The University of Illinois Springfield men's soccer team has a challenging week of games, but will be helped with both contests taking place at home in Kiwanis Stadium. The Prairie Stars host Lewis in a Homecoming game on Friday night, followed by taking on the No. 1 team in NCAA Division II, Indianapolis, on Sunday afternoon.
 
UIS enters play this week with a 5-3-0 overall record, and a 4-1-0 conference mark. The team is tied for third in the GLVC with 2.40 points per game. Last week, UIS won a big road game at Southern Indiana by a 2-1 margin, but fell in Lebanon, Ill. to McKendree by a 1-0 score.
 
The games this weekend will feature some of the top offenses in the GLVC. The Prairie Stars are currently averaging 1.62 goals a game. Defensively, the program has a 1.21 GAA, the fourth-best mark in the league
 
UIS's Lars Brinkman leads the team with four goals and eight points. He has scored the game-winning goal in two of the team's four GLVC wins. Browel Some has a team-high four assists, and is second with six points.
 
Defensively, Pijus Petkevicius has a 1.22 GAA on the season, and a .737 save percentage. He has allowed just three goals in five conference games.
 
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. Lewis
Date/Time/Location: Friday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. – Springfield, Ill.
Streaming: https://www.glvcsn.com/uis
Live Stats: http://uisprairiestars.com/sidearmstats/msoc/summary
All-Time Series: Lewis leads 13-9-1 (UIS leads 6-5-0 in Springfield)
 
Lewis started the season by going unbeaten through five games, but is just 0-2-1 since that start. The Flyers come to Springfield with a 4-2-2 overall record, and a 2-2-1 GLVC mark.
 
Lewis is averaging over two goals a game. Domenic Baumann has a team-high four goals, and Jimmy Mwanga has three goals, five assists, and 11 points.
 
Defensively, Lewis has a 1.37 GAA, and one shutout on the year. Sebastia Doppelhofer has seen the most action in goal, and he has a 1.25 GAA and .735 save percentage.
 
Half of the team's games have gone into overtime. The Flyers are 1-1-2 in those contests.
 
Lewis and UIS have alternated wins in each of the last eight years. Last season, the Prairie Stars earned a 2-1 road victory in Romeoville, Ill.
 
UIS vs. Indianapolis
Date/Time/Location: Sunday, Oct. 3, 2:30 p.m. – Springfield, Ill.
Streaming: https://www.glvcsn.com/uis
Live Stats: http://uisprairiestars.com/sidearmstats/msoc/summary
All-Time Series: UIndy leads 11-1-1 (UIndy leads 5-0-0 in Springfield)
 
Indianapolis is unbeaten on the season, and it is ranked No. 1 in the NCAA Division II national poll. The Greyhounds opened up the year with five straight wins, before tying Lewis last weekend by a 1-1 margin.
 
Indianapolis is in the top-25 nationally in both offense and defense. The Greyhounds lead the GLVC with a 0.80 GAA, and are second in the league with 2.67 goals a game.
 
Alejandro Steinwascher and Dylan Bollard both have four goals and two game-winning goals on the year. Michael Tselios has a team-high four assists, one more than Steinwascher.
 
Dimitrios Karousos has played every minute in goal, and has a 0.80 GAA and a .773 save percentage. He has three shutouts on the year.
 
In the last eight games between UIS and Indianapolis, each have been decided by one goal or a tie. Last season, the two teams played a scoreless game in the regular season, and Indianapolis won 1-0 in the first round of the GLVC Tournament.
 
Up Next
UIS continues its homestand the following week with a Friday, October 8, game against Quincy.