The University of Illinois Springfield women's basketball team won their third straight conference game on Thursday night behind a big third quarter, both offensively and defensively. UIS improves to 8-7 overall, with a 6-3 record in GLVC play. Upper Iowa drops to 6-5 overall, with a 3-4 record in conference play.
Game Summary
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The Peacocks came out hot in the first quarter, scoring 27 points while shooting 9-of-15 (60.0%) from the field and 4-for-7 (57.1%) from three
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UIS fought back in the second quarter, but Upper Iowa took a 47-43 lead into the halftime break
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The momentum switched entirely in the third quarter as UIS increased the defensive pressure
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The Prairie Stars had 8 steals and forced the Peacocks into 11 turnovers in the third quarter alone
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UIS took the lead with 8:42 left in the third quarter on a Jessenia Lawson layup and didn't give it up the rest of the game
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UIS outscored UIU 33-12 in the third quarter
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The Prairie Stars kept UIU at a safe distance the rest of the third and fourth quarter to win 94-84
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94 points is the most that the Stars have scored in a game this year
From the Box Score
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Four Prairie Stars finished the game scoring double-digit points
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Jessenia Lawson led the Prairie Stars with 22 points on 10-for-14 shooting from the field
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Liz Uhl (17), Michaela Gibbons (15), and Amaya Asher (13) were the other Stars with double-digit points
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Kayla Rice set a new single-game school record in steals with 9, to go along with her 9 points and 6 assists
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UIS outrebounded UIU 38-35, with 17 of the 38 being offensive boards
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UIS forced Upper Iowa into 30 turnovers, scoring 40 points off of those turnovers
Around the GLVC
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Rockhurst, Southwest Baptist, Quincy, and Lewis joined UIS in the win column on Thursday night
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UIS currently sits in 3rd place in the conference standings
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Lewis is 8-0 and sitting atop the GLVC
Up Next
The Prairie Stars host Truman State on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. in another GLVC matchup.
