GAA, and sixth with a .819 save percentage.
 
Missouri S&T has won two out of the last three meetings against UIS, including a 1-0 victory last season in Springfield, Ill. Over the last eight games between the two, only one has ended with both teams scoring, and with the total goal total over two.
 
UIS vs. Drury
Date/Time/Location: Sunday, Oct. 31, 12:00 p.m. – Springfield, Mo.
Streaming: https://glvcsn.com/drury   
Live Stats: https://drurypanthers.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary  
All-Time Series: Drury leads 8-2-2 (Drury leads 4-1-0 in Springfield, Mo.)
 
Drury starts the week ranked third in the GLVC standing, but still has an outside shot of winning the GLVC Regular Season Championship. The Panthers are 10-4-1 overall and 8-3-1 in GLVC play prior to Friday's game against Quincy.
 
The Panthers are currently winless in their last four games, going 0-3-1 in that span. Last week, it lost a pair of 1-0 decisions on the road at Lewis and Indianapolis.
 
Drury is the top defensive team in the GLVC, and ranks eighth in the nation, with a 0.45 GAA. Offensively, the Panthers are third with 1.60 goals on the season.
 
Elsa Gonzalez is second in the GLVC with eight goals this year, and she is second with 19 points. Keely Combs is among conference leaders with four assists. Goalkeeper Kaitlyn Knetzke has a league-best 0.36 GAA, and she is fourth with a .844 save percentage.
 
Over the last four seasons, UIS is 2-1-1 against Drury. Last season at a neutral site, the two teams tied by a 1-1 margin.
 
Up Next
The GLVC Tournament begins on Sunday, November 7, with first-round games at the campus sites of the highest four seeds.