The University of Illinois Springfield men's soccer team ends its regular season this week with a Friday contest at Maryville.
 
UIS comes into Friday's contest with a 3-3-3 overall and GLVC record. The Prairie Stars are currently ninth in the conference standings. UIS will likely need a victory plus some help around the league to make the conference tournament field.
 
Last week, the Prairie Stars went 1-1-0 on the pitch. UIS defeated Drury by a 1-0 score on Friday, before falling to Missouri S&T by that same score on Sunday.
 
UIS enters this week with a 0.51 GAA, an improvement of 0.72 over the previous season. It will be the program's best defense in its NCAA era. Goalie Pijus Petkevicius is second in the league with a 0.51 GAA, and first with a .872 save percentage.
 
Each individual GLVC school will determine their own attendance policy for men's soccer. Please check the policies of the home teams if interested in attending a contest. (Maryville)
 
UIS vs. Maryville
Date/Time/Location: Friday, April 16, 1:00 p.m. – St. Louis, Mo.
Streaming: https://www.glvcsn.com/maryville
Live Stats: https://maryvillesaints.com/sidearmstats/msoc/summary
All-Time Series: UIS leads 7-5-2 (UIS leads 4-3-0 in St. Louis, Mo.)
 
Maryville enters the regular season finale with a 9-3-1 overall record. The Saints are currently second in the GLVC. Maryville is a perfect 6-0-0 on its home field this season, and 16-1-1 over the last two years.
 
Maryville is the highest scoring team in the GLVC, averaging 2.31 goals a game. It is also one of three teams in the conference allowing less than a goal per game.
 
Mirza Hasecic is the GLVC's top goal scorer with 10 on the season, and he also leads with 23 points. Victor DeGiorgio and Ben Brodie are also in the top-10 with five apiece. Goalie Liam Walraven is sixth in the conference with a 0.94 GAA.
 
UIS lost twice to Maryville in 2019. The Prairie Stars fell 3-0 in the regular season, and then lost a 2-1 overtime game in the GLVC Tournament.