The University of Illinois Springfield men's soccer team returns to the pitch this week for two games. The Prairie Stars have a neutral-site game on Friday in Collinsville, Ill. versus Drury. UIS will then celebrate Senior Day on Sunday against Missouri S&T in a game that will be played at Sacred Heart-Griffin High School in Springfield.
 
UIS is currently 2-2-3 on the season. The Prairie Stars are ninth in the GLVC standings with 1.29 points per game. McKendree currently holds the final GLVC Tournament spot with 1.42 points per game. UIS will be playing for the first time since March 21, when it fell to Quincy by a 2-1 score.
 
The Prairie Stars enter play this week ranked second in the GLVC with a 0.52 GAA. Goalie Pijus Petkevicius leads the conference with a .862 save percentage, and is second with a 0.52 GAA.
 
UIS will celebrate four seniors prior to Sunday's contest in Dan Mahony, Javier Milla, Quentin Reese, and Jay Younger. Mahony has played in 49 games in his UIS career and has two goals and three assists. Milla has appeared in 61 contests as a Prairie Star, and has seven goals and three assists. Reese has 53 games played at UIS, and has seven goals and one assist. Younger has been at UIS for two years, and has 15 appearances and one goal.
 
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. (UIS)
 
UIS vs. Drury
Date/Time/Location: Friday, April 9, 3:30 p.m. – Collinsville, Ill.
Streaming: https://www.glvcsn.com/uis
Live Stats: not available
All-Time Series: Drury leads 6-2-3
 
Drury is currently 6-5-0 on the season. The Panthers have lost two straight games, with setbacks against Indianapolis and Lewis last weekend. Those losses dropped Drury to sixth in the GLVC standings.
 
The Panthers have the third-highest scoring offense in the GLVC, averaging 1.82 a contest. Drury ranks 11^th in the conference with a 1.43 GAA.
 
Jayd Hamdaoua is fourth in the GLVC with six goals this season. He is also fourth with 14 points. Adem Hamdaoua is also in the top-10 in the league in points, and is the league leader with five assists. Goalie Jacob Holman is averaging 3.27 saves per game.
 
Last season, UIS defeated Drury in the regular-season finale by a 1-0 score. Drew Keller had the game's only goal in the 26^th minute.
 
UIS vs. Missouri S&T
Date/Time/Location: Sunday, April 11, 2:30 p.m. – Springfield, Ill.
Streaming: https://www.glvcsn.com/uis
Live Stats: https://uisprairiestars.com/sidearmstats/msoc/summary
All-Time Series: Missouri S&T leads 8-5-2 (Missouri S&T leads 4-2-1 in Springfield, Ill.)
 
Missouri S&T enters this week with a 3-7-1 overall record. The Miners are 11^th in the latest GLVC Standings. The Miners have lost four straight, including shutout losses against Southern Indiana and Indianapolis last weekend.
 
Missouri S&T has scored 11 goals in 11 games this year, which is tied for ninth in the league. The Miners are also ninth with a 1.39 GAA.
 
Goalie Michael Sallee is tenth in the GLVC with a 1.41 GAA. Jason Jorgensen is the team's offensive leader with three goals, one more than Paal Benum and Dario Rossell.
 
Missouri S&T defeated UIS during the 2019 season by a 1-0 score. The Miners outshot UIS 14-5 in the game, and scored the game-winner in the 51^st minute.

Up Next
UIS is currently scheduled to end its regular season on Friday, April 16, at Maryville.