The University of Illinois Springfield volleyball team continues GLVC play this weekend against conference opponents Upper Iowa and Truman State. These will be the first conference games of the year at TRAC. 

UIS's current record sits at 3-9, as the Prairie Stars fell to Maryville and Missouri S&T last weekend. 

Against Maryville on Friday night the Stars fell 3 sets to 1 in a very tight contest throughout. Eirini Glynou led the Stars with 19 kills, as she continued her hot start to the season. Freshman Gabriella Ricci recorded her first career double-double as she registered 17 kills and 13 digs. Erica Sledge had 38 assists while Amanda McConnell chipped in with 18 digs. 

On Saturday against Missouri S&T the Stars were defeated in straight sets by a talented Miner team. Eirini Glynou again led Prairie Stars with 14 kills on the day. Erica Sledge added another 23 assists also. 
 

UIS vs. Upper Iowa

Date/Time/Location: Friday, September 29, 6:00 p.m. - Springfield, Ill. 

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All-Time Series: UIU leads 4-0 (First conference matchup between the two)

• The Peacocks come into the weekend with a 5-6 overall record and 1-0 GLVC record.
• Beat Truman State 3-2 in their only matchup of last weekend. 
• Both Emily Kono and Zoe Semelroth have 130 kills for the Peacocks, as both average over 3 kills per set. 
• Nicole Pozorski already has 414 assists on the year, coming in at 6th in the GLVC averaging 9.68 assists per set. 
• In their meeting last year at the Hampton Inn Invitational, UIU won 3-0.

UIS vs. Truman State

Date/Time/Location: Saturday, September 30, 3:00 p.m. - Springfield, Ill. 

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All-Time Series: TSU leads 8-5 (TSU leads 4-2 in Springfield)

• The Bulldogs come into the weekend with a 7-6 overall record and 0-1 GLVC record. 
• Lost to Upper Iowa 2-3 in their only matchup of last weekend. 
• Have three players with over 100 kills on the season; Allison Beaton, Jessica Proszenyak, and Hanna Berry. 
• Lexi Arnel currently sits 10th in the GLVC with 4.04 digs per set, as she has 206 on the season.
• UIS has won the last two meetings between the schools, 3-0 both times. 
• The Bulldogs travel to Quincy on Friday night before the Saturday matchup in Springfield.